The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 12994 › 12850

5/30/1774 · DEED · book 3 page 175 doc 12850

From CASE PHILIP life
To CHURCH CHARLES life
Consideration One Hundred and Ninety seven Pounds
Premises none · Lands mentioned in the assignment (Charlestown, Smithfield, North Kingstown)
Also on this page: DEED SHEFFIELD REBECCA; SHEFFIELD NATHANIEL · RELEASE PETERSON ROSE EST · RELEASE REEVES FLORENCE B EST

Back — where this land came from

heir John Cape
“which the said John Cape in his life time had or ought to have; and which I the said Phillips Cape as his Heir at law ought to be heir of”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

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

▶ 1777 · DEED · CHURCH CHARLES; CHURCH SUSANNAH → HOLT WILLIAM · book 3 p 257
▶ 1782 · DEED · CHURCH CHARLES; CHURCH SUSANNAH → HOXSEY JOSEPH · book 3 p 342
▶ 1795 · DEED · CHURCH CHARLES; CHURCH ELIZABETH → CHURCH ASA · book 4 p 136
▶ 1798 · DEED · CHURCH CHARLES; CHURCH MARY → CHURCH ASA · book 4 p 243

Bounded by

Clarke Greenman · Clarke Greenman · Ab Peckham · Stephen Allen

The instrument's own words

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To all People to whom these presents shall come Greetings Benjamin Hoyle and May his Wife, of Charlestown, in the County of Kings County, in the Colony of Rhode Island send Greetings Know ye that we the said Benjamin Hoyle and May my Wife for and in Consideration of Variety Area and one Piece of Land with all fully acquired by Nathaniel Stapleton and his Heirs of the town County and Colony for void said the Receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge and ample convenant the said satisfactory and constituted All received, released and proven quitclaimed and confirmed unto the said Nathaniel Stapfield, in his actual Possession, in your owning and belonging, to his Heirs and Assigns forever all our Right Title, Estate Property, Claim Challenge or Demand Now have, had or ought to have, in and unite One certain Piece or Parcel of Land lying and being in Charlestown of your said, containing Winter Acres and One Half of Land’s and bounded as following Northward on Thomas Wilson Land, Easterly on Samuel Sanders Land, Southward on the Grantors Land, Westward on Jedidiah Davis Land, the boundary is parceled with the Northward Line To have and to hold, the land released, and released Premises with all the Privileges, and Appurtenances to the same belonging, either in any way appertaining unto him the said Nathaniel Stapfield for his Heirs and Assigns forever, to his and their proper Benefit and Behoof forever. In that neither we the said Benjamin, or May our Heirs hereafter or Administrators, or any other Person to or with them there or in the whole part or in some Demand any Title, Right Title or Interest in or with the land hereby released free from, or any Other, or Demand hereof, but shall and will forevermore by force and virtue of the Present Indenture and delivered by the Proper Execution of Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this Eighteenth Day of March in the Twenty-fourth Year of his Majesty's Reign, Georg the Third King of Great Britain et cetera Anno Domine 1774 Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of me Which is Benj. Hoyle junr Caleb Grandal Kings County in the above mentioned Benjamin Hoyle personally acknowledged to the below written Instrument to be his voluntary Act and Deed, Hand and Seal thus effect midnight 18th Day March ad 1774 Before me Step.n [illegible] Justice Peace Kings County Jc. At Charlestown the 28th Day of April appeared personally the within Subscriber, to wit Mary Hoyle and did acknowledge the within Instrument to be her Act and Deed Hand and Seal thus effect before me Willy Collins Justice Peace The above Deed was recorded the 30th Day July 1774 James Congdon the Town Clerk Know all Men by these Presents, that I Julia Coffin of Smithfield town, in the County of Kings County Rhode Island Witness to the Present that I Statement of the within named John Coffin, for and in Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred and Ninety Seven Pounds Money, to me in Hand paid, by Charles Church of Charlestown, in the County aforesaid said Right’s’ Do by these present set our sign, set on full and deliver to the said Charles, as well this present as also, all the Money thereby found to be paid to the said John Coffin, and his Heirs Executors, and Benj. Hoyle, L.S. Mary Hoyle, L.S.
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all the Right Title Interest Estate Property Claim and Demand whosoever which the said John Cape in his life time had or ought to have; and which I the said Phillips Cape as his Heir at law ought to be heir of, in or to the Lands within mentioned. To have and to hold, the same Wherein the said Charles Cape and his Heirs & Assigns forever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Sixth Day of May, in the Year 1774 or in the Twenty Fourth Year of his Majesty King George the Third. Seal Sign'd Seal'd & deliver'd [illegible] Phillips Cape L.S. [illegible] Beckham Amity Co.y County jo. Me At North Kingstown this Sixth Day of May [illegible] Robinson A.D. 1774 in presence Seven come and appeared the above Letter’d writer the above Bargain and sale Phillips Cape, and acknowledg'd the above Assignment to be his Act & Deed Recorded the 28th May 1774’d’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’

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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.