The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 12164 › 12835 › 12835

4/4/1774 · DEED · book 3 page 160 doc 12835

From SHEFFIELD THOMAS life
To SHEFFIELD MARY life, SHEFFIELD SARAH life
Consideration Thirty Pounds
Premises none · Land and dwelling house (Charlestown)
Also on this page: LEASE SHEFFIELD NATHANIEL; SHEFFIELD REBECKAH · RELEASE GEARING ROBERT T EST · RELEASE LANZI MATILDA 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

◀ 1774 · DEED · SHEFFIELD NATHANIEL; SHEFFIELD REBECCA → SHEFFIELD THOMAS · book 3 p 159

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

▶ 1806 · DEED · SHEFFIELD MARY; SHEFFIELD EZEKIEL → WILLCOX PELEG · book 4 p 458
▶ 1820 · DEED · SHEFFIELD SARAH; STANTON DANIEL → SHEFFIELD SAMUEL 2ND · book 5 p 426

Bounded by

Josiah Utter · Josiah Utter · Jonathan Macomber · Jonathan Macomber · George Hall · Nathaniel Sheffield · Nathaniel Sheffield

The instrument's own words

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This Indenture made the Seventeenth Day of March, in the Twenty-second Year of the Reign of George the Third King of Great Britain, Ad. 1787, between Thomas Sheffield of Charlestown, in King's County and Colony of Rhode Island aforesaid Man; And to Fernando Coker Father and Successor to Nathaniel Sheffield and Richard Sheffield Spouses of Charlestown, Rhode Island of the one Part Witness that for Divers Considerations of and in Consideration of a Deed of Gift the one party whereas made by me my Wife and Mother of One Acre of Land & dwelling house mentioned by them made to me the said Thomas Sheffield to my full Possession Have given granted and released unto the said Fernando Coker and Land which enclosed by Deed of Gift after open & letter to my Base Brother on my late Brother's occasion within demises and land with the said Nathaniel Sheffield and to the said Richard Sheffield Spouse of Land being situate in Charlestown containing by Estimation Eight poles wide, more or less and bounded on the North by Land belonging to Dominion Foster Esquire of Land belonging to Elizabeth Bevis, and bounded on the Northwest by Land belonging to Dominion Foster Esquire of Land belonging to Elizabeth Bevis, and bounded on the Northwest by Land belonging to Dominion Foster Esquire of Land belonging to Elizabeth Bevis, and bounded on the Southerly on the Lee; and bounded easterly by Land belonging to Robert Congdon Esquire and bounded on the Southerly on the Lee; and bounded easterly by Land belonging to Robert Congdon Esquire and bounded on the South side Let Land & dwelling House & Nathaniel Sheffield's Dwelling House now stands flammable All mentioned Acre of Land & the Nathaniel Sheffield & Richard Sheffield’s Dwelling House have granted and released to them over open with the Agreement for and during the Natural Life of the said Nathaniel Sheffield & Richard Sheffield without any Limitation of or restriction of me the said Fernando Sheffield, William Coker and the said Thomas Sheffield have hereunto to my Hand and Seal the Seventeenth Day of March next before written. Signed Sealed and delivered In presence of Robert Congdon Simeton 1827 The foregoing Act was recorded in the Book of Deeds of the Town of Charlestown 1787 by James Congdon Clerk. King's County Court for Ceremony came Thomas Sheffield the Plainer of the above written Left, the Day & Date thereof’s acknowledged the same to be his voluntary Act and Deed and delivered the same and said’s further declared that he came on Common’s for the purpose of the same was recorded in the Book of Deeds of the Town of Charlestown 1787 by James Congdon Clerk. To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings; Know ye that Thomas Sheffield of Charlestown in King's County and Colony of Rhode Island aforesaid Yeoman for and in Consideration of the Sum of Five Pounds lawful Money of Rhode Island in hand Paid before the Execution of these presents’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’
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161 Sarah Sheffield and their Heirs, by fee and virtue of whose Devise these shall and may forever after have hold, use, enjoy, possess and enjoy the same. Provided always, and upon these Conditions notwithstanding, landing any thing before written, that if the said Thomas Sheffield, his Heirs General, Assigns or Appignors, or either of them shall omit and newly pay or cause to be paid once in the said land Any Sheffield & Sarah Sheffield, or to their Heirs General, after the expiration of six months the sum of Twenty Pounds, lawful Money, that is to say Eleven Pounds to Mary Sheffield and Eleven Pounds to Sarah Sheffield, before the first Day of the Feast of Nathaniel Sheffield our Father, and in them and in that Case this Indenture shall be null void and utterly Empty and voidless entire Contents contained to be null void and of none effect, But on appointment hereof, it be and remain in full force and virtue to all intents. In Witness whereof I the said Thomas Sheffield have hereunto set my Hand and Seal, this Seventeenth Day of March in the fourteenth Year of the Reign of King George the Third of Great Britain, &c. Sign'd sealed & delivered in Presence of Robert Congdon Simon Corry The preceding Deed was recorded the 14th Apr 1778 by James bonden a Clr. Thomas Sheffield Ls Jury County Courtly [illegible] ceremonially came Thomas Sheffield, signor to the above Deed, Date the Day and Date thereof, and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary Act, and Deed, with his Hand and Seal their affixture Simon Corry Justice of the said Court To all People to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that Nathan Noyes of Wickford in said County and Colony of Rhode Island free man for and in Consideration of the Sum of One hundred Pounds Current Money of said Province during this time paid in Hand Species the Conveyance hereof well and fully paid by William prendas of Cumberland in the County aforesaid with Understanding, the Right afterwards of recovery absolutely conveyed hereby acknowledged paid and received, and of these he hereby covenant agree and declare the said William prendas hereafter, his Heirs executors and administrators forever by these Presents Hath given granted bargained paid sold conveyed assigned conveyed and confirmed unto the said William presents in Law and his Heirs and assigns forever, all that Piece of Land lying situated in the District of the One Lot containing about Forty rods wide, but more or less, bounded on the North, following the wall by the North, following the wall by the North, on the East by the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on the land of Caleb and Gidley on 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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.