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, TW #2, pp. 149,150,151
Elijah & Nicholas Massey to Benjamin Massey, March 15, 1802

This indenture made the 27th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two between Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey, both of Kent County and State of Maryland of the one part and Benjamin Massey of the county and state aforesaid of the other part.  Witnesseth that the aforesaid Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey for and in consideration of the sum of seven hundred pounds current money to them in hand paid by the aforesaid Benjamin Massey before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the aforesaid Elijah Massey and Nicholas does hereby acknowledge and from every part thereof doth exonerate acquit and discharge the aforesaid Benjamin Massey, his heirs, executors, and administrators forever, having given granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do freely and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, enfeoff, convey, and confirm unto the aforesaid Benjamin Massey, his heirs and assigns, forever all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Kent County aforesaid and within the meets and bounds following, to wit: beginning at a marked Spanish oak tree being the easternmost bounds of a tract of land called Smyths Park and running from the said oak Southwest one hundred and six perches to the land belonging (formerly) to Robert Little (deceased) and from thence East thirty degrees south with the same lands one hundred and ninety-five perches then North one hundred and forty-six perches and then with a straight line to the first tree containing and laid out for one hundred acres more by the same more or less by whatsoever name or names or howsoever the same or any part thereof is called or known with all and every the rights, members, and appurtenances to the same belonging or in anyways appertaining and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim, and demand whatsoever both in law and equity of them, the said Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey, of and in and unto the said part and parcel services to the same belonging or in any ways appertaining, and all the estate, right, title,interest, claim, and demand whatsoever, both in law and equity, of them the said Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey, of in and unto the said part and parcel of land and any part and parcel thereof and the revision, revisions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and services to the same belonging or in an ways appertaining, to have and to hold the said parcel of land and premises with the tenements and appurtenances unto the said Benjamin Massey, his heirs and assigns, unto his and their persons use and behoof forever and the aforesaid Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey furthermore illegible and their heirs executors and administrators do hereby given covenant, grant, and agree to and with the said Benjamin Massey, his heirs and assigns, in manner and form following, that is to say, that they, the same Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey, at the time of sealing and delivery of these presents were rightfully of a good, free and absolute estate in fee simple of and in the aforesaid moiety of  the said parcel of land and premises without any manner of covenant, condition, limitation, or proviso to alter, charge, change, encumber, and defeat the same and that they will continue so seized thereof [illegible] a good, perfect, and absolute estate in fee simple shall be [illegible] in the aforesaid Benjamin Massey and his heirs according to the true intent and meaning and by virtue of these presents and the aforesaid Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey do further for themselves, their heirs and executors, and administrators covenant, grant, and agree to and with the aforesaid Benjamin Massey, his heirs and assigns, that they, the aforesaid Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey or either of them there or either of their heirs, executors, or administrators, shall and will at all times hereafter and at the reasonable request and at the proper cost and charge in the law of them of him the aforesaid Benjamin Massey, his heirs or assigns, make, do, and suffer, execute, and acknowledge all and every such further act and acts, conveyance and conveyances, assurance and assurances, in the law whatsoever for the more perfect assuring and confirming the aforesaid parcel of land and premises and any part thereof with the appurtenances unto the said Benjamin Massey, his heirs and assigns, which he or they or his or their counsel learned in the law shall reasonably require or devise and lastly, the aforesaid Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey for themselves and their heirs do further covenant, grant to and with the said Benjamin Massey, his heirs and assigns, that they, the same Elijah Massey and Nicholas Massey, and their heirs, the aforesaid parcel of land in every part thereof with the hereditaments and appurtenances unto the aforesaid Benjamin Massey, his heirs and assigns, against all manner of persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and by these presents forever defend. In witness whereof the parties aforesaid interchangeably set their ... [The rest, i.e., page 151, is missing -GL,III, ed.]

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