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6/30/1866 · DEED · book 9 page 126 doc 4045

From BABCOCK EDMUND S life, WARD JOHN P ESTATE OF life
To WARD GEORGE H life
Premises 132 1/2 acres · Three parcels including 8 acres and 124 1/2 acres (North Kingstown)

Back — where this land came from

unknown
“reference is had to a plat of said lot on the North in block No 5 Land Owners index”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

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

▶ 1868 · DEED · WARD GEORGE H; WARD C AMANDA → GREEN BENJAMIN B · book 9 p 101
▶ 1871 · DEED · KELLY SARAH A; VARS HARRIET N; WARD GEORGE H; WARD JAMES L; WARD C AMA → · book 10 p 8
▶ 1891 · MORTGAGE · WARD GEORGE H → KINGSTON SAVINGS BANK · book 12 p 282
▶ 1896 · DEED · WARD GEORGE H → SISSON PELEG E · book 13 p 229
▶ 1896 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · KINGSTON SAVINGS BANK; WARD GEORGE H → BULLOCK RUFUS B · book 13 p 245

Bounded by

Samuel Foley · James Smith · James Smith · Thomas Potter · Westley · Asa Babcock

The instrument's own words

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126 apparent Bargain & Sale Mortgage Deed relative to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and voluntary act and deed Before me—Miller S. Green Public Not Recorded for Record April 6th 1870 at 8 o'clock P.M. and Recorded by Chas. Evans Town Clerk To all people to whom these presents shall come, I, Edmond D. Babcock of North Kingstown, County of Kent, in the State of Rhode Island, Deputy of the said County, Vectored Specie Broker, witness That whereas Certain agreements had been made at the dwelt of said Edmond D. Babcock's Spouse, Arthur H. Henry's Mistress were by me the said Edmond D. Babcock on the 3rd day of December A.D. 1865 handed over certain Deeds of trust of land situated in North Kingstown & County aforesaid said trust instruments being either or her bounded Northward, on land of Isaacs of family Samuel Ely, deceased eastward on land of James Smith's heirs Certain Deeds of trust on land of Thomas Potter and Whiteley on land of I. S. A. Babcock Also on other a second trust instrument eight (8) acres more or less bounded Westward on a chestnut hedge to the beach, Northward, on Charlesworth's East Lotts on said Point and North land formed & bounded by fence George Northup's by said North Lands of Elias White determining an area of said Samuel Ely, first also on a third trust containing one hundred and twenty four acres and one half (124 1/2 acres) more or less for a description of whose reference is had to a plat of said lot on the North in block No 5 Land Owners index said North Kingstown page 304 or thereon otherwise the above described types of land were by me conveyed and whereas on the 23d day of June A.D. 1866 all the Estate right title interest and profits of the said land to George H. White in the premises aforesaid were by me the said Edmond D. Babcock sold as Public Auction by the trustee public of the said Conveyance to George H. White who was the highest bidder for the sum of one hundred and ninety five dollars ($95.00) exclusive which the said George W. White has paid one and half days cash paid to me the said Edmond D. Babcock, Trustee alone and on trust by Pipe and notice the law in such cases made and provided I the said Edmond D. Babcock in consideration of the sum of money paid unto me as aforesaid by the said George H. White bargain sell assign and quit claim unto the said George H. White his heirs and assigns forever all those lands and premises aforesaid and profits and emoluments of the said land Point of war and to the said premises and appurtenances of the whole of the said fee simple To have and to hold the said premises and appurtenances of the said George H. White his heirs and assigns forever In witness whereof I hereunto have set my hand and seal the 30th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty six (Continuation below signing) Signed sealed and delivered In presence of us Elisha to Colback Revenue Stamp $0.50 Edmond D. Babcock L.S. Dep. Sheriff State of Rhode Island County of Washington be June 30th A.D. 1866—Sher Personall came Edmond D. Babcock Deputy Sheriff within named & acknowledged that the foregoing instrument be his free act and voluntary act and deed Before me Elisha to Colback Public notary Received for Record June 30th 1866 at 5 1/2 o'clock P.M. and Recorded by Charles Evans Town Clerk
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383 Tax $1.20 Interest .10 Levy Expenses 4.01 Sale Expenses 5.25 Tax Collector's Deed 4.00 Total $14.56 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the same to the said Virginia P. Choiniere and William A. Prescott, (subject to the right of redemption as provided by law). their heirs and assigns, forever, (subject to the right of redemption as provided by law). And I, William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, do covenant with the said Virginia P. Choiniere and William A. Prescott, that I have advertised the said property as hereinbefore stated and have complied with the terms of the law regulating the collection of taxes. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of November, 1954. WILLIAM D. CROSS (L. S.) Collector of Taxes, Town of Charlestown for the year 1953. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Charlestown, on the 19th day of November, 1954, before me personally appeared William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes as aforesaid, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by his executed, to be his free act and deed, individually, and in his official capacity as aforesaid. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record November 19th, A. D. 1954 at 1:00 o'clock, P. M., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk I, WILLIAM D. CROSS, Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for the year 1953 SEND GREETING: WHEREAS, the taxpayers of said Town of Charlestown, at their annual Financial Town Meeting, duly notified and held on the 20th day of April, A. D. 1953, voted and ordered the assessment and collection of a tax on the ratable real estate and personal estate in said Town of Charlestown, AND WHEREAS, on the 1st day of December, A. D. 1952, the Board of Assessors of said Town, made such assessment and fixed the rate thereof $0.20 on each one hundred dollars valuation of the ratable real estate and tangible personal property, and the tax bill in due form delivered to me with warrant duly signed attached thereto by the Town Treasurer of said Town. AND WHEREAS, Edward L. Lee, neglected to pay the tax assessed against him as expressed in said tax bill amounting to $1.20, and in consequence thereof I did on the 10th day of September, A. D. 1954, levy said warrant upon that certain tract of land belonging to said Edward L. Lee, described in said Tax List as Lot Number 1133 as shown on Assessors' Plat 16, and I did advertise the same for sale by posting notices in four public places in said Town, vis: Post Office, Carolina, R. I., the general store of E. C. Brown & Son, Carolina, R. I., Wright's Garage, Carolina, R. I. and the Post Office, Charlestown, R. I.; said notices having been posted at least three weeks

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.