The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 8034 › 97@29/274 › 5469@36/122

9/25/1957 · DEED · book 36 page 122 doc 5469@36/122

From BROWN RUTH J life
To BROWN HAROLD W life
Premises

Back — where this land came from

deed George A. Sawyer book 29 p 239 Charlestown
“Being the premises described in the deed from George A. Sawyer to this Grantor dated August 19, 1906”
◀ Follow back 1944 · DEED · SAWYER GEORGE A → BROWN RUTH J · book 29 p 239
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deed Thomas J. Clarke et ux book 25 p 111 Charlestown
“premises described in the deed from Thomas J. Clarke et ux to this Grantor dated September 15, 1944”
◀ Follow back 1932 · MORTGAGE · PIETILA MICHAEL A → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 25 p 111
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deed Edith A. Bogue book 31 p 231
“premises conveyed to this Grantor by deed from Edith A. Bogue dated July 2nd, 1942”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (not_in_index)
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probate Edith A. Bogue, Executrix of the last will and testament of said Owen Bot book 31 p 239
“deed of”
◀ Follow back 1948 · DEED · BARBER LEAR S → HIGGINS BETTY FLORINE; HIGGINS RAYMOND THOMAS JOSEPH · book 31 p 239
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The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1957 · DEED · IRISH GEORGE C; IRISH LYRA B → BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J · book 36 p 159
◀ 1957 · DEED · BROWN CAROLE B; BROWN DAVID W → BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J · book 36 p 121
◀ 1957 · MORTGAGE · WEILAND ESTHER R; WEILAND FLOYD W → BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J · book 36 p 140
◀ 1957 · AGREEMENT · WEILAND ESTHER R; WEILAND FLOYD W → BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J · book 36 p 171
◀ 1953 · DEED · GRILLS MARY GRACE; GRILLS SAMUEL → HERSCHEL CHARLOTTE; HOBBS MADELEINE; MARSH HELEN; PATEE DORIS; WALKER · book 33 p 634
◀ 1949 · DEED · DOWD AGNES M; DOWD FLORENCE H → BROWN RUTH J · book 31 p 618
◀ 1948 · DEED · BOGUE EDITH A → BROWN RUTH J · book 31 p 218
◀ 1947 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → BROWN RUTH J · book 30 p 288
◀ 1946 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · INDUSTRIAL TRUST COMPANY → BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J · book 28 p 277
◀ 1944 · DEED · SAWYER GEORGE A → BROWN RUTH J · book 29 p 239
◀ 1944 · DEED · CLARKE MARY A; CLARKE THOMAS J → BROWN RUTH J · book 29 p 274

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

▶ 1957 · DEED · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH → URSO NATALE LOUIS · book 36 p 34
▶ 1957 · DEED · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → WEILAND ESTHER R; WEILAND FLOYD W · book 36 p 139
▶ 1957 · AGREEMENT · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → WEILAND ESTHER R; WEILAND FLOYD W · book 36 p 171
▶ 1958 · AGREEMENT · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → HATCH EDITH W; HATCH WILLIAM M · book 36 p 303
▶ 1958 · AGREEMENT · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → HERSHEL CHARLOTTE A · book 36 p 429
▶ 1959 · DEED · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → ISBELL CAROLYN A · book 37 p 45
▶ 1959 · RELEASE · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → WEILAND ESTHER R; WEILAND FLOYD W · book 36 p 140
▶ 1962 · AGREEMENT · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF · book 38 p 536
▶ 1963 · DEED · BLANTON HARRIET; BLANTON HARRIET MARSH; BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN KATHERIN → · book 39 p 255
▶ 1964 · DEED · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → BROWN SHERMAN H; GORDON ELIZABETH B; BETTINGER FREDERICKA B; BROWN DAV · book 40 p 95
▶ 1964 · DEED · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → GORDON ELIZABETH B · book 40 p 96
▶ 1964 · DEED · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → BETTINGER FREDERICKA B · book 40 p 97
▶ 1965 · AGREEMENT · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY; NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO · book 40 p 308
▶ 1965 · DEED · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → BETTINGER FREDERICKA B · book 40 p 390
▶ 1965 · DEED · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → GORDON ELIZABETH B · book 40 p 390
▶ 1966 · DEED · BROWN HAROLD W; BROWN RUTH J → BROWN SHERMAN HAWLEY · book 41 p 411

