Tabitha Bankston to Reddick Sibley Deed, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Lorene Rambo, May, 1998

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

Volume 1, pages 51-53
Tabitha Bankston to Reddick Sibley, No. 98

The State of Louisiana Parish of Washington 
before me Benjamin Richardson Parish Judge and exoficio Notary Public in and
for the same on this the thirteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty six and of the independance of the United
Staes of America the sixty first personally came and appeared Mistress Tabitha
Robinson of lawful age and wife of Peter Bankston of this Parish and State the
said Peter Bankston also present aiding and assisting and authorizing in the
Promises to full effect and validity there of and the said Miss Bankston
having bin seperately and a part from her said husband fully advised by me the
judge aforesaid of the full extent of her rights and privelages over the
property of her said husband declared that where as her aforesaid husband
Peter Bankston did on the eight day of July in the year of our lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty six by act Passed passed before me the Judge
afforesaid sell and convey to Reddick Sibley of the same Parish and State a
certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in this Parish on Big
Creek bound South by lands of William L. Sibley north east and west by vacant
land containing six hundred and forty acres more or less being the same tract
of land which her afforesaid husband Peter Bankston acquired by donation from
the Goverment of the United States as an actual settler and not having signed
satisfied nor anounced her dower rights to said sail and now desireous of
notifying and confirming said conveyance and divesting herself of all rights
which she has on said land and Improvements by mortgage or otherwise
wherefore, she declared that she does by these presants satisfy and confirm
the sail maid of said land by her said Husband on the eight day of July in the
year of our Lord 1836 and does by these presents sell convey cede and transfer
unto the said Reddick Sibley and the holder or holders of said land all the
right title Claim interest and ____ which she has in or to the said land by
reason of any cause whatever hereby binding her self and her heirs at all
times to acknowledge sustain whole valid and binding in Law the said sail made
as afforesaid on the eight day of July 1836 and the ratify action which she
now makes of the same the formen. sale was in for an inconsideration of the
sum of one hundred dollars cash in hand paid the receipt of which is
acknowledged by this appearer.  done and passed at my office in the Parish
afforesaid on the day month and year first above written and said appearers
have signed their names in the presents of Archoleus Addison and William L.
Sibley citizens of lawful age of this Parish who have also signed  with me
said Judge Mrs. Bankston not knowing how to write signed by making her usual
mark.
Tabitha (her mark) Bankston
Peter Bankston
Reddick Sibley
Archoleus Addison
W. L. Sibley
Benj. Richardson Parish Judge

Truly recorded Oct 13th 1836 Benj. Richardson, Parish Judge