Section VI - Massey Data Bank

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

Maryland Land Records, Kent County, DD #3, pp. 406,407,408
Thomas Witherspoon to Elijah Massey, March 19, 1771

This indenture made this fifteenth day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy. Between Thomas Witherspoon of Newcastle County on Delaware of the one part and Elijah Massey of Kent County and Province of Maryland of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said Thomas Witherspoon for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds current money of the Province of Pennsylvania to him in hand paid by the said Elijah Massey, the receipt whereof he does hereby acknowledge, he the said Thomas Witherspoon has granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released, and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, enfeoff, release, and confirm unto the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever all that parcel of land being part of a tract of land lying in Kent County in the province of Maryland between Sassafras and Chester Rivers called Angels Rest, the aforesaid granted parcel thereof lying between John Carslocks and Jacobs Galifons part of the aforesaid tract. Beginning at the end of the North line of John Carslocks part of Angels Rest according to a partition thereof heretofor [illegible] and running thence North fifty three perches and one quarter of a perch thence East four hundred and twenty perches thence South fifty three perches and one quarter of a perch then with a straight line to the first beginning, containing and now laid out for one hundred thirty nine and one half of an acre of land more or less, and all houses, buildings, edifices, orchards, gardens, meadows, easements, profits, advantages, and hereditaments whatsoever to the same granted parcel of land belonging or in any wise appertaining to the same and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents and services thereof with the appurtenances and also all the estate, right, title, interest, claim, or demand whatsoever either in law or equity of him the said Thomas Witherspoon of in and to the same granted parcel of land and premises with the appurtenances in every part thereof to have and to hold all and singular the aforesaid granted parcel of land and premises with the appurtenances in every part thereof unto the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever the only proper use and behoof of him the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever and the said Thomas Witherspoon for himself [and] his heirs does hereby covenant and grant to and with the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, that he the said Thomas Witherspoon now is lawfully and rightfully seized in his own right of a good sure and perfect estate of inheritance in fee simple open in all the aforesaid granted parcel of land and premises in every part thereof with the appurtenances without any manner of condition, mortgage, limitation of use or uses, or other matter or thing to alter, change, or determine the same and also that he the aforesaid Thomas Witherspoon now hath good rights, full power, and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell, and convey all the said parcel of land and premises with the appurtenances unto him the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, to the only proper use of him the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever and the said Thomas Witherspoon for himself and his heirs does further grant and covenant to and with the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, that he the said Thomas Witherspoon and his heirs the said granted parcel of land and premises with the appurtenances in every part thereof as well himself and his heirs is against all and every of their heirs of a certain Bryan Omeally and against any person or persons claiming or to claim by from or under them or any of them as also against all manner of person or persons whatsoever laying any lawful claim to the same and the said Thomas Witherspoon does further covenant, promise, grant, and agree to and with the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, that he the said Thomas Witherspoon and his heirs at any time or times hereafter for the more sure making and conveying of the aforesaid bargained land and premises will make, do, suffer, and acknowledge any further deed or deeds at the proper cost and charges in the law of him the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, or assigns, as he the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, or assigns, or his or their counsel learned in the law shall advise, devise, or require. In testimony whereof the said Thomas Witherspoon hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first above written. Be it remembered that the words, "and the said," between the thirty second and thirty third lines is also the word (any) between the thirty third and thirty fourth lines as also the words, "of him the said Elijah Massey, his heirs or assigns," was all interlined before the sealing and delivery of these presents and the word, "year," in the first line was as above. Thomas Witherspoon {seal} Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us J Maxwell Samuel Thompson Received the 15th day of December 1770 of Elijah Massey the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds being the full consideration for the within bargained and sold premises. I say received. Thomas Witherspoon Testis- Samuel Thompson Kent County aforesaid. Be it remembered that on the 15th day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy came before us, two of this Lordship's Justices of the Peace for the county aforesaid, Thomas Witherspoon the grantor within named and Susanna Witherspoon his wife, she being first privately examined out of the hearing of her said husband, and she declared that she made the same acknowledgment freely without being induced thereto from any threats or fear of ill usage of her said husband and the said Thomas Witherspoon and Susanna his wife do acknowledge the within land and premises to be the right and the estate of the within named Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever according to the requests of an act of assembly in such cases made and provided. Taken and acknowledged before us. Samuel Thompson J Maxwell Received March 19, 1771 of Mr. Elijah Massey five shillings and seven pence sterling as an alienation fine on the within land due to the Lord Proprietary and received for his uses. W. Hall Recorded this 19th day of March 1771. Dennis Dulany clerk