The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 13905

1/1/1700 · DEED · book 1 page 457 doc 13905

From NINIGRETT CHARLES life
To NINIGRETT THOMAS life
Consideration ten thousand Pounds Current currency
Premises Seven hundred Acres · parcels of Land Heriditaments and Premises (Charlestown, Rhode Island)

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 ▸
will Reverend Samuel Curry
“last will and testament of the Reverend Samuel Curry late of [illegible] deceased the probate of the Court of said state”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

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

▶ 1761 · DEED · NINIGRETT THOMAS → CHAMPLIN CHRISTOPHER · book 2 p 41

The instrument's own words

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To all to Whom these presents shall come Greetings Five Hundred Mo [illegible] of me that I Charles Kingsgate of Charlestown in the County of Kent County of Kenton Colony of Rhode Island and Providence in New England one of the Justices of [illegible] Court right here or the Governor Nathan Seal and in consideration of [illegible] and last will and testament of the Reverend Samuel Curry late of [illegible] deceased the probate of the Court of said state be it known by these presents the Revoking Dining of the foreground Will and testament dated [illegible] by Thomas Kingsgate of the Seven County and Colony aforesaid approved Chief Justice of the [illegible] Court and Indians The Principal officer thereby Moreover acknowledge and do hereby mutually satisfy and Conclude and Concur to the August in the former Discharge the aforesaid Memo Kingsgate His Heir known December Amino and agreed by their Peace Process for the Divine Good Cause and in Consider tion the Hereunto Concerning Hence Grace Provided these as follows Executed and Confirmed and by the Same Deed of Grant Promise Release to forever Set free and void their Names as per these records to assign for Here and to his and his Heirs actually Possession & charges Here Being 10th Day right Title Settled Respectfully Claim and demand the more bid as ought to Have or Have In and unto all and settled on Indian Lands in the [illegible] County in Colony of Rhode Island aforesaid together with all and singular the Appurtenances Hereunto Belonging Buildings, & void way Water Watercourse Rights Liberties Privileges Improvements & Heriditaments opportunities whatsoever thereto belonging as wise appertaining with it More Respects and Heirs have and all the Rights Priv Title Settled and Possession Respectfully Claim and Demand whatsoever is of the said Charles the Benefactor of the Hereby granted and Promised and forever and every part and parcel thereof To Have and To Hold All and Forever in Seven hundred Acres or parcels of Land Heriditaments and Premises Hereby granted and returned and of appurtenances unto said Thomas Kingsgate his heirs and assigns for the Full Purpose To said Charles Kingsgate Her Person or Successor for the Use in the way of Heirs Rights of the Matter with all way or Breeze whatsoever at any Time or Times hereafter How come Page or Demand any Title Right Title Settled and for Time Come and Reserved Portion but Reserved Thereof and Moreover That suitably listed and [illegible] by the aforementioned In Witness Whereof the said Charles Kingsgate [illegible] have hereunto Set his hand and seal the [illegible]

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.