The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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8/17/1882 · DEED · book 11 page 72 doc 4760

From POTTER CHARLES W life
To OWEN WILLIAM K life, OWEN MARY E life
Consideration one dollar
Premises house with a dwelling house, home & thy buildings (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

▶ 1906 · DEED · OWEN WILLIAM K; OWEN MARY E → NYE CALEB R · book 15 p 414
▶ 1890 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · OWEN WILLIAM K → HOXSIE PERRY G · book 12 p 155
▶ 1892 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · OWEN WILLIAM K → HOXSIE PERRY G · book 12 p 199
▶ 1906 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · OWEN WILLIAM K → BURDICK MARY L; BURDICK FREDERICK M · book 14 p 187
▶ 1906 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · OWEN WILLIAM K → FOSTER WELCOME H; FOSTER MARIA K · book 12 p 196

The instrument's own words

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72 Know all men by these presents, That I Charles W Potter of Charlestown in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar paid to me by Mary E Lawton wife of Myself Orson of said Charlestown the receipt of which I do hereby acknowledge have remised, released, and forever quit claimed unto the said Mary E Lawton her heirs and assigns forever all the right title, interest property claim and demand, which I have or may have to or in and to a certain house with a dwelling house, home & thy buildings thereon situated in said Charlestown called known by [illegible] received for a consideration of which reference is specially made for finance space of the same to have and to hold the same with all the right privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Mary E Lawton her heirs and assigns forever. And the aforementioned Charles W Potter does apprise and for any hour security and administrators etc covenant with the said Mary E Lawton her heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the premises premises to the said Mary E Lawton her heir and assign forever. against the rightful claims and demands of any person claiming by through or under me. In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal this 18th day of August in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty two. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of George LaCroix Charles W Potter L.S. mark State of Rhode Island Washington Co In Charlestown in said county on this 18th day of August A.D. 1882 the above named Charles W Potter personally appeared before me and acknowledged that the foregoing instrument be his free and voluntary act and deed deed George LaCroix John Sellect Received for record Aug 17th 1882 at 10 o'clock a.m. and recorded by George LaCroix 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.