The instrument's own words
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KNOW Ye, that I Elisha E. Carpenter of the town of Charlestown in
Washington County, Rhode Island for consideration paid, Grant to Learn Main
Grant trustee of the city of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania with
warranty convey a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in said
town of Charlestown, Washington county and state of Rhode Island, and said
tract is situated on the north side of the highway near the residence of
Hosea Potter, and is bounded and described as follows viz: said tract
is bounded southerly by the Post Road (so called) that leads from westerly to
Wakefield, bounded westerly, and northerly by land of Hugh H. Hopkins
eitherly by land of estate of Joseph in depths, deceased and his heirs, and
containing six ty (60) acres two (2) rods and seventy seven (77) rods more
or less, and meaning and intending to convey by this deed all that certain
property that was deeded to this grantor by Howard & Thompson, commissioners,
said deed being dated circa August 18th 1838, and said deed is duly recorded
in the book Records of the town of Charlestown, Book No 22 at page 287,
the grantor reserves the right to enter upon said premises with team, s
for to remove bricks and remove from said premises forty (40) cords
of wood cut and eroded and five (5) cords of fence wood and to remove from
said premises the potatoes grown on a small area on said premises,
all personal property must be removed from said premises on or before
January 1st 1842 yr.
And J. Francis E. Carpenter wife of the
grantor we also want to said grantor all my right of owner in the above described
premises.
Witness our hands this 17th day of June 1828
William S. Wilcox
Mary H. Bragg
Elisha E. Carpenter L.S.
Francis E. Carpenter L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Kent
at Providence
Personally appeared Elisha E. Carpenter and Francis E. Carpenter
one personally appeared the above named grantors well known and
sworn by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and
deed
William S. Wilcox
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record June 15 1828 at 10 40 o'clock AM
and recorded by George Brown, Town Clerk
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Witnesses
S. P. Cox
Albert H. Martin.
J. R. Bardick A. S.
State of Conn.
County of New London
In Norwich on the 19th day of April 1930 before me
notary, appeared J. R. Bardick to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
it as his act and deed.
Albert H. Martin
Notary Public
Recorded in Vol. 4 on April 12, 1930 at 12:45 o'clock p.m.
and sealed in George A. Crash, Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents: That J. Mary E Bardick
widow of Cornelius H Bardick of Manahawkin heir, Ocean County, State
of New Jersey, formerly Mary B. Bloom, hereinafter called the grantor,
for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars to me paid
by Joseph D. Williams of the Town of Barrington, County of Bristolton
and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Joseph D.
Williams his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and
interest which I now have or of right ought to have in and to
that certain piece of land or parcel of land situated in the Town of
Barrington, in the State of Rhode Island, and lying northwest
of Smith's Cove, so called, wooded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone wall in the northeasterly corner of said cove,
thence w. along the boundaries of the iron works railroad meet the boundaries
of the east of the estate of James G. Kenroy on the south, and of
the physician land, so called, on the north, thence running northeasterly
to a stone mark on a hill and leave of Nathan Porter then east at
running northeasterly on said physician land more or less,
then running northwest thence running northeasterly to a oak stump,
thence running northeasterly on said Porter land, thence running northeasterly
in a rock wall circle and land more or less to boundary of Nathan Porter land
thence running northeasterly on said Porter land and land of the Grantor
thence turning on interior angle and running southeasterly to a
stone in a stone pile on the Old Indian Road so called
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Witnesses
S. P. Cox
Albert H. Martin.
J. R. Bardick A. S.
State of Conn.
County of New London
In Norwich on the 19th day of April 1930 before me
notary, appeared J. R. Bardick to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
it to be his act and deed.
Albert H. Martin
Notary Public
Recorded in Vol. 4 on April 12, 1930 at 12:45 o'clock P. M.
and sealed in George A. Crash, Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents: That I, Mary E. Bardick
widow of Cornelius H. Bardick of Manahawkin heir, Ocean County, State
of New Jersey, formerly Mary B. Bloom, hereinafter called the grantor,
for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars to me paid
by Joseph D. Williams of the Town of Barrington, County of Bristolton
and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Joseph D.
