History of Lebanon, N.H., 1761-1887, Part 2

Author: Downs, Charles Algernon, 1823-1906
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Concord, Rumford printing co.
Number of Pages: 638


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Hugh Hall Wentworth was another relative of the governor.


Jonathan Blanchard was of Merrimack, and seems to have been a speculator in wild lands, as well as prominent in many affairs. He was interested in lands in Acworth and other towns.


Edward Goldstone Lutwyche was also of Merrimack, another speculator like Blanchard; the owner of a ferry about four miles


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below Read's Ferry. He was colonel of one of the provincial regiments. He was a Tory, fled from the state, and by act of the Legislature, 1778, was forbidden to return to the state under the penalty of transportation, and in case of a second return, he was to suffer death. His property was confiscated, but the franchise of the ferry was confirmed to Sarah Lutwyche, his wife, by the authority of the Legislature, 1776.


James Nevins was from Scotland, was counsellor, 1759; also collector of customs; and died at Portsmouth, February 6, 1769.


William Knight and Samuel Penhallow were of Portsmouth; their names appear as selectmen of that town, in 1760, in a peti- tion against building a bridge in New Castle; in 1763, for a peti- tion of Portsmouth for liberty to hold their town meeting in the state house, the holding of town meetings in the North meeting- house "having given offence to many of the Parishioners, who by means thereof have had their pews dirtied and spoiled, and who are also of opinion that the said Meeting house ought to be wholly set apart for the worship of Almighty God, and this hath lately produced no small contentions."


Oneil Lamont was also of Portsmouth; his name appears in a petition for a bounty on fish, wheat, hemp, etc., in 1763.


The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts was first formed in 1698, as a Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; reconstructed in 1701, under its present name. Its design was the promotion of colonial churches, under the control of the Church of England. It still exists at London, England, having a large income.


RECORDS.


The proprietors' and the town records are here given to the close of the eighteenth century. The proprietors' records are in good condition in a copy made by Gideon Baker, proprietors' clerk, in 1806. The earlier town records are in a precarious con- dition, contained in leaves stitched together, with paper covers supplied by friendly hands.


At a meeting of the proprietors of the new incorporated Township of Lebanon in Newhampshire, legally warned, holden at the house of Amariah Storrs, inholder in Mansfield (ct) on the sixth day of October, A. D. 1761 the following votes were past (viz) :


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1st Made choice of Mr. Nehemiah Estabrook for moderator of said meeting


2nd Choose John Salter a Clerk for said propriety.


3d Voted to admit Mr. Moses Hibbard to vote as a proprietor, altho by mistake his name was left out of the Grant.


4ly Choose Mr. Jonathan Murdock collector for said propriety


5ly Choose Mr. Amariah Storrs Treasurer for said propriety


6ly The following persons chose for a standing committee for said Pro- priety (viz) Messrs Nehemiah Estabrook, Charles Hill, Joseph Dana.


7th Voted that the main street running through the Township of said Lebanon should be layed out ten rods wide.


This was the road known as the King's highway, but always appears in the records as the Enfield Road.


gly That the committee hereafter to be chosen for the purpose of lay- ing out the lots & roads in said Township make reservation of such Lands for roads in said Township as they shall Judge Necessary and convenient.


9ly Voted that the first Division after the one acre Division men- tioned in the grant shall consist of fifty acres, being Proportioned according to the Quality of said land


10ly That the committee for laying out said lots shall proceed to the Business at or before the tenth day of October instant


11ly The following persons were chosen for a committee for laying out said Lots as above directed (viz) Capt. Nath Hall, Huckin Storrs Jun. Daniel Blodgett Jun. Charles Hill, John Hanks.


12ly Voted to allow the aforesaid committee 3/ per day while in said Service, & also to defray their expenses.


