History of Merrimack and Belknap counties, New Hampshire, Part 214

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton), ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Philadelphia [Pa.] J. W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1520

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Meanwhile, the settlers had resolutely started, and, as was natural, in the direction of a honse for wor- ship first; one of the principal votes at their second annual town-meeting, 1771, being,-

" To appoint and clear a place for a meeting-house this year; te set e'd house on ye center range line, near ye main rode (thus early deserting the inaccessible spot designated by the first surveys); to build it hy ye sale of ye pews, and according te ye plan drawn ef ye same ; to put up ye frame and cover it within two year from May next, and chuse a Com- mittee te vandus of [off] ye pews and stuff for building s'd house."

The same year no tardy response was given to the liberal offer of the proprietors; for in just ten days after their vote, August 8, 1771, a special meeting of the town was called by the selectmen, at the house of Daniel Sanborn, for the sole purpose of considering proposals for settling a minister, when, after mature deliberation, and in view of the proprietors' offer (see above), it was voted,-"to give Mr. Joseph Wood- man a call to settle in ye gospel ministry in this town." His perquisites were to be as follows: First, "two hundred dollars as a yearly sallery,-$180 in money and $20 in labor at money price,-the first two years, and after that $120 in money and $80 in labor yearly;" the selectmen to agree with Mr. Woodman each year "how ye labor above voted shall be paid." Second, "Twenty cord of good fire-wood, cut into cord-wood length, to be hauled, yearly, to Mr. Woodman's door." Third, Mr. Woodman was to "receive, if he scttle in ye gospel ministry here, the vallue of 100 dollars in labor and stuff, for to

1 Condensed from "History of Sanboroton."

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build him a house, to be paid, so much as will set him up a house-frame, next spring, and the remainder in boards, shingle and clapboards, in ye fall of the year following." At a subsequent meeting, October 7th, it was voted that "Mr. Woodman, if he settles in the gospel ministry in this town, shall have liberty to preach old sermons when his health will not admit of his making new ones;" also, that he "shall have liberty to be absent three Sabbaths in a year, yearly, to visit his friends." "Wednesday, the 13th of No- vember next," was appointed "for ye day of Mr. Woodman's ordination, should he accept the call," and it was voted to "send to ye Churches of Canter- bury, Concord, Pembroke, Epping, the first in Row- ley, ye second, third and fourth in Newbury, to assist in ye ordination." Mr. Woodman accepted and was ordained November 13, 1771.1

The sole objects of special meetings, December 13, and 30, 1773, was to take further measures for build- ing and "compleating" the meeting-house. This en- terprise seems to have flagged for more than two years, Mr. Woodman quietly preaching where or- dained, at Daniel Sanborn's ; hence the following emphatic votes :

"To build the m. h. on an entire new plan, viz., 60 feet in length by 43} feet in wedth, and to build 36 pews below, as by s'd plan"; to choose a com- mittee "to vandue off ye pews and stuff, and to build said house as far as s'd pews will go, with ye money that ye proprietors of the town have and shall vote for s'd house." Also that "the meeting-house shall be raised, boarded, shingled, and ye lower flowers laid and the lower part of ye house glassed by the 1st of November, 1774; that the house shall be finished, so far as the pew money shall go towards it, by Nov. 1, 1775 :" and finally, "that all the stuff for the frame shall be brought to the meeting-house green by the last of April next, and the boards, shingles and other covering by the last of September next."

It is quite doubtful whether much assistance was afforded by the proprietors on this new plan. The former meeting-house committee appear to have pro- posed these dimensions to the proprietors, who re- jected them in their meeting of November 17th. By the first of the above votes the town confirmed the recommendation of their committee, in opposition to the proprietors !

