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6/13/1763 · DEED · book 2 page 123 doc 13277

From BROWNING WILLIAM life, BROWNING MARY life
To WILKINSON JOHN life
Consideration five hundred Spanish Mill & Dollars
Premises 148 acres and 15 acres · Land and salt marsh with dwelling house (Charlestown, Ponesqueque Pond, Dolls Breach)
Also on this page: RELEASE SHADDOCK EDNA K EST · RELEASE SPEED TERESA THOMPSON EST

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

◀ 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

▶ 1763 · DEED · WILKINSON JOHN → CONGDON JOSEPH · book 2 p 121
▶ 1763 · DEED · WILKINSON JOHN → BROWNING WILLIAM · book 2 p 125

Bounded by

Simeon Tucker · Simeon Tucker · Joshua Card · Joshua Card · Samuel Pirrey

The instrument's own words

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(129) 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 [illegible] 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 [illegible] 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

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