State of Louisiana, Parish of West Feliciana, Land deed for Ransom and Sarah Stroud. Contributed by Leatha Ann Stroud Betts ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Be it remembering that on the day of the date hereof, before me, John B. Dawson, Parish Judge of said Parish and Exoficio Notary Public in and for the same, personally came nay appearing Ransom Stroud and Sarah Stroud his wife both of the Parish and State aforesaid who declared and acknowledged that for and in consideration of the sum of sixteen hundred and eighty dollars lawful money of the United States to be paid by John E. Pharis in the following manner, to wit: eight hundred dollars in cash the receipt whereof is herby acknowledged and the balance eight hundred and eighty dollars on the first day of January Eighteen Hundred and Thirty for which the said Geo. E. Pharis hath given his note to Sarah Stroud, with J.P. Thomas as security payable as aforesaid, 1st Jan 1830, Hath given granted bargained sold, let over aliening and conveying and by these present, doth give grant bargain sell set over alien and convey unto the said John E. Pharis, his heirs and assigns the said party being present and accepting, all and singular, a certain tract of parcel of land lying and being in the parish and state aforesaid containing three hundred and thirty-six acres more or less with all the improvements thereon, and it being the same whereon the said Ransom and Sarah Stroud now reside and adjoining in land of Mrs. Sarah Haile, John Aber(Aben), C. Gaylebine, L. Collier Whitaker rather. To have and to hold the said tract of land and bargaining premises with all the rights, titles privileges and appurtenances of in and to the same belonging, or in any wit appertaining, unto the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him, the said John E. Pharis, his heirs and assigns forever. And the aforesaid Ransom and Sarah Stroud for them **** their heirs, executors H. The before recited having any bargaining premises unto him the said John E. Pharis, his heirs and assigns, will warrant and forever defend, against themselves the saying Ransom and Sarah Stroud, and all and every other person or persons whomsoever. this done and papers at St. Francisville in the Parsh and State aforesaid this Twenty-Sixth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Nine in presence of Jos. E. Johnson, J.P. and Charles L. Johnson assisting witness who having signed their names as such. I grant these present under my official signature and seal this day and year. John E. Pharis Ransom (his mark) Stroud witnessing to Sarah Stroud interlined before signing Sarah (her mark) Stroud Jos. E. Johnson, J.P. C.L. Johnson Jno. D. Dawson, Parish Judge Truly recorded this 20th Apr 1829