The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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8/12/1886 · DEED · book 11 page 401 doc 5001

From CARD ELISHA S life, CARD ADDIE life
To WHITFORD SUSAN A life
Consideration one hundred and fifty dollars
Premises one acre more or less · tract of wood land (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

deed Isiahs G. Beebe book 5 p 148 Charlestown
“conveyed to the grantor by Isiahs G. Beebe, by deed dated October, 12, 1840 and recorded in Book 5 Page 148”
◀ Follow back 1813 · DEED · CRANDAL ASA; CRANDAL METILDA → NOYES SANFORD · book 5 p 148
read by: gemma

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

◀ 1886 · DEED · BOSS CHARLES H; BOSS MARTHA P → CARD ELISHA S · book 11 p 370

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.

The instrument's own words

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401 Know all men by these presents that I Elisha S. Board of Charlestown in the county of Washington, state of Rhode Island do grant and in consideration of the sum of two thousand dollars well and truly paid by Susan A. Whitford wife of Elisha Whitford of Charlestown aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have by these presents do grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Susan A. Whitford her heirs and assigns forever A certain tract of wood land situated in said Charlestown containing one acre more or less and bounded as follows, Northerly on land formerly of Dennis Green with Adam Green Easterly on land of land owner, southerly on land formerly of Jonathan Smith and westerly on land formerly of said Dennis Green however, we however the above bounded Reserving however the right of way over said premises as now used for the accommodation of the farm I now own and which I hold by my lead from Hinds the Boas. To have and to hold the said written and bargained premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances, to the same belonging, in any way in [illegible] to the said grantee her heirs and assigns forever. And I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators, do covenant, to and with the said grantee her heirs and assigns that at all times before the ensuling hereof I am the lawful owner of the above bargained premises, and have seized and possessed of the same, in my own proper right as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple; and have in myself sufficient right to sell and convey the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid, And that the said demised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances are free from all encumbrances of what name or nature whatever that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore I the said grantor for myself my heirs executors and administrators, do covenant and engage the above demised premises to the said grantee her heirs and assigns against the lawful claim or demands of any person or persons whatever forever to warrant defend defy these presents. And I Addie Board wife of the said Elisha S. Board in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee her heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in and to the aforementioned premises. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 21st day of July A.D. 1886. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of George L. Conner Elisha S. Board L.S. Addie Board L.S.
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402 State of Rhode Island ve Washington In Charlestown this 29th day of July 1876 Elisha S. Leavitt personally appeared, before me that acknowledged the within instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed George S. Lowe Notary Public Received for record Aug. 12th 1876 at 10 oclock A.M. and recorded by George S. Lowe from Leavitt I know all men by these presents, That I Franklin Metcalf of Charlestown, in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to me paid by Albert S. Potter of Richmond 1st county, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do release and forever quitclaim unto him, the said Albert S. Potter his heirs and assigns all the right title and interest which I have now have to and in a certain parcel of land in Charlestown beach, so called, in the town of Charlestown said State, it being the same land conveyed to the grantor by Isiahs G. Beebe, by deed dated October, 12, 1840 and recorded in Book 5 Page 148 Land Evidence of said Charlestown pages 372 & 373 reference to said deed being had. To have and to hold the same with all the rights and privileges thereunto belonging to him the said Albert S. Potter his heirs and assigns forever. Provided however that if any intoxicating liquor shall at any time here after be kept for sale on the premises I hereby convey that this deed shall be null and void, and I the said Franklin Metcalf for myself and for my heirs and executors do covenant with the said Albert S. Potter his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the above described premises to him the said Albert S. Potter his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of any person claiming by through or under me. And I Alice M. Metcalf wife of said Franklin Metcalf for the consideration above mentioned do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said Albert S. Potter his heirs and assigns all my right of dower in and to the above granted premises. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set our hands and seals this 30th day of July 1876 In presence of Franklin Metcalf L.S. Alice M. Metcalf L.S. [illegible] Metcalf E. S. Leavitt
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391 JAMES FINNIE JOSEPH J. JOHNSON RUTH JOHNSON RUTH JOHNSON ELLISON HILTON WILDRED HILTON KATHLEEN B. CHAMPION WILLIAM L. GAITHE LOUIS J. GAITHE ESTHER GAITHE SHERWOOD KENYON VIRGINIA N. KENYON DORIS SONNTAG WALTER BAKER RUTH BAKER JENNY SMITH LYNITHA TORNEY GLENN F. GODDEN WILDRED GODDEN KILDEEN GODDEN STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.,) County of Washington ) In Charlestown on the 6th day of January, 1956 before me personally appeared Ernest G. B. Champion, Eugene C. O'Donnell, Charles W. Link, Mafalda O'Donnell, Constance Link, Margaret Larkin Champion, and Richard Larkin to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. ARCHIBALD B. KENYON, JR. Notary Public. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.,) County of Washington ) In Charlestown on the 6th day of January, 1956 before me personally appeared Josephine Lee Richards, Roland B. Cornell, Eileen M. Richards, Roland E. Richards, Leo W. O'Donnell, Caroline S. Cornell, Frank B. Cornell, Edwin Derry, Kurt Sonntag and Arthur Sweet to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, executed, to be their free act and deed. ARCHIBALD B. KENYON, JR. Notary Public. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.,) County of Washington ) In Charlestown on the 21st day of January, 1956 before me personally appeared Nona Finnie, Glenn F. Godden and Wilfred Godden to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. ARCHIBALD B. KENYON, JR. Notary Public STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.,) County of Washington ) In Richmond on the 4th day of February 1956 before me personally appeared Joseph Tougas, Barbara Tougas, Walter H. Travis, Irene Travis, James Finnie, Lynitha Torney and George A. Torney, Jr. to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. DAVID A. ARNOTT Notary Public STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.,) County of Washington ) In Charlestown, on the 26 day of Feb., 1956 before me personally appeared Joseph J. Johnson, Ruth Johnson, Ellison Hilton, Wildred Hilton, Kathleen Champion, William L. Gaithe, Jenny Smith, Ruth Johnson, Ellison Hilton, Wildred Hilton, Kathleen Champion, William L. Gaithe, Louis J. Gaithe, Mafalda Gaithe, Esther Gaithe, Sherwood Kenyon, Virginia Kenyon, Doris Sonntag, Walter Baker, Ruth Baker, Jenney Smith, Lynitha Torney, as to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. DAVID A. ARNOTT Notary Public Received for record July 20th, A. D. 1956 at 9:20 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by 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.