The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 671@47/70 › 3133@33/65 › 3987@34/284

9/18/1954 · DEED · book 34 page 284 doc 3987@34/284

From DEMORRIS DANIEL N, DEMORRIS JENNIE E
To SMITH ARNOLD J life, SMITH EDITH life
Premises Lots 559 and 558 on "Charlestown by the Sea" plat (Charlestown, Charlestown Beach Road, Thomas Street)

Back — where this land came from

deed Clayton E. Russell book 33 p 65 Charlestown
“conveyed by deed of Clayton E. Russell to these Grantors”
◀ Follow back 1956 · RELEASE · AFFINITO THOMAS → KIMBALL EMILY H; KIMBALL RICHARD H · book 33 p 65
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The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1953 · DEED · RUSSELL CLAYTON E → DEMORRIS DANIEL N; DEMORRIS JENNIE E · book 33 p 654
◀ 1941 · DEED · ROWE SYDNEY; ROWE CHARLOTTE M → DE MORRIS JENNIE E; DEMORRIS DANIEL N; DEMORRIS JENNIE E · book 28 p 578
◀ 1941 · DEED · ROWE SYDNEY; ROWE CHARLOTTE M → DEMORRIS DANIEL N; DEMORRIS JENNIE E · book 28 p 596
◀ 1941 · DEED · ROWE SYDNEY; ROWE CHARLOTTE M → DEMORRIS DANIEL N; DEMORRIS JENNIE E · book 28 p 597

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1962 · DEED · SMITH ARNOLD J → GRINNELL ALICE E; GRINNELL LESTER E · book 38 p 300
“Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Daniel N. DeMorris and Jennette E. DeMorris... recorded in Book 34 at page 284”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

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

▶ 1962 · DEED · SMITH ARNOLD J → GRINNELL ALICE E; GRINNELL LESTER E · book 38 p 300
▶ 1958 · SECURITY NOTICE OF LIEN · SMITH ARNOLD J; SMITH EDITH → J BACCALA & SON INC · book 0 p 0
▶ 1959 · SECURITY NOTICE OF LIEN · SMITH ARNOLD J; SMITH EDITH → J BACCALA & SONS INC · book 36 p 522

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
284 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Charlestown, Rhode Island on the 15th day of September A. D. 1954, before me person- ally appeared the above named MARIE ROSE YVONNE BEHENKE, 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 her free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record September 16th, A. D. 1954 at 4:00 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- We, DANIEL N. DEMORRIS and JENNIE E. DEMORRIS, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to ARNOLD J. SMITH and EDITH SMITH, husband and wife, both of the Town of Johnston, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, as Joint Tenants and not as Tenants in Common, with WARRANTY CONVEYANCES Those certain lots or parcels of land, situated in said Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, laid out and designated as Lots Numbers 559 and 558 on that plat entitled, "Charlestown by the Sea", owned and developed by Thomas F. Reilly, location, Charlestown, Rhode Island, Scale 1" = 100 feet dated July 25, 1934, E. W. Leighton, Civil Engineer, New Haven, Conn.," which said plat is filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, said Town of Charlestown. Said lots together form one tract bounded as follows: WESTERLY : by Charlestown Beach Road, as shown on said plat, 55 feet, more or less; NORTHERLY : by Lot #556, as shown on said plat, 111.4 feet, more or less; [?] : by Lot #557, as shown on said plat, 55 feet, more or less; and EASTERLY : by Thomas Street, as shown on said plat, 111.2 feet, more or less. SOUTHERLY : This subject to record restrictions as contained on said plat. Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Clayton E. Russell to these Grantors; said deed bearing date of October 6th, 1953 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Book 33 at Page 65. WITNESS our hands this 18th day of September, 1954. DANIEL N. DEMORRIS JENNIE E. DEMORRIS No Internal Revenue Stamps required STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.) } County of Washington { In Charlestown, on the 18th day of September, 1954, before me personally appeared Daniel N. DeMorris and Jennie E. DeMorris, husband and wife, both to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record September 18th, A. D. 1954 at 1:05 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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