Kent County MD Archives Deed..... Between Joshua CORK and Jacob BARKMAN, February 23, 1861 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jeanette Sherbondy jsherbondy2@washcoll.edu October 29, 2012, 12:36 pm Morgnec, Kent County Written: February 23, 1861 Recorded: March 23, 1861 Sale of land to Jacob Barkman et al by Joshua Caulk. Deed, 1861. Kent County, Maryland Land Records book JKH 2, page 461-463 Transcription by Jeanette E. Sherbondy, October 2012 [p. 461] “Joshua Cork Minty Cork Isaiah Cork Ellis Cork To Jacob Barkman And Budd S. Ford Be it remembered that on this 23rd day of March AD 1861 a Deed was brought to be recorded among the Land Records for Kent County, which is in the following words to wit: This Deed made this twenty-third day of February in the year eighteen hundred and sixty one by us Joshua Cork, Minty Cork, Isaiah Cork and Ellis Cork, Witnesseth that in consideration of the Sun of two hundred dollars current money we the said Joshua Cork, Minty Cork, Isaiah Cork and Ellis Cork do grant unto Jacob Barkman and Budd S. Ford their heirs and assigns all those parts of a tract or tracts or parcels of land lying and being in Election district No. [blank] Kent County Maryland and adjoining the lands of J. Slaughter and others and contained within the following lines, that is to say beginning for one parcel as a stone set for a boundary of Minty Cork’s lot and running thence south three degrees east twenty perches seventeen links to the middle of an old fence bank, thence with said fence bank seventy nine degrees east thirty four perches to a bend in the bank, thence with said bend south sixty-nine degrees east thirty six perches fourteen links to J. laughter’s line, thence with said line south twenty-two and one fourth degrees east eleven perches thirteen links to Araminta Cork’s lot. Thence with the line of said lot south sixty seven and three fourths degrees west seventy seven and a half perches to the place of beginning, also beginning for another parcel of land as a stake set in the line of Slaughter’s land and running thence south sixty seven and three quarters degrees west seventy seven seven [sic] and a half perches to a stone/[p. 462] set for a corner of Araminta Cork’s land, thence south seven and a quarter degrees east, thirty two perches and four links, thence south sixty one degrees east eighty five perches and nine links to a stone set in Jonathan slaughter’s line, thence with said line north twenty two and a quarter degrees west to the place of beginning, said two parcels of land together containing twenty acres more or less. To Have and to Hold said land and premises unto the said Jacob Barkman and Budd S. Ford their heirs and assigns forever. And the said Joshua Cork, Minty Cork, Isaiah Cork and Ellis Cork for themselves their heirs and personal representatives and assigns and for every of them do jointly and severally covenant, promise and grant, to and with the said Jacob Barkman and Budd S. Ford their heirs personal representatives and assigns, that the parts of a tract or tracts and parcels of land and premises herein before described and herein mentioned to be granted with the appurtenances unto said Jacob Barkman and Budd S. Ford their heirs and assigns shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents against the claims of all persons whomsoever. And the said Joshua Cork, Minty cork Isaiah Cork and Ellis Cork for themselves, their heirs and personal representatives and for every of them do jointly and severally covenant and grant to and with the said Jacob Barkman and Budd S. Ford their heirs personal representatives and assigns that they the said Joshua Cork, Minty Cork Isaiah Cork and Ellis Cork as the delivery hereof are and stand lawfully seized of and in the several parts and proportions of and in said parcels of land and premises herein mentioned to be granted and also that they the said Joshua Cork Minty Cork Isaiah Cork and Elli Cork have good right full power and absolute authority to convey the said land unto the said Jacob Barkman and Budd S. Ford in the manner in which the same is conveyed or intended Soto be according to the true intent and meaning hereof and the said Joshua Cork Minty Cork Isaiah Cork and Ellis Cork for themselves and their heirs jointly and severally hereby covenant and grant to and with the said Jacob Barkman and Budd S. Ford their heirs and assigns that they the said Jacob Barkman and Budd S. Ford and their heirs and assigns may and shall at any and all times hereafter peaceably and quietly enter upon and have hold and enjoy the lands and premises hereby conveyed or intended so to be conveyed with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging and to receive the rents and profits thereof to and for their use and benefit without any eviction, interruption suit claim or demand whatever by the said Joshua Cork, Minty/[p. 463] Cork, Isaiah cork and Ellis Cork their heirs or assigns or any or either of them or any other person or persons whatever. And the said Joshua Cork, Minty Cork Isaiah Cork and Ellis Cork for themselves and their heirs jointly and severally covenant promise and and [sic] agree to and with the said Jacob Barkman and Budd S. Ford, their heirs and assigns that they the said Joshua Cork, Minty Cork Isaiah Cork and Ellis Cork their heirs and all persons claiming under them Shall and will at all times hereafter at the reasonable request cost and charge of the said Jacob Barkman and Budd S. Ford or any of their heirs or assigns make and lawfully execute, acknowledge and deliver all and every such further and other deed, conveyance and assurance in the law whatsoever for the better and more fully conveying and assuring to the said Jacob Barkman and Budd S. Ford their heirs and assigns the said premises with the appertences heretofore described and mentioned to be granted according to the true intent and meaning of the parties to these presents as by the said Jacob Barkman and Budd S. Ford their heirs or assigns or by any of their counsel learned in the law shall be reasonably devised or advised and required, Witness our hands and Seals Test. The name “Budd S. Ford” interlined and made a party grantee to the foregoing deed before signing C.T. Lusby Joshua his mark Cork seal Minta her mark Cork seal Isaiah his mark Cork seal Ellis his mark Cork seal State of Maryland Kent County, to wit: I hereby certify that on this twenty third day of February in the year eighteen hundredand sixty one before the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the state of Maryland in and for Kent county aforesaid personally appeared Joshua Cork, Minty Cork, Isaiah Cork and Ellis Corke and did each acknowledge the aforegoing deed to be their respective act. C.T. Lusby And was accordingly recorded this 23rd day of March AD 1861 By Jesse K. Hines, Clerk” This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mdfiles/ File size: 7.1 Kb This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/kent/land/corkbarkman.txt