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10/5/1923 · DEED · book 21 page 161 doc 7722

From BROWNING STEPHEN T life, BROWNING HANNAH J life
To WATERHOUSE GEORGE H life
Premises none · Not described in the provided text (Charlestown)

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

◀ 1921 · DEED · BURDICK MARION G; BURDICK EDWARD E → BROWNING STEPHEN T · book 19 p 459
◀ 1835 · DEED · TUCKER DORCAS → BROWNING HANNAH · book 6 p 340
◀ 1904 · DEED · TAYLOR EZBON S; TAYLOR MIRIAM W → BROWNING STEPHEN T · book 14 p 521

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

▶ 1930 · DEED · WATERHOUSE GEORGE H → SOUTH COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE CO · book 24 p 174
▶ 1936 · DEED · WATERHOUSE GEORGE H → FITZGERALD RUTH H · book 26 p 448

The instrument's own words

Attribution under review. The portal's file number is shared by more than one instrument, and the words below could not be placed with certainty on this one by their own evidence (page stamp, parties, dates); they may belong to a neighbouring instrument. Read them as the record of the page, not yet as this deed's own.
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581 DEED OF EASEMENT KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That Quonocutnang Central Beach Fire District, a Rhode Island corporation, having its principal office in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, for consideration paid, hereby grants and conveys to Town of Charlestown, an incorporated Town in the State of Rhode Island, the right and easement in perpetuity along the north side of Lot Number 63 (sixty-three) that certain plat - entitled, "Plot of Quonocutnang Highlands, property of Charlestown Estates, Inc., Charlestown, R. I., scale 1 inch equals 50 feet, August, 1940, Roseli & Lewis, Engrs.," for the purpose of draining storm water or surface water, so-called, from Sunset Avenue to Quonocutnang Pond. IN WITNESS WHEREOF Quonocutnang Central Beach Fire District has hereunto caused its name and corporate seal to be affixed hereto and this instrument to be executed on its behalf by its Moderator and its Secretary for this purpose duly authorized, this 29th day of September, 1962. QUONOCUTNANG CENTRAL BEACH FIRE DISTRICT By Nelson H. Thorp Moderator John Yale Coulter Secretary STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON At Charlestown, on the 29th day of September, 1962 before me personally appeared Nelson H. Thorp, Moderator, and John Y. Coulter, Secretary, of Quonocutnang Central Beach Fire District, to me so known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument; and they acknowledged said instrument, by them so executed to be their free act and deed in their said capacities and the free act and deed of Quonocutnang Central Beach Fire District. HOWARD W. THORP Notary Public Received for record November 14th, A. D. 1962 at 9:10 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk QUIT CLAIM DEED CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC., a Corporation duly incorporated under the Laws of the State of Rhode Island, and having a place of business in the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid given to the Town of Charlestown, a Municipal Corporation located in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, with the QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS, That a certain strip or parcel of land located westerly from the Old West Beach Road, so called, at Quonocutnang in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point on the westly line of the westerly line of said West Beach Road, said point being located a distance of 113.58 feet northerly from the southeasterly corner of said Nelson B. Doyle; taxpayer; thence running southeasterly 113.58 feet southeasterly and westerly along the arc of a corner cut off where said West Beach Road turns from a southerly to the point of intersection with the westerly line of said West Beach Road; thence running westerly along the northerly line of said street 577.86 feet to the intersection of Road E. and Harry S. Thorp st. a point on the boundary of the Estate of Harry S. Thorp; thence running northerly along the boundary of said Estate northerly to the beginning of a curve having a radius of 1064.03 feet and continuing along the arc of said curve in a southeasterly a direction of 1 degree 21 minutes 15 seconds to the point of tangency; thence running southeasterly along the line in a southeasterly direction 915.12 feet to the beginning of another curve having a radius of 373.10 feet and continuing along the arc of said curve in a southeasterly direction of 15 degrees 1 minute 30 seconds and continuing along the arc of said curve to the point of tangency; thence continuing southeasterly 398.58 feet to the beginning of a corner cut off with curve having a radius of 30 feet, thence southeasterly along the arc of said curve to the point of tangency; thence continuing southeasterly along the boundary of said corner cut off curve 47.72 feet to the intersection with the northerly line of the Old West Beach Road thence easterly along the northerly line of said West Beach Road 110.20 feet to the beginning of another curve having a radius of 30 feet; thence southeasterly of northerly and more easterly around said corner cut off to the intersection of the northerly line of said West Beach Road and continuing along the arc of said curve to the point of tangency; thence continuing 398.58 feet to the beginning of a curve having a radius of 339.13 feet and continuing northerly and more easterly around said curve to the point of tangency; thence continuing northerly 915.12 feet to the beginning of another curve having a radius of 1064.03 feet; thence northerly and northeastly along the arc of said curve 169.50 feet to the point of tangency; thence running northerly along the boundary of the Estate of Harry S. Thorp to the beginning of a corner cut off having a radius of 30 feet; thence northerly, more northerly, and easterly around the arc of said corner cut off curve having a radius of 30 feet; thence northerly, more northerly and easterly around the northerly line of said street 515.66 feet to the beginning of a corner cut off curve having a radius of 30 feet; thence continuing northerly around said corner cut off curve and easterly along the intersection with the northerly line of the West Beach Road; thence northerly along the westerly line of the said West Beach Road 100.20 feet to the point and place of beginning. Meaning and intent and intending to convey Sunset Avenue from the Old West Beach Road on the south, northerly and easterly to the intersection with the West Beach Road on the north, as shown on certain plan or plat entitled, "Quonocutnang Highlands, property of Charlestown Estates, Inc., Charlestown, R. I., scale 1 inch equals 50 feet, August, 1940, Roseli & Lewis, Engrs.," Said plat being duly filed in the Town Clerk's Office of the Town of Charlestown.
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162 simple of the said granted premises, that the same are free from all incumbrances, that I have good right full power and authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid, that the said grantee and his heirs and assigns shall have for ever with all tenets thereto appertaining free quietty use and enjoy the said premises, and that I, the said grantor, with my wife, with my heirs, executors and assigns will warrant and defend the same to the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. And for the consideration aforesaid I do hereby grant remise release and devise to Stephen T. Browning and his heirs whoever they are of myself in and to the said granted premises unto me not sold his the said heirs and assigns forever In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 24th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two. Executed in presence of Peter B. Davis do J. S. G. Stephen T. Browning Deborah T. Browning State of Providence County of Providence On this 24th day of October 1822 before me personally appeared Stephen T. Browning and his wife Deborah T. Browning to me known and known by me to be the parties respectively of the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument to be their executed to be their free act and deed, Peter B. Davis Notary Public SS Received for record October 24 1822 at 9:30 o clock a.m. and recorded by me George Haskell Town Clerk. Know all men by these presents, That I Edward Browning of Charlestown, County of Washington and late of the same place, in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to be paid by Edward A. McShane of East Greenwich and Deborah T. Browning of Charlestown both in the State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise

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