Section VI - Massey Data Bank | One Maryland Massey Family by George
Langford, Jr. 1901-1996 ©Cullen G. Langford and George Langford, III, 2010 |
Massey records in the
Grantee/Grantor Index Files for Kent County, Maryland
Index |
Year |
Grantor |
Grantee |
Parcel |
Acreage |
Lib:#:Fol. |
Link |
Abstract |
298 |
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Joseph Burchinall |
Stephen Miers |
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... |
1693 |
Robert Smith |
Nicholas Massey |
Malton [in Talbot County] |
150 |
LL:7:73 |
Deed |
March
16, 1693: Nicholas Massey of Talbot County in Maryland for 4,500 pounds
of tobacco buys a 150 acre parcel called Malton from Robert Smith and
wife Anne. Witness: Richard Simon and [illegible signature]. |
... |
1695 |
Nicholas Massey and Josias Massey |
The Outlett [in Dorchester County] |
110 |
Patent |
October
10, 1695: Nicholas and Josias Massey patent 110 acres, called The
Outlett, out of a 1,000 acre tract granted to John Taylor the previous
year. Acting for the Crown: Henry Darnall ... [the deed is
incomplete - GL,III, ed.] |
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... |
1701 |
William Edmondson |
Phillip Massey |
Tilghmans Fortune |
278 |
RF:9:75 |
Deed |
October
7, 1701: Phillip Massey of Talbot County, Maryland for 20,000 pounds of
tobacco buys a 278 acre tract of land called Tilghman's Fortune
(adjacent to another piece of Tilghman's Fortune previously sold to
Robert Stapleford and also adjacent to a tract owned by Thomas and John
Booker) from William Edmondson. Court proceedings involving Robt.
Goldsborough, Wm. Cousey, Thomas Robins, Robt. Ungle, and Thomas
Emerson, Justices of the Peace in the Crown's Court. |
1702 |
Nicholas Massey |
Masseys Hazard |
90 |
Patent |
July
8, 1702: Nicholas Massey's patent of Massey's Hazard, a 90 acre portion
of a 1,000 acre tract in Kent County, Maryland, and adjoining land
formerly of Simon Gillmore. Deputy Surveyor for the county:
Daniel Baes. |
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1702 |
Nicholas Massey |
Masseys Hazard |
90 |
Patent |
July
8, 1702: Nicholas Massey's patent of Massey's Hazard, a 90 acre portion
of a 1,000 acre tract granted to Daniel Toaos [Toaes] in Kent County,
Maryland. Acting for the Crown: Henry Darnell. |
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306B |
1709 |
John Toas |
Sarah Massey |
London Bridge |
350 |
JS:N:112 |
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. Witnesses: Harry Clegg
and John [illegible]. Acting for the Crown: Harry Hopkins and
William Lott; James Smith, Kent County Clerk. |
|
309 |
1711 |
Thomas Massey |
Robert Mansfield |
Sewards Hope |
150 |
JS:N:279 |
March 3, 1711
(Recorded May 30, 1712): Thomas Massey, planter of Kent County in
Maryland, sells for 6,000 pounds of tobacco a 150-acre tract
called Seward Hope (given to him by Thomas Seward and lying next to a
tract owned by one Parrott) to Robert Mansfield, also a planter of Kent
County. Witnesses acting for the Crown: Edward Blay and William
Comegys; Kent County clerk at the time was James Smith. |
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302B |
1712 |
Peter Massey |
John Clark |
London Bridge |
50 |
JS:N:323 |
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). Witnesses: William
Comegys and Edward E. Nickaros. Acting for the Crown: Edward
[illegible], W. Lott; James Smith, Kent County Court Clerk. |
|
302 |
1714 |
Peter Massey |
John Clark |
Partnership |
200 |
BC:1:21 |
June 5, 1714
(recorded August 2, 1714): John Clarke, brickmaker, of Kent County in
Maryland buys for 2,500 pounds of tobacco a 200 acre parcel (part of
Partnership, formerly owned by the late Daniel Toas) from Peter Massey
and wife Sarah, [late (?) of Kent County - GL,III, ed.]
Witnesses: Matthew Pines and [illegible] Johnson. Acting for the
Crown: [two illegible signatures]; James Smith, Kent County Clerk. |
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... |
1714 |
Peter Massey |
Nicholas Massey |
Johnsons Adventure [in Queen Anne's County] |
100 |
IK:A:6 |
Deed |
Peter Massey hands over, solely out of love and
affection, a 100 acre parcel called Johnson's Adventure (adjacent to
land laid out for Symon Willmore) to Nicholas Massey. Witnesses:
Nicholas Bonds, John Collins, and James Wilson, Senior; Francis Spry,
and Bon Bonner. Acting for the Crown: John Salter and John
Whittington. |
302B |
1717 |
Peter Massey |
John Clark |
Partnership |
200 |
BC:1:260 |
December 4, 1717
(recorded March 28, 1718): John Clark of Kent County in Maryland buys
for 2,000 pounds of tobacco and 10 pounds current money a 200 acre
parcel, part of Partnership, from Peter Massey, planter, and wife Sarah
(heir to Daniel Toas, mariner). Acting for the Crown: William Comegys
and John March; James Smith, Kent County Clerk. Witnesses: Samuel
Parsons and William Burke. |
|
302 |
1717 |
Peter Massey |
Nathaniel Hynson |
Partnership |
1,000 |
BC:1:283 |
February 25, 1717
(recorded June 16, 1718): Col. Nathaniel Hynson, gentleman, of Kent
County in Maryland for 12 pounds buys a 1,000 acre portion of a 3,000
acre tract called Partnership from Peter Massey and wife Sarah,
daughter of Daniel Toas, Sr. Witnesses: Edward Cosens, John
Williams, and John Blackiston. Acting for the Crown: James Kerry
and Sam. Harris; James Smith, Kent County Clerk. |
|
302 |
1717 |
Peter Massey |
John Clark |
Partnership |
200 |
BC:1:260 |
December 4, 1717
(recorded March 28, 1718): John Clark of Kent County in Maryland buys
for 2,000 pounds of tobacco and 10 pounds current money a 200 acre
parcel, part of Partnership, from Peter Massey, planter, and wife Sarah
(heir to Daniel Toas, mariner). Acting for the Crown: William Comegys
and John March; James Smith, Kent County Clerk. Witnesses: Samuel
Parsons and William Burke. |
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302B |
1718 |
Peter Massey |
Edward Holaday |
|
|
JS::24 |
|
... not
located ... |
... |
1719 |
Peter Massey and Nicholas Massey |
Masseys Venture |
200 |
PL:4:382 |
Patent |
August
6, 1719: Peter Massey and Nicholas Massey of Kent County in Maryland
patent a 200 acre parcel called Massey's Venture. Acting for the
Crown: John Hart. |
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302B |
1719 |
Peter Massey and Nicholas Massey |
division |
Masseys Venture |
200 |
JS:N:25 |
March 16, 1718
(recorded May 8, 1719): Nicholas Massey, Jr. and Peter Massey divide
the 200 acres of Massey's Venture into two parts: ... [incomplete -
GL,III, ed.] |
|
302 |
1719 |
Peter Massey and Nicholas Massey |
division |
|
|
JS::25 |
|
... not located
... |
306B |
1720 |
Thomas Brocklesby |
Samuel Massey |
|
|
JS::88 |
|
... not located
... |
306 |
1720 |
Brocklesby |
Samuel Massey |
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|
JS:N:99 (89) |
|
... not located
... |
... |
1720 |
Nicholas Massey |
The Exchange |
100 |
PL:4:406 |
Patent |
July
21, 1720: Nicholas Massey's patent of The Exchange, a 100 acre tract in
Kent County, Maryland. Acting for the Crown: William Holland. |
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306B |
1721 |
Sarah Massey |
Henry Evans |
Bright Helmstone |
1,000 |
JS:W:224 |
November 16, 1721
(recorded May 8, 1722): Tripartite indenture between Sarah Massey
(widow of Samuel Massey, deceased tallow chandler, of Philadelphia, and
represented by James Harris, Esquire), Simon Williams (gentleman of
Philadelphia), and Henry Evans (merchant of Philadelphia). Land
parcel: Bright Helmstone in Kent County, 1,000 acres. One-third willed
by Samuel Massey to wife Sarah, the other two-thirds going to their
children Sarah, Daniel, Wight, Elizabeth and Mary Massey. Simon
Williams acting as trustee-arbiter to oversee the dividing of the lands
between the heirs. Sarah sells all 1,000 acres for 100 pounds to
Henry Evans. The parcel originally was patented by James Kendall
of Bright Hemston in England, which he left to his wife Elizabeth
Kendall and their daughter Elizabeth (who later died); Elizabeth (nee
Brocklesby) the mother willed the land to her brother Edward
Brocklesby, who in turn willed it to his brother Thomas Brocklesby, who
sold it to Samuel Massey in October 1710 (Baltimore County, Lib No.JS,
fol. page 62). Witneses: Gilbert Falconar, [illegible], Charles
Brockden, [illegible] Evans, and [illegible] Ellis. Acting for
the Crown: John March and Simon Wilmer, Justices of the Peace for Kent
County; James Smith, Kent County Clerk. |
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... |
1726 |
Thomas Hynson Wright and wife Mary |
James Massey |
Friendship |
100 |
IK:C:89 |
Deed |
James
Massey, planter, for 5,500 pounds of tobacco buys a 100 acre portion of
a tract of land called Friendship from Thomas Hynson Wright and wife
Mary. Witnesses: Augustus Thompson and Humphrey Wells. Acting for
the Crown: Augustus Thompson and Humphrey Wells. |
442 |
1728 |
Daniel Toas |
Mo. Webb |
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|
JS::432 |
|
... not
located ... |
... |
1731 |
Daniel Massey |
Christopher Williams |
Lower Foards |
200 |
RT:A:69 |
Deed |
August
14, 1731: Christopher Williams of Kent County in Maryland for 7 pounds
buys a 200 acre tract of land called Lower Foards (adjoining land owned
by Gilbert Falconar and adjacent to Rings End that was owned by Thomas
Collins) from Daniel Massey. Witnesses: Gideon Pearce, Peter
Massey, and John Johnson. |
309 |
1735 |
Daniel Massey
and wife Mary |
Thomas Massey |
Partnership |
100 |
JS:18:145 |
Deed |
May 12, 1735:
James Massey, planter, for the price of £30 buys from Daniel Massey,
carpenter, and wife Mary, the 100 acre parcel, Partnership,
located in Kent County. Acting for the Crown: James Harris and
witnesses George Skirvan and Gideon Pearce, Justices of the Peace;
James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
... |
1735 |
Thomas Hynson Wright and wife Mary |
James Massey |
Friendship [in Queen Anne's County] |
120 |
RT:A:419 |
Deed |
July
24, 1735: James Massey, planter, for the price of 5,500 pounds of leaf
tobacco, buys from Thomas Hynson Wright and wife Mary a 120 acre tract
called Friendship, located along the Unicorn Branch in Queen Anne's
County. Witnesses: Humphrey Wells and Charles Downes.
