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He had a grant of four acres by his house lot, April 30, 1640, and also owned one of "the farms" and had two shares in the commons besides. December 23, 1645, he drew three shares of the ox commons, Nos. 11, 17, and 24. The first share of said commons was to be on the east side of the salt marsh, at John Brown's Point. What is now known as Brown's river was named for him, and also John Brown's river, which ran up to his "farm." He built the first "barque" ever built in Hampton in 1641 or 1642, at the river near Perkins's mill. He became one of the largest land owners in the town. In 1653 he stood third on the tax list, his tax being £2 3s. 1d., in a rate of £53 2s. 10d. He and his sons were engaged in raising cattle. In 1673 and 1674 he and his sons brought suit against the town for not causing a road to be built to his farm. The court decided in his favor and the road was built. December 4, 1663, he was chosen to see that the boys did not play in the gallery. He was one of the selectmen in 1651 and 1656. March 3, 1670, he drew share No. 18 in the commons, containing one hundred acres. He died in 1686, aged about ninety-eight years. His wife Sarah died June 6, 1672. Their children were: Sarah, born in 1643, married John Poor; Jacob, born in 1645, married Sarah Brookin; Benjamin, born in 1647, married Sarah Brown; Elizabeth, married Isaac Marston; John, died unmarried; Mary, born in 1655; Stephen, born in 1659, killed at Black Point.
617
HOMESTEADS.
There is a record to show that three of his sons were engaged in the conflicts with the Indians. John and Thomas were among the soldiers from Hampton in King Philip's War in 1656. Stephen, on the 29th of July, 1677, was killed in the battle at Black Point. John Brown disposed of his property by deed to his sons in 1681. He lived on the farm which is now the homestead of Zacheus Brown of Hampton, a descendant. This farm has always been owned and occupied by some of his descendants. John Brown was the ancestor of nearly all the Browns who have lived in Hampton and adjoining towns, and a great many of those living in other parts of the state.
Benjamin Brown was the son of John Brown, and was born in 1647. He settled south of Taylor's river, probably on the farm granted Timothy Dalton, Jr., son of Rev. Timothy Dalton, in 1639, in the south part of the town near Salisbury bounds. This farm was situated on the Rocks road, and afterwards was the Janvrin homestead, and is now in Seabrook. Through his efforts, the Rocks road was laid out. For the land thus taken he was granted an equivalent in land north of the Falls river. He was one of the signers of Weare's petition in 1683; one of the selectmen in 1696-1705 and in 1711, and one of the representatives in 1697. In 1722 he had lot 52 in the third western division as one of the owners of the farm formerly Rev. Mr. Dalton's. He was engaged in raising cattle. Tradition says that in his old age he took great delight, as he leaned on his staff, in seeing his oxen driven past to the watering place. He married Sarah Brown of Salisbury. He died about 1736. His children were as follows: William, who was born in 1680, married Ann Heath, lived in Kensington; Sarah, born in 1681, died unmarried; Benjamin, born in 1684, mar- ried Sarah Gove, lived in South Hampton; Elizabeth, born in 1686, married Benjamin Green, lived in Hampton Falls; John, born in 1688, married Abby Johnson, lived in Seabrook; Jacob, born in 1691, married Mary Green and Jemima Rowell, lived in Hampton Falls; Stephen, born in 1693, married Martha J. Chase, lived in Kingston; Mary, born in 1696, married Thomas Cram; Thomas, born in 1699, married Mehitable Towle, lived in Seabrook; Jere- miah, born in 1701, married Mary Weare, lived in Seabrook.
Benjamin Brown was the ancestor of all the Browns who lived in Hampton Falls before 1856, except John Brown and his family, who came from Massachusetts before 1750 and kept a tavern for a few years, and afterward removed from the town.
618
HISTORY OF HAMPTON FALLS.
Jacob Brown, son of Benjamin, was born May 4, 1691. He married, first, Mary Green; second, Jemima Rowell. His home- stead was the farm now occupied by John Allen Brown of Hamp- ton Falls. He died April 23, 1762.
