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

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Chapter LXXVIII - An Act to alter the names of the persons 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. 

II. 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 thy had been born in 
lawful wedlock.

Source:
NC Archives
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina

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