The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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6/15/1903 · MORTGAGE · book 14 page 431 doc 5925

From BABCOCK DANIEL F life
To BARBER BENJAMIN H life
Premises none · lot with buildings and improvements (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

◀ 1899 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · FIDLER WELCOME → BABCOCK DANIEL F; BABCOCK CHARLES H · book 13 p 460
◀ 1893 · DEED · BABCOCK ALBERT S; BABCOCK LAUTIE A → BABCOCK DANIEL F; BABCOCK CHARLES H · book 12 p 427

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

▶ 1919 · DEED · KENNEDY ANDREW; BARBER LIZZIE; MCCARROL THERESA M; KENNEDY JOHN H; BAR → WILKENING EDWARD · book 19 p 155

The instrument's own words

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431 June 1903 personally appeared before me Marie E. Bullock And Robert R. Hill to me known and known by me to be the parties who execute the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same by them signed to be their free act and deed, as mutual consent the void final signature the number of spaces this lease is to run is changed to three George C. Cross Notary Public Received for record June 15-1903 at 9.30 oclock A.M. and recorded by George C. Cross from Clerk Is All People to whom these Presents shall come I Daniel T. Babcock of Charlestown 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 fifty find dollars to me in hand before the executing hereof well and fully paid by Benjamin M. Thaler of Westerly in said County and State hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby well acknowledge, and am thereby fully satisfied contented and paid, and thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof do execute, acquit and discharge the said grantee his heirs executors and administrators forever by these presents, have given granted bargained sold alienated enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do fully fully and absolutely grant bargain sell lease enfeoff convey and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs and assigned forever, a certain lot a parcel of land lying and being in said Charlestown with the Buildings and Improvements thereon standing bounded beginning at the Northwest corner thereof at a stake in the ground about 15 feet South from the old beach and on the east side of the highway nearly opposite land of Stephen Beckham 100 feet thence Southly on a line 10 feet from the Highway 90 feet thence Westerly to the highway to a point 90 feet South from the first mentioned point thence Northerly along the highway 90 feet to point of beginning To have and to hold
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132 the said granted and bargained premises, with all the appurtenances, privileges and commodities to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their only proper use, benefit and behalf forever. And I the said grantor for myself and my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant, promise and grant to and with said grantee his heirs and assigns that at and before the delivery of this deed I am the true, sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises, and am lawfully seised and possessed of the same in my own proper right as a good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple, and have in me good right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell, convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the said grantee his heirs and assigns, shall and may from time to time, and at all times forever hereafter by force and virtue of these presents lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances free and clear and fully and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from all and all manner of sums or other gifts, grants, bargains sales leases mortgages, wills, entails, jointures doweries, judgments creditors and assurances, of what nature or nature soever, that might in any measure or degree obtrude or make void this present deed. Furthermore, I the said grantor, to myself and my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above described premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant recurse and defend by these presents. The condition of this deed is such that, whereas I the said Daniel Babcock have execute my signature promissory note for the sum of fifty five dollars bearing even date herewith, and made payable to the said Benjamin H. Barber six months after date with interest at the rate of six per centum per annum payable semi annually until said principal sum is paid, like the at or after maturity, and all installments of account in writen, whether before or after maturity, to bear interest at the rate aforesaid until paid. Ans
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Therefore, if I the said grantor or my heirs, executors, administrators or assigns or any other person, for me or for them, shall pay said note at maturity, together with the interest thereon, according to the tenor thereof then this deed shall be void, otherwise shall be and remain in full force and effect. Furthermore I the said grantor do hereby constitute and appoint the said grantee his executors, administrators and assigns, my attorney irrevocable, with full powers of substitution and revocation for me and in my name or in his or their name or names, at any time, in case default shall be made in the payment of my said note, or of the semiannual interest due thereon and such default shall continue for the term of ten days, to sell at public auction the premises aforesaid or any part thereof they first giving after the expiration of said term of ten days, twenty days notices of such sale, one or more of the public newspapers printed in said county, and in my name or in their name or names, to make, execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers in full and absolute estate in fee simple therein, and on sale thereof hereby granting unto my said attorneys power to continue or adjourn such sale from time to time) I do authorize my said attorney to receive the amount the same may be sold for, and after the payment of all the expenses incident to such sale or sales, to apply and appropriate the residue thereof to the payment of the amount of principal and interest of said note hereby secured, I hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default in the payment of said annual interest, the principal of said note shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale, accounting to me or to my heirs and assigns of all sums over and above the amount thereof, I hereby ratifying, approving and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or caused to be made by virtue hereof. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Joseph C. Moore Daniel F. Babcock
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434 State of Rhode Island ss County of Washington ss In Westerly this 10 day of June AD 1863 Daniel L. Babcock to me known who known by me to be the person described in said and who executed the foregoing instrument personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument he him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed, Joseph Le Moine Notary Public Received for record June 15 1903 at 9-30 oclock A.M. and recorded by George La Cross Town Clerk KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, That we George M. Nebecker and Lucy A. Nebecker wife of said Geo. M., and in right of said wife of inhabitants town, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to us paid by Albert B. Dixon of said Charlestown the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Albert B. Dixon his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title, interest property, claim and demand which we have have, or of right ought to have, or claim in and to a certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown, bounded and described as follows, beginning at the Southwest corner of land of John M. Pendrick and Ariel B. Kenyon, at the shore of Charlestown Pond thence Northerly bounding Easterly by land of said Pendrick & Kenyon to a stone post set in the ground thence Northwesterly bounding Northeasterly by land of grantor about one hundred seventy-one and one half feet to a stone post thence Southwesterly bounding

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