The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 6856@37/536 › 6857@37/536

3/16/1961 · DEED · book 37 page 536 doc 6857@37/536

From GAVITT BENJAMIN C life, GAVITT GLENNA B
To HOLBERTON GLENNA D, HOLBERTON WALTER H
Premises none · portion of FOURTH TRACT, bounded by Lot 3 and premises of Ira Brown (Charlestown, Roseland)
Also on this page: DEED CROSS WILLIAM D JR; CROSS WILLIAM D

Back — where this land came from

deed Henri E. Gavitt book 35 p 176 Charlestown
“deed from Henri E. Gavitt to Benjamin C. Gavitt and Glenna B. Gavitt... recorded in... Book 35 at page 176”
◀ Follow back 1955 · DEED · BARDEN FAITH I; BRIGHTMAN FAITH I; BRIGHTMAN HENRY S → CROMPTON FRANK; CROMPTON MARION E · book 35 p 176
read by: gemma

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1957 · DEED · RATHBONE JOAN W; WATTS CECIL M; WATTS CHARLES E; WATTS CHAS E; RATHBON → GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C · book 36 p 77
◀ 1961 · RELEASE · GODDEN GLENN F; GODDEN MILDRED L → GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT GLENNA B · book 38 p 8
◀ 1961 · MORTGAGE · GODDEN GLENN F; GODDEN MILDRED L → GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT GLENNA B · book 37 p 618
◀ 1956 · DEED · GAVITT BENJAMIN C → GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C · book 35 p 321
◀ 1956 · DEED · GAVITT BESSIE C; CROSS GEORGE C EST → GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C · book 35 p 474
◀ 1953 · LEASE · GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C; GRINNELL LEON M → GRINNELL LEON M; GAVITT BESSIE C; GAVITT BENJAMIN C · book 33 p 529
◀ 1946 · DEED · WEBB LEWIS E; WEBB MARY A N → GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C · book 30 p 112
◀ 1938 · DEED · BROWN STEWART D; BROWN EDNA C; UBERLACKER HELEN B; UBELACKER HELEN B; → GAVITT BESSIE CROSS; CROSS GAVITT BESSIE; GAVITT BENJAMIN C · book 27 p 431
◀ 1933 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · CASHMAN CHARLES T → GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE CROSS · book 24 p 504
◀ 1931 · DEED · BERGER SUSAN → GAVITT BENJAMIN C · book 24 p 442
◀ 1926 · LEASE · GAVITT GRACE GREEN → GAVITT BENJAMIN C · book 22 p 399

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

▶ 1979 · DEED · HOLBERTON GLENNA D; HOLBERTON WALTER H → DECOSTE CHERYL L; DECOSTE WILLIAM C · book 62 p 645
▶ 1961 · MORTGAGE · HOLBERTON GLENNA D; HOLBERTON WALTER H → WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY · book 37 p 597
▶ 1962 · MORTGAGE · HOLBERTON GLENNA D; HOLBERTON WALTER H → WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY · book 38 p 252
▶ 1968 · MORTGAGE · HOLBERTON GLENNA D; HOLBERTON WALTER H → WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY · book 42 p 312

Today — the assessor's parcel

15 EAST CHARLES STREET map 20 lot 68
owner of record: DECOSTE, ADAM P · SINGLE FAM MDL-01
the assessor cites book/page 0037/0536 (DECOSTE, WILLIAM C & CHERYL L, 03/16/1961)
05/26/2020DECOSTE, ADAM Pbook 459 p 94
10/30/1979DECOSTE WM C & CHERYL Lbook 62 p 645
03/16/1961DECOSTE, WILLIAM C & CHERYL Lbook 37 p 536
the assessor's card ↗

