The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 9841

3/13/1845 · DEED · book 7 page 188 doc 9841

From NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE life, STANTON MOSES life, STANTON ANN life, STANTON CATHERINE life
To AUSTIN AMY life, AUSTIN SUSAN life
Consideration twenty five dollars
Premises about seven acres more or less · land with a dwelling house and team standing thereon (Charlestown)

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

◀ 1843 · DEED · NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; MOODY DANIEL → STANTON MOSES · book 7 p 99
◀ 1845 · MORTGAGE · AUSTIN SUSAN → NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; STANTON MOSES; STANTON ANN · book 7 p 189
◀ 1844 · POWER OF ATTORNIEY · OBRIEN EDWARD; SHELLY ELIZABETH; OBRIEN CHARLES → STANTON MOSES · book 7 p 133
◀ 1843 · DEED · NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; STANTON MOSES; MOODY DANIEL → STANTON MOSES · book 7 p 99
◀ 1842 · DEED · NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; LAWRENCE AMY → STANTON MOSES · book 7 p 61
◀ 1842 · DEED · COYES SAMUEL; NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; GAVIT JOSEPH → STANTON MOSES · book 7 p 63
◀ 1842 · DEED · NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; GAVIT JOSEPH; CUMMOCK THOMAS; CUMMOCK HANNA → STANTON MOSES · book 7 p 75

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

▶ 1845 · MORTGAGE · AUSTIN SUSAN → NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; STANTON MOSES; STANTON ANN · book 7 p 189
▶ 1846 · MORTGAGE · AUSTIN SUSAN → NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; STANTON MOSES; STANTON ANN · book 7 p 203

The instrument's own words

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188 persons. And I Lucy to Black wife of the said Henry Clark for the consider- tion aforesaid, do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim all my right of dower and poise of Thirds that I might have in and to the said premises In Testimony whereof we have put our presents our hands and seals affixed on our seal, this 18th day of June AD 1844 Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Henry Clark Joshua Clarks Lucy to Clark [seal] [seal] Witnesses for p. State of Rhode Island at Charlestown on the 13th day of January 1845 Personally came Henry Clark and Lucy to Clark and acknowledged the preceding instrument by them Signed to be their voluntary act and deed hands and seals Before me Joshua Clarke justice peace Rhode Island March 12th 1845 By Joshua Clarke J. Cl. Whereas the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at their Other Session AD 1810 incorporated Moses Stanton and his successors members of the Sangatogue Tribe of Indians in Charlestown town No 9 to be under the advice and direction of John Stanton the Commissioner of said Tribe any judge law with they more advanced as Indians of said Tribe in station for the purpose of managing the Temporary of the Treasury of Indians and that a deed made by said Moses and others under the Sanction of said Commissioner be made void and their effects abolished. said act not be the Purchase or purchase a portion of said Tribe Land. Therefore Now and as more by this present declare that we Moses Stanton and Ann Stanton and by and with the advice and direction of John Stanton we and our only consideration of the sum of two hundreds and seventy five Dollars to be paid to my cousin Audron and Audron Stanton of Pennsylvania P. I the assign receipt of we said acknowledge of Henry Clark and company unto said Tribe any and others, a small bottle of Land with a dwelling house and team standing thereon, the said residence of said Tribe. containing about seven acres more or less and bounded as follows (viz. Beginning at the South west corner of a road of some extent one and half rods body from the new stone boundary stone Then in a northerly direction east the said wall to a heap of stones about a rod from the north end of the said wall the said wall a heap of stones about a rod exceed over the hands of the Commissioner marking the division line between said Tribe and others and then measure east the fence said heap of stones being exceed over the hands of the Commissioner marking the division line between said Tribe and others and then measure east said fence On the 29th day of July 1844 then adjacent and bordered on the few now standing to the just mentioned boundary marking the right to return the pale wall then on the new stands and placing on the line directly on and con- tinuous said heap of stones. To Have and to Hold the same to the said Amy and Audron Their heirs and assigns forever to them use and benefit forever, free in every lawful a manner as then the said Tribe others and our not members of said Tribe and I Katherine Stanton wife of said Moses in the consideration aforementioned give up all my rights and rights to the premise aforesaid. In Testimony whereof we have inserted our hands and seals at Charlestown aforesaid this 31st day of July AD 1844 In presence of Joseph Audron Samuel Stanton Ann Stanton [seal] Moses Stanton [seal] Catherine Stanton [seal] John Stanton [seal] in my capacity as town
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189 Washington SS, Charleston August 11th 1844 Personally appeared Moses Stanton and Bathsheba Stanton espx of said state's mots and solemnly acknowledged the above and aforesaid to be signed by them to be their pure and voluntary act for this purpose having called Before me Joseph W. Griffin justice Peace Washington SS, at Charleston on the 22nd day of August 1844 Personally came Amy Stanton and acknowledged the above instrument by her signature to be her voluntary act and deed hand and seal Before me Antonia Clarke Justice Peace Washington SS, at Charleston August 22nd 1844 Personally appeared the within named John Stanton before me and acknowledged the said indenture by him signature to be his free and voluntary act Before me Antonia Clarke Justice Peace Recorded March 13th 1845 Page 10 Stanton etc Know all men that I Susan Ludden dwelling of Charlestown, Rhode Island moieties for me and in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds of sterling void to be paid by said Moses Stanton of Charlestown RI parts, members of the Sanguitare Tribe of Indians The receipts whereof I do hereby acknowledge by these presents grant bargain sell & convey unto the said Ludden said land lying between a Stream West side of containing about seven acres more or less within a dwelling house threes stories standing home dee all roads by land of said Tribe, said land be the day purchased of said Moses and son by deed under the direction of the commissioners of said Tribe I do hereby make to the said Moses the premises according to the and appointments thereof To the same sides and more according to the said boundaries and usage which regulates the application of said Tribe and said purchase for my now hereafter and forever nature do covenant seise the said Moses and same that at any time before the selling and delivering hereby I am the true sole and lawful owner of the premises aforesaid, that the same are free and clear of all encumbrance that I said warrant and defend the same to him and the said Moses and some to hold as upwards against the lawful claims and demands of all persons Provided however that the premises are on condition that if the said land before Stanton the her executing or instructions make payment of said tribe to be paid the said John Stanton or whoever may succeed him as commissioners of said tribe the aforesaid deed of purchase with delivery with the under signed seal the aforesaid deed of purchase with delivery with the under signed seal on my one part the deed above mentioned shall be null and void and of no and none effect whatever to remain in force law I attest whereas I execute this my part hand and seal this 28th day of September 1844 In presence of John Fo Coopy Fo & Coopy [illegible] (Washington SS,) State of Rhode Island & Multiply September the 28th 1844 Personally appeared the within named Susan Ludden and acknowledged the within to be her free act and deed Before me John Fo Coopy Justice of the Peace Recorded March 13th 1845 by John Stanton Cl Clerk Charlestown Jan 13th 1845 I Paid Thomas Austin thirty five Dollars in part pay of the within Mortgage John Stanton town clerk

The page as recorded

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