The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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10/4/1870 · DEED · book 9 page 117 doc 4036

From HOPKINS DUDLY life
To CARD HENRY C life
Premises 17 acres 3 quarters and thirty rods · tract of land bounded by James Hopkins 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

▶ 1872 · DEED · CARD OLIVE L; CARD HENRY C → WEBSTER BETHEUEL · book 9 p 169
▶ 1873 · LEASE · CARD HENRY C → HOPKINS JOHN J · book 10 p 105
▶ 1873 · LEASE · CARD HENRY C → NELSON JAMES · book 10 p 113
▶ 1873 · DEED · CARD OLIVE L; CARD HENRY C → MITCHEL JESSE D · book 9 p 175
▶ 1876 · LEASE · CARD HENRY C → GREEN AMOS P · book 10 p 197
▶ 1877 · MORTGAGE · CARD HENRY C → PERRY WALTER · book 10 p 371
▶ 1879 · FORCLOSURE DEED · PERRY WALTER; CARD HENRY C → KENYON JAMES N · book 10 p 476
▶ 1879 · FORCLOSURE DEED · PERRY WALTER; CARD HENRY C → CHURCH JOSEPH C; PERRY WILLIAM H · book 10 p 479

The instrument's own words

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117 To all People to whom these Presents shall Come, I Truly Hopkins & Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island Fund Granting. Know That I the said Truly Hopkins for and in consideration of the sum of twenty five dollars in hand before the ensuing deed hereof well and truly paid by Henry Card & said Charlestown the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and assert through fully satisfied contented and paid; and therefore of every part and parcel thereof do execute acquit and discharge the said Henry Card heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents have given grant bargained and sold assured conveyed and confirmed; and by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant release sell alienize convey and confirm unto the said heirs and assign forever Henry Card his a certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown containing 17 acres 3 quarters and thirty rods and bounded and described as follows beginning at a stake and stones at a corner of James Hopkins land then East 40 rods then North 20 rods and 84 rods and 22 links then North East 20 rods and 15 links to a butternut tree then North 20° East 20 rods and 8 links then North 33° East 15 rods and 17 links then South 20° West 17 rods and 7 links then North South 17° West 26 rods and 15 links then South 32° West 13 rods then South 10° West 5 rods and 13 links to the place of beginning To have and to hold the said grant bargained and premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any way appertaining to the said Grantee heirs and assigns forever to his their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said Grantor heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to the said Grantee heirs and assigns at and but the sufferings of the convex lured of the above bargained premises and assort lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in the simple and fee and have and hold a good right full power authority to grant release sell and convey confirm the said bargained premises unto the said Grantee his heirs and assigns and that the said Grantee his heirs and assigns shall have and may from time to time and at all times hereafter forever by his right sign of the same premises quietly have and occupy use possess enjoy and employ the said premises and appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly without any manner of let suit trouble interruption or disturbance of any person or former or other grants heirs sales mortgages wills entails jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrance of what name or nature soever that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore I the said Grantor for myself heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised premises to the said Grantee heirs and assigns against the claims demands or persons 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 fortieth day October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Twenty eight signed sealed and delivered Truly Hopkins L.S. in presence of Eb. L. Whitmore [illegible] State of Rhode Island County of Washington to wit Before me John Collett In Charlestown this fourth day October A.D. 1828 Truly Hopkins personally appeared before me and acknowledged before me that the within instrument by his hand signed to be his act and deed John Collett Justice of the Peace

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.