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I, BESSIE C. GAVITT, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to SHERWOOD C. KENYON and VIRGINIA N. KENYON, husband and wife, both of said Town, County and State, as Joint Tenants and not as Tenants in Common, with Quit-CLAIM COVENANTS
That certain parcel or tract of land situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island and bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at an oak stump with stones around it on the east side of the road leading into Goodnells Neck, so called; said stump being on the northernmost bound of a lot belonging to George I. Stanton purchase of Samuel Green; running in a westerly course in a direct line to the fence in the northwest corner of the Way so called, and line to the fence in the northwest of Benjamin Green; thence by said fence to a stone wall in a straight line to the southeast corner of the Burying Hill road, following said road westerly to the stone wall or bound by said wall which is known by the name of "Your Corners" southerly on the road line or running to the north of the road leading now or formerly known by the name "Borders' Rhode Hill road (Now South Country Road) to a white oak tree with stones around it on the southeast corner on the east side of said road; thence easterly on the land and by the boundary of Christopher N. Champney. On the east side of said road follow then to said road and then path in a northeasterly course to the Burying Hill Road, aforesaid, crossing said Road and then in a southeasterly direction to the first stone wall encountered bound. Containing 15 acres, more or less.
Being one of the tracts of land conveyed by deed from Harriet B. Stanton and Fannie P. Gavitt to George C. Cross, the said deed bearing date of December 4th, 1910 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Book No. 17 Page 357.
I, Bessie C. Gavitt, covenant that I am the only heir-at-law of said George C. Cross, late of the Town of Charlestown, deceased.
I, Benjamin C. Gavitt, husband of the grantor, release to said Grantees, all my right of curtesy and all other interest in and to the aforesaid premises.
WITNESS our hands this 30th day of September, 1954.
BESSIE C. GAVITT
BENJAMIN C. GAVITT
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $1.10)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.)
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County of Washington
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In Charlestown, on the 30th day of September, 1954, before me personally appeared Bessie C. Gavitt and Benjamin C. Gavitt, wife and husband, 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 January 8th, A. D. 1955 at 4:00 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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