The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come The George Browns & w
in the city of Providence & county of Providence & State of Rhode Island in the town of Westerly in
state of Rhode Island county of Washington’s State lawfully sworn
and I am with George Browns
my wife
William [illegible] his & daniel Browning’s for ourselves our heirs and considerations of the sum of five
hundred (500) dollars to we on behalf before the meeting house built and only fully paid
of the said George O Browns in the aforesaid county and state that we
whereas we are lawfully authorized and as therefore let’s vite, sell convey and
transfer and grant and by these presents sell and transfer through do hereby convey, assign and transfer
from ourselves their heirs against granted and administrators forever by these
presents have given granted bargained sold aliened conveyed assigned and transferred
and by these presents do fully sell and alienated given granted sold sent deliver dispose
convey and confirm unto the said Allet of Potter his heirs his princes and assigns forever
a certain lot piece or parcel of land containing eight rods southerly in
Carolina [illegible] on [illegible] & boundaries & bounded on the North by land of Allet of Potter
Theory that by line of lot of Peter Rogers & Co low North by land formerly owned
by Robert Case or q [illegible] in which the meeting house now stands easterly by the lining
which runs through the villages or houses therefore the same way as bounded
with all the privileges & appurtenances thereto belonging
To have and to hold the said granted bargained and bargained premises with all the
appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any
assignees appertaining to the said Allet of Potter his heirs his princes and assigns
Forever to them and their only proper heirs use benefit and for however forever
And we the said George Browns [illegible] Welcome Tucker & Daniel Browning for
ourselves our heirs executors assigns and administrators do covenant promise and
guarantee to and with the said Allet of Potter his heirs his princes and assigns that and
before the overarching hereby are the true sole and lawful assigns of the
above bargained premises and that theforesaid second and aforesaid of the premises
in our own proper right as good right and absolute state of unencumbrance in
free simple fee and hold in its good proper and full power and lawful authority to
grant bargain sell convey and transfer the bargained premises forever
as aforesaid And that the said Allet of Potter his heirs and assigns shall
and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by force and
virtue of these presents lawfully possess proceed and quietly have hold use
possess and convey the said premises and bargained premises with all the appurtenances
free and clear and plotly and clearly alienated from ourselves our heirs executors
and from all and all manner of people whomsoever bargained sold aliened conveyed
mortgages with salts entirely diverted presumed injustices encumbrances and estates
of what name or naturesoever the said furthermore we the said George Browns
more void than presents aforesaid Furthermore we the said George Browns
Welcome Tucker & Daniel Browning for ourselves our heirs executors and
administrators covenant and agree the aforesaid premises from the said
Allet of Potter his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of every
person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents
and I George Browns being of the aforesaid George Browns in
consideration of the sum of three hundred (300) dollars paid me my
husband to her acknowledging & forever surrenders up all my right of tenure
of Doubs & power of Thirds in and to the aforesaid premises unto how the aforesaid
Allet of Potter his heirs and assigns forever And I Welcome Tucker the aforesaid
Welcome Tucker in consideration of the sum of three hundred (300) dollars paid
on a just debt of my husband to the further sum of one (1) dollar paid me
by said Allet of Potter he relinquish I forever surrender up all my right of
tenure & power of Thirds and to the aforesaid premises unto how the said
Allet of Potter his heirs and assigns forever And I Daniel Browning wife of the aforesaid
Samuel Browns in consideration of the sum of three hundred (300) dollars
paid me my said husband do hereby relinquish & forever surrender up all my right
of Doubs & power of Thirds in and to the aforesaid premises unto how the aforesaid
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Albert S. Potter his heirs and assigns forever—And I Ruth Potter lawful wife
of Richard Chapel of Providence in Providence county & state, in
consideration of the sum of three hundred (300) dollars paid me by the said
Providence Albert S. Potter, do hereby sell and convey unto the said Potter
his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title & interest which I now have or
which I may hereafter have by virtue of a Mortgage or Mortgagee in, on or
to the described premises situate unto him the said Albert S. Potter his heirs &
assigns forever, to have & to hold the same
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals this
twenty eighth day of May At one thousand eight hundred & sixty four (1864)
[Signature] witness to
Charles Cross witness to
G. F. & M. E. Browning
James F. Cross witness to
W & Ruth Tucker
Mary A. Cross witness to
Samuel & Emily Browning
George F. Browning L.S.
Mary E. Browning L.S.
Welcome Tucker L.S.
Ruth Tucker L.S.
Samuel Browning pr L.S.
Emily Browning L.S.
L.S.
Revenue Stamp
$1.00 by F. B.
May 28 1864
State of Rhode Island ye
Washington Co
Personally appeared George F. Browning & Mary E. Browning his wife
Samuel Browning & Emily Browning his wife and severally acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by them signed and sealed to be their
free and voluntary act and deed
Before me Charles Cross Town Clerk
Charlestown May 28th 1864
State of Rhode Island ye
Washington Co
Personally appeared Welcome Tucker and Ruth Tucker his wife and
severally acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed
to be their free and voluntary act and deed
Before me Charles Cross Town Clerk
Charlestown June 13th, 1864
Received for Record June 13th 1864
at 6 o'clock P M and Recorded
by Charles Cross T. Clerk