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2/23/1827 · DEED · book 6 page 151 doc 12396

From BURDICK GIDEON life
To BURDICK JOSEPH life, BURDICK BENJAMIN life
Consideration Three Hundred Dollars
Premises One a half acres · One Lot of Land with all dwelling house thereon (Charlestown)

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

◀ 1820 · DEED · NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE → BURDICK GIDEON · book 5 p 448
◀ 1791 · DEED · HARRY JOHN; HARRY MARY → BURDICK GIDEON · book 4 p 5

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

▶ 1827 · DEED · BURDICK BENJAMIN; BURDICK RUTH → BURDICK JAMES · book 6 p 159
▶ 1832 · DEED · BURDICK BENJAMIN; BURDICK ELIZABETH → BURDICK JOSEPH · book 6 p 251
▶ 1841 · DEED · BURDICK BENJAMIN → COGSWELL WILLSON · book 7 p 39
▶ 1859 · DEED · BURDICK ABBY; BURDICK BENJAMIN → BURDICK MARY · book 8 p 265
▶ 1861 · AGREEMENT · CRANDALL CHRISTOPHER S; CRANDALL CHARLES H; BURDICK BENJAMIN; BURDICK → BURDICK MARY C; BURDICK LORENZO; BURDICK BENJAMIN; CRANDALL CHARLES H; · book 8 p 351
▶ 1866 · DEED · TUCKER FRANCES; BURDICK FANNY; BURDICK JOSEPH; TUCKER BENJAMIN; TAYLOR → KENYON GEORGE W · book 9 p 132

The instrument's own words

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151. Know all Men by these Presents that I Gideon Burdick of Charlestown Town County of Washington State, a Yeoman, On Consideration of the sum of Three hundred and Eight Dollars paid by Joseph Burdick and Benjamin Burdick of Charlestown and State of Rhode Island aforesaid Yeoman, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be just and Guard Bargain Sold and convey unto the said Joseph Burdick and Ben jamin Burdick their Heirs and Assigns forever One Lot of Land with all dwelling house Burdick their Heirs and Assigns forever One Lot of Land with all dwelling house thereon Standing, situated in said Town between the South side of the Highway running Standing, situated in said Town between the South side of the Highway running [illegible] and is bounded southerly on Charlestown Highway by Estimation One a half acres, and is bounded southerly on Charlestown Highway by Estimation One a half acres, and is bounded southerly on (No) Beginning at a Rock with Stone on it by the Highway, from there westerly and Northerly until it comes to another Rock with Stone on it Three times westerly and Northerly until it comes to another Rock with Stone on it Three times westerly and Southerly until it comes to the Highway in a straight Line Eastwardly bounding on said Highway to the first mentioned Rock with Stone on it. To Have and to Hold the said Granted and Bargained Premises with the Five Slaves and Appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Joseph Burdick and Benjamin Burdick their Heirs and Assigns forever, to their use and behoof forever, And I the said Gideon Burdick former ly executor and Administrator do Covenant with the said Joseph Burdick and Benjamin Burdick their Heirs and assigns that said Premises fully Seized in fee of the Premises that they are free from all In cumbrances and that I will Warrant and Defend the same to the said Joseph Burdick and Benjamin Burdick their Heirs and Assigns forever against the lawful Claims of all persons In witness whereof I the said Gideon Burdick have hereunto set my hand and Seal the 19 day of September AD 1826. Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of Gideon Burdick SS George W. Coffin Peleg Coffin Recorded Feb 23 1827 by Samuel Stanton Cl. (State of Rhode Island and Co Washington to wit) Charlestown Sept 19th 1826 Personally Came Gideon Burdicks Signer Sealer to the within Instrument and acknowledged the same to be his Voluntary act & Deed Before Peleg Coffin Just. Peace.

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.