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10/11/1954 · DEED · book 34 page 302 doc 4011@34/302

From WIGHTMAN ARTHUR, WIGHTMAN HILDA M, WILKENNING HILDA M
To BOTKA CHARLES N
Premises ten (10) acres, more or less · Parcel on the northerly shore of Pasquessie Pond (Charlestown, Pasquessie Pond, South County Trail)

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This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

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

▶ 1956 · MORTGAGE · BOTKA CHARLES N → INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENCE · book 35 p 257
▶ 1957 · DEED · BOTKA ALWILDA; BOTKA ALWILDA F; BOTKA CHARLES N → RISSANEN ANJA S; RISSANEN LAURI V · book 36 p 18
▶ 1958 · MORTGAGE · BOTKA CHARLES N → INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENCE · book 36 p 412
▶ 1971 · AGREEMENT · BOTKA CHARLES N; BOTKA LYDIA K; BOTKA NORBERT → WHIPPLE JOAN J; WHIPPLE WARREN W · book 45 p 268
▶ 1976 · DEED · BOTKA CHARLES N → BOTKA CHARLES N; BOTKA ALWILDA F · book 54 p 184
▶ 1976 · DEED · BOTKA ALWILDA F; BOTKA CHARLES N → BOTKA DEBRA M · book 54 p 185
▶ 1976 · AGREEMENT · BOTKA ALWILDA F; BOTKA CHARLES N; BOTKA DEBRA M; BOTKA LYDIA KATHARINA → NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY; NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO · book 54 p 327
▶ 1976 · AGREEMENT · BOTKA ALWILDA F; BOTKA CHARLES N → NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY; NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO · book 54 p 328
▶ 1976 · DEED · BOTKA ALWILDA F; BOTKA CHARLES N → BOTKA DEBRA M; WILLIAMS JOHN H III · book 54 p 424
▶ 1978 · DEED · BOTKA ALWILDA F; BOTKA CHARLES N; BOTKA LYDIA K; BOTKA NORBERT → BOTKA CHARLES N; BOTKA ALWILDA F · book 59 p 91
▶ 1978 · DEED · BOTKA ALWILDA F; BOTKA CHARLES N; BOTKA LYDIA K; BOTKA NORBERT → BOTKA CHARLES N; BOTKA ALWILDA F · book 59 p 92
▶ 1978 · DEED · BOTKA ALWILDA F; BOTKA CHARLES N; BOTKA LYDIA K; BOTKA NORBERT → BOTKA CHARLES N; BOTKA ALWILDA F · book 59 p 93
▶ 1979 · MORTGAGE · BOTKA ALWILDA F; BOTKA CHARLES N → INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK OF RHODE ISLAND · book 62 p 618
▶ 1982 · DEED · BOTKA ALWILDA F; BOTKA CHARLES N → BOTKA CHARLES N; BOTKA CHARLES N JR; BOTKA ALWILDA F · book 69 p 632
▶ 1982 · MORTGAGE · BOTKA ALWILDA F; BOTKA CHARLES N; BOTKA CHARLES N JR → FLEET NATIONAL BANK · book 69 p 634
▶ 1982 · AGREEMENT · BOTKA ALWILDA; BOTKA CHARLES N; BOTKA NORBERT → NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY; NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO · book 67 p 790

The instrument's own words

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302 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, HILDA M. WIGHTMAN, (formerly Hilda M. Wilkenning), of Lakeland, Florida, for consideration paid, grant to CHARLES N. BOTKA, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, with WARRANTY COVENANTS That certain parcel or tract of land, containing ten (10) acres, more or less, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the southeasterly corner of the premises herein conveyed and at the southeasterly corner of premises of Charles H. Williams etc on the northerly shore of Pasquessie Pond; thence running north easterly bounded westerly by said land until it comes to a roadway or driveway at the northern boundary line of premises of Lydia Botka running easterly, bounded northerly by said Botka land until it comes to the northeasterly corner of the premises herein conveyed, thence running westerly, bounded northerly by said Botka land until it comes to the northeasterly corner of premises herein conveyed or other land of said Botka; thence running southwesterly, bounding easterly by said other land of said Botka until it comes to the shore of Pasquessie Pond; thence running southwesterly along said shore northerly by said land 205 feet more or less until it comes to the point and place of beginning, or described. Together with a right-of-way, as now travelled to and from the State Sideway, commonly known as "South County Trail," and the premises herein conveyed. I, Arthur Wightman, husband of the grantor, release to said Grantees, his heirs and assigns, all my right of curtesy and all other interest in and to the aforesaiddescribed premises. WITNESS our hands this 11th day of October, 1954. Consideration of this deed is is such that no Internal Revenue Stamps are required. HILDA M. WIGHTMAN ARTHUR WIGHTMAN STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.) ) ) County of Washington } In Charlestown, on the 11th day of October, 1954, before me personally appeared Hilda M. Wightman and her husband Arthur Wightman, 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 October 11th, A. D. 1954 at 1:50 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

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