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 #5, pp. 62,63,64,65
Samuel Davis to Elijah Massey, June 9, 1775

This indenture made the twenty seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five. Between Samuel Davis, the younger, son of Philip Davis, late of Kent County, farmer, deceased, of the one part and Elijah Massey of the same County, farmer of the other part. Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred pounds current money to the said Samuel Davis in hand paid by the said Elijah Massey at and before the execution of these presents the receipt whereof the said Samuel doth hereby acknowledge and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof doth clearly acquit and discharge the said Elijah Massey, his executors, and administrators, in every of them by these presents he the said Samuel Davis have granted, aliened, released, and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, alien, release, and confirm unto the said Elijah Massey in his actual possession now being by virtue of a bargain and sale to him thereof made for one whole year by indenture bearing date the day before the date thereof and by force of the statute for transferring uses into possession and to his heirs and assigns forever all that part or parcel of land lying and being in Kent County aforesaid and within bounds following to wit:  Beginning at a marked Spanish oak tree being the easternmost bound of a tract called Smith's Park and running from the said oak South West 106 perches to the land belonging formerly to Robert Little, deceased, and from thence East thirty degrees South with the same lines 195 perches thence North 146 perches and thence with a straight line to the first tree containing and laid out for 100 acres be the same more or be it less by what so ever name or names or howsoever the same or any part thereof is called or known with all and every the rights, members, and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging work anyways appertaining and all the estate right title interest claim and demand whatsoever both in law and equity of him the said Samuel Davis of in and unto the said part or parcel of land in every part and parcel thereof and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, yearly and other rents and profits of the premises in every part or parcel thereof. To have and to hold the said part or parcel of land herein before mentioned and intended to be hereby granted with the appurtenances unto the said Elijah Massey and his heirs and assigns forever to the use of said Elijah of the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, forever and the said Samuel Davis for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators doth covenant and grant to and with the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, by these presents in manner and form following, that is to say that he the said Samuel Davis now have good right, full power, and lawful and absolute authority to grant and convey the said part or parcel of land and premises unto the said Elijah Massey and his heirs according to the purport, true intent, and meaning of these presents and that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, from time to time and at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly to have, hold, possess, and enjoy the said part or parcel of land and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned and intended to be hereby granted with the appurtenances without any lawful sett, suit, trouble, or interception of him the said Samuel Davis, his heirs, or assigns, or any other person or persons whatsoever freed and discharged of and from all encumbrances whatsoever, the rents and services from henceforth to grow due and payable to the Lord or Lords of that fee or fees of the said part or parcel of land for and in respect to his or their signing excepted and foreprized and that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Elijah Massey's heirs and assigns from time to time and at all times forever hereafter peaceably and quietly to have, hold, possess, and enjoy the said part or parcel of land in every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances and that the said Samuel Davis and his heirs and all and every other person persons whatsoever having or lawfully claiming or which are shall or may at any time or times hereafter have or lawfully claim any estate, right, title, or interest of in or to the said premises hereby granted or mentioned to be hereby granted on of in or to any part or parcel thereof shall and will from time to time and at all times hereafter at and upon the reasonable request and at the cost and charges in the law of the said Elijah Massey's heirs and assigns or some of that in these them make do levy, execute, acknowledge, and suffer or cause to be made, done, levied, executed, or acknowledged and severed all and every such further and other reasonable act and acts, thing and things, demise, devise, and devices, assurance and assurances, conveyance and conveyances in the law whatsoever for the better and more perfect assurance thereby and sure making and conveying, settling, establishing, and confirming of the said part or parcel of land and premises hereby granted or mentioned to be hereby granted or any part thereof with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, be it by fine or fines, feooffment or feeoffments, common recovery or recoveries with single double or treble voucher or vouchers, release or confirmation, or any other ways or means in the law whatsoever as by the said Elijah Massey, his heirs or assigns, or any of them, or by his or their or any other counsel in the law, shall be reasonably devised, advised, or required, and lastly that he the said Samuel Davis and his heirs the said part or parcel of land and premises hereby granted or mentioned to be hereby granted and every part and parcel thereof with all and singular their and every of their rights, members, and purchases onto the said Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, against him the said Samuel Davis, his heirs, and assigns, against all and every other person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the parties aforesaid have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Samuel Davis, Junior {seal} Signed sealed and delivered in presence of James Hynson      William Rogers Receive the day of the date of the foregoing indenture of Elijah Massey the sum of five hundred pounds it being the consideration money therein mentioned to be paid by him to me. £500  Samuel Davis, Junior Testis- James Hynson        William Rogers Marilyn Kent County to wit : Be it remembered that on the day of the date of the foregoing deed came Samuel Davis the younger, the grantor therein mentioned, before us, the subscribers, two of His Lordship's Justices of the Peace for Kent County aforesaid and did acknowledge the same to be his act and deed and the lands and premises therein mentioned in every part and parcel thereof to be the estate, right, and title of the same Elijah Massey, his heirs, and assigns, according to the true intent and meaning of the same deed. James Hynson    William Rogers 1775 June 9th. Received of Elijah Massey four shillings sterling as an alienation fine on the within land due to the Lord Proprietary and received for his use. Thomas Smith Recorded this 9th day of June 1775. Dennis Dulany clerk