The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 4021

4/20/1866 · MORTGAGE · book 9 page 102 doc 4021

From BABCOCK SAMUEL G BY GUARDIAN life
To WILLCOX JOHN G
Consideration two hundred dollars
Premises four acres · lot of land (Charlestown)
Also on this page: MORTGAGE DISCHARGE BABCOCK SAMUEL G BY GUARDIAN

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

◀ 1856 · DEED · BABCOCK CHARLES → BABCOCK SAMUEL G BY GUARDIAN · book 8 p 143

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. 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

Felix S Brightman · Joseph Brightman · Ann Billings · Ann Billings

The instrument's own words

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102 State of Rhode Island etc Washington Co. Personally appeared George W Ward and acknowledged the preceding instrument by him signed and sealed to be his free and voluntary act and deed. Before me executed on Monday Dec 28th 1870 at 8 o'clock P.M. Charles Brown Town Clerk Received for Record Dec 28 1870 C. Brown T. Clerk Know all men by these presents that George W. Wards Guardian to the heirs known and not known of Samuel R. Behnick of Charlestown County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island and for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to me paid by John W. Milling of said Charlestown the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have granted released and forever quitclaimed unto the said John W. Milling his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest property claim and demand which samuel R. Behnick now has or might have or right to have or claim in and to a certain lot of land lying in said Charlestown containing by estimation four acres the west line runs more or less and is bounded on the North by the land belonging to said J. Brightman and heirs of Joseph Brightman on the East side by the side of the highway leading to said Samuel R. Behnick on the South by said highway leading to the house of Amos Billings or whoever thereof the same Samuel Behnick (or) may be succeeded To have and to hold the same estate with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto appointing to hold unto the said John W. Milling his heirs and assigns forever And I the aforementioned George W. Wards as appeared in my official and for my successors in their office of Guardians do warrant and defend the said title to John W. Milling his heirs and assigns will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said John W. Milling his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by themselves or under me or Samuel R. Behnick The condition of the aforementioned deed is such that if George N. G. Hospie Guardian is appeared in my official or my successors in their office or the said Samuel R. Behnick shall sue for recovery To be paid the aforesaid sum of two hundred dollars and or half the value thereof the said day of March 1868 together with the lawful interest accruing thereon since that date this deed is also a note of hand given by me the said George N. Hospie in my said capacity as Guardian to said John W. Milling or order and bearing current date with the these premises shall be the best evidence to remain in full force and virtue until Saturday whereat I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of March in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of M. Tilton Cross Rebecca Cross George N. Hospie Guardian L.S. Promise to pay John W. Milling Jan 28 1868 I warrant on demand the sum of $0.50 of George N. Hospie Guardian to Samuel R. Behnick the full amount of the investment and any backlog due and pay the principal and interest by banking the same in full Witness my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of March 1868 John W. Milling Rebecca Cross State of Rhode Island etc Washington Co. Sw in Charlestown this twenty seventh day of March AD 1868 Those George N. Hospie Guardian to Samuel R. Behnick personally appeared before me and acknowledged that this writing instrument to bind himself to be his free and voluntary act and deed Charles Cross Jp Justice of the Peace Received for Record April 20th 1868 at 8 o'clock P.M. and recorded by Charles Cross T. Clerk

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.