Land: Mortgage by John and Amanda A. Borland to James Armstrong (1876), Elkton, Cecil County, MD Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Doug Arbuckle Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ********************************************************* Cecil County Land Record Book, Liber AWM, Number 5, Folio 28 This Mortgage made this Fifteenth day of February in the year Eighteen hundred and Seventy Six by John Borland and Amanda A Borland his wife of Cecil County, State of Maryland. Witnesseth that in consideration of the sum of Twenty four hundred dollars, now due from the said John Borland and Amanda A Borland his wife to James H Armstrong of Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, the said John Borland and Amanda A Borland his wife do grant unto the said James H Armstrong, all those several tracts, pieces or parcels of land, situate; lying and being in Cecil County aforesaid, and described as follows: Beginning for the first of said parcels of land, at a stone on a line of John Mackie’s land, called “Society” and a corner also of Mrs McCreary’s land, and running thence and binding on said Mackie’s land, South Sixty Seven and three quarters degrees West fifty two perches, thence South fifty eight degrees West fourteen perches to the foot of a white oak tree near some large rocks; thence South twenty one and a half degrees East ten perches to the middle of Christiana road, thence along the same North eighty six and a quarter degrees East fifty Six and three tenths perches to a corner of Mrs McCreary’s land, thence with the same North three quarters of a degree East thirty two and eight tenths perches to the Beginning. Containing Eight and a quarter acres of land more or less. Beginning for the Second of said parcels of land at a stone on a line of land of John Mackie and a corner of land of said Borland, and running thence as the needle now points with the line of said Borland South three quarters of a degree West thirty three perches to a stake in the Christiana road, thence with said road North eighty eight and a quarter degrees East fourteen perches to a stone a corner of land formerly owned by James McCreary, thence with said line North ten degrees West thirty Six perches and sixteen hundredths of a perch to a stake in the line of said Mackie’s land, thence with said line South Sixty Seven and a quarter degrees West Eight perches to the place of Beginning. Containing Two acre and thirty Seven hundredths of an acre more or less. Beginning for the third of said parcels of land at a stone, being the North Easterly corner of land formerly of Abraham Dobbs, and running thence with the line of said Dobbs, as the needle pointed in Eighteen hundred and fifty four South Sixty and a quarter degrees East fifty and one perches to a stone, on the North side of the Christiana road, thence with said road South eighty eight degree West thirty Six perches and fifty six hundredths of a perch to a stake a corner of a lot of land which the said Borland purchased of John Cornish, thence with said lot North ten degrees West thirty six perches, and twenty four hundredths of a perch to a stake in the line of land of the said John Mackie, thence with the line of the said Mackie North Sixty Six and a quarter degrees East forty perches to the place of Beginning. Containing Ten acres and two tenths of an acre more or less. Beginning for the fourth of said parcels of land at a stone a corner of land formerly owned by Abraham B Dobbs, and in the line of John Mackie’s land, and running thence South forty four perches to a stone on the edge of Christiana road, thence North eighty Seven and a half degrees East nineteen and a quarter perches to a stone, thence North thirty nine perches to said Mackie’s land, thence along the same North eight a half degrees West nineteen and three quarters perches to the Beginning. Containing five acres of land more or less. Beginning for the fifth of said parcels of land at a stone being the South Easterly corner of the same and a corner of John McCreary’s and John and Charles Morrison’s land, and running thence as the needle now points North one degree East Sixty three perches and fifty two hundredths to a stake on the North side of the Christiana road, thence with said road South eighty eight degrees West fifty seven perches and twenty four hundredths to a stake, thence North eighty six and a half degree West twenty four perches and five tenths to a stake on the race bank, thence with said race bank South twenty Six degrees East four perches and four tenths, thence South thirteen and a quarter degrees West twelve perches and six tenths, thence South thirty two and a half degrees West seven perches, and six tenths, thence South ten and a half degrees West twelve and eight tenths to the line of land of William Lair, for Merly Richard Brookings, thence North Seventy one degrees East ten perches to a stake, thence South forty eight degrees East seven perches and five tenths to a stake, thence South thirty two degrees East ten perches to a stake, thence South seventy four and a half degrees East thirteen perches and seven tenths to a white oak tree marked with two blazes(?) and a cut between them, thence South forty three degrees East nine perches and eight tenths to a Chestnut tree, thence South twenty five degrees East ten perches to a stake in line of lands of the said John McCreary, thence North Sixty Six and a half degrees East twelve perches and Seventy