Gates County, NC - Isaac Blanchard - Act to Legitimate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to alter the name of Isaac Blanchard of the county of Gates, 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 from and after the passage of this act, Isaac Blanchard of the county of Gates, an illegitimate son of James Hofler and Elizabeth Blanchard, shall hereafter be known and called by the name of Isaac Hofler, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and receive and take property by descent or distribution, in as full and ample manner, as though he had been born in wedlock, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1834-35 Chapter CXI 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 ______________________________________________________________________