Deed by Matthew & Amanda BORLAND to Theodore F. ARMSTRONG (1872), Cecil Co., 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 6, Folio 186 This Deed made this ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and seventy two by Matthew Borland and Amanda Borland his wife of Cecil County State of Maryland and Theodore F Armstrong of New Ark State of Delaware. Witnesseth that in consideration of the sum of eight hundred and seventy five dollars, the said Matthew Borland, Amanda Borland his wife and Theodore F Armstrong do grant in fee simple unto Westley Janney of Cecil County aforesaid. All that tract or parcel of Land and premises situate lying and being in Cecil County aforesaid. Beginning for the same at a stone being the North East corner and a corner of Land of the heirs of the late John Mackie, from thence South sixty-nine degrees west fourteen perches and six tenths to a stake, thence South one degree west forty five perches and eight tenths to a stake in the road leading to Fair Hill, thence with said Road North eight nine and one half degrees East nineteen perches and six tenths thence North six and one quarter degrees west fifty one perches and four tenths to the place of Beginning. Containing Five acres and fourteen perches of land be the same more or less. And the said Theodore F Armstrong has hereunto set his hand and seal for the purpose of Releasing the Real Estate hereby conveyed from the lien therein held by him in the Nature of a decree in the Circuit Court for Cecil County and passed in a certain cause therein in which James T McCullough, Administrator of Benjamin W Harris (deceased) was complainant and the said Matthew Borland and Amanda Borland his wife were Defendants and said Decree how held by the said Theodore F Armstrong but this Release in no respect to effect the lien upon the balance of said Real Estate. And the said Matthew Borland covenants that he will warrant specially the property herein conveyed, and will execute such further assurances as may be required. In Witness Whereof the said Matthew Borland, Amanda Borland his wife and Theodore F Armstrong have hereunto set their hands and seals on the day and year just above written. Matthew Borland Amanda Borland Theo F Armstrong Test Geo R Howard State of Maryland Cecil County to wit I hereby certify that on this ninth day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and seventy two before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for Cecil County aforesaid personally appeared Matthew Borland, Amanda Borland his wife and Theodore F Armstrong and did each acknowledge the foregoing Deed to be their respective act. Geo R Howard JP Recorded April 9th 1872 and examined Deld to Wesley Janney Dec 17, 1884 Per Davis Scott, Clk --------------------------- See the following Web site for more info on Daniel Arbuckle and relatives http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pda/wc_toc.htm