Excursus XIX: Toas, by George Langford, Jr.

Section V Massey Excursi

One Maryland Massey Family by George Langford, Jr. 1901-1996
©Cullen G. Langford and George Langford, III, 2010

Excursus XIX: Toas

Date

Foreword

To my knowledge, no genealogy of the Toas family has been written. My modest Excursus IX: Toas is the result of assembling small bits and pieces of gleaning over a fifty-year period, as my Sources list attests.

Sarah Toas, wife of M-49.Peter Massey: Ancestry

1.Henry Toas

c.1625

Birth: at Stockton-Tees, County Durham, England [probably].

26 Apr.1691

Death: Will, probated 21 Oct.1691, Kent Co., Maryland.

Marriage: Sarah __________.

Children:

2.Daniel Toas I

3.Charles Toas, a minor in 1691.

4.Sarah Toas, a minor in 1691.

26 Apr.1691

Kent Co., Md.: Henry Toas writes his Will:

To wife Sarah and son Daniel: Plantation equally during life of sd. wife; son Daniel to have entire plantation at death of sd. wife.

To 3 child., viz. sons Daniel and Charles and dau. Sarah, and their hrs., residue of real estate except certain lands in Pa., which testator orders sold. Son Charles and dau. Sarah to inherit at majority.

Wife & 3 child. afsd. to have personal property equally.

Exc.: Wife & 2 sons afsd.

Test.: Peter Sawyer, Andrew Imbert, Florence Sullivan, Edw. Moel, Jas. Kelly.

Note: Henry Toas' Will is the only reference to him that I have found in the Maryland records. I have not researched the Pennsylvania records, nor the English records. [Ed.]

2.Daniel Toas I (1.Henry)

[c.1650]

Birth: Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham, England

d.c.1701

Death

...

Marriage: Sarah ____________.

Children:

5.Daniel Toas II, b.[c.1670], d.[c.1704], intestate. Daniel Toas operated a ferry at the head of Chester River, and because he operated this ferry, he was allowed to operate an Ordinary, license free.

6.John Toas, b.[c.1680], d. before 1711; m. Rachel Roberts, sister of Robert Roberts.
Children:

8.Daniel Toas III, b.[c.1705], Will 1734, probated 1742, Quenn Anne's Co., Md. Called himself, "Cord Winder."	19
9.Hannah Toas, m. before 1734 to _________ Pryor.	19

10; 18

7.Sarah Toas, b.[c.1685], m. before 1705 to M-49.Peter Massey.

Oct. 17, 1684

Daniel Toaes (Toas) patents a 3,000 acre tract called Partnership in Kent County, Md. (adjacent to a tract called Honberry owned by Humphrey Davenport) carved out of a tract laid out by John Llewellyn and sold by Llewellyn to Toaes for 16,000 pounds of tobacco. [source found by GL,Jr. and added by GL,III, ed.]

1705

Kent Co., Md.: Deeds: Sarah on a Deed with Peter Massey.

1709

Kent Co., Md.: Deed: Sarah Massey from John Toas.

26 Aug.1709

Middletown, N.J.: Daniel Massey, son of Peter and Sarah Massey. baptized in Baptist Church by the Rev. Mr. Abel Horgan.

25 Feb.1717

Kent Co., Md.: Deed: Peter Massey and Sarah, his wife, part of Partnership to Nathaniel Hynson.

31 May 1717

Peter Massey and Sarah, his wife, petition the Maryland Assembly to repeal Maryland Assembly Act of 1711 confirming transfer of land to Robert Roberts.

4 Dec.1717

Kent Co., Md.: Deed: Peter Massey and Sarah, his wife, heir apparent of Daniel Toas, part of Partnership to John Clark.

Feb.1721/2

Maryland Assembly repeals 1711 Act. Also confirms title of 300 acre portion of 1,500 acre part of "New Minister" to Peter Massey and Sarah, his wife. Also confirms title of 1,200 acre part of "New Minister" sold to Richard Thatcher by Peter Massey and Sarah, his wife.

12 May 1735

Daniel Massey executed a Deed to Thomas Massey as "son and heir of Peter Massey and Sarah Massey."

[Note:

The data on which this page is based is located in the file, Excursus-Toas.htm - GL,III, ed.]

Sources		Page
1	Maryland Calendar of Wills: Vol.2, p.59	p.0571
2	Maryland Archives: Vol.38, pp.298-300	p.0565
3	Kent Co., Md. Land Records: Deeds; Liber B, folio 225	p.0575
4	Maryland Archives: Vol.24, pp.252-252	p.0570
5	Kent Co., Md. Land Records: Deeds; Liber JS #N, folio 112 [the above link points to a text-searchable transcription - GL,III, ed.]	p.0575, 1771, 1773
6	Maryland Archives: Vol.33, p.63	p.0569
7	Ibid.: Vol.33, p.210	p.0569
8	Kent Co., Md.: Judgments: Liber EI No.5, folio 96-7	p.0691
9	Maryland Archives: Vol.19, pp.538-539	p.0571
10	Ibid.: Vol.29, pp.19, 29, 61 & 75	p.0569
11	Maryland Calendar of Wills: Vol.8, p.179	p.0571
12	Stillwell: Historical & Genealogical Miscellany: Vol.2, p.274	p.0018
13	Kent Co., Md. Land Records: Deeds; Liber BC #1, folio 283 [the above link points to a text-searchable transcription - GL,III, ed.]	p.0086, 0692, 1778A, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783
14	Ibid.: Liber BC #1 folio 260; [also Liber BC #1 folio 21 - GL,III, ed.] [the above links are to text-searchable transcriptions - GL,III, ed.]	p.0086, 0692, 1818, 1819
15	Calendar of Maryland State Papers, No.1: Probate Records #248 & #256	p.0668
16	Queen Anne's Co., Md.: Deeds:	p.0682
17	Judge Massey: 23 Aug.1976 Chart, p.2	p.0381
18	Maryland Archives: Vol.38, pp.138-139	p.0564
19	Maryland Calendar of Wills: Vol.8, p.256	p.0001
20	Kent Co., Md. Land Records: Patents; Liber Y&S #8 folio 50 [the above linked text-searchable source was added by GL,III, ed.]	[See this link - GL,III, ed.]