13ly Voted that the proprietors of the Township of Lebanon would choose a committee to Join a committee chosen by the proprietors of Enfield to receive and settle the accounts of Jedediah Dana, agent for the proprietors of said Townships, and that each committee make report to their respective constituents at their next meeting; and the following persons were chosen as a committee for the purpose afore- said (viz) Mr Nehemiah Estabrook Capt. Samuel storrs, Mr. John Storrs


14ly Voted that a tax of ten Shillings, lawful money, be levied upon each proprietor to defray the expence of laying said Township. by the Committee chosen for that purpose. and that said tax be paid in by the first monday in January next


15th Voted that the money which was paid in by the proprietors of the Township of Lebanon to refund the expence of the Proprietors of the Township of Enfield, in case they had not Obtained a Grant, of a Township, shall be taken out of the hands of the former Treasurer (John Salter) by the present Treasurer of said propriety (Mr Amariah


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Storrs) he giving a receipt therefor to the said former Treasurer & commit the same into the hands of the committee for laying out said township of Lebanon, and said committee to exchange the same (being paper bills) for silver to the best advantage, and render an account of their doings to the propriety.


16th That the committee for laying out said Township shall provide a surveyor for the purpose, & exhibit his account To the proprietors.


17th That the committee chosen by the proprietors of Lebanon to settle with the agent, shall be directed to motion to the proprietors of Enfield at their next meeting To direct their committee To Joyn them in considering the case of those persons who having paid their money towards procuring a Grant of a Township, were, notwithstanding, Deprived of the benefit of a right by reason of a surplufsage of pro- prietors who belonged to this Government, and to make report to said propriety-said meeting was then difsolved.


The foregoing votes attested and recorded pr John Salter proprietors clerk


At a meeting of the proprietors of the new incorporated Township of Lebanon in the Province of Newhampshire legally warned and Convened at the house of Amariah Storrs inholder in Mansfield on the fifteenth day of December A. D. 1761. The following votes were past (viz) :


1st Made choice of Mr Nehemiah Estabrook moderator to govern sd meeting.


2nd Choose the following persons as Afsessors for said propriety (viz) : Mr. Nehemiah Estabrook Capt. Samuel Storrs. Mr Thos. Storrs.


3dly Choose the following persons for a committee to join the com- mittee chosen by Enfield proprietors to consider of the Business' ex- prefsed in the eighth article of the warning (viz) To examine the state of the treasury of the proprietors of both townships as they stood before the separate grants. of said Townships To said proprietors (namely of. Lebanon and Enfield) & to direct said committee to take such methods as shall be needful for settling the accounts of said proprietors of said Townships that were due and allowed before said Grants .- Capt Sam.1 Storrs Thos. Storrs, John Salter.


The meeting was then adjourned to the 22d day of December inst. when the following votes were past viz:


4ly Voted to allow the accounts of Jedediah Dana agent for said pro- priety above what was before Granted £3. 11-734


5ly Voted to accept the doings of the committee for laying out the lotts with the alteration made upon their Plan


Gly Voted to allow the accounts of the aforesaid committee for lay- ing out the lotts & to raise the sum £30 .- 0-0 Lawful money to make up the sum due to said committee-the same To be paid in by the first monday in March next


7ly Voted To postpone the payment of the money which was voted To


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be paid the second monday in January To the first monday in March next.


8ly Voted a lottery be made by Mefsrs Thos Storrs & Judah Storrs, and that Mefsrs Oliver Davidson & Ephraim Parker should draw the lotts


9ly Voted that the clerk procure a book for Records.


10ly Voted that Mr. Charles Hill be appointed to treat with the pro- prietors of the Townships between the old fort at No 4 (Charlestown) and said Lebanon Relative to a highway between said fort and said Lebanon.


11ly Voted that for the incouragement of the speedy settling said Township of Lebanon that those of the proprietors who shall settle upon said lands within the term of two years shall have the priviledge of cultivating and improving such a part of the intervale as shall best suit them with these restriction that the intervale so improved by them be in one piece or body & when said intervale shall be divided amongst the proprietors those persons aforesaid shall have their proportion of the aforesaid intervale so cultivated by them.