Today — the assessor's parcel

WEST BEACH ROAD map 1 lot 103
owner of record: GORDON ELIZABETH B REVOCABLE TRUST · OPEN SPACE 30%
the assessor cites book/page 0036/0122 (BROWN, RUTH J, 09/25/1957)
04/26/2017GORDON ELIZABETH B REVOCABLE TRUSTbook 427 p 296
09/22/2009QUONOCONTAUG LLCbook 335 p 898
12/26/2006QUONCONTAUG LLCbook 304 p 1086
09/01/1989GORDON ELIZABETH BROWNbook 107 p 852
09/25/1957BROWN, RUTH Jbook 36 p 122
the assessor's card ↗

The instrument's own words

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122 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, RUTH J. BROWN, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to my husband, HAROLD W. BROWN, of said Town, County and State, with QUIT-CLAIM CONVEYANCE An undivided one-half (½) interest in and to those certain parcels or tracts of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon enterprised, situated and being in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: FIRST TRACT: Beginning at the northeast corner just at the right of the gate leading from the highway to the house; thence running northerly and westerly by a stone wall leading to the house; thence easterly by said house to the southeast corner of said house; thence southerly by said wall to the South property corner of said land, near a neat house boat; thence running easterly bound by south- erly side of land, formerly of Mrs. Sarah S. Brown, to said wall now stands to the highway; thence on the highway to the first mentioned point or boundary place Beginning. Being the premises described in the deed from George A. Sawyer to this Grantor dated August 19, 1906 and recorded in said Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Book 29, page 239. SECOND TRACT: Beginning at the corner of the highway where said tract adjoins property formerly of Salome Gulls, now of this Grantor; thence running northerly, bounded easterly by said Grantor's land, to a boat mark first lot of F. P. Lugey; thence westerly about 55 feet; thence northerly by the boundary of Owen Bot Land to the first lot of F. P. Lugey; thence northerly on the Bound Line to the salt Fen; thence southerly along the boundary of Owen Bot Land to the southeast corner of F. Lugey; thence easterly along the line of old Breach, so-called; thence northerly by the boundary of formerly of Lynch and Blakely; thence southerly along said Breach to the boundary of formerly of Lynch and Blakely; thence easterly in a direct line about 20% feet from the northeasterly corner to the southeast corner of said Breach, so-called; thence southerly to the highway; thence easterly, bounded southerly by the highway to the land formerly of F. P. Lugey; thence northerly along said highway to the northeast corner of said highway; thence northerly 200 feet; thence easterly along 200 feet to the southeasterly corner of said langworthy land; thence easterly along the said highway to the northeast corner of said langworthy land; thence northerly along easterly 150 feet to the northeasterly corner of another lot easterly to F. P. Lugey; thereafter thence northerly along the boundary of said langworthy land to the northeast corner of said lot until it comes to the wall land of formerly Edwin Joss; thence gorthly and easterly along said wall to the northeast corner of said land; thence easterly along the boundary of corner of said Briggs lot; thence southerly along said Briggs to the highway and place thence easterly and northerly along the highway to the point and place first above Beginning. EXCEPTING, HOWEVER, from said SECOND TRACT, those premises conveyed by deed in this Grantor to Helen LaGrange dated September 19, 1956 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Book 36, page 134. THIRD Tract: That certain lot situated at Conquetoneaug, in said Town of Charlestown, bounded by estimation, northerly and easterly by the boundary on land of formerly Gordon N. Hoxie, easterly and southerly on the old Breach, so-called, and westerly by land formerly of Samuel G. Ames. Said SECOND Tract and said THIRD Tract being the premises described in the deed from Thomas J. Clarke et ux to this Grantor dated September 15, 1944 and recorded in said Records of Land Evidence, Book 25, page 111. FOURTH Tract: Commencing at the northeast corner of said tract and at the northwest doorway of formerly of Enoch W. Vars on the Salt Fen, so-called; thence run easterly about 100 feet; thence northerly by the boundary of Enoch W. Vars on the Salt Fen, 200 feet; running southerly, bounded easterly by said Vars on the Salt Fen, to a point 20 feet west from the first bound; thence easterly along the line of said Fen pointed to the first bound; thence easterly about 100 feet. Being the premises conveyed to this Grantor by deed from Edith A. Bogue dated July 2nd, 1942 and recorded in Book 31, page 231, also by deed of Edith A. Bogue, Executrix of the last will and testament of said Owen Bot, Book 19, page 119, and recorded in 2nd, 1948 and recorded in said Records of Land Evidence, Book 31, Page 239. FIFTH TRACT: Beginning at the south shore of Salt Fen, at the northeasterly corner of land formerly of F. P. Lugey; thence running northerly 35 feet; thence running easterly to the southeasterly corner of said land of this Grantor; thence running westerly 35 feet; thence running northerly to the shore of said Salt Fen at a point 35 feet easterly from the place of beginning; thence running southerly to the shore of said Fen, a distance of 35 feet to the point and place of beginning. Being the premises conveyed by deed of Agnes M. Howe and Florence M. Howe to this Grantor, said deed dated December 23, 1943, recorded