Hall County Names Changed Legally 1800-1856

One of the problems facing 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 Residence. This Act established the procedure for adoption to make sure the child could secure an inheritance. The information listed is all the Hall County name changes with whatever information was included for that person. Some name changes did not include a County residence so double check the info listed here with the originals.

NAMES CHANGED TO	NAMES CHANGED FROM	NOTES	CHILD OF AND COUNTY RESIDENCE /DATE
Dobbins, James	Martin, James		Hall Co 12/17/1827
Echols,J.P.	Gazzaway, J.P.		Hall Co. 02/20/1854
Huckaby, William	Hadaway,William	Repealed by Act of 1/20/1852 Step-Father	James Huckaby, Hall Co. 02/16/1850
Hulsey,Burwell	Suttles,Burwell	Name changed and legitimatized	Hall Co. 12/23/1840
Hulsey, Elijah	Norris,Elijah	Name changed and legitimatized	Hall Co. 12/23/1840
McAffee,James M.	Askin, James M.		Hall Co. 12/19/1834
Sauls,John	Butcher,John		Hall Co. 12/20/1828