The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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1/16/1912 · DEED · book 17 page 218 doc 6675

From KENYON MARY A life
To SMITH FRANK BULKELEY life
Premises none · tract of land at Charlestown Beach (Charlestown Beach, Charlestown)

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

◀ 1911 · DEED · KENYON JOHN S ESTATE OF; GRIEVE ROBERT TRUSTEE → KENYON MARY A · book 17 p 208
◀ 1904 · DEED · KENYON JOHN S; KENYON ALICE H → KENYON MARY A · book 15 p 108

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

▶ 1912 · DEED · SMITH FRANK BULKELEY; SMITH NANCY EARLE → STOCKWELL EDWARD A · book 17 p 280

The instrument's own words

Attribution under review. The portal's file number is shared by more than one instrument, and the words below could not be placed with certainty on this one by their own evidence (page stamp, parties, dates); they may belong to a neighbouring instrument. Read them as the record of the page, not yet as this deed's own.
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458 Know all men by these presents, That We George la bosses and mary E. la bosses wife of said George b, and in right of said wife of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of twenty five dollars to us paid by Samuel Dropley and Hannah A Dropley his wife of the City County of Providence State aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim with them the said Samuel and Hannah Dropley their heirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest property, claim and demand which we now have, or of right ought to have, or claim, in and to a certain tract of land situated at Charlestown Beach in said town of Charlestown and bounded and described as follows Beginning at the Northeast corner of land of Brouelles and at the Northwest corner of land of Edward S. Bennett which is 100 feet from the beach front, thence Northerly in continuation of the line between said Dropley and Bennett to the highway, bounding Easterly by land of Perrotter, thence Westerly bounding Northerly by said highway & land of June A. Harris, thence Southerly bounding Westerly by said line to the Northwest corner of land of sand Brouelles, thence Easterly bounding Northerly by land long said Brouelles to place of beginning or otherwise otherwise bounded, To have and to hold the same with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining unto and to the use of the said Samuel and Hannah Dropley their heirs and assigns forever And we the aforesaid George la bosses and Mary E. la bosses for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant and with the said Samuel and Hannah Dropley their heirs and assigns that we will warrant and defend the forescribed premises unto the said samuel and Hannah Dropley their heirs quit assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through or under us. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal this 31 day of July in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen. Signed and sealed in presence of George la bosses L.S. Bessie m la bosses Mary E. la bosses L.S. State of Rhode Island County of Washington In Charlestown on the 31st day of July AD 1914 before me personally appeared
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459 George own Lowe and Mary Lowes to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledge said instrument thy their executed to be their free act and deed. Arvin Arnold State Senator. Received for record July 23, 1918 at 9 o'clock P.M. and recorded by George own Lowe Town Clerk Know all MEN by these presents That I, E Lillian Jewett of the City and State of New York in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to me paid by H. Hilbyr Benedict of the town of Narragansett county of Washington, State of R.I. the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remising, release and forever quitclaim unto the said H. Hilbyr Benedict his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title, interest property, claim and demand which I now have, or of right ought to have, or claim, in and to a certain tract of beach land situated at East Beach, Incorporated in the Town of Charlestown in said county of Washington State of Rhode Island bounded and described as follows, Beginning at the Southeast corner of land of Eranteur there and at the Southeast corner of land of Eranteur, thence Easterly ten (10) feet, thence Northerly seventy (70) feet to the North line of land of Eranteur, thence Westerly ten (10) feet to the land of Eranteur, thence Southerly then bounding Westerly by land of Eranteur seventy (70) feet to the place of Beginning, bounding Southerly and Northerly by land of John M. Poddington, Easterly by land of Eranteur and Westerly by land of Eranteur & however otherwise bounded, To have and to hold the same, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereto appertaining unto and to the use of the said H. Hilbyr Benedict his heirs and assigns forever, And I the aforementioned E. Lillian Jewett for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant with the said H. Hilbyr Benedict his

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