Acting for the Crown: Mssrs. Wells & Downes and [even] T.H. Wright. |
534 |
1736 |
Gideon Pearce
and wife Ann |
Thomas Witherspoon |
town lot |
|
JS:18:394 |
Deed |
Thomas
Witherspoon, skinner of Kent County in Maryland, buys for £10 from
Gideon Pearce, farmer, and wife Ann, also of Kent County, Lot No.95 in
the designed town, Georgetown, along the Sassafras River. Acting
for the Crown: witnesses Jervis Spencer and Thomas Hynson, Justices of
the Peace; James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
... |
1737 |
Thomas Hynson Wright and wife Mary |
James Massey |
Friendship |
65 |
RT:B:32 |
Deed |
James
Massey, planter, for the sum of 2,700 pounds of tobacco and 16 pounds
current money of Maryland buys a 65 acre portion of Friendship, lying
adjacent to land sold by Richard Tilghman to Francis Spry, from Thomas
Hynson Wright and wife Mary. Witnesses: Augustus Thompson and
Humphrey Wells; acting for the Crown: Augustus Thompson, Humphrey
Wells, and Richard Tilghman Junior. |
534 |
1739 |
A. Rech |
Thomas Witherspoon |
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JS:22:10 |
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...not located
... |
306B |
1740 |
Henry Cully and wife Christian |
Samuel Massey |
town lot |
|
JS:23:124 |
Deed |
January 3, 1740:
Samuel Massey buys for £770 from
Henry Cully, gentleman and wife Christian of Kent County in Maryland, a town lot in Chestertown which Simon Wilmer of
Kent County sold on October 6, 1731 unto Henry Cully and wife
Christian, it being part of Lott 43 and all of Lott No. 44, extending
from Cross Street to Club Corner to the Free School of Kent County in
Chestertown (See Liber JS No.16, Folio 148). Acting for the
Crown: Charles Hynson, James Harris, and Justices of the Peace Jno.
Robinson and Thomas Williams acting as witnesses; James Smith is Kent
County clerk. |
... |
1731 |
Simon
Wilmer and wife Dorcus |
Henry Cully and wife Christian | town
lot |
JW:16:148 |
Deed |
October 6, 1731:
Henry Cully and wife Christian of Chestertown in Maryland, buy for £15
a parcel, part of Lott 43 and all of Lott No. 44, extending from Cross
Street to Club Corner to the Free School of Kent County in Chestertown,
from Simon Wilmore, gentleman of Kent County and wife Dorcus. Acting
for the Crown: Witnesses Charles Hynson and Henry Evans, Justices of
the Peace for Kent County, and James Smith, Kent County clerk. |
|
306B |
1740 |
Henry Cully and wife Christian |
Samuel Massey |
town lot |
|
JS:23:116 |
Deed |
October 16, 1740: Samuel Massey, hatter, buys for £480 from Henry Cully, gentleman, and wife Christian of Kent County in Maryland, a town lot in Chestertown which Simon Wilmer of Kent County sold on October 6, 1731 unto Henry Cully and wife Christian, it being part of Lott 43 and all of Lott No. 44, extending from Cross Street to Club Corner to the Free School of Kent County in Chestertown (See Liber JS No.16, Folio 148). Acting for the Crown: Mr. Hynson, James Harris, and Justices of the Peace Jno. Robinson and Thomas Williams acting as witnesses; James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
306B |
1740 |
Samuel Massey
and wife Sarah |
Henry Cully and
wife Christian |
town lot |
|
JS:23:191 |
Mortgage Deed |
January 20, 1740: Samuel Massey and wife Sarah of Kent County in Maryland sell, for three payments of £240 each, unto Henry Cully and wife Christian, a town lot in Chestertown, it being part of Lott 43 and all of Lott No. 44, extending from Cross Street to Club Corner to the Free School of Kent County. Acting for the Crown: John Robinson and Justices of the Peace John Brown and Thomas Williams acting as witnesses; James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
... |
1741 |
Nicholas Massey |
The Slippe Alongside Masseys Venture |
25 |
EI:6:359 |
Patent |
October
7, 1741: Nicholas Massey patents a 25 acre parcel called The Slipe
Alongside Massey's Venture (i.e., adjoining Massey's Venture) and pays
Peter Massey 40 shillings for Peter's share of the parcel. The petition
was initiated by both Nicholas and Peter Massey to make use of vacant
land that they had discovered between their properties, Massey's
Venture and Johanne's Lott, respectively. Acting for the Crown:
Samuel Ogle, Chancellor; and Benjamin Tasker, Esquire, Receiver General. |
|
306B |
1742 |
Samuel Massey
and wife Sarah |
Henry Cully and
wife Christian |
|
|
JS:24:81 |
Deed |
December 14,
1742: Samuel Massey, inholder, and wife Sarah of Kent County complete
the transfer of the town
lot in Chestertown, it
being part of Lott 43 and all of Lott No. 44, extending from Cross
Street to Club Corner to the Free School of Kent County, upon receipt
of a final payment of £440 from Henry Cully and wife Christian, of Chestertown. Acting for the Crown:
James Harris and witnesses, Justices of the Peace Ebenezer Blackiston
and B. Hands; James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
306B |
1742 |
Samuel Massey
and wife Sarah |
Henry Cully and
wife Christian |
|
|
JS:24:86 |
Deed |
December 17, 1742: After a court battle over payments adding up to £1,160 and 1,000 pounds of tobacco, and for additional payments, Samuel Massey and Sarah his wife finally complete the sale of the town lot in Chestertown, it being part of Lott 43 and all of Lott No. 44, extending from Cross Street to Club Corner to the Free School of Kent County to Henry Cully and wife Christian, of Chestertown. Acting for the Crown: James Harris and witnesses, Justices of the Peace Ebenezer Blackiston and B. Hands; James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
479 |
1742 |
George Vansant |
David Witherspoon |
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|
JS::26 |
|
... not located
... |
306 |
1743 |
Samuel Massey
and wife Sarah |
John Milbourn |
Lot No. 43 |
|
JS:24:415 |
Deed |
July 18,
1743: Samuel Massey, hatter, and wife Sarah of Chestertown in Kent
County, Maryland, sell for ten thousand pounds of tobacco and and six
hundred and twenty five bushels of wheat unto John Milbourne a parcel
consisting of Lot No.43 in Chestertown. Courses: Beginning at the South
West corner of a brick house standing on the same lot on Cross Street
and running from thence with the said street North East seventy eight
feet, thence North West seventy eight feet, thence South West seventy
eight feet and from thence South West to the aforesaid street and
place of beginning. Acting for the Crown: James Harris and
Justices of the Peace for Kent County, Charles Hynson and B.
Hands. Witnesses: Mssrs. Calder and Nicols. |
307 |
1744 |
Samuel Massey
and wife Sarah |
John Milbourne |
Lot
No. 44 |
|
JS:25:214 |
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January 29, 1744: Samuel Massey sells, for the sum of ten thousand pounds of tobacco, Lot No.44, fronting on Cross Street in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, and bounded on the westward by the alley leading from Cross Street to Club Lane, on the northward by the line of the Free School land, on the eastward by the easternmost bounds of the said Lot No. 44 and to the southward by Cross Street. Acting for the Crown and as witnesses: Justices of the Peace, B. Hands and John Williamson; James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
306 |
1744 |
William Stevenson |
Samuel Massey |
Lot No.67 |
|
JS:25:210 |
Deed |
March 8, 1744:
Samuel Massey, hatter of Chestertown in Kent County, buys for £40,
18/-, 7p. from William Stevenson, heir and brother of the late John
Stevenson, weaver, of Chestertown, the two-thirds parts of Lott 67 in
Chestertown in three equal parts to be divided, being the northmost two
thirds parts of the lot and all that remains therof over and above the
third part thereof heretofore sold and conveyed by the same William to
William Crane and divided therefrom by a line running North East for
the length of the same lot. Acting for the Crown and as witnesess:
Justices of the Peace Charles Hynson and B. Hands; James Smith is Kent
County clerk. |
307B |
1745 |
Mary Clay |
Samuel Massey |
|
|
JS:25:338 |
Deed |
December 8, 1745:
Samuel Massey of Chestertown in Kent County, Maryland, buys for £60
from Mary Clay, widow, also of Kent County, Lot No.18 in Chestertown
that she inherited from her father. Acting for the Crown:
Witnesses, Justices of the Peace John Brown and Jno. Williamson; George
Garnett; and James Smith as Kent County clerk. |
... |
1745 |
Peter Massey, Sr. and wife Jane, et al. |
Peter Massey, Jr. |
Johnsons Adventure with Masseys Hazard [in
Queen Anne's County] |
140 |
RT:C:137 |
Deed |
March
3, 1745: Peter Massey, Jr. of Kent County in Maryland for 6,200 pounds
of tobacco buys a 140 acre tract of land called Johnson's Adventure
with Massey's Hazard from Peter Massey, Sr. planter, and wife Jane
(Jean), Nicholas Massey, planter, and wife Katherine, and James Massey
and wife Rachel. Witnesses: James Brown, and H. Wells, Jr.
Acting for the Crown: [illegible] Tilghman. |
307B |
1747 |
William Crane
and wife Grace |
Samuel Massey |
Cannada |
1,120/3 |
JS:26:257 |
Deed |
October 25, 1749:
Samuel Massey of Kent County in Maryland buys for £100 the one-third
interest in the 1,120 acre tract called Cannada that belongs to William
Crane, also of Kent County; John Howard and Samuel Massey already own
the other two equal shares in Cannada. Acting for the Crown: George
Garnett and Justices of the Peace, B. Hands and Jno. Williamson, acting
as witnesses; James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
307 |
1747 |
Samuel Massey
and wife Sarah |
Peregrine Browne |
Jormaine Point |
6 |
JS:26:68 |
Deed |
October 9, 1747:
Samuel Massey, hatter of Kent County in Maryland sells for £40 the 6
acre tract called Jormaine Point to Peregrine Browne, gentleman, also
of Kent County. Courses: Beginning at the base of a point on the West
side of Turners Creek above the landing which said barr being, South
seventy eight degrees East three perches from a bounded chestnut
standing on a high bank of the said point, and running thence South
sixty three degrees West twenty six perches, then South eighteen
degrees West fourteen perches, then South fifty two degrees West twenty
two perches to the line of a tract of land called Broad Oak, then
running with the same line North six degrees East thirty two perches,
then North sixty five degrees east twenty perches, then East twenty
perches, then with a straight line to the beginning. Acting for
the Crown: George Garnett and Charles Scott as witnesses; Justices of
the Peace Charles Scott and [illegible signature]; James Smith is Kent
County clerk. |
301B |
1748 |
Notlar Wright Massey and John Wright |
division |
The Forrest |
440 |
JS:26:241 |
Deed |
August 16, 1749:
Solomon Wright of Queen Anne's County in Maryland bequeathed the 440
acre tract called The Forrest to his sons Solomon Wright, Junior, (John
Wright being son and heir of Solomon) and Charles Wright (Notlar Wright
Massey being daughter and heiress of Charles). In this division, John
and Notlar agree to divide The Forrest accordingly: Beginning at the
end of seventy six perches from the beginning tree of The Forrest, upon
the first line from thence North fifty four degrees East fifty eight
perches, then North fourteen perches, then North fifty four degrees
east sixty perches, then North four degrees West until it intersects
the East by North line of The Forrest, which line divides The Forrest
into two parts, the westernmost to be the property of John Wright, and
the easternmost to go to Notlar Wright (Massey). Acting for the
Crown: Justices of the Peace S. Wilmer and Jervis Spencer; witnesses:
Mr. Spencer and William Haley; James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
... |
1748 |
Peter Massey |
John Seegar |
Johnsons Adventure |
100 |
RT:C:326 |
Deed |
June
28, 1748: John Seegar, mariner, of Queen Anne's County in Maryland for
55 pounds buys a 100 acre tract of land called Johnson's Adventure from
Peter Massey, carpenter, and wife Mary. Witnesses: James Brown,
and H. Wells, Jr. Acting for the Crown: Al. Tilghman. |
307B |
1749 |
Samuel Massey
and wife Sarah |
Thomas
Ringgold, Esq. |
Lot No. 18 |
|
JS:26:282 |
Deed |
February 6, 1749:
Samuel Massey, merchant, of Chestertown in Maryland, sells Lott No.18
for £500GB to Thomas Ringgold, Esquire, also of Chestertown in Kent
County. Lot No.18 (formerly devised to Mary Clay (formerly Maryll
Wilmer) by her father Simon Wilmer) lies next to High Street and the
Main Wharf (called the Town Wharf) on the South West side of High
Street. Acting for the Crown: George Garnett and Justices of the Peace
B. Hands and W. Hynson; James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
302B |
1749 |
John Wright |
Peter Massey |
The Forest |
25 |
JS:26:254 |
August 12, 1749
(recorded October 24, 1749): Peter Massey of Kent County in Maryland
for 3,000 pounds of tobacco buys a 25 acre parcel called The
Forest from John Wright and wife Nollar. Witnesses: Jervis
Spencer and S. Wilmer; recorded by James Smith, Kent County
Clerk. Acting for the Crown: George Garnett. |
|
... |
1749 |
James Massey |
Masseys Addition [in Queen Anne's County] |
23.75 |
BY&GS:5:35 |
Patent |
December
5, 1749: James Massey's patent of Massey's Addition, a 23.75 acre
parcel in Queen Anne's County in Maryland; surveyed for the Crown by
John Emory and countersigned by Benjamin Tasker. |
|
... |
1749 |
James Massey |
Masseys Addition [in Queen Anne's County] | 23.5 |
TL:4:564 |
Patent |
December
5, 1749: James Massey's patent of Massey's Addition, a 23.5 acre parcel
in Queen Anne's County in Maryland; countersigned by Sam. Ogle for the
Crown. |
|
289 |
1751 |
Samuel Massey |
Daniel Clark |
town lot |
|
JS:27:66 |
October 29, 1751
(recorded November 11, 1751): Samuel Massey, inholder, of Queen Anne's
County in Maryland for 90 pounds buys a quarter part of Plot 40 in
Chestertown, said plot being the part sold to Daniel Clark (the seller,
working as a hatter) and wife Elizabeth by his father George
Clark. Witness: Charles Scott, [illegible] Hands and Lycos.
