The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 5604

11/18/1897 · DEED · book 13 page 396 doc 5604

From MACOMBER BILLINGS D life
To ASHWORTH CHARLES H life
Premises 280 square feet · tract of beach land (Charlestown)

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

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

▶ 1903 · DEED · ASHWORTH CHARLES H → ASHWORTH MABEL S · book 14 p 485

The instrument's own words

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396 said Ellen Le Davis her heirs and assigns, that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises unto the said Ellen Le Davis her heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by through or under me. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3d day of November in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety seven. Signed and sealed In presence of George Colves John L Davis L.S. State of Rhode Island County of Washington Charlestown ss. On Charlestown on the 8th day of Nov, AD 1897 before me personally appeared John L Davis to whom I know and believe him to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged said writing to be his free act and deed. George Colves Notary Public Received for record Nov 18 1897 at 2 oclock pm. and recorded by George Colves Town Clerk Know all Men by these Presents that I J Billings D Macomber of Charlestown Washington County State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of One Hundred and twenty five dollars to me paid by Charles H Cushman of Sandwich New London County State of Connecticut hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt thereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain sell and convey unto the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of beach land situated in said Charlestown containing 280 square feet bounded as follows, beginning from and one half foot South of the highest part of the beach bank at a stake, thence Easterly along said beach bank 90 feet thence Northerly 70 feet thence Westerly 90 feet and thence Southerly 70 feet to the place of beginning bounded on all sides by land of the grantor. Granting unto said grantee his heirs and assigns a right to pass and repass withs other tens a ten fot path over the premises of the grantor to the
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tract hereby conveyed, also a right of way five feet wide to pass over foot from said tract to the Ocean, But said grantee is to place no obstruction on said right of way) 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 aforesaid premises with all the privileges and appurtenances therewith belonging unto and to the use of the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever. And I the said grantor do hereby for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators covenant with the said grantee and his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same are free from all encumbrances that I have given and have full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid, that the said grantee and his heirs and assigns shall by these presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that I & the said grantor will bind my heirs, executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of October in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety seven, Signed and sealed in presence of George Lorey Billings D. Macomber S.S. State of Rhode Island County of Washington at Charlestown on the 26th day of October AD, 1897 before me personally appeared Billings D Macomber to me well and known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument by him executed to be his free act and deed. George Lorey Notary Public S.S. Received for record Nov 18, 1897 at 3 oclock P.M. and recorded by George Lorey Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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