Chain of Title For Ground Rents on 218-220 W Lexington and 215-217 Clay Street
Block 598 in Baltimore City
 

SEB 1426 92
Date Recorded: 31 August 1987
Grantor: 3900 Corp
Grantee: The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 164 1426

Property in fee simple forever
 

WA 3736 702
Date Recorded: 6 March 1979
Grantors:
    1st Party: Mercantile Safe Deposit and Trust Company, trustee of Josephine P R Walton et al, and seized of an undivided 1/3 interest
    2nd Party: Maryland National Bank, trustee of Donald L Primrose, and seized of an undivided 1/6 interest
    3rd Party: Harry C Primrose III, surviving trustee of H. Clay Primrose, and seize of an undivided 1/6 interest
    4th Party: Katherine Knapp de Villiers, Primrose S Collins, J Abner Sayler III, Alfred M Knapp Jr, William P Sayler, George P Wanty, Thomas Cooley Wanty Jr, Virginia
    Wanty Hook, and seized of the remaining undivided 1/3 interest
Grantee: 3900 Corp
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-14056

Property in fee simple forever

See also: Last Will and Testament of Donald L Primrose in Registry of Wills JHB 222 34; Last Will and Testament of H. Clay Primrose in Registry of Wills LCS 240 575
 

MLP 6745 481
Date Recorded: 16 May 1945
Grantors: H Clay Primrose and Rosalie R Primrose, wife
Grantees: Donald L Primrose and H Clay Primrose, trustees
Instrument: Deed of Trust
MSA CE 168-6753

H Clay Primrose is the owner of an undivided 1/6 interest in fee simple
 

MLP 6746 40
Date Recorded: 16 March 1945
Grantors: Donald L Primrose and M Dorothy Primrose, wife
Grantees: H Clay Primrose and Donald L Primrose, trustees
Instrument: Deed in Trust
MSA CE 168-6754

Donald L Primrose is the owner of an undivided 1/6 interest in fee simple
 

MLP 6717 596
Date Recorded: 1 February 1945
Grantors: Josephine P R Walton and Henry F Walton Jr, husband; Francis B Reeves III and Peggy Stewart Reeves, wife; Lloyd Reeves and Stella Elkins Reeves, wife; Mary P R Wales and Orvel A Wales, husband; Johnson Reeves and Gertrude Bailey Reeves, wife
Grantee: Safe Deposit and Trust Co, trustee
Instrument: Deed in Trust
MSA CE 168-6725

Josephine P R Walton, Francis B Reeves III, Lloyd Reeves, Mary P R Wales, and Johnson Reeves are each seized of an undivided 1/15 interest in fee simple
 

MLP 6623 513
Date Recorded: 19 July 1944
Grantors: Morris A Soper and Safe Deposit and Trust, substitute as trustee
Grantees: Josephine P R Walton, Francis B Reeves III, Lloyd P R Walton, Mary P R Wales, and Johnson Reeves
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-6631

Undivided 1/3 interest held in fee simple

See also: Last Will and Testament of William F Primrose in Registry of Wills BWA 9 290 devising his estate to his wife Josephine H Primrose, who died November 1895; after her death 1/4 of the estate passed to Lillie Primrose Reeves (nee Primrose) held in trust by William D Primrose, Henry C Primrose, and Frank Primrose; see also Equity Court Docket 16 110 passing the trust estate of Lillie Primrose Reeves (nee Primrose) to Safe Deposit and Trust; on the death of Lillie Primrose Reeves (nee Primrose) in November 1943, Safe Deposit and Trust was authorised to convey her undivided 1/3 interest to the above parties
 

SCL 5574 419
Date Recorded: 5 August 1935
Grantors: Arthur Koppleman, Alfred M Knapp, J Abner Sayler, trustees for the trustees of the estate of Florence Primrose and H Clay Primrose as trustee for the Trust Estate of Harry C Primrose and the Safe Deposit and Trust Co and Morris A Soper as trustees for the Trust Estate of Lillian P Reeves
Grantees: W T Grant Company
Instrument: Lease
MSA CE 168-5582

See also: Equity Court Case recorded in the Land Records SCL 5574 419, in which Arthur Koppleman, Alfred M Knapp, J Abner Sayler, as trustees for the trust estate of Florence H Primrose and H Clay Primrose, trustees for the trust estate of Harry C Primrose, and Safe Deposit and Trust Co and Morris A Soper as trustees for the trust estate of Lillian P Reeves agree to lease the above property to W T Grant Company
 

SCL 3225 105
Date Recorded: 22 June 1918
Grantor: Alice H Primrose, trustee
Grantees: Morris A Soper and Safe Deposit and Trust Co, substitute trustees for Lillian P Reeves, Arthur Koppleman, Alfred Knapp, J Abner Sayler, substitute trustees for Florence H Primrose and H Clay Primrose, substitute trustees for Fannie Lee Primrose
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-3233

