The instrument's own words
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Know all men more by these presents that I Charles Vars of Wakefield, County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island, in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to me in
hand well and truly paid by Joseph Brightman of Bristol County of Bristol to
and State aforesaid, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be hereby given
grant sell and convey unto the said Joseph Brightman his heirs and assigns forever
certain my right title interest claim property or demands which I have in a
certain tract or parcel of land situate in Easttown and bounded as follows viz:
Beginning at the South East corner of said tract on the highway leading from the South
ward to the sea thence Westly by land to Joseph and thence North to the boundary fence
and Eastly by land of Abel Stanley until it comes to the aforesaid highway
thence by said highway distance to the first mentioned corner containing one half acre lot
thereon more or less with a dwelling house barn and other buildings thereon
standing Do have and hold to have and hold the same to the said Joseph Brightman
his heirs and assigns forever And I do hereby warrant and forevermore and to all
with said Joseph Brightman his heirs and assigns that on longfully seized in
fee of the premises, that they and every one of all insurers that I have good
right to sell and convey the same to the said Joseph Brightman and that I shall
warrant and defend the same to the said Joseph Brightman his heirs and assigns
forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons Signed I Henrietta
Vars wife of said Charles Vars do hereby surrender all my right of Dower or
power of lands in said tract of land to the said Joseph Brightman his heirs and
conjugs forever In its witnesses whereof we have affixed our hands and seals this
first day of December one Thousand eight hundred and sixty eight
Signed sealed and delivered
and witnessed
Charles Vars L.S.
Hen. L. Vars
R. N. Vars L.S.
[illegible]
Revenue Stamp
$0.50
Washington Co
Wakefield Dec 4th 1868
Personally appeared the above named celebrity Charles Vars and acknowledged the
above instrument by him subscribed to be his free act and deed hand and seal
Before me
Humphrey H. Knowles Justice of the Peace
Received for Survey in Easttown Dec 14th 1868 at 4 oclock P M and was
recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk.
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WITNESS our hands, this 17th day of February A. D., 1955.
SANTO J. URSO
ROSE URSO
(DOCUMENTARY STAMP, $1.10)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly, on the 17th day of February A. D., 1955, before me personally appeared Santo
J. Urso and Rose Urso, 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.
NATALE L. URSO
Notary Public
Received for record May 12th, A. D. 1955 at 11:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature] Town Clerk
STATUTORY FORM OF WARRANTY DEED.
I, WINIFRED T. WHEELOCK, of West Hartford, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut,
for consideration paid grant to JAMES J. KIRBY, Jr. and EUNICE G. KIRBY, husband and wife, both
of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, as joint tenants and not
tenants in common, meaning to the survivor, with WARRANTY CONVEYANTS.
Two certain contiguous tracts or parcels of land located on the easterly side
of Upland Road, so called, at Quonsetouch Beach, in the Town of Charlestown
of County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as
follows, to wit:
Lots #974 and #976 as shown and delineated on a certain plan or plat entitled,
"Plat of Quonsetouch Highlands at Quonsetouch Beach, R. I., property of
S. S. Davis, Inc." dated January 1st, 1953, and filed in Feb. 1953. Said
plat being duly filed in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of
Charlestown. Said lots being situated on the easterly side of Upland Road, one hundred
twenty-five (125) feet in depth and one hundred seven (107) feet, more or less
in width from the rear and extending to Upland Road, and bounded on the
east by Edgar Goodding, in northerly direction by Land of Charlestown Este, Inc. and
easterly by land of Norman A. and Alice L. Farnham.
The above conveyed premises shall be used as a site for not more than one residence
on each titled lot hereby conveyed, said residences to cost not less than one
thousand dollars and to be in accordance with the building line which
is twenty five (25) feet from the line of Upland Road. No portion of any house
or structure (porch included) shall approach the street nearer than the building line
and no part of said structure shall be constructed near three feet. No degraded area
or other filling or grading shall be permitted on the lot and all toilets and sinks
sanitary flush toilets and all toilets and sinks must drain into a septic tank or
suitable cesspool.
In consideration of the purchase price its understood and agreed that the above
restrictions and reservations shall apply to and run with the land for a period of twenty
years from January 1, 1955.
The grantees, their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, servants
or agents shall have the right in common with others to cross and access lot #969
from Atlantic Avenue to the beach, and grantees shall have the right in common with
others to cross and recross at all times and for all purposes over and across lot #938
and twenty-three (23) feet of the easterly side of said lot #938, as shown on that
certain plan or plat entitled, "Plat of East Beach at Quonsetouch Beach, R. I., property
of S. S. Davis, Inc." dated July 1st, 1953, which Plat is duly filed in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of
Charlestown.
Being the same premises conveyed to this Grantor and William C. Wheelock, Jr., as
joint tenants by deed dated September 18, 1953 and recorded in the Land Evidence
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