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, EF #7, pp. 297,298
Daniel Toas Massey to John Field, May 3, 1788

This indenture made the third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight. Between Daniel Toas Massey of Kent County and State of Maryland, farmer of the one part and John Field of the City of Philadelphia, merchant of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Daniel Toas Massey for and in consideration of six hundred and seventy eight pounds nine shillings four pence current money of Maryland to him in hand paid by the said John Field the receipt whereof the said Daniel Toas Massey doth hereby acknowledge have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, leased and confirmed and doth by these presents grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release, and confirm unto the said John Field, his heirs, and assigns, all and singular the lands conveyed to the said Daniel Toas Massey by his brother Stephen Massey by deed indented bearing date the twenty fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one as by the said deed indented recorded amongst the land records of Kent County reference being thereto had made more fully appear together with an all singular the houses, buildings, improvements, fences, ways, waters, hereditaments, and appurtenances to the said lands belonging and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and services thereof and of every part and parcel thereof and all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim, and demand both in law and equity of him the said Daniel Toas Massey of into and out of the same in every part thereof.  To have and to hold all and singular the hereby bargained and sold lands and premises with the appurtenances to the said John Field, his heirs, and assigns, to his and their own proper use forever. Provided always and it is the true intent and meaning of these presents and of the parties to the same that if the said Daniel Toas Massey, his heirs, executors, or administrators do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said John Field, his executors, administrators, or assigns the said sum of six hundred and seventy eight pounds nine shillings and six pence current money on or before the twentieth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight with legal interest thereon from the date of these presents then this indenture and every article print and clause on in the same shall cease, determine, and be absolutely void and the hereby bargained and sold lands and premises with their and every of their purposes shall be and remain the proper estate of the said Daniel Toas Massey and his heirs in as full and ample manner as if the indenture had never been made, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. In witness whereof the parties to these presents have here unto interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Daniel Toas Massey {seal} Sealed and delivered in the presence of John Scott  [illegible] Nicols Kent County to wit. On the third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight, before us, the subscribers, two of the Justices for Kent County personally appeared Daniel Toas Massey the grantor in the above written indenture and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and the lands and premises therein mentioned to be the right and estate of the above-mentioned John Field and his heirs subject to the proviso in the same indenture contained and according to the form and effect of the said indenture. Witness our hands the day and year aforesaid John Scott    [illegible] Nicols Recorded the third day of May seventeen hundred and eighty eight. per Ben Chambers clerk