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Know all men by these presents, that we Herbert Wilcox
of Charlestown, county of Washington, John A. Wilcox of the lately and
county of Providence both in the state of Rhode Island and Howard P.
Wilcox of Charlestown in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, heirs at
law of Wm H. Wilcox, deceased, hereinafter called the grantors in consideration
of ten dollars to us paid by Miriam H. Atory Jr of North Kingstown in
said county of Washington, hereinafter called the grantee, the natural right and interest
which we lately inherited, and we hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said
grantee, and his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of land
with a dwelling house and other outbuildings thereon, situated in said
Charlestown, containing by estimation thirty four acres more or less and
bounded as follows, on the north by the First Road, on the East by land
formerly of Isa T. Harris and mill, on the south by Inconvenienced Pond
and on the West the north line of George M. Bennett otherwise denoted.
To have and to hold the above granted premises, with all the right privileges
and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto and to the use of the said
grantee, and his heirs and assigns forever. And we the said grantors,
do hereby for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and administrators,
covenant with the said grantee and his heirs and assigns that he or
they shall enjoy in fee simple of the said granted premises that he source
and they shall from all encumbrances. We have granted 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 by these presents
at all times hereafter peaceably, quietly and hereby and enjoy the said
premises, and that we the said grantors will and our 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. Added for the achievement aforesaid one Jessie S. Olatory
wife of Herbert Wilcox, Jennie S. Olatory wife of John A. Olatory and Connie S.
Olatory wife of Howard P. Wilcox do hereby release all our rights of dower in
and to the said granted premises unto the said grantee their heirs his heirs
and assigns, forever.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 17th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty six.
Executed in the presence of
George La Coaster
Herbert Wilcox L.S.
Jessie S. Olatory L.S.
John A. Wilcox L.S.
Connie S. Olatory L.S.
Howard P. Wilcox L.S.
Annie E. Wilcox L.S.
State of Rhode Island
county of Washington. In Charlestown on the 17th day
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of September, A.D. 1924, before me personally appeared Herbert Wilcart,
John R. Onlock, Howard P. Phillips, Jennie B. Milnor, Annie E. Wilcart and
Annie S. Onlock to me known and made known by me to be the parties executing
the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by
them subscribed, to be their free act and deed.
George LeClerc,
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 17th 1924 at 9.20 o'clock PM,
and recorded by George LeClerc Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents, that I, Earl S.
Robinson of Eastcutuck, town of Smithfield, County of Providence, State
of Connecticut in consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars, and other
valuable considerations to me paid by Eunice D. Smith of Huntington,
County and State aforesaid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto her the said
Eunice D. Smith, her heirs and assigns forever, all the right, title,
interest property, claim and demand whatsoever I now have, or of right
ought to have, to claim, to own and to convey a certain lot or parcel of land
situated on the beach between Charlestown Road and where the Atlantic Ocean
about one and quarter mile East from the road leading unto East
Beach, or called "The beach", of town of Charlestown, county
of Washington, state of Rhode Island and bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the premises hereby
conveyed at the Northeast corner of land of S. Paul McCarthy at a point
on the South shore of Charlestown Road; thence running southeasterly to
the ocean, thence running westerly one hundred feet more or less to
land of Frank N. Posthumus; thence running northerly along said boundary
and to Charlestown Road aforesaid; thence running easterly along
the shore of said Charlestown Road one hundred feet more or less to
the point and place of beginning, bounded Easterly by land of S.
Paul McCarthy, southerly by the ocean, northerly by land of Frank N.
Posthumus and northerly by Charlestown Road. The premises hereby
conveyed are subject to the right of the public in common with the owner
to enter and return at all times and for all purposes over the
road, or driveway crossing these premises from East to West.
Being the self same premises conveyed to this Grantor and this
Grantee by deed from Mr. Russell Down dated May 20 1925 and
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