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5/15/1945 · DEED · book 29 page 424 doc 1007@29/424

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

Back — where this land came from

deed Celia E. McVay book 39 p 424 Charlestown
“conveyed by deed from Celia E. McVay to these grantees”
◀ Follow back 1966 · RELEASE · INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK OF RHODE ISLAND → LUTES DEWEY; LUTES DEWEY J; LUTES HELEN M · book 39 p 424
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The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1945 · DEED · MCVAY ELLEN E → CROSS WILLIAM D · book 29 p 424
◀ 1944 · DEED · BROWN ALBERT E → CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D; BARBER EMMA E · book 29 p 181
◀ 1944 · DEED · BROWN ALBERT E → CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D; BARBER EMMA E · book 29 p 295
◀ 1943 · TAX SALE RETURN · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; BAXTER ELLA H; BOOTHMAN ERNEST R; LEVANDER HUGO E → CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; CROSS WILLIAM D; HOXIE RUSSELL B; MILLS DAVID · book 29 p 122
◀ 1943 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · BOOTHMAN ERNEST R → CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 29 p 126
◀ 1943 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · BOOTHMAN ERNEST R → CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 29 p 127
◀ 1943 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · LEVANDER HUGO E → STILSON FANNIE; CROSS WILLIAM D; STILSON WILLIAM E · book 29 p 128
◀ 1943 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · ROBERT JOSEPHINE → CROSS WILLIAM D; HOXIE ARLENA M; HOXIE RUSSELL B · book 29 p 129
◀ 1943 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · ROBERT JOSEPHINE → CROSS WILLIAM D; HOXIE ARLENA M; HOXIE RUSSELL B · book 29 p 130
◀ 1942 · TAX SALE RETURN · CLARK CLARENCE L; CROSS WILLIAM D; CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; MINER ETHEL; T → GREEN HATTIE; CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D; GREEN ERNEST · book 28 p 693
◀ 1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · ANDREKSON CONRAD → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 28 p 267
◀ 1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · DUNN GRETTA K → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 28 p 273
◀ 1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · DUNN GRETTA K → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 28 p 274
◀ 1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · GAISFORD ALBERT A → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 28 p 277

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 · BROOKS ELIZABETH J → EKMAN FRANK H · book 29 p 423
▶ 1945 · DEED · MCVAY ELLEN E → CROSS WILLIAM D · book 29 p 424
▶ 1950 · DEED · BROOKS ELIZABETH J; BURDICK MARION G; JONES BESSIE E; JONES EDWIN E → EKMAN FRANK H · book 32 p 340
▶ 1952 · · BROOKS ELIZABETH J; GRIMES EMILY R; MCVAY ELLEN E → CROSS WILLIAM D SR · book 32 p 695

Bounded by

Kaust Helkkinen · David own · Higgins · Kaust Helkkinen · David Horie · Hestia Hestia

The instrument's own words

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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 Horvie, 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 same right as said deed, said deed, said granting instrument dating date of February 2nd, 1926 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Book No. 24 Page 111. Reference to said deed and the records thereof being hereby made and had and the same made 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 J. Brooks, 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 Horvie, 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 Celia M. McVay and others 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 records thereof being hereby made and the same made 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 aforementioned 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.