The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents, That I, Mary
Charlotte Sisson of Northshore, Washington County, Rhode Island,
for the sum of one dollar, lawful money of the United States, and
their valuable considerations, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
from Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Bullock, of Atlanta, Fulton County,
Georgia, do bargain and sell, and by these presents do grant,
bargain, sell and convey unto the said Marie Elizabeth Bullock,
her heirs and assigns, all my interest as her heir or otherwise, in the
property real and personal in the Town of Northshore, County of
Washington, State of Rhode Island, described and conveyed by a
deed from George R. Ward of Oregon, to Pelig E. Sisson dated
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, October 7th 1875, and
witnessed by Lewis S. Ward and Mrs. E. Hope.
In witness whereof I, the grantor above named have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 11th day of August 1894,
Executed in presence of
George E. Crosses
Mary E. Crosses
Mary Charlotte Sisson L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss.
This certifies that on the 11th day of August
1894, personally appeared before me Mary Charlotte Sisson
known to be the person described in the foregoing
instruments and acknowledged to me that she executed the
same of her own free will and accord.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
my official seal the day and year last above written,
George E. Crosses
Notary Public
L.S.
Received for record Aug 28 1894 at 10.30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George E. Crosses Town Clerk
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Being the same premises conveyed to these grantors by Howard E. Thorp and Nelson
H. Thorp by deed dated October 11, 1955 and duly recorded in the Land Evidence
Records of the Town of Charlestown in Book #35 at Pages #138-#139.
WITNESS our hands this 11th day of October 1957.
JAMES T. BYRNE
SOPHIE S. BYRNE
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $2.75)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly on the 11th day of October 1957, before me personally appeared James T. Byrne
and Sophie S. Byrne, husband and wife, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing
the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed to be their
free act and deed.
NELSON H. THORP
Notary Public
Received for record October 23rd, A. D. 1957 at 3:00 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, BENJAMIN C. GAVITT and BESSIE C. GAVITT, husband
and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for
consideration paid, grant to LESTER B. GRINKNELL and ELEANOR B. GRINKNELL, husband and wife, both
of said Town, County and State, as joint tenants and not as Tenants in Common, with QUIT-CLAIM
COVENANTS
That certain parcel or tract of land, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of
Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the westerly side of the State Highway, commonly known
as "County Road 7", at the northeasterly corner of Lot Number 7, as shown
on that plat entitled, "CROSSLAND PARK Section One in the Town of Charlestown,
R. I., property of Lester B. Grinknell, Plat Book 3, Page 1, Dated, Nov., 1954, W.
Masterbrooks, Civil Engineer, Scale 1" = 50'", and at the northeasterly corner
of the premises herein conveyed, said point being the northeasterly corner of the
Office, said Town of Charlestown, in Plat Book No. 3, at Page 8; thence running
southerly a distance of 100 feet to the southeasterly corner of the Office, then
southerly a distance of 50 feet; thence continuing still southerly a distance of 100 feet to
shewn on said plat; thence running easterly a distance of 100 feet to the
southeasterly corner of said parcel; thence running westerly, bounded northerly by Lots
Nos. 12, 11 and 10, a distance of 300 feet, as shown on said plat; thence running
westerly a distance of 100 feet to the northwesterly corner of the premises
herein described; thence running northerly a distance of 100 feet to the
westerly corner of the Office; thence running northerly a distance of
50 feet to the southwesternly corner of Lot No. 9 as shown on said plat; thence running
50 feet to the southwesternly corner of Lot Nos. 9, 8 and 7, a distance of 300
feet to the point and place of beginning.
Meaning and intending to convey Lots 10, 11 and 12, together with that strip of
land, or unnamed street, lying directly northerly on said lots 10, 11 and 12, all
as shown on said plat.
We, Benjamin C. Gavitt and Bessie C. Gavitt, husband and wife, release to said Grantees all
our right of curtesy and dower, respectively, and all other interest in the aforesaid premises.
WITNESS our hands this 23rd day of October, 1957.
BENJAMIN C. GAVITT
BESSIE C. GAVITT
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $1.10)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, etc.),
County of Washington }
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