Massey Records in Spreadsheet Form

Section VI - Massey Data Bank

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

Massey records in the Grantee/Grantor Index Files for The Adventure
and Ringgold's Part of the Adventure in Kent County, Maryland

Index	Year	Grantor	Grantee	Parcel	Acreage	Lib:No:Fol	Link	Abstract
479	1765	George Vansant	Thomas Witherspoon	Adventure	255	DD:1:643	Deed	January 28, 1765: Thomas Witherspoon of St George's Hundred, Newcastle County on Delaware, buys for 5/- the 255-acre tract called Adventure in Kent County, Maryland, from George Vansant. Courses: Beginning at the end of one hundred and twenty seven and a half perches on the second line of the whole original tract, and running thence South East one hundred and twenty seven and a half perches, thence North East three hundred and twenty seven and a half perches, thence North West one hundred and twenty seven and a half perches, thence with a straight line to the place of beginning. Acting for the Crown: Justices of the Peace James McLachlan and J. Maxwell; Dennis Dulany is Kent County clerk.
534	1765	Thomas Witherspoon and wife Susanna	William Parker	Adventure	125	DD:2:173	Deed	September 10, 1765: Thomas Witherspoon of New Castle County in the Province of Pennsylvania and wife Susanna sell for £250 a 125 acre portion of Adventure to William Parker of Kent County in Maryland. Adventure had been taken up by Bryan Omelia and lies on the South side of Sassafras River near the head of Wilsons Creek. Courses: Beginning at the end of twenty four perches on the North East line of Adventure and running from thence with the said tract North East one hundred and eleven perches, from thence by a line drawn North ninety perches, running from thence by a line drawn North forty one degrees thirty minutes West sixty four perches, running from thence South West one hundred and seventy seven perches, from thence by a line drawn South East one hundred and twenty seven and a half perches [line XXXX'd out] to the first beginning. Acting for the Crown: J. Nicholson and Justices of the Peace James McLachlan and Samuel Thompson; John Nicholson; and Dennis Dulany, Kent County Clerk.
479	1765	Thomas Witherspoon	George Vansant	Adventure	255	DD:2:7	Deed	March 8, 1765: Thomas Witherspoon of St. Georges Hundred, New Castle County on Delaware, sells for 5/- to George Vansant a 255 acre part of the tract called Adventure: Beginning at the beginning tree of the original tract and running thence South West three hundred and twenty perches, then South East one hundred and twenty seven and a half perches, then North East three hundred and twenty perches, thence with a straight line to the beginning. Acting for the Crown: Justices of the Peace James McLachlan and Samuel Thompson; John Nicholson; and Dennis Dulany, Kent County Clerk. [Note: there is no note about Bryan Omelia in this deed - GL,III,ed.]
535	1790	Thomas Witherspoon	John C. Vansant	The Adventure	36	BC:3:148	Deed	February 7, 1791: Thomas Witherspoon of New Castle County and State of Delaware, gentleman, sells for £81 to John Clark Vansant, also of New Castle County, part of a tract called The Adventure, lying in Kent County, Maryland, alongside another part of The Adventure owned by Mr. Vansant, John Hurtt, and others. Courses: Beginning at the end of two hundred perches on the division line of the aforesaid tract called The Adventure, and running thence South forty one and a half degrees East sixty four perches, then North twenty seven and a half perches, then North seventy and a quarter degrees East fifty perches, then North twenty degrees West forty seven perches, then East fifty six perches to the home line of the original tract of The Adventure, then with the aforesaid home line North forty five degrees West fifty seven perches to the aforesaid division line of the Adventure, then with a straight line to the beginning. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace John Thomas and W. Grindage; Ben Chambers is Kent County clerk.
