Section VI - Massey Data Bank

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

Massey Land Records 1675-1868 for Worcester County, Maryland

Date

Parcel

1675/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Lawes


Goodwill

300

19:138
18:57

Patent

1675: Good Will, Goodwill - John Lawes - 300 acres
1675/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Robert Richardson


Mount Ephraim

2,000

19:223
15:336

Patent

1675: Mount Ephraim  - Robert Richardson - 2,000 acres
1679/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

George Hamlin


Winchester

800

15:589
21:162

Patent

1679: Winchester  - George Hamlin - 800 acres
1679/06/14

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Stevens


Carmel

2,000

Pat. cert. 440A

Patent

June 14, 1679: Carmel  - William Stevens - 2,000 acres

1680/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Edward Smith


Unity

300

19:477
11:478

Patent

1680: Unity - Edward Smith  - 300 acres
1681/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John White


Buckingham

1,500

CB:2:519
21:137

Patent

1681: Buckingham  - John White - 1,500 acres


1681/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John White


Unity

650

22:24
CB:3:521

Patent

1681: Unity - John White - 650 acres -
1681/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Edmond Howard


Yorkshire

400

CB:2:336
21:249

Patent

1681: Yorkshire - Edmond Howard - 400 acres
1684/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Price


Refuge

160

BC&GS:37:416
22:361

Patent

1684: Refuge  - John Price - 160 acres
1685/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Francis Jenkins


Mayfield

500

NS:2:173
22:75

Patent

1685: Mayfield[s] - Francis Jenkins - 500 acres
1685/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Emott


Pindars Neglect

200

NS:2:224
22:27

Patent

1685: Pindars Neglect - John Emott- 200 acres
1686/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Thomas Welburne


Black Ridge

300

NS:B:349
22:176

Patent

1686: Black Ridge - Thomas Welburne - 300 acres
1686/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Stevens


Faire Meadow

500

22:361

Certificate

1686: Faire Meadow - Unpatented (?) Certificate  - William Stevens - 500 acres
1687/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

James Round


Fairs Meadow

334

NS:2:440
22:274

Patent

1687: Fairs Meadow  - James Round - 334 acres
1687/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Goddin


Spittlefields

500

NS:B:487
22:280

Patent

1687: Spittlefields - John Goddin - 500 acres
1688/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Matthew Scarborough


North Petherton

500

NS:B:634
22:392

Patent

1688: North Petherton - Matthew Scarborough - 500 acres
1695/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Robert Perrie


Penny Street

200

C:3:282
C:3:281

Patent

1695: Penny [Penney] Street - Robert Perrie - 200 acres
1695/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Matthew Scarborough


South Petherton

430

C:3:286
C:3:286

Patent

1695: South Petherton - Matthew Scarborough - 430 acres

1700/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Moline S.H. Fassitt

Alexander Massey



GMH:8:474



... not located ...

1706/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Stokley


Hunting Quarter

200

DD:5:253
DD:5:252

Patent

1706: Hunting Quarter (or Lachish, Lachis) - John Stokley - 200 acres
1709/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Freeman


Freemans Lott

250

DD:5:530
DD:5:529

Patent

1709: Freemans Lott  - John Freeman - 250 acres; see also DD:3:156
1734/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Hampton & Mary Hampton


Fair Meadow

570

EI:1:184
EI:3:232

Patent

1734: Fair Meadow  - John & Mary Hampton - 570 acres

1740/05/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Hall

John Massey, Junior

North Petherton

500

A:487

Deed

May 1, 1740: John Massey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland buys for £5 from John Hall the remaining 250 acre portion of the 500 acre tract granted to Matthew Scarbrough of Somerset County on July 6, 1687, renewed on May 10, 1688, and called North Petherton, lying on the seaboard side of Somerset County and enclosed within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at the South East side of a salt water pond about three miles to the Southward of Cedar Neck, thence South sixty seven degrees Easterly forty poles (perches) to the Eastern sea, thence along and with the same South sixty degrees Westerly three hundred ninety five poles, thence North fifty one degrees Westerly two hundred and seventy poles, thence North three degrees Westerly three hundred and fifty two poles, and from thence with a tight line drawn to the first bounder, containing five hundred acres. Matthew Scarbrough sold this land to Roger Thomas, who bequeathed it to William Hall and John Stockely, and William Hall sold to John Massy (Massey) Senior, deceased, two hundred and fifty acres of North Petherton, but the land not being rightly divided, John Hall now sells the entirety of North Petherton to John Massey, Junior, son of the late John Massey, Senior, for the additional sum of £5. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Miller and Josaeph Miller; acting for the crown: Thomas Gilliss and R. King, Junior, County Clerk.

1744/03/12

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Marsy

Thomas Aydelott

Spring Bank

100

A:308

Deed

March 12, 1744: John Marsy (Massey ?), planter of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland, sells for £110 a 100 acre portion of his two thirds interest in the 500 acre tract called Spring Bank (which he purchased from Samuel Taylor, George Dawson and William Dawson, all of Prince George's County)  lying in Worcester County on the seaboard side and South of the Indian River to Thomas Aydelott also planter of Worcester County. The tract that is the subject of this indenture was once the home of Moses Vorden and is enclosed by the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked white oak standing on the East side line of the South side of the Gum Swamp, thence South as for a distance as will include one hundred acres in the width of the said tract, thence West across the said tract, thence North the same distance of the South line, thence East to the first bounder. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Samuel Hopkins and John].Miller; acting for the Crown: R. King, Junior, County Clerk.

1746/03/18

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Stephen


Eagles Choice

25

Pat. cert. 847

Patent

March 18, 1746: Eagles Choice - William Stephen - 25 acres

1747/01/25

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Fassett


Nathans Chance

300

Pat. cert. 1785

Patent

January 25, 1747: Nathans Chance - John Fassett - 300 acres

1747/06/20

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Evans

John Marsey

North Petherton

250

A:513

Division

June 20, 1747: John Marsey (Massey ?) and John Evans of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland divide their half of the 500 acre tract called North Petherton according to the following line: Beginning at a marked red oak standing on the West side line of the said tract of land belonging to the heirs of Athins Marsey called Athins Lott, thence with a line drawn South eighty six degrees East to the sea, the said Marsey part on the North side of the said line and the said Evans part on the South side of the same.

1747/07/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Massey

Jacob Gray

Dareys Quarter

100

A:518

Deed

July 4, 1747: John Massey (Marsey ?) of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland sells for £95 to Jacob Gray, also of Worcester County, the tract of land called Dareys Quarter lying in Somerset County (now Worcester County) on the seaboard side that was granted unto John Marssey, on July 10, 1725, which lies within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked Spanish oak standing on the end of a ridge of land near a tract formerly laid out for Matthew Scarbrough called North Petherton, and from thence West twenty eight poles (perches) thence South sixty five degrees West twenty eight poles, thence South thirty degrees West twenty poles,, thence West forty six poles, thence South seventy five degrees West thirty six poles, thence South thirty five degrees East twenty poles, thence South seventy [degrees] West fifty poles, thence North one hundred and thirty five poles, thence East one hundred and eighty six poles, and from thence with a straight line to the first bounds, containing one hundred acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Miller and Joseph Miller; acting for the Crown: Thomas Gillis; R. King, Junior is Worcester County Clerk.

1747/07/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Marsey, Senior & John Marsey, Junior

Andrew Gray

North Petherton

250

A:516

Deed

July 4, 1747: John Marsey (Massey ?), Senior and John Marsey, Junior, son and grandson of the late John Marsey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland, sell for £95 to Andrew Gray, bricklayer, all their right and title to a 250 acre portion of North Petherton, which was granted to Matthew Scarbrough of Somerset County on July 6, 1687, renewed on May 10, 1688, and lying on the seaboard side of Somerset County and enclosed within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at the South East side of a salt water pond about three miles to the Southward of Cedar Neck, thence South sixty seven degrees Easterly forty poles (perches) to the Eastern sea, thence along and with the same South sixty degrees Westerly three hundred ninety five poles, thence North fifty one degrees Westerly two hundred and seventy poles, thence North three degrees Westerly three hundred and fifty two poles, and from thence with a tight line drawn to the first bounder, containing five hundred acres. Matthew Scarbrough and his then wife Hannah sold North Petherton to Roger Thomas for 7,500 pounds of tobacco, who then willed the land to William Hall and Roger Stockly; William Hall then sold his half of North Petherton to John Marsey (Massey ?) who willed that half to his sons John Marsey and Athins Marsey, who divided the 250 acres between them. In the present sale, Jacob Gray put up the £95 purchase price for his son and heir Andrew Gray for the following portion of North Petherton: Beginning at the first bounder of North Petherton, thence South sixty seven degrees east forty poles (perches), thence North fifty one degrees to the Eastern sea, thence South six degrees West one hundred and thirty five poles, thence North eighty six degrees West by a line of marked trees to the marsh, thence North twenty two degrees East to a salt pond, thence with a tight line to the first bounder, containing two hundred [and fifty] acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Miller and Joseph Miller; acting for the Crown: Thomas Gillis; R. King, Junior is Worcester County Clerk.

1747/11/24

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Daniel Wharten


Wood Yard

25

Pat. cert. 2719

Patent

November 24, 1747: Wood Yard - Daniel Wharten - 25 acres

1748/10/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Calloway


Buck Ridge

50

Pat. cert. 397

Patent

October 5, 1748: Buck Ridge - William Calloway 50 acres

1749/04/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Powell Pattie


Holly Grove

52

BY&GS:2:102
BY&GS:1:497

Patent

April 5, 1749: Holly Grove - Powell Pattie - 52 acres

1749/04/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Powell Patie


Long Acre

103

Pat. cert. 1564

Patent

April 5, 1749: Long Acre - Powell Patie - 103 acres

1749/04/14

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Day Givan


Givans Discovery

115

Pat. cert. 1068

Patent

April 14, 1749: Givans Discovery - Day Givan - 115 acres

1749/05/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Smith


Smiths Industry

100

Pat. cert. 2369

Patent

May 4, 1749: Smiths Industry - William Smith - 100 acres

1750/04/03

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph Tingle


Holly Grove

100

Pat. cert. 1328

Patent

April 3, 1750: Holly Grove  - Joseph Tingle - 100 acres

1750/04/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Thomas Harvey


Good Success

25

Pat. cert. 1110

Patent

April 4, 1750: Good Suc[k]cess - Thomas Harvey - 25 acres

1750/06/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Fassitt and wife Mary

Alexander Marsey

Nathans Chance

100

B:257

Deed

June 1, 1750: Alexander Marsey (Massey ?) of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland buys for £30 from John Fassitt, planter, also of Worcester County, the 100 acre Southern portion of the 300 acre tract called Nathan's Chance, lying in Worcester County on the sea side. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Millerand John Purnell; acting for the Crown: Thomas Gillis; R. King, Junior is Worcester County Clerk.

1754/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph Marsey


Marseys Folly

50

GS:2:355
BC&GS:4:186

Patent

1754: Marseys Folly  - Joseph Marsey - 50 acres
Masseys Folly - 1754/06/02 - Thomas Massey - 13 acres -
1754/06/02

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Thomas Massey


Masseys Folly

13

Pat. cert. 1645

Patent

June 2, 1754: Thomas Massey - 13 acres

1754/07/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph Massey


Masseys Folley

50

Pat. cert. 1646

Patent

July 1, 1754: Masseys Folley - Joseph Massey - 50 acres

1755/04/07

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Thomas Truitt


Truitts Chance

100

BC&GS:6:389
BC&GS:9:335

Patent

April 7, 1755: Truitts Chance - Thomas Truitt - 100 acres

1755/06/23

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Fassitt


Nathans Chance

257

Pat. cert. 1784

Patent

June 23, 1755: Nathans Chance - John Fassitt - 257 acres

1755/07/02

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Newbold


Carmell

119

Pat. cert. 441

Patent

July 2, 1755: Carmell - John Newbold - 119 acres
1756/01/29

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Ephraim Massey


Masseys Chance

80

BC&GS:7:514
BC&GS:9:314

Patent

January 29, 1756: Masseys Chance - Ephraim Massey - 80 acres

1756/08/11

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Tull


Spring Bank

14

Pat. cert. 2405

Patent

August 11, 1756: Spring Bank - William Tull - 14 acres

1757/12/09

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Andrew Smith


Buck Ridge

50

Pat. cert. 399

Patent

December 19,1757: Buck Ridge - Andrew Smith - 50 acres

1758/08/03

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

James Perry


Holly Grove

324

BC&GS:10:139
BC&GS:11:14

Patent

August 3, 1758: Holly Grove - 1758 - James Perry - 324 acres

1759/01/19

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Baker


Buck Ridge

50

Pat. cert. 398

Patent

January 19, 1759: Buck Ridge - William Baker - 50 acres

1759/04/30

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Obadiah Gladson


Gladson Discovery

110

Unpat. cert. 541

Certificate

April 30, 1759: Gladson Discovery - Unpatented certificate - Obadiah Gladson - 110 acres

1760/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Smock


Mount Ephraim

90

BC&GS:13:338
BC&GS:12:163

Patent

1760: Mount Ephraim - William Smock - 90 acres

What seems to be the same parcel was also patented by Samuel Smack ...
1760/01/06

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph Evans


Josephs Lott

11

Pat. cert. 1454

Patent

January 6, 1760: Josephs Lott - Joseph Evans - 11 acres

1760/02/08

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Thomas Purnel, Junior


Holley Grove

140

Pat. cert. 1316

Patent

February 8, 1760: Holley Grove - Thomas Purnel, Junior - 140 acres

1760/09/29

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Smack


Mount Ephraim

90

Pat. cert. 1754

Patent

September 29, 1760: Mount Ephraim - Samuel Smack - 90 acres

1760/11/07

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Farrell


Poplar Neck

128

Pat. cert. 2039

Patent

November 7, 1760: Poplar Neck - John Farrell - 128 acres

1760/11/29

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Elisha Evans


Buckingham

52

Pat. cert. 393

Patent

November 29, 1760: Buckingham - Elisha Evans - 52 acres

1761/03/10

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Driskell


Corn Hill

51

Pat. cert. 625

Patent

March 10, 1761: Corn Hill - William Driskell - 51 acres

1761/05/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Peter Hubbert


Providence

32

Pat. cert. 2071

Patent

May 1, 1761: Providence - Peter Hubbert - 32 acres

1762/05/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Johnson Massey and wife Sarah

Nehemiah Noch

Carmon

18

E:309

Deed

May 1, 1762: Johnson Massey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland sells for £18 5/- to Nehemiah Noch the entirety of the tract called Carmon which was willed by his grandfather Alexander Massey to his father William Massey and thence to him, the said Johnson Massey, and which is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked white oak standing on the Easternmost side of Hearron Creek Road about thirty strides running due East to the head line, and thence down the said line to a marked red oak corner tree, thence with a line running West to a marked tree or bounder, binding on Hearron Creek Road within the same distance as the first contains and with a straight line up to the first bounder called Purchis, containing eighteen acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Joseph Mitchell and John Evans; acting for the Crown: Joseph Allen; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1762/10/12

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Levi West

Joseph Massey

Good Success, Long Acre, and Wests Recovery

74

E:384

Deed

October 12, 1762: Joseph Massey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland buys for £83 5/- from Levi West, also of Worcester County, a 74 acre parcel that comprises parts of three Worcester County tracts called Good Success, Long Acre, and Wests Recovery, that were left to Levi West by his father's Last Will and Testament and which are contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked red oak standing on the side of a hill called Woolfpit Hill near Elijah West's plantation, thence South seventy poles (perches), thence East one hundred and six poles, thence North one hundred and seventy one poles, thence West eleven poles, thence South five degrees West thirty six poles, thence South fifty four degrees West six poles, thence West fourteen poles, thence South seventy two degrees West twenty two poles, thence South forty four degrees West twenty poles, thence South twenty three degrees East twenty poles, and thence to the first bounder, containing seventy one acres; and the other three acres lying in the bottom of a little neck in John West's pasture, the whole containing seventy four acres, lying in Worcester County on the Indian River. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Joseph Dirickson and John Dagworthy; acting for the Crown; Joseph Allen; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1763/03/02

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

McClammy Jones

Johnson Massey

Spittlefield

143

F:184

Deed

March 2, 1763: Johnson Massey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland buys for £150 from McClammy Jones, planter, also of Worcester County, a 143 acre portion of the tract called Spittlefield, lying in Worcester County back in the woods from the sea side in a place called Queponco, and which is enclosed within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked red oak being the first bounder of said Spittlefield, thence running South three degrees East one hundred and forty poles (perches), thence South fifty seven degrees West two hundred and six poles, thence North six degrees East eighty three poles, thence North eighty nine degrees East thirty six poles, thence North seven degrees east eighty five poles, thence North forty nine degrees West six poles, thence North thirteen degrees West fifty poles,and from thence with a straight line to the first bounder, containing one hundred and forty three acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Scarborough and John Selby; acting for the Crown: Joseph Allen; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1763/03/26

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Massey

Joseph Massey

Spring Bank

108

F:361

Deed

March 26, 1763: John Massey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland sells for £10 to his brother Joseph Massey, also of Worcester County, a 108 acre part of the 500 acre tract called Spring Bank, lying in Worcester County and near the Indian River, which original tract was granted to Robert Doyn in 1688, and which is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked red oak standing between Joseph Massey's two plantations and on the West side line of the aforesaid larger portion of the tract called Spring Bank, thence North one hundred and eighty six and a half poles (perches), thence East eighty six poles across the said tract, thence South one hundred and eighty six and a half poles, and thence West to the Town Road, thence South with the said road one hundred and sixty poles, thence West six poles, and from thence with a straight line to the first bounder, containing one hundred and eight acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Joseph Dirickson and John Dagworthy; acting for the Crown: Joseph Allen; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1763/04/16

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph Massey

John Massey

Second Choice

100÷4

F:363

Deed

April 16, 1763: Joseph Massey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland sells for £21 to his brother John Massey, all his right to the 100 acre tract called Second Choice lying in Worcester County near the sea side, which was devised in one fourth part to Joseph Massey in the Last Will and Testament of John Massey, deceased, in 1743. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Joseph Dirickson and John Dagworthy; acting for the Crown: Joseph Allen; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1763/06/22

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph Smith


Smiths Industry

34

Pat. cert. 2368

Patent

June 22,1763: Smiths Industry - Joseph Smith - 34 acres

1763/12/06

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Levi West

Joseph Massey

Long Acre

4

F:46

Deed

December 6, 1763: Joseph Massey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland buys for £4 from Levi West, also of Worcester County, a 4 acre parcel, part of a Worcester County tract called Long Acre, out of the South End of Long Acre, excluding of what has been made over to the said Joseph Massey out of the tract called Long Acre.  Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Thomas Handy and William Ellegood; acting for the crown: Joseph Allen; H. Johson is Worcester County clerk.

