The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 4434 › 10967 › 10528

10/25/1850 · MORTGAGE · book 7 page 399 doc 10528

From WEEDEN GEORGE life, FAXON ELISHA life, FAXON & WEEDEN life
To KNOWLES JOHN T life
Premises Fifty acres more or less · Land with mills and houses near a river and lake (Charlestown, Charlestown lake)

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

◀ 1850 · MORTGAGE · KNOWLES ELIZABETH R; KNOWLES JOHN T → FAXON ELISHA; WEEDEN GEORGE · book 7 p 397
◀ 1850 · ASSGN LEASE/RENTS · KNOWLES JOHN T → FOXON ELISHA; WEEDEN GEORGE · book 7 p 405

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

▶ 1850 · MORTGAGE · KNOWLES ELIZABETH R; KNOWLES JOHN T → FAXON ELISHA; WEEDEN GEORGE · book 7 p 397
▶ 1850 · DEED · KNOWLES WILLIAM; KNOWLES JOHN T; STANTON CELIA; KNOWLES ANN; KNOWLES J → · book 7 p 403
▶ 1850 · ASSGN LEASE/RENTS · KNOWLES JOHN T → FOXON ELISHA; WEEDEN GEORGE · book 7 p 405
▶ 1852 · DEED · KNOWLES ELIZABETH R; KNOWLES JOHN T → LOCK WILLIAM H · book 7 p 476
▶ 1853 · AGREEMENT · KNOWLES JOHN T → HOXSIE SAMUEL A; SHELDON JOHN F · book 8 p 19
▶ 1855 · DEED · KNOWLES JIRAH M; KNOWLES JOHN T → KENYON JAMES N · book 8 p 97
▶ 1857 · DEED · KNOWLES ELIZABETH R; KNOWLES JOHN T → MONEY JOHN W; HAZARD ROWLAND G · book 8 p 169
▶ 1857 · DEED · KNOWLES ELIZABETH R; KNOWLES JOHN T → MONEY JOHN W; HAZARD ROWLAND G · book 8 p 170
▶ 1857 · DEED · KENYON MARY S; STANTON JOHN; STANTON SAMUEL; BROWN SARAH ANN; KENYON J → · book 8 p 197
▶ 1859 · DEED · KNOWLES ELIZABETH R; KNOWLES JOHN T → CLARK CHARLES; CLARK SIMEON P · book 8 p 303
▶ 1864 · LEASE · HOXSIE JOSEPH; KNOWLES JOHN T → KNOWLES JOHN T; HOXSIE JOSEPH · book 8 p 526

