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12/19/1863 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · book 8 page 456 doc 11128

From WILLCOX GEORGE H P, BABCOCK JESSE life
To POTTER ELISHA R life
Consideration two thousand dollars
Premises certain acres · land in the town of Charlestown (Charlestown)
Also on this page: MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT HAZARD ROWLAND G

Back — where this land came from

mortgage George W. P. Tilley book 6 p 363 Charlestown
“mortgage deed made to me signed said Babcock by George W. P. Tilley”
◀ Follow back 1836 · MORTGAGE · WILCOX GEORGE H P → BABCOCK JESSE JR · book 6 p 363
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The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1823 · DEED · BABCOCK GEORGE; BABCOCK NANCY → BABCOCK JESSE · book 6 p 32

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

▶ 1863 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · POTTER ELISHA R; WILLCOX GEORGE H P → HAZARD ROWLAND G · book 8 p 456
▶ 1867 · DEED · POTTER ELISHA R → WARD RICHARD H; WARD GEORGE H · book 9 p 222
▶ 1892 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · POTTER ELISHA R → LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 7 p 219

The instrument's own words

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456 Know all men that I Jesse Babcock of South Kingstown State of Rhode Island in consideration of the full value of the Mortgage hereinafter named, paid to me by Esther S. Potter of said town the receipt of which I acknowledge do hereby bargain sell convey trans fer and assign over unto said Esther the her heirs executors administrators and assigns a certain mortgage deed made to me signed said Babcock by George W. P. Tilley of Providence dated 18 1835 upon certain acres of land in the town of Charlestown (conveyance for the boundaries being said land to said Mortgage deed recorded in Charlestown Records book 6 page 363) to secure the payment of a note for the sum of four thousand dollars, with said note hereby also assigned and transferred. To have and to hold said mortgage deed and the mortgaged premises to said Esther her heirs executors administrators and assigns forever Witness my Hand and seal March 19th AD 1838 Jr. Providence of The St. P. Potter Jesse Babcock L.S. South Kingstown March 20 AD 1838. Jesse Babcock acknowledged the foregoing to be his voluntary act and deed and seal his hand and seal before Sha S. P. Potter Received in Town Clerk's office in Charlestown March 21st 1835 at one o'clock PM Witness Samuel Eleanor S. Potter Recorded March 23rd AD 1838 in 6th Book of said town Evidence at page 413 Samuel Stanton S. Clerk & [illegible] Received for Record Dec 19th 1863 at 10 o'clock AM and recorded by Eliz. Coates Town Clerk Know all men that I Esther S. Potter of South Kingstown Rhode Island in consideration of the value of the Mortgage hereinafter named parcel paid me by Thaddeus G Sprague of said town the receipt of which I acknowledge do hereby bargain sell convey and assign to said Thaddeus his heirs executors administrators and assigns a certain Mortgage deed made by George W. P. Tilley of Providence dated August 18th 1835, upon certain acres of land in Charlestown (reference for boundaries being said land to said Mortgage deed recorded in Book 6 page 363 of Charlestown Records) & said Mortgage was by the said Tilley with assistance to the said Esther S. Potter to secure a note for the sum of four thousand dollars. To have and to hold said mortgage deed and mortgaged premises to said Thaddeus his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever Witness my hand and seal this twelfth day of May AD 1841 Jr. Providence of Lovell Potter E. S. Potter L.S. South Kingstown May 13th 1841. Esther S. Potter acknowledged the above to be her voluntary act and deed and seal his hand and seal thereto Before Lovell Potter Public Notary Received for Regist Dec 19th 1863 at 10 o'clock AM and recorded by Eliz Coates S. Clerk

The page as recorded

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