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 #6, pp.493-495
Daniel Toas Massey to Hemsley Massey, October 4, 1804

Queen Anne's County to wit, Be it remembered that on the fourth day of October Anno Domini eighteen hundred and four the following deed was brought to be recorded to wit: This indenture made the twenty seventh day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and four between Daniel Toas Massey of Queen Anne's County and the State of Maryland, farmer of the one part, and Hemsley Massey of the county and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Daniel Toas Massey for and in consideration of the sum of fifteen hundred  pounds 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 he the said Daniel Toas Matthey Massey doth hereby acknowledge, hath bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released, and confirmed by these presents to bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release, and confirm unto the said Hemsley Massey, his heirs, and assigns, all that tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the county and state aforesaid, called and known by the name of Collin's Range or Collins His Range, and contained within the following lines and bounds: beginning at a marked white oak the original beginning tree of the said tract of land and running from thence South thirteen degrees and one half of a degree East three hundred and forty one perches up the Red Lion branch to a marked white oak the second bounded tree of the said tract of land and from thence running North eighty seven degrees East one hundred fifty perches and running from thence North three degrees West three hundred and seventy perches and from thence by a line drawn South seventy seven degrees West two hundred and ten perches to the aforesaid beginning tree containing and now laid out for three hundred and ninety nine acres and one half of an acre of land be the same more or less which said lines also include the quantity of forty six acres and three eights of an acre of land heretofore sold and conveyed by the said Daniel Toas Massey to the said Hemsley Massey and for which no consideration money is now paid by the said Hemsley Massey to the said Daniel Toas Massey together with all and singular the houses, outhouses, buildings, gardens, orchards, improvements, ways, waters, watercourses, woods, underwoods, emoluments, advantages, rights, privileges, 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 of every part of and parcel thereof and all the estate, right, title, interest, use, trust, possession, benefit, property claim, and demand both at law and in equity of him the said Daniel Toas Massey of in and to the same and every part and parcel thereof. To have and to hold the said tract of land and premises with the appurtenances unto this 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, does hereby covenant, promise, and agree to and with the said Hemsley Massey, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns that he the said Daniel Toas Massey and his heirs the said tract or parcel of land and premises with the appurtenances hereby bargained and sold in every part and parcel thereof unto him the said Hemsley Massey, his heirs and assigns against him the said Daniel Toas Massey and his heirs and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever claiming or to claim any right, title, or interest in and to the same or any part thereof shall and will warrant 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 William Lindsay William B Hackett Daniel Toas Massey {seal} On the back of the original deed was thus endorsed to wit: Queen Anne's County to wit: Be it remembered that on the twenty seventh day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and four personally appeared Daniel Toas Massey party grantor mentioned in the within deed or instrument of writing before us, the subscribers, two of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland for Queen Anne's County aforesaid, and acknowledged the within deed or instrument of writing to be his act and deed and hand and premises therein mentioned and thereby bargained and sold to be the right and the estate of the said Hemsley Massey party grantee also therein mentioned his heirs and assigns forever according to the purport, true intent, and meaning of the said deed or instrument of writing and the acts of assembly in such case made and provided. Acknowledged before and certified by William Lindsay and William B Hackett This deponent aged about fifty six years deposeth and saith that the place he now says is the place where or within three feet of the place where the second bounded tree of a tract of land called Collins Range stood and this deponent further saith that he was present at the proving of said tree by Abraham Roberts upwards of twenty years ago and he this deponent says that his people cut the said second bounded tree of said land down about twelve years ago this twenty third day of July eighteen hundred and four in the presence of James Hackett, William Joshua Massey, and Hemsley Massey. July 28, 1804 Sworn before Thomas L. Burgess