Willey's semi-centennial book of Manchester, 1846-1896, comprised within the limits of the old Tyng Township, Nutfield, Harrytown, Derryfield, and Manchester, from the earliest settlements to the present time, Part 1

Author: Willey, George Franklyn, 1869- 1n
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Manchester, N. H., G. F. Willey
Number of Pages: 382


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Georges J. Willy


WILLEY'S


SEMI - CENTENNIAL


BOOK


OF ..


MANCHESTER,


OF MAN


AROR


1846


. INCORPOR


846.


1896


RATED JU


AND MANCHESTER EDITION OF THE BOOK OF NUTFIELD.


Historic Sketches of that Part of New Hampshire Comprised Within the Limits of the Old Tyng Township, Nutfield, Harrytown, Derryfield, and Manchester, From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time.


BY


GEORGE FRANKLIN WILLEY


BIOGRAPHICAL, GENEALOGICAL, POLITICAL, ANECDOTAL


ILLUSTRATED WITH FIVE HUNDRED ENGRAVINGS.


1896 : GEORGE F. WILLEY, Publisher, MANCHESTER, N. H.


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CONTENTS.


SUBJECTS.


Deer, Bears, and Wolves 148


Boiled Eggs 267


The Eayers Range


159


Capt. Thomas Patterson 268


Grist Mills .


167


John McNeil 272


Parks and Commons of Manchester 35 Christian Science in Manchester . 39


Postoffice of Manchester 43


Suburban Postoffices . 46


Richard Ayer


188


Witchcraft 284


Origin of the Nutfield Colony


48


Ready Wit 188


Cadwalader Jones 287


Wedding in the Olden Time


54


Indians of the Merrimack 189


First Baptist Church, Derry 288


Family prayer


58


St. Paul's M. E. Church 196


Nutfield Millerites 289


The English Range in Nutfield 59


Stark at Bunker Hill .


293


Roads and Streets of Manchester


63


Ballou - McGregor Genealogy


69 76


87


First Congregational Church of Manchester


88


Three Quarter Mile Range


21 3


Dr. Wallace's Letter of Resignation


89


Town Accounts .


21 7


Dr. Wallace's Farewell Sermon


90


First Frame House


21 7


The Aiken Range


93


The Hovey Family


100


Early Schools and Schoolmasters 22I


Mrs. Scoby


330


Nutfield in the Revolution


103


Pleasant View Cemetery 224


Banks and Banking


346


The First Road


104


On Holland's Map


226


Manchester Bank


347


Leach Library .


105


Our Home Jubilee


IO6


Adams Female Academy


229


Amoskeag Bank


347


Worldly Wisdom


108


Communion Seasons .


108


Diocese of Manchester


109


Sincerity


Bear and the Sawmill .


II2


Records of the Province


II3


Epidemic Diseases


II4


A Chapter of Tragedies


249


The Eternal One II6


Manchester Town House, 1841 252


West Manchester in 1768


253


Mammoth Road


118


A Relic


The Longest Courtship


259


Founders of Londonderry .


