The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 5605 › 5981

1/31/1904 · MORTGAGE · book 15 page 8 doc 5981

From KENYON HATTIE T life
To SMITH RUSSELL B life
Premises eighty acres more or less · tract with buildings land out lots and orchards (Charlestown, James Dawson Home site)
Also on this page: MORTGAGE DISCHARGE KENYON GEORGE W

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

◀ 1897 · DEED · CARD THOMAS P BY ATTORNEY; CARD MARTHA J BY ATTORNEY; HOXSIE ANNIE F B → KENYON HATTIE T · book 13 p 398

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

Attribution under review. The portal's file number is shared by more than one instrument, and the words below could not be placed with certainty on this one by their own evidence (page stamp, parties, dates); they may belong to a neighbouring instrument. Read them as the record of the page, not yet as this deed's own.
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108 Know all men by these presents, that I Francis France, resident of Charlestown in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island do for and in consideration of the sum of eleven hundred and forty dollars well and truly paid by the Washington Trust Company of the town of Westerly, county of Washington and state of Rhode Island the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do give, grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Washington Trust Company its successors and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land with all the buildings land out lots and orchards thereon standing being and being in said town of Charlestown as bounded and described as follows to wit northerly by Frequent Brooks et alia easterly by a highway southerly by land of Michelle Saccocci and westerly by land of Olinda B. Redman known as the James Dawson Home site and containing by estimation eighty acres more or less Reference is hereby made to the deed of said France dating and to said Michelle Saccocci from Daniel L. Brooks dated October 29 1914 and recorded in records index G in said Charlestown in book 179 page 187 for a complete description of said premises and said premises are hereby conveyed subject to the right of way mentioned in said deed. I have to and hold the land granted and bargained premises with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said premises to the another and addition forever. And I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators do covenant to and with the said grantee its successors and assigns that at and at all times before the executing hereof I am the lawful owner of the above bargained premises and am seized and possessed of the same in my own right as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple and have good right to sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner aforesaid And that the said devised and bargained premises with all the appurtenances are free from all encumbrance of what name or nature seen that might in any measure in degree obstruct or make void this present deed except said right of way. Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators do absolve and hold harmless the above demise premises to the said Trust Company its successors and assigns against any and lawful claim or demand of any person or persons whatever further to warrant cause and defend but these presents agree as to said right of way. [Signed] Benj. France witness of said Fran. France in consideration of the sum paid as a
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aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said Grantee to successors bind assigning all my right of dower in and to the aforesaid premises. The condition of this deed is such, That whereas I the said grantor have executed my negotiable promissory note for the sum of eleven hundred and fifty dollars bearing corn date herewith, and made payable to the said Washington Trust Company on one year month after date with interest thereon at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable semi annually in advance, I now promise if I the said Grantor or any other person for me shall pay laid’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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110. maintained upon the buildings on the premises aforesaid, in a sum not less than Eleven Thousand Two hundred and forty dollars, and that the policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned and transferred to the said lender, its successors and assigns, as collateral security hereby, and in default thereof, it is hereby covenanted that the said lender, its successors or assigns, may elect such insurance, and the buildings or improvements only thereon shall be a further lien upon which said estate added to the amount of said note and secured by this present mortgage. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4th day of April, AD 1922. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Eugene B Pendleton Frank Loomis Lena Loomis State of Rhode Island ss Washington Co In my Notary in said county this 4th day of April AD 1922 before me personally appeared Frank Loomis and Lena Loomis who each made oath to me she who known, and known to me, to be the individuals described in and wrote sealed the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument to be their free act and deed Eugene B Pendleton Notary Public Received for record April 8 1922 @ 2.30 o'clock P.M. and recorded by George E Crooks Town Clerk For partial release of above mortgage see page 123. The Washington Trust company having records full payment and satisfaction of the within Mortgage recorded in the town of East Greenwich in the town book of East Greenwich in the State of Rhode Island on Mortgage book No 2 at page 108 hereby comes and discharges the same, and it does furthermore to and on the part of the person making said payment that it is the present owner of said mortgage In witness whereof it has hereunto set its hand and seal by its President duly authorized this 8 Day of November AD 1939. The Washington Trust Company of R.I. Witness Thomas Perry By Arthur Le Perly President.

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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.