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7/17/1956 · DEED · book 35 page 375 doc 4983@35/375

From SINGSEN EDWARD L, SINGSEN LILA H
To SAFFORD DORIS E, SAFFORD HARVEY C
Premises none · two strips of land (20ft and 16ft wide), Charlestown
Also on this page: CERTIFICATE KROKER FRED E; GROVE PROPERTIES CO

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

◀ 1955 · MISC · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CLARK MILTON E; WEBSTER GEORGE EST → SINGSEN EDWARD L · book 35 p 130

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1957 · DEED · SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C → HUTSON JOHN W; HUTSON MARY · book 36 p 44
“conveyed by deed of Edward L. Singsben to these Grantors dated May 9th, 1956”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

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

▶ 1957 · DEED · SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C → HUTSON JOHN W; HUTSON MARY · book 36 p 44
▶ 1959 · MORTGAGE · SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C → FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOC · book 36 p 668
▶ 1961 · MORTGAGE · SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C → FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOC · book 37 p 545
▶ 1962 · DEED · SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C → NORTHUP RUTH C · book 38 p 330
▶ 1962 · MORTGAGE · SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C → FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOC · book 38 p 338
▶ 1963 · DEED · SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C → MERRIMAN FLOYD CLAFLIN; MERRIMAN PRISCILLA DURFEE · book 39 p 207
▶ 1963 · DEED · SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C → MERRIMAN FLOYD CLAFLIN; MERRIMAN PRISCILLA DURFEE · book 39 p 255
▶ 1965 · MORTGAGE · SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C → SHORT GEORGE W; SHORT GLADYS A · book 40 p 234
▶ 1966 · MORTGAGE · SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C → PLANTATIONS BANK OF RHODE ISLAND · book 40 p 655
▶ 1967 · DEED · SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C → TOUGAS BARBARA H; TOUGAS JOSEPH H · book 42 p 173
▶ 1978 · DEED · SAFFORD DORIS E; SAFFORD HARVEY C → SAFFORD FORRESTER C; SAFFORD GAIL P · book 60 p 252

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
375 I, EDWARD L. SINGSEN, of the Town of East Providence and State of Rhode Island for consideration paid paid, to HARVEY C. SAFFORD and DORIS E. SAFFORD, his wife, of the Town of Charlestown and State of Rhode Island, as Joint Tenants, with, QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS That strip of land of twenty (20) feet in width in the Town of Charlestown and State of Rhode Island bounding westerly on other land of the grantor and two hundred forty one (241) feet easterly on land now or lately of Evelyn D. Kilburn eighty five (85) feet westerly on land now or lately of the heirs of Nathan K. Foster two hundred forty one (241) feet east and southerly the range of the hundred feet strip, bounding easterly on other land, twenty (20) feet. Also a strip of land sixteen (16) feet in width in said Charlestown bounding westerly on land now or lately of Sadie A. Willits, about three hundred twenty five (325) feet north, then easterly sixteen (16) feet, then north sixteen (16) feet easterly on land now or lately of the heirs of Nathan K. Foster about three hundred twenty five (325) feet, then southerly on land now or lately of George F. Safford, about sixteen (16) feet. Subject to taxes assessed as of December 31, 1955. I, Lila H. Singsen wife of the grantor release to said grantees all my right of dower and all other interest in the aforesaid premises. WITNESS our hands this 9th day of May, 1956. EDWARD L. SINGSEN LILA H. SINGSEN The consideration for this deed is is such that no revenue stamps are required. STATE of RHODE ISLAND, ETC. } } County of Providence { In Providence on the 9th day of July, 1956 before me personally appeared the above named grantor, Edward L. Singsen and Lila H. Singsen, his wife, 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. C. WILLIS THOMPSON Notary Public Received for record July 17th, A. D. 1956 at 10:15 o'clock, s. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP I, the undersigned, make affidavit and say that I am the sole owner of the business conducted under the firm name of GROVE PROPERTIES COMPANY at 84 Ridgewood Road, Charlestown, Rhode Island; that my name and home address is: Fred E. Kroker Wagner Road Shelter Harbor RFD Westerly, R. I. Charlestown, R. I. July 17, 1956 FRED E. KROKER Subscribed and sworn to before me by Fred E. Kroker at Charlestown, Rhode Island, this 17th day of July, 1956. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record July 17th, A. D. 1956 at 3:30 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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