12ly The lotts drawn entered in the following Order


No.


No


Daniel Allen Jun.


11


Nath. Hall


41


John Allen


62


Clement Jackson Esq.


23


Daniel Blodget


63


William Knight


26


Jonath Blanchard


47


Obadiah Loomis


48


Robt. Barrow Jun


61


Oniel Lamont


52


Jesse Birchard


17


Jonathan Martin


37


John Birchard


36


Jonathan Murdock


18


John Baldwin


10


Joseph Martin


45


John Birchard


4


Robert Martin


56


Seth Blodget


35


James Nevins Esq.


14


Joshua Blodget


49


Saml Penhallow


19


Jabez Barrow


54


Nath. Porter


40


Jesse Birchard


50


John Salter


55


Daniel Blodget 3d


31


Huckins storrs


22


Nathan Blodget


34


Constant Southworth


12


Thos. Barrow. Jun


29


John storrs


43


Oliver Clerk


16


Thomas Storrs


24


Lemuel Clark


39


John Swift


46


Wm Dana


6


Huckins storrs Jun


44


Jedidiah Dana


1


Josiah Storrs


59


Benjamin Davis


51


Samuel storrs


57


Joseph Dana


30


Judah Storrs


28


David Eldridge


21


Joseph Turner


2


Nehemiah Estabrook


5 David Turner


25


Hobart Estabrook


42


Jonathan Walcutt


20


Elijah Huntington


7 Joseph Wood


60


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John Hyde


58


Mark H. Wentworth Esq 15


Robert Hyde


8 Hugh Hall Wentworth 27


Moses Hibbard Jun.


6 Jonathan Yeomans 32


John Hanks


13


Edward Goldstone (Lut-


Charles Hill


38


wych) 53


Levi Hyde


3


Minister's Lott 33


The above were the acre lots directed to be laid out by the char- ter "as near the center of the said township as the land will admit of for a town lot," but serious errors being found, the drafting was annulled. Page 1.


13ly Voted to raise a tax of £4.0.0 To be paid into the Treasury on the first monday of March next to purchase a right of land in The Township of Lebanon for Amariah Storrs in consideration of his being deprived of his right, his name through mistake being left out of the Grant, & if the mistake before mentioned should hereafter be discovered the money granted for the benefit of said Storrs to remain in the Treasury to be disposed of according to the Direction of the propriety.


14ly Voted to raise a tax of 10/ upon each right to be paid into the Treasury by the first day of December next ensuing and also a tax of 10/ more to be paid in by the first day of December 1763, to encourage Mr Oliver Davison to build a Saw-mill upon some suitable stream within the township of Lebanon, & if the said Davison should begin and com- pleat a good and sufficient saw-mill, as near the center of said township as shall be judged best within the term of two years, then the aforesaid sum & sums to be paid to the said Davison, at the several terms above mentioned & To direct the committee of the proprietors of said Town- ship to take sufficient bonds for the performance [of the] premisfes


15ly Voted to adjourn said meeting to the second tuesday of March next, when, at the said meeting so adjourned the following votes were past (viz) :


1st That, whereas at a meeting of the proprietors of the township of Lebanon held by adjournment the twenty-second day of December A. D. 1761 The said proprietors voted to accept the plan drafted by Ebe- nezer Byles surveyor of said township, with some alterations made upon said plan. said propriety then proceeded to the drawing of the Lotts as laid out on said plan; since which upon examining and com- paring said plan with said surveyors notes find a very Gross mistake in Running the lines upon said plan, and also in laying out said lotts, and that many inconveniances will consequently follow-we are there- fore of opinion, that for the peace as well as interest of said propriety it may be best to reconsider and disannul those former votes relative to the laying out & drafting said lotts-Voted in the Affirmative.


