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8/17/1882 · DEED · book 11 page 69 doc 4758

From MACDONALD JOHN N life, HOXSIE PERRY G life, MACDONALD J ETTA life, MCDONALD JOHN N life, MACDONALD EMALINE M life
To MCDONALD JAMES life
Consideration two thousand dollars
Premises 1/2 acres and four acres · Three parts including land on Narragansett Island and land bounded by Joshua Tooker (North Kingstown, Narragansett Island, Westerly)

Back — where this land came from

deed Sarah & W. Ness book 8 p 176 Westerly
“conveyed by Sarah & W. Ness by a deed from House Keepers & others dating date September 20th 1784 & 1788”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (other_town)
read by: gemma

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1882 · DEED · MACDONALD JAMES; MACDONALD ESTHER → MACDONALD JOHN N; HOXSIE PERRY G · book 11 p 68

Forward — where this land went

⛔ The record we hold stops here: no later instrument we have read cites this one, and no later conveyance by the grantee is linked by name. The index is complete to 1987, so the gap is in the words: deeds of this era seldom cite book and page, and only about half the instruments of 1936-1965 have been transcribed (some 6,000 were never imaged), so a citation to this deed may sit in a page not yet read.

Bounded by

John Binning · Joshua Tucker · J. Hockey · Samuel

The instrument's own words

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69 Esther Macdonald wife of said James Macdonald in consideration of the sum paid at aforesaid, do hereby, release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantees their heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in order to the aforementioned premises. In Testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the 30th day of June AD 1882. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Saml H. Groves James Macdonald L.S. Esther Macdonald L.S. State of Rhode Island ss Washington county sd On Notary this 30th day of June AD 1882 James Macdonald personally appeared before me and acknowledged the within instrument to be his signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed. Saml H. Groves Notary Public Received for regist Aug 17th 1882 at 4 oclock P.M. and recorded by George H. Groves Sam Clerk I know all men by these presents that we John St. McDonald of and Perry [illegible] Notary both of North Kingstown, county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of payment of sum of two thousand dollars well and truly paid by John W. McDonald of North Kingstown, county & state aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do give, grant bargain sell convey assign and convey unto the said James Macdonald his heirs their heirs by assigning forever, all that certain piece of land lying and being part of the [illegible] (map) the first of said lots is bounded Northerly in the state Rhode Island in land now or formerly belonging to the heirs of Joshua Chipman his deceased, accordance Northerly, or of said piece of land is bounded east on land owned by Robert H. [illegible] of North Kingstown containing by estimation or measurement 1/2 acres the same more or less & is the westerly half of the [illegible] known as the cabin the second part is a lot comprising one half of the property known situated on Narragansett Island so called the third part is a good lot & is bounded Easterly, partly on land now owned owned by Samuel Bray & Thomas Perry & partly on [illegible]
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70 gave and granted, by Clerk Binning Binning, South westerly, m. line of Joshua Tooker on the Norths land to be on East, North westerly by the land of [illegible] more or less being to belonging to the heirs of Amos Henison deceased & partly in and partly more a formerly piece of land by Joshua Tooker, m. line, make or less gave and granted, by James Ness, containing, by estimation four acres be more or less all this. The above described premises are the same which were conveyed by Sarah & W. Ness by a deed from House Keepers & others dating date September 20th 1784 & 1788 & is recorded in Council of Purchases of said Westerly Town Books 8 page 176 176 177 which being’ then made to make more about for a more precise description & to the bounds of said premises & frame the same a deed of a piece of premises and land and to hold, the said granted and bargained premises with all the waterage, and a privileges to the same, belonging or in any way appertaining to the said grant his executors successors and heirs forever, and not to sell grant convey or give his heirs executors any indemnities, etc. moreover, it and with the said grant his heirs executors and assigns that at and for the said License since, these are the lawful owners of the above bargained premises and are here and respite since possessed of the same, in our own right and his good perfect and a absolute title of her heritages, etc. see sum pile, and more right to sell convey buy exchange in the said, original premises or manner aforesaid and that the said deed and granted and bargained premises, with the options more are free from all encumbrances of any nature or manner nature sever, that might in any manner prejudice or damage either naturally or against this present deed. And furthermore in the said John f. Knowles and Henry E. Hossey for our heirs executors and administrators do prevent convey lease the above denoted premises to the said James Knowles his heirs assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend aforesaid by this presents And also Colton Macdonell ind. wof the said John f. Knowles and G. I. Comeline wife of Jeffrey Hossey, in consideration of the sum said aforesaid and hereby releases and gives quit claim into the said granted his heirs and assigns all rights, right of longer in and to the aforesaid premises The condition of this deed is such that whereas the said John f. Knowles and G. I. Hossey have executed our negotiable promissory note for the sum of thy thousand of Lires bearing on date hereafter not made payable to the said James Knowles or others for five years after date with interest at five percent per annum payable conveniently until said note is paid in full. Against therefore, if any of the said grantors or any other person for us shall fail in the rules of maturity together with the interest thereon according to the libery thereof then this deed shall be void otherwise shall be and remain in full force and effect. Furthermore we the said grantors do hereby constitute and appoint the said grantee his executors administrators and assigns our Attorneys irrevocable with full powers of substitution and revocation for use and in our name or in their name or names at any time in case default shall be made in the payment of said note, or of the semiannual interest due thereon and
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such default shall continue for a term of ten days, to sell at publick auction the premises aforesaid or any part thereof of them first giving twenty days notice of such sale in some one of the publick newspapers published in said county of Washington for and in our name or names or names to make and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or lease that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers an estate in fee simple absolute therein unless in sole tenancy thereof thereby granting unto one said Attorney power to continue and adjourn such sale for other time to time he thinks we hereby authorizing our said Attorneys to receive the summe the same may sell for and after the payment of all the expenses incident to such sale or sales to levy a poll duty and apply the residue here thereof to the payment of the amount of principal and interest of said note hereby secured and we hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default in the payment of said principal and interest the principal of said note not recovered be deemed dues and payables on the day of such sale accounting to us as our heirs and assigns for all sums over and above the amount of the note hereby mortgaging and conveying such sale or sales as may be possible or capable to be made by virtue hereof Furthermore we the said grantors for ourselves and for our heirs successors assigns administrators and assigns do hereby covenant with the said grantees their heirs or assigns that Insurance against fire shall be the right and maintenance of a fire building on the premises aforesaid in a sum not less than Eight hundred dollars and that they the Grantees and their heirs of such insurance shall be assigned and transferred to the said grantee his heirs and assigns as collateral security and in default thereof do hereby agree that the said grantee his heirs or assigns may of their own cognizance and the sum of money paid thereon shall be a further lien upon the said estate subject to the amount of said note and securities by these presents in delivery whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 17th day of August AD 1882 Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Charles Legore John H Macdonald S.S. Henry H Hopkins S.S. George H Macdonald S.S. Ira Macdonald S.S. State of Rhode Island ss In Charlestown this seventeenth day of August AD 1882 before me John H Macdonald & Henry H Hopkins personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be their free and voluntary act and deed Charles Legore Justice of the Peace Received for records Aug 17th 1882 at 8 o'clock PM and received by Legore 50 cents for recording fees Lawre Davis Clerk Having received full and entire satisfaction of the mortgage dated 17th August 1882 signed by the mortgagors listed herein above and acknowledged before me and read the day before this date written witness in presence of John H Macdonald S.S. Ira Macdonald S.S. Lawre Davis Clerk

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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.