Wilkes County, NC - Elizabeth Witherspoon - Act to Acquire Property

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An Act to secure to Elizabeth Witherspoon, of Wilkes 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 from and
after the passing of this act, Elizabeth Witherspoon, of the county 
of Wilkes, wife of David Witherspoon, be, and she is hereby entitled
to hold, possess and enjoy, in her sole right, all such estate, either
real or personal, as 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 husband David Witherspoon herein named; free and
clear from the claims 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 XLIV
Page 27

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