An Act of Legitimation, Livingston Parish, Louisiana
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ACT OF LEGITIMATION

THOMAS  K. STEPHENS

DAUGHTER  "AZADA"

Filed FEBRUARY 24, 1844.

J.J.W.

The State of Louisiana Parish of Livingston

Be it Known and Remembered that on this Twenty Fourth day of February in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Four, and in the year of
the Independence of the United States of America the Sixty Eighth, Before me
Jacob J. Watts, Judge of tie Parish of Livingston & duly authorized by law to
exercise the powers of Notary Public therein duly commissioned and sworn.
Personally came and appeared Mr. Thomas K. Stevens a citizen of the aforesaid
Parish, and Mistress CHARLOTTE KINCHEN wife of said THOMAS K. STEVENS and
being of the full age of majority, did declare and say that they were legally
JIARRIED on the SIXTEENTH day of OCTOBER in the year EIGHTEEN HUNDRED and
TWENTY EIGHT, and that PREVIOUS TO THEIR MARRIAGE, ALZADA, THEIR DAUGHTER was
born, that they have at all times acknowledged her as THEIR DAUGHTER, that she
has constantly resided with the said appearees, and they have at all times
provided her with the necessaries of life, clothing, etc. and that they do now
publicly acknowledge the said "Alzada" as their natural daughter, and in order
that she may be entitled to alll the privileges secured to such children by
law.

Thus done and passed at the Parish of Livingston in the State of Louisiana in
the presence of Abram Caldwell, Abram Caldwell, Jr. & Asa Kinchen, witnesses
of lawful age and domiciliated in this Parish who have hereto signed their
names together with the said appearees and me the said Judge & Notary, the
date above written THOMAS K. STEVENS & his WIFE, CHARLOTTE not knowing how to
write their names make their ordinary mark after the foregoing instrument had
been carefully read and explained to them.
Asa W. Kinchen
H.      J. Caldwell
A.      C. Caldwell

Truly Recorded April 12th, 1870.
his
Thomas K.  x  Stevens mark
Charlotte  x  Stevens her
mark
Jacob J;watts, Parish Judge
Geo. D. Wells, Recorder

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