LIST OF PERSONS
whose
NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED
in
MASSACHUSETTS.

1780 - 1883.

[Collated and published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, under
Authority of Chapter 249 of the Acts of the Year 1884.]

Wright & Potter Printing Company, State Printers.
18 Post Office Square.
1885.

[Transcribed by Coralynn Brown]

Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Stephen Chase, of Boston, may take the name of Stephen Chase Bent. Julia Ann Chase, wife of Stephen Chase, may take the name of Julia Chase Bent. Frederick Wentworth, of Boston, may take the name of Frederick Augustus Wentworth. Epafhias Kibby Brodhead, of Boston, may take the name of George Hamilton Brodhead. Benjamin Callender, of Boston, may take the name of Benjamin Franklin Callender. Godfrey Cady, of Boston, may take the name of William Godfrey Cady. James Leach, Jun., of Boston, may take the name of James L. Duncan. Jeremiah Fenno Holden, of Boston, may take the name of Edward Holden. Simone Rowland Hart, of Boston, may take the name of Rowland St. Victor. Philip Page, of Boston, may take the name of Philip Sidney Page. Edward Augustus Hayman Rogers, of Boston, may take the name of Edward Hayman Rogers. John Boies Broaders, of Boston, may take the name of John Dudley Richards. James Smith, of Boston, may take the name of James Wiggin Smith. Lydia Sprague, daughter of Samuel Sprague, of Boston, may take the name of Mary Chadwick Sprague. Benaiah Spaulding, of Boston, may take the name of Benaiah Prescott Spaulding. Fonzo White, of Boston, may take the name of William Fonzo White. Alexander Mair, of Boston, may take the name of Alexander Mair Williams. George Washington Gorton, of Boston, may take the name of George Washington Gorton Williams. Samuel Whiting, of Boston, may take the name of Samuel Greenwood Whiting. Elisha E. Wellman, of Boston, may take the name of Samuel Ellenwood Wellman, and that his adopted daughter, Sarah Jane Hamilton, may take the name of Sarah Ann Wellman. Lyman Gaschall Reed, of Boston, minor son of Thomas and Hannah Reed, may take the name of Elisha Smith Reed. Isabella Parker, a minor, daughter of Isaac Parker, of Boston, may take the name of Isabella Graham Parker. Henry Parker, a minor son of said Isaac Parker, of Boston, may take the name of Henry Melville Parker. Hartford Olney Claffin, of Boston, may take the name of Henry Claffin. John Holker Welch, a minor son of Francis Welch, of Boston, may take the name of Edward Holker Welch. John Boyd Wallace, of Boston, a minor, may take the name of John Wallace Boyd. Alfred Bertenshaw, of Boston, may take the name of Alfred B. Shaw. Abigail Howe, of Boston, a minor, may take the name of Abigail Howe Amee. Lewis Wilder, of Boston, may take the name of Charles Lewis Wilder. Abigail, daughter of Thomas Jackson, of Boston, may take the name of Abigail Callender Jackson. James Adams, Jun., of Boston, may take the name of James Bartlett Adams. Thomas Bird Murphy, may take the name of Henry Murphy Bird. Henry Snook, of Boston, may take the name of Henry Snook Bacon. William Eaton, of Boston, a minor, may take the name of William Storer Eaton. James Harris, of Boston, a minor, may take the name of James Watson Harris. Lars Olsson, of Boston, may take the name of Lewis Olsson. Isaac Wharff Smith, may take the name of Isaac William Smith. John Felt, of Salem, may take the name of John G. Felt. Jonas Loskey, of Salem, may take the name of George Loskey. Jonathan Archer Ropes, of Salem, may take the name of Archer Ropes. Royal Augustus Averell, of Middleton, may take the name of Albert Augustus Averell. Samuel Christopher Kilby White, of Middleton, may take the name of Henry Mansfield. Daniel Augustus Rogers, of Gloucester, minor son of Betsey Rogers, may take the name of Daniel Webster Rogers. William Pool, Jun., of Gloucester, son of the late William Pool, of Hallowell, state of Maine, may take the name of William Grover Pool. Deborah Lambert Bridges, of Rowley, may take the name of Deborah Hubbard Bridges. Charles Wilkins, of Salem, may take the name of Charles Frederick Wilkins. Willard Harding, Jun., of Lynn, may take the name of Willard Mason Harding. George Creasey, of Rowley, may take the name of George W. Creasey. Owen Eaton, of Andover, may take the name of Franklin Howard Eaton. Daniel Hale Jaques, minor son of William Jaques, late of Newbury, deceased, may take the name of Andrew Warren Standley. Mary Lindsey, of Salem, may take the name of Mary Lindsey Putnam. Joshua Eliphalet Hills, of Newburyport, may take the name of Eliphalet Hills. John Patten Sargent, of Amesbury, may take the name of Porter Sargent. Ezekiel Lysander Bascom Lamb, of Framingham, may take the name of Lysander Wheelock. Andrew Munroe, Jun., of Reading, may take the name of Andrew Brigham. Jeremiah Paine, of Reading, may take the name of Jeremiah Putnam. Cheney Allen of Woburn, may take the name of George Cheney Allen. Samuel H. Newell, of Cambridge, may take the name of John Stark. Joshua Barrett, of Westford, a minor, may take the name of Joshua Payson Barrett. Edward Woodcock, of Groton, may take the name of Charles Edward Weston. David Woodcock, of Groton, may take the name of David Brainard Weston. Washington Woodcock, of Groton, may take the name of George Washington Weston. Charles Ensworth, of Cambridge, may take the name of Charles Ward Tracy. Joel Newton Onthank, of Weston, may take the name of Joel Newton. Edward Rogers and Edmund Rogers, of Groton, minors, sons of Willard Rogers, may severally take the names of Edward Rogers Blood and Edmund Rogers Blood. Josiah Rider, of Lowell, may take the name of Josiah Lawrence. Robert L. Eells, and Louisa H. Eells, of Medford, may severally take the names of Robert L. Ells and Louisa H. Ells. Mary Holden, of Waltham, may take the name of Mary Raymond Motley. George Washington Falconer, of Newton, a minor, may take the name of Samuel Adlam. Olive Bean, of Holliston, may take the name of Elizabeth Olive New. Augustus Crossman, of Cambridge, a minor, may take the name of Augustus Stedman. John Williams, of Framingham, a minor, may take the name of John Williams Turner. Susan Rebecca Dame, of Medford, may take the name of Susan Rebecca Steel. David B. Rider, of Hubbardston, may take the name of David B. Makepeace. Harriet F. Thompson, of Hubbardston, may take the name of Harriet F. Phelps. Metcalf C. Hardy, of Worcester, may take the name of William Seth Hardy. Samuel Hardy, of Worcester, may take the name of Samuel Henderson Hardy. Zacharius Reed, of Warren, may take the name of Alden Reed. Timothy S. Rice, of Leominster, may take the name of George Kendall. Lawyer Stanford, of Milford, may take the name of Joel L. Stanford. Otis Sanford Billings, of Sutton, may take the name of Lysander Woodburn Henderson. Nicholas Cowper Moore, of Princeton, may take the name of Humphrey Moore. Minerva Morse, of Southbridge, may take the name of Oscar Plimpton Morse. Ivory Stackpole, of Athol, a minor, may take the name of William Ebenezer