Skirven. Acting for the Crown: George Garnett; James Smith, Kent
County Clerk. |
|
307B |
1752 |
Samuel Massey
and wife Sarah |
Hugh Morrison |
Lot No. 67 |
|
JS:27:175 |
Deed |
June 4, 1752: Samuel Massey, hatter, of Chestertown in Kent County Maryland sells for £30 to Hugh Morrison, taylor of Kent County, the two-thirds parts of Lott 67 in Chestertown in three equal parts to be divided, being the northernmost two thirds parts of the lot and all that remains therof over and above the third part thereof heretofore sold and conveyed by William Stevenson to William Crane and divided therefrom by a line running North East for the length of the same lot. Acting for the Crown: George Garnett and Justices of the Peace B. Hands and T. Bordley; James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
307B |
1752 |
Samuel Massey
and wife Sarah |
Jonathan Leatherberry |
Lot No. 60 |
|
JS:27:87 |
Deed |
January 18, 1752:
Samuel Massey, inholder, of Queen Anne's County in Maryland sells for
£100 a quarter part of Lott No.60 (formerly sold by George Clark to his
son Daniel Clark) to Jonathan Leatherberry, bricklayer, of Kent County.
Acting for the Crown: George Garnett and Justices of the Peace Jacob
Jones and Charles Scott; James Smith is Kent County Clerk. |
307B |
1752 |
Samuel Massey
and wife Sarah |
John Cox |
Cannada |
551 |
JS:27:215 |
Deed |
June 6, 1752: Samuel Massey, merchant, of Kings Town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland sells for £350 a 551 acre part of the tract called Cannada to John Cox, farmer, of Cecil County in Maryland. Cannada lies between the Cypress Branch and Dead Branch in Kent County: Beginning in the third line of the original tract of Cannada and at the end of the first line of John Howard's part thereof, and running thence South fifty four degrees West forty eight perches, then West two hundred perches, then South seventy perches, then West by North forty perches, then North one hundred and twenty two perches, then West by North one hundred perches, then South one hundred perches, then East ten perches, then South twenty seven perches, then East by North two hundred and sixty five perches, then East North East one hundred and forty perches, then North one hundred and twenty perches, then South East one hundred perches, then North seventy degrees East three hundred and seventy eight perches to John Howard's part of said tract, thence with a straight line to the beginning. Acting for the Crown: Justices of the Peace B. Hands and T. Bordley; James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
280B |
1753 |
Daniel Massey and Abraham Falconar |
petition |
Partnership |
|
JS:27:347 |
November 20,
1753: Daniel Massey of Kent County in Maryland petitions the Court to
re-establish the boundaries of Partnership. Commissioners
reviewing the depositions: Nicholas Smith, William Smith, William
Comegys, Junior, and Isaac Freeman. Deponents: John Falconar, age
33, Natahan Massey, age about 30; and Samuel Davis, age 38.
Acting for the Crown: Bedingfield Hands, Chief Justice, Justice of the
Peace Jacob Jones, and James Smith, Kent County Clerk. |
|
502 |
1753 |
James Wrightson
and wife Sarah |
David Witherspoon |
Angels Rest |
139.5 |
JS:27:373 |
Deed |
August 28, 1753:
David Witherspoon, gentleman, of Newcastle County buys for £80 10/-
from James Wrightson, gentleman, of Talbot County in Maryland a 139.5
acre part of Angels Rest lying between the Sassafras River and Chester
River and between the other portions belonging to Jacob Gibson and to
John Carslake: Beginning at the end of the North line of John
Carslake's part of Angels Rest according to a partition thereof lately
made, and running thence North fifty three perches and one quarter of a
perch, then West four hundred and twenty perches, then South fifty
three perches and one quarter of a perch, thence with a straight line
to the beginning. Possible intervention by the heirs of Bryan O'Meally.
Acting for the Crown: Justices of the Peace B. Hands and Charles Scott;
James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
490 |
1753 |
William Price
and wife Sarah |
David Witherspoon |
Angels Rest |
319 |
JS:27:369 |
|
December 20,
1753: David Witherspoon of Newcastle County buys a 319 acre portion of
Angels rest for £200 from William Price, joyner, initially of Talbot
County but lately of Dorchester County in Maryland. Courses:
Beginning at the end of the second line of Angels Rest and running
thence East four hundred and twenty perches, then North one hundred and
twenty perches, then West four hundred and twenty perches, and then
with a straight line to the beginning. Acting for the Crown: Justices
of the Peace B. Hands and C. Whichcote; also Sam. Toney and W. Hynson;
acting as witnesses: James Tilghman and Jno. Williamson; James Smith is
Kent County clerk. |
280 |
1753 |
David
Witherspoon and wife Hester |
Daniel Massey |
Angels Rest |
80 |
JS:28:93 |
March 21, 1755: Daniel Massey, inholder, of Kent County in Maryland buys for £258 2/- 6p an 80 acre portion of Angels Rest from David Witherspoon, Esquire, of New Castle County upon Delaware. Courses: Beginning at the end of the third line of the original tract and running from thence North one hundred and twenty two perches, then West fifty six perches to the great road leading from the head of Sassafras River to the head of Chester River, then South thirty degrees West with said road sixty perches, then West forty six perches, then South seventy perches to the third line of the whole original [tract] then running East to the beginning (adjacent to and including a portion of Partnership, and perhaps to be disputed by Bryant Amoly). Witnesses: J. Wilmer, Nicholas Smith. Acting for the Crown: Joseph Nicholson; James Smith, Kent County Clerk. |
|
280 |
1753 |
Daniel Massey and Abraham Falconar |
petition |
|
|
JS:27:347 |
November 20,
1753: Daniel Massey of Kent County in Maryland petitions the Court to
re-establish the boundaries of Partnership. Commissioners
reviewing the depositions: Nicholas Smith, William Smith, William
Comegys, Junior, and Isaac Freeman. Deponents: John Falconar, age
33, Natahan Massey, age ~30; and Samuel Davis, age 38. Acting for
the Crown: Bedingfield Hands, Chief Justice, Justice of the Peace Jacob
Jones, and James Smith, Kent County Clerk. |
|
289B |
1755 |
John Massey |
William Wilshire |
Neglect |
|
JS:28:112 |
January 20, 1755 (Recorded May 10, 1755): John Massey, planter of Queen Anne's County in Maryland and wife Sarah Usher Massey, granddaughter of Thomas Usher and cousin and heir of John Usher, sell for £55 a 55 acre tract called Neglect to William Wilshire, also a planter, of Kent County. Witnesses acting for the Crown: Justices of the Peace, Joseph Williamson and William Ringgold; James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
|
309B |
1756 |
Thomas Massey |
John Cades and
wife Margaret |
Whaleys Adventure |
100 |
JS:28:242 |
Bill of Sale |
April 26, 1756:
Thomas Massey sells for £100 the 100 acre tract known as Whaleys
Adventure, lying in Kent County on the South side of the Cypress Branch
near the head of Chester River, to John Cades and wife Margaret of Kent
County. Courses: Beginning at the South East corner of Fair Dealing,
and running thence West South West one hundred and forty perches, then
South one hundred and twenty perches, then East North East [one]
hundred and forty perches, then with a straight line to the
beginning. Thomas Gould attested to the validity of John Cades'
signature. Acting for the Crown: Justice of the Peace S[imon] Wilmer;
James Smith is Kent County clerk. |
280B |
1758 |
Jacob Linegar |
Daniel Massey |
Spring Garden;
Angels Lott |
|
JS:29:60 |
February 2, 1759:
Daniel Massey, inholder, of Kent County in Maryland for 143 pounds, 5
shillings buys a 106 acre total of parts of two tracts of land, one
being a part of Spring Garden (formerly sold by Gideon Pearce to George
Linegar, , father of the present Jacob Linegar, and adjacent to
Partnership) the other a part of Angel's Lott (formerly sold by Simon
Wilmer to George Linegar) from Jacob Linegar and wife Grace.
Notations: Sarah Linegar, mother of Jacob Linegar, retains her dower
rights during her natural life; and the chapel standing on 2 acres of
the land is not included in the sale; Ann Howerly retains ownership of
eight acres; and land bequeathed by George Linegar to Elizabeth
Williams is also excepted. Possible interference with Dennis
Dulany's land, called Gracious Gift or Gracious Grant. Acting for
the Crown: Nicholas Smith, William Rafin (Rasin); and Joseph Nicholson;
James Smith, Kent County Clerk. |
|
280B |
1758 |
Daniel Massey |
Henry Clarke |
London Bridge
Renewed |
50 |
JS:29:1 |
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. Witnesses: J.