See also: Circuit Court Case from 22 June 1918 Lillian P Reeves et al vs Florence H Primrose et al, trustees, authorised to purchase for each trust estate an undivided 1/3 interest in Frank Primrose's undivided 1/4 interest in the above property; the case also appointed Alice H Primrose as trustee over the proceedings; see also the Circuit Court Case from 22 June 1918 London Park Cemetery Company vs Frank Primrose et al regarding the sale of the same 1/4 interest in the above property
 

JB 1334 55
Date Recorded: 7 March 1891
Grantor: Andrew Banks, trustee under the last Will and Testament of Daniel B Banks
Grantee: William F Primrose
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-1342

See also: Last Will and Testament of Daniel B Banks recorded in the Registry of Wills JHB 41 189, devising an undivided one third of the property to Andrew Banks and an undivided two thirds as a trust held by Andrew Banks

The sale was confirmed by the Circuit Court on 30 May 1888 in the case Andrew Banks vs Margaret W Dorsey et al
 

JB 1186 1
Date Recorded: 5 April 1888
Grantor: John W Cotton
Grantee: William F Primrose
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 168-1194
 

JB 1184 26
Date Recorded: 27 March 1888
Grantor: Gabriel D Clark and wife
Grantee: William F Primrose
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-1192
 

JB 994 136
Date Recorded: 18 January 1884
Grantor: Andrew Banks, trustee of the last Will and Testament of Daniel B Banks
Grantee: William F Primrose
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-1002

Property on Clay Street

See also: Last Will and Testament of Daniel B Banks recorded in the Registry of Wills JHB 41 189
 

RTA 957 44
Date Recorded: 15 February 1883
Grantor: Andrew Banks, trustee of the last Will and Testament of Daniel B Banks
Grantee: William F Primrose
Instrument: Lease
MSA CE 168-965

Property on Clay Street

See also: Last Will and Testament of Daniel B Banks recorded in the Registry of Wills JHB 41 189
 

RTA 947 222
Date Recorded: 1 November 1882
Grantor: Andrew Banks and wife
Grantee: William F Primrose
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-955

See also: the Circuit Court on 30 May 1888 in the case Andrew Banks vs Margaret W Dorsey et al
 

FAP 904 84
Date Recorded: 11 June 1881
Grantor: John G Schimpf
Grantee: William F Primrose
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 168-912
 

FAP 865 205
Date Recorded: 3 April 1880
Grantor: Andrew Banks, trustee, and Andrew Banks and wife
Grantee: Gabriel C Clark
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-873

Sold with reversion in fee
 

FAP 847 71
Date Recorded: 15 May 1879
Grantor: Andrew Banks and wife, trustee of the last Will and Testament of Daniel B Banks
Grantee: John W Colton
Instrument: Lease
MSA CE 168-855

See also: Last Will and Testament of Daniel B Banks recorded in the Registry of Wills JHB 41 189
 

FAP 831 195
Date Recorded: 2 November 1878
Grantor: Walker de la Poultney
Grantee: Andrew Banks
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-839
 

GR 783 209
Date Recorded: 23 July 1877
Grantor: George K McMechin and wife
Grantee: Walter de la Poultney
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-791

Granted in fee simple with the right to collect $16 in ground rent, accounted as half the ground rent on Lot 619 as described in the original lease from John Eager Howard
 

GR 660 155
Date Recorded: 28 May 1874
Grantor: William H Ford and wife
Grantee: Joseph H Rienman
Instrument: Deed in fee
MSA CE 168-668
 

GR 656 499
Date Recorded: 7 May 1874
Grantor: Trustees of the First English Evangelical Lutheran Church
Grantee: Joseph H Rieman
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-664
 

GR 635 150
Date Recorded: 8 November 1873
Grantor: Corporation for the Relief of the Widows and Children of the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Grantee: Trustees of the First English Evangelical Lutheran Church
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-643

The $9.78 ground rent is herein discharged and merged with the leasehold estate with reversion in fee
 

GR 631 311
Date Recorded: 9 October 1873
Grantor: John B Morris and wife
Grantee: Trustees of the First English Evangenlical Lutheran Church
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-639
 

FAP 846 62
Date Recorded: 15 May 1869
Grantor: Andrew Banks, trustee for the last Will and Testament of Daniel B Banks
Grantee: John HG Schimpf
Instrument: Lease
MSA CE 168-854
 

TK 297 201
Date Recorded: 27 March 1840
Grantor: Tobias E Stansbury
Grantee: Daniel B Banks
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 66-347

See also: the last Will and Testament of John C Stump on or about 1 April 1818 devising the above property to his wife Anna Dorothea, to whom Tobias E Stansbury became connected through intermarriage; see also TK 266 140 for mortgage granted by Tobias Stansbury to Daniel Banks

Total property subject to ground rents of £12; Stansbury pays half at $16
 

TK 252 496
Date Recorded: 29 September 1835
Grantor: John Hoffman
Gratnee: Ellen B McMichen
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 66-302
 

****WG 202 571
Date Recorded: 12 September 1829
Grantor: William Howard
Grantee: Corporation for the Relief of the Widows and Children of the Clery of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 66-252

Subject to ground rents of $36 (?)

