The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 11297 › 11264 › 11297

9/20/1793 · ASSGN LEASE/RENTS · book 4 page 102 doc 11297

From GREENAL STEPHEN life
To WILCOX THOMAS life
Consideration Twelve Pounds Nine Shillings five pence & 5 Lawful Money
Premises 30 Acres · land in the town of Westerly (Westerly)
Also on this page: DEED GORTON JOHN · RELEASE DEROCHE NILA P EST

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

◀ 1792 · LEASE · GREENAL DANIL → GREENAL STEPHEN · book 4 p 69

Forward — where this land went

⛔ The record we hold stops here: no later instrument we have read cites this one, and no later conveyance by the grantee is linked by name. Colonial deeds rarely cite book and page; the land is followed by its bounds and its abutters from here. The index is complete to 1987, so the gap is in the words: deeds of this era seldom cite book and page, and only about half the instruments of 1936-1965 have been transcribed (some 6,000 were never imaged), so a citation to this deed may sit in a page not yet read.

Bounded by

Tobias Gardner · Asher Dean · Thigyon Laskins · John Adams · Thomas Thrasher · Thomas Knowles · Thomas Knowles · Joshua Clark

The instrument's own words

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Challenge or Demand & the above Demised or Released Premises by these Presents And Annie Stanton wife to & the said Samuel Stanton Butler both for the Consideration aforesaid Give And grant And surrender all that Plot of Land of Bounds & Pieces of third of me Ad state the Above Demised Premises that he know the R Daniel Stanton his Heir Assigns forever In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and seals this 19 Day of January AD 1798 Year of American Independence 1798 Signed Sealed and Delivered In Presence of Jonathan Macomber [illegible] in Macomber Samuel Stanton [seal] Amy Stanton [seal] Jonathan Macomber Jpt Peace Recorded the 2d Sept in Vol 19 p 69 by me [illegible] Clerk yt IC Washington to Charlestown Janry 2nd AD 1798 Presiding Appear before me the said Samuel Stanton & his wife Amy Stanton & acknowledged the witness to signatures & to therefore Signed & added their & seal before Me Jonathan Macomber Jpt Peace Charlestown September 1st day 1798 For Value Received I make this Indenture between Thomas Alcock over this for the Consideration of Twelve Pounds Nine Shillings & 5 Lawful Money in hand Thomas Adams Stephen Cornell Stephen Cornell The Above Indenture has been Recorded in this Book page 69 by me [illegible] Clerk yt IC This Agreement and Deed this 28 Day Sept 1798 By [illegible] Clerk yt Town Clerk Know all this Presents shall make that I Joshua Gorton Now residing in Westerly in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation Yeoman and Gentry knowing that of the third Joshua Gorton for consideration of the sum of One Hundred & Fifty Pounds Lawful Money in hand paid for the buying selling and Wells Land by me Joshua Gorton my Heirs binding in Perpetuity in the township of Westerly in the aforesaid manner the Trust whereof I the only Absolute and only and through my inheritance fully seized and contented and Unto the said [illegible] young Gorton and his Heirs throughout the premises August and Descendants here unto the said Joshua Gorton his Heirs successors and administrators forever by this Indenture Have given granted Bargained & sold and agreed to convey Together With all the aforesaid And all the premises the party fully agreeing and affecting to grant bargain & sell all rights appurtenances Convey and confirm that the said Joshua Gorton his Heirs and Assigns for every one Certain Part or Piece of land state lying and situated in the town of Westerly in the county of Washington & State of Rhode Island containing 30 Acres bounded on the East by land of [illegible] bounding Square Road of more or less or Left or Right and bounded on the South by the bounding of the Northwest corner of this land by the Highway termed Running Northwesterly bounding westerly by Zebas land and bounding to the East bounded to the House of the last Author David Thorne Cottery Bounding Northwesterly by said Heirs Land until
