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same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [June 15, 1822.
AN ACT to change the Names of the Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That the several persons herein named, shall hereafter be known and ealled by the names they are hereby respectively allowed to assume, viz. :- That Grace Baker, single-woman, may take the name of Lucretia Baker ; that Isaac Brown, druggist, may take the name of John Isaac Brown ; that Eben- ezer Dorr Child, son of David W. Child, may take the name of Edward Ver- non Child ; that Charles Fessenden may take the name of Charles Phillips Fessenden ; that Charles Lee, merchant, may take the name of Charles Henry Lee; that Isaac Osgood, counsellor at law, may take the name of Isaac l'eabody Osgood ; that William Parker, son of Jonas Parker, of Pepperell, may take the name of William Gay Parker; that Luey Parsons, daughter of the late Hon. Theophilus Parsons, may take the name of Luey Green- leaf Parsons ; that George Roulston, son of Jolin Roulston, riding-master, may take the name of John Stephen Roulston ; that George Shepherd, trader, may take the name of George Adams Shepherd; that Robert Gibbs Southaek may take the name of Robert Southack Gibbs; that Edward Williams, merchant, may take the name of Edward Alexau- der Williams ; that William Winchester, son of Edmund Winchester, may take the name of William Parsons Winchester ; all of Boston, in the county of Suffolk : that Benjamin Deland Cox, of Lynn, cordwainer, may take the name of William Benjamin Dana ; that Edward' Stanley Dean, son of Thomas Dean, of Salem, mariner, may take the name of Edward Dean ; that Jonathan Osborn, 3d, son of Richard Osborn, of Danvers. may take the name of Jonathan W. Osborn ; that Paine Sargent, of Newbury, chaise maker, may take the name of Paine Wingate Sargent; that Cor- nelius L. Wyatt, laborer, of Wenham, may take the name of Cornelius Lareom Preston ; that Samuel Wyatt, laborer, of said Wenham, may take the name of Samuel Preston ; all of the county of Essex ; that Elizabeth Hedley, of Rochester, in the county of Plymouth, may take the name of Elizabeth Wing Hedley ; that Harriot Dinsmore, daughter of Amos Parker, of Reading, may take the name of Harriot Brigden Parker ; that Elijah Bingham Wright, of Pepperell, house-wright, may take the name of William Otis ; both of the county of Middlesex : that James Carter, of Lancaster, son of James Carter, of Leominster, may take the name of James Gordon Carter ; that Henry Hills, of Leominster may take the name of George Henry Hills ; both of the county of Worcester : that Nathan Fisher, of Dover, trader, may take the name of Nathan Mason Fisher ; that James Thayer. of Weymouth, cordwainer, may take the name of James Eliphas Thayer ; both of the county of Norfolk : that Rebecca Smith Rice. adopted daughter of Moses Smith, physician, of Hawley, in the county of Franklin, may take the name of Rebecca Ann Smith ; that Henry Sheldon, son of Charles Sheldon, late of Springfield, deceased, may take the name of Henry W. Sheldon. And the said several persons herein named, shall hereafter be called and known by the names, which, by this aet, they are respectively allowed to assume as aforesaid ; and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [Feb. 8, 1823.
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CHANGE OF NAMES. [1823.
AN ACT to change the Names of Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this aet, the several persons herein named, shall be known and called by the names they are respectively allowed to assume, viz. : that William Adams, of Boston, sehoolmaster, may take the name of William Joseph Adams ; that Guy Middleton, of Lee, laborer, may take the name of John Middleton ; that John Andrews, of Boston, founder, may take the name of George Canning Franklin Andrews ; that Mary Poor, of Haverhill, single-woman, may take the name of Mary Sargeant Poor ; that Minerva Parker, of Hawley, may take the name of Catharine Minerva Lilley ; that John Bridge, jun., of Boston, may take the name of John Dana Bridge ; that Timothy Morrill, jun., of Salisbury, trader, may take the name of Timothy Pilsbury Morrill ; that Catharine Hannah Adams Willard, of Charlestown, may take the name of Catharine Hannah Adams ; that Peter Dow, of Haverhill, housewright, may take the name of Charles W. Dow ; that Ezra Gates, of Ashby, inay take the name of Ezra ,Coolidge Gates ; that John Stevens, of West Newbury, may take the name of Luther Green Stevens ; that Reuben Stackpole, of Boston, may take the name of Reuben Markham Stackpole ; that Tabitha Hender- son, of Charlestown, single-woman, may take the name of Tabitha Wilder ; that Elisha Williams, of Boston, may take the name of Elisha Scott Wil- liams ; that Edmund Colburn, of Boston, may take the name of Edmund Wesley Colburn ; that William Trowbridge, of Woreester, meehanie, may take the name of William Frederick Trowbridge ; that Mariet Jones, of Boston, single-woman, may take the name of Maria Jones ; that Asa Green, of Northborough, may take the name of Asahel Wood Green ; that Oliver Webster, of Otis, a minor, may take the name of Oliver Post Webster ; that George Wells, a member of Harvard University, may take the name of George Wadsworth Wells. And the said several persons before named shall hereafter be ealled and known by the names, which by this aet they are respectively allowed to assume as aforesaid; and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [June 14, 1823.
