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, BC #1, pp. 21-23
Peter Massey to John Clarke, June 5, 1714

Maryland etc. this indenture made the fifth day of June in year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and fourteen.  Between Peter Massey and Sarah his wife, late of Kent County of the one part, and John Clarke of the same County, brickmaker of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said Peter Massey and Sarah his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of two thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco to them in hand already paid before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof said Peter Massey and Sarah his wife do hereby acknowledge [illegible] fully satisfied, contented, and paid thereof and of every part and parcel thereof doth hereby fully acquit and discharge the said John Clarke, his heirs, executors, administrators, forever by these presents.  Hath given, granted, bargained, sold, alienated, enfeoffed, and confirmed unto and paid John Clarke fully thereof [illegible]. Do give, grant, bargain, sell, alienate, transfer, and confirm unto the said John Clarke, his heirs, and assigns, forever, two hundred acres of land being part of a tract of land called Partnership, lying in Kent County at the head of Chester River formerly possessed by Daniel Toas, deceased. Beginning at a bonded gum standing in [illegible] woods at the end of the North [illegible] by East line of the aforesaid tract of land and running from aforesaid gum East four hundred and forty perches to a bounded Hickory and from said hickory by a line drawn South seventy five perches and running thence West four hundred and fifty perches until it intersects aforesaid North [illegible] by East line of aforesaid tract of land bounding with said intersections to [etc.] Containing two hundred acres of land which parcel of land according to [illegible] aforesaid. Together with all and singular of rights, members, profits, privileges, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to be found and belonging or in any wise appertaining.  To have and to hold the said parcel of land according to aforesaid bounds aforesaid to him aforesaid land John Clarke, his heirs, and assigns, forever with all [illegible ... illegible] orchards, woods, underwoods and all the [illegible] other thing or  things to aforesaid land belonging or in any ways  appertaining without any let, hindrance, trouble, denial, [illegible]of them the said Peter Massey and Sarah his wife or other of them, their heirs, [illegible] or any other person or persons whatsoever and further that the said Peter Massey and Sarah his wife at the ensealing thereof had   good right and lawful authority to give, grant, bargain, sell, and transfer the before granted premises and that Peter Massey and Sarah's wife do for themselves, their heirs, and assigns, covenant and agree to and with the said John Clarke, his heirs, and assigns, to warrant and forever defend the aforesaid parcel of land to the said John Clarke, his heirs, and assigns, forever [illegible] all and every person or persons that shall or may lay any claim to the before granted premises and that it shall and may be lawful to have the said John Clarke, his heirs, and assigns, forever. To have and hold to occupy the [illegible] and enjoy all and singular the before granted premises and [illegible] services and profits thereof to there own proper use and behoof. [illegible] as their one and absolute estate of inheritance.  The [illegible] and services that shall hereafter become due to the Lord of [illegible] to be paid by the said John Clarke, his heirs, and assigns. In witness whereof the said Peter Massey and Sarah his wife have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year above written. Peter Massey {seal} Sarah Massey {seal} Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Matthew Pines [illegible] Johnson Memorandum that on the second day of June [illegible] came before us, the subscribers, Justices of the Peace for said County of Kent in the province aforesaid, the above named Peter Massey and Sarah Massey acknowledged the above mentioned indenture to be their actual deed for the use and purposes therein contained. Witness our hands. [illegible signature] [illegible signature] Recorded August the 2nd, Anno Domini 1714. John Smith, County Clerk