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And the several persons before named, from the time of passing this act, shall be called and known by the names, which by this act they are re- spectively allowed to take and assume as aforesaid; and the said names shall forever hereafter be considered as their only proper and legal names to all intents and purposes. [ March 2, 1815.
AN ACT to alter and change the Names of certain Persons therein men- tioned.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, George Lewis Cushing, a minor, and son of the late George Augustus Cushing, of Boston, in the
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county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of George Augustus Cushing ; that Elisha Goddard, of the same Boston, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of Francis Edward Goddard ; that Pliny Colburn, of South Reading, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Augustus George Pliny Colburn ; that Henry Thacher, of Biddeford, in the county of York, son of the Hon. George Thacher, of the same Biddeford, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Savage Thacher ; that Asa Peabody, of Boston aforesaid, Esq., shall be allowed to take the name of Augustus Peabody ; and the several persons before named, from the time of the passing of this act, shall be called and known by the names, which, by this act, they are respectively allowed to take and assume as aforesaid ; and the said names shall forever hereafter be con- sidered as their only proper and legal names to all intents and purposes. [June 15, 1815.
AN ACT to alter and change the Names of certain Persons therein men- tioned.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Isaiah Atkins of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name Isaiah Strong Atkins ; that John S. Carter of the same Boston, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of John Sigourney Carter ; that Samuel Davis of Boston aforesaid, son of Rufus Davis of Quincy, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel S. Davis ; that George Foster, son of Samuel Foster of said Boston, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of George Reginald Foster ; that Henry Gray, a minor, and son of Sylvanus Gray of the same Boston, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Gallison Gray ; that John Loring of Boston aforesaid, son of the late Dr. John Loring of the same place, shall be allowed to take the name of John James Loring ; that John Long of said Boston, trader, son of John Long formerly of Oakham, in the county of Worcester, yeoman, shall be allowed to take the name of John W. Long ; that Daniel Farrar Melony, of the same Boston, mariner, shall be allowed to take the name of Daniel Farrar ; that Ebenezer Wells Ramsay of Boston aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of Ebenezer Wells ; that Thomas Rice of the same Boston, merchant, son of the Rev. Asaph Rice of Westminster, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas Kinsey Rice ; that Thomas Smith, a minor, and son of William Smith, Esq. of Boston aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas Carter Smith ; that Sally Shannon Goodhue, daughter of Samuel Goodhue of Newbury- port, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Susan Adams Goodhue ; that Henry Small of the same Newburyport, gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Small Ellenwood ; that Jacob Jewett, Jun. of Rowley, in said county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Jacob Clark Jewett ; that Harvey Richmond of Worthington, in the county of Hampshire, shall be allowed to take the name of Harvey Metcalf ; that Job Kittridge of Hinsdale, in the county of Berkshire, shall be allowed to take the name of William Kittridge; that Isaiah Atkins of Roxbury, in the county of Norfolk, gentleman, son of Samuel Atkins of Truro, in the county of Barnstable, shall be allowed to take the name of Isaiah Malcomb Atkins ; that John Batista, of Cohasset in said county of
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Norfolk, mariner, shall be allowed to take the name of John Barker ; that Robert Dunlap, 2d, of Brunswick, in the county of Cumberland, shall be allowed to take the name of Robert Pinckney Dunlap ; that Jesse Barrows of Fryburg, in the county of Oxford, son of Deacon William Barrows, of Hebron, in the same county, shall be allowed to take the name of John Stuart Barrows ; that David Fales, 3d, of Thomaston, in the county of Lincoln, Esq. son of David Fales, Esq. of the same Thomaston, shall be allowed to take the name of David Samuel Fales ; and the several persons before named, from the time of the passing of this act, shall be called and known by the names which, by this act, they are respectively allowed to take and assume as aforesaid ; and the said names shall forever hereafter be considered as their only proper and legal names, to all intents and purposes. [Feb. 15, 1816.
