Genealogy
Documents Proving Land Titles
Gibson County,
Indiana
GenealogyDocuments Proving Land Titles |
Gibson County,Indiana | |
Compiled documents relating to proof of land titles.
(Most
of the documents were assembled in the 1920's, but often refer to
events from much earlier. There is a tremendous amount of detail
referring to proof of family relationships.)
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Samuel
A. Stewart, being first duly sworn on his oath deposes and says, that
he is a grandson of the Samuel A. Stewart who departed this life, in testate in
the year 1849 (as he is informed and verily believes) leaving him surviving his
only heirs at law, his widow Lucinda Stewart, and his children, namely Thomas Stewart, John W. Stewart, Nathaniel F. Stewart, Lucinda H. Stewart, Mary J. Stewart, Tirzah M. Stewart, Elizabeth Ann Milburn the wife of Andrew J.
Milburn and Rachael Stewart.
Affiant further says, that said Lucinda Stewart the widow of Samuel A. Stewart,
deceased, departed this life as he is informed and verily believes in the year
1868, having never remarried leaving as her only heirs at law the above named
children except Elizabeth Ann Milburn who had died previous to the death of
said Lucinda Stewart and leaving as her only heirs at law two children, namely
Frances Marion Milburn and Willis H. Milburn, except also the said Rachael Stewart who died unmarried,
without issue of her body prior to the death of said Lucinda Stewart.
Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 6th day of August 1923
signed Charles W. Benton, Notary Public. Tirzah
M. Stewart intermarried with
Benjamin K. Ashcraft, Mary J. Stewart intermarried with
Benjamin F. Taylor
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