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AN Acr to change the Names of Ebenezer Morse, William Paine, Jun. William Stevens, Joseph B. Tinker, and James Crawford Bullock. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That Ebenezer Morse, son of Seth Morsc, of Westborough, in the county of Worcester, gentleman, be and he hereby is allowed to take the name of Ebenezer Belknap Morse; that William Paine, Jun. son of William Paine, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester, physician, be and he hereby is allowed to take the name of William Fitz Painc; that William Stevens, of Portland, in the county of Cumberland, son. of Samuel Stevens, late of Gloucester, deceased, be and he hereby is allowed to take the name of William Samuel Stevens ; that Joseph B. Tinker, late of. Windham, in the state of Connecticut, now resident in Boston, in the county of Suffolk, stationer, be and he hereby is allowed to take the name of Joseph Tinker Buckingham ; that James Crawford Bullock, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, son of Nathaniel Bullock, late of Salem, in the county of Essex, be and he hereby is allowed to take the name of James Crawford Bullard : and each of the persons above named shall, in future, be respectively known and called by the names which they are severally allowed to take as aforesaid ; and the same shall be considered as their only proper names, to all intents and purposes. [June 23, 1804.
AN ACT to change the Name of Bela Nichols.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That Bela Nichols, of Springfield, in the county of Hampshire, printer, be and he hereby is allowed to take the name of Francis D. Nichols ; and that he shall in future be known and called by the name of Francis D. Nichols, and the same shall be considered as his proper name to all intents and purposes. [November 21, 1804.
AN ACT to change the Name of Bela Snow.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That Bela Snow, son of the late Sylvanus Snow, of Brewster, in the
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county of Barnstable, deceased, be and he hereby is allowed to take the name of Sylvanus Snow ; and that he shall be in future known and called by the name which he is so allowed to take as aforesaid, and the same shall be considered as his only proper name to all intents and purposes. [ November 22, 1804.
AN ACT to alter the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this aet, Oliver Ware, Jun. of Wrentham, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Arom Allchorous ; that Samuel Hunt, Jun. of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of John Dixwell ; that David Curtiss, Jun. of Granville, in the county of Hampshire, shall be allowed to take the name of David Bishop Curtiss ; that Charles Thayer, son of Ziphion Thayer, upholsterer, of Boston. in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Lambert Thayer ; that Joseph How, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Neals How ; that William Goodridge, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of William Marcellus Goodrich ; that Ebenezer Beckford, son of Ebenezer Beckford, of Salem, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Ebenezer Hunt Beckford; that Samuel Derby of said Salem, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Gardner Derby ; that Jeremiah Fogg. of Boston aforesaid, son of Daniel Fogg, of Braintree, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Jeremiah Parsons Fogg ; that Jonathan Weston, of Eastport, in the county of Washington, and son of Jonathan Weston, of Reading, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Jonathan De Lesdernier Weston ; that William Brooks, of Medford, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of William Smith Brooks ; and said per- sons shall in future be respectively known and called by the names, which they are respectively allowed to take as aforesaid, and the same shall be considered as their only proper names to all intents and purposes. [March 16, 1805.
AN ACT to alter the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing this act, James Bowdoin Temple, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of James Temple Bowdoin ; that Samuel Bass Wales, of Randolph, in the county of Norfolk, a minor, shall be allowed to take the name of Ephraim Wales ; that John Allen the 4th, of Salem. in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of John Woodberry Allen ; that George Smith, of Salem, in the county of Essex, housewright, and son of Isaac Smith, of Rowley, in said county, shall be allowed to take the name of George Hibbert Smith ; that William Hobby, Jun. of Portland, in the county of Cumberland, shall be allowed to take the name of William Gardner Hobby ; that John Rogers, of Charlestown, in the county of Mid- dlesex, mariner, shall be allowed to take the name of John Weston Rogers : and said persons in future shall be respectively known and called by the names, which they are respectively allowed to take as aforesaid, and
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the same shall hereafter be considered as their only proper names to all intents and purposes. [June 15, 1805.