Wilmer, Nicholas Smith. Acting for the Crown: Joseph Nicholson;
James Smith, Kent County Clerk. |
|
309 |
1760 |
Luke Miers |
Thomas Massey |
|
|
*JS:29:360* |
|
... not located
... |
307B |
1761 |
William Barnes |
Sarah Massey |
Partnership |
285 |
DD:1:15 |
Deed |
November 17,
1764: William Barnes sells for 10/- the 285 acre tract, part of
Partnership, to his sisters Sarah Barnes Massey (wife of Nathan Massey,
Portsmough, Virginia), Priscilla Barnes Green (wife of Cuthberth Green
of Kent County in Maryland), Rebecca Barnes Massey (wife of Joseph
Massey of Kent County in Maryland), and Jane Barnes of Kent
County, Maryland. Partnership lies near the head of Chester River in
Kent County on the South side of seven hundred acres of land, part of
the aforesaid tract sold Nathaniel Hynson, it being that part of the
aforesaid tract [that] was sold by Andrew Hamilton to Gilbert Falconar
for the quantity of two hundred and eighty five acres of land, which in
turn was sold by Abraham Falconar to William Barnes, Senior, who
bequeathed it to his son, William Barnes, Junior. Daniel Massey
of Kent County was appointed lawful attorney to complete the sale to
the four sisters. John Barnes attested to the validity of William
Barnes' signature; further attestations were made by William Steard and
Thomas Powell. Acting for the Crown: Joseph Nicholson and
Justices of the Peace William Rasin and Giles Cooke. |
282B |
1761 |
Dennis Dulany |
Elijah Massey |
The Remains of
My Lords Gracious Grant |
90 |
JS:29:383 |
May 27, 1761:
Elijah Massey, farmer, of Kent County in Maryland leases for 15 pounds
per annum a 90 acre parcel called The Remains of My Lord's Gracious
Grant (fomerly leased to the late Robert Ormond, and adjacent to John
Brogan's land) from Dennis Dulany. Acting for the Crown: William
Rafin and James Pearce; Daniel Dulany, clerk. |
|
... |
1761 |
James Massey, Sr. |
Masseys Part of Friendship Corrected [in Queen Anne's County] | 211 |
BC&GS:14:375 |
Patent |
March
31, 1761: James Massey, Sr. of Queen Anne's County in Maryland
patents Massey's Part of Friendship Corrected, now totaling 211 acres
(the sum of 94 acres in Friendship (itself totaling 500 acres
granted to Col. Richard Tilghman) and 39 acres (bought from Thomas
Hynson Wright by James Massey) plus 115 acres in adjacent
portions). Survey by Arthur Emery; countersigned for the Crown by
Edward Lloyd and H. Sharpe. |
|
... |
1761 |
James Massey, Sr. |
Masseys Part of Friendship Corrected [in Queen
Anne's County] |
211 |
BC&GS:16:271 |
Patent |
March
31, 1761: James Massey, Sr. of Queen Anne's County in Maryland
patents Massey's Part of Friendship Corrected, now totalling 211
acres. Acting for the Crown: Edward Lloyd and Horatio Sharpe. |
|
478 |
1762 |
Ephraim Vansant
and wife Elizabeth |
Milcah Massey |
Lot 46 in Georgetown |
|
DD:1:68 |
Deed |
May 26, 1762:
Milcah Massey, spinster daughter of Daniel Massey, both of Kent County
in Maryland, buys for £23 from Ephraim Vansant, also of Kent County,
Lott 46 in a tract called Tolchester in Georgetown, Kent County,
Maryland, upon the Sassafras River at Ferry Point. Acting for the
Crown: Justices of the Peace Giles Cooke and James Pearce; Dennis
Dulany is Kent County clerk. |
... |
1762 |
James Massey |
James Massey |
Masseys Part of Friendship Corrected [in Queen
Anne's County] |
13.25 |
RT:F:220 |
Deed |
June
22, 1762: John Massey, planter (son of James Massey, deceased) of
Queen Ann'e County in Maryland for 2 pounds, 2 shillings buys a 13.25
acre tract of land called Massey's Part of Friendship Corrected from
James Massey, planter. Witnesses: George Wells, and William
Roberts. Acting for the Crown: [illegible] Tilghman. |
534 |
1763 |
Thomas Witherspoon |
Robert Dullis |
Lot No. 95 |
|
DD:1:457 |
|
|
290 |
1763 |
Catharine N. Massey |
Joseph Massey |
Partnership |
|
DD:2:157 |
|
|
... |
1763 |
James Massey |
John Buckingham |
Friendship Corrected [in Queen Anne's County] |
8.25 |
RT:F:362 |
Deed |
August
25, 1763: John Buckingham of Queen Anne's County in Maryland for 16
pounds 10 shillings buys an 8.25 acre tract of land called Friendship
Corrected from James Massey. Witnesses: George Walls (Wells) and
B.W. Gould. |
280B |
1764 |
Thomas Gilpin |
Daniel Massey |
London Bridge
Renewed swap forHalls Harbour and Bridge Sound Commons |
39.5 for 37 |
DD:1:490 |
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. 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 |
|
|
DD:1:563 |
|
|
479 |
1764 |
George Vansant |
Thomas Witherspoon |
Adventure |
|
DD:1:643 |
|
|
280 |
1764 |
Thomas Gilpin |
Daniel Massey |
|
|
DD:1:490 |
|
|
... |
1764 |
Joseph Massey and Ebenezer Massey |
The Slippe |
6.5 |
BC&GS:20:367 |
Patent |
August
28, 1764: Joseph Massey and Ebenezer Massey patent of The Slippe, a 6.5
acre parcel (formerly owned by Joshua Vansant, deceased) lying adjacent
to Massey's Venture and Addition to Fair Dealing, and The Exchange, all
in Kent County, Maryland. Acting for the Crown: Horatio Sharpe. |
|
290B |
1765 |
Catharine N. Massey |
Joseph Massey |
Partnership |
100 |
DD:2:157 |
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. |
|
280B |
1765 |
Azariah S. Boslick |
Daniel Massey |
|
|
DD:3:71 |
|
|
280B |
1765 |
Daniel Massey |
Gilbert Falconar |
London Bridge
Renewed |
300 |
DD:2:88 |
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. Acting for the Crown: James McLachlan and Samuel Thompson;
John Nicholson; and Dennis Dulany, Kent County Clerk. |
|
534 |
1765 |
Thomas Witherspoon |
William Parker |
Adventure |
|
DD:2:173 |
|
|
479 |
1765 |
George Vansant |
David Witherspoon |
|
|
DD:2:7 |
|
|
290B |
1766 |
Joseph Massey |
Ebenezer Massey |
The Exchane,
The Slip Alongside Masseys Venture, and Masseys Venture |
|
DD:2:337 |
August 19, 1766
(recorded November 15, 1766): Ebenezer Massey, farmer of Kent County,
buys for £100 the tracts called The Exchange, The Slip Alongside
Massey's Venture, and Massey's Venture from Joseph Massey, also a
farmer of Kent county. Witnesses: R. Frisby and J. Maxwell.
Acting for the Crown: Mssrs. Frisby and Maxwell, and J.W. Hall.
Daniel Dulaney is Kent County Clerk. These tracts lie alongside
another tract called The Exchange belonging to Nicholas Massey. |
|
... |
1766 |
Thomas Sherwood, et al. |
James Massey |
Masseys Part of Friendship Corrected [in Queen
Anne's County] |
8.25 |
RT:G:273 |
Deed |
James
Massey, planter, buys, for 35 pounds current money of Maryland, an 8.25
acre tract called Massey's Part of Friendship Corrected, which land
John Buckingham, joiner, now deceased, had bought from James Massey
(see the deed for Friendship Corrected in Liber RT #F, dated May 28,
1763). John Buckingham's daughters, Elizabeth and Hester
(Esther), had inherited the land from their father and were now selling
the land to James Massey as the wives of the planters, Thomas Sherwood
(Elizabeth) and Solomon Cobron (Hester) of Talbot County,
Maryland. Witnesses: John Brown and Jonathan Hall; acting for the
Crown: John Brown, Jonathan Hall and Richard Tilghman Junior. |
297B |
1767 |
Thomas Gilpin |
Luke Myers |
|
|
DD:2:389 |
|
|
... |
1767 |
John Falconar |
James Massey |
Friendship [in Queen Anne's County] |
30 |
RT:H:45 |
Deed |
May
6, 1767: John Falconar of Queen Anne's County in Maryland buys for 67
pounds, 10 shillings from James Massey and wife Catharine a
30-acre parcel, part of a tract called Friendship (originally granted
to Richard Tilghman) and adjoining lands belonging to Thomas Spry
(purchased from William Spry). Witnesses: Jon. Hall, Bn. Gould; acting
for the Crown: John Tilghman. |
282 |
1768 |
John McCombs , et al. |
Elijah Massey |
|
|
DD:3:107 |
|
|
280 |
1768 |
Azariah S. Boslick |
Daniel Massey |
|
|
DD:3:71 |
|
|
482 |
1770 |
John Vansant |
Sarah Massey |
|
|
DD:3:351 |
|
|
307B |
1771 |
John Vansant |
Sarah Massey |
|
|
DD:3:362 |
|
|
307B |
1771 |
Sarah Massey |
John Vansant |
|
|
DD:3:351 |
|
|
282B |
1771 |
Ebenezer Massey |
Thomas Gilpin |
|
|
DD:5:499 |
|
|
282B |
1771 |
Ebenezer Massey |
Thomas Gilpin |
|
|
DD:5:54 |
|
|
282B |
1771 |
Thomas Witherspoon |
Elijah Massey |
Angels Rest |
139.5 |
DD:3:406 |
March 19, 1771:
Elijah Massey of Kent County in Maryland buys for 250 pounds (of
Pennsylvania money) buys a 139.5 acre portion of a parcel called
Angel's Rest (other parts belonging to John Carlslocks and Jacob
Galifons) from Thomas Witherspoon and wife Susanna. Possible
intervention by Bryan Omeally. Witnesses: J. Maxwell and Samuel
Thompson. Acting for the Crown: W. Hall; Kent County Clerk:
Dennis Dulany |
|
280B |
1771 |
Daniel Massey |
petition |
|
|
DD:4:291 |
|
|
280B |
1771 |
Daniel Massey |
petition |
Spring Garden |
|
DD:3:526 |
November 28,
1771: Daniel Massey of Kent County in Maryland petitions the Court to
reestablish the boundaries of Spring Garden by collecting and reviewing
depositions. Commissioners: Augustine Boyer, Alexander Baird,
John Lambert Wilmer, and William Woodall, all of Kent County.
Deponents: Joseph Rogers, age 40; Henry Clark, age 58; and John
Broxton, age 61. Acting for the Crown: Samuel Thompson; Thomas
Smith; Dennis Dulany, Kent County Clerk. |
|
280B |
1771 |
Daniel Massey |
George Newcomb |
|
|
DD:3:389 |
|
|
534 |
1771 |
Thomas Witherspoon |
Charles McCain |
Number Twelve |
|
DD:3:379 |
|
|
482 |
1771 |
John Vansant |
Sarah Massey |
|
|
DD:3:362 |
|
|
307 |
1771 |
John Vansant |
Sarah Massey |
Spring Garden |
1 |
DD:3:351 |
|
|
307 |
1771 |
Sarah Massey |
John Vansant |
Spring Garden |
8 |
DD:3:351 |
|
|
282 |
1771 |
Ebenezer Massey |
Thomas Gilpin |
Masseys Venture Resurveyed |
|
DD:3:499 |
|
|
282 |
1771 |
Thomas Witherspoon |
Elijah Massey |
|
|
DD:3:406 |
|
|
280 |
1771 |
Daniel Massey |
petition |
|
|
DD:3:526 |
|
|
297B |
1773 |
Gilbert Falconar |
Lambert Massey |
|
|
DD:4:206 |
|
|
280B |
1774 |
Daniel Massey |
|
|
|
EF:6:37 |
|
|
280 |
1773 |
Daniel Massey |
petition |
Partnership |
|
DD:4:291 |
March 28, 1773:
Daniel Massey of Kent County in Maryland petitions the Court to
re-establish the boundaries of Partnership. Commissioners: Isaac
Spencer, William Woodall, Alexander Baird, and Thomas Boyer.
Deponents: James Swaney, age 52; Henry Clark, age 60; William Woodland,
age 50; and Henry Clark (again). Acting for the Crown: Henry
Hynson; Dennis Dulany, Kent County Clerk. |
|
... |
1774 |
Samuel Ridgeway and wife Littilia |
Eleazer Massey |
Reviving Springs |
RT:K:355 |
Deed |
July
13, 1774: Eleazer Massey of Queen Anne's County in Maryland buys for
370 pounds from Samuel Ridgeway and wife Littilia a tract of land
called Reviving Springs (formerly owned by William Lambden).
