COPY OF THE OLD CATHOLIC FRENCH RECORDS OF THE POST OF ARKANSAS

An Abstract of the records from the Myra Vaughn Collection in 
Archives of the Arkansas History Commission, Little Rock, Ark,, 
contained in an envelop labeled "SYNOPSIS OF CATHOLIC CHURCH 
RECORD OF ARKANSAS - 1786 -.1058    "lent to Myra Vaughn by 
Bishop Edward Fitzgerald". [handwritten note] >1764<

Abbreviations: b. born 
MV Myra [handwritten note] >McAlmont [?]< Vaughan 
GDF Godfather 
GDM Godmother

9 July 1786 - MARRIAGE - MARTIN SERRANO, native of city of 
Caudete in kingdom of Murcie, son of Michel Serrano and Marie 
Banon, soldier of the Louisiana Regiment, to MARIE HYACINTH de 
TORRES, widow of Raymond Vaisiere, native of Santa Fe in the 
kingdom of New Mexico.   Wit:   MAGIN ALEU   (Note by MV: "the rest 
illegible and torn off")    (p 1)

(Note by MV:  "The next entry is all gone but one little piece. 
The name of the child baptised is Marie Francoise Bartolle and one 
other name is Girard".) 

_______ BAPTISM - MARIE FRANCOISE BARTOLLE-------GIRARD---
(fragment - all discernible),    (p 2)

19 APR 1772 - BAPTISM by 
F. Valentin, Capucin (sic) Priest of the Parish of St. Louis of 
Illinois, MARIE LOUISE, daughter of Pierre Jardela and Marie 
Languedoc.   GDF: Sr. Pierre Joseph Favrot   GDM: Marie Louise 
Landrony   /S/ JOSEPH FAVROT   fr VALENTIN CURE'    (p 2)

The following thirteen entries are BAPTISMS dated 9 July 1786 
signed by LOUIS GUIGUES, Priest of St. Genevieve, translated 
by MV as all following pattern "We Priest of the Parish of St. 
Genevieve declare that we have baptised accordtig to the ceremonies 
of the Church ..."

MARIE MARGUERITTE, daughter of Andre Menoy and Geres Prais (?) 
b. 18 August 1780.   GDF: Sr. Jacques Dubreuil----(torn)    (p 2)

Illegible and torn entry (note by MV: "probably a baptism of 
child of same family...all torn offbut mother's name.)    (p 2)

MARIE, daughter of Andre Menoy and Geris Rais b. 4- Dec 1783. GDF: 
Jean Baptiste Saussier   GDM:   Marie LaRose    (p 2)

ADELAIDE, daughter of Pierre Jardela and Marie Languedoc b.
15 March 1779.    GDF:   Magin Aleu   GDM:   Marie La Rose /S/ MAGIN ALEU
(P 3)

ALEXIS, sone of Pierre Jardela and Marie Languedoc b. 12 April
1779 (Note by MV: "I think this should be 1770; there is an erasure.)
GDF:   Sieur Jean Dianne   GDM:   Catherine LaJanvrey   /s/ Jn DIANNE (p 3)