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8/23/1858 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · book 8 page 244 doc 10890

From LEWIS CHRISTOPHER C life
To WILLCOX JOSEPH M
Premises none · undivided half part of a certain lot of land (North Kingstown, West marsh land)
Also on this page: DEED CROSS STEPHEN B

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

◀ 1851 · MORTGAGE · WILLCOX JOSEPH M → WILLCOX MARIAH; CLARK HANNAH; HOXSIE MARIAH; HOXSIE WELCOME S; GOULD E · book 7 p 435

Forward — where this land went

⛔ The record we hold stops here: no later instrument we have read cites this one, and no later conveyance by the grantee is linked by name. The index is complete to 1987, so the gap is in the words: deeds of this era seldom cite book and page, and only about half the instruments of 1936-1965 have been transcribed (some 6,000 were never imaged), so a citation to this deed may sit in a page not yet read.

The instrument's own words

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2 244/4 Know all men by these presents That Christopher G Loomis of North Kingstown do hereby discharge Joseph H Milton his heirs executors administrators etc from all claims which I have in and over a certain piece of land situated in North Kingstown in the town of North Kingstown called the Wrights lot which said lot was sold to me in 1851 and conveyed to me in Land Evidence Vol 7 pg 188 plt in consideration of however reserved the full remnant jurisdictional and internal of the lot now of which I sign the said Joseph H Milton et and acknowledged received. Christopher G Loomis In witness whereof I have signed and sealed this 23d day of August 1855. My witness Caroline Cross Chris G Loomis This indenture made this 14th (fourteenth) day of July in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen between George Cross & his heirs of the city of Providence County of Providence State of Rhode Island of the first part and Stephen Rhodes of Providence State of Rhode Island of the second part for and in consideration of the sum of seven hundred dollars lawful money of the United States of America unto me and sufficient paid by the said party of the second part in hand before the sealing and delivery hereof whereas I the said George Cross being a surgeon’s mate in the US Navy serving on the ship Enterprise cruising and exploring within the said party of the second part has paid to me and my surgeon all the right title and interest in and to one undivided half part of a certain lot of Land or piece of land situated on the road from North Kingstown County State of Rhode Island known as the townland of home of phillip Cross Esq deceased or known and described as follows viz nearby the house of of George Chapman shortly bounded by the line of Henry Moore and piece of ground of Gertrude by land of James P Gorton William Crane Thomas Belknap & Clark and pieces of Cornell sprout and Whiteley by Margaret Brock Summer the same way is otherwise convened size to contain about Three hundred acres more or less and the one divided half of those said lands situated in town County and State aforesaid the same being the said West marsh land formerly owned by the aforesaid phillip Cross Esq deceased Together with all and singular the grounds buildings and improvements water courses rights liberties privileges appurtenances and all whatever whatsoever belonging or in anywise appertaining and other necessaries remnants residues rescues and profits Whatever all the other rights title until properties claims or any demand whatever of the said parties of the first part here in this deed express or otherwise mentioned or in and to the same any other part first I do grant and to sell this grant convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part in the said grounds hereditaments and premises besides grants mentions or mentions of it in the to be to use the opportunities hereunto with and appurtenances whatever whatever to be to use the properly forever use and appurtenances hereunto with and the party of the second Rhodes to serve and for the properly forever use and appurtenances hereunto with and the party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever Have Grant Given George Cross and Lois Cross the said parties of the first part for themselves their heirs executors and administrators of the first part plot that furthermore and agree to cove and with the said party of the second part by these presents covenant grant and agree to cove with the said parties of the first part for the second part their heirs and assigns together the hereditaments and premises desire above described their heirs and all singular the hereditaments and premises desire to be within the appurtenances hereunto with and the grants or mentioned and appurtenances hereunto with and assigns against them the said said party of the second part their heirs and assigns against all and every other person or persons whomsoever the first part shall claim demanding or to show the same or any part found claims her estate warrant and forever defend - For Witness whereof the said said parties of the first part have to these presents set their seals and signed this 23d day of July 1858 George W Cross LS Lois Cross LS Indexed and declared to the proceedings on William P Colleton A L Potter

The page as recorded

No page image on Zara for this instrument (the portal holds it: book 8 page 244).

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.