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Trail: 6803@37/492

12/30/1960 · DEED · book 37 page 492 doc 6803@37/492

From CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC
To BRIGGS MARY L life
Premises not stated · Lot 15 at Quonochonticut, bounded by Noyes Avenue (Quonochonticut, Charlestown)
Also on this page: RELEASE SHERMAN ELWIN A; SHERMAN REVA E

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

▶ 1960 · DEED · BRIGGS MARY L → CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 37 p 388
▶ 1965 · DEED · BRIGGS MARY M; BRIGGS PELEG; GRIGGS PELEG → MCKANNA ELINOR M; MCKANNA HARRY F JR · book 40 p 407
▶ 1965 · DEED · BRIGGS MARY M; BRIGGS PELEG B; BRIGGS PELEG B SR → BRIGGS PELEG BOWEN JR · book 40 p 616
▶ 1972 · DEED · BRIGGS MARY L → BRIGGS ROBERT M; BRIGGS JUDITH · book 46 p 235
▶ 1972 · DEED · BRIGGS MARY L → BRIGGS DENISON W · book 47 p 156
▶ 1975 · MORTGAGE · BRIGGS MARY L → RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TRUST NATIONAL BANK · book 52 p 346
▶ 1976 · AGREEMENT · BRIGGS MARY L; RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TRUST NATIONAL BANK → NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY; NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO · book 55 p 334

Today — the assessor's parcel

3 WELLS LANE map 4 lot 155
owner of record: GAGNON DENIS G + NANCY A · SINGLE FAM MDL-01
the assessor cites book/page 0037/0492 (BRIGGS, MARY L, 01/01/1900)
06/02/2009GAGNON DENIS G + NANCY Abook 331 p 807
04/11/2008PUDDICOMBE ROBERTbook 319 p 678
04/07/2008PUDDICOMBE ROBERTbook 319 p 403
12/31/2003BRIGGS M LORETTA AKA MARY LORETTAbook 257 p 31
01/01/1900BRIGGS, MARY Lbook 37 p 492
the assessor's card ↗
25 WELLS LANE map 4 lot 155 cut 1
owner of record: SARTOR REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST · SINGLE FAM MDL-01
the assessor cites book/page 0037/0492 (BRIGGS MARY L, 01/01/1900)
07/17/2019SARTOR REVOCABLE LIVING TRUSTbook 500 p 640
05/11/1999SARTOR RICHARD J + DIANA Lbook 179 p 19
01/01/1900BRIGGS MARY Lbook 37 p 492
the assessor's card ↗
28 WELLS LANE map 4 lot 155 cut 2
owner of record: MANZOLI BERNARD P + DIANE M · SINGLE FAM MDL-01
the assessor cites book/page 0037/0492 (BRIGGS, MARY L, 01/01/1900)
01/31/2000MANZOLI BERNARD P + DIANE Mbook 185 p 798
03/26/1999MANZOLI, BERNARD D + DIANE M TEbook 177 p 821
01/01/1900BRIGGS, MARY Lbook 37 p 492
the assessor's card ↗
4 WELLS LANE map 4 lot 155 cut 4
owner of record: MEYER, ALISON R & SCOTT A · SINGLE FAM MDL-01
the assessor cites book/page 0037/0492 (BRIGGS, MARY L, )
09/10/2019MEYER, ALISON R & SCOTT Abook 451 p 995
04/07/2008PUDDICOMBE ROBERTbook 319 p 403
12/31/2003BRIGGS M LORETTA AKA MARY LORETTAbook 257 p 31
BRIGGS, MARY Lbook 37 p 492
the assessor's card ↗

