MARRIAGE: MYRICK & BURROUGHS 1838, Logan County KY

Contributed by Cindy Clowe Lacy celacy@aol.com 
Date: 12 Aug 2002

Myrick & Burroughs Contract

This indenture made and entered into this 15th day of October 1838 between 
Mr. Reuben Myrick merchant of the county of Logan and state of Kentucky in 
the one part and wife Maria Louisa Burroughs late of the county of Allen 
and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas the said 
Reuben Myrick and M.L. Burroughs have agreed and solemnly intend to become 
united together in wedlock as man and wife and whereas the said Maria L. 
Burroughs is now or may hereafter become entitled to a part of the estate 
of her father Frances Burroughs of Vicksburg Mississippi or other relations 
or friends and whereas the said R. Myrick may hereafter become involved with 
difficulties of a pecuniary nature in consequence of being engaged in 
mercantile pursuits and thereby have the estate of said Maria L. Burroughs 
taken from ____ agree and contract as follows: That of all property of 
inherited nature ____ Burroughs _____ the said Maria L. Burroughs is now 
or hereinafter entitled to from the sources there named or any of them shall 
be held sacred to the use, comfort and accommodation of the said Maria L. 
Burroughs and her lawful heirs and not to be subject to the payment of any 
debt indemnity whatever which may now be standing against the said R. Myrick 
or which may hereafter be contended for the use comfort and happiness of the 
said Maria L. Burroughs whereof all hereunto set our hands and affix our 
seals with presence of the subscribing witnesses. 

Reuben Myrick	SEAL
Maria L. Burroughs SEAL

Test: John W. Smith, M. H. Smith 

State of Kentucky Allen County 
I Samuel Swearigen, clerk of the term of the County Court for the county 
aforesaid certify that this marriage contract between Reuben Myrick and 
Maria Louisa Burroughs was produced to me in my office on the 15th day of 
October 1838 and was acknowledged by the said Reuben Myrick to be his act 
and deed. And on the same day the signature of Maria L. Burroughs was 
proven by the oaths of John W. Smith and M. H. Smith to be the act and 
deed of said M.L. Burroughs for the purposes therein mentioned. And the 
same together with the foregoing certificate hath been duly admitted to 
records in my office.
Given under my hand this 15th October 1838.
Samuel Swearigen, Clerk

Logan County
I Marmaduke __ton as clerk of the said Logan County Court do certify that 
the within marriage certificate between Reuben Myrick and Maria Louisa 
Burroughs was this day filed in my office and ordered ot be recorded. 
Wherein now the ___ together with the certificate ____ hath been recorded. 
Admitted ot record in my office ___ under my ___ 5th day of May 1840.
M. _ __ton, Clerk



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