⛔ 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
page 1
346
Know all men by these presents that I Joshua P. Ward of Johnston
in the county of Providence and state of Rhode Island leave to whom it may concern witness that I am sole and
fee limited owner to me and my heirs forever of a certain lot of ground situated in the neighborhood of
the north boundary line to me unnamed witness and near some other lots but by the
bounds as follows written above and some further parcels unto the west side whereas it is
said to be a part of my right of way eight feet wide to be used as a way to a water lot
which is on the east side of my lot which is bounded on the east by the boundary line of the
the previous lot’s way and is bounded in front beginning at the North West corner
of said lot at the highway and at a rock with stakes near it we run south
eastly in a straight line north eastly to old rods in a straight line south east
to a certain fence line of Mr Lot Moore of Johnston of the lot denoted the south
boundary line of the lot described in a stake and stone heap being
by the way line to Mr George Foster’s line North Eastward to a stake and stone heap
being the way line to Mr Henry Ward Moore Websterly to a
stake and stone heap to a rock with stakes offset 17 inches
eastly by highway said George Foster’s line north to a heap of stones at North West
side of said lot then north eastly by the highway North Westly to
the north boundary line however otherwise bounded
of the house and garden to be sold the same with the right of way for purposes of a
abuttment over David M. & remnants app claiming to have any right thereunto
offered his witness Mr Joseph Sisson for the sake of the name known as
"Joshua" Cause for any dispute and query on the matter concerning the settlement
of the convenient way the said lot then Joshua P. Ward hereunto brings
I do warrant and covenant and defend the aforesaid premises to the
said party from whomsoever any person claiming any right through me
or my ancestors me
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this twelfth day of January in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred eighty I certify
signed sealed and delivered
Caroline P. Ward Joshua P. Ward Sel
Charles Cross
Washington st. Charlestown January 7th 1860
Personally appeared Joshua P. Ward signer and sealer
to the preceding instrument and acknowledged the same
to be his free act and deed
Before me Charles Cross Town Clerk
Registered for Record Jan 28 1860
by Charles P. Ward T. Clerk
recorded Jan 30 1860
Charles Cross T. Clerk
The page as recorded
No page image on Zara for this instrument (the portal holds it: book 8 page 346).
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.