FromBROWNING SAMUELlife ToBROWNING SAMUEL JRlife Consideration Forty five hundred dollars Premises two hundred and fifty one acres · indented part of the John Potter farm with buildings (Charlestown, John Potter farm)
Back — where this land came from
deed heirs of said John Potter (deceased) book 10 p 487488 Charlestown
“deed of said farm made to the heirs of said John Potter (deceased) dated March 25th 1844”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (not_in_index)
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The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land
⛔ The record we hold stops here: no later instrument we have read cites this one, and no later conveyance by the grantee is linked by name. The index is complete to 1987, so the gap is in the words: deeds of this era seldom cite book and page, and only about half the instruments of 1936-1965 have been transcribed (some 6,000 were never imaged), so a citation to this deed may sit in a page not yet read.
The instrument's own words
page 1
99
To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Samuel Browning of South Kingstown in the county of Washington and
State of Rhode Island
Ford Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Samuel Browning for and in consideration of the sum of
Forty four hundred dollars in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
Samuel Browning of Charlestown in the county and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and agree thoroughly fully satisfied contented and paid; and of thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do execute assess quit and discharge. Ye said Samuel Browning to his
heirs, executors and administrators forever thus have granted bargained sold assigned conveyed confirmed and conveyed; and
by these presents do give grant bargain sell fully and absolutely give grant release all remise convey and confirm unto the said
Samuel Browning his heirs and assign forever
the following premises
A certain indented part of a certain tract of land or farm situated in
said Charlestown known as the John Potter farm containing two hundred and
fifty one acres be the same more or less together with the buildings thereon
standing for a particular description of which reference is hereby lead to a
deed of said farm made to the heirs of said John Potter (deceased)
dated March 25th 1844, and Recorded in Book 10 Land Evidence
in said Charlestown pages 487 & 488
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any way appertaining to
the said Grantee his heirs and assigns forever to his and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said
Samuel Browning
Grantor his heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant with the said
Samuel Browning
Grantee his heirs executors and administrators
heirs and assigns that at the hour and moment leaving the above said owner and lawfull owner of the said bargained
premises and our lawfull seised and possessed of the same in right own proper right & good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in the simple; and I have and possess right good full power and right title liberty to grant sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises unto the said
Samuel Browning
Grantee his heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever lawfully here use and enjoy the premises lawfully and
quietly have only use occupy possess and enjoy the said demise and bargained premises and appurtenances the same freely and
quietly without any manner of molestation claim or demand of any person or persons whatever or other any gifts grants mortgages sells
estates jointures dowries judgments executions and embracments of whom it may nature whatever nor obstruct in any manner or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said
Samuel Browning
Grantor to the said
Samuel Browning
Grantee his heirs executors and administrators do covenant and agree the above demise
premises to
Samuel Browning
his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demand of any person or persons whatever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28th day
of August 1868
Samuel Browning
Signed, sealed and delivered presented
George W. Cross
Charles Cross
State of Rhode Island & County of Washington be
Charles Cross
at Charlestown this 25th day of August AD 1869
Samuel Browning personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the writing within instrument to be his sign to be his seal and delivering
act and deed
Charles Cross Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Dec 1st 1869 at 10 oClock AM
and Recorded by G. Cross Cl. Court
The page as recorded
deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.