Guilford County, NC - Elizabeth Hoggott - Act For Relief

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An Act for the relief of Elizabeth Hoggott, of the county of Guilford

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 Elizabeth
Hoggott, wife of Isaiah Hoggott, of Guilford county, be, and she is
hereby authorised and empowered to hold and enjoy, free from the claims
of her said husband, or his creditors, all such property as she may
hereafter obtain by purchase, gift or otherwise.

And be it further enacted, That the said Elizabeth Hoggott, be, and 
she is hereby empowered, in her own name, and separate and distinct
from her husband, to sue for and prosecute her claim, either in law
or equity, to all such property as she may be entitled to, in as full
and ample a manner as if she were feme sole.


Source:
NC Archives
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1823-26
Chapter CLX
Page 94

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