The children of Jacob Brown and Mary Green, his wife, were: Martha, born in 1717, married Benjamin Cram, Exeter; Mary, born in 1722, married Henry Thresher, Raymond; Mehitable, born in 1724, married Daniel Brown, Hampton Falls; Nathan, born in 1727, married Annie Hook, Hampton Falls.
The children of Jacob Brown and Jemima Rowell, his wife, were: Isaac, born in 1739, married Agnes Fifield, lived on the home- stead; Abigail, born in 1742, married John Marston, lived in Hampton.
Nathan Brown, son of Jacob, married Annie Hook of Salisbury in 1753. He lived for a time in Salisbury, but moved back to Hampton Falls in 1764 and lived upon the farm now owned by George C. Brown. He lived in the old house, now unoccupied, on the farm. He died in 1799. His children were as follows: Nathan, born in 1753, married Miriam Smith, lived at Hampton Falls; Anna, born in 1755, married Joseph Cram, lived in Exeter; Mary, born in 1757, unmarried; Hannah, born in 1759, married Stephen Smith, lived in Seabrook; Elizabeth, born in 1761, married Thomas Moulton, lived in Hampton Falls; Josiah, born in 1765, married Sarah Clark, lived in Stratham; Jacob, born in 1767, mar- ried Abigail Berry, lived in Hampton Falls; William, born in 1769, married Elizabeth Berry, lived in Hampton Falls; Zephaniah, born in 1773, married Elizabeth Lane, lived in Hampton Falls.
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INDEX.
INDEX.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Page.
Bachiler, Rev. Stephen
151
Burnham, Col. Jonathan
217
Cass, John
230
Clifford family
231
Cotton, Rev. John
177
Seaborn
173
Cranfield, Gov. Edward
185
Dalton, Rev. Timothy
159
Gove, Edward
212
Green, Henry
225
Healey, Nathaniel
225
Hussey, Christopher
181
Mason's Suits
187
Robie, Col. Ichabod
235
Ichabod, Esq.
236
Sanborn, Lieut. John
232~
229
Stanyan, Anthony
221
Swett, Capt. Benjamin Joseph
224
Thurston, Thomas
190
Weare, Meshech
198
Nathaniel
190
Nathaniel, Jr.
198
Peter .
197
Wheelwright, Rev. John
. 164
Wheelwright deed
170
CHURCH HISTORY.
Abbot, Rev. Jacob
Bayley, Rev. Josiah
41
621
-
622
HISTORY OF HAMPTON FALLS.
Baptist Society:
99
Beaman, Rev. W. H.
101
Brown, Rev. Samuel E.
101
Colburn, Rev. Alfred
101
Cook, Rev. Samuel
100
Jones, Rev. Zebulon
101
Law, Rev. E. B.
101
Meeting-house
100
Town clock
100
Wakeman, Rev. W. W.
101
Wing, Rev. Otis
· 100
Wood, Rev. John E.
101
Christian Baptist Society:
Brown, William
92
Church covenant
96
Coffin, Theodore
92
Elder Thomas F. Barry
98
Elder Joseph Graves
98
Elder J. W. Marsh
98
Elder George Moore Paine
98
Elder Daniel P. Pike
98
Elder Charles P. Smith
98
Lamprey, John
92
List of members
97
Meeting-house
92
New meeting-house .
97
Ordination of Elder Leavitt
95
Suit against the town
96
Congregational Society, First:
101
Rev. A. M. Bridge
103
Rev. Jacob Caldwell
102
Rev. Everett Finley
103
Rev. J. C. Learned
103
Rev. Increase Sumner Lincoln
103
Rev. B. F. McDaniel
103
Congregational Society, First Evangelical:
80
Rev. Sereno T. Abbott
81
Mr. Abbott's records
82
Dea. Emery Batchelder
91
Rev. Joseph Boardman
90
Rev. Frank Haley
90
Rev. Joseph Kimball
90
Rev. Henry Lounsbury
88
Church covenant
22
Church diary
15
Dow, Rev. Moses
77
.
