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1/30/1888 · DEED · book 11 page 503 doc 5074

From COLLINS SUSAN life, GREEN ALMIRA F life, COLLINS ALFRED life, GREEN BENJAMIN B life
To CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF life
Consideration ten dollars
Premises about 560 square feet · tract of land for a burying ground (Cross Mills, Charlestown)

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

◀ 1884 · DEED · BAKER A PRESCOTT; BAKER ELLEN T → GREEN BENJAMIN B · book 11 p 252
◀ 1884 · DEED · RHODE ISLAND STATE OF → COLLINS ALFRED; BURDICK CHARLES M; GREEN BENJ B · book 11 p 262
◀ 1884 · DEED · GREEN ALMIRA F; GREEN BENJAMIN B → COLLINS ALFRED; BURDICK CHARLES M · book 11 p 254
◀ 1884 · DEED · RHODE ISLAND STATE OF → COLLINS ALFRED; BURDICK CHARLES M; GREEN BENJ B · book 11 p 257
◀ 1884 · DEED · RHODE ISLAND STATE OF → COLLINS ALFRED; BURDICK CHARLES M; GREEN BENJ B · book 11 p 259
◀ 1884 · DEED · RHODE ISLAND STATE OF → COLLINS ALFRED; BURDICK CHARLES M; GREEN BENJ B · book 11 p 260
◀ 1882 · DEED · BURDICK EDWARD T; BURDICK ESTHER S → COLLINS ALFRED; GREEN BENJAMIN B · book 11 p 109
◀ 1878 · DEED · BROWNING EZEKIEL H; SHERMAN JOHN W; HOLLOWAY MARY D → COLLINS ALFRED; GREEN BENJAMIN B · book 10 p 409
◀ 1878 · DEED · HOLLOWAY ALPHONZO BY GUARDIAN → COLLINS ALFRED; GREEN BENJAMIN B · book 10 p 410
◀ 1878 · DEED · GREEN ALMIRA F; BURDICK CHARLES M; GREEN BENJAMIN B → COLLINS ALFRED · book 10 p 417
◀ 1876 · DEED · ANDREWS PENELOPE; ANDREWS THOMAS A → GREEN BENJAMIN B · book 10 p 279
◀ 1876 · MORTGAGE · GREENE GEORGE N; GREENE MARY F → GREEN BENJAMIN B · book 10 p 282
◀ 1876 · FORCLOSURE DEED · PERRY WALTER; GREEN NATHANIEL; CROSS JOSEPH H; GREEN JOHN C; PERRY JOH → COLLINS ALFRED; GREEN BENJAMIN B · book 10 p 289
◀ 1876 · DEED · WARD GEORGE H ADMINISTRATOR; CROSS GEORGE W ESTATE OF → COLLINS ALFRED; GREEN BENJAMIN B · book 10 p 291

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

▶ 1891 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CRANDALL GEORGE E → ECCLESTON ALVIN H · book 12 p 238
▶ 1891 · EXECUTION · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CRANDALL GEORGE E → ECCLESTON ALVIN H · book 12 p 241
▶ 1898 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF → SCHARDT ANNIE C; SCHARDT JOSEPH · book 13 p 482
▶ 1906 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; BAGGS GEORGE P ESTATE OF; CARPENTER MARY A ESTATE → DANA FREDERICK I; DEXTER HENRY C; DARLING GEORGE C; CHURCH J WINFIELD; · book 15 p 278
▶ 1906 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CARPENTER MARY A DECEASED → DANA FREDERICK I; DEXTER HENRY C; DARLING GEORGE C · book 15 p 280
▶ 1906 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; BAGGS GEORGE P DECEASED → ENNIS ABBY S · book 15 p 283
▶ 1906 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; AUSTIN WELCOME K DECEASED → CHURCH J WINFIELD · book 15 p 285
▶ 1907 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; HAZARD DANIEL → BARBER THOMAS H; REYNOLDS GEORGE B · book 16 p 17
▶ 1910 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; MERRITT S C E; CRANDALL SARAH A DECEASED → HELSTEN WILLIAM H · book 16 p 377
▶ 1910 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CARPENTER FRANCIS DECEASED → HELSTEN WILLIAM H · book 16 p 378
▶ 1910 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; RICE JULIA M → HELSTEN WILLIAM H · book 16 p 380
▶ 1910 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; ROBINSON SARAH A → HELSTEN WILLIAM H · book 16 p 382
▶ 1910 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; GRAY MARY P → HELSTEN WILLIAM H · book 16 p 383
▶ 1910 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; GARRITT BENAJAH DECEASED → HELSTEN WILLIAM H · book 16 p 385
▶ 1910 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; GREENE JAMES B; GREENE AMOS P DECEASED → HELSTEN WILLIAM H · book 16 p 386
▶ 1910 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; PHILLIPS FRANCIS J DECEASED → HELSTEN WILLIAM H · book 16 p 388