Meanwhile, "dark and perilons times" were ap- proaching, so that our fathers"found it simply impossi- ble to accomplish all they had marked out in the time specified." Tradition says they were working upon the meeting-house when the news of Bunker Hill

first reached them, and that among these workmen were some who left for the scene of conflict! The annalist of 1841 says : "Mr. Woodman preached the first sermon in the meeting-honse, May 21, 1775;" but it must have been in a rough, nnfinished state, for in 1777 fifty dollars "of ye money in ye selectmen's hands" is voted " to be laid out on ye meeting-house this year," and it was never used for town purposes till the 1st of January following; while in March, 1780, " 18,000 clapboard nails and 200 squares of glass for yo meeting-house" was the order ; two years later, voted " to get thirteen thousand of clapboard nails and one hundred feet of glass; also 2000 shingle tens and 1000 double tens ;" and June 23, 1783, the constable having warned a meeting "relative to settling some disputes that have arisen concerning some of ye pews in the meeting-house," it was "voted to leve an ally of two feet and four inches wide between ye fore seat and ye pews, and that there shall be a seat for children in s'd ally adjoining to s'd fore seat." Fin- ally, September 4th, (same year), "voted to finish ye Gallery in ye meeting-house ;" chose Captain Aaron Sanborn, Lieutenant William Chase and En- sign Elijah True "to vendne of [off]ye pews in said gal- lery, and stuff for said pews, and ye work to finish ye same ;" also "voted to build seven pews at each end of said gallery and six pews on ye fore side, to be equally divided as to length, and to be 5} feet wide within boards," with John Johnson, Benjamin San- born and Ensign Nathaniel Grant "to examine the work when done." Not till 1785 and 1786 was the definite action taken which resulted in the "finishing of ye pulpit by ye money raised for ye pews," with Ensigns Elijah Trne and Nathaniel Grant and Lieutenant William Chase committee for the same; and not till March 31, 1789, did the town vote to lath and plaster the meeting-house, with the selectmen as committee.

In 1786 it was agreed with Mr. Woodman, accord- ing to town vote, that his wood rate should be "ad- ded to ye $120 rate," and that the selectmen should "vendue of[f] ye wood to ye lowest bidder, two cord at a bid." Four new pews were ordered for the meeting-house in 1787,-two at the west end of the men's seats, lower floor, and two at the east end of the women's seats, each about six feet square. April 5, 1790, " Voted, James Sanborn to keep key of the meeting-honse, and to sweep s'd house at one dollar per year."

Mr. Woodman was dismissed November 13, 1806, and was succeeded by Rev. Abraham Bodwell, who was ordained in 1806 and remained until 1852. Rev. James Boutwell was pastor from 1852 to 1865, when he was succeeded by the present honored pastor, Rev. Moses Thurston Runnels, who was installed June 11, 1868.

Mr. Runnels is the author of the " Ilistory of San- bornton," an elaborate work of sixteen hundred pages, published in 1882. For completeness and ex-

1 The seven individuals whose names aro found subscribed to the First Church covenant, in November, 1771, and who were therefore the earliest professors of religion in the town, were James Cate, Nathaniel Tilton, Daniel Sanborn, Benjamin Darling, Josiah Sanborn, Aaron Sau- born and Abijah Sanborn. The first confession of faith bears date "Jan'y yo 2d, 1772," at which time Mr. Darling and Mr. Tilten were chosen as the two first deacons.

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cellent arrangement it is unrivaled, and takes front rank among the standard local works of the day.

First Baptist Church .- This church was organized August 12, 1792, with forty members. The first church edifice, however, was erected in 1791, and near the then residence of Deacon William Chase, now Charles B. Perley's. Lieutenant Benjamin Morgan, Deacon William Chase and Peter Hersey are said to have been " pillars and prominent actors in starting this society and building its first meeting-house ;" and there were three earnest supporters of the enterprise in one neighborhood, in the south part of the town, above Tin Corner, viz. : Deacon Taylor Clark, Win- throp Durgin and Jonathan Chase. The house was not completed till the next year, and was for the first time occupied by the "Meredith Association " Sep- tember, 1792. The printed "sketch" of 1833 says : " About this time" (of the erection of the house) " the brethren who had been baptized and united with the Baptist Church in Meredith were set off and con- stituted into a separate church, and received the name of the First Baptist Church in Sanbornton." This was on " August 12th " (probably of 1792), or just before the above-noted meeting of the " Association," though one other account puts the date of the church's formation one year later. The church then consisted of about forty members. The "society " must have been organized about the same time, as Father Crockett afterwards speaks of the " agree- ment between the Church and Society " and him- self, entered upon in 1794.

In 1833 the meeting-house was removed one mile to the northwest of its original site, and rebuilt on its present location, near Crockett's Corner.

