Cecil County Land Record Book, Liber HHM, Number 2, Folio 602

 

This Indenture made this twenty-fourth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four between Hiram McCullough of Cecil County in the State of Maryland Executor as hereinafter named of the one part and Daniel Arbuckle Junior of the City of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania of the other part.  Whereas by virtue of the provisions of the last Will and Testament of Mary W Ricketts late of Cecil County aforesaid deceased the said Hiram McCullough as the Executor in said Will named, was authorized and directed to sell all the Real estate whereof the said Mary W Ricketts died seized as by the said Will duly Executed so as to pass Real Estate, and now on file and of Record in the office of Register of Wills for Cecil County aforesaid reference being thereto had Will since fully appear.  And Whereas the said Hiram McCullough as Executor aforesaid in pursuance of the directions contained in said Will, did on or about the twenty fifth day of February in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty four, for and in considerations of the sum of seven thousand dollars current money sell into the said Daniel Arbuckle Junior his heirs and assigns all that Farm Tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in Cecil County aforesaid composed of part of a tract called ≥Castle Fair≤, a tract called ≥Gardner's Gift≤, a tract called ≥New Munster≤ ≥Evanπs Success≤ and ≥Less Room≤ and part of a tract called ≥Fox Den.≤  Called and known by the ≥White Hall Farms≤ and which is contained within the following metes and bounds courses and distances to wit.  Beginning for the same at a large pile of stones being a corner of land of Thomas Tong and running thence with said Tongπs land and land of George Earle South seventy nine degrees West one hundred and sixty nine perches to a stone, thence North eleven degrees East one hundred and seventy nine perches with land of James Valentine and Nicholas Hip to two stones, then South seventy six and a half degrees East forty six and half perches to two stones West of the Elkton and Fair Hill Road then South two and three fourth degrees East twenty one and a fourth perches to two stones on the East side of said Road then South seventy eight and three fourth degrees East forty perches to a stone, then North seventy seven and a half degrees East one hundred and sixteen perches to a stone near the West side of a Run the South sixty six and a half degrees East sixteen perches, then South forty nine and half degrees East thirty two perches, then South thirteen and half degrees East twenty three perches then South twenty six and a half degrees fourth perches, then South forty one degrees East twenty six perches, then South forty nine and half degrees East seventeen perches, then South forty one and half degrees West nineteen perches, then South sixty two and half degrees West twenty and one half perches to the land of Thomas Tong aforesaid and from thence by a straight line to the place of Beginning, being about South eighty eight degrees West one hundred and twenty four perches, containing two hundred and seventeen and one half acres of land more or less.  being the same tract or parcel of land which was conveyed to the said Mary W Ricketts by one Henry D Miller by deed bearing date on the sixteenth day of June in the year eighteen hundred and forty.  duly executed acknowledged and recorded in Liber JS, No 46, Folio 259 to one of the Land Record Books of Cecil County aforesaid, reference being thereto had will more fully appear.  And whereas the aforesaid sale has been Duly reported to and ratified and confirmed by the Orphans Court of Cecil County aforesaid, and the purchase money aforesaid having been fully paid and satisfied to the said Hiram McCullough, he is authorized and empowered by the Will of the said Mary W Ricketts to execute there present.  Now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said Hiram McCullough Executor as aforesaid for and in consideration of the premises aforesaid, and of the sum of five dollars current money to him in hand paid by the said Daniel Arbuckle Junior at or before the sealing and defining of these presents, the receipt where of is hereby acknowledged.  the said Hiram McCullough hath granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed released conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain sell, alien, enfeoff, release convey and confirm unto the said Daniel Arbuckle Junior his heirs and assigns all the aforesaid Tract piece or parcel of land which is herein before described as sold by the Hiram McCullough to the said Daniel Arbuckle Junior.  Together with all and singular the buildings, improvements woods ways waters water courses, rights members privileges advantages and appurtenances thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining.  And all the Estate right title and interest trust property claim and demand at law and in equity of him the said Hiram McCullough as Executor aforesaid and all the right title interest and Estate of the parties named in the last Will and Testament of the said Mary W Ricketts deceased, and every of them of in and to the said Tract or parcel of land and premises To Have and To Hold the aforesaid tract or parcel of land and premises with their appurtenances unto the said Daniel Arbuckle Junior his heirs and assigns forever to his and their only proper use and behoof.  In Witness whereof the said Hiram McCullough hath hereunto set his hand and seal on the day and year first herein before written.  Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of.  The words ≥in the last Will and≤ on last page were written on an erasure and the words dryed interlined before signing

Hiram McCullough Executor of Mary W Ricketts decπd

Edmond Brown Sr with John A Rankin State of Maryland Cecil County Sch

On this twenty fourth day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty four before the subscribers two justices of the peace of the State of Maryland in and or Cecil County aforesaid personally appeared Hiram McCullough.  whom sign below to be the same person named and described as and professing to be the party granter to the within and foregoing deed or indenture.  and acknowledged the said indenture or instrument of writing to his Act and deed.  In testimony whereof we hereunto subscribe our names on the day and year above written.

Edmund Brown Sr. and John A Rankin

Received March 27^th 1854 One dollar in lieu of stamp on the aforegoing deed

H H Mitchell Clk

Circuit Court for Cecil County

Recorded March 27^th 1854 and Examined

Delivered George Earle Atty  April 29^th 1854 per H H Mitchell Clk

 

 

 

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