The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 10506 › 10801

1/14/1857 · DEED · book 8 page 161 doc 10801

From HOXSIE HARRIET F life, HOXSIE GIDEON JR life
To HOXSIE MARY E life
Premises not specified · Three tracts including a dwelling house and wood lands (Charlestown, Indian Land, Indian Cedar Swamp, Rice Lane)
Also on this page: DEED BURDICK EDWARD T

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

◀ 1857 · DEED · HOXSIE CALEB B → HOXSIE GIDEON JR · book 8 p 190
◀ 1855 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · LILLIBRIDGE EDWARD → HOXSIE GIDEON JR; HOXSIE POTTER; HOXSIE GIDEON · book 8 p 80
◀ 1853 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · COGGSWELL WILSON; COGSWELL ABBY → HOXSIE GIDEON JR; HOXSIE DEBORAH; HOXSIE POTTER; HOXSIE GIDEON; HOXSIE · book 7 p 380
◀ 1850 · DEED · COGGESHALL ABBY; COGGESHALL WILSON → HOXSIE GIDEON JR; HOXSIE POTTER; HOXSIE GIDEON · book 7 p 378

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

▶ 1869 · DEED · HOXSIE MARY E; HOXSIE CALEB B → BURDICK GEORGE F · book 9 p 89
▶ 1884 · DEED · HOXSIE MARY E; HOXSIE CALEB B → BURDICK GEORGE F · book 11 p 241
▶ 1891 · DEED · HOXSIE MARY E → HOXSIE ROWSE F; HOXSIE MARY W; HOXSIE ANNIE C · book 12 p 246

The instrument's own words

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161 Whereas the Probate Court of Probate of the Town of Charlestown by this device dated Nov. 8th 1886 authorized Asa Church to be Guardian to the known and Estate of Olive & Story Minor White & Samuel Story late citizens of this district Decreed to make sale of the Real Estate of the said elders one that a deed made by said Guardian in conformity to said Asa White shall vest in the purchaser in fee simple and robe title to the same I do hereby Now and new that I Asa Church as Guardian & overseeas for one and in consideration of the sum of One Thousand & thirty dollars to me paid by bounnded J. Brucefield of said Charlestown he being the highest bidder at a Publick Sale of said premises held on the 20th day of December 1886, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby in my said capacity grant sell transfer and convey unto the said Brucefield in the right title and interest which the said Asa White & Story White has in the following described land viz a certain tract of lot of wood land lying in said Charlestown containing six acres the same being the Lot No 3 Whole fell to me in the division of the Commissioners appointed by the said Court of Probate to divide the Real Estate of the heirs of the late Samuel Story & his descendants follows (viz) on the West by the Highway, on the North by Oliver's Parte on the East part by Daniel Forgey & on the South by Samuel Wood So Have and hold to the above premises to Anna the said Edward I Brucefield has this area remaining forever In Witness whereof I have hereunto in my said Capacity as Guardian set my hand and seal this 5 day of January 1887 Asa Church & Guardian L S In the presence of Benjamin G Brown Joseph H Griffin State of Rhode Island ss Washington Co. Charlestown Jan. 5th 1887 Personally appeared before me Asa Church as Guardian as aforesaid and acknowledging the foregoing Deed to be his sign to be His, free and voluntary act Justice of the Peace Witness for me Jan. 9th 1887 at 3 oclock P M Recvce Jan 9th 1887 by Chas Cross I Cclrk Know all men by these Presents that I Gideon Bossie f. g. of Charlestown County of Washington, and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars paid me by Mary E Coplin wife of Ezra Coplin of the Town County and State aforesaid, the receipt thereof aforesaid, do hereby acknowledge do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Mary E Coplin her heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest which I have in and to certain tracts or Parcels of land lying in said Charlestown viz a certain dwelling house one hundred and forty rods also to the same more or less with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon bounded as follows beginning at the Highway that leads from the post road to Newport Bridge at the Southwest corner of the Northeast corner house fence thence bounded Easterly on Indian Land to the Indian School house fence Thence by some lines to the Indian Cedar Swamp Thence by said Swamp to West's corner at a pine stump in the edge of said Swamp Thence Westerly partly on land formerly owned by Thomas Austin and partly on Indian Land, on the West
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162 and South boundary on Indian land until it comes to the aforesaid Highway, meaning to include in this tract all the lines formerly agreed by William Wake and Jonathan Moore the 2nd tract contains Western acres more or less and is bounded Easterly on said Rice Lane, Southern ly Utility and Westerly on Indian lands shews that 3rd tract contains further acres one quarter and seventeen rods and is bounded following ly at a stake with stones about it on a swamp being the Southeast corner of this tract from thence West 9 chains 3 links to the Highway to a black oak tree first course then South 5 links to Maple tree in the 2nd area of said swamp to a stump of stone on south from thence by a straight line to the first of the said mentioned lines To have and to hold the same with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to her the said Mary & Mrs Mary H and her Heirs forever, given Mary H Horsie wife of the said Gideon Horsie perps and her Heirs forever, now the same agreement said her husband to hereby give quit claim in consideration of the sum aforesaid said her husband to hereby give quit claim surrender all my right of Tenure and power of Tenure in all the aforementioned to her the said Mary H Horsie and her Heirs and Assigns forever In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 8th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven In presence of Benj. H. Rice Clark L. Niles Gideon H Horsie pr. LS Hannet H Horsie LS Washington St. Charleston Jan 10 1857 Personally came before me Gideon Horsie pr and acknowledged the preceding instrument by hand signed to the hrs forename voluntary act Joseph De Quincey Justice of the Peace Received for Record Jan 10 1857 at 3 o'clock PM 1857 Received Jan 24th 1857 by Charles Corres S Clerk To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that I, Obadiah ownes of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island scoturan for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars to me in hand paid by Cyrus R Morgan of the Same County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof I do acknowledge that I am contented satisfied and paid, I have granted conveyed transferred sold assigned in fee simple absolute and confirmed into the said Cyrus R Morgan his Heirs and Assigns forever all that right title and interest which I have here in and unto two certain tracts or parcels of land lying here and being in 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No page image on Zara for this instrument (the portal holds it: book 8 page 161).

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