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3/23/1895 · DEED · book 13 page 87 doc 5419

From MACOMBER BILLINGS D life
To FRANCIS FRANCES P life
Consideration fifty Dollars
Premises 2800 square feet · tract of beach land (Locustestsmth)

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

◀ 1875 · DEED · HOXSIE DORA M; HOXSIE NANCY B; CLARK MAXSON G; CLARKE HANNAH; HOXSIE S → MACOMBER BILLINGS D · book 10 p 161
◀ 1868 · DEED · BABCOCK BENJAMIN; BABCOCK SUSAN A; WILLIAMS ANN B; PALMER HARRIET B; B → MACOMBER BILLINGS D · book 9 p 249

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1926 · DEED · ARNOLD THOMAS L; MILLS HATTIE L → CARPENTER CLEVELAND · book 22 p 180
“granted to the brauntes and his late husband Isaiah Wright in a deed from Thomas L. Arnold”
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

▶ 1932 · TAX SALE · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; FRANCIS FRANCES P; JOHNSON LUCY E; JOHNSON MADELI → CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 25 p 173
▶ 1932 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; FRANCIS FRANCES P → CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 25 p 175

Bounded by

Grant L Grayson · Francis A. Kenyon

The instrument's own words

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Know All Men by these Presents That I D. Billings D. Macumber of Locustestsmth in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty Dollars well and truly paid by Francis P. Francis of Westfield Mass the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do grant, bargain sell, convey and confirm unto the said Francis P. Francis her heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of beach land situated in said Locustestsmth containing 2800 square feet bounded as follows, beginning at the highest part of the beach bound and forty feet Easterly from the Northeast corner of land of Grant Hopson, Thence Eighty along said beach land 40 feet, Thence Northerly 70 feet and Thence Westerly 80 feet and thence southerly 70 feet to the place of beginning, bounded on all sides by land of the grantor, granting unto said grantee her heirs and assigns a right to pass and repass either with teams or on foot over the premises of the grantor to the tract hereby conveyed, also a right of way four feet wide to pass from said tract to the Ocean, also a right to take water from the well on the farm of the grantor for use on said tract. To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging, or in any way appertaining to the said grantee her heirs and assigns forever. And I the said grantor for myself my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant to and with the said grantee her heirs and assigns that at and before the executing thereof I am the lawful owner of the above bargained premises, and am seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance, in fee simple, and have in myself good right, to sell and convey the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid, and that the said demised and bargained premises with the appurtenances are free from all encumbrances, of what nature or natural soever, that might in any measure or degree, diminish or vitiate this present deed. Furthermore I the said grantor for myself my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and agree the above demised premises to the said grantee her heirs and assigns against the any lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant above and defend by
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88. These presents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 22 day of March A.D. 1894. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Joseph G. Cross B. D. Macomber Lsd State of Rhode Island ve Washington Ss Bristol R. Charleston this 22 day of March 1895 Billings D. Macomber personally appeared before me and acknowledged the within instrument to be his free and voluntary act and deed. George G. Cross Notary Public Received for record March 23, 1895 at 10 o'clock A.M. and inscribed by George G. Cross Town Clerk To All People to whom these presents shall come, We George A. Percene and Mary P. Percene wife of said George A. of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantors, send Greeting, Know ye that we the said grantors for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to us in hand paid for the enclosing hereof well and truly paid by Walter S. Whitford of South Kingstown hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge and are therefore fully satisfied, contented and paid; and of ourselves, and of our heirs and parcel thereof do equate, request and discharge the said grantee his heirs, recs, executed and administrators forever by these presents, have given, granted, bargained, sold, leased, assigned, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do fully, fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, lease, assign of every corner and boundary unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown containing two acres more or less and bounded Northerly by the highway, Easterly by the Conry Pond (so called) Southerly and Westerly by land of Barnes A. Kenyon or however otherwise bounded with a receiving home and other buildings thereon standing. To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained

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