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,Queen Anne's County, Liber STW No.9 Folio 192-193
John Massey to Joshua Massey, October 27, 1809

October 27, 1809: Joshua Massey of Queen Anne's County buys for $5 the 500 acre tract of land called Bridgewater from John Massey as collateral for the sum of £250 owed by John to Joshua, which sale becomes null and void if John Massey makes good on his debt.  Witnesses: George Little and James Brittson; certified by Justices of the Peace George Little and Robert Stevens. Note: High-reolution 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 ("STW" in this example) and volume number ("9" above) and the folio page number ("192" above).

Queen Anne's County to wit: the remembered that on the nineteenth day of April, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and ten, the following mortgage was brought to be recorded to wit: This indenture made the twenty-seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and nine, between John Massey of the County Queen Anne's in the state of Maryland of the one part and Joshua Massey of the same county of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said John Massey for and in consideration of the sum of five dollars current money to him in hand paid by the said Joshua Massey, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained, sold, released, aliened, and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, release, alien, and confirm unto the said Joshua Massey and to his heirs and assigns all that certain tract or parcel of land situated in Queen Anne's County aforesaid called Bridgewater. Beginning at a white oak and thence runs West South West two hundred and ninety five perches thence South one hundred and sixty four perches and from the end of the South line East North East fence three hundred and fifty six perches then [illegible] straight line by the Unicorn Branch to the beginning, containing five hundred acres of land, be it more or less. Together with all and singular the hereditaments thereunto in any wise belonging and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof. To have and to hold the said premises hereby released and confirmed with the appurtenances unto the said Joshua Massey and to the sole and only proper use, causes, benefits, and behoof of the said Joshua Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever.  Provided always and these presents are of use that expressed consideration that if the said John Massey, his heirs, executors, and administrators [illegible] and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Joshua Massey, his certain attorney, heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns the sum of 250 pounds current money as provided, together with the instant which [illegible] in the manner positively specified in the conditions of a certain obligation bearing even date hereunto executed by the said John Massey of this to the said Joshua Massey that these and thence [illegible] thenceforth then [illegible] everything herein contained shall cease and the [illegible] anything herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding, but in case assurances be made in these payments of the said [illegible] sum of 250 pounds on the [illegible] thereof at the time or times that these seven weight to be paid as aforesaid that then used in such cases the said John Massey, for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators to covenant, grant, promise, and agree to [illegible] with the said Joshua Massey, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns that it shall [illegible] the lawful for the said Joshua Massey, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns in the said John Massey does hereby otherwise [illegible] and forever the said Joshua Massey his heirs executors administrators or assigns at any time to time or something thereof not [illegible] to any [illegible] pressure or [illegible] of conveyance as the law for the said provides as the act thereof so to the [illegible] in such cases made and provided as act [illegible] of the services [illegible] provided said no 100 sum of 50 pounds [illegible] the instant thereof. Together with all acts changes were illegible that shall or may be or could arise as happens by [illegible] of such sale or [illegible] and the [illegible] money if there be any shall be paid [illegible] being [illegible] to this said John Massey to his heirs executors administrators or assigns. In witness whereof the said John Massey has hereunto set his hand and affixed seal the day and year above first above written. John Massey {seal} Sealed and delivered in the presence of George Little James Brittson On the back of the original deed was thus endorsed to wit: Queen Anne's County aforesaid on the 27th day of October in the year of our Lord 1809 personally came before us, the subscribers, two of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland for Queen Anne's County aforesaid, John Massey, the mortgagee mentioned in the written instrument of writing to be his act and deed according to the purport, true intent, and meaning thereof an act of assembly in such cases made and provided. Acknowledged before ... George Little Robert Stevens