2nd Voted that the first Division after the division ordered in the Charter of said Township consist of one hundred Acres, according To the Quality of said land


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3d Voted That Mr. Oliver Davison have the priviledge of his first Divi- sion of one hundred acres to be laid so as to include the spot which shall be Judged convenient for erecting the sawmill reserving all other priv- iledges of the stream with a sufficiency of land for other Mills and nec- efsary roads-Voted in the Affirmative.


4ly Voted that for the encouragement of the speedy settlement of said Township those persons who shall, within the space of two years, nextinsuing, proceed & continue to cultivate said land shall have the Benefit of their choice of their said Division of one hundred Acres of the Land of said Township in that part of said township as best suits them, with these restrictions that their said lotts be laid out so as not to encroach on the lott which shall be laid out to Mr. Oliver Dav- ison & so as to prevent waste of land


5ly Voted to choose three men for propriety Surveyors for said Town- ship, To lay out the lotts for the proprietors who shall enter upon and cultivate said lands as aforesaid & to make immediate return of the sur- veys aforementioned To the proprietors Clerk for said Township & that Those three surveyors aforesaid continue in their Business for the space of two years next ensuing or untill the tenth day of March A. D. 1764


6ly Voted that Mefsrs Charles Hill, Levi Hyde, Jedediah Dana be chosen surveyors for said propriety for the purpose of laying out the lots in said Township.


7ly Voted that the surveyors aforesaid make reservation of a suffi- cient Quantity of land in said Township for the acre lotts as ordered in the charter of said Township


8ly Voted that at the expiration of two years said proprietors shall proceed To lay out the Acre lotts as mentioned in the charter of said township, and also the other Division of one hundred Acres of upland, to be laid out by a committee chosen by the proprietors for that pur- pose, To the Other proprietors who shall not enter upon said land within the aforesaid term of two years. and also their proportion of interval land in said Township exclusive of what shall be taken up within the aforesaid term of two years, agreeable to the former votes of said propriety for the encouragement of settlers.


9ly Voted to adjourn said meeting to the first monday in May next; When said proprietors met by adjournment and voted said meeting should be difsolved.


At a meeting of the proprietors of the township of Lebanon in the Province of Newhampshire legally warned and convened at the house of Amariah Storrs inholder in Mansfield [Ct] on the first day of Sep- tember A. D. 1762 the following votes were past (viz) :


1st Said proprietors made choice of Mr Nehemiah Estabrook modera- tor for said meeting


2nd Choose Mr. Thomas Storrs collector in the room of Mr Jonath Murdock


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3rd Choose the following persons a committe for clearing a road from the old fort at No 4 To said Lebanon. (viz) : Capt. Nathaniel Hall Mr. John Hanks, Mr John Birchard.


4ly Voted that the committee aforesaid proceed to clear a horse road from the old fort at Nº 4 to said Lebanon (& further if said committee Judge best) on or before the first day of October next ensuing & that said committee be ordered to use their interest with the proprietors of the Neighboring townships to join them herein, and render an Account of their proportion of the Charge to the proprietors at their Next meet- ing.


5ly Voted to raise a tax of 5/ Lawful money upon each of the propri- etors of said township to be paid into the treasury on or before the first day of December next ensuing, to defray the charge of said road.


6ly Voted to adjourn said meeting to the second Tuesday in December next-


When said proprietors met by said Adjournment & past the following votes (viz) :


1st Said proprietors choose a committee of three men (viz) Capt. Samuel Storrs. Mr. Joseph Dana Deacon Nehemiah Estabrook, to Treat with the proprietors of the townships adjoining to or near the Township of Lebanon, relative to an encouragement for the preaching of the gospel in said townships, and make report of their proceeding as soon as the nature of the busines will admit of.


