The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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1/21/1910 · DEED · book 16 page 328 doc 6447

From CORNELL CHARLES life, MACDONALD JOHN N life, BURDICK GEORGE life, HOXSIE PERRY G life, NARRAGANSETT TEMPLE OF HONOR, CORNELL LEVI J life, TAYLOR JOSEPH E life, BROWNING JOSEPH L life
To HOXSIE HARRY A life
Premises we half more than or less · house lot of land with a dwelling house (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

This is the first alienation
The grantor is the sachem or the tribe, so this instrument is where this ground enters the town's land evidence. Behind it stands the reserved tract of 1709 — the Narragansett reservation, about 64 square miles, carved out of the roughly 130,000 acres of "vacant lands" Ninigret quit-claimed to the Colony on 28 March 1709 (State Records, Land Evidence 3, p. 273; Tucker 1877, pp. 23–24) — and, before the reservation, the Narragansett country itself. There is no earlier deed to follow; the land is followed from here by its bounds and its abutters. From Ninigret — every such instrument ▸
deed Elihu Beall
“deed made and passed from Elihu Beall to William Beall”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
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deed tabby Beall
“deed from tabby Beall to William Beall”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

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

◀ 1907 · DEED · WILCOX OTHNIEL S; WILCOX AMY A → HOXSIE PERRY G · book 16 p 14
◀ 1899 · DEED · BROWNING SAMUEL; BROWNING EMILY → BURDICK GEORGE · book 14 p 58
◀ 1896 · DEED · LEWIS NANCY W; LEWIS CHARLES C; BROWN FRED H; BROWN ANNA W → BROWNING JOSEPH L · book 13 p 235
◀ 1894 · DEED · COREY JOHN L; COREY M FANNIE; COREY JOHN A; COREY ELIZA A → MACDONALD JOHN N · book 13 p 54
◀ 1883 · DEED · KENYON CHARLES H; KENYON LUCY S; KENYON HANNAH G; KENYON SUSAN E; KENY → CORNELL SARAH F; CORNELL CHARLES · book 11 p 207
◀ 1863 · DEED · SHEFFIELD BELINDA → TAYLOR JOSEPH E · book 8 p 427
◀ 1900 · DEED · BURDICK MARY T; BURDICK GEORGE → HOXSIE PERRY G · book 14 p 75
◀ 1898 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · FIRST NATIONAL BANK → MACDONALD JOHN N · book 13 p 93
◀ 1896 · DEED · BURDICK GEORGE F ESTATE OF; HOXSIE SAMUEL B JR ADMINISTRATOR → BURDICK GEORGE · book 13 p 270
◀ 1895 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · KENYON JOHN S → CORNELL SARAH F; CORNELL CHARLES · book 12 p 214
◀ 1892 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · OWEN WILLIAM K → HOXSIE PERRY G · book 12 p 199
◀ 1891 · DEED · BURDICK GEORGE F → BURDICK GEORGE · book 12 p 322
◀ 1890 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · MACDONALD JAMES; MACDONALD ESTHER → MACDONALD EMALINE M; MACDONALD JOHN N; HOXSIE PERRY G; MACDONALD J ETT · book 11 p 71
◀ 1890 · DEED · MACDONALD JOHN N; MACDONALD J ETTA → HOXSIE PERRY G · book 12 p 150

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1927 · DEED · HOXSIE HARRY A; HOXSIE ANNIE A → GRINNELL LERN M; GRINNELL PEARL M · book 23 p 75
“Being the same premises I hold by deed from sociable Cornell and other on record in said Charlestown in Book Evidence Book vol 16, page 328”
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

▶ 1927 · DEED · HOXSIE HARRY A; HOXSIE ANNIE A → GRINNELL LERN M; GRINNELL PEARL M · book 23 p 75

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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454 State of Rhode Island County of Washington In the Presence on the 29th day of January AD 1791 before me personally appeared Thomas Beallings and Josiah J beallings their hands to witness that we know and known before me to be the parties granting the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged and instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed Enoch H Voix Josiah Beallings L.S. Recorded for record June 17th 1791 at 7 oclock AM not recorded by George Atwater clerk Know All Men by these presents that We the undersigned R Beall notion of William R Beall aged and Josiah E Banningly both of Charlestown and Herbert M Beall of South Kingstown all in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island all being of age law of M R Beall aged hereafter called the Grantors in consideration of ten Dollars to us paid by Edmond S Butler of Charlestown hereinafter called the Grantee the aforesaid whereas it is hereby acknowledged as hereby give grant bargain sell and convey into the said Grantee his heirs and assigns forever certain house lot of land situated in said Charlestown containing we half more than or less with the premises a dwelling house situated therein bounded North by the highway and South by the land of the Grantee and West by the highway or therein bounded For a further description reference is hereby made to a deed made and passed from Elihu Beall to William Beall dated August 15th 1769 and recorded in the said Townes register of land Charlestown Book North page 688 also to a deed from tabby Beall to William Beall recorded in said Land Evidence register of said Charlestown Book North page page 104 To have and to hold the aforementioned premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto and to the use of the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever and we the said Grantors do hereby for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators covenant with the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns that we are lawfully seized in fee
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example of the said granted premises, that the same are free from all incumbrances That we have just good right full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid, that the said grantee and his heirs and assigns shall by these presents at all times lawfully quietly and quietly have and enjoy this said premises, and that we the said grantors will and our heirs, executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the same unto the said grantee and his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims, suits, and demands of all persons and of the inhabitants of the said town and state whose wife of deceased Robert Grooming p husband I and husband I Grooming as following we are all of of some variety in deed to the said granted premises unto the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18 day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand and one hundred and seventy one. Signed and sealed in presence of Twister A Bunkside George Co Lowes Lewisota P's Card L.S. Joseph E. Grooming L.S. Robert Grooming L.S. Herbert M. Card L.S. Annie Card L.S. State of Rhode Island County of Washington In Charlestown on the 18 day of June A.D 1711 Before me personally appeared Lewisota P. Card, Joseph E. Grooming and Robert Grooming to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they with me acknowledged said instrument they then declared it to be their free act and deed. George Co Lowes Justice State of Rhode Island County of Washington In the town Kingstown on the 18 day of June 1711 Before me personally appeared Herbert M. Card and Annie Card to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument they then declared it to be their free act and deed George Co Lowes Notary Public Received for record June 18. 1711 at 4 oclock PM and recorded by George Co Lowes 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.