Ax Acr to change the Names of the Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows.
That the several persons herein named, shall hereafter be known and ealled by the names they are hereby allowed to assume, viz. :
That William Cleverly, of Weymouth, may take the name of William Coolidge ; that Rachel Cleverly, wife of William Cleverly of Weymouth, may take the name of Rachel Coolidge ; that Phebe Thayer Cleverly, of Weymouth, minor, may take the name of Phebe Thayer Coolidge; that William Beal Cleverly, of Weymouth, minor, may take the name of William Beal Cooledge ; that Charles Cleverly, of Weymouth, minor, may take the name of Charles Coolidge ; that Luey Ann Cleverly, of Weymouth, minor. may take the name of Luey Ann Coolidge ; that Thomas Haskins, may take the name of Thomas Waldo Haskins ; that Mary Holden Jackson, may take the name of Mary Howard Jackson ; that James Brewer, of Boston, a minor, son of Elizabeth Brewer, may take the name of James Hamilton Brewer ; that Elam Clark, jun., of Easthampton, may take the name of Elam Calhoun Clarke ; that George Callender, of Boston, son of the late Joseph Callender,
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groeer, may take the name of George Henry Callender ; that Ashbell Brigham, of Boston, may take the name of William Ashbell Brigham ; that John Andrews, of Boston, may take the name of Jolin Brooks Andrews ; that Jesse J. Sleeper, of Boston, may take the name of Romanzo Warwick Montgomery ; that Hervey Divol, of Winehendon, county of Worcester, may take the name of Abel Hervey Wilder ; that Lilbourne Boyd Drane, a member of Harvard University, may take the name of Robert Brent Drane ; the William Metealf Cobb, of Holden, minor, may take the name of William Cobb Metcalf ; that Bela Burns, of Boston, may take the name of William Lovejoy Burns ; that Jeremialı Sprague, of Boston, may take the name of George James Sprague ; that John Haven Dexter, of Boston, mer- chant, son of Aaron Dexter, physician, may take the name of Jolin Coffin Dexter; that Elizabeth Knapp, of Newburyport, a minor, daughter of Mary Knapp, widow, may take the name of Jane Knapp ; that Mary Adams, of Newburyport, may take the name of Mary Hills Adams ; that Lyman Stet- son, son of Bela Stetson, of Chesterfield. may take the name of William Lyman Stetson ; that Mary Emerson Knight, daughter of Joseph Knight, of Newbury, minor, may take the name of Mary Jane Knight ; that John Peirce Batchelder, of Danvers, may take the name of John Batchelder Peirce ; that James New, of Boston, may take the name of James Edwards New ; that Shepherd Gifford, of Westport, may take the name of Charles Shepherd Gifford ; that Barker Gifford, of Westport, may take the name of Stephen Barker Gifford ; that James Laha, of Gloucester, may take the name of James Green ; that Jonathan Hiteheoek, of West Stockbridge, may take the name of Jonathan Wright Hitchcock ; that Josialı Foster, 5th, son of Josiah Foster, 3d, of Beverly, may take the name of Josiah Lovett Foster ; thatvBenjamin Knight Dunbering, of Salem, may take the name of Benjamin Knight ; that Tryphosa Kenriek, of Newton, may take the name of Mary Eleanor Kenriek ; that Archelaus Fuller, of Middleton, may take the name of Arehelaus Putnam Fuller ; that Samuel Hazen. of Westborough, cooper, may take the name of Henry Otis; that Stephen Glover Spurr. of Quiney, may take the name of Stephen Elisha Glover ; that Russell Glover Spurr, of Quiney, may take the name of Russell Edward Glover ; that Ebenezer Tarbox, jun., of Charlestown, may take the name of Ebenezer Thorndike ; that Nathaniel Tarbox, son of Ebenezer Tarbox, jun., of Charlestown, may take the name of Nathaniel Thorndike ; that Ebenezer Tarbox, son of Ebenezer Tarbox, jun., of Charlestown, may take the name of Ebenezer Thorndike ; that Catherine Tarbox, daughter of Ebenezer Tar- box, jun., of Charlestown, may take the name of Catherine Thorndike. And the several persons herein named shall hereafter be called and known by the names which by this aet they are respectively @lowed to assume aforesaid ; and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [Feb. 7, 1824.
