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8/15/1928 · DEED · book 23 page 259 doc 8406

From BELL LOUIS F life, WILLIS SADIE A, WILLIS ARTHUR M
To BELL LOUIS F life
Premises none · Lot bounded by lands of George H. Henrich and Henry A. Meisters (Narragansett Bay, Bell Road, Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

mortgage Sadie S. Welles book 18 p 77 Charlestown
“deed of mortgage of real estate situated in the town of Charlestown”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (not_in_index)
read by: gemma

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

◀ 1910 · DEED · TANNER C PALMER → WILLIS SADIE A · book 16 p 501
◀ 1928 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · BELL LOUIS F → WILLIS SADIE A; WILLIS ARTHUR M · book 18 p 10
◀ 1913 · MORTGAGE · WILLIS SADIE A; WILLIS ARTHUR M → BELL LOUIS F · book 18 p 7
◀ 1913 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · JAMES R MCLEAN CO → WILLIS SADIE A; WILLIS ARTHUR M · book 17 p 236
◀ 1908 · DEED · WEBSTER LUCY A; WEBSTER GEO W → WILLIS SADIE A · book 16 p 83
◀ 1907 · DEED · WEBSTER LUCY A; WEBSTER GEO W → WILLIS SADIE A · book 16 p 58
◀ 1906 · DEED · WEBSTER LUCY A; WEBSTER GEO W → WILLIS SADIE A · book 15 p 447

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1935 · DEED · BELL LOUIS F; BELL EMILY P → SAFFORD HARVEY C · book 26 p 223
“conveyed by Sadie A. Willins et als to Louis F. Bell by deed dated July 28, 1928”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma
Follow forward ▶ 1942 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WAKEFIELD TRUST CO; BELL LOUIS F ESTATE OF; BELL WILLIAM CLARKE EXECUT → SAFFORD HARVEY C · book 26 p 224
“conveyed by Sadie A. Willis et al to Louis F. Bell by deed dated July 28, 1923”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

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 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · BELL LOUIS F → WILLIS SADIE A; WILLIS ARTHUR M · book 18 p 10
▶ 1935 · DEED · BELL LOUIS F; BELL EMILY P → SAFFORD HARVEY C · book 26 p 223
▶ 1936 · PARTIAL RELEASE · BELL LOUIS F → SAFFORD HARVEY C · book 26 p 424
▶ 1937 · EASEMENT · SAFFORD HARVEY C; BELL LOUIS F → NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY · book 27 p 113

