| NICHOLAS MASSEY D. 1726 Section I: Masseys who did not migrate from Maryland |
One Maryland Massey Family by George
Langford, Jr. 1901-1996 ©Cullen G. Langford and George Langford, III, 2010 |
| Date |
Sources |
|
| b.c.1690 |
Estimated
birth
date
in
Queene
Anne's
Co.,
Maryland. |
|
| d. |
Will,
10
May,
1755;
probated
1759,
Q.A.
Co. |
7; 15 |
| m. |
Rachel
_________________ |
2 |
| Note |
Massey
family
tradition,
as
yet
unconfirmed,
says
that
James
Massey settled at an
unspecified date, "near the Forge Mills," in Q.A. County.[Ed.]. |
|
| 12
Apr.1724 |
Q.A.
Co.:
His
father,
1.Nicholas
Massey, bequeaths 2.James Massey, and
his four brothers, equal shares of his personal estate. |
13 |
| 24 Nov.1726 |
Q.A. Co.: Deed: James Massey from Thomas Hynson Wright. James Massey, planter, for 5,500 pounds of tobacco buys a 100 acre portion of a tract of land called Friendship from Thomas Hynson Wright and wife Mary. Witnesses: Augustus Thompson and Humphrey Wells. [text added by GL,III, ed.] | 4 |
| 14
Oct.1727 |
Q.A.
Co.:
Accounts:
James
Massey
is
paid
£
0:1:11 as his filial
estate portion from his father: paid by Peter Massey, Executor. |
15 |
| 24 July 1735 |
Q.A. Co.: Deed: James Massey from Thomas Hynson Wright: July 24, 1735: James Massey, planter, for the price of 5,500 pounds of leaf tobacco, buys from Thomas Hynson Wright and wife Mary a 120 acre tract called Friendship, located along the Unicorn Branch in Queen Anne's County. Witnesses: Humphrey Wells and Charles Downes. Acting for the Crown: Mssrs. Wells & Downes and [even] T.H. Wright. [text added by GL,III, ed.] | 5 |
| 28 June 1737 |
Q.A. Co.: Deed: James Massey from Thomas Hynson Wright. James Massey, planter, for the sum of 2,700 pounds of tobacco and 16 pounds current money of Maryland buys a 65 acre portion of Friendship, lying adjacent to land sold by Richard Tilghman to Francis Spry, from Thomas Hynson Wright and wife Mary. Witnesses: Augustus Thompson and Humphrey Wells. [text added by GL,III, ed.] | 6 |
| 25 June 1766 |
Q.A. Co.: Deed: James Massey from Thomas Sherwood and wife. James Massey, planter, buys, for 35 pounds current money of Maryland, an 8.25 acre tract called Massey's Part of Friendship Corrected, which land John Buckingham, joiner, now deceased, had bought from James Massey (see the deed for Friendship Corrected in Liber RT #F, Folio 362, dated May 28, 1763). John Buckingham's daughters, Elizabeth and Hester (she signed as Esther), had inherited the land from their father and were now selling the land to James Massey as the wives of the planters, Thomas Sherwood (Elizabeth) and Solomon Cobron (Hester) of Talbot County, Maryland. Witnesses: John Brown and Jonathan Hall. [text added by GL,III, ed.] | 7 |
| 3 Mar.1745 |
Q.A. Co.: Deed: James Massey and Peter Massey and Nicholas Massey to Peter Massey Jr. Peter Massey, Jr. of Kent County in Maryland for 6,200 pounds of tobacco buys a 140 acre tract of land called Johnson's Adventure with Massey's Hazard from Peter Massey, Sr. planter, and wife Jane (Jean), Nicholas Massey, planter, and wife Katherine, and James Massey and wife Rachel. Witnesses: James Brown, and H. Wells, Jr. | 8 |
| 5 Dec.1749 |
Q.A. Co.: James Massey patents 23 1/2 acre tract called Massey's Addition. Patent: James Massey's patent of Massey's Addition, a 23.5 acre parcel in Queen Anne's County in Maryland; countersigned by Sam. Ogle for the Crown. Certificate: James Massey's patent of Massey's Addition, a 23.75 acre parcel in Queen Anne's County in Maryland; surveyed for the Crown by John Emory and countersigned by Benjamin Tasker. [text added by GL,III, ed.] | 14 |
| 10
May
1755 |
Q.A.
