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358 KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I, William N.
Battin Jr. of South Kingstown, County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island aforesaid hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of ten
dollars to one Isaac Jay F. Edward Burke of said South Kingstown, hereinafter
called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged indeedly
give grant bargain sell pass and convey unto the said Grantee, and his heirs
beens and assigns forever, a certain tract of land situated in the
Town of Charlestown in said county and state containing thirty
three acres more or less and bounded as follows: beginning at the
Post Road at the Northeast corner of said road and at the Southeast
corner of land of Joseph M. Pennell; thence Southeasterly bounding
Westerly by land of said Pennell to land of Robert S. Taylor and unto;
thence Southeasterly bounding Southeasterly by said Robert Taylor one hundred
and thirty seven feet, thence Southerly bounding Westerly by said
Robert Taylor one hundred thirty one feet bounding Northerly
by said Robert Taylor one hundred thirty seven feet to land of paid
Joseph M. Pennell; thence Southerly bounding Easterly by land of
said Pennell to the said Post Road; thence Northerly bounding Southeasterly
by said Post Road to the place of beginning or otherwise bounded,
Reserving however to said Robert Taylor and his heirs their heirs and
assigns the right of way conveyed in a deed from his grantor
to said Robert Taylor et alia date September 18th 1926 and
on record in said Charlestown. I have and to hold the
aforegranted premises, with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging unto, and to the use of the said Grantee,
and his heirs and assigns forever. And I the said Grantor do
hereby, for myself and my heirs executors and administrations
covenant with the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns that
I am lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises;
that the same are free and clear from all incumbrances except the reservations
aforesaid, that I have signed and full power and lawful authority
to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid; that the said
Grantee and his heirs and assigns shall by these presents at all
times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the premises
and that I and the said Grantee will and my 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 except as aforesaid.
And for the considerations aforesaid I Jesse W. Battin one of
the said William N. Battins do hereby release all my
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right of doors in and to the raid granted premises unto the raid granted and
his heirs and assigns, forever.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 24,
day of September in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty eight.
Executed in the presence of
George La Connor
William N. Batten Jr. LS.
Jessie V. Batten LS.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this twenty fourth, on the 24, day of September, AD 1848 before
me personally appeared William N. Batten Jr. and Jessie V. Batten to one
whom it appeared to me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument,
and they acknowledged said instrument, by their seal executed, to be their free
act and deed.
George La Connor
Notary Public.
Received for record Sept. 29, 1848 at 11:45 o'clock AM
and recorded by George La Connor Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I Mary
Ophelia Phillips Utility of North Kingstown, County of Washington and state of
Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of four dollars to me paid
by I. M. T. P. Henderson of Westerly, in said County and State, the
receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge, do hereby remit, release and
forever quitclaim unto the said I. M. T. P. Henderson his heirs and
assigns forever, all the right title, interest, property, claim and demand
which I have, has, or might have to, claim, in or avoid to a
certain knot of beach land situated at Donna-moking in the town of
Charlestown in said County and State containing 400 square feet
and bounded as follows beginning at the northeast corner of said
knot at a post in the beach bank and forty feet west from the
southeast corner of a piece of land of Conrad S. Harris; thence southerly
parallel with said Harris's land and forty feet from the same one
hundred feet to a stake in the ground; thence westerly forty feet
to a stake; thence northerly one hundred feet to a post at the
beach bank; thence easterly forty feet to the place of beginning
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