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 #4, pp. 447,448
Daniel Massy to Lewis Blackiston, August 20, 1796

This indenture made the 14th day of April in the year seventeen hundred and ninety six. Between Daniel Massey of Kent County and the State of Maryland of the one part and Lewis Blackiston of the county and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Daniel Massey for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and sixty two pounds ten shillings to him the said Daniel Massey in hand well and truly paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged. He the said Daniel Massey granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, and confirmed and doth by these presents grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, and confirm unto him the said Lewis Blackiston, his heirs, and assigns, all the right, title, interest, claim, and demand whatsoever of him the said Daniel Massey either in law or equity of in and to all that tract or parcel of land called Massey's Venture Resurveyed, also all the right, title, interest, claim, and demand whatsoever either in law or equity of him the said Daniel Massey of in and to another tract of land called Exchange and also all the right, title, interest, claim, and demand whatsoever either in law or equity of him the said Daniel Massey of in into one other tract or parcel of land called Partnership, the whole lying and being in Kent County with all the right members and appurtenances together with with all houses, buildings, orchards, gardens, pastures, meadows, woods, underwoods, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to the same tracts or parcels of lands belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits of the said premises and of every part and parcel thereof and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim, and demand whatsoever of him the said Daniel Massey which either said Daniel Massey could or might claim by and through his father, Ebenezer Massey. To have and to hold all and singular the premises hereby granted, bargained, and sold or mentioned or intended to be hereby granted bargained and sold with their and every of their rights members and appurtenances whatsoever unto the said Lewis Blackiston and his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of  them the said Lewis Blackiston and his heirs and assigns forever and the said Daniel Massey for himself and his heirs the said tract or parcels of land and all and every part thereof against him and his heirs against all and every other person or persons whatsoever to the said Lewis Blackiston and his heirs and assigns shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the parties to these presents have here unto interchangeably set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year first above written. Daniel Massey  {seal} Sealed and delivered  in the presence of John Thomas and Ia.Parker Be it remembered that on the day of the date of these presents personally did come before us, two of the Justices of the Peace for Kent County Daniel Massey the grantor above named and did knowledge the foregoing instrument of writing to be his act and deed and the lands and premises therein mentioned to be the right and estate of Lewis Blackiston, the grantee and his heirs and assigns forever according to the true interest and meaning of the same deed.                       Before John Thomas                                Ia. Parker Received the day of the date of the foregoing deed from Lewis Blackiston the sum of two hundred and sixty two pounds ten shillings current money being the full consideration for the lands and premises therein mentioned. Testis -  John Thomas I Parker Daniel Massey Recorded the 20th day of August 1796. Ben Chambers clerk