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7/8/1960 · DEED · book 37 page 296 doc 6562@37/296

From CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC
To SWEET GRACE B, SWEET HOWARD C
Premises 1/2 acre · Lot bounded by Bonnie Avenue and Peabody Road (Charlestown, Bonnie Avenue, Peabody Road, Charlestown Bay)

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

◀ 1960 · AGREEMENT · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; MCSWEENEY WILLIAM M → MCSWEENEY WILLIAM M; CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 37 p 297
◀ 1960 · AGREEMENT · BEATON DANIEL W; BEATON PAULINE; BEATON PAULINE E; CHARLESTOWN ESTATES → CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; BEATON PAULINE E; BEATON PAULINE; BEATON DANI · book 37 p 298
◀ 1960 · AGREEMENT · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; CHOINIERE JOSEPH F; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P; PRE → PRESCOTT WILLIAM A; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P; CHOINIERE JOSEPH F; CHARLEST · book 37 p 310
◀ 1960 · AGREEMENT · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; WINGATE MARGARET M; WINGATE MARGARET P; WINGA → WINGATE RAY W; WINGATE MARGARET P; WINGATE MARGARET M; CHARLESTOWN EST · book 37 p 311
◀ 1960 · DEED · BRIGGS MARY L → CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 37 p 388
◀ 1960 · AGREEMENT · CHAMPLIN GEORGE H; CHAMPLIN VIRGINIA L; CHAMPLIN VIRGINIA P; CHARLESTO → CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; CHAMPLIN VIRGINIA P; CHAMPLIN VIRGINIA L; CHA · book 37 p 413
◀ 1960 · AGREEMENT · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; MEADY BENJAMIN B; MEADY MARION K → MEADY MARION K; MEADY BENJAMIN B; CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 37 p 414
◀ 1960 · AGREEMENT · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; NATHANSON ADELAIDE M; NATHANSON CHARLES → NATHANSON CHARLES; NATHANSON ADELAIDE M; CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 37 p 436
◀ 1960 · AGREEMENT · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; RICHMOND FRANCES W; RICHMOND FREDERICK R JR → RICHMOND FREDERICK R JR; RICHMOND FRANCES W; CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 37 p 437
◀ 1960 · AGREEMENT · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; SWEENOR JOSEPHINE C; SWEENOR WALTER E → SWEENOR WALTER E; SWEENOR JOSEPHINE C; CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 37 p 455
◀ 1960 · AGREEMENT · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; ISBELL CAROLYN A; ISBELL CHESTER P → ISBELL CHESTER P; ISBELL CAROLYN A; CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 37 p 456
◀ 1960 · MORTGAGE · BRIGHTMAN FAITH I; BRIGHTMAN HENRY S → CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 37 p 471
◀ 1959 · AGREEMENT · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; RICHMOND ADELAIDE B; RICHMOND FREDERICK R → RICHMOND FREDERICK R; RICHMOND ADELAIDE B; CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 37 p 100
◀ 1959 · AGREEMENT · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; ENGLEY ANNIE B; ENGLEY FRANK B → ENGLEY FRANK B; ENGLEY ANNIE B; CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 37 p 101

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

▶ 1964 · DEED · SWEET GRACE B; SWEET HOWARD C → SCHAFMEISTER VINCENT J JR; SCHAFMEISTER LUCILLE E · book 40 p 27
▶ 1966 · DEED · SWEET GRACE B; SWEET HOWARD C → COREY BERNARD · book 41 p 140
▶ 1967 · DEED · SWEET GRACE B; SWEET HOWARD C → COREY BERNARD · book 41 p 502
▶ 1967 · DEED · SWEET GRACE B; SWEET HOWARD C → COREY BERNADENE E · book 41 p 503
▶ 1981 · DEED · SWEET HOWARD C JR → SCHAFMEISTER LUCILLE E · book 66 p 899
▶ 1971 · AGREEMENT · SCHAFMEISTER LUCILLE E; SWEET GRACE B; SWEET HOWARD C; SCHAFMEISTER VI → SCHAFMEISTER VINCENT J JR; SWEET HOWARD C; SWEET GRACE B; SCHAFMEISTER · book 45 p 218