AN ACT to alter the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act. Jolin O'Neil, Jun. of Madi- son, in the county of Kennebeek, shall be allowed to take the name of Jolin Neil ; James O'Neil, of said Madison, shall be allowed to take the name of James Neil; Samuel O'Neil; of Norridgewalk, in said county, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Neil ; Benjamin Piekman, son of the Hon. Benjamin Piekman, Jun. of Salem, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Benjamin Toppan Pickman ; Stephen Webb, son of Stephen Webb, of said Salem, shall be allowed to take the name of Stephen Palfrey Webb; William Richardson, of said Salem, shall be allowed to take the name of William Putnam Richardson ; James Griffin, of said Salem, shall be allowed to take the name of Jonathan Griffin ; John Edmands, the third, of Charlestown, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of John Davis Edmands; Samuel Coolidge, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Frederick Coolidge ; Andrew Campbell Moses, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Andrew Campbell Jones ; Benjamin Homer, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Benjamin Parrot Homer ; William Hunt, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of William Chamberlain Hunt ; Job Prinee, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas J. Prinee; Judith Parsons, daughter of Theophilus Parsons, of said Boston, Esq. shall be allowed to take the name of Mary Judith Parsons ; John Winslow, Jun. of said Bos- ton, shall be allowed to take the name of John D. Winslow ; Joseph Neals How, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Neals Howe ; Thomas Wales, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas B. Wales ; Franeis Thayer, of Braintree, in the county of Norfolk. shall be allowed to take the name of Ebenezer Franeis Thayer ; Obed Broadbrooks, of Harwich, in the county of Barnstable, shall be allowed to take the name of Obed Brooks ; Ebenezer Broadbrooks, of said Harwieh. shall be allowed to take the name of Ebenezer Brooks ; and the minor children of said Ebenezer Broadbrooks, to wit, Asenath, Jameson, Luey, Ebenezer, Seth, and Sabra, shall respectively take the surname of Brooks, instead of Broadbrooks; and John Green, of Eastport, in the eounty of Washington, shall be allowed to take the name of John Le Baron Green ; and each of the persons before named shall, in future, be respee- tively known and ealled by the names they are severally allowed to take as afores tid, and the same shall be considered as their only proper names, to all intents and purposes. [March 14, 1806.
Ax Acr to alter the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this aet, William Hunt, of Boston, otherwise ealled William Chamberlain Hunt, be allowed to take the name of William Hunt Chamberlain ; anything in the act passed the 14th day of
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Mareh last, and entitled, " An Act to alter the names of certain persons therein mentioned," to the contrary, notwithstanding ; that Samuel Williams, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, merchant, son of Gideon Williams, of Taunton, in the county of Bristol, be allowed to take the name of Samuel Gideon Williams ; that Thomas Legate, the third, of Leominster, iu the county of Woreester, be allowed to take the name of Thomas Charles Legate ; that Robert Cunningham, a minor, and grandson of David Murray, of the town of New Castle, in the county of Lineoln, be allowed to take the name of Robert Murray ; that Edmund Jewett, of Shirley, in the county of Middlesex, be allowed to take the name of Edmund Morrill Jewett. And each of the persons before named, shall in future, be re- spectively known and called by the names which they are severally allowed to take as aforesaid ; and the same shall be considered as their only proper names to all intents and purposes. [June 24, 1806.
