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To All People to whom these presents Shall come Greeting
Know ye that we Nathan Tefft & his wife Isabel Tefft of Providence in
the colony of Albany & province of New England, yeoman for & in consideration
of the sum of Seven Hundred & forty pound Sterling Lawfull money of England
of the State of New Hampshire paid will & truly by us before ye sealing
of this Indenture to us in our hands Browning in ye hamlet of Una London
its inhabitant Jeremiah Browning of Tiverton in ye county of Una London
its inhabitant Receipt whereof we do hereby Acknowledge Our Selves
Yeoman the Receipt enough and we do hereby grant contracted and paid the things of Every part
thereof with all the rights Privileges Entitlements assets & discharges of Jeremiah Browning
provid that he do hereby grant bargain sell & alien all and
his Heirs Executors & administrators Have given grant bargain sell & alien
privately conveying & conveyed unto him & Jeremiah Browning his Heirs & assigns
impuised conveyed & conveyed unto him & Jeremiah Browning his Heirs & assigns
Assigns forever Three lots or three lots of land situate in Providence in king
Assigns forever Three lots or three lots of land situate in Providence in king
county and town of Rhode Island the One lot lying betweeny [illegible] by Ben Benjamin [illegible]
containing about thirty Acres more or Less Bounded North by Land given to many
Land Extently by Christopher [illegible] Rebecca’s boundary Land containing about forty
Land Extently by Christopher [illegible] Rebecca’s boundary Land containing about forty
Hectares westerly On & by Salt pond the second Lot bounding on North Road Eastly
Hectares westerly On & by Salt pond the second Lot bounding on North Road Eastly
Acres more or Less and is Bounded Northeasterly on Samuel [illegible] land and
Samuel [illegible] land and
bounded Southerly by the Third Lot containing about ninety
Samuel [illegible] land and
bounded Southerly by the Third Lot containing about ninety
Westerly By Giddeah Savory Land the Third Lot containing about ninety
Westerly By Giddeah Savory Land the Third Lot containing about ninety
more or Less Bounded Southeasterly of & East Land Eastly on Samuel [illegible] land
more or Less Bounded Southeasterly of & East Land Eastly on Samuel [illegible] land
Bound Northeasterly to Rebecca Shiffeld & many More Henry [illegible] westerly by
Bound Northeasterly to Rebecca Shiffeld & many More Henry [illegible] westerly by
Giddeah Savory Land its being y’s whole of y’ Land that was given to peace
Giddeah Savory Land its being y’s whole of y’ Land that was given to peace
Giddeah Savory Land its being y’s whole of y’ Land that was given to peace
Tefft by her father Thomas J Manton in his Last Will & Testament
Tefft by her father Thomas J Manton in his Last Will & Testament
Tefft by her father Thomas J Manton in his Last Will & Testament
not all & granted & Bargained & Promised with y’ appurtenances
not all & granted & Bargained & Promised with y’ appurtenances
Belonging her & assigns in any way appertaining unto her & her heirs & descendants
Belonging her & assigns in any way appertaining unto her & her heirs & descendants
Browning his heirs & assigns for ever to be unto his & their heirs forever henceforth
Browning his heirs & assigns for ever to be unto his & their heirs forever henceforth
& Before forever are we & Nathan Tefft & Isabel Tefft his wife
& Before forever are we & Nathan Tefft & Isabel Tefft his wife
& Behoof forever are we & Nathan Tefft & Isabel Tefft his wife
Our Selves their Heirs Executors & administrators So hereby covenant
Our Selves their Heirs Executors & administrators So hereby covenant
Our Selves their Heirs Executors & administrators So hereby covenant
promise & grant to us and with y’ Jeremiah Browning his heirs & assigns
promise & grant to us and with y’ Jeremiah Browning his heirs & assigns
Ensuring that we are of free and Lawfull more
Ensuring that we are of free and Lawfull more
that Before and entitle y’ & our Lawfully Seized & possessed of some
