Nash County, NC - John Hunt & Others - Act to Legitimate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to alter the names and legitimate John Hunt, and others 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 John Hunt, William Henry Hunt, Elizabeth Hunt and Sarah S. Hunt, children of Henry Harrison ahnd Rebecca Harrison, of Nash county, born out of wedlock, 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 of John Harrison, William Henry Harrison, Elizabeth Harrison and Sarah S. Harrison, and that they shall be heirs at law, and next of kin, in the same manner, and to all intents and purposes, as if born in lawful wedlock; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1823-26 Chapter CXLIX Page 91 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________