The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these presents that I William N. Batten of
the city of Bridgeport in the state of Connecticut hereinafter called the grantor in
consideration of ten dollars to be paid to me paid by William N. Batten Jr and Jessie M.
Batten hereafter called the grantees residents of the Town of North Kingston county of Washington
and state of Rhode Island hereafter called the grantees the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged do hereby give grant bargain sell and convey unto
the said grantees do pure tracts and parcels of lands in common their heirs
and assigns forever the first undivided one half interest in a certain piece of
land situated in the Town of North Kingston in said county of Washington
bounded and described as follows: Northerly by land of Mr Lewis M Brightman
(formerly of Edward LeCount) and the first bounded Easterly bounded by J. T.
Hancock and land of Leo A. Moore and south westerly by land of paid care
L. Moore and wife and land of J. Miller Westerly by land of said Miller
Encompassing bond and land of said Henry L. Brightman or borders
otherwise bounded meaning and intending to convey to said grantees the
undivided one half interest in all the lands I own both of the first bound at
Encompassing in said celebration whether fully described in this
deed or not for a more particular description reference is made
to a deed from William N. Batten Jr to this grantor on record in board
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To have and to hold the aforesaid premises with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto and to the use
of the said grantees and their heirs and assigns forever as joint tenants
and not tenants in common And I the said grantor do hereby
for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators covenant
with the said grantees and their heirs and assigns that I am lawfully
seized in fee simple of the said granted premises that the same are
free from all incumbrances that I have good right full power and
lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid that
the said grantees and their heirs and assigns shall by these presents at
all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises
and that I the said grantor will do my heirs executors and administrators
shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantees and their heirs
and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd
day of December in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred
and twenty six
Executed in the presence of
[Signature] R. Jogartner
[Signature] Schifiel
State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield
Bridgeport SS On the 23rd day of December
William N. Batten L.S.
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AD, 1924 before me personally appeared Onslow N. Beattie to me known
and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument
and he acknowledged said instrument, by which declared to be his free
act and deed. [Signature] Local R. Longworth
Notary Public d.s.
my commission expires July 18th 1929
State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield, County Clerk's Office
I, Michael J. Flanagan Clerk of said county and of the Superior
court in and for said county the same being a Court of Record, having by
law a seal lawfully attached certify that Daniel R Longworth whose name is subscribed
to the certificate of proof, acknowledgment or affidavit of the annexed instrument
and further certifies, that he is a Notary public within said county, acknowledged
or affidavit, a Notary Public within said county, residing in said
county, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, and authorized by
the laws of said state to administer oaths and take the acknowledgments
and proofs of deeds or conveyances for lands, tenements and hereditaments
in said state and other instruments to be recorded therein, and to certify
the same, that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his
official acts, and I further certify that I have compared the signature
to the original certificate with that deposited in this office by said
person and verily believe the signature to the attached certificate is
his genuine signature and said certificate is not required to be under
seal, and the sworn signing such certificate is not required by law
to file in this office an impression of his official seal.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said court at Bridgeport in said county and state
this 28th day of Dec, 1924 [Signature] Michael J. Flanagan, Clerk
do.s.
Received for record June 10th 1927 at 9.30 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George L. Wood, From Clerk
Know all MEN by these presents That I, Brown D.
Baker of the City of Prattsville in the State of New York hereinafter
called the Grantor, in consideration of ten Dollars to me paid
by Edward H. Brown of the Town of Washington and State of
Rhode Island 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, a certain
tract of beach land situated in the town of Charlestown, in said
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