The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 10102

12/24/1838 · DEED · book 6 page 458 doc 10102

From THURSTON ANN E BY GUARDIAN life, THURSTON GEORGE P BY GUARDIAN life, THURSTON RHODA E BY GUARDIAN life, THURSTON NATHAN S BY GUARDIAN life, THURSTON ARTIMISSA BY GUARDIAN life, THURSTON SARAH BY GUARDIAN life
To SAUNDERS JOHN life
Premises not stated · two certain lots of land (Charlestown)

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

◀ 1838 · DEED · SAUNDERS MARTHA; SAUNDERS JOHN → HOXSIE GORDON H; HOXSIE SUSAN; THURSTON ANN E BY GUARDIAN; THURSTON GE · book 6 p 460

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

▶ 1838 · DEED · SAUNDERS MARTHA; SAUNDERS JOHN → HOXSIE GORDON H; HOXSIE SUSAN; THURSTON ANN E BY GUARDIAN; THURSTON GE · book 6 p 460
▶ 1887 · DEED · SAUNDERS JOHN; SAUNDERS HARRIET E → SAUNDERS THOMAS E · book 11 p 428

Bounded by

Samuel Gardner · Thomas Norris · Stephen Miller · Augustus Yorke

The instrument's own words

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458 Whereas at the desire of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island & Providence held at Providence on October 4 1888 George O. Crop Guardian of the persons & Estates of George S. Shurtleff Newton Shurtleff & Shurtleff Kitchelmore Shurtleff From the Mother and beach S. Shurtleff minor Heirs of George Shurtleff late of Charlestown in Deceased returned a petition stating that said George and other descendants of said Shurtleff for a certain tract of land in said town in said petition and view the survey of a certain tract of land in said town in said petition and votes Mention Particularly described, and that said George and others had agreed to make partition of said land or reserve in said petition and vote State affirmed Therefore being that land had been taken for purposes of their useless parts and under said agreement were hereby let to Convey The Northbury Conveyance and so relate; And Praying that said Guardian might be authorized to join with the other parties in Completing the partition and to convey the entire of said minor part in that part of said Estate Appertains to said descendants and said petition was granted and a resolution of said General Assembly passed Accordingly. Now therefore I George O. Crop Guardian of the Minor Heirs of said George by the power conferred by virtue of the Power passed and issued in me by said resolution of the General Assembly and under consideration of said other descendants having executed and delivered to the Heirs of said George Shurtleff a release of that part of said Estate which in said deed was assigned to said Shurtleff de hereby grant bargain sell and Convey unto said descendants their Heirs & assigns all the right title and interest of the Minor Heirs of whom I am guardian as specified in and to two Certain lots of land in said Charlestown one of which contains Number trees close now or by bounded on the North by land of Samuel Converse Easton land of the Heirs of George Shurtleff dec Northly in land of the Heirs of George Shurtleff dec and Westly on land of this grantor partly on land of said Shurtleff Heirs West on land of Shurtleff better q. The other Lot contains Number trees close now or by bounded on land of said Shurtleff Heirs Eastly partly on land of said Heirs and partly on land of the Heirs of George the 4th dec South on Duncan Long land and Westly on land of said Shurtleff the land and of Augusta Fulls a widow of Monica better of said tracts may be bounded Closing this part assigned to said heirs in land with the other assignments appertaining to the tract belonging to them I have and hold the same to said other descendants their Heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof the said Guardian has here affixed his hand and seal Authority fourth day of November in eighteen Hundred and eighty eight Signed sealed & Delivered in presence of George O. Crop Guardian [seal] Newton Shurtleff Gordon H. Crocker Washington R.I. November 24th A.D. 1888 George O. Crop certified Washington R.I. to be the secretary act and deed in his Capacity of Guardian to the above named Heirs signed and his hand and seal there affixed Passed Dec 24 1888 by J. S. Clarke Before Newton Shurtleff Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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