2/25/1848 · MORTGAGE · book 7 page 284 doc 9907

234 In witness whereof, I have set my hand and seal at Charlestown aforesaid this 17th day of February, A.D. 1848. Per instance of Formal Office Samuel Stanton Joseph G. Gorton L.S. H. Charlestown in fair county, on the day and date above written personally appeared the above named Joseph G. Gorton and acknowledged the above instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed hand and seal, for the purposes therein expressed, Before me Samuel Stanton Justice of the Peace. Recorded Feb 18 1848. by William H. Perry C.R. To all people to whom these presents shall come, I William Thomas Manning of South Kingstown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island send Greetings. Know all men by these presents that I William Thomas Manning, for and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars paid to me in hand before this conveying the same well and truly paid by Noah S. Blakes of Charlestown in the aforesaid county and state, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and agree and henceforth fully settle confirmed and paid spoke and discharged and every part and parcel thereof since be convenient exact and sufficient hand the said Noah S. Blakes his heirs executed and assigned and remise that forever by these presents have given granted bargained fragmented given absolutely fully entirely granted and conveyed by their present as fully entirely and completely give grant bargain sell allow convey and conform unto said Noah S. Blakes his heirs the said Noah S. Blakes his heirs certain piece of land lying in fair county Charlestown, and a com terminating by allotment acts for any of the farm now known as bounds as follows beginning at the South east corner of said farm where the line dividing said farm ends from land which I have by this deed conveyed by deed of Warranty to Alfred A. Hadley stakes the Road North & South by said F. Hadley then South until it comes to the land of said F. Hadley then South by said F. Hadley bounds by land of said F. Hadley and William Case’s land and then land also by land of F. Hadley and William Case’s and then N. Westward then South easterly and North easterly bounded by land of John P. Blakes until it comes to the Road by the mouth of the North Branch stream South easterly bounded by said Road until it comes to the North side of the dividing line aforementioned Thence East one and half degrees West south seventy seven rods and fourteen to a heap of stones Thence east one degree North then one rod and twenty one links to a Black Oak tree Thence South with twenty one and one half hundred links twenty eight rods and twenty two links to a Yellow Oak tree Thence both thirty four degrees South east forty rods and seventeen links to a White Pine tree Thence North twenty one degrees South east forty rods and fourteen links to the end of the Wall Thence both fourteen degrees South twenty six rods and four links to the aforesaid start whereas the same may be more or otherwise bounded enclosed It is agreed an express condition of this Deed that the aforesaid said Alfred F. Hadley and his heirs and assigns shall have and forever enjoy the privilege of passing through the road herein

235 conveyed to the land which I have stated that I did deed to him the said Walker; provided however, that said Clark may change the location of said path way for his own convenience; and that if at any time, on either side of the said path way or having said path way a path way through the same State be provided interchangeably, to state for such Terms to be made to and occupied as aforesaid. To have and to hold the said grant conveyed and bargained premises, with all the appurtenances, privileges, and commodites to the same belonging, as in any such appertaining, to him the said Hardy Clark, to him his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. I the said William R. Browning for my self, my heirs, devisees and administrators, do covenant premises and grant, to and with the said Hardy Clark his heirs and assigns also that at or before the delivery hereof I am the true sole and lawful free owner of the aforesaid bargained premises, and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same for my own proper right, and so am I free justly and absolute state of independence, unto simple fee, that I have in my full good right full power full force and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said premises in manner as aforesaid and said the said Hardy Clark, to all his heirs and assigns both and may from time to time and at all times from time to time that foo and virtue of these present, lawfully pleasantly and quit vacuo hold, with occupy possess and enjoy, the said Hardy Clark and bargained premises, with all the appurtenances fee privileges, etc. detachings and freely and clearly acquitted, quitclaimed, released, and discharged of and from all suits, rolls and manner of claims or other gifts grant bargains sales deeds mortgages, wills entails, primogeniture judgments decrees, specifications and leases in advance of what name or nature soever, that may in any manner, or place obstruct or make void this present conveyance. Furthermore, I the said William R. Browning For my self, my heirs devisees and administrators, do covenant his heirs charge the above described premises to the said Hardy Clark that he his heirs and assigns against all the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant seize and defend by these present. And I, and my Browning, mother to said William this Browning, and witness of John Browning, deceased, by whom said Grant Stayed Extended to said William R. Browning deceased, do hereby release and forever quit claim points pass Hardy Clark, to him his and assigns all my right of seizure and tenure of theirs in and to said aforementioned premises As witness hereof we have set our hands and seals this 31st Day of January 1848 Executed in Hadness of William R. Browning [LS] William H. Perry Mercy R. Browning [LS] Elijah to Jenney State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Washington Co. ss Personally came William R. Browning and Mercy R. Browning of the executed say witnessing instrument and acknowledging the same to be their act and Deed, as aforesaid on the 31st day of Janry 1848. Before me William H. Perry Town Clerk Recorded Feb 25 1848 by Th. W. Jenney Cl.