Land Records:  John Valentine to Mary Rice - 1853
Allegany County Maryland

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John Valentine to Mary Rice - Maryland State Archives -  Deed, Book 9,
Page 304,
Year 1853
Microfilm  CR 6723-2

At the request of Mary Rice the following deed was recorded Jany 18,
1853.
This indenture was made this eighth day of January in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and fifty three between JOHN VALENTINE of Allegany
County and State of Maryland of the one part and MARY RICE select of the
(“said” marked out) NOAH RICE of the county and State aforesaid of the
other part.  Witnesseth that the said John Valentine for and in
consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars current money of the
United States of to him the said John Valentine in hands paid by the
said Mary Rice at or before the sealing or delivery of these presents
the receipt where of the said John Valentine doth hereby acknowledge and
thereof doth release acquit and discharge the said Mary Rice her heirs
executors and administrators by these presents he the said John
Valentine hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth
grant bargain and sell unto the said Mary Rice her heirs and assigns
forever all those two pieces or parcels of land being part of the tracts
of land called “PINE GROVE” and “DURHAM” (Dunham) lying and being in
Allegany County aforesaid Beginning for the outlines of the said two
pieces or parcels of land at a stone planted at the end and at the South
edge of a lane leading from the dwelling house erected on said land to
the Road commonly called “The Bedford Road”  it also being on the lower
or east edge of said road and running thence with the East edge of the
said “Bedford Road” North thirty nine degrees East eighteen perches to a
stone planted in said east edge of said road then South fifty one
degrees East eighty four and hone half perches to a pine Knob stake
marked with three notches standing on the West edge of a Road on the top
of a high ridge then with said road South thirty nine degrees West
eighteen perches to a pine Knot stake marked with four notches standing
on the West edge of said Road then North fifty one degrees West eighty
four and one half perches to the beginning containing nine acres and
eighty one perches Together with all and singular the improvements
advantages profits and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise
appertaining To Have and To Hold unto her the said Mary Rice her heirs
and assigns forever and also all the estate right title use interest
trust property claim & demand whatsoever of him the said John Valentine
and his heirs of in and to the aforesaid land and premises hereby
bargained and sold and to every part and parcel thereof to the only
proper use and benefit of her the said Mary Rice and of her heirs and
assigns forever and to and for no other use intent or purpose whatsoever
And the said John Valentine for himself and his heirs doth hereby convey
grant promise and agree to and ?? the said Mary Rice her heirs and
assigns that he the said John Valentine and his heirs the said two parts
of tracts of land and premises hereby granted bargained and sold and
every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances thereunto belonging
to her the said Mary Rice her heirs and assigns against him the said
John Valentine and his heirs and against all and any other person or
persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend.

In Witness whereof the said John Valentine hath above written Signed
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of J.M. Strong
John Valentine
John G Ekhart
State of Maryland Allegany County

Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that on this 8th day of
December 1853 before us the subscribers two justices of the Peace of the
State of Maryland in and for Allegany County personally appeared John
Valentine who is personally known to us to be the party named and
described as and professing to be the party grantor in and to the a
foregoing deed and the land and premises therein mentioned and thereby
granted and sold to be the right and estate of the above named Mary Rice
party granted also herein named her heirs assigns forever according to
the purport true intent and meaning of the said deeds or instruments of
writing and the acts of assembly in such case made and minded.
   Acknowledge before

   M Thimp? JP
   NV Thing ? JP
Received one dollar the State of Maryland stamp tax on the above at the
time of offering the same for record.

N Resley Clerk