An Act of Legitimation, Livingston Parish, Louisiana File prepared and submitted by Donald W. Johnson (DW9JOHNSON@aol.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ****** DWJ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com