two hundredths to a stone, thence North Seventy four and a half degrees East seventeen perches and twenty four hundredths to a stone, thence North Seventy six degrees East twenty two perches to the place of Beginning. Containing Thirty two acres of land more or less. Excepting and reserving therefrom the following Real Estate which was conveyed by Matthew Borland and wife to Mary Ann S Williamson by their Deed dated the Second day of April Eighteen hundred and Seventy and recorded in Liber DS No 2 folio 581 to one of the Land Record Books of Cecil County aforesaid, and also that Real Estate which was conveyed unto Wesley Janney by the said Matthew Borland and wife and Theodore F Armstrong by Deed dated the ninth day of April Eighteen hundred and Seventy two and recorded in Liber DS No 6 folio 186 to another of said Land Record Books of Cecil County aforesaid: the hereby mortgaged property being the same Real Estate which was conveyed to the said Amanda A Borland by Reuben Haines Trustee, by Deed bearing Even date herewith, and recorded or to be recorded among the Land Records of Cecil County aforesaid, prior to the recording of these presents: to which said Deed and all others mentioned therein reference is hereby made for a more particular and accurate description of said Real Estate. Provided however that if the said John Borland and Amanda A Borland his wife shall pay or cause to be paid to the said James H Armstrong his heirs, executors or administrators, on or before the fifteenth day of February in the year Eighteen hundred and Eighty two, the sum of Twenty four hundred dollars, with interest thereon from the date hereof, payable in the meantime annually, and shall also pay the taxes and insurance promptly as they fall due, then the mortgage shall be void, otherwise to be and remain of full force, virtue and effect. Provided further however, that if default shall be made in the payment of any annual installment of interest, or in the payment of the principal sum for the space of Thirty days, after either of the Sums shall have become due, then it shall be lawful for the said James H Armstrong or Reuben Haines his Attorney to sell the said Mortgaged premises at public Sale for Cash, at the Court House door in Elkton, Cecil County aforesaid, after giving at least thirty days public notice by advertisement in some newspaper published in Cecil County aforesaid of the time, terms, manner and place of said Sale, and it shall be lawful to apply the product of said sale to the payment in the first place of the expenses attending said sale, together with the usual commissions allowed to Trustees selling Real Estate under decree in Chancery to Reuben Haines the Attorney making said sale, and then to the payment of said mortgage debt, and the surplus, if any remains, to pay over to Amanda A Borland her executors, or administrators or heirs. In witness whereof the said John Borland and Amanda A Borland his wife have hereunto set their hands and Seals on the day and year first above written. John Borland Amanda A Borland Test Geo R Howard State of Maryland Cecil County, to wit: I hereby certify that on this Fifteenth day of February in the year Eighteen hundred and Seventy Six, before me, the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for Cecil County aforesaid personally appeared John Borland and Amanda A Borland his wife, and acknowledged the above and foregoing Mortgage to be his act. And at the same time also personally _ James H Armstrong, and made oath in due form of law that the consideration mentioned in the said Mortgage is true and bona fide as therein set forth. Geo R Howard JP Recorded February 15th 1876 and Examined Del’d to Wm Armstrong per Order Nov 4, 1876 Per A W Mitchell, Clk April 29, 1897 Original Mortgage returned to the office with the following Assignment thereon to wit: For value received We hereby Assign the foregoing Mortgage to Theodore F Armstrong. Witness our hands and seals this 15th day of May 1894 Theodore F Armstrong J Rankin Armstrong Exrs of James H Armstrong died Witness W T Warburton Oct 3rd 1900, original Mortgage returned Assigned as follows: I hereby assign the within Mortgage to W T Warburton, Albert Constable, and John S Wirt Trustees & Witness my hand and seal this second day of October 1900 Theodore Armstrong Witness: W T Warburton State of Maryland, Cecil County to wit: I hereby certify that on this Second day of October in the year nineteen hundred, before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in and for Cecil County, personally appeared William T Warburton, attorney for William T Warburton, Albert Constable, and John S Wirt, Trustees, And made Oath in the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that they have not required the mortgagor, his Agent or attorney, or any person for the said Mortgagor to pay the tax levied report the interest covenanted to be paid in advance, or will they require the same to be paid by the Mortgagor or any person for him during the Existence of this mortgage and that he is the attorney for the assigneds of said mortgage, and authorized to make said affidavit. H H Gilpin, JP I hereby release the aforegoing Mortgage. Witness my hand and Seal this 20th day of January 1906. W T Warburton, Surviving Trustee Witness Mauly Drelleru(?) Clerk See the following Web site for more info on John Borland, Amanda Borland, and Relatives http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pda/wc_toc.htm