Section VI - Massey Data Bank

One Maryland Massey Family by George Langford, Jr. 1901-1996 ©Cullen G. Langford and George Langford, III, 2010

Maryland Land Records, Queen Anne's County, RT #H, pp. 45,46,47
John Falconar to James Massey, June 25, 1767

Queen Anne's County to wit: June 25 day Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven. The following deed was brought to be recorded to wit: This indenture made the sixth day of May in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven. Between John Falconar of Queen Anne's County in the province of Maryland of the one part and James Massey the county aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said John Falconar for and in consideration of the sum of sixty seven pounds ten shillings current money of Maryland to him in hand paid by the aforesaid James Massey the receipt whereof he the said John Falconar does hereby acknowledge and confess and thereof does hereby exonerate and discharge him the said James Massey, his heirs, executors, and administrators, in every of them for evermore by those these presents. Hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, transferred, enfeoffed, and confirmed, and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell, alien transfer, and confirm unto him the said James Massey his heirs and assigns forever part of a tract or parcel of land, it being part of a tract of land called Friendship originally granted unto a certain Richard Tilghman, which parcel of land is a part of that part of such tract that formerly belonged to a certain Thomas Spry. Beginning at the North East corner of said land being at the end of the third line of said land as mentioned in a deed from William Spry and running from thence South ten degrees East sixty four perches, thence South seventy four degrees West eighty three perches, then North sixty two perches till it intersects the third line of Thomas Spry's part of said tract as aforesaid and from thence with a straight line to the first beginning, containing and now laid out for thirty acres of land be the same more or less together with all and all manner of profits and improvements whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining and the remainder and remainders, reversion and reversions, of all and singular the before granted lands and premises with the whole of the appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof above granted unto him said James Massey his heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of him the said James Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever. To have and to hold the said parcel of land and premises with the whole of the appurtenances unto him the said James Massey his heirs and assigns forever by these presents and the said John Falconar for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators. Doth covenant, grant, and agree to and with him this said James Massey, his heirs, executors, and administrators, or assigns by these presents in manner and form following, that is to say, that he the said John Falconar now is standeth lawfully, rightfully, and absolutely seized of and in the said tract or parcel of land and premises with the appurtenances in every part and parcel thereof above granted of a good sure perfect absolute and indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee simple without any condition, limitation, contingent use, or reversion to alter, change, lease on, or relinquish the same or any part thereof and that for and notwithstanding the same he the said John Falconar hath in himself good rightful power and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell, alien, transfer, and confirm the aforesaid parcel of land and every part and parcel thereof with them and every of them their appurtenances unto the said James Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever. And also the said John Falconar for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators, and every of them does hereby covenant, grant, and agree to and with him the said James Massey, his heirs, and assigns, by these presents that he the said John Falconar, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, in every of them shall and will at any time hereafter at the request, cost, and charges of him the said James Massey, his heirs, or assigns, or his or their counsel learned in the law shall make, acknowledge, and execute, or cause to be made, done, acknowledged, and executed, all and every such other and further reasonable act, acts, thing and things, devices, conveyances, or assurances in the law whatsoever for the further, better, and absolute conveying and assuring of the said parcel of land and premises and the appurtenances above granted unto him the said James Massey, his heirs or assigns, and also that he the said John Falconar, his heirs, executors, and administrators, the said parcel of land and premises with the appurtenances above granted in every part and parcel thereof unto the said James Massey, his heirs, and assigns, against all and all manner of persons whatsoever or whomsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend.  In witness whereof he the said John Falconar to this present indenture set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. John Falconar {seal} Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Jonathan Hall, Bn. Gould Memorandum: before the sealing or delivery of these presents that the words, by the said James Massey, was interlined. On the back of the foregoing deed was endorsed as follows to wit: Received from Mr. James Massey the sum of sixty seven pounds ten shillings current money and being the full consideration money for the within bargain lands and premises. As witness my hand this sixth day of May 1767. John Falconar Testis Jonathan Hall, Bn. Gould On the back of the same deed was also thus endorsed as follows to wit: Queen Anne's County to wit: On the sixth day of May one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven came before us, two of the subscribers, being two of His Lordship's Justices of the Peace for Queen Anne's County in the Province of Maryland the within named John Falconar the grantor and did acknowledge the within deed to be his act and deed in the lands and premises therein contained to be the right, title, property, and estate of the within named James Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever, as also Catharine the wife of the within named John Falconar being first privately examined out of the hearing of her said husband to declare that she made the same acknowledgment willingly and freely and without being induced thereto by fear or threats of ill usage by her said husband or for fear of his displeasure. Jonathan Hall, Bn. Gould On the back of the same deed was also thus further endorsed to wit: Queen Anne's County to wit: June the twenty fifth day Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven. Received from the within named James Massey the sum of one shilling and two pence halfpenny sterling for the alienation fine on the within land due to the Right Honorable the Lord Proprietor of the Province of Maryland and for his use. by John Tilghman