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10/4/1956 · AFFIDAVIT · book 35 page 497 doc 5119@35/497

From MURTAGH JAMES J, MURTAGH-WEISS CO, WEISS ELMER M
To WEISS ELMER M, MURTAGH-WEISS CO, MURTAGH JAMES J
Premises none · Lot 95 on Stanford's Plat No. 13 (Charlestown Beach, Charlestown)
Also on this page: DEED BROWN PHYLLIS T

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

◀ 1939 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · LINDBERG HAROLD → WEIS ELMER M; MURTAGH JAMES J · book 27 p 561
◀ 1939 · DEED · BRADY JOHN E → MURTAGH JAMES J; WEISS ELMER M · book 27 p 602
◀ 1937 · MORTGAGE · CHAMPLIN RAYMOND W; CHAMPLIN BERTHA T → MURTAGH JAMES J · book 26 p 626
◀ 1936 · DEED · REILLY THOMAS F; REILLY ANNA T → MURTAGH JAMES J · book 26 p 523
◀ 1932 · AGREEMENT · MURTAGH JAMES J; GOBEILLE ALFRED A; CONNERY WALTER → CONNERY WALTER; GOBEILLE ALFRED A; MURTAGH JAMES J · book 25 p 71
◀ 1932 · AGREEMENT · MURTAGH JAMES J; CONNERY WALTER; KRONSON HERMAN → KRONSON HERMAN; CONNERY WALTER; MURTAGH JAMES J · book 25 p 72
◀ 1931 · DEED · CHURCH ASA; CHURCH KATIE D → MURTAGH-WEISS CO · book 24 p 446
◀ 1930 · DEED · SHANNOCK FIELD AND STREAM GUN CLUB → MURTAGH-WEISS CO · book 24 p 133
◀ 1926 · DEED · BARBER MYRTLE; BARBER WILLIAM P G → MURTAGH JAMES J · book 22 p 168

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1956 · DEED · BROWN PHYLLIS T → GRINNELL LEON M · book 35 p 498
“Being a portion of the premises conveyed by deed of Leon M. Grinnell and Hattie E. Murtagh”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma
Follow forward ▶ 1961 · DEED · THOMAS MARION S → PATEE DORIS S · book 38 p 42
“conveyed by deed of Silas R. Richmond and Charles R. Richmond to Ella P. Thomas”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma
Follow forward ▶ 1961 · DEED · BOWERS HARRY; BOWERS HARRY S; BOWERS MARGARET; BOWERS MARGARET T; CHIL → · book 38 p 42
“conveyed by deed of Sylas R. Richmond and Charles R. Richmond to Ella P. Thomas”
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

▶ 1956 · DEED · GRINNELL LEON M; GRINNELL PEARL M; MURTAGH HATTIE E; MURTAGH JAMES J → BROWN PHYLLIS T · book 35 p 497

The instrument's own words

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497 A F F I D A V I T Charlestown, R. I., September 27, 1956. I, James J. Murtagh, of the Town of Richmond, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, on oath depose and say, That "Murtagh-Weiss Company," referred to in deeds of record in the Land Evidence Books of the Town of Charlestown, State of Rhode Island, was comprised solely of two persons, namely the said James J. Murtagh and Elmer M. Weiss. JAMES J. MURTAGH Subscribed and sworn to at Charlestown, Rhode Island, this 27th day of September, 1956. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public. Received for record October 4th, A. D. 1956 at 9:45 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Seal] Town Clerk ---- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, LEON M. GRINNELL of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and HATTIE E. MURTAGH, of the Town of Richmond, said County and State, for consideration paid, grant to PHYLLIS T. BROWN, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS That certain parcel or tract of land situated at Charlestown Beach, so called, in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a stone bound set in the ground on the northerly side of the Town Highway at the southeasterly corner of the premises herein conveyed and at the southeasterly corner of premises conveyed to George H. Merritt L. Browning, a stone bound running northerly, bounded westerly by said Browning land, a distance of 226.54 feet to another stone bound set in the ground, thence easterly, bounded northerly, a distance of 104.54 feet to another stone bound set in the ground at the northeast-easterly corner of the premises herein conveyed, thence southeasterly, bounded southeasterly by said Browning land on the easterly corner of the boundary line of land nor lately of Andrew H. Wyett at uxor; thence running southerly, bounded easterly by said Wyett land, a distance of 125 feet to another stone bound set in the ground close to the northerly boundary line of said Town Highway; thence running westerly, bounded southerly by said Town Highway, a distance of 104.54 feet to the point of beginning, or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described. Meaning and intending to convey Lot 95 as shown and delineated on Stanford's Plat No. 13, on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, said Town of Charlestown. I, Pearl M. Grinnell, wife of Leon M. Grinnell, release to said Grantee all my right of dower and all other interest in the aforesaid described premises. I, James J. Murtagh, husband of Hattie E. Murtagh, release to said Grantee all my right of curtesy and all other interest in the aforesaid described premises. WITNESS our hands this 29th day of September, 1956. HATTIE E. MURTAGH JAMES J. MURTAGH PEARL M. GRINNELL LEON M. GRINNELL No Documentary Stamps required. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND County of Washington In Charlestown, on the 29th day of September, 1956, before me personally appeared Leon M. Grinnell, Pearl M. Grinnell, Hattie E. Murtagh and James J. Murtagh, each and all to be known and known by me to be the parties executing the Foregoing instrument and they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record October 4th, A. D. 1956 at 9:45 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Seal] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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