The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 8375

6/13/1928 · DEED · book 23 page 214 doc 8375

From PHINNEY JOHN life, PHINNEY RUTH H
To WILLIAMS JOHN life
Premises eighty (80) acres more or less · Lower Dexter farm and Lower Dexter lot (Scituate, East Road, hills road, Berry Road)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1923 · DEED · WILLIAMS JOHN → PHINNEY JOHN · book 21 p 199
◀ 1921 · DEED · MARTIN HENRY; MARTIN MARGARET A → PHINNEY JOHN · book 19 p 413

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

▶ 1928 · DEED · WILLIAMS JOHN → SOUTHERN REALTY CO INC · book 23 p 215
▶ 1957 · DEED · PROSSER ELIZABETH G; WILLIAMS ELIZABETH P; WILLIAMS JOHN H JR → PROSSER KENNETH S · book 35 p 607
▶ 1962 · RELEASE · HAWKES WINFIELD; WILLIAMS JOHN → STORY CLIFFORD; STORY CYNTHIA · book 36 p 331

The instrument's own words

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214 I John Primrose, of the city and county of Providence of the State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid grant to John Williams of said Providence with quitclaim covenant one fourth part of that certain farm situate in Scituate in the county of Washington in said State, and known as the "Lower Dexter farm", containing eighty (80) acres more or less, with dwelling house and other buildings thereon, bounded and described as follows: viz Southernly by the East Road, as called, Westerly partly by land now or formerly of Lucy A. Pelton, partly bordered Southernly on said East Road until it comes to the corner hills road, so called, thence bounded westerly on said hill road, thence Easterly bounded northerly on land now or formerly of Shelby S. Berry, thence Southernly bounded Westerly on said Berry land, Southerly on land now a farmy of Philip H. Sage & George Perry partly and further on land now or formerly of Samuel Ward, deceased and partly on land now or formerly of some Smith Easterly partly on land now or formerly of Toby L. Berry, and partly on land now or formerly of Robert J. Browning, or however otherwise bounded and described, also that certain lot known as the "Lower Dexter lot" and is bounded as follows: viz: Southernly on land now or formerly of Robert J. Browning, Easterly on said Browning land, Northerly on the "Berry Road" as called, and Northerly on the highway, or however otherwise the same may be bounded and described, Together with all such articles of personal property connected with said premises I Ruth H. Primrose, wife of the grantor do release to said grantee all my right of dower in the above described premises. Witness our hands this 1st day of June 1935. John Primrose Ruth H. Primrose State of Rhode Island County of Providence ss On Providence on the 1st day of June A.D. 1935 before me personally appeared the above named celebrants John Primrose and Ruth H. Primrose to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument, they that executed it to be their free act and deed Modeling M. Hughes Notary Public recorded June 13 1935 at 4-10 clock A.M. and signed by George Roberts from clerk

The page as recorded

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