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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, MABEL CARTER FARNUM, of the Town of
Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant
to MAURICE T. TUCKER and BETTY H. TUCKER, husband and wife, both of the Town of South Kings-
town, said County and State, as Joint Tenants and not as Tenants in Common, meaning to the
survivior, with WARRANTY COVENANTS
That certain tract of land, containing 220 acres, more or less, 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:
Beginning at the Town Highway at Champlain's Bridge, so called, thence
easterly bounding partly by the road to a point 400 feet
from land of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company thence
easterly parallel with and 400 feet from the said Railroad Company thence
four hundred (400) feet from the same, to land, formerly of David C. Tefft,
bounding northerly by land formerly of Giles P. Kenyon and wife, easterly,
partly bounding by the road, and partly by the westerly side of the held widow
of Benjamin A. Clark and partly by a highway, southerly by the highway
leading from East Main Road to the road leading westerly from the last
mentioned highway to the place of beginning at said bridge, or however
otherwise the same may be bounded.
Reserving to the heirs of Oliver Crandall, however, the Burial Ground de-
scribed in a deed to Arthur G. Crandall and wife dated October 11, 1920, and recorded
in the Records of land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Book 19, Page 338.
Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Deborah C. Hayward to Mabel
Carter Farnum and Wona W. Chilcott as joint tenants and not as tenants in
common by deed dated March 21, 1921, and recorded in
Records of Land Evidence, Book 23, Pages 311 and 312.
EXCEPTING, HOWEVER, from this conveyance the premises conveyed by the follow-
ing indentures deeds: Mabel Carter Farnum et al to South County Public Service
Company recorded in said Land Evidence, Book 26, Page 361; Mabel Carter Far-
num et al to Henry E. Riles et ux dated September 6, 1935, recorded in Book 26,
Page 1053; Mabel Carter Farnum to Arthur G. Crandall, dated August 11, 1920,
recorded in Book 30, Page 466; Mabel Carter Farnum to Maurice T. Tucker et ux
dated August 13th, 1952, recorded in Book 33, Page 130.
I hereby covenant that the aforesaid Wona W. Chilcott has since deceased and
that I am the surviving grantee mentioned in Deed of Deborah C. Hayward to
Mabel Carter Farnum and Wona W. Chilcott; that I am a widow and have not re-
married.
WITNESS my hand this 30th day of December, 1952.
MABEL CARTER FARNUM
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $5.50)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.)
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County of Washington )
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In Charlestown, on the 30th day of December, 1952, before me personally appeared
Mabel Carter Farnum, 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 for her free act and
deed.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record December 30th, A. D. 1952 at 2:05 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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