Index

Year

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Link

Abstract

306B

1709

John Toas

Sarah Massey

London Bridge

350

JS:N:112

Deed

May 12, 1709: Sarah (nee Toaes or Toas, whose father was Daniel) Massey, bride of Peter Massey, of Kent County in Maryland inherits a 350 acre parcel called London Bridge from John Toaes (Toas) son of Daniel Toas and represented by Andrew Hamilton, Esquire.  Courses: Beginning at a white oak standing on the side of a valley [illegible] half a mile up the [blank] from Peter Massey towards the land [illegible] running [illegible] West one hundred and forty perches then South East four hundred perches then Northeast one hundred and forty perches then North West four hundred perches to the first bounded tree containing by estimation three hundred and fifty acres. Witnesses: Harry Clegg and John [illegible].  Acting for the Crown: Harry Hopkins and William Lott; James Smith, Kent County Clerk.

302B

1712

Peter Massey

John Clark

London Bridge

50

JS:N:323

Deed

May 15, 1712 (recorded May 13, 1713): John Clark, planter, of Kent County in Maryland, buys for 1,000 pounds of tobacco the entirety of a 50 acre parcel called London Bridge from Peter Massey, planter, and wife Sarah (accompanied by William Comegys, Esquire). Courses: Beginning at a bounded poplar standing by the said branch in the South East line of the said land and running thence South East one hundred forty and four perches thence South West fifty and five perches the North West one hundred forty and four perches and from thence North East fifty and five perches to the first bounded poplar containing fifty acres. Witnesses: William Comegys and Edward E. Nickaros.  Acting for the Crown: Edward [illegible], W. Lott; James Smith, Kent County Court Clerk.

280B

1758

Daniel Massey

Henry Clarke

London Bridge Renewed

50

JS:29:1

Deed

June 9, 1758: Henry Clark, planter, of Kent County in Maryland buys for 20 pounds (paid to Peter Massey, father of Daniel) a 50 acre parcel called London Bridge (Renewed) from Daniel Massey and wife Mary. Courses: Beginning at the North East corner of said land and being the North corner of the land formerly called London Bridge and running from thence South West fifty two perches than North West one hundred and forty four perches then North East fifty two perches then to East one hundred forty four perches to the first place of beginning, containing and now laid out for fifty acres. Witnesses: J. Wilmer, Nicholas Smith.  Acting for the Crown: Joseph Nicholson; James Smith, Kent County Clerk.

280B

1764

Thomas Gilpin

Daniel Massey

London Bridge Renewed swap for Halls Harbour and Bridge Sound Commons

39.5 for 37

DD:1:490

Deed

February 18, 1764 (recorded March 5, 1764): Thomas Gilpin, merchant of Philadelphia, for the quantity of 39.5 acres of land, part of a tract called London Bridge Renewed, sells to Daniel Massey of Kent County in Maryland all of the 37 acre tract of land called Hall's Harbour and Bridge Sound Commons. Courses: Beginning at a marked sassafras post marked with twelve notches the said post standing where the South East or North West line of said Massey land crosses the East side bounding line of the [illegible] land of aforesaid mill of Thomas Gilpin and running from thence South thirty seven degrees West eighty two perches and South sixty nine [degrees] East forty four perches thence South seventy eight [degrees] East sixteen perches then North sixty two degrees East seventy perches and from thence with a straight line to the first place of beginning, containing and now laid out for thirty seven acres. Testes: James Pearce.  Acting for the Crown: Justices of the Peace James Pearce and [illegible] Eccleston; Joseph Nicholson; and Daniel Dulany, Kent County Clerk.

280B

1764

Daniel Massey

Thomas Gilpin

London Bridge Renewed

7.5

DD:1:563

Deed

February 18, 1764: Daniel Massey, planter of Kent County in Maryland, sells for £20 a 7-1/2 acre portion plus another 37 acre parcel of London Bridge Renewed  to Thomas Gilpin, also of Kent County. Courses for the larger London Bridge Renewed tract: Beginning at a black oak sapling marked with twelve notches, standing near where a line running North West of the tract called London Bridge Renewed intersects the North side of said Gilpin's mill race that leads the water from his Cypress Dam to his mill, thence South East until it intersects the East side of the said Gilpin's Condemned Land on the East side of the Cypress Branch, being forty perches, thence North seventeen degrees East sixteen perches, thence North eleven degrees East twelve perches, thence North fifty degrees West six perches, thence West four perches, being with the Condemned Land to where it intersects the East side of the mill pond, thence up the mill pond on the East side until it intersects the aforesaid Gilpin's land lot of John Jones, thence North West to the South West corner thereof, thence North East fifty five perches, thence North West to the West side of the mill pond, being twenty eight perches thence [illegible] the pond according to the several courses of the West side thereof until it comes to where the first beginning black oak bears South seventeen degrees West, thence with a straight line to the beginning, containing thirty two acres. And for the smaller parcel: Beginning where the above land intersects the East side of the said Gilpin's little mill pond, thence Northwardly up the East side thereof as far as the pond arises, thence across to the West side thereof, thence down the West side thereof until the first beginning, bears South East, thence with a straight line to the beginning, containing seven and a half acres.  Both parcels now conveyed by Daniel Massey to Thomas Gilpin total thirty nine and one half acres. Acting for the Crown: J. Nicholson and Justices of the Peace James Pearce and Jno. Eccleston; Dennis Dulany is Kent County clerk.

