Allegany County MD Archives Deed.....Between George M. & Maria REID and Thomas SHRIVER, July 17, 1851 ************************************************ 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: Jack Reid jamarei@bellsouth.net September 27, 2010, 2:10 pm Plot 269, Cumberland, Allegany County, Md Written: July 17, 1851 Recorded: February 18, 1853 At the request of Thmas Shriver the following Deed was recorded February 18, 1853. This Indenture made this seventeenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousnd eight hundred and fifty one, between G. M. reid and his wife Maria Reid of Allegany County and the State of Maryland of the one part and Thomas Shriver of the same County and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said G. M. Reid and his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollrs current money of the United States to him the said G. M. Reid and to wife Maria Reid in hand paid by the said Thomas Shriver at or before the sealing or delivernce of these presents, the receipt whereof the said G. M. Reid and his wife Maria Reid do hereby acknowledge, thereof do release acquit and discharge the said Thomas Shriver his heirs, executors and administrators by these presents, he the said G. M. Reid and wife Maria Reid have granted, bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said Thomas Shriver his heirs and assigns, all that lot or parcel of ground, now intended to be conveyed lying in the Town of Cumberland, Allegany County, State of Maryland, and known in said Town plat as lot No 269 fronting on Mechanic Street. The lot No 269 aforesaid, was divided the west end fronting on Mechanic Street to Thomas Reid, Brother of the said G. M. Reid and the East end of said lot to the above named G. M. Reid the present owner and occupant: Liberty Street was afterwards extended and made said G. M. Reid part front and the rear end of said G. M. Reid part of said lot was afterwards cut off by an alley now called Reid's Alley opened by said Reid and Shriver at right angles with Normien Street Running Northwardly across said Shriver lot and across said Reid's lot and the part so cut off by the said Reid's Alley, fronts the whole width of the original lot and runs back and joins said Thomas Reid's lot and is all the ground west of said Alley - now meant by G. M. Reid and by this instrument of writing hereby now intended to be conveyed by the said G. M. Reid and wife Maria Reid to the said Thomas Shriver his heirs and assigns forever; together with all and singular improvements, advantages, profits and appurtenances therunto belonging or in anywise appertaining To Have And To Hold unto him this said Thomas Shriver his heirs and assigns forever, and also all the estate, right, title, use, trust, property, claims and demands whatsoever of them the said George M. Reid and his wife Maria Reid of in and to the aforesaid lot and premises hereby bargaind and sold and every part and parcel thereof: to their only proper use and benefit of him the said Thomas Shriver and of his heirs and assigns forever and to and for no otherwise interest or purpose whasoever. And the said G. M. Reid and his wife Maria Reid for themselves and their heirs do hereby covenant, grant, promise and agree to and with the said Thomas Shriver his heirs and assigns that they the said G. M. Reid and his and their heirs, the said lot or parcel of land and premises hereby granted, bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the said Thomas Shriver, his heirs and assigns, against them the said G. M. Reid and his wife Maria Reade and their heirs against all and every person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend. In witness whereof the said G. M. Reid and his wife Maria Read have herunto subscriberd their names and affixed their seals the day and year above written. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of G. M. Reid (seal) John White Maria X Reid (seal) Andrew Gonder State of Maryland, Allegany County to wit: Be it remembered that on this eighteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared G. M. Reid and his wife Maria Read party grantors in the above deed or instrument of writing named, before us the subscribers, two Justices of the peace, legally qualified in and for the County aforesaid and acknowldge the above deed or instrument of writing to be their act and deed and the land and premises therein mentioned and bereby bargaind and sold to be the propery and estate of the above named Thomas Shriver party grantee also therein named, his heirs and assigns forever according to the purport, true intent and meaning of the said deed or instrument of witing and the Acts of Assembly in such made and provided. And the said Maria Reade did sign and seal the said instrument of writing before us Justices aforesaid out of the presence and hearing of her husband and being by us privately examined out of the presence and hearing of her husband whether she doth execute and acknowldge the same voluntarily and freely and without being induced to do so by fear and theats of ill usage by her said husband or fear of his displeasure declares and acknowledges that she doth agree and acknowledge tha same voluntarily and freely and without being induced or by fear or threats of or ill usage by her said husband or fear of his displeasure. We further certify that the said parties so acknowldging are personally known to us to be the party granters in the above instrument named. John White J. P. Andrew Gonder J. P. Additional Comments: It seems that the recorder just coudn't get Maria's name correct. George is always "Reid" while Maria gets "Reade" and "Read" as well. The dates here seem also to be somewhat out of agreement. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mdfiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/allegany/land/reidshriver.txt