The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 1847

by Various

[CAPITAL OFFENCES IN MASSACHUSETTS.]

Thirteen offences were made capital by the original laws of Massachusetts Bay; namely, Idolatry; Witchcraft; Blasphemy; Murder; Bestiality; Sodomy; Adultery; Rape; Man-stealing; False-witness; Conspiracy, or rebellion against the government; Cursing or smiting the father or mother, after passing sixteen years of age, unless with justifying provocation, or with unchristianly neglect in education; Filial rebellion, after sixteen years of age.

To these were added, 1692, High Treason; Concealing the death of a bastard child; Arson; Piracy.

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[JURIDICAL STATISTICS OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, N. H.]

(Concluded from page 59.)

ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

Towns.	Names.	Native Place.	When and where graduated.	With whom read Law.	Com. prac.	General Remarks.
Andover	John H. Slack	New London	Dart. 1811	J. Harris	1814	Practised also at Goffstown and Wilmot ashort time, and resided a short time in variousother places, lived at Georgetown,D. C., now in Virginia, on a farm.
	Samuel Butterfield	Goffstown	—— ——	Thomas Jameson	1817	Practised in Epping till 1821, removed to Andover, Rep. from Andover and P. Master.
				Josiah Forsaith
				John Harris
				Levi Woodbury
Boscawen	Nathaniel Green	Worcester, Ms.	—— ——	Peter Green	1787	Practised also a short time in Hopkinton, removed from the State, d., 1811.
	Daniel Webster	Franklin	Dart. 1801	T. W. Thompson	1805	Practised in Boscawen till 1807, Portsmouth, till 1817. Rep. in Cong. from 1813 to '17, removed to Boston, Rep. in Cong. from 1823 to '27, Sen. from 1827 to '39 and again 1845, Sec. of State of U. S., 1841 to '42. LL.D. Dart., Harv., Coll. N. J., Columb.
				Christopher Gore
	Ezekiel Webster	Franklin	Dart. 1804	James Sullivan	1807	Rep. from Boscawen from 1821 to '25 and 1827-28, Sen. 1815, Trustee of D. C. He fell dead while arguing a case in the Court House in Concord, April 10, 1829, a. 49. Brother of Hon. Daniel Webster.
				Parker Noyes
	Zachariah G. Whitman	Hanover, Ms.	Harv. 1807	B. Whitman	1811	Practised also in Boston till 1831, then in Hopkinton, d. in 1839.
	Francis Cogswell	Dover	—— ——	Oliver Crosby	1817	Son of Hon. Amos Cogswell, born April 16, 1790. In Dartmouth Coll. three years, Notary Public.
	Frederick Smith	Gilmanton	Dart. 1826	S. Moody	1829	Removed to Boston and went into the mercantile business.
				S. C. Lyford
	Lewis Smith	Ashford, Ct.	—— ——	R. M. Field	1841	Asst. Clerk of House of Reps. 1843 to '45, andalso Clerk in 1845. Resides in Fishersville.
				H. Clossen
				E. Burke
Bradford	Weare Tappan	East Kingston	Dart. 1811	Caleb Ellis	1814	He was born in March, 1790.
				H. Newton
				B. Chase
	James Whittle	Weare	Dart. 1823	Artemas Rogers	1827	Practised also at Loudon and several otherplaces, went South.
				S. Fletcher
	Mason W. Tappan	Newport	—— ——	Weare Tappan	1841	In partnership with Weare Tappan, Esq.
Chichester	Philip Carrigain	Concord	Dart. 1794	A. Livermore		See Clerks of Court of Sessions.
	Zachariah Batchelder	Gloucester, Ms.	Dart. 1821	S. Moody	1828	Removed to Wolfborough, Solicitor for CarrollCo.
				S. C. Lyford
Concord	E. St. L. Livermore	Londonderry	—— ——	Samuel Livermore	1783	See Solicitors of Rockingham Co.
	Peter Green	Worcester, Ms.	—— ——	Samuel Livermore		Counsellor 1788-89, removed to Boston, returnedand died at Concord.
