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12/5/1892 · DEED · book 12 page 411 doc 5304

From BRIGHTMAN FRANCIS T life, POTTER WILLIAM H life, POTTER MARY A life, STEADMAN GEORGE W life, STEADMAN SARAH T life, BRIGHTMAN GEORGIANNA A life
To BURDICK JULIA A life
Consideration one dollar and other good and valuable consideration
Premises 12.5 ac. · Three tracts: dwelling house lot, salt marsh, and wood land (Charlestown, Mill Meadows, Stony Meadow)

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

◀ 1888 · DEED · BRIGHTMAN FRANCIS T → POTTER WILLIAM H · book 12 p 23

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1894 · DEED · BRIGHTMAN FRANCIS T; POTTER WILLIAM H; POTTER MARY A; STEADMAN GEORGE → BURDICK JULIA A · book 12 p 518
“deed from Francis J. Brightman et als to said Julia A. Burdick bearing date October 22 1892”
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

▶ 1894 · DEED · BURDICK JULIA A → BRIGHTMAN PELEG T · book 13 p 33
▶ 1906 · DEED · BURDICK JULIA A → ALDRICH WILLIAM S · book 15 p 376
▶ 1906 · DEED · BURDICK JULIA A → WARD EUGENE I · book 15 p 413
▶ 1908 · DEED · BURDICK JULIA A → GRAICHEN CARL I; GRAICHEN JESSE · book 16 p 140
▶ 1908 · DEED · BURDICK JULIA A → FLAHERTY MARY A · book 16 p 142
▶ 1908 · DEED · BURDICK JULIA A → CRANDALL BLANCHE · book 16 p 151
▶ 1912 · DEED · BURDICK JULIA A → KENYON CHARLES L · book 17 p 247

Bounded by

Horace H. Burdick · Horace H. Burdick · Jos. H. Macomb

The instrument's own words

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Know all men by these presents, that we Francis I. Brightman, George W. Steadman and Sarah H. Steadman wife of said George W. Steadman, William H. Potter and Mary H. Potter, wife of said William H. Potter all of Westerly, in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of one dollar and other good and valuable consideration to us paid by Julia R. Bunderick of the town of Charlestown in the county of Washington and state aforesaid the receipt whereof do hereby acknowledge, have remised, released and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim, unto the said Julia R. Bunderick her heirs and assigns forever, all the right title, interest property, claim and demand which we or either of us now have, or of right ought to have, or claim, in and to these certain lots or parcels of land lying and being in the said town of Charlestown bounded and described as follows to wit: the first tract is bounded as follows, beginning at the Southeast corner of said tract on the driffway leading from the Post Road to the sea, thence westerly by land of Horace H. Bunderick and Florence A. Bunderick's heirs, thence Northerly and Easterly on land formerly of the heirs of Abel Stanton until it comes to said driffway thence by said driffway to the first mentioned corner, containing one half (1/2) ac. [illegible] the same more or less with a dwelling house, barn, shed and other improvements thereon standing the second tract a salt marsh is bounded Southerly by the sea, westerly by land formerly of Horatio Babcock, Northerly by the said driffway, Easterly on land formerly of Babcocks and George W. Stanton, containing Twelve (12) acs be the same more or less The third tract being wood land is bounded as follows to wit: beginning at the North east corner of the "Orchard lot" as called thence Northerly to Joseph Macomb's corner as called, thence Southerly on land now or formerly of A. Hicks as the wall now stands to the Northeast corner of the "Orchard lot" thence Westerly by the "Orchard lot" as the wall now stands to the first mentioned corner. Subject to the right of way if any the wood lot and the right of way to the "Orchard lot" so called acres West end of Mill Meadows and Stony Meadow six feet in width said Rd. To have and to hold the same, with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to her the said Julia R. Bunderick her heirs and assigns forever.
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412 And we the aforementioned Grantors for ourselves and for on heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant with the said Julia A. Bardick her heirs and assigns, that we will warrant and defend the aforesaid described premises unto the said Julia A. Bardick her heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by through or under us or either of us. And I Georganna A. Brightman wife of the said Francis T. Brightman in consideration of the sum aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee her heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in and to the aforementioned premises. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 21st day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety two Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of William H. Potter G. Brightman wife Geo. W. Steadman wife W. H. Potter C. S. Fuller B. E. Cornell Mary A. Potter Francis T. Brightman L.S. Georganna A. Brightman L.S. George W. Steadman L.S. Sarah J. Steadman L.S. William H. Potter L.S. Mary A. Potter L.S. State of Rhode Island sc County of Washington sc On this Tuesday this 22nd day of October A.D. 1892, Francis T. Brightman, George W. Steadman & William H. Potter personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed and then there the above named Sarah J. Steadman wife of said George W. Steadman also personally appeared before me and was by me examined privily and apart from her said husband, and while so privily and apart I showed and explained to her the foregoing instrument by her signed and she acknowledged the same to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and declared to me that she did not wish to retract the same. William Noyes Notary Public State of New Hampshire v.e. County of Hillsborough In leanoll this 3rd day of November
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413 AD 1892 Mary A. Potter wife of said William H Potter personally appeared before me and was by me examined privately and apart from her said husband and while so privately and apart I showed and explained to her the foregoing instrument by her signed and she acknowledged that the same to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and declared to me that she did not wish to retract the same. Charles H. Miles Justice of the Peace. Received for record Dec 5. 1892 at 1 oclock PM. and entered by George Colman Town Clerk Know all men by these Presents That I Samuel B. Hosie of Charlestown, County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars to me paid by the Peoples Savings Bank of Danbury Connecticut as bargain and sell to the said Savings Bank their successors and assigns all those certain tracts or parcels of land situated in said Charlestown bounded as follows, and are the same tracts of land I the said Samuel B. Hosie purchased of Joshua Colman's wife by deed bearing date December 9. AD 1844 and recorded in the Land Records of said Charlestown in Book No 7 at page 322. Also the undivided two thirds (2/3) part of certain other tracts of land situate in said Charlestown with a dwelling house and other improvements thereon and are the undivided two thirds part of the same tract of land mentioned and described in a deed from Joseph H. Griffin's wife to me said Hosie bearing date the first day of December AD 1845 and recorded in the Land Records of said Charlestown in Book No 7 at page 214 references to both of said deeds and to the record thereof being hereby made and had for a more full and particular description and for the bounds of the premises herein and hereby conveyed and the same are made a part of these Presents. To have and to hold the said quantile and Bargained premises with the privileges and appurtenances thereof, to the said Peoples Savings Bank

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