Stokes County, NC - Sally Hampton - Act to Acquire Property ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to secure to Sally Hampton, of Stokes county, such property as she may hereafter acquire 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 Sally Hampton, wife of James Hampton, of Stokes county, is hereby entitled to hold, possess and enjoy, in her sole right, all such estate, either real or personal, that she may hereafter acquire by industry, purchase, gift or otherwise, in as full and ample a manner, as if she had never been married to her said husband, free and clear from the claim of her said husband, or any of his creditors; and she shall have full power and authority to prosecute or defend any suits, either in law or equity, in her own name, in the same manner as if she had never been married to her said husband; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1823-26 Chapter CLXII Page 95 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________