Witnesses: Edmund Farrell, Sarah Farrell, and Nathan Buchannan. |
|
... |
1774 |
Richard Jeffreys |
Eleazer Massey |
Killmanors Plains |
73 |
RT:K:356 |
Lease |
July
13, 1774: Eleazer Massey of Queen Anne's County in Maryland
leases for 50 pounds (for a 7-year term) from Richard Jeffreys (free
Negro, formerly tenant to John Wilson of Kent County) a 73-acre tract
of land called Killmanors Plains. Witness: Nachel Downes. |
282B |
1775 |
Elijah Massey |
Samuel Davis, Jr. |
|
|
DD:5:61 |
|
|
282B |
1775 |
Samuel Davis, Jr. |
Elijah Massey |
Angels Lott |
100 |
DD:5:61 |
June 9, 1775:
Elijah Massey, farmer, of Kent County in Maryland for 5 shillings buys
a 100 acre parcel, part of Angel's Lott (adjacent to land of the late
Robert Little) from Samuel Davis, Jr., son of Philip Davis, deceased,
who had bought the land from Simon Wilmer, also deceased. Acting
for the Crown: James Hynson, William Rogers; Dennis Dulany, Kent County
Clerk. |
|
282 |
1775 |
Samuel Davis, Jr. |
Elijah Massey |
Smiths Park |
100 |
DD:5:62 |
June 9, 1775:
Elijah Massey, farmer, of Kent County in Maryland for 500 pounds buys a
100 acre parcel adjacent to a tract called Smith's Park from Samuel
Davis, Jr., son of Philip Davis, deceased. Acting for the Crown:
Thomas Smith; James Hynson, William Rogers; Dennis Dulany, Kent County
Clerk. |
|
282 |
1775 |
Samuel Davis, Jr. |
Elijah Massey |
|
|
DD:5:67 |
|
|
282 |
1775 |
Ebenezer Massey |
petition |
|
|
DD:5:54 |
|
|
307B |
1779 |
Sophia Massey |
John Page |
|
|
DD:5:349 |
|
|
... |
1779 |
Samuel Ridgeway and wife Littilia |
Eleazer Massey |
Reviving Springs [in Queen Anne's County] |
90 |
RT:L:221 |
Deed |
May
25, 1779: Eleazer Massey, planter, of Queen Anne's County in
Maryland buys for 180 pounds from Samuel Ridgeway and wife Littilia
(Lambden) a 90-acre tract of land called Reviving Springs (formerly
owned by William Lambden, father of Littilia). Witnesses: Vin.
Benton, Ia O'Bryon. |
... |
1780 |
Thomas Hynson Wright and wife Mary |
James Massy [Massey] |
Friendship [in Queen Anne's County] |
106 |
RT:L:377 |
Deed |
July
31, 1780: James Massy (Massey) of Queen Anne's County in Maryland buys
for 570 bushels of wheat from Josiah Massey (inherited from his father
Peter Massey) a 106-acre tract of land, part of a tract called
Friendship (purchased from Thomas Hynson Wright and wife Mary - see
Lib. RT No.A, fol. pp. 419-420), and also part of another tract called
Massey's Part of Friendship and adjoining Francis Spry's tract called
Spry's Adventure and another tract called Massey's Part of Friendship
Corrected; dower right of Edward Foust or Fonol excepted.
Witnesses: V.R. Benton, Sam. Ridgaway. |
307B |
1781 |
Stephen Massey |
Daniel Toas Massey |
Partnership |
|
EF:6:64 |
October 4, 1781:
Daniel Toas Massey of Kent County in Maryland for 1,200 pounds in
specie buys a parcel, part of Partnership, from Stephen Massey, son of
Joseph Massey, heir to Daniel Massey, grandfather of Daniel Toas
Massey. Witnesses: William Henry and Robert Maxwell. Ben
Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
299B |
1781 |
Daniel Toas Massey, et al. |
Massey, et al. |
Partnership |
110 |
EF:6:37 |
March 19, 1781
(recorded May 19, 1781): Mary Massey, et al, widow of Daniel Massey,
inherits the tract called Partnership, 110 acres of which are to be
divided amongst the heirs: John Massey (100 acres) his four grandsons
Daniel Toas Massey, Stephen Massey, Joseph Massey, and John Massey,
(two thirds of the unstated remainder) and his 10 granddaughters (one
acre each), from Mary Massey to receive the last one third of the
remainder from among the four grandsons' lands. Commissioners:
Robert Maxwell, James Pearce, and Nathaniel Comegys under a bond of
10,000 pounds of specie. Mary Massey is the widow of Daniel Massey,
decedent, whose Will is being settled. Guardians for the underage
heirs: Abraham Falconar, guardian to Joseph Massey, son of Joseph;
Josiah Massey, guardian to John Massey, son of said Joseph. Note:
the acreage of Partnership is nowhere mentioned, and the survey of the
entire tract is not included in this document. Adjoining tracts
include Henry Clark's land and Holdman Johnston's heirs' land.
Ben. Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
298B |
1781 |
Stephen Miers |
Luke Miers |
|
|
BC:3:178 |
|
|
289B |
1781 |
Daniel Clark |
James Massey |
|
|
JS:27:66 |
|
|
307 |
1781 |
Stephen Massey |
Daniel Toas Massey |
|
|
EF:6:64 |
|
|
299 |
1781 |
Daniel Toas Massey, et al. |
Mary Massey |
|
|
EF:6:37 |
|
|
280 |
1781 |
Daniel Massey |
Stephen Massey |
|
|
EF:6:64 |
|
|
280 |
1781 |
Daniel Massey |
Masseys, et al. |
|
|
EF:6:37 |
|
|
307B |
1783 |
Joseph Burchinall and wife |
Stephen Miers |
|
|
EF:6:204 |
|
|
298B |
1784 |
Lewis Blackiston |
Luke Miers |
Out Range |
|
BC:4:108 |
|
|
507 |
1784 |
James Woodland |
Casparis Meginniss |
|
|
BC:4:32 |
|
|
280 |
1784 |
Daniel Toas Massey |
Charles Wiggins |
Partnership |
500 |
EF:6:414 |
March 18, 1784
(recorded March 18, 1785): Charles Wiggon (Wiggins) of New Castle
County leases a 500 acre portion of Partnership from Daniel Toas Massey
of Kent County in Maryland; Daniel to provide two good horses, plow and
gear; and Charles to pay in wheat and cornhills planted.
Witnesses:James Gilbert and Lou Niemann. |
|
314B |
1785 |
William Massey |
Lewis Blackiston |
|
|
BC:4:269 |
|
|
298B |
1786 |
Hannah Myers |
Luke Myers |
|
|
BC:4:350 |
|
|
275B |
1786 |
Joseph Parsons |
Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey |
Myers Luck |
|
EF:7:49 |
|
|
... |
1786 |
Eleazer Massey |
Absalom Gibbs |
Hillmanning Plains |
58.5 |
CD:1:439 |
Deed |
March
18, 1786: Absalom Gibbs, free Negro and planter of Queen Anne's County
in Maryland, for 28 pounds, 16 shillings and 7 pence buys a 58.5 acre
tract of land called Hillmanning Plains from Eleazer Massey,
gentleman. Witnesses: V. Downs, and John Lacey. |
307B |
1787 |
Abraham Falconar |
Stephen Massey |
|
|
EF:7:173 |
|
|
307 |
1787 |
Abraham Falconar |
Stephen Massey |
London Bridge Renewed |
|
EF:7:173 |
|
|
282 |
1787 |
Elisha Massey and Abednago Massey |
Joseph Parsons |
Hope
Resurveyed; and Miers Luck |
308.5 |
EF:7:210 |
September 27,
1787: Joseph Parsons of (Kent) County in Maryland buys for 900 pounds a
308.5 acre parcel called Hope Resurveyed and Mier's Luck from Abednago
Massey and Elisha Massey. Witnesses: John Thomas and James
Henry. Ben Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
282 |
1787 |
Gilbert Falconar |
Ebenezer Massey |
|
|
EF:7:212 |
|
|
275 |
1787 |
Abednago Massey |
|
|
|
EF:7:189 |
|
|
... |
1787 |
Samuel Ridgeway and wife Littilia |
Sarah Massey and Elizabeth Massey |
Reviving Springs [in Queen Anne's County] |
CD:2:334 |
Deed |
September
8, 1787: Sarah Massey and Elizabeth Massey (daughters of Eleazer
Massey) of Queen Anne's County in Maryland for 5 shillings buy a tract
of land called Reviving Springs, purchased by Eleazer Massey from
Samuel Ridgeway and wife Littilia. Witnesses: Edward Downes, and
[illegible] Wayland. |
|
281B |
1788 |
Daniel Toas Massey |
John Field |
Partnership |
|
EF:7:297 |
May 3, 1788: John
Field, merchant, of the City of Philadelphia for 678 pounds, 9
shillings, and 4 pence buys a parcel in Kent County, a part of
Partnership that Daniel Toas Massey bought from his brother Stephen
Massey in a deed of April 24, 1781. Witnesses: John Scott and
[illegible] Nicols. Ben Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
275B |
1788 |
Abednago Massey |
Emmanuel Kent |
|
|
EF:7:365 |
|
|
291B |
1789 |
Daniel Toas Massey |
Joseph Massey |
|
|
EF:7:482 |
September 4,
1789: Joseph Massey (farmer and brother of Daniel Toas Massey) of Queen
Anne's County in Maryland for 635 pounds buys a 375 acre portion of
Partnership in Kent County from Daniel Toas Massey, farmer, and wife
Sarah, who thereby relinquishes her right of dower. Witnesses:
John Thomas and W. Grindage. Ben Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
... |
1790 |
Heirs of Thomas Gilpin |
Lewis Inry and Elizabeth Inry Massey |
Rich Leville |
0.5 |
EF:7:527 |
Deed |
January
4, 1790: Lewis Inry and Elizabeth (nee Massey) Inry of Kent County in
Maryland buy for an additional 16 pounds, 2 shillings and 6 pence (over
68 pounds, 5 shillings, 6 pence already paid) for a 0.5 acre
parcel called Rich Leville (which Simon Wilmer once sold to Benjamin
Dawes) from the heirs of Thomas Gilpin (Sarah Massey had sold the
land to Thomas Gilpin, who died before the transaction could be
completed; afterwards Sarah Massey also died intestate, having born
John Massey, who was lost at sea, and the aforesaid Elizabeth Massey,
sole surviving heir) i.e., Lydia Gilpin, Thomas Fisher, Samuel Rowland
Fisher, Miers Fisher, and Joshua Gilpin, collectively represented by
William Tilghman, Esquire. Witnesses: Samuel Crosby, Joseph
Pryon, John Thomas, John Woodland, John Scott, and [illegible]
Nicols. Ben Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
291B |
1790 |
Joseph Massey |
Mo. Warlen |
|
|
EF:7:532 |
|
|
535 |
1790 |
Thomas Witherspoon |
John C. Vansant |
|
|
BC:3:148 |
|
|
291 |
1790 |
Joseph Massey |
John Warden |
|
|
EF:7:532 |
|
|
282 |
1790 |
Corenlius Vansant |
Elijah Massey |
|
|
BC:3:45 |
|
|
... |
1790 |
John Massey |
Bridgewater [in Queen Anne's County] |
507 |
STW:1:454 |
Valuation |
July
28, 1790: John Massey was a minor when this valuation was done so as to
estimate the amount of yearly payment his guardian William Hathaway
should pay John for operating his own 507 acre plantation, called
Bridgewater. Justice of the Peace Abraham Falconar and two good
citizens, Francis Rochester and Abraham Millon, visited the land and
premises to do so, coming up with a valuation of fifty pounds annually,
reduced because the wife of William Falconar had a dower right to
one-third of such income, leaving John Massey with 33 pounds and change
per year. |
|
298 |
1791 |
Stephen Miers |
Luke Miers |
|
|
BC:3:178 |
298 |
|
483 |
1792 |
Thomas Witherspoon |
M.C. Vansant |
|
|
BC:3:145 |
|
|
291 |
1793 |
James Miers and John McCombs |
Luke Miers |
|
|
BC:3:500 |
|
|
281B |
1794 |
Abraham Woodland |
Daniel Toas Massey |
Partnership |
|
BC:4:64 |
July 5, 1794:
Daniel Toas Massey, farmer, of Kent County in Maryland for 5 shillings
and settlement of various debts buys [back] a part of the tract called
Partnership from AbrahamWoodland; i.e., Abraham can keep the land that
he previously bought from Daniel if he pays the debts in the stated
periodic installments. Witnesses: John Thomas, and W.
