Marriages: Marriage Liscense of Dawson O'Bannon and Franky Harris (Amite Co. MS), Claiborne Psh LA Submitted for the LAGenWeb Archives by Becky Campbell, Christiana, Tn bachile @ mindspring.com ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Submitter's note: Dawson and Franky O'Bannon moved to Claiborne Parish LA shortly after their marriage in 1815. Here they remained and raised their family. ----------------------------------------------------------- DAWSON [DORSON] O'BANNON TO FRANKY HARRIS MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY AMITE COUNTY Know all men by these present that we Dawson O'Bannon and William Thompson are held and lively bound unto the Govenor of the Mississippi Territory and his Successors in office, in the formal sum of two hundred dollars, which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, excutors, and administrators, jointly and severally by these present. The condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas the above bound Dawson O'Bannon hath this day prayed and obtained a license to be joined in marriage to Franky Harris if there is unlawful cause to abstain or restrict the marriage for which the license was granted, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virture. signed by Dawson O'Bannon William Thompson Mississippi Territory Amite County I do hereby certify to the register of the Orphans Court that on the 18th of April 1815 I did join in holy matrimony Dawson O'Bannon and Franky Harris. Given unto my hand the 8th of May 1815 David Dunn JP # # #