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To the honorable Senate and House of Representatives for said State in General Court convened at Concord November 23a 1796.

Humbly shews the subscribers inhabitants of Hampton in the county of Rockingham and State aforesaid had not an opportunity to sign a petition in June last to be incorporated into a Congregational poll parish in Hampton and that they desire to be considered as if they had then signed said petition

Hampton November 23d 1796.

Joseph Towle
Josiah Dow

Moses Shaw

David Philbrick

Joshua mace

[In H. of Rep., June 6, 1796, a hearing was ordered for the next session, at which, on the 6th day of December, an act was passed to incorporate the "Congregational Society in Hampton."-ED.]

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[List of Land Owners, about 1738.]

A List of the Land owned in Hampton When North Hampton was Set off as a Parish & Since owned as Rateable in Said Parish

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the three following Farmes the most of them was ound in Town Since they were Sett off as a Parish Viz

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HAMPTON FALLS.

This town was formerly a part of Hampton.

In 1709, by a vote of the council, the inhabitants of that portion of the town of Hampton west of Taylor's river, called Hampton Falls, were authorized to choose assessors, and raise money for "the maintenance of such learned and orthodox minister to officiate in the New Church" as they might call to service there, with advice of Rev. Mr. Cotton. In 1685 there were 212 inhabitants in what is now Hampton Falls.

In council, May 12, 1718, Peter Weare and others "of the new parish" petitioned that it might be separated from the old parish, and were granted the privilege of holding annual meetings to choose selectmen and other officers to manage their parish affairs, and to choose one representative to the general assembly, but were to pay province rates as they had before. In accordance therewith they met and chose Peter Weare as assemblyman, who took his seat October 7, 1718. He was speaker of the house in 1724.

John Farmer says Hampton Falls "was separated and incorporated in 1712." I do not find this to be the fact; but do find that they were not entirely separated in parish affairs until November 23, 1726. After that each parish was to be free from the other in raising their ministers' salaries.

The west part of the town was set off April 1, 1737, and incorporated into the town of Kensington.

June 3, 1768, the town was again divided, the south part set off, and incorporated by the name of Seabrook.

By an act passed December 4, 1742, a part of the town of South Hampton was annexed to this town.

December 7, 1816, a small tract of land was severed from this town, and annexed to Seabrook.

[4-227] [Petition for Grant of a Township—no date.] To his Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq' Governour and Commander in Chief In and Over His Majesty's Province of New Hamps; in New England; And the Honble his Majesty's Councill in Said Province

The Humble Address and Petition of Sundry of his Majestys Loyal Subjects Inhabitants of Hampton-falls in Said Province;

Praying that Your Petitioners may be Sharers in Such Grants of Land as may be made to his Majesties Subjects in this Province: That Your Petitioners may have A Township Granted them of Ten Miles Square Lying Upon Amuskieg fall or In Such other place and of Such Dimensions as to Your Excellency And Honours in Your Great Wisdom And Goodness shall Seem Proper: And Your Petitioners As In Duty Bound shall Ever Pray

Joseph Tilton
Benja Swett
Ralph Butler

Josiah Bachelder
Richard nason
Bradbury Green
Jacob Stanyan
Samuel Lane
Timothy morgin
John Treadwell
Jonathan Nason
Joshua Purinton
Sam" Prescut
Nathan Tilton
Jeramiah Pearson
Benjamin Swett
Juner

Elisha Prescut

Robard Row

Jonatha Cram

Ebnezer Prescut

Charles Stuard
Simon fogg
Jacob Brown
John Philbrick

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Jonathan Gove

Abner Philbrick

David swett

John green

John Tilton

John brown Quarto John Gove Juner

Caleb sanborn
John Swain
Stephen Swett
Winthrop dow
thomas Boyd
Robert quinbe
Timothy Blak June
Benjamin Sanborn
Ebenezer Sanburn

Thomas Cram

nathanel Gove

Meshech Weare

Joseph Bachelder

Thomas Leavit
Enoch Gove

Edward williams

Jacob Freese

Matthew Morton

John worth

John Swain Jun'
Reuben Sanborn
theopillus Bachelor
Dan1 swett
Jonathan Hilyard
Hanary Robie
Enoch Sanborn

Benja Hilyard

Ebenezer Gove juner
Abraham dow

[4-229] [Petition of John Brown, Innholder, for the priv ilege of a Town Fair, about 1734.]

Province of Newhamp

To His Exelencey Jonathan Belcher Esq' Capt" general Govournor and Cumander in Cheaf in and over ye Province of Newhampshier and Province Massachusets bay in New-England &c

To the Honble His Majets Councel and Hous of Represent Now Setting in Portsmouth in The Province of NewhampshierBy an Ajournment-The Humble Petition of John Brown Inholder in Hampton-falls Most Humbly Sheweth

That whare as Thare Hath Been in the Year Past Two Meettings of Not ondly ye People of This province But of the Nighbouring province also att Your Petitionours Hous for to Bye and Sell all Sorts of Quick Stock and Sundry othor Traidings Which hath Proved Greatly Benificial to many in This our Province and to many others farthur East then our Province Extendes Aas also to ye Byers many of them Came from Boston and from ye Nighbouring towns thare unto and bought many Hundred Pounds worth of fatt Cattle fatt Sheep and Lambs and ye Like Thay haveing a Carttain market to go unto

And whare as Your Petitionours Hous is Thought to Stand in ye Most Accommodaiting place espeschaly for ye byers thay Cuming from ye South-ward ye Most of Them as also whare y Roads meet from all ye Towns in This Province And upon y Great Road from yo Eastward and So Most Accomodeating to

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Therefore Your Petitionour Most Humbly Prays that This Cort wold Grant y Liborty of haveing three fairs in a year att your Petitionours hous in Hampton-falls Yearly and yt ye first may be upon ye Second wedensday and Thirdsday in May And yt ye Seccond fair be upon ye Seccond Wedensday and Thirdsday in Augost and ye Third upon ye Last Wedensday and Thirdsday in Octob'—And as In Deuty Bound shall Ever Pray—

[The selectmen petitioned, October 10, 1734, for the same privilege, which was granted. See Vol. IX, page 340. -ED.]

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[Deposition of Joshua Peirce.]

The Deposition of Joshua Peirce Esq' who Testifies and Says that he very well Remembers that in or about the year 1717 the Log House that did belong to Peter Wear Esq' late of Hampton Falls Deceased in which he formerly keept Tavern was Licenced for that Purpose by the Government and that he always understood it was So Granted as to be a Privilege annexed to the Said Estate and alienable with that the Depon' being a Member of the Lower House at the time the Said Grant was made

Josh: Peirce

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