The instrument's own words
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To all People to Whom these Presents shall Greeting know ye that
I Ezraon Browning of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Do
Giveman for and full Consideration of the Sum of Seven Pounds Sterling [illegible]
Money in hand paid and delivered by the said Samuel Powers of the town of South Kingstown in the
County aforesaid [illegible] grant give and release unto the said Samuel Powers and his heirs and assigns forever my full right and
Interest in all an entire copy and conform
able with the land’s said Samuel Powers his Heirs and Assigns forever found certain lot of land all of
which is in the town aforesaid Containing about three hundred and Seventy acres more or less
by the dwelling House there with the trees there standing and bounded By a road and bounded By William
land bounded westerly by the said Browning land boundedly by Samuel Powers land boundedly
by a road and boundedly by the said Joseph Browning bounding’s field of Michael Manning and
boundedly by the said Ezraon Browning land boundedly by highway and extends to the Northeast land
boundedly by the other side of the said lot all are in Charlestown aforesaid and of what contains about
thirty acres more or less being Marsh and pasture and bounded Easterly on Ephraim Manning
land boundedly on the said westerly field boundedly by William Powers land boundedly by a lot land
and Northeasterly by a frozen creek thus other side of the lot being bounded Easten boundedly on
Northeasterly by James Powers land and westerly by William Powers land boundedly land boundedly
Northeasterly by James Powers and boundedly by Joseph Powers and the Other part is in two lots bounded First
Cousin Land and westerly by Joseph Powers and the Other part is in two lots bounded First
by a road on the side of the House of the late William Clarke dead bounding the side of the
Shares in the Fortitude and dwelling of William Clarke land that estate of the other part
Contains thirteen acres more or less and is bounded Easterly on a highway boundedly on Northeast
Dubois land and westerly on William Clarke land and boundedly on the West by the wife of
Joshua Clarke the other of the lot is four acres of land bounded Easterly on the highway of
Samuel Clarke land boundedly on the west being by the House of Joshua Clarke aforesaid
Northeasterly on William Clarke land and boundedly on the South by the House of Joshua Clarke
of which may further apply by the Boundary of the [illegible] there in the Clarke office where the
said and the aforesaid Property land is the same and the side of the same which I lately purchased
of the said Powers which may appear by the Deed to me done in year 1740
To have and to hold all the aforesaid Tracts of land and to her I hereby grant and release with all
the Appurtenances Privileges and Convenances to the said Samuel Powers his Heirs and assigns forever
Estate thus the said Samuel Powers his Heirs and Assigns forever to his and his Assigns forever to his Deed
these Premises are subject to taxes of houses and that the said Ezraon Browning for my signing
these Equations and Dominions constitutes the liberty found and assign for any thing wrong at the
said Deliver Notified Claims and Demands which I have had or may have in future and in
said Deeds I Promise that this land the said Samuel Powers his Heirs and Assigns for
ever and that he may by force and Tenure of the aforesaid grants peacefully and quietly
have and hold by some and Justice and the same by force and Tenure of their grants aforesaid
Signed Enoch Browning lots of the said Samuel Powers for the above consideration aforesaid
both the said formally and Solemnly and solemnly swear’d that of the above written he has right of Power
and granted those of them and unto the said Samuel Powers and assigns forever thus late him
the said Samuel Powers his Heirs and Assigns forever
And that the said Ezraon Browning or his Heirs successors or Administrators the Repre
of grant land and premises that the said Samuel Powers his Heirs and assigns may enjoy
the lawful Claims or Demands of any person or persons whatsoever Claiming from by
or under me will forever warrant defend and Defend
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In Witness whereof we Ephraim Browning and Susannah his wife have here-
to set our hands and seals the Twenty seventh Day of the Third Month in the Year of Our
Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety two
For the Premises of
Nassa[u] B Browning Ephraim Browning (seal)
Simon Baboech Susannah Browning (seal)
Charlestown in Washington County February the 27th, 1792 ye Then aforesaid
appear before these our Justices Ephraim Browning and Susannah his wife and acknowledge
this a deed and written Instrument to be their act and deed hand and seal
Simon Mecon Baboech Justice Peace
This Deed was dodged in this Office March 1st 1792. I. O. clk p p hand d
And a fee received ye 4th of Nov 1792 ye one By one Plcg Cap 97 Gen Clerk
To all People to Whom these Presents shall come Greeting
Know Ye, That I Samuel Power of S[t] Truro town in the County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island 98 Common Yeoman for Consideration of the Sum of Seven hundred and
eighty four dollarslawful Money to me paid by Jonathan [illegible] Yeoman of the town of
[illegible] County and State of Rhode Island have granted bargained and released and quit claim
and conveyed And I hereby do hereby forever Fully lawfully and Absolutely grant bargain and
sell All that certain Lott of land and tenement which lies and is situated in the aforesaid town
And Adjacent George Cox Jake Carter Lots of land One half of which is on the South side of a
Cutting road a bit more than hundred feet wide from the Main road with a dwelling house and Out
Buildings thereon most part built by themselves and improved and enclosed by fences built by
Browning thereon and I hereby do Fully lawfully and Absolutely grant convey by warranty by
Indenture by myself George [illegible] hand and seal by Conveyance from James [illegible] containing a lying
at the South part of the North lot and One other Lot of land lying in Charlestown in the
County aforesaid And a certain a Part of a certain Acre of part of a certain Acre of land lying on the
East part of Beach and Grade it is bounded easterly in the Town of [illegible] hand and seal
On the South by the [illegible] hand and seal and westerly by a wall and ditch and
Northerly by the same line One other Lot of land situated in the Town of [illegible] containing a
half Acre of land One and a half Acre of land More or less bounded on the South by Simon Pearson
bounded easterly by a fence built by fences James [illegible] hand and seal bounded westerly by a
fence built by Mr Browning hand and seal the other Two Lots of land which are situated in the Town of
[illegible] bounded on the South by [illegible] and his wife on the North by the said
Lijah [illegible] other of the hand and Father William Clarke hand and seal by the hole of the wall on the
South by David William Clarke and Samuel Clarke and the other Lot contains about
Sixteen Acres and a half bounded easterly on her house boundary on Northern hand
Westerly on William Clarke hand and westerly on the [illegible] boundary of the house of
Samuel Clarke the Other Lot is about three Acres of land bounded easterly on
[illegible] boundary Clarke hand and seal boundary on the North by the house of John Clarke other
Northerly on William Clarke hand and boundary in the house of John Clarke hand and seal
may more plainly appear by the Survey of the premises filed in the Clerks office
To Have and to hold the aforesaid premises for ever free of all burdens granted
with the Afo[ ]mentioned Mortgages and Commodities to the same belonging unto him
the said Jonathan their Heirs and assigns to his and owner