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3/30/1870 · DEED · book 9 page 107 doc 4027

From KING FERDINAND W life
To BARBER NANCY life
Consideration Six hundred dollars
Premises one hundred and fifty acres · Swans Wing farm (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

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

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1885 · DEED · BARBER MARY C → REYNOLDS JOHN H · book 11 p 322
“deed made and executed by S T Rice to Isarey Barber recorded in Charlestown in Land Evidence Books No 9 page 107”
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

▶ 1872 · DEED · BARBER NANCY; BARBER ARCHIBALD → BARBER MARY C · book 10 p 48

Bounded by

Lewis M. Hopkins · Shipman City · Silas Goffit · Thomas S. Goffit · Oliver Cruelly

The instrument's own words

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107 To all People who to whom these Presents shall Come. I Ferdinand W King of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Send Greeting Know Ye, That I the said Ferdinand for and in consideration of the sum of Six hundred dollars in hand before the conveying hereby well and truly paid by James Barber of Carolina Mills in said town the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and confess you and moreover fully satisfied contented and paid; and therefore of every part and parcel thereof do execute and acquit and discharge for the said sum of money bargain and sale granted and aliened conveyed and confirmed; and by these presents do execute firmly fully absolutely and completely grant bargain sale and convey confirm and convey unto the said James Barber and to his heirs and assign forever the following A certain tract of land situated in said town and known as the Swans Wing farm bounded and described as follows beginning at the Northwest corner of said tract of land the Rear line running Easterly bounded Northerly by land of Lewis M Shipman Rhode Island bounded Westly on land of Shipman said Entity Staffe then Southerly bounded Easterly by land said Shipman and Cruelly east until it meet the North West corner opposing said Rail Road and continuing the same Straightly opposite bounded Easterly by land of Silas and Thomas S Jeffries until it crosses the South East corner by said tract then Westerly bounded Southeasterly by land of Silas and Thomas S Jeffries until it crosses the South West corner by said tract then Westerly bounded Southerly by land of Silas Cruelly east until it crosses the rear line above described furtherly bounded by said Silas to the place of beginning or however the same may be otherwise bounded and containing the entire one hundred and fifty acres be the same more or less To have and to hold the said grant and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging or to his heirs assigning appointing to the said James Barber and to his heirs and assigns forever to his own proper and benefit used and beforeshow before. And I the said Ferdinand W King for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to and with the said James Barber and his heirs and assigns that and upon the above and before described premises and premises and town I lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as perfect absolute and estate of inheritance in fee simple and free and clear of all former grants bargains sales mortgages liens and charges of whatever nature and that the said James Barber and his heirs and assigns shall have and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by my leave and license their premises peaceably and quietly have and occupy same possess and enjoy the same without any trouble interruption molestation pride with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly quietly have hold enjoy and possess and full and formal of all manner of reserve or other grants gifts grants largesses sales mortgages etc entails jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature several that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore, I the said Ferdinand my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above described for myself James Barber and to his heirs and assigns to repress the claim downes or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant searns and defend by these presents. [illegible] In Testimony whereof I have hereunto my hand and seal this thirty first day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty Signed sealed and delivered aforesaid Ferdinand W King L S Paul M Clark Lawner Soliciton State of Rhode Island Washington County SS Charlestown March 30th 1820 Then personally appeared Ferdinand W King Signer and sealing of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same as his Act and Deed Before me [illegible] Justice of the Peace Received for Record March 30th 1820 fee paid [illegible] [illegible]
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816 INDIVIDUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY of WASHINGTON In Westerly on the 29 day of October, 1954, before me personally appeared the above named LAVISA W. READ to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument by her executed, to be her free act and deed. HAROLD B. SOLOWEITZIK Notary Public Received for record October 30th, A. D. 1954 at 1:12 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by Town Clerk Industrial National Bank of Providence, having received full payment and satisfaction of the writ of attachment, recorded in the Land Evidence Records in the Town of Charlestown in Mortgage Book 34 at page 315/16 does hereby cancel and discharge the same. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, said Company has caused the presents These to be signed and its Corporate Seal to be hereunto affixed by its proper officers duly authorized, this 10 day of September A. D. 1956. INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK of Providence By Fred Rayner, Asst. Manager (Corporate Seal) Signed and sealed in presence of Thomas Scutliffe, Asst. Manager Ethel S. Bidebottom Received for record September 11th, A. D. 1956 at 2 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by Town Clerk KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, LAVISA W. READ, of the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to myself, said LAVISA W. READ, and to my two daughters, ESTHER R. CHURCH and DOROTHY I. FRANKE, both of said Charlestown, as joint tenants with the right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, with WARRANTY COVENANTS (Description and inducements, if any) That certain tract or parcel of land with the dwelling house and other improvements thereon, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and bounded by the road to Beebe Hill Road, and on the south, west and north by land nor or formerly at the heirs of Perry Healy Being the same premises conveyed to the grantor by Robert Henry I. Read, and also known as Entry G. Read by deed from Sullivan Granite Company recorded in said Charlestown Land Evidence Records, and from Estate of E. Church at this hour. This conveyance is made subject to the L. Industrial National Bank of Providence, recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said town of Charlestown. The consideration for this conveyance is such that no Revenue Stamps are required. I, said grantor, covenant that I am a widow and have not remarried. WITNESS my hand this 29 day of October 1954. LAVISA W. READ STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.) County of Washington In Westerly on the 20 day of October, 1954, before me personally appeared LAVISA W. READ to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument, by her executing, to be her free act and deed. HAROLD B. SOLOWEITZIK Notary Public Received for record October 30th, A. D. 1954 at 1:13 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by Town 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.