The following is a list of pastors :

Rev. Nicholas Folsom, of Meredith, preached half the time, 1792, and first part of the year 1793 ; Rev. John Crockett, ordained September 3, 1794, haviog preached from April, 1793, until 1833 ; Rev. Noah Hooper, 1833-37 ; Rev. Amasa Buck, professor at New Hampton Institute, eup- ply, 1837-38 ; Rev. Stephen Coombs, 1838-41; Rev. Pascal C. Himes, 1842-43 ; Rev. Leland Huntley, 1843-47 ; Rev. S. S. Leighton, 1848-49 ; Rev. Hiram D. Hodge, 1850-54 ; Rev. Jeremiah D. Tiltoo, 1854-66 ; Rev. A. McGlauflia, 1866-67 ; Rev. C. A. Cooke, 1869 ; Rev. G. D. Ballantioe, 1870-72; Rev. F. W. A. Raukio, 1872-79; Rev. Augustus A. Bickford, 1879-82; Rev. Jeremiah D. Tilton, 1882 to present time.

The Second Baptist Church was organized Septem- ber 9, 1822. A meeting-house, however, had been erected at the Bay as early as 1808. This church was remodeled in 1836.

The following is a list of the pastors from 1808 to the present :

Rev. Moses Cheney, pastor of original church ; Rev. William Taylor, first pastor of present church ; Rev. Daniel Mattison, acting pastor in 1835 (in all, one or two years), dismissed to Baptist Church in Meredith August 21, 1836, and there ordained ; Rev. Benjamin Congden, or- dained May 31, 1837; Rev. Francis E. Cleaves, October 18, 1843, dismissed October 31, 1846 ; Rev. Levi Walker, acting pastor 1846-47 ; Rev. Oliver Barron, July 30, 1847, dismissed July 6, 1850 ; Rev. William Norrie, pastor from March, 1851, till June 1, 1852, when he died in office ; Rev. John Q. A. Ware, September 3, 1853, diemissed October, 1857; Rev. 11. W. Day, preached one year or more, 1857-58, enjoying an extensive re- vival of religion, but neme not recognized as pastor on the church records ; Rev. Charles Newhall, November 6, 1859, dismissed May, 1861 ;

Rev. S. S. White, call giveo March, 1862, having supplied from October, 1861, diemissed April 7, 1864; Rev. A. W. Boardman, from July, 1865, till March, 1866 ; Rev. Gideoo Smith, from August, 1866, till March, 1869 ; Rev. V. E. Bunker, from April, 1870, till April, 1872 ; Rev. H. W. Dalton, from May, 1874, till May, 1878 ; Rev. William Nelson Murdock. from November, 1880, to 1882 ; Rev. Joseph W. Merrill, 1883 to 1884.

No pastor at present.

The Third Baptist Church .- This church was or- ganized June 20, 1833. The church edifice had been erected four years previously, in 1829, on Pine Hill, in Meredith. The building was removed to North Sanbornton, on its present location, in 1839, and com- pleted in 1840. It has since been remodeled, and was rededicated September 10, 1876.

The following is a list of pastors :

Rev. Moses Cheney, Rev. Samuel Mattison, Rev. Herman Haven, Rev. Stephen Coombe, Rev. Oliver Barron, Rev. Daniel M. Dearboro, Rev. Valentine E. Bunker, Rev. Augustus A. Bickford and Rev. Moses P. Favor.

There is no pastor at present.

The Woodman Sanbornton Academy was incor- porated June 27, 1826, with the following trustees : Hon. Nathan Taylor and Revs. Abraham Bodwell and John Crockett, of Sanbornton; Rev. William Patrick, of Canterbury ; Jeremiah H. Woodman, of Rochester ; Aaron Woodman, of Boston ; Drs. Benaiah Sanborn and Thomas P. Hill, Jonathan Moore, Abel Kimball, Jesse Ingalls and Peter Hersey, all of San- bornton.

The first preceptor was D. L. Nichols, in 1826, and the last, Albert P. Whittemore, in 1858.

The Sanbornton and Franklin Union Academy was erected in 1845, at the chapel. The last term of school was held in 1861. The first teacher was Hib- bard Hanaford, in 1845, and the last, Calvin Brown, in 1861.