123


First Baptist Church, Manchester 260


Manchester Board of Trade


124


The Spectacular . 262


Slavery


134


Making too Much Money 263


Derryfield Savings Bank 351


First Church in Nutfield


136


The First Schoolhouse 266


A Drunkard's Funeral


35 1


Tyng Township . I7


The Old Church at the Centre . 23


Rogers Family


168


Shrievalty of Hillsborough County 273


The Earthquake Shock 274


At the Centennial


184


The Principal Roads in Town 275


Garrison Houses


187


First Birth in Nutfield 278


Funeral Observances of Early Set- tlers 199


John McMurphy Genealogy 203


Stark at Home 3º3


Titulary Litigations


Presbyterian Church, Londonderry 204


208


Molly Stark Cannon 308


It Ca' No' Sp'ak the Words 315


Isaac Dodge and the Bear . 317


About Libraries 319


323


Mrs. Jane M. Wallace 218


Nutfield Ranges and Boundaries . State Industrial School Robert Mack


325


Plain Speaking 99


Raising the First Church 226


Manchester Savings Bank


347


John Moore


230


Amoskeag National Bank 348


Amoskeag Savings Bank 348


Merchants Savings Bank 348


City Bank 348


City Savings Bank 349


Guaranty Savings Bank 349


First National Bank 349


Merrimack River Savings Bank 350


Second National Bank 350


Mechanics Savings Bank


350


The Bank of New England . 35 I


The National Bank of the Con- monwealth 35 1


Graveyard Inscriptions


II7


256


Domestic Animals 1 20


2.40 Horace Greeley's Visit Deer Keepers 2.40


Old Tax Receipt 248


233


Thrift and Sorrow


237


Stark's Patriotism 308


Brown and Burpee


Londonderry Tories .


Bear Hunt of 1807


212


One of the Quaint Entries . 218


329


High Range and Moose Hill


Stark at Bennington 296


Rogers's Slide 168


IO


WILLEY'S BOOK OF NUTFIELD.


Hosley, Hon. John . 176 -


Ferguson, John, M. D. 283


Parsons, William M., M. D. 176 .


Clark, Samuel 284


Dorion, Rev. Thomas A. 180


Johnson, Edward P.


287


Balch, Col. Charles E. 181


Tardivel, Emile H.


184


Pillsbury, Rosecrans W. 20 1


Fradd, Hon. Horatio 292


Locke, Rev. Wm. S.


Whitc, Renben .


188


Sullivan, Roger G. 309


Clough, Ilon. L. B. Perkins, David P.


32


Thurston, James B.


197


Lessard, Rev. Amédée


311


Berry, Mrs. Mary F.


39 Mara, William H. 198


Baldwin, James . 315


Leete, Miss N. A.


41.


Fairbanks, Henry B. .


199


Africa, Walter G.


316


Roby, Mrs. Mary A. .


41


Danforth, Mary S., M. D.


200


Goodwin, Daniel


317


Clough, Mary E.


41


Couch, Jacob S.


201


White, Joseph .


317


Taylor, Ernest .


41


Wadsworth, Capt. David


202


Lane, Col. George W.


318


Clark, Rev. Matthew


53, 55


Hill, Horace A. .


206


Floyd, Charles M.


327


Bailey, J. Warren


55


Parker, Hon. Nathan .


21I


Poor, Wm. M.


327


Pinkerton, Elder John


55


Forsaith, Hiram


212


Patterson, John D.


328


Adams, Ira H., M. D.


56


Wells, Charles, M. D.


218


Kimball, Jason J.


330


Parkinson, Henry


56


Jones, Hon. Jacob F.


223


Clapp, Allen N.


331


Perkins, David Lane .


61


Forsaith, Samuel C.


225


Colburn, Zaccheus


332


Hazelton, Hon. George C. .


72


Fairbanks, Hon. Alfred G. . 228


Hardy, George H.


335


Brown, George H.


87


Crawford, Hon. John G.


238


Johnson, Nathan


336


Burpee, W. E.


87


Wallace, Col. A. C.


239


Colburn, Charles H. .


336


Clapp, Rev. T. Eaton, D. D.


91


Plumer, John


24I


Burnham, Hon. Henry E.


338


Custer, Dr. Emil


92


Clark, Noah S. . 24I


Crossett, Elder Charles R., Jr.


34I


Campbell, Dr. William J.


97


Kidder, Col. John S.


242


O'Dowd, Michael 342


Greeley, Horace .


98


Weston, Alonzo H.


243


Harrington, Patrick


343


Mooar, J. A.


99


Young, D. H.


243


Kerwin, John F.


345


Bartlett, Ezra W.


Heron, William, Jr.


244


Anderson, Carl W.


345


Holland, Denis A.


IO2


Wakefield, George L., M. D.


245


Daniels, Joel


35 2


Leach, David R.


IO6


Kimball, Frank P.


247


Tracy, Alfred


35 2


Sulloway, Hon. Cyrus A.


IO7


McDonnell, B. F.


247


Burnham, Edward J. .


