The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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1/5/1776 · DEED · book 3 page 213 doc 12887

From TUCKER NATHAN life
To ADDAMS HENRY life
Consideration Seventeen Pounds
Premises forty Acres · Parcel of land with dwelling house and tenements (Charlestown, Cedar brook)
Also on this page: RELEASE HOWES RUTH INEZ EST; PROSSER RUFUS K EST

Back — where this land came from

unknown Simon Shepard
“bought of [illegible] "Simon Shepard"”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

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

◀ 1776 · DEED · PERCE REBECCA; PERCE JOHN → TUCKER NATHAN · book 3 p 240
◀ 1776 · DEED · ADDAMS HENRY; ADDAMS MARY → TUCKER NATHAN · book 3 p 212
◀ 1773 · DEED · PEIRCE JOHN; PEIRCE REBECKAH → TUCKER NATHAN · book 3 p 149
◀ 1765 · DEED · HALL NATHAN; HALL DEBORAH → TUCKER NATHAN · book 2 p 235
◀ 1764 · DEED · HALL GEORGE; HALL ELISABETH; HALL JANE → TUCKER NATHAN · book 2 p 193

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

▶ 1776 · DEED · ADDAMS HENRY; ADDAMS MARY → TUCKER NATHAN · book 3 p 212
▶ 1779 · DEED · ADDAMS HENRY; ADDAMS MARY → ADDAMS THOMAS · book 3 p 284