2nd Apprehending it may serve to expedite the settlement of the Township to have the second division of one hundred acres to Each proprietor surveyed & laid out, sized and well bounded in due proportion to each proprietor by a committee appointed for that purpose; to be understood not to infringe or encroach in the least on the priviledge before granted to those who would first cultivate and improve said lands in said township; that is to say, all who have been or shall go. and cultivate agreeable to the intendment of the former vote & before the expiration of said term may have the priviledge of taking up what lott they please, both upland and intervale, they making return thereof to the clerk of said propriety, previously laying out the more publick roads in the most convenient places; that a committee of three men be chosen for the purpose aforesaid & that they proceed upon that busi- nefs as soon as the season will allow, & return a plan of their doings to the clerk as soon as may be.


3rd The following persons were chosen a committee for the purpose aforesaid (viz) :


Deacon Nehemiah Estabrook Capt. Saml Storrs Committee Capt. Nath Hall


4ly Voted to raise a tax of twelve shillings upon each right to be paid into the treasury by the first day of February next to Defray the expense of laying out the lotts &c as aforementioned.


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5tly Voted to adjourn said meeting to the second Tuesday in March next at one of the clock in the afternoon.


When said proprietors met by adjournment and voted to adjourn said meeting to the last Tuesday in March, instant at two of clock in the afternoon-when said, proprietors met by adjournment & past the following votes (viz) :


6tly Choose a committee of two men Mr Constant Southworth Mr. John Salter to join a committee of Enfield proprietors to examine into the state of the affair of Mr Jedediah Dana relative to the damage he sustained while acting in the capacity of an agent for the said proprie- tors, and make report at the next meeting


7ly Voted to accept the report of the committee appointed to treat with the proprietors of neighbouring townships for the encouraging of the preaching of the Gospel in said townships, in consequence of which said proprietors voted a tax of four shillings upon each proprietor for the purpose aforesaid,


gly Voted to appoint Mr. Nehemiah Estabrook a committee to join a committee of the neighboring townships to make provision for the preaching of the Gospel in said townships the ensuing summer.


9ly Voted to appoint Mr Constant Southworth to go to Portsmouth To collect the rates due from the proprietors residing in those parts & to allow him 3/6 lawful money pr day for himself and horse & defray the expence of the Journey


10ly Voted said meeting be difsolved.


At a meeting of the proprietors of the Township of Lebanon in the province of Newhampshire legally warned and convened at the dwell- ing house of Mr. Amariah Storrs inholder in Mansfield on the ninth day of January A. D. 1764 the following votes were past (viz) :


made choice of Mr. Nehimiah Estabrook for moderator for said meeting


2nd Voted to accept the doings of the committee in laying out three Divisions of land in said Township in May Last (viz) the one acre divi- sion & the division of one hundred Acres & also the intervale land,


3rd Voted that the encouragement given by the proprietors at their meeting in March 1762 (for the speedy settlement of the land in said township) should be continued untill March first A. D. 1765


4ly Voted to appoint Mr. Peter Aspinwall a committee To act in Conjunction with the committees of Hanover & Norwich in settling the accounts exhibited for laying out & clearing a road from the old fort No 4 to Lebanon & to direct said committee to commence an action at the next court against Capt. Thompson for breach of promise (provided the committees of the townships of Hanover and Norwich will join him in carrying on the action) wherein he engaged to pay the propor- tion of the expense, in laying out & clearing said road, for the town- ship of Lime, which he now refuses to do.


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5ly Voted to appoint John Salter, Peter Aspinwall and Oliver Clark a committee to settle the accounts of the committee for laying out three Divisions of land in said Township.


Gly Voted said meeting be adjourned to the last monday in January Instant.


The proprietors of the township of Lebanon met by adjournment and past the following votes (viz)


7ly Voted the sum of £45. 14. 012 Lawful money to be paid to the Committee for their service in laying out the lotts in said Township.


8ly That the account of Mr. Experience Storrs be adjusted by the committee appointed for that purpose, and the balance added to the aforesaid sum of £45 .- 14-012 allowed the committee.


