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7/7/1763 · DEED · book 2 page 130 doc 13281

From BROWNING WILLIAM life, BROWNING SUSANAH life
To BROWNING JOHN life
Consideration four Thousand Pound Curr money of said Colony Old Tenor
Premises Seventeen acres or there abouts · Lot in North upland and part North, known as the Island (Charlestown, North upland)
Also on this page: RELEASE PERCY SARAH LYDIA EST · RELEASE PERCY STEPHEN 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

▶ 1771 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN → BROWNING EPHRAIM · book 3 p 65
▶ 1771 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN → BROWNING EPHRAIM · book 3 p 65
▶ 1782 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN → HEALY THOMAS · book 3 p 346
▶ 1783 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN → HEALY THOMAS · book 3 p 361
▶ 1783 · DEED · BROWNING JOHN; BROWNING EUNICE → BROWNING WILLIAM · book 3 p 365
▶ 1788 · LEASE · BROWNING MARY; CLARKE TIMOTHY; CLARKE OLIVER; CLARKE JANE; READ THOMAS → CLARKE WILLIAM · book 3 p 537
▶ 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

Bounded by

John Hall · John Hall · Gideon Hoxie · Gideon Hoxie

The instrument's own words

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To all People to Whome these present Shall come Greeting Know ye That we Wilkinson Browning of South Kingstown Kings County in Colony of Rhode Island & Providence [illegible] and Susanah his wife for a Consideration of the sum of Four Thousand Pound Stir money of said Colony of Rhode Island to me hand hand over the Receipts thereof well and truly paid by John Browning of Charlestown in County & Colony aforesaid the Receipt hereof we Do hereby acknowledge and our Seals fully, witnessed Certified & witnessed thereof and of every part and Parcel thereof do hereby irrevocably assign, quit, and Discharging the said John Browning his heirs executors Administrators for ever by these presents However we grant partly said Elined [illegible] Enfeoffed Conveyed & confirmed and by these presents freely fully Naturally give Grant Bargain sell alienate Enfeoff Convey and Confirm unto the said John Browning his heirs assigns forever a Certain Lot of Land Containing by Estimation Seventeen acres or there abouts situated in said Charlestown in the North upland & part North & bounded as follows that is the on the other westerly partly on John Hall's west mark and partly on said Pond Northly on J D Bond Easterly partly on the pond and partly on Garden House North said upland being joined partly of said marsh by a brook and known by the Name of the Island It have and to hold of said grant and Bargained pre mises with all & appurtenances thereon and thereunto belonging un to said John Browning his heirs assigns to him and to his heirs Proper use Benefit and behoof forever and also that we the said Wil Browning and Susanah his wife for our own heirs our heirs and administrators forever promise grant and quit with said John Browning in his heirs and assigns that before during & ensuing hereof we are of ourselves and lawful owners of Demised and Bargained Premises as a good perfect and absolute Right of Inheritance in our simple and free in our classes Right full pure full powre & Authority to Sell and Dispose of these in like Manner as aforesaid and that of said John Browning his assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times for here after only by force and Title have Lawfully peacefully & Quietly the have that they occupy possess and enjoy of same with pure land free and Clear and freely & clearly Removed and Discharged of and from all manner of former and other Gifts Grants Barge Sales Leases mortgages or any other Incumbrances whatever Further more we the said Wilkinson Browning and Susanah his wife
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They our Selves and our heirs forever hereafter Administering Do Covenant, and Engage all of before Demise and Bargained premise unto him aforesaid John Browning his heirs and Assigns against the Lawfull Claime shall emerge or Demand of any person or persons whatever forever fore ever to be Warrant Secure and Defend In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals of twenty ninth Day of June in 3rd year of Reign of George 3rd King of Great Britain Declare In the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred Sixty three Signed Sealed and Delivered W. hinson Browning [seal] In my presence of Thos Browning Jos. Congdon I further More We the subscribers for the Consideration Comprised in the foregoing Deed to sell and Convey to John Browning his heir and Assigns forever a certain Lot of Land or Beach lying in said Westerly town by some [illegible] five acres or more Bounded Southly on the Sea waterly on the on hosing beach Northly partly on Nickolas her his heirs and partly on John Hinson and partly on our march and Eastly on John Browning of said Kingstown Beach White's fall of Beach County and Confirm unto him Deed John Browning his heir and assigns freely and absolutely in Every Respect as the Land mentioned in the fore going Deed in manner and form as Therein Specified in Witness Whereof we have here unto set our hands and Seal of Day and year mentioned in said Deed Signed Sealed and Delivered W. hinson Browning [seal] In my presence of Thos Browning Jos. Congdon Kingstown County ss Personally appeared the subscribers W. hinson Browning and Susannah his Wife & acknowledged the fore going Instrument to be their voluntary act and Deed with their hand and seal hereunto affixed this 29th Day of June AD 1763 before me James Menyon Justice of Peace This the above Deed was Recorded July th 1763 John Champlin town Clerk

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