The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 13391 › 12795 › 12837

4/18/1774 · MORTGAGE · book 3 page 162 doc 12837

From CLARKE ELISHA
To BROWNING ANNE life
Consideration Five Pounds and ten Shillings
Premises more or less · a certain lot of Land called or known as Land’s lot (Charlestown, Rhode Island)
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Back — where this land came from

deed
“having in myself good right title peace and lawful authority by deed and sale’s same”
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

◀ 1774 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · CROSS SAMUEL → CLARKE ELISHA · book 3 p 123

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. Colonial deeds rarely cite book and page; the land is followed by its bounds and its abutters from here. 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.

Bounded by

Walker · Henry Sonne · Miller · Charles Church

The instrument's own words

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162 Administrators, do covenant and engage all the besses [illegible] heirs and assigns forever from the first Stephen [illegible] their Heirs and Assigns, against the lawful Claims Challenges or Demands of any Person or Persons whomsoever, forever covenant to warrant secure and defend. In Witness whereof I the said Nathan Kenyon have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Ninth Day of April in the Twenty fourth Year of the Reign of George the Third King of Great Britain Anno Domini 1778 Nathan Kenyon L.S. Signed Sealed and delivered In Presence of Sam Hop[k]ins [illegible] the following deed was recorded the 18th day of April 1778 By [illegible] Amos County Court at Kingston April 18th 1778 I discoverly appeared the above Subscriber Nathan Kenyon, and acknowledged the above written Instrument, to be his Act and Deed Seal and Deed Seal thereof attest Wm Ph. Justin C. R. Comptroller in the Court To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting To Know That Anne[y] & Ellen Eliza Clarke wife of Christopher in the County of Rhode Island in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence C and in consideration of the Sum of Five Pounds Currency and other good and valuable consideration to be paid before the Everlasting day, well and truly paid by John Brownson of Charlestown in the County of Rhode Island and Providence Rhode Is. the Undersigned wife of the above named Christopher hereby acknowledge and myself hereafter fully satisfied and paid, Have given granted Bargained sold aliened conveyed assigned confirmed and confirmed and by these Presents firstly fully fully and absolutely gave grant bargain sold alien conveyed assign convey and demise unto the and over above Anne Brownson, her Heirs Conveyors Assigns Administrators and assigns a certain lot of Land called or known as Land’s lot Lying and being in the Town of Charlestown Rhode Island and Providence Rhode Island determined by Estimation Cur Estimations and Town of Land of the same area more or less Right Bounded on the north by [illegible] Wallley part of a [illegible] boundary and on Eastern Brownsons Land, South boundary part of a [illegible] Brownson Land and south in Southern [illegible] of Henry Greene, and partly on Williams Brownsons Land, westerly with the [illegible] on the [illegible] road and easterly on the [illegible] Road Land’s on a Highway. To have and to hold the said parcel and everything contained therewith, all the Tenements Buildings and Plantations Easements Profits and appurtenances there unto belong or in any way appertaining with all the rights thereunto belonging the Heirs and Assigns forever with all their Rights Degrees and Rights of rescue where of I the said Eliza Clarke for my own part and Heirs Conveyors Assigns and Heirs do promise do grant and do grant it to the said Anne Brownson the Heirs and Assigns forever the aforesaid Land and the to the said Land and the lawful Owner of the same above and foremost and in law fully forged and enjoyed of the same in my own right as a proper and absolute Estate of [illegible] in the said Land, having in myself good right title peace and lawful authority by deed and sale’s same in Manner as above said fore and that the lawful Owner and Assigns and there is nothing at all or clear of and from all manner of former Gifts Mortgage Debts Liens and Leases whatever as a [illegible] herein’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’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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163. Administrators shall by the Twenty fifth Day of next March coming the Date having expired sum of One Thousand hundred and Sixty seven pounds mill & seven Dollars, as above prescribed to the above named Anne Brown alone for her share and Negroes from their Due share shall be void, and of none Effect, though it remain in full force and Virtue. In Witness whereof and the said Elisha Clarke have hereunto set my hand, and Seal this 24 Day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three. [Signature] Elisha Clarke. SS [Signature] [illegible] Entered before signing & sealing Before signing the Note the above $\text{x}$ & Anne owning as Heirs and Negroes, undersigned the above Deed. [Signature] Elisha Clarke. SS Signed sealed & delivered Hinge's County, March 5, A.D. 1784 in the presence of [Signature] [illegible] [Signature] Abraham Dreaming The foregoing Deed was recorded the 18th Day of April 1784 by James English Clerk of the The Executor Elisha Clarke personally attended, and acknowledged the above Deed to be his own will and Deed. Sworn before me [Signature] Robert Stanton Justice of the Peace To all Men whom these Presents shall come we W.C. Foley Esqr. of Charleston Esq, Emanuel Cope Merchant & David Brown junr. Yeoman of South Carolina to all in the County of Hinge's County residing knowing, namely That whereas with the said Emanuel Cope & David Brown, both by the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Office & Revenue of said County, Region in Chief South Carolina, in the Court of the County of Hinge's County, the contracted June twenty first 1782 appointed Commissioners or Assignees of the Estate of Robert Miller Esqr. of Charleston, in varied County involved Debtors. And the said Robert the same day by the said certain Deed to me and sealed, assigned over to us in trust for the benefit of the Occident, all his debts, all his debts, as well as Revenues, and among other things all his Rights Title, Estate, Interest Property & Demands, of in and to a certain Tract of Land situated lying and being in Charleston, in said County, containing about One hundred & Seven a. in a Wooded setting on the County Road, namely on sand of Gideon Foley, Wealthy, and partly extending on land of Charleston County, with Joseph Hope thereunto, being in front boundary with John Compton Gideon Foley, Foley County, being common called or known by the Name of the [illegible] New home joyce, being common called or known by the Name of the [illegible] and Lot of Land That the said Foley, Emanuel Cope & David Brown for and in Consideration of Sum of money of Thirty shillings, Cash Money, to and in Hand paid, and upon the Everlasting day by Gideon Foley, of Charleston, in the Court office over paid. Esq. the Receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, Have given, granted, bargained sold, aliened and imposed, and do hereby give

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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.