Deed from James B. & Sarah J. ADAMS & others to Benjamin F. ADAMS & Edward T. ADAMS (1912); St. Mary's Co., MD Contributed by Jim Adams ************************************************************************ 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 *********************************************************************** THIS DEED MADE THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDREDAND TWELVE BY US, JAMES B. ADAMS AND SARAH J. ADAMS, HIS WIFE, LENA E. SPRINGER AND LEWIS R. SPRINGER, HER HUSBAND, AND ANITA GUYTHER OF SAINT MARY’S COUNTY, STATE OF MARYLAND, AND WILLIAM R.. ADAMS AND JENNIE ADAMS, HIS WIFE, MAUD L. ADAMS OF WASHINGTON CITY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, XXXXXXXX , ANNIE E. FOXWELL AND CHARLES J. FOXWELL, HER HUSBAND, MARIE B. GUYTHER, MARY L. GUYTHER, MARGARET M. DONLAN, AND THOMAS P. DONLAN, HER HUSBAND, OF BALTIMORE CITY, STATE OF MARYLAND, MIRIAM L. HOWE AND THOMAS HOWE, HER HUSBAND, OF WHITE PLAINS, IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THOMAS E. ADAMS AND MARY L. ADAMS, HIS WIFE OF KANSAS CITY IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI, WILLIAM B. ADAMS AND MINNIE M. ADAMS, HIS WIFE OF PLUMAS COUNTY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WITNESSETH: THAT IN CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OF EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN DOLLARS, AND FOURTEEN CENTS, THE RECEIPT OF WHICH IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED, THE SAID JAMES B. ADAMS AND SARAH A. ADAMS, HIS WIFE, LENA E. SPRINGER AND LEWIS R. SPRINGER, HER HUSBAND, ANITA GUYTHER, WILLIAM R. ADAMS AND JENNIE S. ADAMS, HIS WIFE, MAUD L. ADAMS, ANNIE E. FOXWELL AND CHARLES J. FOXWELL, HER HUSBAND, MARIE B. GUYTHER, MARY L. GUYTHER, MARGARET M. DONLAN AND THOMAS P. DONLAN, HER HUSBAND, MIRIAM L. HOWE AND THOMAS HOWE, HER HUSBAND, THOMAS E. ADAMS AND MARY L. ADAMS, HIS WIFE AND WILLIAM B. ADAMS AND MINNIE M. ADAMS, HIS WIFE, DO GRANT AND CONVEY UNTO BENJAMIN F. ADAMS, AND EDWARD T. ADAMS, OF SAINT MARY’S COUNTY, STATE OF MARYLAND, ALL THEIR RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND TO THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED OB SAINT GEORGE’S ISLAND COMMONLY CALLED AND KNOWN AS "PART OF ST. GEORGE’S ISLAND" OR "FAIRVIEW" OR "THE ADAMS BROS. PROPERTY" INCLUDING THE "EDGAR ADAMS LOT", THE SAID LANDS ASSESSED AS CONTAINING SIXTY-ONE ACRES, BUT IN THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE RAPID WASHING AWAY OF THE SAME, NOW SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN ABOUT FORTY ACRES. THE ABOVE LAND IS THE SAME THAT WAS OWNED, AND POSSESSED BY THE SAID BENJAMIN F. ADAMS, EDWARD T. ADAMS AND THE LATE THOMAS W. ADAMS AS TENANTS IN COMMON, AT THE TIME OF THE DEATH OF THE SAID THOMAS W. ADAMS, LATE OF SAINT MARY’S COUNTY, DECEASED. IT BEING THE INTENTION OF THE GRANTORS TO THIS DEED TO CONVEY UNTO THE SAID BENJAMIN F. ADAMS AND EDWARD T. ADAMS, ALL THE INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE IN WHAT IS GENERALLY KNOWN AS THE "ADAMS PROPERTY" ON " SAINT GEORGE’S ISLAND" IN SAINT MARY’S COUNTY. TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND THE RIGHTS, ROADWAYS, WATERS, WATER PRIVILEGES AND ALL APPURTENANCES THERETO BELONGING ON OR ANYWISE APPERTAINING. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THE ABOVE DESCRIBED AND GRANTED PROPERTY UNTO THE SAID BENJAMIN F. ADAMS AND EDWARD T. ADAMS, THEIR HEIRS, AND ASSIGNS IN FEE SIMPLE. AS WITNESS OUR HANDS AND SEALS, THIS DAY AND YEAR FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN. SIGNED (ALL ABOVE)