Richard Greanough Ebenezer Eatton Aaron Coop James Little Nathaniel Peabody Stephen Noyes Jonathan Stevens Jun John Brown Samuel Little Nathaniel Little John French Joseph French Ebenezer Knight Joseph Knight Jun Joshua Knight Mical Chaplen Enoch Noyes James Noyes Robert Heath Joseph Noyes Thomas Noyes Caleb Noyes Asa Page James White Ebenezer Johnson Joseph Parker Sam Lowel John Lowel Richard Brown Daniel Poor William Brown Benj Philbrek Jun. Eben" Chaplen Jonath Poor Josiph Daves Tristram Knight John Knight Junr Jonathan Stevens Oliver Knight Elipalet Knight Stephen Knight Jonathan Whitaker John Dow John Dow Jun. Moses Dow Jonathan Page Daniel Page Benj Richards Daniel Richards Joseph Richards Bradley Richards Edmund Page Jesse Page Nathi Page Benj Emory Eldad Ingals John Ingals Joseph Hills Ordway Stephen Dole John Dole Currier Thare is 130 mens Heads above sixteen in the west end of the town of Plastow. Thare is Eighty Seven Famelys in the West of the Town of Plastow. Petition of Sundry Persons to be Polled from Atkinson to Plastow. Province of New Hampshire To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq Capt. general Governor and Commander in Cheaf in and over his Majestys Province aforesaid &c and to the Honourable his Majestys Council and House of Representatives in general Court assembled at Portsmouth The Petition of us the Subscribers Humbly Shews where as there has been Latly Part of Plastow set off and made a New and Seperate Parish Bounded according to Cartain Lines which goes by the Name Atkinsonton in which we with our Estates falls into ye Said New Parish our Prayer and Request to this Honourable Court above mentioned is that whereas we have heretofore assisted in Building a meeting house a Pasonneg house and have Now a minister Settled in Plastow according to our Principles and Minds Therefore our Desier and Request is that we with our Estates may be set off from Said New Parish and be anexed to the old Parish or Town of Plastow that we might be and Remain as heretofore we therefore Pray that your Excellency and Honours will Take The mater under Consideration and grant such Relief for those who Desier to be set off as afore said as you in your wisdom Shall Think best and we as in Duty Bound Shall Ever Pray Plastow Sept. 1767. James White Moses Page Moses Greenough Daniel Poor Jonathan Eatton Jonathan Page John Webster John Webster J. Israel Webster Daniel Poor Junr. Jonathan Webster Stephen Noyse Samuel Kimball In the House of Representatives Sep. 24th 1767 New Hampshire } Voted That the Petitioners be heard thereon the third day of the Siting of the General Assembly after the first Day of November next and that they serve Mr. Thomas Noyes who is appointed to call the first meeting in said Atkinson with a Copy of this Petition And Order That Objections may be made to granting the Prayer of the Petit if any there be M. WEARE. In Council Eodem Die Read & Concurr'd T. Atkinson, Secy. New Hampshire } In the House of Representatives Feb. yo 12, 1968 The within Petition being Considered and the Parties fully heard thereon Voted That the Petitioners James White & Samuel Kimball have liberty to Poll off they and their Estates to belong to the Town of Plastow and the other Petitioners have liberty to Poll off they & their Es tates to belong to the Town of Plastow respecting Ministerial affairs only & the Petitioners have liberty to bring in a Bill accordingly M Weare CI' In Council Feb'y. 1768 The above read and the Parties being heard Voted a Concurrence with this amendment That all the sd Petitioners Excepting James White and Sam' Kimball remain to the Town or Parish of Atkinson as tho' no petition had been preferred Geo. King Depy Secy. New Hampshire } In the House of Representatives Feb 26th 1768 The above Vote of Councill Read and Concur'd and the Petitioners White and Kimball have liberty to bring in a Resolve accordingly. M. Weare, Cl Memorial of Sundry Inhabitants of Plaistow against hav ing a town set off from that, 1767. To Excellency bening wintworth Esq' governor and com ander in cheaf in and over his madgstes Provence of new hampshire in new ingland and to the Honorable his madgesties council and to the Honourable house of Representatives in generall court assembled To the humble Petition of us the Subscribers in Habitans of the Town of Plastow Humbly Pray your Excelency and oners to Tak our Dificelt Case under your wise considerateon and we