Estates: Isaac W. Choat, Franklin  Parish, LA. 

Submitted by: Shawn Choat Martin  SMARCMAR@aol.com 






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State of Louisiana

Parish of Franklin



Before me Samuel Norris a Notary Public in and for said Parish and State personally 

came and appeared James Gwin and Isaac W. Choat Both residents of the Parish of 

Franklin and State of Louisiana and the said James Gwin acknowledged and declared 

that for and in consideration of the sum of Two thousand dollars to him in hand 

paid before the signing of these presents that he had this day bargained sold and 

delivered and he does by these presents bargain sell and deliver unto the said 

Isaac W. Choat all his right title interest and claim in and to a certain tract 

or parcel of land being and lying in the said Parish and state known and designated 

as follows to wit:  Northeast quarter of Section No. Ten of township No. 14 of Range 

six east his interest containing one hundred acres with the reserve of ten acres 

in the north west corner of said quarter of said quarter section together with 

the following property as designated to wit One horse called Rainger One Mare 

called Puss and Filly called Kitty One Yoke of Oxen called Nig and Cabel and 

ten head of Stock Cattle more or less marked with a crop and two splits in the 

right ear and Swallow fork in the left or branded in a circle with a letter L, 

and fifty head of hogs more or less marked in the same mark as the Cattle.  

One brass eight day clock.  To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of 

land and the personal property designated aforesaid unto the said Isaac W. Choat 

his heirs and assigns for ever.  The parties to this act dispense with the 

production of the certificate of Mortgages and release me the Notary Public 

from all the responsibility as contained in article 3328 of the Civil Code of 

Louisiana done and signed in the presence of William Hampton and Kinchin Lasiter 

legal and competent witnesses hereto required who have signed with the parties 

and me Notary Public on this the ninth day of March in year of our Lord 1844.



    In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal.



Witness:

William Hampton                James Gwin, Senr.

Kinchen Lasiter                I. W. Choat



Done before me                 Samuel Norris, Notary Public



State of Louisiana

Parish of Franklin



I Manford S. Osborn Parish Judge and ex Officio Recorder of Mortgages in and 

for the said Parish and State do certify the foregoing to be a true and correct 

record of the original filed in my office on the 20th day of April AD 1844.

                               Manford S. Osborn

                               Parish Judge