Land:  Deed from Joseph Lownes to Anastatia Erlougher (1812), Anne Arundel County, 
Maryland

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Deed from Joseph Lownes of Anne Arundel County to Anastatia Erlougher of Anne 
Arundel Co., Dated 6 Jan 1812 

Land Record, Liber WFG, No. 1., folio 408. Dated January 6, 1812, Anastatia Erlougher 
buying land from Joseph Lownes. Document found at Maryland State Archives, microfilm 
CR 39,525-2. 

This Indenture made this sixth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and twelve, Between Joseph Lownes of Anne Arundel County in the State of 
Maryland grantor of the one part And Anastatia Erlougher of the County and State 
aforesaid grantee of the other part. Wisnesseth that the said Joseph Lownes for and in 
consideration of the sum of ninety seven dollars and fifty cents United States currency to 
him in hand paid by the said Anastatia Erlougher at and before the sealing and delivery of 
these presents the receipt whereof the said Joseph Lownes doth hereby acknowledge and 
being therewith contented and satisfied hath granted bargained and sold and by these 
presents doth fully clearly and absolutely grant bargain sell, transfer convey enfeoff and 
confirm unto the said Anastatia Erlougher her heirs and assigns all the following described 
piece parcel or lot of ground lying and being in Anne Arundel aforesaid being part of an 
original survey called "Rebecca's Lot". 

Beginning at a stone marked AE standing at the end of the first line of an adjoining lots 
land off for Joseph Erlougher being also the end of twenty eight perches and three 
quarters of a perch in a line drawn north fifty four degrees west from a stump the remains 
of the ninth original boundary of the whole tract and running with said line reversed South 
fifty four degrees east eight perches and one quarter of a perch to a stone erected at the 
end of the first line of another adjoining lot laid out for Robert and Francis Williams then 
with their second line north twenty two degrees east twenty perches and one quarter of a 
perch to a stone standing on the south side of the Turnpike road leading from Baltimore to 
Frederick Town then with said road north sixty eight degrees west eight perches to a stone 
at the end of the second line of the aforesaid lot laid off for Joseph Erlougher then with 
said line reversed South twenty degrees forty five minutes west eighteen perches and half 
a perch to the beginning stone containing three quarters of an acre and thirty six square 
perches of land together with every privilege, appurtenance and advantage whatever 
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and also all the estate right, title, interest, 
property, use, trust, claim and demand both at law and in equity of the said Joseph 
Lownes of, in, and to the same. To have and to hold all and singular the piece, parcel or 
lot of land and premises aforesaid and every part and parcel thereof with all and every of 
the appurtenances unto the said Anastatia Erlougher to the only proper use, benefit and 
behoof of the said Anastatia Erlougher her heirs and assigns forever, And the said Joseph 
Lownes for himself and his heirs doth covenant promise and agree to and with the said 
Anastatia Erlougher her heirs and assigns that the said Joseph Lownes and his heirs all and 
every part of the aforesaid bargained land and premises with all and every of the 
appurtenances unto the said Anastatia Erlougher her heirs and assigns against the said 
Joseph Lownes and his heirs all and every other person or persons claiming directly or 
indirectly by from or under him, them or any of them shall and will warrant and forever 
defend by these presents. In Testimony whereof the said Joseph Lownes hath hereunto set 
his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first before written.

Signed, Sealed and delivered in presence of
Rd.[Richard] Ridgely	Joseph Lownes	

The whole use of the water of the branch running through the premises being first 
completely excepted and reserved. 

On the back of the aforegoing was this endorsed towit: 
Received the day of the date of the foregoing instrument of writing of the therein named 
Anastatia Erlougher to sum of ninety seven dollars and fifty cents United States currency 
being the consideration for the land and premises therein mentioned. I say received in full 
as witness my hand.
Test. Rd. Ridgely 
Joseph Lownes

Maryland Anne Arundel County ___ On the sixth day of January in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and twelve before me the subscriber one of the associate 
Judges of the third Judicial District of the State of Maryland personally appeared Joseph 
Lownes the grantor named in the foregoing instrument of writing and acknowledged the 
same to be his act and deed and the land and premises therein described to be the right, 
title property and estate of the therein named Anastatia Erlougher her heirs and assigns 
forever the same day appeared also before me Miriam Lownes wife of the said Joseph 
Lownes and being privately examined apart from and out of the hearing of her said 
husband agreeably to act of assembly in such cases made and provided she achnowledged 
that she freely and willingly relinquished all her right, title and claim of dower of in and to 
the within described land and premises without being induced thereto by any fear or 
threats of or ill usage from her said husband or for fear of his displeasure Acknowledged 
Before 
Rd. Ridgely
Recorded the 21st day of April 1812