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Know all men by these presents, that we Eddie R. Ennis
and Billie B. Ennis, his wife, of the town of Johnston in the State of Rhode
Island hereinafter called the grantors, in consideration of the sum of ten
dollars to we paid by Kelly Buckworth of the city of Pawtucket in the 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 in fee simple, That certain farm
or tract of land, situated in said Johnston and bounded westerly, northerly
and southeasterly by the Pawtucket River, Bailey and southeasterly by land
now or lately of Farm Reclamation Company etc. in part and in part in
land now or lately of Stephen M. Chapman, and southerly on land now or lately of
Million Miller in part and in part on land now or lately of William B.
Miller, and in small part east on the highway; containing by estimation one hundred
and thirty odd (130) acres be the same more or less, and is commonly known
as the "Ennis Farm". The grantors further hereby convey and convey
convey all of their land situate in said Johnston, Reference heretofor made
to deed of Miller & Buckworth to said Ennison, dated August 1924, and
recorded with the records of said Johnston in book 22 at
page 814. This conveyance is made subject to taxes accrued June 15, 1928?
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises, with all the privileges
and appurtenances thereto belonging unto and to the use of the said grantee,
and his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple. And we the said grantors
do hereby for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and administrators covenant
with the said grantee and his heirs and assigns that we are lawfully
seized in fee simple of the said granted premises that the same are free from
all incumbrances whatsoever aforesaid that we have good right full
power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner as
aforementioned that the said grantee and his heirs and assigns shall by these
presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the
said premises, and that we the said grantors our heirs, executors
and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said
grantee and his heirs and assigns forever against all lawful claims and
demands of all persons, speculating aforesaid.
In witness whereof, we have hereto set our hands and seals this
fourteenth day of September in the year of our lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty eight, 1928
Signed and sealed in presence of
H.A. Stevenson Jr
Eddie R. Ennis L.S.
Billie B. Ennis L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
In Providence in said County on the 14th day of September A.D.
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274 1928 before me personally appeared the above named grantor Eddie Ronnie
and wife Della B. Connor, both of them to me known and known by me to be
the parties executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument,
by them executed to be their free act and deed.
L Steward Strawman Jr
Notary Public,
Received for record Sept. 14, 1928 at 4-30 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George G Coase Town Clerk
Know all Men by these presents, That I, D. Herbert W. Board,
of the town of South Kingstown, County of Washington, and State of Rhode
Island, hereinafter called the grantor, in consideration of Ten dollars and
other good and valuable considerations to me paid by Inezette Board Stevens,
of Wellfleet Connecticut hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto
the said Inezette Board Stevens, her heirs and assigns forever a certain tract of
land situated in the town of Charlestown, county of Washington and state
of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows, Viz: — Commencing
at the Northwesterly corner of hereby conveyed tract but to intersection with the
Shamrock highway and land formed of Henry S. Stevens; thence southeasterly
along the Northeasterly side of said highway, land of Edward A. Schulte and
willow trees bounding and running westerly along the Northeasterly side of said
Schulte land to land of Mary S. Potter; thence Northeasterly along the Easterly side
of said Potter land to a stone wall; thence Easterly along said wall to the point
of beginning, and bounded Northwesterly partly by land this day conveyed to Inezette
Board Stevens and partly by the land of Shamrock highway or thereon bounded
or described, the hereby conveyed premises being the Southerly portion of the
tract of land conveyed to this grantor by deed from William Hilbert and wife,
dated March 2nd 1895, and recorded in said Deeds records of said town
of Charlestown, in Book No. 15 at pages 173, 174 and 175 to which said deed
and the plat and plan accompanying the same, reference is hereby
made and made and made part hereof for more particular description
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