The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 13207

9/18/1760 · DEED · book 2 page 25 doc 13207

From NINEGREAT THOMAS life
To NINEGREAT CHARLES life
Consideration Ten Thousand Pounds Current Money of new England &d Tenor
Premises Three Hundred Acres · A tract of land bounded by rocks and blackbush bushes (Charlestown)
Also on this page: RELEASE DEVINE WILLIAM J EST · RELEASE VARS CLIFFORD J 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

▶ 1760 · DEED · NINEGREAT CHARLES → CLARK SIMEON · book 2 p 27
▶ 1760 · DEED · NINEGREAT CHARLES → CLARK SIMEON · book 2 p 28

Bounded by

Thomas Gould · Thomas Gould

The instrument's own words

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26 To All People to whom these presents shall come, I Thomas Honeycutt of Charlestown in Kings County Colony of Rhode Island and Chief Sacham of the Narrag ansett Indians Send Greeting Whereas I, That, I the said Thomas Honey cutt, for and in consideration of the sum of the full and exact Sum of Ten Thousand Pounds Currency, Money of new England all of good Tone in Money to be paid before the signing here of all and truly paid by Charles Honeycutt of the Town aforesaid on the Nature of the Sachem of the Narragansett Indians the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and my self hereby fully satisfied contented and paid, and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof, do execute, aquit and discharge The Said Charles Honeycutt, his Heirs Executors and administrators forever bargained by these presents Therefore given granted bargained and sold and conveyed conveyed and confirmed and by these presents freely fully and stably to give grant bargain sell and employ entirely convey and confirm unto him the said Charles Honeycutt for his Heirs and Assigns forever one Certain Tract of parcel of land situated lying and being in the said town aforesaid containing by estimation Three Hundred Acres of land in the same manner of lot That is to say three hundred the acres aforesaid Tract being Bounded as followeth beginning at a Rock with Hemlock therein Running North 38 Degrees North with Forty Chains to theory of Stones thence North 29 Degrees West 52 Chains to some Small blackbush Bushes which was the Thomas Ford's Northwest corner Thence there North 39 Degrees South Forty Chains to a small Blackbush Tree marked therefore and Thence to the first mentioned corner the Three Hundred Acres to be precise Mensure and adjoining to the a further Hundred Acres on the North & Northeasterly side there of and is bounded as followeth Beginning of the afore mentioned the first of stones thence running North 39 Degrees West 51 Feet Chains to a Small Blackbush and thence to Extend Easterly 40 Feet to make up the 3. Equality of one Hundred acres and to run on the Eastward side with the same Course of the said Two Hundred Acres the aforesaid Two Hundred acres being now enclosed by a Smoken Toddal To Have And To Hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and Commodities to the same belonging and in any wise appertaining to him the said Charles Honeycutt his heirs and assigns forever to be his and their only proper Use profits and Benefits and before forever And I the said Thomas Honeycutt for my self my heirs Executors and administration d covenant promise and grant to and with the said Charles Honeycutt his heirs and assigns that as and as before the sealing here of I promise the and therefore [illegible]
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(26) Owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own genuine Right, as a good perfect, and absolute tenant Inheritance in fee simple and have in my self good and right, full power, Lawfull authority Warrant grant sell convey and confirm the said bar premises in manner as aforesaid and that the said charles Hennegras his heirs and assigns shall or may from some time to time and at all Times forever have by force and virtue of this present safe securely and quietly Have Use occupy possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with the Appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted rated and discharged of and from all Manner of former or Other Any Manner Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages will Executes contours Donners Judgments Executions or Incumbrances of what Nature Soever that might in any Measure or Degree otherwise, or in what void this present Deed Further More, I the s Thomas Hennegras firmy say my Heirs, tors and Administrators in covenants and engage the above demised Prem to him the said charles Hennegras, his heirs and assigns against the Lawful Claims or Demand of any person or persons what soever, Securely defend by these presents. In Witness whereof I the s Thomas Henne gras, have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this Twenty fifth Day of and on the Thirty Third year of his Majestys Reign George the second King of Great Britain America Anno Domini 1760 Signed Sealed & Delivered In the presence of Giles Russell Joseph Grandol Hing County st Personally appeared the subscriber Thoma Hennegras in the date above written and declared the above In testimony to be his act and Deed me Joseph Grandol Justice of the peace The above Deed was recorded September the 18th Day 1760 Thos Champlin town Clerk

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