The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 3993

12/21/1868 · DEED · book 9 page 75 doc 3993

From TUCKER JOSEPH W life
To TUCKER JONATHAN life
Premises for acres · lot or parcel of wood land (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

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

▶ 1869 · DEED · TUCKER JONATHAN → KENYON DAVID C · book 9 p 280
▶ 1872 · DEED · PIERCE THOMAS A; PIERCE THANKFUL G; TUCKER JONATHAN; TUCKER PATIENCE; → JAMES MARY ANN · book 10 p 53

The instrument's own words

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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come. I Joseph W Tucker of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Joseph W Tucker [illegible] for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars [illegible] in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by Jonathan Tucker of said Charlestown the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and there with fully satisfied contented paid and paid; therefore and of every part and parcel there do execute and acquit and discharge from the said Jonathan Tucker his heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents done granted bargained sold alienated enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed; and by these presents do freely give grant bargain sell alienate cutoff convey and confirm unto the said Jonathan Tucker his heirs and assign forever a certain lot or parcel of wood land lying in said Charlestown, containing by estimation for acres, be the same more or less, and is bounded on the North by land of John Tucker, on the East by land of Andrew J. Gates, on the South by land of Robert Penules and on the West by Indian land, or however otherwise the same may be bounded To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining To the said Jonathan Tucker And his heirs and assigns forever to Hold and their only proper use benefit and behalf forever. And I the said Joseph W Tucker do covenant promise and grant that I the said Joseph W Tucker by myself and for my heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant that I the said Jonathan Tucker his assigns and of the above encalling hereof I warrant to be the true sole and lawful owner of the above granted premises and owe lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple and in hand more and that I have good right full power and lawful authority to give grant bargain sell forever and confirm the said bargained premises unto the said Jonathan Tucker And that I the said Jonathan Tucker his heirs and assigns shall may and from time to time and at all times forever have hold enjoy by virtue of this present lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold use enjoy possessions and enjoy the said demised bargained and granted premises with all the appurtenances without any molestation from me or my heirs executors and administrators or any other person or persons whatsoever to give grants bargain sales lease mortgages wills estates containments devise judgments executions and embracements of what sum in nature or manner other way in might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore the said Joseph W Tucker do covenant promise to the said Jonathan Tucker his heirs and assigns against tie lawful claim or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of November in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight. Joseph W Tucker S.S. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Charles Brown Witness Washington, Charlestown, November 27th 1888 Personally came Joseph W Tucker, signed and seal of the above instrument but acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed [illegible] before me Charles Brown Justice of the Peace Received for Record Dec 2nd 1888 at Charlestown & recorded by C Brown Cl.

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.