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7/2/1925 · DEED · book 21 page 500 doc 7913

From HOLT BESSIE C
To RICHARD ALFRED J
Premises eighty (80) acres · farm with a house, barn and other structures (Charlestown, Narragansett Road, Narragansett Ride)

Back — where this land came from

will Oliver H. Kenyon
“per his will gave it to the said Bessie”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

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

▶ 1925 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → HARGRAVES ERNEST M · book 22 p 1
▶ 1925 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → WIK CHRISTIAN · book 22 p 2
▶ 1925 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → HIGGINS LAILA M; BARNES MARY BAKER; REED RACHEL; MIRIAM FRANCES · book 22 p 24
▶ 1925 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → WIK CHRISTIAN · book 22 p 73
▶ 1925 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → ARNOLD THOMAS L · book 22 p 84
▶ 1925 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → KENYON CHARLES F · book 22 p 88
▶ 1925 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → CHURCH CLARENCE A · book 22 p 94
▶ 1925 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → BURDICK CHARLES · book 22 p 103
▶ 1925 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → BURDICK MARY T · book 22 p 112
▶ 1925 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → DEACON CHARLES F; DEACON GRACE H · book 21 p 463
▶ 1925 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · RICHARD ALFRED J → KENYON LOANZE HORTENSE · book 19 p 522
▶ 1926 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → YOUNG EUGENE · book 22 p 205
▶ 1926 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → HARGRAVES ERNEST M · book 22 p 240
▶ 1926 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION · book 22 p 283
▶ 1926 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → BURDICK CHARLES · book 22 p 416
▶ 1927 · DEED · RICHARD ALFRED J → WHITFORD NATHANIEL G · book 23 p 117

The instrument's own words

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500 Know all men by these presents, That A Bessie a (half widow) of Narragansett Bay County of Los Angeles, State of California who is hereinafter called the grantor, for a consideration of Ten ($ 10) Dollars and other good and valuable consideration to one made by Alfred Richard of the Town of Charlestown county of Washington and state of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby grant, sell break bargain sell and convey unto the said grantee his heirs successors and assigns forever a certain farm with a house, barn and other structures thereon wherein which contains eighty (80) acres be the same more or less which is situated in the Town of Charlestown, county of Washington and state of Rhode Island which is bounded and described as follows: The said farm is bounded on the North partly by said of the New York road now known as Narragansett Road’s way and partly by the Narragansett Ride on the East partly by land of The R.I. Railroad company 17.5’ wide partly by land of Rhode I. Potter, partly by land of Moses H. Harris, partly by land of the estate of Henry S. Kenyon, partly by land of Michael H. Kenyon and partly by land and fences of H. W. Whitford. Then on the South by land of Preside H. Whitford then on the East partly by the State highway then across the said highway, then on the East by land of George S. and Rebecca’s wind mill fence, then on the South by land of R. I. State vector, then on the West by the old highway to Charlestown then on the North by the Narragansett School House land (being the property of the Town of Charlestown) then on the West by the old highway leading to the location of the Railroad Station (Charlestown) until it comes to land of Visitors R.I. then from there then on the North partly by land of shites B. Danforth, then on the North partly by land formerly belonging to George T. Patrick and partly by land formerly belonging to William T. Sugar, and thence on the West by the land formerly belonging to Wm T. Sugar until it comes to the place of beginning at the North West corner of the said farm. A state roadway crosses the said farm. The said farm was formerly owned by the late Ben Kenyon and was thereafter owned by his widow Mary F. Kenyon, from whom it was conveyed by her real brother, the late Oliver H. Kenyon, from whom in and age per his will gave it to the said Bessie in full the said grant. In case the said farm may be bounded incorrectly I reserve to re-deed it and it noted, the aforesaid property running, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and to the use of the said Grantee, and his heirs bind and assign forever, and I the said grantor do hereby, for myself and for my heirs executors
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501 And administrators, consonant with the said grant and his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seised in fee simple of the said granted premises, that the same are free from all incumbrances, 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 fully have these premises at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises and that I, the said grantor with all 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 22nd day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty five. Signed & executed in the presence of $\text{---}$ $\text{H. G. Gordon}$ Bessie C. Holt. LS. State of California County of Los Angeles In Providence on the 22nd day of June, AD 1925 before me personally appeared, Bessie C. Holt to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument my hand to be her free act and deed. L. N. Kahn LS. Notary Public my commission expires March 12, 1927 Received for record July 3, 1925 at 10:45 o'clock AM. and recorded by George C. Lawton, Town Clerk Know all men, that I, Ethel Irene of the Town of Richmond county of Washington and State of Rhode Island, administrator of the estate of David La Kenyon late of the Town of Richmond in the said county of Washington, deceased by virtue of authority vested in me by the Court of Probate for said Town of Richmond, and for and in consideration of the sum of forty ($40.00) to me paid by Alfred Richard of the said Town of Richmond, the highest bidder for the estate hereby conveyed on the twenty ninth ($29^{th}$) day of May, AD 1925, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey

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