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6/9/1760 · DEED · book 2 page 3 doc 13196

From NINIGREAT THOMAS life
To CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER life
Consideration Four thousand pounde Current Money
Premises Westerly moiety or half part of two Hundred Acres · Westerly half of 200 acres bounded by Country Road and Salt Pond (Charlestown)
Also on this page: RELEASE MORRIS TIMOTHY E EST · RELEASE HAZARD THOMAS G JR,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 · SECURITY BOND · CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER → NINEGRETT THOMAS · book 2 p 256
▶ 1766 · DEED · CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER → PERRY JAMES · book 2 p 268
▶ 1771 · DEED · CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER → COLEGROVE OLIVER · book 3 p 49
▶ 1780 · DEED · CHAMPLIN ROBERT; CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER; CHAMPLIN JESSE; CHAMPLIN ASA → CHAMPLIN GEORGE · book 3 p 316
▶ 1780 · DEED · CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER; CHAMPLIN GEORGE; CHAMPLIN JESSE; CHAMPLIN ASA → CHAMPLIN ROBERT · book 3 p 318
▶ 1784 · DEED · CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER → CHAMPLIN HANNAH · book 3 p 434
▶ 1785 · DEED · THOMPSON MARY; BABCOCK HANNAH; CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER; CHAMPLIN JOHN; CH → · book 3 p 446
▶ 1791 · SURVEY · STANTON JOSEPH; CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER → · book 4 p 36
▶ 1802 · AGREEMENT · CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER → PERRY JAMES · book 4 p 349

Bounded by

Christophey Champlin

The instrument's own words

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To All People to whom these presents shall come That I Thomas Ninigret of Charlestown in the County of Kings County & Colony of Rhode Island, Chief Sachum of the Narragansett Tribe of Indians Gentleman Send Greeting Know ye That I Thomas Ninigret for and in Consideration of the Sum of four Thousand pounds Current Money of the Colony aforesaid due to me now in my hand before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by Christopher Champelin of Charlestown in the County Kings County and Colony aforesaid, Gentleman, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and myself see there with fully satisfied content and paid and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof do execute acquit and discharge the Said Christopher Champelin his Heirs Executors and Assigns forever, by these presents I have given granted bargained Sold aliened imposed Conveyed and confirmed by my Present hands & seals fully and absolutely give grant bargain Sell alien impose convey and Confirm unto him the Said Christopher Champelin his Heirs and Assigns forever the Westerly moiety or half part of two Hundred Acres of Land situated in Charlestown aforesaid Butted and bounded as follows south with a Marsh Stone by the Country Road which is the north east corner of Said Christopher Champelins Land & the North West corner of this tract thence running East thirty four and one half Degrees north 24 Chains & 91 Links to a mark stone by the Road from thence to extend South 31 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 Said Stone & noted by Said Pond from thence West 25 Degrees South 6 Chains 88 Links to a Stake and Spur by the Edge of Said Pond thence Westwardly by said Pond until it comes to Said Champelins Land bounding Westerly by Said Champelins Land bounding Northerly by the Country Road Exactly by the Grantors Land Southerly partly by Said Salt Pond and partly by a front of Land belonging to the granter To Have And To Hold the said granted and barg ained Premises with all their Appurtenances Privileges
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and commodities to the Same belong or in any wise appertain to him the Said Christopher Champlin, his Heirs and assigns forever which this and their only Proper Use Benefit, and Behoof forever and I the Said Thomas Minizes for my self my Heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant Promise and grant, to and with the said Christopher Champlin his Heirs and assigns that at all times before the coming day I am the true sole and lawful Owner of the above against all effs and am Lawfully seised and possessed of the same in my own proper right as a good perfect and ableia Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple and have in me name good Right full power and lawful authority to make bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained Pre mises in manner as aforesaid And that the said Christopher Champlin his Heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by Force and Virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and quiet Have Use occu pation settlement and enjoy the said demi bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged of and from all and all Manner of former or other Right and Bargains Sales leases mortgages Wills Entails Indentures Dowries of Judgment Executions or Incumbrances of the Same or Nature Soever that might in any Measure or Degree oppress or make void this Love in Deed Furthermore I the said Thomas Minizes for my self my Heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant and engage the demised premises to him the said Christopher Champlin his He and assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any per son or persons whatsoever forever to warrant Secure and defend by these Presents In Witness Whereof I have here unto Interchangably my hand and Seal this thirti eth day of August in the Thirty third year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George
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(5) the Second, King of Great Britain &c and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty, June Signed Sealed and Thomas Kennegrt, seal delivered in presence of Sarah Taylor King County [illegible] [illegible] Personally appeared the Subscriber Thomas Kennegrt the date above written and acknowledged the above Instrument to be his act and Deed before me It Taylor Jp [illegible] The above Deed was recorded June 9th 1760 by John Champlin Town Clerk To all People To Whom these Presents Shall Come Greeting Know ye That I, Joseph Soul of Buckman in Kings County in the Colony of Rhode Island sc Yeoman for and in consideration of the Sum of one hundred and twenty seven Spanish Milld Dollars & one Quarter Dollar to me in hand before the Engr Exctr Herself well and sufficiently paid by Stephen Hope of Charlestown in the county and colony aforesaid and upon receipt thereof I do hereby acknowledge and say myself therewith fully Satisfied and contented and paid her former husband Margerd [illegible] told all manner of Release and confirm mad and by these Presents fully fully and absolutely give grant Bargain Sell alienate enjoy enjoy convey and confirm unto the above Named Stephen Hope her Executor administrator and assigns a certain Tract or Parcell of Land situated lying and Being in the Town of Charlestown aforesaid Containing by estimation thirty seven acres of Land or be some more or less Bounded followeth Viz: Northerly on Land of Benjamin [illegible] Easterly partly on Land of Jno Hall [illegible] & partly on Land of Joseph Hanton Southerly partly on Josph Plant

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.