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6/24/1901 · DEED · book 14 page 222 doc 5802

From JOHNSON ABBY F life, JOHNSON ABRAHAM life
To BARKER HENRY A life
Premises 87.5 · Parcel on Northerly side of King's Factory Road near Post Road (Charlestown, King's Factory Road, Post Road, seep Pond, Brimas Land, Pecoon Sand, Susan Reservoir)

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

◀ 1895 · DEED · WILCOX HANNAH → JOHNSON ABBY F · book 13 p 152

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

▶ 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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222 instrument buy them executed to be their free will and deed Whiting Metcalf Notary Public Received for record January 15 1901 at 11-30 oclock A.M. and recorded by George G. Lowre Town clerk Know All Men by these presents, that we Abraham Johnson and Abby H Johnson (wife of said Abraham Johnson in her own right) both of the Town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantors, in consideration, ten dollars to us paid by Henry Barker of the City of Providence in said State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby give, grant bargain sell and convey unto the said said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever, a certain piece of parcel of land lying in the Town of Charlestown on the Northerly side of the King's Factory Road so called near its intersection with the "Post Road" so called and is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a stone bound on the Northerly side of said King's Factory Road at the Southe east corner of the lot herein described and running Northing with the boundary line between this lot and land owned by said Abby H Johnson and Charles G Johnson to a stone bound upon the South side of seep Pond so called thence running and running in a general Easterly direction with said seep Pond, (including all ownership right title and interest in and to the bed of said pond attached to the land herein described) to a stone bound marking the dividing line between this land and land owned by James H Kenyon thence running and running in an Easterly direction with the Southerly line of said land of said James H Kenyon to a stone bound marking the dividing line between this land and the Brimas Land" so called (now owned in part by said Jas H Kenyon thence running Southerly bounding Easterly on said "Brimas land" to a cedar tree on the King's Factory Road, thence running westerly bounding Northerly on said road to the first mentioned bound or starting point. Said parcel of land comprises 87.5 more or less a part of the Valley portion of the Pecoon Sand" so called as laid out on a "Map of the Susan Reservoir Charlestown Rhode Island" which is recorded in the Town Clerks Office of Charlestown, to which reference is hereby made.
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223 Reserving however, from the effect of this conveyance the old family burial ground situated in this described land and to the extent of which we have an acre of land, and a right of way to and from the same by the most convenient and direct route to the "old Indian trail" as called and to the King's highway road as called, to have used and to hold the aforesaid premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and to the use of the said Grantee, and his heirs and assigns forever. And we the said Grantors, do hereby for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and administrators covenant with the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns, that we are lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises that the same are free from all incumbrances that we have good right full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner as we aforesaid; that the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns shall be they their presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that we the said Grantors will and our 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 we have hereunto set our hands and seals this fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord and thousand nine hundred and one. Signed and sealed in presence of James C. Collins Jr Abraham Johnson L.S. Abbey F. Johnson L.S. absent to mark of A.F. Johnson (marginalia: thousand stamp mo) State of Rhode Island County of Washington ss. On Charleston on the fifteenth day of June 20, 1901 before me personally appeared Abraham Johnson and Abbey F. Johnson each and all to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they severally acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed, James C. Collins Jr Notary Public Received for record June 24 1907 at 123 o'clock P.M. and recorded by George C. Converse Town Clerk.

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