The instrument's own words
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in the Third Year of the Reign of George the Third King over (138)
Great Brittain and in the Year of Our Lord Anno Domini 1763
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in my Presence off
James Pettys
Samson Perry
David Petty
Mary his Petty
& Mack
Kings County Js
June the 17th 1763 then Subscriber
Personally appeared and Acknowledged
this in Instrument to be his act and Deed
Hand and Seal be forme William Petty Justice of the Peace
the Above Deed
Was Record September 2 1763
Joh Hampton Town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents Shall Come
Robert Knowles son to Daniel of South Kingstown in the County of
Kings County Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Husbandman
Send Greeting Whereas that I the sd Robert Knowles for and in
Consideration of the Sum of one Hundred and Forty Five Pound
current money of New England paid to me in full before the Executing
hereof will & had by Wilson Browning of South Kingstown in the
Kings County and Colony aforesaid Yeoman The Receipt Whereof
I do hereby acknowledge and of my self of the same with fully paid full and clear
and paid and paid and thereby and of every part and parcel thereof do release
acquit and discharge the sd Wilson Browning his Heirs Executors
and Assigns forever By this Present suffice fully and absolutely
I have given Granted to assign to sd all land improved (proved) and
Confined By the Heirs absolutely be fully paid and absolutely give
bargain and Selling in fee simple convey and confirm unto
W. Browning his Heirs and assigns forever One Certain
Tract March and upland Situated Lying and Being in that Town
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in the County of King's County County and Colony aforesaid Containing
Estimation Five acres be the same more or less Bounded as Follows
namely Northerly upon the Pond Easterly upon a Breach through to a st
with a Heap of Stones about it Southerly upon the Beach to Stake m
Stones about it Westerly upon Nicholas Parkins Land until it com
to a Stake Standing by the Edge of the Pond. - To have and to Hold
and Granted and Bargained premises with all the Appurtenances Privi
and Commoditites to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining
from the said Wilson Browning his Heirs and assigns forever to his in
their only proper use Benefit and behalf Forever and he Named Robert
Knowles for him self null his Heirs Executors and Administrators do com
promise and Grant to and with the said Wilson Browning his Heirs and
assigns that all and before the Envealing hereof hereby he in the true full and
Lawfull Owner of the Bargained premises and his lawfully seized and
possessed of the same in his own proper Right as good respect and ab
Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple and Have in him self full and
full power and lawfull authority to Grant bargain sell convey and d
his said Bargained Premises in Manner as a Grant and that the said W
Browning his Heirs and assigns shall and may from tenement and at
time Forever hereafter By Force and Virtue of these presents Lawf
peaceable and quietly Have Use Use enjoy House and Enjoy the ab
demised and Bargained Premises with the appurtenances Free and c
and freely and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged of all
from all Manner of former or gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases
Mortgages wills Covenants Jointures Dowries Judgments Executions
Incumbrances of what Nature or Nature sever that might in any
Measure or Degree of trust or make And this present Ded
Furthermore the said Robert Knowles for him self and of his He
Executors and administrators do covenant and Engaged the abov
demised Premises to him the said Wilson Browning his Heirs and
against the Lawfull Claims or Demand of any Person whatsoever
whosoever Forever to warrant seure and by these presents and duly
Knowles his Wife to the sd Robert Knowles Doth By these Present
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Freely and willingly [illegible]’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’