Buncombe County, NC – Jane Wilson - Act to Acquire Property, 1827

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An Act to secure to Jane Wilson, of Buncombe county, such property
as she may hereafter acquire

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 from and
after the passing of this act, Jane Wilson, of Buncombe county, wife
of James Wilson, be, and she is hereby entitled to hold, possess and
enjoy in her sole right all such estate, either real or personal, in
as full and ample manner as if she had never been married to her husband 
James Wilson herein named, free and clear from the claims of her said 
husband, or any of his creditors; and she shall have full power and 
authority to prosecute and defend any suit, either in law or equity, in 
her own name, in the same manner as if she had never been married to her 
said husband; any law to the contrary notwithstanding.


Source:
NC Archives
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1827
Chapter CXLVII
Page 87

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