Tyrrell County, NC - Lurany Alexander - Act to Legitimate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to alter the name of and legitimate Lurany Alexander 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 name of Lurany Alexander, daughter of Lurany Alexander of the county of Tyrrell, and Benjamin Jackson, of the county of Pasquotank shall be, and the same is hereby altered to that of Lurany Jackson, and is hereby declared legitimated, and entitled to inherit from her said father Benjamin Jackson, by descent or distribution as effectually as if she had been born in wedlock, any thing in any other law to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1834-35 Chapter CVIII Page 69 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________