AN ACT to alter and change the Names of certain Persons therein men- tioned.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows ;
That from and after the passing of this act, Stephen Minot Thayer Fogg, of Braintree, in the county of Norfolk, student at law, shall be allowed to take the name of Ebenezer Thayer Fogg : Mehitable Miller Soper, of Braintree aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of Eliza Mary Thomas Soper : John Child, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, mer- chant, son of Daniel Child of Newton, shall be allowed to take the name of John Richards Child : Daniel B. Strafford, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Kent B. Strafford : Lucy Foster, of Billerica, in the county of Middlesex, widow, shall be allowed to take the name of Lucy Hill Foster : John Child, of Boston aforesaid, merchant, son of Stephen Child, of Roxbury, shall be allowed to take the name of John Weld Child : Henry Coffin, of Boston, son of John Gorham Coffin, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Rice Coffin : Loammi Hamilton, of Northampton, in the county of Hampshire, shall be allowed to take the name of Alexander Hamilton : Billy Hancock Grant, son of David Grant, of Wrentham, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of William Hancock Grant : Israel Lakeman, of Boston aforesaid, merchant, son of Pelatiah Lakeman, shall be allowed to take the name of David Hinkley Lakeman : Gorham Benson, of Scituate, in the county of Plymouth, shall be allowed to take the name of William Gorham Benson: George Thacher, 2d, of Boston aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of George Churchill Thacher : Peace Lee, of Portland, in the county of Cumberland, shall be allowed to take the name of Caroline Peace Lee : David Brownell, of West- port, in the county of Bristol, son of George Brownell, late of said West- port, shall be allowed to take the name of David Milk Brownell ; Rebecca Davis, daughter of Samuel Davis, of Newbury, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Rebeccah Kendall Davis : Jannah Ranny, of Northampton aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of George Jan- nah Ranny ; William Bradford, of Boston aforesaid, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of William Washer Bradford : Aaron Davis, son of Aaron Davis, of Newburyport, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Aaron Charles Davis ; James Allen, of Boston afore- said, merchant, son of Oliver Allen, of Bridgewater, in the county of Plymouth, shall be allowed to take the name of James Seymour Allen :
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William Spooner, of Boston aforesaid, son of William Spooner, of said Boston, physician, shall be allowed to take the name of William Jones Spooner ; and the several persons before mentioned, from and after the passing of this act, shall be known and called by the names which by this act they are respectively allowed to take and assume as aforesaid ; and said names shall forever hereafter be considered as their only proper and legal names to all intents and purposes. [June 20, 1816.
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 Platts of Rowley, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Luther Platts Palmer ; that Zerubbabel Kemp of Marblehead, in the same county shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Kemp; that Tirzah Newcomb of Greenfield in the county of Franklin shall be allowed to take the name of Tirzah Smead ; that Amelia Greenough of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Laura Ann Greenough ; that Gideon Snow, Jun. of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Gideon Theodore Snow ; that Lemuel Billings of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Lemuel Billings ; that Ira Blanchard of Weymouth in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Ira Henry Thomas Blanchard ; that Joseph Cabot of said Boston shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Sebastian Cabot ; that John Rice of Salem, shall be allowed to take the name of John Parker Rice; that Asahel Plympton of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Alexander Plympton ; that Nathaniel Emmons, son of Samuel Emmons of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Nathaniel Henry Emmons ; that James Moul- ton of Westborough, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Elijah Russell ; and that George Lyman, son of Theodore Ly- man of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of George Williams Lyman ; 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. [Dec. 14, 1816.
