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1/3/1951 · DEED · book 32 page 386 doc 2786@32/386

From COHN HELEN, COHN HELEN S, COHN SYDNEY, GRAICHEN EVERETT R, GRAICHEN LUCY
To BABCOCK FRANK E life, BABCOCK MARY A life
Premises Lot 12 on Shady Harbor plat (Charlestown, Shady Harbor)
Index description LOT 12 SHADY HARBOR SEC 1

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

◀ 1949 · DEED · COHN HELEN; COHN HELEN S; COHN SYDNEY; GRAICHEN EVERETT R; GRAICHEN LU → COHN SYDNEY; COHN HELEN · book 31 p 605
◀ 1949 · DEED · COHN HELEN; COHN HELEN S; COHN SYDNEY; GRAICHEN EVERETT R; GRAICHEN LU → GRAICHEN LUCY; GRAICHEN EVERETT R · book 31 p 602
◀ 1948 · DEED · BARRETT IRENE B; BARRETT W STANLEY → GRAICHEN EVERETT R · book 31 p 311

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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

▶ 1965 · DEED · BABCOCK FRANK E → DEVINE IDA B; DEVINE WILLIAM J · book 40 p 323

The instrument's own words

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WARRANTY DEED We, EVERETT R. GRAICHEN, of the City and County of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, and SYDNEY COHN, of the City of Cranston, in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to Frank E. Babcock and Mary A. Babcock of Pawcatuck, Conn, as Joint Tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, with WARRANTY CONVEYANTS That certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Town of Charlestown, in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: Lot Numbered Twelve (12) on that Plat entitled "Section No. 1 SHADY Harbor in Charlestown, R. I. Belonging to Everett Graichen & Sydney Cohn. Clifford R. Stewart, Surveyor, May 1949. Revised June 17, 1949," which said Plat is recorded in Plat Book No. 2 in the Land Records office of the said Town of Charlestown. Said conveyance is made subject to the following restrictions: 1. No trailer, basemen, Quonset Hut, shack or temporary buildings may be placed on said land. 2. The parcel hereby sold shall be used only for residential purposes. 3. No outside toilet shall be erected on the premises, nor shall signs for advertising purposes be erected, placed, or maintained on the premises. 4. No building shall be erected, placed, maintained or altered until the plans, specifications and plot plans have been approved in writing by the grantors, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns. 5. Each house must have a full foundation, said house to be at least 22 feet by 24 feet, not including piazzas, porches or verandas. 6. There shall be no live stock, animals or poultry kept or maintained on the premises, other than household pets. 7. 8. Each lot is subject to an assessment of Five Dollars ($5.00) per year for the maintenance of roads and general improvement of said plat. Said assessment shall be paid to us and Grantors until such time that a community association is formed to take over this duty. 9. All structures must comply with municipal and government laws, ordinances and regulations and if any restrictions or conditions herein do not comply therewith such laws and regulations shall govern by the Grantors of compliance with such laws, ordinances and regulations. 10. No fences higher than Thirty (30) inches shall be erected or maintained on the premises. And we, LUCY GRAICHEN, wife of the said Everett R. Graichen, and HELEN COHN, wife of the said Sydney Cohn, release to said Grantees all our respective rights of dower and all other interest in the aforesaid premises. WITNESS our hands this 5th day of September 1950. Executed and delivered in presence of: EVERETT R. GRAICHEN SYDNEY COHN LUCY GRAICHEN HELEN S. COHN STATE of RHODE ISLAND, ETC.) ) County of Providence ) In Providence on the 5th day of September 1950 before me personally appeared EVERETT R. GRAICHEN and LUCY GRAICHEN, husband and wife, and SYDNEY COHN and HELEN COHN, husband and wife, each to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. CHARLES R. HAY (Notarial Seal) June 30, 1951 Notary Public (DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $1.10) Received for record January 3rd, A. D. 1951 at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk
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WITNESS our hands this 27th day of November 1950. HOWARD E. THORP MARY E. THORP NELSON H. THORP MERLE N. THORP (DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, 55¢) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Westerly on the 27th day of November 1950, before me personally appeared Howard E. Thorp, Nelson H. Thorp, Mary E. Thorp and Merle N. Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. PAUL M. KEARNEY (Notarial Seal) Notary Public. Received for record January 9th, A. D. 1951 by 1950 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- WARRANTY DEED KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That We, ELKEN F. RITTENHOUSE and PROEBE E. RITTENHOUSE, husband and wife, both of the Town of Stonington, County of New London and State of Connecticut, for consideration paid, grant to ARTHUR H. KENYON and JEAN L. KENYON, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, with WARRANTY COVENANTS (Description, and Incumbrances, if any) A certain lot or parcel of land and premises, together with any and all buildings and improvements located thereon, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows, to wit: A certain lot or parcel of land situated in said Town of Charlestown, containing one (1) acre, more or less, and together with any and all buildings and improvements thereon, bounded on the North by Two Hundred Thirty-five (235) feet, partly by land now or formerly of Said Arthur H. Kenyon and Jean L. Kenyon, partly by land now or formerly of Said Arthur H. Kenyon and Jean L. Kenyon of the Town of Stonington; on the East One Hundred Thirty-five (135) feet by land now or formerly of Sumerian J. D. Hoxie and Albert P. Hoxie; on the South Two Hundred Thirty-five (235) feet by land now or formerly of Sumerian J. D. Hoxie and Albert P. Hoxie and on the West One Hundred Thirty-five (135) feet by a right-of-way which leads from the main road of the Village of Shannock to and past the Washington School House, so called, until it comes to the point where said right-of-way meets the Northeast corner of the premises hereon lot or parcel of land, or however otherwise said lot or parcel of land may be or bounded or described therein. Being the same premises conveyed by Bertha P. Ephrey and Ellen Frye to the Grantors herein by deed dated May 31, 1947, and recorded in the Records of the Land Evidence of the Town of Charlestown in book 24, page 111. Said Grantees are hereby granted a right-of-way to pass and repass at any and all times, with any and all vehicles, and foot passengers, over and across a strip of land fifteen (15) feet wide, now belonging, now or formerly, to said Bertha P. Ephrey and Ellen Frye, lying along the South boundary of the property of the lot of land which is contiguous and adjoining said premises and extending Westerly to the South boundary of County Road 18, being approximately Two Hundred Thirty-five (235) feet six (246) feet, more or less, Being the same right-of-way which has been used, more or less, for some time last past, in connection with the above conveyed premises. Said Grantees, by the acceptance of this deed, assume and agree to pay taxes assessed by the Town of Charlestown, R. I.

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