Volume 1 — NOTICES OF THE COURTS OF JUDICATURE AND OF THE BAR OF THE COUNTY OF MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Reading edition
BY STEPHEN COLBY BADGER, ESQ., OF CONCORD.[25]
The History of the Courts in New Hampshire, including an account of the various systems of Judicature from time to time, has been published in an article contained in the American Quarterly Register, Vol. XII., prepared by Francis Cogswell, Esq., of Dover, and in Articles contained in the New Hampshire Repository, Vols. I. and II., prepared by William Butterfield, Esq., of Gilmanton, Hon. Samuel D. Bell of Manchester, and the Hon. John Kelly of Exeter, N. H. Nothing further need be said on this subject.
The County of Merrimack, by an act of the Legislature, passed in 1823, was formed from the Counties of Hillsborough and Rockingham, with the exception of a part of the town of Franklin, which was taken from Sanbornton, then in Stratford County, now in the County of Belknap. It contains twenty-four towns.
The Counties of Hillsborough and Merrimack compose the Second Judicial District for the transaction of business of the Superior Court, and Courts are held annually at Concord on the second Tuesday of July, and at Amherst on the second Tuesday of December.
The following list of Judges, County Officers and Members of the Bar, include those who resided within the limits of the County of Merrimack before its formation, and also those who have resided within the County since it was formed.
Name. Residence. Place of Birth. Com. End. General Remarks.
JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE.
Arthur Livermore Holderness Londonderry 1799 1816 Chief Justice from 1809 to 1813. Attorney at Concord and Chester, Rep. from Chester and Campton, Senator, Mem. Cong. 1817 to 1821 and 1823 to 1825. Justice from 1799 to 1809 and from 1813 to 1816, and Chief Justice State C. C. P., from 1825 to 1833.
Samuel Green Concord Concord 1819 1840 Read Law with Peter Green and Jeremiah Rawson, commenced practice 1793. Attorney at Concord, Representative, Solicitor. Resides now in the City of Washington.
John Harris Hopkinton Harvard, Ms. 1823 1833 H. C. 1791. Read Law with Simeon Strong and Timothy Bigelow, Attorney, Judge Probate, Hillsborough Co., from 1812 to 1823, also in Merrimack Co., from Aug. 5, 1823 to Oct. 7, 1843. Solicitor from 1817 to 1823. Died in 1845.
Nathaniel G. Upham Concord Rochester Jan. 8, 1833 Nov. 1842 D. C. 1820. Read Law with Hon. David Barker, Jr., in Rochester, Attorney at Bristol and Concord, Agent of Concord Rail Road Corporation. Son of Hon. Nathaniel Upham.
JUDGES OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Jeremiah Page Dunbarton 1776 A Justice in Hillsborough County.
Timothy Walker Concord Concord 1777 1809 Son of Rev. Timothy Walker, born June 26, 1737, graduated at H. C. 1756, qualified himself for the Ministry, but relinquished the profession, Chief Justice of C. C. P. for Rockingham Co., Counsellor from 1777 to 1799. Died May 5, 1822, a. 85.
Abiel Foster Canterbury Andover 1784 1789 H. C. 1756. Justice of Rockingham Co. Rep. in Cong. from 1789 to 1791 and from 1795 to 1803. Died in 1806, a. 71.
Ebenezer Webster Salisbury Kingston 1791 1806 Rep. from Salisbury, Senator. Died in 1816, a. 77.
Robert Wallace Henniker Londonderry 1803 1813 Counsellor from 1788 to 1789, and from 1790 to 1803. Died 1815, a. 65.
JUSTICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FIRST DISTRICT.
Joshua Darling Henniker Hopkinton 1816 1821 D. C. 1794. Chief Justice of the Court of Sessions from 1821 to 1823, Sen., and President. Died May 16, 1842.
JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF SESSIONS.
Hall Burgin Allenstown New Market 1823 1825 He was Chief Justice, Rep. from Allenstown, moved to Concord.
