The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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1/8/1857 · DEED · book 8 page 160 doc 10799

From DAVIS ELIZABETH life, DAVIS PRESERVED JR
To KENYON JAMES A life
Premises nearly three acres three quarter of an acre · lot of wood land (Kingstown, Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

division Samuel Gorton
“Lot no 897 in the Division of the West lot of land of Samuel Gorton’s”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

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

◀ 1856 · DEED · PERRY ABBY JANE → DAVIS PRESERVED · book 8 p 132
◀ 1856 · CERTIFICATE · PERRY SAMUEL ESTATE OF → BROWNING SARAH; PERRY SAMUEL; MACOMBER PENELOPE C; DAVIS ELIZABETH; DA · book 8 p 148
◀ 1851 · LEASE · KINYON THOMAS A; DAVIS PRESERVED JR → DAVIS PRESERVED JR; KINYON THOMAS A · book 7 p 410

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ (an instrument we do not hold)
“lots 8 and 9 on plat of division of real estate of Sarah Terry, deceased”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma
Follow forward ▶ 1945 · MORTGAGE · RATHBONE RICHARD A → WAKEFIELD TRUST CO · book 29 p 419
“lots 8 and 9 on plat of division of real estate of Sarah Terry, deceased”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

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

▶ 1881 · DEED · KENYON JAMES A; KENYON LUCIE A → TEFFT DAVID C · book 11 p 12
▶ 1885 · DEED · KENYON JAMES A; KENYON LUCIE A → CROSS GEORGE C · book 11 p 343
▶ 1895 · DEED · KENYON JAMES A; KENYON LUCY A → NYE CALEB R · book 13 p 126
▶ 1864 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · KENYON JAMES A → KENYON REBECCA R; KENYON THOMAS A · book 8 p 472

The instrument's own words

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160 Know all men by these presents That Preserved Davis of South Kingstown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and seventy five dollars paid me by James A Kenyon of Charlestown in the county and state aforesaid the receipt whereof i do hereby acknowledge to hereby bargain sell and convey unto the said James A Kenyon his Heirs and assigns forever a certain lott of wood land situated in said Kingstown containing nearly three acres three quarter of an acre and is bounded on the North by the bog or W Swamp the East by the lot of Samuel Wade on the South by the land of Philip Foster & George W Cross and on the West by land of Welcome A Kenyon and Samuel Green or however otherwise bounded the same being Lot no 897 in the Division of the West lot of land of Samuel Gorton’s and was drawn by the said Preserved Davis to the said Division and the said thing being my own in the town of Charlestown reference before this Court being to know and convey to the same with all the facilities and appurtenances to the same belonging to him the said James A Kenyon his Heirs and assigns forever and also that Elizabeth Davis wife of the said Preserved Davis acknowledges and determines that I will co covenant with the said James A Kenyon his Heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to them the said James A Kenyon his Heirs and assigns against all and lawful claims and demands of all persons including the right of the said Preserved Davis for the consideration above named promising my said husband to release and quitclaim onto the said James A Kenyon his Heirs and assigns forever all my right of tenure and Possession of third in and to the aforementioned premises In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals this fifth day of January 1857 In presence of Mary Co Fy Charles Cross Preserved Davis jun L S Elisabeth Davis L S Washington S C Charlestown January 5th 1857 Personally appeared Preserved Davis jr and Elizabeth his wife and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by their signatures to be their free and voluntary act and Deed. Before me Charles Cross Town Clerk Received for Record Jan 5th 1857 at 6 o Clock PM Recorded Jan 8th 1857 by Chas Cross S Clerk

The page as recorded

No page image on Zara for this instrument (the portal holds it: book 8 page 160).

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.