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3/3/1886 · DEED · book 11 page 367 doc 4981

From CROSS CHARLES life
To BROWNING EMMA A life
Consideration three hundred dollars
Premises fifty acres more or less · farm with a dwelling house and other buildings (Charlestown)

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

◀ 1886 · DEED · BROWNING JOSEPH L → CROSS CHARLES · book 11 p 366
◀ 1868 · LEASE · CROSS CHARLES; BURDICK GEORGE F; CROSS MARTHA B → CROSS MARTHA B; BURDICK GEORGE F; CROSS CHARLES · book 9 p 270
◀ 1862 · DEED · HOLDEN CHARLES; HOLDEN MARTHA → CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 405
◀ 1861 · AGREEMENT · CROSS CHARLES; CROSS POLLY → CROSS POLLY; CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 367
◀ 1859 · LEASE · CROSS CHARLES; CROSS JOSEPH → CROSS JOSEPH; CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 292
◀ 1855 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE W; CROSS JOSEPH H → CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 95

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1952 · MORTGAGE · FISH FRANK C; FISH MARY H M → KIRBY ANN M; KIRBY JEROME · book 33 p 43
“Being the same premises conveyed to these grantors by deed of Charlestown Estates, Inc. dated November 15, 1936”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

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

▶ 1896 · DEED · BROWNING JOSEPH L; BROWNING EMMA A → BROWNING JOHN B · book 13 p 284
▶ 1900 · DEED · TUCKER JOHN; BROWNING EMMA A; TUCKER SARAH G; BROWNING WALTER E → TUCKER JANE ADELINE · book 14 p 124
▶ 1911 · DEED · BROWNING EMMA A → ARNOLD FRANK W · book 17 p 130

The instrument's own words

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through or under me. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this second day of March in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty six. Signed sealed and delivered In presence of Geo. L. Corvesse Joseph L. Browning L. S. State of Rhode Island ss Washington sc In Charlestown in said county on this second day of March A.D. 1886 the above named Joseph L. Browning personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed. George L. Corvesse Notary Public Received for record March 2nd 1886 at 5 o'clock P.M. and recorded by George L. Corvesse Town Clerk I know all men by these presents, That I Charles Corvesse of Charlestown in the county of Washington State of R.I. for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me paid by Emma A. Browning wife of Joseph L. Browning of Charlestown aforesaid, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have received, released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Emma A Browning, her heirs and assigns forever, all the right title, interest, property, claim and demands, which I now have or of right ought to have or claim in or convey a certain farm situated in said Charlestown containing fifty acres more or less with a dwelling house and other the Buildings thereon standing bounded as follows, on the South by the Post road or the East by land of James A Kenyon on the north by land of said James A. Kenyon, and on the West by land of Benjamin B. Kenyon and George W Ward a hundred otherwise bounded, To have and to hold the same, with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said Emma A Browning her heirs and assigns forever, And I the aforesaid Charles Corvesse for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant with the said Emma A Browning her heirs and assigns, that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the said Emma A Browning her heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by through or under me In Testimony whereof I have herento set my hand
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368 seal this third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty six. Signed, sealed and delivered In presence of George L. Cross, Charles Cross S. S. State of Rhode Island etc Washington ss. In Charlestown in said county on this third day of March AD 1886 the above named Charles Cross personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed. George L. Cross Notary Public Received for record March 3d 1886 at 4 o'clock P.M. and recorded by George L. Cross Town clerk To all People to whom these presents shall come I George Farnham [illegible] of the town of Charlestown, county of Washington, State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor send Greeting, knowing that I the said grantor for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to me in hand before the ensuing hereof, all and truly paid by Henry Green of the city of Providence State of Massachusetts hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and all therein fully satisfied, contented and paid, land thereof and of every plant and parcel thereof as separate agent and discharge the said grantor his heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents, have given, granted, bargained, sold, allotted, infelled, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do fully fully and absolutely give, grant bargain sell, allot, alien convey and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever, A certain tract of land located in said Charlestown land out and delineated as per lot No 1 in said Charlestown land on a certain plat entitled "Indian Reservation Each side" surveyed and platted by M. R. Greene and recorded in records of land evidence in said Charlestown being the same tract of land with a house thereon purchased by Benjamin Thomas of the State of Rhode Island at public auction July the 12th AD 1842 of the land of the Saranacette Indian Reservation containing twenty seven 1/2 (27 1/2) acres and conveyed to said Thomas by the deed from State of Rhode Island by Samuel Lake General Treasurer dated August 11th 1842 and recorded in records of land evidence of Charlestown Book 11 pages 129 and

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