The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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3/13/1875 · DEED · book 10 page 148 doc 4419

From HOLLOWAY ELISHA J life, WEBSTER WILLIAM P life
To BRAMAN SARAH life
Premises one quarter of one acre · one quarter of one acre of land (Scituate)

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

◀ 1875 · DEED · RATHBONE HANNAH BY GUARDIAN → HOLLOWAY ELISHA J; WEBSTER WILLIAM P · book 10 p 147
◀ 1865 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · HOLDEN CHAS → HOLLOWAY ELISHA J; WEBSTER WILLIAM P · book 8 p 449
◀ 1863 · DEED · HOLDEN CHARLES; HOLDEN MARTHA → WEBSTER WILLIAM P; HOLLOWAY ELISHA J · book 8 p 448

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1886 · DEED · METCALF ALICE M; METCALF FRANKLIN → POTTER ALBERT S · book 11 p 402
“it being the same land conveyed to the grantor by Isiahs G. Beebe, by deed dated October, 12, 1840”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma
Follow forward ▶ 1892 · DEED · GREEN STANTON S → GREEN FRANK A · book 12 p 418
“deed from Horatio P Converse to said grantor on record in said Charlestown in Book 10 9 page 148”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma
Follow forward ▶ 1886 · DEED · METCALF ALICE M; METCALF FRANKLIN → POTTER ALBERT S · book 11 p 402
“conveyed to the grantor by Isiahs G. Beebe, by deed dated October, 12, 1840 and recorded in Book 10 Page 148”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

The instrument's own words

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148 Know all men by these presents that I Nathan R. Hollingsworth and William R. Wheeler of Scituate town in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to us paid in hand by Samuel H. [illegible] of said Scituate the receipt whereof we hereby acknowledge do sell convey to he and his heirs forever the following described premises to wit the whole of one quarter of one acre of land situated in said Scituate and bounding north west line with a dividing line bordering on the premises of Nathaniel [illegible] the South line with a dividing line bordering on the premises of the town of Scituate and the Eastern and Western lines by the boundaries of said quarter of land above described and all other rights and appurtenances thereunto belonging. To have and to hold the same with all the rights services privileges and appurtenances the same belong to the said Samuel H. [illegible] for his and his heirs the heirs of his body and assigns forever and upon the death of the said Samuel H. [illegible] the same shall revert to the said Nathan R. Hollingsworth and William R. Wheeler their heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 14th day of March AD 1845. [Seal] Nathan R. Hollingsworth Nathan R. X Hollingsworth. L.S. William R. Wheeler William R. X Wheeler L.S. State of Rhode Island ss. County of Washington ss. On this 14th day of March 1845 personally appeared before me Ethan J. Hollingsworth and William R. Wheeler signers and sealers of the foregoing instrument and severally acknowledged the same to be their free and voluntary act [illegible] Ethan J. [illegible] Clerk Recorded for record March 14th 1845 at 5 oclock PM and returned by Robert [illegible] Robert [illegible] Town Clerk

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.