Worcester County, Massachusetts Name Changes

An act to change the name of Ephraim Farrar, to the name of John Farrar.  Be it enacted, etc., as follows: That from and after the passing of this act, Ephraim Farrar, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester, son of John Farrar, late of Shrewsbury, in the county of Worcester, deceased, be, and he hereby is authorized and allowed to take, use, and hear the name of John Farrar, and by that name to be forever hereafter known and called, in all precepts and records whatsoever.  (June 13, 1796)

An act for changing the name of Samuel Flagg the third, to that of Samuel H. Flagg.  Be it enacted, etc., as follows: That from and after the passing of this act, the said Samuel Flagg, the third of that name, of Worcester, and son of Francis Flagg, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel H. Flagg, instead of his present Christian and surname, and shall be known and called thereby; and that the same shall, to all legal intents and purposes, be hereafter considered as the only proper name of the said Flagg, and shall avail him accordingly.  (June 21, 1799)

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, Humphry Stanwood, of Newburyport, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth aforesaid, cooper, shall be allowed to take the name of Humphry Woodbury; and that Judith Stanwood and Agnes Stanwood, the said Humphry's daughters, shall also be allowed to take the surname of Woodbury; that Robert Hallowell the younger, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of Robert Hallowell Gardiner; that Thomas Denny the second, of Leicester, in the county of Worcester, son of Samuel Denny, of said Leicester, shall be allowed to take the name of Nathaniel P. Denny; that Levi H. Hardy, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Hardy; that John Benson, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, merchant, son of Joseph Benson, of Scituate, in the county of Plymouth, shall be allowed to take the name of John Henry Benson; that Josiah Vose, of Boston, son of Joseph Vose, of Milton, in the county of Norfolk, Esq., shall be allowed to take the name of Josiah Howe Vose; that Nathaniel Thayer, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and son of Ebenezer Thayer, Esq. of Braintree, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Nathaniel Frederick Thayer; and that Samuel Curwen Ward, Jun. a minor, son of Samuel Curwen Ward, of Salem, in the county of Essex, gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Curwen; and said persons shall in future be respectively known and called by the names which they as respectively allowed to take as aforesaid; and the same shall be considered as their only proper names to all intents and purposes.  (March 11, 1802)

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, Humphry Stanwood, of Newburyport, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth aforesaid, cooper, shall be allowed to take the name of Humphry Woodbury; and that Judith Stanwood and Agnes Stanwood, the said Humphry's daughters, shall also be allowed to take the surname of Woodbury; that Robert Hallowell the younger, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of Robert Hallowell Gardiner; that Thomas Denny the second, of Leicester, in the county of Worcester, son of Samuel Denny, of said Leicester, shall be allowed to take the name of Nathaniel P. Denny; that Levi H. Hardy, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Hardy; that John Benson, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, merchant, son of Joseph Benson, of Scituate, in the county of Plymouth, shall be allowed to take the name of John Henry Benson; that Josiah Vose, of Boston, son of Joseph Vose, of Milton, in the county of Norfolk, Esq., shall be allowed to take the name of Josiah Howe Vose; that Nathaniel Thayer, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and son of Ebenezer Thayer, Esq. of Braintree, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Nathaniel Frederick Thayer; and that Samuel Curwen Ward, Jun. a minor, son of Samuel Curwen Ward, of Salem, in the county of Essex, gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Curwen; and said persons shall in future be respectively known and called by the names which they as respectively allowed to take as aforesaid; and the same shall be considered as their only proper names to all intents and purposes.  (March 11, 1802)

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 Jonadab Baker, of Ashburnham, may take the name of George Baker

that Boaz Moore Merrick, of West Brookfield, may take the name of Charles Augustus Merrick

that Anna Fitts, 2d, of Charlton, may take the name of Ann Maria Fitts

that Sally Bullen, of Charlton, may take the name of Sally Boyden

that Polly Bullen, of Charlton, may take the name of Mary Boyden

that Samuel Chandler Blake, of Worcester, may take the name of Francis Dlake

that James Madison Cutter, of Fitchburg, may take the name of James Marshall Cutter

that Adam Hawks, of Ashburnham, may take the name of Henry Putnam Hawks

that Sumner Smith, of Worcester, may take the name of Joseph Sumner Smith

that Mary G. Fisk, of Spencer, may take the name of Adelaide Mary Fisk

that Ebenezer Wilder, jun., of Lancaster, may take the name of Frederick William Wilder