in 1st, 1949 and recorded in said of Land Evidence, Book 31, page 618. Said FIFTH TRACT is conveyed subject to exceptions noted in said deed. SIXTH TRACT: Beginning at a point on the northerly side of the Town highway directly opposite the northeast corner of the premises described in SECOND TRACT, as recorded in Land Evidence, Book 36, page 134, and recorded in said Records of Land Evidence, Book 33, Page 697, and running northerly 200 feet over the top of a large rock stone wall, bounded easterly by land formerly of R. Langworthy; thence southerly along said wall to a point 200 feet south from said highway; thence southerly on a line parallel with the east line of this 200 feet lot from said highway; thence easterly along said highway to the point and place of beginning. Being the THIRD TRACT described in deed from Louis R. Langworthy et al to this Grantor dated October 28, 1953 and recorded in said Records of Land Evidence, Book 33, Page 697. SEVENTH TRACT: Consists of eight (8) lots or parcels of land shown and delineated as Lots Numbers 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51 on that plan or plat entitled, "Conoquoneaug Highlands, property of Charlestown Estates, Inc., scale 1 inch equals
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50 feet, July 1936, Bess & Lewis, Engrs.," said plat being duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk, said Town of Charlestown. Said eight lots comprise one parcel bounded as follows: Northerly, by land now or formerly of Charlestown Estates, Inc.; easterly by Sunset Avenue, so-called; southerly by the Old Highway leading from the land of this Grantor and westerly by other land of this Grantor and a portion of Quonocontaug Pond. Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Charlestown Estates, Inc. to this Grantor by deed dated January 13, 1957 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Book 30, page 288. This conveyance is made and accepted subject to any and all agreements, conditions, easements, reservations and rights of way that may appear in line of title of the herein conveyed premises. WITNESS my hand this 25th day of September, 1957. RUTH J. BROWN No Internal Revenue Stamps required. STATE of RHODE ISLAND COUNTY of WASHINGTON In Charlestown, on the 25th day of September, 1957, before me personally appeared Ruth J. Brown, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument, by her executed, to be her free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record September 25th, A. D. 1957 at 4:31 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [signature] Town Clerk ---- STATUTORY FORM OF WARRANTY DEED. We, ALBERT G. RANDALL and GRACE M. RANDALL, husband and wife, both of New Rochelle, County of Westchester and State of New York, for consideration paid grant to HELEN E. HARTZELL, of Scarsdale, County of Westchester and State of New York, with WARRANTY COVENANTS. Two certain tracts or parcels of land situated and being in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows, to wit: Lots #152 and #153 as shown and delineated on a certain plan or plat entitled, "Plan of Quonocontaug Central Beach, Charlestown, Rhode Island," filed with the Inc., Agent, 80 feet east of the center of Sunset Avenue, by Bess & Lewis, Engrs., revised to September 19, 1929." Said plan or plat or being on file in the Town Clerk's office of said Town, the said lots are bounded as follows: northerly, by land of their heirs and assigns and the right have the right to pass and repass to and from and from to said lot or tract feet on the easterly side of Sunset Avenue, the said right of way being as shown on the shown on said plan or plat leading to the public highway, and as the well rights may hereafter be of way leading to the public highway, and as the well rights may hereafter be the fresh water pond, and any other portions of said plat which might hereafter be designated for public use, and the said grant does not include the right of way leading to hereby convey and agree to and with the said grants, their heirs and assigns, called the Fire District, its successors and assigns, or on the before the first day of August in each year hereafter the sum of $1.00 (One Dollar) shall be applied by the said Quonocontaug Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns, in its use and possession conveyed limited duration to the said Fire District, and the roads and other portions that may be designated for public use, and the said sums agreed to be paid are hereby secured by a lien upon the said premises hereby conveyed and the failure of failure to make any payment within one year after the same said became due, it hereby convey and agree to and with the said grants, their heirs and assigns, that they ors and assigns, to sell and convey the premises at public auction, first giving notice of sale by posting a notice thereon and in the Town Office of Charlestown, and by publishing at least once each week for three successive weeks; and to become the purchaser or purchasers at said sale unless the said premises are made and accepted subject to the fol- lowing conditions and restrictions, NAMELY: 1. In case of a contemplated sale of said lot or parcel of land or part thereof, Howard E. Thorp, his heirs and assigns, shall be given ten days notice in writing and shall have first right to purchase said lot or parcel together with the buildings and improvements thereon at the highest bona fide price in good faith made and actually offered to the said grantee, her heirs and assigns.

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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.