Williams his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and
interest which I now have or of right ought to have in and to
that certain piece of land or parcel of land situated in the Town of
Barrington, in the State of Rhode Island, and lying north west
of the Brid Cove, so called, wooded and described as follows:
Beginning at and from a stone in the north east corner of said cove,
thence by the boundaries of the said cove running west to the boundaries
of the land of James G. Kenoy on the south, and of
the Phillips land, south, on the north, thence running north easterly
to a stone mark on a hill and land of Nathan Foster then east at
running north easterly on said Phillips land more or less,
then running north easterly to a oak stump,
then running north easterly on said Foster land, thence running north easterly
in a brook over tile and land more or less to boundary of Nathan Foster then
running north easterly on said Foster land and land of the Grantor
thence turning on interior angle and running south easterly to
a stone in a stone pile on the Old Indian Road so called
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Witnesses
S. P. Cox
Albert H. Martin.
J. R. Bardick A. S.
State of Conn.
County of New London
In Norwich on the 19th day of April 1930 before me
notary, appeared J. R. Bardick to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
it as his act and deed.
Albert H. Martin
Notary Public
Recorded in Vol. 4 on April 12, 1930 at 12:45 o'clock P. M.
and sealed in George A. Crash, Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents: That J. Mary E Bardick
widow of Cornelius H Bardick of Manahawkin heir, Ocean County, State
of New Jersey, formerly Mary B. Bloom, hereinafter called the grantor,
for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars to me paid
by Joseph D. Williams of the Town of Barrington, County of Bristolton
and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Joseph D.
Williams his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and
interest which I now have or of right ought to have in and to
that certain piece of land or parcel of land situated in the Town of
Barrington, in the State of Rhode Island, and lying Northwest
of the Brid Cove, so called, wooded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone wall in the Northwesterly corner of said lot,
running a boundary of the old iron works south meet the boundaries
of the east of the estate of James G. Kenroy on the South, and of
the Phillips land, south, on the North, thence running Northeasterly
to a stone mark on a hill and land of Nathan Porter then east at
running Northeasterly on said Phillips land more or less,
then running Northwestly thence running Northeasterly to a oak stump,
then running Northeasterly on said Porter land, thence running Northeasterly
in a rock wall on tile and land more or less to boundary of Nathan Porter then
running Northeasterly on said Porter land and land of the Grantor
thence turning on interior angle and running Southeasterly to a
stone in a stone pile on the Old Indian Road so called
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Witnesses
S. P. Cox
Albert H. Martin.
J. R. Bardick A. S.
State of Conn.
County of New London
In Norwich on the 19th day of April 1930 before me
notary, appeared J. R. Bardick to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
it as his act and deed.
Albert H. Martin
Notary Public
Recorded in Vol. 4 on April 12, 1930 at 12:45 o'clock p.m.
and sealed in George A. Crash, Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents: That J. Mary E Bardick
widow of Cornelius H Bardick of Manahawkin heir, Ocean County, State
of New Jersey, formerly Mary B. Bloom, hereinafter called the grantor,
for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars to me paid
by Joseph D. Williams of the Town of Barrington, County of Bristolton
and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Joseph D.
Williams his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and
interest which I now have or of right ought to have in and to
that certain piece of land or parcel of land situated in the Town of
Barrington, in the State of Rhode Island, and lying northwest
of Smith's Cove, so called, wooded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone wall in the northeasterly corner of said lot,
running with the boundaries of the New Haven sewing machine with the boundaries
of the east of the estate of James G. Kenoy on the south, and of
the physician's land, so called, on the north, thence running northeasterly
to a stone mark on a hill and land of Nathan Porter then east
running northeasterly on said physician's land more or less,
then running northwestly thence running northeasterly to a oak stump,
then running northeasterly on said Porter's land, thence running northeasterly
in a rock wall on tile and land more or less to boundary of Nathan Porter then
running northeasterly on said Porter land and land of the Grantor
thence turning on interior angle and running southeasterly to a
stone in a stone pile on the Old Indian Road so called
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Witnesses
S. P. Cox
Albert H. Martin.
J. R. Bardick A. S.
State of Conn.
County of New London
In Norwich on the 19th day of April 1930 before me
notary, appeared J. R. Bardick to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
it as his act and deed.
Albert H. Martin
Notary Public
Recorded Oct 2nd April 12, 1930 at 12.45 o'clock p.m.
and sealed in George A. Crash, Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents: That J. Mary E Bardick
widow of Cornelius H Bardick of Manahawkin heir, Ocean County, State
of New Jersey, formerly Mary B. Bloom, hereinafter called the grantor,
for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars to me paid
by Joseph D. Williams of the Town of Barrington, County of Bristolton
and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Joseph D.
