The instrument's own words
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Know all men, by these presents, that George A. Kenworthy
unmarried, of the town of Charlestown, in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Grantor on consideration of
ten ($10) dollars to be paid by Holmes D. Kenworthy of said Charlestown,
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the
Grantee the Grantor hereby conveys absolutely to he and his heirs, guests,
heirs,
beings, will and convey unto the said Grantee and his heirs, guests
and assigns forever, a certain lot or a piece of land situated on the south side
of Charlestown Pond in said town of Charlestown bounded and described
as follows Beginning at a stone bound at the North westerly corner
thereof at a point in the northwesterly line of this tract grantor starting
easterly from a drill hole in a stone wall abutting land of Peter
R. Penfield formerly of this Grantor's tract of land of J. Augustus Rogers
Estate, and at a angle acute with said wall three hundred forty
six and seventy one hundredths (346.71) feet more or less thence at an
angle fifty (50) feet to a stone bound for a corner, thence at an
oblique angle of ninety three degrees, thirty four minutes and fifty
seconds (93° 34' 50") two hundred fifty (250) feet more or less to the
shore of said Charlestown Pond thence in a westerly direction along
said shore to a point at the termination of a line extended at an
angle of ninety three degrees, thirty four minutes and fifty seconds
(93° 34' 50") with the North westerly corner of the tract herein
granted thence in a northerly direction along said line to the
North westerly corner or point of beginning however described
being a portion of a lot numbered eight (8) and then northerly
Westerly portion of lot numbered nine (9) bounded by the Easterly
line of lot numbered eight (8) and the dotted line upon said
lot numbered nine (9) and the line of the shore between the termini
of the aforementioned lines, all as shown on a certain plan of
building site known as "Hundred Acre" in the town of Charlestown,
belonging to King G. Kenworthy, surveyed and drawn by B. J. Powell
November 1922 said plan being recorded in the land records
office of said Charlestown. It is made a condition of this
deed that the Grantee his guests agents servants heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns shall at all times and for all
purposes be permitted to pass and repass with vehicles or on
footmen and across the road known as the North Road on the
Round Road for about two hundred (200) feet south from the
Boston Post Road thence easterly along the west half of the land
known as the Melanie N. Foster land owned by her heir
Resident in a gate about three hundred twenty (320) feet from
said Charlestown Pond in Bay thence westerly across the ferry
Andrich and Alice and Sarah Lohamplier land now owned
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by this grantor over the road known as the Harbor Road to the lot
surely conveyed, and the grantee, his guests, agents, servants, heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns shall have a right of
way to the beach or shore over and across the beach road, a portion
of which is thrown on a plan of a plot of beach lands designated as
"portion" "Beach lands owned by Sarah Cohoon-bells, Olive Chamberlain
and Mary Branch, executors of R. L. and M. H. Newton, Civil Engineers, July 1922"
said plot being filed in the land records Record of said land records
To have and to hold the aforesaid premises, with all the
rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and to
the use of the said grantee, and his heirs and assigns forever. And
I the said grantor, do hereby for myself and for my heirs, executors
and administrators, covenant with the said grantee and his heirs
and assigns that they shall quietly enjoy in fee simple of the said granted
premises that the same are free from all encumbrances and that I have
good right full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the
same in manner as aforesaid; that the said grantee and his heirs
and assigns shall by these presents at all times hereafter peaceably
and quietly have and enjoy the said premises; and that I, the
said grantor for myself, and my heirs, executors and administrators,
shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee and
his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 19th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty three.
Executed in presence of
Stephen Greene George A. McMichael L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On this nineteenth on the 19th day of February AD 1923
before me personally appeared George McMichael to me known
and known to me he to be the party executing the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged said instrument by him executed to be his
free act and deed. Stephen Greene
Notary Public.
Received for record February 28th 1923, at 9 15 o'clock a.m.,
and entered by George G. Colwell, Town Clerk.