The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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5/31/1832 · DEED · book 6 page 257 doc 12544

From POTTER ROBERT life
To POTTER ALDRICH life
Consideration Sixty Dollars
Premises fifty five acres · One undivided Fourth part of Certain Land (Charleston)

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

◀ 1773 · DEED · CROSS PELEG; CASE IMANUEL; BROWN BERIAH JR → POTTER ROBERT · book 3 p 141

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

▶ 1836 · MORTGAGE · POTTER ALDRICH → KINYON JAMES NICHOLS · book 6 p 365
▶ 1878 · MORTGAGE · POTTER ALDRICH → BITGOOD CHARLES P · book 10 p 419
▶ 1882 · DEED · POTTER ALDRICH; BITGOOD CHARLES P → OWEN WILLIAM K · book 11 p 97

The instrument's own words

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To All People to whom these Presents Shall Come : Greeting. Know All by these presents That I Robert Potter of Pompton County of Windham State Connecticut Gentleman for and in consideration of the sum of Sixty Dollars to me in hand paid before the Executing hereof well and sufficiently paid by Maurice Potter of Charleston in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island the Right undersigned have by acknowledgment and agreement of their mutually fully Satisfied and contracted and paid and fully Paid and Settled the Full and complete Right of the said Maurice Potter to the said Maurice Potter and his Heirs Assigns and Administrators forever the said Presents have Given Granted and ceded assigned Pledged Conveyed Conceded and Confirmed unto the said Maurice Potter their in his presence Forever One undivided Fourth part of Certain Land lying on the side of lying and being in Charleston containing by Estimation the fifty five acres be they the same more or less and is bounded northerly (via) beginning by the Highway running the westerly boundary there running North 28 degrees West one Chain and fifty three links to the dwelling house now on the said land running South East 15 degrees East one Chain and fifty three links to a heap of stones the East side of the runs 18 Chains North East 10 degrees East to a heap of stones the East side of the court path the Southern Most about nine Chains and a half to a blood oak on the south side the Highway then Easterly by the Highway about 15 Chains to a heap of stones There South East 15 degrees East and a heap of stones a heap of stones the South 20 degrees East 26 Chains to a Yard at the End of the wall then South 50 degrees East one Chain and 15 links to the Highway then South easterly by the Highway to the place of the beginning Herean the aforesaid tenure according to a Draft of the same Land made by Simon Avery Surveyor dated the 26th of the month December 1793 Also the Right of the Mother Darcy of the aforesaid Premises Difference between the being paid and may more fully appear. To Have and to Hold the Above Granted and Bargained Right and Premises with the same Right in all Buildings thereon the Pond ing and Appurtenancesประvelent thereto unto be belonging or in any way Appertaining unto the said Maurice Potter his Heirs and Assigns forever to these and there only Purposes to benefit and the app of aforesaid. And I the said Robert Potter for me my Heirs Executors Admins further do Covenant promise and Grant to and with the said Maurice Potter his Heirs and Assigns that until the executing hereof the above Bargained Right and Premises are and shall be seized owner of the above Bargained Right and Premises and I am the sole and proper and rightful of the same in my own proper Right on a good Fee Simple & absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple and have in my own self and good right full and clear and lawful Title and shall defend the said Maurice Potter his heirs and assigns from and against all and every manner of claims and demands of any person or persons whatsoever claiming some right or claim or interest in the said premises. In witness whereof I Robert Potter have set my hand and seal this 21 day April 1832. Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of Maurice B. Stanton Washington Charleston Poly Cross April 1832 Personally appeared Robert Potter stater and sealer of the preceding Instrument and acknowledged the same to be his Voluntary Act Sealed and Dated Before Poly Cross Justice of Peace Robert Potter (Lsd)

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.