Deeds:  Samuel Settoon and wife to Saml. Patterson, Livingston, LASubmitted by:  Shirley Rankin, mommashark@worldnet.att.net


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USGenWeb NOTICE: Libraries and individual researchers may download thisfile for personal,  non-commercial use only.  Any other use requires writtenpermission from the transcriber. The submitter has given permission tothe USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.Sale of LandSamuel Settoon and wife to Saml. PattersonFiled Nov 18th 1840, Recorded Book A, Pgs. 296, 297, 298State of LouisianaParish of LivingstonBe it Known and remembered that on this Eleventh day of November in the Year ofour Lord One thousand Eight hundred and forty and in the Year of theIndependence of the United States of America the sixty-fifthBefore me Gastin T. Raoul, Notary Public duly commissioned and sworn in and forthe Parish aforesaid, dwelling in the Town of Springfield, personally came andappeared Mr. Samuel Settoon an inhabitant of the Parish of Livingston who diddeclare and say that for the consideration hereinafter expressed he does bythese presents grant bargain sell convey transfer assign and set over with afull guarantee against all troubles troubles [sic] debts mortgages claimsevictions donations alienations or other incumbrances whatsoever unto Mr. SamuelPatterson an inhabitant of the said Parish who is here present accepting andpurchasing for himself his heirs and assigns and acknowledging delivery andpossession thereof the following described property to wit:One tract of Land situate lying and being on the waters of the RiverPonchatoulas containing six hundred and forty superficial acres and of thefollowing boundaries to wit:  North by the land of Thos. McCabe, South by theLand of Dr. Lauson, West by the public lands and East by the said RiverPonchatoulas and the three following described negro slaves for life, viz.:Lindy a negress black aged thirty three years and her two female children,Emily, black aged about six years and and [sic] Louisa black aged about twoyears all of which said sold and described Lands and slaves descended to thepresent purchaser by a sale made by the ... of Probate of said Parish of theProperty of John Simms deceased to have and to hold said property unto saidpurchaser his heirs and assigns to their proper use and behoof forever, and thesaid vendor for himself his heirs and assigns the said Lands and slave to thesaid purchaser his heirs and assigns shall and will warrant and forever defendagainst the lawful claims of any persons whomsoever by these presents.  And thesaid vendor moreover subrogating the said purchaser to all the rights andactions of warranty which he has or may have against his own vendor or thevendors of his vendor hereby authorising the said purchaser to exercise the saidright and actions in the same manner as he might or could have done.This sale is made for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty seven hundredand eighty eight dollars and eleven cents, Twenty five hundred and forty six61/100 dollars of which is cash in hand paid the receipt of which is herebyacknowledged before the signing of the act, and the remaining sum namely twohundred and forty one 50/100 the said purchaser obligates himself to assume andpay to the heirs and legal representatives of John Simms dec’d. with an interestof ten percent on the sum of one hundred and thirty four and 16/100 dollars fromthe 27th of April 1839 and the said rate of interest on One hundred and seven34/100 Dollars from the 27th day of April 1840 all of which the purchaser bindshimself for.  And thereupon came and appeared Mistress Mary Knight of lawfulage, wife of the said Samuel Settoon who being duly authorised and assisted byhim said husband took cognizence of the foregoing act of conveyance which Inotary carefully read and explained to her and haveing [sic] so done shedeclared that it was her intention not only to ratify said sale but to makerenunciation she has by mortgage or otherwise upon the property therein conveyedupon which I notary declared to her separately and apart from her husband as ismy duty that by the laws of this state she possessed a legal mortgage on all theproperty of her said husband and on all that of the community in case she shouldrenounce thereto.  First For restitution of her dower and for the reinvestmentof dotal property brought by her in marriage, Second For restitution of dotalproperty by her acquired during marriage by inheritance donation or otherwise.Third For indemnity against all debts contracted or which she might hereaftercontract during marriage with her said husband.  Fourth For such of herparaphernal property and funds as may have been alienated by her said husband orof which he has had or may have the administration or enjoyment or of which hemay otherwise have benefited [sic].  Fifth For nuptial presents made to her byher said husband or others.  That in making her intended renunciation she woulddeprive herself irrevocably and forever of all rights of reclamation againstsaid sale whether under mortgage, privaleges or otherwise.Whereupon the said wife declared that she still persisted in the intention shehad announced to ratify said sale and to dispossess herself of all rights orliens which she has or may have upon said property whether by dower, donation orotherwise.  And the said husband being now again present before me andauthorising his said wife she again declared that she do hereby FormallyRenounce henceforth and forever all and singular her said rights an transfersthe same to said purchaser his heirs and assigns to be had and held by them andhim and by them enjoyed in law and thereout!  And she hereby binds himself andhis heirs to he said purchaser and his heirs and assigns that she and they shalland will at all times acknowledge the validity of the present sale and of therenunciation she now makes of al the rights she has or may have in and to theproperty so sold and that neither she nor they shall ever seek to oppose orimpair the validity of this act hereby renouncing the benefit of all lawsprivaleges and customs of which she might avail herself or which are in herfavor in the premises.It appears by the certificate of the Recorder of Morgages [sic] the productionof which is despensed which by the purchaser and Me Notary released from allliability to damage resulting from the passage of this act without the same.The vendor here declares that said sold and described property is free from allleins[sic] and mortgages except the sum of Four hundred and Two 50/100 Dollarsfor which the said land is mortgaged to the Estate of Jno. Simms dec’d and forwhich the same is liable and that the said slaves are mortgaged for a portion ofthe payment yet due thereon not exceeding the sum of one hundred dollars whichhe obligates himself to fully pay up and cansel [sic].This done and passed at my office in the Town of Springfield the day month andyear first above written in the presence of D. B. Cason and Samuel Settoon,Jnr., witness of lawful age and domiciled in this Parish who have hereto signedtheir names together with sad appearers and me notary.  The said vendor and wifemakeing [sic] their ordinary marks hereto not knowing how to write, the work"she" intertined?Samuel X Settoon his markMary X Settoon her markSamuel PattersonD. B. CasonSam’l Settoon, Jr.G. T. Raoul Notry PublicTruly Recorded April 3, 1870Geo. D. Wells, Recorder