353


Clark, William Parker


108


Brien, Augustus A. E., M. D.


248


Browne, George Waldo


353


Bradley, Rt. Rev. Denis M.


109


Morse, William T.


25I


Fife, John Doe


354


Seavey, George E.


IIO


Wallace, Fred L.


256


Fife, Mary Dorothy


35.5


Baker, Wm. G. .


II2


Cheney, Hon. Person C.


257


McAllister, George Isaac


355


Baker, Rev. O. S.


II3


Briggs, Hon. James F.


258


French, William


356


Goodwin, Henry


II4


Dodge, Clarence M., M. D.


259


Pattee, Dr. Luther 35 7


Currier, Hon. Moody


II5


McAllester, Rev. W. C.


260


Downs, Mrs. Clara L. . 357


Clarke, Hon. Wm. C.


II9


Elliott, W. H. .


262


Daniels, Harriet Eliza


358


Bartlett, Hon. Chas. H.


I2I


Gay, Hon. Alpheus


263


Gray, Mary E. .


359


Knowlton, Hon. E. J.


I22


Ray, Hon. John C.


264


Bragg, Rev. L. D.


359


Hayes, Chas. C.


I26


Branch, Hon. Oliver E.


265


French, Isabella W.


360


Eastman, Herbert W.


I 27


Baldwin, Edwin T.


266


French, Josephine W.


360


Weston, Hon. James A.


I28


Temple, Charles W.


268


Shilvock, Walter H.


360


Blair, Hon. Henry W.


I32


Elliott, Alonzo


269


Herrick, Allan E.


361


McDohald, Rev. William


I45


Gay, R. D.


270


Soule, Henry D.


362


Brown, Dr. Wm. Whitter


I48


Carvelle, Henry DeWolfe, M. D.


27I


Dorion, E. C. E.


362


Clarke, Col. John B. .


153


Healy, Col. Daniel F., and Man- chester Deputies


273


Potter, John


362


Boyd, Alfred


164


McMurphy, Alexander


274


Morrill, Edward P.


362


Reid, Gen. George


165


Guillet, Noel E., M. D.


275


Quimby, Harry M.


362


Wheeler, H. S.


I66


Hale, Arthur H.


276


Butterfield, William M.


364


Rogers, Major Robert


168


Perkins, Wm.


276


Lawson, H. J.


365


Smyth, Hon. Frederick


171


Whittemore, Israel


277


Cavanaugh Brothers


367


Buck, William D., M. D.


I72


Barton, Otis


278


Rogers, John


373


26


Nichols, Rev. J. H.


288


Pike, Rufus HI. 27


Maynard, John Hapgood


28


Wallace, Rev. Cyrus W.


187, 188


Simons, Lewis 32


Hills, Rev. Charles D., D. D. 196


Herrick, Henry W. 309


33


McCrillis, John A.


198


Eaton, Francis B. 312


Watts, Horace P.


33L


Challis, Major Timothy W.


62 Tinglof, Rev. O. G.


227


.


.


362


Clarke, Col. Arthur E.


157


Cox, I. N. .


.


BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND PORTRAITS.


Moulton, Hon. Mace


II


WILLEY'S BOOK OF NUTFIELD.


OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS.


Union Refugees . 14


Football 14


Checkers up at the Farm 14


Henry Ward Beecher . 14


" Is it so Nominated in the Bond ? " 15


Plan of Tyng Township 18


A Tyng Township Plan 20


:


Concord Street, Manchester, 1885 25


Merrimack Common, from top of Pembroke Block 35


Plan of Derryfield Park 36


Plan of Stark Park 37


South Main Street Bridge . 38


Mount St. Mary's Academy 104


St. Patrick's Orphanage for Girls 104


Clerks at Manchester Postoffice 42


Postoffice, Manchester 42


Daniel W. Lane


43


Joseph L. Stevens 47


John R. Willis 44


Josiah G. Dearborn 45


Joel Taylor


Officials in Manchester Postoffice


Carriers at Manchester Postoffice


47


View of Manchester, looking East from the Top of the Ken- nard


I35


North


49


Rev. Edward L. Parker I37


Londonderry, Ireland, from the South


49


Main Street, East Derry, Winter Scene I4I


143 Kennard Building, Manchester . Mrs. Mary J. Tenney, Gen. Stark's Granddaughter I45


City Library, Manchester 147


Clark & Kimball Flats, Chestnut Street 154


Col. Arthur E. Clarke's Residence 158


Map of the Eayers Range .


