The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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9/10/1777 · DEED · book 3 page 257 doc 12929

From HOXSIE THOMAS life, HOXSIE BENJAMIN life
To GAVIT JOSEPH life
Consideration Ten Pounds lawful Money as also a Land Claim Deed
Premises none · piece of a field called North field (Charlestown, Rhode Island, North field)
Also on this page: DEED HOLT WILLIAM

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

◀ 1776 · DEED · TAYLOR DAVID; TAYLOR ELIZABETH → HOXSIE BENJAMIN JR · book 3 p 228
◀ 1776 · DEED · HOXSIE MARY; HOXSIE BENJAMIN → HOXSIE THOMAS · book 3 p 227
◀ 1772 · DEED · HOXSIE BENJAMIN JR → HOXSIE BENJAMIN · book 3 p 88
◀ 1772 · DEED · STANTON SAMUEL; STANTON SARAH → HOXSIE BENJAMIN · book 3 p 89
◀ 1760 · DEED · NINEGRET THOMAS; NINEGREAT THOMAS → HOXSIE BENJAMIN · book 2 p 9
◀ 1748 · DEED · MOTT HANNAH; MOTT SAMUEL → HOXSIE BENJAMIN · book 1 p 260
◀ 1746 · DEED · YORK JAMES → HOXSIE BENJAMIN · book 1 p 188
◀ 1745 · DEED · NINIGRETT GEORGE; STANTON JOSEPH TRUSTEE; WANTON GEORGE TRUSTEE; FRY J → HOXSIE BENJAMIN · book 1 p 174
◀ 1744 · DEED · KNOWLES ROBART; KNOWLES ANNA → HOXSIE BENJAMIN · book 1 p 147
◀ 1744 · DEED · KNOWLES ANN; KNOWLES ROBART → HOXSIE BENJAMIN · book 1 p 148

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 · GAVIT JOSEPH → HOXSEY THOMAS · book 3 p 256
▶ 1791 · DEED · GAVIT JOSEPH; GAVIT SARAH → ROSS PELEG · book 4 p 13
▶ 1791 · DEED · GAVIT JOSEPH; GAVIT SARAH → MACOMBER JONATHAN · book 4 p 6
▶ 1800 · DEED · GAVIT JOSEPH; GAVIT SARAH → GAVIT JOHN · book 4 p 298
▶ 1802 · DEED · GAVIT JOSEPH; GAVIT SARAH → HOXSEY THOMAS · book 4 p 368
▶ 1806 · DEED · GAVIT JOSEPH; GAVIT SARAH → KNOWLES JOSEPH M · book 4 p 467
▶ 1836 · DEED · GAVIT JOSEPH → GAVIT WILLIAM S · book 6 p 351

Bounded by

Nath'l Sheffield · Olive Dodge · Edward Wilcox · Olive Gavit

The instrument's own words

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257 Know all men by these Presents, That we Benjamin Taylor & Thomas Taylor both of Charlestown in the County of Kent State of Rhode Island, send for and in consideration of ten Pounds sterling lawfully to me in Hand paid by George Gidney ability of the said County, as a full and final Claim Deed from the said Kent Co. [illegible] which is known per Col. [illegible] and in consideration thereof the said Benjamin & Thomas do grant relinquish and forever Quit Claim unto the said George Gidney in the Year [illegible] for ever in the same year and the parts there of in the Year 1771 & [illegible] do agree and settle to have a piece of a field called North field [illegible] lying in said Charlestown, Rhode Island contiguous around, & it is bounded as follows lying beginning at a large Rock standing in the Middle of the East Branch of a Line from said Rock to a large Stone in a Line Engs. [illegible] Dwelling house, then running North westerly, in a Straight Course to a large Rock standing to the North of the first Bound, and East of a Rock, and Westward of the Dwelling house above named Thomas Norton family holding running in said Line toward said Rock until it comes to the East Side, in the East Road, and proceeding Southerly on said East Road, and Northward & Eastward to on Edward Miller & John Gidney's Land to the first mentioned Rock. To have and to hold all and singular the rights and Privileges to him in said Land in the County of Kent and all other rights there on the said Benjamin Taylor and Thomas Taylor to Engage in the forever the forever Quit Claim his Heirs and Assigns against the Claims of any Person or Persons claiming by or under him or their Heirs or Assigns in Witness whereof we have here to set our Hands & Seals the 22nd Day of August 1777 Benj. Taylor (Seal) Thomas Taylor (Seal) Signed sealed & delivered in presence of Henry Moore [illegible] The foregoing Deed was recorded in the Record Book on September the 10th 1777 by Jos. Congdon Cl. of Kent Kent Co. Charlestown August 22nd 1777 Then personally appeared the within Conveyors Mr Benjamin Taylor & Thomas Taylor both the Day and Date above of age and declared to me the within written Instrument to be their voluntary act & Deed Hand & Seal Before me Charlestown Notary Public To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know ye that I Charles Colburn of Charlestown in Kingston County and State of Rhode Island Yeoman have for and in Consideration of the Sum of Fourteen Pounds lawfully bought me in Hand paid by the Receiving and Delivery of the Receipts will and truly paid by William Holt late of Newport but now residing in South Carolina in August 1777 Foreman, the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge myself fully satisfied conceived and paid, have given granted, bargained sold, ceded assigned, conveyed and confirmed and by these Presents do grant bargain sell alien convey

The page as recorded

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