JAMES STOKES SHAW and MARY SERENA LYONS - MARRIAGE DOCUMENTS 15 Jan 1843
Submitted by Sharon Shaw



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The State of Louisiana, Know all Men by these Presents, That   James S. Shaw
of the aforesaid State and Parish of Lafayette and Camiel [sic] Lyons of the
same State and Parish of Saint Landry are held and firmly bound unto  
            A. B. Romanl    Governor 
of the aforesaid State, and his successors in office, in the sum of  
Three -------  hundred dollars, for the payment of which, well and truly to be
made, they bind themselves, their heirs, executors, and administrators,
jointly and severally: 

In Witness Whereof, They have hereunto signed at Opelousas, this  Fifteenth 
day of  January  in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty- three. 

The Condition of the above obligation is such, That Whereas the above bound 
James S. Shaw has this day obtained license to marry  Mifs Mary Lyons 
  

Now if there should be or hereafter appear no legal impediment to said
marriage then and in that case, the bove obligation to be null and void,
otherwise to remain in full force. 

Signed and acknowledged 
in the presence of:                                                            
                                     James S. Shaw 
                                                                               
                                     Daniel Lyons 
A. Gunngerty (?) 
Mansel Beltran 
______________________ 

January 16th 1843 

I hereby give to Mr. James Shaw permission to get License to Mary [sic] my
Daughter. 

Witnefs:                                                                       
  G. ("X") Lyons 
   Daniel Lyons