The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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8/3/1822 · DEED · book 6 page 2 doc 12222

From BABCOCK CHARLES life
To GARDNER SAMUEL life
Consideration one Thousand five Hundred Dollars
Premises two Hundred and fifty acres · Tract with dwelling house, barn, and buildings (Samuel Lake, Long pond, Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

heir Christopher Babcock
“the same formerly the Homestead of Christopher Babcock late of said Charlestown deceased”
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

◀ 1817 · DEED · BABCOCK JAMES; BABCOCK LOIS → BABCOCK CHARLES · book 5 p 362
◀ 1815 · DEED · BABCOCK JAMES; BABCOCK LOWIS → BABCOCK CHARLES · book 5 p 232

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

▶ 1823 · DEED · GARDNER SAMUEL; GARDNER ELIZABETH → BABCOCK MARY ANN · book 6 p 41
▶ 1832 · DEED · GARDNER SAMUEL; GARDNER ELIZABETH → WILCOX JOSEPH 2ND · book 6 p 246
▶ 1833 · DEED · BABCOCK POLLY; BABCOCK ROWLAND; BABCOCK MARY ANN; GARDNER ELIZABETH; G → WILCOX EDWARD · book 6 p 278
▶ 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

Polly Babcock · Thomas Copse · Edward Miller · Daniel Stanton · Daniel Stanton · Lodowick Sherman · Samuel Sheffield · Samuel Sheffield · Hannah Copse · Nicholas Clark · John Foster · John Foster · William N. Green

The instrument's own words

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2 Know all men by these Presents that I Charles Babcock of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of one Thousand five Hundred Dollars paid me by Samuel Gardner of Hopkinton in the County & State afore- said the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be truly Give Grant Bargain sell and convey unto the said Samuel Gardner his heirs and Assigns forever all my Right Title Interest Property Claim oreldom and what I have in and unto one Certain Tract or parcel of Land with a dwelling House Barn and other buildings thereon situated Except my Right in the Samuel Lake so called (the same having been afore- signed to William Foley Babcock as his Dowries) which Premises contains by Estimation two Hundred and fifty acres the same may be measured or more or less bounded and described as follows (begin) Northly on bounds of Thomas Royce Edward Shaw Daniel Stanton and others to S. Dodsworth Pearson on Northly bound on Thomas Hoyle and Samuel Sheffield Northly on the Sea and Eastly on Samuel & Samuel Coppes Land and on the North side, or however the same may be bounded, on one Thousand feet (being wood fence) Eastly on the North side of the road bound and Beu- ing in the Study bound of William Clark Eastly on Judea Foster North ly on land of William G. Green and John Foley Northly on bound of Moses Foley bound on the lake called Long pond in Charlestown in the County and town Babcock the same formerly the Homestead of Christopher Babcock late of said Charlestown deceased To Be Hold to the said Samuel Gardner granted and Bargained Premises with the privileges and appurtenances thereof to himself to the said Samuel Gardner his heirs and Assigns forever, the said Charles Babcock and my heirs forever against the said Charles Babcock for his then and their and my heirs forever against the said Samuel Gardner and Adminis- trators do covenant with the said Samuel Gardner his heirs and Assigns that they will sufferly defend said right to the Samuel Gardner his heirs and Assigns that they will sufferly defend said right to the Premises that he give and convey the same to the said Samuel Gardner to hold as a tenant and convey the same to the said Samuel Gardner in his heirs that I shall Warrant and defend against the lawful Claims and demands of all persons and Assigns forever against all heirs In Witness whereof I have set my Hand and Seal the 5 day of July AD 1821 Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Charles Babcock LS William G. Green Sam A. Babcock Washington for at South Kingstown on the 17th August 1821 personally appeared the within August 1821 personally appeared the within Named Charles Babcock and acknowledged the within Instrument to be his Veterinary act and Deed hand and seal Before Recorded August 3 1822 Samuel Cushman Justice C. C. B.man by Samuel Stanton Cl. Ct.

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.