Thomas. Ben Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
281B |
1794 |
Daniel Toas Massey |
Abel Woodland |
|
|
BC:4:36 |
|
|
280B |
1794 |
Daniel Toas Massey |
Charles Wiggins |
|
|
EF:6:414 |
|
|
487 |
1794 |
Abraham Woodland |
Daniel Toas Massey |
|
|
BC:4:36 |
|
|
298 |
1794 |
Lewis Blackiston |
Luke Miers |
Out Range |
|
BC:4:108 |
|
|
281 |
1794 |
Daniel Toas Massey |
Abraham Woodland |
|
|
BC:4:36 |
|
|
507 |
1795 |
Elisha Massey |
James Woodland |
|
|
BC:4:240 |
June 9, 1795:
James Woodland of Kent County in Maryland for 5 shillings buys a 250
acre parcel called Smith's Park from Elisha Massy (Massey) and wife
Sarah Massey, widow of James Hynson, who inherited the land from her
late husband. Witnesses: John Thomas, and W. Thomas. Ben
Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
314 |
1795 |
William Massey |
Lewis Blackiston |
|
|
BC:4:269 |
|
|
... |
1795 |
Oliver Smith |
Daniel Toas Massey |
Collins His Range or Collins Range |
300 |
STW:3:307 |
Deed |
Daniel
Toas Massey, farmer of Kent County, buys for $1,500 a 300 acre tract of
land called Collins His Range or Collins' Range from Oliver Smith, also
farmer of Kent County. Witnesses: Robert George Jackson, T. Roberts and
Dan Knock. |
... |
1796 |
Benjamin Massey |
Benoni Harris |
Reviving Springs |
STW:3:491 |
Deed |
February
15, 1796: Benoni Harris of Kent County in Maryland for 6,200 pounds of
tobacco buys a tract of land called Reviving Springs (which Eleazer
Massey purchased from Samuel Ridgeway, Esq. and wife Littilia, and
deeded to Sarah (nee Harris) Massey, now the wife of Benoni Harris, and
Elizabeth Massey) from Benjamin Massey, gentleman, and wife
Elizabeth Massey. Witnesses: T. Roberts and Dan. Knock. |
|
... |
1796 |
Benoni Harris |
Benjamin Massey |
Reviving Springs [in Queen Anne's County] |
STW:3:482 |
Deed |
February
9, 1796: Benjamin Massey of Kent County in Maryland buys back for 586
pounds, 6 shillings, 8 pence (to be paid in installments) from Benoni
Harris and wife Sarah a tract of land called Reviving Springs
(purchased from Benjamin Massey and wife Sarah.) Witnesses: Dan.
Knock, T. Roberts. |
|
305B |
1796 |
William Maxwell |
Rachel Massey and Harry Massey |
|
|
BC:4:442 |
|
|
282B |
1796 |
Elisha Massey |
Cornelius Comegys |
|
|
BC:4:526 |
|
|
282B |
1796 |
Cornelius Vansant |
Elijah Massey |
|
|
BC:3:45 |
|
|
281B |
1796 |
Daniel Massey |
Lewis Blackiston |
Masseys Venture
Resurveyed,The Exchange, and Partnership |
|
BC:4:447 |
August 20, 1796:
Lewis Blackiston of Kent County in Maryland buys, for 262 pounds, 10
shillings, three parcels called Massey's Venture Resurveyed, The
Exchange, and Partnership, from Daniel Massey. Witnesses: John
Thomas, and Ia. Parker. Ben Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
305 |
1796 |
William Maxwell |
Rachel Moody and Harry Massey |
|
|
BC:4:442 |
|
|
298 |
1796 |
Hannah Myers |
Luke Myers |
Hope |
|
BC:4:350 |
|
|
286 |
1796 |
Harry Massey and Hannah Myers |
Jonathan Jester |
|
|
BC:4:357 |
|
|
282 |
1796 |
Elisha Massey |
Cornelis Comegys |
|
|
BC:4:526 |
|
|
281 |
1798 |
Daniel Massey |
Mo. Greenwood |
|
|
TW:1:194 |
|
|
277 |
1799 |
William Geddis and wife |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
TW:1:525 |
|
|
... |
1800 |
John Comegys and wife Elizabeth |
Daniel Massey and wife Susanna |
town lot |
STW:5:173 |
Deed |
January
14, 1800: Daniel Massey and wife Susanna of Queen Anne's County in
Maryland buys for 375 pounds from John Comegys and wife Elizabeth a
0.25-acre tract of land adjoining land owned by William Moss.
Witnesses: Ia. Parker, John Hurtt. |
|
... |
1800 |
Noah Massey |
William Massey |
Slave: Robert [in Queen Anne's County] |
STW:5:269 |
Deed |
August
9, 1800: William Massey of Carlisle [Caroline ?] County, State of
Maryland, for the sum of £15 buys an 8 year old Negro boy named Robert
from Noah Massey, farmer of Kent County. Witnesses: Thom. Roberts
and Wm. Frederick. The deed is endorsed to the effect that if
Noah Massey returns the £15 with legal interest on or before the next
August 20th, then the transaction shall be of no effect, meaning that
this deed is a mortgage instrument for a short-term loan. |
|
301 |
1800 |
Richard Fillingame |
Nathaniel Miller and Notley Massey |
|
|
TW:1:479 |
|
|
281 |
1800 |
Daniel Massey |
John Comegys and wife |
|
|
TW:1:363 |
|
|
... |
1801 |
William Geddes |
Benjamin Massey |
Angels Lot |
120 |
TW:1:525 |
Deed |
February
20, 1801: Benjamin Massey of Kent County in Maryland for 500 pounds
buys a 120 acre parcel called Angel's Lott (adjoined by land of John
Gibson) from William Geddes, Esquire, and wife Mary (represented by
John Thomas, Esquire) of Philadelphia, who inherited the land from
Simon Wilmer, father of Mary (nee Wilmer) Geddes. Witnesses:
Margaret Geddes, William H. Jester, and Edward Shippen, whose signature
was attested to by Pennsylvania Governor Thomas McKean and in turn by
James Trimble, Acting Secretary to the Governor; and John Comegys and
Ia. Parker. Another transaction involved land devised to William
Geddes by John Pryon of New Castle County, Delaware. Thomas
Worrell is Kent County Clerk. |
... |
1801 |
Abraham Falconar and wife Sarah Hall Falconar |
Sarah Massey, Anna Massey and Elizabeth Massey |
Robotham's Park [in Queen Anne's County] |
500 |
STW:5:439 |
Deed |
October
31, 1801: Sarah Massey, Anna Massey, and Elizabeth Massey (daughters of
Joseph Massey and his late wife Elizabeth (Hall)) as tenants in common
buy for 5 shillings from Abraham Falconar and wife Sarah (Hall) a
500-acre tract call Robotham's Park (inherited by Sarah Hall and
Elzabeth Hall from John Seal). Witnesses: T. Roberts, Joseph
Thompson. |
... |
1801 |
Daniel Toas Massey |
Hemsley Massey |
Collins Range |
46.75 |
STW:5:527 |
Deed |
September
21, 1801: Hemsley Massey of Queen Anne's County in Maryland for 280
pounds, 10 shuillings buys a 46.75 acre tract of land called Collin's
Range from Daniel Toas Massey, farmer, and unnamed wife. Witness:
Jon Bready. |
282B |
1802 |
Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
TW:2:219 |
|
|
282B |
1802 |
Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey |
Benjamin Massey |
[no name] |
100 |
TW:2:149 |
January 27, 1802:
Benjamin Massey of Kent County, Maryland buys for 700 pounds from
Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey a 100-acre parcel of land that
adjoins lands belonging to the estate of Robert Little. |
|
281B |
1803 |
Daniel Toas Massey |
Woodland et al. |
|
|
TW:2:531 |
|
|
277B |
1803 |
Benjamin Massey |
Frederick Bogen |
|
|
TW:3:263 |
|
|
281 |
1803 |
Daniel Toas Massey |
Mary F. Woodland et al. |
|
|
TW:2:531 |
|
|
277 |
1803 |
Benjamin Massey |
Frederick Bryan |
|
|
TW:3:263 |
|
|
... |
1803 |
Noah Massey |
John Roberts |
Slaves: Sarah and her children John and James
[in Queen Anne's County] |
STW:6:430 |
Deed |
August
15, 1803 (recorded August 26, 1803): Noah Massey, of Queen Anne's
County and State of Maryland, sells for £300 the 24-year-old Negro
woman called Sarah and her two children John (6 years old) and James
(18 months old) to John Roberts, also of Queen Anne's County.
Witnesses: [illegible signature] and Justice of the Peace Thomas
Roberts. |
|
... |
1804 |
Daniel Toas Massey |
Hemsley Massey |
Collins Range or Collins His Range |
399.5 |
STW:6:493 |
Deed |
October
4, 1804: Hemsley Massey of Queen Anne's County in Maryland for 1,500
pounds buys a 399.5 acre tract of land (including the 46.75 acres
bought in 1801) called Collin's Range or Collins His Range from Daniel
Toas Massey, farmer. Witnesses: William Lindsay, William B.
