The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 12183

11/22/1820 · MORTGAGE · book 5 page 447 doc 12183

From ADAMS SIMEON life, ADAMS DORCAS life
To STANTON JOHN JR life
Consideration Eighty Dollars
Premises five one Quarters Three rods · tract of land bounded by highway and Samuel Perry's dwelling (Charlestown)

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This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

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. 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

Samuel

The instrument's own words

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447 Know all men by these presents that Simeon Adams of Charlestown County of Washington & State of Rhode Island & Prov Yeoman in Consideration of the sum of Eighteen Dollars paid one by John Stanton Jr of Northon & County of Washington State Aforesaid Yeoman the receipt whereof I do by these Acknowledge do hereby Grant Bargain Sell and Convey unto the said John Stanton Jr for his Heirs and Assigns forever one certain tract of land situate in the Town of Charlestown containing by Estimation five one Quarters Three rods and Bounds is bounded as followth Was beginning at the Northeastern corner of the [illegible] at a posted stone one on the south side of the old path Thru’s 25 W 29.956 to the Dwelling of Samuel Perry Mr.s corner on a large rock thence S 21 E 44 to the Highway 11.4 to the first intersection & split rail fence the Bounding Boundary on the North by the Highway on the East by the [illegible] to have & hold the said granted and Bargained Premises with the [illegible] privileges & Appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said John Stanton Jr for his Heirs and Assigns forever. And the said Simeon Adams for himself his Heirs executors & Administrators do covenant to do warrant to the said John Stanton Jr his Heirs and Assigns forever. am lawfully Seized in fee of the Premises that they are free of all encumbrances that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the sd John Stanton Jr to hold as aforesaid that I will Warrant and defend the same to the sd John Stanton Jr his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the 31 day of July in the year 1820 (And I Dorcas Adams wife of the sd Simeon Adams for the consideration aforesaid by these presents fully and willingly yield and surrender all her right by dower and service of theirs in and under the before described Bargained Premises unto the sd John Stanton Jr his Heirs Assigns & forever The Condition of this Obligation is such that if the sd Simeon Adams his Heirs executors & Administrator shall well and truly pay to the said John Stanton Jr his Heirs executors Administrators the full and just sum of eighteen Dollars and before the 31 day of July in the year 1821 Lawful Sums for the same unless said then the also a continuation below starting date will be provided Given by one to the said John Stanton Jr for his Heirs and Assigns the same sum and Interest at the time aforesaid shall be paid Therefore shall remain in full force & effect Signed Sornece of John Ca House Simeon Adams Ara Church Dorcas Adams Recording for St at Charlestown July 31 1820 by [illegible] come Simeon Adams and Dorcas Adams the above signed and sealed the above and foregoing instrument to be the free act and deed aut and sealed and sealed and sealed for the purposes therein contained Before John Church Justice Peace Recorded Nov 22 1820 by Stanton Clk

The page as recorded

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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.