The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 13669 › 13690 › 12704

6/28/1770 · DEED · book 3 page 25 doc 12704

From STANTON THANKFUL life, STANTON JOSEPH JR life
To NILES SILAS life
Consideration Two thousand Spanish silver Mill Dollars
Premises one Hundred and forty one acres and a Quarter · four several parcels of ground or parcels of Land (Charlestown)
Also on this page: RELEASE PRINITZ PHILIP EST · RELEASE BRIGHTMAN HENRY S 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

◀ 1767 · DEED · HALLS WILLIAM; HALLS SARAH → STANTON JOSEPH · book 2 p 337

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

▶ 1775 · DEED · NILES SILAS → NILES PAUL · book 3 p 207
▶ 1770 · MORTGAGE · NILES SILAS → WICKHAM CHARLES · book 3 p 27

Bounded by

Joseph Stanton · Joseph Stanton · Christopher Babcock · Christopher Champlin · Christopher Champlin · Silas Niles · Silas Niles · Christopher Champlin · Christopher Champlin · Silas Niles · Silas Niles · Marlon Yorke

The instrument's own words

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To all People whom these Presents shall come I Joseph Stanton potter just of Constables in the County of Newport County in the Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Yeoman send Greeting. Anno 1811. 11. and I Joseph Stanton of sdy for and in consideration of the sum of ten thousand Spanish dollars mdy Dollars in hand well and truly paid before the Conveying & Delivery hereof by the said Silas Niles of the Bullthtown the in the County and Colony aforesaid Yeoman the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and firmly paid and lawful through as hereby give Release and Discharge the said Silas Niles his Heirs and Executors and administrators forever thus by these Presents grant bargained and sold absolute Effessed conveyed and confirmed by myself Personly to fully justly and absolutely give grant bargain sell and convey confirm unto the said Silas Niles and to his Heirs and assigns forever four several parcels of ground or parcels of Land lying and being in said Charlestown containing one Hundred and forty one acres and a Quarter the first of which said Tract contains eighty three acres of land and water and bounded on North and bounded on Southwest boundary Beginning at the Middle of a stone to the Northward of a Cove known by the Name of the Cove More then North by the Old Road known thereby by the said Eastward 23 Chains and forty five perches’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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to warrant secure and Defend by these Presents And Thankful the Wife of the said Joseph doth by these Presents yield up and Surrender all her right of Power and Power of title ofen in and unto the Land and premises aforesaid unto the said Silas Miles his Heirs & Offspring forever. Witness our seals whereof the said Joseph Stanton and Thankful his Wife here unto have set their Hands and Seals the fifth day of June in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of George the Third King of Greatbritain &c Colony Dominion one Thousand one hundred and seventy eight Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of [illegible] Sylvester hutchinson Benedict Moore Kings County. Charlestown June the 5th e 121 1778 The above and afore going within the Margin named Joseph Stanton Junr personally came before me with Thankful his Wife to both acknowledged that the within Deed was executed the 28 [illegible] witnesseth me to be this Ye Notary public Seal Ded with their day of June 1778 [illegible] Hand to all which that affirms affixy [illegible] Greg Cross Justice of Peace To all People to whom their Presents shall come I Joseph Stanton junr of Charlestown in the County of Kings County in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence say greeting That I the said Joseph Stanton for me and Consideration of the sum of Seven Hundred and seventy Six Dollars and ten cents of lawful Money of Great Britain given to me in Hand with and truly paid by Caleb Wilson nephew of Samuel in the County of New London in the Colony opposed Spanish borders on the boundary Delivery hereof the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and by myself witnesseth of my validity Confirmed and joint and of every part and parcel thereof by these Presents Execute Grant and bargain the said Caleb Wilson his Heirs Executing and Assigns forever by these Presents HIVE given grants bargain sold aliened apposed conveyed and confirmed by these Presents fully freely and absolutely give grant bargain sell alienate convey assign and convey unto the said Caleb Wilson his Heirs and Assigns forever Two certain Pieces of Land lying and being on the South Charlestown aforesaid the first piece of said Land contains about seventy Seven acres to the same More or Less and is bounded Northerly on the East Road partly cutting on the Salt Marsh and partly upon Land of Ed Co[il] Co[il] Chapter shelter southern upon the salt Marsh and westerly upon the [illegible] Water bordering a Wall Piece of Land bordering this piece of Land and to Confirm the Boundaries of what lies East the Eastmost part of bordering Piece is bounded with the said Boundar the Other of said Land contains about Ninety rods to the same More or Less with boundaries Those houses standing and is bounded Northerly upon Land Contiguous upon Land of Stanton Gent Eastly upon the Old Road and Westerly upon Land of Ed Co[il] Co[il] Water To have and to hold the above granted and Bargained Premises with all the Boundaries edges appendages appurtenances and Commodities to the same Belonging or in any way appertaining with all the said Caleb Wilson his Heirs and Assigns forever to him to his heirs and his privy Assigns More decently and forever secure And I the said Joseph Stanton for my worthy Heirs Executors Adminrs to Convey Bound and Grant bound with the said Caleb Wilson his Heirs and Assigns that I do and forever the Delivery and Delivery hereof Save the True Sole and Lawful Owner of the above Bargained Premises and am Lawfully seized and Possessed of the same in my own Proper Right as a good Perfect and absolute Estate of inheritance in the Premises And have in

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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.