160


Potato Field, Derry 162


Henry S. Wheeler's House, Derry I66


Stark Running the Gauntlet .


300


Catamount Tavern, Bennington, Vt. .


300


Hessian Soldiers . 302


Home of Gen. Stark, Manchester 304


Presbyterian Church, London- John Stark 305


Equestrian Statue of Stark . 306


Stark's Birthplace, Derry 307 Statuette of Stark 307


The Molly Stark Cannon .


308


Mrs. Betsy (Coburn) Annis 215


Mrs. Sarah (Coburn) Morrison 215


Elm Street, Manchester, looking South 216


McGregor Bridge, Manchester .


222


Lowell Street, 1885 . 226


Proposed Swedish Mission Church 227


Soldiers' Monument, Manchester . 230


81 Map of portion of the High Range and Moose Hill 234


Schoolhouse in District No 1, Londonderry . 236


Court House, Manchester .


237


Col. A. C. Wallace and Lumber- men 239


Weston Terrace, corner Lowell and Chestnut Streets 246


The Crispeen House, Londonderry 96 Old Tax Receipt 248


Elm Street, looking North 250


Old Town House, Manchester 252


Location of Old Ferries and Highways of West Manchester in 1768 . 254


Ladies' Parlor, I. O. O. F. Hall,


Derry Depot . 255


Landing of the Norsemen 280


Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman 281


Second Framed House in Nutfield 281


Grave of General Stark 281 The Returned Volunteer 281 . Roger G. Sullivan's Residence . First Baptist Church and Parson- age, Derry Depot 288


R. W. Pillsbury's Residence, Lon- donderry 29I


Plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill 294


Stark at Bunker Hill 295


Stark at Bennington .


.


Bennington Battle Ground and Vicinity . 297


Old Constitution House, Windsor, Vt. . 297


First Meeting-house in Vermont . 298


Bennington Battle Monument 299


Dr. Adams's Residence, Derry Depot


56


Rogers's Slide, Lake George 169


The Waterman Place, East Derry I 70


58 Amoskeag Falls . 190 Home of Elizabeth B. Stark, Man- chester 301


Merrimack River, below Amos-


60 keag Falls 192


Police Station, Manchester . 194


61


McGregor Coat of Arms 70


derry 205


First Framed House in Nutfield . 71


Gun used by Rev. James Mc- gregor


71


Crystal Avenue, Derry Depot, '94 77 Lincoln 80


The Charity Patient 81


" Why don't you speak for your- self, John ?” 81


Home of John Rogers, New Ca- naan, Conn. 81


Taking the Oath and Drawing


Rations


Broadway, Derry Depot, looking East, 1894 84


Broadway, Derry Depot, looking West, 1894 85


86


Birch Street, Derry Depot, 1894 . First Congregational Church, erected 1839 89


Map of the Aikens Range 94


Residence of Bishop Bradley 104


George E. Seavey's Residence III


Home of Mrs. Mary J. Tenney,


Gen. Stark's Granddaughter II7


City Hall, Manchester I20


Government Building, Manchester 127


The Weston Residence


I28


View of Derry Village I39


Walker's Monument, London-


derry, Ireland 50


Ship Quay Street 50


The Diamond 5 I


296


Enniskillen 5 I


The First Sermon in Nutfield 52


George W. Kimball's Residence, North Londonderry 54


Charles McAllister's Residence, Londonderry


55


W. P. Mack's Residence, London- derry


Map of the English Range in Nutfield


Beaver Pond, or Tsienneto Lake, Derry


County Jail, Manchester 206


Map of the Three Quarter Mile Range 214


Eim Street, Manchester, next day after the Big Storm, March 12. ISSS 321 .