Ax Acr to alter the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Mary Ann Avery, daugliter of John Avery, late of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, Esquire, deceased, shall be allowed to take the name of Mary Ann Smith Avery ; that Tabitha Glover, daughter of Benjamin Stacey Glover, late of Marblehead, in the county of Essex, gentleman, deceased, shall be allowed to take the name of Malvina Tabitha Glover ; that Asa Hammond, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, son of Samuel Hammond, late of Newton, in the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, deceased, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Hammond ; that Samuel Putnam, lately of Lynnfield, in the county of Essex, now of Salem, in said county, trader, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Kimbal Putnam ; that Henry Hills, of Boston, iu the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Wood- bridge Hills ; that Mark Farley, of Leominster, in the county of Worcester, student at law, and son of Benjamin Farley, of the state of New Hamp- shire, shall be allowed to take the name of Benjamin Mark Farley ; that Jeremiah Smith Boies Hubbard, of Milton, in the county of Norfolk, a minor, and son of William Hubbard, Esquire of New Brunswick, shall be allowed to take the name of Jeremiah Smith Hubbard Boies ; that Jolin Foster, of Salem, in the county of Essex, a minor, and son of John Foster, of said Salem, shall be allowed to take the name of John Bureh- more Foster ; that Elizabeth Winslow, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, single woman, shall be allowed to take the name of Elizabeth Jane Wins- low ; that Stephen Blyth, of Salem, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Stephen Cleveland Blydon ; that Sarah Blyth, of Salem, aforesaid, the wife of said Stephen Blyth, be allowed to take the name of Sarah Blydon ; that Luey Cleveland Blyth, of Salem, afore- said, and daughter of said Stephen Blyth, shall be allowed to take the nanc of Sarah Cleveland Blydon ; that William Cleveland Blyth, of Salem, aforesaid, and son of said Stephen Blyth, shall be allowed to take the name of William Cleveland Blydon ; that Joseph Pike, of Newburyport, in the county of Essex, and son of Nicholas Pike, of said Newburyport, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Smith Pike ; that Joseph Pike, of Newburyport, aforesaid, and son of John Pike, of Somersworth, in the
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county of Strafford, and state of New Hampshire, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Trevet Pike ; that Hezekiah Stone, of Rutland, in the county of Worcester, gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of Hezekiah Fletcher Stone ; that Alphens Stone, of Greenfield, in the county of Hampshire, physician, shall be allowed to take the name of Alplieus Fletcher Stone ; that Samuel Foster, of Newburyport, in the county of Essex, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel H. Foster ; that John Buffington Snupe, of Beverly, in the county of Essex, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of Jolin Buffington ; that Samuel Lee, a minor, and son of Jonas Lee, of Concord, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Cordis Lee ; that Samuel Willard, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and son of the late President Willard, of Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Sheaf Willard ; that Francis Jones, of Sand- wich, in the county of Barnstable, merchant, be allowed to take the name of Francis Freeman Jones ; that Catharine Low, of Chelmsford, in the couuty of Middlesex, single woman, be allowed to take the name of Catha- rine Mary Gibson ; and Samuel Loud, of Weymouth, be allowed to take the name of Samuel Prince Loud ; and said persons shall in future be respectively known and called by the names which they are respectively allowed to take as aforesaid ; and the same shall be considered as their only proper names, to all intents and purposes. [Feb. 27, 1807.
AN ACT to alter the Names of certain Persons therein named. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, John Hayward, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, student at law, shall be allowed to take the name of John White Hayward ; that Jonathan Sprague, of Boston, aforesaid, physician, shall be allowed to take the name of John Sprague ; that John Wheelwright, of Boston, aforesaid, merchant, be allowed to take the name of John Hall Wheelwright ; that M'Gregory Bumside, of Andover, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel M. Bumside ; that Habijah Weld Fuller, of Augusta, in the county of Kennebeck, attoruey at law, be allowed to take the name of Heury Weld Fuller ; that Charles Vose, of Gardiner, in said county of Kennebeck, merchant, be allowed to take the name of Robert Charles Vose ; that Benjamin Tucker of Dartmouth, in the county of Bristol, merchant, be allowed to take the name of Benjamin Ricketson Tucker. And said persons shall in future be respectively known and called by the names which they are respectively allowed to take as aforesaid, and the same shall hereafter be considered as their only proper names, to all intents and purposes. [June 20, 1807.
