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Know all Men by these presents That I Asa Branch
of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island hereinafter called the grantor in consideration of Ten Dollars
from one paid by Jeanne L N Peterson of Paterson in the State of New Jersey
hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
and hereby give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said grantee
and her heirs and assigns forever a certain tract of land situated in
said Charlestown with a dwelling house and other improvements thereon
bounded and described as follows beginning at a small nail at the north
west corner of said tract of land the first bound running westerly with
said nail more or less to a fence thence southerly with said
fence about one hundred feet more or less to a fence thence easterly following
said fence about two hundred and twenty feet more or less to another
nail the second bound runningly following said nail about nine fanned feet
more or less to said third nail bounding Northerly Easterly and westerly by
land of the grantor the fourth boundly bounding southerly by said
third nail about two hundred and fifty feet more or less to the place of
beginning or however the same may be bounded The
grantor hereby quitclaims unto the said grantee her heirs and assigns
all his right title and interest in and to any land lying between
land above conveyed and the present bay off the West highway
which may ascend to said land by means of the shoulder road more or
less for a highway
To have and to hold the aforesaid premises with all
the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto
and for the use of the said grantee and her heirs and assigns
forever And the said grantor is hereby seised and for
my heirs executors and administrators expectant with the said
grantee and her heirs and assigns that I have lawfully seized
in fee simple of the said granted premises that the same is
free from all encumbrances that I have and a right full power
and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner
as aforesaid that the said grantee and her heirs and assigns
shall by these present at all times hence forward peacefully
and quietly have and enjoy the said premises and that I the
said grantor with all my heirs successors and administrators
shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee and
her heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons
And for the consideration
I said Asa Branch of said town of Charlestown do hereby release all
my right of dower in and to the said granted premises unto
the said grantee and her heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 1st day of February in the year of our lord one
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and ARLENE L. MORRIS, to me known and known by me to be the persons executing the foregoing instrument, and
they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
HAROLD B. SOLEWITZKE
Notary Public
Received for record September 14th A.D. 1962 at 1:16 o'clock p.m., and recorded by
[Signature] Deputy Town Clerk
I, HAZEL J. DEPNER, formerly of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, now of Quincy, Illinois, for considera-
tion paid, grant to WILLIAM D. CROSS and CELIA M. CROSS, husband and wife, both of Town of Charlestown,
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, as JOINT TENANTS and not as Tenants in Common, with WARRANTY
COVENANTS
Those six (6) certain lots or parcels of land, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Wash-
ton and State of Rhode Island, and shown and delineated as Lots Numbers 456, 457, 458, 459, 460 and 495 on
that certain plat or map entitled, "Charlestown by the Sea Owned and Developed by Thomas F. Reilly, location
Charlestown, Rhode Island, scale 1" = 100", dated July 25, 1954, K. W. Leighton, Civil Engineer, New Haven",
and filed in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Flat Book 2, Pages 1/4 and 15.
This conveyance is subject to restrictions as contained on said Map.
Being the same property described in deed of Thomas J. Reilly to Rudolph J. Depner and Hazel Depner
dated October 16th, 1944 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book
No. 25, Page 604.
Title in the above described premises being vested in the Grantor by the aforementioned deed and
as devisee under the will of said Rudolph J. Depner; exemplified copy of said will being on file with the
Records of Probate, said Town of Charlestown.
I, Hazel J. Depner, covenant that I am a widow and have not remarried.
WITNESS my hand this 11th day of September, 1962.
(Documentary stamp .55)
[Signature]
Hazel J. Depner
STATE of Illinois
COUNTY of Adams
In Quincy, Illinois, on the 11th day of September, 1962 before me personally appeared Hazel J. Depner,
to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged said
instrument, by her executed, to be her free act and deed.
[Signature]
Mildred Fredrove
Notary Public (Notarial Seal)
My Commission expires March 27, 1965
CERTIFICATE CONFIRMING SIGNATURE OF NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE of ILLINOIS, } ss.
County of Adams, } ss.
I, Arthur F. Witte, County Clerk in and for said County, do
hereby certify that Mildred Fredrove... whose name is
subscribed to the proof of acknowledgement of the annexed instrument in writing, was, at the time of taking
such proof of acknowledgement, a Notary Public in and for said County of Adams, duly commissioned, sworn
and acting as such and authorized to take acknowledgements and proofs of deeds or conveyances of lands,
tenements or hereditaments in said State of Illinois, and to administer oaths; all of which appears from
the records and files in my office; that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Notary Public
and verily believe that the signature to the said proof of acknowledgement is genuine; and further that
the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of Illinois.
In Testimony Whereof, I have entered by my hand and affixed the seal of my office in the City of
Quincy in said County, this 11th day of September, A.D. 1962.
ARTHUR F. WITTE (seal)
Received for record September 14th A.D. 1962 at 9:00 o'clock p.m. and recorded by
[Signature] Deputy Town Clerk