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 #F, p. 362
James Massey to John Buckingham, August 25, 1763

Queen Anne's County aforesaid. August the twenty fifth day Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and sixty three. Between James Massey of Queen [Anne']s County, planter of the one part and John Buckingham of said county of the other part. Witnesseth that the said James Massey for and in consideration of sixteen pounds ten shillings current money of Maryland to him in hand paid before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof he the said James does hereby acknowledge and thereof doth exonerate, acquit, and discharge the said John Buckingham, his heirs, executors, and administrators, forever has given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released, enfeoffed, and confirmed and by these presents onto and for these for himself and his heirs does here clearly and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, enfeoff, and confirm unto the said John Buckingham, his heirs, and assigns, forever part of a tract or parcel of land lying in Queen Anne's County aforesaid called Friendship Corrected, lying on the West side of the Unicorn Branch and on the West South West side of the main road that runs through the said tract of land. Beginning at the end of sixty six perches upon the third line of said land and runs from thence West South West sixty eight purges and South South East twenty perches and East North East sixty six perches and North North West to the beginning, containing eight acres and one quarter acre of land more or less, together with all and singular the improvements thereon being and appurtenances thereunto belonging and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, services of the premises and every part and parcel thereof and also all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claims, and issues, and whatsoever of him the said James of in or to the aforesaid land called Friendship Corrected and the appurtenances thereunto belonging.  To have and to hold the aforesaid bargained and sold premises with all and singular the rights, members, and appurtenances thereunto belonging at or appertaining to him the said John Buckingham, his heirs, and assigns, to his and their proper use and behoof forever and the said James Massey for himself and his heirs does hereby covenant and agree with the said John Buckingham, his heirs, and assigns  that he knoweth that he now has good right and full power and lawful authority in himself to grant, bargain, and sell the lands aforesaid with the appurtenances to the said John Buckingham in manner aforesaid. In witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably put their hands and seals the day and year above written. James Massey {seal} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of George Walls B.W. Gould On the back of the foregoing deed of bargain and sale was endorsed as follows to wit: Received of John Buckingham this twenty eighth day of Mace seventeen hundred and sixty three the sum of sixteen pounds ten shillings current money of Maryland in full. James Massey Witness George Walls B.W. Gould On the back of the same deed of bargain and sale was also thus endorsed as follows to wit: Be it remembered that on the twenty eighth day of May seventeen hundred and sixty three personally  appeared before us, two of the Right Honorable the Lord Proprietary's Justices of the Peace for Queen Anne's County, the within named James Massey and did acknowledge the within deed of sale to be his act and deed and the land therein mentioned to be the right and title of him the within named John Buckingham, his heirs, and assigns, forever to the uses therein mentioned. Witness our hands the day and year above written. George Walls B.W. Gould