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5/15/1945 · DEED · book 29 page 424 doc 1006@29/424

From MCVAY ELLEN E
To CROSS WILLIAM D life
Premises lot of piece or piece of land with buildings (Village of Carolina, Charlestown)
Index description SEE INSTRUMENT
Also on this page: DEED GRIMES EMILY R; MCVAY ELLEN E; BROOKS EL

Back — where this land came from

deed Abby J. Rowell book 84 p 111 Charlestown
“conveyed by deed from Abby J. Rowell to James McVay and Ellen E. McVay”
◀ Follow back 1986 · MORTGAGE · CHARRON MURRAY W; CHARRON SANDRA A → FLEET NATIONAL BANK · book 84 p 111
read by: gemma

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1945 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → GRIMES EMILY R; MCVAY ELLEN E; BROOKS ELIZABETH J · book 29 p 424

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1945 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → GRIMES EMILY R; MCVAY ELLEN E; BROOKS ELIZABETH J · book 29 p 424
▶ 1945 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → CLARKE EDWARD M · book 29 p 519
▶ 1946 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → WOODMANCY GLADYS M; WOODMANCY WILLIAM N · book 30 p 259
▶ 1948 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → LEWIS GEORGE H · book 30 p 678
▶ 1949 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → BERRY GEORGE M; BERRY JOHANNA · book 31 p 594
▶ 1950 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → DEAN FORREST E; DEAN THELMA L · book 32 p 84
▶ 1955 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → WOOLLEY FREDERICK; WOOLLEY MARY L · book 34 p 493
▶ 1960 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → FORAN FRANCIS L; FORAN LUCIENNE A · book 37 p 202
▶ 1960 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → MILARDO SEBASTIAN S · book 37 p 308
▶ 1962 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS JANETTE H; CROSS WILLIAM D; CROSS WILLIAM D JR → STAKONIS ALPHONSE F; STAKONIS LORRAINE B · book 38 p 226
▶ 1963 · AGREEMENT · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND,BY TR · book 39 p 19
▶ 1963 · ASSIGNMENT · BORDEN LOUISE K; BROWN MARIE; BROWN ROGER; BURDICK BECKY W; BURDICK HA → · book 39 p 100
▶ 1963 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → BARANOWSKY JOSEPHINE; BARANOWSKY PETER · book 39 p 205
▶ 1963 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → BARANOWSKY FRANK; BARANOWSKY HELEN · book 39 p 206
▶ 1963 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → UNITED NUCLEAR CORP · book 39 p 230

Bounded by

Kaust Helkkinen · David Horie · Hestia Hestia

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
424 I, ELLEN E. MCVAY, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to William D. Cross, of said Town, County and State, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANT: That certain lot or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon situated in the Village of Carolina, Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: On the North and West by the land of Kaust Heikkinen, ut ri on the South by premises of David Horie, and on the East by the land of [?] Higgins. Meaning and intending to convey the same premises conveyed by deed from Abby J. Rowlands to James McVay and Ellen E. McVay as Joint Tenants and not Tenants in Common, dating the same year and right as the deed from James McVay said deed, said granting deed date of February 2nd, 1926 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Book 24 Page 111. Reference to said deed and the records thereof being hereby made and made and the same a part hereof for a more complete and detailed description of the premises hereby conveyed. I hereby covenant that that I am a widow. The consideration of this deed is such that no Documentary Stamps are required. WITNESS my hand this 15th day of May 1945. ELLEN E. MCVAY STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC., County of Washington In Charlestown on the 15th day of May, 1945 before me personally appeared Ellen E. McVay, to me known and by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument, by her executed, to be her free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public. Received for record May 15th, A. D. 1945 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by Town Clerk ---- I, WILLIAM D. CROSS, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to Ellen E. McVay, Emily R. Grimes and Elizabeth S. Prutha, as joint tenants and tenants in common, meaning to the survivor, all of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANT: That certain lot or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Village of Carolina, Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: On the North and West by land of Kaust Heikkinen, ut ri on the South by premises of David Horie, and on the East by the land of [?] Higgins. Together with right to way as mentioned in line of title. Meaning and intending to convey the same premises conveyed by deed from Ellen E. McVay to me granting said deed having even date with these presents and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book 29 at Page 424. Reference to said deed and the same being hereby made and made and the same a part of these presents for a more complete and detailed description of the premises hereby conveyed. The consideration of this deed is such that no Documentary Stamps are required. I, CELIA M. CROSS, wife of the grantor release to said grantees all my right of dower and all other interest in the aforesaid described premises. CELIA M. CROSS WILLIAM D. CROSS WITNESS our hands this 15th day of May 1945. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC., County of Washington In Charlestown on the 15th day of May, 1945 before me personally appeared William D. Cross and Celia M. Cross, husband and wife, both to me known and by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record May 15th, A. D. 1945 at 9:10 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.