Maryland
Deed and Land Records
Baltimore County:
Calvert Rent Rolls from Balimore County, MD
p. 127: Hopewell was surveyed June 5, 1687 for William Standiford on Seneka Ridge. Possible executors of Edward Boothby.
MDGS, Vol. 29, No. 2, Spring 1988,
p. 170:
August 4, 1704: depositions
made by Thomas Bale, age 40 (HW #2 361); John Gudgeon, age c 30 (Ibid, 366); Thomas
Presont, age 58 (Ibid, 366); Simon Pearson, age 40 (Ibid., 366) Samuel Standifer,
age c 30 (Ibid.366)
Baltimore Co. Deed book, Liber R. R., No.
H.S.:
April 9,
1685, William (x) Standford witnesses a deed to Miles Gibson,
Baltimore Co., MD.
Liber R. M. GS013323, p. 527: Israel
Skelton and wife, Mary, sell land on Sennica Ridge called Hopewell
(formerly William Standiford's land) in 1696.
Liber T. R. #A GS013323 (3),
p. 158: John Standeford and Margaret, his wife, sell land
called Spring Neck 126 acres (land mentioned in Isreal Skelton's will) to William Noble. February 20, 1710.
Baltimore Co. Deed book, Liber I. R., No.
P.P.:
Samuel Standford
witnessed a deed to John Nelson on June 11, 1737,
in Baltimore Co. County.
Baltimore Co. Deed book, Liber T. R., No.
R.A.:
May 3,
1699, Simon Peirson, weaver, of Baltimore County, MD to Samuel
Strandifor, cooper, of same, 3,000 pounds of tobacco, 100 acres...Binns Run.
Signed Simon (x) Peirson. Wit. Thomas Long, Mark Swift and H. Wriothesley.
Baltimore Co. Deed book, Liber I. R., No.
A.M.:
June
2, 1691, William and Mary Standiver, of Bush
River, Baltimore Co., MD to Israel Shelton, planter, of same, 205 acres....Senica Ridge.
Signed William (x) and Mary (x) Standivore. Witnesses: George Ashman and Thomas Stayly.
Baltimore Co. Deed book, Liber H.W.., No.
2:
June 2,
1701, John Hopkins, of Baltimore Co., MD to Richard Tillyard, of same,
records. Signed John Hopkins. Witnesses: John Standford and John
Dobricker.
Baltimore Co. Deed book, Liber T. R., No.
A.:
February
20, 1710, William and Elizabeth Noble, planter, of Baltimore County, MD to
John Standford, planter, of same, 3,000 pounds of tobacco, 300
acres...head of Bush River. Signed William (x) Noble and Elizabeth (x) Noble. Witnesses:
Mathew Green and Henry (x) King.
February
20, 1710, John and Margaret Standford, planter of
Baltimore County, MD to William Noble, planter, of same, 8,000 pounds of tobacco, 126
acres...north side of Gunpowder River. Signed John (x) Standford and Margaret (x)
Standford. Wit: Mathew Green and Henry (x) King.
June 9,
1715, Edmond Standford witnesses a power of
attorney to Jonathan Massey from George Read on June 9, 1715 in Baltimore County, MD.
Baltimore Co. Patented Certificate #1573 H of R:
1719: "Elliott's Risque".
Warrant dated 23 ___1719. By virtue of a paid warrant to John Standiford
- 200 acres bordering on Clark's Forrest and bordered on land, Baltimore, his Manor
(Gunpowder Manor). On 20 August 1720 made unto Skelton Standiford, his son
and heir-at-law. 19 October 1724/25 Skelton Standifor assigned it to John
Elliott of Baltimore Co. Patent issued to John Elliot 16 Sept 1728.
Baltimore Co. Deed book, Liber I.S., No.
G:
August 8,
1722, Shelton (Skelton?) Standifer records his
branding mark.
October
14, 1724, James Standiford records his branding
mark.
Baltimore Co. Deed book, Liber I.S., No.
H:
October
29, 1725, John Standford witnesses as deed from
Edward Cox to John Holloway in Baltimore County, MD.
Baltimore Co. Deed book, Liber I.S., No.
I:
November
15, 1727, Mary Stanford, wife of James
Stanford, planter, of Baltimore Co., MD in behalf of her son, John Fuller to
William Shepard, cooper, of Baltimore County, MD, said John Fuller is apprenticed to
William Shepard for eight years. Signed Mary (x) Stanford, William (x) Shepard and John
(x) Fuller.
April 2,
1728, Thomas and Sarah Cross, of Baltimore Co., MD to James
Standford, of same, 1,200 pounds of tobacco, 50 acres...west side of Bush
River...patented August 1, 1669, by Joseph Hewes. Signed Thomas (x) Cross and Sarah Cross.
Witnesses: Daniel Scott and Edward Hall.
May 1728;
John Hallaway, planter, of Baltimore Co., MD to Shillen (Skelton?) Standifer,
of same, 2,000 pounds of tobacco, 100 acres...great falls of Gunpowder River. Signed John
Hallaway (x). Witnesses Luke Stansbury and William Hammond.
