The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 5948

8/27/1903 · DEED · book 14 page 479 doc 5948

From MACOMBER BILLINGS D life
To THORNTON LELAND A, THORNTON EDNA L
Premises 373 3/4 feet · lot of beach land (Dingy cove, 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

▶ 1923 · DEED · THORNTON LELAND A; THORNTON EDNA L → WILLIAMS CLARENCE B; WILLIAMS ANNIE L · book 21 p 43
▶ 1925 · DEED · THORNTON LELAND A → WILLIAMS CLARENCE B; WILLIAMS ANNIE L · book 21 p 433
▶ 1943 · DEED · THORNTON LELAND A; THORNTON GRACE R → HOLMA HELMI S · book 29 p 137

The instrument's own words

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479 request ed 1783 before me personally appeared Albert E. Horie and Mary Atthole his wife to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknow- ledged said instrument by their hands to be their free act and deed. George H Horie Notary Publics L S Recorded for record August 26th 1803 at 2.30 oclock PM and recorded by George La Cross Town Clerk KNOW all MEN by these Presents That I Billings G Macomber of Charlestown, county of Washington State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of Fifty dollars to me paid by Leland G. Thornton and Edna G. Thornton of Providence R.I the receipt hereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Billland G. and Edna G. Thornton their 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 lot of beach land situated at Dingy cove in said Charlestown containing about 373 3/4 feet bounded as follows, beginning at a stake at the beach bank one hundred and twenty feet East of the Southeast corner of land this day deeded to Mabel S. Ashworth Thence Northerly parallel with said Ashworth land seventy feet Thence Easterly 5.35 feet and thence Southerly seventy feet to a stake at the beach bank Thence Westerly along said bank 55.5 feet to the place of beginning bounded, Southerly, Westerly and Southerly by Granton, Easterly by land this day deeded to Helen M Walcott and wife of however bounded with a right of way through the farm of grantor to pass with teams or foot to this beach, also a right to take water from the well on said farm, To have and to hold the same with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining unto the said Leland G. and Edna G. Thornton their heirs and assigns forever, And I the aforementioned Billings G Macomber for myself and for my heirs, Executors and administrators do covenant with the said Leland G.
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480 and Edna own Thornton their heirs and assigns, that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises unto the said second Edna own Thornton there heirs and as agreed former, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by title or under me. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27 day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two. Signed and sealed in presence of [Signature] L. S. [Signature] Pillings 27 December 1902. State of Rhode Island County of Washington On this twenty seventh day of August A.D. 1902 before me the respectable appeared Pellings J. Munsell to me known, and known by me to be the party executing the following instrument, and did acknowledge, said instrument by him executed to be his free act and deed. George Converse Notary Public Received your record August 27 1902 at 1 o'clock P.M. and recorded by George Converse Town Clerk Know All Men by these Presents, that I Pellings J. Munsell of Charlestown, County of Washington State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to me paid by Selwyn G. Hallatt and Andie L. G. Hallatt his wife of Providence R.I. the receipt whereof in hereby acknowledged, have surely released, relieved, and forever quitclaimed unto them the said Selwyn G. and Andie L. G. Hallatt their heirs and assigns forever, all the right title, interest property, claim and demand, which I now have or may night have to, or claim in, and to a certain tract of beach land situated at Narragansett in said Charlestown, containing about 3750 square feet bounded as follows beginning at a stake at the beach land at the southeast corner of land this day deeded to S. Thornton and wife, thence Northerly course Northerly by said Thornton land seventy feet thence easterly 33 feet and hence southerly seventy feet

The page as recorded

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