Today — the assessor's parcel

4403 OLD POST ROAD map 12 lot 130
owner of record: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AT CROSS MILLS · CHURCH ETC MDL-94
the assessor cites book/page 0011/0503 (FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AT CROSS MILLS, 01/25/1988)
01/25/1988FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AT CROSS MILLSbook 11 p 503
the assessor's card ↗

Bounded by

William Lo board · Anne R Greene

The instrument's own words

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King, on the East by lands of William Ho. board and Anne R Greene and on the South by land of heirs of Green Board and on the West by Pasqueth Hind, including all the buildings thereon or however the same may be bounded. To have and to hold the same, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereto appertaining to the said Danarta to Greene her heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforesaid Robert S. Olarke for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant with the said Danarta to Greene her heirs and assigns forever that I will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said Danarta to Greene her heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by through or under me. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th day of January in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of George H. Lowe Robert S. Olarke Sd State of Rhode Island ve Washington sc In Charlestown in said county on this 30th day of January A.D. 1888 that the above named Robert S. Olarke personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed. George H. Lowe Notary Public Received for record January 30th 1888 at 4 oclock PM and recorded by George H. Lowe Town Clerk Know all men by these presents that one Alfred Bolles and Benjamin B. Keen of Charlestown, Washington County State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to be paid by the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, 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 Town of Charlestown and its assigns forever, all the right title interest property claim and demand which we now have, or of right ought to have, in a claim in and to a certain tract of land situated near Cross Mills in said Charlestown, containing about 560 square feet more or less and bounded as follows. commencing
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504 at the Northeast corner of the lot belonging to the Baptist Church at Cross mills thence following the line of the said burying ground in a Northerly direction to the corner thereof a distance of about 32 feet three inches in a Westerly direction following the same course of the North line of said burying ground a distance of 24 feet thence in a Southerly direction to said meeting house Plot at a point a distance of twenty feet from the place of beginning and about 24 feet from the last mentioned corner, thence along the line of said meeting house lot 20 feet to the place of beginning bounded on the East by the said burying ground on the South by said meeting house lot and on the West End with land of the grantees And it is a condition of this deed that the said line of Charlestown shall made and forever maintain all the like fence between the lot hereby conveyed and land of the grantees and shall use said lot for a burying ground and for no other purposes or use whatsoever To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said town of Charlestown and its assigns forever. And we the aforementioned Alfred Collins and Benjamin B. Green for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators do covenant with the said town of Charlestown and its assigns that we will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the said town of Charlestown and its assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming through or under us we And we Susan Collins wife of said Alfred Collins and Almina B. Green wife of said Benjamin B. Green in consideration of the sum aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit claim unto the said town of Charlestown and its assigns, all our rights of dower in and to the aforementioned premises. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 25th day of January in the year of our lord me thousand eight hundred and eighty eight Signed, sealed and delivered Alfred Collins L.S. in presence of Benjamin B. Green L.S. Benj. F. Green Susan Collins L.S. George Co. Cross Almina B. Green L.S. Robable M. Burdick State of Rhode Island ve Washington se on this 25th day of January Ad 1888 the above named Alfred Collins and Benjamin B. Green personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed George Co Cross Notary Public Received for record January 30th 1888 at 3 oclock P.M. and recorded by George Co Cross Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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