9ly Voted to grant the sum of £29-6-734 for clearing the road from the old fort at No 4 to said Lebanon.


10ly Voted to raise £4-15. to pay the charge of a Journey To Ports- mouth To collect the taxes due from the proprietors in those parts


11ly Granted the sum of one hundred pounds to be levied on the Rights of the proprietors to be paid by the first day of March next for the purpose aforesaid.


12ly Voted a committee of two men be chosen to prepare and draw the Lotts of the first Division of land in said township (viz) the one Acre Division & appointed Mr. Constant Southworth and Mr. Experience Storrs a committee for the purpose aforesaid.


13ly Voted to difsmifs the standing committee for said propriety (viz) Nehemiah Estabrook Charles Hill & Joseph Dana


14ly Choose Mefsrs Nehemiah Estabrook Constant Southworth and Peter Aspinwall a standing committee in the room of those dismifsed


15ly Voted to allow Mr Thomas Storrs three shillings per day & Defray his expenses in case he forthwith repair to Portsmouth To col- lect the taxes due from the prietors in those parts, said 3/ per day to be allowed only while said Storrs is actually in said service


16ly The following is a draft of the one Acre Division of land by the committee appointed for said purpose:


Mark Hunt Wentworth 20 Jabez Barrow 35


For the propagation of the Gospel 2


John Salter 7


Lot for the first settled


Thos. Barrow Jun


57


Minister 11


Joseph Wood


5


Huckins Storrs Jun 61


Samuel Penhallow


59


John Hanks 21


Richard Salter


39


Joseph Dana 23


Josiah Storrs 46


Hobart Estabrook


1


Clement Jackson Esq.


64


Elijah Huntington


40


Constant Southworth


27


John Allen 60


Daniel Blodget


10


Sami Storrs 53


School Lott


22


Lot for the church of Eng-


Jesse Birchard


17


land 62


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Jedidiah Dana


56


Robert Martin


13


Joshua Blodget


52


Nehemiah Estabrook 37


Robert Hyde


John Baldwin


42


Nath Porter


19


Joseph Turner


31


Jonathan Walcutt


18


Obadiah Loomis


26


Charles Hill


34


Robert Barrow Jun


14


Jonathan Martin


55


Wm Dana


16


John Hyde


24


Joseph Martin


9


Wm Knight


28


Lemuel Clark


58


Jonth Yeoman


50


Levi Hyde


29


David Turner


25


Nath. Hunt


54


Daniel Blodget


47


John Swift


33


Seth Blodget


41


Nathan Blodget


30


Judah Storrs


38


Moses Hibbard Jun


8


John Birchard


36


Nathan Arnold


51


Daniel Allen Jun


6


Benjamin Davis


12


Oniel Lemont


32


David Eldridge


63


Edward Goldstone Lutwyche 45


Thos Storrs


49


Hugh Hall Wentworth


4


Jonth Blanchard


43


John Storrs


3


John Birchard


65


Jonth Murdock


15


James Nevin


44


16ly Voted to adjourn said meeting to the second Tuesday in March next


The proprietors of the township of Lebanon met by adjournment the second tuesday in March A D 1764 and


17ly Voted to raise a tax of seven shillings upon each proprietors right To be improved in making and clearing roads in said Lebanon and appointed Mr Aaron Storrs a committee to receive and improve the same for the purpose aforesaid


18ly Voted to adjourn said meeting to the second tuesday in Decem- ber Next-The proprietors of the township of Lebanon met by Adjourn- ment the second tuesday in December & past the following votes (viz) :


19ly Voted to raise a tax of eight shillings Lawful money on each proprietors right to support the preaching the gospel in said Township; said tax to be paid by the first day of May next


20ly Voted to appoint Mefsrs. Nehimiah Estabrook Capt. Sam! Storrs a committee to provide preaching in said township the Ensuing Sum- mer




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