Statewide County NcArchives Court.....Joshua, Moses, Aaron, Mark, & William Sugg, Joshua, Moses, Aaron, Mark, & William Taylor To 1784
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Source: Colonial Records
Written: 1784

Acts of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1784
April 19, 1784 - June 03, 1784
Volume 24, Pages 543 - 649

CHAPTER LXXIV.

An Act for altering the names of Joshua Taylor, Moses Taylor, Aaron Taylor, 
Mark Taylor, and William Taylor, to that of Joshua Suggs, Moses Sugg, Aaron 
Sugg, Mark Sugg, and William Sugg.

I. Whereas, it is the earnest request of Moses Sugg, the natural father of the 
said Joshua, Moses, Aaron, Mark, and William, that they should assume his 
surname;

II. Be it therefore 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 ratification of this Act the names of the said Joshua Taylor, Moses 
Taylor, Aaron Taylor, Mark Taylor, and William Taylor, shall be altered to the 
names of Joshua Sugg, Moses Sugg, Aaron Sugg, Mark Sugg, and William Sugg; and 
they shall henceforth be called and known by the names of Joshua Sugg, Moses 
Sugg, Aaron Sugg, Mark Sugg, and William Sugg; and that all and every devise, 
bequest, legacy, grant, deed, bill, promissory note, or other writing or 
assumption, of or from any person or persons whatsoever, heretofore made, 
granted, or done to the said Joshua, Moses, Aaron, Mark and William, by the 
names of Joshua Sugg, Moses Sugg, Aaron Sugg, Mark Sugg and William Sugg shall 
be good and valid in law to all intents and purposes; and that by the names of 
Joshua Sugg, Moses Sugg, Aaron Sugg, Mark Sugg and William Sugg they shall be, 
and hereby are jointly and severally and respectively enabled to take, 
receive, have, possess and enjoy any and every devise, bequest, legacy, 
Estate, right, title, interest and property of, in and to any lands, 
tenements, hereditaments, goods, monies, profits, sum or sums of money, 
credits or chattels whatever, which shall or may be given, granted, assigned, 
conveyed, or made payable to him or them by the said names of Joshua Sugg, 
Moses Sugg, Aaron Sugg, Mark Sugg, and William Sugg, in and by virtue of any 
last will or testament, deed, bill of sale, conveyance, bond, obligation, 
bill, promissory note, or other writing or assumption of, or from any person 
or persons whatsoever; and that by the names of Joshua Sugg, Moses Sugg, Aaron 
Sugg, Mark Sugg, and William Sugg, he or they shall and may sue, and be sued 
and impleaded in any action or suit, as well in law as in equity or otherwise, 
and may therein plead, answer and defend, in full and ample manner, to all 
intents and purposes; and that by the said names of Joshua Sugg, Moses Sugg, 
Aaron Sugg, Mark Sugg, and William Sugg, he or they shall and may from the 
ratification of this Act in all things whatever, be subject to the same 
restrictions, and intitled to the same privileges, benefits and emoluments, as 
if he or they had from the time of his or their nativity hitherto been 
lawfully called and known by the said names of Joshua Sugg, Moses Sugg, Aaron 
Sugg, Mark Sugg, and William Sugg.


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