The instrument's own words
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438— Know all men by these presents that I, John
M. Buddington, citizen of the town of Bristol, county of Washington
and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor, In
consideration of ten Dollars and other valuable considerations to
me paid by Samuel N. Davis, of said town, county and state
hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge
indeed, do hereby give, grant bargain sell and convey unto the said
grantee, Montana, his heirs and assigns forever, certain
lots or parcels of land situated in the town of rehabilitate, county
of Washington in said State of Rhode Island, being a portion of
the "Buddington's Improvement", as called, the first tract therein
on plat hereinafter referred to as "Lot No. 1" is bounded and
described as follows: Commencing at the southeasterly
corner of the newly constructed way entered at a stake set at the intersection
of the westerly line of the public highway with the easterly line
of land of heirs of Isaac Lawton; thence N 24° 22' 30" W, eighty
three and nine tenths (83.9') feet; thence N 23° 29' 40" W, fourteen
hundred two (1402') feet to a borehole in a stone wall at the point
where lands of the grantor, heirs of Aaron Lawton and
Samuel N. Davis intersect; thence S 45° 47' W, one hundred eighty
four and forty seven one hundredths (184.47') feet; thence S 34° 0'
29' 30" SW, seven hundred nineteen and eleven one hundredths
(719.11') feet to land of heirs of Mary B. Patridge; thence S 24° 44' 30"
W, three hundred seventy three and forty one one hundredths (373.41')
feet; bounded southeasterly by lands of heirs of Aaron Lawton,
Samuel N. Davis and heirs of Mary B. Patridge; thence S 45° 49' 30"
E, three hundred seventy one and six tenths (371.6') feet; thence N
46° 57' 00" E, four hundred forty one and one hundredths
(441.01') feet; thence N 23° 29' 40" E, one hundred seventy three and
eighty one one hundredths (173.81') feet to land of Asa Hopkins
thence N 94° 08' 30" E, two hundred seventy eight and fifty two
one hundredths (278.52') feet; bounded northeasterly by land
of heirs of Mary B. Patridge and Asa Hopkins; thence S 22° 22' E,
one hundred forty three one one hundredths (143.01') feet; thence
S 82° 55' 30" E, two hundred forty two and seventy one one hundredths
(242.71') feet; thence S 82° 1' E, three hundred thirty and forty five
one hundredths (330.45') feet; thence S 88° 14' 30" E, five hundred
eighty four and eighty three one hundredths (584.83') feet to land
of Benjamin R. Hollister and Hopard H. Burdick; bounded northeasterly
by land of Asa Hopkins; thence S 18° 48' 30" E, six hundred sixty
one and eighty one one hundredths (661.81') feet to land of Samuel
N. Davis, bounded easterly by land of Hopard H. Burdick; thence S
S 79° 04' 30" W, two hundred thirty four and seventy four one
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lim deadline (235.77) feet bounded northerly by land of Samuel M.
