The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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11/13/1890 · DEED · book 12 page 215 doc 5206

From ENNIS PHEBE C life, ENNIS VARNUM life
To HOLLOWAY ELISHA J life
Consideration one dollar
Premises four acres more or less · Piece of land (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

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

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

◀ 1863 · DEED · ENNIS GEORGE N; ENNIS LOUISA → ENNIS VARNUM · book 8 p 458
◀ 1890 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · ENNIS GEO N → ENNIS VARNUM · book 12 p 117
◀ 1886 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · KENYON BERIAH C → ENNIS PHEBE C; ENNIS VARNUM · book 10 p 391
◀ 1886 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · → ENNIS PHEBE C; ENNIS VARNUM · book 10 p 522
◀ 1878 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · GREEN HENRY S ADMINISTRATOR; GREEN JASON P ESTATE OF → ENNIS VARNUM · book 8 p 473
◀ 1864 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WAKEFIELD INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS → ENNIS PHEBE C; ENNIS VARNUM · book 8 p 470

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ (an instrument we do not hold)
“premises conveyed by Warranty deed from Anne A Hopé's to William S Hyatt”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

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

▶ 1905 · DEED · HOLLOWAY ELISHA J; HOLDEN JOSEPH N ADMINISTRATOR; HOLDEN CHARLES ESTAT → KEACH ROMEO · book 15 p 239

The instrument's own words

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Know all Men by these Presents, That I Varnum Ennis of Charlestown, county of Washington State of Rhode Island and providence in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me paid by Elisha J Holloway of said Charlestown the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have remised released and forever quitclaimed and by these Presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Elisha J Holloway, his heirs and assign forever, all the right title, witnest property claim and demand, which I have more, or right might have to or claim, in and to certain Piece of land situated in said Charlestown containing four acres more or less Bounded Northerly by land formerly owned by Isaac Modern, Westerly by land formerly of Thomas Green Easterly, and Southerly by land now or formerly of the heirs of Martin Lacher or however otherwise Bounded. To have and to hold the same, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining To the said Elisha J Holloway his heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforesaid Varnum Ennis for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant with the said Elisha J Holloway his heirs and assigns, that I shall warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the said Elisha J Holloway his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claimingly by title longer or under me. And I Phebe E Ennis wife of the said Varnum Ennis in consideration of the sum paid aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said premises his heirs and assigns, all my right of Dower to and the aforementioned premises. In Testimony whereof we have here set our hands and seals this 15th day of November eighteen hundred and ninety, Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of George G Colons Nicholas Holden Varnum Ennis L.S. Phebe E. Ennis L.S. State of Rhode Island ye County of Washington Sc. In Charlestown this 15th day of November AD 1890 the above named Varnum Ennis personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed George G Colons Notary Public Recorded Nov 17 1890 at 10 o'clock a.m. [illegible] [illegible]

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.