1764/05/22

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Thomas Farrell


Hudsons Endeavour

129

Unpat. cert. 689

Certificate

May 22, 1764: Hudsons Endeavour - Unpatented certificate- Thomas Farrell - 129 acres

1764/07/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Benjamin Purdue


Holly Grove

13.5

Pat. cert. 1313

Patent

July 4, 1764: Holly Grove - Benjamin Purdue - 13-1/2 acres

1764/08/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Alexander Massey and wife Charity

John Fassitt, Senior

Nathens Chance

100

F:452

Deed

August 1, 1764: Alexander Marsy (Massey ?) of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland sells for £50 to John Fassitt, Senior, also of Worcester County, a 100 acre portion of the 300 acre tract called Nathen's Chance, lying in Worcester County on the sea, which was patented to John Fassitt, Senior. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Joseph Mitchell and John Evans; acting for the Crown: Joseph Allen; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1765/04/16

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

McClamey Jones and wife Martha

Alexander Massey

Carmel

128

F:326

Deed

April 16, 1765: Alexander Massey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland buys for £221 from McClamey (McClammy) Jones, also of Worcester County, the 128 acre parcel called Carmel that McClamey Jones obtained from Johnson Massey (originally part of a two thousand acre tract granted to William Stevens on June 11, 1769 in Sinepuxon) that had come into Johnson Massey's ownership. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace J. Dennis, Junior, and John Evans; acting for the Crown: Joseph Allen; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1765/08/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Reverend Charles Tennant


Fair Meadow

10

Pat. cert. 895

Patent

August 5, 1765: Fair Meadow - Reverend Charles Tennant - 10 acres

1765/11/09

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Robert Jenkins Henry


Addition to Fair Meadow

38

Pat. cert. 78

Patent

November 9, 1765: Addition to Fair Meadow - Robert Jenkins Henry - 38 acres

1766/01/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Jethro Brown


Wood Yard 

71

Pat. cert. 2718

Patent

January 5, 1766: Wood Yard - Jethro Brown - 71 acres

1767/09/29

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Stevens White


Buckinghams Addition

550

Pat. cert. 394

Patent

September 29, 1767: Buckinghams Addition - Stevens White - 550 acres

1767/10/22

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Riley Evans & wife Hesiah

John Massey

North Perthernton

112

G:216

Deed

October 22, 1767: John Massey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland buys for £65 from William Riley Evans, also of Worcester County, a 112 acre portion of the tract called North Perthernton (Petherton) that is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at the South East end of the Salt Pond, it being the first bounder of the aforesaid tract, thence running South sixty seven degrees east forty poles (perches) to the sea side, thence with the sea seventy six poles, thence North seventy five degrees West one hundred and seventy six poles with a line of marked saplings to a marked mulberry tree standing in an old field, thence the same course across the said tract of land, thence with the course of the same tract to the first bounder, containing one hundred and twelve acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Joseph Mitchell and John Evans; acting for the Crown: Joseph Allen; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1768/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Powell Pattey


Penny Street & Silver Street

245

BC&GS:36:73
BC&GS:34:413

Patent

1768: Penny Street & Silver Street - Powell Pattey - 245 acres
1768/06/25

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Reverend Charles Tennant


Addition to Fair Meadow

12

BC&GS:33:318
BC&GS:34:417

Patent

June 25, 1768: Addition to Fair Meadow - Reverend Charles Tennant[s] - 12 acres

1769/05/10

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joshua Chapman


Refuge

160

   Pat. cert. 79  

Patent

May 10, 1769: Refuge - Joshua Chapman - 160 acres

1769/08/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Massey

Elijah Richards

Spring Bank

80

H:72

Deed

August 4, 1769: John Massey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland sells for £55 to Elijah Richards, also of Worcester County, all that part of the parcel called Spring Bank that lies to the Southward of Heinman Wharton's hundred acres that he has purchased out of the aforesaid tract, it laid out for eighty acres, it being the head of the tract called Spring Bank joining to Thomas Harney's land and lying in Worcester County. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Jonathan Vaughan and William Holland; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1769/10/30

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph Ironshier


Cumberland

320.5

Pat. cert. 668

Patent

Cumberland - 1769/10/30 - Joseph Ironshier - 320-1/2 acres

1769/10/30

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Houston


Fair Meadow

15

BC&GS:38:375
BC&GS:39:418

Patent

October 30, 1769: Fair Meadow - John Houston - 15 acres

1769/11/29

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph Marshall


Providence

100

Pat. cert. 2070

Patent

Providence - 1769/11/29 - Joseph Marshall - 100 acres

1770/02/24

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph Evans

Daniel Massey

Josephs Lott & Hunting Quarter

11 & 100

H:228

Deed

February 24, 1770: Daniel Massey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland buys for £125 from Joseph Evans, also of Worcester County, an 11 acre parcel called Joseph's Lott and a 100 acre portion of the tract called Larchas (a.k.a. Hunting Quarter) that was once patented unto John Stockley, beginning for the 100 acres at a marked stake artificially set up in the sixth line of the aforesaid tract at the end of William Robinson's one hundred acres that he has conveyed out of the aforesaid tract, thence running South thirty six degrees West one hundred and seventy five poles (perches), thence South forty nine and a half degrees East ninety two poles, thence North thirty six degrees East one hundred and seventy five poles, and from thence across the tract to the first beginning, containing one hundred acres, the two tracts of land containing in the whole one hundred and eleven acres, lying in Worcester County. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Cor. Kollock and William Holland; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1770/02/24

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Turvill Gault

John Massey

North Perthernton

50

H:226

Deed

February 24, 1770: John Massey of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland buys for £30 from John Turvill Gault, also of Worcester County, a 50 acre portion of the larger tract called North Perthernton containing 500 acres that was formerly granted unto Matthew Scarborough (Scarbrough), the said fifty acres now John Turvell Gault's to sell to John Massey, which lies in Worcester County. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Cor. Kollock and William Holland; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1770/03/07

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Massey

William Horsey

Goods and chattels

[none]

H:214

Bill of Sale

March 7, 1770: John Marcy (Massey) of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland sells for £15 to William Horsey, all the following goods and chattels; one white mare, about five years old, one sow and thirteen shoats, one desk, one chest of drawers, one dozen new pewter plates, and one small cow hide. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace G. Farrington and Andrew Speer; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1770/07/18

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Powell Patty


Holly Grove

150

Pat.cert. 1311

Patent

July 18, 1770: Holly Grove - Powell Patty - 150 acres

1770/08/31

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Jones


Unity

181

BC&GS:43:116
BC&GS:40:410

Patent

August 31, 1770: Unity - John Jones - 181 acres

1771/12/02

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Powell Pattey

John Massey

Silver Street & Penney Street

53 & 41

H:631

Deed

December 2, 1771: John Massey (son of Alexander Massey) of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland buys for £45 from Powell Pattey, also of Worcester County, all that tract of land called Silver Street and Penney Street in two parts, the bounds of the second part being: Beginning at the end of the second line and the beginning of the third line of the original tract called Lon Acre, thence running North sixty five degrees West twenty eight poles (perches), thence South forty one degrees West sixty poles, thence North sixty three degrees West sixty six poles, thence North twenty nine degrees East fifty six poles, thence North sixty five degrees West forty two poles, thence North forty five degrees East eight pole, thence South eighty four degrees East one hundred and sixty four poles, thence South fifty degrees West twelve poles, thence South forty three poles, and thence with a right line drawn to the first beginning, containing fifty three acres.The second part is bounded as follows: Beginning at the end of the first and the beginning of the second courses of a tract called Pleasant Lott, now in the possession of John Massey, lying near the Head of Synapuxon Rock, and thence running South eighty five degrees West twenty poles, thence North sixty five degrees West twenty eight poles, thence South forty one degrees West sixty poles, thence North sixty three degrees West sixty six poles, thence North twenty nine degrees East fifty five poles, thence North sixty five degrees West six poles, thence East half a point Southerly one hundred and twenty three poles, thence with a straight line to the first beginning, containing forty one acres. Witnesses: J. Dennis and Joseph Mitchell; acting for the Crown: Parker Selby; H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk.

1772/01/13

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Stephens

John Massey

Eagles Choice

75

I:2

Deed

January 13, 1772: John Massey (son of Alexander Massey), planter of Worcester County in the Province of Maryland, buys for £37 from William Stephens (Stevens), also planter of Worcester County, all that tract called Eagle's Choice, lying in Worcester County back in the woods near a stream called Herrin (Hearon) Creek within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked beech [tree], and thence running [North or South ?] seventeen degrees East thirty one poles (perches), thence fifty eight degrees West one hundred poles, thence North [illegible] three degrees West fifty five poles, and from thence with a right line to the first bounder, containing seventy five acres. Witnesses: Milby Atkinson and Cl. Humpbells; acting for the Crown: Parker Selby;H. Johnson is Worcester County clerk. [Note:this liber's first two pages are heavily taped and illegible in part - GL,III, ed.]

1773/08/16

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Benjamin Aydelotts


Refuge

321

 Pat. cert. 2148

Patent

August 16, 1773: Refuge - Benjamin Aydelotts - 321 acres

1774/02/24

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Daniel Fooks


Poplar Neck

50

Pat. cert. 2040

Patent

February 24, 1774: Poplar Neck - Daniel Fooks - 50 acres

1783/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Charles Harris;also Charles Harris


Alderberry

200; also 150

Not found

Patent

1783: Alderberry - Two parcels found in the Maryland Archives:
Charles Harris: 200 acres. WO Wicomico p. 4. MSA S1161-11-13. 1/4/5/54; also
George Smith: 150 acres. WO Wicomico p. 9. MSA S1161-11-13. 1/4/5/54
1783/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Thomas Purnell; also James Ruark


Lambersons Venture

50;
also 65

Not found

Patent

1783: Lambersons Venture - Two parcels found in the Maryland Archives:
Thomas Purnell: pt, 50 acres. WO Queponco p. 4. MSA S1161-11-11. 1/4/5/54; also
James Ruark: 65 acres. WO Queponco p. 4. MSA S1161-11-11. 1/4/5/54
1783/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Sarah Massey


Pleasant Lott

35

Not found

Patent

1783: Pleasant Lott - One parcel found in the Maryland Archives:
Sarah Massey: pt, 35 acres. WO Buckingham and Worcester p. 8. MSA S1161-11-7. 1/4/5/54
1784/04/09

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Doctor James Wilson


Small Addition to Mount Ephraim

81.5

Pat. cert. 2340

Patent

April 9, 1784: Small Addition to Mount Ephraim - Doctor James Wilson - 81-1/2 acres

1785/10/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Powell Pattey, Senior, & wife Rachel

John Massey

Holley Grove

50

L:211

Deed

October 4, 1785: John Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for £125 from Powell Paty (Pattey), also of Worcester County, a part of the tract called Holley Grove that is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked red oak, it being the first bounder of the aforesaid tract called Holley Grove, thence running South eighty five degrees East thirty four poles (perches), thence South one hundred and eighty three poles, thence South seventy six degrees East twenty poles, thence South seventy one degrees West sixty poles, thence North thirty nine degrees West six poles, thence with a right line to the first bounder, containing fifty acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Portly and William Stevenson; James R. Morris is Worcester County clerk.

1790/11/18

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Middleton Adkins


Buck Ridge

8

Unpat. cert. 252

Certificate

November 18, 1790: Buck Ridge - Unpatented certificate - Middleton Adkins - 8 acres

1795/09/25

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Massey

John Jones

Goods & chattels

[none]

Q:335

Bill of Sale

September 25, 1795: John Massey of Johnson of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for £50 to John Jones the following goods and chattels: three feather beds, bedding & furniture, two chests, one mare, eight hogs, crop on the ground & wheat is the name and for all the rest of my Goods & Chattels be it of what kind or sort it may at the sealing hereof. Witnesses: Major Evans & Samuel Holland and Justice of the Peace Fra. Jin. Henry; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1796/12/16

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Isaac Lewis


Buck Ridge

30

Unpat. cert. 253

Certificate

December 16, 1796: Buck Ridge - Unpatented certificate - Isaac Lewis - 30 acres

1797/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Johnson


Addition to Corn Hill

[not stated]

A:82

Land Commission

1797: Addition to Corn Hill -

See Land Commissions: Corn Hills Addition, estate of Samuel Johnson
1797/01/06

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Massey

[none]

slaves Jinny and Esther

[none]

R:428

Certificate

January 6, 1797: John Massey lists the slaves which he brought into Worcester County in the State of Maryland from Accomack County in the State of Virginia on December 24, 1796, who have been inhabitants of Accomack County more than three years: the woman Jinny, about twenty three years old, and the girl Esther, about sixteen months old. John Massey had to swear before Naval Officer William Selby that it was his intention to keep the listed slaves in service to himself with no intention of selling or trading them; recorded by John C. Handy, Worcester County clerk.
1797/03/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Aydelott & Benjamin Aydelott

John Massey & wife Anne Massey

Refuge

130

R:504

Division

March 4, 1797: William Aydelott of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, forms an agreement with John Massey and his wife Anne Massey, also of Worcester County, to set the division line between their shares of lands inherited from James Aydelott, deceased, whose Last Will and Testament left the lands lying in Worcester County near the head of Swansicott Creek to James Aydelott, who subsequently died intestate, thereby placing the affected lands in the equally shared ownership of John Massey and his wife Anne, William Aydelott, and Benjamin Aydelott. However, Bejamin Aydelott, the younger, has sold his part of the said lands to William Aydelott, leaving John Massey and his wife Anne and William Aydelott to make the present division:Beginning at a fallen white oak by the North side of a small branch, being the corner tree of Richard Rowley's land, and running from thence South fifty two degrees West twenty seven perches to a marked pine, thence South eighty three degrees West two hundred and twenty one perches by a line of marked trees to a sassafras post, thence South one and a half degrees East thirty two perches by a line of marked trees to a sassafras post at the corner of a tract of land called Refuge, containing one hundred and thirty acres of land. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Holland and Peter Spencer Corbin; recorded by John C. Handy, Worcester County clerk. [This 130 acres is the Massey's- GL,III, ed.]

1797/03/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Massey & wife Anne

William Aydelott

Refuge

202

R:501

Division

March 4, 1797: John Massey and his wife Anne Massey, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, form an agreement with William Aydelott to set the division line between their shares of lands inherited from James Aydelott, deceased, whose Last Will and Testament left the lands lying in Worcester County near the head of Swansicott Creek to James Aydelott, who subsequently died intestate, thereby placing the affected lands in the equally shared ownership of John Massey and his wife Anne, William Aydelott, and Benjamin Aydelott. However, Bejamin Aydelott, the younger, has sold his part of the said lands to William Aydelott, leaving John Massey and his wife Anne and William Aydelott to make the present division: Beginning at a fallen-down oak on the North side of a small branch, being a corner tree of Richard Rowley's land, and thence running South fifty two degrees West two hundred and seventy one perches by a line of a marked tree to a sassafras post, thence South one and a half degrees East thirty two perches to a sassafras post standing in the corner of a tract of land called Refuge, containing two hundred and two acres. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace John Holland and Peter Spencer Corbin; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk. [This 202 acres is William Aydelott's - GL,III, ed.]

1797/06/12

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Priscilla Massey

John Fassitt

Goods & chattels

[none]

R:586

Bill of Sale

June 12, 1797: Priscilla Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for £10 to John Fassitt, son of John Fassitt, the following goods and chattels: Four head of cattle, consisting of one cow and calf, cow & yearling, and one bull. Witness: John P. Mitchell; recorded by John C. Handy, Worcester County clerk.

1798/02/03

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Lister & wife Jemimah

John Adkin Massey

Unity

8

S:355

Deed

February 3, 1798: John Adkin Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for £40 from William Lister, also of Worcester County, all that portion of the tract called Unity that is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at the end of the first course of William Darby's part of the aforesaid tract called Unity, and thence running South seventeen and three quarter degrees West twenty five poles (perches), thence South eighty two degrees East fifty four poles to intersect the first line of Unity, thence North ten and three quarter degrees East twenty and a half poles, thence with a right line to the first beginning, containing eight acres, and situated in Worcester County on the East side of the County Road leading from Buckingham Meeting House to White's Tavern. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Portly and Josiah Mitchell; recorded by John C. Handy, Worcester County clerk.

