The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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3/23/1857 · DEED · book 8 page 172 doc 10812

From LOCKE WILLIAM H life, LOCKE SARAH F life
To ENNIS ALBERT life
Premises none · lot of ground (Charlestown, St Lukes parish)

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This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1922 · DEED · CHAMPLIN ABBIE; CHAMPLIN SARAH; BURDICK MARY L → ARNOLD THOMAS L · book 20 p 366
“Plot of land owned by Sarah Lehamplin Other Offie Lehamplin and Mary Burnich of Charlestown R.I. seen Civil Book 8 p. 172 July 1792”
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

▶ 1857 · DEED · ENNIS ALBERT; ENNIS SOPHIA A → BARBER ARCHIBALD · book 8 p 173
▶ 1863 · DEED · ENNIS ALBERT; ENNIS EMELINE W → PECKHAM MARTHA E · book 8 p 432
▶ 1868 · DEED · ENNIS ALBERT; ENNIS EMELINE W → HISCOX ARNOLD · book 9 p 51
▶ 1868 · DEED · ENNIS ALBERT; PECKHAM MARTHA E; CHAMPLIN NATHAN; POTTER FENNER; POTTER → · book 9 p 302

The instrument's own words

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172 Know all men by these presents That I William H Locke of Warwick in the County of Kent for and in consideration of fifty dollars paid to me by Hill Court of Villa more in the County of Washington to give, grant, bargain, sell and convey all and appertainances to him and assigns a certain lot of ground all and appurtenances to the same belonging situated in Charlestown beginning at the North running twenty six rods north to the Road at the North west corner of R G Parsons and the opposite corner running south east and then south east West Hamlets boundary line five degrees east and south east thirty five rods to the boundary of J S Fenwick parallel to a stone wall forty rods south east to the North West corner from there boundary and westerly six rods making boundary line now to the North West corner from there south East twelve rods and not reaching Cake's lot the stone wall corner boundary or other of boundary running East to the stone wall held by Joseph Court his Heirs his Heirs and assigns and there from north west to the stone wall granted to Joseph Court his Heirs his Heirs and assigns and there from north west but it is said William H Locke and my and assigns to her hereafter and foreverly situated in the same with the said Arthur Atkinson off my home boundary and foreverly situated in the same with the said Arthur Atkinson his Heirs and assigns that I and my heirs foreverly quit claim in the simi lity of the aforesaid his Heirs and assigns that I and my heirs foreverly quit claim in the simi lity of the aforesaid the premises that they are to have and hold the same inhabitants and tenements and all to sell and convey the same value to Arthur Court his Heirs and assigns forever appurtenances that will and all my Heirs heirs forever, and tenements, improvements etc all come come along the same the same to be held by the said William H Locke and assigns forever this lawful claim are deemed of all person owning or claiming to make me my lawful claim are deemed of all person owning or claiming to make me the said premises granted premises, in how have here of the remainder of said Black house of St Lukes parish in the said town of Charlestown to the said Frank H Locke and the said William H Locke release all right and power owned there in the above granted premises, in how have here of the said town of Charlestown this 30th day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty seven In presence of William H Locke L.S. Charles Cox Sarah H Locke L.S. C.H. Holden Washington St. Charlestown August 30 th 1847 Personally came William H Locke and Sarah H his wife and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free act and deed Before me Charles Cox 1st Clerk Recorded for Record Month Dec 23rd 1847 by S Clerk P.M. Recorded Month Dec 23rd 1847 by Charles Cox 1st Clerk COPY

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