The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 10448

5/2/1848 · DEED · book 7 page 290 doc 10448

From SHEFFIELD RHODA life, GAVIT GEORGE W life, GAVIT BETSEY life
To SHEFFIELD HENRY life, SHEFFIELD FRANCIS life
Consideration five Hundred hundred and eleven dollars
Premises Seventy acres · land from South East corner of George Hall land (Charlestown)
Also on this page: DEED CHURCH ASA

Back — where this land came from

deed Thomas Sheffield
“from James Arnold conveyed by Thomas Sheffield on the 25th day of August 1809”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma
deed James Arnold
“from James Arnold conveyed to the present grantee by Indenture dated 1811”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

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

▶ 1857 · DEED · SHEFFIELD HENRY; SHEFFIELD FRANCIS → EDMOND SAMUEL A · book 8 p 189

Bounded by

George Gavitt · Sheffield Francis · Betsey Gavitt · George Hall · athaw Macomber

The instrument's own words

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29 Know all men by these presents that I named at Shingler of Charlestown in the county of Washington in the state of Rhode Island, for and in con- sideration of the sum of five hundred and eleven dollars paid by me by the hand of [illegible] of Charlestown, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, I do grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Churchill, and his heirs forever believe a certain lot of land for the purpose of a dwelling house and other buildings standing thereon situated in said Charlestown continuing by estimation forty rods and the ground over it and her legs bounded as follows: viz: on the North by the ground over it by the land of Joseph Hunter and on the South by land of Josephs [illegible] and also a certain other lot of land now belong- ing to said Charlestown continuing by estimation ten rods accd to the same offy, on the North by the land of [illegible] and by the North by the land of the said Offy, on the East by the land and by the South by land of Joseph Hunter. To have and to hold said premises and granted premises with the priv- leges and appurtenances to the same belong-ing to the said Churchill his heirs and assigned forever. Of the said premises I reserve for myself my executors and administrators respectively a certain tract with said Churchill his heirs and assigned all the remaining residue of the premises. The said lot are free of all encumbrances. And I have granted to settle and convey the premises to said Churchill to title at afterwards and that I shall covenant and defend the premises to the said Churchill his heirs and assigned forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of March AD 1844. Executed sealed and delivered By [illegible] Joseph H. Griffin James A. Kenyon (seal) Washington Co. R.I. Personally came before me Joseph H. Griffin and acknow- ledged the above his handwriting and signature to be his hand and delivered act. Joseph H. Griffin Justice of the Peace. Recorded April 17 1844 By William Butler Register To all people to whom these presents shall come: Greeting. Know you that we Jordan Sheffield. George M Wright and Wesley Garts, age of [illegible] in the County of Kent state of Connecticut, for divers good considerations of the sum of five hundred dollars paid by the said strangers in to our full satisfaction of Henry Sheffield his heirs assigned’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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291 South East corner of George Hall land, which is entered. thence South Eastly to a large stone with initials [illegible] on it—then east of the bobbard side (north line) Containing Seventy acres; the premises or lot of land together with all other parts of lands being from James Arnold conveyed by Thomas Sheffield on the 25th day of August 1809 then from James Arnold conveyed to the present grantee by Indenture dated 1811 from me and George Sheffield the part of said piece of land conveyed from the two aforementioned parts of Indentures, which was then conveyed to George Sheffield aforementioned furthermore handed over to his son George, To have and to hold the aforementioned premises and appurtenances, some then handed over from Sheffield and George Sheffield together, then to him and assign, to the only use and enjoyment and of the heirs of George Sheffield and George Sheffield then and assign forever, for the price of the said premises Sheffield, George W. Hall, Seal George W. Hall, Seal Peter G. Hall, Seal The foregoing written, on this Instrument set my hands and seals dated this 19th day of April anno Domini 1811 [illegible] the lands, and on the same day signed sealed and delivered in presence of [illegible] —althou Masterson land between 28 Signum Robert 28 chains run entered before signing the Jeffrey R. Hall Peter G. Hall George W. Hall State of Rhode Island, New London County, at New London, September 19, 1814 Personally appeared and swore Mordecai Sheffield George W. Hall, and at the same town came also Peter G. Hall, wife of said George W. Hall, and the said Peter G. Hall being of full age and by him being examined separately and apart from her husband here handed, and entered the following bond before me on this day declared that the said defendants, and of two sum for all and all costs and fees paid, and as her own allow that the defendant entered any action or complaint of her husband Hall the aforesaid parties signed and sealed portion of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be their own act and deed duly signed etc. Bonded Man 2nd 1814, By me W. H. Berry Deputy [illegible] Before Me W. H. Hall Notary of the State Know all men by these presents, that I Richd Stanton of Charlestown County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars paid to me in hand before the entering and delivery hereof, and the same paid by George W. Hall of the town aforesaid, [illegible] and also aforesaid, the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge, do grant remise release and quitclaim also and hereby do remise, release and quitclaim, alienate and convey and set and to forever to the said George W. Hall his heirs and assigns forever, all right title, interest, profit or claim which he or I hold or ever suffered Hall, to hold or claim as of the whole of the land all to me or any part of the Estate, either now or formerly, either by virtue of the laws of this State deceased, died seized of, or long in possession of all the terms of his deceased aforesaid. All the aforesaid hold the same to him the said George W. Hall his heirs and assigns forever, at their own proper Estate, witnessed that Me as witness the same. Willow testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal

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deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.