The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 1214@29/657 › 3177@33/153

6/17/1952 · DEED · book 33 page 153 doc 3177@33/153

From RATHBONE RICHARD A life
To SHORT GEORGE W life, SHORT GLADYS A
Premises 43 1/4 acres · Two tracts: one 20 acres, one 23 1/4 acres woodland (Charlestown, Post Rd, OLD ROAD NORTHER)
Index description 2 PCS SEE INSTRUMENT

Back — where this land came from

deed Florence C. Rathbone, et als book 29 p 320 Charlestown
“conveyed by deed of Florence C. Rathbone, et als to this Grantor”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (not_in_index)
read by: gemma
division Samuel B. Rathbone book 8 p 540 Charlestown
“lots 8 and 9 on plat on division of real estate of Samuel B. Rathbone”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (not_in_index)
read by: gemma

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

◀ 1950 · DEED · RUSSELL CLAYTON E → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 32 p 213
◀ 1952 · RELEASE · PROVIDENCE UNION NATIONAL BANK → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 29 p 486
◀ 1952 · RELEASE · GRINNELL LEON M → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 31 p 568
◀ 1952 · RELEASE · YANTIC GRAIN AND PRODUCTS CO → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 29 p 657
◀ 1950 · PREL · GRINNELL LEON M → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 32 p 93
◀ 1950 · PREL · WAKEFIELD TRUST CO → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 32 p 94
◀ 1950 · PREL · YANTIC GRAIN & PRODUCTS CO → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 32 p 105
◀ 1950 · PREL · YANTIC GRAIN & PRODUCTS CO → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 32 p 214
◀ 1950 · PREL · GRINNELL LEON M → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 32 p 214
◀ 1950 · PREL · WAKEFIELD TRUST CO → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 32 p 215
◀ 1950 · PREL · WAKEFIELD TRUST CO → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 32 p 215
◀ 1950 · PREL · YANTIC GRAIN & PRODUCTS CO → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 32 p 216
◀ 1950 · PREL · GRINNELL LEON M → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 32 p 216
◀ 1948 · PREL · YANTIC GRAIN AND PRODUCTS CO → RATHBONE RICHARD A · book 30 p 691

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

▶ 1952 · DEED · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → SCHROEDER MARIE S; SCHROEDER WILLIAM F · book 33 p 234
▶ 1961 · DEED · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → PAULL CHARLOTTE L; PAULL FRANCIS A · book 38 p 25
▶ 1961 · DEED · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → PAYTE ARTHUR K; PAYTE RUTH E · book 38 p 150
▶ 1961 · DEED · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → BEARDSLEY CLEORA; BEARDSLEY SAMUEL C · book 38 p 174
▶ 1963 · DEED · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → BARANOWSKY JOSEPHINE; BARANOWSKY PETER · book 39 p 268
▶ 1963 · DEED · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → DUKSTA JOHN C JR; DUKSTA HOLLY C · book 39 p 281
▶ 1965 · DEED · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C · book 40 p 234
▶ 1952 · MORTGAGE · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → OLD COLONY CO-OPERATIVE BANK · book 33 p 143
▶ 1952 · RELEASE · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → SCHROEDER MARIE S; SCHROEDER WILLIAM F · book 33 p 235
▶ 1952 · LEASE · HENDEL PETROLEUM CO; SHORT GEORGE W → SHORT GEORGE W; HENDEL PETROLEUM CO · book 32 p 699
▶ 1957 · MORTGAGE · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → OLD COLONY CO-OPERATIVE BANK · book 35 p 674
▶ 1962 · MORTGAGE · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → WESTERLY COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION · book 38 p 296
▶ 1964 · RELEASE · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → DUKSTA JOHN C JR; DUKSTA HOLLY C · book 39 p 285
▶ 1966 · RELEASE · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C · book 40 p 235
▶ 1966 · NOTIC · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A; WASHIINGTON TRUST COMPANY; WESTERLY CO → SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C · book 40 p 655
▶ 1967 · DEED · SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A → LUCHKA BENJAMIN B; LUCHKA EMILY R · book 42 p 116

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
153 I, RICHARD A. RATHBONE, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to GEORGE W. SHORT and GLADYS A. SHORT, husband and wife, as Joint Tenants and not as Tenants in Common, meaning to the survivor, both of said Town, County and State, with WARRANTY CONVEYANTS Those certain parcels or tracts of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows: FIRST TRACT: Containing 20 acres more, or less, and bounded northerly by [?] by Henry Now or lately of John Williams et al; easterly by land now of lately of said Williams et al and by the Post Rd southerly by the Post Road and by westerly, land now of lately the heirs of Frank W. Arnold and by the road known as the OLD ROAD NORTHER; from this boundary conveyance the premises conveyed by deed of Florence C. Rathbone et al to Alice M. Atwater said Alice M. Atwater, dated November 2nd, 1944 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, Town of Charlestown; in Book No. 29 at Page 111 and 112. The boundaries of the said tract are as follows: First, a tract of land conveyed by the following named heirs: Samuel B. Rathbone, Richard A. Rathbone to the Narragansett Basin Company, recorded in Land Evidence Book No. 18, page 153, pages 442-443; Richard A. Rathbone to Gilbert S. Dobson, recorded in said Records, Book No. 29, Page 150; Richard A. Rathbone to A. Russell, recorded in said Records, Book No. 30, Page 692; Richard A. Rathbone to Clayton E. Russell, recorded in said Records, Book No. 32, Page 217; Richard A. Rathbone to George W. Short and Gladys A. Short, recorded in said Record Book No. 29, Page 215. SECOND TRACT: being a tract of woodland, containing 23 1/4 acres and ten (10) square rods, more or less; being lots 8 and 9 on plat on division of real estate of Samuel B. Rathbone, said plat being recorded in said Deed Book 8, page 540, of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown. Meaning and intending to convey the same premises conveyed by deed of Florence C. Rathbone, et als to this Grantor, with the exception of the aforementioned exceptions; said deed bearing date of November 2nd, 1944 and recorded in said Records of Land Evidence, Book No. 29 at Pages 320 and 321. Reference to said deeds and the aforementioned deeds being hereby made and the same made a part hereof for a more complete and detailed description of the premises hereby conveyed. I, Richard A. Rathbone, hereby covenant that I am unmarried. WITNESS my hand this 16 day of June, 1952. RICHARD A. RATHBONE (DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $7.70) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.) County of Washington ) ) In Charlestown, on the 16 day of June, 1952, before me personally appeared Richard A. Rathbone, 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. LEONARD K. SQUIER Notary Public. Received for record June 17th, A. D. 1952 at 2:40 o'clock, p. 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.