Burke County, NC - Joseph Smith & Mary Bently - Act to Legitimate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to legitimate Joseph Smith and Mary Bently, illegitimate children of John Smith and Susanna Berry, of Burke county 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 Joseph Smith and Mary Bently, wife of Hugh Bently, illegitimate children of John Smith and Susanna Berry, be, and they are hereby declared legitimate; shall inherit property by descent and distribution; and shall in all respects be legal heirs to the said John Smith in as full and ample manner as if they had been born in lawful wedlock; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1829-30 Chapter LXXXIX Page 55 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________