The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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10/3/1902 · DEED · book 14 page 355 doc 5881

From BABCOCK ELIAS L life
To BABCOCK HERBERT C life
Premises none · tract on Shorepoint Beach (Shorepoint Beach, North Smithfield)

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

◀ 1891 · DEED · BABCOCK ALBERT S; BABCOCK LAUTIE A → BABCOCK ELIAS L · book 12 p 248
◀ 1887 · DEED · BABCOCK WELCOME B; BABCOCK SAMUEL F; BABCOCK MARTHA B; BABCOCK MARY R; → BABCOCK ELIAS L · book 11 p 456
◀ 1887 · DEED · BABCOCK WELCOME B; BABCOCK SAMUEL F; BABCOCK MARTHA; BABCOCK MARY; BAB → BABCOCK ELIAS L · book 11 p 471

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

▶ 1907 · MORTGAGE · BABCOCK HERBERT C; BABCOCK ELLA J → CRUMB ALEXANDER G · book 16 p 45
▶ 1910 · MORTGAGE · BABCOCK HERBERT C → HOXSIE ELIZABETH J · book 16 p 433

The instrument's own words

Attribution under review. The portal's file number is shared by more than one instrument, and the words below could not be placed with certainty on this one by their own evidence (page stamp, parties, dates); they may belong to a neighbouring instrument. Read them as the record of the page, not yet as this deed's own.
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192 Know All Men by these presents, That I Thomas L. Arnold of the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, and State of New York in consideration of the sum of one dollar and other valuable considerations to me paid by Margaret Sauchy Miguel of Belton, County of Worcester, State of Mass achs the present hereof is hereby newly acknowledged, do hereby remise release and forever quit claim in and with her the said Margaret Sauchy Miguel her heirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest property claim and demand which I now have or of right ought to have, or claim, in and to a certain tract or parcel of land situated on Shorepoint Beach in the town of North Smithfield, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island bounded and described as follows beginning at a point on the beach line three hundred feet Easterly from a stone post that marks the boundary line between land of this grantor and land of Frank M. Arnold, thence Northerly one hundred and fifty feet parallel with said boundary line, thence Easterly one hundred feet, thence Southerly 150 feet parallel with said boundary line two hundred and fifty feet to the beach line, and thence a continuation of the tide to the ocean, thence Westerly bounding Southeast by the ocean one hundred feet and thence Northerly to the first mentioned point, bounded Westerly, Northerly and Easterly by land of the grantor, with a right of way over land of this grantor from the street hereby conveyed at the Boat shed, at a place suitable for docking motored boats. To have and to hold the same, with all the rights perks privileges and appurtenances thereto appertaining, unto and to the use of the said Margaret Sauchy Miguel her heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforementioned Thomas L. Arnold for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators, do covenant with the said Margaret Sauchy Miguel her heirs and assigns, that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises unto the said Margaret Sauchy Miguel her heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming through or under me, And I Margaret Sauchy Miguel of the said Thomas L. Arnold in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quit claim unto the said Margaret Miguel her heirs and assigns all my right of dower in due to the aforementioned premises, In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this fifth day of July in the year of
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193 our lord one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, signed and sealed in presence of George Blossom Thomas S. Arnold L.S. Mary S. Arnold L.S. Revenue Stamp 4¢ State of Rhode Island County of Washington At Charlestown on the fifth day of July A.D. 1919 before me personally appeared Thomas S. Arnold and Mary S. Arnold husband and wife to me known and became now known to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument by their hand and seal to be their free act and deed. George Blossom Notary Public L.S. Received for record August 12th 1919 at 10.30 o'clock P.M. and recorded by George Blossom Town Clerk $\mathcal{L}$ John F. McLaurin, of Moonocket in the County of Providence And State of Rhode Island, being of sound disposing mind do make this my last will and testament in manner following First, I hereby direct that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be paid out of my estate by my executing executor named. Second, I give, bequeath and devise all the rest, residue and remainder of the estate, real personal or mixed of which I shall be seized and possessed or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease excluding real estate hereafter acquired by me in manner following that is to say, I give, bequeath and devise unto my wife, Selena E. McLaurin of said Moonocket, the whole of said residue and remainder to have and to hold the same to her the said Selena E. McLaurin, her heirs executors, administrators and assigns forever according to the nature and quality thereof especially, the omission of the name of my only child Mary Drawable from this testament is intentional and is not accompanied by doubt or mistake. Third, — I do hereby nominate and appoint my said wife, Selena E. McLaurin, executor of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all other and former wills by me made, and I order, request and

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