1800/11/20

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Doctor Robert Lemmon


Cumberland

62

Pat. cert. 667

Patent

November 20, 1800: Cumberland - Dr. Robert Lemmon - 62 acres

1801/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Thomas P. Rackliffe


Highfields

[not stated]

A:334

Land Commission

1801: High Fields, Highfields -

1802/09/15

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Purnell & Zadock Purnell


Confirmation

760

Unpat. cert. 329

Certificate

September 15, 1802: Confirmation - Unpatented certificate - John & Zadock Purnell - 760 acres

1803/12/31

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Elijah Christopher


Confirmation

618

Pat. cert. 602

Patent

December 31, 1803: Confirmation - Elijah Christopher - 618 acres

1804/02/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Sally Massey

slaves Andrew, Rachel, Bli, George, Eazekiel, & John

[none]

[none]

W:97

Manumission

February 4, 1804: Sally Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland manumits her slaves: Andrew, born January 1, 1779, to be set free January 1, 1805; Rachel, born January, 1770, to be set free from the present date; also the boy Bli, born July, 1790, to be set free July 1, 1815; the boy George, born April 1794, to be set free April 1, 1819;  the boy Ezekiel born October, 1796, to be set free October 1,1821, the boy called John, born June, 1800, to be set free June 1, 1825. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace John Cutters, Levin Donokson, and John Ward; recorded by John C. Handy, Worcester County clerk.

1804/05/14

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Whittington


Wood Yard

39

Pat. cert. 2720

Patent

May 14, 1805: Wood Yard - William Whittington - 39 acres

1805/03/19

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Massey

William Aydelotte

slave Jacob

[none]

U:617

Bill of Sale

March 19, 1805: John Massey of Accomack County in the State of Virginia sells for £100 to William Aydelott of Worcester County in the State of Maryland the slave called Jacob. Witnesses: James Porter, Shadrack Ridden, and Justice of the Peace Benjamin Aydelott; recorded by John C.Hardy, Worcester County clerk.

1806/03/28

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Alexander Franklin

Alexander Massey

Sawpit Pasture

30

Y:621

Deed

March 28, 1806: Alexander Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for £100 from Alexander Franklin, also of Worcester County, all that parcel of land described in Alexander Franklin's grandfather Alexander Massey's Will, it being part of a tract belonging to Alexander Massey, deceased, lying in Synipuxent Neck and contiguous to another parcel called Carmel, containing some thirty acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Thomas Williams and William McGregor; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1806/05/28

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

David, William & Robert B. Johnson


Three Brothers

684

Pat. cert. 2475

Patent

May 28, 1806: Three Brothers - David Johnson, William Johnson,  & Robert B. Johnson - 684 acres

1806/10/29

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Jacob White & wife Mary White

James Massey

Small Addition to Mount Ephraim

76

Y:381

Deed

October 29, 1806: James Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $450.00 from Jacob White and his wife Mary White, also of Worcester County, their divided portion of the tract called Small Addition to Mount Ephraim which descended to Mary (Wilson) White from the estate of her father, Doctor James Wilson, who died intestate, and which is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked post standing on the East side of hill, it being the second bounder of Small Addition to Mount Ephraim, also the first bounder of a tract called High Field, and thence running North eighty nine and three quarter degrees West thirty six poles (perches across a small branch, thence North seventy one and a half degrees West sixteen poles, thence North thirty three degrees West twenty three poles, thence North fifty seven degrees West sixty three poles by and with a divisional ditch, thence North forty two degrees East thirteen and a half poles, thence North sixty seven degrees East seven poles, thence North fifty seven degrees West ten poles to the County Road, thence by and with the County Road North sixty nine and a half degrees East sixteen poles, thence North forty seven and a quarter degrees East sixty three poles, thence North seventy degrees East thirty three poles to a branch, thence by and with the run of the branch by the seven following courses: South forty eight and a half degrees East seventeen and a half poles, South seven degrees East twenty seven poles, South one degree East twenty poles, South ten and a half degrees East twenty four poles, South forty and a quarter degrees East seven poles, South thirty one degrees East twenty eight poles, South twenty five degrees East eighteen poles, thence South West fourteen poles, thence with a straight line to the beginning, containing seventy six acres. Doctor Wilson's other child is Jane Wilson Hurges, wife of Littleton Hurges. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Thomas N. Williams and John Davis; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.
1807/10/23

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Henry Bell


Confirmation

262

Pat. cert. 603

Patent

October 23, 1807: Confirmation - Henry Bell - 262 acres

1808/05/20

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Isaac Hill

Alexander Massey

slave Sira


Z:369

Bill of Sale

May 20, 1808: Alexander Massey, planter of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $200.00 from Isaac Hill, planter, also of Worcester County, one slave and child named Siria about eighteen years old. Witness: Justice of the Peace Thomas N. Williams; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1808/09/03

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Henry Hoskin

John A. Massey

Quillins Pasture

85.25

Z:460

Lease

September 3, 1808: John A. Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland leases for $255.75 from Henry Hoskin of Belmont County, Ohio, acting for himself and also under power of attorney for Benjamin Westlake and Ann Westlake his wife and also for Elizabeth Quillen, also of Belmont County in Ohio, all that parcel called Quillin's Pasture which contains eighty five and a quarter acres and which was conveyed from Joseph Hambly to Joseph Quillin, said term of lease to be ninety nine years, renewable forever. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Thomas N. Williams and William Dale; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1809/08/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Daniel Shephard

John A.Massey

Quillins Pasture

[not stated]

AA:255

Deed

August 5, 1809: John A. Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $28.49 from Daniel Shephard of Belmont County in the State of Ohio, all that tract called Winchester or Quillen's (Quillin's) Pasture, formerly belonging to Benjamin Quillin, lying on the South side of Turvells Creek, being between William H. Taylor's and a tract belonging to Thomas Purnell. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Thomas N. Williams and William Dale; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1811/12/10

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William H. Taylor


Marseys Disappointment

1.5

Unpat. cert. 859

Patent

December 10, 1811: Marseys Disappointment - Unpatented certificate - William H. Taylor - 1-1/2 acres

1812/05/12

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Levi Holloway

Priscilla Massey

Goods & chattels

[none]

AC:277

Bill of Sale

May 12, 1812: Priscilla Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $300.00 from Levi Holloway, also of Worcester County, the following goods and chattels: One yoke of oxen, three cows, and four feather beds, bedsteads, and furniture. Witness: Lemuel Showell; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1816/01/08

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Thomas Burbage


Addition to Wood Yard

69+

Pat. cert. 185

Patent

January 8, 1816: Addition to Wood Yard - Thomas Burbage - 69+ acres

1817/12/03

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William E. Truitt


Truetts Luck

170

Unpat. cert. 1324

Patent

December 3, 1817: Truetts Luck - Unpatented certificate - William E. Truitt - 170 acres

1821/05/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Alexander Massey

Henry Franklin

Carmel, Penny Street, Silver Street and Pleasant Lott

30

AL:480

Deed

May 5, 1821: Alexander Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $1,500.00 to Henry Franklin, Senior, also of Worcester County, all the lands which John Massey, father of Alexander Massey [passed] to him, called Carmel, Penny Street, Silver Street and Pleasant Lott. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Thomas N. Williams and Schoolfield Lamberson; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1821/05/31

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Priscilla Massey

Samuel Massey

Goods & chattels

[none]

AL:546

Bill of Sale

May 31, 1821: Priscilla Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for 4200.00 to Samuel Massey, also of Worcester County, the following goods and chattels: Seven head of cattle, ear-marked swallows fork the right and cross the left, sixteen head of hogs, the ears marked the same, two beds and furniture, two bedsteads, two pine chests and linen wheel, two small iron pots, one loom, stays & burs, and three pork barrels. Witness: Justice of the Peace William McGregor; John C. Hardy is Worcester County clerk.

1821/11/09

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Purnell Brittingham

John A. Massey

slave Mary,  goods & chattels

[none]

AM:313

Bill of Sale

November 9, 1821: John A. Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $180.00 from Purnell Brittingham, also of Worcester County, the following: One slave named Mary, about eighteen years old, and also two beds & furniture, one cow & calf, one yearling, eight head of hogs, nine chairs, one cupboard and the cookware therein, two pots, a Dutch oven, a lot of carpenter tools, and all my nautical instruments whatsoever, consisting of quadrant, books, charts, seals and dividers. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace Schoolfield Lamberson and W. Baynum; John C. Hardy is Worcester County clerk.

1822/05/20

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Priscilla Massey

Samuel Massey

Goods & chattels

[none]

AN:252

Bill of Sale

May 20, 1822: Priscilla Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $80.00 to Samuel Massey, also of Worcester County, the following goods and chattels: three head of broke steers, marked cross the left ear and swallow fork the right ear, one red cow and calf, cross the left ear and swallow fork the right ear, one red cow not with calf, cross the left ear, swallow fork the right ear, two youngsters three years old, cross the left ear and swallow fork the right ear, one heifer yearling, two years old, cross the left ear and swallow fork the right ear, one black bull yearling, cross the left ear and swallow fork the right ear, one sow and one barrow and sire, six shoats, all of the same mark, cross the left ear and swallow fork the right ear, two beds and furniture, mats and covers, two pine chests, one lamb and three slays [sleighs ?] and two pair of gears, one large iron pot, and one small dish pot, all of which property is now in my possession. Witnesses: Eli Collims, Sally Rogers and Justice of the Peace Isaac Collins; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1828/03/30

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John A. Massey

slave Peter

[none]

[none]

AT:421

Manumission

March 30, 1828: John A. Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, executor of the estate of his mother Sarah Massey, late of Worcester County, for the consideration of $5.00, manumits the slave Peter, age thirty five, following the Will of Sarah Massey. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace Schoolfield Lamberson and James Dirickson; John C. Hardy is Worcester County clerk.

1828/05/07

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey

slave Luke

[none]

[none]

AT:448

Manumission

May 7, 1828: Kendall Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland for the consideration of $1.00 manumits the slave Luke, age thirteen years, as of January 1, 1828. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace Thomas Milbourne and James Richardson; John C. Hardy is Worcester County clerk.

1829/01/13

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Massey

William Franklin Riley

Mount Ephraim

[not stated]

AU:293

Deed

January 13, 1829: John Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $85.00 to William Franklin Riley, also of Worcester County, all that tract called Mount Ephraim which was devised to John Massey by his father James Massey and which is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at the bounder of Mount Ephraim, and thence running with a straight line North thirty nine degrees West one hundred and forty five poles (perches) to the County Road leading from New Ark to Snow Hill, which line was intended as a divisional line between said John Massey and his brother Ephraim Massey, giving all the North side of said line to the said John Massey, his youngest son, thence with and bounded by said County Road until it intersects the lot devised by the said James Massey to his youngest daughter Ann Massey. This deed conveys John Massey's part of his sister Ann's part of the tract Mount Ephraim to William Franklin Riley [who is presumably Ann Massey's husband ... GL,III, ed.] Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Caleb Morris and Samuel Tubbs; John C. Hardy is Worcester County clerk.

1829/12/22

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Levi Cathell


Addition to Cathells Luck

318.75

Unpat. cert. 35

Certificate

December 22, 1829: Addition to Cathells Luck - Unpatented certificate - Levi Cathell - 318-3/4 acres
1830/01/02

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Col. Samuel Handy


Conformation

496

Pat. cert. 605

Patent

January 2, 1830: Conformation - Col. Samuel Handy - 496 acres

1830/05/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Henry Townsend

Samuel Massey

Goods & chattels

[none]

AW:114

Bill of Sale

May 4, 1830: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $8.00 from Henry Townsend, also of Worcester County, the following goods and chattels: One cow, "slit and under bit the right ear and under her the left ear," one ditto heifer, white of the same mark, two red bull yearlings of the same mark, one black bull of the same mark as before mentioned, and all of which property is now in my possession. Witnesses: William Moore, William Timmons and Justice of the Peace Isaac Collins; John C. Hardy is Worcester County clerk.

1830/09/11

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Lambert C. Powell & wife Louisa and Rachel Massey

John A. Massey & Kendall Massey

Brick Ridge, Penny Street, Silver Street and Pleasant Lott

167

AW:326

Deed

September 11, 1830: Lambert E. Powell and his wife Louisa Powell and Rachel Massey sell for $233.00  to John A. Massey and Kendle (Kendall) Massey, also of Worcester County, all their right, title and interest in the lands which were devised to them by John A. Massey, Senior, lying in Worcester County and known as Brick Ridge, Penny Street, Silver Street and Pleasant Lott, near the head of Herring Creek and on the public road leading from the same, which land was willed by the father of John A. Massey to his sons Alexander Massey, John Massey, and Kendall Massey to be divided between them, containing one hundred and sixty seven acres. Witnesses: Schoolfield Lamberson and Robert Pitts; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1830/09/19

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John A. Massey, Kendall Massey, Rachel Massey, Lambert C. Powell & wife Louisa

Thomas Brittingham

[not stated]

[not stated]

AW:360

Deed

September 19, 1830: John A. Massey, Kindle (Kendall) Massey, Rachel Massey, Lambert C. Powell and his wife Louisa Powell, all of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sell for $83.32 to Thomas Brittingham, also of Worcester County, all that lands devised to them by the Will of their late father, John Massey, that is lying in Worcester County on the road between Berlin and Poplar Town. Witnesses: Schoolfield Lamberson and Robert Pitts; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1831/01/03

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Eli Truitt & wife Sarah, Belitha Gray, Senior, and wife Pursey

Purnell Massey

Truitts Luck

124.5

AW:453

Deed

January 3, 1831: Purnell Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $498.00 from Eli Truitt and his wife Sarah and Belitha Gray, Senior, also of Worcester County, the 124-1/2 acre tract called Truitt's Luck that is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked black gum and a stone by its side, it being the first bounder of Truitt's Luck, and thence running by and with the patent courses of the two following lines: South eighty three degrees East fifty six poles (perches), North forty six degrees East thirteen poles, thence by and with the lines of Leptha Morris's lands North eighty one degrees East one hundred and fifty poles to the fifth course of Truitt's Luck, thence by and with the same North forty five degrees East thirty one poles to the end of the fifth course to intersect the second course of a tract of land called Buckland, belonging to John S. Purnell and wife, thence [by] the said second course reversed North seventy three and a half degrees West two hundred and eleven poles to the sixth course of a deed from said Truitt to Erressine and Margaret E. Henry, thence reversing said deed the six following courses: South fifty four degrees West thirty poles, South twenty seven degrees West fourteen poles, South three degrees West twenty six poles, South eighty four degrees West nineteen and a half poles, North eighty three degrees West twenty five poles, North sixty six degrees West sixteen poles to the beginning of said deed, thence reversing the home course of the same North seventy six poles to the aforesaid second line of Buckland, thence with the same North seventy three and a half degrees West eighty two poles to the beginning of the seventh course of Truitt's Luck aforesaid, and thence by and with the courses of the same the seven following courses: South fifty four and a half degrees West twenty poles, South seventy four degrees East ninety six poles, South one hundred and twenty two poles, North eighty six degrees East sixteen poles, North twenty degrees West fifteen poles, South eighty degrees East forty five poles, and from thence with a straight line to the first beginning, containing one hundred and twenty four and a half acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Thomas Gray and Kindel Collyer; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1831/04/14

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Henry Franklin, Junior, and wife Sarah

Alexander Massey, Senior

Carmel, Penny Street, Silver Street and Pleasant Lott

30

AX:135

Deed

April 14, 1831: Alexander Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $1,500.00 from Henry Franklin, also of Worcester County, all those lands which were conveyed to Henry Franklin by Alexander Massey by deed dated May 5, 1821, [and recorded in Liber AL, Folio 480]. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Robert Mitchell; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1831/07/20

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Alexander Massey, Senior, and wife Katharine

Alexander Massey, Junior

Carmel and Penny Street, Silver Street & Pleasant Lott

300 & 30

AX:207

Deed

July 20, 1831: Alexander Massey, Senior, of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $600.00 to Alexander Massey, Junior, also of Worcester County, all the lands to be conveyed after his death which he inherited from his father John Massey according to the Will dated July 16, 1785, including the land and marshes on which Alexander, Senior, now lives called Carmall (Carmel), lying in Worcester County in Synapuxent Neck containing three hundred acres, also three tracts of land over the bank called Penny Street, Silver Street and Pleasant Lot, containing thirty acres, including all the lands now owned by Alexander, Senior. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Henry Franklin; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1831/08/20

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Lambert C. Powell & wife Louisa

Purnell Massey

Addition to Cathells Luck

11.75

AX:370

Deed

August 20, 1831: Purnell Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $47.00 from Lambert C. Powell, also of Worcester county, 11-3/4 acres of a parcel called Addition to Cathell's Luck that is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at the end of the eleventh and the beginning of the twelfth course of said tract, and thence running by and with the twelfth course aforesaid North seventy four degrees West fifty three poles (perches) to a post, it being the Easternmost corner of Cathell's Luck, thence South twenty one degrees East fifty eight poles to a marked white oak, a course tree of a deed from James Dirickson to Levi Cathell by the side of the County Road, thence by and with said road the three following courses: South fifty eight degrees East thirty one and a half poles, South thirty two degrees East one pole to the eleventh line of the aforesaid tract, thence by and with the same to the beginning, containing eleven and three quarter acres. Witnesses: Thomas Gray and Kendel Collyer; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1831/09/07

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Franklin Riley & wife Julia Ann Riley, Moses C. Smith & wife Ann

Kendall Massey

[not stated]