Co.:
James
Massey
(Massy)
makes
his
Will,
signed by Mark. Wife:- Rachel ________________ Sons:- Peter Massey, James Massey, Moses Massey, John Massey. Daughters:- Elizabeth, wife of Henry Rochester; Mary, wife of John Spry; Sarah, wife of Francis Rochester, Rachel Massey. Executor:- Son, John Massey. Witnesses:- George Wells, Benjamin Gould, John Sugar (Seegar) |
1; 15 |
| Note |
Judge
Massey
comments
on
this
Will:
"thereon
is
a
seal evidently drawn by
hand and now somewhat indistinct. It seems to be a shield divided into
three parts with either a cross or a fleur-de-lis in the bottom section
and with no insignia in the upper two sections." [Ed.] |
11 |
| 1759 |
Q.A.
Co.:
Probate
Records:
James
Massey
Will
probated. |
7 |
| Note |
Note:
There
are
several
James
Masseys
and
it
is
very difficult to determine which land transaction applies to
which James Massey. The dates of the Deeds cited indicate that they are
transactions of 2.James Massey. [Ed.] |
10 |
| Children
(MN) |
||
| +3 |
Peter
Massey, b.c.1714, d.c.1759. |
|
| +8 |
James
Massey, b. 30 Oct.1717, d. 27 Apr.1787. |
|
| +11 |
John
Massey, b.1720. |
|
| +21 |
Moses
Massey, b.1725, d. 21 Oct.1781. |
|
| 79 |
Elizabeth
Massey,
m.
12
Sep.1741,
Q.A.
Co., Henry Rochester. |
|
| 80 |
Rachel
Massey,
unmarried
in
1755. |
|
| 81 |
Mary
Massey,
m.
11
Oct.1744,
John
Spry. |
|
| 82 |
Sarah
Massey,
m.
bef.
1755, Francis Rochester. |
| Sources |
Page |
|
| 1 |
Q.A.
Co.
Probate
Records:
Box
8,
folio
60.
|
p.0080 |
| 2 |
J.G.
Massey:
1908
Notes:
1936
to
GL,Jr. |
p.0025 |
| 3 |
Wilbur
Fisk
Massey:
Note
10
Oct.1922
to
Nina
(Massey)
Hough. |
p.0052 |
| 4 |
Q.A.
Co.:
Land
Records:
Liber
IK
No.C,
folio
89. [above link points to a text-searchable transcription - GL,III, ed.] |
p.0089 |
| 5 |
Ibid:
Liber
RT
No.A,
folio
419. [particulars are here in the 5th row - GL,III, ed.] |
p.0089 |
| 6 |
Ibid:
Liber
RT
No.B,
folio
32.
[particulars are here in the 6th row - GL,III, ed.] [above link (at left) points to a text-searchable transcription - GL,III, ed.] |
p.0089 |
| 7 |
Ibid:
Liber
RT
No.G,
folio
273.
[particulars are here in the 21st row - GL,III, ed.] [above link (at left) points to a text-searchable transcription - GL,III, ed.] |
p.0089 |
| 8 |
Ibid:
Liber
RT
No.C,
folio
137.
[above link points to a text-searchable transcription - GL,III, ed.] |
p.0091 |
| 9 |
Q.A.
Co.:
Probate
Records:
Box
8,
folio
60.
|
p.0080 |
| 10 |
Appendix
III:
Confusing
Given
Names - James |
|
| 11 |
Judge
Massey:
23
Aug.1976
chart,
p.12.
|
p.0403 |
| 12 |
Judge
Massey:
Massey
Genealogy;
Book
II,
p.62. |
|
| 13 |
Q.A.
Co.:
Wills:
Book
8,
folio
41.
|
p.0333 |
| 14 |
Land
Patents:
Patent
TI#4,
folio
564;
Certificate
BY
&
GS#5, folio 35. [above links point to text-searchable transcriptions; and other land records for James Massey can be found here - GL,III, ed.] |
p.0686 |
| 15 |
Q.A.
Co.:
Accounts:
Liber
9,
folio
73-74.
|
p.0665 |
