The instrument's own words
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KNOW ALL MEN by these PRESENTS, that We, Roby A. Fagan, of the Town of
Richmond, Sarah F. Lawton, Ida L. Gardiner, Kate I. Gardiner, Kate I. Watson, and Jennie L. Gardiner
of the Town of Hopkinton, all of the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
hereinafter called the Grantors, in consideration of One ($1) Dollar and other val-
uable consideration to us paid by Arthur H. Carr, of the City and County of Prov-
idence in said State, hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Grantee
and his heirs and assigns forever,
a certain tract of land situated in the Town of Charlestown, said Washing-
ton County in said State of Rhode Island, with a dwelling house and other
buildings and improvements thereon, the said tract containing, by estimation where
[12] acres, more or less, and is bounded on the north, east, south and west by
land now or formerly of Gen Joseph Stanton, and on the south by land now
or formerly of Joseph Stanton in said town.
Also one other lot situated in said Charlestown, containing ten (10) acres,
more or less, and is bounded north and west by land now or formerly of
J. S. Day, and by land now or formerly of Joseph Stanton and on the south by land now or
formerly of Joseph Stanton.
The above described tracts are the same as conveyed by deed of Benjamin R.
Perry to Roby A. Perry, said deed being recorded in the Deeds of Land evidence in said
Record of Land evidence in said Charlestown in Deed Book
10, at page 143 of said reference to which deed is hereby had.
To Have and to Hold, the aforementioned premises, with all the rights, priv-
ileges 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 reserve for ourselves and for our heirs, executors,
and administrators, covenant with the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns that we are
lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same are free from
all incumbrances; that we have good right, full power and lawful authority to sell and
convey the same in the manner as aforesaid; that the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns
shall by these presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the
said premises, and that we, the said Grantors will, and our heirs, executors and admin-
istrators, shall warrant and defend the same to the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns
forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
And for the consideration aforesaid we, Daniel Fagan, husband of said Roby A.
Fagan, Walter V. Lawton, husband of said Sarah F. Lawton, and George A. Watson, husband of
said Kate I. Watson do hereby release all our respective rights of curtesy in and to the
said granted premises unto the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever.
That we the said grantors Ida L. Gardiner and Jennie L. Gardiner covenant with
the said Grantee that they are unmarried.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty-third
day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one (1931).
Executed in the presence of
R. H. Trindall, as all to
signers.
Roby A. Fagan L.S.
Daniel Fagan L.S.
Sarah F. Lawton L.S.
Walter V. Lawton L.S.
Ida L. Gardiner L.S.
Kate I. Watson L.S.
George A. Watson L.S.
Jennie L. Gardiner L.S.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND)
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON )
In Hopkinton on the twenty-third day of July A. D. 1931, before me personally
appeared the above named grantors, Roby A. Fagan, Daniel Fagan, Sarah F. Lawton, Walter
V. Lawton, Ida L. Gardiner, Kate I. Watson, George A. Watson and Jennie L. Gardiner, to
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me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument,
and they severally acknowledged said instrument by them so executed to be their
free act and deed.
Henry H. Crandall
Notary Public.
Received for record September 15th, 1931 at 5:40 o'clock P. M., and recorded by
Town Clerk.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that SOUTHERN REALTY COMPANY, INC., A
corporation created under the laws of the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called
the Grantor, for and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS to it paid by
GRAFTON M. WILSON and MARION G. WILSON, his wife, both of the Town of Charlestown,
County of Washington, State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantees, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, does hereby give grant, bargain, sell and
convey unto the said Grantees as joint tenants and not as tenants in common and
their heirs and assigns forever, in fee simple
Tract 1
That certain tract or parcel of land with all the buildings and improve-
ments thereon, situate in the Town of Charlestown, State of Rhode Island, and
bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the southeasterly corner of the
premises, former location of the house of Samuel R. Cook, and running thence easterly
to land of formerly Browning Green; thence northerly bounding on Gidion House's,
to the intersectionally boundary line between Gidion House's and the premises of
Gidion House, and on land of formerly Joseph Clark to land of formerly Gidion House;
thence running westerly bounding on said Gidion House's land, to the point of
beginning.
However bounded and described, said tract comprises the same premises
conveyed to Joseph Stanton, 3rd by Nathan Taylor by instrument dated Dec. 29, 1796
and recorded in the records of land evidence in said Town of Charlestown in Deed
Book 1 page 260, reference thereto being hereby made for a more particular
description of said premises.
Said tract is said to contain, by estimation, 10 acres of land, more or
less.
Tract 2
That certain tract or parcel of land with all the buildings and improve-
ments thereon, situate in said Town of Charlestown, and near the westerly side of the
present or former location of the house where Joseph Stanton, 3rd formerly
lived, and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake by the highway, and running thence northeasterly 3
chains, to a post on land of formerly Joseph Stanton, 3rd; thence southerly bound-
ing on said Stanton land, to the highway; thence by the highway to the point
of beginning. Said tract is said to contain, and is said to contain, by estimation,
116 square rods, more or less of land.
However bounded and described, said tract comprises the same premises
conveyed to Joseph Stanton, 3rd from Gidion House, dated August 24, 1796
and recorded in said records in Deed Book 4 at page 201, reference thereto being
hereby made for a more particular description of said premises.
Tract 3
That certain tract or parcel of land with all the buildings and improve-
ments thereon, situate in said Town of Charlestown, and bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at the southeasterly corner of said tract, and running east 1 1/2 chains, to
thence easterly bounding on land of formerly Gidion House, 29 chains, 0 links to
a rock with stones on it, and land of formerly Browning Green, and land of
formerly Joseph Stanton, 3rd; thence running northerly 23 chains, 0 links to
Amos Kenyon and James Kenyon, to a white oak tree by the highway, with stones around
it, by the highway 11 chains, 0 links to the highway; thence by the highway to the
thence 8 chains, 0 links, 21 chains, 21 links, partly by land of formerly John Perry, and part-
ly by land of formerly Amos Kenyon and James Kenyon, and partly by land of
chains, 39 links to a heap of stones, and land of formerly Zeleg Cross and land
formerly of Amos Kenyon and James Kenyon, to a small stone wall, thence running
and southerly partly by land formerly of Amos Kenyon, and partly by land formerly
of Peleg Cross, to the Mill Pond fence bounding the Mill Pond, to the point of
beginning. Said tract is said to contain, by estimation, 70 acres of land, more or
less.