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3/29/1926 · DEED · book 22 page 159 doc 8015

From MORRIS WILLIAM life, MORRIS ETTA HAWKINS
To CONGDON HAROLD B
Premises lot with building and improvements on the ocean front (Narragansett Beach, Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

deed Joseph York book 17 p 135 Charlestown
“From Joseph York date August 19, 1911 and recorded... in Book 17, page 135”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (not_in_index)
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deed Olive B. Bond book 17 p 141 Charlestown
“from Olive B. Bond conveying right of way, dated August 19, 1911 recorded... Book 17, page 141”
◀ Follow back 1911 · DEED · DOWD EMMA R; DOWD OLNEY B → MORRIS ETTA HAWKINS · book 17 p 141
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deed Edith R. Allen book 17 p 145 Charlestown
“Third from Edith R. Allen dated June 20, 1913, and recorded... Book 17, page 145”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (not_in_index)
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The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1926 · DEED · COWEE ARTHUR → MORRIS ETTA HAWKINS · book 22 p 158
◀ 1926 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → MORRIS ETTA HAWKINS; MORRIS WILLIAM · book 18 p 167
◀ 1925 · DEED · THORP HOWARD E; THORP HATTIE M → MORRIS ETTA HAWKINS · book 21 p 431
◀ 1924 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · ELDRIDGE ELIZABETH MAUD; ELDRIDGE THURMAN F → MORRIS WILLIAM; MORRIS ETTA HAWKINS · book 20 p 457
◀ 1917 · LEASE · GREENE ELIZA O; DENISON IDA A; COWEE HATTIE A → MORRIS ETTA HAWKINS · book 18 p 507
◀ 1917 · DEED · DOWD EMMA R; DOWD OLNEY B → MORRIS ETTA HAWKINS · book 18 p 509
◀ 1913 · DEED · ALLEN EDITH R → MORRIS ETTA HAWKINS · book 17 p 456
◀ 1911 · DEED · YORK JOSEPH; YORK ADDIE E → HAWKINS MORRIS ETTA; MORRIS ETTA HAWKINS · book 17 p 138
◀ 1911 · DEED · DOWD EMMA R; DOWD OLNEY B → MORRIS ETTA HAWKINS · book 17 p 141

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1926 · MORTGAGE · CONGDON ETHEL P; CONGDON HAROLD B → CHAPMAN MABEL VOSE · book 22 p 161
“conveyed to this mortgagor from Eva Hanwin Morris by deed dated March 17, 1926”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma
Follow forward ▶ 1931 · MORTGAGE · CONGDON ETHEL P; CONGDON HAROLD B → PECK FREDERICK S · book 24 p 450
“premises conveyed to this Mortgage, by these presents grant, release and send March 19, 1926”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

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

▶ 1926 · MORTGAGE · CONGDON ETHEL P; CONGDON HAROLD B → CHAPMAN MABEL VOSE · book 22 p 161
▶ 1930 · DEED · CONGDON ETHEL P; CONGDON HAROLD B → DOWNIE SOPHIA M · book 24 p 115
▶ 1931 · MORTGAGE · CONGDON ETHEL P; CONGDON HAROLD B → PECK FREDERICK S · book 24 p 450
▶ 1934 · DEED · CONGDON ETHEL P; CONGDON HAROLD B → THORP HOWARD E · book 25 p 469
▶ 1935 · DEED · CONGDON ETHEL P; CONGDON HAROLD B → DOWNIE ELEANOR C · book 26 p 68
▶ 1935 · MORTGAGE · CONGDON ETHEL P; CONGDON HAROLD B → THORP HOWARD E · book 26 p 140
▶ 1935 · MORTGAGE · CONGDON ETHEL P; CONGDON HAROLD B → THORP HOWARD E · book 26 p 141
▶ 1936 · DEED · CONGDON ETHEL P; CONGDON HAROLD B → WHITE GEORGE FRANCIS; WHITE FLORENCE BERTHA · book 26 p 524
▶ 1939 · FORCLOSURE DEED · CONGDON ETHEL P; CONGDON HAROLD B; CHAPMAN MABEL VOSE DECEASED; WASHIN → CRAPO LILA C · book 27 p 545

The instrument's own words

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159 Know all men by these presents, that I Esther Handley Morris, of the city, county and State of New York hereinafter called the Grantor, have consideration of ten ($10) Dollars and other valuable considerations to me paid by Harold R. Kensington, of the city and county of Providence, State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hereby grant, bargain sell and assign and convey unto the said Grantee, and his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot a parcel of land with building and improvements thereon, situated on the ocean front at Narragansett Beach Town of Charlestown, county of Washington State of Rhode Island and more particularly described and bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at the easterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed, said point being also the easterly corner of Lot Number Thirty (30) as shown and delineated on a certain plan or plat entitled "Plan of Improvement Central Beach, Charlestown, R.I. North & South Traces, Inc. Agents, 80 feet to the inch October 1924. Road and Sewer Lines", said Plan or plat being also on file in the Town Clerk's office in said Town of Charlestown namely That one hundred seventy one (171) feet more or less there, Thence southeasterly one hundred twenty five (125) feet more or less to a line fence, Thence North- westerly by said line fence line fence and a stone wall two hundred seventy four (274) feet more or less to a drill hole in a large rock; thence southeasterly approximately thirty four six (34 6) feet more or less to a stone mark in the aforesaid stone wall, Thence Westerly one hundred fifty two (152) feet more or less to the South side of a stone wall thence thence northerly one hundred forty six (146) feet more or less and continuing to the Atlantic Ocean, Thence by and with the Beach Bank three hundred eighty three (383) feet more or less to the point and place of beginning. Meaning and intending to convey first certain interests of real estate together with all the rights and privileges which the Grantor has or of right ought to have and subject to all the conditions and restrictions as are in the line of title are more evidenced to this Grantor by six certain deeds as follows, First From Joseph York date August 19, 1911 and recorded in the records of deeds in the Town of Charlestown County and State aforesaid in Book 17, page 135 excepting from said deed that portion of the premises conveyed to Olive B. Bond by Esther Handley Morris by deed dated August 19, 1911 and recorded in Book 17 at page 139 in said records of deeds of said Town of Charlestown. Second, from Olive B. Bond conveying right of way, dated August 19, 1911 recorded in the records of deeds of said Charlestown Book 17, page 141 Third from Edith R. Allen dated June 20, 1913, and recorded in the records of deeds of said Charlestown Book 17, page 145 Fourth From Eliza E. Leeche, Ida A. Denison and Nellie A.

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deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.