The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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4/7/1855 · DEED · book 8 page 81 doc 10709

From HOXSIE SAMUEL A life
To SHELDON JOHN T life
Premises Lot with mill, dwelling house, and water privileges (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

deed Jordan P Sheldon & Jordan P Sheldon book 1 p Charlestown
“Deed of Jordan P Sheldon & Jordan P Sheldon marked to Samuel A Horsie”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (no_book_page)
read by: gemma
deed Charles Clark Clerk & William G. Clark book 368 p 369 Charlestown
“conveyed to me the said Samuel A Horsie by a deed dated the 20th day of August AD 1849”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (not_in_index)
read by: gemma

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1849 · DEED · CLARK CHARLES; CLARK SIMEON P; CLARK PENELOPE → HOXSIE SAMUEL A · book 7 p 356
◀ 1853 · LEASE · HOXSIE SAMUEL A; SHELDON JOHN F → SHELDON JOHN F; HOXSIE SAMUEL A · book 8 p 18
◀ 1853 · AGREEMENT · KNOWLES JOHN T → HOXSIE SAMUEL A; SHELDON JOHN F · book 8 p 19
◀ 1848 · DEED · KNOWLS JOHN T; KNOWLS JIRAH M; KNOWLS ELIZABETH R → HOXSIE SAMUEL A · book 7 p 304
◀ 1848 · AGREEMENT · KNOWLS JOHN T; KNOWLS JIRAH M; HOXSIE SAMUEL A → HOXSIE SAMUEL A; KNOWLS JIRAH M; KNOWLS JOHN T · book 7 p 305

Forward — where this land went

⛔ The record we hold stops here: no later instrument we have read cites this one, and no later conveyance by the grantee is linked by name. The index is complete to 1987, so the gap is in the words: deeds of this era seldom cite book and page, and only about half the instruments of 1936-1965 have been transcribed (some 6,000 were never imaged), so a citation to this deed may sit in a page not yet read.

The instrument's own words

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81 Know all men by these presents that I Samuel A Horsie of Charlestown County of Washington State of Rhode Island se forty six for one in consider- ation of the sum of Two hundred and seventy five dollars to me paid by Jordan P Sheldon of Richmond, County and State aforesaid this receipt witnesseth; I do hereby acknowledge, & I have remised, released and forever quit claimed and by these presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Jordan P Sheldon his Heirs and Assigns forever all the right title interest property claim and demand (which I have here) or ought right to have or claim and intend to a certain lot or tract of Land situate in Charlestown, bounded as follows either by Survey or Metes and bounds, Westerly on the Highway or in dwelling Southly by said Highway Easterly by said Highway Northerly on the Land of H. Morley only of Jordan P Sheldon or whoever otherwise the same may be launched or referred to as referred to in more particular description of said premises reference is to be had to the Deed of Jordan P Sheldon & Jordan P Sheldon marked to Samuel A Horsie which is recorded in Charlestown land evidence register one, in the same town or less with a certain Mill Dwelling house & other buildings thereon standing with all the water privileges pertaining thereto thereunto belonging and also all the right that Charles Clark Clerk & William G. Clark conveyed to me the said Samuel A Horsie by a deed dated the 20th day of August AD 1849 and recorded in the record of Charlestown land evidence Book of Land evidence page 368 & 369 Also all the right I have here to the Mill machinery in said Mill including their tools etc in about value Million Mill site and also all the personal property in or about the Mill or premises of what name or nature the same may be So have I here to the same with all the right and privileges appertaining or thereunto appertaining to the same Land said Jordan P Sheldon his Heirs and Assigns named there of or thereunto appertaining to the same Land said Samuel A Horsie for myself my Heirs legatees executors administrators or covenants with the said Jordan and for my Heirs legatees executors administrators or covenants with the said Jordan P Sheldon his Heirs and Assigns forever warrant and defend the premises indicated premises to this deed said John P Sheldon his Heirs and Assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by through or under me In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirty first day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hun- dred and eighty five 1885 Samuel A Horsie L.S. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Holey P Clark Holey P Clark State of Rhode Island Town of Richmond March 31st 1885 Personally appeared Samuel A Horsie and acknowledged the within instrument by him signed to be his free act and deed True and Just Thirty offered Before me Holey P Clark Town Clk Received in Richmond in Land Evidence Book No 9 page 78 March 31st 1885 Attest Holey P Clark Town Clk Record April 7th 1885 By Chas Cross G.Clk

The page as recorded

No page image on Zara for this instrument (the portal holds it: book 8 page 81).

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.