The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents That I, Edward McKenning of
New York body corporate hereafter called the grantor, in consideration of one dollar and
other considerations to me paid by Hilda McKenning, hereinafter called the grantee,
the receipt whereof is hereby justly acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and
convey with the said premises and her heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of
land situated in Cohassetown with all the buildings thereon standing, containing
fifty acres more or less and bounded as follows: on the north with road west land
formerly of Helen Card on the East by Beauset Brook and on the south by
Beauset Pond Bound Also one other lot of hemp land and land containing
fifty acres more or less and bounded westerly on land of the queen's side in the
Mucken valley on land formerly owned by Phil Coggs Estate, etc and
formerly owned by Timothy Keefe and Timothy’s land bounding easterly and
John Browning or another person otherwise said land may be bounded,
Being the same premises which their fathers James McKenning and Bridget
McKenning had from some deceased held by title from the heirs of Dellman Inmanman,
on record in said probate court, in Book no. 13 page 214
To have and
to hold the aforesaid premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances
thereunto belonging, unto and to the use of the said grantee her heirs and
assigns forever. And I, the said grantor, for myself, my heirs and to my
heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said grantee and her
heirs and assigns that I own certain right in the rights of the said granted
premises that the same are free from all incumbrances; That I have good
right power full possess and lawful authority to will and convey the same in
manner as aforesaid. That the said grantee and her 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, shall and may
heirs, executors and administrators shall, warrant and defend the same
to the said grantee and her heirs and assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons. In fuel for the consideration aforesaid,
I, Edward McKenning do hereby release all my right and title in and to the
said granted premises with the said grantee and her heirs and assigns forever.
Signed sealed in the presence of
Philip H. Koneman
1865 Park Ave, New York City
Edward McKenning L.S.
State of New York
City of New York
County of New York
On this 29th day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred
and thirty before me personally came Hilda Koneman subscribory witness
to the foregoing instrument with whom I personally acquaint, who
being by me duly sworn did depose and say That the signatures at 1865-
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York means in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, that he knows
Edward something to be the individual described in, and who executed the
following instrument and that the, said subscribing witness was present
and saw said Edward executing the same, and that he paid witness
at the same time subscribed his name as witness hereunto
James J. Turner
Notary Public N.Y. Ca
State of New York SS
County of New York SS
I Daniel E. Finn, Clerk of the county of New York and also one
such of the supreme court for the said county the same being a court of
record, giving a day, by certifying that James J. Turner whose name
is subscribed to the affirmation or certificate of proof or acknowledgment
of the annexed instrument and his seal written, was at the time of making such
declaration, both admitted and acknowledged unto me, a Notary Public in and for such
County, being commissioned and sworn, and authorized by the laws of
said State, to take declarations and to administer oaths to be used in any court
said state and for several purposes and also to take acknowledgments
and notarize deeds etc correspondence by land, tenements or hereditaments
in said State. [Seal]
And further, that I am well acquainted with the
hand writing of such Notary Public, and verily believe that the signature
to said affirmation or certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the said court and county, the 31 day of March 1783
L.S. Daniel E. Finn Clerk
Received for record April 2nd 1830 at 10 o'clock AM
and recorded by george farnham Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that me, Charlotte
S. Barkin and Elias M. Barkin, of the Town of Hopkinton in the County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island, hereafter called the grantors,
in consideration of three thousand dollars paid by the westerly Loving
ton and Bristol Association a corporation established by law in
said county, in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged to be truly given and paid, bargain, sell and
convey unto the said Association its successors and assigns, a certain
lot of land, with the buildings and other improvements thereon standing,
lying and being in the Town of Charlestown in said County and
State, and known and designated as lot number eighty eight (88) on a
plan or plat entitled Plan of Broncestonley District Beach, Charlestown
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This 1st day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and thirty
Signed and sealed in the presence of
[Signature]
Elias B. Ruch
[Signature]
Mary E. Aldrich
[Seal] & Signed
at Washington
On Charleston on the 1st day of May, AD 1930, before me
notary public appeared the within named Mary E. Aldrich, to me known
to be the same to be the party executing the foregoing instrument
and the acknowledged said instrument by her sealed, to be her free
act and deed.
[Signature]
Mary B. Russell
Notary Public
Received for record may 18, 1930 at 10 o'clock AM.
and recorded by George L. Brown Town clerk
10200 Know All men by these presents, That I James Alfred
Kendrick of the town of Charlestown County of Washington, in the State
of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Grantor, in consideration of
Ten dollars and other good and valuable considerations to me paid
by Mary E. Aldrich, of the town of North Washington, County of Kent
Province, in the State of Connecticut hereinafter called the Grantee,
the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge do hereby give, grant
convey sell and quit claim unto the said grantee, with her heirs and
assigns forever, a certain last a part parcel of land, situated on the beach
in the town of Charlestown, county of Washington in the State of Rhode
Island, shown on a hereunto attached map and marked a part hereon as
lot "B" containing one thousand two hundred (1200) square feet, and
bounded and described as follows: commencing at a stake set at
the Southeasterly corner of lot "A", as conveyed by Mary E. Aldrich
to James Alfred Kendrick of said town seventeen months preceding
running easterly sixty (60) feet to a stake set at the intersection of lot
"A" and Sundock Drive; thence running Southerly fifteen (15) feet;
thence turning and running on a line parallel with the first
described line eighty (80) feet thence running Northerly fifteen
(15) feet to the point of beginning; bounded Northerly by kind of
the granite, Easterly by land of the Grantor, used as a private
path, southerly by land of the Grantee and Westerly by the land of
the Grantor, used as a right of way, for all owners of lots as
conveyed to them by the Grantor, be however bounded, for
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