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KNOW ALL MEN by THESE PRESENTS, That I, MAY S. PATTERSON, of 741 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, for consideration paid, grant to CHARLES E. JOHNSON and MARY B. JOHNSON, husband and wife, and to, and to the survivor of them and unto the heirs and assigns of said survivor, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, both of Charlestown, Rhode Island, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS,
That certain real estate situated in Charlestown, County of Washington, in the State of Rhode Island, extant and described as follows:
A certain tract of land, containing one-quarter (+ ) acre, more or less, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the westerly line of Main Rd., now Formerly st. Corney St. Babcock ten ft. south of the southwest corner thereof; thence westerly at right angles with said line fifty (50) feet; thence northerly parallel with said line fifty (50) Babcock land and fifty-four (54) feet thereafter to be hundred eighteen (218) feet Babcock land either easterly fifty (50) feet; thence southerly two hundred eighteen (218) feet (218 feet to the place of beginning; Bounding on the east by Main Rd., northerly by Land of formerly of Genevieve or formerly of Genevieve Eastes and easterly by land, now or formerly of Corney St. Babcock's tractors and heirs, and their heirs and assigns; reserving, however, a convenient right of way across land of Grantee to the highway.
Meaning and intending to convey and to sense the premises conveyed by deed of these Grantees to Title in full as appears in the recording Date of October 7th 1926 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, Town of Charlestown in Book 20, Page 42 and the premises conveyed by deed and the record copy thereof being hereby had and made and the same made a part hereof herefor for a more complete and detailed description of the premises hereby conveyed.
I hereby covenant that I am unmarried.
The consideration of this deed is less than $100.00.
WITNESS my hand this Fifth day of Nov. 1942.
MAY S. PATTERSON
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA }
County of Philadelphia} ss.
In Philadelphia on the Fifth day of November, 1942 before me personally appeared May S. Patterson, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing Instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument, by her execution, to be her free act and deed.
May S. Patterson
ERNEST T. WHITE (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Com Exp Apr 23-1943
IN THE COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA }
County of Philadelphia, ss. )
I, JOHN M. SCOTT, Prothonotary of the Courts of Common Pleas of said county, which county am County of Records having a common seal and being authorized under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania to make a common seal and being Certificate, acting by my Individual Deputy, Meredith Name, or my Second Deputy, John J. Hoerr, DO CERTIFY, That ERNEST T. WHITE, Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate above, is a Notary Public, duly commissioned and sworn, and was, at the time of the such acknowledgment a NOTARY PUBLIC for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, resident in the County of Philadelphia, and that he is authorized to take acknowledgments and to take acknowledgments and proofs of Deeds for Conveyances for land, tenements and hereditaments to be acknowledged within said State or any other State, and all whose acts, such as full and faithful record are sought to be given as, as well in Courts of Judicature as in any other place, I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Notary Public and verify the below signature to be genuine and that the foregoing instrument is executed and acknowledged in conformity with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania.
The impression of the Seal of the Notary Public is not required by law to be filed in this office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 10th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred forty-two (1942)
(SEAL OF COURT)
JOHN M. SCOTT, Prothonotary
by JOHN J. HOERR
Second Deputy Prothonotary
Durante Absentia, Secundum Legem.
Received for record May 14th, A. D. 1943 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [?]
Town Clerk