Ouachita-Union County Louisiana Archives Marriages.....Roy (roi), Julie Or Julia - Williams, John May 21, 1806


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Marriage Contract from U.Texas Natchez Trace Collection

The following marriage contract is in the Natchez Trace Collection of the
University of Texas.  (It is also in the Louisiana Archives microfilm copy of
that material.)  The document is listed on p.188 of  the  Calendar of the
Natchez Trace Collection . . . 1759-1813, J. Riffel, compiler.
Accession #N 1999-1 as “Ouachita: 21 May 1806 (English & French, 2.)
Cover page, only, utilizes  French.  Spelling, capitalization, and punctuation
are those found in the document.

1806 Marriage Contract – Ouachita Parish, LA – Transcript

Cover Page:

John Williams	50
       &						
Julia Roy 	50

Contract de Mariage eutre

John Williams et Julia Roy _____ 21 May  /06
Next Page:
“Marriage articles of agreement entered into this twenty-first* day of May in
the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and Six between John 
Williams,  Son of Samuel Williams, and Betsy Damerel, Stipulating for himself,
and Miss Julie Roy Daughter of Auguste Roy annd mariannne Moron Stipulating for
herself.  this agreement Witnesses that the parties in the presence and with the
consent of their parents and Friends to wit on the part of the sutur (suitor ?)
Thomas Barlow and James Trulock, and on the part of the future Spouse Charles
Fetin ** and Michel Levillain all inhabitants of this County have voluntarily
agreed to this contract of marriage and the following conventions.

First the parties promis to take each other by naure (nature ?) and Sacrement of
matrimony and to celebrate the Same before whatever Church they think most
proper the first opportunity that may offer or at any time when it Shall be
required by either of them or their parents and friends.

Second until Such Solemization Shall take place the contracting parties hereby
pledge themSelves to act towards each other one all times and in all respects as
becomes them under So Sacred an engagement

Third it is agreed between the parties that no particular Stipulation  Shall be
made exsecting (excepting ?) their property and the Succession in case of the
death of either entirely leaving these matters in the wise provision of the law
of their country in which they have the fullest confidence.

In Confirmation of which the parties have Signed the present before J.P.
Alexandre Breard one of the Justices of the peace for the county of Ouachita the
day and year above written.  _______

The following  names and signatures  or marks (as noted) then follow:
        
her mark
Julie Roy

his mark								 	 
John Williams
      	
Auguste	   Roy                                                
Thos. Barlow
M. Levillain
Cls Betin								
James Truelock
C.A. Ramie							        
Swanson Yarbrough                                         
A. Breard JP

* “fifteenth” crossed out – “Twenty-first” written above in text
** note that name of “Fettin” appears in text – name appears to be written by
witness as “Betin”


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