The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 13366

5/3/1766 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · book 2 page 255 doc 13366

From NINEGRETT THOMAS
To CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER life
Premises not described (Charlestown)
Also on this page: MORTGAGE DISCHARGE STANTON JOHN

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

◀ 1766 · SECURITY BOND · CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER → NINEGRETT THOMAS · book 2 p 256
◀ 1762 · DEED · CRANDALL MARY; CRANDAL AHIJAH → NINEGRETT THOMAS · book 2 p 98
◀ 1761 · AGREEMENT · NINEGRETT THOMAS; STILES ISRAEL → STILES ISRAEL; NINEGRETT THOMAS · book 2 p 74
◀ 1760 · DEED · KINYON LUCY; KINYON ENOCH JR → NINEGRETT THOMAS · book 2 p 20

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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Acknog Tomins, 1766. Sealed & Delivered In the Presence of Robt Potter Gideon Horsey Kings County ss Personally appeared the there unto to attest Before me, Poly Carp Justice of the Peace I subscribe this 17th Day of march 1766 and acknowledged the above, & foregoing Instrument to be his own Voluntary Act and Deed hand & Seal The above and foregoing Deed, was recorded 26 Day of March A D 1766 By J. Horsey To all People Charlestown June 1st 1766 That I received a certain sum of 7 Pounds named Deed of Mortgage John Conners Witnesses [illegible] The above description was recorded on 26 Day of July 1766 These may certify that of the Subscription’s Name Received the full contents of the sum mentioned in the Continuation of written Bond In consideration of which Sum I hereby Discharge the with Bond forever this 18 Day of April 1766 and seale at Charlestown aforesaid. John Hill Thos Winegrell Josloester Robinson Kings County ss At Charlestown the 18 Day of April 1766 Personally appeared above named Thomas Winegrell and acknowledged the above Discharge to be his Act and Deed hand & seale Josloester Robinson Justice of the Peace The above Discharge was Recorded 8 Day of May 1766 By J. Horsey

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.