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The said Land conveyed and Granted Promiseth to him the said Joseph Browning his heirs and Assigns
And of his then and there only rightful Step Son and to fores forever the same being full and Clearly
Acquitted and Discharged from the Encumbrances being Free and all manner of former
Other Gifts Grants Mortgages Sales Leases Mortgages Debts Enlables Services Tenures
Assignments Executions Incumbrances and Contenants Furthermore the sd William
Browning of my family here lends and Promise to advance and Dell Diamond and the sd
above Given and Granted Promise to him the said Joseph Browning his heirs and
Assigns forever Against the Lawfull Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons
Whatever in the State of Rhode Island I have set my hand and seal the Twenty fifth
Day April in the Year of our Majestys Reign George the Third Year of Gents
Boston SC etc anno Dom 1780
Signed Sealed and Delivered [illegible] the Word April twenty One an errata Place
In Presence of
Mary Shuttin
F Correy
William s Browning [symbol]
his mark
Kings County Court Low Court Kingston Apr 24th 1780
in his profession Notary Public Certified the Person subscriber William s Browning
And Acknowledged the Within Instrument Due in Colony Act
and Did Hand and Seal Before
[illegible]
Recorded the above Deed Nov 8th 1781 F Correy Justice peace
By Poly Correy Regr
Be it hereby known that I Thomas Browning residing in Kingstown
in the County of Washington in the state of Rhode Island Providence and Tuton make this Instrument
For and in Consideration of the sum of twenty One hundred and fifty Shillings paid fully and sufficiently
Hand Already paid by Samuel J ownes of the same Town the said Samuel J ownes namely never
Bargained paid and Allined Enfeoffed Conveyed Confirmed and hereby truly fully and Absolutely
Grant bargain sell give alien convey convey and Confirm unto the sd Samuel J ownes his
Heirs and Assigns forever these Certain Tracts of land One of which is in San his lot area
contained about an hundred Acres and fifty Acres more or less where in the Dwelling
House & Other old things situated Bounded Southerly by Land of William Browning near
Eastly by Land of Joseph Browning Southerly by a salt Pond Eastly by a land
Eastly by Land of Thomas Browning Easterly Dreading High way High way Cutting it
of Williams Browning from the North Eastward End there Other Certain contains about thirteen or fourteen
Acres more or Less being Marsh and Land situated Easterly on land of Ephraim Brown
toning Northerly on the road Eastly part by Land of William s Browning Eastly by a stall
Cott & Northerly by the same Court Eastly in Chartstown in the County aforesaid Other
Land lying North of Chartstown being Wood Land containing thirteen Acres bounded Northly
by Land of Samuel Parreys Eastly by Land of William Browning Southerly by Land of
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of James Longdon [illegible] upon a part of a land of William Browning son of Thomas Browning
To have and to Hold the aforesaid three pieces of Land hereby Granted with
the Appurtenances Privileges & Commodities to them belonging unto him the sd Samuel
Powers & to his heirs Assigns to his Own sole proper use benefit & behoof for-
ever And, the said Thomas Browning being sole heir Executor & Admrs
Do hereby Covenant & grant to And that the said Samuel Powers his Heirs & Assigns
hat be forever & until the ending of time I am the sole and rightful Owner and
Possessor of the above granted three parcels of land I have in my full good right
full Power and Lawful Authority to sell and convey the same in and for the
and in full and clear Tenure of the same in the simple until the like the like that he and his
heirs the stated Samuel Powers his Heirs and Assigns the same and that they shall
& may by force and virtue of this present have and up newly possess and
Enjoy the Land & Premises here by granted Lawfully & Peaceably and Clear of
all & All Manner of Incumbrances whatsoever
And That I the sd Thomas Browning or my heirs Executor or Admrs the
before granted Land & Premises unto the sd Samuel Powers his Heirs Orphans
Against the Lawfull Claims or Demands of Any Person whatever Will
Warrant Secure and Defend
In Witness Whereof the sd Thomas Browning have hereunto my hand and
Seal his thirteenth Day of August in the Year of Our Lord Two thousand
seven hundred & Eighty six
per presents of [illegible] Powers
[illegible] Tracy —
Thomas Browning — L.P.
Recorded this Deed on the Day & Date of sd instrument Thomas Browning subscriber to this Indenture
dated 13 Aug 1786
amount in hand paid by the above in South Kingstown to be his
pr. City College 1787
and sd Ind End before
J. Perry justice
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