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II WITNESS WHEREOF, CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC., has caused its corporate name and seal to be affixed hereto by its President and Treasurer and the said grantees hereunto set their hands and seals the day hereto and first year above written.
CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC. (Corporate Seal)
HERNARD R. THORP
President
NELSON S. THORP
Treasurer
WILLIAM M. MCSWEENEY
Grantee
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly on the 10th day of September, 1959, before me personally appeared Howard R. Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the President of said corporation, and Nelson S. Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the Treasurer of said corporation, and acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be the free act and deed of said corporation, and as well individually.
PAUL M. KEARNEY
Notary Public
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Charlestown on the 10th day of September, 1959, before me personally appeared William M. McSweeney, to me known and known by me to be one of the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument by him executed to be his free act and deed.
PAUL M. KEARNEY
Notary Public
Received for record July 11th, A. D. 1960 at 11:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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AGREEMENT made this 12th 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 DANIEL W. BEATON and PAULINE BEATON, husband and wife, both of West Warwick, County of Kent and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter referred to as the grantees.
WHEREAS, CHARLESTOWN ESTATES is the owner of a tract of land ten (10) feet in width, bounded southerly [?] by a road now known as [?] road and northerly by land now or formerly the property of Sophie E. Donoho as described in that certain deed of Sophie E. Donoho to Charles E. Donoho, Jr., dated July 17, 1935 and recorded in the land evidence records of the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island in Book 28 at Page #132, and
WHEREAS, the grantees are the owner of certain real estate located in said Town of Charlestown designated as Lot #16 on a plat entitled, "Quonochontaug Highlands, property of Charlestown Estates, Inc., Charlestown, R. I., scale 1 inch = 50 feet, Aug. 1, 1955, North 41 deg. 10 min. West" which plat is filed in the land evidence records of said Town of Charlestown.
WHEREAS, CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, having developed the land above on the shown described plat and subdividing consequently over the grantees, has the above described lot together with certain appurtenances, rights thereto and to cross and traverse over said tract of land above described in the first whereas.
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties to this agreement that the grantees release all rights in relation to said ten (10) foot strip and in exchange therefore accept a right to cross and re-cross other properties of Charlestown Estates leading to the ocean.
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the discharge and release of said right and the conveyance of the right of way here to, it is agreed as follows:
1. The grantees hereby grant and release to and release with CHARLESTOWN ESTATES with QUIT CLAIM COVENANTS, all right, title and interest in and to said ten (10) foot strip and the rights thereto.
2. Charlestown Estates grants to the grantees, their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, grantees and guests a permanent and irrevocable right to cross and re-cross access to and from the beach or ocean, in common with others, Lot #16 from Atlantic Avenue to the beach or ocean, as shown on that certain plat of the property of Charlestown Estates, Inc., property of S. N. Davis, Inc., Leon L. Holland, C. E., scale 1 inch equal 100 feet, revised July, 1951* which plat is duly filed in the land evidence records of the Town of Charlestown.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC., has caused its corporate name and seal to be affixed hereto by its President and Treasurer and the said grantees hereunto set their hands and seals today and year first above written.
CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC. (Corporate Seal)
Howard R. Thorp
President
Nelson S. Thorp
Treasurer
Daniel W. Beaton, Grantee
Pauline E. Beaton, Grantee
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly on the 12th day of September, 1959, before me personally appeared Howard F. Thorp, to me known and known to be the President of said corporation, and Nelson H. Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the Treasurer of said corporation, and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be the free act and deed of said corporation and as well individually.
PAUL M. KRANBURY
Notary Public
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Charlestown on the 12th day of September, 1959, before me personally appeared Daniel W. Beaton and Pauline Beaton, husband and wife, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and Pauline Beaton acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed.
PAUL M. KRANBURY
Notary Public
Received for record July 11th, A. D. 1960 at 11:05 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature]
Town Clerk
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QUITCLAIM DEED
We, JAMES N. SKILLEN and EVA J. SKILLEN, his wife, both of the City of Warwick and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to PHILIP E. STARRNETT and ANY W. STARRNETT, his wife, both of the Town of Charlestown in said State, as joint tenants unto and not tenants in common, with QUITCLAIM CONVEYANCE,
All the rights, title and interest of the Grantors in and to the following described portion of a certain right-of-way running from said road conveyed by the Grantors to Charlestown Estates Inc. in the Town of Rhode Island, over land owned by the Grantors, as more fully described in certain survey entitled "Plat of Land in the Town of Charlestown, R. I.," to be conveyed by Philip E. Starrnett to James Skillen on the 12th day of July 1960, as indicated as "LOT B" on said plat, and recorded in the Land Evidence records of the Town Clerk of Charlestown, R. I., to be conveyed by Philip E. Starrnett to James Skillen on the 12th day of July 1960, as indicated as "LOT B" on said plat, and recorded in the Land Evidence records of the Town of Charlestown on July 30, 1959 by the Town Clerk of said Town.
Wilfred H. Westervelt, as surveyor, describes said portion of the right-of-way as follows: Beginning in a generally direction from a granite bound set in the westerly side of said right of way at a corner of land conveyed to Robert M. Hill, Jr. et al, by a deed dated July 12, 1960, and opposite a point on the southeasterly line of land of these Grantors, which point is One Hundred Fifty (150) feet southerly from the northeasterly corner of said right of way of the Grantors, and runs from said point to said Charlestown Pond.
Meaning and intending hereby to convey and relinquish any and all rights which we may have in the above described portion of said right of way.
WITNESS our hands this 12th day of July 1960.
JAMES N. SKILLEN
(signed) J. Skillen
EVA J. SKILLEN
(signed) Eva J. Skillen
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Charlestown on the 12th day of July 1960, before me personally appeared James N. Skillen and Eva J. Skillen to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed.
LYTON L. BROWN
Notary Public
Received for record July 12th, A. D. 1960 at 2:30 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature]
Town Clerk