Deed from Biscoe ADAMS to John Thomas ADAMS (1860); 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 THIS NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY BETWEEN BISCOE ADAMS OF SAINT MARY’S COUNTY IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OF THE ONE PART AND JOHN THOMAS ADAMS OF THE SAME COUNTY AND STATE OF THE OTHER PART WITNESSETH THAT IN CONSIDERATION OF NATURAL LOVE AND AFFECTION AS ALSO IN FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, THE PARTY OF THE FIRST PART HAS GRANTED IN FEE SIMPLE UNTO THE PARTY OF THE SECOND PART A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN THE COUNTY AFORESAID. IT BEING ALL OF TWO LARGER TRACTS OF LAND COMMONLY CALLED "HARD BARGAIN" AND "RAGGED LANE" WHICH IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING MEETS AND BOUNDS, COURSES AND DISTANCES. XXXXX: BEGINNING AT A CEDAR POST STANDING UPON THE SIDE OF A HILL TO THE NORTHWARD OF A BRANCH RUNNING INTO THE MAIN FRESH RUN OF THE CARTHEGENA CREEK, IT BEING A BOUNDARY OF THE LAND NOW IN THE OCCUPATION OF RICHARD H. HEBB AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH FORTY FIVE AND ONE QUARTER DEGREES WEST ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN AND ONE HALF PERCHES TO A POST BY JOHN ADAMS OUT GATE A BOUNDARY OF "HARD BARGAIN" AND ALSO OF "BARNES ADDITION TO WESTBURY MANOR" THENCE BINDING WITH A TRACT OF "HARD BARGAIN" NOW IN THE POSSESSION OF THE HEIRS OF WILLIAM H. HEBB SOUTH EIGHTY FOUR AND THREE QUARTER DEGREES WEST FIFTY THREE AND ONE THIRD PERCHES TO THE PUBLIC ROAD LEADING FROM THE GREAT MILLS TOWARD ST. GEORGE THENCE BINDING WITH SAID ROAD THE NEXT FOLLOWING TWO COURSES AND DISTANCES TURNS SOUTH SIX AND ONE QUARTER DEGREES EASTERLY TWELVE PERCHES. SOUTH EIGHTEEN AND ONE HALF DEGREES EAST SEVEN AND ONE QUARTER PERCHES THENCE SOUTH SIXTY TWO DEGREES EAST TWENTY PERCHES TO A SMALL POST BY THE EAST SIDE OF A NEW FENCE THENCE SOUTH EIGHTY AND THREE QUARTER DEGREES EAST FOURTEEN AND TWO THIRDS PERCHES TO A CEDAR POST BY THE SAID FENCE THENCE SOUTH THIRTY SIX AND ONE HALF DEGREES EAST TWENTY SIX AND FOUR FIFTHS PERCHES TO A CEDAR POST BY THE SAID FENCE THENCE SOUTH FORTY ONE AND ONE HALF DEGREES EAST THIRTY SIX AND THREE QUARTERS PERCHES TO A SASSAFRAS STAB ON A PLAIN IN THE WOODS, THENCE SOUTH FORTY SEVEN AND ONE QUARTER DEGREES EAST SEVENTY FOUR PERCHES TO A SMALL MARKED RED OAK STANDING IN THE LINE OF HEBB’S LAND THENCE WITH SAID LAND NORTH TWENTY EIGHT AND ONE HALF DEGREES EAST FORTY TWO PERCHES TO THE BEGINNING CONTAINING FORTY THREE AND ONE QUARTER ACRES MORE OR LESS. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF THE PARTY OF THE FIRST PART HAS HEREUNTO SET HIS HAND AND AFFIXED HIS SEAL ON THE DAY AND YEAR HEREIN ABOVE WRITTEN. WITNESS: W. BENNETT BEAN J.L. MILBURN JR. BISCOE ADAMS {SEAL} THE WORDS OF THE OTHER PART INTERLINED BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND LINES AT THE TIME OF SIGNING. TEST: W. BENNETT BEAN J.L. MILBURN JR. ALSO THE WORD "IN" BETWEEN THE FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH LINES INTERLINED AT THE TIME OF SIGNING. TEST: W. BENNETT BEAN J. L. MILBURN JR. STATE OF MARYLAND, SAINT MARY’S COUNTY COURT: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ON THIS NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER IN THE YEAR EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY BEFORE THE SUBSCRIBER A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PERSONALLY APPEARED BISCOE ADAMS AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE FOREGOING DEED TO BE HIS ACT. W. BENNETT BEAN J. P. RECEIVED THIS 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 18TH AT 1 OCLOCK PM TO BE RECORDED THE SAME DAY 5 OO DUE JAMES L. BLAKISTONE CLK