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 356, 357 & 358
Elijah Massey to Winder Massey, March 19, 1811

March 19, 1811: Winder Massey of Baltimore, buys for $1.00 the 142 acre tract called Angels Rest from his grandfather, Elijah Massey of Kent County in the State of Maryland, previously purchased by Elijah from Cornelius Vansant, deceased, who in turn had acquired the land from Jacob Gibson.  Ann Massey, mother of Winder, now resides on the same land.  Witnesses: Elijah Vansant and Cornelius Comegys; Ben Chambers is 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 ("356" above).

Kent County etc.: Be it remembered that on the nineteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eleven, the following deed was brought to be enrolled among the records of Kent County of the tenor and in the words following to wit: This indenture made this fourth day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eleven between Elijah Massey of Kent County and state of Maryland of the one part and Winder Massey of the city of Baltimore and grandson of the said Elijah Massey of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Elijah Massey as well for the cause and natural affection which he the said Elijah Massey bears for him, the said Winder Massey, and also for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar money of the United States to him, the said Elijah Massey in hand paid by the said Winder Massey, the receipt whereof he, the said Elijah Massey, doth hereby acknowledge and himself therewith fully satisfied, contented, and paid, hath granted, bargained, aliened, enfeoffed, released, conveyed, and confirmed, and doth by these presents grant, bargain, sell, enfeoff, release, convey, and confirm unto him, the said Winder Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever all that part of a tract of land which he, the said Elijah Massey, purchased of a certain Cornelius Vansant, late of Kent County, deceased, who purchased of a certain Jacob Gibson, being part of a tract of land lying and being in Kent County and state of Maryland aforesaid called and known by the name of Angels Rest and contained within the following metes and bounds and whereon Ann Massey, mother to the said Winder Massey, now resides, beginning to wit, at the original beginning of the aforesaid Angels Rest where now there is planted a large stone and running from thence four hundred and twenty perches West to a parcel of stones at the end of the first line of said tract of land, thence South fifty four and a half perches, then East four hundred and twenty perches to intersect the home line of the original tract of said land, thence North fifty four perches and a half to the beginning containing and laid out for one hundred and forty two acres of land more or less together with all the houses, buildings, woods, and underwoods [illegible] and appurtenances whatsoever to the said land belonging or in any wise appertaining with the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, and any and every part and parcel thereof and all the estate, right, title, claim, interest, and demand whatsoever either in law and equity of him the said Elijah Massey or his heirs of and to the aforesaid land and premises hereby granted, bargained, and sold, or meant mentioned or intended so to be, with their and any of their rights, members, and appurtenances of him, the said Elijah Massey, unto him the said Winder Massey and his heirs and assigns. To have and to hold the said lands and premises and any part and parcel thereof against him, said Elijah Massey and his heirs, to the only proper use and behoof of him, the said Winder Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever according to the true intent and meaning of these presents and for no other use, intent, and purpose whatsoever and the said and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto him, the said Winder Massey, his heirs, and assigns, against him, the said Elijah Massey and his heirs, and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever claiming by from or under him or them are any of them will warrant and forever defend, and moreover he, the said Elijah Massey, further covenants and agrees to and with the said Winder Massey, his heirs, and assigns, the said lands and premises and every part and parcel thereof that he, the said Elijah Massey and his heirs, will at any time and at all times hereafter at the reasonable request proper costs and charges of him, the said Winder Massey, his heirs, and assigns, make, do, or cause to be made, done, and executed any other or further deed or deeds, conveyance and conveyances, in the law for the more true and perfect conveyance of the aforesaid lands and premises unto him, the said Winder Massey, his heirs, or assigns, or as his or their counsel learned in the law, shall reasonably advise, devise, or require. In witness whereof he, the said Elijah Massey, hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first within written. Elijah Massey {seal} The additional word "Massey" was interlined before the sealing and delivering of these presents. Sealed and delivered in the presence of Elijah Vansant      Cornelius Comegys On the back of the same deed were the following endorsements written: Received March the fourth, 1811, from Winder Massey one dollar, the consideration within mentioned in full. Elijah Massey Testes: Elijah VanSant      Cornelius Comegys Kent County, State of Maryland to wit: Be it remembered that on the day of the date of the above and within presents came personally before us, the subscribers, two of the Justices of the Peace of Kent County, aforesaid Elijah Massey, party grantor, and did acknowledge the aforesaid instrument of writing to be his act and deed and the aforesaid lands and premises therein granted, bargained, and sold to be the right and estate of the aforesaid Winder Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever, according to the true intent and meaning of the said instrument of writing. Taken and certified before us, the subscribers, according to the act of assembly in such cases made and provided. Elijah Vansant      Cornelius Comegys And the same deed was accordingly recorded on the nineteenth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and eleven. By Ben Chambers, clerk.