Greene County, NC - Petition of Joel Bryant

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JOEL BRYANT’S PETITION

Abstracted by Roger Kammerer in the May 2002 Pitt County Researchers Quarterly; 
copy of the original obtained by Guy Potts; transcribed by Martha Mewborn Marble. 
It appears the petition was presented in 1816 the year after the General Assembly 
passed the law allowing for such petitions; however, there was an additional 
petition in 1829. The back of the both petitions indicates it was rejected 
although Blake Bryan can be found on the Census in both Greene and Lenoir 
Counties as Blake Bryan. General Assembly Records - Nov-Dec 1816 - Box 1 
NC Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina

The Petition of JOEL BRYANT of Greene County

To the Honorable the General Assembly of the state of North Carolina

The Petition of JOEL BRYANT of Greene County humbly represents That your 
Petitioner is the reputed Father of two natural born children by the name of 
BLAKE DUWAIN RENTFROE, and PEGGY BALLARD; the mother of one of them he has since 
married – He is therefore desirous that their names should be altered to that of 
BLAKE DUWAIN BRYANT and PEGGY BRYANT and that they be Legitimated: and he as in 
duty bound will ever pray

(signed) JOEL BRYANT

A Bill to alter the names of BLAKE DUWAIN RENTFROE and PEGGY BALLARD of 
Greene County to that of BLAKE DUWAIN BRYANT and PEGGY BRYANT and to 
Legitimate them.

1. 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 the names of BLAKE DUWAIN 
RENTFROE and PEGGY BALLARD of the County of Greene be and the same is hereby 
altered to the names of BLAKE DUWAIN BRYANT and PEGGY BRYANT and they are hereby 
declared to be legitimated and made capable by their names as above altered, to 
possess, inherit and enjoy, by descent or otherwise, any estate either real or 
personal to all intents and purposes as if they had been born in actual wedlock 
or borne the aforesaid names as above altered from their maternity.

In Senate Nov. 23rd 1816 Read the first time & passed.
By order  M. STOKES CLK

In House of Commons 19 Dec. 1816 read the second time & postponed indefinitely.
By order J. HENDERSON Clk

Rejected

A Bill to alter the names of BLAKE DUWAIN RENTFROE and PEGGY BALLAD of 
Greene County to that of BLAKE DUWAIN BRYANT and PEGGY BRYANT and to 
legitimate them

In House of Commons 23rd Nov. 1816 read the first time & passed
By order. J. HENDERSON Clk 

2nd Petition

General Assembly Records – Nov. 1828 - Jan. 1829 Box 2
NC Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina

A Bill to alter the names of BLAKE BALLARD and ELIZABETH BALLARD of 
Greene County, 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 BLAKE BALLARD and ELIZABETH BALLARD, illegitimate children of JOEL 
BRYON and MARGARET his wife of Greene County, shall hereafter be known and 
distinguished by the names of BLAKE BRYON and ELIZABETH BRYON, and by those names 
shall be made capable to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any County 
within this State; and those names shall be legitimated, and made capable to 
take, inherit, possess and enjoy any estate, real or personal which may be devised 
or descend to them in as full and ample a manner, to all intent, and purposes, as 
if they had been born in lawful wedlock; Any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

Read on 3 Jan. 1829

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