The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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9/20/1816 · DEED · book 5 page 294 doc 12023

From BROWNING STEPHEN life
To BROWNING JOHN life
Premises about five Acres · land lying on the East Side near Mashaway Island (Charlestown, Mashaway Island)
Also on this page: RELEASE WETTON MAURICE 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

◀ 1809 · DEED · RAYNOLDS WILLIAM → BROWNING STEPHEN · book 4 p 526
◀ 1796 · DEED · BROWNING SARAH; BROWNING WILLIAM → BROWNING STEPHEN · book 4 p 185
◀ 1796 · DEED · BROWNING SARAH; BROWNING WILLIAM → BROWNING STEPHEN · book 4 p 186
◀ 1795 · DEED · PERRY EDWARD; PERRY DELIVERANCE → BROWNING WILLIAM JR; BROWNING STEPHEN · book 4 p 163
◀ 1790 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARY → BROWNING WILLIAM JR; BROWNING STEPHEN · book 4 p 2

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

▶ 1822 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARCY → CLARKE ELISHA · book 5 p 469
▶ 1859 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN → BROWNING JOB G · book 8 p 294

The instrument's own words

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294 Know all Men by these presents that I Stephen Browning of Charlestown in Washington county State of Rhode Island love and good will to Give grant and by my son John Browning by Deed my said Second to land lying on the East Side in said Town near Mashaway Island containing about five Acres. To have and to hold to the Above named Grantee in full all the Appurtenances and advantages and conveniences belonging to the Same belonging be it in any piece Astertaining further that between the said John Browning his heirs and assigns forever and the sd Stephen Browning do covenant and agree that my self my heirs executors and administrators do grant John Browning his heirs and assigns for said land hereafter to warrant and defend by these presents the above before demised premises against all Lawfull Claims & Demands of any person as persons whatsoever In Witness whereof I have set to it my hand and seal this thirtieth Day of April 1816. In Presence of Joseph H Galloway Asa Church Stephen Browning (Lss) Washington st. Charlestown Apr 17th 1816 Before me Assistant Stephen Browning the Signor and Sealor of this Instrument acknowledged the Same to be his free voluntary act and Deed mind and true. Provided Apr 20. 1816 Before me Asa Church Just Peace 18. 50 cents f.G.

The page as recorded

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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.