.
INDEX.
623
House of shelter 17
House, first meeting . 17
meeting and lot sold
105 the new meeting
61
Hull, Rev. Elias
79
Jewett, Rev. Henry C.
78
Kensington, persons dismissed to
29
Langdon, Rev. Dr. Samuel
71
Lecture day
25
Moulton, Col. Jonathan
71
Ordination sermon .
109
Parsonage, lands granted
21
division of money
106
house burned
31
lower
21
sale of
80
upper
22
Perley, Rev. Samuel
79
Polling off
47
Presbyterian society:
47
Petition for a
47
Remonstrance
49
Seabrook charter ·
55
Seating the meeting-house
107
The Lord's Supper
25
Tithing-men .
. 108
Town meeting, the, contested
64, 65
Universalist society
107
Whipple, Rev. Joseph
33
records of
33
Wingate, Rev. Paine
68
.
HAMPTON FALLS.
Altitude
13
Area
13
Boundaries
13
Latitude
13
Longitude .
13
Loss of records
15
Population
14
.
624
HISTORY OF HAMPTON FALLS.
HOMESTEADS.
Abbot, Rev. Jacob .
. 555
Abbott, Rev. Sereno T.
. 583
Akerman, Dr. Charles E.
573
Charles P.
395
John C.
574
Joseph
572
Meshech S.
573
Averill, Luke
558
Basford, Jacob
562
Batchelder, Benjamin
564
David
567
Emery .
560
John
554, 562
John T.
567
Jonathan
554
Josiah .
567
Moses
567
Nathaniel
. 567
Reuben
562
Samuel
592, 608
Theophilus
570
Edward
593
Jeremiah
593
Bentley, Joseph
551
Blaisdell, William
571
Blake, Henry
610
Jeremiah
611
Timothy
570
Blatchford, Nathaniel
593
Bridge, Rev. A. M.
. 555
Brown, Abraham
545, 548
Benjamin
584
Charles T.
558
Cyrus .
· 585
George C.
. 553
George L.
. 580
Isaac
. 582
Jacob .
565, 581
James D.
604
John
545, 570
John B.
. 565
John, Esq.
· 545
John A.
. 582
John J.
. 604
Joseph
. 580
Bennett, Caleb
593
INDEX.
625
Brown, Joseph C.
604
Josiah
· 554
Josiah E.
· 554
Levi
545
Lowell 582, 584
Michael
. 580
Nathan
559, 567
Nathan, "Cornet"
. 554
Robert
· 572
Samuel
. 553
Sewell .
.
546
Thomas
558
Warren
565
William
569, 572
William H. .
. 585
Zephaniah
553
Burns, Philip
.
602
Butler, Ralph
582
Robert H.
602
Caldwell, Stephen
. 564
Chase, Adna S. .
· 581
Andrew J.
. 593
Arthur W.
· 511
Charles .
· 581
Charles F.
· 580
Chevey .
593, 601
Christopher T.
. 581
Daniel
. 594
David
. 594
John
. 595
John G.
· 601
John L.
595
Dr. Joshua
590
Cilley, Richard
559
Clifford, John
562
Cochran, Alexander
599
Cockburn, Samuel
. 572
Coombs, Charles F.
. 594
Copeland, Nelson W.
. 582
Cram, Benjamin
547, 560
Frank P.
. 547
John S. .
· 550
Jonathan
· 547
Joseph .
. 550
Joseph B.
. 550
Nehemiah
· 547
.
Burnham, Col. Jonathan
. 556
626
HISTORY OF HAMPTON FALLS.
Cram, Nehemiah P.
. 547
Stephen
. 560
William A.
· 550
Creighton, James
. 601
Crosby, Charles H.
572
Cross, Ralph
564
Stephen
· 564
Cummings, William
. 600
Curtis, George J.
611
Dr. W. W.
. 611
Dalton, Samuel R.
548
Davis, Samuel
599
Dearborn, Nathaniel
546
Dockham, Warren
588
Dodge, Billy
594
Charles N.
