The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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2/8/1871 · DEED · book 10 page 4 doc 4314

From WARD JAMES L life, WARD C AMANDA life, WARD JULIA E life, WARD RICHARD H life, KENYON LUCINDA G life, HOXSIE MARY P life, KENYON SAMUEL P life, KELLY HENRY M life, HOXSIE GEORGE H life, VARS CHARLES C life
To ?
Consideration Eighty Dollars
Premises about two acres · Ocean house lot with a house thereon (Charlestown, Cross Hive Brook, Charlestown Pond)

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

◀ 1867 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE W → KELLY SARAH A; VARS HARRIET N; WARD GEORGE H; WARD JAMES L; WARD RICHA · book 9 p 226
◀ 1867 · DEED · POTTER ELISHA R → WARD RICHARD H; WARD GEORGE H · book 9 p 222
◀ 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

Follow forward ▶ 1896 · DEED · SISSON MAHITABLE A → BULLOCK MARIE ELIZABETH · book 13 p 244
“conveyed to myself and husband by deed from George H. Ward”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

Bounded by

Benjamin Macomber · Charles Cross

The instrument's own words

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4 warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the said Nelson B Vars his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by thorough or under me. I Sybil S Vars wife of of the aforementioned Edwin C Vars in consideration of the above sum paid to my said husband do remise release and forever quitclaim unto him the said Nelson B Vars his heirs and assigns forever all my right of dower in unto the aforesaid premises and quitclaim premises In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this nineteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy Signed sealed and delivered In presence of Edwin C Vars L.S. Thos H Reabey [illegible] Sybil S Vars L.S. State of Rhode Island to Washington Co Ss I Pew Westerly this nineteenth day of December A.D. 1870 That Edwin C Vars personally appeared before me and acknowledged the within instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed Thomas H Reabey Public Notary Received for record Dec 21st 1870 at 10 oclock A.M. and recorded by Charles Cove Town Clerk Now all men by these presents that we George H Ward of Charlestown R.I. Samuel P Kenyon and Lucinda S Kenyon his wife and Richard H Ward of Plainfield let Cot. Henry M Kelly and Sarah A Kelly his wife of Lebanon Cot. George H Converse and Abby P Converse his wife of Storming Cot. Charles C Vars and Sybil S Vars his wife and William D Vars and Harriet N Vars his wife Westerly R.I. and James L Wood of Richmond R.I. for and in consideration of the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500.) to us paid by Eliz D Wood and Mehetabel A Wilson of Richmond R.I. the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge do hereby
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remise release and forever quitclaim unto them The said Peleg E Sisson and Mehetabel A Sisson their heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest property claim and demand which we now have or of right ought right to have or claim in and to a certain lot of land situated in Charlestown R.I. known as the Ocean house lot containing about two acres be the same more or less and is bounded on the North partly by lands of Benjamin Macomber and partly by land of Chase on the East by Cross Hive Brook as he is called on the south by the Charlestown Pond and on the West by a lane running from Cross Hive to said Charlestown Pond with a house known as the Ocean House thereon standing To have and to hold the same with all the right privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to them the said Peleg E Sisson and Mehetabel A Sisson their heirs and assigns forever And we the aforementioned Grantors for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do covenant with the said Grantees that we will warrant and defend the aforedescribed premises to the said Grantees their heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by through or under us and we C Amanda Ward wife of said George H Ward and Julia C Ward wife of said James D Ward for the consideration paid as aforesaid do hereby release to the said Grantees their heirs and assigns forever all our right of dower in and to the aforest described premises In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 31st day of December A.D. 1870 In presence of Fillmore Cross George H Ward L.S. Iso S Lovegrove C Amanda Ward L.S. William Dyer Richard H Ward L.S. Samuel P Kenyon L.S. Lucinda G Kenyon L.S. G D Spencer Henry M Kelly L.S. S S Hill Sarah A Kelly L.S.
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6 Huneford G Kenyon F. W. Shipfield Abel Tanner Williams B Sucker Williams D Vars L.S. Harriet M Vars L.S. Charles C Vars L.S. Abby P Vars L.S. Geo H Hoxsie L.S. Mary P Hoxsie L.S. Junus E Ward L.S. Julia E Ward L.S. Revenue Stamps 6137 State of Rhode Island County of Washington In Charlestown this 27th day of December 1870 George N Ward personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free act and deed Charles Cross Justice of the peace State of Connecticut Windham County Town of Plainfield January 5th A.D. 1871 then personally appeared Samuel P Kenyon and Lucinda G Kenyon and signed the foregoing deed and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed Before me William Dyer Justice of the peace State of Connecticut Windham County Town of Plainfield Jan 5th 1871 then appeared Richard H Ward and signed the foregoing deed and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed Before me Caleb Bennett Justice of the peace
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7. State of Connecticut New London County $\text{S}$ Lebanon January 7th 1871 personally appeared Henry H. Kelly, signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed Before me Geo I Spencer Justice of the Peace State of Rhode Island $\text{S}$ County of Washington $\text{S}$ In Charlestown in said County on this 16th day of January 1871 Sarah A. Kelly personally appeared before me and being examined separately and apart from her husband, and having the foregoing instrument shown and explained to her by me she being so apart (and to which she has subscribed her name) acknowledged the same to be her free act and deed from which she did not wish to retract Charles Cross Justice of the Peace State of Rhode Island $\text{S}$ Washington $\text{S}$ In Westesterly this nineteenth day of January A.D. 1871 personally appeared William $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{S}$ 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8 State of Connecticut County of New London in Stonington in said County on this the 21st day of January A.D. 1871 then personally appeared George H. Coomes one of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary act and deed at the same time and place Mary P. Coomes wife of said George H. Coomes also one of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument being examined by me present and absent from her husband after having said instrument shown and explained to her by me she being so that declares the same to be her voluntary act and that she did not wish to retract the same Before me L.S. Francis S. Higgins Notary Public Washington Co So In Richmond in said County on this third day of February Ad. 1871 then personally appeared James L Ward one of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument and acknow- ledged the same to be his free and voluntary act and deed Before me Abel Turner Justice of the peace Reed for Record Feby 8th 1871 at 12 oclock No and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk Know all men by these presents that we George H. Ward of Charlestown R.I. Samuel P. Kenyon and Lucinda G. Kenyon his wife and Richard H. Ward of Planfield Ct. George H. Coomes and Mary P. Coomes his wife of Stonington Ct. Shands G. Ware and Abby G. Ware his wife and William G. Ware and Harriet G. Ware his wife of Westerly R.I. and James L. Ward of Richmond R.I. and Henry G. Kelly and Sarah A. Kelly his wife of Lebanon Ct. for and in consideration of the sum of Eighty Dollars to us paid by Edward S. Burdick of Charlestown R.I. the receipt whereof we hereby acknowledge have

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