5

AX:320

Deed

September 7, 1831: Kandal (Kendall) Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $400.00 from William Franklin Riley and his wife Julia Ann Riley, Moses C. Smith and his wife Ann Smith, all of Worcester County, the lands lying in New Ark, Worcester County, that are contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning for this lot at the South West corner of the lot formerly belonging to Joshua Burbage, and from thence running by and with the Burbage lot South forty three degrees East twelve perches, thence South fifty six degrees West twenty six perches to the run of a branch or ditch, thence North fifty three degrees West twelve perches to the County Road, thence up by and with said road to the beginning, containing five acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Henry Franklin, Senior, and Samuel Tubbs; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1832/04/16

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Asael P. Brittingham & wife Mary

John A. Massey & Kendall Massey

Penny Street, Pleasant Lot and Buckridge

[not stated]

AY:121

Deed

April 16, 1832: John A. Massey and Kendle (Kendall) Massey, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, buy for $140.00 from Asael Brittingham and his wife Mary Brittingham, of New York City in the State of New York, land on the head of Herring Creek in Worcester County, lately the property of John A. Massey, Senior, deceased, called Penny Street, Pleasant Lot and Buckridge. Witnesses: William Coger and Samuel Slater and Judge Samuel R. Betts of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York; Thomas J. Betts and Fred J. Betts are Clerks of the Southern District of New York; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1832/07/07

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Purnell Massey

James Dirickson

Freemans Lot and [not stated]

150 & [not stated]

AY:232

Deed

July 7, 1832: Purnell Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $627.00 to James Dirickson, also of Worcester County, all the tract called Freeman's Lot which Purnell Massey purchased from Err Truitt and his wife, and which contains about one hundred and fifty acres, and all the land purchased by Purnell Massey from Lambert C. Powell. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Schoolfield Lamberson and James F. Mills; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1832/07/13

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Purnell Massey

James Dirickson

slave Hetty and goods & chattels

[none]

AY:234

Bill of Sale

July 13, 1832: Purnell Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $198.00 to James Dirickson, also of Worcester County, the following goods and chattels: Four head of horses, a slave named Hetty, two yoke of oxen, sixteen head of cattle, one wagon, thirty six head of sheep, eighteen head of hogs, five beds & furniture, six stool chairs, two pine tables, two chests, one cupboard, a lot of pot metal, a lot of cooper's ware, a lot of barrels & hogsheads, crop of corn & fodder now on the ground, two ox chains, two ox yokes, two pair horse chains and forked chain, four leather collars, four plows and four harrows, all and singular which said goods, property and slave are now remaining in my possession. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Schoolfield Lamberson and James F. Mills; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1833/04/27

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John C. Dirickson & wife Katharine

Samuel Massey

Partners Neglect, Fair Meadow, and Addition to Fair Meadow

[not stated]

AZ:122

Deed

April 27, 1833: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $812.00 from John C. Dirickson, also of Worcester County, all those lands which were conveyed to John C. Dirickson by James A. Collins by deed dated October 20, 1828, and which are called Partners Neglect, Fair Meadow, and Addition to Fair Meadow, excepting lands that John C. Dirickson has deeded off of said lands to John J. Williams, the Listers, Soloman Morris and James M.L. Sturgis, the balance of said land the said Dirickson now deeds to Samuel Massey lying in the neighborhood of Berlin. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Robert Mitchell; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1833/12/24

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey, Senior

Peter Massey & wife Rachel Massey

Buckridge

5

AZ:537

Lease

December 24, 1833: Kendall Massey, Senior, of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, leases for $1.00 to Peter Massey and his wife Rachel, free blacks, a part of the tract called Bucke Ridge (Buckridge) which is enclosed by the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked pine and running from thence North eighty four degrees West twenty poles (perches), then North twelve degrees East forty poles, then South eighty four degrees East twenty poles, and from thence with a straight line to the beginning, containing five acres, including the right to cut all thye firewood and fence rails they may need on the land from the surrounding portion of Buckridge. Wiynesses: Justices of the Peace Schoolfield Lamberson and Powell Pattey; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.
1834/09/09

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

James Dirickson

Purnell Massey

slave Hetty and goods & chattels

[none]

JCH:1:156

Receipt

July 7, 1832 (recorded September 9, 1834): Purnell Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $189.00 from James Dirickson, also of Worcester County, the following goods and chattels: Four head of horses, one slave girl named Hetty, two yoke of oxen, sixteen head of cattle, one wagon, thirty six head of sheep, eighteen head of hogs, five beds & furniture, six stool chairs, ten pine tables, two chests, one cupboard, a lot of pot metal, a lot of coopers ware, a lot of barrels and hogsheads, crop of corn & fodder now on the ground, two ox chains, two ox yokes, two pair of horse chains & forked chain, four leather collars, four plows and four harrows, all of which property the said Purnell Massey put the said James Dirickson in full possession of by delivering up the same to secure the payment aforesaid. [Underneath, the Bill of Sale continues:] "Purnell Massey has paid and satisfied the full amount of all the money entered to be secured by virtue of this Bill of Sale above mentioned in full and I do hereby assign, transfer and set over all my right and title of and into all the articles and property above mentioned unto Purnell Massey ... and the aforesaid Bill of Sale to be void and of no effect. James Dirickson." Witness: Robert Franklin; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1834/10/18

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

James Dirickson & wife Henrietta

Purnell Massey

Freemans Lot

150

JCH:1:208

Deed

October 18, 1834: Purnell Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $627.00 from James Dirickson and his wife Henrietta, also of Worcester County, all the land which they had purchased from Purnell Massey called Freeman's lot containing 150 acres and all the lands purchased from Lambert Powell, whose deed for both tracts is recorded in Liber AY, Folio 232, dated July 7, 1832. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Henry Franklin; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1835/03/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Mary Baker

James Massey

Smiths Industry

18.5

JCH:1:444

Deed

March 5, 1835: James Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $12.50 from Mary Baker, also of Worcester County, an 18-1/2 acre portion of the tract called Smith's Industry, lying in Worcester County adjoining the lands of Purnell Massey. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Robert Mitchell; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1835/03/14

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

Card H. Lyster

Killsey Hill

2+

JCH:1:373

Deed

March 14, 1835: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $24.00 to Card H. Lyster, also of Worcester County, a 2+ acre tract called Killsey Hill enclosed by the following metes and bounds: Beginning for this lot at a line on the South West side of a lot of land belonging to William Lyster and also at a bounder at the end of the third corner of a lot of land belonging to Elisha L. Purnell which he bought of the said Samuel Massey, and running from thence by and with the line of said Elisha L. Purnell's lot, binding thereon South thirty four degrees West fourteen poles (perches) to a bounder, and from thence North sixty two degrees West twenty four poles to another bounder, and from thence North thirty four degrees East fourteen poles to the land belonging to the aforesaid Card H. Lyster, and from thence with a straight line to the first beginning, containing two acres and sixteen poles, lying in Worcester County near the Village of Berlin. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Robert Mitchell; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1835/04/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

James Dirickson

Pindars Neglect

15.75+

JCH:2:20

Deed

April 4, 1835: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $105.00 to James Dirickson, also of Worcester County, a 15-3/4+ acre part of the tract called Pindar's Neglect that is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a post set up in the ground at the South West corner of James Sturgis's Lot, that he sold to James Dirickson on the line of Littleworth, and from thence running and reversing James W.L. Sturgis's line North sixty nine degrees East thirty eight and a half poles (perches) to the corner of James W.L. Sturgis's deed, and from thence South six and a half poles, then West sixty six degrees [poles ?] to a road, and along on the East side of said road, thence South twenty four and a half poles [degrees ?] West six poles across the branch, then South nine poles, then South thirty three degrees West seventeen poles, then South twenty eight degrees West across said road twenty four poles to the road leading from Buckingham Meeting House to Thomas Rily's and a marked pine by said road, thence North sixty degrees West six poles ro a stump, the corner of Pindar's Neglect and Littleworth, containing fifteen and three quarter acres and three and a half poles. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Robert Mitchell; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1835/04/25

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

Elijah M. Jarvis

Pendars Neglect

1.75

JCH:2:215

Deed

April 25, 1835: Samuel Massey of Worcester county in the State of Maryland sells for $70.00 to Elijah M. Jarvis, also of Worcester County, a 1-3/4 acre part of the tract called Pendar's (Pindar's) Neglect lying in Worcester County near the Village of Berlin that is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning for this lot at a bounder set up at the end of the third course of a lot which Card H. Lyster bought of Samuel Massey, also at the line of a tract which the aforesaid Card H. Lyster bought from John T. Lyster, and running from thence by and with the third course of said Card H. Lyster's lot and binding thereon South thirty four degrees West fourteen poles (perches) to a bounder, and from thence North sixty two degrees West twenty poles to a bounder within seventy feet of a tract belonging to James Dirickson, and from thence running North twenty five degrees East leaving a road between the said James Dirickson's land and the lot to the South West corner of the said Card H. Lyster's lot as aforesaid fourteen poles, and from thence with a straight line to the first beginning, containing one and three quarter acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Powell Patey (Pattey); John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1836/03/25

March 25, 1836: Confirmation, the patent granted to Sarah Taylor, Patent Certificate No. 604; 585+ acres.
Images:

MSA S1210-649, p. 1

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MSA S1210-649, p. 7

MSA S1210-649, p. 9

MSA S1210-649, p. 2

MSA S1210-649, p. 4

MSA S1210-649, p. 6

MSA S1210-649, p. 8

MSA S1210-649, p. 10


1836/06/14

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Comfort Ayres & wife Elizabeth

Isaac Massey

Holly Grove

2

JCH:4:242

Deed

June 14, 1836: Isaac Massey, free Black of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $10.00 from Comfort Ayres and his wife Elizabeth Ayres, also of Worcester County, a 2 acre part of the tract called Holly Grove or Addition to Holly Grove that was purchased from Caleb Hudson that lies on the West side of the County Road leading from Hudson's old field by James Ayres gate to Synapuxent, being a beginning for the piece of land where the West side line of said tracts crosses the above described road and from thence running with said line and binding thereon in a Southerly direction until it intersects the said county Road again, and from thence binding on the West edge of said road along up by James Ayres gate to the first beginning so as to enclose all the land on the Westermost side of the above described road that the said Comfort Ayres and Elizabeth Ayres purchased from their uncle Caleb Hudson, supposed to contain two acres. [Folio 244 is missing from the original volume, so the witnesses' and clerk's names are lost ... - GL,III, ed.]

1836/06/14

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

James Dirickson

Samuel Massey and Elijah M. Jarvis

Access road

20 feet wide

JCH:3:336

Deed

June 14, 1836: Samuel Massey and Elijah M. Jarvis of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buy for $50.00 from James Dirickson, also of Worcester County, a twenty foot wide road on the North East side of the land which the said James Dirickson bought of James W.L. Sturgis and wife, formerly the property  of James Selby, deceased, which is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at the North East corner of said land and near the end of the third course of the lot of land that the said Elijah M. Jarvis bought of the said Samuel Massey and near the South East corner of Coard (Card) H. Lister's (Lyster's) land, running about a North course twenty feet in width by and with the lines of a lot of land belonging to John J. Williams until it intersects the main road leading from Berlin to the trap [sic]. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Samuel Tubbs and James H. Mills; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1836/06/25

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John A. Massey & wife Eliza I. Massey and Mary B. Taylor

Moses Johnson

Winchester & Good Will

320

JCH:3:378

Deed

June 25, 1836: John A. Massey and his wife Eliza (Elizabeth) I. Massey and Mary B. Taylor, all of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sell for $900.00 to Moses Johnson of the City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania all of the 320 acre tract of land called Winchester and Good Will on which Laban I. Taylor now lives and which descended to the said John A. Massey and his wife Eliza and to Mary B. Taylor from the death of William H. Taylor, father to the said Eliza I. Massey and Mary B. Taylor, the aforesaid land lying in Worcester County on the South side of Terrills Creek, containing about three hundred and twenty acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Robert M. Baker; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1837/04/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John Mitchell

Kendall Massey

Friendship

9.75

JCH:4:260

Deed

April 5, 1837: Kendall Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $50.00 from John Mitchell, also of Worcester County, a 9-3/4 acre portion of the tract called Friendship lying near the Village of New Ark (Newark) in Worcester County. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Josiah D. Powell; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1837/05/17

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Jacob White & wife Elizabeth

Alexander Massey, Junior

Carmel

8.5

 JCH:4:393

Deed

May 17, 1837: Alexander Massey, Junior, of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $85.00 from Jacob White and his wife Elizabeth White, also of Worcester County, a part of the tract called Carmell (Carmel) that William Fassitt sold to Jacob White and which enclosed within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a post set up in the ground on the East side of said Massey's road that leads from the dwelling house to the woods and standing at the head of a ditch bank by the East edge of said road, and from thence running said ditch bank on the South side and binding thereon North seventy two degrees East twenty nine perches to a large ditch, then across said ditch to the South bank, and then binding on said South bank North seventy nine and a half degrees East thirty one perches, then North twenty seven degrees East forty perches to a post in the gut as a division between said Massey and this part, and from thence running said division fence and binding thereon as a division South sixty one and a half degrees West nine poles (perches) South sixty five degrees West thirty six poles, South sixty six degrees West seventeen poles to Massey's road, then binding on said road to the first beginning, containing eight and a half acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Robert Mitchell; John C. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1838/03/19

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey, Junior & wife Julia Ann Massey

John A. Massey

Buckridge, Pleasant Lot, Penny Street & Holly Grove

167

GMH:1:325

Deed

March 19, 1838: Kendall Massey, Junior, and his wife July (Julia) Ann Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sell for $500.00 to John A. Massey, also of Worcester County, the 167 acres of lands which descended to Kendall Massey, Junior, by the death of his father John Massey who died intestate, including Buck Ridge (Buckridge), Pleasant Lot, Penny Street, and Holly Grove, which composed the farm on which John Massey lived at the time of his death, lying in a neck called Maddy Neck adjoining the land of Kendall Massey, Senior, on the South and Powell Patty's (Pattey's) land on the West and Moses Johnson's land on the North and Alexander Massey, Senior, on the East, agreeable to a division formally agreed upon by John Massey, Senior, Kendall Massey, Senior, and Alexander Massey, Senior. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Josiah D. Powell and Ebenezer Powell; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1838/05/30

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

George C. Bower & wife Margaret S.

Kendall Massey

Hebo

237.5

 GMH:1:353

Deed

May 30, 1838: Kendle (Kendall) Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $2,375.00 from George C. Bower and his wife Margaret S. Bower of Philadelphia County in the State of Pennsylvania, all that tract called Hebo containing 237-1/2 acres that was devised to Margaret S. Bower by her father Major Thomas Rackliffe by his Will. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William Bratten and John Sturges, Junior; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1839/05/23

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John C. Marshall

John A. Massey & John M. Taylor

Privilege, Cumberland & Second Privilege Conclusion

116.25 total

GMH:2:407

Deed

May 23, 1839: John A. Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland and John M. Taylor of the City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania buy for $1,500.00 from John C. Marshall of Worcester County the lands which John C. Marshall purchased from William Bratten described in the deed dated April 25, 1834 and which are contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning for the first tract or part of a tract as described in said deed at the first bounder of the original tract called Privilege, it being a white oak standing in the plantation on the East side of the dwelling home, thence running South thirty two and a half degrees West twenty poles (perches) to an old gate post by the side of the County Road, thence with the said road South eighty eight degrees West twenty two poles to an old gate post by the side of the County Road, thence with the said road South eighty eight degrees West twenty two poles, thence South forty two degrees West sixty eight poles, thence South West twenty two poles, thence South seventy degrees West twenty four poles, thence North eighty one degrees West thirty six poles, thence North fifty six degrees East thirty poles, thence North sixty eight degrees West forty five poles, thence North thirty degrees East twenty nine poles to the line of oak poles, thence with the same South sixty eight degrees East fifty three poles, thence North thirty degrees East one hundred and forty four poles, thence East twenty two poles to the second line of a tract called Hogg Quarters, thence with the same South forty eight poles, thence South sixty four degrees East fifty five poles, thence South thirty seven degrees West forty two poles to the aforesaid old gate post, thence with a straight line to the first beginning, containing sixty three and a half acres. And also a part of a tract called Cumberland: Beginning for this tract of river swamp at the end of the seventh and the beginning of the eighth course of the original tract called Cumberland, and thence running South fifteen poles, thence West one hundred and twelve poles, thence South twenty seven poles, thence South forty three degrees East fifty nine poles, thence South [sixty] one degrees East nine poles, thence North thirty two degrees East fourteen poles, then North sixty one degrees East seventy three poles, thence North thirty eight poles, thence North [last line on this page overwritten by the red Worcester County Court page identification printing] North twelve degrees West forty poles, thence North fifty degrees East sixteen poles, thence North forty eight degrees West seven and a half poles, thence South fifty degrees West eighteen poles, thence South twelve degrees East forty poles, and from thence with a right line to the first beginning, containing forty two acres. And also a tract or part of a parcel called Second Privilege Conclusion: Beginning for this part at an old gate post on the road leading to Givins Bridge called on by a deed from John K. Pitts to Nathaniel E. Bratten, deceased, North thirty four and a half degrees East forty five poles, thence North twenty seven poles to a sassafras post, thence South thirty two degrees East sixty nine poles to the County Road, thence with said road South seventy two and a quarter degrees West twenty eight poles, thence with a right line to the first beginning, containing ten and three quarter acres. All three parcels together aggregate to one hundred and sixteen acres and adjoin lands belonging to the heirs of Sarah Taylor, deceased. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Charles A. Green; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1839/12/24

