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To all People to whom these presents shall Come Greeting
Know ye that we William Browning of South Kingstown in the
County of Kings County and Colony of Rhode Island & Prov
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by these presents for and consideration of the Sum of five hundred Dollars
paid unto we in lawful Dollars true in hand before the sealing hereof with
by the said John Withinson of Warwick in Kent County and
the Colony of Rhode Island Lawfully Executed wherefore we do acknowledge
and declare our selves fully Satisfied Contented their with & there of every
part and parcel thereof to be conveyed agreed, and Discharged the said
John Withinson his heirs Executors and administrators forever by
these presents have given granted Bargained and Sold conveyed and
Conveyed & Confirmed and by these presents do fully fully and absolutely
by the said grant Bargain sale alone, convey & Confirm unto him
the said John Withinson his heirs & assigns forever for a certain stretch
of parcel of Land situated lying & being in Charlestown, within
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County and Colony of Rhode Island aforesaid containing by estimation
one hundred forty eight acres more or less and is called &
Bounded as follows Viz. Westerly partly some Ten Tucker
Land & partly on a Pond called Ponesqueque Pond Northerly partly
on said Pond & partly on Joshua Cards Land Easterly on a highway
Southerly partly on the heirs of William Clarke Deard and partly
on said some Tucker land together with a Dwelling House fences
and other improvements thereon & there unto belonging & over the
Piece of Land or salt Marsh lying & being in said Charlestown
containing by estimation fifteen acres or there abouts and is called
and Bounded as follows Viz. westerly on a Brook or Channel that was
line Past a Breach called Dolls Breach northerly on a brook
which Divided Samuel Parreys Land from said Marsh easterly on
said Samuel Parreys Land North Southerly on the Sea together with the
other improvements thereon or thereunto belonging to have and to hold
the said granted and Bargained Premises with all the appurtenances providing
and Commodities to the Same belonging in any case appertaining to him
the said John Withinson his heirs & assigns forever to his and theirs
proper use Benefit and behoof for ever in and the said we William
Browning and Mary his Wife for our soles our heirs Executors &
Administrators do promise bound grant & covenant to said John
Withinson aforesaid his heirs & assigns that at the expiring day
we are the sole and Lawfull owners of the above Bargained
premises and are Lawfully Seized and possessed of the Same in our
own proper Right as a good perfect and absolute Estate of
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of Inheritance in fee Simple and have in our soles good Right
and Lawfull authority to grant, Bargain Sell Conveye, & comp
the said Bargained premises in Manner aforesaid and the said John
Whitmore, his heirs and assigns Shall and may from time to time
& at all times forever hereafter by Force and Virtue of these presents
Lawfully peaceably, and quietly have hold use occupy possess and
the said Devised and Bargained Premises with all the appurten
ances free and clear and freely and clearly, acquitted released and di
charged from all and all manner of former or other gift, grant, Bargain
Sale, Lease Mortgage Will, Indenture Voucher Judgement
Execution or in cumbrance of Debt, name or Nature whatsoever
in any Measure or Degree offright, et make this present, De
Further More we the said William Browning and Mary his
wife betwixt ourselves our heirs executors and administration do bind
and engage the above demised premises to the said John Whit
more his heirs and assigns against the Lawfull claims and Demands of
any Person or Persons whatsoever if form or under us forever
Warrant, Secure and Defend in Witness whereof we have hereun
Sell our hand and Seal the thirtieth Day of may in the Year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred & Sixty Three and in the
Year of his Majesties Reign Georg the third King of Great
Britain &c.
William W Browning
mark,
Sign'd Sell'd and Delivered
Mary Browning
in presence of
Jeremiah Condol
Stephen From Hazard
the above Deed was
Recorded June 18th 1763.
John Champlin Town clerk
King County for personally
appeared the above named William
Browning and Mary his wife in
Charlestown, the 31st Day of may
& 1763 & acknowledged the abo
ve their Instrument, to be their act
and Deed hands and seal before
me Jeremiah Condol Justice of peace