Petioners Humbly Pray that your honners would not grant the Petition that was sent in order for a town or Parish to be taken out of the said town of Plastow the Reason why is because there is great quantity of wild Land in sd town that is oned by other Towns People and a great quantity of wild Land oned by Said town wherefore we are no waies able to be a parish by our Selves and in So Doing you will greatly obblige your humble Petitioners and they shall as in Duty bound Ever Pray &c. Deted Plastow febuary ; 13, 1767 Benjamin Philbrick Joseph Palmer Thomas Chancy Tuner Moses Poore Wid. Mary Little Report of a Committee of the town of Plaistow abt. this meeting house, 1766. We the Subscribers having been Chose a Committee by the Inhabitants of the Town of Plastow in his Majestys Province of New Hampshire and the Inhabitants of the north Parish in Haverhill in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay who Congregate with the Said Inhabitants of Plastow to State the Place where their meeting House Shall Stand for the Future Have attended that Service, by Viewing the Several parts of Said Town and Parish agreeable to the Desire of the Inhabitants of both, and heard the Respective Parties with Respect to the Premises; and after Serious Consideration of the affair with a train of Circumstances attending the Same too long to enumerate, Do Report that our opinion is that the most Suitable Place for the meeting House to Stand at present, is where their meeting House now Stands being fully of the mind, That the Starting or Determining any other Place for that purpose, will be attended with worse Consequences to Said Inhabitants than that we have Reported Plastow Marb 20th 1766. THOMAS Rowell CLEM MARCH Comteos Report. Sundry Persons of Plastow Desire to have the Town Still remain undivided. Plastow Decem" 30th 1766 To the General Court of the province of New Hampshire These are to inform your Hon's That whereas there was two petitions Sent to the general Court the twenty sixth of June Last past in order to be considered at the next setting one to have the town Divided the other to anex a part to Hampstead, we the Subscribers Living within the Limits of s petitions, are Desirous that Neither of them may be granted inasmuch as we think that it will very much Damnify the town at present for we Look on ourselves and the inhabitants of this town unable at present to maintain two ministers of the Gospel but inasmuch as there is a considerable Quantity of unsettled Land in this part of the town which is chiefly own'd by men belonging to other towns we are in hopes that in a few years we may be able and in the mean time we are willing that those that have petitioned to be anexed to Hampstead should attend the Publick worship of God and have Liberty to pay their minister Rate there for the term of Eight or ten years till we are able to be two parishes and credibly to maintain two ministers for these Reasons we Desire that things may Continue as they are at present and in granting this our Request you will greatly oblige us and we think greatly benefit this town and as bound in Duty shall ever pray. Israel Webster Robert Greenough John Webster Moses Greenough William Webster Daniel Poor Jun Daniel Whittaker Jonathan Page Jonathan Eatton Jonathan Poor John Webster Jr. Daniel Page Moses Page Humphrey Noyes James Page Daniel Poor David Poor Aaron Copp Jonathan Webster James Little Stephen Noyes Asa Hazeltine against the division of the town of Plaistow. Province of Whereas I the Subscriber Did sine a Petetion to The General Court to Have the Town of Plastow Divided into two Towns (sa petition bars Date June yo 20th 1766) I was over perswaded by one of the Petitioners To Do it He Told me if we Did Not Git Divided part of the Town would Sartanly be set off to Hampstead and would spoyl the Town from Ever making Two it is not my mind Nor Never was to have the Town Divided at Present only for the above Reasons and Pray that it may be kept together Asa HAZELTINE Plastow Jan' y® 1, 1767. No. of People in Atkinson and Plastow. Rateble Heads 118 Province of } In the House of Representatives February 27th 1768. New Hampshire) Upon Reading & Considering the Petition of James White & Samuel Kimball both of Atkinson in Said Province with several others to have leave to Poll off from said Parish of Atkinson to the Parish or Town of Plaistow both the Polls & Estates-after fully hearing the Parties con |