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278 KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that I Emma
Powell of the Town of East Greenwich, County of Kent and
the State of Rhode Island, administratrix of the Estate of Heage
H Commons, late of the Town of North Kingstown, County of Washington
and the said state of Rhode Island, aforesaid, by virtue of my authority
vested in me, by the court of Probate for the said Town of North King
town and for a sum of consideration of one hundred Dollars balance
due to me paid by me Frank L Woodman of the Town of North
Kingstown, County of Washington and state of Rhode Island called
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge the said really grant,
bargain sell and convey unto him the said Frank L
Woodman, his heirs and assigns forever all the right
title and interest which the said Heage H Commons of the
Town of his beace had in and to an undivided one half
(1/2) part of a certain tract of land which is situated in
the Town of North Kingstown, county of Washington and state of
Rhode Island, with a house and other buildings and improvements
situated thereon, which is known as the "Heage White
land" and which is bounded on the North by land mine
of said G white, on the East partly by land formerly of
beezes 80 rope, partly by land formerly of Nathanial Lewis,
partly by the highway, exhibit the former turn pike to Narragansett
and partly by land formerly of Lyman Perry, on the South
partly by land formerly of Meaden Perry, partly by land
of Legman Perry by way partly by the past mill
road, so called, and on the West by land formerly of
Nathaniel Perry. For a more particular description
reference is hereby made to a plat of land delineated as
"Heage White" in plat of Indian Reservations on file in
the Town recorder office in the said North Kingstown, I hereby
give the white and his respected family burial lot which is
situated in the said tract of land and in addition
there to a strip of land one rod in width adjacent west
to and extending around the present enclosure, with
the right for the relatives, friends or agents of the said
H to visit and with facilities to pass to and from the said
burial lot over the present traveled way, or through the
land but may it be bounded or divided
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises, with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereof to the
said Frank L Woodman, his heirs, his heirs and assigns
forever to his and their only use, benefit and behoof.
That it was sold as subject to the discretion of the said
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court of Probate have been given to me relative to the same thereof that
I have good right to sell as aforesaid, that the said survey of commons
died seized of the premises, that the premises are free of all incumbrance
and that I shall bind to the satisfaction of the said court of probate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
twenty third (23rd) day of May and year 1924.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Emma J. Powell
administrator of the estate of george g. h.
commins.
[Signature]
[Signature]
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State of Rhode Island
County of Kent
SS.
In East Greenwich on the twenty third (23rd) day of May, AD
1924, before me personally appeared Emma J. Powell administrator
of the estate of george g. h. commins, to me known and known by me
to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument and she
has acknowledged said instrument to be her executed in her said
capacity to be her free act and deed.
[Signature] J. Joyce
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record may 27th 1924 at 10:45 p.m. which other
and recorded by George W. Corne Town Clerk
KNOW ALL Men by these presents, that I, Emma J. Powell
(widow) of the Town of East Greenwich, county of Kent and state of
Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor in consideration of the
sum of two thousand dollars ($2000) to me paid by Frank L.
Boardman of the Town of North Kingstown, county of
Washington and state of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantee,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby
give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said grantee, and
to his heirs and devises forever only undivided one half (1/2) interest in
and to a certain tract of land which is situated in the Town of
North Kingstown, county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, with
a house and other buildings and improvements situated thereon,
which is known as the "Hannah White land" and which is bounded
on the North by land now of David E. Mills, on the East partly by
land formerly of George St. Hopkins, partly by land formerly of
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