The instrument's own words
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hereby Granted the Indenture of her said Husband and the said William Browning
In Witness whereof the said William Browning and Catherine Browning have hereunto
set their hands and Seals the twentieth Day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and ninety One.
William Browning (seal)
Catherine Browning (seal)
In Presence of
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Wm Browning
Washington July 20th A.D. 1791
William Browning & Catherine Browning Interrogators to the
Presence of instrument Acknowledge it the same to be their
free act & Deed before
[illegible] J Day J Plane
Recorded this 2nd
August 1791
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Poly Croft Regr of Deeds
I shall Profile whom these presents shall come Greeting
Know ye that I Joseph Browning of South Kingstown in the county of Washington
Woman and in consideration of the sum of five Shillings paid to me by William Dillons
to me in hand well and truly paid by Christopher Browning of Southkingstown born
in same County & State aforesaid my brother the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge
my self with him fully satisfied contented and paid for and in consideration of every foot and
bound hereiv have Given Granted bargained Sold alienated conveyed & confirmed
and do hereunto Present the said Joseph Browning my brother’s Executor & Admini
to take into & Absolutely Conveat grant Bargain Sell alien Convey & Confirm unto
him the said Christopher Browning his heirs and assigns forever a Certain parcel
of Salt Marsh containing about there one & half acres or thereabouts in the same
town or part thereof lying and being in consideration in the above County of Washing
ton & bounded and bordered to the south east bordering to the shore on the Channel the
pond which William Browning from the of southkingstown in the above County to
and Steven Browning his brother of the same town & county bought of John
Browning of Charlestown in the county of State aforesaid from some Browning of said
town particularly until it comes upon hand or marsh of Gideon Hopkins of
Christown in the above county till it comes to a stone heap the North East part of
the salt marsh from some there westerly to a stone heap which bounds the said salt marsh
belonging to William Browning of the said Charlestown of the same Nature suitably
with the above from the above mentioned Island till it meets in a stone heap in the above
Shore Jacob Allen solace and to conclude all the above Described and bounded
Premises with all the Appurtenances & Privileges thereunto belonging and thereunto
and the said Christopher Browning his heirs and Assigns to his and theirs Duly appertaining
and Right for ever and the said Joseph Browning for himself his heirs executors Adminis
with hereby Covenant and promise promise grant agree & will warrant the aforesaid
Browning
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Browning his heirs & Assigns that until the Expiring hour I am then sole and Lawful
Bound of the before Doneits and by Legacy and Forumnus am and Lawfully Seized and Possessed of the
same in Mine Own Proper Right as a good & Absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple having in
my full Good Right full Power and Lawful Authority to sell and Dispose of the above
mentioned Manor as Aforesaid and that the said Christoper Browning his heirs and Assigns
Shall and may at all Times for Ever have hold by force and Virtue of these Presents
Permanently and Dutifully have hold of every Acre Piece and larger the same with all the Appurtenances
there unto and Belonging in all its Rights Privileges and Liberties and of every manner of forests
or other things to grants Browning above listed or any other later determined Declare that I do full many
meachon or By any Offent or make to hold the Specified Part Furthermore the said
Joseph Browning for my only love Consideration to Remainder to Convey & Assign all
the before Done Premises unto the said Christopher Browning his heirs and
Assigns for Evert to have and hold Same by and through by these presents and Mary Browning
spouse of the aforesaid Joseph Browning Both fully agree and Subscribe our hand by
Lawes of and Proper third in the above Mentioned Land and Premises Aforesaid and that the
same unto Belonging one more the said Christopher Browning his heirs Conveyance Done
and Assigns for Ever Law In Witness whereof we have hereunto our hands and seals Affixed
this Day of May in the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and Eighty one And I
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Signed sealed & Delivered
Joseph Browning (Seal)
Mary Browning (Seal)
In Presence of
Susannah Hillox
George Gardner
Washington May 23, 1781
The Subscribed Joseph Browning and Mary Browning Professionally
Appeared and Acknowledged the above Deed Did we have our Seal and Seal
hands and Seals hereunto Affixed
Before me Robert Barton J.C. Peace
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Be it hereby Known that I William T Browning of South Kingstown in the County
of Washington and in the State of Rhode Island Providence Plantations Lyce man for and in Consi
deration of the Sum of one hundred and Thirty four Pounds Silver lawful money
& we do hand my Contract’s part by the said Thomas C Hazard of the same South Kingstown
Gardener all holy give grant Bargain sell Alien convey & confirm unto him
the said Thomas Hazard his heirs and Assigns for Ever a Certain lot of Land
Christianson in the said South Kingstown County of Providence five Acres and Twenty rods
bounded North by Land of Simon Fenney East by land of James Cony land’s West
by the High way and South by Land of the Heirs of Clarke Church Road
To have and hold the said granted lot of Land with the Belonging its Appurtenances
And Commodities to the same belonging in any way Appertaining and unto him the said
Thomas C Hazard his heirs and Assigns to this and these Only Proper up right himself and
his heirs