Ax Acr to alter the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Thomas Harris the third, of Charlestown, in the county of Middlesex, son of Richard Harris, late of Marblehead, deceased. be allowed to take the name of Richard Thomas Harris ; that Elisa Loyns Potter, a minor, and son of Job Potter, of Great Barrington, be allowed to take the name of Robert Loyns Potter ; that
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Henry Orne, of Salem, in the county of Essex, and son of William Orne, of said Salem, merchant, be allowed to take the name of Charles Henry Orne ; that Richard Derby, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, son of Elias Hasket Derby, late of Salem, in the county of Essex, deceased, be allowed to take the name of Richard C. Derby ; that Prince Tobey, of Augusta, in the county of Kennebeck, son of Stephen Tobey, of the same Augusta, gentleman, be allowed to take the name of Charles Edward Tobey ; that Thomas Smith, of Rowley, in the county of Essex, son of Isaac Smith, of the same Rowley, be allowed to take the name of Thomas Hibbert Sinith ; that Samuel Page, of Salem, in the county of Essex, and son of Samuel Page, of the same Salem, deceased, be allowed to take the name of Samucl Lee Page ; that John Gilman, of Winslow, in the county of Kennebeck, be allowed to take the name of John Hancock Gilman ; that Andrew Mock, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, minor, and son of William Mock, late of said Boston, deceased, be allowed to take the name of Andrew Jeremiah Allen ; that James King the third, of Salem, in the county of Essex, and son of James King, of said Salem, be allowed to take the name of James Charles King ; that James Purinton, late of Topsham, in the county of Lincoln, but now of the plantation of Little River, tanner, be allowed to take the name of James Woodbury Purinton ; that Daniel Hamant, Jun., of Medfield, in the county of Norfolk, minor, and son of Daniel Hamant, of said Medfield, be allowed to take the name of Caleb Strong Hamant ; that Zachariah Shed, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, merchant, son of Ebenezer Shed, of Chelmsford, in the county of Middlesex, be allowed to take the name of George Shed ; that George Bruce, of Boston, in the county or Suffolk, minor, and son of the late Stephen Bruce, of said Boston, deceased, be allowed to take the name of George Appleton Bruce ; that Charles Bruce, of said Boston, minor, and son of said Stephen Bruce, be allowed to take the name of Charles Henry Bruce ; that Billey Richardson, of Billerica, in the county of Middlesex, blacksmith, son of Jacob Richardson, late of said Billerica, be allowed to take the name of William Richardson ; that Rosel Underwood, of Green- field, in the county of Hampshire, be allowed to take the name of Rosel U. Deming. And said persons shall, in future, be respectively known and called by the names which they are respectively allowed to take as afore- said ; and the same shall be considered as their only proper names to all intents and purposes. [ March 11, 1808.
AN Acr to alter the Names of certain Persons therein named. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Samnel Knapp, of Haver- hill, in the county of Essex, gentleman, be allowed to take the name of Samuel Lorenzo Knapp ; and that Samuel Fales, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, trader, son of Nelicmiah Fales, late of Dedham, in the county of Norfolk, yeoman, deceased, be allowed to take the name of Samuel Whiting Fales ; John Blakc, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, merchant, be allowed to take the name John H. Blake ; that Samuel Burling, of Bos- ton, aforesaid, merchant, be allowed to take the name of Samuel Curson : and said persons shall, in future, be respectively known and called by the names which they are respectively allowed to take as aforesaid, and the
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same shall be considered as their only proper names to all intents and pur- poses. [June 10, 1808.
AN ACT to change the Name of Samuel M. Bumside, of Charlestown, County of Middlesex, and to render valid the doings of said Samuel, under the Name of Samuel M. Burnside.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That Samuel M. Bumside, of Charlestown, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel M. Burnside, and that in future he be known by the same, as his only legal and proper name, and that all the acts which lieretofore he may have done, and performed, by the name of Samuel M. Burnside be and hereby are ratified and confirmed as far as respects the use of said name. [Nov. 17, 1808.
