The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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9/13/1923 · DEED · book 21 page 40 doc 7705

From BURDICK JAMES A life
To PECKHAM HARRY A life
Premises none · Land on South beach adjacent to Barnstable road (Charlestown, South beach, Barnstable road, Salt Pond)

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

◀ 1909 · DEED · PEABODY HERBERT E; PEABODY GEORGE F → BURDICK JAMES A · book 16 p 264

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

▶ 1931 · MORTGAGE · PECKHAM HARRY A → GREENE WALTER H; GREENE ADELAIDE D · book 24 p 402
▶ 1934 · TAX COLLECTORS DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; PECKHAM HARRY A → FISHER EMILY E · book 25 p 629
▶ 1934 · DEED · CHASE HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION; PECKHAM HARRY A → FISHER EMILY E · book 25 p 630
▶ 1941 · DEED · PECKHAM HARRY A; PECKHAM RACHEL A → SANDS HAROLD C · book 28 p 383

The instrument's own words

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40 $\text{---}$ $J\text{uly } 1^{st} \text{ } 1841.$ Know all men by these presents That J. V. Palmer, $\text{of } \text{---}, \text{resident of } \text{---}, \text{town in the County of Washington and}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{being the executor, and administrator of the Estate of Phoebe Allen}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{deceased but to me paid by Henry H. Brown, Executor of the estate of the}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{said Phoebe Allen, his heirs and assigns, I hereby grant and release unto the}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{said Henry H. Brown his heirs and assigns forever, and do hereby give,}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Henry H. Brown and his heirs}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{and assigns forever, the following described real estate}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{situated in the town of Charlestown, vis. at the town of Charlestown, state of}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{Rhode Island, on South beach, so called, and convenient and adjacent}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{to the same, Beginning at the south west corner of the premises nearly}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{twenty feet north east by north east by Barnstable road, and running}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{north east by north east of this course 178.22 feet then south east}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{by south east in a direction of seven degrees south east, so called, and running}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{parallel to the coast line of said venue, thence northeasterly}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{seventy five feet to a cedar stake in the ground, thence easterly}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{seventy five feet to a cedar stake in the ground, thence southeasterly}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{seventy five feet to a cedar stake in the ground, thence northerly}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{seventy five feet to a cedar stake in the venue, then northerly and plus}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{along with rights of way to the Salt Pond and leave and shut}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{out and in and out via said Barnstable avenue, seven hundred feet}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{east and out and other paths, and via its maps as referred}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{and was an old plat of land made by Geo. S. Holland, civil}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{engineer, dated march 19th, 1840, in the Town clerk's office}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{of said Charlestown. Reference to said plat giving nearly and}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{full made for a portion in the particular description thereof,}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{I have sold to the above granted premises, with}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging,}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{unto and unto the use of the said grantee, and his heirs and}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{assigns forever. And I, the said grantor, do hereby, promise}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{indemnify and for my heirs, executors and administrators}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{covenant with the said grantee and his heirs and assigns}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{that I am well seized in safe and clear tenure of the said granted}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{premises that the same are free from all encumbrances that}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{I have good right full power and lawful authority to sell}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{and so may forever in manner as aforesaid that the said}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{grantee his heirs and assigns shall quietly and peaceably have and}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{use the said premises and that the said grantee will, and}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{my heirs, executors and administration, shall warrant and}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{defend the same to the said Grantee and his heirs and}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands}$ $\text{---}$ $\text{of all persons. In Witness whereof I have}$
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agreements set my hand and seal this 22d day of march in the year of one thousand one thousand nine hundred and twenty three Executed in the presence of [Signatures] J. miss A. Brondell SS. 50 State of Rhode Island, County of Washington ss. Before me Notary on the 22d day of march AD 1923 before me personally appeared James A. Brondell, known to me to be the same person who signed to me to be the party whose signature is on the foregoing instrument and he further declared said instrument was in main executed, to be his free act and deed. [Signatures] SS. Received for record 13th March 1923 at 10:30 p.m. [Signature] Town Clerk KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I Timothy H. Mowry of the town of Charlestown County of Washington State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of the sum of Ten dollars to me paid by Samuel Wolley and Hannah Bosley of the City of Providence State of R.I. the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby remise release and forever quit claim unto the said Samuel Wolley and Hannah Bosley as joint tenants and not tenants in common their heirs and assigns forever all that right title interest property claim and demand which I now have or of right ought to have or claim in and to a certain lot of right land and beach land situated in said town called the n.e. Lot Charleston Beach and containing by estimation four and one half acres more or less bounded as follows on the South by the land of Samuel Mowry on the East beachly by Land formerly of John W. Moore one three 4 cents and Mary H. Reed and Ruth Danforth on the North partly by road and Dadley on the west on the beach by land for mowry of James A. Kenyon now of Edwin S. Deans and else to be bounded or however otherwise bounded meaning and intending to convey all my entire interest in all the real estate on Charlestown Beach and Pond of which myself Timothy H. Mowry was possessed at the time of his death.

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.