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey & wife Julia Ann Massey

Johnson Gray

tan yard & utensils

0.5

GMH:3:330

Deed

December 24, 1839: Kendall Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $150.00 to Johnson Gray, also of Worcester County, one half of a tan yard and building in New Ark on the South East side of the Stage Road, formerly being the property of James Gray, one half acre, and also the one half of all the utensils of tanning. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Peter Franklin and Joshua M. Bowers; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1840/03/11

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Laban I. Taylor & wife Sarah S. Taylor

James Massey

Smiths Industry

18.5

GMH:3:232

Deed

March 11, 1840: James Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $20.00 from Laban I. Taylor and his wife Sarah S. Taylor, also of Worcester County, lands which were conveyed to Laban I. Taylor by Sarah Hill one of the heirs, a daughter of John Hill, deceased, formerly the property of John Hill, and supposed to contain eighteen or twenty acres in the whole tract, a lot of which is hereby conveyed, there being several heirs claiming a right in and to said land called Smith's Industry, adjoining the lands of a certain Purnell Massey. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Charles A. Oram; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1840/05/20

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Peter Massey

John Williams & Cyrus A. Williams

Goods & chattels


GMH:3:353

Bill of Sale

May 20, 1840: Peter Massey, free Black of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $60.00 to John Williams and Cyrus A. Williams, also of Worcester County, the following goods and chattels: One horse, one yoke of oxen, two cows, two yearlings, eight hogs, seventeen geese & goslings, my crop of oats & corn now growing, one cart, my plain harness and other farming utensils, two beds& the furniture for same, and all my other household furniture. Witness: Charles A. Oram; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1840/10/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey, Junior & wife Julia Ann P. Massey

Commissioners of Worcester County

High Fields

0.5

GMH:5:24

Deed

October 4, 1840: Kendall Massey, Junior, and his wife Julia Ann P. Massey, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, sell for $5.00 to the Commissioners of Worcester County, a 1/2 acre lot in the tract called High Fields on which the Schoolhouse for District No.35 stands and which is enclosed within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked post standing on the North side of the County Road near the Methodist Protestant Church, thence running by and with the said road North fifty seven degrees East sixteen poles (perches), thence North thirty three degrees West six poles, thence South fifty seven degrees West sixteen poles, with a straight line to the beginning post of which is the location of the Primary Schoolhouse No.35, being on the North side of the County Road leading from Basket Town to Newark (New Ark). Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Thomas Johnson and Joshua M. Brown; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1840/10/24

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Thomas H. Collins & mother Martha Collins

Kendall Massey

Gladson Discovery

18+

GMH:3:521

Deed

October 24, 1840: Kendall Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $100.95 from Thomas H. Collins and his mother Martha Collins, also of Worcester County, an 18+ acre part of the tract called Gladson Discovery lying in Worcester County near Basket Town that is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a stone in the swamp, and thence running South thirty eight degrees East [one hundred and five] poles (perches) to a marked pine, thence North [ninety five and a half] poles, thence South [forty seven and a half] degrees West [fifty two] poles, thence with a straight line drawn to the first beginning, all of which is now in woods. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Thomas Johnson and James W. Holland; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1840/12/25

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

David I. Truitt

Partners Neglect, Fair Meadow, and Addition to Fair Meadow

140

GMH:4:99

Deed

December 25, 1840: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $1,500.00 to David I. Truitt, also of Worcester County, all the balance of the land which Samuel Massey had purchased from John C. Dirickson by deed April 27, 1833, and recorded in Liber AZ, Folio 122, which Samuel Massey has not heretofore sold and deeded off to several persons, and also the road that was deeded to Samuel Massey by James Dirickson and recorded in Liber JCH, Folio 3:336, as an outlet that leads to the County Road leading to Berlin, the said lands consisting of Partner's Neglect, Fair Meadow, and Addition to Fair Meadow, lying near the Village of Berlin in Worcester County and containing one hundred and forty acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Charles A. Orem; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1841/01/18

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Isaac Covington & wife Amelia

Samuel Massey

Burly

1.5

GMH:4:105

Deed

January 18, 1841: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $168.00 from Isaac Covington and his wife Amelia Covington, also of Worcester County, all of the 1-1/2 + acre lot lying in Worcester County in the Village of Berlin according to the following metes and bounds: Beginning twenty feet from where the North side of South Street intersects Cherry Street in the middle of the ditch, and from thence running down on the East side of Cherry Street and binding thereon South thirty eight and a quarter degrees West twenty three and three quarter perches to Bottle Branch, thence running down the division line as the division line South forty five and three quarter degrees East eleven poles (perches) and four links (4/25 perch), thence North thirty nine degrees East twenty four and three quarter perches to the South side of South Street, leaving said street twenty feet wide, thence binding on said street to the first beginning, containing one and a half acres and thirty perches, called Burly. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Charles A. Orem; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1841/03/13

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Johnson Gray & wife Jane

Kendall Massey

Gray's Tan Yard

[not stated]

GMH:4:175

Deed

March 13, 1841: Kendall Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $125.00 from Johnson Gray, also of Worcester County, all of Gray's Tan Yard, including the spot and bark house, lying in Worcester County in Newark (New Ark). Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Joshua M. Bowen and Thomas Johnson; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1841/08/21

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William J. Pennewill & wife Mary B.

John A. Massey,  Laban I. Taylor & John M. Taylor

Johnson Gray survey

585

GMH:4:421

Deed

August 21, 1841: John A. Massey and Laban I. Taylor of Worcester County in the State of Maryland and John M. Taylor of the City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania buy for $1,230.00 from William J. Pennewill and his wife Mary B. Pennewill, both of Worcester County, a part of the tract that at her death was claimed by Sarah Taylor, deceased mother of Mary B. Pennewill, and was surveyed by Johnson Gray, Worcester County Surveyor, and recorded August 29, 1828, the metes and bounds of which are: Beginning for this resurvey at a mulberry post standing on the edge of the bank of Pocomoke River about two perches from the river swamp on the South side of the County Road about one quarter mile to the eastward from Givins Bridge, and from thence running South fifty four degrees East twenty poles (perches), thence South sixty six degrees East twenty two poles, thence South two poles to the bounder of Haw Point, thence reversing the home course of Haw Point South fourteen degrees East one hundred and thirty five poles to the beginning of said home course, thence reversing said tract the three following courses: East twenty six poles, then North forty poles, then North sixty two degrees East fifty six poles to intersect the fourth course of Beachsylvania, thence by and with the same South twelve degrees East twenty eight poles, then North sixty one and a half degrees East two hundred and four poles to intersect the twenty second course of Beachsylvania, thence with the said twenty second course of Beachsylvania, thence with the twenty second course of Beachsylvania North sixty eight degrees West fifty two poles to the beginning of the fourteenth course of a tract called Conclusion, thence with the said fourteenth course North thirty degrees East twenty eight poles to the end thereof, thence with the fifteenth course of the same South sixty eight degrees East forty four pols to the beginning of the fifth  course of Oak Hall, thence with the courses of the same North thirty degrees East one hundred and forty four poles, thence East twenty two poles, thence North thirty four degrees East nine poles to intersect the second course of a tract called Hog Quarter, thence reversing the same North eleven poles to the beginning of said second course, thence reversing the first course of the same north thirty four degrees East thirty two poles to intersect the eighth course of Oak Hall aforesaid, thence with the same North twenty one degrees West seventy four poles, thence with the ninth course of the same North thirty degrees East four poles to the end of the fourth course of a deed from Sarah Taylor to Stephen Purnell, thence reversing said fourth course North thirty six degrees West forty seven poles to intersect the twelfth course of Oak Hall aforesaid, thence with the same South eighty two degrees West fifty poles to the end thereof, thence with the thirteenth course of the same West sixty eight poles, thence South sixty five [degrees] West one hundred and nineteen poles to the beginning of the nineteenth course of Oak Hall, thence with the same South fourteen poles to intersect the first course of Beachsylvania aforesaid, thence reversing the same South forty degrees East forty three poles to the first bounder of Oak Hall, also the first bounder of Beachsylvania, then by and with the four first courses of Oak Hall South eighty poles, thence South sixty eight degrees East eighty poles, thence South thirty degrees West forty poles, thence South sixty eight degrees East seventy seven poles to intersect the twenty third course of Beachsylvania, then reversing the same South thirty degrees West twenty six poles to a divisional line between said Taylor and Isaac Marshall, thence reversing said divisional line South eighty eight degrees West fifty poles to the beginning of the fourth course of the original tract Beach Ridge (Buckridge ?), thence with the same North eighty eight degrees West one hundred and twenty six poles to intersect the third course of Beach Point aforesaid, thence with the same North one hundred and thirteen poles to the end of said third course and the beginning of the tract called Johnson's Lane, thence with the same North twenty four degrees West four poles, thence West eighty xix poles to intersect the fifth course of Beach Point aforesaid, thence with the same North forty eight degrees West seventy seven poles to the end of the said fifth course, thence by and with the courses of Beach Point aforesaid the seven following courses: South fifty degrees West eighteen poles, thence South twelve degrees East forty poles, thence South thirty three degrees East seventy six poles, thence South thirty eight poles, thence South sixty one degrees West seventy three poles, thence South thirty two degrees West fourteen poles, thence North sixty one degrees East fifty eight poles, and from thence with a straight line to the first beginning, containing five hundred and eighty five acres and twenty seven poles. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Charles A. Orem and James F. Mills; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1841/10/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

Mary Bowen

Burby

1.5+

GMH:5:58

Deed

October 5, 1841: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $900.00 to Mary Bowen, also of Worcester County, all that tract which he purchased from Isaac Covington that lies in the Village of Berlin by deed dated January 18, 1841 [and recorded in Liber GMH No.4, Folio 105] and is contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning of this lot is twenty feet from where the North side of South Street intersects Cherry Street in the middle of the ditch, and from thence running down on the East side of Cherry Street and landing thereon South thirty eight and a quarter degrees West twenty three and three quarter perches to Bottle Branch, then running down the division fence as the division line South forty five and three quarter degrees East eleven and 4/25 pole, then North thirty nine degrees East twenty four and three quarter perches to the South side of South Street, leaving said street twenty feet wide, then binding on said street to the first beginning, containing one and a half acres and thirty perches, called Burly. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Charles A. Orem; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1841/10/16

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Henry Franklin, Zadok P. Henry, Littleton Bowen, Edwin Foreman, Joseph R.S. Purnell, James M.L. Sturgis and John C. Dirickson

Samuel Massey

Buckingham Academy

1+

GMH:5:54

Deed

October 16, 1841: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $160.00 from Henry Franklin, Zadok P. Henry, Littleton Bowen, Edwin Foreman, Joseph R.S. Purnell, James M.L. Sturgis and John C. Dirickson, Trustees of the old Buckingham Academy, located at the North End of Solomon Davis's Plantation on the East side of the County Road leading from Berlin to Poplar Town, the 1+ acre lot of land where the said Academy stands, that was conveyed to Thomas S. Fassitt, Thomas N. Williams, George M. Purnell, James A. Collins, William F. Selley, John P. Marshall, John Milham, Cord Hazzard, and Robert I. Henry, then Trustees of the said Buckingham Academy by a deed dated May 16, 1817, by Captain William Riley, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a small sassafras post standing about four feet South Easterly from a hickory [tree] which is on or near the sixth course of said tract called Buckingham and also on or near the second course of a tract called Unity, which post and hickory standing on the South edge of the road leading from Little Neck Landing to the Main Stage Road, thence running up the South edge of said road North seventy six degrees West sixteen poles (perches) to a sassafras post standing on the South East edge of the Main Stage Road, thence down and with the South East edge of the Stage Road South thirty six degrees West ten poles to a sassafras post, thence South sixty one degrees East fourteen and three quarter poles to a sassafras post, thence to the first beginning of this part, containing one acre and sixteen poles. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Charles A. Orem; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1842/11/10

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Robert H. Ellegood & wife Maria, and James A. Massey & wife Ann

William I. Leonard & wife Elizabeth

Plimpton & Adams Neglect

26.25

GMH:6:295

Deed

November 10, 1842: Robert H. Ellegood and his wife Maria, of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, and James A. Massey & wife Ann, of Somerset County, also in the State of Maryland, sell for $400.00 to William I. Leonard and his wife Elizabeth the tracts called Plimpton, lying in Worcester County adjoining and lying on the Easternmost side of a tract called Adams Neglect, containing twenty six and one quarter acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Henry Fooks and Levin Hitch; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1842/11/13

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Robert H. Ellegood & wife Maria, James A. Massey & wife Ann, and William Freeney & wife Ann Maria

William I. Leonard & wife Elizabeth

Wilton, Alderberry & Plimpton Saltash

337.5

GMH:6:293

Deed

November 13, 1842: Robert H. Ellegood and his wife Maria, of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, and James A. Massey and his wife Ann and William Freeney and his wife Ann Maria of Somerset County sell for $2,700.00 to William I. Leonard and his wife Elizabeth Leonard the 337-1/2 acres of the parcels called Wilton, Alderberry and Plimpton Saltash which lie in Worcester and Somerset Counties, and which were devised by the late George Parker of Somerset County to his three grand daughters, Maria Ellegood, Ann Massey, and Elizabeth W. Catherly. [It would appear that Elizabeth Leonard, wife of William I. Leonard, is the third grand daughter, Elizabeth W. Catherly - GL,III, ed.] Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Henry Fooks and Levin Hitch; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1843/08/26

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

Thomas S. Turpin

Buckingham

1+

GMH:6:490

Deed

August 26, 1843: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $200.00 to Thomas S. Turpin, also of Worcester County, all that part of the tract called Buckingham that lies within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a small sassafras post standing about four feet South Easterly from a hickory [tree] which is on or near the sixth course of said tract called Buckingham and also on or near the second course of a tract called Unity, which post and hickory stand on the South edge of the road leading from Little Neck Landing to the Main Stage Road, thence running up the South edge of said road North seventy six degrees West sixteen poles (perches) to a sassafras post standing on the South East edge of the Main Stage Road, thence down and with the South East edge of the Stage Road South thirty six degrees West ten poles to a sassafras post, thence South sixty one degrees East fourteen and three quarter poles to a sassafras post, thence to the first beginning of this part, containing one acre and sixteen poles. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Robert Pitts and Charles A. Orem; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1843/10/28

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William Marshall

Samuel Massey

Lambersons Venture

2 & 2.5

GMH:7:19

Deed

October 28, 1843: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $125.00 from William Marshall, also of Worcester County, two lots of land, one in the Village of Poplar Town on the South side of the road leading from Poplar Town to Deep Landing and containing two acres, and the other on the South side of the road leading from Poplar Town to Thomas S. Turpin's farm, containing two and a half acres. The lots are called Buckingham Addition to Lambersons Venture or Lambersons Venture, which the said William Marshall purchased from Henry M. Jarvis. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Robert Pitts and Charles A. Orem; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1843/12/23

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

James Massey

Major Hastings

Smiths Industry

40

GMH:7:45

Deed

December 23, 1843: James Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $200.00 to Major Hastings, also of Worcester County, all that parcel called Smiths Industry, lying in Worcester County in the Third Election District adjoining the land of Purnell Massey and containing about forty acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Robert Pitts and William D. Pitts; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1843/12/27

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

James Massey

Major Hastings

slave Mary and goods & chattels

[none]

GMH:7:46

Bill of Sale

December 27, 1843: James Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $800.00 to Major Hastings, also of Worcester County, the following goods and chattels: All the goods, household stuff, implements and furniture, corn, pork, fodder & oats there hereinafter, particularly mentioned, that is to say, one [slave] named Mary about fifteen years old, one pair mules, one small horse, one wagon, one carriage, one yoke of oxen, dark and white backs, one yoke of oxen, dark, brindle, one small pair of steers, eight grown horses, seven head of yearlings, one side bull, three beds & three bedsteads & all the furniture thereto belonging, one walnut table, one pine [table], one set of chairs, twelve hundred pounds of pork & bacon, six head of shoats, one sow & five pigs, twelve head of sheep, forty stacks of fodder, two hundred and thirty bushels of oats, two hundred and fifty bushels of corn, four harrows, five plows, one drag, one lot of crockery ware, one lot of pot metal, two pairs of iron traces & hames, one forked chain, four leather collars, twenty seven head of geese, one corn box, ten bushels of dried peaches, and twenty five bushels of Irish potatoes, being all my personal estate, none remaining, standing and being on a certain farm in Worcester County on the North East side of St. Martins River, belonging to Zadok Marshall and now in the possession of the said James Massey. Witness: Peter C. Powell; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1844/01/26

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey & wife Julia Ann P. Massey

Stephen D. Bowden

Yorkshire

1.5

GMH:7:120

Deed

January 26, 1844: Kendal (Kendall) Massey and his wife Julia Ann P. Massey, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, sell for $250.00 to Stephen D. Bowden, also of Worcester County, all that 1-1/2 acre tract called Yorkshire, lying in Worcester County in the Village of New Ark on the South side of the Stage Road leading to Snow Hill adjoining the Tan Yard; the Currying House divides it from the Tan Yard as the fence now stands. All the land is inclosed belonging to the above mentioned tract, formerly the property of Moses C. Smith and James Gray, containing one and a half acres. Witnesses: Thomas Johnson and G.M. Bowden; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1844/10/24

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Fanny Massey & Major Hastings

Purnell Massey

Smiths Industry & Poplar Neck

40 & 2

GMH:7:502

Deed

October 24, 1844: Major Hastings and Fanny Massey, wife of James Massey, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, sell for $150.00 to Purnell Massey, also of Worcester County, all that tract which Major Hastings purchased from James Massey by deed dated [December 23,] 1843 [and recorded in Liber GMH No.7, Folio 45], which land James Massey purchased from Mark Baker by deed dated March 5, 1835, [and recorded in Liber JCH No.1, Folio 444] as well as land purchased from Joshua J. Taylor by deed dated March 11, 1840, [and recorded in Liber GMH No.3, Folio 232] containing about nineteen acres, the lands lying in Worcester County and called Smith's Industry, adjoining the lands of Purnell Massey, and also two acres of land called Poplar Neck. Witnesses: James F. Mills and G.M. Bowden; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1845/01/14

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

John Cooper

slave Stewart

[none]

GMH:8:52

Bill of Sale

January 14, 1845: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $225.00 to John Cooper, also of Worcester County, the slave named Stewart, to which said Samuel Massey has a one-half life interest. Witness: Justice of the Peace James F. Mills; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1845/10/28

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Sarah L. Henderson et al.

