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)
Norfolk
County