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9/10/1953 · DEED · book 33 page 622 doc 3627@33/622

From THORP HOWARD E life, THORP MARY E, THORP MERLE N, THORP NELSON H
To WOOD MELVIN N
Premises none · Lot #217 at Quonocutong Beach (Quonocutong Beach, Charlestown, Riantic Avenue)
Also on this page: SECURITY NOTICE OF LIEN

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

◀ 1952 · DEED · BANIGAN MARY G; BANIGAN RICHARD D → THORP HOWARD E; THORP NELSON H · book 33 p 368
◀ 1946 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → THORP HOWARD E; THORP MARY E · book 30 p 79
◀ 1953 · SECURITY NOTICE OF LIEN · ORTON IRENE G; ORTON JOHN E → THORP HOWARD E · book 0 p 0
◀ 1953 · MORTGAGE · KOHL MARGUERITE; YOUNG FREDERICA → THORP HOWARD E · book 33 p 482
◀ 1953 · MORTGAGE · OMARA FRANCES M; OMARA WILLIAM P → THORP NELSON H · book 33 p 486
◀ 1953 · MORTGAGE · BARROWS EDWIN D; BARROWS MABEL H → THORP NELSON H · book 33 p 531
◀ 1953 · MORTGAGE · TURNER FRANK J → THORP HOWARD E · book 33 p 630
◀ 1953 · MORTGAGE · CHOINIERE JOSEPH F; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P → THORP HOWARD E · book 33 p 657
◀ 1952 · MORTGAGE · COX A CHRISTINE; COX NORMAN C → THORP HOWARD E · book 33 p 44
◀ 1952 · DEED · VANDERWART HERMAN; VANDERWART MARGUERITE D → THORP HOWARD E; THORP NELSON H · book 33 p 134
◀ 1952 · MORTGAGE · SCHIPPER NELINE M; SCHIPPER PIETER W → THORP HOWARD E · book 33 p 258
◀ 1952 · DEED · ARCHARD HOWELL O; ARCHARD RACHEL R → THORP HOWARD E; THORP NELSON H · book 33 p 264
◀ 1952 · NOTIC · BLISS REBECCA B; BUTLER THERESA B; CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF → MORENZONI EDWARD T; THORP HOWARD E; CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 33 p 300
◀ 1952 · MORTGAGE · MONAHAN EVELYN R S; MONAHAN PAUL E → THORP NELSON H · book 33 p 311

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

▶ 1955 · MORTGAGE · WOOD MELVIN N → INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENCE · book 34 p 475
▶ 1981 · DEED · WOOD MELVIN N → MCANDREW JUDITH K; MCANDREW STEPHEN O · book 66 p 650
▶ 1985 · RELEASE · WOOD MELVIN N → MCANDREW JUDITH K; MCANDREW STEPHEN OWEN · book 81 p 390

