Orange County NcArchives Court.....Name Changes, Hogg, Mason & Ballinger 1787 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connie Ardrey n/a February 25, 2009, 6:19 pm Source: Colonial Records Written: 1787 Acts of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1786 - 1787 1786 Volume 24, Pages 783 - 884 CHAPTER LV. An Act for Altering the Names of Walter Hogg and Gavin Hogg to Those of Walter Alves and Gavin Alves, the Name of James Mason to That of James Isham, and the Name of Jonathan Ballinger to That of Jonathan Parker. Whereas it is the earnest request of James Hogg, of Orange county, that his sons, Walter Hogg and Gavin Hogg, should hereafter be called and known by the names of Walter Alves and Gavin Alves, and of the other persons mentioned in the said title, that their names should be altered as therein set forth: I. Be it therefore Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby Enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this Act, the names of Walter Hogg and Gavin Hogg shall be altered to the names of Walter Alves and Gavin Alves, the name of James Mason to the name of James Isham, and the name of Jonathan Ballinger to the name of Jonathan Parker, and that they shall thenceforth be called and known by the said names; and that by the said names respectively they shall and may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any court of law or equity, and obtain and possess lands and all other species of property by will, devise, donation, grant, purchase or otherwise; and they may by their respective names aforesaid sell and dispose of lands or other property, already or hereafter to be acquired; and finally in all things the said persons respectively, shall be able and capable in law or equity of negotiating and transacting all manner of business by the respective names herein before mentioned, in as full and ample manner, as if they had been called and known by no other names from the time of their nativity; any law, custom or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. (Passed Jan. 6, 1787.) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/orange/court/namechan899wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb