Jno Mills Samuel Gove Peter Leavitt Thos Leavitt Jona Leavitt Benjamin French James Page Samuel McCluer Saml Huntoon Nathl Randal John Kinston Jonathan Davis Simon Marston Robey Marston Saml Cate Noah Barker Jos Nelly John Harvey Jun. Thos Frost ? Jona Rolings John Simpson Josiah Presket Jr. To the Hone Peter Gilman Esq We the Subscribers Proprietors, or heirs & descendants of the Original Grantees of the Township of Nottingham East (formerly including the Parishes of Deerfield & Northwood) now In the County of Rockingham (State of New Hampshire) And also of Those who became denominated Proprietors, by their purchasing whole & Entire Rights throughout, of the said Grantees in their place & stead, Performing the Conditions of the Grant on the first planting & settling of the Premises, who in their Day & Time (there being Scarce any of either Grantee or Such Proper Proprietor now Surviving) not duly divided the whole of the said Township but effectually rectified, certain Mistakes in the first Settlers Sitting down, with respect to the Home Lotts adjusted, determined & Fixed that & all other Matters and Things Relative to the Propriety Here mentioned to Shew the Importance of Their records & Plans. besides, as the said Township was a Grant to a number of Persons, they never had any separate Instrument in hand Severally of any such Grant. Their whole dependence as to the Original Title, being contained in Said Records & Plans. Therefore that due (care) be Taken thereof, and Vexatious Law Suits prevented Whenever you shall see Cause to Resign as Clerk, your special care of the same we hereby manifest our Freedom in joining with you in address, Humbly Recommending the said Records & Plans to the Patronage of the Honble the General Assembly, to be by Them deposited with the Records of the said County of Rockingham, there to Remain (as compleated) Sacred & Inviolate Hunking Wentworth for Col Mark Hunking Esq' Deceased r'gts? John Sherburne as Exec' to the will of my Hond father Henry Sherburne Esqr Deceas'd and for the original Right of Thomas Peirce Esqr Dec'd. Geo Jaffrey adm" to Estate of Geo Jaffrey Esqr. deceased. Benjamin Gambling Esqr. Deceased thirteen rights Benja Dolbeare-For 3 Rights viz. David Dolbeare, Jno. Calfe, Peter Gibbins Executor Shem Drowne-for 7 Rights, viz: Eben Burges, Jno. Steel, Jno. Pratt Jos Powell Jno. Newton Thomas Drowne, Clem Renough Tim Newell-for Jn° Goodman & Eben' Messinger two rights Sam Whitwell Jun--for his Grandfather Sam Whitwell dec'd one right Eliz Richards- for her father Edwa Richards deed one right Samuel Green Ezekiel Walker for my father Eq. Er. Walker Decd one right. Thomas Drowne, as admin' on the Estate of Francis Brinley Esq. dec for one Right viz Richard Heards James Maitman for John Granger Dec1 one right. (sd Granger's son in law) Nathaniel Martain for my Father Nath Martain Deceas'd one Right. Eliza North For my fathers one right James Pitson decd for Wm Pitson's one Right Sarah Creese. Margarett Creese For their Father Mr Thomas Creese one right Jonathan Warner for Archid McPhedris Esqr. Decd John Penhallow for Rich Wibird Esq Dec one right. ceased Russell for the right of his father E. Russell Esq De Odiorne in behalf of her Late husband Jotham Odiorne Esq Deed his Right. Jn Jackson for the Right of Robert Pike. Joseph Walton One of the heirs of Shadrach Walton Esqr. Decd For his Right. William Langdon Ex" to the will of Wm Langdon Deceased in his Right. Nath' Peirce heir to my honored uncle Joshua Peirce for his right. Hannah Hughes Daughter and only surviving heir of Clement Hughes Decd for his Right. Thomas Westbrook Waldron For the Rights of Thomas Westbrook Esqr. & Richard Waldron Jun. Mich Wentworth for Benning Wentworth Esq' deceasd for his Right. Benja Dearborn for Nath Sargent Esq' Decd for his Right Jonathan Warner as Executor to the Estate of Mary Pray Deca Heir of Tho Phipps Esq Dec Daniel Rindge Daniel Rogers for the Right of Benning Wentworth Esq' Exeter June 12th 1783 This may Certify that the within & foregoing is the address Referred to In my Petition to the General Assembly of the state of New Hampshir bearing this date NOTE BY THE EDITOR. Peter Gilman. After the foregoing papers relating to Nottingham were prepared for the press, the editor received the following note, through Hon. B. F. Prescott, viz. : Friend Prescott: "Deerfield Center, Nov. 25, 1875. I have in my possession, a Plan of Nottingham, by John Brown-1732, showing on it (where legible) the names of the then owners of each lot of land, the number of each lot, and the number of acres in each lot. I think that there can be no doubt of its authenticity or of its cor rectness. On the back is a Plan which I cannot make out. Much information can be obtained from it. This Plan was drawn while Nottingham included Deerfield, Northwood and a part of Raymond. Perhaps it would not be amiss to inform Dr. Bouton. Reference to this Plan may be important to persons in investigating titles to land, or in completing a history of Nottingham, and of towns laid off from it. The editor would have been happy to have secured a copy for an insertion in this volume. ED. ORFORD. [Orford was granted 25 September, 1761, to Jonathan Moulton and others. It was settled in June, 1765, and incorporated by charter when granted. ED.] A List of the Inhabitants and others In the Township of Orford with their Familys & ages. Sundry persons to whom Coll. Moulton hath wrote to Settle on the following Rights. E. Cross on the Right of Samuel Blake Philip Towle N. Dewey on Jn Moulton 34 Josiah Moulton Jun' 1772 Mem of the Settlement & Improvement of Land in the Township of Orford. Viz. orig: Prop' Names-by whom settled & in what manner improved Jonathan Moulton Esqr-John Wood has Settled for så Right John Moulton 3d-Constant Bliss settled on the back lot, 6 acres fell John Nelson Daniel Clark improving do. ) & Col Moulton making Thomas Reed-Levi Dam Improvements on the River Lots James Brown-John Morey do do do do. } John Moulton Esq'-Moses Norton do do John Wason-W Tarlton do do. Jereh Marston-Improvements making by his Son 3 or 4 Acres fell on the River Lot, about 10 acres more on the back Lot 6 of which is sowed with wheat. Sam Blake-Experience Cross settled on the back Lot Joseph Palmer-Ebenezer Bracket improving on the back Lot Ward Cotton-Sam' Haines Jun' improving on do. The Atkinson Esqr.-Linsford Morey do. do Philip Towle-Nathan Dewy settled on the back Land Josiah Dearborn Jon Moulton Jun'-Theodore Dam do. do. Jon Philbrick-Ichabod Palmer Settled on River Lot abt 5 acres under good Improvement Jerem Dow-Ichabod Palmer Jun' on do. abt. 5 acres under good Improvement. Walter Neal-Jacob Marston Settled on back Lot. Clem' March Sam' Perkins-Richard Haines improving on do. Sam Wentworth Esqr.-Joel Phelps settled on River Lot Christ Tappan Esqr. Witham Wallace Josiah Lane Wiseman Clagget Esqr Byfield Lloyd Esqr Samuel Dow Cotton Ward Israel Morey Esqr. settled 3 mills near 100 acres of Land under good improvement. Joshua Towle-Dan1 Tillotson Esq' improv'd on River Lot abt 10 acres under good Improvement. W Lane-Sam1 Phelps settled do. ab 10 acres under good Improve ment. Worthing" Moulton-Improvements on River Lot by Israel Morey Esqr. abt 10 acres under good improvement |