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2/12/1884 · DEED · book 11 page 218 doc 4867

From CHAMPLIN HENRY ESTATE OF life, CROSS CHARLES EXECUTOR life
To BURDICK GEORGE F life
Premises one hundred and fifty acres · lot or parcel of land (Charleston, Indian Reservation)

Back — where this land came from

heir
“it being the inherited estate of the said decease”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma
heir Henry Champlin
“it being the inherited estate of the said decease”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

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

▶ 1888 · LEASE · BROWNELL STEPHEN; BROWNELL HENRIETTA H; BURDICK GEORGE F → BURDICK GEORGE F; BROWNELL HENRIETTA H; BROWNELL STEPHEN · book 11 p 524
▶ 1889 · DEED · BURDICK GEORGE F → BURDICK GEORGE · book 12 p 132
▶ 1891 · DEED · BURDICK GEORGE F → BURDICK GEORGE · book 12 p 322

The instrument's own words

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218 Whereas the Honorable Court of Probate of the Town of Charleston, on the fifth day of November AD 1883, by its decree of that date authorized Charles Lowes Executor of estate of Henry Champlin late of said Charleston decreed to sell at public auction, all the right title and interest which the said Henry Champlin at the time of his decease had in and by a certain lot or parcel of land situated in said Charleston, containing by estimation one hundred and fifty acres be the same more or less, then bounded and described as follows beginning on the Southern corner of said tract thence running Easterly bounding Aberthley on land of George J Burdick until it comes to Smith's Corner House and thence Northly bounding Castolly partly on said short house home and partly on Leah's hook (as called) until it comes to land of George J Burdick, thence Northerly bounding southerly part by said George J Burdick's land and partly by Jack Paul land until it comes to I Redman land thence Northly bounding Westly partly on said Redman land partly on George J Burdick's land, partly on Eliza Price land partly on North Langdon land and partly on James Lowe's land until it comes to the place of beginning or however the same may be bounded it being the inherited estate of the said decease reference being hereby made to the map of the Indian Reservation in the Town Clerk's office in the Town of Charleston for a more particular describe of the same. And whereas then and all men hereunto that I the said Charles Lowes in my capacity of Executor as aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) to me paid in my capacity of Executor as aforesaid by George J Burdick of said Charleston declaring the highest bidder at a public auction duly and legally notified and held in said Charleston on the Third day of January AD 1884 do hereby in my said capacity bargain sell and convey unto the said George J Burdick his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest which the said Henry Champlin had in and to the aforementioned premises at the time of his decease To have and to hold the same to him the said George J Burdick his heirs and assigns forever with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto In witness whereof I have hereinto in my said capacity set my hand and seal this 23d day of January AD 1884 In presence of George Lo Lowes Charles Lowes Executor L.S. Washington DC State of South Carolina in Charleston this 23d day of January 1884 Charles Lowes personally appeared before me and in this capacity of Executor acknowledged the following instrument to be his free and voluntary deed George Lo Lowes Town Clerk Received for record Feb 12th 1884 at 2 o'clock P.M. and received by George Lowes Town Clerk
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271 Executed in the presence of: Lillian G. Coates Ethel S. Sidebottom STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Westerly on the 2nd day of March 1956, before me personally appeared Hiram Kendall and Thomas Sutcliffe, Manager and Assistant Manager, respectively, of the Westerly Office of Industrial National bank of Providence, and me known and known by me to be the persons executing the foregoing instrument in behalf of said Industrial National Bank of Providence, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed, individually and in their said capaci- ties, and to be the free act and deed of said Industrial National Bank of Providence. LILLIAN G. COATES (Notarial Seal) Notary Public My Commission expires June 30, 1956. Received for record March 24th, A. D. 1956 at 11:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, HENRY M. BRIGHTMAN and AGNES BRIGHTMAN, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consider- ation paid, grant to WALTER K. SHUTE, of said Town, County and State, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS that certain triangular-shaped parcel or tract of land located between the northerly side of "the New Post Road," so called, and the southerly side of the "Old Post Road," so called, in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe driven in the ground at the northwesterly corner of the premises herein conveyed, formerly marked by the end of a stone wall on the southerly boundary line of the old Post Road; thence running in a general easterly direction bounded northerly by the Old Post Road; a distance of approximately 290 feet; then in the manner of the Old Post Road and the New Post Road; thence in a general westerly direction, bounded southerly by said New Post Road, a distance of 385 feet, more or less; thence running southwesterly along the line of a former stone wall at land now or formerly, of Charles S. Brightman, thence running northerly bounding westerly on land now or formerly, of said Brightman, a distance of 40 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning. Meaning and intending to convey the same premises conveyed by deed of Henry S. Brightman to these Grantors; said deed bearing date of August 5th, 1953 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book No. 33 at Page 596. We, Henry M. Brightman and Agnes Brightman, husband and wife, release to said Grantee all our right of curtesy and dower, respectively, and all other interest in and to the aforesaid premizes. WITNESS our hands this 28 day of February, 1956. HENRY M. BRIGHTMAN AGNES BRIGHTMAN (DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, 55¢) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND County of Washington In Charlestown, on the 28 day of February, 1956, before me personally appeared Henry M. Bright- man and Agnes Brightman, husband and wife, both to me known and known by me to be the parties exe- cuting the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. CHARLES S. BRIGHTMAN (Notarial Seal) Notary Public Received for record March 24th, A. D. 1956 at 11:05 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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