AN Acr to change the Names of the Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this aet, the several persons herein named shall be ealled and known by the names which by this aet they are respectively allowed to assume, viz. : William Andrews, of Boston, merchant. may take the name of William Stutson Andrews ; that Joseph Bradford, of Boston, merchant, may take the name of Joseph Nash Bradford; that
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Joseph Haydn Von Hagen, a minor, may take the name of Joseph Adams Ballard ; that Joanette Catherine Elizabeth Von Hagen, a minor, may take the name of Joanette Catherine Elizabeth Ballard; that Robert Dyer, printer, may take the name of Robert Spencer Dyer ; that John Haskell, machinist, may take the name of John Augustus Haskell ; that Benjamin Holmes, the third, a minor, may take the name of Benjamin Salter Holmes ; that Chloe Lincoln, mantua-maker, may take the name of Martha Ann C. Lincoln ; that Naney Lovejoy, mantua-maker, may take the name of Ann Frances Lovejoy ; that William S. Newman, eordwainer, may take the name of William Homer Newman ; that David Murphy Rupp, a minor, may take the name of David Collson Moseley Rupp ; that Matilda Sleeper, may take the name of Matilda Ormond Montgomery ; that John Smith, may take the name of Jolin Henry Smith ; that James Seott Thorndike, may take the name of James Franklin Thorndike ; that Edward Tuekerman, 2d, may take the name of Franeis Edward Tuekerman; that Woodis Lee Wheeler, trader, may take the name of Woodhouse Lee Wheeler; that Thomas Herriek Waterman, may take the name of Thomas Waterman Herriek ; that Thomas Frederick Palmer, may take the name of Thomas Frederick Temple Palmer ; that William James Palmer, may take the name of William Bowdoin Palmer; all of Boston in the county of Suffolk ; that Jolin Clarke Fillis, a minor, of Salem, may take the name of John L. Clarke ; that Luther Britton, of Salem, eordwainer, may take the name of Luther Reed ; that Aaron Field, of Lynn, may take the name of Aaron Chauncey Clark Field ; that Equality Weston, of Lynn, may take the name of John Equality Weston ; that Thomas Lambert, jun., of Rowley, may take the name of Thomas Merrill Lambert; that Elizabeth Ann Tyler, of Newburyport, may take the name of Sarah Elizabeth Tyler; all of the county of Essex ; that Amos Baker, jun., of Lincoln, inay take the name of Amos Preseott Baker ; that Luther Fish, of Sudbury, may take the name of Luther Richardson ; that Mary G. Tarbox, of Charlestown, may take the name of Mary G. Thorndike ; that Alexander White MeQuillin, of East Sudbury, may take the name of Alexander White; all of the county of Middlesex ; that William Marble, 2d, of Charlton, may take the name of William Proeter Marble ; that Otis MeLane, of the town of Worees- ter, husbandman, may take the name of Otis David Lane; that Halibur- ton MeLane, son of the said Otis MeLane, may take the name of Haliburton Lane ; that Joseph Jennings MeLane, son of said Otis MeLane, may take the name of Joseph Jennings Lane ; that Caleb Henry Mellen Prentiss, of Leominster, may take the name of Caleb M. Prentiss ; that Cornelius Rix, of Harvard, may take the name of Eleazer Rix; that Cephas Whiteomb, of Bolton, may take the name of James Bedingfield Whiteomb ; all of the county of Worcester ; that Warham Crooks, of Springfield, in the county of Hampden, may take the name of James Warham Crooks ; that Luther Frink, of Greenwieh, may take the name of William Field; that Samuel Partridge. 3d, of Hatfield, may take the name of Samuel Dwight Part- ridge ; both of the county of Hampshire ; that Joseph Atkins Montenari, of Plymouth, mariner, may take the name of Joseph Atkins; and the several persons herein named, shall hereafter be ealled and known by the names which by this act, they are respectively allowed to assume as afore- said ; and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [June 12, 1824.