Kelton Fowle. Samuel Fiske, Jun., of Southbridge, a minor, may take the name of Samuel Lynn Fiske. Eunice Cronch, of Boston, may take the name of Eunice Nelson. Leander Loring Ball, of Princeton, may take the name of Leander Loring. Luther L. Lackey, of Princeton, may take the name of Lurestan Chanvelin. Cyril Flint, of Barre, may take the name of Francis Allen. Mary, wife of Cyril Flint, and their three children, minors, namely: John, Georgiana and Moriah, may severally take the surname of Allen. Eliza Earl, of Hardwick, may take the name of Mary Eliza Earl. Martha Houghton, of Bolton, may take the name of Martha Stearns Houghton. Mary Gardner, of Bolton, may take the name of Mary Louisa Gardner. Betsey Osborn, of Bolton, may take the name of Elizabeth Wyman Osborn. Miranda Wheelock, of Winchendon, may take the name of Miranda Elizabeth Wilder. Henry Jackson Davis, of Grafton, may take the name of Henry Davis. Bostic Penniman Greenlief, of Dudley, may take the name of Thomas Bostic Penniman. Francis Witt, of South Hadley, may take the name of Francis DeWitt. Lyman Nobles, Jun., of Northampton, may take the name of Cyrus Dwight Nobles. John Northum, Jun., of Greenwich, may take the name of John Willcox Northum. Harriet Graves, of Hatfield, may take the name of Harriet Cornelia Graves. Zilpha Nutting, of Leverett, may take the name of Jane Celeste Nutting. Orrin Blush Smith, of Middlefield, a minor, may take the name of Charles Smith. Oliver Smith, of Middlefield, a minor, may take the name of Milton Smith. Consider Scott, of Hatfield, may take the name of Consider Williams Scott. Elijah Brass, of Southampton, may take the name of Elijah Brass Emerson. Asahel Salmon Abels, of Northampton, may take the name of Asahel Salmon Abell. James Stebbins, of Ware, a minor, may take the name of James Dexter Eddy. David Needham, 2d, of Wales, may take the name of David Besse Needham. Harriet Tillotson, of Granville, a minor, may take the name of Harriet Seymour. Julia Wait, of Whately, may take the name of Julia Angeline Wait. Seth Washburn Willard, of Greenfield, a minor, may take the name of Washburn Willard Graves. Lucy Mariah Whitney, of Warwick, may take the name of Lucy Whitney Pierce. Esbon Elnathan Williams, of Wendell, a minor, may take the name of William Claggett Johnson. Mercy Turner, of Clarksburg, may take the name of Mercy Shipping. Diana Huntington, of Becket, may take the name of Frances Diana Huntington. George Turner, of Stockbridge, a minor, may take the name of George Nash Turner. Douglass Turner, of Stockbridge, may take the name of Douglass Kellogg Turner. Volley Swain Death, of Walpole, may take the name of Samuel Dickinson. Aaron Stetson, of Quincy, may take the name of James Aaron Stetson. Francis Antignola, of Weymouth, may take the name of Francis Hamilton. Bathsheba H. Balch, of Medfield, may take the name of Ellen B. H. Balch. Abigail Riley, of Dorchester, may take the name of Abigail Bartlett Ordway, and that her infant daughter, Sarah Hale Riley, may take the name of Sarah Hale Ordway. Theodore Augustus Bigelow, of Taunton, a minor, may take the name of Theodore Stanwood Bigelow. Greenleaf Orin Norice Bliss, of Seekonk, may take the name of Orin Norice Bliss. William Gifford, of Dartmouth, may take the name of William Sisson Gifford. Prince William Snow, of Nantucket, a minor, may take the name of Aaron Prince Snow. [April 8, 1835]. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Abram Babcock, of Boston, may take the name of George William Abram Babcock. William Hulin, of Boston, may take the name of William Hulin Clifton. John French, of Boston, may take the name of John Marshall French. Charles Robert Andrews, a minor son of Elizabeth Andrews, of Boston, may take the name of John Dudley Andrews. Abel Munroe, of Boston, may take the name of Abel B. Munroe. Caroline Louisa Grosvenor, of Boston, may take the name of Louisa Grosvenor. John Calrow, of Boston, may take the name of John Glover Calrow. William Calrow, Jr., of Boston, may take the name of William Howard Calrow. Thomas Calrow, of Boston, may take the name of Thomas Baldwin Calrow. Patrick Cavanah, of Boston, may take the name of William Pollard Cavanah. John Hunting Capen, a minor, of Boston, may take the name of John Capen. Charles Cunningham, a minor, of Boston, may take the name of Charles West Cunningham. Lydia Emily Coffin, a minor, of Boston, may take the name of Lydia Emily Coffin Morse. John Stoddard, of Boston, may take the name of John D. Stoddard. William Smith, of Boston, may take the name of Marcellus Judson Smith. Joseph Saunders Coffin, a minor, of Boston, may take the name of Joseph Saunders. Percival Eaton Howe, a minor, of Boston, may take the name of John Percival Howe. Gookin Parker, of Boston, may take the name of William Gookin Parker. Peter Russell, of Lynnfield, may take the name of Helon Russell. William Burnham, 5th, of Essex, may take the name of William Haskell Burnham. Frederick Griffin, of Essex, a minor, may take the name of Frederick Perkins Gardiner. Susan Eliza Wood, of Gloucester, a minor, may take the name of Susan Bartlett Haskell. Ahira Putnam, of Danvers, may take the name of Ahira Herrick Putnam. Louisa Stickney, of Salem, may take the name of Louisa D. Kent. Nancy Collins Johnson, of Salem, may take the name of Emily Collins Johnson. Samuel Bartlett, of West Newbury, may take the name of Samuel Walso Bartlett. John Currier, 4th, of Amesbury, may take the name of John Henry Currier. Israel Foster, 3d, of Beverly, may take the name of Israel Wallace Foster. Joseph Cole, of Ipswich, may take the name of Joseph D. Salisbury. Abigail Cole, of Ipswich, may take the name of Abigail L. Salisbury. Joseph Very, of Danvers, may take the name of Joseph Dempsey Very. Ansel Putnam, a minor, son of Daniel Putnam of Danvers, may take the name of Ansel Wallace Putnam. Mary Jane Morse, of Haverhill, a minor, may take the name of Mary Jane Smith. Charles Henry Kent, of Rowley, may take the name of Charles H. Webster. Sarah Merrill Kent, of Rowley, may take the name of Sarah Augusta Webster. Lavina Kimball, of Amesbury, a minor, may take the name of Lavina Kimball Pressey. Benjamin Foster, 4th, of Beverly, may take the name of Benjamin Lovett Foster. Mary Phillips Abbott, of Andover, may take the name of Mary Elizabeth Phillips Abbott. Moody Russell, of Middleton, may take the name of Samuel M. Russell. Anthony Vaughn Baker, of Cambridge, may take the name of Anthony Vaughn Fletcher. Martha Baker, of Cambridge, a minor daughter of Anthony Vaughn Baker, may take the name of Martha Elizabeth Fletcher. Benjamin Franklin Smith, a minor, may take the name of Benjamin Franklin Oakes Smith. Georgiana Reymond, of Malden, a minor, may take the name of Mary Ann Faulkner. Thomas Kidder Adams Griffin, of Westford, may take the name of George Adams Griffin. Sarah McIntire, of Reading, may take the name of Sarah Flint. William Newell, of Brighton, may take the name of William Whiting Wheaton Newell. Reuben Seiders, of Cambridge, may take the name of