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5/8/1856 · DEED · book 8 page 138 doc 10775

From LEWIS JOSEPH H life, LEWIS NANCY life
To WARD JAMES L life, WARD SAMUEL life
Premises twenty acres · three parcels including one 20-acre lot and two smaller lots (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

◀ 1855 · DEED · PERRY PARDON; PERRY NANCY → LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 8 p 108
◀ 1841 · DEED · LEWIS AUGUSTUS J → LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 7 p 54
◀ 1840 · DEED · LEWIS AUGUSTUS I → LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 7 p 3
◀ 1823 · DEED · LEWIS SUSANNA; LEWIS AUGUSTUS J JR → LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 6 p 34
◀ 1823 · DEED · LEWIS SUSANNA; LEWIS AUGUSTUS J JR → LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 6 p 35
◀ 1823 · DEED · HAZARD SARAH; HAZARD JEFFERY → LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 6 p 47
◀ 1819 · DEED · LEWIS AUGUSTUS J; LEWIS SUSANNA → LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 5 p 405
◀ 1818 · AGREEMENT · LEWIS JOSEPH H; SHEFFIELD SAMUEL; SHEFFIELD JAMES; SHEFFIELD GEORGE → SHEFFIELD GEORGE; SHEFFIELD JAMES; SHEFFIELD SAMUEL; LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 5 p 379
◀ 1815 · DEED · PECKHAM ANNA; PECKHAM ROBERT C → LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 5 p 229
◀ 1812 · DEED · HOXSEY JOSEPH → LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 5 p 92

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

▶ 1860 · DEED · WARD SAMUEL; WARD MARY H → WARD JAMES L · book 8 p 331
▶ 1860 · DEED · WARD JAMES L → WARD MARY H · book 8 p 332
▶ 1861 · LEASE · ENNIS GEO N; NOYES ASA; WARD SAMUEL → WARD SAMUEL; NOYES ASA; ENNIS GEO N · book 8 p 355
▶ 1865 · DEED · WARD JAMES L → DUFFY JOHN · book 9 p 40
▶ 1867 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WARD JAMES L → DUFFY JOHN · book 9 p 53
▶ 1867 · DEED · WARD SAMUEL; WARD MARY H → DAVIS PRESERVED JR · book 9 p 188
▶ 1867 · DEED · WARD JAMES L; WARD JULIA E → WARD GEORGE H · book 9 p 224
▶ 1871 · DEED · WARD JAMES L; WARD C AMANDA; WARD JULIA E; WARD RICHARD H; KENYON LUCI → · book 10 p 4
▶ 1871 · DEED · KELLY SARAH A; VARS HARRIET N; WARD GEORGE H; WARD JAMES L; WARD C AMA → · book 10 p 8
▶ 1876 · DEED · WARD JAMES L; WARD JULIA E → COLE SARAH A · book 9 p 219
▶ 1877 · DEED · WARD JAMES L; WARD C AMANDA; WARD JULIA E; WARD RICHARD H; KENYON LUCI → · book 10 p 312