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1825.]
AN ACT to change the Names of the several Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That the several persons herein named shall hereafter be known and called by the names they are hereby respectively allowed to assume, viz. : that Samuel Baker Palmer, mariner, may take the name of Samuel Baker ; that Phineas Sargent Denny, may take the name of Thomas Denny ; that Edward Edes Eayres, a minor, may take the name of Edward Edes Eayres Gardner; that William Holbrook, may take the name of William Read Hol- brook ; that Noah Langley, trader, may take the name of Nathan Lang ; that Jacob Noyes may take the name of Jacob Wyatt Noyes ; that Salome Noyes may take the name of Salome Hooper Noves ; that Charles Parker, a minor, may take the name of Charles Hamilton Parker; that Asa Raymond, jun., may take the name of Edward Asa Raymond; that Catharine Russell may take the name of Catharine Graves Russell ; that Philander Shaw, jun., may take the name of Joseph Philander Shaw ; that David Weld may take the name of Aaron Davis Weld; that William Frickey may take the name of William Tracy ; that John George Booth may take the name of George Frederick Noble ; all of Boston, in the county of Suffolk ; that James Brown, 3d, mariner, of Salem, may take the name of William James Brown ; that Ruth Ward Bott, a minor, may take the name of Ruth Susan Safford Bott; that Betsey Frye, of Salem, a single- woman, may take the name of Martha Elizabeth Grey ; that Bracket Fur- bush, of Salem, may take the name of Bracket Lord; that Mary Parrott, of Gloucester, may take the name of Mary Georgianna Parrot; that Calvin Colman, a minor, of Rowley, may take the name of William Colman Searle ; that Samuel Miller Searle, a minor, of Rowley, may take the name of Thomas Samuel Searle ; that Joseph Vincent, 4th, of Salem, may take the name of Joseph Clarkson Vincent; that Hiram McGlathlen, of Salem, may take the name of Hiram West, all of the county of Essex ; that Nathaniel Brown, of Charlestown, may take the name of Nathaniel Brown Winship; that Charles Chase Gordon, of said Charlestown, may take the name of Robert Gordon ; that Isiah King, jun., of Framingham, may take the name of Isialı Francis King; that Elizabeth Townsend, of Waltham, may take the name of Mary Elizabeth Townsend ; that John Prince Seaver, a minor, of Newton, may take the name of Jolin Seaver ; that James Warren, a minor, of Brighton, may take the name of James Lloyd La Fayette Warren, all of the county of Middlesex; that Samuel Arnold, of Braintree, may take the name of Jolin Boss Arnold ; that Ebe- nezer Perry Chase, of Bellingham, may take the name of Ebenezer Chase ; that James Ward, of Roxbury, may take the name of James Otis Ward; that Noah Worcester, of Brookline, may take the name of Henry Aiken Worcester, all of the county of Norfolk ; that David Ryder, of Dartmouth, in the county of Bristol, may take the name of David Cummings Ryder ; that Thomas Allen, of New Bedford, in said county, may take the name of Thomas Munroe Allen ; that William Fessenden, 3d, of Sandwich, in the county of Barnstable, may take the name of William H. Fessenden ; that Comfort Haven, a minor, of Bolton, may take the naine of Clymena Matilda Haven ; that Mary Aikin Paige, of Hardwick, may take the name of Mary Ann Aikin Paige ; that Harriet Phelps, of Hubbardston, may take the name of Mary Harriet Phelps, all of the county of Worcester; that Augusta Demond, of Ware, may take the name of Mary Augusta Demond ;
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that Reuben Field, of Williamsburg, may take the name of Luther Franklin Sanderson ; that Henry Strong of Northampton, may take the name of William Augustus Strong, all of the county of Hampshire; that Payson Kendall, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, may take the name of Henry Payson Kendall ; that Mary Warren, of Lincoln, in thic county of Middle- sex, may take the name of Mary Fassit : that Caroline Emery, of New- buryport, in the county of Essex, may take the name of Caroline Smith Emery ; and the several persons herein named, shall hereafter be called and known by the names which by this act they are respectively allowed to assume as aforesaid, and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [Feb. 24, 1825.
