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, JS #N,pp. 323-325
Peter Masey [Massey] to John Clark, May 15, 1712

This indenture made the fifteenth day of May in the seventh year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Ann by the grace of God over England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Queen defender of the castle aforesaid. And in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and twelve. Between Peter Massey of Kent County in the Province of Maryland, planter and Sarah his wife on the one part and John Clark of the same County and province aforesaid, planter on the other part.  Witnesseth that the said Peter Massey and Sarah his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand  pounds of tobacco to him in hand paid by the said John Clark and do by these presents for themselves and their [illegible] executors and administrators exonerate, acquit and discharge the said John Clark, his heirs, executors and administrators of and from every part and parcel thereof, have bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, and confirmed, and in and by these presents doth bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, and confirm unto the said John Clark, his heirs, and assigns, forever all that part of a tract or parcel of land, commonly known by the name of London Bridge, lying situate and being in Kent County aforesaid on the south side of a branch of Chester River called Cypress Branch. Beginning at a bounded poplar standing by the said branch in the South East line of the said land and running thence South East one hundred forty and four perches thence South West fifty and five perches the North West one hundred forty and four perches and from thence North East fifty and five perches to the first bounded poplar containing fifty acres of land. To have and to hold the aforesaid tract of land together with all rights, privileges, benefits, houses, gardens, orchards, with all and every the appurtenances thereto belonging to the only proper use and behoof of the said John Clark, his heirs, and assigns, forever free and clear and freely and clearly enfeoffed, exonerated, acquitted, and discharged of and from all warrants, gifts, grants, sales, leases, or for [illegible] as [illegible] the rents and services which henceforth shall grow due and payable to the chief Lord or Lords of the fee or fees excepted and foreprized and the said Peter Massey and Sarah his wife doth for themselves and their heirs further covenant, grant, and agree to and with the said John Clark, his heirs, and assigns, and to and with every of them by these presents that the before mentioned premises with all and every of their appurtenances are free and clear from all encumbrances whatsoever and the said Peter Massey and Sarah his wife do by these presents bind themselves and their heirs to save, defend, and keep harmless the said John Clark, his heirs, and assigns, against all manner of persons will forever warrant and defend and do by  these presents forever quit claim freely and fully [illegible] all the rights, title, interest, estate, claim, and demand whatsoever they now have or might of right have by any ways or means whatsoever is hereby wholly released and invested in and upon the said John Clark, his heirs, and assigns, into his and their only proper use and behoofs forever and the said Peter Massey and Sarah his wife doth further covenant and agree to and with the said John Clark, his heirs, and assigns, that at the reasonable request of the said John Clark, his heirs, and assigns, and that at his or their proper cost and charges shall make, do, execute, and suffer or cause to be made, done, executed, and suffered all such further assurance or assurances, conveyance or conveyances required in the premises as the said John Clark, his heirs, and assigns, or his or their counsel learned in the law shall reasonably advise, devise, or require. In witness whereof the parties above mentioned in these present indentures have interchangeably set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year first above written. Peter Massey  {seal} Sarah Massey {seal} William Comegys, Edward E. Nickaros On the back of the preceding instrument of conveyance was endorsed: March the 2nd.  Then came Peter Massey and William Comegys, attorney of Sarah Massey and acknowledged the within deed according to law before us, two of Her Majesty's Justices of Kent County. Witness our hands, Edward [illegible] W. Lott Recorded May the thirteenth in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and thirteen. James Smith Clerk of the County Court