Person
|
County
|
Active
Years
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Family
Associations
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David
Massey
|
Queen
Anne's
|
1814-1841
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Free
black, 76.David
Massey in Langford on Massey, right-hand-man to Charles C. Shawn;
probably husband to former slave Susan and father to former slave
Elizabeth, both of whom he purchased from the estate of Charles C.
Shawn and then manumitted. |
Edward
Massey
|
Worcester
|
1864
& 1864
|
Perhaps two
different men: One, manumitted by Joseph P. Godfrey in consideration of
his enlistment in the Regiment of Colored Troops; another, manumitted
by Hillery R. Pitts, executor of the estate of Kendall Massey, in
consideration of his enlistment in the 9th Regiment of Colored Troops. An
Edward Massey served in the Nineteenth Regiment and then transferred to
the US Navy.
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Eliza
Massey
|
Queen
Anne's
|
1809
& 1855
|
Two different
persons with the same given name: One was manumitted by James Massey in
1809, to be set free in 1828; another, Eliza Massey, was manumitted by
Charlotte Ann Meredith, to be set free in 1865 at the age of thirty.
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George
Massey
|
Worcester
|
1864
& 1864
|
Two different
persons: One, manumitted by
Joseph P. Godfrey in consideration of his enlistment in the Regiment of
Colored Troops; another, manumitted by Hillery R. Pitts, executor of
the estate of Kendall Massey, in consideration of his enlistment in the
9th Regiment of Colored
Troops. George
Massey did so serve and was discharged safely at the end of the War of
1861-1865.
|
Harry
Massey
|
Kent
County
|
1796-1796
|
Rachel Moody and
Harry Masey, free blacks of Kent County in Maryland purchase as tenants
in common the parcel called Tobins
(Tobbins) Lot, lying in Kent County, for £3 from William Maxwell,
also of Kent County. |
Henrietta
Massey
|
Queen
Anne's
|
1810
& 1857
|
Two different
persons with the same given name: One, manumitted by Joshua Massey, to
be set free in 1831;another, Henrietta Massey, manumitted by Rebecca S.
Legg, to be set free in in twenty years from January 1, 1811.
|
Henny
Massey
|
Queen
Anne's
|
1835-1835
|
Richard Massey,
free black, buys for $5.00 from Edward Coppage, also of Queen Anne's
County, a slave named Henny, age over forty years, she being Richard
Massey's sister. |
Henry
Massey
|
Worcester
|
1864-1864
|
Free black,
manumitted by Samuel Massey in
consideration of his enlistment in the 9th Regiment of Colored Troops. Henry
Massey did so serve in the War of 1861-1865 but died before war's end
on January 15, 1864.
|
Isaac
Massey
|
Worcester
|
1836-1836
|
Free black; buys
for $10.00 from
Comfort Ayres and his wife Elizabeth Ayres, also of Worcester County, a
2 acre part of the tract called Holly
Grove or Addition to Holly Grove that was purchased from Caleb
Hudson that lies on the West side of the County Road leading from
Hudson's old field by James Ayres gate to Synapuxent ... from thence binding on the West edge of said
road along up by James Ayres gate to the first beginning so as to
enclose all the land on the Westermost side of the above described road
that the said Comfort Ayres and Elizabeth Ayres purchased from their
uncle Caleb Hudson, supposed to contain two acres. |
James
Massey
|
Queen
Anne's
|
1857-1857
|
Rebecca S. Legg
manumits her slave boy James Massey, age fourteen months, his freedom
to commence when he shall arrive at the age of thirty five years. |
John
C. Massey
|
Queen
Anne's |
1864-1864
|
James C. Stevens
manumits his slave John C. Massey in light of his enlistment in the
United States Army, his freedom to commence October 3, 1863, the date
of his enlistment in the Seventh Regiment of Colored Troops. |
Perry
Massey
|
Kent
County
|
1833-1833
|
William Myers
and wife Ann of Kent County in the State of Maryland sell Bardleys
(Bordleys) Gift) for $24.80 to Perry Massey, free black, also of
Kent County ... containing
two acres and ten perches. |
Peter
Massey
|
Worcester
|
1833-1840
|
In 1833, Kendall Massey, Senior, of Worcester County in
the State of Maryland, leases for $1.00 to Peter Massey and his wife
Rachel, free blacks, a part of the tract called Bucke
Ridge (Buckridge) ... containing
five acres, including the right to cut all the firewood and fence rails
they may need on the land from the surrounding portion of Buckridge. In
1840, Peter Massey, free
black of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $60.00 to
John Williams and Cyrus A. Williams, also of Worcester County, the
following goods and chattels: One horse, one yoke of oxen, two cows,
two yearlings, eight hogs, seventeen geese & goslings, my crop of
oats & corn now growing, one cart, my plain harness and other
farming utensils, two beds & the furniture for same, and all my
other household furniture. |
Richard
Massey
|
Queen
Anne's
|
1795-1835
|
In 1795, James Massey of Queen Anne's County in the
State of Maryland manumits Richard, Daniel, Lydia, Tilla, Isaac,
Benjamin, William, Stephen, and Charlotte. However, Richard, Daniel and
Lydia are to be set free at the time of James Massey's death; the
others, when they reach their majority. In 1831, James Massey of Queen Anne's County in the
State of Maryland manumits his slaves: Frisby, Moses, (a second)
Richard, Morris, John Henry, Semeon Thomas, Clarissa, Ann, Tilla,
Rebecca and Rose according to the following schedule: Frisby to be free
in six years from January 1, 1832; Moses to be free in seven years from
January 1, 1832; Richard to be free in fifteen years from January 1,
1832 ... In 1835, Richard
Massey, free black, buys for $5.00 from Edward Coppage, also of Queen
Anne's County, a slave named Henny, age over forty years, she being
Richard Massey's sister (and not among the slaves set free by James
Massey in 1795 or 1831). |
Thomas
P. Massey
|
Worcester
|
1864-1864
|
Joseph P.
Godfrey in consideration of his commitment to enlist in the Regiment of
Colored Troops, manumits his slave Thomas P. Massey. |
Thomas
Massey
|
Queen
Anne's & Worcester
|
1808-1810
& 1864-1864
|
Two different
persons: Thomas Massey in 1808 sold goods & chattels to Absalom
Farell, also a free black, and in 1810 again sold goods and chatttels,
this time to James P. Leary. The second Thomas Massey was manumitted in
1864 by Hillery R. Pitts in consideration of his enlistment on November 10,1863, in the
9th Regiment of Colored Troops of the United States of America. That
Thomas Massey died before war's end on November 17, 1864.
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