AN Act to change the Names of the several Persons therein described. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That John Dunn may take the name of John C. Dunn ; that Jolin Fessenden. may take the name of Jolin Peirce Fessenden ; that Asaph Churchill Leeds may take the name of Theodore Churchill Leeds; that Pierre Francois Henry Thomas Wilson Melvill, a minor, may take the name of Thomas Wilson Melvill ; that Lucius Champlin Parker may take the name of Samuel Parker ; that Thomas Jefferson Shed may take thic name of Samuel Adams Shed, all of Boston, in the county of Suffolk ; that Charles Holland may take the name of Lucius Deluce ; that Charles Put- nam may take the name of Charles Fisk Putnam, both of Salem, in the county of Essex ; that John Park, jun., of Groton, in the county of Middle- sex, may take the name of John Gray Park ; that Eliza Gardner, may take the name of Elizabeth Greenleaf Gardner ; that Esther Sewall Gardner may take the name of Ann Sewall Gardner, both of Leominster; that Henry Lane, of Lancaster, may take the name of Jonas Henry Lane ; that Clarissa Lee, of Douglas, may take the name of Clarissa Jolinson, all of the county of Worcester; that Richard Lard, of Enfield, in the county of Hampshire, may take the name of Richard Gardner ; that Ebenezer Penni- man, jun., of Braintree, in the county of Norfolk, may take the name of Daniel Penniman ; that John Clapp, may take the name of Henry Porter Clark ; that Abigail Clapp, his wife, may take the name of Abigail Jackson Clark, both of Easton ; that Zebina Sumner, of Taunton, may take the name of Edward H. Sumner, all of the county of Bristol ; that Asa Briggs, of West Bridgewater, may take the name of Henry Ellis Briggs ; that Henry Wade, of Scituate, may take the name of Henry Stockbridge Wade, both of the county of Plymouth ; that Aaron Ayres, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, physician, may take the name of Aaron Andrews. And the said several persons herein named shall hercafter be called and known by the names which, by this act, they are respectively allowed to assume as afore- said, and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [June 18, 1825.
AN ACT to change the Name of Christopher Gillpatrick. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That Christopher Gillpatrick, of Boston, shall hereafter be known and called by the name of Christopher Gill, and the same shall be considered as his only proper and legal name. [Jan. 26, 1826.
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AN Acr to change the Names of the several Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That Mark Alcock, of Boston, trader, may take the name of Mark Allcut ; that Jonathan Garduer Brewer, a minor, son of Thomas Brewer, merchant, of Boston, may take the name of Gardner Brewer ; that William Brown, of Boston, merchant, may take the name of William Austin Brown; that David Hale, of Boston, may take the name of David Ward Hale; that Jane Ann Hutchings, child of the late Fitz Edward Hutchings, of the state of Illinois, and adopted eliild of William Hales, of Boston, may take the name of Jane Ann Hutchings Hales ; that Edmund Wyatt Harring, of Bos- ton, hat manufacturer, may take the name of Wyatt Harrington ; that Charles Jones, of Boston, may take the name of Charles Faneuil Jones ; that William Kelton, of Boston, may take the name of William Leeds Carl- ton ; that Mary Jane Kelton, wife of said William Kelton, may take the name of Mary Jane Carlton; and that their six children, all ininors, and under the age of twenty-one years, may take the name of Carlton, viz. : Elizabeth Stuart Kelton, may take the name of Elizabeth Stuart Carltou ; that William Tolman Kelton, may take the name of William Tolman Carl- ton ; that Margaret Dommet Kelton, may take the name of Margaret Dommet Carlton ; that Harriet Maria Kelton, may take the name of Har- riet Maria Carltou ; that Daniel Filmore Kelton, may take the name of Daniel Filmore Carlton ; that Sarah Jane Kelton, may take the name of Sarah Jane Carlton ; that William Lang, jun., of Boston, merchant, may take the name of William Bailey Lang ; that Naucy Newman, of Boston, widow, may take the name of Ann Jane Newman ; that Ludovicus Reed, of Boston, merchant, may take the name of Henry Ludovicus Reed ; that Edward Ross Mclachlan, of Boston may take the name of Edward MeLach- lan Ross ; all of the connty of Suffolk ; that Mary Bagley, a