Baker County GaArchives History .....Names Changed Legally In Georgia 1800 - 1856 Baker Co. 
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Moses Westberry moses@westberry.com and Debra Pate patemdm@alltel.net February 16, 2004, 6:59 pm

NAMES CHANGED LEGALLY IN GEORGIA, 1800-1856

One of the problems facing the genealogist is tracing persons whose 
names have been changed. In Georgia, alterations and changes in names 
and legitimizations were made by legislative act until the Act of 
March 6, 1856 which gave this power to the Inferior Court of the 
county of residence This Act established the procedure for adopting 
a child so as to render it capable of inheriting, the procedure
to change a name and the procedure for the father of an illegitimate 
child to render the child legitimate. The name changes listed here
give as much information as could be gleaned from the Acts of the 
General Assembly from 18oo to 1856. In some cases only the
previous name and the new name is given. In other cases, specifically 
in case of legitimizations, the names of the fathers and counties
of residence also were given. Names for which no footnotes are 
indicated are given in the list as a name altered and changed without 
a specific reason, though in some cases it would seem that these were 
legitimizations. Footnote (I) has been used only if the Act states
that the child was born out of wedlock, that the father was his "reputed" 
father, or he was recognized as illegitimate. Where two counties are given,
the first is the place of residence of the person whose name is changed 
and the second is the place of residence of the father.

Name changed to:    Name changed from:      Child of and               Date of Act:
                                            county of residence:

Griner, John 1      John Cornelius Mills    John Griner, Baker Co.     12-24-1836

Griner, Martha 1    Martha Mills            John Griner, Baker Co.     12-24-1836

Keaton, Hannah H.1  Hannah H. Greenwood     Benjamin Keaton, Baker Co.  12-22-1840

Pollock, John 1     John Cooper             John Pollock, Sr, Baker Co. 12-27-1843

Sheffield, May Ann  May Ann Odum            Baker Co.                   12-22-1840


Additional Comments:
1. Name changed and legitimatized.
From Moses Westberry home page at http://www.westberry-moses.com/
For complete lists:  http://www.westberry-moses.com/main/files/namechange.pdf


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