5/8/1923 · DEED · book 20 page 470 doc 7648

470 D. Ebelman and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be her free act and deed before me the day and year above written Gilbert M. Rathburn Attorney Public. Know all men by these presents, that one Emma & Carter (widow) and George W. Booth both of Charlestown in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, being as law of Martha & Condy booth late of said Charlestown, deceased, hereinafter called the Grantors, in consideration of ten dollars to be paid by Hiram H. Knight of Richmond in said county and state hereinafter called the Grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever four certain tracts of land situated in the village of Carolina in said Charlestown First tract containing one half acre bounded and described as follows beginning at a stake five feet stores of the highway way ten rods Southerly from the Southeast corner of land owned by Edward Allen, thence measuring westerly thirty rods with land Newyons North side twenty rods bounded Northerly on land belonging to George & James Cowan a public highway to a stake land owned through the south westerly boundary westerly by land bounded of said owner from road to a stake and thence thence westerly bounding Southerly on land evenly owned James Cowan, twenty rods to the highway thence North easterly bounding easterly in said highway to the place of beginning Second tract containing sixty centimes one half acre over lots bounded and described as follows commencing at the Southwest corner of the lot above described, thence at right angle easterly with the south line of said lot Southerly eight rods to a stake and thence three at right angle again easterly to the highway thence Northerly by said highway to the southeast corner of the lot first above described thence by the north and west lines of said first lot to the Southwest corner thence to place of beginning The said Grantee his heirs and assigns to hold and maintain all the has have annexed His lot first herein described For a further explanation of these here reference is hereby made to clear deed me from Benjamin Hume to William G. Gove on record in said Charlestown in Land Evidence Book No 11 page 221 and one from George & James to said William G. Gove recorded in said

Book 11 page 332 To have and to hold, the said granted tenements, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and to the use of the said grantees, and our heirs and assigns forever. And we the said grantors, do hereby for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said grantees and their heirs and assigns that we are lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises, that the same and held free from all incumbrances that are known with good right full power and lawful authority to warrant and convey the same as premises as aforesaid that the said grantee and his heirs and assigns shall by these presents of all time henceforth peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that we and our heirs, executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. And for the consideration aforesaid, I Maria G. Cross wife of the said Simon St. Cross do hereby release all my right of dower in and to the said granted premises unto the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 30th day of April in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty three. Emma E. Barber L.S. George St. Cross L.S. Maria G. Cross L.S. Signed in the presence of Albert B. Brown Dustin L. Brown State of Rhode Island County of Washington In Cohasset on the 30th day of April 19 1923, before me personally appeared Emma E. Barber, George St. Cross and Maria G. Cross to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed. George St. Cross Henry Pallas Received for record May 8th 1923 at 9.15 o'clock A.M. and recorded by George Inman, Town Clerk