AN ACT to change the Name of Harris Tuckerman.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this aet, Harris Tuckerinan, of Bos- ton, in the county of Suffolk, merchant, be allowed to take the name of Henry H. Tuckerman ; and said Tuekerman shall in future be known and called by the name he is hereby allowed to take as aforesaid, and the same shall be eousidered as his proper name to all intents and purposes. [ Nov. 17, 1808.
AN Acr to alter the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Joseph Clark, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Dyar Clark, that Joseph Newell of Boston aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Reynolds Newell ; that Daniel Parker of Boston aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of Daniel Pinckney Parker ; that William Hayes of Charlestown, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of William Allen Hayes ; that William Hales (otherwise Littlehale) of Gloucester in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of William Hales ; that Micajah Marston of Salem, in the county of Essex, shail be allowed to take the name of Morrill Marston ; that Charles Curtis of Roxbury in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Dormer Curtis; that Richard Williamson of Dedham iu the county of Norfolk shall be allowed to take the name of Richard Leland ; that Bille Metealf of Franklin in the county of Norfolk shall be allowed to take the name of William Haven Metcalf; that Asa Bly, and Elizabeth Bly (otherwise both ealled Tripp) both of Westport, in the county of Bristol, shall be allowed to take the names of Asa Bly, and Elizabeth Bly ; that Josiah Linkhornew, Joshua Liukhornew, Dawsou Link- horuew, Doane Linkhornew, Andrew Linkhornew, and Joseph Linkhornew, all of Eastham iu the county of Barnstable, shall be severally allowed to take the names of Josiah Lincoln, Joshua Lincoln, Dawson Lincoln, Doane Lincoln, Andrew Lincoln, and Joseph Lincoln ; that Josepli Peiree the second, of Dorchester in the county of Norfolk, (sou of Joseph Peirce of Boston in the county of Suffolk, Esq.) shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph H. Peiree ; that MeGregore Burnside of Charlestown iu the
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county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel M. Burnside ; that Susanna Alexander, of Charlestown in the county of Mid- dlesex, siugle womau, shall be allowed to take the name of Susanna Fowle ; that George Smith the fifth, of Salem, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of George Campbell Smith; and that Joseph Wingate of Bath, in the county of Lincoln, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Ferdinand Wingate. And each of the persons before named shall be severally allowed to assume the said names respectively, and they shall in future be called and known by the said names, and the same names shall hereafter be considered as their only proper names to all iutents and purposes. [ March 4, 1809.
AN ACT to change the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, John O'Brien, the third, of Newbury, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of John Maurice O'Brien ; that John Hooper, of Marblehead, in the county aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of John Grist Hooper; that Josiah Clark, of Sharon, in the county of Norfolk, who has been known and called by the name of Joseph Huiu, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Huin ; that Samuel Bayley, Jun. of Weymouth, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Publius Bayley ; that William Stickney, the third, of Newbury, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Albert Alonzo Stickney ; that Joseph Sprague, Jun. of Salem, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph E. Sprague ; that Samuel Lee, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of William Raymond Lee ; that Elijah White, of Boston, aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of Ferdinand Elliot White ; that Israel Putnam the fourth, son of Eleazer Putnam of Danvers, in the county of Essex, Esq. shall be allowed to take the name of Israel Warburton Putnam. And the said persons shall, from and after the passing of this act, be known and called by the names which they are respectively allowed to take, as aforesaid, and the same shall be considered as their only proper names. [June 19, 1809.
AN Acr to change the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, James Ayer (son of James Ayer, Jun.) of Haverhill, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the names of James Hazen Bricket Ayer ; that Prince Beal, of Kingston. in the county of Plymouth, shall be allowed to take the uame of Thomas Prince Beal ; that Grace Besom, of Marblehead, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Martha Besom ; that John Hall, of Lee, in the county of Berkshire, shall be allowed to take the name of Joliu Grafton Hall ; that Joseph Huin, of Sharon, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Hewins ; that John Phillips, of Bradford, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Alonzo Phillips ; that Joseph Sprague (son of Ebenezer Sprague) of Dan- vers, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph
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