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ANNUAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1841. 
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN NOVEMBER 
AND DECEMBER, 1841. 
NAMES. 

1841 Vol. 1 -- Page: 159

Sequential Number: 145 

Full Title: AN ACT to change the Names of certain persons therein mentioned, to legitimatize the same, 
and to legalize and give a name; and to authorize the Superior Courts of this State to alter names of and 
legitimatize persons.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General 
Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this 
act, the names of Gatsey Rowell, Bytha Rowell, Thomas Rowell, Elender Rowell and James Rowell, of 
Lowndes county, be changed to Gatsey Starling, Bytha Starling, Thomas Starling, Elender Starling and 
James Starling; and that they are hereby declared to be fully and completely legitimatized and entitled to all 
the rights and privileges that they would have been had they been born in lawful wedlock, so far as relates 
to the real and personal estate of their reputed father, W. Starling, of Lowndes county.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name John Alexander Thomas be 
altered and changed to that of John Alexander Huie; and that the name of Sherwood H. Robinson be altered 
and changed to that of Sherwood H. Gay; and that the said John Alexander Huie be, and he is hereby 
declared to be fully and completely legitimatized and entitled to all the rights and privileges that he would 
have been had he been born in lawful wedlock, so far as relates to the real and personal estate of his reputed 
father, John Huie, of the county of Fayette; and that the said Sherwood H. Gay be, and is hereby declared to 
be fully and completely legitimatized and entitled to all the rights and privileges that he would have been 
had he been born in lawful wedlock, so far as relates to the real and personal estate of his reputed father, 
Sherwood H. Gay, of the county of Fayette.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the name of Edna Louis Temple, of the county of Hancock, be 
altered and changed to that of Edna Louis Alford; and that the name of Toliver Carver, of Jackson county, 
be altered and changed to that of Toliver Smith; and that the name of John Edenfield, of Emanuel county, 
be altered and changed to that of John C. Tapley; and that the said Edna Louis Alford be, and she is hereby 
declared to be fully and completely legitimatized and entitled to all the rights and privileges that she would 
have been had she been born in lawful wedlock, so far as relates to the real


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and personal estate of her reputed father, John L. Alford; and that the said Toliver Smith be, and he is 
hereby declared to be fully and completely legitimatized and entitled to all the rights and privileges he 
would have been had he been born in lawful wedlock, so far as relates to the real and personal estate of his 
reputed father, James Smith; and that the said John C. Tapley, of Emanuel county, be, and he is hereby 
declared to be fully and completely legitimatized and entitled to all the rights and privileges he would have 
been had he been born in lawful wedlock, so far as relates to the real and personal estate of his reputed 
father, James M. Tapley.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of Paschal Valerius Holland be, and is 
hereby changed to that of Paschal Valerius Wells, and that he is hereby declared to be fully and completely 
legitimatized and entitled to all the rights and privileges he would have been had he been born in lawful 
wedlock, and be fully capable of taking and inheriting all the real and personal property of his reputed 
father, Paschal M. Wells.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, &c., That the name of Tabitha Galey, Nancy Galey, Elizabeth Gailey, 
Huldah Gailey, Julian Galey, Rhoda Galey, Teretha Galey, Martha Galey, Jmcey Gailey and Gaines Gailey 
be, and are hereby changed to that of Tabitha Hix, Nancy Hix, Rebecca Hix, Elizabeth Hix, Huldah Hix, 
Julian Hix, Rhoda Hix, Teretha Hix, Martha Hix, Jincey Hix and Gaines Hix, and they are hereby declared 
to be fully and completely legitimatized and entitled to all the rights and privileges that they would have 
been had they been born in lawful wedlock, so far as relates to the real and personal estate of their reputed 
father, John Hix, of Dade county.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, &c., That the name of David Arthurs Gray, of the county of Macon, be 
altered and changed to that of David Arthur Carroll; and that the name of Palma Deen be altered and 
changed to that of Arminda Doster; and that the said David Arthur Carroll, of the county of Macon, is 
hereby declared to be fully and completely legitimatized and entitled to all the rights and privileges that he 
would have been had he been born in lawful wedlock, so far as relates to the real and personal estate of his 
reputed father, Arthur B. Carroll; and that the said Arminda Doster is hereby declared to be fully and 
completely legitimatized and entitled to all the rights and privileges that she would have been had she been 
born in lawful wedlock, so far as relates to the real and personal estate of her reputed father, Green B. 
Doster.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, &c., That the name of


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Joseph Mercer, of the county of Randolph, be, and is hereby altered and changed to that of Joseph Jernigan; 
and that the name of Mary Ann Turner, of Jones county, be, and is hereby altered and changed to that of 
Mary Ann McLeroy; and that the name of Charles Grandison Flewellen, of Walker county, be, and is 
hereby changed to that of Charles Grandison Napier.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, &c., That the male child given to Lee Reeves by George W. Emsweller, 
of Washington county, shall be henceforth known and recognized by the name of William L. A. H. Reeves; 
and that the name of Opila Lake, of the county of Newton, be changed to Opila McCullers, and she is 
hereby fully legitimatized and entitled to all the rights, interests and benefits, so far as concerns the real and 
personal estate of her reputed father, Charles L. McCullers, as though she had been born in lawful wedlock.

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That whereas the application to the Legislature to change names and to 
legitimatize persons have become onerous to that body and expensive to the State, to remedy which be it 
enacted and it is hereby enacted, that from and after the passage of this act, that it shall be lawful for all 
persons wishing to change the name and to legitimatize any person, and to authorize them to be made heirs 
to the estate of such applicant, he or she may do so by petitioning the Superior Court of the county where 
such person may reside which is intended to be so legitimatized, setting forth the names of the party and the 
object of such application, with all circumstances necessary to identify the party and object, upon which 
petition the said Superior Court shall pass such order as will plainly set forth the object of the applicant, 
and cause the same to be entered upon the records of the court, which shall be binding and obligatory on 
the party consenting thereto, to the full extent of said proceeding, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. 
Be it further enacted, that the clerk shall receive the same fees for recording said proceeding as they are 
entitled to in other cases.

Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, &c., That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act be, and the 
same are hereby repealed.

WILLIAM B. WOFFORD,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ROBERT M. ECHOLS,

President of the Senate.

CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor.

Approval Date: Assented to, December 8th, 1841.