The instrument's own words

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622 NOTICE OF TAX LEVY FOR RECORD 1952 Taxes 1952 Taxes I, WILLIAM D. CROSS, Collector of taxes for the Town of Charlestown, R. I., for the year 1952 hereby give notice that on this 1st day of September A. D. 1953, I have levied on all parcels of real estate appearing on this list, for the non-payment of the 1952 Town Tax thereon. 1. William A. Dawson Peckham Land Tax $2.12 2. Raymond A. & Martha Finer Svens Land " 2.12 3. John H. & Ellen O. Hearn Wood Lot " 4.24 4. Nathaniel Hopkins, Estate House Lot-Land & Bldg's. " 5.30 5. Stephen & Ethel Kukukka A. P. 18, Lots 290-291 " 3.18 6. Nicholas & Viola Lampere A. P. 15 Lot 112 & Bldg's " 49.18 7. James & Virgil Ledwidge A. P. 17 Lot 158 " 1.17 8. George Phillips A. P. 18, Lots 472-473-474 " 3.82 9. Decius Z. Pierce A. P. 16, Lots 216-217 " 2.54 10. Jane Radcliffe A. P. 16, Lots 854-855 " 4.66 11. Rikka Unukuri House Lot " 2.12 ! Date: September 1, 1953 WILLIAM D. CROSS William D. Cross Collector of Taxes Subscribed and sworn to this 1st day of September, 1953. Linton L. Brown Notary Public Received for record September 9th, A. D. 1953 at 9:20 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- STATUTORY FORM OF WARRANTY DEED We, HOWARD E. THORP and NELSON H. THORP, both of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid grant to MELVIN N. WOOD, of the City of Washington and the District of Columbia with WARRANTY COVENANTS A certain tract or parcel of land situated and located at Quonocutong Beach, so called, in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point on the westerly side of Riantic Avenue, so called, said point being on the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed; thence southerly along the westerly line of Riantic Avenue seventy (70) feet to the southwesterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed; thence westerly a distance of one hundred twenty-one and two hundredths (121.02) feet to the southwestern corner of the parcel herein conveyed; thence northerly forty-eight and seventy-one hundredths (48.71) feet to the northwestern corner of the parcel herein conveyed; thence easterly one hundred thirty-three and eighty-nine hundredths (133.89) feet to the westerly line of Riantic Avenue, so called, and thence northerly to the place of beginning. Said parcel is bounded easterly by Riantic Avenue, so called, westerly by the land of Gladys C. Best northerly and southerly by the lands of these tractors. Meaning and intending to convey Lot #217 as shown and delineated on that certain plan or plat entitled, "Plat of Quonocutong Central Beach as extended February, 1948, Charlestown, R. I., property of E. E. H. Thorp, scale 1 inch equals 80 feet, July, 1948, Rossi & Lewis, Engrs."
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623 Said grantees, his heirs and assigns shall have the right to pass and repass to and from and to use and to sell or lot or tract on foot or otherwise, over and across on and across their certain rights or way or roads as shown on the above mentioned platon and also on that cer- tain plat or plat entitled "Plat of the remaining Central Beach shore" October, 1924, revised September 10, 1929," leading to the beach and also the right of way from said roads and from the water to the halter pond, and any other portions of said plats which might hereafter be designated for public use; the said grantees, for himself, his heirs and assigns, shall and will forever agree and with the said grantors, their heirs and assigns, that he, the said grantee, his heirs and assigns, shall pay to the Quonochontaug Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns, on or before the first day of August of each year the sum of Five ($ 5) dollars for each lot hereby conveyed, said sum to be expended by the applies and assigns of the said Quonochontaug Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns, in its and their uncontrolled discretion to the care and maintenance of the said Fire District and portions that be des- ignated for public use; the said grantees said to be paid are hereby made a lien and charge upon the said lot hereby conveyed, and in case of failure to make any payment within one year after the same shall become due, it shall be lawful for the said Quonochontaug Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns to sell and convey the same at public auction, at public posting, giving first notice of such sale in one newspaper of the County of Washington at least once each week for three successive weeks and to become the purchaser or purchaser's assignee, and that conveyance is made and subjected to the following conditions and restrictions and mandates; namely: 1. In the case of a contemplated sale of said lot or parcel of land or any part thereof Howard E. Thorp, Mary E. Thorp, their heirs and assigns shall, be given ten days notice in writing and shall have the first option to purchase said lot and buildings and improvements thereon at the highest bone price paid in good faith and made actually offered for said lot and buildings and improvements. 2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as a site for one dwelling house on the lot hereby conveyed, which dwelling house or building shall be erected on the lot in accordance with the building line as shown on plat and no other building or buildings or dwelling houses shall be (porch included) shall approach the street or streets or ocean front more than said building line and no other building or buildings shall or kind whatever approach the side lines of the lot more than twenty feet thereafter no other building or buildings or dwelling or building shall be erected thereon dwelling house when erected on said lot shall when com- pleted not exceed the height of twenty five feet including the attic or other drains or sewage outlets shall be piped to a suitable cesspool or septic tank, so as to prevent any nuisance on the above premises by the grantee, his heirs and assigns at their own cost and expense. 3. No division or line walls, hedges or fences shall be permitted, nor trees of any kind nor any other obstruction to any building house that shall in any way obstruct the view from any part of the adjoining property or any dwell- ing house in this colony; shrubs, flowers and vegetables shall be permitted. 4. No poultry, swine, cattle, noisy or vicious dogs or cats or any other noisy or objectionable animals shall be kept or permitted to be kept on the said premises. 5. The said Quonochontaug Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns, reserves the right to enter upon the above described and conveyed premises to lay any pipe outlets or pipes, gutters or to repair the same, always leaving the prem- ise, in as good condition as before. 6. It is further covenantened, understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that all the aforesaid conditions, covenants and agreements on the part of the said grantee, his heirs and assigns, and for part, to be legally en- forceable shall attach to and run with the land hereby conveyed; it is further agreed that such a part of the said conditions, covenants and sale purchase and in case of any violation of the above conditions or covenants on the part of the grantee or his heirs or assigns, that the title and fee to said premises shall revert to said Howard E. Thorp, Mary E. Thorp, their heirs and assigns and to be or they may repossess himself or themselves of the estate hereby granted and all title right and interest hereby conveyed shall be forfeited and cease and terminate. We, Mary E. Thorp and Merle N. Thorp, wives respectively of the grantors, release to the said grantee, all our right of dower and all other interest in the aforementioned premises. witness our hands this 8th day of September 1953. (DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $1.10) HOWARD E. THORP MARY E. THORP NELSON H. THORP MERLE N. THORP STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Westerly on the 8th day of September 1953, before me personally appeared Howard E. Thorp, Nelson H. Thorp, Mary E. Thorp and Merle N. Thorp, to me as known and known as 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. KRAHENY (Notarial Seal) Notary Public Received for record September 10th, A. D. 1953 at 1:00 o'clock, P. M., and recorded by Town Clerk AHA 490

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