James Nevin Esq Thomas Axdell Moses Holbrook James Taylor Hezekiah Hall Joseph Newmarch EsqDaniel Jackson His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq a Tract of Land to Contain five hundred Acres as Marked B: W: which is to be Accounted Two of the within Shares one whole Share for the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in foreign Parts one Share for A Glebe for the Church of England as by Law Established One Share for the first Settled Minister of the Gospel One Share for the Benefit of A School in Said Town Pro of New Hamp' August 14th 1761 Recorded from the Back of the Original Charter of Grafton— Theodore Atkinson Secry Recorded from the Back of the Charter of Grafton this 14th Day of August 1761 Theodore Atkinson Secty [GRAFTON REGRANT, 1769.] *4-18 *Province of New Hampshre S GEORGE the THIRD by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and (Grafton.) Ireland King Defender of the ffaith and so forth KNOW YE that we of our special Grace, certain knowledge & mere motion for the due encouragement of setling a new Plantation by and with the advice of our Trusty and well beloved JOHN WENTWORTH Esq' our Governor and Commander in Cheif of our said Province of New Hampshire in New England, and of our Council of the same; HAVE upon the Conditions and reservations herein after made, given & granted and by these Presents for us our Heirs and Successors Do Give and Grant in equal Shares unto our Loyal Subjects Inhabitants of our said Province of New Hampshire, and our other Governments, who have Petitioned us for the same Setting forth their readiness to make immediate Settlement and to their Heirs and Assigns for Ever whose Names are enter'd on this Grant to be divided to & amongst them into SEVENTY equal Shares all that Tract or Parcel of Land known by the name of GRAFTON, Situate, lying and being within our said Province of New Hampshire, containing by admeasurement Twenty six thousand Two hundred and Sixty three Acres Two Roods and sixteen Perches out of which an allowance is to be made for Highways and unimproveable Lands by Rocks, Ponds, Mountains and Rivers, one thousand & Forty Acres free, according to a Plan and Survey thereof exhibited by our Surveyor General of Lands by our said Governor's order and returned into the Secretary's Office, a Copy whereof is hereunto annexed, butted and bounded as follows Vizt Begining at a hemlock Tree marked I. W. & running S° 65° E. six miles and one Half mile to a Birch Tree marked I. W. with stones round it, from thence S° 36° W. 5 miles and one half mile to a beech tree marked as afores, from thence N° 72° W-Six miles and one half, from thence N° 11° West, 380 Rods to a small Beech Tree, with stones by it, from thence N° 43° E. five miles and one Half mile to the Hemlock tree began at. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract of Land as above express'd together with all Privileges & appurtenances to them & their respective Heirs and Assigns for ever, by the Name of GRAFTON: upon the following Terms & Conditions Viz' FIRST That the said Grantees shall settle or Cause to be Setled TWELVE Families who shall be actually *cultivating some Part of the land and resident thereon on or before the 29th day of Sept 1772 & so to continue making further & additional Improvement, Cultivation and Settlement of the Premises so that there shall be actually setled & resident thereon SIXTY Families by the 29th of September 1776, on Penalty of the forfeiture of such delinquent's Share and of such Share's reverting to us our heirs and Successors to be by us or them enter'd upon and regranted to any of our Subjects who shall effectually settle & Cultivate the same. SECOND-That all white & other Pine Trees fit for Masting our Royal Navy within the said Township be carefully preserved for that use, and none to be cut or fell'd without our special Licence for so doing first had & obtained upon the Penalty of the forfeiture of the Right of such Grantee his heirs & 4-19 Assigns to us our Heirs and Successors, as well as being subject to the Penalty of any Act or Acts of Parliament that now are or hereafter shall be Enacted. THIRD-That before any Division of the Land be made to and among the Grantees a Tract of Land as near the centre of the said Township as the Land will admit of shall be reserv'd & marked out for Town Lots one of which shall be allotted to each Grantee of the Contents of one Acre. FOURTHYielding and paying therefor to us our heirs and Successors on or before the 29th day of Sept 1773, the Rent of one Ear of Indian Corn only if lawfully demanded. FIFTH- That every Proprietor, Settler or Inhabitant shall yield and pay unto us our Heirs and Successors yearly and every Year for Ever from and after the expiration of One year from the abovesaid 29th day of Sept' namely on the 29th day of Sept' which will be in the year of our Lord 1774. ONE SHILLING Proclamation money for every hundred Acres he so owns, Settles or Possesses and so in proportion for a greater or lesser Tract of the said Land, which money shall be paid by the respective Persons abovesaid, their heirs or Assigns in our Council Chamber in Portsm° or to such Officer or Officers as shall be appointed to receive the same. SIXTH That there be cut, cleared & made passable for Carriages &c thro' the said Township a Road not exceeding Eight rods wide and this to be completed by or before the 20th day of September 1770, in failure whereof the Premises and every Part thereof to revert to *4-20 us our Heirs and Successors: and these to be in lieu of all other Rents and services whatsoever. IN TESTIMONY whereof we have caused the Seal of our said Province of New Hampshire to be hereunto affixed Witness JOHN WENTWORTH Esq' our Governor and Commander in Chief afors the 12th day of Sept' in the 9th year of our Reign Annoque Domni 1769. By his Excelley Command with advice of Council S T: Atkinson Jun' Sec J' Wentworth Samuel Newton Nathan Thomas Joseph Cass Jona Buffum Oliver Barrett Samson Willard Samuel Smith Francis Norwood Nathaniel Taft Nathan' Whiple Henry Ingalls ThoR Josslyn John Sprague Jeremiah Whitemore Roger Thompson Jona Willard [Esq: John Hurd Esq' Theodore Atkinson Esq: Theod' Atkinson Jun Peter Gilman Esq: Tho Cushing Esq: John Hancock Esq: James Otis Esq One Right for a glebe for the Church of England by Law establish'd-One Right for the first settled Minister. One Right for the benefit of a school in said Town for Ever Province of New Hampsh' Sept 13th 1769 Recorded according to the Original charter of Grafton & Schedule annex'd. . Geo. King D Sec |