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3/12/1845 · DEED · book 7 page 185 doc 9840

From BROWNING ALMIRA life, BROWNING MATTHEW STILLMAN life, BROWNING MARCY life
To CARD WILLIAM life
Consideration four hundred and fifty dollars
Premises hundred acres and fourteen acres · two lots of land (Charlestown)

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This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

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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

▶ 1846 · DEED · CARD WILLIAM; CARD PELEG; GREEN SUSAN; BROWNING MARTHA; GREEN CLARKE; → KNOWLES JOHN T · book 7 p 226
▶ 1882 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · CARD WILLIAM → CONGDON JOHN; CONGDON FANNIE · book 10 p 217

Bounded by

Joshua Board · Matthew Day · John Kelly · Elizabeth Clark Thomas · Stephen Board · Thomas Harding · Tannen Saunders · Thomas Rossie · Thomas Howlan · Nathan Saunders · Nathan Saunders · Haskell Clark

The instrument's own words

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186 State of Rhode Island sc Washington county ss Feby 11th 1845 Personally came before Me & my successor to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed. " Refer me " Recorded March 11. 1845 Thomas Pray Relieves notary By John Watson T. Clerk Know all men by these presents that whereas that Matthew Milliman Browning of Charles town now residing in Washingtonen in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations grants and conveys in consideration of the sum of four thousand and fifty dollars paid by me William Board of Elijah cares of Charles town in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation grants the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to have given granted bargain sold and convey unto the said William Board of Elijah an his heirs and assigns forever a certain piece of land lying and being at Charles town in the town of Charlestown in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations bounding by estimation on the northwest on her name out of some land to the more northwest side and it unites bounded on Southeast by at a Rock by the Highway the South west corner near a stone heap bordering on the first lot of land containing by estimation hundred acres and bounded on the same more eastward with a neighboring House and both Houses having House Road on the north partly by the woods and partly by a ditch and partly by a wall to a Stake and Stone near a large Elm tree bounded on the East belonging to Joshua Board Therefore boundary runs four poles to the end of house rule to land belonging to the heirs of Matter Pray boundary runs opposite the granted land boundary runs on the east by the said House partly then runs to land belonging to the heirs of John Kelly therefore bounded in the South by land belonging to the heirs of John Kelly the highway therefore bounded on the north upon the granted land the first measurement bounds The second lot of land containing by estimation fourteen acres of land in the same more eastward and is bounded Southeast by Beginning at a Stake to Elizabeth Clark near a large stone heap by land belonging to Joshua Board to Joshua Board Therefore bounded on the south by land belonging to Elizabeth Clark land belonging to Elizabeth Clark Therefore bounded on the north partly by land belonging to Stephen land belonging to Stephen and partly by land belonging to Thomas Board running on lands to land belonging to the heirs of Matter Pray Therefore bounded on the East and south by land belonging to the heirs of Matter Pray unlike it comes to the end of a Home rule about four poles from the first measurement bounds Therefore bounded on the north upon the granters land to the fields mentioned Bounds To Have And To Hold the said parcels and boundary premises with the privileges and appurtenances thereunto to the said William Board of Elijah an his heirs and assigns forever to be his and his heirs forever Whereas I the said Matthew Milliman Browning for myself and my heirs executors and administrators as covenant with the said William Board of Elijah an his assigns that Lawful seised by right of the premises That they are free of all liens encumbrances by any right of title and fore Conveyance from the said William Board of Elijah to hold as aforesaid and that I will warrant and defend the same to the said William Board of Elijah his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of all persons And I Almona Browning wife of the said Matthew Milliman Browning for the consideration above written do quit up and surrender all my rights of dower and power of Third and of the above describe granter and her premises to them the said William Board of Elijah his heirs and assigns Forever And A.
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186 Mary Browning wissen of John Browning For the consideration above written do yield up and surrender all my right of dower and power of Thirds of and to the above described granted and bargained premises to her the said William Ward of Exeter his heirs and assigns forever. — In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the Third day of March 1865 Matthew S Browning [52] Amira Browning [53] Mary Browning [54] Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us as witnesses John Stanton George W. Stanton Washington S.S. State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Certificate March 3rd 1865 Personally appeared the within named Matthew William Browning Amira Browning and Mary Browning and being duly acknowledged have the within deed by them Signed to be their free and voluntary act Before me By J. Stanton J.C. John Stanton J.C. Know all men by these Presents that I Martha Noyes of Westerly County of Washington state of Rhode Island declared Widow of westerly of Noyes late of North Kingstown deceased My hand and in consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars to me paid by James Henderson of North Kingstown in the county and State aforesaid I do hereby acknowledge have given granted bargained and sold by these presents as fully and solely until and forever give quit claim unto the said Samuel benzene his heirs and assigns forever all the right Title property and claim etc lying and situated on Certain tract of land lying situated and lying in the Town of Westerly and bounding about the north on the land of Samuel benzene North only on land bordering the land of Thomas Noyes deceased Southly on land of the land of Thomas Noyes deceased aforesaid Northly on land of the heirs of Nathan Noyes deceased and westerly on land of the heirs of Nathan Noyes deceased To All and appurtenances there to him the said Samuel benzene premises with all the appurtenances there to in the end their proper heirs and assigns his heirs and assigns forever in as full and ample as I the said Martha Noyes wisdom as aforesaid might have had and enjoyed the same On Testimony witness of which I have executed set my hand and seal This 27th day of May 1865 In presence of Dawson Noyes George D Cooff Martha Noyes L.S. State of Rhode Island S.S. Westerly July 27th 1865 These came Martha Noyes signer and maker of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be her free and voluntary act Before me George D Cooff Justice of the Peace Recorded March 12 1865 By J. Stanton J.C.

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