The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, that whereas Deacon Matthewson of
Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island conveyed in fee and
Mortgage to Daniel B. Huygens of Charlestown in said state certain
real estate particularized described for the purpose of securing the payment
of a negotiable note therefore described and in which said mortgage
reserves certain power of sale in case of default in the payment of
said note; which will more fully appear by reference thereto
made to said deed the record which is in Book 8 pages 459-460
of the records of Mortgages of Real estate in said Charlestown, and Whereas
default was made the payment of said note and said default continued
for more than ten days; and whereas the said Daniel B. Huygens
advertised said Mortgaged premises for sale at public auctions the having
noticed and said advertisement of his intention to hold at said sale notes)
in the New England Advertiser one of the Public Newspapers printed in
Washington County for more than twenty days prior to the day of sale
and after the expiration of said term of ten days, and whereas at the
public auction held after in presence of said Advertisement on the thirtieth
day of December A.D. 1889 James M. Matthewson of Providence in said state
having the highest bidder for said Mortgaged premises, became the purchaser
thereof for eight hundred and thirty dollars. Now therefore the
said Daniel B. Huygens in consideration of the said sum of eight hundred
and thirty dollars to me paid by said James M. Matthewson the present
witness that I hereby acknowledge hereby by virtue of the power reserved
upon my by said deed of Mortgage, grant bargain sell and convey to said
James M. Matthewson his heirs and assigns forever One hundred lot of land
as follows (to wit) situated in said Charlestown and state aforesaid and bounded and described
as follows (to wit) on the North by lands of Peter Jackson and souther lands,
Easterly by land of Joshua Noble and the highway, Southerly by lands of the
heirs of Elizabeth Smithson souther lands and West by lands of Stella B. White
by straight line which defines it from land of Matilda Ding, in manner that
One prime may be bounded containing by estimation one hundred acres
more or less. and to hold the aforesaid granted premises with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to and to the use of
James M. Matthewson his heirs and assigns forever
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
twentieth day of January A.D. 1890
Signed sealed & delivered
in presence of
Orin Coste
State of Rhode Island )
County Washington ) ss I In Charlestown in said county on the
twentieth day of January A.D. 1890, then personally appeared Daniel B. Huygens who acknowledged
to me the foregoing deed to be his free and voluntary deed.
Orin Coste Senate
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515.
I, Branch to Hingen named in the foregoing deed, on oath depose and say that pursuant
to the provisions of the Mortgage deed above referred to I advertised the sale of the above
described property four times namely, on the fourth Eighteenth the twentieth and twenty fifth
days of November 1879 in the News Paper advertised in the News Paper printed in
said Washington County by a notice of which the following is a true copy
Mortgage Sale
of Real Estate
in Charlestown
I will sell by public Auction in the premises at 12 oclock noon on
Tuesday the 30th day of December 1879 by virtue of a power of Sale entrusted
in a certain Mortgage deed executed and sealed by Duncan Hingen called on the Settle
day of December 1871 and recorded in Book No 9 page 487, 59 & 60 of the
Charlestown estate records in the town of Charlestown the conditions
of said Mortgage and having been broken. It contains tract or parcel
land lying in Charlestown county of Washington state of Rhode Island
bounded and described as follows to wit on the North by land of Foley
Tucker and Ludlow land’s County by land of Joshua Foxe and the highway
Southerly by land of the Heirs of Daniela Sucker Ludlow land’s and land
of Matilda Perry westerly by land of Hingen which separates it from land of
Matilda Perry or whoever otherwise the same may be conveyed containing
by estimation one hundred acres more or less.
By order of B. C. Hingen Mortgagor who hereby gives notice
of his intention to bid at said Sale
Charlestown R.I. Nov. 20th 1879
and I further depose and say that pursuant to said notices, and at the
time and place therein appointed said premises were sold at public Auction
to Branch to Hingen
State of Rhode Island )
County of Washington ) ss
In Charlestown in said County this twenty
day of January 1880, then personally appeared Branch to Hingen who
subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit
Before me [signature]
Justice
Received for Record Jan 30th 1880 at 12 oclock PM
and recorded by Charles Corres
Town Clerk
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly on the 18th day of June 1955, before me personally appeared Howard E.
Thorp, Nelson H. Thorp, Mary E. Thorp and Merle N. Thorp, 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.
JOAN A. ZANELLA (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record July 26th, A. D. 1955 at 9:40 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, RUTH ANN DeBOER, of the Town of Charlestown,
County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to PAUL P. GIBBONS
and GERTRUDE K. GIBBONS, husband and wife, both of said Town, County and State, as Joint Tenants
and not as Tenants in Common, with WARRANTY CONVEYANCE
Those certain lots or parcels of land, situated in the Town of Charlestown,
County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, shown and delineated as Lots
Numbers 82, 83, 84 and 85 on that map or plat entitled "Map of the
Sea Estate, Charlestown, Rhode Island" developed by Thomas F. Reilly,
dated July 25th, 1934, K. C. Leighton, Civil Engineer," Said map or plat
being filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, said Town of Charlestown.
Said lots together form one parcel, bounded and described as follows:
NORTHERLY : by Tupelo Street, as shown on said map, one hundred (100)
feet, more or less;
EASTERLY : by lot Number 81, as shown on said map, one hundred (100)
feet, more or less;
SOUTHERLY : by Lots Numbers 111 to 114, inclusive, as shown on said map,
one hundred (100) feet, more or less; and
WESTERLY : by lot Number 86, as shown on said map, one hundred (100)
feet, more or less.
Said lots are subject to restrictions as contained on said map.
Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Marvin C. Perry and Marguerite Perry to
this Grantor; said deed bearing date of March 16th, 1954 and recorded in the Records of Land
Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book No. 34 at Page 70.
This conveyance is made subject to taxes assessed as of December 31, 1954 which the
Grantee hereby assumes and agree to pay.
Grantees hereby assume and agree to pay.
I, Ruth Ann DeBoer, covenant that I am unmarried.
WITNESS my hand this 26th day of July, 1955.
RUTH ANN DeBOER
(DOCUMENTARY STAMP, 55¢)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Charlestown, on the 26th day of July, 1955, before me personally appeared Ruth Ann
DeBoer, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and she
acknowledged said instrument, by her execution, to be her free act and deed.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public
Received for record July 27th, A. D. 1955 at 9:30 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk