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5/29/1903 · DEED · book 14 page 419 doc 5919

From BLAKELY JOHN life
To BLAKELY JAMES W life, BLAKELY CATHARINE life
Premises 1/8 of an acre (first lot) · Two contiguous lots of land with buildings (Narragansett Beach, Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

deed William H. Lewis and Sarah E. Brandell book 13 p 47 Charlestown
“conveyed to this grantor by William H. Lewis and Sarah E. Brandell by deed dated the 18th day of August AD 1885”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (not_in_index)
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deed William H. Lewis book 14 p 47 Charlestown
“conveyed to the Grantor by William H. Lewis by deed dated the 23rd day of May AD 1899”
◀ Follow back 1899 · DEED · LEWIS IDA T; LEWIS WILLIAM M → BLAKELY JOHN · book 14 p 47
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The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1899 · DEED · LEWIS IDA T; LEWIS WILLIAM M → BLAKELY JOHN · book 14 p 47
◀ 1898 · DEED · LEWIS IDA T; LEWIS WILLIAM M; CRANDALL SARAH E; CRANDALL WILLIAM L → BLAKELY JOHN · book 13 p 471
◀ 1897 · DEED · BLAKELY JAMES W; BLAKELY CATHARINE → BLAKELY JOHN · book 13 p 343

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

▶ 1906 · MORTGAGE · BLAKELY JAMES W; BLAKELY CATHARINE → ASHAWAY SAVINGS BANK · book 15 p 462
▶ 1912 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · BLAKELY CATHERINE; BLAKELY JAMES W; ASHAWAY SAVINGS BANK → WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY · book 17 p 348
▶ 1929 · MORTGAGE · BLAKELY JAMES; BLAKELY CATHARINE → WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY · book 23 p 409
▶ 1939 · MORTGAGE · BLAKELY JAMES W; BLAKELY CATHARINE → WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY · book 28 p 84

The instrument's own words

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419 his heirs and assigns payable in case of loss to the said mortgagees and their executors, administrators or assigns and that the premium or premiums paid therefor shall be a further charge upon said granted premises, secured by these presents. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 8th day of May in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and three, (1903) Signed and sealed in presence of [Signature] E. Bellone William E. Leffts L.S. Emeline D. Leffts L.S. State of Rhode Island County of Providence On Providence on the 8th day of May AD 1903 before me personally appeared William E. Leffts and Emeline D. Leffts his wife to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument but they acknowledged said instrument by their executed, to be their free act and deed, Horatio E. Bellone Notary Public L.S. Received for record May 9@ 1903 at 6 o'clock P.M. and recorded by George G. Cross Town Clerk For transfer of above mortgage see Book No 18 Page 334 KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that John Blakeley of the City of Providence in the County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to me paid by James M. Blakeley and Katherine Blakeley wife of said James M of Newport in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantees, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said grantees and the survivor of them their heirs and assigns
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420 forever, certain, contiguous lots or parcels of land situated with all the buildings and improvements thereon, at or near Narragansett Beach as called in the town of Charlestown in the county of Washington in said State of Rhode Island, the first lot contains by estimation one eighth (1/8) of an acre the same more or less, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the southeasterly corner of this lot at a point on the stone wall next to the beachway thence Northeasterly 135 feet to the Northeasterly corner of this lot, which said corner is 110 feet from the highway, bounded Southerly by land of Byron S. Reynolds, thence Southwesterly 40 feet to the Southwesterly corner of said lot, bounded Easterly by land of William H. Lewis, thence southwesterly 135 feet to the southwesterly corner of said lot and to said wall, thence along said wall 40 feet to the place of beginning, the same being lot number 13 on a plan of Cottage site filed by the Beach brothers in the office of the Town Clerk of said Charlestown together with a right of way to and from said lot to the highway, across land of the aforesaid William H. Lewis, meaning hereby to convey the same premises which were conveyed to this grantor by William H. Lewis and Sarah E. Brandell by deed dated the 18th day of August AD 1885 and recorded in said Charlestown records of deeds in Book No 13 at page 47 ff. The second lot hereby conveyed is bounded and described as follows to wit: Beginning at the Northeast corner thereof at the corner of the lot first described lot thence running westerly 110 feet Bounded Northerly, by land of A. M. Moore to the highway thence southerly 22 1/2 feet to curb of St. M. Moore bounded westerly by said highway, Thence Southerly 50 feet bounded Northerly by said M. Moore's land, thence Southerly 22 1/2 feet bounded westerly by said M. Moore's land, Thence Easterly 60 feet bounded southerly by land of Byron S. Reynolds and Rebecca Gardner to the lot first above described, thence Northerly 45 feet to the first mentioned point, bounded easterly by said first described lot, reserving therefrom a strip four feet wide along the Southerly rear of said M. Moore's land, which with a like strip four feet wide on M. Moore's land is reserved for a highway, meaning hereby to convey the same premises which were conveyed to the Grantor by William H. Lewis by deed dated the 23rd day of May AD 1899 and recorded in said Charlestown records of Land Evidence in Book No 14 at page 47. To have and to hold the
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421 foregranted premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging unto and to the use of the said Grantees and their heirs and assigns forever. And I the said Grantor do hereby for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators covenant with the said grantees and their heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same are free from all incumbrances that I have good and 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 presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that I the said Grantor will and 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 twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two. Signed and sealed in presence of S. D. Farnum John Blakely L.S. State of Rhode Island County of Providence In Pawtucket on the 21st day of April AD, 1902 before me personally appeared John Blakely 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. Dennis D. Farnum Notary Public Received for record May 29th 1903 at 5 o'clock P.M. and recorded by George La Luce Town clerk

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deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.