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10/8/1765 · DEED · book 2 page 241 doc 13351

From HOLLOWAY JOHN life
To BROWNING THOMAS life
Consideration Forty seven Pounds
Premises Eighty Acres more or less · Piece of land bounded by Joseph Notledge and Jordan Cutten (Charlestown, Kent County)

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

◀ 1765 · SECURITY BOND · BROWNING THOMAS → HOLLOWAY JOHN · book 2 p 243

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

▶ 1765 · DEED · BROWNING THOMAS → CARD JOSHUA · book 2 p 240
▶ 1766 · DEED · BROWNING THOMAS → CLARK JOSIAH; CLARK JONATHAN JR · book 2 p 257
▶ 1768 · DEED · BROWNING THOMAS; BROWNING ANNE → BROWNING EPHRAIM · book 2 p 361
▶ 1765 · SECURITY BOND · BROWNING THOMAS → HOLLOWAY JOHN · book 2 p 243
▶ 1769 · DEED · BROWNING THOMAS; BROWNING ANNE → HOLLOWAY JOSEPH · book 2 p 416
▶ 1786 · DEED · BROWNING THOMAS → BROWNING WILLIAM T · book 3 p 506
▶ 1786 · DEED · BROWNING THOMAS → POWERS SAMUEL · book 3 p 509

Bounded by

Joseph Holloway · Joseph Holloway · Jonathan Clark

The instrument's own words

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241 And that the said Office and his Heirs and Assigns shall and may at all times for ever have for & Virtue of these presents peaceably and quietly have to use Occupy Possess and enjoy by force and the Estate premises free and clear free and quietly Acquitted Exonerated and the same with the Appurtenances free and clear free and quietly Acquitted Exonerated and discharged of and from all Manner of Tenures or other any what so ever grants Tenures leases mortgages Indebtances whatsoever the Might in any Manner or degree or degree of Distress or make void their present Tenure and and the said Thomas Browning for my Heirs Heirs and Assigns to do Covenant and in every thing all the the For the said Office with the said Office and his Heirs and Assigns for ever Entering these premises to have hereunto set my hand on the day the fifteenth Day in the Month called August in the 18th year of the Reign of George the Third King of Great Briton D 1780 Signed Sealed & Delivered in Presence of Elizabeth Clark Jordanon Clark Mark Thomas Browning o Kings County Court personally Appeared this a Day the Subscriber And Acknowledged the Before Written Deed to be his Voluntary act and a Deed tact hand and seal the 15th day of August 1780 Before me [illegible] Justice of the [illegible] The above and foregoing Deed was recorded this 1st day of October D 1780 To all People in whom these presents shall come Greeting Whereas that I John Sottoway of Charlestown in the county of Kent in the State of Rhode Island Yeoman for and in consideration of the Sum of Notary and some other Sum of Money of mine A bout 1 Colony to me in hand recd and paid by and before the Expiring heirs of Thomas Browning of Charlestown in the County of Kent Rhode Island the premises hereunto to the remedy Acknowledge and specify the forty and five feet and Continued and houses and of every part and parcel thereof the Covenant Enjoyt and Delivery the Thomas Browning his Heirs and Assigns to do for ever by these presents have given Granted bargained sold Aliened Conveyed and confirmed the said premises to be freely fully and Absolutely quit free against all Men whom so ever and unto him the Thomas Browning his Heirs and Assigns for ever One Certain piece of Land situated lying and being in Consideration in the County of Kent containing Eighty Acres more or less and bounded as Follows Beginning at a certain Stone on the southern line of the horizon of Joseph Notledge land West by a line running Northly partition Jordan Cutten land and Southly in the Granted Lands to the first Mentioned Line to the North to be held to be Granted and Appurtenant premises with all the Appurtenances privileges appurtenances connected to the same Belonging or in any way Appertaining to him that Thomas Browning his Heirs and Assigns for ever to be and his timely and happily under his Rights and Behalf for ever and that I John Sottoway for my and my Heirs Execut and Admin do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Thomas Browning his heirs and Assigns
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42 That before the Undersigning hereunto signed Jam the true sole and true Full owner of the above Bargain Premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the Same in mine own proper right as a good for Flat and absolute Estate of inheritance in Fee Simple and have in my right good Title to grant and Full Power Authority to Grant Bargain sell convey and confirm the above Bargain Premises in manner and a bound and to all the Heirs lawfully possessing his heirs and Assigns share forever in manner a bound and to all the Heirs lawfully possessing his heirs and Assigns share and from time to time to alien and settlements for heirs by Fee and Estate that they person and his heirs lawfully seized and quietly have the Use occupancy of said Fee & Property the Demised and said Premises freely and quietly have the aforementioned free and clear and firmly and quietly Enjoined Bargained Premises with the appurtenances free and clear and all means namely former or other of the grantors Encumbrances and discharges of all means namely former or other of the grantors Encumbrances and discharges of all means namely former or other of the grantors Bargains sales Leases Mortgages quit rents signatures inditures Deeds Conveyances Indentures in common Bargains sales Leases Mortgages quit rents signatures inditures Deeds Conveyances Indentures in common borne on a certain of the same or nature whatsoever in my proper right or those of others Or in the way this present Deed Furthermore I do engage the above demised premises to the said Buyer and his heirs to defend and warrant in any safe full Cause or Demand of any Former or Persons whomsoever presents Current Seizures and claims to Defend the said presents Person or Persons whomsoever presents Current Seizures and claims to Defend the said presents W. Milne witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Eleventh Day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred seventy five and in his proper year of the Majesties Reign george the Third King Signed sealed and delivered In presence of Phil Cross Geo Cross King County in Personally appeared the above named John [illegible] and acknowledged the above within Instrument to be his Act and Deed had and seal the Day and Year first Written before Phil Cross Justice of the Peace The above Deed was recorded 8th y October 1786

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