AN ACT to alter and change the Names of certain Persons therein men- tioned.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Dudley Atkins Tyng, jun., of Cambridge in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Dudley Atkins ; James Chever, the third of Salem, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of James W. Chever ; Thomas Smith shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas Tarlton Smith ; Edward Loring Davis, of Barnstable in the county of Barnstable, shall be allowed to take the name of Lothrop Davis ; George Kuhn, son of Jacob Kulin, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of George Horatio Kuhn; Leonard Cummings Smith, of Leominster, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Crowninshield Van Jerome Smith; John Platts Palmer, of Rowley, in the county of
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Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of John Platts ; Luther Platts of said Rowley, shall be allowed to take the name of Luther Platts Palmer ; William Greenough, of Boston, aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of Wil- liam Hardy Greenough ; Catharine Hay Weld, of the same Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Catharine Weld Hay ; John Frost, of said Cambridge, shall be allowed to take the name of John Henry Augustus Frost ; Oliver Blackman Everett, of Dedham, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Oliver B. Everett; Eliza Rider, of said Salem, shall be allowed to take the name of Eliza Rider Atkinson : Mary Fuller, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Ann Mary Fuller Weld ; Thomas Weld, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas Greenleaf Weld ; Samuel Heywood, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel P. Heywood ; William Ward, of said Boston, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of William Haven Ward ; Charles Treadwell, jun., of said Salem, shall be allowed to take the name of Francis Charles Treadwell ; Nathan Webber, of Gloucester, shall be allowed to take the name of Edward Webber ; Francis Fay, Jun. of Southborough, shall be allowed to take the name of Francis Ball Fay ; Barnabas Blankinship, of Rochester, shall be allowed to take the name of Barnabas D. Nye ; Laurens Bascom, of Southampton, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Laurens Bascom ; John Gifford, of Westport, in the county of Bristol, shall be allowed to take the name of John Winslow Gifford ; Harriot Bowers, of Billerica, shall be allowed to take the name of Silence Bowers ; Samuel Tenney, jun., of Newburyport, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Newell Tenney ; Harriet Swett, of Dracut, shall be allowed to take the name of Harriet Swett Varnum; and the several persons before mentioned, from and after the passing of this act, shall be known and called by the names, which by this act, they are respectively allowed to take and assume, as aforesaid, and said names shall, forever hereafter, be considered as their only proper and legal names, to all intents and purposes. [June 17, 1817.
AN ACT to alter and change the Names of certain Persons therein men- tioned.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Calvin Bailey, son of Cal- vin Bailey, of Hanover, in the county of Plymouth, shall be allowed to take the name of Bernard Calvin Bailey ; Edward Jenkins, of Scituate, in the same county, shall be allowed to take the name of Edward Henry Jenkins ; Lory Jones, of Greenwich, in the county of Hampshire, shall be allowed to take the name of Lorenzo Baldwin Jones ; John Deblois, son of Stephen Deblois, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of John A. Deblois ; Thomas Smalley Delano, of the same Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Nathaniel Lewis Nickerson ; Thomas Carter, of Newburyport, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas Duncan Carter; George Carter, of the same place, shall be allowed to take the name of George Duncan Carter ; Ithamar Beard, jun., of Littleton, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Ithamar Ames Beard; Pliny Cutler, 2d, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Pliny Cutler ; John
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Ward, of said Boston, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of John George Ward ; Henry Gray, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry D. Gray ; Emery Brigham, of Southborough, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Emery Cushing Brigham ; Thomas Williams, of Boston, aforesaid shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas Kendall Williams ; Henry Hale Gay, son of Mary Gay, of Dedham, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of George Henry Gay ; Larkin Newton, of said Southborough, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Martial Pinkney ; Samuel Putnam, jun., of Salem, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel R. Putnam ; Washington Thayer, of said Boston, shall be al- lowed to take the name of George Washington Thayer; John Parker Mc- Quillin, of Beverly, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of John Hills Parker ; Thomas R. Amory, of Boston, aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas C. Amory ; Job Williams, son of Gideon Williams, of Taunton, in the county of Bristol, shall be allowed to take the name of Francis Job Williams ; Adolphus Frederick Packard, of Springfield, in the county of Hampden, shall be allowed to take the name of Frederick Adolphus Packard ; Jacob Thompson Wild, of Boston, afore- said, shall be allowed to take the name of James Thompson Wild ; John Low, jun., of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of John Vaughan Low ; Charles Adams of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Frederick Adams ; Josiah Trott, of Woolwich, shall be allowed to take the name of Josiah Winship Trott; Nathan Foster, of Boston afore- said, silk dyer, shall be allowed to take the name of Nathan Orris Foster ; Daniel Rogers, jun., of Gloucester, in the county of Essex, shall be al- lowed to take the name of Daniel W. Rogers ; Harriet Walker, of Boston, aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of Harriet Walker Boardman ; Francis Shaw Blake, son of Sarah Blake, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Edward Blake; Lucy Ann Bradlee, daughter of Josiah Bradlee, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Lucy Hall Bradlee ; Edward Augustus Holyoke Turner, shall be allowed to take the name of Edward Augustus Holyoke ; and the said several persons shall hereafter be called and known by the names, which, by this act, they are severally and respectively allowed to take as aforesaid ; and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [Feb. 24, 1818.
