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.)
| #85 |
John
W. Martin being first duly sworn on his oath deposes and says, that he is now
79 years of age and that he was personally acquainted with Lourinda Davis who on the 2nd day of
Feb., 1877 executed a deed of conveyance to Thomas Robb and Levi Skelton for the undivided 1/3
land part in value of the N1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 25, Town 3 south, Range
13 West and other lands in Gibson County, and that he positively knows at the
time of executing said deed; Lourinda Davis was the widow of David R. Davis. Affiant further says, that he was personally acquainted
with Mary J. Davis who on the 15th day
of Feb., 1877 executed a deed of conveyance to Richey Summers for the undivided
1/7 part in value of the above and foregoing described lands and he knows that
at the time of executing said deed of conveyance the said Mary J. Davis was an
unmarried woman. Affiant further says, that he was personally acquainted with
Eliza M. Davis who on the 18th day
of Mar., 1878 executed a deed of conveyance to Richey Summers for the undivided
1/7 part in value of the above described lands and he knows that at the time of
executing said deed
of conveyance the said Eliza M. Davis was an unmarried
woman. Signed John W. Martin Subscribed
and sworn to before me on this 23rd day of October, 1926 signed Charles W.
Benton, Notary
Public
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