Deed of Partition: Thomas B. Craufurd and David Craufurd 1845 Indenture: Albert and Jane Berry, 1858 Deed: George T. and Josephine Craufurd, 1857 Prince Georges County, Maryland. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Susan Wetzl, SAW46@juno.com ************************************************************ 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 ***************************************************************** Deed of Partition: Thomas B. Craufurd and David Craufurd 1845 THIS INDENTURE of two parts, made and concluded This _______ twentieth eighth day of May in the year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and forty five by and between Thomas B. Craufurd of Prince Georges County in the State of Maryland of the one part, and David Craufurd of the same County and State of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas they the said Thomas B. Craufurd and David Craufurd are seized in fee simple and have and hold as tenants in common in equal shares, all the land and real estate of their two deceased brothers Nathaniel Crawfurd (sic) and Bushrod W. Craufurd, which was devised to the said Nathaniel and Bushrod by the last will and testament of their father the late Nathaniel Craufurd, bearing date the twenty fifth day of May in the year Eighteen Hundred and nine and the several codicils thereto by reason of their said Brothers having died intestate and without children being certain tracts or parcels of land lying and being in Prince Georges County aforesaid, called GREENWOOD PARK, GREENWOOD PARK ENLARGED, part of WESTPHALIA and a tract of Land called FEDERAL HILLS and also a tract or parcel of Land called WARRING'S GROVE, and whereas also the said Thomas B. is seized in his own right an Devise under and by virtue of the aforesaid last will and testament of an undivided moriety or half part of that portion of said Lands, which was devised to him and the said Bushrod as tenants in common. Andsowhereas the said lands and real estate herein before named have never been divided between the said Thomas B. and David Craufurd, but the same have been used, occupied and enjoyed hitherto in common between them And whereas the said Thomas B. and David Craufurd have now agreed upon a dividing line between them, and have concluded to hold and enjoy their respective parts thereof in severalty, it is therefore covenanted, granted and agreed by and between the said Thomas B. Crawford and David Crawfurd for himself and themselves, and for his and their heirs, executors and administrators, and they do hereby severally and respectively grant and agree to and with each other their several and respective heirs and assigns, that a partition of all the foregoing named land shall be and is hereby made and determined in manner following that is to say=First that he the said Thomas B. Craufurd his heirs and assigns shall and may from hence forth have, hold, posssess and enjoy in severally all that portion and share, parts of the aforesaid land called GREENWOOD PARK and GREENWOOD PARK ENLARGED which lie within the following lines agreed on between the said parties to wit: Beginning at a stone mentioned in the last will and testament of Nathaniel Craufurd aforesaid, father of the said Thomas B. and David Craufurd, as the beginning of the lands devised in said will to Sarah B. Crawford (sic) and Nathaniel Craufurd said stone standing at the end of the seventieth line of GREENWOOD PARK resurveyed and having engraved on it "the beginning of Ranelagh" and running from there with the twenty first line of GREENWOOD PARK and also the lines of GREENWOOD PARK ENLARGED in succession to the land purchased of the heirs of Basil Waring deceased by the said Nathaniel Craufurd, then with the lines of GREENWOOD PARK and GREENWOOD PARK ENLARGED until it intersects a line drawn south from the beginning and also a tract or parcel of Land called WARRING'S GROVE together with the Mill and Mill Seat thereon, containing about ninety four acres said lands called GREENWOOD PARK and GREENWOOD PARK ENLARGED and WARRING'S GROVE containing together Eight hundred and forty nine acres of Land, more or less, and being that portion of said real estate of the late Nathaniel Craufurd which was devised by his said last will and testament to his widow Sarah B. Craufurd, and his son the aforesaid Nathaniel Craufurd brother of the said David and Thomas B. Craufurd and the said David Craufurd for himself and his heirs executors and administration do by there present grant, release and confirm the said lands and real estate hereinbefore particularly referred to the said Thomas B. Craufurd for his heirs and assigns forever, as and for the said Thomas B. Craufurds full share part and portion of in and to the real estate of the late Nathaniel Craufurd, father of the parties to this deed and of the said Bushrod W. Craufurd and Nathaniel Craufurd brothers of the said parties hereunto To Have and To Hold the same with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the said Thomas B. Crawfurd his heirs and assigns forever in severalty as aforesaid and to his and their only use and behalf forever, and the said David Craufurd doth by these presents for himself and his heirs, executors and administrators covenant and grant to and with the said Thomas B. Craufurd his heirs, executors and administrators and assigns that he and they shall and may from henceforth forever, peaceably and quietly have, hold, own, occupy, possess and enjoy the same free and discharged of all right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever of him the said David Crawfurd, his heirs and assigns or of any person or persons claiming by from or under him or them or either of them. Secondly, that the said David Craufurd his heirs and assigns shall and may from henceforth have, hold, possess and enjoy in severalty all the remaining part of the said Lands called GREENWOOD PARK and GREENWOOD PARK ENLARGED not hereinbefore embraced or mentioned and also all that tract or