Williams his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and
interest whether I now have or of right ought to have in and to
that certain piece of land or parcel of land situated in the Town of
Barrington, in the State of Rhode Island, and lying throughout
the South Side Cove, so called, worded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone wall on the north east corner of said cove,
running with the boundaries of the New York sewer’s record meet the boundaries
of the south of the estate of James G. Kenoy on the south, and of
the phillips land, so called, on the north, thence running north easterly
to a stone mark on a hill and land of Nathan Porter then east
running north easterly on said Phillips land more or less,
then running north easterly to a oak stump,
running north easterly on said Porter’s land, thence running north easterly
in a rock wall on tile and land more or less to boundary of Nathan Porter then
running north easterly on said Porter land and land of the Grantor
thence turning on interior angle and running south easterly to
a stone in a stone pile on the Old Indian Road so called
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Witnesses
S. P. Cox
Albert H. Martin.
J. R. Bardick A. S.
State of Conn.
County of New London
In Norwich on the 19th day of April 1930 before me
a Notary Public appeared J. R. Bardick to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
it to be his act and deed.
Albert H. Martin
Notary Public
Recorded Oct 2nd April 12, 1930 at 12-45 o'clock P. M.
and sealed in George A. Crash, Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents: That J. Mary E Bardick
widow of Cornelius H Bardick of Manahawkin heir, Ocean County, State
of New Jersey, formerly Mary B. Bloom, hereinafter called the grantor,
for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars to me paid
by Joseph D. Williams of the Town of Barrington, County of Bristolton
and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Joseph D.
Williams his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and
interest which I now have or of right ought to have in and to
that certain piece of land or parcel of land situated in the Town of
Barrington, in the State of Rhode Island, and lying north west
of the Brid Cove, so called, wooded and described as follows:
Beginning at and on a stone in the north east corner of said cove,
running with the boundaries of the New York section west to the boundaries
of the land of Estate of James G. Kenoy on the south, and of
the Phillips land, south, on the north, thence running north easterly
to a stone mark on a hill and land of Nathan Porter then east at
running north easterly on said Phillips land more or less,
then running north easterly to a oak stump,
running north easterly on said Porter land, thence running north easterly
in a brook over tile and land more or less to boundary of Nathan Porter then
running north easterly on said Porter land and land of the Grantor
thence turning on interior angle and running south easterly to
a stone in a stone pile on the Old Indian Road so called
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Witnesses
S. P. Cox
Albert H. Martin.
J. R. Bardick A. S.
State of Conn.
County of New London
In Norwich on the 19th day of April 1930 before me
notary, appeared J. R. Bardick to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
it as his act and deed.
Albert H. Martin
Notary Public
Recorded in Vol. 4 on April 12, 1930 at 12:45 o'clock p.m.
and sealed in George A. Crash, Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents: That J. Mary E Bardick
widow of Cornelius H Bardick of Manahawkin heir, Ocean County, State
of New Jersey, formerly Mary B. Bloom, hereinafter called the grantor,
for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars to me paid
by Joseph D. Williams of the Town of Barrington, County of Bristolton
and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Joseph D.
Williams his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and
interest which I now have or of right ought to have in and to
that certain piece of land or parcel of land situated in the Town of
Barrington, in the State of Rhode Island, and lying Northwest
of the Brid Cove, so called, wooded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone wall in the Northwesterly corner of said lot,
running a boundary of the old iron works south meet the boundaries
of the east of the estate of James G. Kenoy on the South, and of
the Phillips land, south, on the North, thence running Northeasterly
to a stone mark on a hill and land of Nathan Porter then east at
running Northwesterly on said Phillips land more or less,
then running Northwesterly to a oak stump,
running Northeasterly on said Frites land, thence running Northeasterly
in a rock wall on tile and land more or less to boundary of Nathan Porter then
running Northeasterly on said frites land and land of the Grantor
thence turning on interior angle and running Southeasterly to
a stone in a stone pile on the Old Indian Road so called
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Witnesses
S. P. Cox
Albert H. Martin.
J. R. Bardick A. S.
State of Conn.
County of New London
In Norwich on the 19th day of April 1930 before me
a Notary Public appeared J. R. Bardick to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
it to be his act and deed.
