The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 3363@33/344

12/11/1952 · DEED · book 33 page 344 doc 3363@33/344

From PAINE RUTH W
To HUGHES HENRY J
Premises none · tract of land on the shore of Watchum Pond (Watchum Pond, Charlestown)

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

◀ 1945 · DEED · JOHNSON GEORGE M → PAINE ELWIN S; PAINE RUTH W · book 29 p 579
◀ 1952 · RELEASE · SCHINDLER LAVONA E → PAINE ELWIN S; PAINE RUTH W · book 29 p 580

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

▶ 1962 · DEED · HUGHES HENRY J → SACCOCCIA MARY; SACCOCCIA NICHOLAS · book 38 p 593

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
344 I, RUTH W. PAINE, of the City of Pawtucket, County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to HENRY J. HUGHES, of the City of Providence and State of Rhode Island, with WARRANTY COVENANTS That certain tract of land, with any improvements thereon, situated on the shore of Watchum Pond in the Town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: Beginning on the shore of said pond at the southwesterly corner of said premises and at the northeasterly corner of land now or lately estate of Ernest M. Hargraves; thence easterly, bounding southerly on said now or lately estate of the northerly boundary corner thereof; thence northerly following a continuation of the easterly line of said now or lately estate land, bounding easterly on land now or lately of Alfred J. Richard, one hundred (100) feet, more or less, to a stone bound; thence westerly in a line parallel with the southeasterly line of the hereby described premises and one hundred (100) feet distant thereon to the said pond, bounding southerly after said now or lately estate of Alfred J. Richard, thence southerly bounding westerly on said pond to the place of beginning. Together with a right of way granted in deed from Alfred J. Richard to George M. Johnson and wife, dated May 17, 1924 and recorded in the Recorder's Office of Providence in said Town of Charlestown in Deed Book 21 at page 271. This conveyance is made subject to an agreement between the Grantor and the Narragansett Electric Lighting Company for the installation of poles and other equipment, and the grantee herein hereby assumes and agrees to pay the unpaid balance of the charge; and subject also to rights of way and easements of record. I, said Grantor, hereby covenant that I am a widow. WITNESS my hand this tenth day of December, 1952. RUTH W. PAINE (DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $4.40) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ) County of Providence ) In Providence in said County on the 10th day of December, 1952 before me personally appeared the above named Grantor, Ruth W. Paine, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument, by her executed, to be her free act and deed. C. WARREN RUBIER Notary public Received for record December 11th, A. D. 1952 at 9:30 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by Town Clerk

The page as recorded

page 1

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