	Thomas W. Thompson	Newbury, Ms.	Harv. 1786	James Sullivan	1791	See Solicitors of Hillsborough Co.
	Arthur Livermore	Londonderry	—— ——		1792	See Judges of Superior Court.
	Charles Walker	Concord	Harv. 1787	John Pickering	1793	See Solicitors of Rockingham Co.
	Samuel Green	Concord	—— ——	Peter Green	1793	See Judges of Superior Court.
				Jonathan Rawson
	Arthur Rogers	Concord	—— ——	E. St. L. Livermore	1793	Practised also at Gilmanton, Barrington, andPembroke.
	Philip Carrigain	Concord	Dart. 1794	A. Livermore		See Clerks of Court of Sessions.
	William Pickering	Greenland	Harv. 1797	W. K. Atkinson	1800	See County Treasurers.
	Moody Kent	Newbury, Ms.	Harv. 1801	William Gordon	1804	Practised also in Deerfield, and now resides inPembroke.
				Charles H. Atherton}
	Isaac Gates		Harv. 1802			He was at Concord in 1814.
	Samuel A. Kimball	Concord	Dart. 1806	Samuel Green	1810	Practised also at Dover, Clerk of Senate, Dep.Sec., Rep. from Concord.
	Lyman B. Walker	Brookfield, Ms.	—— ——	Phineas Walker	1811	Practised also at Gilford, Sol. of Strafford Co. from 1819 to 1834, Rep. from Gilford, app'd Att'y Gen'l Jan 10, 1843.
	Moses H. Bradley	Concord	Dart. 1807	Samuel Green	1815	Practised in Concord but a short time, removedto Sanbornton and to Bristol, Rep.and Sen. Died in Concord in 1834, a. 52.
	Samuel Fletcher	Plymouth	Dart. 1810	Samuel Green	1815	Rep. from Concord, Trustee of D. C., Trusteeand Treasurer of Phillips Academy, Andover,where he now resides.
	John Whipple	Hamilton, Ms.	Dart. 1812	Baruch Chase	1817	See Registers of Deeds.
	Amos A. Parker	Fitzwilliam	Vt. U. 1813			Practised before at Epping, afterwards at NewMarket and Kingston, and is now at Fitzwilliam.
	George Kent	Concord	Dart. 1814	Samuel Green	1817	Rep. from Concord, Trustee of D. C., Cashierof Concord Bank, Ed. of N. H. Statesmanand Concord Register, and of Boston Sun.
				William Sullivan
	Richard Bartlett	Pembroke	Dart. 1815	George Sullivan	1818	Sec. of State, N. H., 1825-'28, Clerk of Senate,Rep. from Concord, removed to N. Y., andd. in 1831.
	Samuel D. Bell	Francestown	Harv. 1816	George Sullivan	1820	Practised in Meredith to 1820, Chester 1830,Concord 1839, Manchester, Rep. 1825, '26.Sol. Rock. Co. 1823 to '28, Com. to reviseStatutes 1841, '42, Judge of the PoliceCourt of Manchester.
	Nathaniel P. Rogers	Plymouth	Dart. 1816	Richard Fletcher	1820	Practised also at Plymouth, Ed. of Herald ofFreedom. Died Oct. 16, 1846, a. 52.
				Parker Noyes
	Nathaniel G. Upham	Rochester	Dart. 1820	David Barker	1823	See Judges of Superior Court.
	William C. Thompson	Salisbury	Dart. 1820	Samuel Fletcher	1824	Removed to Plymouth, where he now resides.
				Parker Noyes
	Stephen C. Badger	Warner	Dart. 1823	H. B. Chase	1826	See Clerks of Superior Court.
	William W. Stickney	Enfield	Dart. 1823	H. B. Chase	1826	Practised in Concord till 1827, removed toNew Market, Rep. from New Market 1840,'41, '42.
	Ira Perley	Boxford, Ms.	Dart. 1822	B. J. Gilbert	1827	Practised also at Hanover, Treasurer of D. C.,Rep. from Concord.
	William G. Webster	Plymouth	Dart. 1822	Samuel Fletcher	1827	Practised also at New Hampton and Rochester.
