| 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 DD #2, Folio 157, 158, & 159
Catharine Massey and Nicholas Massey to Joseph Massey, October 9, 1765
| October 9, 1765: Joseph Massey, farmer of Kent County, buys for £200 a 100 acre tract called Partnership from Catharine Massey, spinster, and Nicholas Massey, farmer, and Henrietta, his wife, also of Kent County. Witnesses: James
MacLachlan and Samuel Thompson. Acting for the Crown: Mssrs.
MacLachlan, Thompson and Nicholson; Kent County Clerk is Daniel Dulany. 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 ("DD" in this example) and volume number ("2" above) and the folio page number ("157" above). |
This
indenture made this ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and sixty five. Between Catharine Massey of Kent
County in the province of Maryland, spinster, and Nicholas Massey of the
county and province aforesaid, farmer of the one part and Joseph Massey
of the said county and province, farmer of the other part. Witnesseth
that the said Catharine Massey and Nicholas Massey for and in
consideration of the sum of two hundred pounds current money to them in
hand paid by the said Joseph Massey before the ensealing and delivery of
these presents the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge, they the
said Catharine Massey and Nicholas Massey have granted, bargained, and
sold, aliened, and confirmed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain,
sell, alien, and confirm unto the said Joseph Massey, his heirs, and
assigns, forever all that part of a tract or parcel of land lying in the
county aforesaid called Partnership which is contained in the following
boundaries and courses to wit: beginning at a small Spanish oak marked
with nine notches standing near the head of a drain that proceeds out of
a branch called Pudding Branch running North two hundred
and forty eight perches and South thirty one degrees West one
hundred and eight perches thence South twenty two degrees West forty two
perches and South fourteen degrees West one hundred and twenty four
perches thence with a straight line to the beginning tree containing 100
acres more or less and also all lands, trees, woods, underwoods,
profits, commodities, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said messuage
or tenement and premises above-mentioned belonging or in any wise
appertaining and also the reversion and reversions, remainder and
remainders, rents, and services of the said premises and of every part
thereof and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim, and demand
whatsoever of them, the said Catharine and Nicholas, of in and to the
said messuage, tenement, and premises, and every part thereof. To have
and to hold the said messuage or tenement and all and singular the said
premises above-mentioned in every part thereof with the appurtenances
unto the said Joseph Massey, his heirs, and assigns, to the only proper
use and behoof of the said Joseph Massey, his heirs, and assigns,
forever; and the said Catharine Massey and Nicholas Massey, for them and
their heirs, the said messuage or tenement and premises every part
thereof against them and their heirs and against all and every other
person and persons whatsoever claiming by from or under them or any of
them to the said Joseph Massey, his heirs, and assigns, shall and will
warrant and forever
defend by these presents. In witness whereof the parties to these
presents have interchangeably set their hands and affixed their seals
the day and year first above written.
Nicholas Massey {Seal}
Sealed and delivered in presence of James MacLachlan Samuel Thompson Maryland Kent County to wit: Be it remembered that on this ninth day of October, Anno Domini seventeen hundred and sixty five, personally appeared before, us the subscribers, two of the right Hon. the Lord proprietary's Justices of the Peace for the county aforesaid, the within Catharine Massey and Nicholas Massey and Henrietta his wife and did severally acknowledge the within indenture as their act and deed and the lands and tenements within mentioned to be the right and title of the within Joseph Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever; and we further certify that we did privately examine the aforesaid Henrietta out of the hearing of her said husband for the taking of the acknowledgment and she did declare that she made the same freely and willingly without fear of or threats or ill usage from her said husband. Taken and acknowledged the day and year first above written. Before ... James MacLachlan
Samuel Thompson October 9th, 1765. Then received of Joseph Massey the sum of 200 pounds currency being the consideration within mentioned. We say received ... Nicholas Massey
Teste Samuel Thompson Received October 9th, 1765 of Joseph Massey four shillings sterling as an alienation fine on the within land due to the said proprietor and received for his use. [illegible] Nicholson
Recorded this 24th day of October 1765. Daniel Dulany clerk
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