Land: Donation of Land by Joseph Martin to Minor Grandchildren, Natchitoches
Parish Louisiana
Source: Located Natchitoches Parish, LA Courthouse :
1867-- Conveyance/Notarial Records Book 58/page 27/no document number
Submitted by: Nelda Liles



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DONATION OF LAND BY JOSEPH MARTIN TO MINOR GRANDCHILDREN:
 

In the State of Louisiana, Parish of Natchitoches: 

Be it remembered that on this the 27th of November in the year of our Lord,
One thousand eight hundred and sixty seven personally came and appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, at my Office in the Town and Parish of
Natchitoches, Joseph Martin, a resident of said parish and state, who declared
that in consideration of his natural love and affection for his grandchildren,
Thomas N. Martin, Alice W. Martin, and Ida Estella Martin, minors and legal
issue of the marriage of James M. Martin, desd (deceased) and Mary A. E. Goff,
surviving mother and natural tutrix of said minors of the same parish, here
present and acting in her said capacity of natural Tutrix, that he hath and by
these present, doth gratuitously, formally and irrevocably give and donate in
full property and forever, unto the said natural tutrix in her said capacity,
representing said minors, one undivided 1/3 interest in and to all of the
following described real estate situated in this Parish, to wit: four hundred
acres of land upon which the said donor now resides, about seven miles from
the town of Natchitoches on the road leading to Many, Sabine Parish. The same
being of the estimated value of fifteen hundred Dollars to have and to hold
unto their own proper use and behalf now and forever--subject to this
condition alone that said land thus donated as aforesaid shall not be
alienated or disposed in any way, during the lifetime of the donor separate
from or to the prejudice of the other land of which it forms a part. This
condition to cease immediately on the death of the donor. 

This done and signed at my office aforesaid in the presence of David Pierson
and W.H. Jack, lawful and competent witnesses domiciliated in this Parish and
me, notary on the 27th day and date first above written. 

/Signed/ Joseph Martin, Attested by W. H. Jack, D. Pierson. Frederick Hertz,
N.P. 

I hereby as natural Tutrix accept the foregoing donation according to its
terms and conditions. Nov. 27th, 1867.(Signed) Mary A.E.Martin, natural
tutrix; attest: W.H. Jack, D. Pierson, Frederick Hertzog, N.P.