The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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5/11/1939 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · book 27 page 618 doc 90@27/618

From BAKER ELEANOR D life
To CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF life, CROSS WILLIAM D life
Premises lot of land belonging to Eleanor D. Baker (Life Estate) (Charlestown)
Index description AP 17 LOT 34
Also on this page: TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D

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

◀ 1937 · DEED · BAKER ELEANOR D → BAKER ELEANOR D; BAKER ELSIE B; BAKER HOWARD H JR · book 26 p 600
◀ 1936 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · WAKEFIELD TRUST CO → BAKER HOWARD HAMILTON BY ATTORNEY; BAKER ELEANOR D · book 23 p 162
◀ 1936 · PARTIAL RELEASE · COLONIAL FINANCE CORPORATION → BAKER ELEANOR D · book 26 p 321
◀ 1936 · PARTIAL RELEASE · COLONIAL FINANCE CORPORATION → BAKER ELEANOR D · book 26 p 326
◀ 1936 · PARTIAL RELEASE · J N ADAMS CO INC → BAKER ELEANOR D · book 26 p 327
◀ 1936 · PARTIAL RELEASE · J N ADAMS CO INC → BAKER ELEANOR D · book 26 p 328
◀ 1936 · PARTIAL RELEASE · SARGENT PRTOER E → BAKER ELEANOR D · book 26 p 329
◀ 1936 · PARTIAL RELEASE · SARGENT PORTER E → BAKER ELEANOR D · book 26 p 330
◀ 1936 · DEED · BROWN ALBERT E → BAKER ELEANOR D · book 26 p 332
◀ 1936 · DEED · BROWN ALBERT E → BAKER ELEANOR D; BAKER HOWARD HAMILTON · book 26 p 333
◀ 1935 · DEED · WAKEFIELD TRUST CO → BAKER ELEANOR D · book 26 p 154
◀ 1935 · PARTIAL RELEASE · COLONIAL FINANCE CORP → BAKER ELEANOR D · book 26 p 154
◀ 1935 · RELEASE STANDARD · J N ADAM & CO → BAKER ELEANOR D · book 26 p 155
◀ 1935 · RELEASE STANDARD · JH ADAMS & CO → BAKER ELEANOR D · book 24 p 525

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

▶ 1939 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → CROSS WILLIAM D; CROSS CELIA M · book 28 p 25
▶ 1940 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 28 p 246
▶ 1940 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D; BARBER EMMA E; CROSS WILLIAM D DECEASE → WRIGHT FLORENCE A; WRIGHT HIRAM L · book 28 p 247
▶ 1941 · TAX SALE RETURN · CROSS WILLIAM D; DAVID JOSEPH B; GILMARTIN EUGENE R; CENTRAL TOOL CO; → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; LASKEY HOWARD G; TIMPERLEY J WILLIAM; TIMPERLEY R · book 28 p 474
▶ 1942 · TAX SALE RETURN · CLARK CLARENCE L; CROSS WILLIAM D; CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; MINER ETHEL; T → GREEN HATTIE; CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CROSS WILLIAM D; GREEN ERNEST · book 28 p 693
▶ 1944 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D; BARBER EMMA E; CROSS GEORGE W DECEASED → BROWN ALBERT E · book 29 p 180
▶ 1944 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → BOOTHMAN ERNEST R · book 29 p 271
▶ 1944 · TAX SALE RETURN · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CLARKE EDWARD M; CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D; → · book 29 p 285
▶ 1944 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → WALKER ALICE L · book 29 p 296
▶ 1945 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → GRIMES EMILY R; MCVAY ELLEN E; BROOKS ELIZABETH J · book 29 p 424
▶ 1945 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → CLARKE EDWARD M · book 29 p 519
▶ 1946 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → WOODMANCY GLADYS M; WOODMANCY WILLIAM N · book 30 p 259
▶ 1948 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → LEWIS GEORGE H · book 30 p 678
▶ 1949 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → BERRY GEORGE M; BERRY JOHANNA · book 31 p 594
▶ 1950 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → DEAN FORREST E; DEAN THELMA L · book 32 p 84
▶ 1955 · DEED · CROSS CELIA M; CROSS WILLIAM D → WOOLLEY FREDERICK; WOOLLEY MARY L · book 34 p 493

