Granville County, NC - Charles A. Williams & Others - Act to Legitimate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to alter the names of Charles Alexander Williams, and others, and to legitimate them 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 Charles Alexander Williams, Frances Williams, Peter Parker Williams, Thomas Williams, John Williams, Susannah Williams, and Horace Hillman Williams, children of William Williams and Milley Williams, of the county of Granville, be, and they are hereby legitimated, in as ample a manner, as if born in wedlock, and that they shall hereafter be known and called by the names, respectively, of Charles Alexander Barnes, Frances Barnes, Peter Parker Barnes, Thomas Barnes, John Barnes, Susannah Barnes, and Horace Hillman Barnes, and that they shall be heirs at law, and next of kin of their said father and mother, in the same maner, and to all intents and purposes, as if born in lawful wedlock. And be it further enacted, That the name of Elizabeth Wade, of Northampton county, be, and the same is hereby altered to that of Elizabeth Deloach, and she is hereby legitimated and made capable to inherit and enjoy any estate, either real or personal, in as full and ample a manner as if whe had been born in actual wedlock. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1823-26 Chapter CLII Page 92 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________