The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 13544 › 13506

1/1/1740 · DEED · book 1 page 15 doc 13506

From TIFT JONATHAN life
To HALLS JAMES life
Consideration twenty shillings
Premises three five acres · house and out houses and land (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

will some poler tift
“devised to my father some poler tift”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1930 · DEED · RIETZEL ADOLPH F → RIETZEL ROSE H · book 24 p 219
“previously recorded as Adolph F. Ricktel, Book 1 Page 15 Lot April 1997 from Rhode Island, state Engineers”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

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

▶ 1740 · DEED · HALLS JAMES; HALLS MARGRET → GREEN AMOS · book 1 p 50
▶ 1742 · DEED · HALLS JAMES; HALLS MARGRET → GORTON WILLIAM · book 1 p 69

The instrument's own words

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Inherit and Entitle for Ever and for the said Samuel Clark for my now Heirs Executor administrator Grant in Fee and with full power to me and my son Samuel Clark his heirs and assigns that at any time after the expiration of the hearing here of I have given full power and authority to Give and Dispose of said premises as aforesaid as a fee simple and to my said son Samuel Clark his heirs and assigns of full right and title from time to time and for ever Ever after the lapse of twenty and five years from the date of this present Instrument but if the said son Samuel Clark shall die and cease to be before the said twenty and five years from the date of any such Institution of me the said Samuel Clark or if by any means a procurement for other person or persons of better law and better title to the said farm I the said Samuel Clark hereby give and release of what right and title I have thereunto to the said person or persons the second thing & And also and to the sixth year of his Majesties Reign George the second King of England &c. and delivered Signed Sealed and delivered In presence of Andre Tift Joseph Hersey This above Deed is recorded on the 23 day of January 1854 The Subscriber Samuel Clark personally appeared in the Clerk's office and the day and date above written did acknowledge and declared the whole and every part of the same to be his act and deed and Seal the Seal for Samuel Clark’s office Samuel Clark Samuel Clark’s office To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that I Jonathan Tift wife of some poler tift of the town of Providence in the county of Rhode Island in the Colony of Connecticut for further consideration of the sum of five pounds of law money in divers manner paid to me in hand by the said Samuel Clark of the town of Providence in the county of Providence in the foregoing race of and in consideration of the messuage or dwelling house and Charlestown in said County the whole of the house and out houses and the whole of the land containing by Estimation three five acres as aforesaid and all right title and interest in the said house Executor and assigns for Ever in the said town of Providence in the said County of Providence containing by Estimation three five acres as aforesaid the same more or less cached and devised to my father some poler tift Grand to leave & to hold the same for Ever & Engaged further that shall the aforementioned Heirs come approximating to the said Hall his heirs and assigns for Ever given out with the said’s should Question or objection to me the Subscriber Jonathan Tift or my heirs Executor or administrators for Cause in witness whereof I have here with my hand and seal this twenty fourth Day of December 1789 and in the thirtieth year of his Majesties Reign George the Third King of Great Britain &c. The said Seal fixed and delivered Signed Sealed and delivered In the presence of Richard King Thomas Thompson Entered on Record this first day of January 1790 by William Clark town clerk The within Subscriber Jonathan Tift personally appeared in my office the day and date above written and acknowledged and declared within with the aforesaid to be his voluntary act and deed and Seal the Seal for him’s office Joseph Gindleton Justice

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.