Marriage: Michael Quinn and Sarah Sheridan, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Source: Obtained by Shirley McDonald Holmquist and Wanda McDonald Wirthlin in
Sep 1996 at the Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Courthouse.  Found in
Conveyance Book 6, pages 286-287
Submitted by: Shirley Holmquist



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No. 197  Marriage Contract Between Michael Quinn and Sarah Sheridan


Before me, P. D. Cailleau Lafontaine, Judge of the Parish of Natchitoches, in
the State of Louisiana, and acting as Notary Public in officio for & in the
Parish aforesaid, was present Micha‰l Quinn, domiciled in this Parish of
Natchitoches, a native of Ireland, of the one part; and Sarah Sheridan,
domiciled also in the Parish aforesaid, born in the State of Kentucky in the
United States, of the other part; the said Micha‰l Quinn & Sarah Sheridan have
agreed, as follows, the civil clauses & conditions of their future marriage,
which will be celebrated agreeable to law, at the first request of one of the
parties.

                           Ast --1st
                                
from this day there will be community of estate, real & personal between them.

                           Ast -- 2nd
                                
they acknowledge by these presents that whatever Estate, personal or real,
each of them possess now, under whatsoever bible belongs to the Community &
has been assigned by their common and joint inventory, their debts, mortgages
& other charges are also common & will be paid & exonerated out of the funds
belonging to the said community.

                           Ast -- 3d
                                
the parties do acknowledge as legitimate by these presents, two children they
have had together previous to their marriage, viz, their daughter Mary-Ann,
born the fifth day of May one thousand and eight hundred and fourteen, & also
their son named Charles born the twenty fifth day of November one thousand
eight hundred and fifteen --

Created at my office, in the Parish of Natchitoches this nineteenth day of
January in the year of our Lord eighteen Hundred and eighteen in presence of
John Sibley & Samuel Davenport subscribing witnesses, who have hereunto
subscribed their names with the parties & me the undersigned Judge after
reading.         
                                                                               
   (signed)       Micha‰l Quinn
                                                                               
                       Sarah Sheridan

Attest
John Sibley
S. Davenport                                                P. D. Cailleau
Lafontaine