The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 12948

12/19/1778 · DEED · book 3 page 275 doc 12948

From LEVIT JOSEPH life, LEVIT LYDIA life
To CLARK ICHABOD life
Consideration Four Hundred Dollars
Premises Twenty One Acres · tract of land in Charlestown (Charlestown, Watley Pond)

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

◀ 1772 · DEED · HALL HANNAH; HALL PETER → LEVIT JOSEPH · book 3 p 86

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

Santors Smith · Christopher Babcock · Benjamin Hospie · Benjamin Hopkin

The instrument's own words

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275 To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Joseph Leut of Charlestown, in King's County, and State of Rhode Island &c Yeoman, Send Greeting, Know ye that I the said Joseph Leut do, and in Consideration of the Sum of Four Hundred Dollars, in Hand paid before the Execution hereof wrote and lately paid by Ichabod Black of Westfield, in the County aforesaid Taylor the Act acknowledged said by hereby acknowledge and myself likewise fully satisfied, contented and paid and thereof to convey, assign and deliver’d and thereof, and of every Part and Parcel thereof do covenant, assign and deliver’d the said Ichabod Blacke his Heirs, Executors and Administrators forever by these Presents, NOW given granted bargained sold, alienated exchanged confirmed and con veyed, and by these Presents do fully jointly and absolutely grant bargain sell reject, and by these Presents do fully jointly and absolutely grant bargain sell alien convey, convey and confirm unto the said Ichabod Blacke his Heirs and Assigns one certain tract or Parcel of Land, lying and being in said Charlestown former One certain tract or Parcel of Land, lying and being in said Charlestown containing Twenty One Acres, precise Mapon, Better Bounded and described as followeth, Beginning at Grey Oak Tree, which is East about Seventy feet from the South East Corner Beginning at Grey Oak Tree, which is East about Seventy feet from the South East Corner of my Lot for Jeffry in some Chains, to Watley Pond, thence Northwesterly by the Enclosure fence North East by 34 rods of Chain, to Watley Pond, thence Northwesterly by the Enclosure fence North East by 34 rods of Chain, to Watley Pond, thence Northwesterly by the Enclosure fence North East by 34 rods of Chain, to Watley Pond, thence Northwesterly by the Enclosure fence North East by 34 rods of Chain, to Watley Pond, thence Northwesterly by the Enclosure fence North East by 34 rods of Chain, to Watley Pond, thence Northwesterly by the Enclosure fence North 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276 Furthermore I the said Joseph Leavitt for myself, my Heirs, executors, and Admins do covenant and engage the above demised Pompeys, to him the said Ishmael Black his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons, whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defended by these Presents. And I Lydia Leavitt Wife of the above said Joseph Leavitt for the Consideration above mentioned, I do hereby quit all my right of Dowry, and Power of thirds in the above bargained Pompeys. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals, this Sixth Day of No vember AD 1775. Signed Sealed and Delivered in Presence of us Witnesses Benj: Foster Benj: Foster jun Joseph Leavitt L.S. Lydia Leavitt L.S. Kings County Jp. At Charlestown the 19th Day of Novr do Personally came M.r Joseph Leavitt and declared the within Deed being his voluntary Act and Deed Hand and Seal thereto affixed me before me Benj: Cross Justice Peace. The foregoing Deed was recorded Dec. 19. 1775 By Jas: Cong don the 3rd Jun 6th To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting KNOW Ye that I Thomas Lopez of Charlestown in the County of Kings Province and State of Rhode Island Yeoman for and in Consideration the Sum of Seventy Pounds, to me in hand paid by Nathan Swift Esqr of the County and State aforesaid before the County Court here the Right whereof I do hereby acknowledge myself fully satisfied have remisd released and forever quitclaimed unto the said Nathan Swift and his heirs for himself and his Heirs and Assigns and to their Heirs & Assigns forever all my Right, Title or Demands or claims East Part of a piece of Land in Quonsetown Neck, in said Charlestown upon or Demand as follows: viz Beginning at the South West Corner at a Mark on a Rock 1/2 near the West End from a straight Line to a perched Rock mark in it about four Rods Northwardly to a Cedar Tree, which stands in the said Tomas Lopez's Pasture, thence a straight Line to a junc tion of said Neck, nigh the Auguston the a straight Line to an Office tree that makes a line to their Rebecca Allen Corner. bounded on Rebecca Lands Northwardly on Benjamin Foster's jun Land to the South West, westerly on said Pound to the First mentioned Bound In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Eighth Day of May Anno 1778 Thomas Lopez L.S. Signed Sealed & Delivrd in Presence of us Christo: Babcock Joshua Green May the 8 AD 1778 Personally appeared Thomas Lopez and acknowledged the writing in the above Deed Hand & Seal before me Christo: Babcock Justice Peace The foregoing Deed was recorded Dec. 19. 1778 By James Cong don the 3rd Jun 6th

The page as recorded

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