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4/6/1850 · DEED · book 7 page 384 doc 10509

From WILLCOX BENJAMIN F
To BRIGGS BOWEN life
Premises forty acres more or less · land south of Charlestown pond and east of a division line (Charlestown pond, Benjamin Briggs Marsh)
Also on this page: DEED WILLCOX BENJN F · DEED BRIGGS BOWEN · DEED WILLCOX BENJN F

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

◀ 1849 · DEED · WILLCOX OLIVER → WILLCOX BENJAMIN F · book 7 p 324

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

▶ 1850 · DEED · BRIGGS BOWEN → WILLCOX BENJN F · book 7 p 384
▶ 1850 · DEED · BRIGGS BOWEN → WILLCOX BENJN F · book 7 p 384
▶ 1873 · DEED · BRIGGS BOWEN → AUSTIN STANTON · book 10 p 90

The instrument's own words

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Know all Men by these presents that I Bowen Briggs of Charlestown in the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island for and in Consideration of the sum of Fifty Dollars to me paid by Benjamin S Willcox of said Charlestown the receipt of which I do hereby acknowledge, in hereby remise, release and forever quit claim all the right title and interest which I have in the lot of land containing about 13 rods measured lying south of the main road called Easttown road in the lot marked meadow lying in said town and formerly known as the Benjamin Briggs meadow, containing in the whole fifty acres more or less, Bounded on the North by the property of Abraham Moore on the South by the Charlestown Pond, and on the East by the Division line made by the Surveyor and Commissioners for the purpose of division and moiety the said lot to purpose, and in the West on the common I do here and hold to hold the same to him the said Benjamin S Willcox his heirs and assigns forever In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal This 23d day of March 1839 Bowen Briggs (Seal) In presence of Samuel Stanton Samuel Stanton Thomas Hubb. By Gideon Hopper Sc. C. State of Rhode Island Washington Co. ss. At Charlestown in said county on the 23d day of March 1839 Personally appeared the above named Bowen Briggs and acknowledged the above deed to be his freely signed to be his prefer Voluntarily act for the purpose therein as resided Before: Samuel Stanton Just Peace Know all Men by these presents That I Benjamin S Willcox of Charle town in the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island for and in conside ration of the sum of Fifty Dollars to me paid by Bowen Briggs of the same County and State of Rhode Island the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge in saidly remise release and forever quit claim all my right title sale and interest in the lot of land measuring lying south of Charlestown pond and East of a certain line marked with a stone monument by Moore heap, and stone monument for the purpose of division erected by ye said Willcox and Briggs and said marsh was formerly known as the Benjamin Briggs Marsh and containing forty acres more or less Bounded on the North by said Pond on the East on lands of Benjamin and Thomas Sherman on the South by the sea and on the West by said division line and the grantor, or forever Therefore conveyed I do here and hold to hold the same to him the said Bowen Briggs his heirs and assigns forever In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal This 23d day of March 1839 Benjamin S Willcox (Seal) In presence of Samuel Stanton Samuel Stanton State of Rhode Island Washington Co. ss. At Charlestown in said county on the 23d day of March 1839 Personally appeared the above named Benjamin S Willcox and acknowledged the above Deed to be his freely Extended Act for signed to be his the Justice of prefeciae Before: Samuel Stanton Just Peace Recorded pr. Or. 1839 By Gideon Hopper Sc. C.

The page as recorded

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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.