Pitt County, NC - William Lawrence Cherry - Act to Legitimate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to alter the name of William Lawrence Cherry, of the county of Pitt, and to legitimate him 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 from and after the passage of this act, William Lawrence Cherry, of the county of Pitt, an illegitmate son of James Perkins and Ann M. Perkins, his wife, shall hereafter be known and called by the name of William Lawrence Perkins, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and receive and take property by descent or distribution. II. And be it further enacted That the said William Lawrence Perkins be, and he is hereby declared legitimate and capable in law to receive and inherit property, as heir to the said James Perkins, in as full and ample a manner as if he had been born in lawful wedlock; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1830-32 Chapter CXLI Page 173 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________