AN ACT to change the Names of the several Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, George Mayo Edgar, of Boston shall be allowed to take the name of Mayo Graves Edgar; that John Harris, son of the late Samuel Harris, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of John Welsh Harris ; that Daniel Johnson, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Daniel Bridges Johnson ; that John Wilkins, of Boston, trader, shall be allowed to take the name of John Fox Wilkins ; that Robert Breck Williams, son of Thomas Williams, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Robert Breck Garven Williams ; that Daniel Chase Hazeltine resident in Boston, (late of New-Hampshire,) shall be allowed to take the name of Daniel Hazeltine Chase, all of the county of Suffolk ; that Benjamin Browne, the third, of Salem, apothecary, shall
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be allowed to take the name of Benjamin F. Browne ; that Josiah Newhall, of Lynn, shall be allowed to take the name of Josiah Selkirk Newhall ; that Jonathan Phillips, of said Lynn, shall be allowed to take the name of Benjamin Jonathan Phillips, all of the county of Essex; that the name of Clementina Harrington, of Southbridge be, and hereby is confirmed to her the said Clementina ; that Henry Martial Pinkney, of Southborough, shall be allowed to take the name of Larkin Newton ; that Lucius Paige, son of Timothy Paige, Esq., of Hardwick, shall be allowed to take the name of Lewis Robinson Paige, all of the county of Worcester ; that Elijah Hoar, of Montague, shall be allowed to take the name of Elijah Hanson, and that his several minor children shall be allowed to take the same name, viz .: Lucretia Hanson, Erastus Gunn Hanson, Morilla Hanson, Asahel Gunn Hanson, and Elijah Shaw Hanson ; that William Hoar, of Deerfield, shall be allowed to take the name of William Hanson, and that his several minor children shall be allowed to take the same name, viz. : Lucy Hanson, Ariel Hanson, Submit Hanson, Flavilla Hanson, John Milton Hanson, Caroline Hanson, Melinda Hanson, Persis Hanson, and Edwin Hanson ; that John Hoar, of Greenfield, shall be allowed to take the name of John Hoar Wheeler ; that John Cheney, of Orange, shall be allowed to take the name of John Cheney Hill, all of the county of Franklin; that Eliza Stebbins Snow, of Northampton, in the county of Hampshire, shall be allowed to take the name of Eliza Snow Stebbins ; that Briggs Sampson, of Duxbury, in the county of Plymouth, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Briggs Sampson ; that Benjamin Sisson, of Westport, in the county of Bristol, shall be allowed to take the name of Benjamin Baylies Sisson ; that Marsena Graton, of Sandwich, in the county of Barnstable, shall be allowed to take the name of Alwin M. Graton ; that Randolph Codman, of Limerick, in the county of York, shall be allowed to take the name of Randolph Augustus Lawrence Codman; and the said several persons, shall hereafter be called and known by the names, which, by this act they are severally and respectively allowed to take as aforesaid, and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [June 12, 1818.
