The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 5932

7/30/1903 · DEED · book 14 page 444 doc 5932

From GARDINER EDWIN L life
To HOXSIE FRANK life
Premises Tract on Dunscreening Neck bounded by the sea and a new street (Dunscreening Neck, Westerly, Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

deed Albert S. Babcock book 13 p 18 Charlestown
“deed from Albert S. Babcock to Leander F. and Edwin L. Gardiner dated Sept 6, 1893”
◀ Follow back 1894 · DEED · BABCOCK ALBERT S; BABCOCK LAUTIE A → DAY LILLIE B; DAY ANNIE A · book 13 p 18
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deed Albert S. Babcock
“deed from said Babcock to me dated August 14 1895”
◀ Follow back 1894 · DEED · BABCOCK ALBERT S; BABCOCK LAUTIE A → GARDINER LEANDER F; GARDINER EDWIN L · book 13 p 10
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deed Leander F. Gardiner book 14 p 132 Charlestown
“deed from Leander F. Gardiner to me dated March 7, 1887”
◀ Follow back 1900 · DEED · GARDINER LEANDER F; GARDINER ALICE A → GARDINER EDWIN L · book 14 p 132
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The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1903 · DEED · BABCOCK ALBERT S; BABCOCK LAUTIE A → GARDINER EDWIN L · book 14 p 443
◀ 1900 · DEED · GARDINER LEANDER F; GARDINER ALICE A → GARDINER EDWIN L · book 14 p 132
◀ 1894 · DEED · BABCOCK ALBERT S; BABCOCK LAUTIE A → GARDINER LEANDER F; GARDINER EDWIN L · book 13 p 10

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

▶ 1920 · DEED · HOXSIE FRANK → STANLEY ARTHUR JR; STANLEY ANNE T · book 19 p 317

The instrument's own words

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444 Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Enoch M. Vars Gilbert S. Babcock SS Danter A. Babcock SS State of Rhode Island &c County of Washington So Before me the undersigned Notary this 15th day of August AD 1843 personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed. Enoch M. Vars Notary Public SS Received for record July 30 1843 at 9 30 oclock After. and recorded by George La Cross Town clerk KNOW all Men by these Presents, That I Edwin G. Gardiner of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in consideration of one dollar and other good and valuable consideration paid by Frank Hosie of Danbury in the State of Connecticut the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Frank Hosie A certain Tract or parcel of land lying being on Dunscreening Neck so called in the town of Westerly, Washington County, State of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows, Beginning at a point on the Sea, Forty Three (43) feet East from the southeast corner of a cottage lot where a family owned by Colenus G. Brandall, once resided marking westerly on a line parallel with said Brandalls east line to the new street or roadway, lately marked out, thence Easterly bounded Northerly by said new street or roadway fifty one (51) feet thence Southerly in a straight line and parallel to the West boundary line of this lot to the Sea thence westerly along the sea shore forty (40) feet to the first mentioned bound or place of beginning. Subject to 1/10
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445 reservations contained in a deed from Albert S. Babcock to Leander F. and Edwin L. Gardiner dated Sept 6, 1893 and recorded in Land Evidence of said Charlestown Book No 13 Page 18. For my title see above mentioned deed from said Babcock to me dated August 14 1895, also a deed from Leander F. Gardiner to me dated March 7, 1887, and recorded in Book No 14 page 132 and 133 of the records of deeds in the town of Charlestown, State of Rhode Island. I give and to hold the granted premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to the said Frank House and his heirs and assigns to their own use and behalf forever. And I do hereby for myself and my heirs executors and administrators, covenant with the said grantee and his heirs and assigns that the granted premises are free from all incumbrances made or suffered by me except as aforesaid, and that I will and my 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 claiming by trough, or under me except as aforesaid but against none other. In witness whereof I the said Edwin L. Gardiner being unmarried hereto set my hand and seal this twenty second day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and three. Signed and sealed in presence of Owen La Brothey Edwin L. Gardiner LS. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Suffolk SS. July 24, 1903 Then personally appeared the above named Edwin L. Gardiner and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed, Before me Isaa. F. Husker Notary Public LS. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Suffolk SS. Clerk office of Superior Court I Jos. H. Millard of Boston in said County duly elected qualified and sworn as Clerk of the Superior Court for and within said County and Commonwealth dwelling in Boston in said County, said Court being a court of record with a seal which is here to office. The records and seal of which Court I have in the custody do herein and hereby in the performance
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446 of my duty as said clerk, certify and attest that Mrs. R. Tucker before whom the annexed affidavit, proof or acknowledgment was taken and subscribed is a Notary Public for, within, and including the whole of said Commonwealth doing business in said county and did business in said county when said proof or acknowledgment purports to have been made, duly appointed, qualified, sworn and authorized by the laws of said Commonwealth to act as such, and also fully authorized by the laws of said Commonwealth to take affidavits and take and certify proofs of acknowledgment of deeds of conveyance for lands, tenements, hereditaments lying and being in said commonwealth in any part thereof and to be recorded therein, wherever situated and however bounded, that he was at the time of taking the affidavit, proof or acknowledgment hereunto annexed, a Notary Public that his faith and credit are and ought to be given to his official acts, that I am well acquainted with his signature and handwriting, and I verily believe that the signature to the said affidavit, proof or acknowledgment is genuine, and further, that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of said commonwealth. Witness my hand and the seal of said court at Boston in said county and commonwealth this 23nd day of July A.D. 1903. S.S. Jos. A. Willard Clerk Received for record July 30 1903 at 9-30 oclock A.M. and recorded by Pregege [illegible] Town Clerk

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