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To his and their own proper use benefit & behoof forever and I the said
Robert for my self my Heirs Executor & Admr do covenant promise & Grant
with the sd William Potter his heirs & assigns that at and before the Enacting
hereof I am the true sole and lawful owner between the above Bargain & Sale
and am lawfully Seized of the same in my own right of Estate in
the Same and have had right to Dispose of the same in Manner &
Form and the said William Potter his Heirs & assigns shall from times to time have
the use Occupy Repose & Enjoy the & Demised Romise, with the
Appurtenances free & Clear Acquitted & Discharged of all manner
of some Gift Bargain Saith [illegible] Whatever furthermore the
said Robt for my self my Heirs do Covenant & Engage the above
demised to him the William Potter his Heirs & assigns against the
Lawful Claims of all Persons Whatever Hereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal this 18 Day of April in the 2 Year of his
Majestie Reign George the third over Great Britain 1762
Signed Sealed & Delivd Robt Potter [seal]
in Presence of us
Gile Rafael
Prudence Coleman
The Subscriber Aphaead the Day &
Year within Britain & acknowledged
the Writ to be his Rd & Deed hand
and seal hereunto affixed
The above Deed was recorded Before me Caleb Coggs Justice of the Peace
the 11 day of may 1762
[signature] Justice of the Peace
To All People whom they concern shall Come Greeting Know Ye that
I William Browning of South Kingstown in Newport County & Colony of Rhode Island
and Providence for my consideration of the love Good will & Affection which
I have and do bear towards my loving Son John Browning of the town
of South Kingstown in my County & Colony aforesaid have given to be granted to
by they presence to be Only and Absolutely given & Grant to my sd Son John Browning
in his Heirs Executors Adminstr one Certain Tract or Parcel of Land situated lying
and being in the town of therea fore aforesaid containing by Estimation about
One Hundred Acres of land more or less bounded as followeth North by the North part
of Job Cards lot’s and partly on the part of Cash Land & Castody bounded on the East line
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Line that Divide South Kingstown & Charlestown & Southerly bounded on
Sam Prey's Land and Westerly on an Highway and partly on Jo's Partie
To have and to hold all the above ground Demised Premise, with all the App
tenances, Priviledges, & Commodites to the same belonging or may any way app
ertain Now therefore I the said John Browning and his Heirs forever given
& than only other Proper Use Benefit and behalf forever and the said William
Browning for me my Heirs Cause Do Covenant Promise Grant to
with the said the Browning his Heirs & assigns that before & until the
sealing I am the sole & lawful owner of all the above Grant Premise
and am Lawfully Seized & Possessed of the same in manner inbound here
as a good Perfect and Absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee simple and have
in my good right full Power and lawful authority to give Grant buy
Convey and Confirm Premise, in manner as aforesaid and that the said
John Browning his heir and assign shall and may from time to time
and at all times forever have by force and Power of these my Presents
Lawfully Peaceably and quietly have used Occupy Possess enjoy the
demised Premise or with all the appurtenances full Clear & free of all debts
Acquitted Encumbrances & discharged of from all debt or owner of former
other Gifts Grant Bargain sale, Lease, Mortgage, will Entaily Morture
Dowry Judgment Execution Incumbrance & Detracts whatsoever fur
more I the said William for my self my Heirs Do Covenant
Engage the above Demised premise, to him any John Browning his
Heir & assign, against the lawful Claim, or Demand of any Person or
Person whatsoever inc any thing Hereof the said William Browning hath
unto self my hand and seal this 22 day of June and in the thirty first
year of his Majestys Reign George the Second the King of Great Brittain
AD 1738
Sign'd Seal'd & Deliver'd
In Presence of
Benj. Toppie
Mary Hoppe
Hings County sf
The subscriber Personally appear'd
in Charlestown the Day & Year aforesaid William John
witnessed of with Instruments to be his Act & Deed hand
and Seal there unto affixed before me
Peleg Coff Justice of the Peace
The above Deed
was record 2 Feby
may 1762
by Ezra Hazlecourt Cl
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