Richard Thomas Austin. Mary Jane Sanborn, of Lowell, may take the name of Mary Jane Rollins. Ira Hodgman, of Ashby, may take the name of Charles Day. Nathan Goodale, of Marlboro', may take the name of Nathan Munroe Goodale. James Francis Smiley, of Groton, a minor, may take the name of James Tarbell. Samuel Brown Stone, of Natick, may take the name of Warren Stone. Jonathan Sawyer, of Harvard, a minor, may take the name of Augustus Jonathan Sawyer. Royal C. Chesmore, of Fitchburg, may take the name of Henry Otis Rockwell. Dolly Wilder, of Leominster, may take the name of Frances Hills Wilder. Jesse Trickey, of Worcester, may take the name of Ivers R. Harvey. Elijah Hitchcock, of Sturbridge, a minor, may take the name of William Henry Hudson. Willard Billings, of Worcester, may take the name of John Willard Billings. George Merriam Pride, of Fitchburg, may take the name of George Henry Merriam. Gibson Colburn, of Northborough, may take the name of Henry Gibson Colbourn. Samuel Adams Hitchcock, of Sturbridge, may take the name of Samuel Adams Hudson. Mehitable Rand, of Westminster, may take the name of Ellen Mehitable Rand. Benjamin Taft, Jun., of Southbridge, may take the name of Merrick Luther Taft. Jonathan Orcutt, Jun., of Athol, may take the name of George Richardson Orcutt. Jonah T. Houghton, of Berlin, may take the name of Henry Taylor Houghton. Jonathan C. Sloan, of Hardwick, may take the name of Henry Clinton. Henry Taylor, of Leominster, may take the name of George Henry Taylor. Moses Sawyer Hastings, of Berlin, may take the name of Christopher Sawyer Hastings. John Crouch, of Brookfield, may take the name of John Clayton. Benjamin Moon, of Charlton, may take the name of Benjamin Brooks. Charlotte Moon, of Charlton, may take the name of Charlotte Brooks. Stephen Moon, Jun., of Charlton, may take the name of Stephen Brooks. Eunice Moon, of Charlton, may take the name of Eunice Brooks. Louisa and Laurenda, minor children of Stephen Moon, may take the surname of Brooks. Samuel Lynn Fiske, of Southbridge, may take the name of Samuel Lyon Fiske. Olverton Cushman Silvester, of Leicester, may take the name of Oliver Cushman Silvester. William Clark, of Spencer, may take the name of Orlendo Russell. Charles Augustus Munroe, of Shrewsbury, may take the name of Charles Augustus Harrington. Aaron Lyon, Jun., of Spencer, may take the name of Charles C. Pinckney. Asa B. Howe, of Leominster, may take the name of Webster B. Randolph. Cheney Hill, of Spencer, may take the name of Cheney Leander Mandell. Lewis Trescott, of Lancaster, may take the name of Lewis Erastus Trescott. Ballou Buffum, of Mendon, may take the name of David Ballou Buffum. Nehemiah Hoar, of Greenfield, may take the name of Nehemiah Hunt. Charles Sawyer, of Colraine, may take the name of Charles Carpenter. Lathrop Delano, of Montague, may take the name of Edward Lathrop Delano. Leonard Chenery, of Montague, may take the name of Edward Wells Chenery. Fanny Eliza Petton, of Buckland, a minor, may take the name of Fanny Eliza Smith. Smith Downing, of Sunderland, may take the name of Smith Downing Elliott. Clarinda Clark, of Granby, a minor, may take the name of Sarah Clarinda Clark. Lewis Ford, of Cummington, a minor, may take the name of Lewis Thayer Ford. Thomas James Quance, of Hadley, may take the name of James Whitmarsh. Isaac Tubbs, Susan Tubbs, Isaac N. Tubbs and Phebe Tubbs, of Cummington, may severally take the surname of Allen. Daniel B. Tubbs and Henry M. Tubbs, of Cummington, minors, may severally take the surname of Allen. Larry Chapin, of South Hadley, a minor, may take the name of Joseph Corbin Chapin. William Watson Witt, of South Hadley, a minor, may take the name of William De Witt. Cornelia Dexter Bridges, of Ware, a minor, may take the name of Cornelia Adeliza Gould. Philena Bates, of Cummington, may take the name of Philena Ford. John Witt, Jun., of Granby, may take the name of John De Witt. Caroline Witt, of Granby, may take the name of Caroline De Witt. Charles Smith, of Northampton, may take the name of Charles Pomeroy. Joseph Bull, Jun., of Westfield, may take the name of Edward Joseph Bull. Alured B. Hitchcock, of Brimfield, may take the name of John Boyden Austin. Franklin K. Thrall, of Blandford, a minor, may take the name of Franklin Knox Oatley. John Smith, of Williamstown, may take the name of John Leddenhurst Smith. Benjamin Remington, Jun., of Savoy, may take the name of Benjamin Franklin Remington. Allen Luther, Jun., of Dighton, a minor, may take the name of Allen Wardwell Luther. George Luther, of Somerset, a minor, may take the name of George Bowers Luther. William Cole, of New Bedford, may take the name of William Bowers Cole. Amanda Cotton, of Yarmouth, a minor, may take the name of Amanda Parker Cotton. Pinkham Baker, of Yarmouth, a minor, may take the name of Frederick Pinkham Baker. Franklin Hallet, of Yarmouth, a minro, may take the name of Joseph Franklin Hallet. Samuel Davis Heath, of Roxbury, may take the name of William Samuel Heath. William Patrick, of Roxbury, Elizabeth Mills Patrick, wife of said William Patrick, William Barry Patrick and Rebecca Barry Patrick, minor children of said William, may severally take the surname of White. Billa Bryant, of Rochester, may take the name of William Bryant. William Clapp, of Scituate, may take the name of Allen Clapp. [April 16, 1836]. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Elizabeth Sprague, of Boston, a minor, may take the name of Helen Elizabeth Sprague. John Quincy Adams Conkey, of Boston, may take the name of John Adams Conkey. Luke George, of Boston, may take the name of Albert George. Charles Johnson, of Boston, may take the name of Charles Borkley Johnson. William Hersey, of Boston, may take the name of William Glover Hersey. Walter White, of Boston, may take the name of Franklin John Walter White. Benjamin Tappan, of Boston, may take the name of Edward Antill Tappan. Sarah W. Downey, of Boston, may take the name of Sarah W. Johnson. William Hearsey, of Boston, may take the name of William Barron Hersey. Matthew Tasker, of Boston, a minor, may take the name of Matthew Calvert Tasker. Charles Rhoades Lamson, of Boston, a minor, may take the name of Charles Lamson. Robert Coe Burr, of Boston, may take the name of De Vere Burr. Jerushee Goodwin Hamilton, of Boston, may take the name of Melvina Jane Hamilton. Nancy Smith, of Boston, may take the name of Nancy Babcock. John Smith, of Boston, may take the name of John Clifton. Martha Ann Smith, of Boston, a minor, may take the name of Martha Ann Babcock. Maria F. Smith, of Boston, may take the name of Maria F. Clifton. Joseph Dorr, of Boston, merchant, may take the name of Joseph Goldthwait Dorr. Isaac Winslow Turn, a minor, may take the name of James W. Chilton. Henry John Stevenson Washburn, of Boston, may take the name of Henry Stevenson Washburn. Daniel Verry, of Danvers, may take the name of Daniel Malcolm Verry. Jacob Wiley, Jun., of Lynnfield, may take the name of George William Wiley. Joseph Ober, 3d, of Beverly, may