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Know all men by these presents that we Sarah Browning and one
William Browning of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island (in right of the said Sarah) in consideration of the sum of
one hundred and twenty five dollars paid and by the Legacies left by Browning of
North Kingstown in the County and State aforesaid, the receipt whereof said s
we hereby acknowledge to be fully bargain sell and convey unto the said
Ephraim H Browning his heirs and assigns forever an certain lot of wood land
lying and situated in Charlestown containing five acres more or less and is
bounded on the North by land of George A V Dexter, on the East by land of
the Heirs of Anthony Norton, bounded South bounded South by land of
the Church and on the West by land of Samuel King or whoever otherwise
become the same being lot No 1 in the division of the lot of Samuel
Samuel Terry deceased and was owned by the said Sarah Browning as
one of the Heirs of said Terry
Or to have and to hold the same with all the privileges and appurtenances
appertaining to the same belonging to him the said Ephraim H Browning to their
and Assigns forever and we the said Sarah Browning & William Browning to their
ourselves our Heirs Executors administrators do covenant with the
said Ephraim H Browning his heirs and assigns that we are the sole sole
and lawful seisers of the above described premises that they are free of
all incumbrances and that we will warrant and do the same to
the said Ephraim H Browning his heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 19th
day of February AD 1857
per Presence
Sarah J. Browning
Charles Cross
Josiah Browning & S
William Browning & S
State of Rhode Island Sc
Washington Co Charlestown Feb 19th 1857
Personally appeared William Browning and solemnly swore before the undersigned instrument
I do hereby certify to be her free act and deed Sarah Browning being his wife
we appeared separate and sat apart from each other while we did and his said
instrument unfolded before to her eye and she acknowledged the same to be her
free act and deed signed from which she did not wish to relent
Before me
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Sent to Record May 7th 1857
at 5 O'clock PM
Recorded May 13th 1857
by C Cross Clrk