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simple of the said granted premises, that the same are free
from all incumbrances, that I have good right full power
and authority to sell and convey the same in manner
as aforesaid, that the said grantee and his heirs and assigns
shall have for ever with all tenets thereto appertaining free
quietty use and enjoy the said premises, and that I, the
said grantor, with my wife, with my heirs, executors and assigns
will warrant and defend the same to the said grantee
and his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons. And for the
consideration aforesaid I grant bargain sell move and
set over to Stephen T. Browning and his heirs receive all my right
of share in and to the said granted premises unto me not sold
his the said heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 24th day of October in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two.
Executed in presence of
Peter B. Davis
Stephen T. Browning
Deborah T. Browning
[Signatures]
State of Rhode Island
ss T.P.A. Septon
On Providence ss this 24th day of October
1822 before me personally appeared Stephen T. Browning
and his wife Deborah T. Browning to me known and known
by me to be the parties reciters of the foregoing instrument,
and they acknowledged said instrument to be theirn
executed to be their free act and deed,
Peter B. Davis
Notary Public SS
Received for record October 5 1823 at 9:15 o clock a.m.
and recorded by me George Tarkington Town Clerk.
Know all men by these presents, That I Edward
Browning of Charlestown, County of Washington and late of
the same place, in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to
be paid by Edward A. McBaughlin of East Greenwich and
Deborah T. Browning of Charlestown both in the State of Rhode Island,
To which this hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise
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release and forever quitclaiming unto them the said Edward G. M. Benedict
and Edward H. Browning, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common,
their being and assigning forever, all the right title interest property,
claim and demand which i once had, have, as of right ought to have or
come in and to a certain tract of a wood lot situated at what is known as
"Hill Pasture" in said townstone and bounded and described as
follows: beginning at the shore of Narragansett Bay at a point twenty
five feet Northeasterly from the southeast corner of land of Francis S. Benedict
thence Southly parallel with said Benedicts line some 50 feet then
Northeasterly along a fence beating out some 100 feet but then East
thence Southly crossing highway leading east on said land near to first exit to the
place of beginning bounding Southerly, Easternly and Northeasterly by
land of Wanton, with a course south eight degrees eight point six feet to the
northwest.
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining unto me and to the
use of them the said Edward G. M. Benedict and spouse M. Browning as
joint tenants and not as tenants in common, their heirs and assigns
forever. And i, the aforesaid, Edward E. Benedict for myself and
for my heirs executors administrators, as convenient with the
said Edward G. M. Benedict and Edward H. Browning their heirs and
assigns grant that i will warrant and defend the above described premises
into the said Edward G. M. Benedict and Edward H. Browning their
heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of
all persons whomsoever by through or under me and i, Mary A. Benedict
wife of the said Edward E. Benedict do hereby join in executing the same
as aforesaid by her hand and seal joined herein unto the said
Edward G. M. Benedict and Edward H. Browning their heirs and assigns,
all my right of dower in and to the aforesaid was branched
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
Given this 1st day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and twenty three.
Signed and sealed in presence of Edward E. Benedict Seal
George Alcorn
Mary A. Benedict Seal
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In East Greenwich on this 1st day of October AD 1923 before me personally
appeared, Edward E. Benedict and Mary A. Benedict husband and wife to
me known, and declared me to be the person who executed the foregoing
instrument and they acknowledged said instrument as their deed
to be their free act and deed. George Alcorn
Notary Public
Received for record October 2nd 1923 at 4.30 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George W. Corry, Town Clerk
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