Martin Sayes

Family tradition: Father of Martin Sayes came from England. About 1830 he died and several of the boys left the city when their mother married again. Three of them, Martin, Samuel, and John, went up to Ward One in Avoyelles. John never married. Samuel married but his children all died young. All Martin and "Millie" Aymond's children were born in an old log house within or or two miles from Winnfield, LA.

Martin Sayes was supposedly opposed to the Civil War so he when the fighting began in 1861 he sent Elijah Sayes and a son-in-law (Fouquier) up to Cairo, Illinois, to work in the boat yard. Martin reported that he spent the war building boats.

When the war ended, they came back south. In Vicksburg, his son-in-law became sick and died. He is buried there.

Census:

La 1880 Census: 2nd Ward, Avoyelles, Louisiana

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Martin SAYS Self M Male W 67 LA Farmer ENG LA

Milley SAYS Wife M Female W 64 LA Keeping House LA LA

Celina SAYS Dau S Female W 23 LA House Keeper LA LA

Cerildon SAYS Dau S Female W 21 LA House Keeper LA LA

Roseline RICHEY GDau S Female W 9 LA At Home LA LA

La 1840 Census: Catahoula

Sayes, Martin

Home in 1840: Unknown Townships, Catahoula, LA

County: Catahoula

State: Louisiana

Year: 1840

Roll: M704_127

Page: 65

Image: 131

Land Info:

SAYES, MARTIN

Land Office: OUACHITA Sequence #: 1

Document Number: 7929 Total Acres: 125.9

Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes

Canceled Document: No Issue Date: October 01, 1845

Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No

Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566

Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820

Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Legal Land Description:

1. Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #

1 SE LOUISIANA Yes 7 N 6 E 27

2 E½SW LOUISIANA Yes 7 N 6 E 27

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SAYES, MARTIN

Land Office: OUACHITA Sequence #: 1

Document Number: 8304 Total Acres: 80.2

Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes

Canceled Document: No Issue Date: October 01, 1845

Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No

Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566

Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820

Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Legal Land Description:

1. Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #

1 SW LOUISIANA No 7 N 6 E 29

2 SENE LOUISIANA No 7 N 6 E 29

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SAYES, MARTIN

Land Office: OUACHITA Sequence #: 1

Document Number: 9393 Total Acres: 78.25

Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes

Canceled Document: No Issue Date: September 01, 1849

Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No

Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566

Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820

Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Legal Land Description:

1. Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #

1 4 LOUISIANA Yes 3 N 3 E 19

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SAYES, MARTIN

Land Office: MONROE Sequence #: 1

Document Number: 19089 Total Acres: 59.52

Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes

Canceled Document: No Issue Date: August 01, 1861

Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No

Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566

Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820

Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Legal Land Description:

1. Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #

1 1 LOUISIANA No 3 N 3 E 2

2 2 LOUISIANA No 3 N 3 E 2

Education:

He was able to read and write.