The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 12174 › 12082 › 12366 › 4146 › 4139

4/5/1876 · DEED · book 9 page 219 doc 4139

From WARD JAMES L life, WARD JULIA E life
To COLE SARAH A life
Consideration sum of Money paid
Premises one half an acre more or less · tract with a dwelling house and other buildings (Carolina, Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

deed grant[or] [illegible]
“it being Estate which the grantor holds by deed from grant[or] [illegible]”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1867 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE W → KELLY SARAH A; VARS HARRIET N; WARD GEORGE H; WARD JAMES L; WARD RICHA · book 9 p 226
◀ 1865 · MORTGAGE · DUFFY JOHN; DUFFY JULIA → WARD JAMES L · book 9 p 53
◀ 1860 · DEED · WARD SAMUEL; WARD MARY H → WARD JAMES L · book 8 p 331
◀ 1856 · DEED · LEWIS JOSEPH H; LEWIS NANCY → WARD JAMES L; WARD SAMUEL · book 8 p 138

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

▶ 1882 · DEED · COLE ORIN; COLE SARAH A → TINKHAM ELLISON; METCALF FRANKLIN · book 11 p 34

The instrument's own words

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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come. I James L Ward of Charlestown County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said grantor for and in consideration of the sums of Five hundred dollars fifty dollars to be in hand before the executing hereof, well and truly paid by Julia E Ward of the right hand and left arm Cote of said Charlestown to me in hand called the grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and acknowledged fully satisfied and paid; and of thereof and of every part and parcel thereof the premises appraised and described as the said grantor does hereby grant bargain sell alien convey cede and confirm unto the said grantor grantee her heirs and assign forever a certain tract of land situated in the village of carolina in the town of Charlestown in a state aforesaid containing one half an acre more or less with a dwelling house and other buildings, Thus described and bounded as follows: (Viz.) Easterly by land of the heirs of George [illegible] deceased, Southerly by land of John Whitney Southerly by land of Shannell [illegible] and westerly by the highway or moreover otherwise bounded it being Estate which the grantor holds by deed from grant[or] [illegible] 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 grantee her heirs and assigns forever to her benefit and behalf forever. And I the said grantor do covenant promise to myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to and with the said grantee her heirs and assigns that I the true sole and lawful owner of the above described premises and have the right and assigns to grant and convey the same the true sole and lawful owner of the above described premises and have lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple; and have my right good full power and full liberty authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid; And that the said grantor her heirs and assigns shall and may forever and forever by these and title of these presents lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold occupy possess and enjoy the said bargained and enjoy the said bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and quite entirely encumbered discharged and of and from all sort of manner of forever or other gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages rents all sales and all other executions and encumbrances of whatever sort or tenure come near in any degree or diverse state or evoke made void this present. Furthermore I the said grantor the said grantee premises to her heirs and assigns executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above described premises to for myself my heirs against the lawful demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever in warranty secure and defend by these presents. And I Julia E Ward wife of the aforesaid grantor, Ward in consid- eration of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever relinquish all to the said grantee her heirs and assign all my right of dower in and to the aforementioned premises. For testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal this signed and delivered this twenty third day of March 1876. in presence of James L Ward S.S. Julia E Ward S.S. [illegible] Charles E. Vandall
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220 State of Rhode Island &c In Charlestown this 11th day of March A.D. 1826 James do Ward personally appeared before me, and acknow ledged the fore going instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntarily act and deed. Cornelius Leach Justice of the Peace Received for record April 6th 1826 at 5 o'clock of 11 pm and recorded by Chas Cross Town Clerk To all whom these presents shall come, greeting. Whereas three bonds given against John P Ward one at the Court of Stonington Return of Southkingstown, one at the Court of Warwick St. George's Providence and the other at the Court of Steven's Harris's & boy of South Providence and the the said bonds were by the said subscribed & dated on the 28th day of March A.D. 1826’ witnessed by the following individuals’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’

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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.