The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 13811 › 13826

5/17/1755 · MORTGAGE · book 1 page 337 doc 13826

From HILL JOHN life
To CONGDON JOHN life
Consideration twelve hundred & fifty piece money
Premises Woodland and Fruity [illegible] (Charlestown, Kingston, Kent County)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

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

◀ 1755 · DEED · HILL JOHN JR → HILL JOHN · book 1 p 318
◀ 1755 · DEED · HILL JOHN JR → HILL JOHN · book 1 p 319
◀ 1746 · DEED · NINIGRETT GEORGE → PUNDERSON EBENEZER; HILL JOHN; CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER · book 1 p 184

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

▶ 1759 · BILL OF SALE · CONGDON JOHN → STANTON AMAN · book 1 p 419
▶ 1762 · DEED · CONGDON JOHN; CONGDON SARAH → LEWIS NATHANIEL · book 2 p 87
▶ 1766 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · CONGDON JOHN → STANTON JOHN · book 2 p 255
▶ 1767 · AGREEMENT · STANTON JOHN; CONGDON JOHN → CONGDON JOHN; STANTON JOHN · book 2 p 354
▶ 1776 · DEED · CONGDON JOHN; CONGDON SARAH → PECKHAM GEORGE H · book 3 p 226
▶ 1776 · DEED · CONGDON JOHN → CONGDON JAMES; CONGDON JOSEPH · book 3 p 234
▶ 1785 · LEASE · CONGDON JOHN → CONGDON HANNAH; CONGDON JAMES · book 3 p 452

Bounded by

Samuel Perry · Gideon Moore

The instrument's own words

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To all People to witnow the Present writes Shall Come Greeting yo John Hill of the Town of Kingston in Kent County and Colony of Rhode Island Gentleman and said Gent settling known ye that the said John Hill gave and in Consideration of a sum of Twelve hundred & 50 six pence paid in me Consideration of the piece Current money of England it to be paid within six months the piece Current money of England it Summons to an Island before the Expiring the term of Woodland and Fruity paid by the said John Longdon of Newport town Kent County’s [illegible] paid by the said John Longdon the Receipt whereof I Do hereby acknowledge and my self the same with the fulls’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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ill manner as I admone said and that the said John Cugden his heirs and assigns shall and may from time to Time and at all Times forever have after my poor force and Vestice of these presents fully peaceably and Quietly have and hold use enjoy possess and enjoy the said Devised and Bargained premises to be with all the appurtenances there and clear and peaceably and Clearly acquired documented and delivered free from all and all manner of forevers or other by Grants Bargains sales Leases for mortgage Wills by treaty Registers Decrees judgm by Recovres or Juries or combatants of what time or Nature soever which the same in any manner pollute or damage defects of mate void the presents Drd full more the said John Cugden will for my self my heirs executors and administrators the Covenants and agreements the above described premises from time to time the said John Cugden his heirs and assigns against any other lawful Claims or demand of any person of persons Whatsoever forever to Warrant secure and Defend likewise the said premises provided That this Indenture is the First Letter and meaning between the Grantor and Grantee in this place the same any thing here contained to the contrary Notwithstanding that said John Cugden Named John Hill his heirs successors and Assigns demise of every the Witness hereby shall pay a sum of [illegible] to be paid unto the above John Cugden his heirs duly satisfied and in sign the aforesaid sum of money hundred and Sixty five pounds Twelve Shillings and ten pence current money of [illegible] to be paid at or before the 12th day of april in april year one and 857 then above Written during or obligation and levy Costs and arrests to the therein contained Trade null void Null and void and none other or else that it shall be in full force and virtue In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and appened my Seal this 12th day of april in the 28 year of this majesties Reign George the 3rd Kingdom of Great Britain etc etc 1785 Signed Sealed & Delivd in the presence of Robt Potter George Northup Kings County St The Subscriber appeared in Charles town this day and Year above Written and acknowledged the above Instrument to be his Act and deed hand and Seal affixed Before Robt Potter Justice The above and foregoing was Recorded this 8th of may 1785 by Robt Potter Clke John Hill Ed

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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.