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, EF #7, pp. 210,211
Abednago Massey to Elisha Massey & Joseph Parsons, September 27, 1787

This indenture made this seventh day of September in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven. Between Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey of the county and state of Maryland of the one part and Joseph Parsons of Kent County and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the aforesaid Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey for and in consideration of the sum of nine hundred pounds current money to them in hand paid by the said Joseph Parsons the receipt whereof the said Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey doth hereby acknowledge thereof doth hereby exonerate and discharge the said Joseph Parsons, his heirs, executors, and administrators forever more. Hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released, and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, and confirm unto him the aforesaid Joseph Parsons, his heirs, and assigns, all that part of a tract of land called the Hope Resurveyed and Mier's Luck. Beginning at a marked black oak standing at the end of the South East and dividing line of the original tract of the Hope and being the beginning of Mier's Resurvey and running from thence North fifty and a half degrees West two hundred and six perches then North fifty eight degrees East sixty eight perches then West one hundred and seventy two perches then Northeast eleven perches them East fourteen perches thence South one hundred and seventy four perches then West by North eighteen perches and South by West one hundred and fifty two [perches] then West fifty four perches then North West by West one hundred and thirty two perches and from thence in a straight line to the first beginning, containing and now laid out for three hundred and eight and a half acres of land together with all and all manner of improvements, profits, and advantages whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders of all and singular of the before granted premises and every part and parcel thereof above granted under him the said Joseph Parsons, him, his heirs or his assigns forever more.  To have and to hold the before granted premises in every part and parcel thereof above granted unto this said Joseph Parsons and him, his heirs, or assigns, forevermore to the only property and behoof of the said Joseph Parsons, his heirs, and assigns, forevermore and further the aforesaid Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey doth for themselves, their heirs, executors, and administrators covenant, grant, and agree to and with him the said Joseph Parsons, him, his heirs, or assigns, in manner and form following, that is to say, that they the said Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey, they, their heirs, executors, and administrators and every of them shall and will at any time hereafter at the request, cost and charges in the law of him the said Joseph Parsons, his heirs, or assigns, make, do, and acknowledge and execute, or cause to be made, done, or executed all and every such other and further lawful and reasonable act and acts, thing and things, devices, conveyances, and assurances in the law whatsoever for the further and better more perfect and absolute conveying and assuring the premises with the appurtenances above granted and every part and parcel thereunto the said Joseph Parsons, his heirs or assigns, forever more as by him Joseph Parsons, him, or his heirs, or assigns, or their or his counsel learned in the law shall be in that behalf reasonably  or lawfully devised, advised, or required, and also that they the said Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey, they, and their heirs, executors, and administrators, the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances and every part in parcel thereof above granted unto the said Joseph Parsons, his heirs, or assigns, against the claim and  demand of all persons whomsoever claiming by from or under them the said Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey, their heirs, or assigns, shall and will warrant and forever defend. In witness whereof the said Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey hath set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year above written. Sealed and delivered in the presence of us John Thomas      James Henry Abednago Massey {seal} Elisha Massey {seal} It remembered that on the seventh day of September 1781 the within named Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey, the within mentioned grantors, and did acknowledge the within deed to be their act and deed and the lands and premises therein mentioned to be the right, title, and estate of him the within named Joseph according to the true intent and meaning thereof before us, the subscribers, two of the Justices of the Peace for Kent County. James Henry     John Thomas Received the day of the within mentioned date the sum of 900 pounds in full for the within mentioned land. Abednago Massey   Elisha Massey Testis - John Thomas Recorded the twenty seventh day of September seventeen hundred and eighty seven. per Ben Chambers clerk