Massey Records in Spreadsheet Form

Section VI - Massey Data Bank

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

Massey records in the Grantee/Grantor Index Files for Forrest
and Addition to Flower of the Forrest in Kent County, Maryland

Index	Year	Grantor	Grantee	Parcel	Acreage	Lib:No:Fol	Link	Abstract
301B	1748	Notlar Wright Massey and John Wright	division	The Forrest	440	JS:26:241	Deed	August 16, 1749: Solomon Wright of Queen Anne's County in Maryland bequeathed the 440 acre tract called The Forrest to his sons Solomon Wright, Junior, (John Wright being son and heir of Solomon) and Charles Wright (Notlar Wright Massey being daughter and heiress of Charles). In this division, John and Notlar agree to divide The Forrest accordingly: Beginning at the end of seventy six perches from the beginning tree of The Forrest, upon the first line from thence North fifty four degrees East fifty eight perches, then North fourteen perches, then North fifty four degrees east sixty perches, then North four degrees West until it intersects the East by North line of The Forrest, which line divides The Forrest into two parts, the westernmost to be the property of John Wright, and the easternmost to go to Notlar Wright (Massey). Acting for the Crown: Justices of the Peace S. Wilmer and Jervis Spencer; witnesses: Mr. Spencer and William Haley; James Smith is Kent County clerk.
302B	1749	John Wright	Peter Massey	The Forest	25	JS:26:254	Deed	August 12, 1749 (recorded October 24, 1749): Peter Massey of Kent County in Maryland for 3,000 pounds of tobacco buys a 25 acre parcel called The Forest from John Wright and wife Nollar. Witnesses: Jervis Spencer and S. Wilmer; recorded by James Smith, Kent County Clerk. Acting for the Crown: George Garnett.
...	1811	Benjamin Massey		The Forest and Chester Grove	127.5	BC:6:473	Deed	July 15, 1811: Benjamin Massey and John Thomas, Justices of the Peace of Kent County in Maryland, witness a deed of sale of portions of The Forest and Chester Grove in Kent County totaling 127-1/2 acres for $618.00 from Joshua Vansant of the Borough of Wilmington in the State of Delaware and his wife Elizabeth to John Newcomb of Kent County in the State of Maryland. Ben Chambers is Kent County clerk.
294	1819	Josiah Massey and wife Ann	John S. Newman	Addition to the Flower of the Forrest and Moffetts Lot	8+	WS:2:523	Deed	September 27, 1819: Josiah Massey, farmer, and wife Ann, both of Kent County in the State of Maryland, sell Addition to the Flower of the Forrest and Moffetts Lot for $150.00 to John S. Neuman, farmer, also of Kent County. Courses: Beginning at a stone now set up and where it is supposed the South fifty degree East line of Hedding and the North West line of the Flower of the Forrest intersect each other, and running from said line North forty nine degrees West by and with Flower of the Forrest one hundred and forty one perches to James Salisbury bank, then South forty two degrees West by and with the said bank five perches and twenty six links, thence North forty seven degrees nigh, by and with one other bank forty two perches and twenty links, thence South seventy nine and three quarter degrees West thirteen and a quarter perches, which comes to a tract of land called The Forrest, thence with a straight line to the beginning. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James Salisbury and John Hayes; William Scott is Kent County clerk.
294	1819	Josiah Massey and wife Ann	John S. Newman	The Forrest	245	WS:2:520	Deed	September 27, 1819: Josiah Massey, farmer, and wife Ann, both of Kent County in the State of Maryland, sell 245 acres of The Forrest for $5,600.00 to John S. Neuman, farmer, also of Kent County. Courses: Beginning at a bound red oak standing at the end of the first line of a tract called Morentz on the East side of the Prickly Pear Branch in Kent County and running thence North fifty degrees West seventy five perches, ythen North fifty four degrees East fifty eight perches, then North Fourteen perches, then North fifty four degrees East sixty perches, then North four degrees West until it intersects the East by North line of the said tract, then Est by North until it intersects the South fifty degrees east line, then South fifty degrees East one hundred and sixty perches to the end of the first line of Hedding, then South fifty degrees West by and with the said land to the first red oak. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James Salisbury and John Hayes; William Scott is Kent County clerk.
303B	1842	Pamela L. Massey	Jeremiah Cosden	The Forest (Forrest) and Rumford	118+	JNG:8:102	Deed	February 22, 1842: Parmelia (Pamela)L. Massey of Cumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania sells for $810.00 to Jeremiah Cosden of Kent County in the State of Maryland the tracts called The Forest (Forrest) and Rumford, totaling 118+ acres. Courses: [illegible lines at the bottom of the page] minutes West one hundred and fifty four and 18/25 perches, thence North sixty nine and a half degrees West twelve and 8/25 perches, then North fifty three degrees West forty five perches, then South forty two degrees West four perches, then South eighty five degrees West twenty five and a half perches, then South six and a half degrees West one hundred and ninety five perches to the main road aforesaid, and from thence with a straight line to the beginning, containing one hundred and eighteen acres, two roods and thirty two perches. This is the same parcel deeded to Parmelia (Pamela) L. Massey by James F. Browne, Esquire, former [tax] collector of Kent County. Witnesses: Samuel Hepburn Judge of the Court of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and William D. Seymour; George Sunderson is Clerk of Cumberland County Court; and Joseph N. Gordon is Kent County clerk.