Samuel Massey

Providence or Cypress Discovery

1.5

GMH:8:443

Deed

October 28, 1845: Sarah Henderson and Henrietta Collins, widow of Price Collins, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, sell for $65.00 to Samuel Massey, also of Worcester County, 1-1/2 acres of that lot of land which Robert Boyd sold to Elizabeth Collins, mother of the said Price Collins, that lies in Synapuxent Neck immediately on the road leading to South Point, adjoining the land of Schoolfield Lamberson, Esquire, and contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at the end of sixty one poles (perches) from a marked white oak standing near a gate on said road that formerly belonged to said Robert Boyd and now belonging to George Purnell, free Black, and on the South side of the Neck road as aforesaid, thence running down and with said road South thirty five degrees East sixteen poles to a divisional line between the land that formerly belonged to said Robert Boyd and said Schoolfield Lamberson, Esquire, thence with said road line South seventy three degrees West thirty poles, thence with a right line to the first beginning, containing one and a half acre, called Providence or part of Cypress Discovery, lying in Worcester County. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Lyttleton D. Powell; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk.

1846/01/02

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Alexander Massey & wife Sarah Jane

Edward J. Henry

Carmel; Piney Street, Plain Street & Pleasant Lot; and [not stated]

300; 30; and 8.5

GMH:8:491

Deed

January 2, 1846: Alexander Massey and his wife Sarah Jane Massey, both of Sussex County in the State of Delaware, sell for $3,250.00 to Edward J. Henry of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, the several tracts that were conveyed to Alexander Massey by his father, Alexander Massey, Senior, by a deed dated July 20, 1831, being the same lands that were devised to Alexander Massey, Senior, by his father, John Massey, grandfather of the said Alexander Massey, Junior, by his Last Will and Testament dated July 16, 1785, being the same lands where Alexander Massey, Senior, lived and died, called Carmel, lying in Worcester County in Synapuxent Neck adjoining the lands that Lemuel Showall purchased from Cornelius Fassitt, containing three hundred acres; also a part of three tracts located on the creek called Piney Street, Plain Street and Pleasant Lot, containing thirty acres; also a tract that Alexander Massey, Junior, purchased from Cornelius Fassitt by deed dated June 7, 1837, that lies in Synapuxent Neck and contains forty acres and is called Carmel; and also the tract that Alexander Massey, Junior, purchased from Jacob White by deed dated May 17, 1837, lying in Synapuxent Neck that contains eight and a half acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Lyttleton D. Powell; Gordon M. Handy is Worcester County clerk. [See: Liber AX, Folio 207 and Liber JCH No.4, Folio 393 - GL,III, ed.]

1847/08/14

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey, Junior, & wife Julia Ann P. Massey

Moses Claywell

Friendship

9

EDM:1:99

Deed

August 14, 1847: Kendle (Kendall) Massey, Junior, and his wife Julia Ann P. Massey, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sell for $100.00 to Moses Claywell, also of Worcester County, part of the tract called Friendship, lying in Worcester County near the Village of New Ark, containing nine acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Ebenezer Powell and Josiah Collins; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1847/09/13

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey, Junior, & wife Julia Ann P. Massey

Stephen D. Bowden

Yorkshire or Tan Yard

[not stated]

EDM:1:240

Deed

September 13, 1847: Kendal (Kendall) Massey, Junior, and his wife Julia Ann P. Massey, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sell for $30.00 to Stephen D. Bowden, also of Worcester County, all that tract called Yorkshire or the Tan Yard, formerly occupied by Han...[illegible] Burkage as a tan yard on the public road leading through Newark (New Ark) to Snow Hill. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Ebenezer Powell and Samuel I. Johnson; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1847/12/04

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

Kelly Holloway, wife of ...

Lambersons Venture

2

EDM:1:204

Deed

December 4, 1847: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $55.00 to Hetty Holloway, wife of Samuel Holloway, also of Worcester County, all that lot located in Poplar Town in Worcester County on the South side of the road leading from or through Poplar Town to Deep Landing, it being one of the lands that William Marshall purchased from Henry W. Jarvis and which William Marshall sold to Samuel Massey by deed dated October 28, 1843, containing two acres, it being the same tract called Buckingham Addition to Lamberson's Venture or Lamberson's Venture [and recorded in Liber GMH No.7, Folio 19]. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace James F. Mills and Lyttleton D. Powell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1848/02/26

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joshua Hastings & wife Elizabeth

James Massey

Three Brothers, Corn Hill & Addition to Corn Hill

525÷12 = 43.75

EDM:1:324

Deed

February 26, 1848: James Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys from Joshua Hastings and his wife Elizabeth Hastings, also of Worcester County, a 1/12 share of the lands which Major Hastings, late of Worcester County, who died intestate, left to six heirs, Joshua Hastings included among them, and of which Joshua Hastings and his wife Elizabeth Hastings now sell a half interest to James Massey, i.e., forty three and three quarter acres. Witnesses: James F. Mills and George A. Parker; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1848/04/29

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey, Senior

John A. Massey

Black Ridge and Eagle Choice & Holly Grove

150 & 25

EDM:1:406

Deed

April 29, 1848: Kendall Massey, Senior of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $1,000.00 to John A. Massey also of Worcester County, his share of the lands which Kendall Massey inherited with his brothers Alexander Massey, John A. Massey, Daniel Massey, and the said Kendall Massey by the Last Will and Testament of John Massey, their father, dated July 16, 1785. The lands have been equitably divided according to a plat dated November 3, 1801, and now the lands which are being sold total one hundred and eighty four acres, being Black Ridge, Eagle Choice and Holly Grove. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and Cornelius E. Bathell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1848/11/10

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

James Dirickson, Zadok D. Henry & John C. Dirickson

Samuel Massey

Goshen or Mayfield

449

EDM:2:140

Deed

November 10, 1848: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for from the Commissioners of Worcester County, i.e., James Dirickson, Zadok D. Henry and John C. Dirickson, a portion of the lands which the Commissioners just partitioned among the heirs of James Bruff, i.e., Edward Bruff, [illegible] S. Bruff, and Hetty M. Bruff of Worcester County, who had petitioned Orphans Court for relief and settlement of the estate of their father, who died in 1820, leaving considerable real estate in Worcester County. Three of the children are not yet twenty one: Eligar I. Bruff, William T. Bruff and George W. Bruff. John Fassitt and Isaac Covington were also selected as Commissioners but have since died. After suitable notice was given, the Commissioners found that the lands of James Bruff could not be divided equitably among all the heirs without diminishing their value; accordingly a division of the tract into two parts was selected ... [but the clerk's handwriting is only just barely legible, so to make this long story shorter] ... and Samuel Massey was highest bidder at the public sale, winning the parcel called Goshen or Mayfield for $4,564.08 that is contained within the following metes and bounds: Lying South of a Gut called Low Bridge, and commencing at said Gut and running in an Easterly direction by and with said Gut and fence until it comes to the corner of a ditch near the Main County Road, from thence by a straight line to a stone bounder standing on the East side of said road, containing four hundred and forty nine acres. Witnessed by two Justices of the Peace with illegible signatures; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1848/12/22

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Purnell Massey & wife Nancy Massey

William I. Massey

Smiths Industry, Poplar Hill & Freemans Lot

19, 2 & 15

EDM:2:212

Deed

December 22, 1848: Purnell Massey and his wife Nancy Massey, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sell for $190.00 to William I. Massey, also of Worcester County, the lands which Purnell Massey purchased from Major Hastings, James Massey and Fanney (Fanny) Massey, wife of James Massey, by a deed dated October 24, 1844, [see Liber GMH No.7, Folio 502] it being the property that formerly belonged to John Hill, containing nineteen acres and called Smith's Industry, also two acres called Poplar Neck, also all that parcel adjoining the aforesaid land and on the North side of said land and on the South side of a road running between the said land and the said Purnell Massey's farm, the said road leading to Saint Martin's Church, it being a part of the land that the said Purnell Massey purchased from Err Truitt, containing about fifteen or twenty acres [see Liber AY, Folio 232]. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and Cornelius E. Battell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1848/12/29

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Isaac D. Cary & wife Sarah

James Massey

Three Brothers, Corn Hill, and Addition to Corn Hill

87.5

EDM:2:214

Deed

December 29, 1848: James Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $600.00 from Isaac D. Carey and his wife Sarah Casey, also of Worcester County, an 87-1/2 acre portion of the 525 acre parcel called Three Brothers, Corn Hill, and Addition to Corn Hill that Major Hastings, late of Worcester County, purchased from Stephen Holland and Elizabeth S. Holland by deed dated April 1, 1837. The parcel is located on the South side of Saint Martin's River adjoining the land of John S. Purnell, Esquire, and others called Three Brothers, Corn Hill, and Addition to Corn Hill. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and Cornelius E. Battell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1849/03/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Hiram B. Duncan & wife Sarah M. Duncan and Mary Rane

John A. Massey

Holly Grove, Pleasant Lot and Penny Street & Winchester

167 & 80

EDM:2:273

Deed

March 5, 1849: John A. Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $200.00 from Hiram B. Duncan and his wife Sarah M. Duncan and Mary Rane (Rain), also of Worcester County, the undivided tract that Sarah M. Duncan, wife of Hiram B. Duncan, and Mary Rane inherited from Daniel Massey, late of Worcester County, who was husband of the said Mary Rane and father of the said Sarah M. Duncan, it being all the plantation that formerly belonged to John A. Massey, late of Worcester County, deceased, grandfather of Sarah M. Duncan, composed of the tracts called Holly Grove, Pleasant Lot and Penny Street, containing one hundred and sixty seven acres, the tract called Winchester, containing eighty acres, adjoining the lands of John Taylor and Capt. William Holland, totaling two hundred and forty seven acres in all. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and Cornelius E. Battell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1849/09/29

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Thomas Timmons & wife Mary Elizabeth

Samuel Massey

[not named]

87 & 32.75

EDM:3:503

Deed

September 29, 1849: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $2,400.00 from Thomas Timmons and his wife Mary Elizabeth Timmons, also of Worcester County, 119-3/4 acres in two tracts lying in Worcester County in the Village of Berlin, that is, all the remainder of the lot that was conveyed to Thomas Timmons by Powell Patty, John Sturgis, Zadock P. Henry and James M.L. Sturgis by deed dated December 4, 1841, excepting fifteen acres of the same sold to Moses Purnell, containing eighty seven acres; and also all that tract which Thomas Timmons purchased from John R. Franklin, Sarah Franklin, and George A. Franklin, lying on the South side of the road leading from Buckingham Church to the farm of Elisha L. Purnell and adjoining the land of Zadock P. Henry & Henry Jarman, containing thirty two and three quarter acres, the two tracts totaling one hundred and nineteen and three quarter acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and Cornelius E. Battell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1850/03/09

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Maria Hudson

James Massey

Holly Grove

183

EDM:3:18

Deed

March 9, 1850: James Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $200.00 from Maria Hudson, also of Worcester County, all of her right, title and claim to the parcel called Holly Grove, containing one hundred and eighty three acres, which James Massey purchased from Sally Mitchell of Worcester County. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and Cornelius E. Battell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1850/03/10

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

Thomas Evans

Lambersons Venture

3.5

EDM:3:57

Deed

March 10, 1850: Samuel Massee (Massey) of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $62.50 from Thomas Evans, of Sussex County in the State of Delaware, the 3-1/2 acre lot lying in Worcester County on the left hand side of the road leading from Poplar Town to Liberty Town adjoining the lands of William Marshall, of Z. Dannice H. Tingle, and others, called Buckingham's Addition to Lamberson's Venture or Lamberson's Venture, containing about three and a half acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and Cornelius E. Battell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1851/03/22

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Sarah Mitchell

James Massey

Lot #1: Holly Grove & Addition to Holly Grove

183.25

EDM:3:553

Deed

March 22, 1851: James Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $1,325.00 from Sarah Mitchell, also of Worcester County, all those tracts which were conveyed to her by the Commissioners Zadock R. Henry, Powell Patty and John C. Dirickson according to an order of Worcester County Court in the May Term, 1847, it being part of the real estate of Caleb Hudson,and bid by his son John Hudson, called Lot No. One, composed of the following tracts: Hollly Grove and Addition to Holly Grove, containing one hundred and eighty three and a quarter acres, adjoining the land of John M. Taylor and others, lying in Worcester County. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and Cornelius E. Battell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1851/12/09

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Purnell Massey

Rufus Massey

slave Isaac

[none]

EDM:4:264

Bill of Sale

December 9, 1851: Purness Massey of Worcester county in the State of Maryland sells for $99.00 to Rufus Massey, also of Worcester County, his slave named Isaac, age about seven years. Witness: Justice of the Peace William D. Pitts; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1852/01/24

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

Levin J. Jones

Providence or Cypress Discovery

1.5

EDM:4:337

Deed

January 24, 1852: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $95.00 to Levin (Leven) J. Jones, also of Worcester County, all that tract which Samuel Massey purchased from Sarah Henderson and Henrietta Collins by deed dated October 28, 1845, [and recorded in Liber GMH No.8, Folio 443], lying in Worcester County on Synapuxent Neck immediately on the road leading to South Point, adjoining the land belonging to James F. Mills and enclosed within the following metes and bounds:  Beginning at the end of sixty one poles (perches) from a marked white oak near a gate standing on the road belonging to George Purnell, free Black, and on the South side of said road as aforesaid, thence running down and with said road South thirty five degrees East sixteen poles to a divisional line between the land that formerly belonged to Robert Boyd and the land that now belongs to James F. Mills, thence from said road line South seventy three degrees West thirty poles, then with a right line to the first beginning, containing one and a half acres. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and Cornelius E. Battell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1852/01/27

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey

Henrietta Bowen

slave Sarah Elizabeth

[none]

EDM:4:319

Bill of Sale


January 27, 1852: Kendall Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $30.00 to Henrietta Bowen, also of Worcester County, his slave Sarah Elizabeth, about seven years old. Witness: Justice of the Peace Cornelius E. Battell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1852/04/29

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John A. Massey & wife Eliza Jane

John M. Taylor

Privilege, Cumberland & Second Privilege Conclusion

116.25 total

EDM:4:478

Deed

April 29, 1852: John A. Massey and his wife Eliza Jane Massey, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sell for $1,000.00 to John M. Taylor, of the City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, 116-1/4 acres in the tracts which the said John A. Massey and John M. Taylor purchased from John C. Marshall, consisting of several parcels as referenced by a deed dated May 23, 1839, [and recorded in Liber GMH No.2, Folio 407]. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and Cornelius E. Battell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1853/04/02

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey

Joseph Godfrey

slave Amelia

[none]

EDM:4:435

Bill of Sale

April 2, 1853: Kendall Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $325.00 to Joseph Godfrey, also of Worcester County, his slave Amelia, about thirteen years old. Witness: Justice of the Peace William D. Pitts; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1853/04/16

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John A. Massey & wife Eliza Jane Massey

John M. Taylor

Johnson Gray survey

585÷15 = 39

EDM:5:280

Deed

April 16, 1853: John A. Massey and his wife Eliza Jane Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sell for $400.00 to John M. Taylor, of the City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, the tract purchased by the said John A. Massey, Luban J. Taylor and the said John M. Taylor from William J. Penewell and his wife Mary B. Penewell, that is, one third of one fifth of the lands formerly owned by Mrs. Sarah Taylor, late of Worcester County. [see the deed recorded in Liber GMH No.4, Folio 421 - GL,III, ed.] Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and Cornelius E. Battell; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1853/11/18

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey

Solomon Carey

slave Hannah

[none]

EDM:5:518

Bill of Sale

November 18, 1853: Kendal (Kendall) Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $80.00 to Solomon Carey, also of Worcester County, his slave Hannah, about two years old. Witness: Justice of the Peace William D. Pitts; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1854/01/10

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John A. Massey & wife Eliza JaneMassey, Lambert C. Powell & wife Louisa Powell, Joshua Morris & wife Rachel Massey, Kendall Massey & wife Julia Ann P. Massey

Doctor Hillary Pitts

Quillens Pasture or Winchester

84

EDM:5:647

Deed

January 10, 1854: John A. Massey and his wife Eliza Jane Massey, Lambert C. Powell and his wife Louisa, Joshua Morris and his wife Rachel, her brother Kendall Massey and his wife Julia Ann P. Massey, all of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, sell for $1,052.00 to Doctor Hillary Pitts, also of Worcester County, all that tract which John A. Massey, father of the aforesaid John, Rachel, Louis and Kendall purchased in his lifetime as referenced by the deed from Joseph Hamblin to Joseph Quillen dated March 28, 1747, for one hundred acres and known as Quillen's Pasture, but it contains only eighty four acres clear of older deeds in part of the same land in the possession of John M. Taylor (its proper name being Winchester). Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and W.R. Hammond; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1854/03/11

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Robert S. Henry, Peter C. Powell & Powell Patty

Samuel Massey

Town Lot

[not stated]

EDM:5:660

Deed

March 11, 1854: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $150.00 from the Worcester County Commissioners Robert S. Henry, Peter C. Powell, and Powell Patty, all of Worcester County, lands which the Commissioners were organized to distribute from the estate of Walter Gray, consisting of a house and lot lying on the South East side of the main County Road running through Poplar Town to Snow Hill, for which Samuel Massey was high bidder in the required public sale. Witnesses: Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William D. Pitts and James F. Mills; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1854/10/16

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Henry P. Lewis & wife Sally

Julia Ann P. Massey

Blackenhurst

17.5+

EDM:6:194

Deed

October 16, 1854: Julia Ann P. Massy (Massey) of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $250.00 from Henry P. Lewis and his wife Sally Lewis, also of Worcester County, the 17-1/2+ acre tract called Blackenhurst, lying in Worcester County and contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked post standing at the mouth of the lane on the County Road at the South East corner of the lands of Littleton Sturgis's heirs, and from thence running North forty five degrees West sixty two perches, thence North eighty two degrees East twenty two perches, thence North sixty eight degrees East twenty three perches, thence North thirty two degrees East eleven perches, thence North fifty two degrees East nineteen perches, thence South eighty three degrees East twenty eight perches to the County Road leading from Poplar Town to Newark (New Ark), thence South nineteen and three quarter degrees East twenty two perches, thence with a right line to the beginning, containing seventeen and a half acres and thirty five perches. Witness: Justice of the Peace Joshua Lewis; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1855/08/08

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John K. Massey & wife Gertrude E.