Israel W. Kelley Concord Goffstown 1823 1825 Sheriff of Hillsborough Co. from 1814 to 1819. Marshal of District Court, Crier in S. Court of Jud. Resided in Salisbury till within a few years past, and now resides in Concord.
Peter Wadleigh Northfield Gilmanton 1823 1825 Rep. from Northfield. Crier in C. C. P.
JUDGES OF THE PRESENT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Benjamin Wadleigh Sutton Sutton 1833 Representative from Sutton.
Aaron Whittemore Pembroke Pembroke 1833 1844 Representative from Pembroke.
Jacob A. Potter Concord Concord 1844
SHERIFFS.
Israel W. Kelley Concord Goffstown 1814 1819 See Justices of the Court of Sessions.
Richard H. Ayer Manchester Concord 1823 1828 Resided in Hooksett till within a few months past. Senator from 1818 to 1823, Rep. from Hooksett several years. Counsellor.
Jacob B. Moore Washington, D. C. Andover 1828 1833 Editor of several newspapers, Register of Deeds, Rep. from Concord, Clerk P. O. Depart., Washington.
Arlond Carroll Albany, N. Y. Hampton 1833 1838 Rep. from Pittsfield.
Benjamin Evans Warner Newburyport, Ms. 1838 1842 Rep. from Warner several years. Senator, Counsellor 1837 and 1838. Born Jan. 25, 1772, died Nov. 12, 1844.
Richard Pinkham Concord Tuftonborough 1842 1847
Nathaniel A. Davis Sutton Sutton 1847
CLERKS OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Moses Eastman Salisbury Salisbury 1823 1838 D. C. 1794. Practised in Salisbury from 1797 to 1826, Clerk of C. C. P. in Hillsborough from 1816 to 1823, Clerk of C. C. P. in Merrimack from 1823 to 1833. Moved to Ms.
Stephen C. Badger Concord Warner 1838 1846 D. C. 1823. Practised Law and also was P. Master at New London from 1826 to 1833. Clerk of C. C. P. in 1833. Resumed practice of Law in 1846. Acting Pension Agent.
Nathaniel B. Baker Concord Henniker 1846 H. C. 1839. Admitted as Attorney, March 7, 1842.
CLERKS OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Moses Eastman Salisbury Salisbury 1816 1823 In Hillsborough County.
Moses Eastman Salisbury Salisbury 1823 1833 In Merrimack County. See Clerks of Superior Court.
Stephen C. Badger Concord Warner 1833 1846 See Clerks of Superior Court.
Nathaniel P. Baker Concord Henniker 1846 See Clerks of Superior Court.
CLERKS OF THE COURT OF SESSIONS.
Enoch Darling Henniker Hampstead 1821 1823 In the old County of Hillsborough.
Philip Carrigain Concord Concord 1823 1825 Son of Dr. Philip Carrigain, Secretary of State, N. H., from 1805 to 1809. He prepared a Map of New Hampshire in 1816, was Clerk of Senate for several years, and also practised Law in Epsom and Chichester. D. C. 1794.
REGISTERS OF DEEDS.
Jacob B. Moore Concord Andover 1825 1827 See Sheriffs.
Samuel Cofran Concord Concord 1828 1833
John Whipple Concord Ipswich, Ms. 1833 1836 Commenced practice in 1817 in a part of Dunbarton, afterward incorporated into Hooksett, remaining there till 1822, in Hopkinton till 1833. Solicitor of Merrimack Co., Dep. Secretary of New Hampshire. D. C. 1812.
Joseph Robinson Concord Concord 1836 1837 D. C. 1825. Post Master.
John Townsend Salisbury Chester 1837 1839
Mitchell Gilmore, Jr. Concord Warner 1839 1845
Reuben T. Leavitt Concord 1845
JUDGES OF PROBATE.
John Harris Hopkinton Harvard, Ms. 1812 1823 See Judges of Superior Court.
