The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 11180 › 11181

10/21/1864 · MORTGAGE · book 8 page 507 doc 11181

From SHERWIN JOSEPH H life
To BATES WILLIAM P life
Consideration two thousand five hundred dollars
Premises two acres and some fifty rods · tract of land in Johnston (Johnston, Hope road)
Also on this page: DEED WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK

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 · PEACE DALE MANUFACTURING CO; HYDE THEOPHILUS R; HYDE FANNY H → SHERWIN JOSEPH H · book 8 p 504

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

▶ 1865 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · BATES WILLIAM P → SHERWIN JOSEPH H · book 8 p 508

Bounded by

Thomas A Foster · Joseph P Bates · S A Foster · L H P Bates · Daniel S Hyde

The instrument's own words

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507-A and acknowledged the same to be his free voluntary act and deed Before me Albert S. Potter Pab. Notary Recorded for Record Oct 11 1864 at 8 o'clock PM and Recorded by Charles Cross Cl. Clerk No all people to whom these presents shall come I Joseph M. Shannin of the town of Wickford Warwick County of Washington in the state of Rhode Island and Providence Saying that I the said Joseph M. Shannin for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand dollars received beforehand the receipt whereof well and truly paid by the William S. Potter of Rhode Island in the said state the which receipt hereby hereby acknowledged and any otherly the full solely satisfied settled paid and discharged have and of any other part and parcel hereby granted and released acquitted and discharged have the said William S. Potter to him his heirs executors appointed and administered forever by these Here presents given granted granted bargain sold altered released suffered conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain sell alter release suffer convey and deliver assign transfer resign and confirm unto the said William S. Potter his heirs and assigns forever this following described subject unto the rights a certain tract of land situated in the town of Johnston in the county and state aforesaid containing two acres and some fifty rods more or less which is as follows beginning at the South west corner of a road named the Hope road on the west boundary line from Broadland to Corniston South 20 degrees West 14 poles to a stone fence East 10 degrees North 22 and 1/2 links boundary Northly 20 degrees west 10 1/2 poles and East 8 nodes 22 links on boundary of L. S. Page then South 10 degrees East 13 poles then South 60 degrees West 21 poles and 12 and 1/2 links boundary Eastly and Northly on boundary of S. Page to the home boundary North 25 degrees West to the place of beginning 18 rods and five links on this wad aforesaid To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges easements commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said William S. Potter his heirs and assigns of the premises to the This thing proper usable honest and lawful bargain forever whereas I the said Joseph M. Shannin for my heirs executors and assigns witnesses tested do accord promise and grant to and until the said William S. Potter his heirs and assigns that if before the making hereof this instrument I the said sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises and on my truly legal right and possessed of the same in my own proper right most as good proper lawful right of ownership in the said premises have and more good right full power and lawful authority to transfer the bargain sold comes and effects the said bargained premises in treasures and premises and that the said William S. Potter his heirs and assigns forever are and may from time to time and at all times forever free and clear of me and of these presents lawsuits lawfully peaceful and quiet have hold use enjoy possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with all the appurtenances free and clear of all and fully and completely released confirmed and discharged of me and of all and all manners of forests for others the said grants bargained delivered and transferred while until such devices deeds wants in any execution and encumbrances what name or their names shall not be executed in any manner or describe’d’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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and assigns or my other person for me or for him that shall be said unto at maturity together with the interest thereon according to the laws thereof than if the said shall be void otherwise shall be and remain in full force and effect } Furthermore I the said Joseph H. Shenvin do hereby institute and appoint the said William P. Bates his executors administrators trustees and assigns my attorney converse with full power of substitutions and substitutions for me and in my name and in his name and names of any one time in case default shall be made in the payment of said note of the principal sum of ten thousand dollars the premises aforesaid or any part thereof or any part thereof or any part of the corporation of said town of his days lengthy but they whole of such note in the like or similar of the public markets preferred in this State and I my attorney or their name or names to raise to public sale as a brokerage and deliver the same to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed bill or covenants that may be necessary to convey to said such purchaser or purchasers through any clear and absolute state with simple purchase and it my recourse sale’s price { until paid entirely unto my said attorneys full power to continue or adjourn such sale from one date to the next but that any buyer makes advances to secure the amount the same may be sold and for the purpose of the same all of the offices necessary to effect such sale or sales to sell and appropriate the purchase there to the payment of the amount of the of principal and interest of the payment of said instrument unless the principal of said note shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale accounting to me or my heirs or assigns for all debts over and above the amount received I hereby ratifying approving and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or caused to be made by my wrote hand In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28th day of October and the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty four Signed sealed delivered All in the presence of Richard S. Cross Charles Cross Joseph H. Shenvin L.S. Revenue Stamp $0.30 State of Rhode Island Signed &c } In Charleston this 28th day of October Washington 1864 Joseph H. Shenvin personally appeared before me and acknowledged the within instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed Charles Cross John Clerk Returned for Record Oct 28th 1864 at 1 o'clock P.M. and Recorded by Charles Cross J. Clerk On the first day of April 1865 I received of Joseph H. Shenvin the full amount of the above mortgage principal & interest, and I hereby discharge the same. Witness my hand & seal In presence of James T. Cross William P. Bates L.S.

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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.