Land: Maiden’s Pleasure Survey: Charles County, MD Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ken Wedding, ************************************************************************ 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 *********************************************************************** Maiden'sPleasure [This farm was surveyed for John and Ann Cox Clubb in 1726. The next yearit was sold to John and Elizabeth Clubb Wedding. In 1737, it was patentedto John Clubb. Later in its history, the land was sold by John Wedding(without his wife's"signature"), reclaimed by his widow, and sold for herby her son Thomas. Somewhere in the past it lost its colorful name. Here are four documents associated with Maiden's Pleasure: the 1726survey, the 1727 indenture (with a 1787 sale deed attached that had a muchmore readable meets and bounds description), and the 1737 patent. I have inserted dashes (--) for letters I cannot be sure of. My guesses asto letters are contained in brackets and followed by question marks.Otherwise, words are spelled and capitalized exactly as in the original. I am fairly certain that theindecipherable abbreviation beginning with a p is for perches. The beginning point from which this survey (and the surveys for Hopewell,Conveniency, and Atchison's Woodyard) begins is an oak treevariously described as Spanish oak, a banded oak, a banded white oak, agrey oak, and a gum tree. In 1985, LeRoy Curtis Wedding and Eleanore Rohl Wedding, my parents spentthree days tracing every land transaction for Maiden's Pleasure andHopewell from the earliest survey to 1985. Based on that research, a treestill used as a survey point (yellow ribbon tied around it), stood nearthat survey marker site. It's hard to believe it was the same bandedtree. The tree stood, in 1985, just off Chestnut Drive, a street intersectingBerry Road about 1 mile northwest of the Berry Road intersection withHighway 301 (Blue Starr Memorial Highway). Ken Wedding, 925 Ivanhoe Drive, Northfield, MN 55057, e-mail:Ken@SideTrack.org ] 1726 Survey ============================ Patented Certificate of Survey #679 On outside of document: Chs Coty John Clubb --- 95 a Maidens Pleasure Examined and [passed?] by --Ross --- 2 ---- Chas Recorded In Lib EI No: 5 for 2677 [pat?] 19 Nov 17377 Rent & Ann 3/10 Ster [Cha?] to the rent roll Charles County [In?] Clubb's [Pert?} and plot 95 a Inside the document: Maryland --- December the 2nd 1726 By virtue of a Warrant out of his Lord --- Land Office bearing Date the16th Day of November last for one hundred acres of Land granted unto JohnClubb of Charles County These are to Certify that I have laid out for the sd John Clubb all that[Track?] or [parcel?] of Land Called Maidens Pleasure Lying in CharlesCounty [aford?] adjoyning to the sd John Clubb's own Land Called Hopewell beginning at a banded White Oak standing by the side of Miory branch in the line of the sd Hopewell runningthence South South West fifty Eight [p--?] Then South forty one degreesEast Thirty Eight [p--?] then South Thirty Degrees East fifty four [p--?] then South forty Two Degrees East Two hundred & fifty five perchesthen North Sixteen Degrees East Eighty Six [perches-?] then North West byWest one hundred Eighty Two --- then to the beginning Containing & Laid outfor ninty five acres to be held of Zachia mannor Robt Hanson Dep [Sur?] Below that is a map "By a Scale of 100 ps in an inch" =============================== Mortgage for Maidens Pleasure 1727 Land Records L#2, ff.405-406 At the request of John Wedding of Charles County the following ------ -----this 28th day of November 1727 This Indenture ---- the fifteenth day of November in this year of our LordChrist one thousand Seven hundred and twenty seven Between John Clubb ofCharles County in this province of Maryland planter of th-s--- [part?] JohnWedding of the same County and province plantor and Elizabeth --- ---- natural Daughter of the sd Jn Clubb& his ----- [therefore?] that the said Jn Clubb as well for --- in[Consideration?] ----------- Love and Affection which he bears toward his Said Daughter Elizabeth as the S--- & --- --- S---- S-o--monoy inh--- -- Jo Clubb by the said Jn Wedding & Elizabeth His [receipt?] -------the said John Clubb doth hereby [acknowledge?] as for Diverse other Cuases---- [thereunto?] ----ing hath B------- [Sold?] given ------- al---- ---- of ---- Elizabeth and C--------and by virtue of those------- doth ------- --- ------- ------ for- E------and [Confirm?] unto the sd John Wedding and Elizabeth --- to them and theirheirs Lawfully begotton forever all that tract or parcel of Land Called Maidens pleasure Lying in CharlesCounty afsd adjoining to the Land of the said John Clubb [now?] -----Called Hopewell beginning at a Banded white oak standing by the side of theMyory Branch in the line of the said Hopewell ---- thence South South West fifty Eight perches then Southforty [two?] Degrees East thirty Eight perches thence south thirty DegreesEast fifty four perches thence south forty two Degrees East two hundred[fifty?] five pshs thence North sixteen Degrees East Eighty Six perches thence North west by west one hundredEighty two perches thence to the beginning Containing and Laid out forninety five acres ---------- Together with all -- [S--gular?] theApp------- & ------ tho------ belonging or ----- ---- ---------- to have and to hold afosaid Tract or parcel of Land and------- with the [appurtances?] unto the said John Wedding and Elizabethhis wife & their heirs and assignees forever to his and their own pro----and b-hoofs -- --- hold --- ----------- and Enjoy without the ------------ ------- or E------ of the saidJohn Clubb his --- Ex-- or --- provided ------------- that if the SaidElizabeth should Die without Mail [sic] Issue Lawfully begotton of herbody then and in such Case the afsd ---- and promises to D------ to Anna Wedding Daughter of the said John Weddingand Elizabeth his wife by law and ------ forever and the said John Clubbdoth for himself his ---- E-- and --- the afsd Land and ------ --- --- thesaid John Clubb his --- E-- and---against all --- s---y other [person or persons?] whatsoever ------ afsd---- from --- -- ---- said John Clubb his dau Elizabeth or any other -------- ----- --- ------- Warrant and forever Doth and by those of said Jn Wedding ----- ------- ---- ----- -------- of those ---- and ----- --- Day and year abovewritten Signed Sealed and D in the presences of us Geo Dent Geo [Thomas?] John his mark Clubb --- this day ---- the fifteenth day of November one thousand seven hundredand twenty Seven --- John Clubb party to the ---- Deed with him came ---his wife and acknowledges the same according to law she being first[Secretly?] Examined before us Geo Dent John J---- [the rest of the page - 406 - is really unreadable in the photo copy Ihave, but there's something about someone named James and sixthousand pounds of tobacco] ========================= In a 1787 sale, Thomas Wedding, Sr. [son of John Wedding and ElizabethClubb Wedding] sold the land to George Hargraves (D4, Folio 171]: 11th December 1787 Thomas Wedding, Sr. to Geaorge Hargraves ------21 Lbs 5 Shillings---- Called Maidens Pleasure lying and being in Charles County --- near Piney Branch adjoining a tract or parcel of land calledSmallwoods Conclusion and containing under the following courner to wit,beginning neare miry branch and runs thence South South West 58 perches thence South 41¡ East 38perches then South 30¡ East 54 perches thence South 42¡ East 255 [or252] perches then North 16¡ East 86 perches then North West by West 182perches then with a strait line to the beginning containing 95 acres more orless. Except what lays in older lands unto said George Hargraves. Thom his Mark Wedding Elanor Wedding her mark ====================== Patent for Maiden's Pleasure Land Office (Patents) EI #16 p. 17 John Clubb "Maiden's Pleasure" 19 November, 1737 Accession Number: MdHR17, 392;1-23-02 John Clubb Pat 95 Acres Maidens pleasure Charles Co Know Ye that for & in consideration that John Clubb of Charles County in Our province of Maryland hath due unto him ninety five acres of Land within Our province byvirtue of a warrant for One hundred acres granted him the Sixteenth day ofNovember Seventeen hundred twenty five as appears in our Land Office andupon such conditions & terms as are expressed in our conditions of Plantation of our said province bearing thedate the fifth day of April sixteen hundred eighty four -----ciming uponRecord in our Province Together with such Alterations as in them are madeby our further Conditions bearing the date the fourth day of December sixteen hundred and ninty Six Togetheralso with the alterations made by our Instructions bearing date at Londonthe twelfth day of September Seventeen hundred and twelve and registered inour Secretary's Office of our s Province. We Do Therefore hereby Grant unto him the Sd John Clubb all thattract or parcell of Land called Maidens Pleasure lying in Charles Countyafs adjoining to the s John Clubb's own Land called Hopewell beginning at abanded white Oak standing by theside of the Miory branch in the Line of the s Hopewell running thence SouthSouth west fifty Eight [folias?] then South 41 degs East thirty Eight[folias?] then South thirty degs East fifty four [folio?] and then Southforty two degs East two hundred fifty five[folios?] then North sixteen degs East Eighty Six [folios?] then NorthWest by West One hundred Eighty two [folios?] then to the beginningContaining & Laid out for ninety five acres of Land more or less Accordingto the [Patifiraso?] of Survey [thereof?] taken --ofu---d into Our Said Office bearing Date the Second Day ofDecember Seventeen hundred twenty five [&?] the remaining Together with allrights profits benefits [got?] th------ belonging Royal [Rilinos?] ----tedTo have & to hold this Same unto him the said John Clubb his heirs and Assigns for Ever To beholden of -- &[Ours?] ---- as of Our Mannor of Zachiah in free & Common [Sorragu?] byfealty only for all mannor of Services Yielding and paying therefore yearlyunto --- & Our ----- of Our [-orsis-?] of Our City of Saint [-ilarys?] of the two most usual feasts in theyear viz. the feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary and Said[-ilis--?] the Archangell by ---- & equal [fractions?] the ---- of threeShillings & four pence Sterling in Silver or Gold and for a fine upon h---- Allienation of the[Said?] orany tract or parcell thereof One whole years ------- Silver or Gold or thefull Value thereof in Such Comodities as We & Our ---- or Such Officer orOffs as shall be appointd by us && Our ---- from time to time to Collect and receive the same shall---------- Disch thereof as the -------- of --- & Our ------ or SuchOfficer or Offs afsProvided that if this [s?] ---- for a fine for Alienashall be paid ----- --- & Our [Cioirt?] or Such Officer or OffsSuch Alien & [thus?] Alien ----- upon word [Either?] inthe -------- Court or County Court wh--- the same parcell of Land lyethwithin Our ----- ---- ----- such Alien then those Alien shall be [paid?] &of no effect G---------- Ours G----Soul of Our s province of Maryland this [nineteenth?] day of NovemberSeventeen hundred & thirty Seven [--ifuoss?] Our trusty and well belovedSaml Oglo---- ---- Genl & ---- Gov---- of our s Province of Maryland &----- & Keeper of this Great Seal thereof Saml Oglo----