Caswell County, NC - Susannah Suddath - Act to Acquire Property, 1827 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to secure to Susannah Suddath, of Caswell 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, Susannah Suddath, of the county of Caswell, wife of James Suddath, be, and she is hereby entitled to hold, possess and enjoy in her sole right all such estate, either real or personal, as she may hereafter acquire by industry, purchase, gift or otherwise, in as full and ample a manner as if she had never been married to her husband, James Suddath 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 prosecuted and defend any suits, 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: Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1827 Chapter LXXXVI Page 64-65 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________