Kendall Massey

[not stated]

10

EDM:7:62

Deed

August 8, 1855: Kendall Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $50.50 from John K. Massey and his wife Gertrude E. Massey, also of Worcester County, the lot described by the following metes and bounds: Beginning at Mary Powell's lot and running from thence parallel with the fence and ditch to the dwelling line of John A. Massey and the aforesaid John K. Massey, and from thence with a straight line to the bounder of Buck Ridge (Buckridge) , and from thence by and with the line of Buckridge on the Easternmost side up to Mary Powell's lot as aforesaid, supposed to contain ten acres. Witness: Justice of the Peace James F. Mills; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1855/08/25

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John A. Massey & wife Eliza Jane

Milby Griffin

Buckridge, Pleasant Lot, Penny Street & Holly Grove

167

EDM:7:287

Deed

August 25, 1855: John A. Massey and his wife Eliza Jane Massey, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, sell for $1,200.00 to Milby Griffin the tracts called Buckridge, Pleasant Lot, Penny Street and Holly Grove, lying in Worcester County in a neck called Muddy Neck adjoining the lands of Kendall Massey, Senior, on the South and Laban J. Taylor's lands on the West, and William R,. Pitts lands on the North and Lemuel Showall on the East, containing one hundred and sixty seven acres in the whole, more or less, agreeable to a division formerly arranged by John Massey, Kendall Massey, Senior, and Alexander Massey. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace William D. Pitts and Peter Collier; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1855/11/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

James Massey and wife Frances

Laban J. Taylor and wife Sally S.

Holly Grove

3+ & 2+

EDM:7:65

Deed

November 5, 1855: James Massey and his wife Frances Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sell for $28.00 to Laban J. Taylor and his wife Sally S. Taylor, also of Worcester County, the two tracts described by the following metes and bounds: (1) Beginning for the first lot, called Holly Grove, forty eight and 9/10 poles (perches) on the line of a tract called Holly Grove surveyed for Powell Patty on September 1, 1768, and thence running by and with the said ninth line South [twenty or seventy ?] four degrees East nine and 1/10 poles to the end thereof, thence running the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth lines of said tract called Holly Grove North seventy four poles, thence South eighty four degrees East fourteen poles, thence North seventeen degrees East thirty one poles, thence North eighty three and a half degrees West eleven and a quarter poles to a ditch, thence running the courses of said ditch and binding thereon South twenty two degrees West fifty five and a half poles to the first beginning, containing three acres and fourteen perches; and (2) Beginning for the second lot, also called Holly Grove, at the end of the twelfth and beginning of the thirteenth lines of Eagle Point, and thence South sixty one degrees and fifty two minutes East twenty eight poles to a white gum [tree], thence South wight and a half degrees East twenty two poles to the County Road, thence running up by and with the road and binding [illegible] the three following courses: North forty four and three quarter degrees West thirteen poles, then North thirty six and a quarter degrees West ten poles, then North fifty six degrees West fourteen and 7/10 poles, thence north two and a half degrees West eleven poles to the first beginning, containing two and a quarter acres, the said James Massey and his heirs and assigns to have the privilege of a walk course through the said tracts to the branch. Witness: Justice of the Peace James F. Mills; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1855/11/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Laban J. Taylor & wife Sally S. Taylor

James Massey

Holly Grove

4+

EDM:7:64

Deed

November 5, 1855: James Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $28.00 from Laban J. Taylor and his wife Sally S. Taylor, also of Worcester County, the parcel called Holly Grove surveyed for Powell Patty on September 1, 1768, and contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a marked sassafras post standing at the end of thirty two and 8/10 poles on the eighth line of the aforesaid tract Holly Grove, and thence running by and with the same North thirty nine degrees West fifty two and 2/10 poles (perches) to the end thereof, thence binding on the North line of said tract South seventy four degrees East forty eight and 9/10 poles, thence South seventy two degrees West thirty two poles to the first beginning, containing four acres, three rods (roods) and twenty four perches. Witness: Justice of the Peace James F. Mills; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1856/02/23

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey & John K. Massey & wife Gertrude E. Massey

Capt. William Lynch

Buckridge & Eagle Choice and Holly Grove, less 10 acres sold previously

159 & 25 -10 = 171

EDM:7:209

Deed

February 23, 1856: Kendal (Kendall) Massey and John K. Massey and his wife Gertrude E. Massey, all of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, sell for $1,050.00 to Captain William Lynch, also of Worcester County, parts of the tracts called Buck Ridge (Buckridge) and Eagle Choice, lying in Worcester County and containing one hundred and fifty nine acres and also a part of the tract called Holly Grove, containing twenty five acres, it being the same land conveyed to John K. Massey  by Kendall Massey by deed dated April 29, 1848, [and recorded in Liber EDM No.1, Folio 406]. Excepted is a lot which has been sold to Kendall Massey by John K. Massey and his wife Gertrude E. Massey by deed dated August 8, 1855, containing about ten acres [see Liber EDM No.7, Folio 62] making the new total one hundred and seventy one acres. Witness: Justice of the Peace James F. Mills; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1856/05/27

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey

Mary Powell

Buckridge

4

EDM:7:368

Deed

May 27, 1856: Kendall Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $40.00 to Mary Powell, wife of Ananias Powell, also of Worcester County, all that parcel where Ananias Powell formerly lived and which is enclosed and which said lot was excepted in the deed given to John K. Massey by the said Kendall Massey, situated and lying in and containing about four acres, be it the same called Buck Ridge (Buckridge). Witness: Justice of the Peace James F. Mills; Edward D. Martin is Worcester County clerk.

1856/10/03

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John A. Massey & wife Eliza Jane Massey and John R. Pitts & wife Ann Pitts

John M. Taylor

Confirmation

585

JAP:1:103

Deed

October 3, 1856: John A. Massey and his wife Eliza Jane Massey and John R. Pitts & wife Ann Pitts, all of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, sell for $3,000.00 to John M. Taylor of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, all their right in a tract in Worcester County called Confirmation, containing five hundred and eighty five acres and made up of several tracts and parts of tracts formerly held by Sarah Taylor of Worcester County and by her resurvey thrown into one tract of land by a patent granted unto her on March 25, 1836, and recorded as Patent Certificate No.604. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace George A. Parker, Littleton D. Powell, and Joshua Morris; John A. Purnell is Worcester County clerk.

1857/08/21

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey

John M. Taylor

slave William J. Kenny

[none]

JAP:1:391

Bill of Sale

August 21, 1857: Kendal (Kendall) Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $150.00 to John M. Taylor, also of Worcester County, his slave named William J. Kenny, about five years old, light complexion, about three feet high. Witnesses: B. Jones Taylor and Justice of the Peace George A. Parker; John A. Purnell is Worcester County clerk.

1858/07/15

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William N. Massey & wife Mary Grace

George W. Bishop

Cart Wheel

1

WET:1:219

Deed

July 15, 1858: William N. Massey and his wife Mary Grace Massey, of Worcester County in the SDtate of Maryland, sell for $400.00 to George W. Bishop, also of Worcester County, a house and lot in the Village of Lindseyville, being a part of the tract called Cart Wheel, containing about one acre. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace Samuel N. Payne and John M. Pruitt; W.E. Timmons is Worcester County clerk.

1859/01/01

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Zadok P. Henry, Thomas Timmons, Lemuel Showell and Curtis M. Jacobs

Samuel Massey

Lot No.2

6.5

WET:1:359

Deed

January 1, 1859: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $441.00 from the Commissioners Zadok P. Henry, Thomas Timmons, Lemuel Showell, Curtis N. Jacobs, and James F. Mills organized to respond to the petition of Lemuel Hall and Sarah Hall to evaluate, divide, and sell the real estate of Elizabeth White, late of Worcester County, eventually consisting of Lot No.2, for which Samuel Massey was the high bidder at the required public sale. Lot No.2 is situated in the Town of Berlin, and had been purchased by Elizabeth White during her lifetime from Thomas Bolds and adjoins the lands of Doctor James T. Hammond, Parker C. Wharton,, and others, and contains six and a half acres. Witness: Justice of the Peace George A. Parker; William E. Timmons is Worcester County clerk.

1860/01/16

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey

Joseph L. Godfrey

slave George Washington

[none]

WET:2:29

Receipt


January 16, 1860: Kendal (Kendall) Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $200.00 to Joseph L. Godfrey, his slave George Washington, age about six years. Witness: Elijah Carey; William E. Timmons is Worcester County clerk.

1861/01/08

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Henry P. Mumford

Samuel Massey

slave Laura Ann

[none]

WET:2:409

Bill of Sale


January 8, 1861: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $350.00 from Henry P. Mumford, also of Worcester County, the slave Laura Ann. Witness: Justice of the Peace George A. Parker; William E. Timmons is Worcester County clerk.

1861/10/13

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Henny Massey

Robert J. Henry

Town lot

3.75

WET:3:92

Mortgage to Secure a Debt

October 13, 1861: Henny Massey mortgages her house and l3-1/2 acre lot at an undisclosed location for $90.00 to Robert J. Henry, said mortgage to become null and void if she should repay the ninety dollars to Robert J. Henry on or before October 12, 1862. Witness: Justice of the Peace William D. Pitts; William E. Timmons is Worcester County clerk.

1861/11/12

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey & Thomas Quillen

William S. Clifton

Town lot

[not stated]

WET:3:106

Bond

November 12, 1861: Samuel Massey and Thomas Quillen execute a bond of conveyance to William S. Clifton in the amount of $1,100.00 to secure their conveyance of a parcel in the Town of Berlin to Mr. Clifton which they had purchased from Edgar H. Davis, who in turn had purchased the parcel from the trustee of Sewell T. Collins, deceased, located on the Main Street in Berlin between the lots of Isaac S. Jones on the South side, and the lot of William D. Potts and Solomon Carey on the South side and now rented to George Harmouson, for which William S. Clifton has paid one hundred and fifty dollars earnest money and committed himself to pay an additional  four hundred dollars in annual payments of one hundred dollars on November 5, 1862, with interest on four hundred dollars, one hundred dollars of November 5, 1863, with interest on three hundred dollars, and so on. Should that take place accordingly, then Mssrs. Massey and Quillen will deliver a deed of conveyance for the property covering all but the dower right of Mrs. Henrietta Collins and will deliver the right to collect rent and profits of the premises to Mr. Clifton. Witness: George A. Parker; William E. Timmons is Worcester County clerk.

1862/05/10

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William D. Pitts, trustee

Samuel Massey & Thomas Quillen

Town lot

236 square feet

WET:3:196

Deed

May 10, 1862: Samuel Massey and Thomas Quillen buy for an undisclosed amount from William D. Pitts, trustee appointed to sell the real estate involved in the case of Stephen B. Collins vs. William D. Pitts, Hennie D. Collins, Sarah L.M. Ross, Alongo P. Collins and Stephen E. Collins, the parcel platted by Powell Patty as follows: Beginning at a post at the end of the first course of Lot No.3 on Main Street, then South twenty four and a half degrees East thirty two feet, to a stob [sic] at Figure 4, then across South sixty five and a half degrees West about sixty three feet to the Figure 6 on the side of Commerce Street, thence along said street North fifty nine and a quarter degrees [East or West ?] about thirty nine feet to a post at Figure 7, it being at the end of the second line of the third lot, then reversing said line North sixty five and a half degrees [East or West ?] about eighty six feet to the first beginning, containing two hundred and thirty six square feet, which consitutes all the land purchased by Sewell T. Collins from James Dirickson.  Excepted is the dower right of the widow of Sewell T. Collins. Witness: Justice of the Peace James M. Bratten; William E. Timmons is Worcester County clerk.

1862/07/08

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John R. Franklin & Ephraim K. Wilson

Samuel Massey

Carragoereshe

[not stated]

WET:3:224

Deed

July 8, 1862: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for an undisclosed amount from the trustees John R. Franklin and Ephraim K. Wilson, appointed in the case of George Bishop against John C. Jones, Robert W. Jones, Mary E. Jones, Mary Karen Selby, John W. Selby, Junior, Isaac Simeon Selby, Edward Taylor, Major G. Holland, William Payton & his wife Holly Payton, John R. Franklin, executor of Mary Ann Holland, deceased, John W. Jones and Mary C. Jones, to sell the real estate which is enclosed within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at the North corner of a lot formerly belonging to John Hutchinson and now to Silas Conklin near the South West edge of the Matapory [sic] Public Road, and thence running South Westerly by and with the back line of said lot until it intersects the line of a tract called Amsterdam, thence running South Westerly to the first bounder of Amsterdam, thence Westerly until it strikes the lands formerly belonging to Colonel Giles Jones and now to Henry Sanack, thence South Westerly to a pine sapling standing at the South corner of the land belonging formerly to Eliakin Jones and now to henry Jones and near the Great Branch and running thence North Easterly a straight course to a red oak at the mouth of a lane that divides said last mentioned lands from the lands now being described, and running from said red oak or the bounder where said red oak [illegible] Easterly by the County Road to be the beginning and whereon we, the trustees, have sold to Samuel Massey all that part of said land which lies to the Westward of the fence, commencing at the Easternmost corner of the Episcopal Church Yard and thence running in a Southerly direction, first by and with said church yard  and then across the land above bounded and described and making the division line between the land sold by us to the said Massey and the house and lot by Mrs. Mary Ann Holland devised to her nephew John W. Jones and by us sold to William Veasey and now the property of Stephen E. Mason, the lands sold by us to the said Massey lying in Worcester County near Sandy Hill and being the same land devised by the second item of the Last Will and Testament of the said Mary Ann Holland to her nephew John B. Jones with a contingent remainder over to her niece Mary Elizabeth Jones. The present parcel is called Carragoereshe [sic]. Witness: Justice of the Peace John B. Nock; William E. Timmons is Worcester County clerk.

1862/11/11

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Major Hastings

Samuel Massey

Goods and chattels

[none]

WET:3:294

Bill of Sale

November 11, 1862: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $160.00 from Major Hastings, also of Worcester County, the following goods and chattels: Corn in the field belonging to James B. Dirickson in Synapuxent Neck in Worcester County, seven stacks of fodder on the same land, thirteen stacks of hay on the land belonging to Catharine R.Y. Dirickson in Synapuxent Neck, seven red heifers with white backs, six sheep, six hogs, one sow and seven shoats, two iron harrows, seven plows, five feather beds & covering for the same, eight chairs, two tables, five bedsteads, household and kitchen furniture, four hoes, two shovels, three beehives, ... Witness: Justice of the Peace William D. Pitts; William E. Timmons is Worcester County clerk.

1863/01/06

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel I. Massey

James Massey

Goods & chattels

[none]

WET:3:330

Agreement

January 6, 1863: James Massey and Samuel I. Massey formally agree as follows: Samuel I. Massey will give to James Massey one half of the stock and farming utensils and one half of all the crops raised on the farm; and Samuel I. Massey fully binds himself to pay one half of the farm expenses and assist in all the usual labors of the farm. Witness: J.M. Taylor; William E. Timmons is Worcester county clerk.

1863/01/28

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

Henry D.Tingle

[not named]

15+

WET:3:393

Deed

January 28, 1863: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $1,600.00 to Henry D. Tingle all that parcel lying on the North side of the road leading from Buckingham Grave Yard to the farm of John E.N. Marshall and lying on the South side of and adjoining the house and lot occupied by Mrs. Maria Purnell, which said tract is part of a parcel purchased by the said Samuel Massey from Thomas Timmons and can be more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a stone on the East side of the road leading from the Town of Berlin towards John E.N. Marshall's farm and Poplar Ridge and thence along the East side of said road South thirty nine degrees West seventy eight and 8/100 poles (perches) to where said road intersects the road leading from Buckingham Grave Yard to John E.N. Marshall's farm and Poplar Ridge, thence on the North side of the last named road South fifty degrees West twenty eight poles to a notched post, thence leaving said road North forty one and a quarter degrees East forty six and 6/10 poles to a point where a cross ditch intersects the ditch that leads along the East side of this and the following lines: Thence North fifty six and a half degrees East thirty poles until it intersects John Powell's line, thence North forty six and a half degrees West two and 32/100 poles to a small bur oak, thence North thirty five and a half degrees East four poles to intersect Mrs. Maria Powell's lot at a stone in the South East corner of said lot, thence along with said Mrs. Powell's lot North fifty one and a quarter degrees West thirty six and 68/100 poles to the stone at the first beginning, containing fifteen acres, one rood, and thirty four poles. Witness: John R. Coard; William E. Timmons is Worcester County clerk.

