| Section VI - Massey Data Bank | One Maryland Massey Family by George
Langford, Jr. 1901-1996 ©Cullen G. Langford and George Langford, III, 2010 |
Queen Anne's County, Maryland Land Records STW #3, pp.482-484:
Benoni Harris to Benjamin Massey, February 9, 1796
| 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. |
| Queen Anne's County to wit: On the ninth of February seventeen hundred and ninety six the
following mortgage was brought to be recorded as follows to wit: This indenture made this nineteenth day of August in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and ninety five, Benoni Harris and Sarah his wife of Kent County State of Delaware of the one part and Benjamin Massey of Kent County State of Maryland of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Benoni Harris and Sarah his wife for and in consideration of the just and full sum of five hundred and eighty three pounds six shillings and eight pence lawful money of Maryland to them in hand paid, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released, enfeoffed, conveyed, and confirmed, and by these presents the said Benoni Harris and Sarah his wife do hereby grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, enfeoff, convey, and confirm unto the said Benjamin Massey his heirs and assigns forever all and singular their right, title, and estate which they the said Benoni Harris and Sarah his wife or either of them hath in and to a certain part of a tract or parcel of land called and known by the name of Reviving Springs, lying and being in Queen Anne's County and State of Maryland aforesaid, being a tract of land sold and conveyed by Benjamin Massey and Elizabeth his wife onto Benoni Harris aforesaid by a deed bearing date herewith. Now be it known that for and consideration of the sum of money above mentioned this said Benoni Harris and Sarah his wife hath sold and confirmed unto the said Benjamin Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever all their right, title, claim, and demand to in and of the said part of a tract or parcel of land so to be conveyed by said deed as above, with all and singular the houses, outhouses, stables, barns, orchards, woods, underwoods, ways, profits and hereditaments whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining thereto. To have and to hold the said lands and premises with every part and parcel thereof to him the said Benjamin Massey, his heirs, and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Benjamin Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever, and the said Benoni Harris and Sarah his wife for themselves, their heirs, executors and administrators, doth covenant, grant, and agree to and with the said Benjamin Massey, his heirs, and assigns, that they the said Benoni Harris and Sarah his wife and their heirs and either of their heirs the aforesaid lands and premises against all and all manner of persons or persons claiming or to claim the same by from or under him them or of them shall and will well and truly warrant and forever defend. In witness [illegible] Be it known and remembered that the true intent and meaning of the above conveyance or assurance contains no further than in these presents is contained provided that the said Benoni Harris, his heirs, executors, and administrators, do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Benjamin Massey, his heirs, and assigns, the just and full sum of five hundred and eighty three pounds, sixteen shillings and eight pence lawful current money of the State of Maryland at the time and manner following one half the above sum at or upon the first day of January which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred ninety seven and one fourth of the above sum at or upon the first day of January which will be in the year of our Lord 1798 and the remaining one fourth at at or upon the first day of January which will be in the year 1799 with lawful interest from the first day of January 1796 that then this present instrument of writing and every part herein contained shall from henceforth leave, determine and be void to all on all intents and purposes [as] if the same had never been made and the said Benoni Harris, for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, doth covenant grant and agree to and with the said Benjamin Massey, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, that he the said Benoni Harris, his heirs, executors, and administrators, shall and will well and truly pay the aforesaid sum of money in the proviso aforesaid mentioned at the days and times in manner and form in the aforesaid proviso limited and expressed without fraud or delay. In witness thereof the said Benoni Harris and Sarah his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals this nineteenth day of August in the day first above written. Be it further remembered that the said Benoni Harris had this date given three several bonds for the sum of money hereby secured and to be paid in the form and manner aforesaid to wit one bond for the sum of two hundred ninety one pounds thirteen shillings and four pence due on the first day of January in the year one thousand seven hundred ninety seven and two bonds for the two several sums of one hundred and forty five pounds six shillings and eight pence each one of them due on the first of January 1798. The other due on first of January 1799 as before mentioned and secured to be paid by the above and foregoing instrument.
On the back of the same deed was endorsed as follows to wit: Queen Anne's County etc. Be it remembered that on day of the date of the within instrument of writing personally appeared before us, the subscribers, two of the Justices of the Peace for said county the within named Benoni Harris and acknowledged the within instrument of writing to be his act and deed and the lands and premises therein granted to be the right and estate of the within named Benjamin Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever according to the true intent and meaning of the same deed. At the same time also appeared before us Sarah Harris wife of the said Benoni and made her acknowledgment of the within deed and being by us privately examined out of the hearing of the said husband declared she made the same willingly and freely and without being induced thereto from fear of threats. abuse or any ill usage from her said husband Dan Nock
T. Roberts On the back of the same deed was thus further endorsed as follows to wit: Received August 19th, 1795: Benjamin Massey and Elizabeth his wife five hundred and eighty three pounds six shillings and eight pence the full consideration mentioned in the within deed.
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