586
Dudley
588
Hon. George H.
588 586
James D.
589
John W.
589
Nathaniel H.
Capt. Nathaniel .
586
Richard
589
Dow, Abraham .
579
Elijah
611
John A. .
· 580
Maj. Joseph
585
Zebulon .
· 585
Drew, Timothy P.
608
Drysdale, Joseph
573
Edmunds, Crosby R.
600
Elkins, A. W.
· 588
Benjamin W.
· 589
Falls, John
. 584
Fifield, Lieut. George
. 592
Jonathan
· 592
Dea. Jonathan
592
Richard
605
Samuel
561
Flood, John
613
Fogg, Charles
581
Ezra C.
· 595
George A.
. 600
John .
589
Caleb
611
627
INDEX.
Fogg, Richard
600
Samuel .
600
Garland, Jacob .
552
George, Henry .
578
Godfrey, Horace A. .
587
Jeremiah
551
John S.
551
Gove, Aaron M.
586
Charles C.
584
Ezekiel
593
Jeremiah 593
593
John H.
577
Stephen .
599
Green, Benjamin
582
Charles C.
574
Eaton
552
Ephraim
603
Frank S.
. 552
Henry .
· 591
Isaac
552
Jacob
552, 591
James W.
. 574
Orrin D.
552
Silas
· 552
Stephen
552
Hardy, Bradbury
594, 596
Charles
596
Charles A.
· 595
Green
578
John .
. 591
Jonathan
596, 597
Reuben
595
Harris, Leander
. 597
Hartshorn,
594
Haskell, Caleb
614
Job
584
Hawes, David C.
. 544
Healey, George C. Levi
. 550
Nathaniel
549, 579
Newell W.
557
Stephen
549
Wells
557
Wells W.
556
Heath, Nehemiah
543
John C. .
. 556
628
HISTORY OF HAMPTON FALLS.
Hilliard, Benjamin
· 569, 611
Jonathan
. 569
Timothy
. 569
· 602
Hoag, Hussey Jonathan
602
Hopkins, William A.
573
Hoyt, Ephraim
612
Capt. Joseph
579
Huff, John
607
Hussey, Christopher
578
James, Samuel
Janvrin, Bertram T.
583
Edwin
590
George
611
James
559
James D.
588
Jefferson
579
John
509
Joshua
590
Jenness, Edwin A.
596
Levi
596
Johnson, Charles
546
Edmund
614
Henry
546
Jones, John F.
583
Kenny, John
561
Knight, Caleb .
549
Henry H.
549
Levi M.
. 549
Stephen T.
.
549
Ladd, Alphonso
577
Lakeman, Archelaus
· 587
Tobias
· 587
Lamprey, Samuel
604
Lane, Charles W.
567
Dearborn
· 604
Isaiah
588
Jeremiah
. 556
Jonathan
· 604
Levi
605
Levi E.
605
Lang, Stephen .
595
Langdon, Rev. Samuel
555
Langmaid. Edward .
. 576
Leach, John
.
572
1
557
David
594
.
INDEX.
629
Leavitt, Benjamin
.
606
Daniel
548
Thomas
606
Lock, Simon
. 600
Mace, Richard
65
Maloon, Ebenezer
561
Marshall, Francis
574
George
572
Gideon
574
John
571
John M.
571
Robert
571
Marston, Sarah
570
McAllister, Hugh
559
McDevitt, Henry
580
McQuillan, Robert
559
Melcher, Joseph
544
Joseph H.
544
Samuel
543
Merrill, Aaron .
601
Daniel .
599
George F.
592
George S.
588
John A.
559
Lowell F.
589
Miller, Robert .
571
Morrill, Jonathan
579
Richard
579
Morton, John
578
Matthew
578
Moulton, Benjamin .
546
George
545
Howard T.
547
Joseph
546
Joseph W.
547
Nathan
544
Thomas
546
Thomas G.
546
Nason, Charles A.
598
Jonathan
. 597
Richard
. 597
Norton, Bonus
570
Nudd, Stacy L.