The instrument's own words

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259 August 1st 1928, before me personally appeared Arthur S. Marrells and Ida Belle Marrells, his wife, 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. Fred M. Darling Notary Public of New Jersey My Commission expires Oct. 1, 1929 Received for record August 14, 1928 at 9 o'clock sharp and recorded by George LeBeau, Town Clerk To All people to whom these Presents shall come, Whereas Sadie S. Welles of Templeville, town of South Kingstown in the State of Rhode Island (hereinafter called the mortgagor) did on the 16th day of December A.D. 1920 make and execute a deed of mortgage of real estate situated in the town of Charlestown, Washington County in the State of Rhode Island to Sadie F. Bell of South Kingstown in said State (hereinafter called the mortgagee) to secure the payment of a certain promissory note with annual fully interest as per reference to said deed, which is recorded in the land records of said town of Charlestown for recording mortgages of real estate in volume number 18, at page 77. And whereas said mortgagor, Sadie S. Welles, by said deed of mortgage fully authorized and empowered the said mortgagee, Sadie F. Bell, her successors, administrators and assigns, to sell said land and the property described in and conveyed by said deed of mortgage, under the conditions and in the manner specified in the same. And whereas in said deed of mortgage Arthur M. Welles (husband of the said Sadie S. Welles) did release his right of courtesy in said premises and join in the power of sale aforesaid, lying whether the aforesaid deed of mortgage was made and granted on the condition that if the promissory note mentioned and described therein, and the debt and claims thereby secured, should be paid according to the tenor thereof, then this deed is to be void otherwise to remain in full force and effect. And whereas default was made in the condition of said deed, in that the interest on said promissory note and the said promissory note became due and payable and became unpaid for more than five years from the date hereof and before the giving of the notice of sale by advertisement hereinafter mentioned, and authorized the said Sadie F. Bell did, after the said default had continued more than five years above the premises described in said deed for sale at a public auction in the Narragansett Times, one of the public newspapers published
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260 and published in said form of both Kingstown at least once each week for three succeeding weeks before the day of the sale named therein, as set forth in the affidavits and notices of sale hereto attached and made a true record thereof and whereas after suitable notice upon the premises described in said deed of mortgage on the 30th day of July A.D. 1928 at 11 o'clock A.M. Standard time, in pursuance of and in accordance with said advertisement and notices of sale, said default still continuing, the premises were purchased by the aforesaid Louis T. Bell, he being the highest bidder therefor for the sum of One Hundred and Ninety Five dollars Now Therefore, Know all men by these presents, that I, the said Louis T. Bell attorney of the said Sadie G. Bells and Luther M. Wells and pursuant to and in the service of the notes mentioned in said deed of mortgage, and for and in consideration of the said sum of One Hundred and Ninety Five dollars to me said paid by the said Sadie G. Wells the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged said have given granted bargained sold and conveyed, and by they theirs heirs etc give a full bargain sale and convey and confirm unto the said Louis T. Bell and his heirs and assign forever, That certain lot or parcel of land described and conveyed in and incorporated by the aforesaid mortgage deed referred to in said form of celebration bounded and described as follows (it being the first described parcel in said mortgage deed and in the notices of sale hereinafter mentioned) Beginning at the southeast corner thereof with the lands of George H. Henrich et al, and southern feet from the wall dividing the land of formerly of Henry A. Meisters from lands of Nathan R. Nathan et al then westerly in a line with said wall and eastern feet from the same 236 feet then easterly bounded southerly by land formerly of Henry A. Meisters a line parallel with the North line of said southerly land 235 feet to the shore of Narragansett Bay, thence southerly bounded easterly by said road to land of said Henrich et al then easterly then easterly bounded southerly by said Henrich et al, until to the place of beginning or however described bounded, with a common right of way thirty feet wide across said Meisters land to the above described tract from the Bell Road, so called, bearing and receiving from the above described tract that portion therefore approximately subject to 20 feet dimensions conveyed from the same by said mortgage to Simon Farmer by deed of date November 14th 1920 recorded in land records for said Charleston in Book 16 page 593, aforesaid thence having said bound for one particular description of the portion so conveyed with the appurtenances the same with granted, To have and to hold the same, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said Louis T. Bell, his heirs and assigns, to know him and his heirs, benefit and behoof forever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
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261 as attorney as aforesaid and the hands and seals of said Sadie S. & Arthur M. Millis this 26th day of July in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty seventh (1927) Signed and delivered in presence of B. W. Close Sadie S. Millis LS. Arthur M. Millis LS. Louis T. Bell, Attorney LS. Mortgagee's Sale Will sell at public Auction on Monday next, August 2nd 1928 at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at the corner of the main street and the street leading east from said street in the town of East Greenwich, state of Rhode Island, the premises conveyed to Sadie S. and Arthur M. Millis by a deed dated Jan. 24th 1925 and recorded in the town clerk's office of East Greenwich, said premises being bounded on the north by land of George W. Moore, on the south by land of George W. Moore, on the east by land of George W. Moore, with said land extending 30 feet from the north line of the main street to the north line of the land of George W. Moore, and on the west by land of George W. Moore, said premises being situated in said town of East Greenwich and containing 30 feet in width and extending from the above described north line of the main street to the north line of the land of George W. Moore, as more fully described in said deed reference thereto being had for more particular description. The premises will be sold to the highest bidder for cash. Terms of sale: One third of the purchase money to be paid in cash at the time of sale, the balance in cash within 30 days after the sale. A deposit for registration of the deed will be required of the pur- chaser. The premises will be sold subject to all easements and restrictions of record and to taxes for the current year and to a mortgage held by the First National Bank of Providence, Rhode Island, and to a mortgage held by Sadie S. and Arthur M. Millis. The mortgagee will sell the premises subject to the provisions of the law. The mortgagee makes no warranty as to the title of said premises. By order of the Mortgagee, who holds a mortgage given by Sadie S. and Arthur M. Millis to Louis T. Bell and Louis A. Bell, dated June 24th 1925 and recorded in the town clerk's office of East Greenwich on June 26th 1925. Louis T. Bell. June 28, 1928. State of Rhode Island Washington Co. On the South Kingstown in said county this 2nd day of August A.D. 1928 personally appeared before me the aforesaid named Louis T. Bell, and in his capacity as attorney in fact of Sadie S. Millis and Arthur M. Millis to me formally known, and known by me to be the party Executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument by his hand signed to be his free act and deed, and the act and deed of said Sadie S. Millis and Arthur M. Millis. Benjn. W. Close Notary Public I Louis T. Bell of South Kingstown, Rhode Island on oath declare and say: I am the person who caused the aforementioned in the preceding deed to be made. The following is a copy of the notice that was over advertised and in pursuance of which said sale was made: that said sale embraced only the first parcel of land described in said notices and in said mortgage deed, that said notice was published in the Narragansett Times a public newspaper published in said South Kingstown there three times, namely July 2nd, 9th and 23rd 1928. That said sale was made at public auction and at the time and place designated in said notices, and that the premises were sold by me to E. S. Beauspere a duly qualified and licensed Real Estate Broker R.E. for myself for $50.00, I being the highest bidder. Louis T. Bell. State of Rhode Island Washington Co. In South Kingstown in said county, this 2nd day of August A.D. 1928, personally appeared before me the aforesaid named Louis T. Bell and on oath said that the above statement by him subscribed is true. Benjn. W. Close Notary Public Received for record Aug. 18, 1928 at 9.30 o'clock A.M. and recorded by George L. Moore Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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