The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 11275

2/11/1793 · DEED · book 4 page 79 doc 11275

From BROWNING JOHN life, BROWNING MARY life
To HEALY JOSEPH life
Consideration One Hundred & fifty Dollars
Premises none · Lands bounded by Pequashquut Brook and a highway (Pequashquut Brook)
Also on this page: RELEASE DOBSON SYLVIA R EST

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

◀ 1791 · DEED · HEALY THOMAS; HEALY PENELOPE → BROWNING JOHN · book 4 p 11
◀ 1790 · DEED · HOLLOWAY STEPHEN → BROWNING JOHN · book 3 p 572
◀ 1789 · DEED · BROWNING WILLIAM; BROWNING LOIS → BROWNING JOHN · book 3 p 565
◀ 1787 · DEED · HALL JAMES → BROWNING JOHN · book 3 p 510
◀ 1770 · DEED · CONGDON JOSEPH; CONGDON SUSANNAH → BROWNING JOHN · book 3 p 30
◀ 1763 · DEED · BROWNING WILLIAM; BROWNING SUSANAH → BROWNING JOHN · book 2 p 130
◀ 1762 · DEED · BROWNING WILLIAM → BROWNING JOHN · book 2 p 96
◀ 1751 · DEED · CONGDON JOHN; CONGDON SARAH → BROWNING JOHN · book 1 p 289
◀ 1742 · DEED · SHEFFIELD SARAH; SHEFFIELD ISAAC → BROWNING JOHN · book 1 p 84

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

▶ 1819 · DEED · HEALY JOSEPH; HEALY ALICE; HEALY JOHN → HOXSIE JOHN C; HOXSIE WELCOME A · book 5 p 404
▶ 1837 · DEED · HEALY JOSEPH → HEALY MAXSON · book 6 p 397

Bounded by

William Browning · William Browning · John Healy

The instrument's own words

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Chains to a heap of stones there About South 48° 9° Degrees West Twelve Chains and Seventy links lengths to a Stone Wall there about South 48° 9° Degrees West Ten Chains & by a Note this South Eleven Degrees West to the Brook called Pequashquut Brook North Three Dawn Stream 25 Brooks carries it Comes to a Dick the North side by a Dick between Justice from there Meeting at the Stones leaving Den Anger in the Field of Joseph & Moses True that is Quitclaimed by Ed Edward Hoxley, Blend & Nathan Hoxley and from there North easterly by a Dick Twelve links & Comes to High rock Dr brook Low then North easterly by a Dick Thirteen rods & to the first Mentioned Stone To have and to Hold all the above described Lands & Tenements and all Claims thereon with all the Appurtenances pertaining to & appertaining the same Tenements belonging to Amy wife After obtaining the land from the said Edward Hoxley, his Heirs and Assigns forever liberty Conveying & transferring to and Beyond after the before Mentioned lands for which the above said Edward Hoxley his Heirs and Assigns forever Assigning the same Land called Old Diamond of any piece Property of Stephen Hoxley forever have entered Claiming the by Order on the said Stephen Hoxley And I Elizabeth Hoxley wife of the said Stephen Hoxley for the Consideration aforesaid Paid both fully and fairly’s and duly done Wit & Signature and Seal as to her Right of Dower of lands and office of the said Quitclaimed Grant from the said Edward Hoxley his Heirs and Assigns forever for Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the Thirty first Day of August in the 11th month and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty three Signed Sealed Delivered In Presence of Benj Honey Simon Perry Recorded the Land Feb 11th 1793 By Phil Cuffs & C. L. L. Stephen Hoxley (seal) Elizabeth Hoxley (seal) Northampton for Court Charlestown Aug 26 1793 Personally appeared before the within subscribed Notary Stephen Hoxley and Elizabeth Hoxley acknowledged the foregoing their instrument to be their act and Deed’s’ and Deed’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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Upon the East and West lines Hence the Same Course to the High way thence Running North thirty But the High way One Chain and Thirty Seven links and One foot by the Middle of a Brook & the North west Corner of John Traige land Three feet Easterly by the said High way said Land the Chains & by the North east line Running North easterly when the said River and Land ended & Comes to an Old Post by the South L[ine] of said High way hence Running North easterly by the said High way till the South Corner of a Certain Gray Oak Tree Marked on the West side then the Same Course till it Comes to William Browning's line then Running Northerly through the Second Owner of Browning's line to the said Mentioned Premises Now and hence to hold all the before granted & Granted Premises with all the Privileges & Appurtenances thereunto belonging in a Quiet Way Of possessing said lots high and lawfully Use themself & heirs forever & I bind myself & my heirs to the said Browning saying that my self my heirs & Covenant agree & agreed with the said Joseph Riley by these Parts that I shall and ever hereafter the undertaking & delivery have from the said person and lawful Owners of all the Proper Grains & Tenements and lawfully enjoy it High and dry in any way by in some Other Right as ended & settled of the Inheritance in my self and heirs on my any day by and with benefit of my Garden’s part the said Full Bound & sufficient Authority of the same Before of the Same in manner aforesaid that the said Joseph Riley his Heirs & Assigns forever & may possess the same & it shall forever Course hereafter have Use Enjoy Rights & liberties on my Other & lawfully and Clearly Acquired by the Trustage of and from all other grants or grants of any Other furthermore of whatever name or Nature piece’s End by these presents Warrant forever & Repud the the same Against all Lawful Claims or Demands of Any Person or Persons whatever Said Mary the Wife of the said John Browning for the Consideration aforesaid & Sufficient paid of all her Right title & Interest Lawes and Marriage of the said Land to the said Joseph Riley his Heirs and Assigns forever In witness whereof we Solemnly Set our hands and seals this 29 Day of Month 1792 and Set our Marks American and signatures Signed Sealed & Delivered In Presence of William Browning Newman Tucker Charlestown Court 19th, 1792 Presented the Indenture before Me aforesaid between John Browning & Jo the this tenure Anform this Deed to be good & Lawful in Every Part thereof by Hand Gideon Clarke Recorded this Deed Feb 1st, 1793 By me Phil Coggs Clk Charlestown Court 19th, 1792 The Subscriber John Browning Personally and Acknowledged the within Deed to be his Act and Deed had that whereas Offered before me William Kenyon Jp for the Peace Notes that this Deed Appointed and Approved of by this Court Mill Young’r 1793 Attest Phil Coggs Ct Council Clerk

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deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.