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, STW#5, pp.527-529
Daniel Toas Massey to Hemsley Massey, September 21, 1801

Queen Anne's County to wit, Be it remembered that on the twenty first day of September Anno Domini eighteen hundred and one the following deed was brought to be recorded to wit: This indenture made the fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and one. Between Daniel Toas Massey of Queen Anne's County in the State of Maryland, farmer of the one part and Hemsley Massey of the county and state aforesaid, farmer of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Daniel Toas Massey for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred eighty pounds ten shillings current money of Maryland to him in hand paid by the said Hemsley Massey before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released, and confirmed and by these presents do bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release, and confirm unto the said Hemsley Massey, his heirs, and assigns, all that part of a tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in Queen Anne's County and the State of Maryland called and known by the name of Collins's Range which is contained within the following lines and bounds. Beginning at the second bounded tree of the original tract of land aforesaid and running from thence with the second line of the said original tract of land with an allowance of three degrees for variation East one hundred fifty perches and from thence with the third line of the original tract of land aforesaid and with an allowance of three degrees for variation North forty four perches and seven tenths of a perch thence South eighty nine degrees West one hundred fifty perches until it intersects the first line of the said original tract of land and from thence South with an allowance of three degrees for variation and running with the said first line of the original tract of land aforesaid forty nine perches and nine tenths of a perch to the aforesaid place of beginning at the said second bounded tree of the said original tract of land containing and now laid out for forty six acres and three fourths of an acre of land be [illegible] more or less together with all and singular the houses and house buildings, gardens, orchards, improvements, woods, underwoods, ways, water, watercourses, profits, commodities, advantages, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof and all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim, and demand both in law and equity which he the said Daniel Toas Massey may or can have of in and to the same in every part thereof. To have and to hold all and singular the above granted parcel of land and premises with the appurtenances unto the said Hemsley Massey, his heirs, and assigns, to his and their own proper use and behoof forever and the said Daniel Toas Massey for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, that hereby covenant, promise, and agree to and with the said Hemsley Massey his executors, administrators, heirs, and assigns, that he the said Daniel Toas Massey and his heirs and all persons claiming under him or them shall and will at all times hereafter at the reasonable request and at the proper costs and charges of the said Hemsley Massey, his heirs, or assigns, make, do, execute, and suffer or caused to be made, done, executed, and suffered such further and other act and act, deed and deeds, conveyance and conveyances, assurance and assurances, thing and things, for the further, better used, more effectual conveyance, assurance, and [illegible] of the hereby bargained and sold parcel of land and premises with the appurtenances unto the said Hemsley Massey, his heirs, and assigns, according to the true intent and meaning hereof as shall be by the said Hemsley Massey, his heirs, or assigns, or his or their counsel learned in the law from time to time advised, devised, required, or directed. And the said Daniel Toas Massey for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, does hereby further covenant, promise, and agree to and with the said Hemsley Massey, his heirs, and assigns, that he the said Daniel Toas Massey and his heirs, the land and premises aforesaid with the appurtenances [will defend] against him and his heirs and against all and every other person and persons whatsoever to the said Hemsley Massey his heirs and assigns shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have thereunto interchangeably set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year first above written. Sealed and delivered in the presence of Jon Bready Daniel Toas Massey {seal} On the back of the original deed was thus endorsed to wit: Received on the fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and of the within named Hemsley Massey the sum of two hundred and eighty pounds ten shillings current money in full of the consideration money within mentioned. Witness Jon Bready  Daniel Toas Massey Queen Anne's County to wit. Be it remembered that on the seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and one personally appeared before me, the subscriber, one of the aforesaid justices for the county aforesaid the within named Daniel Toas Massey and acknowledged the within instrument of writing to be his act and deed and the lands and premises with the appurtenances therein granted to be the right and the state of the within named Hemsley Massey, his heirs and assigns, according to the true intent and meaning of the same deed at the same time also appeared before me, the subscriber, the wife of the said Daniel Toas Massey and did acknowledge the within deed and who being privately examined by me out of the hearing of her said husband did declare that she did acknowledge the same deed willingly and freely and without being induced thereto by fear or threats of or ill usage by her said husband or fear of his displeasure. Witness my hand the day and year above written.  Jon Bready