The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 10610

1/10/1853 · DEED · book 7 page 487 doc 10610

From NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE life, BOSEMDES FANNY life
To AUSTIN THOMAS life
Premises one acre · land bordering road from Henry Mills to Centerville Mills (Narragansett, Henry Mills, Centerville Mills)

Back — where this land came from

This is the first alienation
The grantor is the sachem or the tribe, so this instrument is where this ground enters the town's land evidence. Behind it stands the reserved tract of 1709 — the Narragansett reservation, about 64 square miles, carved out of the roughly 130,000 acres of "vacant lands" Ninigret quit-claimed to the Colony on 28 March 1709 (State Records, Land Evidence 3, p. 273; Tucker 1877, pp. 23–24) — and, before the reservation, the Narragansett country itself. There is no earlier deed to follow; the land is followed from here by its bounds and its abutters. From Ninigret — every such instrument ▸
indian
“authorized Fanny Rosemedes a member of the Narragansett tribe of Indians in charactress to sell”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1846 · MORTGAGE · AUSTIN SUSAN → NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; STANTON MOSES; STANTON ANN · book 7 p 203
◀ 1845 · MORTGAGE · AUSTIN SUSAN → NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; STANTON MOSES; STANTON ANN · book 7 p 189

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

▶ 1867 · DEED · AUSTIN THOMAS; AUSTIN SARAH → GREEN ELIZA F · book 9 p 69
▶ 1875 · MORTGAGE · AUSTIN THOMAS → GRIFFIN JOSEPH H · book 9 p 485
▶ 1876 · DEED · AUSTIN THOMAS → MACOMBER AMY · book 9 p 221
▶ 1878 · FORCLOSURE DEED · GRIFFIN JOSEPH H; AUSTIN THOMAS → PERKINS JOHN A · book 10 p 407

The instrument's own words

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487 Washington Co at Richmond day and date oforesaid formally come Edward Saunders Signer & Sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledge the same to be his free act and deed hand & seal before me Hazard Wilcox Jus Peace Recorded Dec 20th 1852 by Charles Cross Clk Whereas the Hon General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at their May session C 1852 authorized Fanny Rosemedes a member of the Narragansett tribe of Indians in char- -actress to sell under the Direction of the Commissioner of sale title one acre of her land in the town of Narragansett Therefore know all men by these presents that I Fanny Ro- -semedes for and consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars to me paid by Thomas Martin of Charleston in the County of Martin -glow State of Rhode Island the said whereas I do hereby acknowledge or hereby grant bargain and sell in conformity to the above order and under the Direction of the Commissioner of the Indian Tribe one acre of my land described on the East on the road leading from Henry Mills to Centerville Mills on the North boundary of Henry Champlin on the West with North with lane of said Fanny Rosemedes bordering on the East part North side pasture Plot and on the South side North side Blocken & South Plots and’s boundaries To have and to hold the said Premises to the said Thomas Martin his heirs and assigns forever Ave John Stanton the Commissioner aforesaid hereby ratify and confirm the above Sale In witness whereof we have set our hands and seals this Fourth day of January AD 1853 Fanny Rosemedes LS George Mumford John Stanton Comr. I.T. LS Dennis Ennis p.m. in my Capacity John Stanton Comr. I.T. LS State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Washington SS Charlestown Janry 4th AD 1853 Formally appeared before me this within named Fanny Rosemedes and acknowledged the foregoing deed by her signed to be her voluntary act Before me Joseph H Cross Senator Recorded January 10th 1853 by Charles Cross Clk

The page as recorded

No page image on Zara for this instrument (the portal holds it: book 7 page 487).

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.