Index

Year

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Link

Abstract

298B

1781

Stephen Miers

Luke Miers

BC:3:178

Deed

307B

1783

Joseph Burchinall and wife Elizabeth

Stephen Miers

The Hope

EF:6:204

Deed

September 18, 1783: Joseph Burchinall and wife Elizabeth of Kent County in the State of Delaware, for £100, a one half portion of The Hope (previously granted on May 28, 1747 by John Falconar unto Daniel Cunningham, father of Joseph's wife Elizabeth) to Stephen Miers of Caroline County in the State of Maryland. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Robert Maxwell and Jonathan Worth; Ben Chambers is Kent County clerk.

298B

1784

Lewis Blackiston and wife Frances

Luke Miers

Out Range

6.5

BC:4:108

Deed

August 12, 1794: Lewis Blackiston of Kent County in the State of Maryland sells a 6-1/2 acre portion of Out Range for £20 6/- 3p to Luke Miers of Kent County. Courses: Beginning at a stone standing at the end of the first line of the land of Doctor John Thomas, being also a part of the tract called Out Range, and running thence from said stone North West by West eighty one perches to a stake standing in the aforesaid Luke Miers' field, thence South East by South sixty eight perches to a stone being the corner of the end of the second line of the land of Doctor John Thomas, and running thence to the place of beginning. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Thomas and W. Thomas; Ben Chambers is Kent County clerk.

298B

1796

Hannah Myers

Luke Myers

The Hope

90.25

BC:4:350

Deed

March 22, 1796: Luke Myers (Miers), farmer of Kent County in the State of Maryland buys for £137 one moiety or half part in a  90-1/4 acre tract called [The] Hope, lying in Kent County and descended to seller Hannah Myers from her deceased mother Mary Cunningham Myers. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Thomas and William Spencer; Ben Chambers is Kent County clerk.

275B

1786

Joseph Parsons

Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey

The Hope; and Myers Luck

308.5

EF:7:49

Deed

June 22, 1786: Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey of Kent County in the State of Maryland buy for £900 a combined 308-1/2 acres of the tracts called The Hope and Myers Luck from Joseph Parsons, also of Kent County. Courses: 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 Miers Resurvey, and running from thence North forty and one 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 North East eleven perches, then East thirty perches, then South one hundred and seventy four perches, then West by North thirty four perches, then 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 with a straight line to the beginning.  Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Woodland and Robert Maxwell; Ben Chambers is Kent County clerk.

282

1787

Elisha Massey and Abednago Massey

Joseph Parsons

Hope Resurveyed; and Miers Luck

308.5

EF:7:210

Deed

September 27, 1787: Joseph Parsons of (Kent) County in Maryland buys for 900 pounds a 308.5 acre parcel called Hope Resurveyed and Mier's Luck from Abednago Massey and Elisha Massey. Courses: 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. Witnesses: John Thomas and James Henry.  Ben Chambers is Kent County Clerk.

291

1793

James Miers and wife Elizabeth

Luke Miers

[not named]

12

BC:3:500

Deed

August 13, 1793: Luke Miers of Kent County in the State of Maryland buys  for £67 10/- a 12 acre tract of land in Kent County from James Miers of Queen Anne's County in Maryland. The land was inherited by James Miers from his late father Luke Miers and was laid out in the name of James Miers by William Thomas, George Vansant Mann, and Benjamin Comegys agreeable to the Will of Luke Miers. Courses: The land lies in Kent County on the main road leading  from the Head of Chester River to Duck Creek in the State of Delaware; beginning at a stone standing on the edge of the main road and running Northward by a line of a lot of land belonging to Luke Miers, son of John Miers, until it shall intersect land of William Miers, Junior, son of the present Luke Miers, and then by and with the land of William Miers, Junior, until it shall intersect the North West corner of a lot of land which was devised by Luke Miers, deceased, to the children of Joseph Rawlings, and then by and with the line of their lot until it shall intersect the aforesaid main road, and then by and with the road to the first beginning stone. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Thomas and W. Thomas; Ben Chambers is Kent County clerk.