St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Deeds:  McKay to Breeden
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St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Deeds
Book O, p. 98-99
 
Mrs. M. McKay to A. Breeden
State of Louisiana)
Parish of Ouachita)   Be it known that on this day before me Benjamin D. Sheppard
Parish Recorder and ex Officio Notary Public in and for said Parish and State  
Personally came and appeared  Margaret Breeden now the wife  of Jeremiah McKay 
residents of said Parish and State who declared and acknowledged (althat) for 
being a Legal forced heir and representative of her mother Elizabeth Ann Breedin 
Decd wife of  Paul  Breeden of the Parish of  St. Helena State of Louisiana that 
her said deceased mother at her death left besides personal property a tract of 
Land Situate Lying and being in St. Helena Parish containing Four hundred acres 
more or less upon which the said Paul Breedin and her said mother resided in 
Community with the Said Paul.  That Subsequent to the death of her Said mother and 
without an inventory thereof her father the said Paul Breeden Sold and transferred 
to Two of her Brothers viz: Ahab Breeden and Champ - Terry - Breeden by Notarial Act.  
This undivided Interest in the said tract of land for a valuable consideration fully 
set forth in Said Notarial Act of conveyance before S. B. Draughton, Notary Public.  
That said Ahab and Champ T. Breedem now reside on and have possession of Said tract 
of Land and have so resided since the the death of their mother.  That in consequence 
of the great distance which She resides from said Land and inconvenience in Attending
the Courts in the Settlement of the Estate She is desiringus of Selling her interest 
in the Said tract of Land and improvements and appurtenances thereunto belinging and 
do by these presents absolutely Sell transfer Let and Convey deliver unto the said 
Champ T. Breeden all her right title Interest and claim in and to the the said tract 
of Land and through her said deceased mother For and in consideration of
the sum of Twenty five dollars Cash in hand paid at or before the Signing of these
presents the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged the said Vendor being herein
authorized and impowered to appear and act by her said husband the said purchaser
being present and accepting in presence of me Recorder and in presence of Michael 
Kearney and William C. Hooper Legal and Competant witnesses who also sign with said 
parties on this Second day of January Eighteen hundred and fifty Eight.  The parties 
waiving the certificates of mortage required by Article 3328 of the Civil Code of  
Louisiana                            
                                                      her
Attest                                       Margaret  X  McKay
Michael Kearny                                        mark
Wm C. Hooper                                 Jeremiah McKay
                                    Accepted by Ahab Breeden
The Vendor not knowing how to write her name Sign by making her mark               
                                           B. S. Sheppard
                                                Recorder
State of Louisiana)
Parish of Ouachita)       (Recorded 7 January 1858)
 
State of Louisiana )               I Paul McEnery Recorder do hereby
Parish of Ouachita)                            certify the
foregoing to be a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my Office
                                                    Paul McEnery
                                                         Recorder
Truly recorded on this     day of April 1858
                                                     D. W. Thompson  Recorder