Mortgage from Mary Anne D WILLIAMSON to Matthew BORLAND (1870), 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 Mary Anne D WILLIAMSON to Matthew BORLAND (1870) Cecil County Land Record Book, Liber DS, Number 3, Folio 459 This Mortgage, made this first day April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and seventy. Witnesseth: that in consideration of seven hundred and fifty dollars with interest thereon from the date hereof now due from Mary Ann D Williamson of Cecil County in the State of Maryland to Matthew Borland of the place aforesaid, the said Mary Ann D Williamson doth grant unto the said Matthew Borland, all that tract or parcel and premises situate in Cecil County aforesaid. Beginning at a stone the North East corner also the North West corner of a lot of land of John Thompson, and in the line of lands of John Mackie thence North seventy nine and three quarter 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 quarter 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 south west corner of said Thompsons lot, thence North three quarter degrees East thirty eight perches and four tenths to the place of Beginning, Containing nine acres and two and a half perches of land be the same more or less. Provided that if the said Mary Ann D Williamson shall pay on or before the first day of April Eighteen hundred and seventy two to the said Matthew Borland seven hundred and fifty dollars purchase money with interest from date agreeably to a certain obligation bearing even date with this Mortgage in the penal sum of one thousand five hundred Dollars then this Mortgage shall be void. Witness my hand and seal. Mary Ann D Williamson 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 Mary Ann D Williamson and acknowledged the foregoing Deed to be their respective act [sic]. At the same time also personally 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. Stephen Gilbert J P Recorded April 5th 1870 and examined Delivered to Matthew Borland September 13, 1870 Per David Scott Clk The Original brought in to [sic] the Office April 5th 1871 with the following assignment thereon to wit. I hereby assign all my right title claim and Interest in and to the aforegoing Mortgage to James H Armstrong. Witness my hand and Seal April 5th 1871 Matthew Borland Witness David Scott I hereby Release the above and aforegoing Mortgage. Witness my hand and seal this second day of May AD 1887 Jas H Armstrong Witness C J White Deputy Clerk See the following Web site for more info on Matthew Borland and relatives http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pda