Harris course S 38° 58' 30" E, three hundred forty one and ninety four
one hundredths (341.94) feet course S 30° 41' 30" E, seventy seven and seventy
one one hundredths (77.71) feet course S 12° 23' 20" E, two hundred eighty
three and one twelfth (283 1/12) feet course S 16° 12' 00" E, three hundred and
forty one hundredths (341.00) feet course S 16° 24' 00" E, eight
hundred seventy seven and one hundredths (877.01) feet bounded
easterly by land of Daniel M. Davis and Shepard M. Bardicks course N 16°
58' 10" W, nine hundred seventy seven and one hundredths (977.01) feet course N
58° 58' 30" W, one hundred twenty four and fifty four
one hundredths (124.54) feet to the westerly line of the public highway bounded
northerly by land of Shepard M. Bardicks course S 39° 27' 30" E, eight
four and ninety one hundredths (84.91) feet to the angle in the highway
course S 28° 38' 30" E, three hundred forty seven and eight tenths (347.80)
feet to the southeasterly corner of the herein described tract bounded
easterly by the public highway course S 30° 23' 30" W, thirty nine and thirty
four one hundredths (39.34) feet to land of Nelson M. Malcott bounded
southerly by the public highway course N 16° 14' 30" W, fifty (50) feet bounded
northerly by land of Nelson M. Malcott course S 16° 25' 30" W, fifty (50) feet bounded
northerly by land of Nelson M. Malcott course S 16° 24' 15" W, fifty (50) feet
(50) feet to the highway bounded southerly by land of Nelson M. Malcott
course S 28° 23' 30" W, one hundred twenty eight one hundredths
(128.01) feet to land of Nelson M. Malcott and wife bounded northerly by
the public highway course N 16° 32' 30" W, fifty (50) feet bounded
northerly by land of Nelson M. Malcott and wife course S 16° 26' 30" W,
one hundredths (100.00) feet to land of Nelson M. Malcott and wife bounded
southerly by land of Nelson M. Malcott and wife course S 16° 32' 30" W, five
hundredths (5.00) feet bounded easterly by land of Nelson M. Malcott
course N 16° 21' 30" W, one hundred twenty one and sixty
six and seventy seven one hundredths (121.67) feet bounded southerly
by land of Nelson M. Malcott and wife and Frederick M. Beeyels
course S 16° 32' 30" E, two (2) feet to land of Nelson Thornton and
wife bounded easterly by land of Frederick M. Beeyels course S 20°
23' 30" W, three hundred thirty three and thirty one hundredths
(333.31) feet bounded easterly by land of Nelson Thornton and
wife and Brittain Smith course S 15° 37' 30" E, fifty (50) feet to
the public highway bounded easterly by land of G. Bellion
course N 16° 23' 30" W, seventy one and one hundredths
(71.01) feet & the angle in the public highway course S 65° 27' 30" W,
forty four and forty four one hundredths (44.44) feet course S
16° 14' 30" W to land of G. Abel & Roberts bounded southerly by the
public highway course N 16° 24' 30" W, fifty (50) feet bounded
westerly by land of G. Abel & Roberts course S 65° 59' 30" W,
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440 two hundred thirteen (213) feet bounded southerly by lands of Gabriel
S. Pickup, 87x 1/2 Acs Farmland and Ada L. Blackwood. Thence S 19° 28' E,
fifty (50) feet bounded easterly by land of Ada L. Blackwood. Thence S
45° 59' 30" W, two hundred eighty nine feet and seven tenths (289.7)
feet bounded west by land of Teresa A. Potter bounded northerly by the public
highway. Thence N 33° 57' 15" W, seventy (70) feet bounded easterly by land
of Teresa A. Potter thence S 65° 59' 30" W, fifty (50) feet bounded northerly by
lands of Teresa A. Potter and Mary V. LoConte Thence S 33° 57' 15" W,
seventy (70) feet bounded easterly by land of Mary V. LoConte Thence S
65° 59' 30" W, one hundred fifty four and twenty four from one hundreds
(154.24) feet to the southeasterly corner of 87 1/2 Acs. Thence S 17° 27' W,
southerly by the public highway thence S 17° 27' W, one hundred (100)
feet bounded northerly by Philip LoConte thence S 65° 59' 30" W, fifty
(50) feet bounded southeasterly by said Philip LoConte thence S 17° 27' W,
one hundred (100) feet to the public highway, bounded easterly by said
Philip LoConte Thence S 65° 59' 30" W, eighty one and twenty one
hundredths (81.21) feet to land of Harriet B. Dixon, bounded southerly by
the public highway Thence S 20° 24' 30" W, forty (40) feet bounded easterly
by land of Harriet B. Dixon Thence S 65° 59' 30" W, one hundred
twenty (120) feet bounded northerly by land of Harriet B. Dixon thence S
20° 24' 30" E, ten (10) feet to land of Mary B. Bailey bounded easterly
by land of Harriet B. Dixon Mary B. Bailey bounded N 65° 57' 30" W, two
hundred twenty four and fourteen hundredths (224.14) feet bounded
southerly by lands of Mary B. Bailey, Edward S.
Person day, JLabele James J. Thisson and Wesley H. Bruce
thence S 23° 24' 30" E, thirty (30) feet to the public highway, bounded
easterly by land of Mary B. Bailey Thence S 65° 57' 30" W, one hundred
three and sixty one tenths (103.61) feet to the point of
beginning bounded southerly by the public highway in a manner
bounded.
