The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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4/11/1879 · DEED · book 9 page 261 doc 4179

From GREENMAN HARRIET life, GREENMAN WILLIAM life
To TOURGEE GEO WARREN life
Premises fifty acres more or less and sixty acres more or less · two lots with a dwelling house and other buildings (Charlestown, Lagonda's Bridge)

Back — where this land came from

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

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

◀ 1879 · DEED · HOXSIE GEORGE W; HOXSIE ALBERT F; HOXSIE SUSAN D → GREENMAN WILLIAM · book 10 p 485
◀ 1879 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · GREEN NATHANIEL; GREEN JOHN C → GREENMAN WILLIAM · book 9 p 490
◀ 1871 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · GREEN NATHANIEL; TUCKER HORACE ESTATE OF → GREENMAN WILLIAM · book 9 p 108
◀ 1866 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · GREEN NATHANIEL → GREENMAN WILLIAM · book 8 p 412
◀ 1862 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · LARKIN JOHN → GREENMAN WILLIAM · book 8 p 145
◀ 1856 · DEED · KENYON HAZARD G; KENYON RUTH L → GREENMAN WILLIAM · book 8 p 140
◀ 1856 · DEED · KENYON HAZARD G; KENYON RUTH L → GREENMAN WILLIAM · book 8 p 142
◀ 1851 · MORTGAGE · WILLCOX GEORGE H P → GREENMAN WILLIAM · book 7 p 423
◀ 1849 · DEED · HAZARD ROWLAND G → GREENMAN WILLIAM · book 7 p 340
◀ 1837 · DEED · GREENMAN JOB → GREENMAN WILLIAM · book 6 p 382
◀ 1835 · DEED · HAZARD JOHN P BY ATTORNEY; HAZARD SARAH BY ATTORNEY → GREENMAN WILLIAM; GREENMAN ELISHA · book 6 p 343
◀ 1832 · DEED · BABCOCK POLLY; BABCOCK SIMEON → GREENMAN JOB; GREENMAN ELISHA; GREENMAN WILLIAM · book 6 p 249

Forward — where this land went

⛔ The record we hold stops here: no later instrument we have read cites this one, and no later conveyance by the grantee is linked by name. The index is complete to 1987, so the gap is in the words: deeds of this era seldom cite book and page, and only about half the instruments of 1936-1965 have been transcribed (some 6,000 were never imaged), so a citation to this deed may sit in a page not yet read.

The instrument's own words

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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come. 261 I William Greenman 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 sum of one thousand dollars to me in hand before the ensuing enroll half thereof and truly paid by his present Conveyance of land of such nature in the Grantee and this conveyance hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and satisfactorily fully contented and paid; and there of and every part and parcel of the except heritage as described and assigned the said Grantee land also relieved suffered conveyed and confirmed; and liens, executions and administrations forever by these presents given grant forever in full seized convey and confirm unto by these presents fully and satisfactorily the present grantor in full seized convey and confirm unto the said Grantee William Greenman his heirs and assigns forever two lots of land lying in the town of Charlestown in the said County his heirs and assigns forever two lots containing in estimation fifty acres more or less with a dwelling house & other buildings thereon standing bounded as follows (viz) beginning at the highway at the highway at the northeast corner of said tract hence Eastly 40 rods bounded by the Pollenman land to a ditch at the seventy rods thence Northwesterly by said ditch until it come to the fence through [illegible] Northwesterly 40 rods parallel with the highway until it come to the highway hence Southly hence Southly & Eastly by said highway to the place of beginning. the second tract contains in estimation sixty acres more or less and is bounded as follows (viz) beginning at a water course Just East of Lagonda's Bridge aforesaid, thence running North Southly bounded by [illegible] until it come to land of the heirs of Rempsey deceased hence Southly as the wall runs suite to land of the heirs of Jesse Green deceased hence North Eastly to the northeast corner of said tract hence Northwesterly & Northwesterly bounded by the highway until it come to land of the heirs of Greenman to be acquired through His Majesty's Patent by said Chappells land to the rightmost boundary of the [illegible] of said tract may be confirmed. 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 his heirs and assigns forever. And I the said grantor for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to the said Grantee his heirs and assigns the true sole and lawful owner of the shore bargained premises and that lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right size in good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple and have and may hereafter have and right full power and authority forever to grant convey all and appertaining to the said bargained premises such he and assigns may from time to time and at all times forever have occupy use and enjoy the said premises quietly peacefully and quietly have occupy use possess and enjoy the same and at all times forever with all the appurtenances free and clear off free and freely quietly have occupy use possess and enjoy the same and all manner of form of other or other grants gifts bargain sale mortgages wills estates jointures dowers judgments executions of claims or nature what ever suite either may in any degree or absolute degree obstruct or make void the present deed. Furthermore I the said Grantor for premises to my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above described against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant and defend by the said [illegible] his heirs and assigns As I have hereunto my seal of the said grantor in consideration of the sum aforesaid as aforesaid duly paid release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns all my right title and interest in to the aforementioned premises, One lastman’s piece of land hereunto set our Hands and seals this eighth day of April eighteen hundred and seventy seven Signed sealed and delivered Signed sealed and delivered By presence of Robert Borode William Greenman L.S. Harriet Greenman L.S.
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262 State of Rhode Island and Providence County of Washington to wit In Charlestown this eight day of April AD 1789 William Greenman personally appeared before me one and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed [signature] Isaac Lowe Justice of the Peace Received for record April 1st 1789 at 11 oclock P.M. and recorded by Charles Lowe Town Clerk Know all men by these presents that I Brown Matteson of the town of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to me paid by Joshua M. Nichols of Charlestown county and state aforesaid the receipt whereof I hereby do acknowledge and agree having been remunerated, released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise release and forever quitclaim unto the said party Joshua M. Nichols his heirs and assigns forever both the said right title interest property claim and entitlement to all real estate of mine right or title of whatever kind or nature and to a certain lot of land lying within our Charlestown containing two acres more or less and bounded as follows on the North East corner by the Hwy leading from Cove Mills to Carolina Mills on the South East by said Hwy on the South West by Mills West and North West by the line of the gentryman the said portion Joshua M. 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