583
Page, Isaiah
583
Joshua
. 612
William
·
610
.
-
630
HISTORY OF HAMPTON FALLS.
Palmer, Samuel
. 570
Pearson, Edmund
. 548
Perkins, David
. 593
John L.
. 572
Jonathan
555
Joseph
. 554
Nathaniel
. 593
Stephen
. 594
Pervear, Burnham
. 596
Daniel
595, 598
Daniel E. .
· 595
Emmons B.
. 594
Frank
595
Josiah
. 586
Philip
· 598
Samuel
. 595
Samuel L.
595
Warren B.
594
Pike, Benjamin
544, 561
Edward D.
560
James M.
. 560
Joshua
. 542
Matthew
. 543
Matthew S.
543
Porter, John
585
Pottle, Christopher
614
Prescott, Aaron
607
Ałvah D. .
610
Benjamin
552
Edwin
· 608
James
557, 605
Josiah
607
Lewis F.
610
Philemon .
553
Robert S.
. 610
Samuel
610
Simeon
610
True M.
609
Warren J.
609
Quarles, Samuel
614
Quimby, Eleazer
613
Raymond, Joseph
587 .
Robie, Henry .
603, 604
Col. Ichabod
603
Ichabod, Esq.
. 603
Elisha
. 609
INDEX.
631
Robie, Nathan .
604
Nathan H.
604
Rollins, Eliphalet
596
John
596
Row, Paine
608
Robert
608
Russell, Peter
· 571
Sanborn, Aaron
. 555
Abner
576, 610
Adna
. 576
Benjamin
552, 556
Caleb
. 574
Charles H.
· 554
Fred P.
566, 569
George B.
. 569
Henry
.
609
Jack
. 576
James
606
John
551, 575
John C.
610
John E.
. 572
John N.
. 606
John P.
. 610
Joseph
548, 555
Joseph T.
. 575
Levi
. 606
Lewis T.
555
Meshech
574
Reuben
. 554
Rufus C.
548
Thayer S.
575
Theophilus
575
Thomas L.
575
Satterly, Jacob
587
Shaw, Hilliard
559
Joseph
585
Malachi
559
Samuel
585
Shepard, John F.
549
Sleeper, Jedediah
603
Smith, Aaron .
602
Albert S.
608
George C.
607
John
593
Josiah .
. 594
Dr. Samuel
· 578
632
HISTORY OF HAMPTON FALLS.
Stanyan, Anthony
. 586
Jacob
· 586
Swain, Caleb
614
Dudley
. 609
John
609
Stephen
609
Tarlton, William P.
. 570
Thresher, Henry
583
Tilton, Caleb
550, 587
Daniel .
. 573
David
559
Dean R.
. 548
Ebenezer
. 550
Enoch J.
588
Jethro .
573
John
547
John S.
588
Capt. Jonathan
550
Joseph
550
Michael
608
Nathan
556
Peter
548
Peter G.
548
Samuel
550
Stephen
548
Weare D.
550
Towle, Capt. Caleb
561
Emmons B.
561
Truesdale, James
575
Vickery, Joshua
613
Wadleigh, Charles F.
605
John
599
Wall, James
546
Walton, William E.
600
Ward, Abel
549
Melcher
Weare, Benjamin F.
599
Meshech
585
Peter
.562
Samuel
606
Webster, Andrew
573
Wells, Aaron
557
Moses
. 577
Wentworth, John
.
551
.
549
John
599
633
INDEX.
Whittier, David A.
583
David M.
583
Williams, Chase
584
Edward
584
Walter
584
Wing, Rev. Otis
574
Winslow, Simon
589
Worth, Joseph .
579
Obadiah
579
MARRIAGES.
By Rev. Mr. Abbot
· 145
Cotton
128
Dow . 149
Langdon
143
Whipple
130
From the early records .
142 .
town records
150
.
MILITARY RECORD.
Louisburg, siege of
238
Mexican War
256
Militia
257
Musters
259
Revolutionary War .