1863/04/21

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Laban J. Taylor & wife Sally

William S. Massey

Hudsons Endeavor

33

WET:3:399

Deed

April 21, 1863: William S. Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $264.00 from Laban J. Taylor and his wife Sally Taylor, also of Worcester county, the tract of land called Hudson's Endeavor that is enclosed within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a white oak stump and stone along the first bounder of Farrell's Folly, and from thence running North forty five degrees West one hundred and forty poles (perches), thence South seventy six degrees East forty eight poles to intersect the sixth course of Poplar Neck thence South forty five degrees West twelve poles to the end of the said course, thence South sixty eight degrees East eighty eight poles to a post, thence South thirty four degrees East forty four poles, thence South thirteen and a half degrees West forty six poles to a post, thence North forty five degrees West fifty poles to the first beginning, containing thirty three acres. Witness: Justice of the Peace William D. Pitts; William E. Timmons is Worcester County clerk.

1863/07/27

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Major Hastings

Samuel Massey

Goods and chattels

[none]

WET:3:473

Bill of Sale

July 27, 1863: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland buys for $94.37 from Major Hastings, also of Worcester County, the following goods and chattels: The crop of corn growing on the property where Major Hastings now lives, and also all Major Hastings' interest in a lot of wheat and oats. Witness: Justice of the Peace William D. Pitts; William E. Timmons is Worcester County clerk.

1863/11/14

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph Bunting & wife Catharine

Daniel A. Massey

Goods & chattels

[none]

GHR:2:55

Bill  of Sale

November 14, 1863: Daniel A. Massey purchases the following goods and chattels for $772.82 from Joseph Bunting and his wife Catharine Bunting: One sorrel mare about fifteen years old, one bay mare aged sixteen years, one sorrel mare aged six years, two fishing boats & oars, fishing seine & rope, about two hundred bushels of corn in the crib where I reside, twelve stacks of fodder, three stacks of hay, thirty bushels of oats, one red heifer, one black bull yearling, one pied cow & calf, one red cow, one mixed cold cow, one yoke red & brindle steer yearlings, one yoke red & brindle steers, forty head of sheep & lambs, thirty head of hogs, fifty head of geese, one hundred chickens, eighteen chicks, fifteen guinea fowl, four plows, three harrows, one drag & roller, one wagon, one small wagon, three sets harness & chains, three sets rope traces, one cart body, tongue & axletree, tables, chairs, in short, all other household & kitchen furniture and personal property of every description on the premises where I reside, in trust to hold the same for the sale and separate use, or to any other person whom she may direct. This, in response to the mortgage which Joseph Bunting and his wife Catharine executed to Lemuel Showell and William B. White conveying to them for $772.82, a debt due by Joseph Bunting to Lemuel and William, wherein the real estate in the mortgage actually belonged to Catharine Bunting, who nevertheless united with Joseph Bunting in the said deed, is to reimburse Catharine Bunting for the application of her property to the payment of the said debt. Witness: Justice of the Peace John Witherson; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1863/12/18

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Nancy C. Massey

Mary Ann Massey

[not named]

0.5

GHR:1:33

Deed

December 18, 1863: Nancy C. Massy (Massey) of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $50.00 to Mary Ann Massy (Massey), also of Worcester County, all the land that was given to her by the Will of Purnell Massey, deceased, lying near the lands of Perry Rodney & John S. Purnell of Worcester County, containing half an acre. Witness: Justice of the Peace L.D. Powell; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/01/12

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Kendall Massey

Joseph Godfrey

slaves Thomas Potts, George & Edward

[none]

GHR:1:1

Bill of Sale

January 12, 1864: Kendal (Kendall) Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $50.00 to Joseph Godfrey his slaves Thomas Potts, age twenty years, George, age twenty three, and Edward, age eighteen. Witness: Justice of the Peace L.D. Powell; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/03/25

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey and Thomas N. Quillen & wife Rachel A. Quillen

William S. Clifton

Town lot

237

GHR:1:638

Deed

March 25, 1864: Samuel Massey and Thomas N. Quillen and his wife Rachel A. Quillen, all of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, sell for $550.00 to William S. Clifton, also of Worcester County, all that 237 square foot tract located in the Town of Berlin in Worcester County, which the said Massey and Quillen bought from William D. Pitts, trustee for the real estate of Sewell T. Collins, deceased, by deed dated May 12, 1862, and recorded in Liber WET No.3, Folio 196, containing two hundred and thirty seven square feet. Witness: Justice of the Peace L.D. Powell; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/05/03

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph P. Godfrey

George Massey

[none]

[none]

GHR:1:185

Manumission

May 3, 1864: Joseph P. Godfrey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, in consideration of his commitment to enlist in the Regiment of Colored Troops, manumits his slave George Massey. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace L.D. Powell and William B. Smith; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/05/03

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph P. Godfrey

Edward Massey

[none]

[none]

GHR:1:184

Manumission

May 3, 1864: Joseph P. Godfrey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, in consideration of his commitment to enlist in the Regiment of Colored Troops, manumits his slave Edward Massey. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace L.D. Powell and William B. Smith; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/05/03

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph P. Godfrey

Thomas P. Massey

[none]

[none]

GHR:1:184

Manumission

May 3, 1864: Joseph P. Godfrey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, in consideration of his commitment to enlist in the Regiment of Colored Troops, manumits his slave Thomas P. Massey. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace L.D. Powell and William B. Smith; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/05/03

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Nancy C. Massey

Littleton Massey

[none]

[none]

GHR:1:180

Manumission

May 3, 1864: Nancey C. Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland manumits her slave Littleton Massey, who is about to enlist in the Regiment of Colored Troops in the service of the United States. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace L.D. Powell and James Massey; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/05/14

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Levi Quillen & wife Hetty Ann Quillen

Mary Ann Massey

[not named]

16.5

GHR:1:218

Deed

May 14, 1864: Mary Ann Massey buys for $165.00 from Levi Quillen and his wife Hetty Ann Quillen, of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, all that 16-1/2 acre tract which was sold by John Rodgers and his wife Sarah E. Rodgers to Levi Quillen by the deed dated August 9, 1857, it being the same land that was conveyed to Sarah E. Davis, afterward Sarah E. Rogers, by Levi Bruner by deed dated November 12, 1823, called Farrills Folly, lying on the North and West side of the County Road leading from Purnell Massey's gate to Crippen's Bridge and which is enclosed within the following metes and bounds: Beginning on the West side of the aforesaid County Road at a point where the closing line of Farrills Folly crosses said road which said point is eighty six poles (perches) from the first boundary of said Farrills Folly, and thence crossing the closing line of said tract North forty five degrees West fifty seven poles to a point a little over a ditch near a small cedar to a line of the tract called The Fragment, thence along the line of said tract South sixteen degrees West sixty seven poles to the middle of a ditch, which said ditch is a line between said Quillen and Phillip Hudsons land, thence doen the middle of said ditch, South forty five degrees East twenty eight and a quarter poles to the West side of the aforesaid County Road where it crosses said ditch and to within fifteen links (15/25 perch) of a stone let in the ground on the North bank of said ditch, thence along the West side of the aforesaid County Road as follows: (these courses run with the same variation as the rest of the tract) North forty eight and a quarter degrees East twenty poles, then North forty two and a quarter degrees East twenty poles, then North thirty five degrees East seventeen and 88/100 poles to the beginning, containing sixteen and a half acres; [however] Levi Quillen reserves for his own use a ditch or water course where it now lies along the line of Phillip Hudson's field, from the aforesaid County Road to the tract called The Fragment, together with the privilege of of digging said ditch to a sufficient depth and width to suit the water required to pass through it, and to throw the dirt therefrom onto the land conveyed by this deed; and Mary Ann Massey covenants that she will never by word or deed or otherwise oppose the cutting of said ditch or the passage of water through it. Witness: Justice of the Peace L.D. Powell; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/05/25

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

Henry Massey

[none]

[none]

GHR:1:240

Manumission

May 25, 1864: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, in consideration of his enlistment in the 9th Regiment of Colored Troops in the service of the United States of America, manumits his slave Henry Massey. Witnesses: Justice of the Peace L.D. Powell and Joseph Massey; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/06/29

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

Thomas Mason

[not named]

3.25

GHR:1:301

Deed

June 29, 1864: Samuel Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $162.50 to Thomas Mason the following 3-1/4 acre tract lying in the First Election District of Worcester County that is described by the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a persimmon stake on the East corner of the divisional line [illegible] of N. Benum opposite the Methodist Church yard on the South side of the public road leading from Sandy Hill to Jap [sic] Town and running by and with said road eighty yards to a pine stake, thence in a South West direction one hundred and fifty six and a half yards to a sassafras stake on the big ditch, thence by and with said ditch in a South Easterly direction one hundred and two yards to the said N. Benum's divisional line fence, then by and with said fence in a North East direction one hundred and ninety yards to the place of beginning, containing three and a quarter acres. Witness: Justice of the Peace M.G. Holland; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/10/22

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Samuel Massey

Isaac Tarr

[not named]

6.5

GHR:1:379

Deed

October 22, 1864: Samuel Massey sells for $500.00 to Isaac Tarr, all that 6-1/2 acre tract lying in the Town of Berlin which was bought by Samuel Massey from Zadok P. Henry, Curtis W. Jacobs, Thomas Timmons, and others, Commissioned to sell the real estate of Elizabeth White, deceased, by deed recorded in Liber WET No.1, Folio 359 of Worcester County, said land adjoining the lands of Doctor John T. Hammond, Levin L. Dirickson and others, containing six and a half acres. Witness: Littleton D. Powell; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/11/15

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

H.R. Pitts, executor

George Massey

[none]

[none]

GHR:1:433

Manumission

November 15, 1864: Hillery R. Pitts, executor of the estate of Kendall Massey, deceased, in consideration of his enlistment on November 18,1863, in the 9th Regiment of Colored Troops in service of the United States of America, manumits George Massey. Witnesses: Justice of the peace L.D. Powell and William P. Smith; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/11/15

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Hillary R. Pitts, executor

Thomas Massey

[none]

[none]

GHR:1:432

Manumission

November 15, 1864: Hillery R. Pitts, executor of the estate of Kendall Massey, deceased, in consideration of his enlistment on November 10,1863, in the 9th Regiment of Colored Troops in service of the United States of America, manumits Thomas Massey. Witnesses: Justice of the peace L.D. Powell and William P. Smith; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1864/11/15

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Hillary R. Pitts, executor

Edward Massey

[none]

[none]

GHR:1:432

Manumission

November 15, 1864: Hillery R. Pitts, executor of the estate of Kendall Massey, deceased, in consideration of his enlistment on December 24,1863, in the 9th Regiment of Colored Troops in service of the United States of America, manumits Edward Massey. Witnesses: Justice of the peace L.D. Powell and William P. Smith; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1865/07/21

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William L. Richards & wife Elizabeth S.

Charlotte Massey

Wood Yard & Addition to Wood Yard

100

GHR:1:646

Deed

July 21, 1865: Charlotte Massey, wife of Rufus Massey, buys for $800.00 from William S. Richards and his wife Elizabeth S. Richards, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, all the 100 acres of the tracts called Wood Yard and Addition to Wood Yard, and adjoining lands lying in Worcester County and in the possession of said William & Elizabeth Richards. Witness: John H. Hutchisson and Justice of the Peace George H. Bowden; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1865/08/04

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James Massey & wife Francis Massey

John M. Taylor

Hudsons Venture

<1

GHR:1:659

Deed

August 4, 1865: James Massey and his wife Francis Massey, both of Worcester County in the State of maryland, sell for $5.00 to John M. Taylor, also of Worcester County, all that small parcel, part of Hudson's Venture, described by the following metes and bounds: Beginning at a stone set up in the ground by the side of the lot [illegible] known as the Williams Lot, and thence running North seventy two and a half degrees West sixteen and 8/10 poles (perches) to the middle of the County Road, thence fifty degrees East eighteen and 6/10 poles by and with said road and in its middle, thence North fourteen and a half degrees East seven and 1/10 poles to the beginning, containing one rood and nineteen perches. Hudson's Venture was patented by John Hudson on November 28, 1702. Witness: Justice of the Peace L.D. Powell; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1866/04/16

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Grantee

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Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Joseph Bunting

Daniel A. Massey

Goods & chattels

[none]

GHR:2:119

Bill of Sale

April 16, 1866: Daniel A. Massey purchases the following goods and chattels for $772.82 from Joseph Bunting and his wife Catharine Bunting: One sorrel mare about fifteen years old, one bay mare aged sixteen years, one sorrel mare aged six years, one yoke of work oxen red & white, one yoke of oxen about six years old, one read & the other white, one pied cow, one black cow, two pied heifers, two bull yearlings, one fishing boats & oars, fishing seine & rope, twelve stacks of fodder, about two hundred bushels of corn in the crib where I reside, three stacks of hay, thirty bushels of oats, one pied cow & calf, one red cow, one mixed cold cow, one yoke red & brindle steers, forty head of sheep & lambs, thirty head of hogs, fifty head of geese, one hundred chickens, eighteen ducks, fifteen guinea fowl, four plows, three harrows, one drag & roller, one wagon, three sets harness & chains, three sets rope traces, one cart body, tongue & axletree, tables, chairs, in short, all other household & kitchen furniture and personal property of every description on the premises where I reside, in trust to hold the same for the sale and separate use of Catharine Bunting, or to any other person whom she may direct. This, in response to the mortgage which Joseph Bunting and his wife Catharine executed on November 14, 1863, to Lemuel Showell and William B. White conveying to them for $772.82, a debt due by Joseph Bunting to Lemuel and William, wherein the real estate in the mortgage actually belonged to Catharine Bunting, who nevertheless united with Joseph Bunting in the said deed, is to reimburse Catharine Bunting for the application of her property to the payment of the said debt. Witness: Justice of the Peace L.D. Powell; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk. [This is not quite the same list as recorded in Liber GHR No.2, Folio 55, but I do not understand why Daniel A. Massey appears to have bought the same goods and chattels twice after having returned them in the interim ... GL,III, ed.]

1866/04/16

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

Daniel A. Massey

Catharine Bunting

Goods & chattels

[none]

GHR:2:118

Bill of Sale

April 16, 1866: Daniel A. Massey returns to Catherine Bunting the goods and chattels which her [then?] husband Joseph Bunting sold to Daniel A. Massey by bill of sale recorded in Liber GHR No.2, Folio 55, and of which she now requests of Daniel A. Massey their return. [The amount of the consideration is not stated - GL,III,ed.] Witness: Justice of the Peace L.D. Powell; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1866/12/14

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

John H. Massey

Rufus Massey

Goods & chattels

[none]

GHR:2:462

Mortgage to Secure a Debt

December 14, 1866: John H. Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sells for $186.00 to Rufus R. Massey the following goods and chattels in order to secure his debt to Rufus of the same amount: One sorrel mare about five years old, one cow & calf, one yoke of oxen, two side boards, and one bed & furniture, provided that if John H. Massey should pay the one hundred and sixty eight dollars to Rufus Massey on or before the first day of January, 1868, with the interest thereon, then these presents to be void. Witness: Justice of the Peace Daniel P. Russell; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk. Underneath is the notation: I hereby release the above mortgage and bill of sale. [signed] Rufus Massey, July 24, 1871.

1867/08/16

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Grantee

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Benjamin Massey, free Black

Cyrus L. Williams

Goods & chattels

[none]

GHR:2:786

Bill of Sale

August 16, 1867: Benjamin Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland [a freed slave] sells for $97.00 to Cyrus L. Williams, also of Worcester County, the following goods and chattels: One yoke of young steers, one cow & calf, one heifer yearling, and one crop of corn in the field. Witness: Justice of the Peace John R. Coarse; George H. Richardson is Worcester County clerk.

1867/10/05

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William S. Massey & wife Mary Ann Massey

Francis E. Fisher

[not named]

0.5

GHR:3:33

Deed

October 5, 1867: William S. Massey and his wife Mary Ann Massey of Worcester County in the State of Maryland sell for $62.50 to Francis E. Fisher, also of Worcester County, all the land that William S. Massey bought from Nancy C. Massey, given to her by the Will of Purnell Massey, deceased, lying near the lands of Perry Rodney and John S. Purnell of Worcester county, containing half an acre, by deed from Nancy C. Massey to Mary Ann Massey dated December 18, 1863, [and recorded in Liber GHR No.1, Folio 33] Witness: 

1868/03/10

Grantor

Grantee

Parcel

Acreage

Lib:No:Fol

Type

William S. Massey & wife Mary Ann Massey

James Robins Bunting

Goods & chattels

[none]

GHR:3:211

Bill of Sale to Secure a Debt

March 10, 1868: William S. Massey and his wife Mary Ann Massey, both of Worcester County in the State of Maryland, in order to secure a debt of $180.00, sell to their creditor James Robins Bunting, the following goods and chattels: One sorrel horse, blaze face and one Morgan horse, provided that if the said James Robins Bunting should pay to the said William S. Massey the sum of one hundred and eighty dollars and legal interest thereon on or before the first day of October, 1869, then these presents shall be void. Witness: Justice of the Peace James Brittingham; J.S. Matthews is Worcester County clerk.

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