Section VI - Massey Data Bank

One Maryland Massey Family by George Langford, Jr. 1901-1996 ©Cullen G. Langford and George Langford, III, 2010

Maryland Land Records, Kent County, Liber BC #6 Folio 476
Elijah Massey to Pamela Massey & Francis Massey, July 16, 1811

July 16, 1811: Elijah Massey, out of love and affection for Pamela Lambden Massey (daughter of Benjamin Massey) and Francis Massey (daughter of James Massey) gives the 229 acre tract called Angels Rest (Elijah's present home) to Pamela and Francis as tenants in common with the proviso that, should Pamela die unmarried before the age of 21, her share of Angels Rest should go to Carolyn Massey (another daughter of Benjamin Massey).  Angels Rest was acquired by Elijah from Thomas Witherspoon and adjoins lands of Casparis Meginniss and Benjamin Massey.  Witnesses: Charles Harding and William Farrell, Junior.  Ben Chambers recorded the deed as Kent County Clerk.  Note: High-resolution images of the deed at right can be viewed at the Maryland State Archives, but registration is required in advance of doing so. Once you have registered, you can access the images by entering the county clerk's initials ("BC" in this example) and volume number ("6" above) and the folio page number ("476" above).

Kent County aforesaid: Be it remembered that on the fifteenth day of July eighteen hundred and eleven the following deed was brought to be recorded among the records of Kent County of the tenor and in the words following to wit: This indenture made the sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven between Elijah Massey of Kent County and state of Maryland of the one part and Pamela Lambden Massey, daughter of Benjamin Massey, and Francis Massey, daughter of James Massey of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said Elijah Massey as well for the love and affection which he the said Elijah Massey hath [illegible] unto the said Pamela L. Massey and James Massey as also for the better maintenance, support, livelihood, and [illegible] of them, the said Pamela L. Massey and Francis Massey, hath given, granted, aliened, enfeoffed, confirmed, and by these presents doth give, grant, alien, enfoff, and confirm unto the said Pamela L. Massey and Francis Massey as tenants in common with this reservation. exception, and condition, that should the said Pamela L. Massey die before she arrives to the age of 21 years and without getting married, I do then and in that case entail the reversion of his moiety or half part to Carolyn Massey daughter of said Benjamin Massey, her heirs, and assigns, forever all that tract or parcel of land he the said Elijah Massey now lives on, called and known by the name of Angels Rest, which lands he the said Elijah Massey bought of Thomas Witherspoon and adjoining the lands which he the aforesaid Elijah Massey conveyed to his grandson Winder Massey and the lands of Casparis Meginniss and Benjamin Massey, containing by estimation 229 acres be the same more or less together with all and singular the houses, buildings, advantages, emoluments, heriditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said tract or parcel of land and premises hereby mentioned or intended to be granted and confirmed unto the said Pamela Massey and Francis Massey as aforesaid any part or parcel thereof belonging and anywise appertaining or where with all commonly held used occupied or enjoyed or accepted [illegible] or known as part or parcel of or belonging to the same and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, assurances, and profits of all and singular the said premises with their appurtenances and all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim, and demand whatsoever him the said Elijah Massey of in and to the said tract or parcel of land and premises and of and in and to any part and parcel thereof with this and every of their [illegible] appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract of land and all and singular other the premises hereby granted and confirmed or mentioned or intended to be with every of their appurtenances with the said Pamela Lambden Massey and Francis Massey as tenants in common, share and share alike, their and each of every of their heirs and assigns forever as tenants in common to the only purpose use and behoof of them the said Pamela Lambden Massey and Francis Massey, their heirs, and assigns, forever as tenants in common with the exception and condition herein before made and [illegible] and the said Elijah Massey for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, doth grant and agree to and with the said Pamela Lambden Massey and Francis Massey, their heirs, and assigns, by these presents that they, the said Pamela L. Massey and Francis Massey, and in case of the death of the said Pamela L. Massey has before mentioned and described to and with Carolyn Massey their and any of their heirs and assigns shall and lawfully may from this from time to time and at all times hereafter reasonably and quietly have, hold ,and [illegible] possess, and enjoy the said tract or parcel of land and premises hereby granted and conveyed or intended to be hereby granted, conveyed, and confirmed with the appurtenances thereunto belonging [illegible] and fully discharged or well and sufficiently saved kept [illegible] and indemnified of from and against all former or other gifts, grants, bargain, sales, jointures, feoffments, dowers, estates, entails, rents, rent charges, assuages of rents, judgments, executions,and of from and against all former other title troubles, charges, and encumbrances whatsoever had done or suffered by him the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, or assigns, or any other person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim by, from, or under him them or any of them. In witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year above written. Elijah Massey {seal } The words, "his heirs and assigns forever," between the third and fourth line from the bottom in the first page and the words, "and the lands of," between the fourth and fifth lines from the top in the second page all interlined before executed. Teste: Charles Harding William Farrell, Junior On the back of the same deed was the following endorsement written: Maryland to wit: On the 16th day of April in the year of our Lord 1811 personally appeared Elijah Massey of Kent County, party grantor mentioned in the within deed or instrument of writing before us, the subscribers, two of the Justices of the Peace of said state for Kent County and acknowledged the said or within deed as the instrument of writing to be his act and deed and the lands and premises therein mentioned and thereby bargained and conveyed to be the right and estate of Pamela L. Massey and Francis Massey, party grantees, also therein mentioned, their heirs, and assigns, forever according to the true intent and meaning of the said deed or instrument of writing and the acts of assembly in such case made [illegible] acknowledged and certified by ... Charles Harding and William Farrell, Junior And the same deed was accordingly executed the 16th day of July 1811 by Ben Chambers, clerk.