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Know all Men by these presents that I, J.ira church of
North Charlestown, county of Washington, State of Rhode Island aware in consider ation
of the sum of ten dollars to me paid by George H. Wood his heirs and assigns
being lawful money in said County and state, have granted released and reserved unto
the said George H. Wood his heirs and assigns and their successors in law into
the said George H. Wood his heirs and assigns and their successors in law into
all that certain piece of land situated in said North Charlestown containing fourteen thousand four hundred
feet (14400) more or less which is bounded as follows for a boundary
at the corner of a wall on the SE part of the road which is the E boundary
corner of said lot a northeast corner out of said road opposite and of
Gilbert L. Kenyon and continues westwards along said wall north west and
one hundred and fifty feet to a post and then S 35 degrees W 100 feet to a stone
fence thence NW 30 degrees W 120 feet and then east and twenty (20) feet to a stone
wall fence thence southerly along the line of a wall north east and
one hundred and forty feet to a post thence corner bounded southeasterly
and 180 feet and then E 15 degrees N 100 feet to the NE corner of the lot
bearing and bounding north east to a post and then west 15 degrees N 100
one hundred and twenty feet east and south the said lot is now
and whereas it is to make and free from any encumbrance and it is here
released having being vacant and void of tenants
I grant and release unto the said George H. Wood his heirs
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining unto and
to the use of the said George H. Wood his heirs and assigns
forever, used of the aforesaid land and all that shall appertain to myself and
for my heirs executors and administrators also I do covenant with the
said George H. Wood his heirs and assigns that I will
warrant and defend the aforesaid premises unto the said
George H. Wood his heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons whatever
Cina L. Kate Kenyon wrote this deed for me
whereas in consideration of the sum aforesaid the said
receive and forever in continuation with the said George H. Wood his
heirs and assigns all my right of egress in and to the
aforesaid premises forever.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hand and
seals this tenth day of October in the year of our lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty third.
Signed and sealed in presence of
George L. Kenyon
Jira Church (seal)
Kate Kenyon (seal)
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In witness whereof on the tenth day of November
1823, before me personally appeared and were known and
[crossed out text] [crossed out text] to me known, and known to me to be
the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and
they acknowledged the same acknowledgment my them presented, to be
their free and now act.
George G. Warner
Justice of the Peace
received the same November 11th 1823 at 1-10 o'clock PM
and paid as my hire a quart from stock
Know All men by these presents, that we whereas
S. Brightman and Alice his wife in Barrington, husband and wife,
both of the city and county of Providence in the state of Rhode
Island, have made and sealed: it being their pleasure in consideration of
twenty dollars to be paid to us as stipulated
in a certain act created by the General Assembly
of the state of Rhode Island, and with intent trans acting business
in the city and county of Providence, in said state, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged to our pure satisfaction, all and
all our right title and interest in and succession
and utility, premises, a certain farm and tract of lands, with
all the buildings and improvements thereon standing,
being and lying in the town of Barrington, in said
county of Bristol, formerly known as the
H.A. [illegible] residence property, containing by estimation one
hundred and twenty five (125) acres land bounded and
described as follows: North westerly by land formerly
of Thomas Stanton, Easterly by land formerly of Thomas
Palmer, bound formerly of Samuel Stanton, then formerly
of manifold [illegible] and land formerly of Jno. T. Hopkins,
Southerly by the north part of the salt marsh and Westerly
and east formerly of Fresh K. Rose land formerly of John
[illegible] bound formerly of Hannibal W. Babcock and
land formerly of Albert B. Ramsworthly, & diverse
other things thereunto belonging, excepting however a certain
portion within 3 the land within the above described boundaries
we reserve, reserving at the East Road on the North side
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