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9/9/1949 · DEED · book 31 page 623 doc 2362@31/623

From NICHOLS JOHN D life, NICHOLS LUCY A life
To HENRY ELAINE W, HENRY RICHARD W
Premises none · Lot at Quonnoctan beach bounded by Ocean View Avenue (Quonnoctan beach, Charlestown, Rhode Island)

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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

◀ 1927 · DEED · THORP HOWARD E; THORP HATTIE M → NICHOLS JOHN D · book 23 p 81
◀ 1927 · DEED · THORP HOWARD E; THORP HATTIE M → NICHOLS LUCY A · book 23 p 84

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⛔ The record we hold stops here: no later instrument we have read cites this one, and no later conveyance by the grantee is linked by name. The index is complete to 1987, but only about half the instruments of 1936-1965 have been transcribed (some 6,000 were never imaged), and nothing after 1965 has been, so a citation to this deed may sit in a page not yet read.

The instrument's own words

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623 I, JOHN D. NICHOLS of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to RICHARD W. HENRY and ELAINE W. HENRY, husband and wife, both of Manchester, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut as Joint Tenants and not tenants common, in meaning to the survivor, with WARRANTY COVENANTS. A certain tract or parcel of land situated and located at Quonnoctan beach, so called, in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the northerly side of Ocean View Avenue, so called, said point being the southeasterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed and the northeasterly corner of other land of this grantor; thence southeasterly along the northerly line of said Ocean View Avenue [?] feet to the southeasterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed; thence turning a right angle and running northwesterly a distance of one hundred fifty (150) feet to the northerly corner of the premises hereby conveyed; thence turning a right angle and running northeasterly a distance of seventy-five (75) feet to the northeasterly corner of the premises herein conveyed; thence turning a right angle and running southwesterly a distance of one hundred fifty (150) feet to the point and place of beginning, said parcel of land is bounded southeasterly by said Ocean View Avenue, northwesterly by land of R. Henry, northeasterly by land of Richard B. Brooks et ux and John Y. Crouter et ux and northwesterly by other land of this grantor. Meaning and referring to the same piece of land as shown and delineated on a certain plan or plat entitled, "Plan of Quonnoctan Central Beach, Charlestown R.I.," by Thorner & Train, Inc., Agents for the Bay View Beach Association, dated September 10, 1929, and recorded September 10, 1929. Said plan or plat being on file in the Town Clerk's Office of said Town of Charlestown. Said grantees, their heirs and assigns shall have the right to pass and repass to and from and from and to said lot or tract on foot or on horseback over and across the streets and avenues, whether paved or shown on said plan or plat leading to the beach and also the right of way leading from the road to the beach and the right to use the portions of said plat which might hereafter be designated for public use; the said grantees, their heirs, selves and assigns, their heirs and assigns, hereby covenant and agree to and with the said grantees, their heirs and assigns, that said grantees, their heirs and assigns, will and shall pay to Quonnoctan Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns, on or before the first day of August of each and every year hereafter the sum of Five ($ 5) Dollars for each lot hereby conveyed, said sum to be entered and charged against said Quonnoctan Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns, in its own and their uncontrolled discretion to the use and charges of said Quonnoctan Central Beach Fire District, to be used and utilized for public use, and the said sums agreed to be paid are hereby made a lien and charge upon said lot or tract of land, and in case of any of said grantees not make any payment within one year after the same shall become due, it shall be lawful for the said Quonnoctan Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns, to sell the said lot or tract of land by public auction, first giving notice of such sale in some newspaper published in said County of Washington at least once each week for three successive weeks, and to be sold to the highest bidder or purchasers at said sale. This conveyance is made and accepted subject to the following conditions and covenants: 1. In case of a contemplated sale of said lot or parcel of land or any part thereof by Howard E. Thorpy, his heirs and assigns, shall be given ten days notice in writing and shall have the right to purchase the same with all buildings and improvements thereon at the highest bona fide price in good faith made and actually offered to the said Grantees, their heirs and assigns. 