The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 8072

6/28/1926 · DEED · book 22 page 257 doc 8072

From ELLIS WILLARD J, ELLIS LACY TAYLOR
To COLLINS JOSEPHINE R life
Premises twenty three acres and seventeen rods · one half of an undivided one third interest in a claim lot (Westfield, Lake shore, Batavia)

Back — where this land came from

deed Hannah S. Smith book 32 p 294 Batavia
“conveyed to said William S. battleship by Hannah S. Smith by deed dated July 29th 1858”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (not_in_index)
read by: gemma

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

▶ 1938 · DEED · COLLINS JOSEPHINE R; RATHBONE WILLIAM C DEC → BARBER WILLIS R; BARBER DELIA E · book 27 p 264
▶ 1977 · DEED · COLLINS JOSEPHINE R → BARBER DOUGLAS G · book 57 p 466
▶ 1979 · JUDG · BRAYMAN EILEEN R; CHAMPLIN MARY B; CHAMPLIN SAMUEL A; COLLINS JOSEPHIN → · book 60 p 893

The instrument's own words

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Know all men by these presents, That I, Lucy Taylor wife of the late of Batavia, County of Genesee and State of New York have by law of William S. battleship deceased, hereinafter called the Grantor, in consideration of ten dollars and other valuable considerations to me paid by Josephine R. battleship of claim island hereafter called the Grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Grantee and her heirs forever as tenants forever one half of an undivided one third interest in and to a claim lot of land lying and being partly in the said Town of Westfield and partly in the Town of Lake shore containing by estimation twenty three acres and seventeen rods, more or less, limited bounded and described as follows to wit: beginning at a stone monument at the Northeast corner of said lot; thence South eighty one degrees West as the fence now stands 5 1/2 chains; thence South one degree East 6 1/4 chains; thence South forty eight degrees East 2 3/4 chains; thence South ten degrees West 7 1/2 chains; thence South seventy four degrees West 5 3/4 chains; thence North seven and one half degrees East 10 chains; thence North nine degrees West 12 1/2 chains; thence North seventy degrees East 10 chains; thence North thirty eight degrees East 10 chains; thence South seventy five degrees East 1 chain; thence North seven ninety six degrees East 10 chains; thence North seven ninety seven degrees West 17 3/4 chains; thence North from degrees West 10 1/2 chains to the first mentioned corner. Bounded northerly by land now or formerly of the heirs of John Ross, westerly by land now or formerly of Richard Ford Brown, southerly by land now or formerly of the heirs of William Taylor and easterly by land now or formerly of the heirs of Edward & Patrick O'Leary, being the same lot of land conveyed to said William S. battleship by Hannah S. Smith by deed dated July 29th 1858 and recorded in the Land Conveyance records of the Town of Batavia in Book No. 32 at page 294 and received in the Land Exchange records of the Town of Batavia in Book No. 13 at page 119. To have and to hold the aforementioned premises with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto and to the use of the said Grantee and her heirs and assigns forever. And I the said Grantor do hereby covenant for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators covenant with the said Grantee and her heirs and assigns that I have lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same are free from all incumbrances whatever; that she shall have full power and lawful authority to all and every corner thereof that she in arrears as aforesaid that the said Grantee and her heirs and assigns shall by these presents at all times hereafter peacefully and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that I the said Grantor will and my heirs executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the same
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258 to the paid Grantee and her heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. And for the considerations aforesaid and hereby release all my right of burring in and to the said granted premise unto the said Grantee and her heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set hands and seals this 7th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand one hundred and twenty six Executed in the presence of Lacy Layne Eller L.S. D. J. Miller L.S. State of Rhode Island County of Genesee ss. On the 7th day of June AD 1926 before me personally appeared Lacy Layne Eller to me known and known by me to be the party who executed the foregoing instrument and the acknowledged said instrument by her per sealed, to be her free act and deed. Martin Boorn Notary Public received for record June 26 1926 at 10:00 o'clock am and recorded by George B. Brown, Town Clerk Know all Men by these presents, That I, Ellen R, Raymon of the town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, her heir at law of villians to be, Rattenon, hereinafter called the Grantor, in consideration of Ten Dollars and other valuable considerations to me paid by Jasmine R. Collins of Town of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Grantee and her heirs and assigns forever an undivided one third interest in and to a certain lot of land being and being partly in the said Town of Westerly and partly in the Town of Charlestown containing by estimation Latitude three acres and seventeen rods, more or less and bounded and described as follows starting at a stone monument at the Northwest corner of said lot. Thence eighty two degrees West on the fence one chain to a blaze. Thence south one degree East 4 chains, Thence south sixty eight degrees East 8 chains, Thence north four degrees West two chains, Thence South seventy five degrees West 8 1/2 chains Thence north zero north and west half degree East 9 chains. Thence south nine degree West 12 1/2 chains; Thence North seventy degrees East 8 1/2 chains.

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.