Donation of Land by Joseph Martin to Minor Grandchildren

Located Natchitoches Parish, LA Courthouse :

1867-- Conveyance/Notarial Records Book 58/page27/no document number

Donation of land by Joseph Martin to minor grandchildren: In the State of Louisiana,Parish of Natchitoches: Be it remembered that on this the 27th of November in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and sixty seven personally came and appeared before me, the undersigned authority, at my Office in the Town and Parish of Natchitoches, Joseph Martin, a resident of said parish and state, who declared that in consideration of his natural love and affection for his grandchildren, Thomas N. Martin, Alice W. Martin, and Ida Estella Martin, minors and legal issue of the marriage of James M. Martin, desd (deceased) and Mary A. E. Goff, surviving mother and natural tutrix of said minors of the same parish, here present and acting in her said capacity of natural Tutrix, that he hath and by these present, doth gratuitously, formally and irrevocably give and donate in full property and forever, unto the said natural tutrix in her said capacity, representing said minors, one undivided 1/3 interest in and to all of the following described real estate situated in this Parish, to wit: four hundred acres of land upon which the said donor now resides, about seven miles from the town of Natchitoches on the road leading to Many, Sabine Parish. The same being of the estimated value of fifteen hundred Dollars to have and to hold unto their own proper use and behalf now and forever--subject to this condition alone that said land thus donated as aforesaid shall not be alienated or disposed in any way, during the lifetime of the donor separate from or to the prejudice of the other land of which it forms a part. This condition to cease immediately on the death of the donor.

This done and signed at my office aforesaid in the presence of David Pierson and W.H. Jack, lawful and competent witnesses domiciliated in this Parish and me, notary on the 27th day and date first above written.

/Signed/ Joseph Martin, Attested by W. H. Jack, D. Pierson. Frederick Hertz, N.P.

I hereby as natural Tutrix accept the foregoing donation according to its terms and conditions. Nov. 27th, 1867.(Signed) Mary A.E.Martin, natural tutrix; attest: W.H. Jack, D. Pierson, Frederick Hertzog, N.P.