Deed between Ralphael TANEY & William DIGGS and Charles FAIR (1773); Frederick Co., MD This file was contributed by Donald Fair ************************************************************************ * USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ************************************************************************ Fredrick County Maryland office of Register and Recorder of Land Records Land Record Book U Page 326 At the Request of Charles Fair the following Deed was Recorded November 23, 1773 This Indenture made this 27th of October 1773 Page 327 In the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Three. Between Ralphael Taney and William Diggs of the One part and Charles Fair of the other part Witnessth that the said Raphael Taney and William Diggs for and in Consideration of the sum of Forty Five pounds to them in hand paid hath given granted Bargained and Sold and by those presents they the said Raphael Taney and William Diggs for themselves their Heirs doth give grant Bargain Sell Alien(sp) Enforce(sp) Confirm and Make Over unto the said Charles Fair his Heirs and Assigns all that Tract or Parcel of Land being part of the Resurvey of Brothers Agreement. Beginning at the End of the Twenty perches in Nineteenth line of the Resurvey and Running thence with the said Line . North Nineteen Degrees West Twenty Four perches thence North Twenty Nine Degrees East One Hundred and Six perches Thence South Forty Three degrees East One Hundred and Four perches Thence by a Direct Line to the Beginning Containing Fifty Nine Acres together with all and Singular its Appurtinances To have and to Hold the same unto Him the said Charles Fair his Heirs and Assigns for Ever and the said Raphael Taney and William Diggs doth hereby Covinant and Agree to Warrent and Defend the aforesaid parcel of Land and Transfer unto the said Charles Fair his Heirs and Assigns against them the said Raphael Taney and William Diggs and against all Persons(sp) Claiming or that shall Claim any Right or Title Thereto under them the said Raphael Taney Page 328 and William Diggs or their Heirs aforesaid the said Charles^or his Heirs or Assigns do pay the Quit Rents now due on the said Land In Witnessth Whereof the Parties to these presents have hereunto Sett their Hands and Affixed their Seals the day and Year first above Written ----------- Signed Sealed and Delivered In the pressence of ----- Jno Reeder Jun. (sp) Henry Reeder-----(sp) On the Back of which Deed was the following Indorsements Received from Charles Fair the Sum of Forty Five pounds Pennsylvania Currency being the Consideration Money for the within(sp) Land Witnesses Jno Reeder Jun. (sp) Henry Reeder St. Mary’s County October 27th 1773 this day came before us their subcribes here two of his Lordships Justices for the County Aforesaid the within Mentiond Raphael Taney and William Diggs and Acknowledged the within Mentioned Land to be the Right Title and property of the within Mentioned Charles Fair and his Heirs at the same Time Elenor(sp) the wife of the Within Named Raphael Taney and Catherine Wife of the within Named William Diggs beign by us presentely Examined and out of the hearing of their said Subscribe(sp) did Acknowledge that they Released all their Page 329 Right of Dower in the within Mentioned Land Freely Voluntarily and of their Own Accord without being Induced to it by threats or injury(sp) by their said Husband or the Apprehensions of their displeasure Then before and Certified by Jno Reeder Jun. Henry Reeder I do hereby Certify that the above Named John Reeder Junior and Henry Reeder Gentlemen before whom the within Deed was Acknowledged were at the Time of Taker(sp) the same and now are Two of the Right Honourable The Proprietors Jusices of the peace for the County of St. Mary’s duly Authorized and Assigned unto whom Due faith and Creaht(sp) and Ought to given both within Court and Out(sp) thereof(sp) In testimony whereof I have here onto Set my Hand and Affixed the Public Seal of The Office this Twenty Ninth day of October Anno Domine Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Three D Wolftenholen M (sp) Received 18th November 1773 of Charles Fair Two Shillings and Four Penes half penny Sterling for an Alienation Fine on the within Land Wm M Beall