The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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2/14/1930 · DEED · book 24 page 59 doc 8655

From POTTER EVELYN A, GREENE CORA F, GREENE HERBERT H
To GERRISH ANSON P
Premises one half acre, more or less · lot with buildings near Brantontle (Charlestown, Brantontle)

Back — where this land came from

deed Evelyn H Potter book 30 p 324 Providence
“being the same being described in a deed from Evelyn H Potter to ourselves”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (other_town)
read by: gemma

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

◀ 1928 · DEED · POTTER EVELYN A → GREENE CORA F · book 23 p 324
◀ 1927 · DEED · POTTER RHODES T → POTTER EVELYN A · book 23 p 134
◀ 1929 · MORTGAGE · SWEET EMMA G; SWEET FRANK E → POTTER EVELYN A · book 23 p 466
◀ 1927 · DEED · POTTER RHODES P → POTTER EVELYN A · book 23 p 133
◀ 1917 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → POTTER EVELYN A; POTTER RHODES T · book 16 p 228
◀ 1917 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY; WESTERLY SAVINGS BANK → POTTER EVELYN A; POTTER RHODES T · book 14 p 248
◀ 1908 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY; WESTERLY SAVINGS BANK → POTTER EVELYN A; POTTER RHODES T · book 15 p 70
◀ 1901 · DEED · EDDY NAPOLEON B; EDDY ABBY J → POTTER EVELYN A; POTTER RHODES T · book 14 p 245

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1954 · DEED · GERRISH JAMES ANSON AD; GERRISH ANSON P EST → GELINAS VERONICA L · book 34 p 164
“the same which was conveyed to Anson P. Gerrish, by deed of Cora P. Greene, et al.”
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

▶ 1950 · DEED · GERRISH ANSON P → GERRISH ANSON P; GERRISH IDA · book 32 p 47

The instrument's own words

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59 Know all men by these presents That I Flora Greene and Evelyn H. Potter, late of the Town of Washington New London County Connecticut for consideration natural love and affection which behooveth of the Town of Providence south first section County [blank] we do all warrantly covenant that certain land and estate situated in the Town of Charlestown County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and described as follows: a certain boot of land with the buildings and other improvements thereon situated near Brantontle, in said Charlestown, containing one half acre, more or less and bounded as follows: On the north by the meadow of Mr. [illegible] Dunphy, East by the highway, south by the land of Stephen G. Heberlein and West by land of Mary H. Heberlein or others owning, being the same being described in a deed from Evelyn H Potter to ourselves dated February 16, 1780, and recorded in the Providence recorder office of land and mortgages in Book 30, page 324 reference to paid and all the improvements thereon being presently held and made and the same being made a bank house lot, signed book 11 page one and company, an estate in the soil in said premises, subject to the life estate of the said Evelyn Potter, and Sir Joseph B. Potter others and company, in said premises the remainder of said lots in said premises. And I the said Evelyn H Potter, saying in my name I state I am unmarried, I Herbert H. Greene occupy and of the summit, however I Flora Greene release to the above all my right title and all other interest in the aforementioned premises. In witness whereof we have set our hands this 11 day of February 1780 [Signatures] Evelyn H Potter Herbert H Greene State of Rhode Island County of Washington On this day In Orbitly on the 11th day H February 1780 before me on personally appeared Flora Greene, Evelyn H Potter and Herbert H Greene each being known and known by me to be the persons executing the foregoing instrument and they personally acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed Signed and Sealed Edward M Burke February Potter Received for record February 14, 1780 at 8-35 o clock this and returned by George L. Foster, Town Clerk.
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before me personally appeared Frank M. Meisner, Treasurer of the Prudential Trust Company, to me known and known me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and the acknowledged said instrument by him signed in his said capacity to be the free act and deed of said Prudential Trust Company and not his own free act and deed. Richard H. Lawrence, Notary Public. For the uses records, the United States Bond & Mortgage Corporation Massachusetts, a Massachusetts corporation, located and doing business in the commonwealth of Massachusetts assigned of the mortgage of the premises described in the mortgage deed made by Eben E. Barker & United Bond & Mortgage Corporation of Rhode Island february 23, 1927 and recorded in Real Estate mortgage book 23 at page 195 in the town of East providence, county of Providence state of Rhode Island, hereby releasing its claim made and mortgage in the premises described in the foregoing deed, provided, however, that this release shall not extinct or invalidate the claim of any United States Bond & Mortgage Corporation of Massachusetts under said mortgage to the remainder of the premises in said mortgage deed reserved. Witness the corporate name and seal of said United States Bond & Mortgage Corporation of Massachusetts this 3rd day of March 1931, by Courtney Broker, its President and countersigned by E. L. B. Burke, its Assistant Treasurer, Pursuant duly authorized. United States Bond & Mortgage Corporation of Massachusetts By Courtney Broker President L.S. Countersigned by E. L. B. Burke Assistant Treasurer. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Suffolk SS. In Boston on March 31, 1931 before me personally appeared Courtney Broker, President of the United States Bond & Mortgage Corporation of Massachusetts to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument by him signed in his capacity to be the free act and deed of said United States Bond & Mortgage Corporation of Massachusetts and this his own free act and deed. Ralph H. Lawrence, Notary Public. my commission expires September 24, 1934 Received for record April 7, 1930 at 11:45 o'clock AM. and recorded by George G. Torrey 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.