	Ralph Metcalf	Charlestown	Dart. 1823	Henry Hubbard	1827	Practised also at Newport, Claremont, Sec. ofState, N. H. 1831 to '38, Clerk at Washington,resumed the practice at Plymouth,Bristol, Newport, Reg'r of Probate for Sul.Co. 1845.
				G. B Upham
	James Whittle	Weare	Dart. 1823	Artemas Rogers	1827	See Bradford.
				S. Fletcher
	Charles H. Peaslee	Gilmanton	Dart. 1824	S. Moody	1827	Rep. from Concord, Director and Clerk of C. R. R. Corporation, Adj. Gen. from July 6, 1829, Trustee and Sec. of N. H. Asylum for Insane, Director of Mechanics Bank, Concord, Rep. in Cong. 1847.
	Franklin Pierce	Hillsborough	Bowd. 1824	J. Burnham	1827	Practised in Hillsborough till 1838, Rep. 1829,'30, Speaker 1831, '32, Rep. in Cong. 1833 to'37, Sen. in Cong. 1837 to '42, Dis. Att'y U.S. 1845, Maj. Gen. U. S. Army.
				L. Woodbury
				E. Parker
				Dane Law School
	Hamilton Hutchins	Concord	Dart. 1827	Richard Fletcher	1830	Treasurer of N. H. M. Fire Ins. Co.
	George Minot	Bristol	Dart. 1828	N. G. Upham	1831	See County Treasurers.
	James Sullivan	Exeter	Dart. 1829	George Sullivan	1832	Practised also in Pembroke, removed toMichigan.
	Calvin Ainsworth	Littleton	—— ——	Henry A. Bellows	1835	See Registers of Probate.
				J. D. Stoddard
	Ephraim Eaton	Candia	Dart. 1833	S. Fletcher	1837
	Asa Fowler	Pembroke	Dart. 1833	C. H. Peaslee	1837	Clerk of Senate from 1835 to '40, Rep. fromConcord.
	Arthur Fletcher	Bridgewater	Yale. 1836	S. Fletcher	1840
	Josiah Minot	Bristol	Dart. 1837	H. Hubbard	1840	Practised also in Bristol.
				J. J. Gilchrist
				S. D. Bell
				Ira Perley
	William Butterfield	Goffstown	Dart. 1836	S. Butterfield	1840	Practised in Lucas Co., Ohio, and Gilmanton,Asst. Clerk of Senate, 1845, '46, Editor of N.H. Patriot, also of a paper in Lowell, Ms.,and one in Nashua.
	George G. Fogg	Meredith	Dart. 1839	W. Lovell	1841	Practised first in Gilmanton, Sec. of State, N.H., 1846, Editor of Independent Democrat.
				S. C. Lyford
				Dane Law School
	Sylvester Dana	Orford	Dart. 1839	Pierce & Fowler	1842	Editor of a paper.
				Dane Law School
	Chandler E. Potter	Concord	Dart. 1831	J. Bartlett	1813	Removed to Manchester, Editor of ManchesterDemocrat.
				Pierce & Fowler
	John H. George	Concord	—— ——	Pierce & Fowler	1846	In partnership with C. H. Peaslee, Esq.
				C. H. Peaslee
Dunbarton	Jeremiah Stinson	Dunbarton	Dart. 1798	Baruch Chase?	1802	He died in 1809 aged 36.
	Caleb Stark, Jr.	Dunbarton	—— ——		1829	Practised also in Pembroke and Concord,Rep. from Dunbarton, previously admittedto the Bar in Ohio.
Epsom	Benjamin Moody	W. Newbury, Ms.	—— ——	Stephen Mooody	1801
	Jonathan Steele, Jr.	Peterborough	Wms. 1811	Jonathan Steele		See Solicitors of Rockingham Co.
				C. H. Atherton
Franklin	Parker Noyes	South Hampton	Dart. 1796	T. W. Thompson	1801	See Solicitors of Hillsborough Co.
	Thomas H. Pettingill	Salisbury	Dart. 1804	John Harris	1808	Practised in Canaan till 1822, also inSalisbury, Rep. from Salisbury.
