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7/15/1919 · MORTGAGE · book 19 page 170 doc 7227

From LAWSON FRANKLIN D, LAWSON MABEL M
To WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Premises fifty acres, more or less · Part of the Farm of Walter Davis (formerly Oliver Davis farm) (Westerly, Husson's colony)

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

◀ 1914 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN M → LAWSON FRANKLIN D · book 18 p 147
◀ 1911 · DEED · DAVIS J DANIEL; DAVIS FREDERICK P; DAVIS WALTER H; DAVIS EMMA E; DAVIS → LAWSON FRANKLIN D · book 17 p 199

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

▶ 1920 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → PIRHONEN JOHN · book 19 p 144
▶ 1920 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → BENNETT GEORGE H; BENNETT MINERVA K · book 16 p 261
▶ 1921 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY; PALMER PETER P ESTATE OF → PECKHAM EVA H; PECKHAM ELISHA S · book 16 p 424
▶ 1922 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → CRUMB CARRIE B; CRUMB EDWARD S · book 18 p 60
▶ 1922 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY; CRUMB EDWARD S → RALPH ALEXANDER S · book 20 p 179
▶ 1922 · DEED · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → CRUMB EDWARD S · book 20 p 279
▶ 1922 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · ELDRIDGE THURMAN F; WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY; PALMER PETER P ESTATE OF → TINKHAM ERNEST W · book 20 p 289
▶ 1922 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → MCVAY ALICE M; MCVAY WILLIAM · book 19 p 332
▶ 1922 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → BROWNING ELMER E; BROWNING ELLEN M · book 18 p 377
▶ 1922 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → PRATT HARDEN DEV · book 19 p 469
▶ 1923 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → BRIGHTMAN ALICE M; BRIGHTMAN CHARLES S · book 20 p 285
▶ 1923 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → EARNSHAW WILLIAM C · book 18 p 356
▶ 1923 · DEED · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → TUOMI FRANS · book 20 p 523
▶ 1924 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WAKEFIELD TRUST CO; WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → PERRY IVA A; PERRY WILLIAM C · book 18 p 209
▶ 1924 · PARTIAL RELEASE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → TUOMI FRANK · book 21 p 269
▶ 1924 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · ELDRIDGE THURMAN F; WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY; PALMER PETER P DECEASED → TINKHAM ERNEST W · book 21 p 281