take the name of Joseph Edwards Ober. William Nichols, Jun., of Amesbury, may take the name of William Howard Nichols. William Cox, of Lynnfield, may take the name of William Emerson Cox. Eliza Woodberry, of Beverly, may take the name of Eliza Augusta Woodberry. Hannah Elizabeth Batchelder, a minor, of Danvers, may take the name of Mary Jane Batchelder. Sarah Stanwood, of Ipswich, may take the name of Sarah Elizabeth Stanwood. Sarah Rand, of West Newbury, may take the name of Sarah Emery Rand. Grover Burnham Perkins, of Salem, may take the name of Edward Burnham Perkins. Mary Abbott, of Andover, may take the name of Mary James Abbott. Sarah Ashworth, of Amesbury, may take the name of Sarah Taylor. Dorothy Pearson Hills, of Rowley, may take the name of Laura Ann Hills. William Gardner Endicott, of Salem, may take the name of William Crowninshield Endicott. George Washington Read, of Salem, may take the name of George Fox Read. Daniel Sygestrom, of Danvers, a minor, may take the name of Daniel Sygestrom Henderson. Lois Peabody Spiller, of Rowley, may take the name of Martha Ann Webster. Charles Augustus Warren, of Amesbury, may take the name of Nathan Burpee Jewett. Mary Farrington Warren, of Amesbury, may take the name of Mary Farrington Jewett. Olwyn Jones, of Gloucester, a minor, may take the name of Olwyn Trask Jones. Charles Lewis Newhall may take the name of Charles Lewis Delnow. Martha Jane Newhall may take the name of Martha Jane Delnow. Ellen Maria Newhall may take the name of Ellen Maria Delnow. Hubbard Mortimer Newhall may take the name of Hubbard Mortimer Delnow. Charles Henry Newhall, of Lynn, may take the name of Charles Henry Delnow. John Clark, of Salem, may take the name of John Daniel Clark. Francis Albert Leighton, of Westford, may take the name of Albert Leighton. Mary Ann Brown, of Lexington, a minor, may take the name of Mary Ann Gleason. Caleb Symmes, 3d, of Charlestown, may take the name of Caleb Trowbridge Symmes. Albert Lawrence Bull, of Concord, may take the name of Albert Chester Lawrence. Rhoda Ann Bull, of Concord, may take the name of Rhoda Ann Lawrence. Albert Lawrence Bull, of Concord, a minor, may take the name of Albert Chester Lawrence. Caroline Matilda Thayer, of Cambridge, may take the name of Caroline Thayer Penniman. Susan A. Raymond, of Malden, may take the name of Susan Ann Barrett. George Cook, of Cambridge, may take the name of George Lincoln Cook. Mary Adams Ferrell, of Framingham, may take the name of Mary Barnes Adams. Thomas Hovey, of Cambridge, may take the name of Thomas Green Hovey. Allen Blood, of Medford, may take the name of George Washington Allen. Sarah Bancroft, of Townsend, may take the name of Sarah Proctor. Caroline Clark, of Framingham, a minor, may take the name of Caroline Buckminster Clark. Charles Brown, of Woburn, may take the name of Charles William Stevens. William Greenough Blood, of Woburn, may take the name of William Townsend Perry. Fanny Vickers, of Natick, may take the name of Fanny Wheeler. Matthew Davenport, of Boylston, may take the name of James Davenport. Eunice Tainter, of Leominster, may take the name of Elizabeth Eunice Tainter. John Emery Marsh, of North Brookfield, may take the name of John Edward Marshall. Jarvis Hunting, of Hubbardston, may take the name of William Jarvis Parker. Joseph Park, of Millbury, may take the name of Asa Lewis Park. Isaac Smith, 2d, of Leominster, may take the name of Isaac Warren Smith. John Park, 2d, of Millbury, may take the name of John William Park. Elizabeth Maria Keyes, of Leominster, may take the name of Maria Caroline Richardson. William Peck, of Royalston, a minor, may take the name of James W. Peck. Silas Holman, 2d, of Bolton, may take the name of Silas W. Holman. Salome Fay, of Northborough, may take the name of Mary Salome Fay. William Houghton, of Berlin, may take the name of William Addison Houghton. George Hitchcock, of Sturbridge, a minor, may take the name of George Hitchcock Hudson. John Gleason, 3d, of Worcester, may take the name of John Fiske Gleason. Charles C. Pinckney, of Spencer, may take the name of Francis Aaron Lyon. Edwin Norcross, of Shrewsbury, may take the name of Henry Wilson. Roger Phelps, of Northborough, may take the name of Henry Rogers Phelps. Maria Cowles, daughter of Eleazer Cowles, of Amherst, may take the name of Maria Harriet Cowles. Washington Everleth, George Everleth and Lucy Hinsdale Everleth, of Belchertown, may respectively take the surnam of Eliot. Relief Russell, of Hadley, may take the name of Jane Russell. Henry Fay, of Ware, may take the name of Charles Brakenridge Fay. Climene Clapp, of Westhampton, a minor, may take the name of Climene Clapp Lyman. Dorcas W. Fish, of Ludlow, may take the name of Elizabeth W. Fisk. Foster Newell Hitchcock, of Brimfield, a minor, may take the name of Foster Newell. Phineas Crouch, of Brimfield, may take the name of James Munroe Clayton. Ozni Underwood, of Springfield, may take the name of Henry Robert Vaille. Emily Field, of Gill, may take the name of Emily Gratia Field. Ferona Drusilla Field, of Gill, may take the name of Ferona Dwight Field. Reuel Coller, of Northfield, may take the name of Reuel Collier. John Nash, of Northfield, may take the name of John Farnsworth. Mercy Allen, of Gill, may take the name of Sarah M. Allen. Abel Bullock, of Montague, may take the name of Abel Carpenter Adams. George Kentfield, of Montague, may take the name of George Lee Horton. Rhoda Kentfield, of Montague, may take the name of Jane Horton. Phineas Hemenway, Jun., of Leverett, may take the name of James Phineas Hemenway. Jonah Ball, Jun., of Shutesbury, may take the name of Jonath Rudolph Ball. Nial Bentley, of Pittsfield, may take the name of James Henry Bentley. Hannah S. Whittemore, of Weymouth, may take the name of Augusta Whittemore. Alfred Tupper, of Roxbury, make take the name of Alfred Tupper Gray. Mary Woodward Tupper, wife of said Alfred, may take the name of Mary Woodward Gray. Mary Woodward Rupper, minor, and daughter of said Alfred and Mary, may take the name of Mary Woodward Gray. Augusta Greenleaf Tupper, daughter of said Alfred and Mary, may take the name of Augusta Greenleaf Gray. Alfred Greenleaf Tupper, son of said Alfred and Mary, may take the name of Alfred Greenleaf Gray. Helen Matilda Tupper, minor, daughter of Alfred and Mary, may take the name of Helen Matild Gray. Edward Gray Tupper, son of said Alfred and Mary, may take the name of Edward Tupper Gray. M. Edward Hunt, of Braintree, may take the name of Edward Hunt. James Trickey, of Dedham, may take the name of James Lyman. George Curtis, of Roxbury, may take the name of George Scarborough Curtis. Bezer Keith, of Braintree, a minor, may take the name of Bezer Richmond Keith. Hanan Hack Skinner, of Taunton, may take the name of Hanan Hack. William Blackmer, Jun., of New Bedford, may take the name of William Tisdale Blackmer. George Frederick Wing, of Dartmouth, may take the name of George Wing Slocum. Louiza Beck, of Duxbury, may take the name of Louisa D. Drew. Mayo Bassett, of Yarmouth, may take the name of Isaac Mayo Bassett. Michael Cook, of Provincetown, may take the name of Harvey Cook. Charles Thacher, minor, of Yarmouth, may take the name of Henry Charles Thacher. [April 19, 1837]. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: John Bailey, of Boston, may take the name of John Adams Bailey. Elizabeth Lewis, of Boston, may take the name of Frances Elizabeth Dunnells. Henry Andrews, of Boston, may take the name of Henry Richmond Andrews. Lendol Enoch W. Freeman Witham, Delania T. Witham, and Dorcas Witham, of Boston, may severally take the surname of Freeman. William King, of Boston, of Boston, may take the name of William Taubert King. Albert Richardson, of Boston, may take the name of Albert Louis Richardson. Mary Catherine Fitzgerald, of Boston, may take the name of Mary Ellen Byrant. Mary Goddard, of Boston, may take the name of Mary Jane Goddard. Anna Carpenter, of Boston, may take the name of Anna Swinerton. Margery Tirrill, of Boston, may take the name of Mary Tirrill. Charles Riche, of Boston, may take the name of Charles Brooks Rice. Samuel Langmaid, of Boston, may take the name of Samuel Prentis Langmaid. Sarah Merrill, of Boston, may take the name of Sarah Jane Winship. Isaac Crockett, of Boston, may take the name of Daniel Wright. Elbridge West, of Boston, may take the name of Elbridge Gerry West. Francis Hatatat, of Boston, may take the name of Francis Wade. Mary Chadwick Sprague, of Boston, may take the name of Mary Elizabeth Sprague. Abner Shelley, Belinda Shelley, and Daniel H. Shelley, of Boston, may severally take the surname of Shirley. James Browne, of Boston, may take the name of James Henry Browne. Peter Russell, of Lynn, may take the name of Orin Russell. Ebenezer Hart, Jun., of Lynnfield, may take the name of Charles Henry Granville. John Barnard, 3d, of Andover, may take the name of John Clark. Joseph Tiplady, of Salem, may take the name of Joseph Taylor. Hannah Sewell Riley, a minor, of Newburypot, may take the name of Hannah Sewell Dimmick. Oliver William Philpot, of Methuen, may take the name of William Freeman. Thomas Philpot, of Methuen, may take the name of Thomas Freeman. Ann Peat, of Manchester, may take the name of Ann Hardy Smith. Daniel Wheeler Tuttle, Jun., of Gloucester, may take the name of Daniel Wheeler. Addison Rust, of Manchester, may take the name of Addison Clarendon. Billy Patch, of Beverly, may take the name of William Amma Patch. John Graham Milgrove, of Rowley, may take the name of John Felton. Benjamin Pickett of Rowley, may take the name of Benjamin Franklin Pickett. Polly Eaton Parker, of Bradford, may take the name of Mary Hathorne Parker. George Henry Eye, of Lynn, a minor, may take the name of George Henry Brackett. Lucy Mary Jewett, of Ipswich, may take the name of Lucy Mary Woodbury. Mary Gould, of Ipswich, may take the name of Mary Jane Gould. Harriet Caldwell, of Ipswich, may take the name of Harriet Frances Caldwell. Mary Harris, of Ipswich, may take the name of Mary Elizabeth Harris. Elizabeth Hiddon Harris, of Ipswich, may take the name of Sarah Elizabeth Harris. Samuel Heath, of Bradford, may take the name of Samuel S. Heath. Harriet B. Smith, of Bradford, may take the name of Sarah Jane Smith. John Kinsman, of Ipswich, may take the name of John C. Kinsman. Alden Winn, a minor, of Concord, may take the name of Alden Bradford Winn. Elmira Coombs, of Charlestown, may take the name of Helen Amanda Herbert. Jackson Ames, of Pepperell, may take the name of Asa Jackson Ames. Simeon Blanchard, of Camebridge, may take the name of Simeon Tenney Blanchard. Charlotte Pamelia Pike, of Charlestown, may take the name of Charlotte Pamelia Cutter. Van Rensellaeir Osborn Jewell, of Marlborough, may take the name of Lewis Rensellaier Jewell. Joseph Skinner, of Holliston, may take the name of Joseph Oberlin Skinner. Jonathan Edward Gay, of Weston, may take the name of Edward Austin Gay. Michael Gay Brackett, of Weston, may take the name of Henry Gay Brackett. Mary Ann Bettis, of Charlestown, may take the name of Mary Ann Eaton Campbell. James S. Gilbert, of West Brookfield, may take the name of James Snow Sherman. George Henry Beebe, of Auburn, a minor, may take the name of George Henry Banner. Henry Nind, of Harvard, may take the name of Charles Henry. Margaret Pollard, of Harvard, may take the name of Margaret Elizlabeth Pollard. Minerva Chamberlain, of Southborough, may take the name of Minerva Wilder Chamberlain. Ezra Kendall, of Templeton, may take the name of Ezra Clay Kendall. James Toole, and Julia Ann Toole, of Auburn, may severally take the surname of Thompson. Silas Wood Smith, of Holden, may take the name of Silas Smith Hall. Samuel Witt, of Shrewsbury, may take the name of Samuel De Witt. Sarah Elizabeth Dwight Witt, of Shrewsbury, may take the name of Sarah Elizabeth Dwight De Witt. Harriet D. Flagg, of Boylston, a minor, may take the name of Caroline Flagg. Paul Wheelock, of Charlton, may take the name of John Adams Wheeler. Elisha Dorance, of Spencer, may take the name of Elisha D. Clark. James C. Clapp, of Petersham, may take the name of Ai Wood. Manasseh Sawyer Gerry, of Harvard, may take the name of Henry Albert Gerry. Oliver Burgess, of Harvard, may take the name of Oliver Warren Whitcomb. Dolly Wheeler, 2d, of Bolton, a minor, may take the name of Dolly Marion Wheeler. Moses Chase, Jun., of Sterling, may take the name of Mervine Wilbur Chase. Edwin M. Cutler, of Shrewsbury, may take the name of Edwin Miranda Garfield. Eliza Jane Sibley, of Spencer, a minor, may take the name of Ruth Eliza Sibley. Joseph Faxon Seaver, of Northborough, may take the name of Joseph Napoleon Seaver. George Ordway, of Fitchburg, may take the name of George Henry. Alfred Ordway, of Fitchburg, may take the name of Alfred Rufus. Joshua Kendall, of Boylston, may take the name of Sanford Mason Kendall. Hyram Smith, of Oxford, may take the name of Brigham Hyram Smith. Imena W. Frost, of West Boylston, may take the name of Almira W. Frost. Henry De Wolf Handy, of Uxbridge, may take the name of Henry De Wolf. Lydia H. Wheeler, of Rutland, may take the name of Juliaetta Lydia Hall Wheeler. Arthur Phelps, of Hadley, may take the name of Arthur Davenport Phelps. Benjamin Fowler Witt, of Greenwich, may take the name of Fowler Pomeroy Taylor. Hiram Cowan, Sophronia Cowan, Hiram Munroe Cowan, and Harriet Maria Cowan, of Belchertown, may severally take the surname of French. Benoni Coleman, 2d, of Southampton, may take the name of William Washington Coleman. Consider McFarland, of Amherst, may take the name of Charles McFarland. Norris Hoar, Mary Hoar, Mary Woodworth Hoar, Laura Hoar, Edwin Norris Hoar, and Elizabeth Joanna Hoar, of Brimfield, may severally take the surname of Hale. David Hoar, Pamelia Cook Hoar, Solomon Hoar, Lucina Hoar, Linus Hoar, Betsy Bond Hoar, Ruth Bliss Hoar, Alured Hoar, Lucia Hoar, Abigial Goodell Hoar, Susan Bond Hoar, Mehetabel Hoar, Mary Ann Brown Hoar, Ellen Edgell Hoar, and Charlotte Ann Amanda Hoar, of Brimfield, may severally take the