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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, BERNICE MARIE BUTTON, formerly BERNICE MARIE HOLBERTON, of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, State of Connecticut and BARBARA MAY ALLEN, formerly BARBARA MAY HOLBERTON, of the Town of Hopkinton, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to RANDOLPH HOLBERTON and MADELINE HOLBERTON of the Town of Hopkinton, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS
Two certain adjoining tracts or parcels with all buildings and improvements thereon standing located on the south side of the road leading from the State highway to Hazard land, Street, in the village of Shannock in the Town of Charlestown, Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and bounded and described as follows:
FIRST TRACT - Commencing at the Northeasterly corner of said tract of land at an iron pipe in the ground at the Northeasterly corner of land formerly of George R. Holberton (Second tract) then running thence Southeasterly along said boundary line leading to Sand Plains, So-called, and across an old cart path thirty-eight(38) feet broad and along said path to the end of a stone wall; thence Northwesterly with said stone wall bounded on the East by said stone wall; thence North hundred ninety-seven feet to a corner of two stone walls at said State highway; thence west by along some stone wall dividing said land from the land formerly of the Perry family, heirs of George R. Kenyon and land of Charles F. Kenyon and land now and formerly of Hirul Brunklin a distance of two hundred forty-four feet to a stone wall; thence South eighty-five degrees thirty minutes Southeasterly along a stone wall land now or formerly of Welcome S. Carmichael, in part by the town wall and in part by a stone wall dividing said land from the land formerly of said old cart path to an iron pipe in the ground at a land formerly of George R. Holberton (Second tract) then running thence Southeasterly along said boundary line of land of George R. Holberton (second tract) a distance of two hundred sixty-two and one-half feet to a stone wall; thence North eighty-five degrees thirty minutes Northwesterly bounded on the Northeasterly side by road leading to Sand Plains, So-called, and westerly by said Perry Farm land and land formerly of Charles F. Kenyon and Hirul Brunklin, south easterly by land now or formerly of Welcome S. Carmichael, and East and southeasterly by land formerly of George R. Holberton (Second tract) Remaining. Meaning and intending to convey all our interest in that certain piece of land formerly of George R. Holberton, being a part of the deed of Welcome S. Carmichael which said deed bears date of August 22, 1934 and appears in Land Evidence Book No. 21 of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, R.I. at page 25 and page 521.
SECOND TRACT - A certain tract of parcel of land bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner there at a stone wall which is the boundary line of land now or formerly of George A. Carmichael and Welcome S. Carmichael and land now or formerly of George R. Holberton (First tract) then running Southeasterly bounded easterly by said Holberton two hundred eighty-one feet and seven inches (280 ft. 7 in.) in part by a stone wall and in part by an old cart path; thence North eighty-five degrees Westesterly direction bounded Southeasterly by land formerly of George A. and Welcome S. Carmichael one hundred seventy-five feet to an iron pipe driven in the ground thence in a northeasterly direction bounded westerly to an iron pipe driven in the ground a stone wall running along the Highway which runs from Hazard's land to the State highway a distance of one hundred ninety-five feet in an easterly direction along said wall bounded Northeasterly by said Highway two hundred fifty(250) feet to the end of a stone wall; then North eighty-five degrees Westesterly direction or less. Meaning and intending to convey all our interest in that some property that was conveyed by George R. Holberton to Welcome S. Carmichael by deed dated December 12, 1935, as appears of record in Land Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown Book No. 21 at page 521.
This conveyance is subject to all restrictions, fence obligations and rights of way that may exist.
The within grantors are devisees under the will of said George R. Holberton, late of the Town of Charlestown, deceased, which said will was duly admitted to probate by the Probate Court of the County of Washington in Probate Book No. 10 at page 111.
We, Irving L. Button, husband of Bernice Marie (Holberton) Button and Arthur E. Allen, husband of Barbara May (Holberton) Allen hereby release our rights of curtesy and all other interest in the aforesaid premises.
WITNESS our hands this 7th day of February, A. D. 1953.
BERNICE MARIE BUTTON
Formerly Bernice Marie Holberton
IRVING LEROY BUTTON
BARBARA MAY ALLEN
Formerly Barbara May Holberton
ARTHUR ERNEST ALLEN
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, SC.
In Hopkinton on the 7th day of February, A.D. 1953, appeared before me personally Appearing Bernice Marie Button (formerly Bernice Marie Holberton, Barbara May Allen (formerly Barbara May Holberton) Irving L. Button and Arthur Allen - all of said names known to me to be the same persons executing the foregoing instrument and they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
EDWARD M. BOYLETTE
Notary Public
Received for record March 9th, A. D. 1953 at 4:40 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [?]
Town Clerk