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8/19/1791 · DEED · book 4 page 29 doc 11229

From BROWNING MARY life, BROWNING JOSEPH life
To BROWNING CHRISTOPHER life
Consideration Fourty Seven pounds ten Shillings
Premises there one & half acres · Salt Marsh (South Kingstown, Charlestown)
Also on this page: RELEASE MCGILL ROSE M EST

Back — where this land came from

deed John Browning
“bought of John Browning of Charlestown”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

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

◀ 1790 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARY → BROWNING JOSEPH · book 4 p 1
◀ 1786 · DEED · BROWNING WILLIAM → BROWNING JOSEPH · book 3 p 508

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

▶ 1800 · DEED · BROWNING CHRISTOPHER; BROWNING MARTHA → CROSS SAMUEL · book 4 p 267
▶ 1801 · DEED · BROWNING CHRISTOPHER; BROWNING MARTHA → STANTON JOSEPH 3RD · book 4 p 309
▶ 1809 · DEED · CLARK DAVID; CLARK MARY; BROWNING CHRISTOPHER; TUCKER DORCAS; CROSS JO → · book 4 p 511
▶ 1825 · DEED · CLARKE RUTH; BROWNING CHRISTOPHER; TUCKER DORCAS; TUCKER SIMEON; TUCKE → CROSS JOHN · book 6 p 95

Bounded by

Gideon Hopkins · Simon Perry · James Congdon · Charles Church

The instrument's own words

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29 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 [illegible] 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 [illegible] 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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30 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 [illegible] [illegible] Independence 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 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] 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

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