The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 5892

1/21/1903 · DEED · book 14 page 372 doc 5892

From MACOMBER BILLINGS D life
To PHILLIPS JAMES E life, PHILLIPS MARY O life
Premises 4000 square feet · lot of beach land near Anacomber (Anacomber, 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

▶ 1904 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · PHILLIPS JAMES E → BISSELL ELLA M · book 14 p 30

The instrument's own words

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372 hereto set our hands and seals this 24th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two signed and sealed in presence of Charles Edgar Mills E. J. Burkes Olney R. Dowd L.S. Emma R. Dowd L.S. State of New York County of New York SS. In New York City on the twenty fourth day of November AD 1902 before me personally appeared Olney R. Dowd and Emma R. Dowd his wife known to me and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and each acknowledged said instrument the day they executed, to be their free act and deed. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 24th day of November 1902 Charles Edgar Mills commissioner of deeds for whole State in New York City No 11 Broadway with city L.S. Received for record January 2 1903 at 11 oclock A.M. and recorded by George H. Lawrence Town Clerk. Know all MEN by these Presents, That I, Billings Anacomber of Charlestown, in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island [signature] called to be consideration of 7 Dollars soliens to me paid by James R. Phillips and Emily Phillips his wife of Hopkinton in said County and State hereinafter called the grantees the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant bargain, sell and alien convey unto the said grantees and their heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot of beach land situated near Anacomber in said Charlestown, containing 4000 square feet and bounded and described as follows, beginning at the Southeast corner of said lot at a post in the beach bank and forty feet West from the southeast corner of land of Robert W. Warner thence Northerly parallel with said Marker land and forty feet from the same, one hundred feet to a stake in the ground; thence Westerly forty feet to a stake; thence Southerly one hundred feet to
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373. a post at the beach land; thence Easterly 60 feet to the place of beginning, bounded on all sides by land of Jordan, Also a right of way to the Pond at the boat landing, and a right to pass from said tract to the sea, over a space four feet wide. To have and to hold the aforementioned premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging unto and to the use of the said grantees, and their heirs and assigns forever, until the said grantees be seized hereby, me myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators covalent with the said grantees and their heirs and assigns that I have carefully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same are free from all incumbrances that I have good right full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid; that the said grantees and their heirs and assigns shall by these premises at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that I for said grantees will and I my heirs, executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantees and their 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 19th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two. Signed and sealed in presence of George L. Cross Billings D. Macomber S.S. State of Rhode Island County of Washington Ss. In Charlestown on the 19th day of December AD 1902 before me personally appeared Billings D. Macomber to me known, and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and the acknowledged said instrument by him executed, to be his free act and deed, George L. Cross Notary Public Received for record January 21st 1903 at 2 o'clock P.M. and recorded by George L. Cross Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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