The instrument's own words
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Easterly on lines of heirs of Jessica Barnes deceased and
northerly on line of Theo Chace; The other piece lot is
bounded Northerly Easterly and southerly on land of the
granite company and westerly on land of Elijah Clarke, containing four or
five and a half to seven acres or less by measure either citizen of the town
of East Greenwich.
I do here and tend to sell and convey with all the rights, privileges
appertaining thereto, crescent or thereunto appertaining to him
the piece Alfred S. Healy, his heirs and assigns forever.
And I the aforementioned Judith Clarke for myself and for my
heirs execute and administer, do covenant with the said
Alfred S. Healy, his heirs and assigns forever that said land is vacant free
clear of all the forecasted premises to them the said Alfred
S. Healy his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims
and demands of all other persons of things in a true manner.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this twenty first day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty seven.
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Wash Perry
M. S. Perry
William R. Perry
Judith Clarke X her mark [LS]
State of Rhode Island
in the town of East Greenwich Dec 23rd, 1847
Personally appeared before me Judith Clarke, who
executed the foregoing and certain Instrument, and
acknowledged the same to be her voluntary act and deed.
William R. Perry C. Clk
Recorded Jan 2. 1848
By William R. Perry C.C.
To all people to whom these presents shall come,
I William Asa Browning of said kingstown, in the County
of Washington state of Rhode Island Send Greeting,
Know ye that I the said William Asa Browning for my and my considera
tion intent of the sum of my promised detailed in hand by the executing
hereof, will and truly paid by Alfred S. Healy of Charlestown in
the aforesaid State here County, the piece of land he lately sold
northerly and then fully partitioned, enclosed and fenced
and thus, and every part and parcel thereof to the aforesaid,
execute and discharge himself the said Alfred S. Healy, his heirs
stated, and assigns forever by this indenture: Have given granted
bargained and sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed
and by this indenture do freely, fully, absolutely and forever grant
bargain sell fully convey deliver seise and confirm unto the said
Mr Alfred S. Healy his heirs and assigns forever one certain lot
of land situated on part of said kingstown containing by estimation four or
five acres more or less bounded as follows: Referencing at the
the North with corner of some road then Dathely bounded Northerly by
land of Captain Carpenter there Southerly gold Easterly tracing the
of brook and bounded by land of Meeks Bard and William Bard both
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East until it come to the road, thence Northerly bounded by land
Highway to road until it come to the north east corner of said tract
of this end of a wall running Northwesterly and Northerly, thence North
fifteen degrees twenty 4 rods into the road and four links to the east of said
wall, thence North forty degrees east forty three rods and fourteen
links to a White Oak, thence North thirty four degrees West thirty
six rods and fourteen links to a yellow white oak; thence North thirty
nine degrees west fifty degrees east twenty eight rods and twenty two
links to a Black Oak; thence North one degree westerly, fifty
six rods and twenty rods links, to a heap of stones; thence West
nine and one half degrees North, seventy nine rods and fourteen
links to the road; thence Northerly bounded by Westerly line of
said road until it come to the follow of beginning; the
said tract being bounded easterly from the road to the
road by land unto the Grantor; & reserves the same way
60 Arpents bounded. It is made an express condition of the
Deed, that said Alfred Halsey, his heirs and assigns, shall have
and forever give the privilege of adding to said farm, the
road herein described being the high land of the grantor lying to
the South of and adjoining said tract, provided however, that
the said William Ross borrowing, his heirs and assigns, shall have
to at liberty to change the location of said path-way for his
and their convenience; and in case he or they, in consequence of
his the planting or fencing said land, shall make a pass-
way through the farm impracticable; then the path-way shall be
up the land hence conveyed, provided, The farm not to be
planted nor fenced, at it points such path-way, also contra-fencing,
thereon; and whenever the path-way shall be to removed, the
said William Ross borrowing, his heirs and assigns shall have
the privilege of altering said path-way in passing to land from his
their land adjacent to the land hence conveyed. The said
William Ross borrowing hereby reserves for himself, his heirs and
assigns, the use of the hotel on the North side of the tract
hence conveyed for the purpose of mending the fence on the
ten adjacent sheets; and that he or they shall be entitled
on fencing said tract for the purpose aforesaid.
To have and to hold, the land granted and bargained
premises, with all the appurtenances, aftertenances and accompan-
ities, to the said Alfred Halsey, his heirs and assigns, forever,
to his and their only proper use and benefit absolutely,
and the said William Ross borrowing, his heirs and assigns,
executors and administrators, do covenant promise and agree
to and with the said Alfred Halsey, his heirs and assigns,
that as and before and heretofore he has been the true, sole
and lawful owner of the land bargained premises, and
all fully seized and possessed of the premises, in the only and
proper right, as a free perfect, and absolute estate of in
private right, in fee simple; and that he in myself right,
full power, and lawful authority to grant bargain sell and
above conform the same and premises, in manner as
aforesaid. And that the said Alfred Halsey, his heirs and
assigns, shall and may from time to time, and at all times,
forever peaceably, quietly and freely from the parts tenants, lawfully
peaceable quiet possession, have hold, use, occupy, possess and en-
joy the said demised and bargained premises, with
the appurtenances, free and clear and freely and clearly
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acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from all
and all manner of forms or other gifts, grants, bargains,
sales, leases, wills, entails, debts, deliveries,
judgments, covenants and incumbrances, of what name
or particular prove, that might in any manner or degree
affect me or made on this present Deed.
I will therefore I the said William Reid Browning, for
my heirs, executed and administrated, to be forever and
engage the above promised premise, to him the said Alfred
T. Haley, his heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims
or demands of any person whatever hereafter, forever to
warrant, secure tenure defended by these presents.
I, now I Mercy Browning, mother to said William Reid
of Browning, and admin of John Browning, deceased, do
hereby release and forever quit claim unto said Alfred T. Haley,
his heirs and assigns all my right of dower and premises of
their in and to the above described premises.
In witness whereof we have set to
our hands and seals this 31st day of January A.D. 1843.
Executed in presence of
William H. Perry
Elijah Hinnyson
William A. Browning L.S.
Mercy Browning L.S.
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations,
S.D. Washington do, At Charlestown Sam 31st 1843.
personally came William Reid Browning and Mercy
Browning, and acknowledged that the written instrument, by them
signed, to be their voluntary act and deeds.
Before me,
William H. Perry Town Clerk
Recorded Feb. 10, 1843
by W. H. Perry clk.
I know all men by these presents that I Joseph H. Hart of
Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island & Prov fo and in consideration of the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars to me in hand before the sealing and
delivery of this present deed the sum of one hundred and state aforesaid
the premises of which I solely and justly seized the premises namely myself therefore
said sum and paid, and do hereby release and forever
quit claim unto the said Joseph H. Hart his heirs and assigns
forever, true Certain trade of premises lying in said Charlestown
and in said County of Washington and is bound
East by land of William S. Mott, West by the land, North on the
East by land of William S. Mott, South by the land, North on the
Other side is bound Northly by Elias Davis, South on the
Other side is bound Southly by said Elias Davis, North on land
formerly belonging to Joseph Millen, deceased, North and East on land
formerly of Jonathan Moore, deceased, or whoever now owns
or is entitled to be entitled to said land being North on the land
of Hall, extending in the whole one hundred and twenty
rods, now or in together with all the privileges to the same
belonging or in any wise appertaining; I the said Joseph
H. Hart, in the consideration aforesaid, hereby remise and release
unto the said Joseph Hart, his heirs and assigns forever, all
my right, title, and interest in the premises aforesaid.
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