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Married:
- Car, Guillaume (Joseph of Jamaca (Hugo & Marguerite Halfan) m24 Feb 1794 Ane Wit, a widow.
When Nancy White married Joseph Carr, she brought three children from her first marriage.
The following was translated from French and must be one of the earliest pre-nuptial agreements ever written. It is dated February 24, 1794 and concerns the marriage of Joseph Carr and Nancy White.
At the army post of Atakupas, on the twenty-fourth day of the month of February of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, before us Don Francisco Cajo y Luogo, lieutenant in the permanent regiment of Louisiana and civil and military commander of the said place, in the presence of two witnesses to help us in the absence of a notary public, there being none in this territory, have appeared on the one hand Mr. Joseph Carr, native of Jamaica, of age and legitimate son of Hugo Carr and Marguerite Halfas, and the widow Ann (Nancy) Wit (White), or age and legitimate daughter of Jean (John) Wit (White) and Sara (Sarah) Cambel, native of Carolina, thus authorized by consent of the said father, on the other hand. And the said parties, of their own free will and choice, and in the best possible form, also in presence of their witnesses, that in on the side of the bridegroom, Mr. Louis Dantilly Bertin and Antoine Martinez, and on the side of the bride, Mr. Guillaume White and Mr. Jesse White, her brothers, - also present and residing at this place; being intent on taking each other by law, by name and by the sacrament of marriage according to the Protestant rite, both contracting parties make the following solemn agreements and covenants.
The community property of the said husband and wife will be drawn up according to the law and customs of Spain ; even though this territory would change dominion or that the parties would go and reside in other lands with their customs.
The said husband and wife are not responsible for each other?s debts incurred before the marriage. If there are any, they will be settled by the one who will have contracted them and from his or her property.
In case of legal separation each party will take back that which he or she will have brought into the marriage. If there has been an increase it will be divided by common consent.
The said husband and wife take each other and their estate duties, real estate and personal estate, which are to befall them or to be forfeited by them. The husband with the property of one thousand (illegible) in bank notes which belong to him, according to the knowledge of his friends. As to the property of the said bride it consist in an amount of two hundred and seventy-five pintos and two great reals as her half of her community property with Mr. David Herman (Harman), her first husband, which is indicated in the deeds of apportionment dated the second day of the month of November of the year one thousand seven hundred ninety-two. And because of the good and sincere affection that said husband and wife have for each other, they decide and consent this day that incase of death without legitimate child of this marriage, the surviving one of the two and his heirs will possess in perpetuity the estate of the deceased, with the clause and condition that if the survivor marries again that agreement will be cancelled and that the estate of the deceased will go to the blood line after an inventory made by the authority of this army post who, without any opposition from anyone, will have the right to bring the estate of the first deceased back to the blood line, for the profit of his heirs, renouncing anything contrary to this disposition.
Written and agreed in the commander?s residence, in good faith, with the consent of said parties, parents and friends, which parties and parents, having signed after us, here above mentioned commander, as also Mr. Ramon de Cordoval and Charles Potier, legal witnesses to this matrimonial contract.
Francisco Cajo y Luongo Joseph Carr
Nancy White William White
John White Ramon de Cordoval
Louis Dantilly Bertin Antonio Martinez
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