	George W. Nesmith	Antrim	Dart. 1820	Parker Noyes	1825	Rep. from Franklin, 1831, '2, '4-'6, '8, '9, '44-6,President of N. R. R. Corporation.
	Austin F. Pike	Hebron	—— ——	G. W. Nesmith		In partnership with G. W. Nesmith, Esq.
Henniker	John Kelly	Warner	Dart. 1804	J. H. Woodman	1808	Practised in Henniker till 1809, Northwoodtill 1831, Exeter, Clerk of the House 1828,Reg. Prob. Rock. Co. 1831 to '42, Rep. fromNorthwood and Exeter, Counsellor 1846,Editor of Exeter News Letter.
	Artemas Rogers	Billerica, Ms.	Harv. 1809	Joseph Locke	1813	See Solicitors of Merrimack Co.
				T. Rowe
	Samuel Smith	Peterborough	Dart. 1827
	John J. Prentice	Mont Vernon	Dart. 1834	E. Parker	1837	Practised also at Merrimack, Henniker, andClaremont, P. M. at Claremont.
				B. M. Farley
	Lewis Smith	Ashford, Ct.	—— ——	R. M. Field	1841	See Boscawen.
				H. Clossen
				E. Burke
Hooksett	John Whipple	Hamilton, Ms.	Dart. 1812	Baruch Chase	1817	See Registers of Deeds.
	Benjamin B. French	Chester	—— ——	Daniel French?	1823	Practised also at Sutton, Clerk of JudicialCourts Sul. Co., Rep. from Newport, Asst.Clerk and Clerk of H. of Reps, in Cong.,Washington, D. C.
	Ebenezer French	Newtown	Dart. 1824		1827	Practised also in Sutton and Seabrook,removed from State 1845.
Hopkinton	Stephen Scales	Concord, Ms.	Harv. 1763	E. Trowbridge	1770	Practised in Hopkinton till 1772, where hedied, a. 33.
				Francis Dana
	Baruch Chase	Sutton, Ms.	Dart. 1786	Bradley & Buck	1789	See Solicitors of Hillsborough Co.
	John Harris	Harvard, Ms.	Harv. 1791	Simeon Strong	1794	See Judges of Superior Court.
				Timothy Bigelow
	Joel Harris	Harvard, Ms.	Dart. 1804	John Harris	1807	Removed to Mass.
	Matthew Harvey	Sutton	Dart. 1800	John Harris	1809	Rep. from Hopkinton, Speaker of H. 1818-'20,Pres. of Sen. 1827, Coun. 1828, Rep. inCong. 1821-25, Gov. 1830, District Judge U.S. 1830.
	John Whipple	Hamilton, Ms.	Dart. 1812	Baruch Chase	1817	See Registers of Deeds.
	Horace Chase	Unity	Dart. 1814	Matthew Harvey	1817	See Judges of Probate.
	Hamilton E. Perkins	Hopkinton	—— ——	M. Harvey	1833	Removed to Boston, 1845.
				H. Chase
	William S. Morton		—— ——	Samuel Fletcher
Loudon	Timothy Darling	Henniker	Harv. 1822	Artemas Rogers	1826	Practised in Hillsborough 1826, Henniker 1827,Loudon till 1833. Studied at Gilm. Theo.Sem., and settled as a minister in Warsaw, N. Y.
				Samuel Hubbard
	James Whittle	Weare	Dart. 1823	Artemas Rogers	1827	See Bradford.
				S. Fletcher
	John Doe	Pembroke	Dart. 1825	B. Stevens	1828	Died several years since.
	Edward S. Morris	Gorham, Me.	—— ——	M. McDonald	1844	Practised in Loudon in 1844, removed to Pembroke.
New London	Stephen C. Badger	Warner	Dart. 1823	H. B. Chase	1826	See Clerks of Superior Court.
				Joseph Bell
	Walter P. Flanders	Warner	Dart. 1831	G. W. Nesmith	1835	Rep. from New London 1841, '42.
				J. D. Willard
Northfield	Asa P. Cate	Sanbornton	Dart. M.A. 1844	G. W. Nesmith		See Solicitors of Merrimack Co.