surnam of Homer. Betsey Hoar, of Brimfield, may take the name of Elizabeth Homer. Henry Stebbins, 2d, of Springfield, may take the name of Henry Willcox Stebbins. Charles H. Frost, of Springfield, may take the name of Charles H. Warren. Haskall C. Paine, of Springfield, may take the name of Haskall C. Goodman. Phineas Lyman Tinker, of Granville, may take the name of Phineas Lyman Buell. Martin Buell Tinker, of Granville, may take the name of Martin Buell. David Wait, senior, of Deerfield, may take the name of David Reed Wait. William Thayer Chapin, of Buckland, a minor, may take the name of William Chapin Porter. Sarah Field, of Northfield, may take the name of Sarah Callender Field. Sylvester Bangs, of Montague, may take the name of Sylvester Woodbury Bangs. Charles Kellogg, of Montague, may take the name of Charles Carroll Kellogg. Martha Adams Kentfield, of Montague, a minor, may take the name of Martha Adams Horton. Orramel Cooley, of Hawley, may take the name of Orramel Wellington Cooley. Woodhouse Francis, of Pittsfield, may take the name of Charles Milton Francis. Jerusha P. Parish, of Adams, may take the name of Jerusha Phillips, and her minor children, Catharine A. Parish, may take the name of Catharine Phillips. Samuel C. Parish, may take the name of Samuel C. Phillips. John Parish, may take the name of John Phillips. Thomas White, of Braintree, may take the name of Thomas Alexander White. Elizabeth White Tilden, a minor, of Weymouth, may take the name of Mary Elizabeth White Tilden. Edward Stowers Clapp, of Pawtucket, may take the name of Edward Stowers. John Chace, of New Bedford, may take the name of John Anthony Chace. Artimirisia Bryant, of Bridgewater, may take the name of Abigial Bryant. William Chipman, a minor, of Sandwich, may take the name of William Churchill Chipman. Kimball Chipman, a minor, of Sandwich, may take the name of Isaac Kimball Chipman. James Smalley, and his minor children, Joshua P. Smalley, Betsy C. Smalley, James H. Smalley, Mary T. Smalley,; and Benjamin F. Smalley; Samuel Smalley Jun., and Ruth S. Smalley, his minor child; Samuel Smalley, and his minor children, Lot Smalley, Sally Smalley, and Peggy H. Smalley; Nathaniel H. Smalley, and his minor children, Esther T. Smalley, Uriah Smalley, and Mary S. Smalley; Taylor Smalley, and his minor children, Jonah G. Smalley, Benjamin T. Smalley, Alexander Smalley, and Abigail Smalley; Abraham Smalley Jun. and his minor children, Norman S. K. Smalley, Jane C. Smalley, and Abraham Smalley 3d; John Smalley, and his minor children, Arnold Smalley, John Smalley, Rebeckah H. Smalley, and Pamela H. Smalley; Abraham Smalley, Isaac Smalley, 2d, Heman Smalley, Nathan Smalley, Isaac Smalley, 3d, Thomas R. Smalley, Leonard Smalley, and Benjamin Smalley, all of Provincetown, may severally take the surname of Small. [April 25, 1838]. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Joshua Leach may take the name of John Colburn Leach. Abijah Adams Hill, a minor, may take the name of Adams Sherman Hill. Sarah Blynn may take the name of Sarah Sherman. James Henry Brewer may take the name of James Henry Beal. Eliza Beal Brewer may take the name of Eliza Beal. Adela Julia Ann Stitz, a minor, may take the name of Adela Julia Ann Bogardus. Sarah Vose may take the name of Sarah Baxter Vose. Nathan Kingsley may take the name of Nathan Phinney Kingsley. Amelia Giraud Laponte may take the name of Amelia Giraud. George Samuel Eldridge may take the name of George Miller. Edward Darley Jones Boit may take the name of Edward Darley Boit. Patrick Monks may take the name of John P. Monks. James Barnard may take the name of James Munson Barnard. Harrison Latham may take the name of Harrison Whitman Latham. John Collins may take the name of John H. Collins. Dolly Richardson may take the name of Eliza Richardson. Matilda Dockum may take the name of Matilda Mason. Louisa Dockum may take the name of Louisa Mason. Tabitha Read Nolen may take the name of Elizabeth Read Nolen. Mary Elizabeth Varney Mickell may take the name of Mary Elizabeth Varney Granville. Lovet Stimson, Jun., may take the name of Alexander Lovet Stimson. Henry Murphy, of Chelsea, may take the name of Henry James Adams. Samuel Nathan Moore, a minor, of Boston, may take the name of Orrin Samuel Nathan Moore. Elizabeth Minot may take the name of Elizabeth Augusta Minot. Hannah Tirrell may take the name of Hannah Snell Tirrell. William Wheeler, of Boston, may take the name of William Zenas Wheeler. Daniel Fortesque Currier, of Georgetown, may take the name of Edward Fortesque Currier. Emerson Gould, of Topsfield, may take the name of Emerson Prescott Gould. Alexander Hamilton Jordan, his wife Mary Ann Jordan, and their infant child Mary Ann Jordan, may severally take the surnam of Hamilton. Alfred Davis, of Lynn, may take the name of Henry Alfred Davis. Moses Bachelor, of Lynn, may take the name of William Frederick Bachelor. Andrew Jackson Morrill, a minor, of Salisbury, may take the name of Albert Morrill. Eliza Ellen Hazeltine, of Lynn, a minor, may take the name of Eliza Ellen Hilton. Elizabeth Ann Mardin, a minor, of Danvers, may take the name of Elizabeth Jane Bomer. Eliza White, of Newburyport, may take the name of Elizabeth White. Deborah Ramsdell, of Lynn, may take the name of Deborah Burnell Ramsdell. Margaret Rogers, a minor, of Ipswich, may take the name of Margaret Brown Rogers. Sarah Sargent may take the name of Sarah Louisa Sargent, Dolly Sargent may take the name of Dollly Greeley Sargent and Caroline Sargent may take the name of Caroline Pilsbury Sargent, severally of Amesbury. Albert Williams Bridge, of Andover, a minor, may take the name of John Albert Bridge. George William Entwhistle, of Lynn, may take the name of George William Fuller. Warner Choate Burroughs, and his wife Nancy Burroughs, and their daughter Charlotte Augusta, may severally take the surname of Choate, all of Beverly. Bradstreet Emerson Davis, of Boxford, may take the name of Willard Hubbard Davis. An adoped child of Andrew Howarth, bearing the surname of Johnson, of Salisbury, may take the name of Helen Elizabeth Howarth. Adna Bailey, of Danvers, may take the name of Edward Forrest Bailey. Abijah Mason, of Andover, may take the name of Horace Mason. William Herrick, 5th, of Beverly, may take the name of William Lovett Herrick. Barnard Lunaway, of Gloucester, may take the name of Barnard Stanwood. Edith Swinerton Goodale, of Danvers, may take the name of Caroline Augusta Goodale. Charles Adamas Lowell, of Georgetown, may take the name of Charles Mason. Charles Osgood Frink, of Newbury, may take the name of Charles Osgood Morrill. Isaac Crampesy, of Beverly, may take the name of Issac Standley Crampesy. William Jennings, of Georgetown, may take the name of William Adams Munroe. Elizabeth Huntoon, of Georgetown, may take the name of Elizabeth Sleeper. Polly Latime Burdett, of Lynn, may take the name of Mary Elizabeth Burdett. William Adams, of Georgetown, may take the name of George Washington Adams. William Putnam, of Danvers, may take