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5/15/1894 · FORCLOSURE DEED · book 13 page 1 doc 5373

From CHURCH JOSEPH C ADMINISTRATOR life, DAVIS PRESERVED BY ATTORNEY life, CHURCH ELIZABETH ESTATE OF life
To DOBBROW AUGUST A life
Consideration one Hundred and ten (110) dollars
Premises 12.5 acres · dwelling house and buildings at Ceres Mills and a lot of wood land (Ceres Mills, Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

mortgage Treasurer Dans book 7 p 211 Charlestown
“deed of mortgage of that said surveying the premises hereinafter described to Daniel R. Sanklin”
◀ Follow back 1846 · MORTGAGE · CLARK CHRISTOPHER; CLARK PARTHENA → STANTON GEORGE A · book 7 p 211
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deed Daniel R. Sanklin book 7 p 213 Charlestown
“grant assign, transfer and make over to Elizabeth Sanklin”
◀ Follow back 1846 · DEED · BROWNING WILLIAM R; BROWNING ALMIRA; BROWNING MATTHEW S; BROWNING MARC → HEALY JONATHAN · book 7 p 213
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mortgage Cornelius Davis book 9 p 211 Charlestown
“same premises described in a certain deed of mortgage from Cornelius Davis to Daniel R. Larkin”
◀ Follow back 1867 · MORTGAGE · DAVIS PRESERVED → LARKIN DAVID R · book 9 p 211
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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

▶ 1894 · DEED · DOBBROW AUGUST A; DOBBROW ALICE M → CHURCH JOSEPH C · book 13 p 4

Bounded by

Samuel Ward · Samuel Ward · Asa Church · Asa Church · George A. Denton · Samuel Carey · George A. Stanton · George A. Stanton · Samuel Perry · Samuel Perry

The instrument's own words

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Know all men by these presents that whereas Treasurer Dans of the town of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and in the 18th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven, made, executed and delivered his certain deed of mortgage of that said surveying the premises hereinafter described to Daniel R. Sanklin of the Town of Richmond in his County and State aforesaid, to secure the payment of a certain promissory note for the sum of half a hundred dollars, made by said Treasurer Dans bearing date April 25th 1887 and made payable to said Daniel R. Sanklin or order on demand, as by reference to said deed of mortgage on record in Book 7 page 211 and 212 of the records of the town of Charlestown aforesaid for recording mortgages of Real estate with said mortgage fully appears, and whereas said Treasurer Dans did, in and by the said deed of mortgage conclude and appoint said Daniel R. Sanklin, his executors, administrators and assigns, to be his true and lawful attorney or attorneys irrevocable with full power of substitution and revocation for him, and in his name, or in their name or names as trustee at any time in case default should be made in the payment of said note or of the annual interest and mortgage, and such default should continue for his term of ten days, to sell at publick auction the premises aforesaid, or any part thereof just prior and after the expiration of said term of ten days twenty days notice of such sale, by advertisement in some one of the publick newspapers printed in the state of Rhode Island and in his name, or in their name or names, to make contracts, seal, acknowledge and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds, that might be necessary, to vest in such purchaser a good and conveyance a full and absolute estate in fee simple therein Said Daniel R. Sanklin did on the 7th day of July 1887 grant assign, transfer and make over to Elizabeth Sanklin of Charlestown aforesaid, and to her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, The premises described in the above mentioned mortgage deed, and all his right title and interest therein and the debt named thereby Said assigning being recorded in Book 7 page 213 said Town of Charlestown aforesaid at page 213 and whereas said Daniel R. Sanklin in and by said deed of assignment appointed and affirmed in his hand, said Elizabeth Sanklin to be the attorney of the mortgagor Treasurer Dans to do and perform all the acts, matters and things in such round deemed appropriate and do conduct or perform the same which it however confirmed, and from
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and my say’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’
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assigns, to his and their sole use, benefit and behof of forever. In Testimony whereof I said Preserved Davis, by my attorney said Joseph B. Cohunoh, administrator on the estate of said Elizabeth Cohunoh as aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4th day of May A.D. 1894 Signed sealed and delivered in presence of John M. Severey Preserved Davis by Joseph B. Cohunoh. L.S. Administrator on the estate of Elizabeth Cohunoh his wife State of Rhode Island ss County of Washington ss On this day In Testimony in said county on this 4th day of May A.D. 1894 personally appeared before me Joseph Cohunoh Administrator on the estate of Elizabeth Cohunoh attorney for Preserved Davis and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed as attorney for said Davis to be the free act and deed of his principal aforesaid and his free act and deed in his capacity of administrator and his own free act and deed as well. John M. Severey Notary Public I Joseph Cohunoh, of the town of Charlestown, in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island, of lawful age, on oath depose and say: that I am administrator on the estate of Elizabeth Cohunoh deceased, that I am the person who executed the foregoing deed: that I caused an advertisement of the sale of the premises detailed in said deed to be published in the Rhode Island County Journal, a newspaper published in the City of Providence in the State of Rhode Island on the days and times following to wit: on the 13th 20th and 27th days of April and on the 4th day of May in the year 1894 being every one of said newspapers prior to the day of sale: that said sale was made by public auction on Friday May 4th 1894 at 10 oclock A.M. in front of the Town Hall Building, in the village and town of Westerly, Rhode Island, and was made in my presence and under my direction by Benjamin Lath an auctioneer of said Westerly, pursuant to the notice of sale aforesaid a copy whereof is here to attached and is as follows,
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Joseph L. Colburn State of Rhode Island ss County of Washington Sc In Westerly this 4th day of May AD 1894 subscribed and sworn to before me John H. Sweeney Notary Public Received for record May 15 1894 at 4-30 oclock PM and recorded by George R. Cross Town Clerk Know all men by these presents that I August A. Sothon of the town of Richmond in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar and other valuable considerations to me paid by Joseph L. Colburn of the town of Charlestown in said county the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to do hereby give, grant, bargain sell, and convey unto said Joseph L. Colburn his heirs and assigns forever, the following described lots of land to wit: one certain lot of land situated in the village of Ceres Mills in said town of Charlestown and containing by estimation two and one half acres more or less with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon standing, and bounded as follows, Northerly by the highway, Easterly by land of the heirs of Samuel Ward deceased Southerly by said heirs land and Westerly by the small brook One other lot of wood land contains by estimation ten acres more or less bounded Southerly by land of the heirs of Asa Colburn deceased, Westerly by land of the heirs of Samuel Ward deceased Northerly by land of George A. Slaton and Easterly by land of Samuel Perry Said lots of land being the same premises described in a certain deed of mortgage from Cornelius Davis to Daniel R. Larkin dated June 18th 1847 and recorded in Land Evidence book No 9 page 211 at the town clerks office in said town of Charlestown. To have and to hold the same unto, land to the use of his said Joseph L. Colburn his heirs and assigns forever. And I Alice M. Sothon wife of said August A. Sothon in

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deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.