Physicians .- The following physicians have prac- ticed in this town and Tilton :

Dr. Hugh March, 1777 ; Dr. Benaiah Sanborn, 1779 ; Dr. - Chicker- ing, 1782 ; Dr. Daniel Jacobs, 1790; Dr. Samuel Gerrish, 1797-98 ; Dr. Colby, 1800; Dr. Alexander T. Clark, 1801 ; Dr. Ephraim Crockett, 1802-3 ; Dr. Thomas Webster, 1810; Dr. Joseph M. Harper, 1810 ; Dr. Peter Bartlett ; Dr. Symee Sawyer, Dr. John Carr aod Dr. Sweatt, 1813 ; Dr. Thomas P. Hill, 1816 ; Dr. Mark Harris, 1817 ; Dr. Obadiah E. Dur- gio, 1820; Dr. Daniel Mowe, 1824 ; Dr. Calvin McQneston ; Dr. Na- thaoiel G. Ladd, 1835 ; Dr. James B. Abbott, 1843; Dr. Charles C. Teb- betta, 1845-46 ; Dr. Ephraim F. Wilson, 1846 ; Dr. Byley Lyford, 1857 ; Dr. James Prescott Osborne,1 1864; Dr. Alfred W. Abbott aod Dr. Franklin L. Mason, 1870 ; Dr. Albert Alonzo Moulton,1 1874 ; Dr. Ed- ward Abbott," 1881.

Lawyers .- The following lawyers have practiced in this town and Tilton :

William Harper, Esq., 1785-1809; John A. Harper, Esq., 1800; Hon. Daniel C. Atkinson, 1808-42 ; Matthew Perkins, Esq., 1809-26 ; Charlee Jesse Stuart, Esq., 1812-23 ; Charles Gilman, Esq., 1826-33 (?) ; Benjamin Boardman, Esq., 1833 ( ?- )36 ; Hoo. Asa P. Cate, 1840 ( ?- ) 71 ; Benjamin A. Rogers, E&., 1840 (?)-58 ; Benjamin M. Colby, Esq., 1845 (?)-63; Chas. C. Rogere, Esq., 1858 ; Francis R. Chase, Esq., 1866-76 ; James Otis Ly- ford, Esq.

Civil History .- The following is a list of represen- tatives, town clerks and treasurers :

1 In practice in Tiltoo.

2 In practice in Saohoratoo.

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REPRESENTATIVES.

John Sanborn, 1784.

William Harper (Captain, Esq.), 1785-1800. James Bersey, 1787-89. Samuel Prescott (Capt., Esq., 1801 -7.

Bradstreet Moody (Esq.), 1808-14; Samuel Gerrish (Esq., M.D.), 1809. Andrew Lovejoy, 1810. Nathan Taylor (Esq., Hon.), 1811- 20

Jeremiah Sanborn (Esq.), 1814-15; David Johnston (Esq.), 1815-16. Stephen Gale (Col.), 1816-19. Joseph Woodman, 1817-22. James Clark (Esq.), 1820-28. Noah Eastman (Esq.), 1824-27. Matthew Perkins (Esq.), 1825. Samuel Tilton (Esq.), 1826-35. Charles Lane (Esq.), 1829-31. Joseph W. Clement, 1831. William Jones, 1834-35. John Comerford, 1834-37. Zebulon Smith, Jr., 1836-37. William Durgin, 1838-40. David Taylor, 1838-40. Thomas Taylor, Jr., 1839-49. Chase Perkins, 1839-49. John Curry, 1840-41. Benjamin Cawley, 1811-42. Bradbury Morrison, 1841-42. Alexander H. Tilton, 1843-44. Ebenezer Brown, 1843-44. Dyer H. Sanborn, 1845-46. Stephen Coombs, 1845-46. Walter H. Sleeper, 1847-48. Walter Ingalls, 1847-48. Littlefield Taylor, 1847-48. John S. Lane, 1849. Zenas Clement, 1849.

