The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 13158

1/24/1788 · DEED · book 3 page 538 doc 13158

From JOHNSON JOHN life, JOHNSON ABIGAIL life
To WILLBOR JOHN JR
Consideration fifteen Dollars
Premises five acres · one lot of Land (Charlestown)

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

◀ 1784 · DEED · JOHNSON JOB; JOHNSON ANNA → JOHNSON JOHN · book 3 p 429
◀ 1788 · LEASE · JOHNSON JOHN → JOHNSON ABIGAIL · book 3 p 558
◀ 1784 · DEED · JOHNSON JOB; JOHNSON JARED; JOHNSON ELISHA → JOHNSON JOHN · book 3 p 419
◀ 1784 · DEED · CURTISS SAMUEL → JOHNSON JOHN · book 3 p 425

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

Joshua Kenyon · Jonathan Hazard · Benj. Hoofie · R. Hoofie Hall · John Willbor · John Willbor

The instrument's own words

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Granted and Released or Mentioned to be Granted and released with the appurtenances unto the Said William Clarke his Heirs and Assigns to the only proper use and Behalf of the Said William Clarke and his Heirs and Assigns forever to that With they the sd John Browning Other Clark before his Wife Thomas Read and Lydia his Wife Timothy the Clarken their Heirs or any other person or persons for them or in their stead or Name Shall or Will ever anyways or manner What ever at any time or times here after Have Claim Challenge or demand any Estate Right Title or Interest of in or to the premises hereby Granted and Released or any part thereof But that these and every part of and from the Same shall be Utterly Excluded and foreclosed for ever all the presents In Witness whereof we whose Name hereunto set our hands and seals the Day and year first Written within and Mary Browning Wife of the said John Browning for the comple tion of this deed hereby fully and willingly give up as Renounced all her Right of Dower and gaine of things of in and unto the before Demised premises unto the said William Clark his Heirs and Assigns forever In witness whereof I have Also hereunto set my hand and seal today and Date above. Signed Sealed & Delivered In the presence of us Delig Cross John Loyd John Browning Seal William Clark Seal Jane Clark Seal Thomas Read Seal Lydia & Read Seal Timothy Clark Seal this Deed was recorded Charlestown Washington County Mary Browning Seal and filed the 23 day of November the 18 day of 1787 In formally agreed the January 18 1788 Within sufficiently to this frame the acknowledged that the Same Ben. [illegible] to be their volunteer act it he had and seals there unto William Clark effected before me Delig Cross Justice peace Know all men by these Presents that John Henson of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island the Providence plantation considering and in Consideration of the Sum of fifteen Dollars to me paid before the executing hereof by John Holborow man of the same Town and County to my full satisfaction and content I HAVE granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain sell alien and fully freely absolutely convey and confirm unto the said John Holborow and his Heirs and assigns forever one lot of Land situated lying and being in the Town of Charlestown aforesaid containing five acres of
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of Land (Butted and Bounded as follows) namely At Rhodes Hall, North East corner thence on said Halls land three chains and twenty five links thence on the quantity South fifty seven Degrees Thirty Seven minutes three chains and fifty five links thence on the quantors South West one and half Degrees South West three chains and twenty five links to the Highway thence Northwards on the Highway, until it comes to fifty three hinges land and thence on until it comes to the first mentioned North East corner bounded or reputed to be Bounded on the quantity To Have and To Hold the said granted and bargained premises together with all the appurtenances free and clear from all members whatever to him the said John Wilbur his Heirs and Assigns forever as an absolute estate in maintenance for the simple for ever and also said John Johnson for my myself my heirs executors and Administrators covenants and agrees the above described premises to be free and Wilbur ten his Heirs and Assigns from the lawful claims or demands of any gulperson what forever for ever to be Convent reserve in due) and also that the lawful claims of any person or persons for anyone to seize and demand by the and Abigail Johnson forever to the above mentioned John Wilbur and jointly preparing and Abigail Johnson forever to the above mentioned John Wilbur and jointly until the said John Wilbur for the consideration above mentioned grants and conveys to the said John Wilbur for all my right of dower and power of thirds in and unto the above conveyed and premises for ever, By these presents we have here unto set our Hands and seals this twenty fourth day of January A.D 1789 Signed Sealed & Delivered the more than in the fifteenth line was inserted before Signing and Sealing In presence of Benj. Hoople junt John York the above witnesses [illegible] the said January 1789 the above the said John Johnson acknowledge the same to be his free act and deed for the purposes wrote on or delivered before me Benj. Hoople junt Justice peace Charlestown Washington County the day and year above Write than the Signer and Sealer to the above and fore going instrument cord the said John Johnson acknowledge the same to be his free act and January 1789 deed for the purposes wrote on or delivered before me Benj. Hoople junt Justice peace Know all men by these presents that John Johnson of Charlestown residing in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island Province considersation of the sum of forty four pounds lawful money to me in hand paid before the sealing fclose James Dickham of the Charlestown and town to be my fully satisfied and content Have given quit bargained and sold by the by these presents grant bargain sell and fully the freehold absolutely convey and confirm unto the said James Dickham his Heirs and assigns forever over a Certain tract or parcel of lands being one and being in the Town of Charlestown some four sides containing forty three acres of Land (Butted and Bounded as follows) namely Northwards on a highway forty five rods on reposition of Johnson's boundary Southwards on a boundary of Benj. Hoople's land boundary on lands of Rhodes Hall and John Wilbur on other ways Bounded or reputed to be Bounded To Have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises together with all the appurtenances free and clear from all incumbrances what soever to him the said James Dickham

The page as recorded

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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.