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.)
| #47 |
Fred J. Hall, being first duly sworn
on his oath deposes and says, that he was personally acquainted with Catherine Brooks, who on the 22nd day of
June 1864, executed a deed of conveyance to Robert Brownlee, for the south west
part of Lot # 16, in the Original Plan of the Town of Princeton, in Gibson
County, and he knows that at the time of executing said deed of conveyance the
said Catherine Brooks was a widow and had no living husband to join with her in
said conveyance. Affiant further says that he was personally acquainted with William C. Vanzant to whom David Archer conveyed said above described part of Lot #
16, by deed dated November 7, 1867, and was personally acquainted with W. C. Vanzandt who conveyed said part of Lot to Sarah Mitchell by deed dated January 10, 1872, and he knows
the said William C. Vanzant and the said W. C. Vanzandt were one and the same
person, notwithstanding the difference in writing the name. Signed Fred J.
Hall, Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 11th day of December 1923
signed Charles W. Benton, Notary Public |