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We, BERTHA E. FLINT, of the Town of Richmond, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, ETHEL E. SISSON, SUSAN A. WESTON and ERNEST E. YOUNG, of the Town of Charlestown, said County and State, heirs-at-law to Eugene Young, late said Town of Charlestown, deceased, for consideration paid grant to DAVID I. SMITH and LORETTA W. SMITH, husband and wife, both of said Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, as JOINT TENANTS and not as Tenants in Common, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS
All our right, title, and interest in and to those two certain tracts or parcels of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows:
FIRST TRACT: Beginning at the southeast corner of swath of a wall; thence running a w. 1/2 n. 80° westerly, to the ball and chain marks 132 feet to the end of a wall; thence running N 8° E/W in a straight line to the Pawcatuck River substantially parallel to the opposite side of this tract; thence easterly along said River to the intersection of the w. line of the deed to Dexter Washington, Book 23, page 289, recorded in said County land evidence; thence southerly on said County land and land formerly of Frederick T. Sisson, land formerly of Amos P. Gerrish, land formerly of George P. Sisson, land formerly of George P. Sisson, in Kansas, & George P. Sisson, land formerly of Alfred J. Richmond; thence westerly hence westerly boundary southerly on land formerly of Alfred J. Richmond and formerly of Alfred J. Richmond; thence easterly along the boundary of land of Emma L. Young to the first mentioned beginning. Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Eugene Young to the Grantors dated July 26, 1910 and recorded in Records of Land evidence, said Town of Charlestown in Book 24, Pages 182 and 183. Excepting, however, from this conveyance that tract of land conveyed by deed of Eugene Young to Frederick T. Sisson dated November 1, 1928 and recorded in said Records, in Book 23, Pages 259 and 294; also excepting from this conveyance that tract of land conveyed by deed of Eugene Young to Ethel E. Sisson dated May 18, 1936 and recorded in said Records, Book 30 at Page 379.
SECOND TRACT: Commencing at the summit of a wall at the southeast corner of said tract; thence running northerly a distance of 42 feet to a stone bound set in the ground; thence from said stone bound continuing in a straight line to the Pawcatuck River, bounded on the north by the Pawcatuck River, on the west by land formerly of Eugene Young and on the east by land formerly of Emma L. Young. Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Alfred J. Richmond to Eugene Young dated June 23, 1908 and recorded in the records of Land evidence, Aid Town of Charlestown, Book No. 23 at Page 262 and 293.
This conveyance is made subject to rights of way and fence agreements that may appear of record.
Title of above described FIRST TRACT being vested in the grantors as residuary devisees under the will of Henry Coran Young, late said Town of Charlestown, deceased, in the event of Eugene Young deceased as his only heir-at-law whereas the Grantors herein and Ellis Young said Ellis Young deceased leaving his only heirs at law, Elwood Young, Ellis Young, Stella Phillips and Annie Floodwell.
I, Ethel E. Sisson, covenant that I am unencumbered.
I, Norma L. Young, wife of Ernest E. Young, release to said grantees all my right of dower and all other interest in the aforesaid premises.
We, Henry J. Flint, husband of Bertha E. Flint, and Frederick T. Weston, husband of Susan A. Weston, release to said Grantees all our rights of curtesy, respectively, and all other interest in the aforesaid premises.
WITNESS our hands this 4th day of March, 1961.
BERTHA E. FLINT
HENRY J. FLINT
SUSAN A. WESTON
FREDERICK T. WESTON
ERNEST E. YOUNG
NORMA L. YOUNG
ETHEL E. SISSON
The consideration for this deed is such that no documentary stamps are required.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
County of Washington
In Richmond, R. I., on the 7th day of March, 1961, before me personally appeared Bertha E. Flint, Henry J. Flint, Ethel E. Sisson, Susan A. Weston, Frederick T. Weston and Ernest E. Young, to me known and by me known to be the six of the persons executing the foregoing instrument by them executed, and they severally acknowledged said instrument by them executed, to be their free act and a deed.
DAVID A. HENRY (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
STATE OF VERMONT
County of Orange
In Fairlee, on the 4th day of March, 1961, before me personally appeared NORMA L. Young, to me known and by me known to be one of the persons executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument, by her executed, to be her free act and deed.
HENRY A. COURY (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record April 1st, A. D. 1961 at 10:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk