The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 8626 › 8576 › 2811@32/414 › 7313@38/245

2/6/1962 · DEED · book 38 page 245 doc 7313@38/245

From LAWTON WILLIAM J life
To LAWTON WILLIAM J life, LAWTON BESSIE A
Premises none · piece of land styled as "Mill House" (Charlestown, Mill House Plat)

Back — where this land came from

deed Frank F. Egan book 38 p 414 Charlestown
“deed to Frank F. Egan as Grantor to this Grantor dated February 13, 1951”
◀ Follow back 1962 · MORTGAGE · DEMORANVILLE MATILDA IRENE; DEMORANVILLE ROLAND E → WESTERLY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOC · book 38 p 414
read by: gemma

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

◀ 1951 · DEED · EKMAN FRANK H → LAWTON WILLIAM J · book 32 p 414
◀ 1953 · RELEASE · INDUSTRIAL TRUST CO → LAWTON WILLIAM J · book 32 p 417

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

▶ 1965 · DEED · LAWTON BESSIE A; LAWTON WILLIAM J → KLAUCKE HERBERT; KLAUCKE MARGARET M · book 40 p 312

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
245 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC. County of Washington in Charlestown, in said County on the 31st day of October A. D. 1961 before me personally appeared the above Grantors, EVERETT R. GRAICHEN and wife, LUCY GRAICHEN each and all to be known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged said instrument by them executed, to be their free act and deed. DOROTHY M. PEARSON Notary Public Received for record February 5th, A. D. 1962 at 1:15 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- I, WILLIAM J. LAWTON, of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to myself, the said WILLIAM J. LAWTON and to my wife, BESSIE A. LAWTON, as JOINT TENANTS and not as Tenants in Common, both of said Town, County and State, with WARRANTY COVENANTS (Description, and incumbrances, if any) That certain real estate situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, and State of Rhode Island, and described as follows: That certain piece of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, including the plumbing and furniture and fixtures therein, styled as "Mill House", located in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the northeasterly corner of Lot Number 29 on plat belonging to "Mill House lots" on Mill House Plat in Charlestown, R. I., as described in Deed dated October 5th, 1959, Earl of [?] and Walter Burgess as Grantors to William J. Lawton, recorded in the Office of the Town Clerk, said "Town of Charlestown; thence running southerly, bounded easterly by a Street as shown on the said plat, to the southeasterly corner of the ground; thence running westerly, by distance of Three (3) feet, along the southerly line of the ground; thence running northerly, bounded southerly now, or formerly, by Frank F. Egan, a distance of ninety-three (93) feet, near or over the line of a brook; thence running easterly, a distance of Three (3) feet, to the easterly line of or formerly of Edward Mahoney thence running northerly, bounded westerly by said Valony land, a distance of Sixty-four (64) feet, near or over the line of a brook; thence running easterly, a distance of Three (3) feet, to the line of Ella A. Day; thence running easterly, bounded northerly by said Day land, a distance of One Hundred Twenty Three (123) feet, near or over the line, to the rectit and place of beginning, or more or less as the same may be bounded and described. This conveyance is made subject to a right-of-way of fifteen (15) in width, running eastwest along the northerly side of the premises hereby conveyed as mentioned in deed from Elizabeth J. Brooks, et al to Frank F. Egan dated November 29, 1909 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown. Meaning and intending to convey the same premises described in deed to Frank F. Egan as Grantor to this Grantor dated February 13, 1951 and duly recorded in said Records of Land Evidence, Book No. 38 at Page 414. WITNESS my hand this 6th day of February 1962. WILLIAM J. LAWTON STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ) County of Washington ) In Charlestown on the 6th day of February 1962, before me personally appeared William J. Lawton, to me known and 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. LEYTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record February 6th, A. D. 1962 at 1:10 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

page 1

deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.