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this it Comes to All Men to know that since this time souththerly Bounding Easterly on said Lathams Land Until it Comes to the Shared Highway & to the first Mentioned Town I do have and do hereby grant and bargain and promise with all the Appurtenances Privileges & Commodities of the same belonging to me and my Heirs forever to him that is the said John Gorton his Heirs & Assigns forever to him and his thereby Bound by these Presents and between himself and the said Joshua Gorton for my sole and my Heirs Executors & Administrators the Covenant promise and grant bound with all the John Gorton his Heirs & Assigns that at and after the expiration half year from the date of the Seal and Delivery of the house granted and given for and conveyed half and Purpose of the same in Mine own right grant and give a full right to Dispose & lease inheritance in fee simple & have in my self good right of it for ever’s and further as authority to Grant Bargain for convey and conform the said Bargain Promise for in manner as aforesaid that the said John Gorton his Heirs & Assigns shall have all may from time to time & also do have forever however by force and Virtue of this Deed Presents Solemnly Eternally & duly have all Due Entry’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’
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(106) Honoured Mother Sarah Coston widow & [illegible] & to Our Honoured Father John Coston Late Dead whose they shall for all time of right of Tenure and of Power of the third do shall the within Devised Lands and Premises Notwithstanding any thing to the contrary in the within Deed and that the said shall have and the aforesaid as the State think Proper During his Natural life as the No Deed had be made Time of the Stone of Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the Day of [illegible] in the 17th year of General American Independence D 1793. [Signature/Seal] Washington County westerly District to wit The Deed above written Before me appeared the a Name there by John Coston Esqr and Acknowledged the above Instrument to be his for all and and I do hereunto Affix my seal before me [Signature] To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings Whereas Charles of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island in the Province of New England By Indenture dated 1786 and Greeting Whereas I the said [illegible] have known John Coston Esqr for several years in my Capacity of the Town of Scituate Jurisdiction’s Justice of the Peace for the said Jurisdiction in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island the said Peter Perry Millers inhabitant of Scituate Town of Scituate in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island by Indenture dated 1786 between the said Peter Perry and the said John Coston dated 1786 and I thereby do hereby Acknowledge and declare that the said Peter Perry had conveyed to the said John Coston and I thereby do Judge that the said Peter Perry had conveyed the aforesaid Conveyance and Discharge between the said Peter Perry his Heirs Successors and Administrators for the said Tenements’ conveyed more over that the said Property and All Demands Appertaining the same to the said John Coston in Degress in the said Settlement’s and Unity and Indivisibly who gave the said Peter Perry a Consideration of [illegible] for a Certain Tenement or Parcel of Land lying in the said Town of Scituate in the Jurisdiction containing by Estimation the whole of the same more or less and in the said Tenement as the said Peter Perry had Begining on the North line of John Coston’s land by the said John Coston’s land through boundary by said John Coston do I further State that on the South line and on the South line then it runs West 79 1/2 perches by the said Peter Perry’s land and it runs East 11 perches by a Gap and then North 4 1/2 perches to the said John Coston’s land by the said form further North 11 perches to John Coston’s land then North 10 perches to the Dog run South East by the said John Coston’s land then to a stake by the boundary then North 11 perches to the Light Chain’s boundary line in said Town then South to the North West corner of the the Grantee’s land by Joshua Clark’s land and North East boundary by said Grantee’s land and then North 11 perches to John Coston’s land through the boundary by said Peter Perry’s land of the the first Mentioned Boundary and more over that the same on the boundary as he had described the Boundary of the whole of the said Tenement that I Declare by the said John Coston’s land and the with the Dwelling house & Tenements there standing to have and hold the said Grantee and his Assigns for ever with all the Appurtenances Privileges and Conveniences thereunto belonging and all those Rights and areas Appertaining to the said Peter Perry his Heirs and Assigns forever and I thereby Inductively Declare that the No boundaries and the said Nation thus far for his for any more boundaries or premises do Convey Anonymously to John Coston and the said Peter Perry in the said [illegible] I witness that the above at or before the Evening hour from the said file and Lawful [illegible] [Signature]

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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.