The instrument's own words

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170 said mortgagor under and with all this present in the said deed granted and attained. In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 29th day of July A.D. 1914 Signed in presence of Frank W McCoy Annie L Bird J. Daniel Davis Sl. Eunice R Davis Sl. Walter N. Davis Sl. State of Rhode Island etc. Providence Co, Washington County. In presence this 29th day of July, A.D. 1914 the above named J. Daniel and Eunice Davis & Walter N. Davis to me known and known by me to be the party sealing the aforegoing instrument personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the aforegoing instrument, by them signed, to be their free and voluntary act and deed. Frank W McCoy Notary Public l.S. Received for record July 15 1914 at 9.15 o'clock A.M. and recorded by George B Coone Town Clerk. Know all men by these presents, that I Franklin D Barson of the city County and State of New York for and in consideration of the sum of two thousand dollars well and truly paid by the Washington Trust Company of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, by these presents do give, grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said Washington Trust Company, its successors and assigns forever That certain Part of a certain tract or parcel of land situated in the south easterly Part of the Farm of Walter Davis formerly known as the Oliver Davis farm, which lies between the Post Road and a boundary line shown on a map of bungalows site called Husson's colony, property of Dr. Franklin D Barson filed in Westerly Town Clerk's Office Dec 19th 1912, and designated on said map as Private Property
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of said Franklin D. Brownson and bounded Northerly by The East Road, Easterly by land of William A. Mac Farland, Southerly the land of Franklin D. Brownson, then on said map described above, and Westerly by land of Franklin D. Brownson containing fifty acres, more or less; Together with all the buildings and improvements thereon standing. To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the said land, to its successors and assigns forever. And I, the said grantor for myself, my heirs executors and administrators, do covenant and with the said grantee its successors and assigns that at and above this executing hereof I am the lawful owner of the above bargained premises, and have seized and possessed of the same in my own right, as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple, and have good right, to sell, convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner aforesaid. And that the said demised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances are free from all encumbrances of what name or nature soever, that might in any measure or degree, obstruct or make void this present deed, except for mortgage now on us by said the Washington Trust Company. Furthermore I the said Franklin D. Brownson for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised premises to the said Trust Company, its successors and assigns, against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant, secure and defend by these presents. Bind I Mabel M. Brownson, wife of said Franklin D. Brownson in consideration of the sum plain aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee, its successors and assigns, all my right of dower in and to the aforementioned premises. The conditions of this debt is such, that whenever I the said Franklin D. Brownson have executed my negotiable promissory note for the sum of two thousand dollars bearing even date herewith and made payable to the said Washington Trust Company or order six months after date with interest payable semi annually in advance at rate specified in said note. Save therefore, if we the said grantors or any other person for us shall pay said note at maturity, together with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof then their deed shall be void, otherwise shall be and remain in full force and effect. Furthermore, we the said Grantors do hereby constitute and
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172 appoint the said trustee to successors and assigns our attorney irrevocable, with full power of substitution and revocation for us and in our name or in their name or names at any time, in case default shall be made in the payment of said note, or of the sum annually due thereon, and such default shall continue for a term of ten days, to sell at public auction the premises aforesaid, or any part thereof they find fitting giving notice of the time and place of such selling by publishing the same at least once a week for three successive weeks in some one of the public newspapers printed in said county and in our names or in its or in their name or names to make and execute the propers of purchase or purchases thereof any deed or release that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers an estate in fee simple therein, and on sale thereof hereby granting unto our said attorney power to continue or adjourn such sale from time to time but we do not authorize our said attorney to receive the amount the same may be sold for and, after the payment of all the expenses incurred to such sale or sales, to apply and used appropriate the residue thereof to the payment of the amount of principal and interest of said note hereby secured, (we hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default in the payment of such said semi annual interest the principal of our said note shall be received due and payable on the day of such sale) necessarily to our heirs and assigns for all sums over and above the amount thereof we hereby ratifying and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or caused to be made by virtue hereof. Further more, we the said trustee for successors and for our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns do hereby covenant with the said trustee, its successor or assigns, that insurance against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained upon the buildings on the premises aforesaid, in a sum not less than two thousand dollars, and that the policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned and transferred to the said trustee its successor and assigns, as collateral security hereon, and in default thereof do hereby agree that the said trustee its successor or assigns, may effect such insurance and the premium or premiums paid thereon shall be a further lien upon said estate added to the amount of said note and secured by these presents. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 14th day of April A.D. 1797 Signed, sealed and delivered In presence of Selina M. Farley Franklin S. Bowen. L.S. Matel M. Durson L.S.
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173 State of New York County of New York In New York County this 14 day of April A.D. 1917 before me personally appeared Franklin D. Dawson and Mabel M. Dawson each to me known, and known to me, to be the individuals described in, and who executed the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument to be their free act and deed. Delia M. Finley Notary Public LS. New York Co. Comm No 117 Reg 9090 my commission expires Oct 30 1918. Received for record July 15 1917 at 7-15 o'clock this and recorded by George G. Cross Town Clerk KNOW All Men by these presents That I Franklin D. Dawson of the City, county, and State of New York, for and in consideration of the sum of three thousand Dollar lawful and duly paid by the Washington Trust Company of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do grant, promise, Bargain, sell convey and confirm unto the said Washington Trust Company its successors and assigns forever, that piece of land estate or parcel of land, situated in the South easterly part of the Town of Westerly formerly known as the Oliver Baam's farm, which lies between the Post Road and a Colony line stream on a map of Washington county called private property of Dr. Franklin D. Dawson, filed in Westerly Town Clerk's office December 18 1912 and designated on said map as Private Property of Dr. Franklin D. Dawson and bounded Northwesterly by the Post Road, easterly by land of William A. Macfarlane, Southerly by land of Franklin D. Dawson, throne on said map described above and Westerly by land of Franklin D. Dawson containing fifty acres, more or less, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon standing. Said premises are hereby conveyed subject to a prior mortgage of two thousand dollars held by said Washington

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