The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
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6/5/1789 · DEED · book 3 page 565 doc 13185

From BROWNING WILLIAM life, BROWNING LOIS life
To BROWNING JOHN life
Consideration Six Shillings
Premises field in the salt plain and piece of salt marsh (Charlestown, d. Island, Gideon Haskells marsh, Brenton marsh)

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

◀ 1789 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARY → BROWNING WILLIAM · book 3 p 561
◀ 1783 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING EUNICE → BROWNING WILLIAM · book 3 p 365
◀ 1779 · DEED · GREEN AMOS; GREEN DORCAS → BROWNING WILLIAM · book 3 p 288
◀ 1776 · MORTGAGE · TUCKER JABEZ; TUCKER SUSANNA → BROWNING WILLIAM · book 3 p 219
◀ 1771 · DEED · ASH JOHN; ASH MARY → BROWNING WILLIAM · book 3 p 48
◀ 1766 · AGREEMENT · TUCKER SIMEON; BROWNING WILLIAM → BROWNING WILLIAM; TUCKER SIMEON · book 2 p 249
◀ 1763 · DEED · WILKINSON JOHN → BROWNING WILLIAM · book 2 p 125
◀ 1753 · DEED · RATHBUN JOSHUA; RATHBUN DORCAS → BROWNING WILLIAM · book 1 p 280
◀ 1740 · DEED · MUMFORD JOHN → BROWNING WILLIAM · book 1 p 41

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

▶ 1789 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARY → BROWNING WILLIAM · book 3 p 561
▶ 1790 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARY → BROWNING JOSEPH · book 4 p 1
▶ 1790 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARY → BROWNING WILLIAM JR; BROWNING STEPHEN · book 4 p 2
▶ 1791 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARY → BROWNING EPHRAIM · book 4 p 4
▶ 1791 · MORTGAGE · BROWNING JOHN → COLLIER JOHN · book 4 p 13
▶ 1791 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARY → HEALEY JOHN · book 4 p 36
▶ 1791 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARY → KINYON JAMES · book 4 p 39
▶ 1793 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARY → HEALY JOSEPH · book 4 p 79
▶ 1795 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARY; CLARK GIDEON → CARD JOSEPH · book 4 p 149
▶ 1812 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MERCY → CARD JOSHUA JR · book 5 p 111
▶ 1813 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MERCY → BROWNING GEORGE · book 5 p 153
▶ 1814 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MERCY → HEALY JOHN · book 5 p 192
▶ 1822 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING MARCY → CLARKE ELISHA · book 5 p 469

The instrument's own words

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this deed recorded the first day of June 1789 By Me H. H. [illegible] Clerk Washington county SS the first day of June 1789 before me Robert Stanton J.p. polar came Samuel Lymon personally and acknowledged the said deed to be his act and deed and his hand and seal thereunto affixed before Robert Stanton J.p. polar To all People to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that William Browning of Charleston in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, yeoman for and in consideration of the Sum of [illegible] being lawful money to me in hand paid before the executing hereof by John Brown of the said Town, the receipt whereof I acknowledge myself all thoroughly fully satisfied contented and paid in every part thereof the said by these presents Give grant Bargain Sell convey and confirm unto the said John Brown his heirs his assigns and offisers forever one certain tract or parcel of land lying being it is being it is being one Certain Field lying in the salt plain and all and being it is being one Certain Field lying in the salt plain and all and being it is being one Certain Field lying in the salt plain and all my right and property in a piece of salt marsh that is bounded northerly my right and property in a piece of salt marsh that is bounded northerly on d. Island and easterly on Gideon Haskells marsh southerly on the Sea District on the Brenton marsh on one half of their marsh at the South and onto a Stake and stones at the North west corner So Have and to Hold all the above described premises with all the privileges and appurtenances there on or there to belonging or in any way appertaining to his and theirs only for benefit and behalf forever and the said William Browning does hereby acquit my self my heirs executors administrators from all my right title Interest property I have unto the above described premises to unto him the said John Browning his heirs and assigns forever and does Browning doth of her own free will for the consideration above given and proven der all her right of tenure and prover of thirds unto him the said John Browning [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Browning [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and signs forever in Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals this seventh day of March AD 1789 Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of William Browning Lois Browning William Browning Robert Stanton Washington March 7th Day AD 1789 The Subscribers William Browning and Lois Browning personally appeared and acknowledged the above and afore going deed to their act and Deed, hands and seals there unto affixed before me Robert Stanton J.p. polar this deed recorded this 5 day of June 1789 By Me H. H. [illegible] Clerk

The page as recorded

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