Deed Between Upton BRUCE, Elizabeth Key SCOTT & John SCOTT and Henry WRIGHT (1810); Allegany Co., MD ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connie Beachy Allegany County, MD land record Liber F-Folio 77 & 78 - Upton Bruce sells land to Henry WRIGHT The following deed was recorded the 30th day of August 1810. THIS DEED made this 8th day of March in the year of our Lord, 1810, between Upton Bruce, Elizabeth Key Scott and John Scott, her husband, now all of Frederick County, in the State of Maryland of the one part, and HENRY WRIGHT of Allegany County and state aforesaid, of the other part. WITNESSETH whereas Susanna Gardner Bruce, deceased, late of Frederick County, mother of the aforesaid Upton Bruce and Elizabeth Key Scott was seized and possessed of and held and owned a tract or parcel of land lying in Allegany County and state aforesaid (except one acre which she, the said Susanna had heretofore conveyed to a society for religious uses) called Walnut Level containing 390 acres originally, and patented to John Ross of Anne Arundel County, on the 10th day of August, 1753 Allegany County being then a part of Frederick County and whereas the said Susanna G. Bruce died intestate, leaving as heirs the aforesaid two children, Upton and Elizabeth, who inherit her property and on _____ of cause the right to aforesaid tract or parcel of land called WALNUT LEVEL decends and devolves (?). Now therefore, they the said Upton Bruce and Elizabeth Key Scott, by virtue of the power and the right so derived and John Scott the husband of the said Elizabeth, and for and in consideration of the sum of $1600.00 current money of the United States to them in hand paid by the said Henry Wright, before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof they the said Upton Bruce, Elizabeth Key Scott and John Scott, doth hereby acknowledge and from every part and parcel thereof doth hereby acquit, exonerate and discharge the said Henry Wright, his heirs, executors and administrators, they the said Upton Bruce, Elizabeth Key Scott and John Scott, have granted bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth give grant bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff and confirm unto the said Henry Wright his heirs and assigns forever, all that tract or parcel of land called WALNUT LEVEL, except the one acre as before excepted, now lying in Allegany County and patented as aforesaid to John Ross on the 10th day of August 1753 for three hundred and ninety acres, and all the estate, right, title and interest whatsoever of them the said Upton Bruce, Elizabeth Key Scott and John Scott her husband, both at law and in equity, of in to and out of the said tract or parcel of land and premises hereby bargained and sold, and every part and parcel thereof so as aforesaid, devised to them the said Upton, Elizabeth and John her husband, and acquired as heirs to the aforementioned Susanna G. Bruce, and such and the same as she the said Susanna that and was possessd? of reference being had to the _____ conveying the same to her will more fully appear. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid tract or parcel of land and premises unto him the said Henry Wright, his heirs and assigns forever and to and for no other use intent or purpose whatsoever, and the said Upton Bruce, Elizabeth Key Scott, and John Scott for themselves and their heirs do hereby convenant, grant, promise and agree to and with the said Henry Wright his heirs and assigns to warrant and defend to him and them the aforesaid tract or parcel of land and premises, except as before excepted, as well against the said Upton, Elizabeth and John and their heirs as against all persons claiming or to claim and or them. IN WITNESSETH whereof the said Upton Bruce, Elizabeth Key Scott and John Scott have hereinto subscribed their names and affix their seals the (day?) and year first herein before written. Signed, sealed and delivered by U. Bruce, EK Scott, John Scott - seals attached - in the presence of Thomas Jones, Joseph Little State of Maryland, Frederick County Be it remembered that on this 8th day of March 1810 personally appears Upton Bruce and John Scott, two of the party grantors within named, before us the subscribers two justices of the peace for the County aforesaid, and acknowledged the within deed or instrument of writing to be their act and deed, and the land and premises therein mentioned and thereto bargained and sold, to be the right and estate of the within named Henry Wright, party grantee also therein named, his heirs and assigns forever, according to the true intent and meaning of the said deed or instrument of writing, and the acts of assembly in such case made and provided, And now at the same time personally appears Elizabeth Key Scott, wife of the said John Scott, before us, the two Justices aforesaid, and acknowledges the said deed or instrument of writing to be her act and deed and the land and premises therein mentioned to be the rights and estate of the within named Henry Wright, his Heirs and assigns forever, and the said Elizabeth Key Scott being examined by us privately and apart from and out of hearing of her husband, whether she doth make her acknowledgement of the same willingly and freely, declared she did the same willingly and freely and without being induced thereto through threats or ill usage of or through fear of incurring the displeasure of her said husband - at the same time came also Sarah, Wife to the said Upton Bruce, and being by us examined separate and apart from and out of the hearing of her said husband, relinguished her right of dower in and to the within land and premises unto Henry Wright his heirs and assigns and acknowledged and declared she did the same voluntarily and freely and willingly and not through threats or ill usage of or fear of incurring the displeasure of her said husband. Taken and Certified the day and year above written. Thos. Jones and Joseph Little State of Maryland Frederick County - I hereby certify that Thomas Jones and Joseph Little, Gentlemen, before _____ the acknoledgements of the foregoing deed or instrument of writing appear to have been made and who have thereto subscribed their names were at the time thereof Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn. In Testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Frederick County Court the 12th day of March in the year 1810. Signed by William Ritchie, Clerk, Frederick County Court. Transcribed by Connie Beachy This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/allegany/land/brucescott.txt