5/27/1865 · MORTGAGE · book 9 page 43 doc 3958

To all People whoom these Presents Shall come:; I Bethel White of East Greenwich State Island Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Bethel [illegible] for and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred dollars Elijah Henson of Richmond in said State the receipt whereof i do hereby acknowledge and aver therewith fully satisfied contented and paid: and there of & of every part and parcel therefore do execute assign and quit claim the said Elijah Henson This Indenture here, execute and administration forever by these presents: have given granted bargained sold alienated enrolled conveyed and confirmed) and bargained presents do hereby fully and happily give grant bargain sell alien enroll convey and confirm unto heirs and assign forever the a certain Lot Of land containing about fourteen (14) acres more or less with a dwelling house and corn house, there lying in said East Greenwich and bounded Northerly by land of Elijah Henson (on the East by land of Stephen Bellate, on the South by land of William and Theodore Bond on the West by the highway forever Bounded. Said Lydia White wife of said Bethel White, in consideration of the sum of five dollars to hereby release and forever quit claim unto the said Elijah Henson his heirs and assigns all my right of Dower in and to the aforementioned premises having the same premises conveyed to said Bethel White by this Indenture by Deed of Convey date herewith To have and to hold the said and granted bargain granted premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Elijah his heirs and assign forever to his and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I Bethel White [illegible] for my heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant with the said Elijah Henson the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simpley and have in my own good right full power and liberty to bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises and do hereby covenant promise and grant that the said Elijah Henson his heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hence forth by force and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said bargained premises with all the appurtenances aforesaid and that I Bethel White my heirs executors and administrators shall and will grant bargain sale convey lease mortgage sell quit entails jointer dowerments judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature whatsoever shall in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore I the said Bethel White for my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above donated premises to Elijah Henson his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatever forever to warrant secure and defend the same presents. (The condition of the aforementioned deed is that if I the said Bethel White my heirs, executors or administrators shall fail to secure said Elijah Henson his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns a certain native note bearing annual interest on the date presents given by me, payable to said Elijah Henson or order for the sum of two hundred dollars on Demand, with interest want and shall save said Henson his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns from all loss, costs and expenses in consequence of this loan, Then the aforesaid deed and also sains

44 note, shall be void, otherwise shall remain in full force and virtue In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this seventeenth day of May in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five words "or order" first introduced. Signed, sealed and delivered In presence of Thomas P. Doyle Alfred S. Potter Bethel Welster L.S. Fidelia S. Welster L.S. State of Rhode Island & Prov County of Washington to wit Bethel Welster and Fidelia S. Welster his wife personally acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them subscribed to be their free act and deed sealed with their seals hereunto Before me Alfred S. Potter Received stamp $0.50 Rhode Island State of Rhode Island Washington, to wit Received for record May 2nd 1865 $0.50 Philip Potter Received for record on the 12th day of January 1867 I required of J. Clark a sum of one hundred by Charles Cross Town Clerk the full amount of principal & interest of the above mortgage and hereby discharge the same Witness my hand and seal Stephen P. Doyle Know all men by these presents that I William P. Browning of Wickford in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island and prov consideration of the sum of three dollars one paid to me paid of the sum Browning of South Kingstown in the County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge, have remise and released and forever quitclaimed, and have by these presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto him the said John P. Browning his heirs and assigns for ever all the right title interest property claim and demand which I have or may have or right right to have or claim in or to the one and undivided half part of a certain lot being bounded line in the town of Charlestown in said county and state now carrying by extention, some corn more or less bounded by roads and length of brush P. Browning Easterly on land of the heirs of Jonathan Moore and heirs of Joseph Browning Northerly or land formerly owned by George S. Potter and Northerly on a Rapping corner on land formerly owned by George S. Potter and however otherwise the same be the Old right in said town, to be held to me and forever otherwise the same be bounded. To have and to hold to the same with all the right privileges and appurtenances thereunto or thereto appertaining to the same from the said John P. Browning his heirs and assigns forever And I the aforesaid William P. Browning for myself and for my heirs executors and Administrators do covenant with the said John P. Browning his heirs and assignses that I will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said john P. Browning his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by tenure or under me. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five Signed sealed and delivered In presence of Charles Cross William P. Browning L.S. State of Rhode Island & Prov Washington, to wit On this celebration the eighth day of June AD 1865 then William P. Browning personally appeared before me and acknowledged the within Instrument, by him signed Decret, to be his free and voluntary act and deed Charles Cross Justice of the Peace Received for record some 8th 1865 at Eastlick P. Office and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk. per P. L. C.