2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as a site for one dwelling house on the lot hereby conveyed; such dwelling house shall be erected on the premises in accordance with the building line as shown on said plan or plat, and no portion or any building or structure (including porches or garages) shall appear or extend beyond the street or streets or ocean front nearer than said building line, nor shall any building or structure be erected on said lot or parcel of land closer to the boundary line than fifteen feet therefore; no detached garage or other building or outbuilding on said lot or parcel of land shall be erected or maintained unless such building cost when completed not less than One Thousand Dollars ($ 1000), toilets, ball toilets, baths, kitchen or other sanitary conveniences, and a sewer shall be piped to a suitable cesspool or septic tank to be constructed and maintained on the above premises by the grantees, their heirs and assigns at their own cost and expense. 3. No division or line walls, hedges or fences shall be permitted nor trees of any kind, nor any other structure of any kind, shall be placed in such a way that in any above district the view from any of any adjacent property or any dwelling house in this colony shall be obstructed, unless otherwise permitted. 4. No poultry, swine, cattle, noisy or vicious dogs or cats or any other noisy or objectionable animals or birds shall be kept or permitted to be kept on said premises. 5. The said Quonnoctan Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns, reserve the right to enter upon the above the described and conveyed premises to lay any pipe conduits or pipes, or to repair the same, always leaving the premises in good condition and undisturbed. 6. It is hereby further covenanted, understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that all the aforesaid conditions, covenants and agreements on the part
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of the said grantees, their heirs and assigns on their part to be kept and performed shall attach to and run with the Land hereby conveyed; it is further agreed and made a part of the consideration of this sale and purchase that in case of any violation of the above conditions or covenants on the part of said grantees, their heirs and assigns, that the all the fee and to fee said premises shall revert to said Howard E. Thorp, his heirs and assigns, and he may enter upon, repossess, disseize or otherwise of the estate hereby granted and all right, title and interest hereby reserved each shall be forfeited and cease and terminate. I, Lucy A. Nichols, wife of the grantor release to said grantees all my right of dower and all other interest in the aforementioned premises. WITNESS our hands this 31st day of August 1949. JOHN D. NICHOLS LUCY A. NICHOLS (DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $1.10) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Westerly on the 31st day of August, 1949, before me personally appeared John D. Nichols and Lucy A. Nichols to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the fore- going instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. HOWARD E. THORP Notary Public. Received for record September 9th, A. D. 1949 at 3:45 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [signature] Town Clerk ---- WE, HOWARD E. THORP and NELSON H. THORP, both of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to JOHN P. SHERMAN and JEANETTE S. SHERMAN, husband and wife, both of Attleboro, County of Bristol, and State of Massachusetts as Joint Tenants and not tenants in common, meaning to the survivor, with WARRANTY CONVEYANCE. A certain tract of parcel of land situated and located at Quonsetcong Beach, so called, in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a drill hole in a large stone located on the westerly side of Ninety-nine Avenue, so called that runs thence north easterly one hundred forty (140) feet to an iron pipe driven in the ground located at the north easterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed thence westerly one hundred forty one (141) feet to an iron pipe driven in the ground located at the north westerly corner of the parcel herein conveyed thence turning an angle of 90 degrees and running southerly one sixty-five (65) feet to another iron pipe driven in the ground at the southwesterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed then turning an angle and running easterly one hundred forty (140) feet to a third iron pipe driven in the ground at the south- easterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed thence easterly one hundred twenty one (121) Ninety-nine Avenue; thence northerly thirty-five sixty-five (65) feet along the westerly line of Ninety-nine Avenue to the point of beginning. Said parcel is bounded northerly, westerly and southerly by other land of these grantors and easterly by Ninety-nine Avenue. Meaning and intending to convey Lot #257 as shown and delineated on that certain plan or plat entitled, "Plat of Quonsetcong Central Beach as extended February, 1945" Eastern Shore, by Howard E. Thorp and N. H. Thorp, Scale 1 inch equals 80 ft., July, 1948, Rossi & Lewis, Engrs. Said grantees, their heirs and assigns shall have the right to pass and repass to and from and from to said lot or tract on foot or otherwise, over and across an across these particular right of way or ways shown on the above mentioned plat and also on that certain plan or plat entitled, "Quonsetcong Central Beach, dated October,

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