The instrument's own words

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536 I, EARL E. LANPHEAR, of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to WILLIAM D. CROSS and WILLIAM D. CROSS, Jr., 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 COVENANTS (Description, and Incumbrances, if any) Those two (2) certain lots or parcels of land, situate and located in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, laid out and designated as Lots Numbers 529 (five hundred twenty- nine) and 530 (five hundred thirty) shown on a "Map of Charlestown by the Sea, Charlestown, Rhode Island; owned and developed by Thomas F. Reilly, Scale 1" = 100 feet, dated July 25, 1934, W. H. Leighton, Civil Engineer, New Haven, Connecticut," and filed in the office of the Town Clerk of said Town of Charlestown. Said lots together form one tract bounded as follows: NORTHERLY : by Evergreen Street, as shown on said Map, fifty (50) feet, more or less; and EASTERLY : by Lot Number 528, as shown on said Map, one hundred ten (110) feet, more or less; and SOUTHERLY : by Lots Numbers 546 and 507, as shown on said Map, fifty (50) feet, more or less; and by WESTERLY : by Lot Number 531, as shown on said Map, one hundred ten (110) feet, more or less. This deed is subject to restrictions as contained on said Map. Together with parking privileges on lot near ocean front. Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Thomas F. Reilly to this Grantor; said deed bearing date of April 7th, 1937 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book No. 27 at Page 46. I, Nelly Lanphear wife of the grantor release to said grantees all my right of dower and all other interest in the aforementioned premises. WITNESS our hands this 13th day of March 1961. EARL E. LANPHEAR NELLY LANPHEAR (DOCUMENTARY STAMP, 55¢) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, etc.) ) County of Washington } In Hopkinton on the 13th day of March, 1961 before me personally appeared Earl E. Lanphear and Nelly Lanphear, husband and wife, both to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instru- ment, and they severally acknowledged said instrument, by then executed to be their free act and deed. GEORGE G. CHAPLIN Notary Public Com. Expires June 30, 1961 Received for record March 16th, A. D. 1961 at 9:15 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, BENJAMIN C. GAVITT, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to WALTER H. HOLBERTON and GLENNA D. HOLBERTON, 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 QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS (Description, and Incumbrances, if any) That certain parcel of real property and lot, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the northeasterly corner of Lot Number 3 (three) as shown on plat entitled "ROSELAND" on plat exhibit "A" attached hereto, in the Town of Charlestown, R. I. Pro- perty of Bessie C. Gavitt, Surveyed and Platted Dec., 1954, W. N. Easterbrook, Civil Engineer, Scale 1" = 50', said corner being on the line of premises of Irene Abraham (formerly of Mary F. Chaplin); thence running westerly in a straight line in continuation of the northerly boundary line of said lot Number 3, a distance of 100.00 feet to a point
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537 thence at right angles and running southerly a distance of 100.00 feet to a point; thence at right angles and running easterly a distance of 100.00 feet to a point marking the southeast corner of said Lot Number 3, and thence northerly to the point of the boundary herein conveyed; thence running northerly, bounded easterly by said Lot Number 3, a distance of 100.00 feet to the point of place and point of beginning. Bounded easterly by said Lot Number 3, northerly by prem- ises of Ira Brown, southerly by premises of [?] and westerly by this grantor, or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described. Meaning and intending to convey a portion of the premises described as FOURTH TRACT in that certain deed from Henri E. Gavitt to Benjamin C. Gavitt and Glenna B. Gavitt, as Joint Tenants, dated September 12, 1956 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book 35 at page 176, and said Henri E. Gavitt, said Town of Charlestown, has since deceased and that I am the surviving grantee mentioned in the aforesaid deed. I, Glenna B. Gavitt, wife of the grantor release to said grantees all my right and dower and all other interest in the aforementioned premises. WITNESS our hands this 27th day of January 1961. BENJAMIN C. GAVITT GLENNA B. GAVITT (DOCUMENTARY STAMP, 55¢) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.) County of Washington ) In Charlestown on the 17th day of January, 1961 before me personally appeared Benjamin C. Gavitt and Glenna B. Gavitt, 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. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record March 16th, A. D. 1961 at 9:50 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, GLENN F. GODDEN and MILDRED L. GODDEN, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to RUSSELL W. MAJOR and JEANETTE C. MAJOR, husband and wife, both of the City and County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, as JOINT TENANTS and not as Tenants-in-Common, with WARRANTY COVENANTS Two those (2) certain lots or parcels of land situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, as shown and delineated as Lots Number 582 (five hundred eighty-two) and 583 (five hundred eighty- three) on that certain map or plat entitled "Map of Charlestown by the Sea", Charlestown, Rhode Island, owned and devel- oped by Thomas P. Reilly, Scale 1" = 100 feet, dated July 25, 1954, K. W. Leighton, Civil Engineer, New Haven, Connecticut," and filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, said Town of Charlestown. Said lots together form one tract bounded as follows: SOUTHERLY : by Thomas Street, as shown on said map, fifty (50) feet, more or less; and WESTERLY : by Lot Number 584, as shown on said map, one hundred ten (110) feet, more or less; and NORTHERLY : by Lots Number 585 and 586, as shown on said map, five ty (50) feet, more or less; and EASTERLY : by Lot Number 581, as shown on said map, one hundred ten (110) feet, more or less. This deed is subject to restrictions as contained on said Map. Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Pauline L. O'Connell to these Grantors, dated October 24, 1960 and reco-ded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book Number 37 at Pages 442 and 443. We, Glenn F. Godden and Mildred L. Godden, husband and wife, release to said Grantees all our right of curtesy and dower and all other interest in the aforementioned premises. WITNESS our hands this 16th day of March, 1961. GLENN F. GODDEN MILDRED L. GODDEN (DOCUMENTARY STAMP, 55¢)

The page as recorded

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