The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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1/28/1818 · DEED · book 5 page 367 doc 12096

From LEWIS MARGARET life, LEWIS JOSEPH H life
To BABCOCK JARED life
Consideration Three Thousand Dollars
Premises three the same more or less · Two parcels including a dwelling house, bounded by the sea and Off Cove (Charlestown, Off Cove)

Back — where this land came from

deed Robert Hopkins Esq.
“land formerly Owned by Robert Hopkins Esq. ... Reference being had to the deed of Conveyance to the said Robert Hopkins”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1815 · DEED · PECKHAM ANNA; PECKHAM ROBERT C → LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 5 p 229
◀ 1818 · AGREEMENT · LEWIS JOSEPH H; SHEFFIELD SAMUEL; SHEFFIELD JAMES; SHEFFIELD GEORGE → SHEFFIELD GEORGE; SHEFFIELD JAMES; SHEFFIELD SAMUEL; LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 5 p 379
◀ 1812 · DEED · HOXSEY JOSEPH → LEWIS JOSEPH H · book 5 p 92

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

▶ 1841 · DEED · BABCOCK JARED; BABCOCK AMY → BURDICK SAMUEL · book 7 p 54

Bounded by

Thomas Morse · Samuel Sheffield · Samuel Sheffield · George Sheffield · George Sheffield · James Sheffield · James Sheffield · William Greene · William Greene · Samuel Stanton · Samuel Stanton · Niles · Simon Clarke · Stanton Shepp

The instrument's own words

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367 To All people to whom these presents shall come Greetings that I Joseph H. Lewis of Charlestown in the County Washington and State of Rhodeisland Yeoman Lord Greeting Know ye that I the said Joseph H. Lewis for and in consideration of the sum of Three Thousands Dollars to the said Joseph H. Lewis in hand paid well and Truly paid by said Babcock of Westerly in Washington County State of Rhodeisland R.I. Yeoman the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged have Given Granted Bargained and Sold unto the said Babcock his heirs and Assigns forever certain Tracts or parcels of Land situated in the Town of Charlestown in of Washington State of Rhodeisland R.I. One of said Tracts Containing by Estimation surely About the same more or less and day in a piece Land situated Eastwardly Side With a dwelling House and other Buildings thereon Standing, and is Bounded Northly by Samuel Stanton Lord Boundedly by land of Samuel Shepherd George Gorton and James Fassett Southwardly by the Sea and by Lowaniesque Low Bounded and Eastwardly the other Side being Northward and running to the Northward of the Off Cove and Containing by Estimation surely three the same more or less and is Bounded Easterly by land of William Greene Southwardly by land of Samuel Stanton Lord by of Samuel Shepherd George Gorton and James Fassett Northwardly and Northwardly by land belonging to Lewis of land Silas Nick Dean partly by land of Honor Clark and partly by land of Stanford Shipp and partly by land of William Greene consisting in two parts of land formerly Owned by Robert Hop kins Esq. of State of Connecticut Reference being had to the deed of Conveyance to the said Robert Hopkins in the Office for a more particular description of the Boundaries of the said Land and to all the World the said Grants and Premises premises with the Appurtenances and Appurtenances thereof To the said said Babcock his heirs and Assigns forever to his and his heirs and assigns forever and I the said the said Joseph H. Lewis for myself my heirs Executors and Administrators the Crore and the said said Babcock his heirs and Assigns forever do Impartially sealed lease copy of the premises that They clear of all encumbrances Enjoy and possess the same forever and Assigns to the said Babcock that have good right to sell and Convey the same to the said Babcock his heirs and Assigns forever to have and to hold apforesaid and said I shall warrant and Defend the same to the said said Babcock his heirs and Assigns forever against the Lawful Claims and demands of all persons whom The Bargain and Lease left of Joseph Lewis with the Consideration witnessed Gave signed and conveyed all the Rights of Powers and of theirs of in and over the before Deeded and bargained premises unto the said the said Babcock his heirs and Assigns forever In Witness whereof the said Joseph H. Lewis and Margaret his wife have hereunto set our hands and Seals this 19th day January in year 18[illegible] Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of Daniel Carpenter Reverend Carpenter Jos. H. Lewis (L.S) Margaret Lewis (L.S) Washington to at Charlestown on the 20th day of January 1810 Committed Appeared the me Witness Joseph the Lewis and Mar me V. Stanton T. Colbe Lewis his wife & signers and sealers of the within Instrument and Acknowledged the same to be their free Voluntary act and deed with hands and Seal there Affixed before me Samuel Stanton T. Colbe

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.