Albert H. Martin
Notary Public
Recorded in Vol. 4 on April 12, 1930 at 12:45 o'clock P. M.
and sealed in George A. Crash, Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents: That J. Mary E Bardick
widow of Cornelius H Bardick of Manahawkin heir, Ocean County, State
of New Jersey, formerly Mary B. Bloom, hereinafter called the grantor,
for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars to me paid
by Joseph D. Williams of the Town of Barrington, County of Bristolton
and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Joseph W.
Williams his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and
interest whether I now have or of right ought to have in and to
that certain piece of land or parcel of land situated in the Town of
Charlestown, in the State of Rhode Island, and lying Northwest
of the Brid Cove, so called, wooded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone wall on the North East corner of said cove,
running with the boundaries of the New York sewer system west to the boundaries
of the land of James G. Kenroy on the South, and of
the public road, so called, on the North, thence running North easterly
to a stone mark on a hill and land of Nathan Foster then east
running North easterly on said Philip's land more or less,
then running North easterly to a oak stump,
running North easterly on said Frites land, thence running North easterly
in a rock wall and land more or less to boundary of Nathan Foster then
running North easterly on said Foster land and land of the Grantor
thence turning on interior angle and running South easterly to
a stone in a stone pile on the Old Indian Road so called
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Witnesses
S. P. Cox
Albert H. Martin.
J. R. Bardick A. S.
State of Conn.
County of New London
In Norwich on the 19th day of April 1930 before me
notary, appeared J. R. Bardick to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
it as his act and deed.
Albert H. Martin
Notary Public
Recorded in Vol. 4 on April 12, 1930 at 12:45 o'clock P. M.
and sealed in George A. Crash, Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents: That I, Mary E. Bardick
widow of Cornelius H. Bardick of Manahawkin heir, Ocean County, State
of New Jersey, formerly Mary B. Bloom, hereinafter called the grantor,
for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars to me paid
by Joseph D. Williams of the Town of Barrington, County of Bristolton
and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Joseph D.
Williams his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and
interest witness I do have or of right ought to have in and to
that certain piece of land or parcel of land situated in the Town of
Barrington, in the State of Rhode Island, and lying northwest
of "Bird's Cove", so called, wooded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone wall in the northwesterly corner of said cove,
thence w. along the boundaries of the iron works railroad meet the boundaries
of the east of the estate of James G. Kenroy on the south, and of
the physician land, so called, on the north, thence running northeasterly
to a large rock on a hill and land of Nathan Porter then east at
running northeasterly on said physician land more or less,
then running northwestly thence running northeasterly to a old stone wall,
thence running northeasterly on said Porter land, thence running northeasterly
in a black oak tree and land more or less to boundary of Nathan Porter land
thence running northeasterly on said Porter land and land of the Grantor
thence turning on interior angle and running southeasterly to a
stone in a stone pile on the Old Indian Road so called
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Witnesses
S. P. Cox
Albert H. Martin.
J. R. Bardick A. S.
State of Conn.
County of New London
In Norwich on the 19th day of April 1930 before me
notary, appeared J. R. Bardick to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
it as his act and deed.
Albert H. Martin
Notary Public
Recorded in Vol. 4 on April 12, 1930 at 12:45 o'clock p.m.
and sealed in George A. Crash, Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents: That J. Mary E Bardick
widow of Cornelius H Bardick of Manahawkin heir, Ocean County, State
of New Jersey, formerly Mary B. Bloom, hereinafter called the grantor,
for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars to me paid
by Joseph D. Williams of the Town of Barrington, County of Bristolton
and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Joseph D.
Williams his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and
interest which I now have or of right ought to have in and to
that certain piece of land or parcel of land situated in the Town of
Barrington, in the State of Rhode Island, and lying northwest
of Smith's Cove, so called, wooded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone wall in the northwesterly corner of said lot,
running a boundary of the old iron works south east the boundaries
of the south of the estate of James G. Kenyon on the south, and of
the phillips land, south, on the north, thence running northeasterly
to a stone mark on a hill and land of Nathan Porter then east at
running northeasterly on said Phillips land more or less,
then running northeasterly to a oak stump,
running northeasterly on said Porter's land, thence running northeasterly
in a rock wall on tile land more or less to boundary of Nathan Porter then
running northeasterly on said Porter land and land of the Grantor
thence turning on interior angle and running southeasterly to a
stone in a stone pile on the Old Indian Road so called
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