Home

John & Thos. Higgins, exors of Jno. Higgins to William Collins, Talbot Co., MD, 27 May 1815

Liber JL:37, p.243

The following deed received to wit - this indenture made and executed this 26th day of May in the year 1815, between John Higgins and Thomas Higgins both of Talbot County in the State of Maryland, executors of the last will and testament of John Higgins late of the county and state afsd., deceased, of the one part, and William Collins of the county and state afsd, Farmer, of the other part. Whereas John Higgins and Thomas Higgins, executors afsd. of the said last will and testament of John Higgins, deceased, are authorized and empowered to sell all the lands and real estate of the deceased, as by the last will and testament, in consideration of the sum of three thousand, four hundred and twenty one dollars and twenty five cents, to them in hand paid by the said William Collins, do hereby in their capacity of executors as afsd., grant unto him the said William Collins all and singular those several parts or parcels of the three several tracts of land, situate, lying and being in Talbot County called Frankford “S. Michaels” (I believe this is an abbreviation for St. Michaels), Hatton and Lowes Ramble which are contained within the following metes and bounds, to wit: beginning at a large spreading red oak tree, standing at the head of a small branch near Abbots’ mill, which said tree is a divisional boundary between the said lands, and thence with their divisional lien south sixteen degrees, forty five minutes east, two hundred and thirty eight perches to a stone set in the ground, then south fifty three degrees, fifteen minutes west, one hundred and twenty one perches, & one half of a perch to a marked black oak tree, standing by the side of the main road leading from Trappe to Chancellors’ Point, then north eight degrees, thirty minutes east, sixty two & one half perches, then north seventy three degrees west, eighty five perches, then north nineteen degrees east ninety three perches, to a large stone set in the ground, then north seventy one degrees, forty five minutes west, sixty four perches, then north nine degrees thirty minutes, west eighty perches and three quarters of a perch to a small black oak tree, then north sixteen degrees west, eight two perches, then north sixty five degrees east, one hundred and sixty seven perches, to the run or stream of the aforesaid branch, then up said run or stream of the said branch, and bounded there with to the beginning; containing and now laid out for three hundred and eight acres of land, more or less, together with all improvements thereunto belonging; and that the said John Higgins, deceased, died seized of the premises, and the said John Higgins and Thomas Higgins as executors have full power and authority to make sale and conveyance.

John Higgins, Thomas Higgins

Wit: Thos. Martin (Jr.?), Robt. Spedden

[The month and date that Thomas and John Higgins acknowledged the deed was never filled in, except for the year, which was 1815.]