Halifax County, NC - Elizabeth & Samuel Brickell - Act to Divorce ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to divorce Elizabeth Brickell, of Halifax county, from her husband Samuel Brickell, and to alter her name 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 Brickell, of the county of Halifax, formerly Elizabeth Johnson, be, and she is hereby divorced from her husband Samuel Brickell, as fully, completely and entirely, as though she had never been married to him. And be it further enacted, That the name of the said Elizabeth Brickell shall be, and is hereby changed and altered to that of Elizabeth Johnson. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1823-26 Chapter CIX Page 74 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________