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STATUTORY FORM WARRANTY DEED
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, BETSEY T. KEENE, of Portville, New York, for consideration paid grant, in granting to GEORGE P. KEENE, BERTHA H. KEENE, husband and wife, of Charlestown, Rhode Island, as joint tenants with the right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, with WARRANTY COVENANTS:—
Those certain tracts of land, together with the buildings and other improvements thereon situated at "S. Beach St., nc-cellar", at Quonocuton-king, in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows:—
FIRST TRACT: beginning at the northeastern corner of a lot formerly of Mary L. Rice (now the Alice P. Miller lot) and running thence northerly 36 feet in a straight line (now the Alice P. Miller lot) to the point 40 feet west from the old wall near the well; thence westerly 125 feet in a straight line to the point 40 feet west from the old wall near the well; thence southerly 36 feet in a straight line to the point of beginning; the said lot formerly of Mary L. Rice (now the Alice P. Miller lot) being a point 50 feet north from the point of beginning formerly of Mary L. Rice (now the Alice P. Miller lot) thence westerly 125 feet in a straight line to the point 40 feet west from the old wall near the well; thence southerly 36 feet to Lot #10; thence easterly following along the Brown line to the point 40 feet west from the old wall near the well; thence northerly to the land formerly of Mary L. Rice (now the Alice P. Miller lot), said tract being a portion of a larger lot which was previously conveyed to this grantor by deed of David H. Coxley filed and dated September 30, 1939, recorded in Book 28 page 300 of the Land Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, together with the right of way granted therein and being Lots No. 83 and 84 on Assessors Plat heretofore filed.
SECOND TRACT: beginning at the northeasterly corner of Lot No. 83, Assessors Plat 10, on file in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Charlestown described thence running southeasterly 22.25 feet roughly parallel to the First Tract heretofore described, to a point 22.25 feet southeasterly from the northeasterly corner of land now or formerly of Robert J. Smith; thence running in a straight line southeasterly, westerly direction to the point of beginning of the easterly sideboundary of Quonocuton Beachway so-called, said point being a distance of 22.25 feet southeasterly from the point of beginning of that parcel beginning then running southeasterly 22.25 feet westerly by said Beachway to the point of a distance of 22.25 feet to the point and place of beginning; said parcel being triangular in shape and being a portion of the premises conveyed to this grantor by deed of Robert J. Smith dated September 21, 1945, recorded in Book 30, page 90 of said Land Evidence Records.
This conveyance is made subject to taxes assessed by the Town of Charlestown on December 31, 1953.
And I, said grantor, covenant that I am unmarried.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, i have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of April, 1954.
BETSEY T. KEENE
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF CATTARAUGUS
In Portville, in said County and State on the 19th day of April, 1954, before me personally appeared Betsey T. Keene, to me known and known by me to be the person executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument, by her execution, to be her free act and deed.
CARL A. HOLCOMB
Notary Public
Notary Public, Cattaraugus County, New York State
No. 106
Commission expires March 30, 1955.
(County Clerk's Certificate)
STATE OF NEW YORK,
County of Cattaraugus } ss:
I, Guy C. Fargo, Clerk of said County and of the Supreme Court held in and for said County the same being a Court of Record having a seal, do hereby certify that Carl A. Holcomb County the same being a Court of Record having a seal, do hereby certify that Carl A. Holcomb the officer whose name is subscribed to the deposition or certificate of the proof of acknowledgment of the annexed instrument and before whom the same was made, resides and is a resident of the State of New York being a Notary Public in and for said State of New York being a Notary Public in and for said State of New York, duly authorized by the laws of said State to take the same, and to attest the proof and acknowledgment of any person, and that his signature to the present certificate is genuine, I further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such officer and verily believe that the signature purports to be that of said officer in a true instrument, and that said officer formerly acted with the law of the State of New York, and such officer is not required to have a seal nor is he required by law to have an impression of a seal to be affixed to the present certificate.
In as testifying spouse of the premises, set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court and County at Little Valley, the 20 day of April, 1954.
GUY C. FARGO (L. S.)
Received for record May 10th, A. D. 1954 at 3:30 o'clock, by [?] and recorded by
Town Clerk