	Benjamin A. Rogers	Northfield	—— ——	Asa P. Cate	1846	Removed very soon after commencing practice to Gilmanton.
Pembroke	Arthur Rogers	Concord	—— ——	E. St. L. Livermore	1793	See Concord.
	Moody Kent	Newbury, Ms.	Harv. 1801	William Gordon	1804	See Concord.
				C. H. Atherton
	Nathaniel Dearborn	Chester		George Sullivan	1806	Practised also in Deerfield and Northwood.
	Boswell Stevens	Promfret, Ct.	Dart. 1804	Amos Kent	1807	See Judges of Probate.
	Caleb Stark, Jr.	Dunbarton	—— ——		1829	See Dunbarton.
	John Parker	Bedford		Jonas B. Bowman	1835	Practised also in Hooksett and Bedford.
	John E. Stanyan	Pembroke	Dart. 1840	N. Clifford	1844
	Edward S. Morris	Gorham, Me.	—— ——	M. McDonald	1844	See Loudon.
Pittsfield	Caleb Merrill	Atkinson	Dart. 1808	Baruch Chase	1815	Practised also in Chester and Barnstead, andin partnership with A. Kent, Esq.
				A. Kent
	Moses Norris, Jr.	Pittsfield	Dart. 1828	Isaac O. Barnes	1831	See Solicitors of Merrimack Co.
	Ithamar W. Beard	Littleton, Ms.	Dart. 1837	M. Norris, Jr.	1839	Removed to Lowell, Ms.
	Charles H. Butters	Pittsfield	Dart. 1837	L. B. Walker	1843
				I. Perley
				Hayes & Cogswell
	James A. E. Merrill	Pittsfield	Dart. 1839	C. Merrill	1843	Removed to Manchester, and died 1846.
				I. Perley
	George L. Merrill	Pittsfield	Dart. 1840	C. Merrill	1844	Practised a short time previous in Kentucky.
				I. Perley
Salisbury	Thos. W. Thompson	Newbury, Ms.	Harv. 1786	James Sullivan	1791	See Solicitors of Hillsborough Co.
	Moses Eastman	Salisbury	Dart. 1794	T. W. Thompson	1797	See Clerks of Superior Court.
	Thomas W. Pettingill	Salisbury	Dart. 1804	John Harris	1808	See Franklin.
	Richard Fletcher	Cavendish, Vt.	Dart. 1806	Daniel Webster	1809	Removed to Boston, Rep. in General Courtfrom Boston, Rep. in Cong, from Mass.,LL. D. at Dartmouth College.
	Samuel I. Wells	Sherburne, Ms.	Dart. 1814	Richard Fletcher	1819	Practised in Salisbury till 1836, removed fromState.
	Elbridge F. Greenough	Boscawen	Dart. 1828	E. Webster	1831	Practised in Danville, Columbia Co., Pa., to1838, went to Salisbury 1843, Rep. fromBoscawen 1843.
				R. Fletcher
Sutton	Harrison G. Harris	Harvard, Ms.	—— ——	John Harris	1815	Practised also in Warner.
	Benjamin B. French	Chester	—— ——	Daniel French?	1823	See Hooksett.
	Ebenezer French	Newton	Dart. 1824		1827	See Hooksett.
	Ira B. Pearson	Newport	—— ——	Edmund Burke		Removed to Chester, Vt.
Warner	Jeremiah H. Woodman	Sanbornton	Dart. 1794		1800	Practised afterwards at Meredith, now atRochester, Rep. from Rochester.
	Parker Noyes	South Hampton	Dart. 1796	T. W. Thompson	1801	See Solicitors of Hillsborough Co.
	Henry B. Chase	Brookfield, Ms.	Dart. M.A. 1823	Baruch Chase	1804	See Registers of Probate.
	Harrison G. Harris	Harvard, Ms.	—— ——	John Harris	1815	See Sutton.
	Herman Foster	Andover, Ms.	—— ——	H. B. Chase	1839	Practised in Warner to 1841, removed to Manchester,Rep. from Manchester.
Wilmot	John H. Slack	New London	Dart. 1811	John Harris	1814	See Andover.