⛔ The record we hold stops here: no later instrument we have read cites this one, and no later conveyance by the grantee is linked by name. The index is complete to 1987, so the gap is in the words: deeds of this era seldom cite book and page, and only about half the instruments of 1936-1965 have been transcribed (some 6,000 were never imaged), so a citation to this deed may sit in a page not yet read.
The instrument's own words
page 1
134
Know all men by these presents that I William J Browning of Charlestown in
the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the
sum of six thousand dollars to me paid by Sarah J Browning of Charlestown aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be fully gained bought sold and
convey unto the said Sarah J Browning for her sole use and benefit forever the
one undivided half part of a certain farm situated in said Charlestown and
commonly known as the Channing farm comprising and bounded Westerly by Matching
Road Northwesterly by Indian Lane Easterly by lands of Randall Jessup and Northerly
by land of Christopher A Channing Northwesterly by lands of Margaret Jessup and Northerly
partly by some fence partly by stone wall and partly by hay lot partly by land of the
heirs of Samuel Fenton deceased And I Sarah Browning wife of the
said William J Browning for the consideration aforesaid paid me and my said
husband by these presents quit claim and release and quit claim unto the said William J Browning
to his heirs and assigns forever all my right of dower and heirs of dower in
to the one undivided half part of said farm hereby conveyed and
So Have and Agreed to hold the same to his heirs and assigns forever William J Browning to
his heirs and assigns forever And I the said William J Browning
for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant with the said
Sarah J Browning that of and about the conveying of these presents
I am the true and lawful owner of the said premises and that
I will warrant and defend the said one undivided half part of said premises
to her the said Sarah J Browning to her heirs and assigns forever excepting a certain
Mortgage Deed of said farm held by the Savings Bank of Newport and
dated March 1st 1855 for the sum of six Thousand Dollars
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals This
six day of April A D 1856
William J Browning
Sarah Browning L.S.
By my hand and seal
Joseph N Griffin
Joseph N Griffin
State of Rhode Island &c
Charlestown April 6 A D 1856
Personally came William J Browning and Sarah his wife and
acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be
their free and voluntary act and deed
Before me Charles Cross Town Clerk
Presented for record
April 6 A D 1856
at 10 o Clock AM
Recorded April 17th 1856
by Charles Cross T Clerk
The page as recorded
No page image on Zara for this instrument (the portal holds it: book 8 page 134).
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.