The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 10831

6/10/1857 · DEED · book 8 page 189 doc 10831

From SHEFFIELD HENRY life, SHEFFIELD FRANCIS life
To EDMOND SAMUEL A life
Premises one dozen and four parts · part of the Sheffield farm (Charlestown)
Also on this page: DEED BABCOCK SAMUEL G

Back — where this land came from

deed George Sheffield deceased George G Great and Mary Smith
“conveyed to us by quitclaim from George Sheffield deceased George G Great and Mary Smith”
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

◀ 1848 · DEED · SHEFFIELD RHODA; GAVIT GEORGE W; GAVIT BETSEY → SHEFFIELD HENRY; SHEFFIELD FRANCIS · book 7 p 290

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

▶ 1857 · DEED · EDMOND SAMUEL A; EDMOND MARY B → SHELDON SOPHIA ANN · book 8 p 200

The instrument's own words

page 1
Know all men by these presents 189 that we Wm Saunders of Charleston in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island gentleman, and Eliza Saunders wife of the said Wm Saunders in right of the said Eliza, by these presents do generalize of the sum of two hundred and twenty five dollars to wit and truly paid by Samuel P Babcock of Westerly in said County and state aforesaid, the receipt of which we hereby acknowledge and over and above the said sum of two hundred and twenty five dollars we grant bargain sell and release unto the said Samuel P Babcock in perpetuity sole remnant and free and appurtenant unto the said Samuel P Babcock his heirs and assigns forever granting and releasing unto the said Samuel P Babcock his heirs and assigns forever giving and granting unto him and his heirs and assigns forever all the rights privileges and the right null void and annul of the said Wm and Eliza Saunders Saunders of an estate containing ten rods or pieces of parcel of land situate in Gorton's farm lying in the town of Charleston in the County and State aforesaid known as the lot of Samuel P Babcock known as the Grave lot be situated as follows to wit beginning at a stake driving into the corresponding bulk collected in the cobblestone wall known as colton in the corresponding bulk containing by estimation two acres and one quarter of an acre more or less and is bounded as follows to wit on the north by land belonging to the heirs of the late Stephen Saunders and is bounded to the north eastward by Robert Saunders on the east south by land of Samuel P Babcock & the said Samuel P Babcock by the middle of a rough fence on the south aforesaid fence belonging to the said lot and to hold the aforesaid premises and to have privileges to bind the said Samuel P Babcock his heirs and assigns forever the witnesses whereof the said Wm Saunders and Eliza their wife have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this second day of June 1857 1857 Signed and sealed in presence of Thomas Taylor Joseph H Griffin Wm A Saunders LS Eliza Saunders LS Washington Co. Charleston June 2nd 1857 personally came before me William Saunders and Eliza Saunders his wife and acknowledged the within and preceding instrument be their signature to be their own and sealing and act and deed hands and seals Living in America June 2 1857 at 8 oclock PM Recieved June 9 1857 By Charles Loom Clerk Joseph H Griffin Justice of the Peace To all people to whom these presents shall come Greetings Know you that we Thomas Sheffield and Sarah Sheffield wife of the said Thomas in the County of Kent between and State of Connecticut to our full satisfaction of Samuel A Everett of Westerly in said County Rhode Island Connecticut to give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Samuel A Everett his heirs and assigns forever the undervised one dozen and four parts of one certain tract or parcel of land situate in the town of Charleston County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and known as the Sheffield farm formerly accepted by Thomas Sheffield deceased and is the same part of said farm owned by George Sheffield son of homotopy Washington denstate and conveyed to us by quitclaim from George Sheffield deceased George G Great and Mary Smith I have and are to hold these above granted and bargained premises with the appurtenances thereof unto the said Samuel A Everett
page 2
189 his Heirs and Assigns forever, to his and their proper uses and behoof. And also on the said Henry Sheffield and Francis Sheffield for ourselves, our Heirs executors and Administrators covenant with the said Samuel & Edward as follows Their aforesaid and until the executing of these presents we are well seised of the premises as a good and lawful heritable tenure in fee simple and have good right to bargain and sell the same in mannerly form and are further aware that the same is free of all incumbrances whatsoever. And we furthermore we the said Henry Sheffield and Francis Sheffield yield as to forever grant release reserve and forever convey to him their said Samuel & Edward his Heirs probate grants conveyance premises to hold to him their said Samuel & Edward his Heirs and Assigns against all claims and demands whatsoever In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Third day of June in the year of our Lord 1857 Signed Sealed and delivered In presence of Geo Sheffield Thomas P Sheffield Henry Sheffield L.S Francis Sheffield L.S State of Connecticut In Providence County SS June 3rd 1857 Personally appeared Henry Sheffield and Francis Sheffield before me a Justice of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed Before me John K Morgan Public Notary Witnesses for me Jane S 1st 1857 at 4 Clock PM Recognizance June 10th 1857 by Charles Turner SS 6th 1857 Know all men by these presents that I will & John R Charles bond in the County of Providence State of Rhode Island in consideration of 10 dollars of the lawful money of the United States to me heir by Giles Brown it of the said Charles the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, my remise release and forever quit claim and by these presents do remise release and forever quit claim and from myself my heirs assigns claims and demands whatever which I now or at any time hereafter have any right to have certain claims in and to their certain lots or parcels of lands lying and being in the aforesaid, the first said lot measuring by estimation or boundary 4 poles long and wide or less with in the house and other buildings thereon and all the same buildings and bounds as follows viz Beginning at the highway leading to the Post road to Collinge Bridge at the North the highway that leads from the Post road to Collinge Bridge at the North West corner of the Jonathan Norton farm thence bounded by boundary in southage line to the school house thence from there by said fence to the Indian Council House thence by said fence northwest to a fence corner at a pine stump at the edge of said swamp thence South easterly part by fence boundary from the Antones and party full or southern land on the West and South sides bounded on Southern side until it comes to opposite Highway meaning to include in this first lot all the land parcel owned by William White and coworkers Jonathan Brown The second lot bounded easterly more or less and his boundary cortesly on East side and South easterly more or less North westerly on Southern lands The third lot bounded easterly more and North westerly on Southern lands and is bounded in follow direction one quarter done and western side and is bounded in follow direction a stake with some stones about it in a second stake With the fourth corner of this of the first lot from thence West nine chains and three links to a maple high way from Thomas Sheffield SW East down chains 4 feet links to a maple right was the edge of said swamp to a heap of stones on a rock from there by a straight line to the first mentioned boundary To have and to hold the same with all the same rights privileges and appurtenances there of or thereunto appertaining to the same said Gilon Boycie f

The page as recorded

No page image on Zara for this instrument (the portal holds it: book 8 page 189).

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.