Pitt County, NC - Emereldy, Elias & Ellis Thomas - Act to Legitimate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to legitimate and alter the names of Emereldy Thomas, Elias Thomas, and Ellis Thomas, children of Elias Taft, of Pitt county 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 hence forward, the names of said Emereldy, Elias, and Ellis Thomas, shall be altered, and shall forever hereafter be called and known by the names of Emereldy Taft, Elias Taft, and Ellis Taft, and by that name shall be able to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law and equity whatever. And be it further enacted, That the said Emereldy, Elias and Ellis, be, and they are hereby legitimated, and made capable to take, inherit and claim, any estate, real or personal, which may be devised or descend to them, or either of them, in as full and ample a manner as if they had been born in wedlock, and shall be so considered to every intent and purpose; any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1823-26 Chapter CLIII Page 92 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________