veniences for want of a Line settled and established, between the said Town of South Hampton and the Town of New Town, there being more than Twenty persons in said South Hampton, which claim to belong to Newtown, part of whom might be as well accommodated by being joyned to South Hampton, and a number more of South Hampton that might be as well accommodated by being joyned to Newtown. Your petitioners therefore pray a Line may be settled between the said Towns in such a manner as not to enlarge the one at the expense of the other, but to make both equal to which they now are, and that a Committee may be appointed to inquire into the circumstances of the case and Report such a Line as may effect the purposes aforesaid: and your Petitioners as they are in Duty bound will ever pray, &c. PHILIPS WHite South Hampton, Decem 19 1770. Province of In the house of Representatives Voted, That the Petitioners be heard on this Petition, on Thursday the third day of January next, if the General Assembly be then siting and if not then on the third day of their siting next after: And that the Petitioners serve the Selectmen of Newtown with a copy of this Petition and order of court that they may shew cause why the Prayer of the Petition should not be granted. In Council, eodem die. Read & concurred. Geo King, D. Sec. Province of In the House of Representatives New Hamps' Jan 31 1771. M. Weare, Clk. The within Petition being considered and the Parties heard thereon, and consenting that Daniel Pierce Esq' Capt. John Giddinge and Doct Ebenezer Thompson be a Committee to settle the line between the said Towns in such place as shall appear to them proper, after hearing both parties, said Com'tee also to Determin by whom the cost of the Com'tee be paid :- Voted, That the said Daniel Pierce, Esq' Capt. John Giddinge and Doct Ebenezer Thompson be a committee for the purpose abovementioned. In Council, eodem die. Read and concur'd M. Weare, Clk. Geo. King, D. Sec STRATHAM. [Stratham was originally a part of the Squamscott Patent, and was laid off from Exeter, and incorporated as a distinct town, March 14, 1716. ED.] Petition for a Township. To the Honourable the Left Governour, Councill and Representatives conven'd in General Assembly: We the subscribers hereof inhabiting in and about Swamscott, not lying in any Township and living att a considerable Distance from the publique worship of God, not haveing the benefitt of instructing our youth, besides many other great inconveniences which we labour under, Being now by the Providence of God att peace in our severall Dwellings and being no less than thirty five familys all well disposed to maintaine the publique ministry and defraying of all other necessary charges to the best of our abilities, and hopeing that within a little time we shall increase to a far more considerable number, Doe most humbly pray that your Honours would please to settle and confirm us the severall Inhabitants extending from Wheelwright's Creek downwards to Sandy-Point as a distinct Township of ourselves, Impowering all such officers among us as your Honours in your great wisdome and prudence shall judge most meet: We crave leave to subscribe your Honours most humble and most obedient servants. Andrew Wiggin, sen' Andrew Wiggin, jun. Bradstreet Wiggin William French Nathaniel Wright Jonathan Wiggin William Moores Senr e Petition for a Township. To the Hon Geo: Vaughan, Esq. Lt. Gov' & Commander in Chief of his Majesties Province of N. Hamp' & to his Majesties Council of y Prov: aforesaid: The Petition of his Majes good subjects sundry the Inhabitants of y town of Exeter: Most humbly shewith: The great hardships & Inconveniences which we (y Hon"" Petitioners) are made the subjects of by a late order from the Hone Board:-(viz.)-y' all ye Inhabitants of Exeter to y eastw of west creek line should be joyned to y Parish of Greenland, in answer to a petition presented by Mr. Josh: Weeks subscribed by sundry the inhabitants of the town of Exeter afores", praying to be added to ye sd Parish of Greenland, for that we ye subscribers who are on ye east side of sa line never had any knowledge of s Petition till after 'twas p'sented & then not seasonably enough to counter Petition before ye ord' May it Please y' Hon's : We have once & again Petitioned to be made a township: yt is, ye Inhabitants of Swampscutt Patent w'of we are some and Intend one address more to y' Hon" on the same head, tho' were that nothing at all we cannot but represent to yo Hon the g hardship we labour under on acct of ye ord afores inasmuch as there is a maj' numb' y1 never knew of s Petition (that are joyned to ye Parish of Greenland by ye ord made upon it) than