The instrument's own words
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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 and hold for ever with all tenets appurtenances loud
unity road way and appur of the said premises, and that I, the
said grantor, with my wife, with my heirs, executors and administrators
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 do hereby grant remise release and
devise to Stephen T. Browning and his heirs receive and 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
Jo---
Stephen T. Browning
Deborah T. Browning
State of Providence
ss
I, Peter B. Davis
notary public in and for the state of Rhode Island
do hereby certify that on the 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 referred to of the foregoing instrument
and they acknowledged said instrument to be their
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 Haskell 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. McSandigh of East Greenwich and
Deborah T. Browning of Charlestown both in the State of Rhode Island
the receipt whereof is 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
become in and to a certain tract of a wood situated at east providence
as "Hill Pasture" in said town situated 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. Brown;
thence southeasterly parallel with said boundary line some 15 feet but then
northerly along a stone fence some feet hence easterly some five feet then east
thence southeasterly crossing highways etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc
place of leaving boundary southerly southerly easterly and northeasterly by
land of Wanton, with a course south eight degrees eight way from east 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 G. 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 G. Benedict do concur in executing this instrument
as aforesaid by her seal and signature below 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
witnesses 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 G. B. Benedict Seal
George Alcorn
M. Browning Benedict Seal
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
Known to me in East Providence on this 1st day of October AD 1923, before me personally
appeared, Edward G. B. 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
to be their free act and deed. George Alcorn
Notary Public
Received for record October 1st 1923 at 4.30 o'clock P.M.
and sealed by George W. Coons, Town Clerk
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