The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 6496@37/247

5/17/1960 · DEED · book 37 page 247 doc 6496@37/247

From COOPER DOROTHY, COOPER THOMAS life
To KNUDSEN EMILY T, KNUDSEN HOWARD N
Premises none · Lot on westerly side of Narrow Lane (Charlestown Beach, Narrow Lane)
Also on this page: MORTGAGE INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENCE

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

◀ 1951 · DEED · RIETZEL CHARLES W → COOPER DOROTHY; COOPER THOMAS · book 32 p 517
◀ 1951 · DEED · LIETZKE EARL O; LIETZKE ETHEL MAY TOOLIN; TOOLIN BETTY; TOOLIN ETHEL E → COOPER DOROTHY; COOPER THOMAS · book 32 p 470
◀ 1951 · DEED · RIETZEL CHARLES W → COOPER DOROTHY; COOPER THOMAS · book 32 p 509

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

▶ 1962 · DEED · KNUDSEN EMILY T; KNUDSEN HOWARD N → HARMONY PAINT CO INC · book 38 p 600
▶ 1960 · SECURITY NOTICE OF LIEN · KNUDSEN HOWARD N → RHODE ISLAND STATE OF · book 37 p 149
▶ 1960 · SECURITY NOTICE OF LIEN · KNUDSEN HOWARD N → RHODE ISLAND STATE OF · book 37 p 216
▶ 1960 · MORTGAGE · KNUDSEN EMILY T; KNUDSEN HOWARD N → INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENCE · book 37 p 282
▶ 1960 · SECURITY NOTICE OF LIEN · KNUDSEN HOWARD N → RHODE ISLAND STATE OF · book 37 p 465
▶ 1965 · SECURITY NOTICE OF LIEN · KNUDSEN HOWARD N; KNUDSEN'S GARAGE → RHODE ISLAND STATE OF · book 0 p 0
▶ 1968 · DEED · KNUDSEN EMILY T; KNUDSEN HOWARD N → MILLS JUDITH ANN; MILLS ROBERT R III · book 42 p 299
▶ 1968 · DEED · KNUDSEN EMILY T; KNUDSEN HOWARD N → KNUDSEN LEON C · book 42 p 365
▶ 1968 · MORTGAGE · KNUDSEN EMILY T; KNUDSEN HOWARD N → WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY · book 42 p 645
▶ 1969 · MORTGAGE · KNUDSEN EMILY T; KNUDSEN HOWARD N → WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY · book 43 p 322
▶ 1969 · DEED · KNUDSEN EMILY T; KNUDSEN HOWARD N → NORTHUP KENNETH F; NORTHUP MARTHA J · book 43 p 331
▶ 1970 · MORTGAGE · KNUDSEN EMILY T; KNUDSEN HOWARD N → WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY · book 44 p 153
▶ 1981 · MORTGAGE · KNUDSEN EMILY T; KNUDSEN HOWARD N → WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY · book 66 p 458
▶ 1984 · DEED · GREENE LLOYD S; GREER MARIA; GREER ROBERT E; KNUDSEN EMILY T; KNUDSEN → COOPER DOROTHY · book 74 p 304
▶ 1985 · DEED · KNUDSEN EMILY T; KNUDSEN HOWARD N → KNUDSEN NEIL A · book 81 p 624

The instrument's own words

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247 We, Thomas Cooper and Dorothy Cooper, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to HOWARD N. KNUDSEN and EMILY T. KNUDSEN, husband and wife, both of said Town, County and State, as Joint Tenants and not as Tenants in Common, meaning to convey the same, with warranty, to MORTGAGE CONVEYANTS That certain tract or lot of land, situated on the westerly side of the Town Highway, commonly called "Narrow Lane," bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the northeasterly corner of the premises herein conveyed at the southeasterly corner of premises of Leonard Lane, [?] [?] [?], thence running southerly by the southerly line of premises of Leon Charles Knudsen a distance of One Hundred (100) feet; thence right at angles running and crossing southerly a distance of One Hundred (100) feet; thence right at angles running and crossing easterly, a distance of Seventy-five (75) feet; thence right at angles running and crossing easterly, bounded northerly by other lot of these Grantors, a distance of Seventy-five (75) feet to the boundary of the Narrow Lane, said Town Highway, thence running northerly, bounded easterly by said Town Highway, a distance of Seventy-five (75) feet to the point of beginning and place of description. The Grantees, their heirs and assigns, are hereby granted, with the right, privilege or immunity, to use for private purpose water conduits and pipes, in such order as desired by said Grantees, their heirs and assigns, in common with others heretofore or hereafter granted said right and privilege, or immunity by the Grantors, for the purpose of conducting water to the said tract or lot of land in the Town of Charlestown, situated at "Charlestown Beach," so-called, and shown and delineated as lot Number 4 on a plat made by G.W. [?] Surveyor of Charlestown, a copy of which is recorded for Charles W. Ristell, Scale 1" = 40', April 1927, Leon L. Holland, Civil Engineer said plat being a map of the lot conveyed to Leon C. Knudsen by deed dated May 15, 1954, and recorded in said Record of Land Evidence, Book 32, Page 21 at said office, and said Grantees, their heirs and assigns, have the right to use the existing water conduit and pipe and to lay further conduits and pipes heretofore and hereafter granted the same by said Grantors, their heirs and assigns, or others possessing interest in the said land, and to maintain said conduit and pipe to said Lot Number 4, and premises possessing interest in the same. The Grantors, their heirs and assigns, agree (a) not to construct or cause to be constructed on the herein conveyed premises any building or structure for any purpose nearer than twenty (20) feet to the line of any street, alley or road, or within twenty (20) feet of any other lot or line; (b) not to install any outside toilet, and not to construct a cesspool, septic tank or septic tank disposal bed, closer to any property line than the distance of twenty (20) feet; (c) not to erect any buildings on the exterior of buildings constructed on the herein conveyed premises, with trapyears, but with shingles or shingles clapboards. We, Thomas Cooper and Dorothy Cooper, husband and wife, release to said Grantees all our right of curtesy and dower, respectively, and all other interest in and to the aforesaid premises. WITNESS our hands this 7th day of May, 1954. THOMAS COOPER DOROTHY COOPER (DOCUMENT STAMPS, 5.00) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.) County of Washington ) In Charlestown, on the 7th day of May, 1954, before me personally appeared Thomas Cooper and Dorothy Cooper, husband and wife, both to me known and by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record May 17th, A. D. 1960 at 3:46 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That We, WALTER E. COULTER and VIRGINIA M. COULTER, husband and wife, of Charlestown, Rhode Island, hereinafter called the "mortgagors," in consideration of Nine Thousand & 00/100 ($9,000.00) Dollars, to us paid by INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK OF Providence, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, with its principal place of business in the city and county of Providence in the State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the "mortgagee," the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant to the mortgagee, its successors and assigns forever, WITH MORTGAGE COVENANTS, to secure the payment of the principal and interest of a certain promissory note of the mortgagor of even date herewith and bearing the serial number hereof, the following: A certain tract or parcel of land, together with the buildings and other improvements thereon, located on the northeasterly side of Peabody Road, so-called, at Quonocuttong, in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows:-

The page as recorded

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