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 383-385
D[ennis] Dulaney to Elijah Massey, May 27, 1761

This indenture made this first day of January in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and sixty one. Between Dennis Dulany of Kent County in the province of Maryland, engineer of the one part, and Elijah Massey of the County aforesaid, farmer of the other part.  Witnesseth that said Dennis Dulany for and in consideration of the yearly rents and covenants hereafter mentioned to be done and performed by the said Elijah Massey, his heir, executors, or administrators, hath demised, set [illegible] to farm, let, and by these presents doth demise set to farm let unto the said Elijah Massey ninety acres of land part of a tract of land called The Remains of My Lord's Gracious Grant, the said ninety acres formerly leased onto a certain Robert Ormond, late of Kent County, which lease has since expired by the death of those [illegible] therein mentioned and have now become the property of the aforesaid Dennis Dulany to lease again. Beginning at a marked hickory by a branch called Black Pudding Branch and running from said hickory South thirty five perches and thence West one hundred and five perches then North one hundred and ten perches thence East one hundred and sixty five perches to John Brogan's land in South to Pudding Branch and down said branch to the first place of beginning, containing ninety acres of land more or less. To have and to hold the aforesaid described premises and every part thereof unto him the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, for and during the space and term of seven years commencing the first day of this instant January fully to be completed and ending, yielding, and paying therefore yearly and every year during the term aforesaid, the full and just sum of fifteen pounds current money aforesaid unto the said Dennis Dulany, his heirs, executors administrators, or assigns, provided always that it shall not be lawful for the said Elijah Massey, his heir, executors, or administrators, to let the premises or any part thereof without the knowing consent of him the said Dennis Dulany, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, for it had obtained, and the said Dennis Dulany does hereby covenant, promise, grant, and agree for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to and with the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, that he or they may freely make use of the premises aforesaid in all manner of ways that is common for a tenant to do, he the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, or assigns, not making any waste on said premises. In witness whereof he the said Dennis Dulany hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. Dennis Dulany {seal} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of William Rafin James Pearce To wit: On the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and sixty one came before us, two of the subscribers, being two of His Lordship's Justices of the Peace for Kent County, the within Dennis Dulany [illegible] did acknowledge the within deed or lease and everything therein contained to be his act and deed unto the within Elijah Massey the within lessee, his heirs, or assigns. Acknowledged before: William Rafin James Pearce Recorded the 27th day of May Anno Domini 1761. Daniel Dulany, clerk