Bounded by

John Addams · Thomas Knowles · Joshua Clarke · Joshua Clarke

The instrument's own words

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Right for the Power, and lawful authority, to grant, bargain in sell, convey, and confirm, the said bargained Premiss es in Manner as above said. And that the said Nathan Tucker, his Heirs and Assigns, shall and may from Time to Time, at all and any Town forever together, by Tenor and Value of these presents Lawfully, absolutely, and perpetually have, hold, use, enjoy, repossess, and enjoy, the said demised and bargained Premises, with the appurtenances free and clear and free and cleary absolutely appraised and discharged of and from all and any Manner of forever or other Acts, Grants, Bargains in Sell, convey, Deeds, Mortgages, Wills, Deeds of Settlement, Dowries, Judgments, Recoveries, or Commitments of what Name or Nature soever, that might in any wise reverse or Devolve the same or make void the respect Deed. Furthermore I the said Henry Addams, for myself my Heirs executors, and admins: do covenant and agree the above demised Premises, to him the said Nathan Tucker his Heirs Assigns, against the lawful Claims or Demands of any person or Persons whatsoever, forever, and defend the same by Rightful Evidence in Witness whereof the said Henry Addams and Mary the Wife of the said Henry have desired their Seal Lands and set their hands the 20th day of December in the Eighteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign, Pompe the First King of Great Britain God preserve him Signed and delivered Collected in presence of Nathan Bradick Cath. White Henry Addams Ls. Mary Addams Ls. Rhode Island County S. [illegible] with the aforesaid Day prepaid then Mary Addams appeared the above Acknowledged the same The foregoing Land was recorded the 2nd day of March 1764 by James Congdon. for Henry Addams and Mary his Wife, and acknowledged the fore going Indenture written and executed by them Signed to be their voluntary Act and Deed with their Hands and Seals there affixed, before me Nathan Bradick Justice of the Peace. Know all men by these letters, That I Nathan Tucker, of Charlestown, in King's County and Colony of Rhode Island Governor, am held and do hold and said found’s convey bound and obliget unto Henry Addams of Exetertown in said King's County, Governor in the full and just and just form of Indenture Careful Convey to be paid to the said Henry Addams his Heirs, Executors, Administrators, or Assigns; the which payment will be made and faithfully to be made, in four equal Payments, Quarterly & annum and each and every one of them partly by these Presents, Sealed and with my Seal, dated the 20th Day of December, in the Eighteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign, Pompe the First The Condition of the Obligation is such, that whereas the said Henry Addams hath by one Fullfold bearing on Date herewith for and in Consideration of certain Sums of money lawful Money bargained paid, above enabled, conveyed and conveyed into the said Nathan Tucker, by Tenor and Assigns forever, one certain Parcel of land or piece of Land, being and lying in the Town of Charlestown above s. containing by Estimation forty Acres, be the same more or less, and is butted and bounded as followeth with Beginning at the Stone fence of John Addams land, by the Cedar brook flowing by said John Addams landward until it comes to a Stake with Stone at it, thence by the then 7th pr. by W. Addams landward until it comes to a Stake with N 45 E 3 degrees, by the Cedar Stream, thence forward landward until it comes to Forever’s land thence N 60 E 6 by S. Grout's land, to a Stake in the brushy, thence N 60 E 60 Poles’ and 20 Shucks, in N 45 W, until it comes to the Grout's land, by fence Addams land, and furtherly by S. Grout's land until it comes to Cedar brook, then running by the said brook until it comes to his first mentioned Bound, or however else with the same may be Bound ed or required to be Bound’d, it being the whole of the Land that He or Henry Addams, bought of [illegible]
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"Simon Shepard: Together with the dwelling House and Tenements thereon standing." Now know ye That if the said Mary Adams, her Heirs, Executors Administrator or Assigns do not and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Nathan Tucker, his Heirs, Executors or Administrators the sum of Seven hundred and fifty pounds lawful Money on or before the twentieth Day of December One thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty four, without any Attornment or Stipulation whatsoever, and the said Nathan Tucker will in the immediately take the Possession of the aforesaid premises and hold the same with the Appurtenances convenient of the same until the s^d Nathan Tucker day of December 1784 for the Use of the said Lawrence Seven hundred lawful Money and the said Nathan Tucker is to pay to any all the Taxes that may be levied and charged upon it between said date and Delivery giving warranty and not to be at any Expenses in repairing it during said term I imply That the said Mary Adams, her Heirs, Executors or Adminis tr is to have Leave at any time however to make full Satisfaction on or before she shall upon the s^d date with any Lot Stipulation or Condition of the said Nathan Tucker his Heirs or Assigns But when they payment of the aforesaid sum of Seven hundred pounds lawful Money on or before the 20th day of December One thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty four, without any Attornment Stipulation declared that over the s^d Nathan Tucker, his Heirs, Executors Administrators his Heirs shall full and void and completely and utterly void, at the presence Court and Judges of the s^d State and by every Assigns in like Manner as the same is witnessed to the said Nathan Tucker his Heirs and Assigns That then the one Obligation to be utterly and entirely void and some Effects although the same to remain in full force and Virtue And if the s^d Mary Adams, her Heirs, Executors Administrator or Assigns shall either or neglect to pay unto the said Nathan Tucker his Executors Administrator or Assigns after the above mentioned sum of Seven hundred pounds lawful Money on or before the twentieth Day of December 1784, that then her respect Obligation shall not be void or have any Force but a Bond of Appearance But the Premises above specified shall to and remain to the said Nathan Tucker, his Heirs and Assigns forever in good Indenture all the State of Rhode Island Witnesses Ann Saunders James Congdon, d The foregoing Indenturement was recorded the fifth of January 1787 by James Congdon clk the Town Court Nathan Tucker L.S. James Congdon, d To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings Know ye that we ley Dick Cox and Gideon Howe both of Charlestown, in said County and Colony of Rhode Island Gentlemen, for the Consideration of Eight Poundslawful Money to us in hand received and also in full Satisfaction of John Congdon Esq^r & C^o Charlestown, we do grant bargain sell and confirm unto the said John Congdon his Heirs Assigns forever, those Two thirds of a Lot of land and One quarter of an Acre of land lying in said Charlestown, called lying in a pasture known as the Common, and bounded Northerly & Easterly by land of George R. Chapman, Southerly on the Highway and Westerly on the V^n Road known as the way and was long the preceding survey made on the said land by Silas Coxon, Philip Coxon, & Gideon Howe a Surveyor in December The preceding year granted and bargained Premises, with the Appurtenances, unto him the said John Congdon, his Heirs and Assigns forever, to his and their own proper Use and Behoof. And also we the said ley Coxon Philip Coxon and Gideon Howe do forever on our own, their Heirs Executor and Administrator covenant with the said John Congdon, his Heirs and Assigns, that at all and before the Recording the [illegible]

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.