The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents, that we Christopher Card and Mary
Card his wife in right of said Mary child of Charlestown in said County benu
at Law to the Estate of Ann Black late of said Charlestown and for And
in consideration of the Sum of three hundred Dollars or for the consideration
of our individual Shares of said Land to wit, three Acres and fifty fee
paid to Christopher Card and wife by John T. Hendry of Richmond " the
County the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge it hereby remise a
lease and forever quit claim unto the said John T. Hendry and his
and assigning forever alone all our right title and interest both immediately
and consequently as Law to the stemming diverse parcels of ly
late boundary of said land now lying in said Charlestown containing an
County and be the Same more or less lying and situated as follows Beginning
at the North with the road running easterly bounded easterly
by boundary of said Robert [illegible] extended to a fence line on the
boundary of said John T. Hendry and westerly on the road to the place of Beginning
of these Acts and deeds of the Same land I the Subscriber the here by
reserve and assign forever together with all the boundary privileges and appu
tenances to the Same belonging And as mentioned above hereby surrender
And Card for my consideration above mentioned here by surrender
and forever quit claim all our right title and interest to the Premises af
said and forever quit claim as agree to warrant secure and defend the same to
said and forever John T. Hendry his heirs and assigns forever against
the same from Said John T. Hendry his heirs and assigns forever against
the Lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming the Same bound
heron per or unless as our promise for the payment whereof we have hereunto set
our hand and seal this 22nd day of April 1842
Christopher Card
Jonathan Colgaton
Christopher Card
S.S.
Witnesses
Matthews [illegible] Richmond Dist. 2nd & 1842 Notary appeared Christopher
Card and Mary Card his wife and duly acknowledged the written deed by
their signatures to be their own acting and voluntarily at
Jonathan Colgaton Sollicitor At Law
[illegible]
Know all men by these Presents that we Thomas Ennis of Rhine
County of Martin state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation a
resident of Martin state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation a
Joseph Ennis of Charlestown aforesaid now residing in South Kingstown
Constitutional town on the one part Dennis Ennis of Charlestown afor
said part of the two part Whereas we have on this 29 day of June 1810 S
agreed on a division of the Estate of lately and partly said Ennis late of
Charlestown Rhode Island daughter of Joseph Smith and executee in the last will
and testament of the probate of his right Thomas Ennis during his residency
and whereas the above named Thomas Ennis and Joseph Ennis
have Bargained divided agreed and covenanted to the above said
Dennis Ennis as his right or on South part of the above described estate
to acknowledge and declare do hereby concede release and forever quit
claim unto the said Dennis Ennis his heirs executors administrators heirs
and assigns forever one piece of land or piece of land by way of but being
situated in Charlestown agroundance containing by estimation four acres
in the Same more or less and called by the Name of the oven old
and boundary Castley of the Said Boundary as follows beginning at
South corner of Said Land running Northerly about 100 feet to
on the dog yard and half a fence palisade until it come to the middle
meadow to called these castley further Northerly more middle
meadow and little meadow side it comes to Range P. B. P. G. to
modern Land then Southwesterly on Said Modern land till it
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comes to Joseph Ennis land therefore authority on said Josephs land he is entitled to the
first mentioned Bounds and also to have as much of the banks and better as the
said Isaacs home had a right in wrote also to have from here access to the well to get
water also to have pass across in the door yard to get to the banks better and bank and
field from there through the door yard and to from the lane and from there to the
water to have the water to his convenience that runs like on the water half of the
bank and the water to be taken out on the spring
Of Part and Parcel of and in the same together with all the privileges appurtenances
tenures thereof Their for consideration of the sums among the sums foregoing said lands
and tenements of said Estate before given all other right title and interest
and we have in and unto the above described premises above more over since
as the Day-ground where the said Isaac Ennis did receive and a
privilege to pass and repair from the Middle meadow and especially half
said pasture to the crossing and unto the said Thomas Ennis his heirs and assigns
for forever and as the said Thomas and Joseph Ennis for ourselves with
our heirs executors and administrators and assigns do covenant with the
said Susan Ennis for her heirs and assigns that we will warrant and defend
not against the claims of the said Susan Ennis his heirs whoever alleges that
we are seized and repose the Same to the said Susan Device Ennis he have
and above aforesaid parts and also the Careful Claim of all persons claiming
by through or under us and we Body Ennis wife of the said Thomas
and Susan Ennis and Susan Ennis wife of the said Joseph Ennis do for and
in consideration of the sums above and foregoing division of said Land
also Before giving all our right of Power and some of Title on and
unto the Before described lands Conveyance whereof we have indicated
negatively by our hands and appose our Seals this thirty first day of
March in the year of our Lord 1845
By our witnesses by
President Palmer
Margurite Palmer
Lodonath Rohurch
Tisley Rohurch
Joseph Ennis L.S.
Susan Ennis L.S.
Thomas Ennis L.S.
Abby Ennis L.S.
New London County
Norwich March 31st 1845 Personally appeared Joseph Ennis and
acknowledged the within Deed by him Signed to be his free act and
deed hand and Seal
Before me
Thos Shupe Lawye Active Place
Washington Co Providence April 2nd 1845
Personally appeared the within named Thomas Ennis and acknow
ledged the within deed to be his free act and Deed hand and seal
Before me Silas R Kenyon Active Place
Recorded May 27 1846
By John Stanton Clerk