parcel of Land called WESTPHALIA and FEDERAL HILLS unto him the said David Craufurd his heirs and assigns forever in severalty as and for the said David Craufurds part and share of the aforesaid Lands to his and their only use and behalf forever and that the said Thomas B. Craufurd for himself his heirs, executors, and administrators doth severally covenant promise, grant and agree to and with the said David Craufurd his heirs and assigns that he and they shall and may from hence forth forever peaceably and quietly have, hold, occupy possess and enjoy the same free and clear of all right, title, claim and demand whatsoever of him the said Thomas B.Craufurd his heirs and assigns or any other person or persons, claiming from by or under them or any of them. In Witness whereof the said Thomas B. Craufurd and David Craufurd have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals this day and year first hereinbefore written. Signed Sealed and delivered T.B. Crawfurd seal The interlineation in the 54th, David Craufurd seal 55th, 56th, 57th, and 125th and 126th lines being first made in the presence of J.B. Belt W.A. Wallace State of Maryland Prince Georges County Be it remembered that on this twenty eighth day of May in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand and Eight Hundred and forty five, personally appeared before we the subscribers in and of the said State Justices of the Peace in and for Prince Georges County, Thomas B. Crawfurd and David Crawfurd, and severally and respectively acknowledged the foregoing deed or instrument of writing to be their act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned and in pursuance of the provisions of the Act of Assembly in which case made and opinioned and we do here certify that we do know of our own knowledge that the said Thomas B. Craufurd and David Craufurd are the same persons who are named in deed described as and who profess to be parties grantors to the said Deed . Acknowledged before and certified by us. J.B. Belt, J.P. W.A. Wallace, J.P. Enrolled the 28 day of May 1845 State of Maryland , Prince Georges County Sct: I hereby certify that the aforegoing is truely taken and copied from Liber J.B.B. No. 4. folios 154, 155 and 156 one of the Land Record Books of Prince Georges County. In testimony whereof I have herunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Circuit Court for Prince Georges County, this Eleventh day of May anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty. Ch.B.S. Middleton, Clerk of the Circuit Court for Pr. Geo. Co. Md ====================================== Indenture: Albert and Jane Berry, 1858. Prince Georges County, MD THIS INDENTURE made this Twenty-sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, between Albert B. Berry and Jane W. Berry his wife of Prince Georges County in the State of Maryland of the one part, and Samuel H. Berry trustee so herein after mentioned of said County and state of the other part. Whereas the said Albert B. Berry owes and stands indebted unto Benjamin L. Jackson and William B. Jackson of Washington City in the District of Columbia in the sum of Ten thousand three hundred and eighty dollars on his few notes in their favor drawn at one, two, three and four years from the third day of September eighteen hundred and fifty seven, each for two thousand five hundred and ninety five dollars and bearing interest from date. And whereas the said Albert B. Berry and Jane W. his wife the better to secure the certain and punctual payment of said notes as they shall respectively fall due with the interest on the whole amount at the end and expiration of each and every year from the date of said notes until they shall be paid without any abatement or loss to the said Benjamin L. Jackson and William B. Jackson their executors administrators or assigns, are willing to Execute these presents: Now this Indenture Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the premises and of the sum of ten dollars current money by the said Samuel H. Berry to to the said Albert B. Berry and Jane W. his wife in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge, the said Albert B. Berry and Jane W. his wife have granted bargained-----and sold aliened and unpossessed and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, enforce, release convey and confirm unto the said Samule H. Berry, his heirs executors and administrators all that part of a tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in Prince Georges County, known as a part of "Greenwood Park Enlarged" adjoining the lands of Zachariah Berry and others, containing one hundred and eighty four acres, it being the same land which was recently sold and conveyed by a certain George T. Craufurd and wife to the said Albert B. Berry by deed bearing date the twenty fourth day of October eighteen hundred and fifty seven. And recorded in Liber C.S.M. No. 2 one of the Land records of said County, a more particular description will be had by reference thereto. TO HAVE and TO HOLD the said herein described premises and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said Samuel H. Berry his heirs executors and administrators for the purpose and upon the conditions and trusts following that is to say: IN TRUST that if the said Albert B. Berry his heirs executors or administrators shall pay or cause to be paid unto the said Benjamin L. Jackson and William B. Jackson their executors administrators or assigns the several amounts of the aforesaid notes as they shall respectively fall due with the interest on the whole sum of ten thousand three hundred and eighty dollars or upon such part thereof as may be unpaid at the end and expiration of each year from the date of such notes, until they shall have been fully paid, without any abatement or loss to the said Benjamin L. Jackson and William B. Jackson their heirs or assigns, then and in that case these presents and every matter and thing therein contained shall cease and be utterly null and void. And the