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