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10/26/1938 · DEED · book 27 page 443 doc 220@27/443

From WATERMAN WILLIAM H life
To WATERMAN HELEN N, WATERMAN GEORGE W life
Premises none · lot on the east shore of Watchaug Pond (Charlestown, Watchaug Pond)
Index description LOT 161 QUONOCONTAUG CENTRAL BEACH

Back — where this land came from

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

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1938 · DEED · THORP HOWARD E → WATERMAN HARRIET C; WATERMAN WILLIAM H · book 27 p 480
◀ 1938 · DEED · CONLEY MAUDE A → WATERMAN HARRIET C; WATERMAN WILLIAM H · book 27 p 437
◀ 1929 · DEED · THORP HOWARD E; THORP HATTIE M → WATERMAN WILLIAM H · book 23 p 511

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

▶ 1976 · DEED · WATERMAN GEORGE W → WATERMAN GEORGE W; WATERMAN HELEN L · book 54 p 187
▶ 1992 · AFFIDAVIT · JONES ROLLAND F; WATERMAN GEORGE W; WATERMAN KATHARINE H → WATERMAN KATHARINE H; WATERMAN GEORGE W · book 124 p 529

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
280 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That I, ISAAC T. PROSSER, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, widower, in consideration of the sum of Ten ($10.00) Dollars, grant to RUSSELL H. HAWKINS, of Warwick, GEORGE N. PROSSER, of Charlestown, both of the State of Rhode Island, and RUFUS K. PROSSER, of the City of New York, to hold for and during their respective lives and the survivor of them That certain lot or parcel of land located in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, on the east shore of Watchaug Pond laid out and described as follows: Beginning at a point marked by a stake on the east shore of Watchaug Pond, which point is the northeast corner of the lot being conveyed; thence easterly in a line parallel to and approximately sixty-five (65) feet from the wall of a building now being constructed on said lot, one hundred fifty (150) feet to a stake; thence turning at right angles and running southerly one hundred fifty (150) feet to a stake; thence turning at right angles and running westerly one hundred fifty (150) feet to Watchaug Pond; thence turning and running northerly, bounding westerly on said pond to a point, and thence turning and running easterly to point of beginning. WITNESS my hand and seal this 18th day of February, A. D. 1936. ISAAC T. PROSSER STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Charlestown on the 18th day of February, A. D. 1936, before me personally appeared Isaac T. Prosser, to me known and known 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. RUSSELL H. HAWKINS Notary Public. Received for record March 5th, A. D. 1936 at 9:05 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] 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.