Josiah D. Piper, 1850-51. John B. Perkins, 1850-51. Oliver Knowlton, 1850-51. Curtis Weeks, 1852-53. Oliver Barron, 1852. Joseph L. Conner, 1852-53. Jonathan S. Taylor, 1854-57. Rufus G. L. Bartlett, 1854. Jonathan Sanborn (3d), 1854-56. John T. Durgin, 1855. Jeremiah C. Tilton, 1855. Stacy Brown, 1856-57. Jeremiah S. Thompson, 1858. Alvin Sargent, 1858. Charles W. Colby, 1559. Ebenezer F. Odell, 1859. James Taylor, 1859. Josiah H. Philbrick, 1860. David C. Clough, 1860. Ira Woodman, 1860. Jonathan H. Taylor, 1861. Bradbury T. Brown, 1861-62. Jonathan M. Taylor, 1862. Joseph B. Dearhorn, 1863-64. Taylor C. Prescott, 1863-64. Leonard K. Clough, 1865-66. John S. Wallis, 1865-66. John F. Taylor, 1867-68. Joseph L. Calley, 1867-68. Lyman B. Ames, 1869. William S. Woodman, 1869. Samuel M. Thompson, 1870-71. Barnard H. Burleigh, 1872-73. Daniel A. Sanborn, 1874-75. Edmund Keasar, 1876-77.

Charles Cawley, 1878 ; Nov., 1878, for 1879.

Arthur C. Taylor, 1880. 1882-83 voted not to send. Jason J. Burley, 1884-85.

SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN .- We find two distinct series of boards of selectmen; first, upon the records of the proprietors, who seem early to have adopted the form of a town organization, probably to encourage settlement. For some reason the last two of their four elections were made after the incorporation of the town, so that virtually there were two sets of selectmen for a few years. The proprietors' boards were chiefly designed as "assessors" to manage their own financial coucerns. We give the first board of each of these two series in full (three individuals) ; afterwards, as with other town officers, only the names for each year of those that had not been previously elected. First series (proprietors') : Jethro Person (Capt.), Edward Taylor (Dea.) and Josiah Robinson (Capt.), April 21, 1763 (the last, also, 1770-74) ; same re-elected as "assessors" March 27, 1765; Joseph Hoit (Capt.), Joseph Clarke, June 25, 1770; David Fogg (Left.), Abraham Sanborn (Left.), June 22, 1774. Second series (chosen by the town) ,-

Aaron Sanborn (Ens., Lieut.), 1770-84.

Cole Weeks, 1770. Stephen Gale, 1770-76. Josiah Sanborn, 1771-72.

John Sanborn, 1771-86. Jacob Smith, 1771. Chase Taylor (Capt.), 1771-82. John Gibson, 1771.

Ebenezer Morrison, 1772-8).

Samuel Smith, 1772. James Cates, 1773-81. Benjamin Hoit, 1773. Daniel Sanborn (Esq.), 1774-81. Jonathan Taylor, 1774-76. Caleb Gilmon, 1775. Samuel Lane, 1777-80. Josiah Emery (Esq.), 1778-98. Benjamin Darlin (Dea.), 1778. William Chase (Capt.), 1779-95. Samuel Morrison, 1779.

William Harper (Capt.), 1781. Nicholas Clark, 1782. Benjamin Colby, 1782. James Hersey, 1783-85. John Lane, 1783-84. Nathaniel Grant, 1785-86. Elijah True, 1786. Moses Thompson, 1787-95. Andrew Jewett, 1787-88. Jonathan Chase, 1795-1807. David Philbrick (Capt.), 1796-98. Nathaniel Piper (Ens.), 1796-97. Samuel Prescott, Jr., 1798-99. Br[o]adstreet Moody, 1799-1805. Ebenezer Gove (Major), 1800-2.

Joshua Lane, 1803-10. John Taylor, 1804. Cole Weeks, Jr., 1805.

Stephen Gale, Jr. (Major, Col.), 1806-18.

David Johnston (Esq.), 1806-14. Nathan Taylor (Esq.). 1808-9. Joseplı Woodman (Capt.), 1811-27. Samuel Dustin, 1815-24.

Joseph Smith, Jr. (Capt.), 1816- 22.

Christopher S. Sanborn, 1817-18. Noah Eastman, 1818-39. Chase Perkins, 1821-44. Samuel Clark, 1823-26. Bradbury Morrison, Jr., 1826. Nathan S. Morrison, 1827-28. Thomas Taylor, Jr., 1827-35. Joseph W. Clement, 1829-31. Zebulon Smith, Jr., 1829-31. David Taylor, 1829-33. Abel Philbrook, 1830-32. William Durgin, 1832-36. Joshua L. Woodman, 1832-36. Joseph G. March, 1834-35. David Shaw, 1836-38. John Lane, Jr., 1836-37. Asa Currier, Jr., 1837-39. Nathaniel H. Clark, 1838-42. Oliver Knowlton, 1838 41. Dearborn Sanborn, 1839. Daniel II. Clement, 1840-41. Ebenezer Browu, 1840-41. Folsom Morrill, 1842. Jonathan Taylor, Jr., 1842. Barnard Smith, 1843-44. John Curry, 1843-44.

