The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 13218

1/24/1761 · DEED · book 2 page 41 doc 13218

From NINIGRETT THOMAS life
To CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER life
Consideration one hundred Pound Currencys Money
Premises half part of two hundred acres · westerly moiety of 200 acres near Pheasant river (Charlestown, Pheasant river)
Also on this page: RELEASE WHITELEY CHARLES E EST · RELEASE MERRILL JOHN 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 ▸

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

◀ 1700 · DEED · NINIGRETT CHARLES → NINIGRETT THOMAS · book 1 p 457

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

The instrument's own words

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To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Thomas Kingrest of Charl- on in y County of Kings County in y Colony of Rhode Island ye Chief Notching of the Surrogates on Tobe of Indians Gentlemen, Send Greeting Know ye All by these Words that I Signing, for and on consideration of the sum of one hundred Pounds Current Mone- y in Colony Doctors s me in hand before the Recording here well and truly paid Christophere Champney of Charlestown in the County of Kings County in the Colony of Rhode Island aforesaid begs. The Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and do sell and herewith full totally and completely and send the whole ground granted be it soil alien enpossed unless released quiet claims & compounded by the these Premises to be fully privy and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien enpossed nemine resalue Claim and confirm unto the said Christopher Champney in his full power guide peaceable Possession and and seisin now having and his heirs & assignses forever the Estate Noble Right Title Interest Inheritance Property Deposeen Recover Remainder claims and Demand whatever of one the said Thomas Kingrest and to the westerly moiety and half part of two hundred acres of land situated near Charlestown aforesaid Butted and bounded as follows beginning at a near Stake for North Westerly which is North East Corner of Christopher Champney land and the N. W. Most Corner of this Tract thence running North thirty four and one half deg North westerly four Chains and morely one Links to a near Stone by the Pheasant river to Eastward south westerly one Degree seven seconds untill it comes to a Heap of Stone called Dod Ford from thence running westerly thirty forty fifty Dell until it comes to a Stake Stone by said Dod Ford from thence running North westly forty five and a half deg west North Six Chains & Shares thirty one links to a Stake and thence by Degree and thence westerly by said Seldon until it comes to said Champney land bounded by the Westerly by said Champney land bounded by the country Road bounded by the spare land Southerly partly by said Stake Dod and partly by a dam of the Delag land frontera. To have and to hold all and aforesaid grant and released Delivery with all and Singular the Right Degrees Privileges & appurtenances thereto belonging in any case appose coming unto the said Christopher Champney devise & assigns to his and his own proper heirs & assigns for Ever in Witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fifteenth Day of Jan- uary One thousand 1767 Thomas Kingrest [signature] Signed and delivered in presence of me Peter Bours Hannah Deger Rhode Island January 16th 1767 Personally appeared Thomas Kingrest and acknowledged to be above and foregoing Instrument to be his act and deed Before Peter Bours Just peace the above Deed was recorded January 24th 1767 John Champney the Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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