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and Ruth A. Rothpham each of them to me known, and known by me
to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged
said instrument by stating it be their free act and deed,
Ernest E. Griffin
Notary Public.
Received for record July 8, 1927 at 4-30 o'clock PM.
and recorded by George H. Smith, Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that I, Eva N.
Rothpham, of the town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island
(widow) hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of the sum
of one (100) dollars to one paid by Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company,
a corporation established under the laws of the State of Rhode Island,
hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
do hereby give, grant, bargain sell and convey with the said Grantee
and its successors and assigns forever in fee simple that tract of land
situated in the town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island containing
by estimation 32 acres 2 rods, being the tract left of it to Simon Atwell Jr.
in a division of land owned by Courtney Harvey and Simon Atwell Jr.
by Oliver Cleveland, established 1795 and to be held for a committee
appointed by the Court of Probate of said town of Charlestown, reference
being made to the report of said committee dated January 12
1822 and recorded in the records of probate in said town of Charlestown
in Book 2 at page 229 and to a plot of said division recorded in
records of probate in Book 2 at page 230; in a particular description
of said land, however otherwise described being the record tract conveyed
by the deed of Horace S. Rothpham at al., to Elisha S. Rothpham dated march
the 16th 1867 book recorded in the records of land evidence in said town of
Charlestown in Book 9 at page 258, said premises were conveyed by
deed of Elisha S. Rothpham & Siblings to Elisha S. Rothpham dated November 5,
1893 and recorded in said records in Book 12 at page 495 and inhabited
by A. Portia Rothpham, Ruth & James and Clara D. Henderson on lots
thereof of said land Elisha S. Rothpham, late of said town of Charlestown
deceased, until, reference being made to deed of said premises
from said piece of Elisha S. Rothpham J. to Eva N. Rothpham and others of
said Elisha S. Rothpham dated October 30, 1925 and recorded in Book 22
at page 92, Also that tract of land situated in said town of Charlestown
containing 3 acres 42 rods and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of said tract at a nail shut at the
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corner of field formerly of Elizabeth S. Peckham; thence Southerly and Easterly,
by said Elizabeth S. Peckham's land to land formerly of Robert B. and Elizabeth S.
Peckham; thence Northerly and Easterly by said last mentioned land till it
comes to the Cain Billings land; thence Northerly and Southerly by said
Billings land till it comes to Rowland Peckham's or Nancy Lawry land; thence
Southerly and Westerly as the fence now stands or formerly stood to the point
of beginning, Being the said premises conveyed by deed of Bradford Brown
Goldsmith to Robert B. Peckham and Elizabeth S. Peckham, dated January 10, 1864,
and recorded in said records in Book 9 at page 149, reference being also made
to deed from George H. Ward, said Collector of Taxes to Elizabeth S. Peckham dated
January 24, 1863 and recorded in said records in Book 10 at page 519.
said Premises were conveyed by deed of Elizabeth S. Peckham to Elizabeth S.
Peckham Jr dated March 3, 1893 and recorded in said records in Book
12 at page 495 and inserted by S. Percival Hopkins, Ruth E. James and Eunice
D. Henderson as sole heirs at law of Elizabeth S. Peckham Jr late of said
town of Charlestown deceased intestate, reference being also made to a deed
of said premises from said free of Elizabeth S. Peckham Jr to Geo M. Peckham,
intruder of said Elizabeth S. Peckham Jr dated October 20, 1895 and recorded in
said records in Book 22 at page 92. Now that tract of land situated in
said town of Charlestown containing 7 acres 2 quarteres and 24 rods,
bounded North on land formerly of Rowland Peckham, on the East by land
formerly of Rowland Peckham, on the South by land formerly of the heirs of
Theodorey Peckham and on the West by land formerly of George H. Hopkins, the
course of the East line of said tract commencing at the Northeast corner
is N 27 E and the course and distance of the South line of said lot is
N 18 E, 6 chains 25 links commencing at the Southwest corner, said
tract is delineated on a plat recorded in said records in Book 12 at page
468. Being the said premises conveyed by deed of the heirs of Theodorey
Halley by Albert Jayden attorney to Elizabeth S. Peckham dated June 25, 1852
and recorded in Book 7 at page 166. said premises more conveyed by deed
of Elizabeth S. Peckham to Elizabeth S. Peckham Jr dated March 3, 1893 and
recorded in Book 12 at page 495 and inserted by S. Percival Hopkins, Ruth E.
James and Eunice D. Henderson as sole heirs at law of Elizabeth S. Peckham Jr
for late of said Charlestown deceased, intestate, reference being also made to
deed of said premises from said free of Elizabeth S. Peckham Jr to Geo M. Peckham,
intruder of said Elizabeth S. Peckham Jr dated October 20, 1895 and recorded in
said records in Book 22 at page 92. To have and to hold the afore-
granted premises with all the tenements and appurtenances thereunto
belonging unto and to the use of the said grantee and its successors and
assigns forever in fee simple. And I the said grantor of hereby for
myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant
with the said grantee and its successors and assigns that I am
lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises that the same
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30 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 branite and its successors and assigns shall by these
presents 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 will warrant and defend the same to the said
branite and its successors and assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons.
So in witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 6th
day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty
seven (1927)
Signed and sealed in presence of
"Everett E. Whipple
Eva N. Beckham L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Narragansett, in said County on this 16th day of July AD 1927
before me personally appeared the above named grantor Eva N. Beckham
to me known, and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged said instrument, by her signature to be
her free act and deed.
Everett E. Whipple
M. Henry Public
Received for record July 8th 1927 at 4:30 o'clock pm
and recorded by George G. Cooner, Town Clerk
I Samuel M. Viggiano (married) of Charlestown, Washington County,
Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to Eva N. Branite of said Charlestown,
with warranty covenant a certain lot of land with a dwelling house and
other improvements thereon, situated at George's mill in said Charlestown
bounded as follows: Beginning at the highway leading from the
Road
to Charlestown Post office at a stone bound; thence Easterly thirty feet
thence southerly ninety feet and thence westerly thirty feet to said highway;
thence northerly ninety feet bounded westerly by said highway to the place
of beginning, bounding Northerly, Easterly and southerly by land of George
Salter, or whoever same bounded, being the same premises conveyed
to this grantor by deed from Leah M. True on record in said Charlestown, in
said Courtyard Book 14 page 104.
In witness my hand this 4th day of July, 1927.
Samuel M. Viggiano
George Salter
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