Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . avureportrait and memoir ap[)ear in this work. SAMFEL AVFi; BRADLFY, Maine, wasdescended fi-om the New Hampshirefamily of that name wdiicb settled in Pena-cook about 172!). His first ancestor in Amer-ica was Daniel Brailley, who came in the Eliz-abeth from London, iMigland, 1635, and settledin Haverhill, Massachusetts. He had a son,Daniel, wdiose wifes >:i\-en name was Hannah. 50 THE JUDICIARY AND THE BAR OF NEW ENGLAND. To this union was born Joseph, whose
Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . avureportrait and memoir ap[)ear in this work. SAMFEL AVFi; BRADLFY, Maine, wasdescended fi-om the New Hampshirefamily of that name wdiicb settled in Pena-cook about 172!). His first ancestor in Amer-ica was Daniel Brailley, who came in the Eliz-abeth from London, iMigland, 1635, and settledin Haverhill, Massachusetts. He had a son,Daniel, wdiose wifes >:i\-en name was Hannah. 50 THE JUDICIARY AND THE BAR OF NEW ENGLAND. To this union was born Joseph, whose son_Abraliam, was tlie New Hampshire settler re-feired to in tiie foregoing. Aljraham, wiiodied in 1754, was married to Abigail IMiil-brick, who liore him ten children. Hisseventh son, Samuel, was tlie grandfather ofthe subject of this skett-ii. Joini, the father ofour subject, was born February 13, 1742;married Hannah Ayer and was the father ofnine children. Sanniel Ayer Bradley was born at Concord,New Hami)sliire, November 22, 1774. Hisfather had large laud interests near Fryeburg,Maine, and, together with two of his brothers,. SAMUEL A. liRADLtY. he moved to that place al>out 179 4. Uougiifarm and pioneer life was not to his liking andin the fall of that year he commenced to stuilyfor college, entering Dartmontli in 1795, andgraduating in 1799. Mr. 15radley commencedpractice in Fryeliurg, wheie, notwithstandinghe had as coni])etitors sucii powerful legallights as .Judah Dana and Jacoii McGow, heiilmost iunnediately secured a fair sliare of thelegal business of the town and county; hisregular work in fact, extending over threecounties, Oxford, York and Cumberland. Not-withstanding his large priictice he took more interest in politics than the law and durnigthe exciting periods of the eudnirgo, the war of1812 and the discussions on State seperation,he was a prominent tiguie. From lHl;j to1818 he was a member of the general courtfrom Fryeburg and ])roved himself a powerfuld
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