November
6, 1728; James and Mary Standford, planter, of Baltimore
Co., MD to William Smith, of same, 1,800 pounds of tobacco, 50 acres...west side of Bush
River...patented by Joseph Hewe. Signed James Standiford. Witnesses:
Richard Gist and John Durbin.
From Maryland Court Records, Liber I.S., No. K
March
6, 1728; Thomas Franklin, of Baltimore Co., MD to John Standifer,
of same, 3,000 pounds of tobacco, 120 acres. Signed Thomas Franklin. Witness: Edward
Stevenson.
From Baltimore Co. Court Records:
Thomas and Sarah Cross conveyed 50
acres called Chance to James Standiford in April
1728.
Liber I.S., No. L;
William Standifer witnessed a deed on May
17, 1732 from Thomas, Nicholas, Elizabeth and Ann Hutchins (children of
Thomas Hutchins, deceased), of Baltimore County, MD to their younger sister, Susannah
Hutchins, of same, chattel goods. Signed: Thomas Hutchins, Nicholas Hutchins, Elizabeth
Hutchins and Ann Hutchins. Witness: William Standifer and John Elliott and
Thomas Cutchin.
February
25, 1742: Benjamin Tasker, for Thomas Bladen leases to William and
Christiana Stanford, and their son Aquila Standford, of Baltimore
County, MD, 220 acres…Cronelius Branch. Signed Benjamin Tasker, Thomas Bladen and William
(S) Standford. Witness: James Moore and Christiana (X) Standford.
Liber
TB, No.A; March 3, 1742: John Fuller,
planter, of Baltimore county, MD, to Samuel Standsford, 1,000 pounds of
tobacco livestock. Signed John (X) Fuller. Wit: Charles Ridgley and Luke Wiley.
February
16, 1744, Thomas Brerewood Sr., of Baltimore Co, MD leases to Israel
and Casandra Standford (Israel is 23 years, Casandra is 17 years, Benjamin
Anderson, Jr. is 11), planter, of same, 100 acres. Signed Thomas Brerewood, Sr. Wit:
Benjamin Anderson and Luke Wiley.
William Standsford
finds horse: May 2, 1753.
Liber
B.B. No. I; March 31, 1760, John Bond, of
Baltimore County, MD leases to Ann Standifer and her son Samuel
Standifer, of same, 100 acres. Signed John Bond and Ann Standifer. Witnesses:
John McCleary and Thomas Bond.
Liber B. No. N; April 7, 1764, Isreal
Standsfer witnesses as deed from Charles Taylor, of Baltimore Co., MD to William
Purdue.
December
22, 1763: Abraham Vaughan, of Baltimore County, Maryland assignment of
lease to James Standford, of same, L/20, 48 acres. Signed Abraham Vaughan.
Wit. William Aisquith and Benjamin Rogers.
April
28, 1767: Samuel Standford, of Baltimore Co., Maryland
assignment of lease to James Stewart, of same, L/10, 54 acres. Signed Samuel
Standford. Wit: William Smith and James Everett.
William Standford, JR witnesses
a deed from Peter Carroll, SR to his son James Carroll on March
13, 1767.
March
9, 1770, John Darrimore, of Baltimore County, MD assignment to lease to Abraham
Standford, son of William, of same, £10, leased of Thomas and Ann
Johnson of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD. Signed John Darrimore and Abraham
Standford. Wit: John Moale and Richard Clark.
In 1771
Aquila Standford reported stray livestock.
December
15, 1772, William and Susannah Brown, Jr., Samuel and Sarah Bond, Samuel
and Elizabeth Rhodes, John and Jean Brown and Israel Morris, of Philadelphia, PA to Abraham
Standford, of Baltimore County, MD, L/331.7, 141 acres…called Carters Rest.
Signed William Brown, Susannah Brown, Samuel Bond, Sarah Bond, Samuel Rhodes, Elizabeth
Rhodes, John Brown, Jean Brown and Israel Morris. Wit: Joseph Russell, Elyah Brown, Blanch
Howard and John Beale Howard.
June
30, 1772 James Standford, of Baltimore County, MD assignment
of lease to Thomas Franklin, of same, 5000 pounds of tobacco, 48 acres. Signed James
Standford. Wit: James Gittings.
October
12, 1773, William Standford, of Baltimore County, MD
assignment of lease to James Gittings, of same, L/310.5, 220 acres. Signed William
Standford. Wit: John Beale Howard and George Thorton.
James A Standiford witnessed a
deed from Kean & Elizabeth Curry to Joshua Hendrix in 1830.
Elizabeth Curry was the granddaughter of Adam Hendrix . *Contributed
by Elenora Green.
From The Scharf Collection: Property Lease
Ageements:
MDGS Bulletin, Vol. 32, No. 2, Spring, p. 162:
Standeford, Shelton
1747 "Standeford's Reserve"
Standeford, William
1749 "Williams Chance"
Standford, Shelton
1752 "Addition to Standefords Reserve"
Standiford, Samuel
1746 "Standiford Meadows"
Standiford, William
1742 "Gunpowder Manor"