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
492 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.) ) County of Washington ) In Charlestown on the 27th day of December, 1960 before me personally appeared Elwin A. Sherman and Reva E. Sherman, husband and wife, both to me known and by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record December 27th, A. D. 1960 at 3:56 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGE The undersigned, having received full payment and satisfaction of the within mortgage recorded in the Town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island in the Land Evidence Book No. 37 page 491-492, hereby cancel and discharge the same. And do hereby quit claim to and with the payer that we are the present owners of said mortgage. Witness, this 22nd day of October 1965. LEON M. GRUNELL PEARL M. GRUNELL Received for record October 22nd, A. D. 1965 at 10:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- 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 MARY L. BRIGGS of the City and County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, with WARRANTY CONVEYANCE: A certain tract or parcel of land located at Quonochonticut in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and shown as Lot 15" on a certain plat or plan detailed, entered "Book 37" during previous recording, by S. S. Sore, Conveyancing Consultant, Cranston, R. I., scale 1 inch equals 80 feet, November 1958, Ronald & Lewis, Engrs. Said plat being recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown, and bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed at a point on the easterly line of Noyes Avenue, the same called, said point being the northeasterly corner of said Lot 15" and Lot 1 and Lot 11; thence running southwesterly along the easterly line of Noyes Avenue 75 feet to the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed at other land of this grantor; thence southerly 75 feet, more or less along the east line with Lot 14" and Lot 13" and other land of this grantor; thence easterly 75 feet, more or less along the northerly boundary said Lot 15" land 24.5 feet, more or less to the point and place of beginning; said Lot 15" being a lot in a certain plat or plan of the land of the heirs of S. S. Sore, generally bounded southerly by said Lot 14" and Lot 13" and other land of this grantor, and northerly by the land of William L. and Anna M. J. Lopes and easterly by Noyes Avenue and westerly by Noyes Avenue. This tract or parcel of land is to be used by the grantee for the purpose of ingress and egress to other property of the grantee within the boundary within the property conveyed on the east if for the purpose of said road or way to be used by the grantee or the owners of other land or the owners of other land of the grantee on the east, it is understood that the following restrictions shall attach to and run with the land for a period of 75 years: The above conveyed parcel of land is to be used for residential purposes only and as a site for only one residence on the lot herein conveyed, said residence to be of a cost not to cost less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) inclusive of the cost of the land, said residence shall not be more than three buildings (to wit: a dwelling house and two other buildings), and no portion of any building erected on the lot shall approach the side lines of the river or near liner than twenty (20) feet in distance from said property line; no building or building shed shall be erected on the lot, and toilets must be sanitary flush toilets, and all sinks and drains must run into a septic tank or cesspool system. In consideration of the purchase price, the grantee, her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, licensees, agents, servants, guests and employees are granted a right of way to cross and recross at all times and for all purposes in common with others, over the rights of way or roads running parallel to the highway, east and west across the land of the grantor in common with others, Lagoon Avenue and Parcel 5" surrounding the Lagoon as shown on said plat for the purpose of using said Lagoon for the purpose of fishing and boating, and a right of way to cross and recross in common with the said grantees, her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, guests and servants are granted a right of way to cross over 550 feet of land on the east or west, and are granted the use of said lots for the purpose of parking vehicles, in common with others, said lots are
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493 about on a certain plan or plat entitled, "Plat of East Beach, Quonsettown, R. I., property of S. H. Davis, Inc., Leon L. Halland, C. E., scale 1 inch equals 200 feet, revised July, 1931." which Plat is duly recorded in the Land Evidence Books 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, Charlestown Pond and the Atlantic Ocean, the grantees, their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, tenants and assigns in perpetuity, and their successors and assigns, harmless and blameless from any damage or liability of any kind or nature due to the use of said drive, street, road or way as hereinbefore specified. The use of Parcel "B" and lots #554 and #555 shall not be commercialized. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said corporation has caused these presents to be duly signed by its President and Treasurer, hereby duly authorized, and the corporate seal to be hereto affixed at Westerly, Rhode Island, this 25th day of August 1960. CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC. (Corporate Seal) Howard E. Thorp President Nelson R. Thorp Treasurer (DOCUMENTARY STAMP, 55¢) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Westerly on this 25th day of August 1960, before me personally appeared Howard E. Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the President of said corporation, and Nelson R. 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. FLORENCE J. WELLS (Notarial Seal) Notary Public Received for record December 30th, A. D. 1960 at 9:10 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- AFFIDAVIT OF FAMILY HISTORY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, MARY B. NELSON, of Providence, Rhode Island, having been duly sworn on oath declare and say that I am the daughter of Hartley Waltman, who died intestate in said Providence on December 3rd, 1932, that said Hartley Waltman left surviving him a widow, Edna I. Waltman, and as his only children and sole heirs-at-law Gertrude E. Waltman and Mary B. Waltman, now Mary B. Nelson; that to the best of my knowledge and belief said Hartley Waltman did not execute any will, so that the real estate owned by him in Charlestown, Rhode Island, descended by the laws of intestacy to his two aforementioned daughters, subject to the dower right of his said widow; and that I make this affidavit so that Byron W. Williams and Ruth E. Williams, who are acquiring the said premises owned by his in said Charlestown at the time of his decease, by deed of said daughters being recorded in the Land Evidence Books of said Town herewith, and their heirs and assigns may rely upon the facts stated herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal this 29th day of December 1960. MARY B. NELSON Subscribed and sworn to before me at Westerly, Rhode Island, this 29th day of December, 1960. Harold B. Soloveznik Notary Public Received for record December 30th, A. D. 1960 at 9:12 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

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