The instrument's own words

Attribution under review. The portal's file number is shared by more than one instrument, and the words below could not be placed with certainty on this one by their own evidence (page stamp, parties, dates); they may belong to a neighbouring instrument. Read them as the record of the page, not yet as this deed's own.
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No 77. To all People to Whom these Presents shall come, Ebba Pastor of Farmington in the State of Connecticut and George the den of Providence in the county of Washington in the State of Rhode Island and State of Rhode Island den inhabitants in company being of the names style of Pastor & Warden Send Greeting - Know ye That we the said Pastor and Warden in and consideration of the sum of Fifty Pounds sterling advance to us in hand, before the witnesses here under set their hands and seals & stamps Approvals of said Instrument the receipt where of we hereby acknowledge, and are hereby utterly satisfied, entered and paid and have and by these presents just and full power to do grant release and discharge from the said sum Fifty Pounds & its interest accreuments & improvements forever of these Presents; have given granted bargained sold alien conveyed given and conveyed and enjoy and have Title absolute free and unencumbered good and lawful sell alien convey enjoy and possess and convey until forever with the full of it’s rights’ [symbol] Fifty acres more or less of land lying between North bounded on the north directed as follows from a stone wall running west one hundred feet of sandy loam running west in south continuing measure five degrees east and a pole fence to follow the boundary line before the west where the said boundary continues from the stone wall and of the same measure run southwest to a rock at the root of a white oak with some of it set notched with the letter P from the said stone wall to a rock with a white oak with some of it set notched with the letter P from the stone wall line southwest forty five degrees east and seventy two feet to another stone wall running south with a white oak nearby further south forty five degree north fifty two degrees East seventy five feet to a maple with notched mark in the same manner, from there running south southwestern degree forty degree north and continuing one yard to the line of a road the line runs north southwestern degree forty degree north one hundred seventy one thousand three hundred and five feet south east of said wall fence south forty five degrees north one hundred and three feet in the South east of said wall fence south forty five degrees north one hundred and three feet with twenty five degrees north east one chain and some links to a curly line to a stone wall forty five degrees north east one degree directional to a stake and stone in the banks of a river North East forty five degree directional to a stake and stone in the banks of a river and hence clockwise around the perimeter of the said plot mentioned above. Also one more a tract of some land on the premise of the said river in Charlestown, eastern side about more miles low and built around as a fence enclosure before beginning at the rock with a hole drilled in it about eighty feet south from the Charlestown lake which is a house bounded on each side running easterly until it comes to the stone wall described in the foregoing line near a large leaping stone live oak from there running south both the degree most northernmost bounded in the said enclosure land to a stake and stone wall running North south thirty five degree north directional seventy five feet to a stake and stone wall running now in a straight line home until it comes to the first mentioned wall at the the north west inside face between the aforementioned oak with the dam and the same river and the lake elected thereby. To the forementioned claim now and for the rightful proprietors inheritors the any no more than any monuments them belonging in conjunction with the in the stone wall enclosure to be dealt with 21st 1800 together with the buildings and improvements made in said premises whether they are grave cotton mills, corn mills, saw mills forming forests of pinnable each, and some houses both separate each now in the build no sale premises. And we do grant and release to the said granted and premise, with all the appurtenances privileges and commodites the same belonging to us in ample application to the honoring the selling of the premises but their cares and designs forward to his and their heirs and their posterity forever and before forever and be the liked stones’ Brackets’ borders for and end use for our lives expected but to Administrators do covenant secure and warrant and be it once with the said Store hereon his heirs and their assigns and to their heirs and assigns that he have and occupy the lot size and layout carefully described of the above bargained premises clear and free from subject and possessed of the same in our true rightful right as a free and absolute right and absolute estate of inheritance in simple fee simple from all encumbrances power and lawful warrants to quit claim bill song and confirm the Legated premises in manner as aforesaid that the said Store and others’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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his heirs & assigns share and may from time to time and at all times hereafter, by virtue of these presents lawfully, peaceably, and quietly, have, hold and occupy forever, passes, and appurtenances of the said acreage have recognized, premises both the aforementioned fees and acre area and freely, and clearly, absolutely separated and diminished, of a free hold all and some liberties of hunting or other gods forests pastures sales leases advantages and privileges jointed entries, agreements conditions bound my meandroms of which none more he believe sore, their might in any measure disagree or otherwise, or made void the present deed. Witt: it I Whereas me in the said Joseph Meeker for ourselves and others for his heirs appears one Administrator here on covenant and engage the above described premises, to serve the said John S Montrose his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims peace and quiet of any person or persons whatever, found or covariant, claim the same or seizure of their peace and quiet of person life of the law Said Joseph Meeker, in consideration of the foregoing four hundred pounds evidence settlement also in said Sum from I’m mobiles to be assigned all my rights of lease and power of void in until to the above Meeker premises. In witness whereof, and this deed is executed express conclusion of all the said Joseph Meeker their seal signature as mentioned in a August pray this person witness a other of these shall be prayed to be placed into the early form of it has also Administrator recognized in different several and diverse parts -using seals signing over with their presents signatures by the said Joseph Meeker for one thousand dollars each bound, I’ll set my seal and sign over the day of april of the year of age of absolute 1800 nearest or exact the date be formally authenticated the seals witnesses to place the seal in the proper manner according to the customs of said state Of the said day of April 1800 on the full of the faith’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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-let- Washington Co. Sr. At Richmond September 28 A.D. 1807. Personally appeared Elisha Gager, Esqr and George Medan lawyers and devisees of the William instrument - Also Richmond Marote above signed and sealed me and each acknowledged the writing and seal -my to be their free act and deed hundred acres Before me Hogward Miller Justice of the Peace State of Connecticut &c. Personally appeared Martha Parsons spouse of Elisha Gager esqr and devisee of the William foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be her free act and deed Before me Beny. Emery solicitor of the state Recorded Oct 26th A.D. 1807. by D. Moore clk & c. To all People to whom these Presents shall Come Greeting I An Churchill of Charlestown in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island in the company of David Sherry Sheriff And Greeting Whereas on Execution against Stephen Clarke & Blayney in the state of Massachusetts at the suit of Thomas Mason of said Charlestown Administrator upon the estate of William Clarke late of said Charlestown May 1st be now seized and re right title and interest whereon said Stephen Clarke both in name and estate interrelated under a tenure of a land of two acres situated in Charlestown formerly known as Common field Cornerhouse with a dwelling house thereon containing Charlestown Common house vicinity more or less and described as follows namely In first bound runs north and south along a certain road by Elisha Brackett in the land of the Heirs of Isaac Barker and north easterly in land of Joseph Gould have land of the Heirs of James Clarke buffered and north westwards towards and on the Water in the Way some A.D. 1807 all the above said right title interest and profit of the said Stephen Clarke in the premises aforesaid therefore I the said An Churchill as Sole at Public Auction in the satisfaction of the said execution to Stephen Clarke of said Clarke between one half and three quarters part and remaining part of the said Stephen Clarke where the said William Clarke both with fence wall and enclosing fence from the said Stephen Clarke over Moore’s to be free part of the land the same case more decreased - s. the said all the above said right title interest and profit of the said Stephen Clarke -save the above please reserved from such for the sum of twenty Eight Dollars where his best and bargain forever all the absolute title right interest and estate for the sale and inhabitants of the said Stephen Clarke of and into the said sale remains and appurtenances at the time of the Acknowledgment Hereof I do here and to fore grant bind promised and assign unto the Stephen Clarke his heirs and assigns forever in witness whereof I have hereunto set my Name and seal this twelfth day of June A.D. 1808. By present f. Ally E. Gager Joseph M. Griffin Washington Co. Charlestown town 5th 1808 Personally Came before me An Churchill and acknowledged the preceding instrument by him signed to be his voluntary act Joseph M. Griffin Justice of the Peace Recorded Nov 9th A.D. 1808. By Gideon Coffin clk & c. An Churchill of Cov. Sherry (SS)

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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.