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Trail: 118@27/647

5/11/1939 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · book 27 page 647 doc 118@27/647

From JACOBS ELEANOR E
To WRIGHT HELEN M, WRIGHT NORMAN J
Premises none · No premises for the specified grantor found in transcript (none)
Index description AP 18 LOT 183

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This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

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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

▶ 1940 · DEED · WRIGHT HELEN M; WRIGHT NORMAN J → FALLOW DAVID J · book 28 p 190
▶ 1947 · DEED · CHERRY HELEN M; WRIGHT HELEN M; WRIGHT NORMAN J → BROWN ALBERT E · book 30 p 342
▶ 1949 · DEED · WRIGHT HELEN M; WRIGHT NORMAN J → ROSAZZA ETHEL S · book 31 p 569
▶ 1957 · DEED · WRIGHT HELEN M; WRIGHT NORMAN J → BARBER SHIRLEY M; BARBER WALTER H · book 36 p 1
▶ 1957 · DEED · WRIGHT HELEN M; WRIGHT NORMAN J → BARBER SHIRLEY M; BARBER WALTER H · book 34 p 571
▶ 1958 · RELEASE · WRIGHT HELEN M; WRIGHT NORMAN J → BARBER SHIRLEY M; BARBER WALTER H · book 36 p 4
▶ 1958 · RELEASE · WRIGHT HELEN M; WRIGHT NORMAN J → BARBER SHIRLEY M; BARBER WALTER H · book 35 p 116
▶ 1964 · RELEASE · WRIGHT HELEN M; WRIGHT NORMAN J → BARBER SHIRLEY M; BARBER WALTER H · book 36 p 368
▶ 1974 · DEED · WRIGHT HELEN M; WRIGHT NORMAN J → MILLAR MARY C; MILLAR ROBERT H · book 50 p 196

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
696 75, the Washington Trust Company, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Rhode Island, having its principal place of business in the Town of Providence, State of Rhode Island, and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to Charles D. Jownie, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS: That certain real estate situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island, and described as follows: That certain parcel or tract of Land located in said Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and laid out and designated as Lot Number 10 on a "Plat of Land" recorded in the Land Evidence Book of said office B. 1, owned by Charles D. Jownie, Dr., Surveyed and Platted, Aug. 1932. Book 24, Page 118, filed Oct. 19, 1932, and laid in the office of the Town Clerk of said Charlestown. The purpose of this deed being to release the above described premises from a certain mortgage given from these premises to the Grantor dated May 11, 1930 and duly re- corded in the Land Evidence Records in said Town of Charlestown in Book 24 at Page 462, in all other respects said mortgage remaining in full force and effect. In Witness whereof the President of said Company, Arthur L. Perry, its President, duly authorized, has set his hand and seal this 27th day of May 1939. THE WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY by Arthur L. Perry President (Corporate Seal) STATE of RHODE ISLAND) County of Washington ) In Westerly, on the 27th day of May, 1939 before me personally appeared said Arthur L. Perry, President of said The Washington Trust Company, to and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of said The Washington Trust Company, and acknowledged said instrument to be the act of said The Washington Trust Company, and said instrument, by him executed, to be his free act and deed, in his capacity aforesaid and the free act and deed of said The Washington Trust Company. HANOLD D. LIVINGSTON Notary Public (Notarial Seal) Received for record June 5th, A. D. 1939 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk. ---- I, Howard S. Thorp of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for consideration paid, grant to Charles D. Jownie, Dr. of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS: That certain real estate situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island, and described as follows: That certain tract or parcel of Land located in said Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and laid out and designated as Lot Number (Twelve) 12 on a "Plat of Land" in the Town of Charlestown, R. I., owned by Charles D. Jownie, Dr., Surveyed and Platted, Aug. 1932, by Leon H. Civil Engineer, State of Rhode Island, and laid in the office of the Town Clerk of said Charlestown. It being the intention of this deed to release the above described premises from a certain mortgage given from these Granters to the Grantee dated May 29, 1935 and duly re- corded in the Land Evidence Records in said Town of Charlestown in Book 26 at Page 70. WITNESS my hand this 27th day of May 1939. HOWARD S. THORP (SEAL) STATE of RHODE ISLAND) County of Washington ) In Westerly on the 27th day of May, 1939 before me personally appeared Howard S. Thorp to me known and by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his free act and deed. MARY R. MULLEN (Notarial Seal) Notary Public. Received for record June 5th, A. D. 1939 at 9:05 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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