The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 10463

9/12/1848 · AGREEMENT · book 7 page 309 doc 10463

From CLARKE CHARLES, KNOWLS JOHN T life, CLARKE PENELOPE, CLARKE SIMEON P
To CLARKE SIMEON P, CLARKE PENELOPE, KNOWLS JOHN T life, CLARKE CHARLES
Consideration two hundred Dollars and ninety Dollars
Premises none · land and waterfall on Narragansett river at Shannock Mills (Richmond, Narragansett river, Shannock Mills)

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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

◀ 1848 · AGREEMENT · KNOWLS JOHN T; KNOWLS JIRAH M; HOXSIE SAMUEL A → HOXSIE SAMUEL A; KNOWLS JIRAH M; KNOWLS JOHN T · book 7 p 305
◀ 1848 · MORTGAGE · HOXSIE SAMUEL A; HOXSIE MELINDA → KNOWLS JOHN T; KNOWLS JIRAH M · book 7 p 306
◀ 1848 · MORTGAGE · HOXSIE SAMUEL A; HOXSIE MELINDA → KNOWLS JOHN T; KNOWLS JIRAH M · book 7 p 320

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

▶ 1848 · DEED · KNOWLS JOHN T; KNOWLS JIRAH M; KNOWLS ELIZABETH R → HOXSIE SAMUEL A · book 7 p 304
▶ 1848 · AGREEMENT · KNOWLS JOHN T; KNOWLS JIRAH M; HOXSIE SAMUEL A → HOXSIE SAMUEL A; KNOWLS JIRAH M; KNOWLS JOHN T · book 7 p 305

The instrument's own words

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209. Whereas John J. Knowles, Dempsie Blake, Charles Blake & Simon S. Blake, by articles of agreement executed between them, bearing date on relation to flowage of land and water-fall owned by said Blakes situate in the town of Richmond and lying on Narragansett river and flowed in out sequence of a dam built and said river at Shannock Mills by said Knowles, (said) agree to pay the said Blakes the sums described in the present instrument that the stream should be at different heights than the place of the parties made in their own premises, and decided by marking on what height the parties made dam at Shannock Mills situate by Eight and one half of the establishment height of said dam should be raised as to any flowage of land or waterfall belonging to said Blakes and to decide what amount should be paid by said Knowles for the privilege of keeping his dam above the establishment height also agree to decide what amount should be paid to said Blakes for acts of the damage of flowage and use of said Blakes' land and water-fall up to the term of the judgment of said refered. And also to decide how the expense should be partitioned between said parties, excluding expenses incurred by the uncommonry of a suit at law by Dempsie Blake against the firm of Knowles & Co. whichon said law Narragansett and Blake agree all should be permanent and binding on both parties. And whereas the undersigned, in pursuance of said agreement after notice to the parties there cited in their presence, have viewed the premise described in said agreement, when the stream was at dif- ferent heights and have traced the plan of the parties made in their own premises: now therefore called to the consideration of the signers the report, asserted aside details, that they have caused a copper bolt to be set into a rock on the side of said river near the south we of said Knowles dam at Shannock Mills, and a line to be made heri- cntrally across said river. That said Knowles his heir and assigne shall hereafter have a right to keep up a dam across said Shannock Mills at the level of said line in said copper bolt and he may be building and keeping his dam in the same manner of following, that is to say: the selling way of said dam to extend from the corner of said Knowles' unit till to the ledge on the south side of said river unite centrally across said river, in the lines and direction of the present dam others or on such other line as his direction and said Knowles his heir and assigns may at any time con- struction either, with a restriction on said river sailing way without shall interfere with the perpendicular fall of the water over said rolling way, excepting on both instances such construction as exists on the ledge of rocks now there being - that the state of said rolling way shall be the timber not exceeding eight square inches - that no gravel or other shall be placed on the sphana of the rolling way within eight inches of the top of the same - that said gravel slope into the pond at not less than one foot per ten feet for the first ten feet upstream of said pivot that in case the slope of said intake narrow above the line named as the level of the gravel shall not be reduced or removed. - and that the state of the rolling way shall be laid and kept laid until its whole length aforesaid said dam to be built and completed on or before the first day of October A.D. 1848. We as further pursuance of said agreement, the undersigned as further stated, award and agree, that inasmuch as a dam built at Shannock Mills in the manner aforesaid will flow some of the land and waterfall belonging to said Blakes the sum of four Hundred Dollars pay to the said Blakes the sum of four Hundred and ninety Dollars in full payment for the flowage in future of said land and waterfall, and for flowage up to the date twenty fourth together with interest on said sum from the fifteenth day of February AD 1845, until the same shall
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be paid. — Inas further the undersigned do decide that the expense of this reference, amounting to seventy-four Dollars and eighty two cents is to be paid, one half by said Clarks and the other half by said Arnold, and the expense incurred on the report by the commissioner of a suit at law by Penelope Clarke against the heirs of Thomas Clarke meaning hereby the taxed costs, ought to be paid by the defendants in said Suit as well as said Arnold. All which is submitted by j. C. Sandford M. W. Staples. We have received the above named sum of seventy-four and 82 Dollars on expenses. C. Sandford M. W. Staples. We the undersigned, who are the parties named in the preceding report, here agree to adopt the same and conform to the covenants and provisions thereof In Testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and seals this 11th day of September AD 1842. Executed in presence of Wm H. Perry William R. Holden Penelope Clarke L.S. Charles Clarke L.S. Sinceur P. Clarke L.S. John T. Arnold L.S. State of Rhode Island ss Washington Co. Charleston Sept 11, 1842. Before came Penelope Clarke, Charles Clarke, Sinceur P. Clarke and John T. Arnold, who have sworn their name and office their seal to the preceding report etc, as Conformity to the same, and acknowledged the same to be thin warranty, act and deed; before me, Wm H. Perry Town Clerk. Recorded Oct 10, 1842 & By Wm H. Perry Town Clerk. To all people to whom these presents shall come; We Thomas H. Kenyon and Rebecca R. his wife of said Thomas A; of Charls town in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island Anno 1840, that all the said Thomas A. [illegible] and Rebecca H. for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred and fifty Dollars, to be paid during the current year, and one hundred and twenty five by George A. Stanton of the providence Rhode Island in the year 1841 acknowledged and have therefore fully satisfied Contract signed; and therefore now and first and partial thereof’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’

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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.