An act to change the name of John Murdock, of Roxbury, in
the County of Norfolk, to the name of Robert Pierpont. Whereas
Hannah Pierpont, of Roxbury aforesaid, hath petitioned this court, for certain
reasons set forth in her petition, that the name of John Murdock, of said
Roxbury, may be changed and altered to the name of Robert Pierpont, and the said
John Murdock hath assented to and joined in said prayer: Therefore, Be it
enacted, etc., as follows: That from and after the passing of this act, the said
John Murdock shall be, and he hereby is authorized and impowered to take, use
and bear the name of Robert Pierpont, instead of the said name John Murdock, and
to be called and known by that name, instead of his present Christian and
surname. (February 28, 1795)
An act to change the name of Gideon Thayer to Gideon
Latimer Thayer. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: That from and after
the passing of this act, Gideon Thayer, of Braintree, in the county of Norfolk,
son of the Honorable Ebenezer Thayer, of said town, be, and he hereby is
authorized and allowed to take, use and bear the name of Gideon Latimer Thayer,
and by that name to be hereafter known and called in all processes and records
whatever. (February 16, 1799)
An act altering the name of Oliver Pond, 3d, to Oliver
N. Pond. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: That from and after the
passing of this act, Oliver Pond, the third of that name of Franklin, in the
county of Norfolk, be, and he hereby is authorized and allowed to take, use and
bear the name of Oliver N. Pond, and by that name be hereafter known and called
in all processes and records whatever. (June 14, 1799)
An act to change the name of Charles Cabot to that of Charles
George Cabot. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: That Charles Cabot, of
Brookline, in the county of Norfolk, merchant, son of George Cabot, of the same
place, Esquire, be, and he hereby is authorized to take and bear the name of
Charles George Cabot; and by that name shall henceforth be known and
called. (June 13, 1800)
An act to change the names of Billy Hager, Silvanus Coleman the
third, Alexander McLeod Clark, John Tyler, Rodolphus Stratton, James
Allen, and John Parkman. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: That from and
after the passing of this act, Billy Hager, of Marlborough, in the county of
Middlesex, son of William Hager, of said Marlborough, shall be allowed to take
the name of William Hager; that Silvanus Coleman, the third of that name, of
Nantucket, in the county of Nantucket, son of Jonathan Coleman, of said
Nantucket, shall be allowed to take the name of Davis Coleman; the Alexander
McLeod Clark, of Medfield, in the county of Norfolk, son of Elias Clark, of said
Medfield, shall be allowed to take the name of Alexander Clark; that John
Tyler, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, son of John Tyler, late of Mendon,
in the county of Worcester, deceased, shall be allowed to take the name of John
Eugene Tyler; that Rodolphus Stratton, of Northfield, in the county of
Hampshire, shall be allowed to take the name of Adolphus Smith; that James Allen
of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, son of Thomas Allen, of Pasquetank county,
in the state of North Carolina, shall be allowed to take the name of James
Armour Allen; and that John Parkman, of said Boston, son of William Parkman, of
Concord, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of John
Augustus Parkman; 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. (March 7, 1801)
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, Breck Brigham, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester,
shall be allowed to take the name of Robert Breck Brigham; and that John
Ambourlain, of Roxbury, in the county of Norfolk, a minor and ward of Martin
Brimmer, shall be allowed to take the name of John A. Brimmer; and that
William Orne, a minor, a son of William Orne, of Salem, in the county of Essex,
be allowed to take the name of William Putnam Orne; and that William Gray, a
minor, son of William Gray, Jun., of Salem, be allowed to take the name of
William Rufus Gray: 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. (June 23, 1802)
An act to change the
names of persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
That Benjamin Frost
Cutter, of Brookline, may take the name of Benjamin Franklin Cutter
that Henry Peirce, and
Edward Peirce, minor sons of Jesse Peirce, of Stoughton, may severally take the
names of Henry Lillie Peirce, and Edward Lillie Peirce
that Joseph Kendall, of
Dorchester, may take the name of Edward Joseph Kendall; all of the county of
Norfolk.
(March 27, 1833)
An act to change the
names of persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
That Nathaniel Webster,
of Dorchester, may take the name of Nathaniel Francis Webster
that Ichabod Holbrook,
of Dorchester, may take the name of Clarendon Gorham Holbrook
that St. Medard
Holbrook, of Dorchester, may take the name of George Holbrook
that Joanna Bates, of
Cohasset, a minor daughter of Samuel Bates, may take the name of Joanna Nichols
Bates
that Charles George
Glover, a minor son of Stephen Glover, of Roxbury, may take the name of George
Stephen Glover; all of the county of Norfolk.
(March 22, 1834)
An act to change the
names of the person therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
William Leland, of
Roxbury, may take the name of William Sherman Leland
Edward Gill, of Quincy,
may take the name of Edward Howard Gill
Lafayette Whitney, of
Braintree, may take the name of Lewis Lafayette Whitney
Mary T. Fisher, of
Franklin, may take the name of Mary Thurston
Harlows Whitney, jun.,
of Wrentham, may take the name of Gustavus H. Whitney
Augustine Joshua Bryant,
of Milton, may take the name of Augustus Bryant
Ferdinand Clark, of
Roxbury, may take the name of Ferdinand Nimrod Clark
Josephine Friedham
Wright, adopted daughter of J. W. Parkhurst, of Dedham, may take the name of
Mary Josephine Parkhurst
Margaret Howe Brown, of
Dorchester, may take the name of Margaret Howe; all of the county of Norfolk.
(April 16, 1846)
An act to change the
names of the person therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Harlows Whiting, jun.,
of Wrentham, may take the name of Gustavus H. Whiting
Susan Maria Carney, of
Quincy, minor, may take the name of Susan Maria Richardson
Peter Cushing, of
Weymouth, may take the name of William Pomroy Cushing
Elizabeth Baxter, minor,
of Quincy, may take the name of Elizabeth Lydia Baxter
Roby Lydston, of
Roxbury, may take the name of Alfred Henry Lydston; all of the county of
Norfolk.
(April 26, 1847)
An act to change the
names of the person therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Harriet Jane Morey, of
Bellingham, a minor, may take the name of Harriet Jane Cook
Julia Ann Potter, of
Franklin, a minor, may take the name of Ann Olivia Potter Whiting
Ellen Augusta Bragg, of
Medfield, a minor, may take the name of Ellen Augusta Fales
Hubert Ganmond, of
Canton, may take the name of Hubert G. Woodbury
Greenleaf Sanger, of
Dover, may take the name of Simon Greenleaf Sanger; all of the county of
Norfolk.
(May 10, 1848)
