Jan. the 2: 1741. In the house of Representatives. The within Petition read and Voted, That the Petitioners serve the Selectmen of the Town of Londonderry forthwith with a Copy of the Petition and the Votes thereon, that the said town of Londonderry may appear at the General assembly on thursday fortnight to shew cause if any they have why the prayer of the petition may not be granted, and if the General Court shall not then be sitting then to appear the third day of the sitting of the next session of General Assembly James Jeffrey, Cler. Assm B. WENTWORTH. The petition's having bro't a certificate from the Selectmen of Londonderry that excepting 3 or 4 persons they have nothing to object agt the prayer of the petition being granted, the House having considered thereon, Voted that the prayer of the Petition be granted (Excluding the persons & estates of John Archibald James Clark, James Moore John Hopdins & John Cockrane) that they be set off by the Bounds in the Petition and have all powers within themselves as other Towns have keeping & supporting an orthodox minister to preach amongst them & joyn with the Town of Londonderry and pay their proportion to him & all taxes allready made, and that they have Liberty to bring in a Bill accordingly. James Jeffry Clr. Assm Feb. 10th 1741-2 [In the original is a plan of the said Parish. ED.] The Bounds of the Town of Londonderry as run out p me are as follows (viz), Beginning at a Beach Tree the south East Corner of Chester & from thence it runs South four miles & one half mile to a Read Oak spotted on four sides & marked L. D. for Londonderry & Sundry other Letters, then it runs West one mile & three Quarters of one mile to an Oak stake standing three rodds & one half rod to the North of a Bunch of maples Standing in a hollow & spotted & marked as aforesaid then it runs south six miles & one half mile to a Pitch Pine tree standing about 25 rods to the South of hally hack meadow marked as the first, then nine miles & half west North west to a Pitch Pine standing ninety two rods over a Brook marked as aforesaid, Then North Eleven miles & one half mile to a Pitch Pine marked as aforesaid then north north east three miles to a Red Oak marked as aforesaid then E. S. E. one mile to a White Ash tree standing in a run of Water that runs into a Pond, then strait to Chester Corner it being three Pitch Pines marked by a former committee & well spotted & marked with the letters L. D. then East South East ten miles & fifty five rods to the Beach Tree first mentioned. Dated at New market April ye 12th 1742. Walter Bryant. recd into the Secry Office 15th April 1742. Åttest Theod Atkinson Copy P. Theodore Atkinson, Secry. Petition of Samuel Larr. To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq. Capt General Governour and Commander in Chief in and over his Majesties Province of New Hampshire in New England and to the Hon his Majes Council for said Province. Samuel Barr of Londonderry in said Province of New hampshire for himself and in the name and behalf of the Proprietors of the said Town of Londondery Humbly Sheweth, That your Petitioners for several years past has been verry greatly disturbed and troubled and incroach'd upon in their Possessions, & in defence of the same has Expended from time to time in the Law near two thousand Pounds against the Inhabitants of the Massachusets Bay and tho' some of those persons that formerly made Incroachments upon the Said Town of Londonderry, By the late settlement of the Line fall within the Province of New Hampshire, yet still they continue to Incroach upon s Town and carry off the smal part of Timber that is yet growing there and other disturbances There on pretence that the Bounds of said Town was never yet Run out and assertained. Wherefore, for assertaining the Bounds and limits of the said Town and to prevent any further disputes or unesieness about the Limits thereof, your Petitioners most humbly Prayes your Excellencie & the Honbe the Council to appoint a Proper Person as surveyor and Chaine men under oath to run and perambulate the lines of said Town according to the Charter on the east, south and west sides, and home to Chester Bounds, (the Bounds between Chester and Londonderry having been perambulated by consent of both Towns Several times already) or otherwise as to your Excell and Hon's shall seem meet. And your Petitioners as in Duty bound shall ever Pray &© Feb. 25 1741-2. In Council Feb. 26, 1741-2 SAMUELL BARR. The within Petition of Sam Barr in behalf of the Proprietors of London Derry read and voted thereon that a Surveyor and Chainmen be appointed and sworn to perambulate and renew the bounds of the said Township according to the lines mentioned in their charter and that the Surveyor make a plan of the same and return to his Excellency the Goveruour to be lodged in the Secretarys office and that the same be done as soon as may be with conveniency and His Excellency is desired to appoint the Surveyor and chainmen And that the Petitioners defray the expence and also notify the selectmen of Kingston & Chester six days before the busyness is entered upon. Rich Waldron, Secry. Petition for division of land, &c. To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq. Gov. Captain General and Commander in Chief in and over his Majestys Province of New Hampshire in New England to the Honourable his Majesties Council and Honourable house of Representatives in General assembly Convened, The humble petition of the Subscribers, Sheweth, That there is a third Division of Land lying in the township of Londonderry in this Province which Belongs to the Heir of the Rev Mr Thomas Thomson Deceased and to y Petition, Mathew Taylor, John Archibald and James Reid. That the said third division of Land never was Sub divided between the foresaid parties. That y Petitioners Matthew Taylor & are under an Indispensible necessity of selling their share of the same Land in order to defray an incumbent debt they Laid themselves under an