Neasom/Newsom Marriage, St. Helena Parish, La.
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Donald W. Johnson, Oct. 1998
File prepared by D.N. Pardue

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The State of Louisiana
Parish of St. Helena

To any minister of the Gospel or legally appointed Justice of the
Peace of said Parish ~

     You are hereby authorized to celebrate a matrimonial union be-
tween Abraham Neasom and Hester A.D. Newsom both of the Parish and
State aforesaid.

Given under my hand and 
Seal of Office on this 19th day
of June A.D. 1841.

Samuel Leonard [his signature]

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Parish of East Feliciana

To the Hon. Samuel Leonard Parish Judge of Ex officio
Judge of the Court of probates in and for the Parish and
State aforesaid.

     The petition of Abraham Neasom of said Parish respectfully
represents that your petitioner has entered into a civil contract
of marriage with Hester A.D. Newsom of the Parish and State afore-
said and the case of your petitioner being urgent he therefore prays
that the legal time of publication may be dispensed with and that 
License may issue accordingly -

Abraham Neasom [his signature]

Let the prayer of the petitioner be granted and License issue
accordingly -

19th June A.D. 1841
Samuel Leonard J.P. [his signature]

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The State of Louisiana
Parish of St. Helena

Know all even by these presents that we Abraham Neasom as principal
and Peter N. Kemp as his security are held and finely bound unto
Samuel Leonard Parish Judge of said Parish in the penal sum of
five hundred dollars good and lawful money of said State, well and
truly to be paid and for the _________ final payment of said sum
of money we bid ourselves our heirs executors Administrators 
and assigns family by these presents, signed with our proper names
on this 19th day of June A.D. 1841.  Now the condition of the above
obligation is such that whereas the above bonder Abraham Neasom
has this day applied to me for license to issue for the celebration
of a matrimonial union of said Abraham Neasom and Hester A.D. Newsom 
of the Parish and State first aforesaid.  Now of these should be
no legal objection to said union their this obligation to be
null and void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue above
written date.

Abraham Neasom [his signature]
O.W. Kemp [his signature]

Harry (?) J. Leonard [signature]

Samuel Leonard, J.P. {signature]

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State of Louisiana
Parish of St. Helena

Be it remembered that I, S.B. Draughon, an acting Justice of
the Peace in and for the Parish and State aforesaid and duly
authorized to celebrate marriages in said Parish _____ by this
twentieth day of June eighteen hundred and forty-one by authority 
of the written license issued by the Honorable Samuel Leonard Parish 
Judge of the Parish aforesaid - Solemnize the rites of matrimony
between the within namely parties.  Mrs. David [illegible] the 
named in the presence of one (?) said Justice of the Peace and in
that of Ehlue (?) B. Carry, George W. Nesom, Frances Miller, all
____? of the Parish aforesaid who have signed their names hereto with
said parties and here being Justice of the Peace as such - they
______? on this the day aforesaid.

Witnesses:
W. Nesom
Francis Miller
Abraham Nesom
Hester A.D. Newsom
S.B. Draughon, J.P.
E.B. Carry 
{their signatures}

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The State of Louisiana
Parish of St. Helena

To the Hon Samuel Leonard Parish Judge 7 Ex officio Judge of the 
Court of probates in and for the Parish and State aforesaid.

The petition of Abraham Neasom of said Parish respectfully represents
that your petitioner has entered into a civil contract of marriage
with Hester A.D. Newsom of the Parish and State aforesaid and the
case of your petitioner being urgent he therefore prays that the
Legal time of publication may be dispensed with and that license may 
issue accordingly.

Abraham Nesom (his signature)

Let the prayer of the petitioner be granted and license issue
accordingly.

19th June A.D. 1841

Samuel Leonard, J.P. (his signature)