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2/23/1846 · DEED · book 7 page 217 doc 10400

From THURSTON NATHAN S life
To SAUNDERS JOHN P life
Consideration Two h
Premises forty acres · real estate in Charlestown (Charlestown)
Also on this page: DEED GARDNER SAMUEL

Back — where this land came from

heir Father George Thurston
“fell me to act in law at my late my father Father George Thurston deceased”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma
heir Mother Catherine Thurston
“fell to me as her at law to me late Mother Catherine Thurston”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
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

▶ 1849 · DEED · SAUNDERS JOHN P; SAUNDERS MARTHA → ROSS JOSEPH T · book 7 p 369
▶ 1850 · ROAD MAINT AGREEMENT · SAUNDERS JOHN P; ROSS JOSEPH T → ROSS JOSEPH T; SAUNDERS JOHN P · book 7 p 397
▶ 1855 · DEED · SAUNDERS JOHN P; SAUNDERS MARTHA → ROSS JOSEPH T · book 8 p 76
▶ 1855 · AGREEMENT · SAUNDERS JOHN P; ROSS JOSEPH T → ROSS JOSEPH T; SAUNDERS JOHN P · book 8 p 76
▶ 1859 · DEED · SAUNDERS JOHN P; YORK AUGUSTUS → SAUNDERS JOHN P · book 8 p 272
▶ 1861 · DEED · VINCENT SARAH; VINCENT JOHN R; BIBBER EMERSON; BIBBER MARY ANN; SAUNDE → · book 8 p 378

The instrument's own words

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Know all men by these presents that I Nathan P. Thurston of Charlestown in the county of Washington State of Rhode Island sse For and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred and fifty Dollars to me in hand paid before the sealing hereof by John S. Saunders of the same County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof I hereby ac knowledge so hereby grant bargain sell and forever convey unto said John S. Saunders his heirs and Assigns forever, all the right title and Interest property claim and demand that I with my heirs or by my hereditaments have had or in confidence of the premises to me or my heirs on the corners of my other in low lien further Thurston in and unto all the real estate which said fell me to act in law at my late my father Father George Thurston deceased also all in the Real Estate that fell to me as her at law to me late Mother Catherine Thurston her said Estate all by law to me in said Charlestown and otherwise I hereby ready to provide of land be once and opposite Bounds in said Town for a particular description Thereof containing forty acres be the same more or less I Have and to hold all my right and title in the above premises to him the said John S. Saunders his heirs and Assigns forever to his use their premises use employ and benefit forever And I said Nathan P. Thurston for me my heirs Executors and Administrators do hereby covenant agree and with said John S. Saunders his heirs and Assigns that I am the true and lawful owner of the aforesaid Premises and have good right to dispose of the same and will warrant secure and defend the same to said Saunders his heirs and Assigns against the claims of all persons In witness I have hereunto set my hands and seal at Charlestown afor said this Eighth day of September in the year one Thousands Eight hu ndred and 1825 Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Thomas P. Saunders Samuel Stanton Nathan P. Thurston ss State of Rhode Island Providence Plantations Washington ss Charlestown September 8th 1825 Personally came before me the above named Nathan P. Thurston Personally came before me the above named Nathan P. Thurston and duly acknowledged that the within deed by him signed to be his act and deed By John Stanton Town clerk Recorded Sept 8th 1826 By John Stanton T. Clerk To all people to whom these presents shall come, I Gideon Pease of Newport in the county of Washington state of Rhode Island one of the Presidents legal Deputies for said county of Washington for said Island Whereas a certain agreement existed between Christopher Marwood of Newport in the state of New York aforesaid the parties of the first part of Samuel Saunders of Charlestown said by the said parties Gideon Pease trustee on the Real Estate of the said Christopher Marwood situated in said Providence Plantations these certain tracts of land both containing by estimation twenty eight acres be the same more or less said lot is bounded as follows that Beginning at the first part namely on the line of Thomas Hall’s Property then by the property line on the south east corner thence east bounded on Pease heirs land till it comes to line of Peter McMechan thence North bounded on said and others till it comes to then Evansall land Thence North on said boundary till it comes to a lot belonging to Mary Penny then South till it comes to the first Mention

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.