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386 Know all men by these presents that we Welcome
H. Foster, of North Kingstown in the County of Washington and Sarah A
Weeks, of the city of Providence, both in the State of Rhode Island, being
the only other nine heirs at law of Nathan H Foster late of the Town of
Northkingstown, deceased having all called the heart in consideration
of the sum of ten (10) dollars to us paid by Joseph M. Sewell of the
Town of Charlestown, in said state, the receipt whereof we do hereby
acknowledge to be truly, grant bargain sell and convey unto the
said Joseph M. Sewell his heirs and assigns forever Two (2) undivided
ninth parts of interests in and to that lot of land, with all
improvements thereon, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island, just Easterly of School
House Road, bounding Northwesterly on land now or formerly of
the heirs of Joseph Foster, with easterly on land now or formerly of
Joseph Peter's heirs, south easterly on land now or formerly of
Hannah Thomas and of Molly Roman, and North westerly in land
of Bracewell's farming Lodge, and contain fifteen and 1/2 (15 1/2) acres, more
or less, being the one known and conveyed to Nathan H. Foster, aforesaid
by the conduct of land of and subdivisions in the year 1855 by deed
recorded in the Town Clerk's office in said Charlestown, reference
to which is hereby had. To have and to hold the
same, with all the rights privileges and appurtenances
thereappertaining unto the use of the said Joseph M.
Sewell his heirs and assigns forever, And we the aforementioned
Grantors Welcome H. Foster and Sarah A Weeks for ourselves and
for our heirs executors and administrators do covenant with
the said Grantee Joseph M. Sewell his heirs and assigns that
we will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises
to the said Grantee Joseph M. Sewell his heirs and assigns
forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
claiming the same through us or under us
And we Maria G.
Foster, wife of said Welcome H. Foster, and Harry Weeks, husband
of said Sarah A Weeks in consideration as aforesaid, do hereby
irrevocably release all our rights of dower and curtesy in
and to said premises to said Joseph M. Sewell, his heirs and
assigns forever.
In Testimony whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this 1st day of January
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty one,
Signed and sealed in presence of
Kernott & Vivian
witness
as to all
Welcome H. Foster L.S.
Sarah A. Weeks L.S.
Maria G. Foster L.S.
Harry Weeks L.S.
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State of Rhode Island
County of Bristol, ss.
In Bristol on the 27 day of January AD 1921 before me
personally appeared Welcome N. Foster and Maria K. Foster to me known
and known by me to be two of the parties executing the foregoing
instrument and they acknowledged said instrument buy them
sealed, to be their free act and deed.
Ernest E. Bevan
Notary Public.
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence, ss.
In Providence on the 26 day of January, AD 1921
before me personally appeared Sarah M. Weeks and Harry Weeks
to me known and known by me to be two of the parties executing
the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument
by them sealed to be their free act and deed.
Ernest E. Bevan
Notary Public.
Received for record January 27, 1921 at 8 o'clock PM
and recorded by George L. Lowest Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I, Arthur
J. Billings of Warwick County of Kent and State of Rhode Island
in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to me paid by H. Lyons
Fannum of North Providence, Rhode Island, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever
quitclaim unto him the said H. Lyons Fannum his heirs and
assigns forever, all the right, title, interest property, claim
and demand which i now have, or of right ought to have,
or claim, in or to that certain lot of land situated in
Cohasseton, County of Washington, and State of Rhode Island,
containing 220 acres more or less bounded as follows:
beginning at the highway at Champelier's Bridge, as called,
thence Easterly bordering Northerly by Newark road to a
front 400 feet from the land of the New York New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company, thence Easterly parallel with the
line of land of said company and four hundred feet from
the same land of David G. Lefft, bounding Northerly
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