that Emilia Dudley, minor daughter of Samuel Dudley, of Harvard, deceased, may take the name of Abba Willard Dudley

that John Davis, of Worcester, son of Joseph Davis, of Northboro', in said county, may take the name of John B. Davis

that William Sawyer, of Berlin, may take the name of William Adison Sawyer

that William Henry Tower, a minor son of Asa----el Tower, jun., of Lancaster, may take the name of Henry Ambrose Tower

that Emily Osgood, of Leominster, may take the name of Emily Rebecca Osgood

that Adeline Wheeler Stearns, of Oakham, minor daughter of Isaac Stearns, of Spencer, may take the name of Adelline Wheeler Ayres

that Asa Waters, jun., of Millbury, may take the name of Asa Holman Waters; all of the county of Worcester.

(March 27, 1833)

 

An act to change the names of persons therein mentioned.  Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

That Lois Cronch, of Bolton, may take the name of Lois Elizabeth Nelson

that John Smith, of West Boylston, may take the name of Austin Denney

that Milton J. Adams, of Worcester, may take the name of Sewel Hawes

that James P. Twitehell, of Westminster, may take the name of James P. Appleton

and that his wife, Emily C., may take the name of Emily C. Appleton

that Betsey Reed Joslin, of Leominster, may take the name of Elizabeth Marion Reed Joslin

that Lavinah Crouch, of Bolton, may take the name of Mary Lavinah Nelson

that Amos Pierce, of Sutton, may take the name of Charles Amos Pierce

that Mary W. Howe, of Grafton, may take the name of Mary W. Putnam

that James Henry Alexander Deland, of North Brookfield, may take the name of Henry Deland

that George Fornis, of Holden, a minor son of Sally Fornis, may take the name of George Howard Smith

that Enos Babcock, of Fitchbury, may take the name of Eneas Alson Marshall

that Daivd Rice Babcock, of Fitchburg, a minor, may take the name of David Rice Marshall

that Alexander James Dallas Brown, of Southbridge, may take the name of Alexander James Dallas

that Sally Walker, of Harwick, may take the name of Susan Walker

that Adelaide Mary Fisk, of Spencer, may take the name of Adelaide Mary Green

that Harlow Fisher Skinner, of Princeton, may take the name of Harlow Skinner

that Alden Briggs, of Grafton, may take the name of John Briggs

that Hezekiah Harris, of Princeton, may take the name of Charles Hamilton Davis

that Samuel Francis, of Lunenburg, may take the name of Franklin Samuel Francis; all of the county of Worcester.

(March 22, 1834)

 

An act to change the names of the person therein mentioned.  Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Eleazer Allen Battell, of the town of Worcester, may take the name of Allen E. Battell

Lemnel Newton, of Hardwick, may take the name of Stephen Eleazer Newton

Samuel Allen, of Grafton, may take the name of Samuel Home Allen

John Wetherell, jun., of Oxford, may take the name of John Wolcott Wetherell

Mahala Hoit, of Milford, may take the name of Mahala Hoit Cook

Desire Goddard, wife of Elisha Goddard, of the town of Princeton, may take the name of Sarah Desire Goddard

Amanda Zurriah Stewart, of Upton, may take the name of Amanda Zurriah Webster

Eliza Ann Pratt, of Worcester, may take the name of Eliza Ann Brewer

David Sylvester Clark, of Royalston, minor, may take the name of David Sylvester Brown

Harvey Allen, of Princeton, may take the name of Harvey Wilbur Allen

Persis Elizabeth Weld, of Chariton, may take the name of Elizabeth Weld

Antoinette G. York, of Upton, may take the name of Jane Maria Walker

Charles Smith Straw, of Worcester, may take the name of Charles Smith Lee

John Waldo Lincoln, of Worcester, counsellor at law, may take the name of Edward Winslow Lincoln

Algernon S. Crawford, of Barre, may take the name of Algernon S. Butler

Julia Sophronia Ruble, adopted daughter of Simon Hubbard, of Holden, may take the name of Julia Caroline Hubbard

Joshua L. Knight, of Leicester, may take the name of Charles S. Knight, all of the county of Worcester.

