The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 12014

6/18/1816 · DEED · book 5 page 285 doc 12014

From SAUNDERS CHRISTOPHER life, SAUNDERS LOIS life
To WILLBOUR LEPHENIAH life
Consideration Ten Dollars and making a certain Piece of wall
Premises two and half acres · Lot of land running towards the River (Charlestown)
Also on this page: RELEASE BORDEN RICHARD J EST

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

◀ 1798 · DEED · SAUNDERS TOBIAS → SAUNDERS CHRISTOPHER · book 4 p 239

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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205 Know all Men by these presents that I Christopher Saunders of Charlestown County of Washington State of Rhode Island second and suddenly [illegible] in consideration of the Sum of Ten Dolls on and making a certain Deed of sale of land being near the boundary in the Southeast Corner of certain Lot of Land and running towards the River in a Northwesterly Course paid me by Ephraim Williams of Charlestown County and State aforesaid and me receipt hereof I do hereby sell convey and forever grant bargain give and convey unto the d. Ephraim Williams his heirs and assigns forever a certain Lot of Land lying in the town of Charlestown County and State aforesaid being Butted and bounded as follows Beginning at the above mentioned boundary at the Southeast Corner of sd Lot running Northwesterly to pasture Three hundred rods in an East North Easterly direction and Northwesterly about four rods there be a stone on sd East boundary and Northwesterly to a certain stone bordering said Pond three acres in d West boundary and Northwesterly bounded Containing by estimation about two and half acres be it the same more or less To have and to hold the sd Grants and bargains premises until the Privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Ephraim Williams his heirs and assigns forever as this and their use and for their forever And I the sd Christopher Saunders for my self my heirs their successors and assigns Forever Do Covenant with the d Ephraim Williams his heirs and assigns that I am Lawful Seized in fee simple of the premises that they are free of all incumbrances that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the d Ephraim Williams to hold forever and and that I will Warrant and Defend the same to the d Ephraim Williams his heirs and assigns forever Against all the Lawful claims and Demands of all Persons ------ In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 10 Day of April A.D 1846. Signed Sealed and Delivered in Presence of Daniel Edwards Thomas Saunders Christopher Saunders (LS) Lois Saunders (LS) Personally appeared the within named Christopher Saunders and Acknowledged the Above Instrument to be his Voluntary Act And Did witness his hand and Seal thereunto Affixed before me Charlestown Jr / 10. 10. 1846. Daniel Edwards Justice Peace Registered June 10. 1846. [illegible] Fees 2. 6.

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.