Vital Records: Names: Legislation: Fayette Co: GA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linda Blum-Barton http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000645 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Source: [Title - See Below], [Georgia Legislative Documents], [Georgia Department of Archives and History], presented in the Digital Library of Georgia ACTS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA 1847. [missing title] 1847 Vol. 1 -- Page: 227 Sequential Number: 190 Full Title: AN ACT having for its object to change the names and legitimatize individuals herein named. 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 name of William Augustus Flewelling, of the county of Bibb, be and the same is hereby changed to William Augustus Napier; the name of Francis King, of the county of Talbot, be changed to that of Francis Hollis; and the name of Jane Amison King be changed to that of Jane Amison Hollis; and the name of James Bradberry, of the county of Pike, to that of James Bradberry Germany. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this act, the name of Thomas Tribble, of the county of Cobb, be changed to that of Thomas Jones, and that he be declared legitimate, and capable of inheriting the real and personal estate of John G. Jones, his reputed father, as fully as if born in lawful wedlock. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of George W. Green, son of Francis Green, of the county of Randolph, be and the same is hereby changed to that of George W. Oliver, and that the said George W. shall be fully capable of taking, receiving and inheriting the estate, real and personal, of his reputed father, James W. Oliver, of said county, according to the statutes of distribution of this State, as fully as if he had been the legitimate son of the said James W. [Illegible Text], and born in lawful wedlock. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of David Raiford McRea, of the county aforesaid, illegitimate son of formerly Elizabeth McRea, now Elizabeth Hendrick, be changed to that of David Raiford Adams, and that the said David R. shall be fully capable of taking, receiving and inheriting the estate, real and personal, of Obediah Adams, his reputed father, of the county aforesaid, according to the statutes of distribution of this State, as fully as if he had been born in lawful wedlock. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of John B. Honeycut, of the county of Jackson, be and the same is hereby changed to that of John B. Hogan. SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the said John B. Hogan, formerly John B. Honeycut, be and he is hereby restored to all the privileges of legitimacy, and made an heir at law to his reputed father, John Hogan; and he is hereby declared competent to do all lawful acts, and receive all benefits which may accrue from his change of name. SECTION 7. Whereas Abel Crow, of the county of Walker, Page: 228 in this State, is desirous that Amanda Meredith, his illegitimate daughter, be legitimatized so as to constitute her his legal heir, with rights to inherit, in the same manner as though she had been born in lawful wedlock -- SEC. 8. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the said Amanda Meredith, wife of Rufus Meredith aforesaid, and formerly Amanda Milton, and illegitimate daughter of said Abel Crow, be and she is hereby legitimatized and made able and capable in law to inherit the estate of her said reputed father after his death, in the same manner, and as fully as she could have done had she been born in lawful wedlock. SEC. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of Easterena Faircloth, of the county of Baker, be and the same is hereby changed to that of Mary Frances Chastain; and she is hereby declared to be fully legitimatized and entitled to take, receive and inherit the estate, both real and personal, of her reputed father, Morgan Chastain, of the county of Baker, according to the statutes of distribution of this State, as if she had been born in lawful wedlock. SEC. 10. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of Sarah Angeline Robinson be and the same is hereby changed to that of Sarah Angeline McGee, and that she have and enjoy the same rights and privileges of a daughter of John McGee, of the county of Muscogee, and stand upon the same footing in law as if she had been born in lawful wedlock. SEC. 11. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of Catharine Lovonice Wigginton, of the county of Elbert, be altered and changed to that of Catharine Lovonice Jones. SEC. 12. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of Mahala Yeargin, of the county of Franklin, be and the same is hereby changed to that of Mahala Williams. SEC. 13. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of Horace W. Irwin, of the county of Effingham, be changed to that of Horace W. Everett. SEC. 14. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of David Wadleigh, of the county of Washington, be altered and changed to that of David Richard Wadleigh. SEC. 15. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of Sarah Ann Hews, of the county of Washington, be changed to that of Sarah Ann Mills; and the said Sarah Ann shall be fully capable of taking, receiving and inheriting the estate, both real and personal, of her reputed father, William Mills, of the aforesaid county, according to the statute of distribution of the State, as fully as if Sarah Ann had been born in lawful wedlock. Page: 229 SEC. 16. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of William Jordan Stubbs, of the county of Liberty, shall be altered and changed to that of William Jordan Warnell, and he is hereby declared to be fully and completely legitimatized, and entitled to all the rights and legal privileges that he would have, had he been born in lawful wedlock, and be fully capable of taking, inheriting and receiving all manner of property, by virtue of the statute of distribution of this State, so far as relates to the real and personal estate of William Warnell, of Liberty county, the reputed father of William Jordan Warnell. SEC. 17. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the names of Lorenzo Dow Tanner, and Elijah Tanner, be and the same are hereby changed to that of Lorenzo Dow Townsend and Elijah Townsend. And be it further enacted, That the said Loronzo Dow Townsend and Elijah Townsend are hereby declared to be fully and completely legitimatized and entitled to all the rights and privileges which they would have been entitled to, had they been born in lawful wedlock, and fully capable of taking, inheriting and receiving all real and personal estate by virtue of the statute of distribution of this State, so far as relates to the estate, both real and personal, of Elijah Townsend, the reputed father of the said Lorenzo Dow Townsend and Elijah Townsend: Provided, This act shall not enable the said Lorenzo Dow Townsend and Elijah Townsend to inherit to the exclusion of any child or children of the said Elijah Townsend born, or who may hereafter be born in lawful wedlock. SEC. 18. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the names of John Gillis, Royal Budd Gillis, John Patrick Gillis, Eliza Gillis, and Daniel Salter, shall be changed to that of John Philips, Royal Budd Philips, John Patrick Philips, Eliza Philips, and Daniel Philips; and they, the said John, Royal Budd, and John Patrick, and Eliza, are hereby declared to be fully and completely legitimatized, and entitled to all the rights and legal privileges that they would have been, had they been born in lawful wedlock, [Illegible Text] be fully capable of taking, inheriting and receiving all manner of property by virtue of the statute of distribution of this State. SEC 19. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of George W. Morrow, of the county of Stewart, be changed to that of George W. Richardson; and that the said George W. Richardson be fully and completely legitimatized and entitled to all the rights and privileges that he would have been, if born in lawful wedlock, and he is hereby made capable of inheriting and receiving all manner of property by virtue of the statute of distribution of this Page: 230 State, so far as relates to the estate of George S. Richardson, his reputed father. SEC. 20. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of Martha Ann Cordaman, of the county of Fayette, be changed to that of Martha Ann Hill, and she is hereby declared to be fully legitimatized, as the child of William N. Hill, of the aforesaid county of Fayette, her reputed father, and that she be and is hereby fully capable of taking, inheriting and receiving all manner of property by virtue of the statutes of distribution of this State, so far as relates to the property of the said William N. Hill, to all intents and purposes. SEC. 21. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of Elizabeth Smith, of the county of Muscogee, shall be changed to that of Elizabeth McNorton, and she is hereby declared to be fully and completely legitimatized and entitled to all the legal rights and privileges that she would have been, had she been born in lawful wedlock. SEC. 22. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of Newton Hare, of the county of Twiggs, be changed to that of Newton Glover, and he is hereby declared to be fully and completely legitimatized, as the child of Kelly Glover, of Twiggs county, his reputed father, and the said Newton be and he is hereby entitled to all the rights and privilages that he would have been, had he been born in lawful wedlock; and the said Newton is hereby declared capable of taking and inheriting all manner of property both real and personal, by virtue of the statutes of distribution of this State, of the said Kelly Glover, his reputed father, to all intents and purposes. SEC. 23. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the name of Leonidas Barrentine, of the county of Upson, be changed to that of Leonidas Coker, and he is hereby declared to be fully legitimatized, as the child of Abner Coker, of the county of Fayette, his reputed father, and that he be and is hereby fully capable of taking and inheriting and receiving all manner of property, by virtue of the statutes of distribution of this State, so far as relates to the property of said Abner Coker, to all intents and purposes. SEC. 24. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, the name of John Sydney Hill, of the county of [Illegible Text], and State of Georgia, be altered and changed to that of John Sydney Burke, and he is hereby declared to be fully and completely legitimatized, and entitled to all the rights and legal privileges that he would have had, had he been born in lawful wedlock, and be fully capable of taking, inheriting and receiving all manner of property, by virtue of the statute of distribution of this State, so far as relates to the real and personal estate of Jourdan S. Burke, of Sumter county, his reputed Page: 231 father, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. SEC. 25. And be it further enacted, That the names of Elizabeth Manning, Perlina Manning, William Henry Manaing, and Marquis Lafayette Manning, be changed to that of Elizabeth Hudson, Perlina Hudson, William Henry Hudson, and Marquis Lafayette Hudson, of the county of Campbell, and make them legitimate heirs of their reputed father, William S. Hudson, of said county of Campbell; and to change the name of Elizabeth Bates to that of Elizabeth Steidham, and to made her the legitimate heir of her reputed father, Adam Steidham, of the county of Carroll; and to change the name of William Jackson Blackwell to that of William Jackson McAllister, and to make him the legitimate [Illegible Text] of Ezekiel McAllister of the county of Lumpkin; and also the name of Leander Adams of Putnam county, to that of Leander Graham, and to legitimatize the same. SEC. 26. And be it further enacted, That the name of James Jasper of DeKalb county, be and the same is hereby changed to that of James McEver. SEC. 27. And be it further enacted, That the name of John Quincy Adams Bowen, a minor of Tattnall county, be changed to that of John Quincy Adams Coward, and that [Illegible Text] be made capable in law of inheriting the property, both real and personal, of his reputed father, James Coward. SEC. 28. And be it further enacted, That the name of Jane Sturdivant, of Butts county, be altered and changed to that of Jane W. Smith. CHARLES J. JENKINS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW J. MILLER, President of the Senate. GEORGE W. TOWNS, Governor. Approval Date: Approved, December 30, 1847.