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, Kent County, JS #29, pp. 1-2
Daniel Massey to Henry Clark, June 9, 1758

This indenture made this twenty third day of January one thousand seven hundred and fifty between Daniel Massey of Kent County in the province of Maryland, inholder of the one part and Henry Clark of the of the aforesaid place planter of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Daniel for and in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds paid to his father Peter Massey by a certain John Clark, father of the aforesaid Henry for a certain quantity of fifty acres of land sold by the said Peter to the same [illegible] to be part of a tract of land called London Bridge may more fully appear by a deed recorded in Kent County records, which land has since been found vacant. Now the same Daniel having taken up the same land and complied with all requirements having his Lordships patent of confirmation for the said land and being willing to do acquaint and justice to the same Henry doth by these presents rent, bargain, sell, alienate, enfeoff, and confirm unto this said Henry Clark the aforesaid land, being part of a tract or parcel of land now called London Bridge Renewed. Beginning at the North East corner of said land and being the North corner of the land formerly called London Bridge and running from thence South West fifty two perches than North West one hundred and forty four perches then North East fifty two perches then to East one hundred forty four perches to the first place of beginning, containing and now laid out for fifty acres of land more or less, together with all profits, improvements, and appurtenances, shall forever the same belonging or in any way appertaining thereupon, [reversion] and reversions, remainder and remainders, of all and singular the before granted premises under the said Henry Clark, his heirs for evermore. To have and to hold the before [illegible] granted premises and every part and parcel thereof under the said Henry, his heirs, and assigns, forever to the only proper use of behoof of him [illegible] Henry Clark, his heirs, and assigns, forevermore and further that the aforesaid Daniel Massey doth for [illegible] heirs, executors, and administrators, [illegible] and agrees to and with him the said Henry that he the aforesaid Daniel, his heirs, executors, and administrators, and every of them that shall and will at any time thereafter or request with and charges of him the said Henry, his heirs, or assigns in the law of the said Henry,his heirs, or assigns make, do, acknowledge and execute or cause to be done, acknowledged, and executed any other deed or conveyance for the more better sure and perfect conveying of the same land as by the said Henry, his heirs, or assigns, or his heirs' counsel learned in the law shall be in that behalf lawfully and reasonably [illegible], advised or requested as [ illegible] that to the said Daniel Massey, his heirs, executors, and administrators, the same tract or parcel [illegible] before granted shall and will warrant and forever defend against the claim and [illegible] person or persons claiming or hereafter to claim by from or under him the said Daniel Massey. In witness whereof the said Daniel has to this present indenture set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. Daniel Massey [several illegible lines] Before signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us. S.Wilmer and Nicholas Smith Be it remembered that on the 23rd day of January one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight came the within named Daniel Massey and Mary his wife and did acknowledge the within deed and the lands and premises and everything therein contained to be the estate, right, title, of the within Henry Clark, his heirs, and assigns, forever and also that Mary, wife of the same Daniel was first privately examined according to law before us, two of His Lordship's Justices of the Peace for Kent County. S.Wilmer Nicholas Smith Received June 9, 1758 of Henry Clark: two shillings sterling as an alienation fine on the within land due to the Lord Proprietary and recorded for his use.  Joseph Nicholson Recorded 9 June 1758 James Smith County Clerk