(April 16, 1846)

 

An act to change the names of the person therein mentioned.  Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Martha Ann Page, of Lunenburg, may take the name of Martha Ann Robinson

her minor son, Henry Morton Page, may take the name of Henry Morton Robinson

Austin Hoar, of West Boylston, may take the name of Austin Wilbur Sidney

his wife, Esther Whitaker Hoar, may take the name of Esther Whitaker Sidney

Emma E. Gould, a minor, of Lancaster, may take the name of Emily E. Pratt

John Young, of Shrewsbury, may take the name of John Williams Young

Edwin Bigelow, of Lancaster, may take the name of Edwin Samuel Bigelow

Marcellus Emerson, minor, adopted by Warren Fay, of Southborough, may take the name of Marcellus Emerson Fay

Harriot D. Pidge, minor, adopted by Samuel and Nancy F. Rich, of West Sutton, may take the name of Harriot P. Rich

Albert Henry Richardson, minor, of Brookfield, may take the name of Albert Henry Bartlett

Pliny Litchfield, minor, may take the name of Pliny Thurston Litchfield, of Southbridge

Isaac Cuttar Snow, of Leicester, may take the name of William Cuttar Snow

Leonard Mowry, of Douglas, may take the name of Daniel Mowry

Esther Ann Bancroft, minor, of Auburn, may take the name of Anna Eudora Esther Bancroft

Charles Dwight Eager, of Northborough, may take the name of Charles Henry Eager

Mary Ellen Sawyer, minor, of Fitchburg, may take the name of Mary Ellen Peirce

Jacob Addison Bemis, of Southborough, may take the name of Addison Jacob Bemis

Morris Taft Judd, of Upton, minor, may take the name of Lysander Morris Perham

Samuel Preston, of Worcester, may take the name of Samuel Hildrith Preston

Charles Walker, of Westborough, may take the name of Charles Wellington Walker

Ezra Staples, of Uxbridge, may take the name of Ezra Freeman Staples

Anne Devillers Lincoln, minor daughter of Nancy H. Lincoln, of Worcester, may take the name of Georgiana Devillers Lincoln

Mary Sigourney Towne Miller, of Worcester, may take the name of Mary Sigourney Towne; all of the county of Worcester.

(April 26, 1847)

 

An act to change the names of the person therein mentioned.  Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

George Lyman Chilson, of Leicester, may take the name of George Dexter Chilson

Daniel Mowry, of Douglas, may take the name of David Mowry

Foster Death, of Rutland, and his wife, Hepsibath Death, and their minor children, Charles and Henry, may each take the surname of Dana instead of Death

Elizabeth D. Shackford, of Shrewsbury, may take the name of Elizabeth Davis

and her minor children, John J. Sylvester and George L., may severally take the surname of Davis instead of Shackford

Joseph Hoar may take the name of Joseph H. Heywood

Samuel R. Hoar may take the name of Samuel R. Heywood

Dorcas K. Hoar may take the name of Dorcas K. Heywood

Dwight Hoar may take the name of Dwight H. Heywood

Mary R. Hoar may take the name of Mary R. Heywood

Ezra H. Hoar may take the name of Ezra H. Heywood

Fidelia M. Hoar may take the name of Fidelia M. Heywood

Lyman B. Hoar may take the name of Lyman B. Heywood

Alonzo P. Hoar may take the name of Alonzo P. Heywood; all of Princeton

Isaac Merrill Wheeler, of Rutland, may take the name of Merrill Wheeler

John Allyn Weston, of Worcester, may take the name of Allyn Weston

Vina Newton, of Worcester, may take the name of Levinia Pierce Robbins

Jared Curtis delany, of Southbridge, a minor, may take the name of Jared Curtis Healy

Henry Adin Stone, of Shrewsbury, may take the name of Isaac Hubbard Stone

Levi Carruth, of Templeton, may take the name of Levi W. Carruth

Pashcal Peola Deming Weld, of Charlton, may take the name of Vernon Weld

Joseph Knowlton Mann, of Petersham, a minor, may take the name of Joseph Mann jackson

William Everett Dairymple, a minor, of Northborough, may take the name of William Everett Warren

Franklin Bradford Metcalf, of Leicester, may take the name of Franklin Bradford King

Mary Davis Goodspeed, of Hubbardston, a minor, may take the name of Mary Alma Goodspeed

Abraham Vest, of Grafton, may take the name of John Negus Wilson

Sally Vest, wife of the said Abraham Vest, and Walter Vest, and Mary Elizabeth Vest, their minor children, may take the surname of Wilson, instead of Vest

Willard Sherman, of North Brookfield, may take the name of Harrison Willard Sherman

Ephraim Warren Fuller, of Worcester, may take the name of Warren Fuller

Michael Herne, and John Herne, of Lancaster, may each take the surname of Kelley, instead of Herne; all of the county of Worcester.

(May 10, 1848)

 

Contributed by Marla Snow