The second tract then known as Lot hereinafter
referred to as "Lot B" is bounded and described as follows:
commencing at a drill bolt set in a stone set at the angle in
the public highway at a point where the boundary line of said
highway intersects the southerly line of land of Howard H. Burdick
Thence S 50° 40' 30" E, ninety two and seventeen one hundredths
(92.17) feet Thence S 39° 27' 30" E in forty and five one hundredths
(45.05) feet Thence S 51° 25' 0" E one hundred thirty five (135) feet more
or less until it intersects the mean high water line in Cohasset
Pond bounded southerly by land of Howard H. Burdick Thence
following the mean high water line of Cohasset Pond south
easterly, southerly, southeasterly and easterly until it intersects
the easterly line of the herein described tract bounded north
easterly, easterly, northeasterly and northerly by Cohasset Pond
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Part: North 22° 22' W, forty three (43) feet more or less to a drill hole
in a stone on line; thence S 12° 23' W, five hundred forty six and
fifty one hundredths one hundredths (546.49) feet to land of Josephine Collins,
bounded Easterly by land of Everett H. Warner; thence S 83° 11' 30" W,
eighty one and twenty eight hundredths one hundredths (81.28) feet to land of
Chand Manning bounded Easterly by lands of Josephine Collins
and James B. Phillips; thence N 12° 45' 30" W, forty (40) feet; thence N
12° 45' 30" W, fifty (50) feet bounded westerly by land of Chand Manning;
thence N 12° 45' 30" W, seventy (70) feet bounded northerly by land
of Chand Manning; thence S 83° 23' 40" E, one hundred sixteen (116) feet;
thence S 22° 22' W, one hundred (100) feet bounded Easterly by land
of Chand Manning; thence N 83° 11' 30" E, one hundred eighty one
and twenty eight hundredths one hundredths (181.28) feet to land of Everett H.
Warner, bounded northerly by lands of Chand Manning, James B.
Phillips and Josephine Collins; thence S 22° 22' W, thirty (30) feet more or
less, but intersecting the mean high water line of the Atlanta
Dam, bounded Easterly by land of Everett H. Warner; thence in a
Southwesterly direction following the mean high water line of the
dam until it intersects a lot which is a continuation north
of the public highway, bounded southerly by the Atlanta Dam; thence
N 12° 45' 30" W, five hundred ten (510) feet more or less to the point of
beginning, bounded westerly by "Lot O" and the public highway,
or fence bounded easterly from above described "lot B"
a lot forty rods conveyed by his deed to Mary A. Phillips is more
fully described in a deed recorded with said deed hereafter to this
conveyance, that said tract shown on a plan hereinafter referred to
as "lot B" is bounded and described as follows: commencing at a
stake set at the northeasterly corner, at the intersection of the highways
and is bounded southerly by the public highway and land of john
H. Walcott, said highway, lands of Nelson H. Walcott and wife, being
H. Hover, G. S. Bell and wife and Elizabeth L. Lynch, deceased Hunter
and wife and E. Biltion Jewett, said highway, lands of john H. Walcott
and M. J. Macpherson, began description here. then a line out to b and to a
point’s there, said highway, lands of Barton D. Barrett, Frances Barrett
lot, said in Pt. road, land of M. drowell and land of Mary L. Moore,
Balyon P. Mcllour, Nellie's parents M. J. Mcloughlin and lands of
Josie E. Fulton, Harriet M. Moore, Mary S. Bailey, Edmund &
Dorothy Dewey, highway, land of James F. Thatcher, Wesley M. Bruce and
said public highway, bounded westerly by land of gloria of carran
S. Duncan, Edward & Parsons, Jessie E. Fulton, Mary M. O'Flaherty
D. Barrett, M. J. Macpherson, Isabel R. Philip, Nelson H. Walcott and
wife and Nelson H. Walcott, easterly by the public highway and
Lot B land of Nelson H. Walcott E. Biltion Jewett from fragment
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442
L. En and Mr Johnson Gt of Frank in Swanwaymouth, Mr L Littlegot Lot, Edmound
S Parsons and James T Thurston. Southerly by the Lot Attant to Ocean lands
S Byron N Davis, seen A Days lot L S, and Mr M Johnson Lot, Loulin D Davids
Frances S Frauces lots pule in Rte, Frank in Swanwaymouth, Mary V Leaks
Benjamin P Morton, Nellie S Mraleth, and Mr M Littlegot Lot on houses
bounded and marked with lines being described as "Lot B" and
"Lot C" on that plat of land called "Sutter's Plat (Plat No 1) bound at Jamestown
