The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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5/13/1779 · DEED · book 3 page 286 doc 12958

From STAFFORD MARY life, STAFFORD DANIEL life
To KINYON NATHAN
Consideration Six Hundred Dollars
Premises One Acre · land with a dwelling house thereon (Charlestown)

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

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

▶ 1785 · DEED · KINYON NATHAN; KINYON SAMUEL; KINYON BENJAMIN → KINYON JOSHU · book 3 p 454
▶ 1785 · DEED · KINYON MARY; KINYON NATHAN → LEWIS PELEG · book 3 p 459
▶ 1786 · DEED · KINYON NATHAN → KINYON GARDNER · book 3 p 493
▶ 1789 · DEED · KINYON NATHAN → GRINNEL STEPHEN · book 3 p 570
▶ 1790 · DEED · KINYON MARY; KINYON NATHAN → PERKINS ELISABETH · book 3 p 571
▶ 1798 · DEED · KINYON NATHAN → STREAMBACK THOMAS · book 4 p 244
▶ 1798 · DEED · KINYON NATHAN → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF · book 4 p 250
▶ 1798 · DEED · KINYON NATHAN → KINYON JAMES · book 4 p 251
▶ 1800 · DEED · KINYON NATHAN → KINYON JAMES · book 4 p 277
▶ 1806 · DEED · KINYON NATHAN → BOSS JOSHUA · book 4 p 473
▶ 1811 · LEASE · KINYON JAMES; KINYON NATHAN → KINYON NATHAN; KINYON JAMES · book 5 p 16

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The instrument's own words

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286 To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Daniel Shepard of Charlestown in the County of Kings County, in the Colony of Rhode Island General Court Greeting, Know ye That I Daniel Daniel Shepard for me and in Consideration of the Sum of Six Hundred Dollars me in Hand well and truly paid by Nathan Kingston of Newport in the County and Colony aforesaid some time ago I’m [illegible] in Hand well and truly paid by Nathan Kingston of Newport in the County aforesaid, the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and myself fully paid and satisfied, contained and paid, and of every part and parcel though do execute covenant and discharge the said Nathan Kingston for his Heirs executors and Administrators forever, these Presents have been given granted bargained sold delivered conveyed conveyed confirmed and by these Presents do fully completely and absolutely give grant bargain sell convey convey and confirm unto the said Nathan Kingston his Heirs and Assigns forever one certain rate of land being with a dwelling Or dwelling House thereon situated lying being in the town of Charlestown aforesaid containing by Estimation One Acre buttered to the North as follows beginning at the East of the North Easting from the Boundary Road to the Southern Tree some westerly and Easterly on Poly Bross’s land with a parallel line on the Granite for as to abide One Acre the aforesaid Road to the start north rated bounds To have and to hold the said grant granted and bargained and sold unto with all the Rights Privileges Commodities and Appurtenances unto the same belonging or any wise appertaining unto me from the said Nathan Kingston his Heirs and Assigns and their successors hereafter unto them and their Heirs and Assigns and Also do covenant and grant to and with the said Nathan Kingston his Heirs and Assigns that as at any in the executing here of I am the true lawful Owner of the above described Premises and am lawfully seized of the same in my own proper right as a good equal and absolute Owner of Charlestown in the simplest And in what might be right full Power lawful Authority grant bargain sell convey the same in Manner as above so And that the said Nathan Kingston for their and Assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever here after by their and Virtue of these Presents lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold occupy possess and enjoy the said premises and bargains the same with all the appurtenances once more and for enjoy all Demands and Discharges of and from all and all Manner of persons and the gifts of [illegible] bargains Leases Mortgages Quit claims liens liens judgments Debts or any other Incumbrance or whatsoever that might in any Manner or Degree obstruct make void this present deed Furthermore I the said Daniel Shepard for my heirs executors and administrators later do covenant and agree the above described Premises with the said Nathan Kingston his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful claims or Demands of any persons or persons whatsoever forever here after to warrant peaceful and defend by these Presents And Lastly Shepard’s Hand and Seal Shepard dated the One December aforesaid part year wrote and sealed in the Town and County of Charlestown in and with the above Daniel Shepard’s name written to the said Nathan Kingston his Heirs and Assigns forever In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals the date This One Day of January in the One thousand Seven hundred and Twenty nine [illegible] for Charlestown in Kings County [illegible] Daniel Shepard’s S.S. Daniel Shepard S.S. [illegible] [illegible] The foregoing Deed was recorded 9 January 1729 the 18th Day of May 1779 by the 18th Day of May 1779 I personally appeared the within Instrument to be his Act and Deed Hand and Seal thereunto affixed before [illegible] Poly Bross Justice of the Peace

The page as recorded

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