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: RT#L, pp.221-224
Samuel Ridgeway to Eleazer Massey, May 5, 1779

Queen Anne's County to wit: On the 25th day of May 1779 the following deed with the receipt and acknowledgment thereon indorsed was brought to be recorded to wit: This Indenture made to 21st day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine between Samuel Ridgeway and Littilia his wife of Queen Anne's County in the state of Maryland of the one part and Eleazer Massey of the same place, planter of the other part. Witnesseth that the aforesaid Samuel Ridgeway and Littilia his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and eighty pounds current money to them in hand paid by the aforesaid Eleazer Massey before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipts [illegible] of the aforementioned Samuel Ridgeway and Littilia his wife doth hereby acknowledge and from every part thereof to exonerate, acquit, and discharge the aforesaid Eleazer Massey, his heirs, executors, and administrators, forever have given, granted, bargained, sold, alienated, [illegible] enfeoffed, conveyed, and confirmed and by these presents do freely and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, enfeoff, convey, [illegible] unto the aforesaid Eleazer Massey, his heirs and assigns, forever all their undivided moiety of part of a tract or parcel of land called and known by the name of Reviving Springs, lying and being in the County aforesaid formerly possessed by William Lambden, father of the said Littilia, and now in the possession of the said Eleazer Massey, containing ninety three acres of land together with all and singular the rights, members, privileges, and appurtenances and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim, and demand whatsoever of them, the said Samuel and Littilia his wife of in or to the same parcel of land and premises and every part and parcel thereof, either in law or equity, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and services, to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, to have and to hold the said parcel of land and premises with the hereditaments and appurtenances unto the said Eleazer Massey, his heirs and assigns, to his and their own proper use and behoof forever and the aforesaid Samuel Ridgeway and Littilia his wife for themselves and their heirs, executors, and administrators, do hereby covenant, grant, and agree to and with the aforesaid Eleazer Massey his heirs and assigns in manner and form following, that is to say, that they, the same Samuel Ridgeway and Littilia at the time of sealing and delivering these presents are lawfully and rightfully seized of a good, sure, and absolute estate of inheritance 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, incumber, or defeat the same and that they will continue so seized thereof until a good, perfect, and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple shall be vested in the aforesaid Eleazer Massey and his heirs according to the true intent and meaning and by virtue of these presents, and the aforesaid Samuel Ridgeway and Littilia his wife do further for themselves, their heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant, grant, and agree to and with the aforesaid Eleazer Massey, his heirs and assigns, that the aforesaid Samuel and Littilia his wife shall and will at all times hereafter at the reasonable request that the proper costs and charges in the law of him the said Eleazer Massey, his heirs and assigns, make, do, and suffer, execute, and acknowledge all and every such further and other act and acts, conveyance and conveyances, assurance and assurances, in the law whatsoever for the more perfect [illegible] and confirming the aforesaid parcel of land in the premises and every part thereof with the appurtenances unto the aforesaid Eleazer Massey, his heirs and assigns, which he or they or his or their counsel learned in the law shall reasonably require or revise and lastly the aforesaid Samuel Ridgeway and Littilia his wife for themselves and their heirs do further covenant and grant to and with the said Eleazer Massey, his heirs and assigns, that they the same Samuel and Littilia his wife and their heirs, the aforesaid parcel of land in every part thereof with the hereditaments and appurtenances unto the aforesaid Eleazer or his heirs and assigns against all manner of persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and by these presents forever defend. Provided always and it is thereby agreed, covenanted, and concluded between the said Samuel and Littilia his wife and the said Eleazer Massey that if the aforesaid Eleazer or his heirs or assigns shall at any time thereafter by legal ways be dispossessed of the said moiety of the parcel of land and premises aforesaid or any part thereof that the said Samuel and Littilia and their heirs shall for every acre of land part of the aforesaid moiety so recovered from the aforesaid Eleazer his heirs or assigns pay and refund to the said Eleazer his heirs or assigns from whom the said land shall be recovered at the rate of one pound eighteen shillings and eight pence halfpenny current money per acre and that on payment thereof the said Samuel and Littilia his wife and their heirs shall be discharged from every covenant and warranty in this deed or any clause thereof contained and expressed anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. In testimony whereof the parties aforesaid have hereto interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year aforesaid the words "moiety of" between the 12th of 13 lines first interlined. Sealed delivered in presence of us Vin Benton Ia O'Bryon Sam Ridgeway seal Littilia Ridgeway seal Received the day and year of the within indentures of Eleazer Massey the sum of one hundred eighty pounds current money being the full consideration for the lands and premises within mentioned Teste Vin Benton Ia O'Bryon Sam. Ridgeway Be it remembered that on the twenty firstst day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine Samuel Ridgeway and Littilia his wife personally appeared before us the subscribers , two of the justices of the peace for Queen Anne's County and did acknowledge the within indenture to be their act and deed so and for the uses and purposes therein mentioned Littilia Ridgeway aforesaid being privately examined by us out of the hearing of her said husband declared she made such her acknowledgment willingly and freely and without being induced thereto by fear or threats of ill usage by her said husband or fear of his displeasure Vin Benton Ia O'Bryon