The instrument's own words

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the premises aforesaid, and, no bid being offered, I, William D. Cross, as Collector of Taxes, aforesaid, made due public declaration, then and there, that I was purchasing the aforesaid real estate, for the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, for the amount of $11.15, and paid the expenses of sale. I, WILLIAM D. CROSS, that, in consideration of the premises, and of the settling off of charges from said Collector of Taxes, result in, the sum of Seventy-nine Dollars Ninety-three Cents ($79.93), the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, I do hereby sell and convey unto said Town of Charlestown, its successors and assigns, the following described real estate: All that certain lot of land belonging to Eleanor D. Baker (Life Estate) had and in and sold to and premises at the time of assessing said tax, with all the rights, privileges, appurtenances, and easements thereunto belonging, and which said land is described in and made to and annexed to Plates and Cards on file in the office of the Town Clerk of said Town of Charlestown and the land evidence records of said Town. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same to the said Town of Charlestown, its successors and assigns, forever, with all the rights, privileges, appurtenances, and easements thereunto belonging, and I, said William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, do covenant that with the said Town of Charlestown, its successors and assigns, I will warrant and defend the said premises as hereinbefore stated and have complied with the terms of the law regulating the collection of taxes. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal and seal this 10th day of May, A.D. 1939. In the presence of: LINTON L. BROWN WILLIAM D. CROSS (Seal) Collector of Taxes, Town of Charlestown for the year 1938. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND County of Washington) On this 10th day of May, A.D. 1939, before me personally appeared William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, and known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed, individually, and in his official capacity aforesaid. LINTON L. BROWN, Notary Public. Received for record May 11th, A. D. 1939 at 9:04 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk. ---- TO ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: WILLIAM D. CROSS, Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, GREETINGS: Whereas the taxpayers of said Town of Charlestown, at their annual Financial Town Meeting, held on the 1st day of April, A.D. 1939, voted and ordered the assessment and collection of a tax on the real estate and taxable personal property of the residents of said Town, for the year 1938, and in pursuance of said vote, on the 10th day of June, A. D. 1938, the Book of Tax Assessments of said Town made such assessment and fixed the rate of taxation at 15.5 mills per $100.00 of taxable value, and whereas, pursuant to the law regulating the taxable personal property, and the tax bill in due form delivered to me according to the warrant duly signed by the Town Council of said Town, I, William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, Town of Charlestown, requiring me to collect said tax and pay the same in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, I did proceed according to law in the collection of said tax and whereas, I did proceed to tax the apparent possessor as the tax agent against her as expressed in said tax bill amounting to Ninety-three cents (50¢), and whereas, I did proceed to sell the said premises on the 10th day of March, A. D. 1939 levy said warrant that some part or parcel of real estate shore and delineated as such on the tax map of said Town, and whereas, I did advertise said sale by publishing notices in the Daily Providence Journal and the Westerly Times, and whereas, I did advertise the same for sale at three public places in said Town of Charlestown, and whereas, I did proceed to sell the said premises on the 10th day of March, A. D. 1939, at 12:30 o'clock, p. m., Eastern Standard Time, at the Town Hall, in said Town, I proceeded to sell at public auction to the highest bidder, and whereas, the highest bid was made by Alice G. Brady, and whereas, I did accept the bid of Alice G. Brady, and the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island was the highest bidder, and whereas, I did proceed to sell the said premises to said Alice G. Brady, for the sum of $11.15, to be paid by said Alice G. Brady, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, I do hereby sell and convey unto said Alice G. Brady, her heirs and assigns, the following described real estate: All that certain lot of land belonging to Eleanor D. Baker (Life Estate) had and in and sold to and premises at the time of assessing said tax, with all the rights, privileges, appurtenances, and easements thereunto belonging, and which said land is described in and made to and annexed to Plates and Cards on file in the office of the Town Clerk of said Town of Charlestown and the land evidence records of said Town. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same to the said Alice G. Brady, her heirs and assigns, forever, (subject to the right of redemption as provided by law) with all the rights, privileges, appurtenances, and easements thereunto belonging, and I, said William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, do covenant that with the said Alice G. Brady, her heirs and assigns, that I have advertised the said property as hereinbefore stated and have complied with the terms of the law regulating the collection of taxes. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of May, A. D. 1939. In the presence of: LINTON L. BROWN WILLIAM D. CROSS (Seal) Collector of Taxes, Town of Charlestown for the year 1938. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND County of Washington) On this 12th day of May, A. D. 1939 before me personally appeared William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, and known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his own free act and deed, individually, and in his official capacity aforesaid. LINTON L. BROWN, Notary Public. Received for record May 11th, A. D. 1939 at 9:05 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] 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.