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11/30/1898 · DEED · book 13 page 498 doc 5664

From HAZARD PERRY life, HAZARD CAROLINE life
To CROSS GEORGE C life
Consideration eight dollars
Premises 51 acres · Abigail Land (41 ac) and Porth Cohaquannock land (10 ac) (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

◀ 1882 · DEED · RHODE ISLAND STATE OF → HAZARD PERRY · book 11 p 116
◀ 1882 · DEED · RHODE ISLAND STATE OF → HAZARD PERRY · book 11 p 113
◀ 1882 · DEED · RHODE ISLAND STATE OF → HAZARD PERRY · book 11 p 114

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

▶ 1898 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · CROSS GEORGE C → TABER ABBY L; TABER HENRY W · book 12 p 311
▶ 1898 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE C; CROSS MARY E → BROWNELL STEPHEN · book 13 p 501
▶ 1898 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE C; CROSS MARY E → BROWNELL STEPHEN · book 13 p 502
▶ 1898 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE C; CROSS MARY E → BROWNELL STEPHEN · book 13 p 504
▶ 1901 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE C; CROSS MARY E → BROWNELL STEPHEN · book 14 p 221
▶ 1903 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE C; CROSS MARY E → WATERHOUSE CHARLOTTE E · book 14 p 514
▶ 1912 · DEED · CROSS MARY E; CROSS GEORGE C → CHAMPLIN HENRY; CHAMPLIN SARAH; STEWART MARY P; FAYERWEATHER MARIAH C; · book 17 p 240
▶ 1913 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · CROSS GEORGE C → PECKHAM ALBERT A; PECKHAM KATIE S · book 17 p 338
▶ 1913 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE C; CROSS MARY E → LOXLEY SAMUEL; LOXLEY HANNAH A · book 17 p 458
▶ 1917 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE C; CROSS MARY E → JOSEPH RACHEL C; TEFFT WILLIAM E · book 18 p 504
▶ 1923 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE C; CROSS MARY E → CROTTY LAWRENCE F · book 20 p 401
▶ 1923 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · CROSS GEORGE C → PECKHAM KATE S; PECKHAM ALBERT A · book 17 p 465
▶ 1927 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE C; CROSS MARY E → CROSS BESSIE M · book 22 p 460

Bounded by

Mary Will · Secretary Dyson · Nathaniel Almy · Hannah Hadley · Edward S. Cole · Bridget George · James Hill · Harry Charlestown · Eliza Potter

