49 Page 165 March 19th 1693-4 a grant made to Elias Cretchett for 3 Score acres of Land not confirmed Because wrote upon a new ps of paper appears to have been cut off from a p" of paper on which we find a Grant made to Abraham Benneck Seven years after the Stamp of the paper being partely on one & partely on the other & not of the Clerks writing 50 Page 165 June 23d 1701 a Grant of sd Comittee to Abraham Bennick wrote on the ps of Paper above mentioned & wrote by the Same except the Date of the Grant & Some few words besides 51 June 23d 1701 In Page (167) a Grant by sd Comittee to Ichabod Rollings for 50 acres Confirmed 23d March 1702 because not Signed by the Comittee nor their Clerk & by the Town Clerk 52 Page 121 A grant by the sd Comittee for 30 acres to Nicho Harford no date & the Grant & Petition for sd Grant being on the Same ps paper & wrote by the Same hand & Differs from the record because the record is Dated & the originall not 53 Page 106 March 19th 1693-4 a grant by Comittee to the estate Joseph Field for 10 acres Confirmed the 16 April 1694 because all wrote by one hand & neither of them the Clerk either the Comittee or the Town 54 Page() June 23d 1701 a grant by the Comittee to Capt Thos Tibbets for a small Gore of Land The originall was all of his own writing & Furburs name alsoe & he sd Tibbets hath Entred in the records a Confirmation of the Town & on the originall there is no Such thing. We alsoe reporte that many things appear Very Dark by the record which we have omitted because we could not come at the originall Grants nor finde any particular Information about them we alsoe by James Barnums own oath report that he purchased a bundle of these Grants from the wido of the sd Furbur the Clerk & since that hath sold them to many persons & they have got them recorded April 30 1731 HEN SHERBURNE ATKINSON Petition of Proprietors of Hilton's Point, Dover. To his Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esqr. Capt Gen' and Commander in Chief in and over his Majties Province of New Hampshire to the honble the Councill and house of Representatives Conven'd in Gen' Assembly The humble Petition of the Proprietors of the neck of Land in the Town of Dover on the Point Commonly called Hiltons Point on Dover Neck most humbly Sheweth That whereas the high way from Bloody Point ferry Goes through the said neck of Land and altho' the said Neck is al Fenced up (only the Rhod way) whereby the Proprietors by reason of the way being open the proprietors of the Said neck of Land can have no Benefit thereof Therefore y humble Petitioners Prayes that they may have an act to empower them to set up a Gate at the Entrance into the high way that Leads up from the Waters side by Cap' Mil lets over huclebery Hill (as has been usual) and whereby no obstruction can be to the High way and y' Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall ever pray &c April the 30th 1731. In Conc1 May 3d 1731 Thos Millet Richard Plumer Thos Canney John Clements Thomas Tibbets Ephraim Tibbets Joseph Roberts Thomas Roberts Otis Pinkham The Petition on the other side Read and ordered that the Petitioners Serve the Selectmen of the Town of Dover wth a Copy of the sd Petition and this order That they may appear on thursday next at 10 o'clock A. M. to Shew cause if any they have why the Prayer of the said Petition should not be granted—and ordered to be sent down for Con currence Rich Waldron Secretary Eodem Die In the House of Representatives James Jeffrey Cler Assm Capt Mathes a Select man of Dover appearing & not objecting In Coun May 6 1731 Voted That The Prayer of the whin Petition be granted and that the Petitioner have leave to bring In his bill accordingly May 6th 1731 In the house of Representatives R. Waldron Sec James Jeffrey Cler Assm Petition of People in Dover and other Towns for a Township. To His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esqr. Captain General and Comander in chief in and over his Majesties Province of New Hampshire in New England and to the Honourable His Majesties Council for sd Province The Humble Petition of divers of his Majesties Loyal Subjects Residing within the Province aforesaid Humbly sheweth that whereas there is a considerable Tract of land very commodious for Settlement lying nigh Winnepissocay Pond and we the Subscribers Your Humble Petitioners not having a competency of land to afford us a comfortable Subsistance Ďo Humbly Pray that Your Excellency and Honours would be pleased to grant unto us the Said tract of land for a township consisting of such dimentions & with such limitations restric tions & Conditions as you in your great wisdom shall think proper and your Humble Petitioners as in Duty bound shall John Horn William Hanson Joseph Hanson Jun' John Cook Sam Young Sam Smith Tertius Derry Pittman John Tasker John Roberts Tertius Thomas Miller William Stiles Junior James Hobbs Zechariah Nock Pomfret Whitehouse Jun" Benja Ham Eleazer Ham Benja Frost John Garland John Tebbetts Junior Solomon Emmerson Joseph Richards Jun. Joseph Bunker John Woodman Jun Richard Ward John Gage Job Clements John Carter Sam Nute Eli Demerritt Jun William Horn Jun John Bowdy Richard Pinkham Henry Tebbetts William Demerritt Timothy Tebbetts Job Demerritt Henry Bussy Thomas Tebbetts Jun Thomas Varney Stephen Varney David Watson Dudley Watson Sam' Davis Joseph Hicks Thomas Willey Jun John Ham Nath Ham Ichabod Tebbetts Sam Lamb Benja Pierce Benja Pierce Junr Jerem. Tebbetts Jun'. James Clark Zecheriah Bunker Timothy Moses Junt Nath Hanson Caleb Evans John Winget Sam Merrow Junior Ebenezer Roberts Edward Evans Cooper Micah Emmerson Thomas Wallingford Jostioh Tebbetts Tertius Daniel Miss Harvey Jr. William Jenkins John Jenkins Sam Hays Isaac Hanson Junr Joseph Hall Junior Matthey Peavy Thomas Millet John Gerrish Sam Walton ད Joseph Pierce Joseph Aston DOVER Sam Holden John Canny Henry Tebbetts Jun Gershom Downs Daniel Horne John Cromwell Thomas Waits John Mason Sam' Herd Junr John Herd Joseph Perkins John Tebbets David Daniel Ezekiel Wolonford Thomas Tebbets Son John Howard Henderson Timothy Roberson Timothy Roberson Jun. Jacob Hanson Nicolas Brock John Waldron Junr. Sam Cromett Nicolas Hartford James Davis, tertius March 3, 1732 Order'd to lye for consideration. Petition for a grant of land. To His Excellency Jon Belcher Esqr. Gov' & Commamd in Chief in & over His majesties Province of New Hampshire in New England and to the Honble His Majesties Council in Said Province The Petition of Sundry Persons Inhabitants of Durham, Dover, Exeter & Newington most Humbly Sheweth That whereas your Petitioners are men who have been bro't |