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164 D R E D
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, JAMES ANSON GERRISH, formerly of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, but now of the Town of North Stonington, Connecticut, as administrator of the estate of Anson P. Gerrish, late of the Town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island, deceased, acting herein and by virtue of the power and authority conferred by the Probate Court of the Town of Charlestown, under a decree entered therein on the 5th day of March, 1954, upon a petition filed under the provisions of Chapter 570 of the General Laws of the State of Rhode Island 1938 and Amendments thereto, under which decree, all of which more fully appears in the records of said court; and by every other power enabling me, and for consideration in the sum of Five thousand fifty ($5,050.00) Dollars to me paid by VERONICA L. GELINAS of said Town of Charlestown, hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged (which said sum of $5,050 was the highest bid offered for the premises described in said petition, at public auction on the 15th day of May, 1954), do, in my capacity as administrator of the estate of Anson P. Gerrish, hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said grantee and her heirs and assigns forever, all right, title and interest of Anson P. Gerrish, deceased, late of said Town of Charlestown, in and to the following of described real estate located in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island:
I. A certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown, with a dwelling house and other improvements thereon standing, containing by estimation one-half acre, or the same, be the same more or less, and bounded on the easterly by public highway; southerly by lands of formerly Welcome C. Cutler (westly); northerly by lands of formerly Mary F. Kenyon, and southerly northerly by land now or formerly of Hannah P. Potter, or however other wise the same may be bounded or described, being the same premises contained in the deed conveyed to Anson P. Gerrish by deed of Thomas P. Connell, recorded in the Land Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown, in Book 26 at page 58.
II. A certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown, with all the buildings and improvements thereon, bounded and described as follows: beginning at the northeast corner of the street called "The Lane" at the southeast corner of land formerly of Henry M. Savage (westly); thence southerly easterly by said highway a fifty-one (51) feet; thence westerly parallel with said highway a fifty-one (51) feet to said highway land to land formerly of Karl y. Farey Kenyon, bounded southerly by land formerly of Langley L. Cutler; thence westerly northerly, bounding westly by street called "The Lane" of said Mary F. Kenyon fifty-one (51) feet to said highway lane; then easterly bounding northerly by said highway land to land formerly of Karl y. Farey Kenyon, or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described, being the same premises described in deed from Edward Gilroy to Anson P. Gerrish, recorded in the Land Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown in Book 45 at page 31.
III. A certain tract of land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated near Shawmook, in said Charlestown, containing one-half acre, more or less, and bounded as follows: easterly by lands of the heirs of William M. Savage and Lamphere; eastly by the highway; south by the lands of Nathan Hathaway; and west by land of Mary A. Farey Kenyon, or however otherwise the same may be conveyed to Anson P. Gerrish, by deed of Cora P. Greene, et al., recorded in the Land Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown, in Book 24 at page 59.
Subject to any encumbrances of record, and any taxes due or to become due.
TO HAVE AND HOLD the aforementioned premises unto and to the use of said Grantee and her heirs and assigns forever.
AND I, the said James Anson Gerrish, do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said grantee, her heirs and assigns that I was and am empowered by the said Probate Court with the Town of Charlestown to make sale at public auction of the aforesaid right, title and interest of said Anson P. Gerrish, deceased, as administrator of the estate of Anson P. Gerrish; that the said right, title and interest of said Anson P. Gerrish was and hereby is sold according to the directions of the said probate court heretofore given relative to the sale thereof; that previous to the sale thereof, I, James Anson Gerrish, as said administrator, gave bond for the faithful apposition of the proceeds of said sale according to law; that in every respect, I, said James Anson Gerrish, have at all times conformed to the decrees of said probate court of said Town of Charlestown and to the laws of the State of Rhode Island; and that I, the said James Anson Gerrish, will warrant and defend the right,
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title and interest of the said Anson P. Gerrish, herein conveyed by me as administrator of
the estate of Anson P. Gerrish, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
by, through or under me as such administrator.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said James Anson Gerrish has hereunto set his hand and seal
this 4th day of June, A. D. 1954.
JAMES ANSON GERRISH
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $6.05)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly, on the 4th day of June, A. D. 1954, before me personally appeared James
Anson Gerrish, to me known and known by me to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument,
and acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his free act and deed, individually and
in his said capacity as administrator of the estate of Anson P. Gerrish.
W. WALTER FLYNN, JR
Notary Public
Received for record June 12th, A. D. 1954 at 1:46 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That I, Veronica L. Gelinas, of the Town of Charlestown,
County of Washington, State of Rhode Island (hereinafter called the mortgagor) in consideration
of Fifteen hundred and 00/100 ($1500) Dollars to be paid by THE WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Cor-
poration created by Act of the General assembly of the State of Rhode Island, located and having
its principal office and place of business in the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof is acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and
convey unto the said Washington Trust Company, its Successors and Assigns, forever,
Three certain tracts or parcels of land located in the Town of Charlestown,
County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, together with all buildings and
improvements located thereon, bounded and described as follows:
I. A certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown, with a dwelling house and
other improvements thereon, being according to a recent estimation one-half an acre
of land, be the same or more or less, and bounded easterly by the public highway;
southerly by land of Mary F. Conogue; westerly by land of [?] and northerly
somehow by land formerly of Rose and northerly by land of owner or formerly of Hannah F. Potter,
eitherly of Mary F. Conogue; or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described as being
premises conveyed to the said Veronica L. Gelinas from Thomas F. Connell, recorded in
the Land Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown in Book 18 at page 111.
II. A certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon, being according to a recent estimation as follows: Beginning at the
northeast corner of this tract and at the southeast corner of the land of [?]
Nathan L. Hathaway; running thence easterly by a highway fifty-one
(51) feet; thence westerly parallel with said Nathan way and fifty-one (51)
feet thence westerly parallel with said Nathan way and fifty-one (51)
feet thence westerly parallel with said Nathan way and fifty-one (51)
land formerly of Vangie L. Greene; thence northerly bounding westerly by land
formerly of said Mary F. Conogue; bounding southerly in said Nathan way; thence
easterly bounding northerly by said Nathan land to the place of beginning or
however otherwise bounded. Being the same premises described in deed from Edward
Gilroy to Anson P. Gerrish recorded in the Land Evidence Records of the Town of
Charlestown in Book 30 at page 381.
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