Land: Deed by Matthew and Amanda Borland to Mary Ann D. Williamson (1870) Elkton, Cecil County, MD Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Doug Arbuckle ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Cecil County Land Record Book, Liber DS, Number 2, Folio 581 This Deed made this second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy by Matthew Borland and Amanda Borland his wife of the county of Cecil in the state of Maryland. Witnessth that in consideration of one thousand three hundred and fifty-dollars, the said Matthew Borland and Amanda Borland his wife do grant unto Mary Ann D Williamson of the county of Cecil in the state of Maryland in fw(?). All that tract or parcel of land and premises, situate in Cecil County aforesaid. Beginning at a stone the Northeast corner of the same, also the Northwest corner of a lot of land of John Thompson and in the line of land of John Mackies thence North seventy nine and three quarters degrees West thirty three perches and sixty-eight hundredths to a stake in the line of said Mackie and now a corner of said Borlands land, thence South Twenty seven and a half degrees West three perches and sixty-four hundredths to a stake, thence South one and three quarters degrees, West forty-three perches to a stake in the road leading from the Rock Presbyterian Church to Fair Hill thence with said road North Eight-eight and a half degrees East Thirty-four perches to the Southwest corner of said Thompsons lot, thence North three quarters degrees East thirty-eight perches and four tenths to the place of Beginning. Containing nine acres and two and a half perches of land by the same more or less. It being the eastern part of a tract of land conveyed by Walter Armstrong to Matthew Borland and by John Mackie to Walter Armstrong as per deed dated the 9th of Sept 1856 and Recorded in Liber HHM No 7 folio 485th one of the Land Record Books of Cecil County aforesaid. Witness our hands and seals. Matthew Borland Amanda Borland Test Stephen Gilbert State of Maryland Cecil County to wit I hereby certify that on this second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for Cecil County personally appeared Matthew Borland and Amanda Borland his wife and did each acknowledge the foregoing deed to be their respective acts. Stephen Gilbert JP Recorded April 5th 1870 and examined Delivered to James C Thomas April 23, 1870 Per David Scott, Clk See the following Web site for more info on Matthew Borland and relatives http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pda/wc_toc.htm k