Notes: Though the deed leads back to William Howard as the owner of the property, there is no evidence that he is the ground rent owner, and no previous mention of him being deeded the property, which suggests he gained it from the distribution of John Eager Howard's property in the Chancery Court Case or the original will; however, there is no mention in his distribution that William was given this property.  Is the deed perhaps incorrect?  Could it be George Howard?
 

WG 186 334
Date Recorded: 31 May 1827
Grantor: John Reese
Grantee: Trustees of the First English Evangelical Lutheran Church
Instrument: Lease
MSA CE 66-236

John Reese owes a yearly ground rent of $20 to Peter Glautis and Peter Glautis Jr; under the terms of this lease the Church agrees to pay the ground rent in a single annual installment
 

GR 680 451
Date Recorded: 28 October 1824
Grantor: Joseph H Rieman and wife
Grantee: Daniel B Banks
Instrument: Deed
MSA CE 168-688

Granted in fee simple
 

WG 161 55
Date Recorded: 11 June 1821
Grantor: Peter Glautis and Peter Glautis Jr
Grantee: John Reese
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 66-211

Subject to ground rents of $20 in single annual installment
 

WG 142 3
Date Recorded: 14 August 1817
Grantor: Dorman Smith
Grantee: John Steinbeck
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 66-192

Subject to ground rents of £6
 

WG 113 612
Date Recorded: 15 June 1811
Grantor: John Stump
Grantee: Peter Glautis
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 66-163

Subject to ground rents of £12
 

WG 113 389
Date Recorded: 20 May 1811
Grantors: Philip Rogers, Samuel Owings, Emmanuel Kent, Job Smith, Adam Touerman, William Hawkins, John Chalmers, James W Cannon
Grantee: Dorman Smith
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 66-163

Subject to ground rents of £6
 

WG 102 501
Date Recorded: 22 June 1809
Grantor: Sarah Cole
Grantee: Peter Glautis
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 66-152

Subject to ground rents of £11
 

WG 79 491
Date Recorded: 15 February 1802
Grantor: Henry Dorsey
Grantee: John Stump
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 66-123

Subject to ground rents of £5 15s
 

WG LL 541
Date Recorded: 9 September 1793
Grantor: Henry Dorsey
Grantee: Edmund Ford
Instrument: Lease
MSA CE 66-86

Subject to ground rents £5 15s
 

WG LL 537
Date Recorded: 9 September 1793
Grantor: Ezekiel J Dorsey
Grantee: Henry Dorsey
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 66-86

Subject to ground rents of £10
 

WG Y 549
Date Recorded: 18 February 1786
Grantor: Benjamin Todd
Grantee: Doctor Ezekiel J Dorsey
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 66-74

Subject to ground rents of £10
 

WG Z 216
Date Recorded: 5 February 1786
Grantor: Benjamin Todd
Grantee: Edmund Ford
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 66-75

Subject to ground rents of £5
 

WG X 750
Date Recorded: 3 December 1785
Grantor: Benjamin Todd
Grantee: John Bates
Instrument: Assignment
MSA CE 66-73

Subject to ground rents already in place; amount on missing pages
 

WG U 487
Date Recorded: 5 June 1784
Grantor: William Winchester
Grantee: Jacob Graver
Instrument: Lease (?)
MSA CE 66-70

Grantor to pay £6 to William Winchester and to fulfil the covenant of the original lease with John Eager Howard to build substantial improvement on lot
 

WG U 600
Date Recorded: 28 April 1784
Grantor: John Eager Howard
Grantee: William Winchester
Instrument: Lease
MSA CE 66-70

Subject to ground rents of £12
 

WG M 321
Date Recorded: 26 March 1783
Grantor: John Eager Howard
Grantee: Thomas Cook
Instrument: Lease
MSA CE 66-62

Subject to ground rents of £11
 

WG Q 117
Date Recorded: 15 October 1783
Grantor: John Eager Howard
Grantee: Benjamin Todd
Instrument: Lease
MSA CE 66-66

Subject to ground rents of £12