Beach in the Town of Charlestown R.I., sold by John M Buddington to
Samuel N Davis, deed dated 1st 100th March 1923, seen in H Olland, Lawel
Engineers, and being designated as "Lot C" on that plat of land called "Sutter's
(Plat No 2) enlarged part of "Sutter's Lot" at Jamestown Beach in the
Town of Charlestown R.I., conveyed by John M Buddington to Samuel
N Davis, deed dated 1st 100th March 1923, seen in H Olland, Lawel Engineers,
said land being reached with the deed from said John M Buddington to Samuel
N Davis, and are hereby referred to and made a part hereof for
further and more detailed description, meaning hereby to convey
all of my Building D Macdonell land, so called, located at
Jamestown Beach except certain lots bounded and
demarcated as follows: The first lot being the lot on which
the farm house is located lying west of the proposed street running
to the beach road, and being about one hundred forty five (145)
feet in width measured East and West and about one hundred
twenty five (125) feet in length measured North and South on said
proposed highway, and being Lot 17 as shown on a plat entitled
"Plat of Jamestown Beach at Jamestown Beach, R.I.,
Property of S. N. Davis, seen in H Olland, Lawel Engineers, scale 1" = 100'
March 1923," said plat being filed or to be filed with the records of
said Town of Charlestown. The second lot lying on the easterly
side of said proposed street opposite the northerly portion of the said
first lot and measuring about one hundred forty five (145) feet East and West
and averaging about one hundred twenty five (125) feet North and
South on said proposed street extending from wall to wall North
and South and extending easterly from said proposed street to
Garden Bend, so called, and being Lot 12 as shown on said last
mentioned plat. It is understood and agreed that said land
is conveyed subject to all existing rights of way.
To have and to hold, the above described premises, with all the
rights, privileges, easements, tenements belonging unto and to
the use of said Grantee, and his heirs and assigns forever. And
I, the said Grantor, do hereby for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators
covenant with the said Grantee, and his heirs and assigns, that I
am lawfully seised in fee simple of the said granted premises,
that the same are free from all incumbrances, that I have good
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right, full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same
in manner aforesaid that the said grantor and his 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 servator will and
my heirs executors and administrators shall warrant and defend
the same to the said grantee and his heirs and assigns from every manner
of lawful claims and demands of all persons whomsoever.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this
twenty eighth day of March in the year of our lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty three.
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of
SS Eugene B. Pendleton
John H. Bruddington LS
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this twenty eighth day of March AD 1923
In Westerly before me personally appeared John H. Bruddington to me known and
known him to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and
be acknowledged said instrument by him executed to be his free
act and deed etc.
Eugene B. Pendleton
Henry Palles
Received for record March 31 1923 at 9 o'clock AM
and recorded by George G. Lons, Town Clerk
in plat of state described land see page 458
Know all men by these presents that I Samuel H.
Davis of the town of Westerly County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island hereinafter called the mortgagor in consideration of five hundred
thousand dollars to one paid full John H. Bruddington of said town
county and state hereinafter called the mortgagee the receipt
witness of which is hereby acknowledged do hereby grant bargain
sell and convey unto the said mortgagee and his heirs and
assigns forever those certain tracts or parcels of land
situated in the town of Larkshead town County of Washington in
said state of Rhode Island being a portion of the Billings D.
Tracts more terrain as called and being the same land conveyed
from the mortgagor to this mortgagee by deed dated [illegible]
referred to which deed is hereby filed and made for a more
complete description This mortgage is drawn to secure
payment of a part of the purchase price of the land