The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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3/13/1875 · DEED · book 10 page 149 doc 4420

From ENNIS PHEBE C life, ENNIS VARNUM life
To PIERCE THOMAS A life
Consideration five dollar
Premises parallel of an acre · lot of land in the village of North Kingstown (North Kingstown)

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

◀ 1863 · DEED · ENNIS GEORGE N; ENNIS LOUISA → ENNIS VARNUM · book 8 p 458
◀ 1864 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WAKEFIELD INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS → ENNIS PHEBE C; ENNIS VARNUM · book 8 p 470

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1878 · DEED · CLARKE LUCY H → CLARKE OLIVER D · book 10 p 393
“conveyed to me by deed dated Nov 28 1781 & recorded in said land Evidence Book 10 page 149”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

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

▶ 1876 · DEED · PIERCE THOMAS A; PIERCE THANKFUL G; ENNIS VARNUM; ENNIS GEORGE N; ENNI → PIERCE THOMAS A JR · book 10 p 243
▶ 1915 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · PIERCE THOMAS A → THOMPSON MARY; THOMPSON THOMAS E; SALMIN FRANK E; SALMIN HANNAH · book 16 p 172

The instrument's own words

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Know all men by these presents that I Warren Curtis [illegible] in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island stand bound in and indebted of the sum of ten dollars to my polarity Thomas S. Dyer of said town[ship] the with full force and effect to hold firmly, as heritables, have received certain and sufficient note from the said Thomas S. Dyer for him and assigns forever, all the right title and interest preferably owned and claimed by me and my heirs to the right to have a claim used to a certain lot of land situated in the village of North Kingstown in said town[ship] containing by estimate thereon parallel of an acre, in the done name a town boundary bordering on land of John R. [illegible] & others about 20 rods boundary in land of said Thomas S. Dyer with others about 20 rods on the east side west and South boundary and the aforesaid Thomas S. Dyer buy a parallel line to the North boundary as specified in the above stated boundaries. To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said Thomas S. Dyer for his heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforesaid Warren Curtis do myself and my heirs successors and assigns further covenant with all and every Thomas S. Dyer for his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said Thomas S. Dyer his heirs and assigns forever, against the law any claims and demands of all persons whomsoever by law entitled under me. Said T. S. Dyer to Warren Curtis and James Curtis, in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and quitclaim unto the said Thomas S. Dyer for his heirs and assigns forever all my any right of ownership in the above granted premises. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 16th day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of John W. [illegible] H. W. Wheeler Warren Curtis [Seal] T. S. Dyer [Seal] State of Rhode Island County of Washington On this sixteenth day of January 1843 personally appeared before us Warren Curtis formally appeared before us and acknowledged that the within instrument be his deed to be his free and voluntary act and deed [Signature] [Signature] Received for record March 13th 1843 and entered in book and recorded by [Signature]

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.