Map of the Nutfield Ranges and Boundaries 324


286


Londonderry, Ireland, from the


45 46


Birthplace of Horace Greeley, Amherst, N. H. 4I St. Joseph's Orphanage for Boys 104 St. Joseph's Cathedral IIO


12


WILLEY'S BOOK OF NUTFIELD.


State Industrial School, Manchester 325 C. M. Floyd's Clothing Store, Manchester 326 . The Patterson Homestead, Lon- donderry 320


Store of Cushman & Hardy Com- pany 335


Manchester Board of Trade Off- cers 340


Rev. Francis S. Bacon 34!


Patrick Harrington's Residence, Manchester


343


New City Hotel . 344


Fred Cotton 344


Willey's Historic Chamber . 370


Carl W. Anderson's Jewelry Store 341 Rip Van Winkle at Home . 372


" Fighting Bob " 372


Rip Van Winkle and the Gnome 372


Harrington Building, Manchester 343 Rip Van Winkle returned . 372


. ..


UNION REFUGEES. In Manchester Art Gallery.


FOOTBALL


FOOTBALL. In Manchester Art Gallery.


CHECKERS


CHECKERS UP AT THE FARM. In Manchester Art Gallery.


HENRY WARD BEECHER. In Manchester Art Gallery.


IS IT SO NOMINATED IN THE BONDE"


"IS IT SO NOMINATED IN THE BOND? " In Manchester Art Gallery.


TYNG TOWNSHIP.


VEN at this not very distant day few compre- allied tribes of red men. In 1662 Passaconnaway petitioned to the general court of Massachusetts for a grant of land along the Merrimack for him- sclf and people, the following being a copy of the document that is still sacredly preserved in the archives of that state :


E hend the difficulties encountered by the early settlers of the Merrimack valley in securing grants for their townships, and the efforts it often re- quired to carry out the conditions of those eon- veyances. The boundary between the provinces of Massachusetts and New Hampshire was a disputed line. This difference had arisen largely from a misconception at the outset of the course followed by the river, it being. the current belief that the Merrimack rose in the west and flowed due east its entire length as it does from Draeut to its mouth. Another source of trouble arose from the slack methods of survey. It was the rule rather than the exception for the surveyor " to carry one for every ten rods," which alone, coupled with indifferent measurement, could but cause mistakes and misunderstandings, as the surveys always called for more land than could be held. Another cause of annoyance to the inhabi- tants of New Hampshire was the grasping policy of the Puritans of the lower colony. These last claimed at one time by their charter a strip of New Hampshire territory three 'miles wide following the east bank of the Merrimack as far as three miles north of the outlet of Lake Winnipesauke.


Owing to the value of its fisheries the country about Namaske Falls, as Amoskeag was then ealled, and that bordering upon the banks of the Merrimack for several miles below, was always eagerly sought for by the early settlers, as it had been by the Indians before them. So it was claimed and counter-elaimed, but never properly granted to any one, if we except the title given to him who was its rightful owner, and who had known it as the heart of his wildwood empire at the zenith of his reign over the Pennacooks and


To the hon'd John Endicot Esq' Govmr : together with the. rest of the hon'd Generall court now assembled in Boston. the petition of Papisseconnewa in the behalfe of him selfe. as also of many other indians who were for a longe time themselves and their progenitors seated upon a tract of land named Noticot, and is now in the possession of Mr. William Brenton of Rode Iland marchante ; and is now confirmed to the said Mr. Brenton to him his heirs & assigns according to the lawes of this Juris- diction, by reason of which tract of land being taken as afore- saide, & throwing your poor petitioner with many others in an unsettled condition, & must be forced in a short time to remove to sum other place. the humble request of yr poor petitioner is that this hon'd Court would please to grant unto us a parcel of land for our comfortable situation, to be stated for our enjoyment, as also for the comfort of these after us : as also that this honrd court would please to take into your serious and pious consideration the condition and also the request of your poor suppliantes, & to appoint two or three persons as a com- mittee to assist the same sum one or two indians to view & determine on some place and to lay out ye same. Not further to trouble this hond assembly, humby craving an expected answer this present session, I shall still remain y' Humble Ser- vante whom ye shall comande. PAPISSECONEWA.


