The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 13264

10/26/1762 · DEED · book 2 page 105 doc 13264

From NINEGRAT THOMAS life, NINEGRAT MARY life
To CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER life
Consideration Five Hundred pound Current Money
Premises 30 Acres · Tract bounded by a forked Poplar, Cedar swamp, and Governor's land (Charlestown)
Also on this page: DEED AUFLIN ROBERT · RELEASE SAUNDERS ALICE B P EST · RELEASE SMITH KNOWLES A 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 · CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER → PERRY JAMES · book 2 p 268
▶ 1766 · SECURITY BOND · CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER → NINEGRETT THOMAS · book 2 p 256
▶ 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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ind all the same Times forever hereafter by for give and deliver these presents lawfully practically and quietly have and hold that said tract of land possess and enjoy the said stump and bargained premises with all the appurtenances thereunto belong and clear and free and from all encumbrances whatsoever reconvened and discharged of parts and parcels of all manner of former or future to the said George Burgany said Leaps High-water mark with East Jenkins Devons’s [illegible] succession or imbrances of what Nature or Nature known that may, namely, treasure or nuggets Mineral or make this the present, Deed For further more I the sd Thomas Kingsgood grant for my self my heirs executors and administrators the Covenant and engage the above demised premises to from the sd t. bird, certain as this His heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or Demand of any person or persons what soever forever to warrant secure defend by these presents and make surely warrant the sd Thomas Kingsgood for the consideration aforesaid freely and willingly by give yielded up and surrender her right of Waiver and Power of third from and unite the above Demised from ups into the sd t. bird certain his heirs and assigns forever On Witness of these we have set our hands & Seals this fifteenth day of May in on the Second Year of His Majestys Reign George the Third by the force of God Thing of Grace, Braccton some June 1762 The Kingsgood Signed Sealed Delivered In the presence of William Pelley Except Constable Kings County [illegible] Personally appeared the Sub Scribe Thomas Kingsgood the above written deed was acknowledged the above width [illegible] monument to be the true parcel & before me Joseph Conrad Justice of the peace John Champlin Clerk To all people to whom these presents shall come Thomas Kingsgood of Braccton in the County of Kings County & Colony of New England Chief Sachem of the Narragansett tribe of Indians Said Greeting Know You that I the sd Thomas Kingsgood for and Consideration of the Summe of Five Hundred Pound Current Currency of I Colony of New York in name to be paid before the expiring hereof of w.X County paid by Christopher Champlin of the County Kings County for I govern the Right of pieces of land above described absolutely and my self therewith fully Satisfied contented and paid and these of every part and parcel thereof be execute receipt and satisfaction him the Said Christopher Champlin his heirs executors administrators alone for ever by these presents Have given granted aliened enjoyed conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do freely fully & absolutely give grant bargain Sell alien convey transfer
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Convey and confirm unto him the said Christopher Champlin his Heirs and assigns forever one Certain Tract, or parcell of Land Situate lying and being, in Town of Charles town, aforesaid 303 and Contains by the said Survey 30 Acres to the Same more or less Butted & Bounded as followeth now Beginning of a large forked Poplar Tree being the Northeast corner of this Tract, and the Southeast corner of Tract of land the s Champlin Purchased of $\text{S}$ Andrewes from there Running South $12 \frac{1}{2}$ Degrees West Seventy Three & quarterly two Links to a Large white oak Tree marked in two sides Standing in a Swamp being an arm of the great Swamp from there Running South $13$ Degrees West, with a arm under comes to a said Cedar Swamp Three Bounding Southly by $\text{S}$ Cedar swamp until it comes to a Large Red Oak Tree which marked a notch past the bough, then said Swamp from there to Return Westly a Brook an arm of $\text{S}$ Cedar swamp, until some of others or there the Beaver Dam of the Brooks being the Southeasterly Southwest corner of $\text{S}$ Tract $\text{S}$ Champlin Purcha sed of $\text{S}$ Andrewes, this Bounded Westly & Northly in the properties land Northly & Southly on the Governor's land To Have and To Hold the said granted and bargained Premises with all the appurten ances privileges & commodities to the same belonging it in any whatsoever way to him the said Christopher Champlin his heirs & assigns forever to this and their only proper Use Permanently, and to her first and second & the said Therefore grant, for me my heirs executors & Administrators to covenant Promise grant and warrant with the said Christopher Champlin his heirs & assigns forever & for the Enforcing hereof from the true sole and lawful owner of these bargained Premises and am lawfully Seized and possessed of the same in own Proper Right, as a good perfect, and absolute Estate of Inheritance in Simple and herein in my self good Right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell Convey and confirm the said bargained Premises in Manner as above said and that the said Christopher Champlin his Heirs and assigns shall and may enter from time to time and of all Times for ever hereafter by force and virtue of this present Lawfully Peaceably and quietly have hold the Occupy Possess and enjoy the said Demised and seiz ind Premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted exonerated & discharged of and from all and all burdens of former or other Gifts grants bargain Sales leases Mortgage Wills debts Tenures Duties Receivents or Inbrances of what Name or Nature Soever that might in any Measure or Degree disturb, it moke void this present Deed Furthermore I the said Thomas Andrewes, for my Self my heirs lacutors and administrators,
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do come now and engage the above Demised Premisses to him the said Chris- topher Champlin his heirs and assigns against the Lawfull Claim or Demand of any Person or persons who shall forever warrant Secure and defend by these Presents and Mary wife to the sd Thomas Ninegrez of the Consideration aforesaid freely and willingly give and up and Surrender, all her Right of Dower and share of Thirds either in and on the above Demised Premisses to him the sd Christopher Champlin his Heirs and assigns for ever In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals the Seventh day of September and in the Second Year of his Majestys Reign George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain King etc and sc. De Fmny Sommin 1762 Signed Sealed & Delivered in the Presence of us Samuel Gaire Joseph Brandols The above Deed was recorded Octbr 26th 1762 Thomas Ninegrez $\mathcal{O}$ Mary Ninegrez $\mathcal{O}$ Kings County to wit, Personally appeared the Subscriber Thomas Ninegrez the Day and Date above written and acknowledged the above Instrument to be his free act and Deed to Josephe Joseph Justin of the pair $\mathcal{E}$ Tho Champlin Clerk To All people to whom these Presents shall Come Greeting $\mathcal{O}$ on Gideon Force Sheriff of the County of Kings County in the Colony of Newland & sc Greeting whereas there is an act of General Assembly of the Colony of Newland aforesaid made and passed at their Sessions held at Providence within and for the Colony for the last Wednesday of October 1756 entitled an act for making the Real Estate Liable in that the said Levy of this Colony or General Session or debt Live in this Government, liable to the payment of Debts and Services I Real Estate of James Congdon on the Bounds in the County of the Kings County in the Colony above or German both here also attached at the Request of Robert Poller of Charlestown Seawater Residents of South Kings town German & Samuel Gaire of Charlestown Weaver also in the County of Kings County in the Colony of Newland aforesaid and judgment determined by them against the said James Congdon on the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of South Kings town born within & for the County of Kings County in the Colony aforesaid on the third Tuesday of February last past some Execution has been levied upon the lands of the said James Congdon and the same sold the Publick Vendue and all Steps of the assessment and act of Assembly hitherto exactly performed Now that the said Gideon Force Sheriff as aforesaid for and in Consideration of Nine hundred pounds & Eighteen pounds in good bills of Publick

The page as recorded

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