The instrument's own words

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296 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND } County of Washington } ) In Charlestown on the 2nd day of July, 1960, before me personally appeared Eleanor H. Pigaty, Ruple John Pigaty, June H. Olson and Adrian Olson, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. Town Clerk LUDTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record July 5th, A. D. 1960 at 2:31 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by ---- Received for record February 2nd, A. D. 1968 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGE Town Clerk WILFRED SWEET and DOROTHY SWEET, husband and wife, holders of a certain mortgage by Eleanor H. Pigaty and June H. Olson dated 2nd day 2 1/2 1956, recorded in the Land Evidence books of Land Evidence in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, Book No. 37 at Pages 295 and 296, having received full payment and satisfaction, hereby cancel and discharge the same; and covenant to and with the payers that said Wilfred Viens and Dorothy Viens are the present holders of said mortgage. WITNESS our hands this 29th day of January, 1968. Wilfred Viens Dorothy Viens STATE OF FLORIDA } County of Sarasota } In St. Petersburg, on the 29th day of January, 1968 before me personally appeared Wilfred Viens and Dorothy Viens, both to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they severely acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. My Commission expires July 31, 1968 Bonded by American Fire & Casualty Co. Walter H. Roach, Jr. (Notarial Seal) Notary Public, State of Florida at Large STATUTORY FORM OF WARRANTY DEED. CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC., a corporation duly incorporated under the Laws of the State of Rhode Island, and having a place of business in the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to HERNAND C. SWEET and GRACE B. SWEET, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charles- town, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, as joint tenants and tenants in common, meaning to the survivor, with WARRANTY MORTEGAGE COVENANTS. A certain tract or parcel of land located in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, Commonwealth of Washington and State of Rhode Island, as shown on plat No. 60-01 and on a certain sale or plat entitled "Sands Beach Property of Charlestown Estates, Inc., Dom. Connecticut, R. I., scale 1 inch equals 80 feet, November, 1965, Sheet 1 of Lewis, Larry, R.A.P." said plat being recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said Town on July 8, 1960 and described as follows: Beginning at the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed starting at a point on the westerly line of Bonnie Avenue, so called, said point also being the northeasterly corner of the lot numbered 49 on Francis R. Levasseur, so called; and thence northerly along the westerly line of Bonnie Avenue 39.58 feet to a stone wall and thence northerly along said stone wall and curve of survey continuing north continuing northerly, northeasterly and westerly around said curve having a radius of 20 feet, 34.58 feet to a stone wall and thence northerly along said stone wall 100 feet to a point on the westerly line along the southerly line of Peabody Road 123 feet to the intersection with a stone wall at the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed, so called; and thence easterly along the northerly line of Peabody Road, to the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed, said point also being the northeasterly corner of said 1/2 acre lot; and thence southerly along the easterly line of the parcel herein conveyed, to a point beginning, said parcel is bounded easterly by Bonnie Avenue, so called, northerly by Peabody Road, westerly partly by other land of this grantor and partly by land of Butler J. Hall, et al, and southerly by land of Levasseur. In consideration of the purchase price it is understood and agreed that the following restrictions, limitations and reservations shall apply to and run with the land for a period of thirty years from November 1, 1965, to wit: The above conveyed premises shall be used for residential purposes only and she a site for not more than one residence on each lot herein conveyed, said residence to be set back at least 25 feet from Bonnie Avenue, so called on the east line of 15 feet, no building or structure shall be placed on said lot within 25 feet of the easterly line of than the building line of 25 feet and neither Peabody Road nor Bonnie Avenue on the north the building line is of 15 feet, no porch, step, or other structure shall be placed on said lot within 25 feet of the easterly line of said lots nearer than 5 feet. No detached garage or other building or buildings shall be erected on said lots without the written consent of the grantor, and all buildings shall be served by a drain into a septic tank or cesspool. In consideration of the purchase price, the grantees, their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, licensees, grantees, are granted a right of way to access and recurse at all times and for all purposes, in common with others, over the rights of way or roads to the public highway, and to use and resort to the lagoon and the beach in common with others, and a right of way to Parcel "R" surrounding the lagoon as shown on said plat, for the purpose of using said Lagoon for the keeping of a boat and for access to Charlestown Bay. Said right of way and the said grantees, their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, guests and servants are granted a right of way to cross lots #55 and #56 to the beach or ocean, and are granted the use of a certain lots for the purpose of parking vehicles, in common with others, said lots are shown on a certain
