Caswell County, NC - Susannah Suddath - Act to Acquire Property, 1827

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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

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