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412 Know all men by these presents, that I, Natine, scholars & johann
and mary B. Johnson, husband and wife, of Northchartertown, County of Washington
and state of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to
be paid by Mary S. Patterson of New York State, Dutchess shire Co, the
elect sheet amount in purely acknowledged’s hereby solely, releases and forever
quitclaims unto her paid said M. Patterson her heirs and assigns forever
bell the right, title, interest property, claim and demand whatever we are
now, or might have or right ought to possess, or claim in and to a certain piece of land
situated in said Northchartertown, containing one quarter of an acre more or
less enclosed and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the
west line of land of Clara S. Babcock ten feet south of the north east corner
thereof, thence easterly eight and a half feet with said line forty feet thence
southerly parallel with said line of Babcock land and fifty feet then westward
two hundred and eighteen feet thence easterly fifty feet then north westerly
two hundred eighteen feet to the place of beginning, bounding southerly
Overly and northerly by land of northcarter bounding easterly by land of said
Clara S. Babcock, her heirs and assigns Grantor a convenient right way across
over land of northcarter to the highway, to have and to hold the said
lands, with all rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto
appertaining, nuts and to the end of her life, the said M. Patterson her
heirs and assignees force. And in the aforementioned Grantors for ourselves
and for our heirs executors and administrators, do covenant with the
said Mary S. Patterson her heirs and assigns, that we will warrant
and defend the aforesaid premises unto the said Mary S. Patterson
her heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons claiming by through a word etc.
In testimony whereof we have present set our hands and seals
this 5th day of October in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty six
Signed and sealed in the presence of Charles E. Johnson L.S.
George G. Lorrens, Mary B. Johnson L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Northchartertown on the 5th day of October AD 1866 before me
personally appeared Charles E. Johnson and Mary B. Johnson known
and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and
they acknowledged said instrument by them sealed to be their free act
and deed. George G. Lorrens
Notary Public
Received for record Dec 18, 1924 at 2-15 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George G. Lorrens, Town Clerk