Samuel Morril Concord Epping 1823 1828 Physician. Treasurer of the N. H. Savings Bank, Secretary of the Merr. Co. Mut. Fire Ins. Co., State Treasurer.
Boswell Stevens Pembroke Pomfret, Ct. 1828 1833 Rep. from Pembroke. D. C. 1804.
Horace Chase Hopkinton Unity 1833 Practised in Goshen from 1817 to 1821. Rep. from Hopkinton, 1829. Post Master at Hopkinton, 1829. D. C. 1814.
REGISTERS OF PROBATE.
Henry B. Chase Warner Brookfield, Ms. 1823 1839 Rep. from Warner, 1816, 1817, and 1823, Speaker in 1817. Bank Com. 1846. M. A. at D. C. 1823.
James Clark Franklin Sanbornton 1839 1844 Rep. from Sanbornton, Senator?
Joseph Robinson Concord Concord 1844 1845 D. C. 1825. Rep. from Concord and P. Master.
Calvin Ainsworth Concord Littleton 1845 1845 Practised in Littleton from 1835 to 1843.
COUNTY TREASURERS.
William Pickering Greenland 1825 1830 State Treasurer, Dep. Sec. of State, Collector of Customs at Portsmouth, Rep. from Greenland.
Jonathan Eastman Concord 1830 1833
James Cochran Northfield 1833 1835
Jonathan Eastman Concord 1835 1837
David M. Carpenter Chichester 1837 1839 Rep. from Chichester.
William Knox Pembroke 1839 1841
Caleb Merrill Franklin 1841 1843
True George Salisbury 1843 1845 Dep. Sheriff.
George Minot Concord 1845 D. C. 1828. Practised Law in Gilmanton and Bristol, Cashier of Mechanics Bank, U. S. Pension Agent.
SOLICITORS IN THE OLD COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH.
Thomas W. Thompson Salisbury Newbury, Ms. 1802 1809 H. C. 1786. Practised in Salisbury from 1790 to 1810, Concord to 1819. Rep. and Speaker 1813 and 1814. Rep. in Cong. 1805 to 1807, Sen. in Cong. 1814 to 1817, State Treasurer. Died 1819, aged 54.
Baruch Chase Hopkinton Sutton, Ms. 1809 1812 D. C. 1786. Practised in Hopkinton, and died since 1840.
Parker Noyes Franklin South Hampton 1812 1817 D. C. 1796. Practised in Warner, from 1801 to 1803, in Franklin from 1803, Rep. from Franklin, appointed Judge S. C., but declined accepting.
John Harris Hopkinton Harvard, Ms. 1817 1823 See Judges of Superior Court.
SOLICITORS IN THE OLD COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM.
E. St. L. Livermore Concord Londonderry 1791 1793 Son of Judge Samuel Livermore, Attorney at Concord, 1783, Portsmouth, Newburyport, and Boston. Mem. Cong. Ms., Judge of Superior Court, N. H. M. A. at D. C. 1800.
Charles Walker Concord Concord 1806 1808 H. C. 1789. P. M. at Concord in 1801. Died July 29, 1834, aged 68.
Samuel Green Concord Concord 1812 1819 See Judges of Superior Court.
Jonathan Steele Epsom Peterborough 1821 1823 W. C. 1811. Practised at Epsom.
SOLICITORS IN THE NEW COUNTY OF MERRIMACK.
Artemas Rogers Henniker Billerica, Ms. 1823 1833 H. C. 1809. Practised in Henniker from 1813 to 1832, Rep. 1822 and 1823. Resides now in New York.
John Whipple Concord Ipswich, Ms. 1833 1843 See Registers of Deeds.
Moses Norris, Jr. Pittsfield Pittsfield 1843 1843 D. C. 1828. Practised at Barnstead, Rep. from Pittsfield, Speaker of the House, Counsellor. Rep. in Cong.
Asa P. Cate Northfield Sanbornton 1843 Rep. from Northfield, 1839, 1840, Sen. 1844, President Sen. 1845. M. A. at D. C. 1844.
(To be concluded.)