Peter Bankston and wife to Y. P. Bankston Deed, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Lorene Rambo, June, 1998

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Old Deeds of Washington Parish, as copied and sent to Tangipahoa Parish when
it was formed:

Volume 1, pages 277-278
Peter Bankston and wife to Y. P. Bankston, No. 174

State of Louisiana, Parish of Washington:
Be it remembered that on this, twelfth day of January in the year of our Lord
one thousand Eight hundred and fifty-four and the Seventy Eighth of American
Independence in the   presence of the undersigned Witnesses I Peter BANKSTON
of the aforesaid state and Parish have bargained sold transferred and
delivered unto Young P. BANKSTON also of this Parish him present and accepting
for himself his heirs and assigns etc. a certain tract of Land containing
Three hundred and twenty acres more or Less together with all the ways
privileges and advantages thereon or in any wise appertaining thereunto. The
Same lying and being in the Parish and State aforesaid.  Situated on Big Creek
bounded as follows To wit:  White Spring land East Spring North Public land
West and South by lands of Spencer M. BANKSTON the land here specified as the
land of  S. M. Bankston and the half section above it both making one section
and known as the headright of Church Dixon transferred by said Dixon to
Stephen CHANCE and in later days is Known as the CHANCE place etc.  For and in
consideration of the sum of Five hundred Dollars to be paid in the following
manner to wit:  One hundred dollars on the first day of March next  two
hundred dollars first of January 1855 and two hundred dollars on the first day
of January 1856 (for the payment of which  the purchaser has brought forward
his promissory notes) bearing date with this instrument.  I do by these
Presents warrant and defend the right of Said land unto him the said purchaser
his heirs and assigns from me my heirs and assigns and from all persons
whomsoever having any legal right title or claim to the same.  Then intervened
the wife of the vendor Tabitha BANKSTON in the presence of the undersigned
witnesses who acquiesced in the foregoing sale Voluntairly assigning her name
to said transfer.
Thus done assigned and accepted in the presence of W. B. Addison and John
Strickland lawful witnesses the day and date first above written.
Signed:
Peter Bankston
Tabitha (her X mark) Bankston
Y. P. Bankston
W. B. Addison
John Strickland

Truly Recorded April 27th  A.D. 1854  J. A. Erwin Recorder