The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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1/6/1872 · MORTGAGE · book 9 page 457 doc 4284

From MATTESON BOWEN life, MATTESON MARY life
To KENYON BERIAH C life
Consideration Four Hundred Dollars
Premises one Hundred acres more or less · tract of land bounded by Felix Parks, Joshua Now, and Mattison Perry (Charlestown)

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

◀ 1871 · DEED · CARD THOMAS P ADMINISTRATOR; CARD CHARLES M ESTATE OF → MATTESON BOWEN · book 10 p 14

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

▶ 1875 · DEED · KENYON BERIAH C → CROSS GEORGE W · book 10 p 163
▶ 1875 · PARTIAL RELEASE · KENYON BERIAH C → GREEN ELIJAH · book 10 p 164
▶ 1876 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · KENYON BERIAH C → CROSS WILLIAM D; CROSS MARTHA S · book 9 p 464
▶ 1880 · DEED · KENYON BERIAH C; MATTESON BOWEN → MATTESON JAMES H · book 10 p 514
▶ 1881 · DEED · KENYON SARAH A; KENYON BERIAH C; KENYON LAFAYETTE; KENYON AMIE D → HOXSIE FRANKLIN · book 10 p 602
▶ 1884 · DEED · KENYON BERIAH C; KENYON ANNIE D → COLLINS OTHNIAL F · book 11 p 224
▶ 1884 · DEED · KENYON BERIAH C; KENYON ANNIE D → ARNOLD ROBERT C · book 11 p 249
▶ 1886 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · KENYON BERIAH C → ENNIS PHEBE C; ENNIS VARNUM · book 10 p 391
▶ 1889 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · KENYON BERIAH C; MATTESON JAMES H → MATTESON RUTH B · book 12 p 123

Bounded by

Felix Peake · Joshua Now · Amelia Sparkes · Matteson Mary · Matteson Perry

The instrument's own words

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457 To all People to whom these Presents shall Come. I Bowen Matteson of Richmond in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Bowen Matteson Four Hundred Dollars to me in hand here before the corneal hereof well and truly paid by Brendan R Hewson of Charlestown County State of Rhode Island of receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and certify, fully satisfied complied and paid, and thanked of and pared of every part and parcel thereof do execute assign release and discharge unto the said Brendan R Hewson his heirs executors and administrators forever by these presents have grant bargained sale allowed conveyed copy and confirmed and by these presents do hereby fully lawfully and absolutely give grant bargain sale allow convey confirm and convey unto the said his heirs and assign forever Which I Release and Quit claim with all rights titles and Interest in and to a certain tract or Parcel of land lying in Charlestown County and State aforesaid and bounded and described as follows to wit: on the north by land of Felix Parks and Anderson land, Castly by land of Joshua Now and the highway Southly bounded by the lands of Stella Parks Anderson lands and land of Mattison Perry westerly by Brook which separates it from land of Mattison Perry or Whoever thereof the same may be bounded more or less by estimation one Hundred acres more or less To have and to hold the said bargained and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Brendan R Hewson and his heirs and assigns forever to be held firmly only proper benefit and loved forever. And I the said Bowen Matteson Brendan R Hewson his heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to the said and all persons coming after theforesaid here the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises and own lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as good as perfect absolute and constant inhabitant of inheritance in simple fee and manner I have in my own good right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell and convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid and that I the said and all persons coming after theforesaid here by forever have by virtue and by virtue of these premises lawfully possessably and quietly hold use occupy possess enjoy and enjoy the said bargained and bargained premises with the appurtenances press freely and clearly and chiefly occupied use enjoy possessions and discharged of and suit from all and manner of forever or other grants some bargains leases mortgages warrants or encumbrances whatever sorts expressions and conveniences of what manner or naturesoever whatever shall in any respect or manner or degree obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore I the said Bowen Matteson for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above mentioned premises to the said Brendan R Hewson his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whomsoever forever is warrant secure and defend by these presents And I Mary Matteson wife of the within named Bowen Matteson in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit claim unto said Brendan R Hewson his heirs and assigns all my right of dower in and to the aforesaid granted premises the Condition of this deed is such that whereas the said Bowen Matteson have executed a certain negotiable promissory note for the sum of Four Hundred Dollars bearing even
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dai Herewith and made payable to the said Sarah E. Meyer or order in Four years from date with interest payable semi- annually at 8 per cent per annum Now therefore I of the said David Mattson or my executors administrators or assigns or any other purchaser for one or for them shall pay said note at maturity together with the interest thereon accruing to the same thereof This deed shall be void or otherwise shall be and remain in full force and effect Furthermore I the said David Mattson do hereby constitute and appoint the said Sarah E. Meyer her executors admini- strators and assigns my true and lawful Attorney or attorneys at law with full power of substitution and revocation for me in case and in my name behalf or in his or hers name or names at any time in case of default shall be made on the payment of said note or the semi- annual interest due thereon or breach shall be made of the covenants of insurance mortgaged continued and such default or breach shall continue for the term of the date to be sold at public auction the premises mortgaged or any part thereof by their joint giving after the expiration of said term of ten days notice by posting of such sale in one or more of the public Newspaper offices in Makhon County and in my name or in his or hers name or names to conclude execute and acknowledge and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers of any deed or deeds that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers a full and absolute Estate in fee simple wherein and over sale thereof hereby granting unto said Attorney full power to continue or complete such sale from time to time He also authorize my said Attorney to receive the amount the same may be sold for and after the payment of all the expenses incident to such sale or sales to apply and appropriate the residue thereof to the payment of the amount of Principal and Interest of said note hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default in the payment of said annual installments interest for each breach of said covenants of insurance the principal of said note shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale and accounting to me my heirs or assigns for all sums over and above the amount thereof hereby ratifying approving and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or caused to be made by said Attorney Furthermore I the said David Mattson for myself and for my executed administration and assigns do hereby covenant with the said Sarah E. Meyer her heirs and assigns that insurance against fire by fee shall be kept and maintained upon the buildings on the premises aforesaid in a sum not less than Four Thousand Dollars and that the policy or policies of insurance shall be assigned and transferred to the said Sarah E. Meyer her assigns as collateral security hereby and in default thereof do hereby agree that the said Sarah or assigns may effect such insurance and the Premium or premiums paid thereon shall be a further lien upon the said Estate added to the amount of the said note and secured by these presents Continued on page 460
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460 continued from Page 458 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and read this doct day of December in this year of our Lord one Thousand Eighty two to Humphrey and Sarah my Signed Sealed & Delivered Per Presence of James H. Matteson M. S. Green Bowen Matteson [mark] Mary Matteson [mark] State of Rhode Island &c Washington Co In Richmond this thirtieth day of December 1881— Bowen Matteson and Mary Matteson wife of Bowen Matteson personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed Before me M. S. Green Public Notary Revenue Stamp $ 0.50 Rec'd for Records January 6th 1882 at 50 cts R. M. and Recorded by Charles Pordes Town Clerk
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The provided image contains a pre-printed legal form with no handwriting on it. There are no names, dates, or specific property details filled into the blanks. Therefore, there is no handwriting to transcribe.

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.