Boston : 9 : 3 mo. 1662.


In ans' to this petition the magistrates' judge meete to Graunt unto Papisseconeway and his men or Associates about Natticott above Mr. Brentons land where it is free a mile & a halfe on either side Merrimack river in breadth & 3 miles on either side in length provided he nor they doe not alienate any part of this Graunt without leave and license from this court first obtained if their brethren the deputys consent hereto.


9 may, 1662. EDWARD RAWSON.


consented to by the deputyes.


WILLIAM TORREY, clerc.


3


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18


WILLEY'S BOOK OF NUTFIELD.


According to the order of the Hon'd Generall Court, ther is laid out unto the indians, papisseconeway & his associates, the inhabitance of Naticott, three miles square, or so much (rather) as contains it in the figure of a rhomboide, upon merrimack riv', beginning at the head of Mr. Brintons land at Naticott, on the east side of the riv', & then it joyneth to his line, which lines runnes halfe against North ward of the East, it lyeth one mile & halfe wide on each side of ye Riv', and some what better, and runnes three miles up the Riv'; the Northern line on the East side of the Riv' is bounded by a brook (called by ye indians) Suskayquetuck, right against the falls in the riv' Pokechuous. the end lines on both sides of the riv' are paralelle ; the side line on the east side of the riv' runnes halfe a point eastward of the No : No : cast, and the side line on the west side of the riv" runnes Northeast and by North, all which is sufficiently bounded and marked with. also ther is two smale islands in the Riv', part of which, the lower end line cutts crosse, one of which Papisseconeway have lived upon & planted a long time & a smale patch of intervaile land, on the west side of the Riv', anent and a little below ye Islands, by estemation about forty


made to one whose people had held it as their fishing and planting ground for unnumbered years! Naticott being one of the forms of the Indian name for that land now embraced in Litchfield, the southern boundary of this grant was near the northern line of that town at the present day, and extended three miles up the river. There is no record to show that it was of little if any benefit to the aged saehem.


Finding that no satisfactory settlement rela- tive to the line between the provinecs could be reached, New Hampshire began to grant territory, portions of which were elaimed by Massachusetts, among such grants being those of Bow and Can- terbury in 1727. That very year Major Ephraim Hildreth, Captain John Shepley, and others, who had been soldiers under Capt. William Tyng of


Great Massopisech Pond


Suncook line 3 Miles Boo Perch.


Greap of stones


Great Cohay Brook


5


Scale of 150 rody to an Inch


WHITE OAK


Merrimack River


PINE TREE


Amakenqc H:


Namaskeag Falls


accres, which joyneth to their land and to Sauhegon Riv', which the indians have planted (much of it) a long time, & considering there is very little good land in that which is Now laid out unto them, the indians do earnestly request this Hon'd Court to grant these two smale islands & ye patch of intervaile, as it is bounded by ye Hills. This land was laid out 27. 3 mo. 1663. By John Parks & Jonathan Danforth, Surveyors.


This was done by us and at our chrge wholly, at the request of the indians. It was important, and as we are informed by the order of this Hond Court, respecting ourselves, hence we humbly request this Hond Generall court (if our services be acceptable) that they should take order we may be compensted for the same. So shall we remain your humble servants as Before.


The expense bill of the surveyors, amounting to nearly eleven pounds, was allowed, and there eloses the record of the first grant of land made in what is now the territory of Manchester, and


Dunstable, and who, as their petition showed, had "in the year 1703, raised a company of volunteers in the winter season to go in quest of the Indian Enemy, and had performed a difficult mareh on show shoes as far as Winnipissioke Lake and killed six of the Enemy," asked of the Massachu- setts legislature a grant of land known as Harry- town for the benefit of these soldiers or their heirs. This petition was ignored, but another dated Dee. 13, 1734, received a favorable response, as follows :


In the House of Representative, December 13, 1734.