AN Acr to change the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That Joseph Bartlett, 3d, of Plymouth, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Henry Bartlett ; that Nathaniel Bishop, jun., of Winthrop, shall be allowed to take the name of Nathaniel Cony Bishop ; that John Brewer, of Framingham, shall be allowed to take the name of John Maitland Brewer ; that Abigail Brooks, wife of John Brooks, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Mary Abigail Brooks ; that Mary Hart Bull, daughter of James Bull, of Northampton, shall be allowed to take the name of Elizabeth Miller Hart Bull ; that Charles Forbes, of Northampton, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles E. Forbes ; that George Cary, of Chelsea, shall be allowed to take the name of George Blankern Cary ; that Charles Dexter, of Boston, son of Aaron Dexter, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Parker Dexter ; that Susanna Lewis Nickolson Delano, daughter of Mercy Delano, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Mary Elizabeth Nickolson ; that Edward Gannet, of Salem, shall be allowed to take the name of Edward Farley; that Samuel Gooch, of
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Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Davenport Gooch ; that Susan Elizabeth Green, daughter of Andrew Green, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Elizabeth Heath Green; that Charles Hayward, son of Caleb Hayward, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Rice Hayward ; that Stephen Little, jun., of Newbury, shall be allowed to take the name of Stephen William Little ; that Lewis Robinson Paige, son of Timothy Paige, of Hardwick, shall be allowed to take the name of Lucius Robinson Paige ; that William Paige, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of James William Paige ; that Samuel Parker, son of Samuel Lillie Parker, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Lucius Champlin Parker ; that Joseph Peabody, 3d, of Salem, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph William Peabody ; that John Proctor, of Danvers, shall be allowed to take the name of John W. Proctor ; that Peter Smith, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Francis Peter Smith ; that Joel Thayer, of Boston shall be allowed to take the name of Joel Frederick Thayer ; that Sarah Atherton Thayer, daughter of Stephen Thayer, of Boston shall be allowed to take the name of Sarah Jackson Thayer; that Joseph Henry Jackson Thayer, son of the said Stephen Thayer, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Henry Jack- son ; that John Glover Teague, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of John Glover ; that Charles Torrey, of Scituate, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Turner Torrey; that Stephen Twist, of Danvers, shall be allowed to take the name of George T. Cook ; that Jesse Walcutt, a native of Bolton, now resident in Cambridge, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Baker Walcutt; that Samuel Watson, 2d, of Leicester, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Dexter Watson ; that Caleb Winship, of Boston, son of Abiel Winship, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Shepard Winship; that Isaac Van Deuson, 3d, of Great Barrington, shall be allowed to take the name of Isaac Laird Van Deuson ; and the said several persons, shall hereafter be called and known by the names which, by this act, they are severally and respectively allowed to take as aforesaid ; and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [Feb. 18, 1819.
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AN ACT to change the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That George Joy, son of Benjamin Joy, of Boston, in the county of Suf- folk, shall be allowed to take the name of John Joy ; Sally Sumner Homer, daughter of George Homer, of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Sarah Sumner Homer ; Joseph Emery, of said Boston, housewright, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph D. Emery ; Major Arms Dickerman, of said Boston, trader, shall be allowed to take the name of William Arms Dickerman; Benjamin Hichborn Fosdick, of Charlestown, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Benjamin Hichborn ; John Russell Estabrooks, of Cambridge, in said county of Middlesex, son of John Estabrooks, late of said Cambridge, deceased, shall be allowed to take the name of John Brooks Russell ; Ben- jamin Walton, son of John Walton, of Pepperell, in said county of Mid- dlesex, Esquire, shall be allowed to take the name of Benjamin Allen Walton ; Sumner Walton, son of said John Walton, shall be allowed to
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take the name of James Sumner Walton ; Joseph Jewett, 3d, of Row- ley, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph M. Jewett ; Nathan Brown, junior, of Newburyport, in said county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Nathan William Brown; Henry Ken- dall, of Leominster, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Jonas Henry Kendall ; Isaac Van Deusen, of Great Barring- ton, in the county of Berkshire, son of Isaac Van Deusen, deceased, shall be allowed to take the name of Isaac I. Van Deusen ; Isaac White, of Buxton, in the county of York, shall be allowed to take the name of Isaac Lamb White ; Enoch Bearce, of Hebron, in the county of Oxford, shall be allowed to take the name of Enoch Fogg Bearce; William Smith, of Port- land, in the county of Cumberland, shall be allowed to take the name of William Rufus Smith ; Luke Barton, of Augusta, in the county of Kenne- beck, gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of Luke Nickols Barton ; Lydia Sears Hall, infant daughter of Hezekiah Hall, of New Sharon, in said county of Kennebeck, shall be allowed to take the name of Maria Louisa Hall ; Joseph Cox, jun., son of Joseph Cox, resident in the town of Con- cord, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Wyman; Samuel Turner, jun., of Scituate, in the county of Plymouth, gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Adams Turner. And the said persons, from the time of the passing of this act, shall be called and known by the names, which, by this act, they are severally allowed to take, as aforesaid, and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names, to all intents and purposes. [June 19, 1819.
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