Robeson County, NC – Henry Brown – Act to Legitimate, 1826

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An Act to alter the name of Henry Brown, of Robeson county, 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, Henry Brown, of Robeson county, an 
illegitimate son of Jacob Blount and Elizabeth Brown, shall be known 
and called by the name of Henry Brown; and by that name, may sue and be 
sued, plead and be impleaded, and receive and take property by descent 
or distribution.

And be it further enacted, That the said Henry Brown be, and he is 
hereby declared legitimate, and capable in law to take and inherit 
property as heir to the aforesaid Jacob Blount, in as full and ample a 
manner, as if he had been born in wedlock; any law to the contrary 
notwithstanding.


Source:
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1826
Chapter LI
Page 34

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