that Before and entitle y’ & our Lawfully Seized & possessed of some
of all y’ before premises promise & and our Lawfully Seized & possessed of some
in Our own proper Right & of a good perfect & absolute Estate of
in Our own proper Right & of a good perfect & absolute Estate of
Inhabitants in our simple Lawfull own & our good Right to Sell and
Inhabitants in our simple Lawfull own & our good Right to Sell and
Dispose of y’ same in like manner as aforesaid & that y’ Jeremiah Browning
Dispose of y’ same in like manner as aforesaid & that y’ Jeremiah Browning
these may by force & virtue & tenure of their presents
these may by force & virtue & tenure of their presents
being his Heirs & assigns these may by force & virtue & tenure of their presents
have held occupy possess & enjoy of some with y’ appurtenances for
have held occupy possess & enjoy of some with y’ appurtenances for
and Clearly Enfranchised and Discharged of and from all manner of former of
and Clearly Enfranchised and Discharged of and from all manner of former of
Or Other gift grant Bargains Sales lease mortgages Wills Entail jointure
Or Other gift grant Bargains Sales lease mortgages wills Entail jointure
Forever Judgments Executions imprisonments & Entails Furthermore we
Forever Judgments Executions imprisonments & Entails Furthermore we
the & Nathan Tefft & Isabel Tefft his wife hereby Covenant and engage
the & Nathan Tefft & Isabel Tefft his wife hereby Covenant and engage
all y’ before Promised & Bargained premises with y’ Appurtenances unto
all y’ before Promised & Bargained premises with y’ Appurtenances unto
him & Jeremiah Browning his heirs & assigns against the Lawfull
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Claims Challenges Or Demands of (111) Any person or persons whatsoever forever
hereafter to Warrant Seize and Defend In Witness Whereof We Nathan Jeff
and Isabel Jeff his wife have Pursuant set our Hands and Seals the
twenty Ninth Day of January in the thirteenth year of y^e Reign of George y
third King of Great Britain A^d 1773
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In presence of
Samuel Boone
Simon Perry
Nathan Jeff [seal]
Isabel Jeff [seal]
The above Deed was
Recorded the 12th Dec^r 1773 pres^es Stanton y^e
T C^k
Kings County C^ty Before me personally Appeare Nathan
Jeff & Isabel Jeff the wife Signers to y^e Before
written Deed this twenty Ninth day of January 1773
and did acknowledge above and Before written Deed
by them Signed to be Their Voluntary Acts and Deed
with their Hands and Seals this day offend Before me
Simon Perry Justice of y^e Com^y Peace
Know All Men by these presents That I Jeremiah
Browning of Smithfield town in y^e County of New London in the
Colony of ancient Providence New London and formerly known into
Nathan Jeff of Saratoga in the county of Albany in y^e province
of Newyork Oman in a full Sum of One Thousand Pound lawful
Money of y^e Colony of Rhode Island to be paid to y^e sd Nathan
Jeff Or his certain attorneys heirs executors or admin strators
for y^e which payment w^d be Duty to be made binding my Self
my Heirs Executors and Administrators formerly say that presents
Sealed With My Seal Tod this twenty Ninth day of January
in y^e thirteenth year of y^e Reign of george y third King of great
Britain A^d 1773 The conditions of this Obligation is such
That whereas y^e sd Nathan Jeff and his wife Isabel Jeff have by
one Indenture Signed and Sealed Bearing was date herewith
conveyed unto y^e sd Jeremiah Browning his heirs and a^s forever
three Lots or tracts of Land situate in Pawtucket in Kings county
and Colony of Rhode Island for y^e consideration of two thousand and
forty pound Lawfull Money & et alcy which Lot of Land are
Bounded as followeth first the One Lot being called y^e working meadows
containing about thirty Acres more or less Bounded Northly by
Benjamin Moseley Land Eastly by Christopher Babcock Land
Southly by Land given to mary Moseley westerly on y^e Salt
pond the Second Lot contains about forty Acres more Or less
and is Bounded Northly on the post Road Eastly by Samuel