The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island the
Personally Came Peter Boy Signer and Sealer to the above and foregoing Instrument
and Acknowledged the Same to be his Voluntary Act & Deed hand and Seal thereat
Officiated on the 17th Day of December in the Town of Charlestown & County
of Washington.
Recorded Feb 24, 1818
by P. Coops Town Clerk
Before Peleg Coops Jp Town Clerk
We C remember this 8th Day of Feby 1818
That we Simeon Tucker and Gardner Wooden both of the Charlestown town in
Washington County & Cy Tenants HAVE and by these
presents agree for our selves their Heirs and Assigns &C Estates
a line between us that is to say It is On the East side of the
Western piece land Beginning to the Long Arm and it is On the
west side of the Long Arm belonging to said Tucker and be Again
to have a Straight Line form as Large part of Piece Land standing
with the Neighbors to run from there to an Old Cedar stake standing
in the Edge of the swamp with an Old hat hanging on it and is also
a Corner of Olives Browns land Land.
By witness our Hands
In Presence of
Benjamin Hillson
Peleg Coops
Recorded Feb 24, 1818
by P. Coops T. Clk
Gardner Wooden
Simeon Tucker
To all People to whom these presents shall Come
Greeting Please be it that I John Browning of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island the Governor for and in Confederation of the win of Ire
land and one thousand three Hundred and thirty Three Pounds unto me in hand before the Enjastie
hereof full and fully paid by George Browning Charlestown in said County and State aforesaid
given the receipt whereof I do hereby Acknowledge and say that myself therefore satisfied and
now and hence of Every part and parcel thereof to exonerate Against and Discharge
the said George Browning he his Heirs Executors & Administrators forever by these presents
Have Given Granted Bargained Sold Alien Conveyed and Confirmed and by these presents
Do fully fully and absolutely Give Grant Bargain Sell alien Confess convey and
confirm unto the said George Browning his Heirs and Assigns forever the one
Sixth part of a Certain Lot of Land Situate in Charlestown aforesaid the sole
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Containing By Estimation one hundred and some Acres be the Same more or less in
Bounded as follows northerly partly on Person Tuckers Land and partly on the high
Way Northly By John Pingree New Land Northerly by Samuel Pingree Land
and Easterly By Indian Land to the first mentioned Bound
To Have And To hold the Said parcels and tenements premises with all the
Aforementioned privileges and Commodities to the Same belonging for any time
foreverly to the said George Browning his Heirs and Afriques to him and
their Only proper Use Benefit and Behoof forever and the said John Browning
for me my Heirs Executors and Administrators Dr. covenant promise and Grant to
and with the said George Browning his Heirs and Afriques that before and until the
Compleating term the full Right the full and Lawfull Possession of all before given
premises and all Lawfully Built Sheds and rooftops of the Same in any manner
Right of yes and proper absolute and Absolute Estate of Importance in the said Piece
having in my Self Legal full power and Lawfull Authority to Sell and
Dispose of the Same in manner as aforesaid and that the said George Browning his
Heirs and Afriques shall and may of all have possess by force of Virtue of the
these presents Lawfully Peaceably and Quietly have held be Party possess and enjoy
the Same with the Aforementioned free and Clear of all Encumbrances of Whatsoever
or nature Sort that may in any manner or Degree Detriment make this and
resort Det. [illegneble] of the said John Browning for my self my Heirs the
Presentor and Administrators Dr. covenant and engage all the before
Dated promises to have the said George Browning his Heirs and Afriques against
the Lawfull Claims and Demands of any Person or Persons Whatsoever forever
transfer to warrant True and Defend and Mercy Browning Wife of the
said John Browning both by these presents for the Consideration Aforesaid Gold up and
Surrender all the Right of Down and power of thirds of us and into the before
Dated promises ourselves and from the said George Browning his Heirs and Afriques
forever. In Witness Whereof we have hereunto Set our hands & Seals the
Sixteenth Day of may D 1807
Signed Sealed and Delivered John Browning(s)
In Presence of
Charles Browning
Mercy Browning(s)
Browning Green
Washington {
Charleston Washington County the Day and Date first
written then personally appeard the Subscribers to the above
and within Instrument and Acknowledged the Same to be their Voluntary act and Deed hands and Seals Before me
Recorded March 9th AD 1813
Browning Green Justice Peace
Per Peleg Coeg Clerk