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11/14/1960 · DEED · book 37 page 439 doc 6748@37/439

From WRIGHT FLORANCE A, WRIGHT HIRAM L life
To WICKLUND HARRY ALOF
Premises 2.394 acres · Parcel bounded by Whalebone Road and land of Norman D. McArdle (Charlestown, Whalebone Road)
Also on this page: DEED SCHROEDER HOPE H; SCHROEDER RAYMOND C

Back — where this land came from

deed Ernest L. Potter book 32 p 133 Charlestown
“Being a portion of the premises conveyed by deed of Ernest L. Potter to these grantors”
◀ Follow back 1950 · DEED · POTTER ERNEST L; POTTER JULIA A; POTTER SADIE ELIZABETH; POTTER HOWARD → WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 32 p 133
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The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1960 · DEED · CAROLINA REALTY INC → WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 37 p 353
◀ 1951 · DEED · WILLIAMS BYRON W; WILLIAMS RUTH E → WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 32 p 610
◀ 1950 · DEED · POTTER ERNEST L; POTTER JULIA A; POTTER SADIE ELIZABETH; POTTER HOWARD → WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 32 p 133
◀ 1949 · DEED · DICKEY FRANK E; DICKEY THERESA V → WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 31 p 495
◀ 1948 · DEED · SNOW ESTELLA J; SNOW WILFRED E → WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 31 p 394
◀ 1946 · DEED · BOSTROM INGRID → WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 30 p 72
◀ 1945 · DEED · DUBEAU LEO C; DUBEAU MARY A; DUBEAU MARY O → WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 29 p 374
◀ 1944 · DEED · BROWN ALBERT E; BROWN EDWARD C DECEASED → WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 29 p 171
◀ 1942 · DEED · BURDICK MARY B → WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 29 p 11
◀ 1942 · DEED · BURDICK MARY B → WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 29 p 12
◀ 1941 · DEED · BROWNING SARAH E → WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 28 p 560
◀ 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
◀ 1940 · DEED · CHAMPION ERNEST G B ADMINISTRATO; SAUNDERS ALBERT A ESTATE OF → WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 28 p 256

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

▶ 1961 · DEED · WICKLUND HARRY A; WICKLUND HARRY ALOF → WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 38 p 32
▶ 1971 · DEED · WICKLUND HARRY ALOF → WICKLUND HARRY ALOF; WICKLUND JOAN C · book 45 p 198

