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6/9/1760 · DEED · book 2 page 1 doc 13195

From NINIGREAT THOMAS life
To HONYMAN JAMES life
Consideration Four Thousands Pound Current Money of the Colony aforesaid
Premises half a half part of the four Hundred acres · Westerly half of 400 acres bounded by salt pond and road (Charlestown, Christophers Champelons Land)
Also on this page: RELEASE LANPHEAR FRANK W EST · RELEASE BURDICK HAZARD H EST · RELEASE BAILEY ELVIA Z EST · RELEASE CHAMBERLAIN ALICE W EST · RELEASE BLIVEN WELCOME F EST · RELEASE ANDREWS MARIANNA C EST

Back — where this land came from

This is the first alienation
The grantor is the sachem or the tribe, so this instrument is where this ground enters the town's land evidence. Behind it stands the reserved tract of 1709 — the Narragansett reservation, about 64 square miles, carved out of the roughly 130,000 acres of "vacant lands" Ninigret quit-claimed to the Colony on 28 March 1709 (State Records, Land Evidence 3, p. 273; Tucker 1877, pp. 23–24) — and, before the reservation, the Narragansett country itself. There is no earlier deed to follow; the land is followed from here by its bounds and its abutters. From Ninigret — every such instrument ▸

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

▶ 1766 · DEED · HONYMAN JAMES; HONYMAN ELIZABETH → PERRY JAMES · book 2 p 283

Bounded by

Christophers Champlins

The instrument's own words

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To all People to whom these presents Shall come That I Thomas Namegreap of Charlestown in the County of Kings County St Colony of Rhode Island, Chief Sachum of the Narragansett Tribe of Dining County Greeting Know ye That I Thomas Namegreap forever, for and in consideration of the Sum of Four Thousands Pounds Current Money of said Colony aforesaid To me paid by the ensuing Creature hereunto sell and grant by James Hornyman of Newport in the County of Newport st Colony aforesaid Egy of the Right hereof which I do hereby acknowledge and the self therewith fully Satisfied contented and paid and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof do remise quit and discharge the said James Hornyman his Heirs Executors and Administrators forever by these presents Here have your grant bargained Sold aliend conveyed conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do fully fully and absolutely grant bargain Sell alien enfeoff convey and confirm unto him the said James Hornyman his Heirs and assigns forever The westerly More half a half part of the four Hundred acres of Land situate on Charlestown aforesaid Bullted and bounded as following Beginning at a more Stone by the Country Road which is the North East Corner Christophers Champelons Land & the North West corner of the said Stone running East thirty four and one half Degrees north 24 Chains and 91 Links to a stone stone by the Road from thence to Extend South 83 Degrees east until it comes to a heap of Stones by the Salt Pond from thence running Northerly by a Salt Pond until it comes to attach w Stones by said Pond from thence South 84 Degrees South 6 Chains & 38 Links pod the Stone & by the Edge of said Pond thence Westerly by said Salt Pond until it comes to said Champelons Land bounding Westly by d Champelons Land Northerly by the Country Road Eastly by the Grantors Land Northerly Southerly partly by d Salt Pond & partly by a Piece of Land Belonging to the Granter To Have And To Hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and Commodities to the Same belonging or any way appertaining to the Same James Hornyman his Heirs and assigns forever to his and their only proper Use Benefited and lawful forever and I the said Thomas Namegreap for my self and my Heirs Executors and Assigns do Covenant promise and grant to and with the s
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James Honyman his Heirs and assigns That at and before the Expiration here of I am the true Sole and lawfull full Owner of the above bargained Premisses and am lawfully seised and possessed of the same in my pro per Right, as a good perfect, and absolute Share of presentance Fee Simple and have in my own name good Right full power d Lawfull Authority to grant Bargain Sell convey and confirm the sai bargained Premisses in manner as aforesaid and find that the said James Honyman his Heirs and assigns Shall and shall for e to some and at all Times forever hereafter by Time and Time of these Premisses Lawfully peaceably and quietly Have Hold ve occupy possess and Enjoy the said demised and bargained Prem ses with all the Appurtenances free and clear, and freely and clear acquired covenanted and discharged of and free from all debts Monies of former Gifts grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills cod tenures Courtes judgments executions or Incumbrances of what Name or Nature Soever that, might, in any Measure or Degree obstruct or in the right the present Deed Further More I the said Thomas Nenegreat, for my self and my Heirs Executors and Administrators do prevent and engage the above demised Premisses to the said James Honyman his Heirs Affigns against the Lawfull Claims or Demands of any person w or her part What soever forever to warrant Secure and Defend by my Person In Witness Whereof I have presents Interchanged delivered my hand and Seal the fourteenth day of August in the Thirty Third year of the Reign of our sovereign George the second King of Great Britain &c. and in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Nine Signed Sealed and delivered in presence Thomas Nenegreat Sarah Tabor Job Taylor King County S Personally appeared the I subscriber Thomas Nenegreat the date above written and Acknowledged the above Instrument to be his act and Deed before me Job Taylor Justice of the peace The above Deed was recorded June 9: 1760 by me John Hamplin Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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