The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 10897

10/7/1858 · DEED · book 8 page 249 doc 10897

From NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE life, RODMAN CAROLINE life
To BURDICK WELCOME life
Premises two hundred acres more or less · land bounded by Samuel Bennett, Joseph Butler and a small Brook (Charlestown, Shore Indian reserve)

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 General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island
“being a part of their Indian Land in the town of Charlestown”
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

◀ 1826 · DEED · HARRY CHRISTOPHER → RODMAN CAROLINE; RODMAN ISAAC · book 6 p 126
◀ 1854 · CERTIFICATE · NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE → NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE · book 8 p 68
◀ 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

▶ 1861 · DEED · BURDICK ESTHER S; BURDICK WELCOME → BURDICK CHARLES · book 8 p 345

The instrument's own words

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unt to my heirs forever and tenements craters & covenant with the said John R Congdon, his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the above described premises to him the said John R Congdon his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons whom soever through or under me claiming an inheritance of Ten tenures a or heritage Since I Phebe E Miller wife of the aforesaid former John Miller in consideration of the same premises paid to me the aforesaid for release and quit claim to save John R Congdon his heirs and assigns from all right of Possession in and to the aforementioned grants and premises In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the 20th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 1858 sealed signed and delivered Phebe E Miller John W Miller L S Phebe E Miller L S Joseph H Giffon Notary Public Working tax Se Charleston, March 20th 1858 Personally came, before me John W Miller and Phebe E Miller his wife and acknowledged the preceding instrument to be their true free and voluntary act and deed Joseph H Giffon Notary of the State Rec'd for Record 20th 1858 Page 94 Recorded Oct 7th 1858 Charles Cross Clerk Whereas the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island at their May Session 1853 entering Caroline Redman as a member of this Corporation let title of citizens to sell a certain piece of land owned by them being a part of their Indian Land in the town of Charlestown containing two hundred acres more or less bounded Northly Southly easterly and westerly by land of Samuel Bennett and land of Joseph Butler and easterly by the shore of a small Brook which separates said land from a piece of land known as the Shore Indian reserve abovementioned further stating that the sole authority to dispose of the Commons of the Reservation title Now know all men by these presents That I the said Caroline Redman by the authority aforesaid and approved of the Corporation of said tribe and in consideration of the sum of thirty five dollars paid me by William B Charlestown approved of the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge in writing surrender sell and convey unto the said William B Bennett his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest which I have in and to the above described piece of land together with all the perquisites appertaining to the same Lot owning To have and to hold the same to the said William B Bennett his heirs and assigns forever In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of September 1858 Caroline Redman L S In presence of Charles Cross I hereby certify that I approved of the above bargain & sale Joseph H Parkington Se Commissioner of the Indian tribe Recorded at C Charlestown Sept 18th 1858 Personally appeared Caroline Redman and acknowledged the following instrument to be her free and voluntary act and deed all and seal deed before me Charles Cross Town Clerk Received for Record Sept 15th 1858 at 11 o Clock I M Redman C. 1. 7 1858 Ch Cross Clerk

The page as recorded

No page image on Zara for this instrument (the portal holds it: book 8 page 249).

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.