Hackett, William Joshua Massey, and Hemsley Massey. Deposition by
Thomas L. Burgess regarding the proving of a boundary tree by Abraham
Roberts in ca. 1792. |
301B |
1805 |
Nicholas Massey and Nathaniel Miller |
James Frisby |
|
|
TW:3:251 or TW:1:479 |
|
|
282B |
1805 |
Elijah Massey and Benjamin Massey |
Casparis Meginniss |
|
|
TW:3:274 |
|
|
279B |
1805 |
Casparis Meginniss |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
TW:3:299 |
|
|
279B |
1805 |
Benjamin Massey and Elijah Massey |
Casparis Meginniss |
|
|
TW:3:274 |
|
|
277B |
1805 |
Benjamin Massey |
Casparis Meginniss |
|
|
TW:3:299 |
|
|
282 |
1805 |
Elijah and Benjamin Massey |
Casparis Meginniss |
Angels Rest |
|
TW:3:274 |
|
|
277 |
1805 |
Benjamin Massey |
Casparis Meginniss |
|
|
TW:3:299 |
|
|
277 |
1805 |
Benjamin Massey |
Casparis Meginniss |
|
|
TW:3:275 |
|
|
277 |
1805 |
Benjamin Massey |
Casparis Meginniss |
|
|
TW:3:274 |
|
|
282 |
1806 |
Elijah Massey and Casparis Meginniss |
agreement |
Angels Rest |
|
TW:3:388 |
|
|
... |
1806 |
John Massey |
Daniel |
[in Queen Anne's County] |
STW:8:114 |
Manumission |
March
10, 1806: John Massey executes the manumission of a slave named Daniel,
to be effective on the first of January of the following year, after
receiving $600 cash from Robert Mattey in consideration for doing
so. Witnesses: William Beck and James P. Leary; and ratified by
Justice of the Peace George Palmer of Queen Anne's County. |
|
508 |
1807 |
William Massey |
John Wright |
|
|
JW:2:50 |
|
|
282 |
1807 |
Elijah Massey |
Casparis Meginniss |
|
|
BC:5:207 |
|
|
282 |
1807 |
Elijah Massey |
Benjamin Massey |
Angels Rest |
121 |
BC:5:187 |
|
|
... |
1807 |
John Massey and wife Mary |
Daniel Rochester |
Bridgewater [in Queen Anne's County] |
196 |
STW:9:144 |
Deed |
December
19, 1807: John Massey and wife Mary of Queen Anne's County sell for
five shillings the 196 acre tract called Bridgewater to Daniel
Rochester. Witnesses: George Palmer and George Little, Justices
of the Peace for Queen Anne's County. |
... |
1809 |
John Massey |
Joshua Massey |
Bridgewater [in Queen Anne's County] |
500 |
STW:9:192 |
Deed |
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. |
316B |
1810 |
William Miers |
William McDaniel |
|
|
BC:6:108 |
|
|
316B |
1810 |
William Miers |
Rebecca Derming |
|
|
BC:6:87 |
|
|
316B |
1810 |
William Miers |
William Webb |
|
|
BC:6:41 |
|
|
285B |
1810 |
George R. Massey |
John Thomas |
|
|
BC:6:202 |
|
|
285 |
1810 |
George R. Massey |
John Thomas |
|
|
BC:6:202 |
|
|
277 |
1810 |
Moses Tinnant and wife |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
BC:6:106 |
|
|
316B |
1811 |
Winder Massey |
Benjamin Massey |
Angels Rest |
142 |
BC:6:479 |
July 15, 1811
(recorded August 15, 1811): Benjamin Massey, Esquire, of Kent County,
buys for £710 the 142 acre tract called Angels Rest from Winder Massey,
gentleman of Baltimore County, who had bought the tract from his
grandfather Elijah Massey. Witnesses: Ephraim Vansant and
Cornelius Comegys. |
|
316B |
1811 |
Winder Massey |
Elijah Massey |
|
|
BC:6:356 |
|
|
314B |
1811 |
William Massey |
Jno. Wright |
|
|
TW:2:50 |
|
|
293B |
1811 |
William Redding |
Josiah Massey |
|
|
BC:6:435 |
|
|
293B |
1811 |
Josiah Massey |
William Redding |
|
|
BC:6:425 |
|
|
282B |
1811 |
Elijah Massey |
Pamela Massey and Francis Massey |
|
|
BC:6:486 |
|
|
282B |
1811 |
Elijah Massey |
Winder Massey |
|
|
BC:6:356 |
|
|
277B |
1811 |
Benjamin Massey |
Winder Massey |
Angels Rest |
142 |
BC:7:10 |
September 22,
1811: Benjamin Massey, Esquire, in order to secure a debt of £710 owed
to Winder Massey, gentleman of Baltimore, sells in a mortgage deed the
142 acre tract called Angels Rest to Winder for $5.00, which sale
becomes null and void if Benjamin makes payment of £355 on October 1,
1811 and another payment of £355 on October 1, 1812, plus legal
interest. In the meantime, Benjamin is free to occupy and use the
land and premises as he wishes. Winder Massey had previously
obtained the land (on March 19, 1811) from his grandfather and sold it
to Benjamin in an earlier transaction. Witnesses: Kent County
Justices of the Peace Ephraim VanSant and Cornelius Comegys; Ben
Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
277B |
1811 |
Winder Massey |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
BC:6:479 |
|
|
314 |
1811 |
William Massey |
Jno. Wright |
|
|
TW:2:50 |
|
|
293 |
1811 |
William Redding |
Josiah Massey |
|
|
BC:6:430 |
|
|
293 |
1811 |
Josiah Massey |
William Redding |
|
|
BC:6:478 |
|
|
282 |
1811 |
Elijah Massey |
Pamela Massey and Francis Massey |
Angels Rest |
229 |
BC:6:476 |
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. |
|
282 |
1811 |
Elijah Massey |
Winder Massey |
Angels Rest |
142 |
BC:6:356 |
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. |
|
277 |
1811 |
Winder Massey |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
BC:6:479 |
|
|
... |
1811 |
Nicholas Massey |
Benjamin Roberts |
Slaves: Walter; Ellery; James; Tristain and boy
James [in Queen Anne's County] |
STW:9:506 |
Deed |
April
17, 1811: Nicholas Massey for the sum of $500 sells his Negroes: a man
named Walter, a woman named Ellery, a lad named James, another lad
named Tristain, and a boy named James as well as horses, cattle, sheep,
hogs, corn, feather beds, miscellaneous furniture, etc. to Benjamin
Roberts of Queen Anne's County. Witnesses: R.L. Gamble and
Greenberry Gamble; R.L. Gamble as Justice of the Peace certified the
transaction. |
|
... |
1812 |
John Massey |
James Duhanel |
Bridgewater [in Queen Anne's County] |
200 |
JB:1:283 |
Deed |
April
17, 1812 (recorded April 28, 1812): John Massey for the sum of $1.00
sells the 200 acre tract called Bridgewater (inherited from his late
father Eleazer Massey) and sundry Negro boys James, Emmanuel, Barry and
John, and a Negro girl named Esther, to be placed in trust with James
Duhanel for his daughters Rachel, Sarah Ann, and unnamed children.
Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Robert Stevens and John Duhanel. |
279B |
1812 |
Casparis Meginniss |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
BC:7:358 |
|
|
277B |
1812 |
Benjamin Massey |
Casparis Meginniss |
|
|
BC:7:215 |
|
|
277 |
1812 |
Casparis Meginniss |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
BC:7:215 |
|
|
316B |
1813 |
William Miers |
William Gilbert |
|
|
BC:7:510 |
|
|
316B |
1813 |
Winder Massey |
Benjamin Massey |
Anjgels Rest |
142 |
BC:7:309 |
February 3, 1813:
Winder Massey of the city of Philadelphia transfers ownership of the
142 acre tract called Angels Rest back to Benjamin Massey, having
received timely repayment of the £710 debt plus legal interest owed by
Benjamin to Winder. Winder previously had been given the land by
his grandfather (on March 19, 1811) and subsequently sold it to
Benjamin. Witnesses: Kent County Justices of the Peace Jervis Spencer
and Samuel Boyer; Ben Chambers is Kent County clerk. |
|
279B |
1813 |
Casparis Meginniss |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
BC::7:442 |
|
|
277B |
1813 |
Benjamin Massey |
Jonathan Vanhorn and wife |
|
|
BC:7:289 |
|
|
277 |
1813 |
Winder Massey |
Benjamin Massey |
Goose Haven |
142 |
BC:7:309 |
January 18, 1813:
Benjamin Massey of Kent County and State of Maryland buys for $826.87
the 142 acre tract called Goose Haven (said tract inherited by
Elizabeth (nee Comegys) Vanhorn from the William Comegys, Senior and
her own father William, and adjoing the land of Arthur Wheatley) from
Jonathan Vanhorn and wife Elizabeth Vanhorn. Witnesses: John
Thomas and William Farrell, Junior; Ben Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
277 |
1813 |
Jonathan Vanhorn and wife |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
BC:7:289 |
|
|
314B |
1814 |
William Miers |
Stephen Vansant |
|
|
TW:3:206 |
|
|
278 |
1814 |
Benjamin Massey |
James Meredith |
Goose Haven |
142 |
BC:8:52 |
January 11, 1814
(recorded March 23, 1814): Benjamin Massey and wife Elizabeth of Kent
County and State of Maryland sell for $1,065 a 142 acre tract of land
called Goose Haven (previously purchased by Benjamin from Elizabeth
{nee Comegys} Vanhorn, to whom it was deeded by her father William
Comegys, and adjoining one parcel owned by John Nicoret and another
parcel owned by Arthur Wheatley) to James Meredith, once of Queen
Anne's County and now of Kent County. Witnesses: Edward Eubanks
and Joseph Manor; Ben Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
... |
1814 |
William Price |
David Massey |
Prices Paradise, Prices Tharalin, or Prices
Sharsalia ?? [in Queen Anne's County] |
1.0 |
JB:2:434 |
Deed |
November
15, 1814 (Recorded December 7, 1814): David Massey, free Negro of Queen
Anne's County in Maryland buys for $20.00 a one acre plot of land
called Price's Tharalin, lying next to the road leading between Dixon's
Tavern and Bullock Town, from William Price of Thomas in Queen Anne's
County. Witnesses acting for the Crown: Justices of the Peace,
Nathaniel Cacy and Jn. D. Thompson. |
316B |
1815 |
William Miers |
William Gilbert |
|
|
BC:8:224 |
|
|
293B |
1815 |
Ann Sturgis and Rachel Storgis |
Joshua Massey |
|
|
BC:8:530 |
|
|
278B |
1815 |
James Connor |
Benjamin Massey |
half of Burck,
all of Peach's Addition and all of French's Lott |
64-5/8 |
BC:8:298 |
March 3, 1815
(recorded March 21, 1815): Benjamin Massey, of Kent County and State of
Maryland, buys for $1.00 the combined 64-5/8 acres of three tracts,
i.e., one half of Burck, all of Peach's Addition and all of French's
Lott, from James Connor and wife Elizabeth, also of Kent County.
