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, CD#2, pp. 334-336
Eleazer Massey to Sarah and Elizabeth Massey, September 8, 1787

Queen Anne's County September the eighth day Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven the following deed was received to be recorded to wit.: This indenture made this eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven between Eleazer Massey of Queen Anne's County in the State of Maryland, gentlemen of the one part, and Sarah Massey and Elizabeth Massey of the county and state aforesaid, daughters of the said Eleazer Massey of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said Eleazer Massey for and in consideration as well of the love and affection he beared his said daughters as for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings current money to him in hand paid by the said Sarah Massey and Elizabeth Massey in the receipt whereof he the said Eleazer Massey doth hereby acknowledge and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof does acquit, exonerate, and discharge them, the said Sarah Massey and Elizabeth Massey, their heirs, and assigns, forever, has given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, and confirmed and, by the these presents, doth give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, and confirm unto the said Sarah Massey and Elizabeth Massey after his, the said Eleazer Massey's decease, all that 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 aforesaid which the said Eleazer Massey purchased of Samuel Ridgeway, Esquire and Litilla his wife whereon the said Eleazer Massey now lives, together with all 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 them the said Sarah and Elizabeth Massey, their heirs, and assigns, the only proper use and behoof of them, the said Sarah Massey and Elizabeth Massey, their heirs, and assigns, forever; and the said Eleazer Massey for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators doth covenant, grant and agree to and with the said Sarah Massey and Elizabeth Massey, their heirs and assigns, that he, the said Eleazer Massey and his heirs, the aforesaid land and premises against all and all manner of person or persons whatsoever claiming or to claim the land by from or under him, them or any of them shall and will well and truly warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof, he the said Eleazer Massey hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first above written. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of [illegible illegible; illegible ] Eleazer Massey Be it remembered that the words, "the aforesaid land and premises" were interlined before the unsealing and delivery of these presents, as also the words, "Litilla his wife." On the foregoing deed was thus endorsed to wit.: Be it remembered that on the day of the date of the foregoing deed personally appeared before us, the subscribers, two of the Justices of the Peace for Queen Anne's County, Eleazer Massey, the grantor within named, and did acknowledge the within and above instrument of writing to be his act and deed and the land and premises therein mentioned to be granted and every part and parcel thereof to be the right and the state of the said Sarah Massey, Elizabeth Massey, their heirs and assigns, forever after his decease according to the true intent and meaning of the same deed. Edward Downes [illegible] On the same deed was first further endorsed to wit.: Received September 8th, 1787 of Sarah Massey and Elizabeth Massey the sum of five shillings current money in consideration for the lands in the present premises mentioned in the foregoing deed Edward Downes [illegible] Eleazer Massey