278B	1815	David Semans	Benjamin Massey	Adventure	18+	BC:8:296	Deed	February 14, 1815 (recorded March 21, 1815): Benjamin Massey, of Kent County and State of Maryland, buys for $180 an 18+ acre tract called Adventure from David Semans of Venice County in the State of New York. David Semans [Senior] the father of the present grantor, had purchased Adventure from Catherine Semans, one of the daughters and heirs of Lambert Semans, whose father, William Semans, purchased the land from Thomas Ringgold, which land the present David Semans, the grantor within named, took at the valuation which the commissioners duly appointed by the Court of Kent County had determined. Courses: Beginning at a black gum in a small swamp and running from thence South five degrees West twenty four and one half perches to an oak of said land, thence North eighty eight and one half degrees East fifteen perches to a white oak of Solomon Semans' part of said land, thence North two degrees West forty six perches, thence West thirteen perches, thence North two degres West sixteen perches to an oak in William Semans' line, thence South eighty nine degrees West sixty six perches to Benjamin Morrey's land, thence with said Morrey's line south two and a half degrees East and fifteen perches, thence East ten perches and one-eighth of a perch, thence South two and a half degrees East twenty four and a half perches, thence with a straight line to the beginning, containing eighteen acres and eighty perches. Witnesses: Jesse Knock and Edward Eubanks; Ben Chambers is Kent County Clerk.
293B	1817	Cuthbert Hall and wife Eve	Josiah Massey	Ringgolds Part of the Adventure Resurveyed	50+	WS:1:294	Deed	April 12, 1817: Josiah Massey, farmer of Kent County in the State of Maryland, buys for $500.00 the 50+ acre Ringgolds Part of the Adventure Resurveyed from Cuthbert Hall, gentleman, also of Kent County. Courses: Beginning at the end of fifty three perches East from the original beginning of that part of the said tract that was bought by Samuel Davis, the father of the late Samuel Davis, Junior by Thomas Ringgold as recorded in the deed dated August 11, 1769, and running thence the reverse of the home line of the aforesaid deed from the said Ringgold to the said Davis, Est one hundred and eighty seven perches to the part of the said tract formerly belonging to Cornelius Harkins, then with that land North forty three perches, then West one hundred and eighty seven perches to William Turner's part of the said tract, then South forty three perches to the beginning. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William Redding and James Salisbury; William Scott is Kent County clerk.
...	1824	Benjamin Massey and wife Elizabeth	Solomon Simans	[The] Adventure	18	TW:4:476	Deed	September 20, 1824: Benjamin Massy (Massey) and wife Elizabeth of Kent County in the State of Maryland sell for $94.00 to Solomon Simons, also of Kent County, a portion of [The] Adventure which the said Benjamin Massey had purchased from David Simans, Junior. Courses: Beginning at a black gum standing in a small swamp and running thence South five degrees West seventy four and a half perches to a white oak on the line of Solomon Simans' land, thence North two degrees West forty six perches, thence West thirteen perches, thence North two degrees West sixteen perches to an oak in William Simans' line, thence South eighty nine degrees West sixty six perches to Benjamin Mooney's land, thence with the said Mooney's line South two and a half degrees East fifteen perches, thence [what direction ? GL,III,ed.] ten and one eighth perches, thence South two and a half degrees East seventy four perches, thence with a straight line to the beginning. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace George C. Sanders and Christopher Hale; Thomas Worrell is Kent County clerk.
302B	1831	William Palmer and wife Sarah	Thomas O.D. Massey and Josiah Massey, Junior	Jericho, Christophers Beginning, Addition to Comwhitton; and Ringgolds Adventure	137+; 137+;and 50	JNG:2:414	Deed	June 6, 1831: William Palmer and wife Sarah of Kent County in the State of Maryland sells for $600.00 several parcels of land totalling 187+ acres to Thomas Orkney Denny Massey and Josiah Massey Junior, the children of Josiah Massey and Ann Massey. Courses for the first group, consisting of Jericho, Christophers Beginning, and Addition to Comwhitton: Beginning at a stone set up at the beginning of Jericho and running with the oak fencing North eighty two degrees West seventeen perches, then South sixty seven and a half degrees West seventy five and a third perches, then South sixty three and a half degrees West sixteen perches, then South twenty five and a quarter degrees East one and q third perches, then South sixty seven degrees West thirty one perches, then South sixty six degrees West twenty three perches, then South sixty nine and a half degrees West twenty perches, then North fifty six degrees West forty five perches to the middle of the main road leading from Georgetown to New Market, then by and with said road North thirty one degrees East ninety five and a half perches, then North twenty seven degrees East forty six perches, then North thirty five and a quarter degrees East six and a quarter perches, then South sixty and a half degrees East forty and eight tenths degrees, then North eighty one degrees East sixty perches, then South eighty eight degrees West seventeen and one third perches, then with the oak fencing South eighty six degrees East ten perches, then North eighty seven degrees East forty eight perches, then South five degrees East twenty perches, then South eighty two degrees East two and a quarter perches, then South thirty two and a half degrees East ten and a quarter perches, then South twenty five degrees East eighteen perches, then South thirty two degrees East twenty perches, and from thence to the beginning, containing one hundred and thirty seven acres and three roods, mainly being the lands conveyed to William Palmer by Morgan Browne, then late Sheriff of Kent County, bearing deed the date of February 16, 1829; see Liber JNG No.1 Folio 489, and also by Charles B. Tilden with deed of January 30, 1830. Another parcel herein conveyed is Ringgolds Adventure or Ringgolds Part of the Adventure Resurveyed, containing fifty acres, which William Palmer acquired from Charles B. Tilden by deed bearing date January 30, 1830, and described in a deed from Samuel Davis to Cuthbert Hale dated March 19, 1803. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace Robert B. Pennington and Henry Hurtt; Joseph N. Gordon is Kent County clerk.
