The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 11177

9/27/1864 · DEED · book 8 page 505 doc 11177

From GREEN SAMUEL life, GREEN BENJAMIN life, GREEN ELIZA F life
To BROWNING STEPHEN C life
Consideration ten dollars
Premises one acre · lot of beach and shore (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1824 · DEED · HAZARD SARAH; HAZARD ROBERT; HAZARD JEFFERY; HAZARD ABIGAIL S → GREEN SAMUEL · book 6 p 70
◀ 1863 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · DAVIS P JR → GREEN BENJAMIN · book 8 p 428
◀ 1862 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · MACOMBER AMY; MACOMBER BENJAMIN → GREEN BENJAMIN · book 8 p 297
◀ 1855 · MORTGAGE · BENT PRINCE → GREEN BENJAMIN · book 8 p 94

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

▶ 1882 · DEED · BROWNING STEPHEN C; BROWNING MARY L → NELSON JAMES · book 11 p 26
▶ 1887 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · BROWNING STEPHEN C → NELSON JAMES; NELSON ELIZABETH · book 11 p 29

Bounded by

Joseph · Daniel Browning · David Smith

The instrument's own words

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505 State of Rhode Island ye Washington Co. In Westerly, in said county, on this 9th day of September 1864 personally appeared Stephen Phillips R Wade and Fanny M his wife subscribers to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed Before me William P Coy Public Notary Received for Record Sept 23rd 1864 at 7 o'clock P M and Recorded by Charles Cross S Clerk I know All men now by these presents that I Samuel Green Citizen of South- Kingstown in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, and Benja- min Green of Charlestown in said county and state for and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to be paid by Stephen C Browning of Charlestown aforesaid and the receipt whereof made and bodied hereby acknowledge do hereby remise release and forever quitclaim unto the said Stephen C Browning his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest which we now have in and the a certain lot of beach and shore as follows situated in said Charlestown on taining one acre and bounded as follows beginning at the South east corner of said lot & the South east corner of lotly the Property of the State of Rhode Island of the sea The North Westerly boundary boundedly by the sea about hourly’s to land of Charles Cross and Benjamin Browning North easterly bounded by Notched in said Cross's and Browning's land to a point on the North line See that a parallel line with the aforesaid the shall make just one acre boundary on the North by the land of the Grantors while on the East by land of State of Rhode Island To have and to hold the same with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to him the said Stephen C Browning his heirs and assigns forever And I Stephen C Browning speak unto the said Benjamin Green as con- sideration of the sale of the above parcel as aforesaid do hereby release all my right of Entry to to the above described premises In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this nineteenth day of September AD 1864 In presence of Millard I Cross Charles Cross Samuel Green L.S. Benjamin Green L.S. Eliza F Green L.S. Washington Co. Charlestown Sept 19th 1864 Personally appeared Samuel Green and Benjamin Green and acknowledged the preceding instrument by them signed to be their free act and deed Before me Charles Cross Town Clerk Received for Record Sept 23rd 1864 at 7 o'clock P M and Recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk Revenue Stamp! $0.57

The page as recorded

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