The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 7093

3/22/1917 · DEED · book 18 page 450 doc 7093

From TEFFT CAROLINE L life
To JOSEPH RACHEL C, TEFFT WILLIAM E life
Premises seventy (70) acres more or less · two tracts of land known as the Gonsalves beach land (Charlestown, Providence)

Back — where this land came from

deed James Smith of Providence
“conveyed to his father by James Smith of Providence”
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

◀ 1917 · DEED · SMITH JAMES; SMITH CLARA M → TEFFT CAROLINE L · book 18 p 442
◀ 1916 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · TEFFT WILLIAM E; TEFFT DAVID C ESTATE OF; BARBER OSCAR E EXECUTOR → TEFFT CAROLINE L · book 18 p 334
◀ 1915 · DEED · CRANDALL STEPHEN B; CRANDALL LOUETTA O → TEFFT CAROLINE L · book 18 p 186
◀ 1909 · DEED · TEFFT THOMAS C → TEFFT CAROLINE L · book 16 p 237

Forward — where this land went

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

▶ 1926 · AGREEMENT · ENNIS MABEL M; TALBOT S ESTELLA; TEFFT WILLIAM E → TEFFT WILLIAM E; TALBOT S ESTELLA; ENNIS MABEL M · book 22 p 360
▶ 1926 · MORTGAGE · TEFFT WILLIAM E → CARD REYNOLDS L · book 22 p 409
▶ 1929 · DEED · TEFFT WILLIAM E; TEFFT EMELINE D → RICCIO PETER M · book 23 p 331
▶ 1929 · EASEMENT · TEFFT WILLIAM E; TEFFT EMELINE D → SOUTH COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE CO · book 23 p 346
▶ 1931 · WILL · TEFFT WILLIAM E → · book 24 p 362
▶ 1941 · DEED · JOSEPH RACHEL C → GRINNELL LEON M; GRINNELL PEARL M · book 28 p 424

The instrument's own words

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450 Att 13th day of March Ad 1717 before me personally appeared the above named person certifies the defct to me known and known of me to be the party sealing the bargainy witdment and acknowledged said witdment by him intended to be his act and deed. William E. Lutt J. Henry Robie LS Received for record March 25th 1717 at 9 oclock AM. and sealed again as a true copy of the same act K. T. Utter this 11th day of Nov In these presents That I, Caroline L. Art of Providence, or the County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island and Providence called the grantor in consideration of Four (4.00) Dollars and other valuable considerations from Said by William E. Lutt of Coventry in the County of Kent in the State aforesaid and Henry J. Robie of Providence in the County of Providence and State aforesaid hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged is hereby bargain sell and convey unto said grantees and their heirs and assigns as tenants in fee certain tracts of land situated in the town of Charlestown in the said County of Providence and State of Rhode Island described, both so continuing by delineation seventy (70) acres more or less: the first lot is bounded as follows Beginning in the South- west corner at a stone post Thence Eighty four and seven hundred and seventy (770) feet to the highway Thence forty standing Eastly by the rear wall or driftway to an old wall Thence following said wall until reached about Seventy (70) feet to a stake with some board in its vicinity to the first mentioned stone post or place of beginning running Northly, Southly, Northly and Westly by land formerly owned by Daniel Slaters The second tract is bounded as follows Beginning at the North west corner of the driftway, by land formerly owned by Daniel Slaters Thence Eighty bounding Northly by the East wall or driftway to a stone post Thence bounding Eastly by land formerly of Jason R. Plaster and others Thence bounding Eastly by land of Jonas P. Jones and land of hers of some land and other parties, Northly by land formerly owned by Daniel Slaters Southly also by land of union of Jacob Terry, or however otherwise of said tracts once or be bounded. Being all the land known as the Gonsalves beach land conveyed to his father by James Smith of Providence.
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451 to have and to hold, the aforesaid premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging unto and to the use of the said grantee and their heirs and assigns forever. And I the said grantor, do hereby for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators covenant with the said grantee and their heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises, that I have all the right in all circumstances hereunto have good right full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid that the said grantee and their heirs and assigns shall by their peaceful at all times without necessity encumbrance and quietly have and enjoy the said premises and that I the said grantor with and my heirs executors and administrators will warrant and defend same to the said grantee and their heirs and assigns from all lawful claims and demands of all persons On my witness whereof I have these presents set my hand and seal this 19th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand and nine hundred and seventeen (1917) Signed and sealed in presence of Oscar E. Barber [Signature] L. S. State of Rhode Island, County of Providence On this nineteenth day of March A.D. 1917 before me personally appeared Sarah [illegible] who is known unto me known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and the act witnessed said and acknowledged by her executed to be her free act and deed Oscar E. Barber L. S. [Signature] Notary Public L.S. recorded for record March 22nd 1917 at 8 o'clock A.M. and sealed by me recorder of the court 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.