The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 10523

8/26/1850 · DEED · book 7 page 394 doc 10523

From CONGDON JOHN R life
To MILLER JOHN life
Premises about four acres · piece of land with a small factory dwelling house (Charlestown)
Also on this page: DEED BLIVEN ALFRED

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

◀ 1841 · DEED · KING DAN; KING CYNTHIA → CONGDON JOHN R; MILLER JOHN · book 7 p 45
◀ 1850 · MORTGAGE · MILLER JOHN → CONGDON JOHN R · book 7 p 395
◀ 1841 · DEED · MILLER JOHN → CONGDON JOHN R · book 7 p 55
◀ 1841 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · HOWLAND MARY C → CONGDON JOHN R · book 5 p 458
◀ 1836 · MORTGAGE · KING DAN → CONGDON JOHN R · book 6 p 358
◀ 1833 · DEED · KING DAN; KING CYNTHIA → CONGDON JOHN R · book 6 p 293
◀ 1820 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · PERRY WILLIAM → CONGDON JOHN R · book 5 p 212
◀ 1816 · DEED · CONGDON BENJAMIN; CONGDON REBECCAH → CONGDON JOHN R · book 5 p 275
◀ 1816 · DEED · CONGDON REBECCA; CONGDON CATHARINE → CONGDON JOHN R · book 5 p 276
◀ 1812 · DEED · CONGDON JAMES → CONGDON JOHN R · book 5 p 132
◀ 1809 · DEED · STANTON JOSEPH; STANTON THANKFULL → CONGDON CHATHERINE; CONGDON JOHN R; CONGDON BENJAMIN; CONGDON JAMES · book 4 p 512

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

▶ 1856 · DEED · MILLER ELIZABETH; MILLER JOHN → CONGDON JOHN R · book 8 p 144
▶ 1850 · MORTGAGE · MILLER JOHN → CONGDON JOHN R · book 7 p 395

The instrument's own words

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-31- Know all men by these presents that I George S. Wilcox of Farmington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred and fifty dollars to me paid in full after Alfred Brown of Bristol County of Washington and State of Rhode Island the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge have given granted and conveyed and all by these presents grant and convey unto the said Alfred Brown and conveyments hereunto shall inure to the benefit of his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title and interest I have in and entitle me to certain land parcel of land the which is lying and being in the Town of Charlestown County of Washington in the said State of Rhode Island containing fourteen acres more or less and is thus and there bounded and described beginning at the southwesterly corner of land of Samuel Moore then northward East 145 poles now to the North of the Old Road with the Old Road and East 160 poles to the Town of the House of George Wilcox until it bounds to a stone marking in the Wilcox plantation to the first mentioned corner bounded easterly by land south to East of there and to have and hold the said granted and conveyed premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto to the said Alfred Brown his heirs and assigns forever to the last hereof whereas I the said George Wilcox of Farmington as executor and administrator of the estate of my late father and administrator as convenient with the said Alfred Brown his heirs and assigns and furthermore for the convenience of the premises that I have granted and conveyed rightful title to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid and that I will warrant and defend the same to the said Alfred Brown his heirs and assigns against all the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by through or under me, and further Olive Wilcox wife of the late George S. Wilcox for the consideration of one hundred and fifty dollars paid to my husband aforesaid do by these presents quit claim and surrender all my rights of liver and power of title in and to the premises aforesaid. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty first day of August AD 1850. George S. Wilcox SS. Olive Wilcox SS. In the presence of Simons Thayer George Berry State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Washington Co. Bristol August 21st 1850 George S. Wilcox signed and sealed in the above and foregoing instrument acknowledge the same to be free and voluntary act thereof before me George A Justice of the Peace Received Aug 21st 1850 RS J. G. Duncan Clerk p. c C Know all men by these presents that I John A Congdon of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars to me paid by John Miller of said Charlestown I do hereby grant and convey unto the said John Miller his heirs and assigns forever a piece of land of about four acres with a small factory dwelling house and other things thereon bounded easterly on said Charlestown boundary by stimulation for acres more or less and bounded as follows to wit: by the Town of Charles by boundary on the West by Dunston land, on the North and West by the boundary of however above boundary being the piece formerly owned and conveyed by me to said Alfred Brown to be it’s boundaries be granted and conveyed premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto to his heirs and assigns forever’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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of all persons $\text{y}^e$ Notary whereof $\text{I}$ have hereunto set my hand and seal this $23\text{rd}$ day of August A.D. $1808$ John R Congdon S.S. Executed in presence of $\text{y}^e$ above named Joseph Steffen Witness Washington st. Charlestown Aug. $23\text{rd}, 1808$ Personally came before me John R Congdon and acknowledged the preceding instrument to be his voluntary act and signed to be his voluntary act and hand and seal Joseph Steffen Justice of the Peace KNOW all men by these presents that I John Miller of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island for and in Consideration of the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars to me paid by John R Congdon the escapee Thereof the receipt whereof I acknowledge by these presents grant bargain sell and convey simd John R Congdon his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land with a small dwelling a dwelling house then and other buildings thereon standing situate in said Charlestown containing by estimation Area more or less and bounded as follows viz by the North by a line of Charles Brown's land on the East by an unknown line on the South side East of the highway a highway known as Moore's lane bordering the south bound of the property by a line running West to and abutting the land of former owner of the property by a line running West and to conclude grant and bargain sell and convey premises in the Shop and appurtenances thereunto to have and to hold said John R Congdon and his heirs the aforesaid dwellings houses in perpetuity with any houses appurtenances and accommodations on the premises in the said John R Congdon his heirs and assigns forever that I am lawfully seized in fee of the premises that they are free of all encumbrances mortgages mortgages and conveyances of all the same hold by any other person Whatever title and right I have to the same and convey the same to said John Congdon to hold as aforesaid and his heirs forever and besond the same to said John Congdon his heirs and assigns free and unencumbered against the lawful claims and demands of all persons The Consideration of the aforementioned deed that I the said John Miller my heirs executors & administrators declare that I owe to said John R Congdon his heirs representatives heirs executors & administrators a sum of Seven Hundred Dollars in yearly payments of one hundred Dollars each year on the $23\text{rd}$ day of August A.D. $1808$ together with interest on the same until the sum aforementioned is paid in full certain note of hand bearing the same date as hereunto presented given by me John Miller for his payment of the sum aforesaid with interest at the time of appearance shall be void Moreover to demand in full pure At Charlestown state I have hereunto set my hand and seal this $23\text{rd}$ day of August A.D. $1808$ In presence of the following signatures In presence of Ally B Potter Joseph Steffen John Miller S.S. Washington st. Charlestown the day and year above written personally came before me John Miller and acknowledged the preceding instrument to be his voluntary act and signed to be his voluntary act and hand and seal Joseph Steffen Justice of the Peace Received Aug $23\text{rd}$ A.D. $1808$ By $\text{y}^e$ Reg.’s office jr. clk

The page as recorded

No page image on Zara for this instrument (the portal holds it: book 7 page 394).

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.