Brunswick County, NC - Moses Holmes - Act to Legitimate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to alter the name of Moses Holmes and to legitimate him Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of Moses Holmes, of the county of Brunswick shall be, and the same is hereby altered to Moses McKeethan, and by that name he is hereby legitimated; and entitled to inherit from his father Moses McKeethan, by descent and distribution, as effectually as if he had been born in wedlock; any thing in any other law to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1834-35 Chapter CVII Page 69 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts - gpotts1@nc.rr.com ______________________________________________________________________