The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 10976

4/2/1860 · DEED · book 8 page 311 doc 10976

From NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE life, SWEET PARDON life, SWEET MARY H life
To CROSS GEORGE W life, CROSS JOSEPH H life
Premises 14 acres and some rods more · land lying in and about the town of Lexington (Lexington)

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 ▸

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

◀ 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

▶ 1864 · AGREEMENT · NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; CROSS GEORGE W → CROSS GEORGE W; NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE · book 8 p 506
▶ 1867 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE W; CROSS JOSEPH H → HOPKINS DUDLEY · book 9 p 49
▶ 1867 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE W → KELLY SARAH A; VARS HARRIET N; WARD GEORGE H; WARD JAMES L; WARD RICHA · book 9 p 226
▶ 1873 · MORTGAGE · CROSS JOSEPH H → BURDICK GEORGE F JR · book 10 p 93
▶ 1873 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE W; CROSS LOIS → KING WHIPPLE · book 9 p 181
▶ 1875 · LEASE · CROSS JOSEPH H → PERRY BENJAMIN C · book 10 p 155
▶ 1875 · MORTGAGE · CROSS JOSEPH H → GREEN JOHN C; PERRY JOHN C; PERRY WALTER; GREEN NATHANIEL · book 9 p 475
▶ 1875 · MORTGAGE · CROSS JOSEPH H → GREENE WILLIAM H · book 9 p 479
▶ 1875 · MORTGAGE · CROSS JOSEPH H → CLARK MARY; TUCKER ARNOLD · book 9 p 487
▶ 1876 · DEED · CROSS WILLIAM D; CROSS GEORGE W; CROSS MARTHA S; CROSS LOIS → MONEY TIMOTHY A · book 10 p 200
▶ 1876 · DEED · CROSS JOSEPH H; WHIPPLE HENRY → CONGDON JOHN · book 10 p 214
▶ 1876 · DEED · CROSS JOSEPH H; WHIPPLE HENRY → POTTER ALBERT S · book 10 p 218
▶ 1876 · FORCLOSURE DEED · PERRY WALTER; CROSS JOSEPH H; PERRY JOHN C; GREENE JOHN C; GREENE NATH → BURDICK CHARLES M · book 10 p 287
▶ 1876 · FORCLOSURE DEED · PERRY WALTER; GREEN NATHANIEL; CROSS JOSEPH H; GREEN JOHN C; PERRY JOH → COLLINS ALFRED; GREEN BENJAMIN B · book 10 p 289
▶ 1876 · FORCLOSURE DEED · CROSS JOSEPH H; GREENE WILLIAM H → BURDICK EDWARD T · book 10 p 292
▶ 1876 · FORCLOSURE DEED · CROSS JOSEPH H; GREENE WILLIAM H → MONEY HATTIE W; MONEY SARAH A · book 10 p 295

The instrument's own words

page 1
Whereas the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, at their January Session, 1858, did appoint Mary A. Clear, Mary J. Moore, members of the Legislative Committee of Inquiry into the state of said state as to public welfare under the address and directions given in their report dated 1st of March 1857, of Charleston and their right and privilege as citizens of the United States of America and as residents of the state of connected Union decreased, and as in the Documents received and here exhibited certain being had to raise questions of the legality of the same, and whereas said Committee have now on this 3rd day of March 1860, held at mp Charleston after duly notified assembled to hear the case and being at Charleston having time needed for better collection of the sum of money therefore proclaim all men that we the said Pardon Sweet and the authorities aforesaid, enabled and for the convenience of the persons said to have paid their grants to receive their certificates hereby designate said sum and promise to pay the same upon the presentation of their bonds and assigns during a night office, date and unless notice in and on one occasion to be paid and said bonds containing the following: "14 acres and some rods more lying in and about the town of Lexington a stake and stone as corners and bounded by, on the east, by land of Mrs. Home, on the north by land of George H. Gorton, on the west by land of Mrs. Home, on the south by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south by land of Mrs. Home, on the west by land of George H. Gorton, and to the north by land of Mrs. Home, on the east by land of George H. Gorton, and to the south

The page as recorded

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