The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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2/28/1868 · LEASE · book 9 page 244 doc 4163

From BILLINGS CODDINGTON life, BILLINGS MARY W life, BABCOCK BENJAMIN life, BABCOCK SUSAN A life, WILLIAMS ANN B life, PALMER HARRIET B life
To CLARK OLIVER D life
Consideration fifty dollars
Premises about five acres more or less · Lot bounded by road and land formerly owned by John Clark (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

division Bedwell Williams
“set off in lot to the late Anna Billings deceased in the allotments of the Estate of her father”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma
heir Anna Billings
“children and heirs at law to the Estate of the late Anna Billings deceased”
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

◀ 1832 · DEED · BILLINGS CODDINGTON; BILLINGS ANN → BABCOCK EDWARD W; BABCOCK BENJAMIN · book 6 p 262
◀ 1826 · DEED · WILCOX EDWARD; WILCOX HANNAH → BABCOCK BENJAMIN; BABCOCK EDWARD W · book 6 p 114
◀ 1814 · DEED · PERRY JONATHAN → BABCOCK BENJAMIN; BABCOCK ROWSE · book 5 p 200

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 · MORTGAGE · CLARK OLIVER D → THOMPSON JOSEPH L · book 9 p 307
▶ 1870 · MORTGAGE · CLARK ANNA B; CLARK OLIVER D → WAKEFIELD INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS · book 9 p 382

Bounded by

Oliver Clark

The instrument's own words

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244 State of Rhode Island, Gs For Charlestown, ss. This 7th day of April AD 1877 George N. Emis personally appeared before me and acknowledged that the foregoing instrument had been signed sealed to be his free and voluntarily act and deed aforesaid. Charles Caylor Justice of the Peace Received for record Dec. 31st 1877 at 9 oclock Am. and recorded by Geo. G. own Depth, town Clerk Revenue Stamps 1.60 This indenture made this eleventh day of May in the year one thou- sand eight hundred and eighty eight between Patrick Barnicle of Charlestown and Simon A his wife Anna B Williams, Harriet B Palmer, Cordelia Billington Billings and May her the other parties of the first part; and Oliver D Clark of Charlestown of Rhode Island county of the same part. Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars lawful money of the United states of america to them duly paid by the grantee hereof heritages and sold and that these presents grant and convey to said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever the following described piece of land of lands situated in Charlestown county of Washington state of Rhode Island and bounded and described as follows namely Northerly by the road front so extended Easterly Southerly and Westerly by land formerly owned by John clark deceased now belonging to Oliver D Clark the grantee hereof said lot containing about five acres more or less the tract or parcel herein described and conveyed was set off in lot to the late Anna Billings deceased in the allotments of the Estate of her father the late Bedwell Williams and the title to the same is vested in us the said Benjamin Barnicle, Anna B Williams, Harriet B Palmer, and Cordelia Billington Billings the children and heirs at law to the Estate of the late Anna Billings deceased as aforesaid with the appurtenances and all the Estate title and interest of the said parties of the first part Whereas the said parties of the first part do hereby covenant that they agree with the said party of the second part that at the time of the delivery hereof the said parties of the first part were the lawful owners of the premises above granted and seized thereof in fee simple absolute and that they will warrant and defend the above granted premises in the true and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever For of witnesses where the said parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written Signed and delivered in presence of Benj Barnicle L S David Meadon Susan A Barnicle L S Christopher McAtone Anna B Williams L S Edward Nelson Witness for Harriet B Palmer L S Ernest Nelson Witness for Cordelia Billington Billings L S Walter Nichols Witness for Mary WP Billings L S Anna B Williams Cordelia Billington and Mary M Billings (Continued on page 246)

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.