The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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4/26/1875 · MORTGAGE · book 9 page 485 doc 4302

From AUSTIN THOMAS life
To GRIFFIN JOSEPH H life
Consideration Forty one dollars & seventeen cents
Premises one acre and twenty to forty acres · Two tracts of land (Charlestown)

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

◀ 1867 · DEED · GREEN BENJAMIN; GREENE ELIZA F → AUSTIN THOMAS · book 9 p 67
◀ 1855 · DEED · NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; STANTON JOSEPH; STANTON CATO G BY ATTORNEY; → AUSTIN THOMAS · book 8 p 88
◀ 1855 · DEED · NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; STANTON JOSEPH; STANTON ELIZA C → AUSTIN THOMAS · book 8 p 96
◀ 1853 · DEED · NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; BOSEMDES FANNY → AUSTIN THOMAS · book 7 p 487
◀ 1835 · DEED · KINYON JAMES → AUSTIN THOMAS · book 6 p 337

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

▶ 1878 · FORCLOSURE DEED · GRIFFIN JOSEPH H; AUSTIN THOMAS → PERKINS JOHN A · book 10 p 407
▶ 1900 · DEED · LISCOMB ISAAC F; LISCOMB ABBY H; GRIFFIN JOSEPH H; GRIFFIN JENNIE E → BROWNING ROBERT · book 14 p 105

Bounded by

Henry Champlin · Henry Champlin · Nancy Bent · Swan Perkins · Gasphel Radman · Natural Michael

The instrument's own words

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To all people to whom these Presents shall Come. I Thomas Austin of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Thomas Austin for and in consideration of the sum of Forty one dollars & seventeen cents in hand hereafter well and truly paid by Joseph Griffin of Charlestown aforesaid, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and that the said Joseph Griffin has fully satisfied conditions of all demanded confirmed and; thereof do covenants accept and discharge the said Joseph Griffin from any further encoyf and conform unto heres, executors and administrators forever by these presents given grant release and convey confirm unto by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant release and convey confirm unto the said Joseph Griffin his heirs and assign forever Two certain tracts of land situated in said Charlestown First tract contains one acre, bounded on the North by land of Henry Champlin Working East by a highway South East by Indian by hand of Henry Champlin and West by Indian land. 2 Second tract contains twenty to forty acres more or less bounded as follows East by Legging at the South East corner and running North West by lands of hess of Nancy Bent & Swan Perkins to hand of Gasphel Rodman, thence North Westerly to hand of Henry Champlin thence by Large road South West to land of Natural Michael thence Southerly to the first mentioned corner being bounded on the North, by land of Henry Champlin East by land of Natural Michael North by the lands of the heirs of Nancy Bent & Swan Perkins West by land of Caleb Rodman or however otherwise bounded To have and to hold the said granted and premises together with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Joseph Griffin and his heirs and assigns forever to use properly use benefit and hold before forever. And as the said I do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Joseph Griffin and his heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Joseph Griffin and his heirs and assigns that of all menstrual concerning hereof I am the true sole and lawful owner and have of the above described premises and commons lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple free and clear in my good right full power and lawful authority to grant convey sell and confirm forever the said granted premises and commons lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter have and enjoy write and utmost these premises lawfully peaceably and quietly hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said denied and granted premises with the appurtenances free clear and without any molestation or disturbance from any person or persons whomsoever and I the said grantor do grant license authorize and consent that estates lointains diverse judgments executions and conveyances of what name or nature may occur in that manner or subject may in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore I the said Grantor for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above denied premises to the said Joseph Griffin his heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above denied premises to the said Joseph Griffin his heirs and assigns against the lawful demands of any person or persons whomsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents. The condition of this deed is such that whereas the said Thomas Austin has executed my negotiable promise note for the sum of Eighty dollars and sixty seven cents bearing the date first and made payable to the said Joseph Griffin or order one year after date with interest at the rate of seven per cent per annum. Now therefore if the said Grantor or my heirs executors administrators or assigns
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486 or any other persons for me or for them shall pay said note at maturity together with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof they shall be void otherwise in full force & effect. Furthermore the said Grantor do hereby constitute and appoint the said Grantee his executors administrators and assigns my attorney with full power to substitute for me and for my grant paye in be name or names, at any time in case default shall be made in the payment of said note and such default shall continue for the term of ten days to sell at public auction the premises appurtened or any part thereof first giving after the expiration of said term of ten days twelve days notice of such sale in some one of the public news papers printed in this state and in my name or in their name or names to make covenants to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deeds that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser s purchasers the said land and title to the same hereby granting to my said attorneys power to continue or act on such sale from time to time & to authorize my attorney s to receive the amount the same may be sold for and after paying all the expenses incident to such sale to apply the residue thereof to the payment of the amount of principal and interest of said note hereby secured, accountably to me or my heirs or assigns for all sums over and above the amount thereof I hereby ratifying such sale or sales as may be made by virtue hereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this liberty sixth day of April A.D. 1885 In presence of Charles Coxes Thomas Austin Ltd

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