Adjoining the tracts are a parcel called Purks and a stream called the
Black Pudding Branch. Witnesses: Edward Eubanks and Jesse Knock;
Ben Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
278B |
1815 |
David Semans |
Benjamin Massey |
Adventure |
18+ |
BC:8:296 |
February 14, 1815
(recorded March 21, 1815): Benjamin Massey, of Kent County and State of
Maryland, buys for $180 an 18+ acre tract called Adventure from David
Semans of Venice County in the State of New York. David Semans
[Senior] the father of the present grantor, had purchased Adventure
from Catherine Semans, one of the daughters and heirs of Lambert
Semans, whose father, William Semans, purchased the land from Thomas
Ringgold, which land the present David Semans, the grantor within
named, took at the valuation which the commissioners duly appointed by
the Court of Kent County had determined. Witnesses: Jesse Knock
and Edward Eubanks; Ben Chambers is Kent County Clerk. |
|
293 |
1815 |
Ann Sturgis and Rachel Storgis |
Joshua Massey |
|
|
BC:8:520 |
|
|
278 |
1815 |
James Gannell |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
BC:8:298 |
|
|
293B |
1817 |
Cuthbert Hall |
Josiah Massey |
|
|
MS:1:294 |
|
|
293B |
1817 |
Cuthbert Hall |
Josiah Massey |
|
|
MS:1:288 |
|
|
278B |
1817 |
Cornelius Comegys |
Benjamin Massey |
Partnership |
5 |
WS:1:213 |
January 18, 1817:
Benjamin Massey, Esquire, of Kent County in Maryland buys and holds in
trust for Nathaniel Comegys, "true person of color," of Kent County a
five acre parcel, part of tract called Partnership in Kent County that
was sold by Philip Reed, Esquire, acting as trustee for the estate of
William Clark, to Cornelius Comegys, and for which a deed of sale had
been drawn up with Nathaniel but for which Nathaniel had been unable to
pay. Benjamin and Nathaniel came to an understanding wherein
Benjamin would enter into a new indenture and purchase the parcel for
$35.00, which Benjamin completed on the same day. Witnesses:
Justices of the Peace William Redding and James Salisbury; William
Scott is Kent County clerk. |
|
293 |
1817 |
Cuthbert Hall |
Josiah Massey |
Ringgolds Part of the Adventure |
|
WS:1:294 |
|
|
293 |
1817 |
Cuthbert Hall |
Josiah Massey |
Jerico |
|
WS:1:288 |
|
|
278 |
1817 |
Cornelius Comegys |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
WS:1:213 |
|
|
294B |
1818 |
Josiah Massey |
John S. Newman |
|
|
MS:2:520 |
|
|
483 |
1818 |
Jonathan Vanhorn and wife |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
BC:7:259 |
|
|
294 |
1818 |
Josiah Massey |
John S. Newman |
|
|
WS:2:520 |
|
|
294 |
1818 |
Henry Wallis |
Josiah Massey |
|
|
WS:2:443 |
|
|
294B |
1819 |
Henry Wallis |
Josiah Massey |
|
|
MS:2:443 |
|
|
294 |
1819 |
Josiah Massey |
John S. Newman |
|
|
WS:2:523 |
|
|
278 |
1819 |
Benjamin Massey |
William Anderson |
|
|
WS:2:352 |
|
|
278 |
1820 |
Benjamin Massey |
Masden Bunken |
|
|
WS:3:227 |
|
|
278B |
1822 |
Masden Bunken and wife |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
WS:3:481 |
|
|
278 |
1822 |
Arthur Segar and wife |
Benjamin Massey |
|
|
WS:3:474 |
|
|
... |
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295B |
1823 |
James Bradshaw |
Josiah Massey and Ireland |
|
|
TW:4:252 or TW:4:231 |
|
|
294B |
1823 |
Joshua W. Massey, et al. |
Benjamin H. Massey |
|
|
TW:4:188 |
|
|
... |
1822 |
Benjamin Massey |
Joshua W. Massey |
Angels Rest, Angels Lot, Partnership, and
Spring Garden |
154 |
TW:4:177 |
Deed |
August
7, 1822 (Recorded January 16, 1823): Joshua W. Massey of Queen Anne's
County in Maryland for $3,996.00 buys the combined 154 acres of
portions of the parcels, Angel's Rest, Angel's Lot, Partnership, and
Spring Garden (all lying in Kent County) from Benjamin Massey of Kent
County. Witnesses: Edward Eubanks and John McDaniel, Justices of
the Peace for Kent County. Recorded by Joseph Wickes, Kent County
clerk. |
294B |
1822 |
Joshua W. Massey |
Emily Ann Massey |
Angels Rest, Angels Lot, Partnership, and Spring Garden |
154 |
TW:4:179 |
August 8, 1822
(Recorded January 16, 1823): Emily Ann Massey of Kent County in
Maryland buys for $3,696.00 the combined 154 acres of parts of the
tracts, Angel's Rest, Angel's Lot, Partnership, and Spring Garden from
Joshua W. Massey of Queen Anne's County in a land swap between Ebenezer
T. Massey and Emily Ann Massey of Kent County and Joshua W. Massey and
Pamela Lambden Massey of Queen Anne's County, said swap being made
possible by Act of the Legislature of Maryland passed February 21st,
1822, Chapter 164, and endorsed as to the equivalence in value of the
lands by a commission formed of James Parker, Mr. Osborne, and William
Moffitt. Witnesses: Edward Eubanks and John McDaniel, Justices of the
Peace for Kent County. Recorded by Joseph Wickes, Kent County clerk. |
|
... |
1822 |
Ebenezer T. Massey andEmily Ann Massey |
Joshua W. Massey |
Maynors Chance, Sprys Adventure, Masseys
Meadows, and Widows Lott, all in Queen Anne's County |
150; 76.25; 3+; 2 |
TM:3:50 |
Deed |
August
12, 1822 (Recorded September 18, 1822): Ebenezer T. Massey and Emily
Ann Massey of Kent County in Maryland sell for $4,600.00 all or parts
of the following tracts of land, all lying in Queen Anne's County:
Maynor's Chance (150 acres), Spry's Adventure (76-1/4 acres), Massey's
Meadows (3+ acres), and Widow's Lott (2 acres), following the directive
of an act of the Assembly passed February 15, 1822, to Joshua W. Massey
of Queen Anne's County. These tracts abut each other and several
other tracts: Dunganon, Shepherd's Forest, Shephard's [illegible]
Addition, and Massey's Part of Friendship Corrected. Witnesses: George
Palmer and Edward Coppage, Justices of the Peace for Queen Anne's
County. |
283B |
1823 |
Emily Ann Massey |
Joshua W. Massey |
|
|
TW:4:420 |
|
|
283B |
1823 |
Joshua W. Massey |
Emily Ann Massey |
|
|
TW:4:188 |
|
|
295 |
1823 |
James Bradshaw |
Josiah Massey and D. Ireland |
|
|
TW:4:231 |
|
|
294 |
1823 |
Benjamin H. Massey |
Joshua W. Massey, et al. |
|
|
TW:4:188 |
|
|
294 |
1823 |
Joshua W. Massey |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
|
|
TW:4:178 |
|
|
294 |
1823 |
Joshua W. Massey |
Benjamin Massey |
Angels Rest |
|
TW:4:177 |
|
|
... |
1823 |
Benjamin Massey |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
Angels Rest, Angels Lot, Partnership, and
Spring Garden |
384 |
TW:4:178 |
Deed |
August
9, 1822 (Recorded January 16, 1823): Ebenezer Thomas Massey buys for
$12,218.75 the combined 384 acre parcels, including Angel's Rest,
Angel's Lot, Partnership, and Spring Garden, from Benjamin
Massey. Also included is a four-acre tract that Benjamin bought
from Cornelius Comegys that Comegys bought from the estate of a William
[illegible surname] through Trustee Philip [illegible
surname.]Witnesses: Edward Eubanks and John McDaniel, Justices of the
Peace for Kent County. Recorded by Joseph Wickes, Kent County clerk. |
317B |
1824 |
Jesse Knock |
William Miers |
|
|
TW:4:471 |
|
|
278B |
1824 |
Benjamin Massey |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
|
|
TW:4:420 |
|
|
... |
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278B |
1825 |
Benjamin Massey |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
|
|
TW:4:581 |
|
|
278B |
1825 |
Benjamin Massey |
Joshua W. Massey |
|
|
TW:4:177 |
|
|
295B |
1827 |
Josiah Massey and wife |
William Palmer |
|
|
JNG:1:40 |
|
|
295B |
1827 |
Josiah Massey and Ireland |
Michael Smith |
|
|
TW:4:10780 |
|
|
295 |
1827 |
Joseph Massey and Ireland |
Michael Smith |
|
|
JNG:1:40 |
|
|
... |
1827 |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
Joshua I. Massey |
Sprys Chance [in Queen Anne's County] |
16 |
TM:4:430 |
Deed |
October
23, 1827: Joshua I. Massey of Queen Anne's County in Maryland for 200
dollars buys a 16 acre tract of land called Spry's Chance and another
tract of 33 acres called Friendship (purchased from Robert Holliday or
Holoday by Benjamin Massey, deceased) from Ebenezer T. Massey and wife
Emily. Adjoining lands include parcels owned by Joseph Thompson,
Benjamin Covington. Witnesses: George Palmer, and Brn. Seegar. |
283 |
1828 |
Augusta Hall |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
|
17 |
JNG:1:236 |
|
|
283B |
1830 |
William Townes |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
|
|
JNG:2:156 |
|
|
283 |
1830 |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
Augusta Hall |
|
17 |
JNG:2:333 |
|
|
283 |
1830 |
William Thomas |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
|
|
JNG:2:156 |
|
|
302B |
1831 |
William Palmer |
Orkey Massey and Thomas Massey |
|
|
JNG:2:414 |
|
|
302 |
1831 |
William Palmer |
Massey Denny et al. |
|
|
MG:2:414 |
|
|
303B |
1833 |
William Myers and wife |
Peter Massey |
|
|
JNG:3:112 |
|
|
283 |
1833 |
John B. Eccleston |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
|
2 |
JNG:3:189 |
|
|
283B |
1834 |
Samuel A. Meginniss |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
|
|
JNG:3:436 |
|
|
283B |
1834 |
Thomas Meany |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
|
|
JNG:3:354 |
|
|
303 |
1834 |
P. Massey |
Olive Walker Covington |
|
|
JNG:3:371 |
|
|
283 |
1834 |
Hannah Riley |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
|
|
JNG:3:501 |
|
|
283 |
1834 |
Mary Thomas |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
|
|
JNG:3:354 |
|
|
... |
1834 |
Charles C. Shawne |
David Massey |
Slaves: Susan and Elizabeth |
JT:1:168 |
Note |
September
12, 1834: David Massey, free Negro of Queen Anne's County in Maryland,
executes a note for $44.33 for a Negro girl Elizabeth and a Negro woman
named Susan, aged 65, said Elizabeth to be freed on September 10, 1837,
from all right of the estate of Charles C. Shawn, who died before
September 30, 1828, the date on which David Massey paid the last dollar
to settle the note. |
|
... |
1834 |
David Massey |
Elizabeth Jackson |
JT:1:285 |
Manumission |
September
18, 1834 (Recorded March 3, 1835): David Massey of Queen Anne's County
in Maryland manumits Elizabeth Jackson, seventeen years of age, thereby
setting her free from slavery, service, and servitude forever.
Witnesses: Matthias George and Louisa Tinte; certified by Justice of
the Peace for Queen Anne's County, Matthias George. |
||
317B |
1835 |
William R. Massey |
Henry Brice |
|
|
JNG:3:516 |
|
|
283B |
1835 |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
Samuel Haslock, et al. |
|
|
JNG:5:134 |
|
|
283B |
1835 |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
Hannah Riley |
|
|
JNG:3:517 |
|
|
283 |
1835 |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
Samuel Havlock |
|
|
JNG:4:87 |
|
|
283 |
1835 |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
Hannah Riley |
|
|
JNG:3:517 |
|
|
303 |
1837 |
James F. Browne |
Pamela L. Massey |
Rumford |
|
JNG:4:433 |
|
|
283 |
1837 |
Hannah Riley and N.H.B. Meginniss |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
|
|
JNG:5:134 |
|
|
284B |
1839 |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
Wiliam A. Brice |
|
|
JNG:6:127 |
|
|
284B |
1839 |
Ebenezer T. Massey |
Joseph Jenson |
|
|
JNG:6:67 |
|
|
284 |
1839 |
E.A. Massey |
Joseph Jackson |
|
|
JNG:6:67 |
|
|
312B |
1841 |
Nathan Mansfield |
Thomas O.D. Massey |
|
|
JNG:8:12 |
|
|
312 |
1841 |
T.G. Massey and Josiah Massey |
Nathan Mansfield |
Jerico |
|
JNG:8:12 |
|
|
312 |
1841 |
Nathan Mansfield |
T.G. Massey and Josiah Massey |
|
|
JNG:7:480 |
|
|
296 |
1841 |
Joshua Massey and wife |
Samuel I. Jarman |
|
|
JNG:7:50 |
|
|
312B |
1842 |
Thomas O.D. Massey |
Nathan Mansfield |
|
|
JNG:8:253 |
|
|
312B |
1842 |
Thomas O.D. Massey |
Josiah Massey |
|
|
JNG:8:218 |
|
|
303B |
1842 |
Pamela L. Massey |
Jeremiah Cosden |
|
|
JNG:8:102 |
|
|
297B |
1842 |
Josiah Massey |
Nathan Mansfield |
|
|
MG:8:254 |
|
|
297B |
1842 |
Thomas O.D. Massey |
Josiah Massey |
|
|
MG:8:218 |
|
|
297B |
1842 |
Josiah Massey |
William Smith |
|
|
MG:7:215 |
|
|
297B |
1842 |
William Smith |
Josiah Massey |
|
|
MG:8:214 |
|
|
520 |
1842 |
Thomas Gilpin |
Nicholas S. Wood |
|
|
JNG:8:247 |
|
|
312 |
1842 |
Thomas Massey |
Nathan Mansfield |
|
|
JNG:8:253 |
|
|
312 |
1842 |
Thomas Massey |
Josiah Massey |
town lot |
|
JNG:8:218 |
|
|
303 |
1842 |
Pamela L. Massey |
Jeremiah Gosden |
My Forrest and Rumford |
|
JNG:8:102 |
|
|
297 |
1842 |
Nathan Mansfield |
Josiah Massey |
|
|
JNG:8:254 |
|
|
297 |
1842 |
Thomas Massey and Daniel Massey |
Josiah Massey |
|
|
JNG:8:218 |
|
|
297 |
1842 |
Josiah Massey |
William F. Smith |
|
|
JNG:7:215 |
|
|
297 |
1842 |
William F. Smith |
Josiah Massey |
|
|
JNG:8:214 |
|
|
296B |
1846 |
Joshua Massey and wife |
Samuel Jarman |
|
|
MG:7:50 |
|
|
297 |
1873 |
Gilbert Falconar |
Lambert Massey |
|
|
DD:4:206 |
|
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