State-Wide, NC - Act to Alter Names & Legitimate Persons

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An Act to alter the Names of the Persons therein mentioned, and to
legitimate a part thereof

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 the names
of David Johnston and Henry Johnston, of the county of Moore, be, and
they are hereby altered to the names of David Gastor and Henry Gastor;

the name of James Williford, of Edgecombe county, to that of James Gray;

the name of Mary Barnes, of Roberson county, to that of Mary Bledsoe;

the name of Sandford Damuel, of the county of Halifax, to that of 
Sandford Wilson;

the name of Sally Evers, of Robeson county, to that of Sally Newsom;

the name of Shadrach Hinton, of the county of Sampson, and his children
James Hinton, John Hinton, Thomas Hinton, William Hinton, Elizabeth Hinton, 
Sarah Hinton, Matty Hinton, Penny Hinton, Milly Hinton, Cassy Hinton, 
Susanna Hinton, Barbara Hinton and Ferebe Hinton, be altered to the names 
of Shadrack Pugh, James Pugh, John Pugh, Thomas Pugh, William Pugh, 
Elizabeth Pugh, Sarah Pugh, Matty Pugh, Penny Pugh, Milly Pugh, Cassy Pugh, 
Susanna Pugh, Barbara Pugh and Ferebee Pugh;

the name of Halcot P. Jones, of Halifax county, to that of Halcot Jones Pride;

the name of Benjamin Kemp, of Bladen county, to that of Benjamin Fitzrandolph;

the names of Eliza and Lucy Stephens, of Chatham county, to those of Eliza 
and Lucy Branch;

the name of Willis Boddie, of Nash county, to that of William Willis Boddie;

the name of Frederic Eason, of Gates county, to that of Frederic Field;

the name of Elizabeth Ricks, of Nash county, to that of Elizabeth Crowell;

the name of Hilam Brooks, of the county of Beaufort, to that of Hilam Gadly;

the mane of Hollon Hogan, of Beaufort county, to that of Hullon Bright;

the manes of Mary Slade and Massey Slade, of Hyde county, to those of Mary 
Mandecil and Massey Mandecil;

the names of Polly Eason, Zilphia Eason, Nathan Eason and Christopher Eason,
to those of Polly Fuller, Zilphia Fuller, Nathan Fuller and Christopher Fuller;

the names of William Sheroon and John Corey, of Randolph county, to those of
William Chandler and John Morris;

the name of David Gist, of Ashe county, to that of David Smith;

the name of Evelina Williams, of Rutherford county, to that of Evelina Terrill;

William Packnet, of Carteret county, to that of William Dumis,

And the names of the aforesaid persons shall be called and known by the names 
as above altered, and shall be able respectively to sue and be sued, plead
and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity, and shall possess and enjoy
the same privileges, as if they had borne the names as above altered from 
their nativity.

II. And be it further enacted, That the following persons, who qre mentioned 
in the first section of this act, viz. David Johnston, Henry Johnston, Mary
Barnes, Sally Evers, Eliza Stephens, Lucy Stephens, Frederic Eason, Elizabeth
Ricks, Mary Slade, Massey Slade, Polly Eason, Zilphia Eason, Nathan Eason
and Christopher Eason, be, and their names are hereby altered as aforesaid,
and they shall for ever be legitimated and made capable to possess, inherit
and enjoy, by descent or otherwise, any estate either real or personal,
to all intents and purposes, as if they had been born in actual wedlock.


Source:
NC Archives
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1806
Chapter CVI
Page 52

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