The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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1/15/1887 · DEED · book 11 page 419 doc 5015

From CHESTER ALBERT L life, CHESTER ELIZABETH R life
To GAVITT ELEANOR life
Consideration ten hundred dollars
Premises none · certain tracts of land and improvements (Westerly, leechester)

Back — where this land came from

deed Thomas P. Rice book 25 p 63 Westerly
“conveyed to me by deed from Thomas P. Rice bearing date of May 1st one thousand eight hundred and eighty”
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

◀ 1880 · DEED · SPICER THOMAS P; SPICER PHEBE A → CHESTER ALBERT L · book 10 p 535
◀ 1878 · MORTGAGE · GAVITT WILLIAM S; GAVITT ELEANOR → CHESTER ALBERT L · book 10 p 395

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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A. Prescott Baker, William P. Shoeffeld, Jr, George Engs, Joseph J. Blakely & W. P. Buffum and their heirs and assigns, to their use and behalf forever, as trustees, to hold be joint tenants and not as tenants in common. And I do hereby for myself and my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said grantees and their heirs and assigns that the granted premises are free from all incumbrances made or suffered by me, and that I will and my heirs, executors, and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantees and their heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming through or under me, but against none others. In witness whereof I the said Herbert S. Deger, have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty six, signed and sealed In presence of H. S. Sherman Herbert S. Deger L.S. State of Rhode Island in Newport S.S. Newport November 1886 Then personally appeared the above named Herbert S. Deger and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed. Before me Anthony J. Sherman Notary Public Received for record January 7th 1887 at 3 o'clock P.M. and recorded by George G. Bone Town Clerk Know all men by these presents, that I Albert S. Leechester of the town of Westerly and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of ten hundred dollars to me paid by Eleanor Garwith wife of William S. Garwith of said town of Westerly and State of Rhode Island the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have remised, released, and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Eleanor Garwith, her heirs and assigns all the right title and interest which I now have or of right ought to have or claim in and to certain tracts of land and the improvements thereon situated in the town of Westerly and leechester in the State of Rhode Island, that was conveyed to me by deed from Thomas P. Rice bearing date of May 1st one thousand eight hundred and eighty and recorded in said Land Evidence records
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420 of Westerly Book No 25 page 63 and Land Evidence of Charlestown record Book No 11 page 354-453 36 reference being made to said deed for the boundaries of said farm tracts of land as therein recorded To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining To the said Eleanor Ganthier for hers and her assigns forever And I the said Albert S. Chester for myself and my heirs executors and administrators do covenant with the said Eleanor Ganthier her heirs and assigns that will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said Eleanor Ganthier her heirs and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming the same through or under me And I Elizabeth R. Chester wife of the said Albert S. Chester in consideration of the sum paid me aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said Eleanor Ganthier 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 31st day of December one thousand eight hundred and eighty six. Signed sealed and delivered in Presence of Albert S. Chester L.S. Eugene B. Pendleton Elizabeth R. Chester L.S. State of Rhode Island County of Washington On Westerly this 31st day of December 1886 Personally appeared Albert S. Chester who signed the within named deed and acknowledged the same to be his own free act and deed. Before me E B. Pendleton Notary Public L.S. Received for record January 15th 1887 at 11 o clock After and recorded by George G. Converse 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.