said Samuel H. Berry, trustee as aforesaid or his heir as the case may be will release and reconvey the said herein granted premises unto the said Albert B. Berry his heirs or assigns in discharge of the lien hereby created: but if the said Albert B. Berry his heirs executors or administrators shall fail to pay or cause to be paid unto the said Benjamin L. Jackson and William B. Jackson their heirs executors administrators or assigns the several amonts of the aforesaid notes when and as they shall respectively fall due as aforesaid with the interest on the whole sum of ten thousand three hundred and eighty dollars, or upon such part thereof as may be unpaid at the end and expiration of each and every year from the date of said notes until they shall be fully paid as aforesaid then the said Samuel H. Berry shall have power to sell the premises hereby conveyed at public or private sale upon giving notice by advertisement in some newspaper published in Prince Georges County, at least sixty days before the date, of the time, place, manner and terms of sale. Upon such terms as he shall deem reasonable and proper for the best interest of the parties concerned. And after making such sale the proceeds thereof to be applied first to the payment of all reasonable cost and expense of this trust and the costs incurred on making said sale. Secondly to the payment of the whole of the said sum of ten thousand three hundred and eight dollars or such part thereof as shall not have been paid at the date of said sale with all arrearages of interest due thereon. And the balance if any to be paid to the said Albert B. Berry his executors and administrators or assigns. And the said Samuel H. Berry as trustee is hereby empowered after making any such sale and the payment of the whole purchase money therefore to convey the premises so sold to the purchaser or purchasers thereof by good and sufficient deed. IN TESTIMONY whereof the said Albert B. Berry and Jane W. Berry his wife, have hereunto set their hand and seals on the day and year first within written. Signed, sealed and delivered A. B. Berry seal in the presence of the words in private on pages fifth being Jane W. Berry seal interlined before the Execution of this deed of trust. T.R.Brookes State of Maryland Prince Georges County to wit: I hereby certify that on this Twentisixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of said State in and for said County, personally appeared Albert B. Berry and Jane W. Berry his wife, and did each acknowledge the aforegoing deed to be their respective act. T. R. Brookes J.P. seal District of Columbia Washington County to wit: On this lst day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and fifty eight before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared B.L.Jackson one of the firm of B.L. Jackson and Brother who are the parties to whom the money mentioned in the foregoing deed of Trust is due and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the consideration therein set forth is true and bonafide. ==================================== Deed: George T. and Josephine Craufurd, 1857. Prince Georges County, Maryland. THIS DEED, made this twenty fourth day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and fifty seven by George T. Craufurd and Josephine Craufurd his wife. Witnesseth, that in consideration of the sum of twelve thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars current money the said George T. Craufurd and Josephine Craufurd his wife do grant unto Albert B. Berry, all of Prince Georges County in the State of Maryland the following part of a tract of land known as "Greenwood Park Enlarged", which is contained in the following metes and bounds courses and distances, that is to say: Beginning for the same at a stone the Original beginning Stone of "Greenwood Park Enlarged" and running thence south eighty eight degrees, west ninety two perches to a Stone, thence south ten and one quarter degrees east ninety four and one half perches, thence north twenty six degrees, east seventy six perches to a maple tree, thence north eighty one and a half degrees east two hundred and forty perches, thence north eleven and three fourth degrees, west seventy five perces to a dead tree, thence north forty one and a quarter degrees, west nine perches, thence north eighty and one quarter degrees, west seventy and one quarter perches, thence north twenty one and a quarter degrees, west thirty four perches, thence west forty five and one quarter degrees, west six perches, thence north twenty one and one quarter degrees west two and a half perches to a gum tree and a Stone, thence south sixty two and a half degrees, west eight six perches, thence south sixty seven and three fourth degrees west twenty six and a half perches, thence south thirty seven and a half degrees, west eighteen perches, thence north eighty five degrees, west sixty eight perches thence south one half degree east twenty perches to the Beginning containing One hundred and Eighty four acres---and the said George T. Craufurd and Josephine his wife covenant that they will warrant generally the property hereby conveyed. And the said George T. Craufurd and Josephine his wife covenant that they will warrant specially the property hereby conveyed and covenant further that they will execute such other assurances as may be requested. Witness our hands and seals this twenty fourth day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven. Test George T. Craufurd seal Josephine Craufurd seal State of Maryland Prince Georges County to wit: I hereby certify that on this twenty fourth day of October, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and fifty seven, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of Mary land and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared George T. Craufurd and Josephine Craufurd, his wife and did each acknowledge the aforegoing deed to be their respective act. Jno. W. Scott, J.P. Enrolled the 1 day of November 1857.