The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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1/2/1767 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · book 2 page 251 doc 13362

From CROSS SAML life
To PETTY JOSEPH life
Consideration Sixty Pound thirteen shillings and six pence
Premises not described (Charlestown)

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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

▶ 1767 · DEED · PETTY JOSEPH; PETTY ELISABETH → ROSBUN JOSHUA · book 2 p 322
▶ 1783 · DEED · PETTY JOSEPH; PETTY ELIZABETH → CARD WILLIAM · book 3 p 349

The instrument's own words

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Furthermore we ? Joseph Kelly and Elizabeth her wife do for our selves our Heirs load and Assigned do Covenant and Imgage ? above Conveyed Premises to him ? & Samuel bray his Heirs and Assigns ? against the Lawfull claims or Demands of any person or Persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and Defend by these Presents Provided Nevertheless and ? Have presents are open Conditions that if ? Joseph Kelly his Heirs dead Administered or Assigns shall do and well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto ? Samuel bray his heir dead Administered Assigns ? just and full Sum of sixty Pound thirteen shillings against Price in the manner as is within mentioned at or before ? fourteenth Day of April which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred Hundred and Sixty six without any rate of Interest or further Delay then this Present Deed of Bargain and sale and Delivery shall be null Null and void and of no Effect otherwise the same remain full force And virtue In Witness whereof the ? Joseph Kelly and Elizabeth her wife have hereunto at our hand and Seal this Twenty Eighth day of October and in the sixth Year of his Majestys Reign George the Third King of Great Britain viz Joseph Kelly [seal] Signed Sealed and Delivered by Presence of ? Nathaniel Sheffield [seal] Joseph Horvsey [seal] Charlestown October 28th 1766 Things county ss Personally appeard Joseph Kelly & Acknowledge the above and foregoing Deed to be his free act and deed hand & Seal Done unto it’s purpose Before Me Job Taylor Justice of the peace The above deed was recorded 6th Day of March 1766 By Jos Horvsey Town Cl[erk] Charlestown repair’d in [illegible] Joseph Kelly [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Robt Miller [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

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.