The instrument's own words
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Know All Men by these presents, that Howard E. Thorp of the Town
of Narragansett county of Washington and State of Rhode Island named hereinafter called the
Grantor in consideration of ten ($10) Dollars and other valuable considerations paid by
Ruth M. & Bottom of Newington, New London county, State of Connecticut hereinafter
called the Grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged does hereby grant and convey
bargain sell and convey unto the said Grantee and for her heirs and assigns forever,
a certain parcel of land situate and lying in the Town of North Kingstown in
said county aforesaid being bounded and described as follows, to wit: but number
one hundreded five (105) as shown and delineated on a certain plat more or
less referred to as "Survey of Newington beach North Kingstown, R.I." Thirty France
Inc. Agents, signed Feb 12th 1954 October 1954 Reeser and Denis, Grant,
said plat being on file in the Town Clerk's office in said Town of
North Kingstown the said Grantee her heirs and assigns shall have the right
to hear repair and return to said Town and form to build lot or tract on foot or
otherwise, on, over and across that certain right of way, or roads etc
shore on said plat or a plat leading to the public highway and as well the
right of way leading to the beach and as well the right of way leading from
the road to the fresh water pond and any other trail or path on said plat
which may hereafter be designated as trails like this the said Grantor for
herself her heirs his heirs and assigns hereby covenant and agree with
the said Grantee, her heirs and assigns that the said Grantee her heirs and
assigns will and that they shall pay to the said Grantor her heirs and assigns on
or before the first day of August in each year hereafter the sum of Three ($3)
Dollars to be paid by herself, Married, said sum to be supervised and applied
by the said Grantor her heirs and assigns in his and their unrestricted
discretion to the care and maintenance of the roads and other paths
that may be designated as trails like this, and the said Grantor agrees to
hold the property free and clear of any lien and charge upon the premises hereby
conveyed and further in case of the failure to make any payment within one
year after the same became due, it shall be bought in foreclosure for the benefit of the Grantor her
heirs and assigns, trial and convey the premises at public auction first
giving notice of such sale in one newspaper published in said county of
Washington, at least once each week for three successive weeks, and to
become the purchaser or Purchaser of said sale. To have and to hold,
the aforementioned premises, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging, with and to the use of the said Grantee her heirs and
assigns forever subject however to the following conditions and restrictions, namely:
1. In case of a redemption plot sale of said lot or parcel of land or any
part thereof said Grantor her heirs or assigns shall be given ten days notice
in writing and shall have the first option to purchase the same with the
buildings and improvements thereon at the highest bona fide price in good
faith made and actually offered to the said Grantor her heirs or assigns
2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as a site for
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one dwelling house on each lot hereby conveyed, which such dwelling house shall
be erected on the premises, in accordance with the building line as shown on said
plat and no portion of any building or dwelling house (porch included) shall
approach to street or alley or vacant lot nearer than said building line, nor shall
any building of any nature or kind whatsoever approach the side lines of the
lot or lots thereof more than five feet therefrom; no detached garage or other
outbuilding or building shall be erected thereon; dwelling house erected on
each lot or lots shall not extend without not less than one thousand
dollars on lot number 105; all toilets, baths, cisterns or other drains or
sewerage outlet shall be fitted to a suitable cesspool to be constructed and
maintained on the above premises by the grantee, their heirs and assigns,
at her or their own cost and expense.
3. No division or line walls, hedges or fences shall be permitted
nor trees of any kind, nor anything (except the dwelling house) what
shall in any way obstruct the view from any part of any adjoining
property or any dwelling place in this colony. Shrubs, flowers and vegetables
shall be permitted.
4. No poultry, swine, cattle, money or vicuñas dog or cat or any
other may or domestic animals or birds shall be kept or permitted
to be kept on said premises.
5. The grantor, their heirs and assigns, reserve the right to enter
upon the above described and conveyed premises to lay any pipe conduits
or pipes, or to repair the same, always leaving the premises in as good a
condition as when entered.
6. It is hereby further covenanted, understood and agreed by and
between the parties hereto that all the above conditions, covenants and
agreements on the part of the said grantee, their heirs and assigns, on her own
their part to be kept and performed, shall attach to and run with the
land hereby conveyed; it is further agreed and made a part of the consideration
of this sale and purchase that in case of any violation of the above conditions
or covenants on the part of said grantee or their heirs or assigns, that the estate
and fee to said premises shall revert to the said grantor, their heirs or assigns
and he or they may repossess himself or themselves of the estate hereby grantor
and all right title and interest hereby conveyed shall be forfeited and
cease and such terminate. The said Grantor for himself, his heirs,
executors and administrators, covenants with the said Grantee, her heirs and
assigns, that he is lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted
premises; that the same are free from all encumbrances, except as aforesaid,
that he her grant and convey full power and lawful authority to sell and
convey the same in order as aforesaid, that the said Grantee and her
heirs and assigns shall due these premises at all times hereafter
peaceably and quietly have and enjoy of the said premises, subject as
aforesaid, and that the said Grantee and his heirs executors and
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administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee heir devise
and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons whomsoever
above named. And I for the consideration aforesaid & Hattie M. Thorp, 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 6th day
of August in the year by our Lord one thousand one hundred and twenty four.
Executed in the presence of
R. G. Trainer Howard E. Thorp L.S.
Hattie M. Thorp L.S.
(marginalia: Eleanor
Trainer
S.S.)
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this 6th day of August, AD 1924 before me personally
appeared Howard E. Thorp and Hattie M. Thorp to me known and known by me
to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said
instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed
Royce G. Trainer
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record July 22, 1924 at 4.15 P.M. $1.00
and recorded by George Caloway, Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I, Frank S. Demance
of South Kingstown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter
called the Grantor in consideration of ten dollars to me paid by Dr.
Raymond and Mrs. Raymond to have his wife's interest in said property and also state
hereinafter called the Grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
do hereby give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said grantee
and her heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land situated in
said South Kingstown with a dwelling house therein standing containing
twenty four acres more or less but bounded as follows beginning at the
Southeast corner of said lot at the highway known as the "Slow Mill"
road then northerly bounding Easterly to land formerly of Benjamin
Story to a boulder then westerly parallelly bounding northerly by said brook or
other land of said Frank S Demance to land formerly of Matilda Story thence
southerly bounding westerly by said Story land to said "Slow Mill" road
thence Easterly bounding Southerly by said road to the place of beginning
or however otherwise bounded, Reserving however the White Land!
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