OVERTON To CAMPBELL, Deed of Partition, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller

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Jno. & Patrick H. Overton to Marsden Campbell
Deed of Partition
17th June 1836
Recorded

This Deed of Partition made the seventeenth day of June in the year one
thousand eight hundred and thirty six between John Holmes Overton and Patrick
Henry Overton of the State of Louisiana and parish of St. Landry of the one
part, and Marsden Campbell Jun. of the same State and Parish aforesaid of the
other part.  Witnesseth that whereas the parties have purchased from the
Goverment [sic] of the United States a tract of land containing thirteen
hundred and fifty four acres being Sections numbered four in Township number
three South of Range numbered three East and the Section numbered thirty eight
in Township number two South of the thirty first degree of the north Latitude,
of Range number three East of the basis [sic] meredian [sic] in the
Southwestern District of the State of Louisiana situated in the County of
Opelousas and whereas one half of the said land purchased as aforesaid has
immediately in the rear of a tract of land belonging to the John H. Overton &
Patrick H. Overton and the other half in the rear of a tract of land belonging
to the said Marsden Campbell Junr.   And whereas the parties have agreed to
divide the said tract of land so as that each party shall have the land in the
rear of the land previously owned by them, that is, that the said John H.
Overton & Patrick H. Overton shall have the land immediately behind their
original tract of twenty by forty arpens & that the said Marsden Campbell
Junr. shall have the land immediately behind, his tract, and to be divided by
a line in continuation of that which heretofore divide their land.  Now
therefore in consideration of the premises they the said John H. Overton &
Patrick H. Overton have conveyed and do hereby convey, transfer set over alien
and confirm to him the said Marsden Campbell Junr. his heirs and assigns the
half of the tract of land so purchased as aforesaid which lies in the rear of
his original tract to have and to hold the same to him the said Marsden
Campbell Jr. his heirs and assigns forever--and the said Marsden Campbell Jr.
has conveyed and does hereby convey, transfer, set over alien and confirm to
them the said John H. Overton and Patrick H. Overton the half of the tract of
land purchased as aforesaid which lies immediately in the rear of their
original tract so to be divided as aforesaid--To have and to hold the same to
them the said John H. Overton & Patrick H. Overton and to their heirs and
assigns forever--In testimony whereof the parties have hereunto signed and
affixed there [sic] seals in presence of Caleb Green Jr. and Benoist Debaillon
competent Witnesses and before George King Parish Judge in and for the
aforesaid Parish of St. Landry at Opelousas the day & year above written--
J. H. Overton    Patrick H. Overton    M. Campbell Jr.     Witness Caleb Green
Jr.   Bt. Debaillon   Geo King P. Judge

Source:  Family History Library Microfilm #1412749, Item 3, Notarial Records,
St. Landry Parish, Pages 5-6.