East New Market

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Transcription of part of - 2 WJ 114

2 WJ 114

Jeffrey Stanley and others from Sarah Young and others }

Be it remembered that the following deed was recorded on the 20th day of August 1844 to wit.  This indenture made the twenty fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three between Sarah Young, Rossett Dodson and Peter Dodson, her husband, Clem Young & Rossett Young, his wife, and George Young, each of Dorchester County and State of Maryland of the one part and Jeffry Stanley, William Parker, Clem Young, Richard Moore, Peter Dodson, Charles Hughes, and Samuel Green, Trustees for the colored peoples Methodist Episcopal Church for East New Market circuit or the other part.  Witnesseth that the said Sarah Young, Rossett Dodson and Peter Dodson, her husband, Clem Young & Rossett Young, his wife, and George Young as well for the personal doth give, grant, align, & ofeoff and confirm unto the said Jeffry Stanley, William Parker, Clem Young, Richard Moore, Peter Dodson, Charles Hughes, and Samuel Green, Trustees for the Colored Peoples Methodist Episcopal Church for East New Market circuit, Dorchester County, State of Maryland then and their successors.  All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Dorchester County, State of Maryland, on south side of the county road leading from New Market to Crotcher's Ferry. Situate within the following metes and bounds to wit.  Beginning at a post or stone standing in or near the line of a tract of land called "New Market" at present in the occupancy of Henry W. Hicks, Esq. and from thence runs S85E 3 3/4 perches, then N7E 3 1/2 perches, thence N85E 3 perches, then N12W 17 perches, to the above named county road, thence with said road 1 perch to the said tract called "New Market", thence with said tract to the place of beginning. Containing 30 square perches of land.  The above described land is a part of a tract which Henry Nicolls, late of Dorchester County, Maryland, willed to the said Sarah Young, and in line to Rossett, Clem, and George, three of the said Sarah's children as referenced to said Will executed fifteenth day of March 1832 now fully appears together with all and singular the houses, advantages, improvements, heredilaments(?), and appurtenances to whatsoever to the said pane of as tract of land and premises hereby mentioned or intended to be granted and confirmed unto the said Jeffrey Stanley, William Parker, Clem Young, Richard Moore, Peter Dodson, Charles Hughes, and Samuel Green, Trustees for as aforesaid or an part or parcel thereof belonging or in...

Witnesses William Newton, John D. Stevens

[in the margin - "Dcld(?) to James A. Bramble for Jeffrey Stanley Febr 22nd 1870"]