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7/24/1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · book 28 page 294 doc 124@28/294

From VARS OLIVER E DEHO life
To CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC, THORP HOWARD E life
Premises not stated · Lot No. 50, westerly side of Ringnet Avenue (Quonocutcong Beach, Charlestown)
Index description AP 2 LOT 80

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

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Follow forward ▶ 1953 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → COFONE CHARLES JOSEPH; COFONE GILDA ROSE · book 33 p 541
“conveyed to the grantor by three deeds: one from William D. Cross”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

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 · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → PROUT ANGELINE; PROUT CHARLES E · book 28 p 146
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → JEWETT E LILLIAN · book 28 p 170
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → BUNCE DONALD J · book 28 p 200
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → NURMI MINNIE; NURMI OTTO · book 28 p 225
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → PATTERSON HAROLD M; BELL THELMA M · book 28 p 302
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → FIELD W V · book 28 p 316
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → WOODING CORA D · book 28 p 333
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → WOODING CORA D · book 28 p 334
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → KIRKWOOD MARION L; KIRKWOOD ROBERT · book 28 p 354
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → BARKER JOSEPH E; BARKER MARTHA A · book 28 p 362

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
404 CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC., a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Rhode Island and organizing its office in the Town of Westerly, County of Washington, and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to FRANK E. THORNE, MADGE C. THORNE and FRANK J. THORNE, all residents of the City of West Hartford, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, their joint tenants and not Tenants in common, meaning to the survivor, WITH WARRANTY CONVEYANCE. A certain tract or parcel of land called or known as "Lot No. 50" being the westerly side of Ringnet Avenue, as showed on a Quonocutcong Beach map in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island land and bounded and described as follows, to wit: Lot #50 as shown and delineated on a certain plat or plan entitled, "Plat of Quonocutcong Highlands on Quonocutcong Beach Rhode Island, property of S. H. Davis, Leon B. Holland, C. E. Rhode, scale 1 inch = 100 feet, dated June 1935," Said plat being duly filed with the Land Evidence records of State of Rhode Island town of Charlestown. In consideration of the purchase price it is understood and agreed that the following restrictions and regulations shall be and remain in force for a period of ten years from January 1, 1941. The above conveyed premises shall be used as a site for only one residence, said residence of a class of cost not less than One Thousand (1000) Dollars to be built in accordance with the building line 15 feet from street line; no portion of the house (porch including) shall be built behind the building line and no portion of the house or any building erected on this lot shall approach the side lines of said lot nearer than three feet the distance from the side lines; all toilets shall be built enclosed and there shall be installed modern toilets but sanitary flush toilets and all toilets and sinks must drain into an approved cesspool or septic tank. The grantees, their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, servants or agents shall have the right in common with others to cross and over across lot No. 49 as shown on said plat, line "A" to the beach, and to the grantees their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, servants or agents shall have the right in common with others to cross and recross at all times and for all purposes over that certain lot No. 52 as shown on said plat, line "B" to the beach, and the right of way extending from the highway to said lot, all as shown on said plat. The grantees, their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, servants or agents shall have the right in common with others to cross and over, across and at all times and for all purposes, lot #49 which is the right of way to Quonocutcong Pond and the right to cross the private way from the highway to the beach, and the right of way to the beach Road as shown on a certain plan or plat entitled, "Quonocutcong Highlands, property of Charlestown Estates, Inc., scale 1 inch = 100 feet, said plat equals 50 feet, august 1940, Rosine & Lewis, Engrs." Said plat to be filed with the Land Evidence records of said town of Charlestown. In consideration of the rights and privileges to cross and recross Ringnet Avenue to the public highway and other private roads and avenues leading to the various aforementioned rights of way, the grantees, their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, servants or agents hereby hold the grantors, its successors and assigns harmless and blameless from any damage or liability of any kind or nature due to the use of said drives, streets, roads, or rights of way. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said corporation has caused these presents to be duly signed by its President and Treasurer, respectively duly authorized, and the corporate seal to be hereunto affixed at Westerly, Rhode Island, this 7th day of April, A. D. 1941. (CORPORATE SEAL) CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC. Howard E. Thorp President Nelson H. Thorp Treasurer (DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, 55¢) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Westerly, RI on this 7th day of April, 1941, before me personally appeared Howard E. Thorp, to me known and by me to be the President of said Corporation, and Nelson H. Thorp, to me known and by me to be the Treasurer of said Corporation; and they acknowledged said instrument to be executed by them to be the free act and deed of said corporation and as well individually. (NOTARIAL SEAL) ROGER E. TRAINER Notary Public. Received for record April 8, A. D. 1941 at 9:00 o'clock, a.m. and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

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