...	1835	Ebenezer T. Massey and Stephen Boyer	Samuel Hurlock	His Lordships Gracious Grant; Adventure	176; 161+	JNG:4:87	Deed	November 2, 1835: Commissioners Ebenezer T. Massey and Stephen Boyer of Kent County in the State of Maryland sell for $5.00 to Samuel Hurlock 337+ acres (worth $3,779.925) of the tracts called His Lordships Gracious Grant and two lots in [The] Adventure. Samuel Hurlock petitioned the Kent County Court that Mary Newman died intestate, leaving these lands to her minor children: Nathan, James and Lorenzo Newman, and to William and Elizabeth Newman, but that William Newman improperly (because of the minority of three of the children) sold the real estate to Samuel Hurlock in a deed dated December 30, 1834. The commissioners (originally Ebenezer T. Massey, Stephen Boyer, and the late George Meginniss) had evaluated the lands in question and decided that they be sold in their entirety (rather than breaking them up among the heirs) and the proceeds divided proportionately among the heirs. Consequently, they sold His Lordhips Gracious Grant to Samuel Hurlock for $15.00 per acre and 32+ acres of the land called [The] Adventure to Samuel Hurlock at $5.75 per acre, and another plot at $4.875 [per acre]. Courses for His Lordhips Gracious Grant: Beginning at the end of the first line of Joseph Caldre's part of said land that is South three degrees East seventy five perches from a stone by the side of the road leading from Massey's cross Roads to The Chapple, it being a corner of Reginald Blackiston's land and running from thence South seventy two and three quarter degrees East one hundred and twenty five and a third perches, then North eighty nine degrees East forty eight perches, then North eighty nine degrees East sixty two perches, then South three degrees East one hundred and eight perches, then South seventy one and a half degrees West thirty six perches, then West twenty eight perches, then North eighty and a half degrees West thirty perches, then South eighty five degrees West sixty six perches, then North sixty degrees West thirty two perches, then North seventy five degrees West eighty perches, then South twenty seven degrees West fifteen and a half perches, then South fifty eight degrees West nine and a half perches to an oak on Blackiston's line, and from thence North three degrees West one hundred and sixty two perches to the beginning, containing one hundred and seventy six acres. Courses for the two lots comprising parts of [The] Adventure: Beginning at the North West corner of the lot sold by the commissioners to Casparis Meginniss and running from thence South one degrees East one hundred and sixteen+ perches, then South eighty nine degrees, thirty seven minutes West eighty eight and six tenths perches, then North three quarters of a degree West one hundred and seventeen and two tenths perches, then South eighty eight and a half degrees East eighty seven perches to the beginning, containing sixty four acres and sixty three and one fifth perches, and bounded on the South East by the lands of John and William Richardson's heirs, on the South West by lands belonging to the heirs of Mary Newman, on the North West by lands that formerly belonged to Joseph Calder and wife, and on the South East by a lot of land sold by the said commissioners to the said Casparis Meginniss. Witnesses: Justices of the Peace William Millan and John McDaniel; Joseph N. Gordon is Kent County clerk.