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9/30/1889 · LEASE · book 12 page 131 doc 5159

From JOHNSON GEORGE A life
To WEBSTER BETHNEL life, WEBSTER FIDELIA F life
Consideration one dollar
Premises fourteen acres more or less · lot with a dwelling house and other buildings (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

◀ 1889 · DEED · WEBSTER BETHNEL; WEBSTER FIDELIA F → JOHNSON GEORGE A · book 12 p 130
◀ 1887 · DEED · JOHNSON KENYON; JOHNSON SALLY E → JOHNSON GEORGE A · book 11 p 486
◀ 1884 · DEED · GREENE JASON P; GREENE AMARANTHA C; GREEN JASON P; GREEN AMARANTHA C → JOHNSON GEORGE A · book 11 p 216
◀ 1884 · DEED · DAVIS GEORGE F; DAVIS MARY E → JOHNSON GEORGE A · book 11 p 243
◀ 1882 · DEED · WEBSTER BETHNEL; WEBSTER FIDELIA F → JOHNSON GEORGE A · book 11 p 73

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

▶ 1889 · DEED · WEBSTER BETHNEL; WEBSTER FIDELIA F → JOHNSON GEORGE A · book 12 p 130
▶ 1894 · MORTGAGE · WEBSTER BETHNEL; WEBSTER FIDELIA F → TUCKER S BRADFORD · book 13 p 41
▶ 1899 · DEED · WEBSTER BETHNEL; WEBSTER FIDELIA F → WEBSTER THOMAS J · book 14 p 43

Bounded by

Kenyon Johnson · Kenyon Johnson · William Bo. Card · Amos P. James B. Greene · entry to Greenle

The instrument's own words

Attribution under review. The portal's file number is shared by more than one instrument, and the words below could not be placed with certainty on this one by their own evidence (page stamp, parties, dates); they may belong to a neighbouring instrument. Read them as the record of the page, not yet as this deed's own.
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personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntarily act and deed. George C. Converse Notary Public Received for record Sept. 30 1849 at 4 oclock P.M. and recorded by George C. Converse Town Clerk Know all men by these presents that I George W. Johnson of Charlestown R.I. in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me paid by Bethel Webster and Fidelia F. Webster his wife of said Charlestown the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge as fully paid to be then the said Bethel Webster and Fidelia F. Webster for and during the term of each of their natural lives a certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown containing by estimation fourteen acres more or less with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon standing, bounded Northerly by land of Kenyon Johnson, Easterly by land of only by Greene, Southerly partly by land of William Ro. Bond and partly by land of Amos P. James B. Greene and Westerly by the highway or however otherwise bounded, To have and to hold the same with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to them the said Bethel Webster and Fidelia F. Webster for and during the term of the natural life of each of them as aforesaid, and upon the decease by both of them the said Bethel & Fidelia F. Webster the same shall revert back to the said George A. Johnson his heirs and assigns forever, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th day of September 1849 In Presence of George C. Converse George A. Johnson L.S. State of Rhode Island ss Washington sc In Charlestown this 30th day of September 1849 George A. Johnson personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free act and deed. George C. Converse Notary Public received for record Sept 30 1849 at 4 oclock P.M. and recorded by George C. Converse Town Clerk
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529 We, WILLIAM L. LOPEZ and ANNA J. LOPEZ, husband and wife, of Manchester, Connecticut, (hereinafter called the Grantors), for nominal consideration grant, to THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY, a Rhode Island corporation, (hereinafter called the Grantee), an easement to erect, maintain and operate, for the distribution of electric current and for telephone use, lines of wires, with poles, which may be erected at the same or at different elevations, and including guy wires and in connection therewith, and in the following described land in the Town of Evidence, in the Town Clerk said land numbered 77 on that plat entitled "BURNSIDE ACRE PROPERTY OF CHARLES H. AND ELIZA B. ENGELS", a copy of which plan is on file with the Land Records In NORTH KINGSTOWN, designated as a LEWIS ENGELS's, a copy of which plan is on file with the Land Records In the office of the Town Clerk of Said Town of Charlestown. Said lines of wires to enter from Hoxie Avenue as shown, to be delineated on the aforesaid plat, and on Lot number 77 to run from the southwest corner of said lot northward to its northerly line to land now or formerly of Mary L. Briggs and the location of the said lines of wires are to be determined established by and executed by the Grantee. Also the right and easement from time to time to clear and keep cleared said lines of wires of trees, underbrush and buildings and necessities for the same and proper operation of said lines of wires, and to remove any replacement poles, and to replace existing lines of wires with new lines of any type but not to build any general location thereof, and to pass over and across said lot numbered 77 to and from said lines of wires as reasonable and necessary for the maintenance of the wires, cables and equipment of any other Company. This deed is given also in release of any and all other curtesy and interests all other interests by statute or otherwise of the Grantors hereto. WITNESS our hands and seals this 22nd day of Sept. of 1956. In the presence of: WILLIAM L. LOPEZ (SEAL) ANNA J. LOPEZ (SEAL) STATE OF CONNECTICUT ) COUNTY OF HARTFORD ) In Manchester in said County on the 22nd day of Sept. of 1956., before me personally appeared the above named WILLIAM L. LOPEZ and ANNA J. LOPEZ, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed. The consideration paid for the within deed is less than $100. DANIEL J. CREAMER (Notarial Seal) Notary Public Received for record November 2nd, A. D. 1956 at 9:15 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That The undersigned, DOROTHY V. LEE, of 3542 Newark Street, N. W., Washington 16, D. C., does hereby certify that a certain mortgage deed, bearing date the 9th day of December, 1955, made and executed to her by Lemuel Hastings Arnold and Christopher John Arnold, to secure the payment of a certain promissory note for the sum of Six thousand Dollars ($6,000) bearing even date there- with and recorded on the 24th day of December, 1955, in Book 35, Page 217-218 of Records of Land Evidence, in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in the Office of the Town Clerk of said Town of Charlestown, is paid, and I do hereby consent that the same be discharged of record. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of October, 1956. DOROTHY V. LEE (L.S.) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ss.: CITY OF WASHINGTON ) In Washington, D. C., on this 26th day of October, 1956, personally appeared Dorothy V. Lee, to me known and known to me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged said instrument executed by her to be her free act and deed. VIRGINIA COMFORT (Notarial Seal) Notary Public Virginia Comfort Notary Public, D. C. My Comm. expires May 11, 1961 Received for record November 2nd, A. D. 1956 at 9:20 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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