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Know all Men By these Presents That I George Browning of Charlestown in the
county of Washington and State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations am an free man and consider
ation of the sum of Seven Dollars done and paid by Simon Tucker of Charlestown county of
said State aforesaid am I the said George Browning aged 40 years hereby give grant
bargain sell & convey and assign to the sd Simon Tucker his heirs and assigns forever one Certain
Lott of Land being in Charlestown in Washington county and State aforesaid
bounded by Estimation thus describing one corner be the Summons as life end and butted and bounded
as follows Northerly between the Beginning Milestone and the buttery and Easterly on the Common
Land southerly to some other first mentioned bounds
To have and to hold the sd Land granted and premises with the
Privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging the sd Simon Tucker his heirs and assigns
forever to him his heirs and tenure and by these forever and the sd George Browning
giving sole right my Next Relation and Determinations as Tenant to the common with the sd Simon
tucker his heirs and tenure and assigns That I am lawfully seized in fee of the Premises that
they are my pure all monuments that I have and Right to sell and convey the shore
the said Common Tenure that as aforesaid and that I will Warrant and Defend
the same against all other land Simon Tucker his heirs and assigns forever Against the
lawful Claims and Demands of all Persons and the said Ruth Browning wife of
the said George Browning for the consideration above written has Read up
all my right her part of Court and bound of thirds of and to the before Simon
and assigns forever Simon Tucker his heirs and
assigns forever.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Sealer
this 16th Day of March 1806.
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in Presence of
Joshua Cord
Valley Cord
George Browning L.S.
Ruth for Browning L.S.
witness
Washington sc to Court at Charlestown March 16 1806.
I provided appear the within named George Browning
And Ruth Browning his Wife Negroes and related to the
within and following Instrument and Acknowledged the
same their free Voluntary Act and hand and
Seal thereunto Affixed
Before Joshua Cord Justice Peace
Threaded March 18 1806
Jos P. Cross J. C. Lh