The instrument's own words

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439 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, JOSEPH F. MCARDLE, of Cranston, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to RAYMOND C. SCHROEDER and HOPE H. SCHROEDER, of the City of Cranston and State of Rhode Island, husband and wife, as Joint Tenants and not as Tenants in Common, with WARRANTY COVENANTS That certain lot or parcel of land, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, shown and delineated as Lot Number Two Hundred and Seventy-six (276) on that plat entitled, "OCEAN RIDGE Plat Two in the Town of Charlestown, R.I., Property of Fred E. Wright, and Ethel W. Kroker, Surveyed and platted July, 1962 Wilfred R. Rasterbrock, Civil Engineer," which plat is recorded in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Charlestown in Plat Book 2 at page [?], together with the right to use the roads and streets as they are laid out upon the plat hereinbefore referred to and also together with the right to use in common with others, the way forty (40) feet in width as designated as "Private Right of Way" and the park and boat Landing laid out and designated as "Park and Boat Landing" recorded in the said Office of the Town Clerk of Charlestown in Plat Book 2 at page [?] and in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of South Kingstown in said State in Plat Book 84 at page 637. Being the same premises described in the deed of Fred E. Kroker and Ethel W. Kroker to this grantor, dated October 14th, 1962 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book No. 34 at Page 511. This conveyance is made SUBJECT to the conditions, reservations and restrictions, contained in said deed and conveys all the rights and privileges therefrom contained. I, Joseph F. McArdle, hereby covenant that I am unmarried. WITNESS my hand this 10th day of November, 1960. JOSEPH F. MCARDLE (DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $1.10) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Charlestown, on the 10th day of November, 1960, before me personally appeared Joseph F. McArdle, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record November 10th, A. D. 1960 at 10 o'clock a. m., and recorded by [signature] Town Clerk ---- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, HIRAM L. WRIGHT and FLORANCE A. WRIGHT, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to HARRY ALOF WICKLUND, of the City of Warwick, County of Kent and State of Rhode Island, with WARRANTY COVENANTS that certain parcel or tract of land, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the southerly line of the Town Highway, sometimes known as "Whalebone Road," said point being marked by a drill hole at a wall corner and being in the northeasterly corner of the premises herein conveyed and being in the premises of Norman D. McArdle et al; thence running easterly by and with the southerly line of said Town Highway, a distance of 128.00 feet to a drill hole at a wall corner; thence turning northerly a distance of 2.00 feet to a turning at an angle of 90° and running easterly by and with the southerly line of said Town Highway, a distance of 109.77 feet to a drill hole at a wall corner; thence turning northerly a distance of 2.00 feet to a turning northerly by land of others, the grantor, a distance of 344.43 feet to a drill hole in a stone wall; thence turning northerly an angle of 90° and running easterly along the line of the said stone wall, a distance of 297.90 feet to a drill hole at a wall intersection; thence turning an interior angle of 220° and running southeasterly by land of others, said Norman D. McArdle et al, a distance of 225.00 feet following the line of the stone wall a distance of 220.54 feet to the point and place of beginning, this last course making an interior angle of 88° 53' with the first described course. This tract contains an area of 2.394 acres.
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440 Being a portion of the premises conveyed by deed of Ernest L. Potter to these grantors, dated May 27, 1950 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book No. 32 at Page 133. Hiram L. Wright and Florance A. Wright, husband and wife, release to said Grantee all our right of curtesy and dower and all other interest in the aforesaid premises. WITNESS our hands this 10th day of November, 1960. HIRAM L. WRIGHT FLORANCE A. WRIGHT (DOCUMENTARY STAMP, 55¢) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ) ) County of Washington ) In Charlestown, on the 10th day of November, 1960, before me personally appeared Hiram L. Wright and Florance A. Wright, husband and wife, both 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. EVELYN S. BITGOOD (Notarial Seal) Notary Public Received for record November 14th, A. D. 1960 at 9:10 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- I, CLIFFORD L. WEEDEN, of Killingly, State of Connecticut, formerly of Charlestown, Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to ALBERT E. GRIFFITHS and LILY W. GRIFFITHS, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, as JOINT TENANTS and not as Tenants in Common, with WARRANTY BOUNDARIES covenants That certain parcel or tract of land situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the westerly side of the State Highway commonly known as "South County Trail"; said point being a cut stone post set in the ground at the northeasterly corner of Rhode Island Historical Society No. 1; thence running S 81° 20' W a distance of 111 feet to the northern boundary line; thence running N 8° 40' W a distance of 87 feet to a point on the easterly side of the said Town Highway at the southwesterly corner of the premises; thence running N 81° 20' E a distance of 153 feet; thence running northeasterly 100 feet to a point on the easterly side of the highway; thence N 8° 40' E a distance of 53 feet; thence running N 39° E a distance of 138 feet to a point marking the northeasterly corner of the premises; thence describing thence turning S 81° 20' W a distance of 153 feet, more or less, to the westerly boundary line of said State Highway at a point marking the northeasterly corner of the premises being described thence turning S 8° 40' W a distance of 187 feet, a distance of 111 feet to the point and place of beginning. (Cogges and chain survey all magnetic bearings, Taken January 26, 1957, apply to aforementioned boundaries) Meaning and intending to convey the same premises conveyed by deed of Albert E. Griffiths and Lily W. Griffiths to this Grantor, dated February 2, 1957 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book No. 35 at Page 619. This conveyance is made SUBJECT to restrictions mentioned in the aforesaid deed. I, Alice M. Weeden, wife of the grantor, release to said Grantees all my right of dower and all other interest in the aforesaid premises. WITNESS our hands this 5th day of November, 1960. CLIFFORD L. WEEDEN ALICE M. WEEDEN (DOCUMENTARY STAMP, 55¢) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND County of Washington In Charlestown, on the 5th day of November, 1960, before me personally appeared Clifford L. Weeden, 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. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public

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