Wayne County, NC - Curtis Holland & Others - Act to Legitimate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to alter the name of Andrew J. Perry and others, 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 from and after the passage of this act, Andrew Jackson Perry, of Bertie county, an illegitimate son of George W. Outlaw, shall be called and known by the name of Andrew Jackson Outlaw, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and receive and take property by descent and distribution. II. Be it further enacted, That the said Andrew J. Perry be, and is hereby declared legitimate and capable in law to take and inherit property as heir of the aforesaid George W. Outlaw, in as full and ample a manner if he had been born in lawful wedlock; any law, usage or custom to be contrary notwithstanding. III. And be it further enacted, That Benjamin Farmer, of the county of Edgecombe, the illegitimate son of Arthur Farmer and Parma his wife, and Lewis C. Pender, of said county the illegitimate son of William Pender, and Nelly his wife, and Curtis Holland of the county of Wayne, the illegitimate son of Curtis Holland and Nancy his wife, be, and they are hereby declared capable in law to take and inherit property as heirs at law of the aforesaid Arthur Farmer, William Pender and Curtis Holland, in as free and ample a manner as if they had been born in lawful wedlock; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1829-30 Chapter CXXXII Page 72 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________