The marriage of William M. Vinzant, of Smith County, Mississippi to Miss Mary Ann Williams of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana is recorded in Vol. 1, page 161, number 595; Marriage Book of St. Tammany Parish, LA dated 17 August 1845. A "Lyman" (?) Briggs is the parish judge and evidently performed the ceremony. The only witness name I could decipher was "Philup Magee". I would like any information on the above mentioned persons, the St. Tammany area of that time, any Williams families that were there or near there in 1845, the likely location of Judge Briggs' court, etc. I am particularly interested in Mary Ann Williams' family. My family story goes that Bill Vinzant was a livestock trader from Smith County (MS) that traveled extensively & regularly between East Texas - New Orleans - Smith Co., MS. On one of his trips (age 34 & never married) he stopped for the night at a St. Tammany home and as was the custom of the time was invited to stay for supper, share news, and sleep for the night. Receiving instructions to stable his horse he found a "pretty girl" milking a cow. Being a gentleman he waited and accompanied her back to the house. His one night turned into three. His brothers back in Smith County were amazed at his lathered horse & herd when he returned to his Smith County home as he usually took exceptional care of his stock. He immediately saddled a fresh horse for himself, another two with side saddles and returned to St. Tammany. The next time his brothers saw him he was bringing home his young (17) bride and her servant girl. The story has always been that Mary Ann never saw her family again. I would like to re-establish contact if possible and learn about them and their lives. George Stuart Smith Co., MS