History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts - citizen hylbom blog

Amos Bond, of Watertown (associate), appointed Julv 10,
1S07.
Joseph Coi-dis, of Reading (associate), appointed August
2S, 1807.
Josepli Heald, of Pepperell (associate), appointed August
28, 1807.
John Kittell, of Charlestomi (associate), appointed September
3, 1811.
John Hui-d, of Reading (associate), appointed September
30, 1811.
Ebeuezer Hobbs, of Westou (associate), appointed May
25, 1812.
In 1814 tlie Courts of Sessions were abolished, and
their powers transferred to tljc Circuit Court of Common
Pleas. Two justices, called " Sessions Justices of the
G. C. C. P.," were appointed in each county to sit with the
regular justices of that court, wliicli was to hear and de-
termine all matters of which Courts of Sestiuns had for-
merly jurisdiction.'
Sessions Justices Coiinti/ Court of Common Pleas.
John Walker, of Burlington, appointed May 24-, IS] J.
Abiel Hey wood, of Concord, appointed May 21-, 1811.
Joseph Locke, of Billerica, appointed July 2, 1814.
Lounimi Baldwin, of Woburn, appointed May 10, 181.5.
The Circuit Court of Common Pleas was superseded in
1821 by the Court of Common Pleas, which gave way in
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1859 to the Superior Court of the Commonwealth. The
judges of this court are :
Chief Justice, — Lincoln F. Brigliam, of Salem. As.mciiite
Justices, — Julius Rockwell, of Lenox ; Francis H. Dewey,
of Worcester ; Ezra Wilkinson, of Dedhani ; John P. Putnam,
of Boston ; Robert C. Pitman, of Newton; John W.
Bacon, of Natick; P. Emery Aldrich, of Worcester ; Wil-
Waldo Colburn, of Dedham;
liam Allen, of Northampton ;
William S. Gardner, of Newton.
Civil terms of this court are held at Lowell, second Monday
in March and first Monday in September; at Cam-
bridge, first Monday of June and second Monday of
December. Criminal terms at Cambridge, second Monday
in February and first Monday in June ; at Lowell, third
Monday in October.
In 1867 the courts which had been held at Concord were
removed to Cambridge, the county buildings at Concord
becoming, subsequently, the property of that town.°
Timothy Phillips,
Samuel Gookin,
Edmund Goffe,
Samuel Gookin,
Samuel Dummer,
Richard Foster,
Richard Foster,
David Phips,
Sl,eriffs.
appointed May 27, 1602.
October 23. 1702.
" December 0. 1715.
December 12, 1728.
" September 27, 1729.
July 9, 1731.
" November 20, 17()1.
March 7, 1764.
' The Court of .Sessions for Middlesex wns re-established in
1819, with Joseph Locke as chief justice, Abiel Haywood and
Isaac Kiskc associates.
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In compiling the civil list of the county I have been mate-
rially aided by Charles Cowley's Middlesex County Manual and
by Whitmore's Massachusetts Civil List. —-Ed.
APPENDIX. 557
James Prescott, appointed September 6, 1775.
Loamnii Baldwin, " 1780.
Joseph Hosmer, " 1794
Wilham Hddreth " 1808.
Joseph Hosmer " October 11, 1311.
William Hildreth, " October 11, 1811.
Nathaniel Austin, " 1S13.
Benjamin F. Varnum, " 1831.
Samuel Chandler, " 1841.
Fisher A. Hildreth, " 1852.
John S. Keyes, " 1854.
Charles Kimball, " 1860.
Ebeu W. Fiske, " 1879
Jurlyes of Probate.
James Russell, appointed June 18, 1692, OS.
John Leverett,
October 23, 1702, OS.
Francis Foxcroft,
Jonathan Remington,
Samuel Danforth,
John Winthrop,
Oliver Prescott,
James Prescott,
Samuel P. P. Fay,
W. A. Richardson,
July 8, 1708, O.S.
September 30, 1725, O S.
December 20, 1745, OS.
September 6, 1775.
1779.
February 1, 1805.
May 9, 1821.
April 7, 1856.
The office of Judge of Probate was superseded in 1858
by that of Judge of Probate and Insolvency. William A.
Richardson was appointed to the latter office July 1, 1858,
and upon his resignation was succeeded by George M.
Brooks, the present incumbent. May 13, 1872.
Sessions of the Probate Court are held at Cambridge,
first, second, and fourth Tuesday of each month except
August; at Lowell, third Tuesday of January, Marcli,
May, July, Septendjer, and November.
Rpijisters of Probate.
Samuel Phipps, appointed June IS, 1693.
Thomas Swan,
"
October 23, 1702.
Nicholas Fessenden, " September 15, 1705.
Daniel Foxcroft, " December 28, 1709.
Thomas Foxcroft, " December 9, 1715.
Francis Foxcroft,
"
July 3, 1729.
Samuel Danforth,
"
July 9, 1731.
Andrew Boardman, " December 20, 1745.
William Kneelaud,
" May 29, 1769.
James Winthrop,
James Foster,
"
"
September 6, 1775.
May 26, 1817.
Isaac Fiske,
"
October 29, 1817.
Alonzo V. Lynde,
"
July 1,1851.
Alfred A. Prescott, ' " March 10, 1853.
Joseph H. Tyler was elected Register of Probate and
Insolvency, November 10. 1858, and continues, by re-elec-
tion, to hold the same ofiice.
Registers of Deeds.
Thomas Danforth, May 26, 1652.
Lawrence Hammond, July 27, 1686.
Samuel Phipps, April 10, 1693.
Francis Foxcroft, March 22, 1766.
Ebenezer Bridge, April 3, 1776.
Thaddeus Mason, March 31, 1781.
William Winthrop, December 28, 1784.