The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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8/5/1864 · DEED · book 8 page 502 doc 11174

From KENYON RUTH L life
To CROSS RUTH L life
Premises half an acre more or less · lot of land with a dwelling house and other buildings (Charlestown)

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

◀ 1864 · DEED · CROSS RUTH L → KENYON RUTH L · book 8 p 501
◀ 1854 · AGREEMENT · KENYON RUTH L; GREEN JASON P; CROSS JOSEPH → CROSS JOSEPH; GREEN JASON P; KENYON RUTH L · book 8 p 31
◀ 1849 · DEED · TUCKER JONATHAN; TUCKER PATIENCE → KENYON RUTH L · book 7 p 326

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

▶ 1864 · DEED · CROSS RUTH L → KENYON RUTH L · book 8 p 501
▶ 1872 · DEED · CROSS RUTH L → KENYON RUTH L · book 10 p 46

The instrument's own words

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502. Know all men by these presents that I Ruth L. Kenyon of Richmond in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island (wife of Ed L. Kenyon) for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to me paid by Ruth the Cross of Charlestown and said sum being the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have remised released and quitclaimed and by these presents do remise release and quitclaim unto the said Ruth B. Cross during her natural life of all the late right title interest property claim and demand which I now have or of right ought to have or claim or entitle to a certain lot of land with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon called the situated in Charlestown and bounded as follows (a) North by the heirs of George Manning (b) East by the lines of the Cristison Mills Company (c) South by Boris W. Kenyon (d) West by the highway entering half an acre more or less. To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereof or thereunto appertaining to the said Ruth B. Cross during her natural life And I the aforementioned Ruth L. Kenyon for myself and for my heirs executors lands Administer heirs to forever warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said Ruth B. Cross that during her natural life against ever the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by me through or under me In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty four. Signed Sealed and delivered In my presence Abby C. Guffey Joseph N. Grieffier Revenue Stamp 1/2 $0.50 Washington Co Charlestown April 18 18 1864 Personally came before me, Ruth L. Kenyon and acknowledged the preceding instrument by her signed To be her free & voluntary act & deed Joseph N. Grieffier Justice of the Peace Received for Record August 5th 1864 at 10 o clock A.M. Jane Received by J Charles Cross Clrk

The page as recorded

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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.