minor, child of Joseph Bagley, of Newburyport, deceased, may take the name of Mary Lucy Bagley ; that John Mason Bird, of Salem, may take the name of John Mason ; that Methuselah Boynton, of Bradford, a minor, may take the name of Alfred Boynton ; that Martha Davis, of Newburyport, may take the name of Martha Ann Davis ; that Polly Davis, of Newburyport, may take the name of Mary Wheelwright Davis ; that Samuel Cloon Fortune, of Marblehead, may take the name of Samuel Cloon ; that William Hewes Hunkings, of Beverly, may take the name of William Hunkings Hewes ; that Aaron Kimball, a minor, son of David Kimball, of Gloucester, may take the name of John Staey Kimball ; that Joseph Jackman. of Newbury, may take the name of Joseph Noyes Jackman ; that John Knight, a minor, son of Adams Knight, of Newbury, may take the naine of John Little Knight ; that Mark Newman, jun., a minor, son of Mark Newman, of Andover, may take the name of Mark Haskell Newman ; that Ilannah Newman, a minor, child of the said Mark Newman, may take the name of Hannah Haskell Newman; that Lucy Grafton Pickman, a minor, child of Dudley L. Pickman, Esq., of Salem, may take the name of Catherine Saun- ders Pickman ; that Peter Edmund Russell, of Marblehead, may take the name of Edmund Peter Russell ; that Joseph Grafton Treadwell, a minor, son of John W. Treadwell, of Salem, may take the name of Joseph Tread- well Grafton - all of the county of Essex; that Roxalana Edmands, a minor, a child of Benjamin Edmands, of Charlestown, may take the name of Roxalana Graves Edmands ; that Francis Cook Foxcroft, now resident
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at Harvard College, son of Francis Augustus Foxeroft, late of Boston, merchant. may take the name of Francis Augustus Foxeroft; that Reuben Jones, of Concord, may take the name of William Jones - all of the county of Middlesex ; that Catherine Sturgis Nye Peirec, a minor and orphan child, adopted by her uncle, Baalis Bullard, of Uxbridge, may take the name of Catherine Sturgis Nye Peirce Bullard ; that Richard Carter, son of Oliver Carter, of Lancaster, may take the name of Richard Bridge Carter ; that Henry Carter, the 2d, of Leominster, may take the name of Henry Wadsworth Carter; that James Carter, the 2d, of Leominster, may take the name of James H. Carter ; that Charles Colburn, 2d, a minor, son of Elisha Colburn, of Leominster, may take the name of Charles Henry Col- burn ; that Josiah Johnson, 2d, of Leominster, may take the name of Josiah Clemmons Johnson ; that Dana Rugg, of Templeton, may take the name of Francis Dana ; that Samuel W. Smith, of Barre, may take the name of Warner Smith ; all of the county of Worcester; that Nathaniel Weld Davis Crane, of Dorchester, may take the name of Nathaniel Cranc ; that Ezra Glover Spurr, of Quiney, mariner, may take the name of Ezra Elijah Glover ; both of the county of Norfolk; that Abraham Borden, 4th, of Troy, may take the name of Abraham G. Borden, that Isaae Hathaway, of Dartmouth, may take the name of Isaac Tobey Hathaway ; that Humphrey Howland. 2d, of Westport, may take the name of Humphrey Daniel How- land ; that Reuben Jenney, of New Bedford, bricklayer, may take the name of Reuben Jennings ; all of the county of Bristol ; that Carlow Allen, only son of Seth Allen. late of Falmouth, in the county of Barnstable, may take the name of Seth Allen ; that Shove Howland, of Amherst, may take the name of Warren Shove Howland ; that Wright Strong, a minor, son of Hezekiah W. Strong, of said Amherst, may take the name of Henry Wright Strong ; both of the county of Hampshire ; that Henry Hoyt, a minor, son of Elihu Hoyt, Esq., of Deerfield, in the county of Franklin, may take the name of Henry King Hoyt; that Sybil Hawk of West Stockbridge, in the county of Berkshire, widow, may take the name of Sybil Niles ; that Edward Prescott, of Boston, aforesaid, may take the name of Edward G. Prescott ; that Catherine Franeis, of Charlestown, in the county of Middlesex, may take the name of her benefactor, Catharine Francis Elcanor Jackson ; that Joseph Frotbingham, 3d, of Salem, may take the name of Joseph Augus- tus Frothingham. And the several persons herein named, shall hereafter be called and known by the names, which, by this act, they are respcetively. allowed to assume as aforesaid, and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [ March 4, 1826.
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