Read and Ordered that the P's have Leave by a Surveyor and Chainmen on Oath to Survey and lay out between the Township of Litchfield and Suncook or Lovewell's Towne, on the east side of Merrimack River (A) the quantity of six miles square of land, Exclusive of Robert Rand's grant, and the three farms pitched upon by the Honr'ble Sam'l Thaxter, Jno. Turner,


Coutbut degrees East 1 40 Perch Eywich field Line


19


WILLEY'S BOOK OF NUTFIELD.


and Will™ Dudley, Esqr., to satisfie their grants and also exclu- sive of Two hundred acres of Land at the most Convenient place at Namaskeeg Falls, which is hereby Reserved for publick use and benefit of the Inhabitants of the province, for Taking and curing Fish There, and that they return a plat thereof to this Court within twelve months, for Confirmation to the Pts and Their associates, their heirs and assigns Respectively. Provided the Grantees do settle the above Said Tract with Sixty Families, within Four years from the Confirmation of the Plat, each family to have an house of Eighteen feet square and Seven feet stud at ye least and four acres brought to & Plowed or Stocked with English Grass, & fitted for mowing, and also to Lay out three Lots with the others, one for the first Minister, one for the Ministry, and one for the School, and within said term Settle a Learned orthodox Minister and Build a convenient House for the public Worship of God, and whereas Divers of ye Persons for whose merit this Grant is made are Deceased, it is further ordered the Grant shall be and belong to Some of his male Descendants wherein Preference shall be given to the eldest Son (B) and Further it is Ordered that those persons shares in this grant shall revert to the province who shall not perform the condition of sd Grant as above.


Sent up for concurrence,


J. QUINCY, Speaker.


In Council, Dec. 14th 1734. Read & Non concurred.


J. WILLARD, Sec'y.


In Council April 17th 1735, Read & Reconsidered, and Concurred with the amendments (A) To Extend three miles Eastward from the said River conformable to the Settlement of the Divisional Line between this province & the province of New Hampshire, made by order of King Charls the Second in Council in the twenty-ninth Year of his Reign, Anno Dom. 1677.


(B) To be admitted by a Committee of this Court who shall take care that Bonds be given for their Respective per- formance of the Condition of this Grant to the Treasurer of ye Province, to the Vallue of Twenty Pounds at Least by each Grantee, as well as by such as personally appear by those Who are the Descendants as above said, who may appear by their Guardian or next Friend, & ordered that Will" Dudley, Esq., with such others as shall be joyn'd by the Hon'ble House of Representative be the Comtee for the purposes within mentioned.


Sent Down for concurrence.


J. WILLARD, Sec'y.


In the House of Representatives April 17, 1735- Read & Concurred, & Col. Prescott, & Capt. Thomson are Joyned in the affair.


J. QUINCY, Speaker.


18th, Consented to


J. BELCHER.


A true copy Examined pr. THAD MASON.


Captain Joseph Blanchard of Dunstable made the survey, and the court acting favorably upon his return, the grant was closed. The new township was named in honor of Captain Tyng, and it will be seen that it embraced much of the


territory included in the grant made to Passacon- naway nearly three fourths of a century before. Among the records of the new township we find the following interesting proceedings :


Notification is hereby given to the grantees of the tract of land between Suncook and Litchfield on the east side of Merri- mack river that thay assemble at the house of Coll. Jonas Clark of Chelmsford on the 20th of May Next by ten o'clock forenoon in Order that thay make out their title thereto and that thay were in the march under the late Capt. Tyng and come prepared to Enter into Bond to fullfill the terms of the Grant accordingly. WM. DUDLEY by Order of ye Comtec.


Fourteen days before the day of the meeting above men- tioned whereof fail not and have you this warrant wth during therein. At the meeting abouerd Given under my hand and Seal. At Groton in Pr County the Twenty fifth day of April in the eaight year of his Majesties Reign.




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