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4/4/1904 · DEED · book 15 page 34 doc 5997

From GREENE CHAS J ADMINISTRATOR, MONEY JOHN W ESTATE OF life
To CROSS WILLIAM D life
Premises not stated · Parcel bounded by Hillman's lot and highway to Foster's Corner (Charlestown, Foster's Corner, mills road)

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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

▶ 1905 · DEED · CROSS WILLIAM D; CROSS MARTHA S → KENYON ORRIN F · book 15 p 168
▶ 1938 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → BARBER EMMA E · book 27 p 440
▶ 1939 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → CROSS WILLIAM D; CROSS CELIA M · book 28 p 25
▶ 1940 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 28 p 246
▶ 1940 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D; BARBER EMMA E; CROSS WILLIAM D DECEASE → WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 28 p 247
▶ 1941 · TAX SALE RETURN · CROSS WILLIAM D; DAVID JOSEPH B; GILMARTIN EUGENE R; CENTRAL TOOL CO; → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; LASKEY HOWARD G; TIMPERLEY J WILLIAM; TIMPERLEY R · book 28 p 474
▶ 1942 · TAX SALE RETURN · CLARK CLARENCE L; CROSS WILLIAM D; CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; MINER ETHEL; T → GREEN HATTIE; CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D; GREEN ERNEST · book 28 p 693
▶ 1944 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D; BARBER EMMA E; CROSS GEORGE W DECEASED → BROWN ALBERT E · book 29 p 180
▶ 1944 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → BOOTHMAN ERNEST R · book 29 p 271
▶ 1944 · TAX SALE RETURN · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CLARKE EDWARD M; CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D; → · book 29 p 285
▶ 1944 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → WALKER ALICE L · book 29 p 296
▶ 1945 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → GRIMES EMILY R; MCVAY ELLEN E; BROOKS ELIZABETH J · book 29 p 424
▶ 1945 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → CLARKE EDWARD M · book 29 p 519
▶ 1946 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → WOODMANCY GLADYS M; WOODMANCY WILLIAM N · book 30 p 259
▶ 1948 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → LEWIS GEORGE H · book 30 p 678
▶ 1949 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → BERRY GEORGE M; BERRY JOHANNA · book 31 p 594

The instrument's own words

page 1
Know all men by these presents, That Harris R. Hillman and his wife, Annie A. Hillman of the Town of Richmond, county of Washington and State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of Ten (10) Dollars and this other valuable consideration to them paid by George R. Searle of said town county and State aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said George R. Searle his heirs aids and assigns forever, all the right title interest property claim and demand which we now have or of right ought to have claim or demand in and to that certain parcel of land of land situated in the Town of Charlestown County of Washington and State of Rhode Island bounded and described as follows Commencing at the North West corner of my lot at a stone wall which is the boundary line between me and the frontmost and eastern neighbor of the property running west and wall bounded Easterly bound by search Hillman's lot hundred acres eighty feet and seven inches (87 7/in) right to a gap in the stone wall where there are two oak trees Hence running in a Westerly direction bounded Southerly by land of their heirs two hundred feet (200 ft) to an iron pipe driven in the ground Hence running in a Northerly direction bounded Westerly by land of their successors to an iron pipe driven in the ground to a stone wall running along the highway which runs from Foster's Corner, so called, to the Land known as mills road Hence running in an Easterly direction along said wall bounded Northerly by said highway run hundred and forty feet (140 ft) to the point of beginning containing by direction of its sides the same more or less HL have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereto appertaining unto and to the use of them and the said George R. Searle his heirs bed and assigns forever, and we, the aforementioned Harris R. Hillman and my wife Annie A. Hillman for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators do covenant with the said george R. searle his heirs and assigns, that we will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises unto the said george R. searle his heirs and assigns in peace, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming the same through or under them This conveyance is still subject however to the following conditions restrictions and limitations to all and singular of which the parties herein named and his heirs successors administrators and assigns by the acceptance of this deed assent and agree to be bound thereby and which conditions restrictions and limitations are to run with the land herein conveyed with the premises covenants and agrees to and with the Grantors
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52 That the grantor will not erect or permit on any part of the herein described premises any building for the use or purpose of it to be used as a tavern, distillery or for the sale of any liquors or other intoxicating liquors, nor shall the grantor sell or permit to be used the said premises or any part for the use or carrying on of any such trade or business, nor shall the grantor sell or suffer to be sold on the said premises hereby conveyed to any part thereof any spirits or spirituous liquors, wine, ale, beer, wine or intoxicating liquors of any kind and the said grantor, for himself, his heirs executors and administrators, covenants to bind his heirs and successors their executors, administrators and assigns hereunto to all and every one of the uses of said parcel of land bounding the river and of Nile’s estate good, lawful and sufficient witnesses to the same and at his and their own cost all sewage, miniatures and keep the same in good repair, in testimony thereof, we have hereunto set our hands this fourth day of August in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty one Signed and sealed in presence of F. S. Browning Harris H. Niellman Annie H. Niellman State of Rhode Island County of Washington In Richmond on the fourteenth day of August A.D. 1921 before me personally appeared Harris H. Niellman and his wife Annie H. Niellman known to me known, and known me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said writing to be their free act and deed. M. M. Kenyon, Notary Public, Kenyon Rd. Received for record Sept 18, 1923 at 10-30 oclock AM and recorded by George Lawson, Town Clerk

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