The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 4331 › 4879 › 4463 › 4481

9/14/1876 · DEED · book 10 page 251 doc 4481

From GAVITT EZEKIEL life, GAVITT JOSEPH C life, GAVITT HANNAH life, GAVITT OLIVER E life, GAVITT LYDIA A life, GAVITT ARMINDA life
To NICHOLS CHARLES H life
Consideration fifty dollars
Premises one half rood · parcel of land bounded by furnace land and spy road (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

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

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

▶ 1883 · DEED · NICHOLS CHARLES H; NICHOLS HARRIET C → FIDDLER EDWARD · book 11 p 206
▶ 1876 · MORTGAGE · NICHOLS CHARLES H; NICHOLS HARRIET C → HOLDEN CHARLES · book 10 p 219
▶ 1876 · MORTGAGE · NICHOLS CHARLES H; NICHOLS HARRIET C → CHURCH ALEXANDER G · book 10 p 258
▶ 1877 · MORTGAGE · NICHOLS CHARLES H; NICHOLS HARRIET C → LANGWORTHY WILLIAM A; LANGWORTHY ROBERT H · book 10 p 316

Bounded by

Garmon · Thomas johnson · Thomas johnson

The instrument's own words

page 1
KNOW all men by these presents That the Savannah Garrit widow of Joseph Ezekiel Garrit Joseph G Garrit Olive E Garrit Lydia E Garrit and Aminada Garrit all of westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars well and truly paid by Charles H Nichols of Charlestown County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge and grant sell and convey unto the said Charles H Nichols his heirs and assigns forever, one certain tract or parcel of land situated lying and being in the town of Charles town aforesaid containing one half rood of land be the same more or less builted and bounded as follows (viz) beginning at a stone post on the line of the furnace land then Northly then Westly on the boundary land to the North East corner of said plot thence Easterly running a paralleled line with the said North lot laid out till it come to land of Thomas johnson thence Southerly thence Eastly by spy road thence South to the stone post placed place of its beginning To have and to hold the above described premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging or any other part appertaining to him the said Charles H Nichols to his heirs and assigns forever. And we the aforesaid Savannah Garrit, widow, Ezekiel Garrit, Joseph G Garrit, Olive E Garrit, Lydia E Garrit & Aminada Garrit do covenant for ourselves our executors Administrators and Assigns that we are lawfully seized in fee of the premises that we have right to sell and convey the same, and that we would warrant and defend the same against all lawful claims and demands of all persons. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this fifth day of September 1874. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Henry H. Collins Peter R Purke Savannah Garrit L S Ezekiel Garrit L S Joseph G Garrit L S Olive E Garrit L S Lydia E Garrit L S Aminada Garrit L S
page 2
252 State of Rhode Island &c. Washington &c. Sept 1st 1876 Personally appeared Hannah Gavitt widow of Joseph, Ephiel Gavitt, Joseph G. Gavitt, Olive L. Gavitt, Lysline G. Gavitt and Antinda Gavitt, signers and sealers of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free and voluntary act and deed hand and seal. Before me Washington &c. In Westerly in said County on this fifth day of September A.D. 1876, I then personally appeared C. Gavitt Gavitt and Olive E. Gavitt two of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument. and acknowledged the same to be their free and voluntary act & deed. Before me. Thomas Vincent Justice of the Peace Received for record Sept 11th 1876 at 3 o'clock P.M. and recorded by Chas Cross I Clerk Execution L.S. [illegible] State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Washington &c. To the sheriffs of our several Counties or their Deputies Greeting Whereas Joseph G. Church of Charlestown in the County of Washington by the certification of our Supreme Court held at South Kingstown within and for the County of Washington on the third Monday of February A.D. 1876, recovered judgment against Albert Clarke, farmer of said town for the sum of 245 Dolls 10 cts debt or damages and 13 dollars and 05 cts out of said sum as to unpaid of interest, whereas execution remains to be done. We command you, therefore that of the goods and chattels and real estate belonging to the said Albert Clarke within your power present you cause to be seized and satisfied and satisfied and satisfy the aforesaid sum being two hundred and forty eight dolls and ten cts and 15 cts on the whole with ten per cent for the writ and also any delay sufficiently processed for your own fees. Hereof fail not and make two returns of this writ and of your doings therewith to our Supreme Court to be helden at South- Kingstown within and for the County of Washington on the Monday next. Given at South- Witness Thomas Empire Esquire Chief Justice Kingstown this 23 day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty Six John G. Clarke Clerk

The page as recorded

page 1page 2

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.