▁His ▁stay ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁brief , ▁and ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁A very ▁returned ▁to ▁Oregon ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁stock ▁of ▁prov isions ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁opening ▁a ▁store . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁A very ▁opened ▁his ▁store ▁at ▁the ▁site , ▁pl atted ▁the ▁land , ▁and ▁survey ed ▁a ▁town ▁site ▁on ▁his ▁land ▁claim , ▁naming ▁the ▁community ▁Mary sv ille . ▁The ▁city ▁possibly ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁early ▁sett ler ▁Mary ▁Lloyd , ▁but ▁now ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁French ▁fur ▁tra ppers ' ▁naming ▁of ▁Mary s ▁Pe ak ▁after ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁Joseph ▁A very ▁and ▁William ▁D ixon ▁each ▁granted ▁back - to - back ▁ 4 0 - acre ▁land ▁parc els ▁from ▁their ▁land ▁hold ings ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁county ▁seat . ▁A very ' s ▁holding ▁lay ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁D ixon ' s ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁with ▁the ▁Bent on ▁County ▁Cour th ouse ▁mark ing ▁the ▁approximate ▁line ▁of ▁dem arc ation ▁between ▁these ▁two ▁land ▁parc els . ▁ ▁Name ▁change ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Oregon ▁Territ orial ▁Legisl ature ▁met ▁in ▁S alem , ▁where ▁a ▁pet ition ▁was ▁presented ▁seeking ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁that ▁city ▁to ▁either ▁" Th ur ston " ▁or ▁" Val ena ".