the name of William Newton Putnam. Sarah Emerson Folansbee, of Newburyport, may take the name of Sarah Folansbee Emerson. Mercy Dodge Foster, of Rowley, may take the name of Eliza Caldwell Foster. Timothy Carter, Jun., of Wilmington, may take the name of Timothy Jaques Carter. William McConihe, of Lowell, may take the name of William Conihe. Charles Edward Sission, of Charlestown, a minor, may take the name of Walter Jefferds Sisson. Mary Fletcher, of Westford, may take the name of Mary Elizabeth Fletcher. William Leland, of Sherburne, may take the name of William Wallace Leland. Samuel Parker Shattuck, of Pepperell, may take the name of Samuel Pepperell Shattuck. Abigial H. Edwards, and Parnal M. Edwards, minor children of Philip Edwards, deceased, may severally take the surname of Crosby, severally of the town of Holden. Dolly A. Greene, of Lancaster, may take the name of Elizabeth Foster Greene. Isaac Pierce Damon, of Holden, may take the name of Isaac Damon. Paul Wheelock, of Charlton, may take the name of John Adams Wheelock. William W. Collier, of Rutland, may take the name of Warren Collier. William Henry Scott Greenleaf, of Worcester, may take the name of William Greenleaf. Charles R. Houghton, of Princeton, may take the name of Charles H. Allen. Jesse D. Partridge, of Princeton, may take the name of Edward Merrick. Jonathan Allen, of Princeton, may take the name of Jonathan Moses Allen. Albee C. Guillow, of Worcester, may take the name of Albee C. Wright. Aaron Hogaboom, of Brookfield, his wife Susanna, and their son Charles Henry Hogaboom, may severally take the surname of Parker. Hector Jackson, of Southbridge, may take the name of Vernon Heman Jackson. Altamont Rice, of Northborough, may take the name of Dennis Rice. Eliza Knight, of Dudley, may take the name of Eliza Alzada Upham. Patience Bancroft Brown, of Templeton, may take the name of Maria Jane Bancroft Brown. Alothina Bartlett Howe, a minor, of Northborough, may take the name of Ellen Frances Gertrude Howe. Benjamin House, of Fitchburg, may take the name of Benjamin Julius House. James McFarland Barnes, of Rutland, and his wife Mary Ann D. C. Barnes, may take the surname of Haynes. Ira Barton, of Worcester, may take the name of Ira Moore Barton. Horace Tarbell, of Leominster, may take the name of Horace Wilson Tarbell. Frances Asenath Swan, of Westminster, a minor, may take the name of Frances Swan Ames. Elbridge G. Smith, of Douglas, may take the name of Elbridge G. Wallace. Lewis Ingraham, of South Hadley, may take the name of Lewis Burnett Ingraham. Ezekiel Brown, of Greenwich, may take the name of Harrison Richard Brown. William Smith, 3d, of Hadley, may take the name of William Austin Smith. Phineas Franklin Everett, of Worthington, may take the name of Franklin Everett. Jonas Petingell, of Belchertown, may take the name of Jonas Melville. Zebina Montague, of Amherst, may take the name of Zebina Clinton Montague. Russell Searl, of Southampton, may take the name of Josiah Russell Searl. Hawley Russell, a minor, of Russell, may take the name of Hawley Stimson. Augustus Russell, a minor, of Russell, may take the name of Augustus Lyman Dimmock. John Smith, of Granville, may take the name of John Phelps. Eli Hoar, Hannah H. Hoar, and their minor children, George Milton Hoar, Jane Frances Hoar, and Ames Hunt Hoar, all of Springfield, may severally take the surname of Hobart. John Carle Cranska, Abigail Cranska, and their children, Mary Ann Cranska, John Clark Cranska, Samuel Fiske Cranska, and Abigail Cranska, all of Brimfield, may severally take the surname of Draper. Hannah Parker, of Brimfield, a minor, may take the name of Hannah Holmes. Lucy Ann Belden, of Montgomery, may take the name of Lucy Ann Baker. Charlotte Clark, of Whately, may take the name of Charlotte Maynard Clark. Franklin Severance, of Shelburne, may take the name of John Franklin Severance. George Gould, of Heath, may take the name of George Adams. Polly Priscilla Belden, of Sunderland, may take the name of Polly Baker. Lucy Ann Belden, of Sunderland, may take the name of Lucy Ann Baker. Philander Root Death, of Deerfield, may take the name of Philander Root Dickenson. Josiah Puffer, of Sunderland, may take the name of Josiah Osgood Puffer. Parisatis Scott, of Whately, may take the name of Maria Scott. William Jarvis Babbitt, a minor, of Savoy, may take the name of William Snellem Babbitt. Luther Patch, of North Adams, may take the name of Luther Corydon Homer. Irene Rhodes, a minor, of Walpole, may take the name of Irene Rhodes Harding. Patrick Glynn, Jun., of Roxbury, may take the name of Henry Gynn. Amaziah Atkins Cooke, of Quincy, may take the name of Henry Atkins Cooke. Albert A. Cornell, of New Bedford, may take the name of Albert A. Brownell. Sarah B. Chase, a minor, of Somerset, may take the name of Sarah B. Slade. Susannah Chase, of Somerset, may take the name of Susan Chase. Otis Little, of New Bedford, may take the name of Otis Laforest Little. Elisha Freeman, 3d, of Middleborough, may take the name of Elisha Eddy Freeman. Thomas Rogers, 3d, of Marshfield, may take the name of Thomas William Rogers. Albegence Lee, of Bridgewater, may take the name of Albert Lee. Joshua H. Crowell, of Dennis, a minor, may take the name of Nathan Crowell. Orpha Gage, of Yarmouth, may take the name of Olive Gage. Leander Crowell Furnell, of Yarmouth, may take the name of Leander Crowell. Patty Crowell, a minor, of Yarmouth, may take the name of Martha Crowell. John Thomas Bourne, of Falmouth, a minor, may take the name of John Barachiah Bourne. Mary Alexander Baker, a minor, of Yarmouth, may take the name of Abby Kelley Baker. [April 9, 1839]. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Augustus Newman Blake, of Boston, may take the name of Francis Gillman Wheeler Blake. Thomas F. Grimes, of Boston, may take the name of Thomas F. Graham. Elizabeth G. Grimes, of Boston, may take the name of Elizabeth G. Graham. Elisha Allen Upton, of Boston, may take the name of Eugene Allen Upton. William F. H. Weld, of Boston, may take the name of William Howland Weld. Elias Keyes, of Boston, may take the name of Edward L. Keyes. Charles Suton Mead, of Boston, may take the name of Charles Suton Brigham. Edward Colman Wheelock Glover, of Boston, may take the name of Edward Colman Wheelock. Reuben William Gerry, of Boston, may take the name of William Gerry. Charles J. T. French, of Boston, may take the name of Charles Otis French. David Child, of Boston, may take the name of David Weld Child. Joseph Morse, of Boston, may take the name of Joseph Henry Morse. John Dole, of Boston, may take the name of John Slate. Edward Augustus Howard, of Boston, a minor, may take the name of Abraham Howard. Huldah Howes Crowell, of Boston, a minor, may take the name of Caroline Frances Crowell. Alexander W. Price, of Boston, may take the name of Alexander Pope. Anne Price, of Boston, may take the name of Anne Pope. Benjamin Price, of Boston, may take the name of Benjamin Pope. Mary Price, of Boston, may take the name of Mary