The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 11741

1/10/1810 · DEED · book 4 page 534 doc 11741

From ALLEN TAMZIN BY ATTORNEY life
To PECKHAM JAMES life
Consideration Twenty Dollars
Premises 11 rods · Tract of land described by boundary stones and highways (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

deed Stephen Allen
“convey'd by his certain Deed Date the 5th Day of Dec 1788 to Jonathan S Sequin”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma
deed Jonathan S Sequin
“the said Jonathan & his Heirs by a certain Deed convey'd the same Land to Joseph Dancer”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma
deed Joseph Dancer
“the said Joseph has since by his written Deed dated Boxing day 1790 convey'd the same to James Sclitham”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

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

▶ 1837 · AGREEMENT · GARDNER SAMUEL; HOXSIE EDWARD; PECKHAM JAMES; SAUNDERS AUGUSTUS; HAZAR → · book 6 p 387
▶ 1838 · AGREEMENT · GARDNER SAMUEL; HOXSIE EDWARD; PECKHAM JAMES; SAUNDERS AUGUSTUS; HAZAR → · book 6 p 412

Bounded by

Broaders Peckham · John J Land · Joshua Henry

The instrument's own words

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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Know ye that Whereas Stephen Allen formally of Charlestown in Washington County By State of Rhode Island &c ye governor, convey'd by his certain Deed Date the 5th Day of Dec 1788 to Jonathan S Sequin of said Charlestown a tract or parcell of land situate in said town containing by Estimation measure ing 11 rods the same m & 6p Else since which time the said Jonathan & his Heirs by a certain Deed convey'd the same Land to Joseph Dancer, and the said Joseph has since by his written Deed dated Boxing day 1790 convey'd the same to James Sclitham Charlestown in said County of Washington 46 Acrers and the said Allen has since the convey'd of said Land to said Dancer and his heirs Dampson Allen a not sign'd the Deed of convey'd from his said Land back to Stephen Allen the a Jonathan Sequin whereas the said Dampson Allen is entitled to the Right of 11 rods and more of said Land and Premises, And whereas the said Corrill Allen by his certain Letter of Attorney to Cottrill Babcock the town of North Kingstown of Rhode Island and State of New York s governor Dated the 1st day of Nov 1809 act authorizing and empowering him and all others who may act and Lawfully step in her stead Stand as my Attorney & representative agent the over she personally the present act will fully ape and act in my name of the Lands of Land Conveyance in said Charlestown And not with umbred that if the said Cottrill Babcock do for the Consideration of Twenty Dollars current Money of the United states to whom the same not be duly paid by James Sclitham of the said Charlestown The present Convey and Description said tract of Land and premises Give claim all the right Title Property or interest what so ever with all Men now have ever had or now have by virtue of the Deeds and Power of third in the mentioned tract of Land situate in said town is described as follows Beginning at the south west cor nr of said tract a south west service of the Granites at the south west cor nr unlessly bounding westerly and southly and furtherly By the Granites Land from there northerly Northing Sclitham's Land from there crossing some southly bounding Cottrell patly by James Land and furtherly North on Land and furtherly North on Land all to a boundary stone a boundary forming southly of said highway to the first mentioned boundary from there south east hommied or quilted to boundary So loved the aforementioned Claused Premises unto the said James Sclitham his Heirs and assigns forever and Cottrill Babcock By the vir of the before recvd Power Attorney and quite claim the right of Deeds and power of these that the said Dampson Allen his and Land and premise as above recited In Witness whereof I the said Cottrill Babcock have hereunto set my hand and seal that 28th Day of Nov 1809 Signed sealed and delivered In Presence of Isaac Saunders junr Pelag Cross ps Cottrill Babcock Washington for to wit at Charlestown the 28 Day of Nov 1809 formally come Cottrill ba and acknowledged the within Instrument to be his voluntary act and Deed him s l d Before Pelag Cross ps Jean black Recorded Janry 10 1810 By Pelag Cross ps T. C.

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.