Wayne County, NC – Judith Williamson & Narcissa Killingsworth -
                   Act to Legitimate, 1826

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An Act to alter the names of the person therein mentioned, and to
legitimate them

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 Judith Williamson, the illegitimate daughter of William Dickenson
and Julia Dickenson, of the county of Wayne, be altered to that of
Judith Dickenson; and that the name of Narcissa Killingsworth, of 
said county, the illegitimate daughter of Blake Hooks and Peggy Hooks,
be altered to that of Narcissa Hooks.

And be it further enacted, That the said Judith and Narcissa, be, and
they are hereby declared to be legitimated, and forever shall be 
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 lawful wedlock.


Source:
NC Archives
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1826
Chapter LXXVIII
Page 47-48

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