Rhode Island Land Evidences 1648-1696. Volume #1

<p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>By: Rhode Island Historical Society Pub. 1921 reprinted 2025 278 pages soft cover Index ISBN #978-1-63914-628-4.  </span><span style=background-color: rgba(255 254 252 1); color: rgba(68 68 68 1)>In the office of the Secretary of State for Rhode Island are home to four volumes of deeds which bear the title Rhode Island Land Evidence.  This book is composed of 445 of these documents that have been transcribed from such things as wills powers of attorney indentures agreements settlements ship protests and assignments. Types of data to be found within: names of the grantor grantee and witness a description of the property names of owners of adjacent properties date of sale names of the spouse widow or children. The Index mentions several thousand inhabitants of the Rhode Island Colony in the 17th century.</span></p>