obligation to pay at their Purchassing the same. May it therefore Please y Excellency and Hon' to take our Petition under your Consideration and acording to y Wonted Justice make such provision for y Petitioners as that the said third Division or any other division of Land that may be laid out in Common between the foresaid Ieir and y Petitioners for time coming may be divided So as each party may dispose of their own share as need may be and y' Petitioners as in duty Bound shal ever pray. MATHEW TAYLOR We the Subscribers do consent to the pray" of ye foregoing Petition & its agreed by Both Parties That James Rodgers, John Wallace, & Tho Coughran be appointed to Divide s Land if the Pray' of s Petition be granted. Given under our hands att Londonderry this 18 day of January 1741. WILLTM DAVIDSON, Jan the 27th 1741. In the house of Representatives. The within Petition Read, and voted that the Petitioners serve the Executors or adm's of the Late Reverend M Thomson, with a coppy of the Petition and votes thereon, that they may appeare at the Gen" Assembly as soon as Possible (& bring a coppy of the said Mr Thomsons will or letters of administration), and to shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer of the Petition may not be granted, and if they cannot appeare while assembly is now sitting, then to appeare the 3a day of the siting of the next sessions of Gen Assembly. James Jeffrey Clr. AssTM B. WENTWORTH. In the House of Representatives March the 12th 1741-2. Upon Reconsidering the above vote of the House of the 27th Jan. last past, Voted that the Petitioners Serve the Ex or Adm of the Late Reverend Mr Thomson (Late of Londonderry Cle Deceased) with a coppy of the Petition and the order of the Gen Assembly thereon to notifie the said Ex or adm" afforesaid to appear at the Gen" assembly next thursday at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to shew cause (if any he or they have) why the Prayer of the Petition may not be granted, & if the Gen Ass" shall not then be sitting then to appeare the 31 day of the sitting of the Gen Assembly next sessions. James Jeffry Čler. Ass In the House of Representatives March the 10th 1741-2 The within petition Read, The Petitioner James Reed appear'd & Robert Boyce Esq adm' to the Rev Mr. Tomsons Estate appeared the Parties heard & Voted, That the Prayer of the Petition be granted and that James Rodgers, John Wallace & Thomas Couchran be authorized & Impowered to make Division of the Land mentioned in the Petition: and that the Petitioners have liberty to bring in a Bill accordingly. James Jeffry Cler. AssTM In Council Eod. Die Eodem Die R. Waldron, Secry. Assented to B. WENTWORTH. Petition of inhabitants of old and new Parishes of Lon donderry. To his Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq. Governor and Commander in chief in and over his Majtes province of New hampshire the Honourable his Majesties Councill for said Province and the house of Representatives in Generall Assembly Convened. The Petition of Sundry of the Inhabitance of Londonderry in the province of New hampshire belonging to the old and new parishes humbly Sheweth. That whereas in february in the year 1739-40 there was a new parish sett off in this town by the Generall Court, Granting Liberty to fourty famelyes that lived within the Bounds of the said new parish still to Remain members of the old parish with their estates and at the same time granted Liberty that fourty famelys that lived within the Bounds of the old parish Should become members of the new parish With their estates if they saw cause. Which accordingly was performed and that still their was some few famelys and single persons in Both parishes that was not contented because they were obliged to pay there parish Tax where they properly belonged and went to the contrary parish to the publick worship, and that whereas freedom and Liberty is most to be Desired especially in Religious affairs and whereas every christian ought chiefly to study those things That will be most for the advancement of the Redeemers Kingdom out of a consious consern for those persons that they might obtain their freedom and liberty as well as the Rest of the people of this town the Two parishes chose each of them a committee to see to accomodate that affair who is the Subscribers to this petition and was legaly chosen for Said End, and accordingly we meet and after some conversation about the affair we came to a mutuall agreement that all persons who had a mind to become members of the new parish should on a certain day then appointed meet the two committees and sign their names to said agreement which is two tedious here to Insert and those that had a mind to become members of the old parish had the same liberty and accordingly at the Day appointed the people came and signed their names only their is a saving clause in said agreement that we did not Intend any Infringment on the Court Act Relating to the fourty famelys belonging to each parish; Wherefore your petitioners humbly prays your Excellency the Honourable the Councill and house of Representatives that you would be pleased to pass an act to establish this our agreement, & that those persons, with their estates who hath already signed their names with us may become members of the old and new parish as they have signed, and that you would be pleased to Incorporate the new parish into a town & have priveledges as other towns except it be about highway work and taking the Invoice for the payment of the publick tax. Likewise that you would be pleased to explain the former act Relating to the fourty famelys that is to say whither on the sale of any of those fourty estates the purchaser shall be obliged to pay his parish tax where the estate was signed unto, or whither he may be at his Liberty to go to the other parish if he sees good. Also that all trangent persons who shall come to sojourn in this town shall have liberty to sign there names in three months after there arrivall with |