The instrument's own words

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188 This Devise and Assigns forever against the Lawful claims and demands of all persons In Witness whereof we the said Perry Healy and Lucy Healy wife of Perry Healy, in token of my release of all right and title of or to Devise in the granted premises have hereunto set our hands and Seals at Charlestown opposite this 6th day of April in the year 1856 Signed in the presence of Job Saylor Abel H. Stanton Perry Healy, L.S Lucy Healy, L.S Washington S. Charlestown April 6th 1856. Personally came Perry Healy and Lucy Healy and acknowledged the foregoing deed to be their free and voluntary act before me Job Saylor Justice Peace Filed for Record April 16th 1856 at the Office of the Clerk R. Rhode Island 15th 1856. dep Clerkrd Cross O Cross Know all men by these presents That I Joseph H. Luce of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island execute for and in consider- ation of the sum of Ten Thousand dollars to me paid by Samuel and James B Woode both of Charlestown County of Washington and State of Rhode Island do hereby give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Samuel and James B Woode their heirs and assigns forever a certain lot or parcel of land situate in said Town of Charlestown in the whole with all the priviledges and appurtenances to the same belonging as is bounded and described as follows namely on the North by Paul Read on the South by land of Job S. Browning on the South by land of George W. Wood and Benjamin S. Brown and West by the Mill Brook (the old one) in Charlestown And however otherwise the same may be bounded containing staining by estimation seventy rods any more or less however otherwise occurring to lands of George Wood and James B. Woode their heirs and assigns forever moreover I do give and suffer and permitting them one other lot or parcel of land situate in said Town of Charlestown with all the priviledges and appurtenances to the same belonging said land is bounded and described as follows namely on the North by land of the Parish of Samuel B. Woode by Isaac Burt by land of the Parish of Samuel L. Stanton Deceased South by land of Isaac S. Browning and West by land of the Church or however otherwise the same may be bounded containing by estimation Sixty rods be this dame more or less Also my tenement right in two rights and the one seventh of one undivided right was one then lot or parcel of land situate in said Town of Charlestown with all the priviledges and appurtenances to this same belonging together with the Cedar swamp grove on the same and one other lot or parcel of land hereinafter described and is bounded as follows namely on the North side of the East road by land of Welcome S. Sprague and running between North St and West St a direct line to build back (to called) Case's Corner by land of Welcome S. Sprague South by the East Road and West partly by land of Joseph G. Woode Crs and partly by the Brook boundary belonging to the grantor theme running by the First Road to the place of beginning or however otherwise the same may be bounded containing by estimation twenty acres be the same more or less So Have I and all my Well the above granted and bargained premises to the said Samuel and James B Woode their heirs
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139 ance Assigns forever And I the said Joseph H. Lewis do for myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators covenant and engage to and with the said Samuel and James S. Williams their Heirs and Assigns that I am safely seised in fee of the premises aforesaid that I have good right to sell and convey the same in manner aforesaid and that I will warrant and defend the same to the said Samuel and James S. Williams their Heirs and Assigns against the lawful claims and demands of all persons whatsoever Further however at the request of the aforesaid Joseph H. Lewis he consents that in the event of the premature death of my spouse Belinda he reserves unto himself and his heirs forever quitclaim to the said Samuel and James S. Williams their Heirs and Assigns forever all my right of Owner in case to the afore described and granted premises In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals at Providence this twenty fourth day of April in the year One thousand eight hundred and fifty six (1856) Executor in payment Edward W. Bebeick William P Cay Esq Joseph H. Lewis L S Nancy Lewis L S State of Rhode Island & Washington Co ss Providence Sub April 12th 1856 Personally appeared Joseph H. Lewis and Nancy Lewis his wife signers and sealers of the foregoing instrument and acknowledge the same to be their act sealing act and deed Before me William P Cay Esq Public Notary Received for None April 21st 1856 at 50 polls A. l Recorded May 8th 1856 by Charles Coates C Clerk Know all men by these presents that I Mary now Bebeick Wife of Augustus Bebeick of Pawtucket County of Washington and State of Rhode Island declare for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred Dollars to me in hand (before this now the taking and delivery of three banknotes and ten notes payable by Charles Bebeick of Pawtucket in the County and State aforesaid the receipt of which I hereby Acknowledge accordingly and myself Furthermore fully satisfied free content and paid and More of the said Charles Bebeick is acquitted clear’d freed and forever released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do freely and absolutely remise release loose waive forfeit quitclaim and by these presents leave Patrick Bebeick this Her father and Assigns forever all the right title and interest that I have of in and under certain Lot or piece horno or parcels of land situated lying and being in the Town of Cumberland County and State aforesaid containing by estimation four and one half acres more or less and is called the Farmers Will lot lying and being in Quasquicentness plot to be sold and conveyed as follows following on North by Page and Corner Bebeicks land boundary on the hill road further on Samuel T. Bebeick and Beloved William hello land and on the West by Abel Panton’s heirs heirs land one other part on parcel of land called the Primus Meadows in Quasquicentness Plot containing by estimation four acres more or less and is bounded as follows on the North by the Property of Abel Pantons heirs Eastly on beloved William hello land and Samuel T. Bebeick land once on the South by Samuel T. Bebeick

The page as recorded

No page image on Zara for this instrument (the portal holds it: book 8 page 138).

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.