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3/7/1867 · DEED · book 9 page 188 doc 4108

From WARD SAMUEL life, WARD MARY H life
To DAVIS PRESERVED JR
Consideration fifty dollars
Premises thirty five square rods · lot bounded by browned Davis, Samuel and Mary H Ward, and Cross Mill Brook (Charlestown, Cross Mill Brook)

Back — where this land came from

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

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1867 · DEED · DAVIS ELIZABETH; DAVIS PRESERVED JR → WARD SAMUEL; WARD MARY H · book 9 p 190
◀ 1861 · LEASE · ENNIS GEO N; NOYES ASA; WARD SAMUEL → WARD SAMUEL; NOYES ASA; ENNIS GEO N · book 8 p 355
◀ 1860 · DEED · WARD JAMES L → WARD MARY H · book 8 p 332
◀ 1856 · DEED · LEWIS JOSEPH H; LEWIS NANCY → WARD JAMES L; WARD SAMUEL · book 8 p 138
◀ 1855 · MORTGAGE · BABCOCK ELIZABETH T → WARD SAMUEL · book 8 p 85
◀ 1847 · DEED · HOXIE WELCOME A; HOXIE MARY ANN → WARD SAMUEL · book 7 p 276
◀ 1847 · DEED · HOXIE WELCOME A; HOXIE MARY ANN → WARD SAMUEL · book 7 p 277
◀ 1843 · MORTGAGE · SMITH JOHN E → WARD SAMUEL · book 7 p 94
◀ 1842 · MORTGAGE · BROWNING MATTHEW S → WARD SAMUEL · book 7 p 70
◀ 1842 · MORTGAGE · SMITH JOHN E → WARD SAMUEL · book 7 p 83
◀ 1836 · MORTGAGE · HOXSIE THOMAS S; HOXSIE RACHEL S → WARD SAMUEL · book 6 p 359
◀ 1835 · DEED · WORDEN SUSANNA → WARD SAMUEL · book 6 p 332
◀ 1829 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · PERRY WALTER; KINYON LEWIS → WARD SAMUEL · book 6 p 194
◀ 1828 · AGREEMENT · PERRY WALTER; WARD SAMUEL; KINYON LEWIS → KINYON LEWIS; WARD SAMUEL; PERRY WALTER · book 6 p 55

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

▶ 1867 · DEED · DAVIS ELIZABETH; DAVIS PRESERVED JR → WARD SAMUEL; WARD MARY H · book 9 p 190
▶ 1867 · DEED · DAVIS ELIZABETH; DAVIS PRESERVED JR → CARD OLIVE L · book 9 p 194
▶ 1869 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · LARKIN DAVID R; DAVIS PRESERVED JR → THOMAS BENJAMIN · book 9 p 212

Bounded by

Preserved Davis Jr · Preserved Davis Jr · Samuel Ward · Samuel Ward · Mary Ward

The instrument's own words

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188 [illegible] [illegible] SS. New London, Jan 28th 1878. Personally, [illegible] County, [illegible] before me do acknowledge signed the witness to be his free [illegible] and delivered it and sealed, In testimony whereof I have set my hand and official [illegible] May 1878. Abraham Devoe Notary Public Recorded p. 2nd Oct 1878 at 7 o'clock A.M. and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Ward and Mary H Ward his wife (of) Charlestown in the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island law for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to be paid by browned Davis to of said Charlestown the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, have remised, released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said browned Davis for his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest property claim and demand whatsoever brave or of right right now to have or claim or in and to a certain lot of land lying in said Charlestown containing about thirty five square rods be the same more or less and is bounded as follows: on the North by the land of said browned Davis for on the East and South by land of the said Samuel and Mary H Ward and on the West by Cross Mill Brook the said browned Davis is to make and maintain all the line fence on the South side of said lot between said lot and land of the grantor So have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto or thereunto appertaining to the said browned Davis for his heirs dues and assigns forever. And we the aforementioned Samuel Ward and Mary H Ward for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators do covenant with the said browned Davis for his heirs and assigns that we will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said browned Davis for his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by way or under us In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals to the twenty second day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty four Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of Henery Norris Charles Cross Samuel Ward L.S. Mary H. Ward L.S. Washington St Charlestown January 22nd 1884 Personally appeared Samuel Ward one of the signers and Sealed of the within instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed and Mrs Ward one of the signers and seals of the within instrument having been separated one great from her husband and having said instrument ex tended to her she acknowledged the same to be her free and voluntary act deed, and from which she did not wish to retract Before me Charles Cross Town Clerk Received for Record March 7 1887 at 10 oclock A.M. and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
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398 or otherwise be may be brought, at the option of the Grantors. Any Grantee or Grantees of other lots bought under the same conditions may proceed similarly. No action being necessary to obtain judgment nor any such other proceedings as may be deemed necessary, shall be held to be a waiver of any of the rights in the Grantors or in any Grantee, to enforce compliance with the conditions. The Foregoing Restrictions shall be deemed and considered covenants running with the premises and shall be binding upon the Grantees, their heirs, execu- tors, administrators and assigns. Witness our hands and seals this 14th day of December 1954. In presence of: Linton L. Brown HENRY K. MOOK HARRIET D. MOOK (DOCUMENTARY STAMP, $1.10) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND County of Washington In Charlestown on the 14th day of December, 1954 before me personally appeared Henry K. Mook and Harriet D. Mook, 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 February 7th, A. D. 1955 at 1:45 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk I, MADELINE D. HOLBERTON of the Town of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, (hereinafter called the Grantor), for nominal consideration paid, grant to THE RHODE ISLAND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a Rhode Island corporation (hereinafter called the Grantee), its successors and assigns, with Warranty Conveyance, the right and easement to maintain and operate, for the distri- bution of electric current and for telephone use, any and all lines of wires and equipment and Grantor's land as follows: A strip of land twenty feet wide on the westerly side of the public highway commonly known as Shamrock Road in the Town of Hopkinton, beginning at the north- east corner of said line where it intersects said Shamrock Road and cross in a westerly direction, adjacent to Grantor's northerly line, to land now or formerly of A. S. Tuttle, and Susan A. Tuttle and further westerly to a point where said road is to be already established, and back. To have and to hold the right and easement from time to time and keep trimmed such trees as necessary for the same and proper operation of said line of wires, and to remove, replace, add to and otherwise change said line of wires and equipment, and to erect over every part thereof the general right therefore attached and to pass over and across Grantor's land to and from said line of wires as reasonable and necessary for all the above purposes. AND I, RANDOLPH HOLBERTON, husband of said Grantor for the consideration aforesaid, hereby release to said Grantee all my right title interest and all other statutory interests in to and the rights and easements herein conveyed. WITNESS our hands and seals this 15 day of Jan., 1955. In the presence of: MADELINE D. HOLBERTON (SEAL) RANDOLPH S. HOLBERTON (SEAL) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Bradford in said County on the 15 day of Jan., 1955, before me personally appeared the above named RANDOLPH HOLBERTON and MADELINE D. HOLBERTON, 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. LEOWARD MALGRING (Notarial Seal) Notary Public: Received for record February 10th, A. D. 1955 at 3:15 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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