280B

1765

Daniel Massey

Gilbert Falconar

London Bridge Renewed

300

DD:2:88

Deed

August 8, 1765: Gilbert Falconar, farmer, of Kent County in Maryland buys for 50 pounds a 300 acre parcel called London Bridge Renewed (adjacent to Hemberry, owned by Humphrey Davenport) from Daniel Massey, gentleman, and wife Mary. Courses: Beginning at a certain mulberry post, being the beginning of a tract of land called Honberry taken by Humphrey Davenport and running from thence North East two hundred and fifty perches fence South East two hundred perches to the second South West line of the aforesaid London Bridge renewed thence South West two hundred and fifty perches with the said line then North West two hundred perches to the first beginning, containing and now laid out for three hundred acres. Acting for the Crown: Justices of the Peace James McLachlan and Samuel Thompson; John Nicholson; and Dennis Dulany, Kent County Clerk.

297B

1767

Thomas Gilpin

Luke Miers

London Bridge Renewed and Mc Dugils Chance

37;
20 +109 perches

DD:2:388

Deed

March 17, 1767: Luke Miers (Myers), farmer of Kent County in Maryland, buys for £52 two tracts of Kent County land: 37 acres of London Bridge Renewed (part of a tract bought from John Jones by Mr. Gilpin) and 20+ acres of McDugils Chance (which Mr. Gilpin bought from Henry Clark), from Thomas Gilpin, merchant of the City of Philadelphia. Courses for London Bridge Renewed: Beginning at the North West corner of London Bridge Renewed and running South West fifty five perches, then North West one hundred and twelve perches, then North sixty nine degrees East thirty seven perches, then North ten degrees East twenty eight perches, then South East to the beginning.  Courses for McDugils Chance (or Pond Side): Beginning at the South East corner of McDugil's Chance and running thence North twenty nine degrees East twenty perches, then North thirty three degrees West thirty five perches, then North East two perches, then North West ninety three perches, then South West twenty seven perches, then South East to the beginning. Acting for the Crown: J.W. Hall and Justices of the Peace James McLachlan and Samuel Thompson; Dennis Dulany is Kent County clerk.

297B

1773

Gilbert Falconar

Lambert Massey

London Bridge Renewed

4

DD:4:205

Deed

September 2, 1773: Lambert Massey of Kent County in Maryland buys for "rents, covenants and agreements" a part of London Bridge Renewed from Gilbert Falconar, planter, also of Kent County.  Courses: Beginning at a marked white oak post and running from thence North seventy eight degrees West twenty perches, then North twelve degrees East thirty three perches, thence South seventy eight degrees East twenty perches, and thence with a straight line to the beginning. Tenure of Lambert Massey and his heirs is to be thirty years at a yearly rent of £4 Pennsylvania money; and Lambert is not to "sell, dispose or traffic any wet or dry goods, excepting iron and wood." Acting for the Crown: Justices of the Peace J. Maxwell and James Hynson; Dennis Dulany is Kent County clerk.

307

1787

Abraham Falconar and wife Sarah

Stephen Massey

London Bridge Renewed

3.5

EF:7:173

Deed

June 21, 1787: Abraham Falconar of Queen Anne's County in the State of Maryland sells for £600 a 3-1/2 acre portion of London Bridge Renewed, lying in Bridgetown, Kent County, to Stephen Massey of Kent County. Courses: Beginning at a stake [illegible] the dividing line between Gilbert Falconar's land and that of the heirs of Thomas Gilpin, deceased, crosses the Duck Creek Road and in the middle thereof running thence North seventy eight degrees West ten perches to a lot leased by Gilbert Falconar to a certain Lambert Massey, thence North twelve degrees East thirty nine perches, thence North seventy eight degrees West twenty perches, thence North twelve degrees East to the land belonging to the heirs of Thomas Gilpin, thence South seventy six degrees Est thirty three perches more or less to the old divisor line between Gilbert Falconar and the heirs of Thomas Gilpin, thence along and with the said boundary South unto the beginning. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Woodland and John Thomas; Ben Chambers is Kent County clerk.

282

1787

Gilbert Falconar

Ebenezer Massey

Partnership, Masseys Venture Resurveyed, The Exchange, and London Bridge Renewed

[not stated]

EF:7:212

Deed

October 3, 1787: Ebenezer Massey of Kent County in the State of Maryland buys for 5/- from Gilbert Falconar, also of Kent County, all of the tract called Partnership which lies within the lines of two tracts of land, the property of Ebenezer Massey, called Masseys Venture Resurveyed and [The] Exchange, also all that tract of land called Partnership which  lies to the Eastward of James Hynson's lines, the whole breadth of the two tracts of land called Masseys Venture resurveyed and [The] Exchange, and also all that part of the aforesaid tract called Partnership, and that part of four other tracts of land called London Bridge Renewed which lie to the eastward of the road leading from the Head of Chester to the Head of Sassafras iver, and to the Northward of the Long Meadow Branch as far up as Luke Miers line. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James Henry and John Thomas; Ben Chambers is Kent County clerk.