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297 plan or plat entitled, "Plat of East Beach Connecticut, R. I., property of S. H. Davis, Inc., Leon L. Holland, C. E., scale 1 inch equals 100 feet, revised July, 1931." Which plat is duly recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown. In consideration of the above rights and privileges to cross and recross from the within granted premises to the highway, Beachtown Fund and the Atlantic Ocean; the grantees, their heirs executors assigns, administrators, agents and grantees of the grantees, or the grantors, its successors and assigns, signs, barmies and blameless from any damage or obstruction of any liability of any kind or nature due to the use of said driveway, avenue, street or corridor as hereinbefore specified. The use of Parcel "M" and Lots #54 and #55 shall not be commercialized. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said corporation has caused these presents to be duly signed by its President and Treasurer, benevolently duly authorized, and the corporate seal to be hereunto affixed at Westerly, Rhode Island, this 23rd day of June, 1960. CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC. (Corporate Seal) HOWARD E. THORP President NELSON H. THORP Treasurer (DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $2.20) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Westerly on this 23rd day of June, 1960, before me personally appeared Howard E. Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the President of said corporation, and Nelson H. Thorp, to me known and by me to be the Treasurer of said corporation, and they acknowledged said instrument my execution to be the free act and deed of said corporation, and as well individually. FLORENCE Z. WELLS (Notarial Seal) Notary Public Received for record July 8th, A. D. 1960 at 10:30 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- AGREEMENT MADE THIS 19th day of September, 1959, between CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, Inc., a Rhode Island Corporation having its principal place of business in Westerly, Rhode Island, hereinafter referred to as Charlestown Estates and WILLIAM H. MCCORMICK, of the City of Providence, County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter referred to as the grantee. WHEREAS, CHARLESTOWN ESTATES is the owner of a tract of land ten (10) feet in width, bounded easterly by land now or formerly of Alma Craps Grove and westerly by land now or formerly of Sophie E. Donohue as described in that certain deed of Sophie E. Donohue to Charles E. Donohue, dated July 27, 1939 and recorded in the Land Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island in Book #28 Page 24, and seguintes. WHEREAS, the grantee is the owner of certain real estate located in said Town of Charlestown designated as Lots #70 and #71 on plat entitled, "Quonochontaug Highlands, property of Charlestown Estates, Inc., Charlestown, R. I., scale 1 inch equals 100 feet, revised July, 1931," by S. H. Davis, Inc. which said plat is filed with the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown. WHEREAS, CHARLESTOWN ESTATES having developed the land shown on the above described plat and subsequently conveyed to the grantee, the above described ten (10) foot strip of land with commons and ways in the streets and cross and recross over mated ten (10) foot strip of land with commons and ways to the ocean. WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties hereto that the grantee releases all rights in relation to said ten (10) foot strip of land and its appurtenances except a right to cross and recross other properties of Charlestown Estates leading to the ocean. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the discharge and release of said ri-ght and the conveyance of the new right of way, it is agreed as follows: 1. The grantee hereby grants, releases and releases to Charlestown Estates with QUIT CLAIM COVENANTS, all right, title and interest in and to said ten (10) foot strip of land and the rights and the rights thereto. 2. Charlestown Estates grants to the said grantee, his heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, guests and servants with QUIT CLAIM COVENANTS a right to cross and recross all roads and from the beach or ocean, to a certain point on the Atlantic Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean to the beach as shown on that certain plan or plat entitled, "Plat of East Beach Connecticut, R. I., property of S. H. Davis, Inc., Leon L. Holland, C. E., scale 1 inch equals 100 feet, revised July, 1931," which plat is duly filed in the Land Evidence Records of the Town of or Charlestown.

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