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11/10/1854 · DEED · book 8 page 72 doc 10696

From TAYLOR ALVAH life
To TAYLOR JOSEPH W life
Premises five acres and three fourths of an acre · Lot twenty Fourth of a dividing Line (Charlestown)
Also on this page: DEED HOPKINS LUKE

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

◀ 1854 · DEED · TAYLOR JOSEPH W → TAYLOR ALVAH · book 8 p 71
◀ 1837 · DEED · TAYLOR JOB → TAYLOR ALVAH · book 6 p 392

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

▶ 1854 · DEED · TAYLOR JOSEPH W → TAYLOR ALVAH · book 8 p 71

The instrument's own words

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72 Know all men by these presents That I Alvah Taylor citizen of Westerly County of Washington State of Rhode Island forward for and in consideration of the sums of fifty Dollars to me paid by Joseph Taylor citizen of Westerly County of Washington State of Rhode Island the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge ington State of Rhode Island grant release and forever quitclaim unto the said Joseph Ta lorly remedy release and forever quitclaim unto the said Joseph Ta ylorly his Heirs and Assigns forever all that part of a piece of land marked Lot twenty Fourth of a dividing Line made by me for the Purpose of dividing ting saying Fourth of a dividing Line made by me for the Purpose of dividing division commencing at a marked Stone in the northernmost of the said dividing division commencing at a marked Stone in the northernmost of the said dividing line the North east corner and running West there from said Line runs on the North on said dividing Line on the East on my Land of about forty on the North on said dividing Line on the East on my Land of about forty weighty on the South and on the Land of the Heirs of Edward Millick weighty on the South and on the Land of the Heirs of Edward Millick Devereux containing about five acres and three fourths of an acre Devereux containing about five acres and three fourths of an acre To have and to hold the same unto the said Joseph Taylor To have and to hold the same unto the said Joseph Taylor his Heirs and Assigns forever to this and these are forever his Heirs and Assigns forever to this and these are forever In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and Seal this 29 In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and Seal this 29 day of August AD 1854 day of August AD 1854 Alvah Taylor LS Jonas Taylor John Th Tomas Washington Co State of Rhode Island ss Westerly August the 29th 1854 Personally appeared Alvah Taylor signer & Sealer of the within Deed and acknowledged the same to be his free act and Deed Before me John Th Tomas Justice of the Peace Recorded Nov 10 1854 by Charles Cox clerk Whereas the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island at their January Session AD 1854 authorized Matilda Congdon a member of the Narragansett tribe of Indians to sell by Public Authority by and with the advice and consent of Joseph Smith Judge of Charlestown all her right title and interest in and to certain lot of Land lying in said Charlestown containing by es timation fourteen acres more or less the boundaries as follows on estimation fourteen acres more or less the boundaries as follows on timation fourteen acres more or less the boundaries as follows on said Lot the Land of Seth Hopkins north and running Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Hopkins land and running Westerly bounding Northerly on the land from where it comes to Land of Mary Westmoreland Whereas therefore bounding Westerly on said Land of Mary Westmoreland Whereas therefore bounding Westerly on said Bedman Land until it comes to the land of Peter Ross then Easterly Bedman Land until it comes to the land of Peter Ross then Easterly Bounding Northerly on said land until it comes to land of Arrow Splitter then Southerly bounding Easterly on said Splitter Arrow Splitter then Southerly bounding Easterly on said Splitter thereafter however bounded said land thereafter however bounded said land to the place of its beginning or otherwise however bounded said land being a part of the Indian Reservation in said Charlestown being a part of the Indian Reservation in said Charlestown Know all men that I the said Matilda Congdon by the authority of said assembly way by and with the advice and consent of the said Joseph Smith certified by his Signature hereunto affixed by the commission of the sum of twenty five Dollars paid by said Luke Hopkins to the high bid highest bid at a Public Auction held Hopkins to the high bid highest bid at a Public Auction held on the premises on the first day of April AD 1854 of said Charles town the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge do hereby grant give and release convey unto the said Luke Hopkins all grant give and release convey unto the said Luke Hopkins all those all and convey unto the said Luke Hopkins all give and release forever all the right title and interest which I now have in and to the above described premises with all

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.