281

1798

Daniel Massey and wife Susanna

John Greenwood

London Bridge Renewed and Halls Harbour

65 and 29

TW:1:194

Deed

May 18, 1799: Daniel Massey of Kent County in the State of Maryland sells for £164, 10/, portions of London Bridge Renewed and Halls Harbours, totaling 94 acres, to John Greenwood of Queen Anne's County. Courses for the part of London Bridge Renewed: Beginning at the end of fifty perches on the fifth line of London Bridge Renewed, and running thence with that line eighty three and one third perches, and North West eighty three perches, and North eleven and three quarters degrees East twenty six perches, and North eleven degrees West sixty four perches, and North seventy and one half degrees East twenty nine perches, and South eighty five degrees East two perches,, and from thence with a straight line to the beginning, containing sixty five acres.  Courses for the part of Halls Harbour, adjoining: Beginning where the South East or North West line of said Massey's land crosses the East side bounding line of the Condemned Land of the Mill of Thomas Gilpin, and running from thence South thirty seven degrees West eighty two perches, then South sixty nine degrees East forty four perches, then South twenty eight degrees East sixteen perches, then North sixty two degrees East seventy perches, and from thence with a straight line to the beginning, containing twenty nine acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Thomas and James Parker; Thomas Worrell is Kent County clerk.

281

1800

Daniel Massey and wife Susanna

John Comegys and wife Elizabeth

London Bridge Renewed

204.5

TW:1:363

Deed

March 22, 1800: Daniel Massey, gentleman of Kent County in the State of Maryland sells for £1,227 a 204-1/2 acre portion of London Bridge Renewed to John Comegys and wife Elizabeth, also of Kent County. Courses: Beginning at a stone standing at or near the end of the first line of a tract of land described by a deed of salefrom Daniel Massey and wife (since deceased) to Gilbert Falconar (since deceased) and running from said stone North forty six and one half degrees East sixty four perches, then North twenty eight and one quarter degrees East twenty perches, then North twenty four degrees East twelve perches, then North fourteen and three quarter degrees East thirty four perches, then North forty four and a half degrees East twenty five perches to the South East line of the original tract of land called London Bridge Renewed, then with that line South forty eight degrees East two hundred and thirty two perches to Gilpin's Mill Pond, then down by and with the said Mill Pond South fifty one and three quarter degrees West nineteen perches, then South six and three quarter degrees West six perches, then South twenty one degrees East eleven perches, then South thirty seven and a half degrees West eight perches, then South eighty degrees West fourteen perches, then North Seventy six and a half degrees West eight perches, then South thirty degrees West fifty two perches, then South twenty six degrees East fifty four perches, then South forty two and three quarter degrees East eight perches to the Mill Race, then South sixty seven and a half degrees West sixteen perches, then North forty eight degrees West fifty five and a half perches to the Little Mill Pond, then up, by and with the same North four degrees West twelve perches, then North seventy one degrees West eleven perches, then North forty six and a half degrees East nineteen perches, then North eleven and three quarter degrees West fourteen perches, then North fifty three and a quarter degrees West eight perches, then North sixteen degrees West sixteen perches, then North nine degrees East four perches, then North sixteen and three quarter degrees West eight and a quarter perches to a white oak standing by the side of the said pond, then across the said pond South seventy two and three quarter degrees West sixteen and a quarter perches, then down the said pond on the West side thereof and binding with the same South sixty two and a half degrees East twelve perches, then South fourteen and three quarter degrees West fourteen perches, then South six degrees East sixteen perches, then South thirty nine and a half degrees East sixteen perches, then South fifty five degrees West twenty five and one third perches to the second line of the said tract described by the said Deed from the said Daniel Massey and wife (since deceased) to the said Gilbert Falconar (since deceased) and then with that line to the aforesaid place of beginning. A thirty square foot burial plot is reserved for the family of Daniel Massey and is excepted. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James Parker and John Hurtt; Thomas Worrell is Kent County clerk.

285

1810

George Reynolds Massey and wife Sarah

John Thomas

London Bridge Renewed

3.0

BC:6:202

Deed

283B

1834

Mary Thomas

Ebenezer T. Massey

London Bridge Renewed

5

JNG:3:354

Deed

March 18, 1834: Mary Thomas of Kent County in the State of Maryland sells for $2,000.00 to Ebenezer Massey part of the parcel called London Bridge Renewed, which was conveyed by Ann Thomas to James Parker and Catherine Parker, his wife, with provisions in favor of Catherine, reference being to the deed dated July 11,1827 and to her Will of the same date.  Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John McDaniel and William Millan; Joseph N. Gordon is Kent County clerk.