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6/29/1898 · DEED · book 13 page 467 doc 5645

From CROSS CHARLES life
To BARKER HENRY A life
Consideration Twenty five dollars
Premises not stated · Block of land between Deep Pond and School House Pond (Deep Pond, School House Pond, Kings Factory Pond)

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

◀ 1890 · DEED · HOLDEN CHARLES → CROSS CHARLES · book 12 p 188
◀ 1886 · DEED · BROWNING JOSEPH L → CROSS CHARLES · book 11 p 366
◀ 1868 · LEASE · CROSS CHARLES; BURDICK GEORGE F; CROSS MARTHA B → CROSS MARTHA B; BURDICK GEORGE F; CROSS CHARLES · book 9 p 270
◀ 1862 · DEED · HOLDEN CHARLES; HOLDEN MARTHA → CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 405
◀ 1861 · AGREEMENT · CROSS CHARLES; CROSS POLLY → CROSS POLLY; CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 367
◀ 1859 · LEASE · CROSS CHARLES; CROSS JOSEPH → CROSS JOSEPH; CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 292
◀ 1855 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE W; CROSS JOSEPH H → CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 95

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

▶ 1900 · DEED · BARKER HENRY A → QUACOMPAUG LODGE · book 14 p 93
▶ 1900 · DEED · BARKER HENRY A → QUACOMPAUG LODGE · book 14 p 154
▶ 1905 · LEASE · DANA FREDERICK I; BARKER HENRY A; DEXTER HENRY C; DARLING GEORGE C; DA → NINIGRET COUNTRY CLUB · book 15 p 182
▶ 1911 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · PECKHAM GEORGE S; DANA FREDERICK I; BARKER HENRY A; DEXTER HENRY C → NINIGRET COUNTRY CLUB · book 17 p 92
▶ 1911 · DEED · DANA FREDERICK I; BARKER HENRY A; DEXTER HENRY C; DARLING GEORGE C; DA → NINIGRET COUNTRY CLUB · book 17 p 93
▶ 1929 · WILL · BARKER HENRY A → · book 24 p 20
▶ 1941 · AFFIDAVIT · PECKHAM GEORGE S; DEXTER HENRY G; DANA FREDERICK I; BARKER HENRY A → · book 28 p 375

The instrument's own words

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Know all men by these presents that I Charles Cross of Charlestown county of Washington, State of Rhode Island, in consideration of the sum of twenty five dollars to me paid by Henry Barker of the City and county of Providence State aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged as hereby remise release and forever quitclaim unto the said Henry A Barker his heirs and assigns forever, a certain block of land situated in said Charlestown bounded as follows beginning at a point on the shore of deep pond so called where the brook from school house pond empties into the same thence mostly along the shore of said deep pond two hundred and seventy feet north thence in a northeasterly direction bounding southerly on land of Leonard to a point on shore of school House pond where Kings Factory Pond is called connect with said pond thence Easterly along the shore of said school House Pond to the first mentioned brook thence following said Brook southerly to the place of beginning reserving however a right of way to cross said tract to the school House Pond, To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to him the said Henry A Barker his heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforesaid Charles Cross for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators do covenant with the said Henry A Barker his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the aforescribed premises unto the said Henry A Barker his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by through or under me. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of June AD 1848 In presence of George Coloves Charles Cross L.S. State of Rhode Island county of Washington In Charlestown on the 29th day of June 1848 before me personally appeared Charles Cross to me 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 Coloves Antony Public Received for record June 29 1848 at 9-3 o clock A.M. and recorded by George Coloves Town Clerk
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283 Bounded southerly by said Ocean View Avenue. The within described lot is shown and delineated as lot No. 128 on a certain plan or plat entitled, "Plat of Quonno- cutung Highlands, Quonnoquntouck Beach, R. I., property of S. H. Davis, Leon L. Holland, C. R. Holland 100 feet to the inch, February, 1926." Said plat is duly filed in the Land Evidence records of said Town. The above conveyed premises shall be used as a site for not more than one residence, said residence to be of a class to cost not less than one thousand five hundred ($1,500) and to be built in such a manner that no part of the building (including twenty-five (25) feet from Ocean View Avenue on the south). No portion of any house or building constructed (including porch) shall approach the side or rear lines of the lot on which the house or portion of any dwelling shall approach the side or rear lines of the lot on which it is located nearer than three feet. The buildings shall be of fireproof construction. All toilets must be sanitary flush toilets, buildings shall be provided with garbage or other refuse cans. All toilets must be sanitary flush toilets, all toilets and sinks must drain into a septic tank or tanks or suitable sewer. In consideration of the purchase price it is understood and agreed that the above restrictions and limitations shall apply to and run with the land for a period of twenty twenty years from January 1st, 1958. The grantees, his heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, servants or agents shall have the right in common with others to pass and recross Lot No. 128, Atlantic avenue to the beach, with his heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, assigns, licensees, servants or agents shall have the right in common with others to cross and recross at any time, day or night, over that certain strip of land and the twelve foot wide right of way leading to said lot, all as shown on that cer- tain plan or plat entitled, "Plat of Quonnoquntouck Beach, R. I., property of S. H. Davis, Inc., Land 1 inch equals 100 feet, revised July, 1931." which plat is duly filed in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said corporation has caused these presents to be duly signed by its President and Treasurer, hereunto duly authorized and the corporate seal to be hereunto affixed at Westerly, Rhode Island, this 14th day of May, 1958. CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC. (Corporate Seal) Howard E. Thorp President Nelson H. Thorp Treasurer (DOCUMENTARY STAMP, $1.10) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Westerly on the 14th day of May, 1958, before me personally appeared Howard E. Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the President of said corporation, and Nelson H. Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the Treasurer of said corporation, and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be the free act and deed of said corporation and as well individually. JOAN Z. ABURN (Notarial Seal) Notary Public. Received for record May 15th, A. D. 1958 at 11 o'clock, a. M., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That We, RICHARD E. CURRIE, JR. and DORIS D. CURRIE, husband and wife, of Charlestown, Rhode Island, hereinafter called the "mortgagors," in consid- eration of Five Thousand & 00/100 ($5,000.00) Dollars, to us paid by INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK of Providence, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, with its principal place of business in the City and County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the "mortgagee," the receipt whereof is hereby ack- nowledged, do hereby grant to the mortgagee, its successors and assigns forever, with MORTGAGE COVENANTS, to secure the payment of the principal and interest of a certain promissory note of the mortgagor of even date herewith and bearing the serial number hereof, the following: Those certain tracts or parcels of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated on the westerly side of the Ross Hill Road, so-called, in the Town of Charles- town, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows:-

The page as recorded

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