The instrument's own words

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498. instrument bey him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed; And then and there the above named Hannah E. Hopkins wife of said George W also personally appeared before me and declared by me was named privately and apart from her said husband, and while so privately and apart I showed and explained to her the foregoing instruments by her signed, and she acknowledged the same to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and declared to me that she did not wish to revoke the same. Charles Cross Justice of the Peace Received for record Nov 30 1845 at 10 30 o'clock A.M. and recorded by George B Cross Town Clerk KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents That I Perry Hazard of Smithsonian county of New London state of Connecticut in consideration of the sum of eight dollars to me paid by George B Cross of Charlestown Rhode Island the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have remised released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise release and forever quitclaim unto the said George B Cross his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest property claim and demand which I now have, or of right may have to claim or claim in and to two certain tracts of land situated in said Charlestown the first of which is known as the Abigail Land and is bounded as follows viz North by land of the heirs of Mary Willy East by land of Henrietta Boyer, Nathan Wilcox, Hannah Hadley and Edward S Cable, South by "Carpenter land" and West by "Bridger George land" containing forty one acres more or less. The second lot known as the "Porth Cohaquannock land" and is bounded as follows viz North by James Clark's land, East by Harry Shannahan's land South by Eliza Potter's land and West by a highway, containing ten acres more or less, or however otherwise either of said tracts may be bounded. To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said George B Cross his heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforesaid Perry Hazard for myself and for my heirs
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executors and administrators, do covenant with the said George Cross his heirs and assigns, that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises unto the said George Cross his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through a under me. And I Caroline Shepard wife of the said Perry Hazard in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantor his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in and to the aforementioned premises. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 5th day of October in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety two. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Mary Cross Charles Cross Perry Hazard L.S. Caroline Shepard L.S. State of Rhode Island County of Washington ss In Charlestown this 5 day of October AD 1892 Perry Hazard personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed. Charles Cross Justice of the Peace Received for record Nov 30 1895 at 10 30 o'clock A.M. and recorded by George L Cross Town Clerk To All People to whom these presents shall come I John Hazard of Westerly, county of Washington in the state of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantor, Send Greeting: Know ye, That I the said grantor for and in consideration of the sum of four dollars to me in hand, before the crossing of this deed fully paid by George L Cross of Charlestown in said County and State hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am therewith fully satisfied, contented and paid and thus of and of every part and parcel thereof, do covenant agree and discharge the said grantee his heirs successors and administrators forever by these presents, have given, granted bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed
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300 and they severally acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed. ISABELLE W. ROOK (Notarial Seal) Notary Public Received for record June 6th, A. D. 1958 at 9:53 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk THE WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY, of Westerly, Rhode Island, having received full payment and satisfaction of the within mortgage, recorded in the Land Evidence Records in the Town of Charlestown in Book Number 36 Page 200, does hereby cancel and discharge the same IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, said Company has caused these presents to be signed and its Corporate Seal to be hereunto affixed by Robert B. Perry its Executive Vice President duly authorized, this 31st day of January, A. D. 1961. Signed and sealed and proved in presence of Charles C. Buffum Robert B. Perry Its Executive Vice President THE WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY (Corporate Seal) Received for record February 1st, A. D. 1961 at 9:01 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk We, EVERETT R. GRAICHEN and our wife, LUCY GRAICHEN, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, in the State of Rhode Island for consideration paid, grant to RAYMOND B. WILLIS and wife, MARY R. WILLIS, both of the town of Westerly, County of Wash- ington, in State of Rhode Island, as Joint Tenants, with right of survivorship, and not as Tenants in Common, with WARRANTY COVENANTS excepting the hereinafter mentioned restrictions: That certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Town of Charlestown in the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, said lot and premises being as Lot Number Eighty-nine (89) on that plat entitled, "Sketch of Hadley Shelter No. 2", prepared by Everett R. Graichen and Lucy Graichen, both of Charlestown, Section #2, Charlestown, R. I. containing approximately forty feet in front, extending 47.77 feet to the center of the road, Forty ft. Cliffside, Stewart, Registered Land No. 3977, County of Washington, "Filed in office of Charlestown Town Clerk, February 18, 1958, in Flat Book 3. Surveyor". Filed in office of Charlestown Town Clerk, February 18, 1958, in Flat Book 3. Said lot is conveyed subject to the following restrictions: 1. No trailing house, tent, Closet that shall be used for human habitation or any building placed or er- ected on said land. 2. The parcel hereby sold shall be used only for residential pur- poses, not including barns, stables, garages, places for parking cars, etc. on the premises. 3. No building shall be erected, placed, maintained or altered unless the plans, specifications and methods to be used approved in writing by the grantors, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns. 4. Each house must have a full basement. 5. Each house must be at least 70 feet square, and situated at a distance of not less than 20 feet from the property line, and main- tained on the premises, other than household pets. 6. Each lot is subject to an assessment of five dollars ($5.00) per year for the maintenance, repair and general improvement of said plat. Said assessment shall be paid to party until such time that a homeowners association is formed to take over this function. 7. All buildings shall comply with municipal and government laws, ordinances and regulations and if any restrictions or conditions herein do not comply thereby it is the responsibility of the Buyer to the Grantors to bring the pliance with such laws, ordinances and regulation. 8. No fences or row of trees, shrubs or hedges higher than 3 feet shall be erected, placed or main- tained on the premises. 9. No house to be constructed nearer Than twenty-five (25) Feet from front of lot or Six (6) Feet on either side of lot. WITNESS our HAND this 19th day of February 1958. EVERETT R. GRAICHEN (SEAL) LUCY GRAICHEN (SEAL) (DOCUMENT STAMPS FILING, $1.10) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ss: County of Washington, in Charlestown in said County, on the 19 day of Feb. A. D. 1958 before me, personally appeared the above Grantors, EVERETT R. GRAICHEN and wife, LUCY GRAICHEN each all to me known, and known me to be the parties executing this instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed, to be their free act and deed. CHARLES S. BRIGHTMAN (Notarial Seal) Notary Public Received for record June 6th, A. D. 1958 at 2:15 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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