Pope. Alexander Price, Jun., of Boston, may take the name of Alexander Pope, Jun. Hubert Price, of Boston, may take the name of Hubert Pope. Edward Courtenay Price, of Boston, may take the name of Edward Courtenay Pope. Abel Barbadoes Howard, of Boston, may take the name of Alfred Gardner Howard. Moses George, 4th, of Haverhill, may take the name of Moses D. George. Moses Hoyt, Jun., of Amesbury, may take the name of Moses B. Hoyt. Nathaniel M. Grimes, of Haverhill, may take the name of Nathaniel M. Graham. Charles G. Grimes, of Haverhill, may take the name of Charles G. Graham. Mary F. Grimes, of Haverhill, may take the name of Mary F. Graham. Rufus K. Grimes, of Salem, may take the name of Rufus K. Graham. Sarah A. Grimes, of Salem, may take the name of Sarah A. Graham. William Knowlton, of Salem, may take the name of William Cummings Knowlton. Jonathan Ropes, a minor, of Salem, may take the name of John Felt Ropes. Caroline Olivia Deland, a minor, of Salem, may take the name of Caroline Olivia Quarles. Sarah Elizabeth Holmes, of Salem, may take the name of Sarah Elizabeth Bruce. Sarah Herrick Holmes, of Salem, may take the name of Sarah Herrick Bruce. Dean Babcock, of Manchester, may take the name of Dean Nelson Kimball. Debby Hooper Broughton, a minor, of Marblehead, may take the name of Mary Hooper Broughton. George Prime Smith, of Andover, may take the name of George Phillips Smith. Achsah Dinsmore, of Methuen, may take the name of Achsah Hemphill. Isaac Standley Crampsey, of Beverly, may take the name of Isaac Standley. Israel Trask, Jun., of Beverly, may take the name of Israel Wallis Trask. George D. Chapman, of Beverly, may take the name of George Chapman. Samuel Herrick, of Beverly, may take the name of Samuel Dinsmore Herrick. Joseph Chapman, of Ipswich, may take the name of Joseph Warren Chapman. Joseph Knight Noyes, of Ipswich, a minor, may take the name of James William Noyes. Isaac Crockett, of Newburyport, may take the name of Daniel Wright. Caroline Elizabeth Thurston, of Newburyport, a minor, may take the name of Caroline Elizabeth Perkins. Susan Louis Tarbox, of Lynn, may take the name of Susan Louis Peirce. Sally Anne Tarbox, of Lynn, may take the name of Sarah Anne Peirce. Jonathan Kenrick, of Lynn, may take the name of Charles Gustavus Rodman. Mary H. Kenrick, of Lynn, may take the name of Mary H. Rodman. Rufus Newhall, 3d, of Lynn, may take the name of Rufus F. Newhall. Elijah Thwing, Jun., of Lynn, may take the name of Harrison Thwing. Ira A. Poland, of Lynnfield, may take the name of Ira A. Meriam. Benaiah Titcomb, of Newburyport, may take the name of Benaiah B. Titcomb. Caroline Racroft, of Salem, may take the name of Caroline Ann Howard. William Brophy, of Gloucester, may take the name of William Benton. Mary Brophy, of Gloucester, may take the name of Mary Benton. Elijah Merrill, of Haverhill, may take the name of George Merrill. Abner Libbey, of Danvers, may take the name of Fervin Abner Fenwood. Thomas Osborn Southwick, of Marlborough, may take the name of Ai Roe. Samuel Robinson Oliver, of Cambridge, may take the name of John Coburn. Nathan Harding Praro, of Westford, may take the name of Nathan Harding. Paulina Grover, of West Cambridge, may take the name of Paulina Carrol. Amasa Hayes, of Natick, may take the name of George Blake. Rufus Fisk, of Cambridge, may take the name of Eugene Rufus Fisk. Francis Blacker, of South Reading, may take the name of Francis Williams. Louisa Luther Rice, of Marlborough, may take the name of Louisa Malvina Rice. Levi Flagg Thing, of Worcester, may take the name of Levi Flagg. Jonathan Lovejoy, of Harvard, may take the name of Jonathan Wyman Lovejoy. Andros Peirce, of Sutton, may take the name of John Andrew Peirce. Joseph Wilder, of Lancaster, may take the name of Joseph Masket Wilder. Amos Waite, of Hubbardston, may take the name of Warren Cutler Waite. Henry Goodspeed, of minor, of Hubbardston, may take the name of Thomas Henry Goodspeed. Cyrus Cowl, Jun., of Worcester, may take the name of Cyrus Cole. Josiah Sawyer, 2d, of Berlin, may take the name of Josiah Ellsworth Sawyer. George Elliot Cutting, a minor, of Boylston, may take the name of George Elliot Fawcett. Lois C. Rice, of Northborough, may take the name of Louisa C. Rice. Winthrop Bailey Sawyer, of Berlin, may take the name of Winthrop Bailey. Thomas Edward Valentine, of Northborough, may take the name of Thomas Weston Valentine. Stephen Crouch, of Harvard, may take the name of Stephen Gardner. Harvey Hitchcock, of Sturbridge, may take the name of Harrison Hudson. Sally Eager, of Northborough, may take the name of Sarah J. Eager. Eber Cutter, of Warren, may take the name of Ebenezer Cutler. Franklin Cutter, Adaline Cutter, and Hiram Briggs Cutter, minors, of Warren, may severally take the surname of Cutler. Abel Wilder, 2d, of Leominster, may take the name of Abel Carter Wilder. Margaret Stoddard Taft, of Uxbridge, may take the name of Margaret Louisa Taft. Nancy Pollard, of Lancaster, may take the name of Anna Gertrude Pollard. Benjamin Taylor, of Chesterfield, may take the name of Elisha Benjamin Taylor. Fanny Smith, a minor, of Middlefield, may take the name of Miranda Smith. Ansel Abell, of Northampton, may take the name of Ansel George Abell. Josiah A. Orcutt, of Goshen, may take the name of Josiah Orcutt Armes. Hezekiah Fisk, of Ludlow, may take the name of William H. Fisk. Frederick Parker, of Buckland, may take the name of Franklin Frederick Parker. Peter Cheney, Jun., of Orange, may take the name of Edward P. Cheney. Ruby Crosby, of Hawley, may take the name of Charlotte Ruby Crosby. Cephas Gunn, of Montague, may take the name of Cephas Sherwood. Diadema Mack Gunn, of Montague, may take the name of Diademe Maria Sherwood. Noadish Gunn, of Montague, may take the name of Charles Julius Sherwood. John Bartlet, of Shutesbury, may take the name of John Henry Bartlet. Edwin Eaton, of Shutesbury, may take the name of Edwin Mason Eaton. Daniel Wood, Jun., of Shutesbury, may take the name of Daniel Edwin Wood. Reuel Spear, of Shutesbury, may take the name of James Reuel Spear. Harriet Pierce Shepard, a minor, of Dorchester, may take the name of Sarah Pope Shepard. Henry Reed, of Canton, may take the name of Henry Matthews. Joseph Foster Taft, a minor, of Dedham, may take the name of Josiah Foster Flagg. Erial Allen Cobb, of Middleborough, may take the name of Allen Cobb. Charles Peirce, of Middleborough, may take the name of Charles Frederick Peirce. Joseph Cushman, 2d, of Kingston, may take the name of Joseph Tilson Cushman. Jonathan Wilson Cobb, of Middleborough, may take the name of Wilson Cobb. Francis Dana Bumpus, of Wareham, may take the name of Francis Dana. Eliza Bumpus, of Wareham, may take the name of Eliza Dana. Seth S. Loring, of Duxbury, may take the name of Seth L. Sprague. Joseph Martin, of Truro, may take the name of Joseph Lee. Charles Breen [? hard to read], of Barnstable, may take the name of Charles Green. David Cook 2d, of Provincetown, may take the name of Winthrop David Cook. [March 23, 1840].