The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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7/10/1940 · DEED · book 28 page 247 doc 83@28/247

From CROSS CELIA M life, CROSS WILLIAM D life, BARBER EMMA E life, CROSS WILLIAM D DECEASED life
To WRIGHT FLORENCE A life, WRIGHT HIRAM L life
Premises none · Two tracts at Quonochontaug Beach including hotel building known as Kenyon house (Quonochontaug Beach, Charlestown, Westerly)
Index description SEE DOC

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

◀ 1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · ANDREKSON CONRAD → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 28 p 267
◀ 1939 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → CROSS WILLIAM D; CROSS CELIA M · book 28 p 25
◀ 1938 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → BARBER EMMA E · book 27 p 440
◀ 1760 · DEED · NINEGREAT THOMAS → CROSS WILLIAM · book 1 p 455
◀ 1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · DUNN GRETTA K → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 28 p 273
◀ 1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · DUNN GRETTA K → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 28 p 274
◀ 1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · GAISFORD ALBERT A → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 28 p 277
◀ 1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · GAISFORD INEZ E → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 28 p 278
◀ 1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · HERBERT LILLIAN E → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 28 p 279
◀ 1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · MERIVANY CO LTD → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 28 p 287
◀ 1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · TRACY GEORGE H → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 28 p 292
◀ 1939 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · BAKER ELEANOR D; HOME OWNERS LOAN CORPORATION → CROSS GEORGE W; CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 27 p 604
◀ 1939 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · BAKER ELEANOR D → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 27 p 616
◀ 1939 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · BAKER ELEANOR D → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D · book 27 p 617

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

▶ 1941 · EASEMENT · WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY · book 28 p 374
▶ 1944 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WRIGHT HIRAM L → WRIGHT CAROLINE T; WRIGHT HERMAN W O · book 27 p 430
▶ 1945 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → MASON IRVING P JR · book 29 p 451
▶ 1946 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → BITGOOD EVELYN B; BITGOOD WILSON F · book 29 p 645
▶ 1947 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → LASKEY BRENDA B · book 30 p 597
▶ 1948 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT H L; WRIGHT HIRAM L → WRIGHT DORANCE R; WRIGHT HELEN L · book 31 p 93
▶ 1950 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → GARDINER JOHN HERBERT; GARDINER MABEL I · book 32 p 269
▶ 1953 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → LUTTINEN ANNA S; LUTTINEN ANTTI · book 33 p 419
▶ 1953 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → COURCHAINE EMILINE M; COURCHAINE HORACE E · book 33 p 442
▶ 1954 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → BOSS GEORGE H; BOSS HELEN L · book 34 p 125
▶ 1954 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM LEROY → CAROLINA REALTY INC · book 34 p 127
▶ 1960 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → BITGOOD LEROY W; BITGOOD LOIS I · book 37 p 354
▶ 1960 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → BROWN GLADYS T; BROWN LINTON L · book 37 p 354
▶ 1960 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → WICKLUND HARRY ALOF · book 37 p 439
▶ 1961 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → WICKLUND HARRY ALOF · book 38 p 33
▶ 1961 · DEED · WRIGHT FLORANCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L → HURLEY JAMES A JR; HURLEY BARBARA C · book 38 p 34

The instrument's own words

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168 We, Otto Nurmi and Minnie Nurmi, his wife, both of Westerly, Washington county, Rhode Island, for consideration paid grant unto Frances A. Peckham of Westerly Washington County, Rhode Island, with quit claim covenants two certain tracts or parcels of land lying and being at or near Quonochontaug Beach, so called, in the town of Charlestown, county of Washington, State of Rhode Island bounded as follows, first tract. Beginning at a stone bound set in the ground on the westerly side of the West Beach Road, so called, a public highway, at the northeasterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed, said point being a distance of 140 feet southerly from the southeasterly corner of land of Farmer John Taylor, 140 feet southerly from the southeasterly corner thence runs southerly in the ground at the northeasterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed thence runs southerly 140 feet to an iron pipe driven in the ground; thence run- ning easterly 140 feet to an iron pipe driven in the ground; said Sunset avenue running thence running westerly 140 feet to a point on the easterly side of a street or road to be known as Sunset avenue running north and south, said point being a distance of 140 point, thence running easterly 140 feet to an iron pipe driven in the ground; thence run- ning northerly 140 feet to a point on the easterly side of the street or road known as Sunset easterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed; thence running easterly 453 feet, more or less, to a stone bound set in the ground on the easterly side of the road known as Sunset avenue on the various sides heretofore described by land now or formerly of Charlestown States Inc. thence running southerly 140 feet to a point on the easterly side of the road known as Sunset bounded by said West Beach Road, together with hotel building and other improvements standing thereon, together with all the rights, privileges, appurtenances and easements said building known as Kenyon house, and also all other things of personal property now on said premises run land hereby conveyed. Second tract: Beginning at a point directly across said Sunset avenue from the fourth point mentioned in the first tract above and herein described at a drill hole in the sand, thence running westerly 140 feet, more or less, to the shore of Quon- ochontaug pond, thence following the shore of said pond in a general southerly direction to the southeasterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed, thence running easterly on the line of the land of the Charlestown States Inc. 140 feet, thence running north eighty eight angles to a stone bound set in the ground on the westerly side of said Sunset avenue thence running northerly 140 feet to a point on the westerly side of Sunset avenue thence running avenue northerly and southerly by land now or formerly of Charlestown States Inc. and Westerly, Rhode Island, the same being a part of the way and right of way heretofore con- ed and granted to grantors herein by Charlestown States Inc. by deed dated May 25th, 1940, and recorded in the land evidence book 28 at page 227, the said way and right of way to the same and to the record thereof being here by made and had, and it is hereby declared be the same premises and estate and right of way and privileges granted to said grantee by said Charlestown States, Inc. by said deed of said May 25th, 1940, recorded in said Book 28 at said page 227. Subject to mortgage of record. And we said grantors hereby release our respective rights of curtesy and dower respectively one may have in and to the estate of the other in said described premises. Witness our hands this 18th, day of January A. D. 1944. OTTO NURMI MINNIE NURMI (The consideration of this deed is such no revenue stamps are required) State of Rhode Island, County of Washington, In Westerly in said county January 18, 1944, before me personally appeared Otto Nurmi and Minnie Nurmi to me known and known by me to be the persons described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument by them to be executed be their free act and deed. JOHN J. DUNN Notary Public. Received for record January 21st, A. D. 1944 at 1:05 o'clock, P. M., and recorded by [Seal] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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