Mortgage from Andrew J and Hannah M HANNA to Matthew BORLAND (1866), Cecil Co., 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 ********************************************************* Mortgage from Andrew J and Hannah M HANNA to Matthew BORLAND (1866) Cecil County Land Record Book, Liber CHH, Number 1, Folio 276 This Mortgage Made this Twenty sixth day March [sic] in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and sixty six. Witnesseth that in consideration of nine hundred dollars, with interest thereon from the date hereof now due from Andrew J Hanna and Hannah M Hanna his wife to Matthew Borland the said Andrew J Hanna and _____ Hanna his wife, doth grant unto the said Matthew Borland, all that tract or parcel of land and premises contained in the following metes and bounds courses and distances. Beginning at a stone on a line of John Mackies land called “Society” and a corner also of Mrs McCrearys land, and running thence and binding on said John Mackies land South sixty seven and three quarter degrees west fifty two perches thence south fifty eight degrees west fourteen perches to the root of a white oak Tree, near some large Rocks, thence south twenty and a half degrees east, ten perches to the middle of the Christiana Road, thence along the same North Eighty six and a quarter degrees East, fifty six perches to a corner of Mrs McCrearys land, thence with the same North, three quarter of a degree East, thirty two and eight tenths perches to the beginning. Containing Eight and a quarter acres of land more or less. Provided that if the said Andrew J Hanna shall pay on or before the twenty fifth day of March, Eighteen hundred and sixty Eight, to the said Matthew Borland, the sum of nine hundred dollars with the annual interest thereon from the date hereof, agreeably to a certain obligation bearing even date herewith, then this Mortgage shall be void. Witness our hands and Seals. A J Hanna Hannah M Hanna Test Joshua Hyland State of Maryland Cecil County, to wit I hereby certify that on this twenty eigh[sic] day of March Eighteen hundred and sixty six, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for Cecil County personally appeared Andrew J Hanna and Hannah M Hanna his wife, and did each acknowledge the aforegoing Mortgage to be their respective act. At the same time also appeared Matthew Borland, the above named Mortgagee and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that the consideration in the above Mortgage is true and bona fide as therein set forth. Joshua Hyland J P Recorded May 11th 1866 and examined Delivered per Order to March 13, 1867 Per H R Torbert Clk I hereby Release the aforegoing Mortgage Witness my hand and Seal this Twenty Fourth day of April 1867 Matthew Borland Witness W K Reckefas[?] Deputy Clerk See the following Web site for more info on Matthew Borland and relatives http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pda