241
War of the Rebellion
251
War of 1812
249
.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Academy, Rockingham
. 356
catalogues
362, 364
Agreement, Batchelder and Sleeper
. 482 ·
Bills for supplies
304, 305
Blacksmiths
348
Cattle on the highways
330
Cemeteries
.
307
Check-list of 1814
273
Chester
439
Collector's warrant, 1756
296
Colored people .
298
Diary of Nathan Weare
· 244
634
HISTORY OF HAMPTON FALLS.
Earthquake of 1727
· 310
Eastern Railroad
. 394
Eastern Stage Company
· 446
Emigrants from Hampton Falls
451
Elm, the Moulton
440
Fairs .
278
Fair, petition for a
. 278
petition for granted
. 278
Rockingham
279
town
. 285
Falls river
14
Farms, the five
542
Guests, distinguished:
268
Lafayette
· 271
President James Monroe
. 272
Washington
. 268
Washington's diary
268
Hampton steers
523
Invoice of 1850
472
Journal of David Batchelder Warren Brown
483
Libraries
· 315
Library, Ladies'
. 316
Social .
· 315
Town
. 316
Lightning .
410
List of persons taxed in 1830
469
List of rates, 1747
454
List of rates, 1768, 1787, 1800
460
Local names
368
Militia
257
Milk business
353
Mills
335
Mill, Batchelder's
339
Coffin's
337
Dodge's
· 338
Garland's
· 335
Green's
337
Longfellow's
338
Old
336
partners'
336
Prescott's
337
Weare's
339
wind
340
woolen
339
.
. 476
INDEX.
635
Murders
312
Musters
259
Norfolk county
429
Peculiar characters
538
Postoffice .
. 533
Province rates, 1709 and 1727
290-295
Railway, electric
397
Roads
336
Road, Brimmer
372
Country
366
Crank
388
Driftway to the marsh
374
Drinkwater
367
Exeter
367
Fresh Island
368
Hampton Turnpike Company
476
Hogpen .
367
Old Mill
368
Robiestown
433
Salt marsh
. 341
Schools
524
Schoolhouses
529
Secret societies
413
Ship building
399
Shoemakers
351
Shunpike
380
Smallpox
303
State line
299
Stores
344
Storms
407
Surplus revenue
288
Taverns
401
Tavern, Georges
402
petition for a
403
Swett .
402
Wells .
402
Taylor's river
14
Throat distemper
301
To be annexed to Massachusetts
412
Town clerks
420
common .
382
delegates to Constitutional Convention 428
hall
318
·
invoice books
· 416
.
636
HISTORY OF HAMPTON FALLS.
Town landing .
390
meetings
323
moderators
419
record books
416
representatives
427
selectmen
421
votes passed
327
Weare monument
441
OLD-TIME CUSTOMS.
Bilboes
. 523
Boots and shoes
. 505
Breaking roads .
515
Brick oven
504
Burning fluid
508
Cider
507
Clocks
517
Clothing
505
Coal for fuel
518
Currency, old-time
519
Dutch oven
503
Farm help
510
Fireplace
501
Flax
506
Flour .
573
Franklin fireplace
504
Hair and whiskers
516
Haying
519
Horseback riding
509
Intention of marriage
517
Justice of the quorum
516
Kerosene oil
508
Middle names
505
Obtaining meats
501
Old stragglers .
514
Pillory
521
Pumpkin and milk
. 510
Roots and herbs
512
Sheep washing
· 511
Shod shovels
. 510
INDEX.
637
Soap making
509
Sperm oil .
508
Spinning
506
Spirituous liquors
514
Stocks
522
Stoves .
503
Sugar ·
512
Tallow candles
508
Temperance
514
Tin baker
503
Tin kitchen
502
Title of "Mr."
516
Visiting
515
Water-supply
512
Weaving .
. 506
8
ERRATA.
On page 33, after the word "Records" add were in consequence of the above vote.
On page 107, sixteenth line, instead of "Josiah" read Isaiah.
On same page, in nineteenth line, instead of "Josiah" read Joseph.
On page 151, first line, instead of "1651" read 1661.
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