those that signed it. Whereupon we cannot but humbly pray for a Counter Ord' to the Order afores at least for so long a time as till both p'titions may have a hearing wh will be a plain means to a final determination of the matter. However all is submitted to yo' Hon's by yo Hon's most obedt servts ANDREW WIGGIN THOMAS WIGGIN JONATHAN WIGGIN WILL FREnch. Jan 4th 1715-16. Petition to be set off into a township. To his Honour George Vahan Esq' Lieu Governour and commander in cheif in & over his Majesties Province of New Hampshire in New England, & to his Majesties honoured Counsell for s" Province: We the Inhabitance of Quamescuk patent, humbly sheweth: -The very bad circumstances we lay under by reason of our great distance from the publick Worship of God and haveing no benifitt of any School, notwithstanding we have ever paid our proportion to the School of Exeter, and are now by the Providence of God increased to shuch a number as we hope we are able of ourselves to maintain a Minister & a school & other town charges as shall nessesarily fall upon us, with our proportion of publick assessments: Therefore we your petitioners does humbly pray that your Honours would pleas to set us of from all other Towns and Parishes and grant us a Township by ourselves & bound us as followeth: viz. Beginning at Sandey Point bounding upon Exeter river untill it comes into Wheelwrights Creeks mouth & from thence upon a southeast line three miles into the land; from sd Sandey point to run three miles into yo land upon a southeast line with an head line according to ye s Patent, which will be greatly to the joy & sattisfaction of your petitioners whose names are under writen. We your Petitioners does further humbly beg leave to inform yours honors of our ill convenences, being laid some times to one town & some times to another & all wayes a great distance from the Publick worship of God; with submission we would pray your honors to consider which is most reason— -Whether those men which lay near Greenland should joyn with us your petitioners, or all we availl to them: We submitt to your honors pleasure. Dated this tenth day of January Inst. 171 Simon Wiggin Andrew Wiggin Thomas Vezey William French Moses Leavitt juner Owen Runals, senor Moses Rallins Aaron Rallins James Robison Edward Fifield Thomas Rallins David Robison John Mead Matthew Tomson William More Thomas Wigens, jun' Thomas Brier William Seamen Satchell Rundlett Jonathan Clark ohn Robarts James Dorety Abraham Stockbridge John Jones Widow Leavitt Israel Smith Benj" Leavitt. Counter Petition. To y honorable George Vaighan Esq' Left. Governor and Comander of his Maigistys province of new hampshar and the honorable Counsell now sitting at Porchmouth. The petition of us whose names are under written, humbly sheweth: That wheras your petitioners air informed that your honors intend to incorporate that tract of land called the Pattente into a township within the precintes of which your petitioners now dwells, we your petitioners have ever been of opinion and now are well assured that the peopell inhabiting within ye Limits above s are not capiable of supporting such a townd charg as will be needful, neaither did we ever send away such petition, naither dare we presum so to do unless we should desire the ruining of our familys by Removing off from thes small tracts of land we are now settiled upon, we therefore pray your honnors that we may continue as we are untill beter inabled to perform such a charg, lest men mock us and saye, These men have laid a foundation before they have considered they ware not able to finish it; and we your petishors that have never consented to petition to be a townd shall ever pray whilst————— James Sinkler Jonathan Norris Ithiall Smith Joseph Larans Phillip Spendelow John Clark Ephreham Levitt Abraham Stockbrig Jethrow Parson Ebenezer Foulsham Beanjaman Taylor Samweall Leavitt And we your honors petitioners whos names are under written who un advisedly and without consideration sined the petishon that a township mite be granted, haveing since beter considered of that matter are sensible of our unadvisedness and inability to perform such a charg as must of nessessity follow upon our being a township unless we impoverish our familys and frely now goine with the first above subscribed petitioners: And that we may not be a township for the afors Resons but may continue as we are now settled untill beter Inabled to bare such a charge and your petitioners shall ever acknowledge your honors fafore herein and subscribe our selves your honors dutifull and obedient servants. Isrell Smith Joseph Hoyt Benjamin Levit Matthew Tompson Jan. 14th 1715-6. Sachill Rundlit |