The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents That we blance G.
Robinson of Fishers Island, in the State of New York, Annis & butler of
Wakefield in the town of North Kingstown, county of Washington and state of
Rhode Island and many B Rice of Bennington, county of Bennington and state of
Vermont, being all the heirs of body of Grace P Beckham, mother late
of Charlestown in the aforesaid county of Washington deceased, hereinafter
called the grantors, in consideration of a valuable sum of money
to us paid by Hannah S harrison of the town of Hopkinton in said
county of Washington, hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain sell and
convey unto the said hannah and her heirs and devises forever those
certain tracts or parcels of land situate in the said town of Charlestown, the
first two being adjoining easts part of land situate on the north side
of the Pot Road so called, and opposite the highway leading from
the said Pot Road to the commonary, the third tract consisting of a
certain tract or parcel of land situate on the east side of the commonary
meadow and extending from the beach easterly to the highway,
together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, the same
being more specifically bounded and described as follows, to wit:
the first tract, situated as aforesaid, being the same premises
which the Profiles Survey Parcel of land attached connected cornered
to grace P Beckham deceased by deed dated the 19 day of december 1793 and
recorded in vol B evidence of said Charlestown in book No 12 at page 507 reference to said last mentioned deed being hereby had
and made hereunto the same it incorporate herein and made
a part hereof for a fuller and more particular description of the
premises hereby conveyed. the second tract, situated as
aforesaid, and being the same premises the heirs of Nancy B.
Hopkins late of said Charlestown deceased, convey to stephen
R. Beckham, deceased by deed dated march 5 1818 and recorded
in said Evidence of said town of Charlestown in Vol 15 at page
293, specifying such parts or parcels thereof as were then
and conveyed by the said stephen R Beckham, deceased, in his
lifetime, and being the same premises conveyed by the heirs
of Stephen R. Beckham, deceased, to grace B. Beckham, deceased
by deed dated the 25 day of April 1840, and recorded in
said Evidence of said town of Charlestown in Vol 19 page 315
reference to all of said deeds being hereby had and made and
of all any conditions, reservations and covenants contained
in any of said deeds, all of which are specifically made
a part hereof. The third tract situated as aforesaid, and
being the same premises conveyed to stephen Beckham
declared by Samuel T Babcock et als by deed dated
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the 22nd day of June, 1847, and recorded in Land Records of said
town of Charlestown in Vol. 12 at page 118 etc and also the tract conveyed
to said Stephen Peckham, deceased, by Albert T. Maberech by deed dated
the 27th day of May, AD 1841, and recorded in Land Records of said
Charlestown in Vol. 12 at page 305, and being also the same premises
that said grantor as heir at law of said Stephen S. Peckham, deceased,
conveyed to Grace S. Peckham, miss deceased, by deed dated the 7th
day of May, AD 1872, and recorded in Land Records of said town
of Charlestown in Vol. 19 page 311 etc reference to all said deeds being
hereby had and made and all every covenant, reservation
or restriction therein, all of which are hereby made a part hereof
and incorporated herein, said being the same premises which
descended to us as her heirs at law of Grace S. Peckham, mother late
of said town of Charlestown, deceased.
To have and to hold, the aforementioned premises, with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto and to the
use of the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever.
And we the said grantors do hereby for ourselves and for
our heirs, executors and administrators covenant with the
said grantee and his heirs and assigns that we are lawfully
seised in fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same
are free from all incumbrances whatsoever as is herein stated or
referred to, and that we have good right full power and
lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner as
aforesaid; that the said grantee his heirs and assigns
shall be thus present at all times hereafter peaceably, and
quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that we
the said grantors will, and our heirs, executors and administrators
shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee
and his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims
and demands of all persons aforesaid. And for the
considerations aforesaid, we Anne M. Peckham wife of said
Lawrence S. Peckham, and Howard R. Pierce husband of said
Anne M. Peckham and Fay E. Pierce husband of said Mary E.
Pierce do hereby release all and our respective rights of dower and
curtesy in and to the said premises unto the said grantee and
his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this fourteenth
day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two
and sixty four [?] in the town of [?]
Lawrence S. Peckham L.S.
Anne M. Peckham L.S.
Grace M. Millett L.S.
Howard R. Pierce L.S.
Mary E. Pierce L.S.
Fay E. Pierce L.S.
[Marginalia]
Reference
to p 252
recorded
in Vol 19
p 311
etc
Covenant
of Lawrence S. Peckham & Anne M. Peckham
& Howard R. Pierce & Mary E. Pierce
& Fay E. Pierce
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this 22nd day of June, 1887, and recorded in Land Evidence of said
Town of Charlestown in Vol. 12 at page 118, and also the tract conveyed
to said Stephen Peckham, deceased, by Albert T. Haberich by deed dated
the 27th day of May, AD 1871, and recorded in Land Evidence of said
Town
[Handwritten note: "See Vol 13 p 211"]
[Map area containing various labels:]
- 1/4 acre, more or less
- Giles R. Kenton's Lot
- House Corner Patterson's Lot
- Charlestown, R.I.
- L67
[Text block within map area:]
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CONVEYANCER
BY GEO. BATES MATTHEWS, ESQ.
S.P.R.V. RECORDED IN BOOK 12 PAGE 118
FROM RUMNEY CONVEYANCE
NEW ENGLAND PUBLIC SERVICE CO.
SGT. CURTIS PUBLIC SERVICE CO.
SGT. CURTIS PUBLIC SERVICE CO.
CHASE'S PROMISE
CHASE'S PROMISE
IN CHARLES'S
WALL
[Bottom left handwritten section:]
day 1st [illegible] and recorded in Evidence of
Town [illegible]’s [illegible] to [illegible] & Peckham
[illegible] to [illegible] to [illegible] Peckham
[illegible] [illegible] to [illegible] & [illegible] Howard Patterson
[illegible] [illegible] to [illegible] Mary E. Pierce
and Fay E. Pierce
[Bottom right signature list:]
Lawrence S. Peckham [signature]
Anne R. Peckham [signature]
Augusta M. Low [signature]
Howard R. Visher [signature]
Mary E. Pierce [signature]
Fay E. Pierce [signature]
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State of Rhode Island
Washington ss
In Wakefield in said county on the 13th day of July A.D.
1921, before me personally appeared Eunice L. Delage and Howard P.
Nelcor, wife and husband, each to me known and known by me
to be the two of the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they
severally acknowledged said instrument but by them executed to be
their free act and deed.
Everett H. Bateman
Notary Public LS.
State of Vermont
Addison ss
In Vergennes in said county on the 18th day of July
A.D. 1921, before me personally appeared Mary E. Beed and Roy E.
Beed, wife and husband, each to me known and known by me
to be two of the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they
severally acknowledged said instrument but by them executed to be
their free act and deed.
E. M. Weaver
Notary Public LS.
State of New York
County of Suffolk
At Fishers Island on the 23rd day of July A.D.
1921 before me personally appeared Clarence E. Beckwith and
Carrie K. Beckwith, husband and wife, each to me known and
known by me to be two of the parties executing the foregoing
instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument
by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
Randolph C. Shankles
Notary Public LS.
Received for record August 31 1921 at 9 o'clock AM,
and recorded by George Cloone, Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I, Nathaniel
S. Saunders, unmarried, from 5 Northton, County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor
in consideration of the sum of $400.00 and other valuable consideration
to me paid by Mary M. Colaberto from 10 Johnston, County of
Washington, and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called
the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do
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