John S. Lane, 1845-46. Walter H. Sleeper, 1845-46. James Osgood, 1845-46. Curtis Weeks, 1847-67. Samuel Smith, 1847-48. Charles Woodman, 1847-50. John Goold, 1848. Ebenezer F. Odell, 1849-55. Person C. Shaw, 1849-50. Edward Evans, 1851. Jacob B. Philbrook, 1851. Amos H. Jones, 1852-69. John S. Durrell, 1852-53. Nathaniel O. Burleigh, 1852-53. Bradbury T. Brown, 1854-56. Noah B. Brown, 1854-56. William S. Woodman, 1854-82. Benjamin M. Durgin, 1855. Richard Calley, 1855. Joseph P. Dearborn, 1857-65. Joseph Wallis, 1857. David Burley, 1857-65. Abraham B. Sanborn, 1858-59. John S. Gilman, 1858-59. Herman T. Hale, 1859-70. Samuel S. Hersey, 1860-61. Benjamin Calley, 1960-61. Ira Woodman, 1862-63. Chase W. Colby, 1862-63. Samuel G. Hanaford, 1862-63. Stephen C. Robinson, 1864-65. Eleazer Davis, 1866-68. Joseph S. Clark, 1866-67. Arthur C. Taylor, 1868-69. Arthur J. Crockett, 1868-69. Jonathan M. Taylor, 1869. Barnard H. Smith, 1870-71. Jeremiah B. Calef, 1870-71. Eleazer D. Weeks, 1871-73. Joseph N. Sanborn, 1872-73. Hiram B. Philbrook, 1872-73. David C. Clough, 1874-75. Benjamin M. Burley, 1874-75. Samuel D. Weeks, 1874-75. Stephen M. Woodman, 1876-77. John W. Currier, 1876-77. Stephen S Hersey, 1876-77. Timothy B. French, 1878-79. Curtis B. Burley, 1878-79. Richard D. Johnson, 1878-81. Albert M. Osgood, 1880-81. Stephen P. Wiggin, 1882. Gilman D. Lane, 1882. William S. Woodman, 1883. Gilman D. Lane, 1883. Calvin P. Burley, 1883. Richard D. Johnson, 1884. Calvin P. Burley, 1884. James W. Sanders, 1884-85. Samuel D. Weeks, 1885. Hazen L. Phillbrook, 1885. Curtis B. Burley, 1885.

TOWN CLERKS. - Joseph Rollins, proprietors' "clarke," 1748; Josiah Sanborn (2d), proprietors' "clarke," 1763. Chosen by the town,-

Daniel Sanborn ("clark "), 1771- 92

Samuel Lane, 1784-99. Joshua Lane, 1800-20. Joshua Lovejoy, 1811. Joseph Woodman, pro tem. (nt ospcia ntow-meeting), Sept. 4, 1815.

Juhn Lane, Jr., pro tem., Feh. 3, 1819.

Noah Eastman, pro tem., Nov. 6, 1820. Thomas P. Hill, 1821-23. Julın Carr, 1824-54. Chase Perkins, 1834-35. Henry P. Lane, 1836-42.

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Brackett L. Johnston, 1839. Walter HI. Sleeper, 1843-44. James B. Abbott, 1850-51. Horace Sanborn, 1855-59.

Jonathan M. Taylor, 1856-73. Jason J. Burley, 1874-84. Herbert J. L. Bodwell, 1885.

TOWN TREASURERS .- Josiah Sanborn, 1748 (chos- en by the proprietors).

The town seems to have elected a treasurer as a distinct officer but a few times, designated, as in 1842, "school, parsonage, and surplus fund treasurer." In 1845, " Voted not to choose." At other times, before

and since, the office was chiefly filled by the first se- lectman, till the new Constitution of 1878 came in force.

Joshua Lovejoy (Esq.), 1810. Charles Lane, 1837-38. -

Daniel Sanborn, 1839. Winthrop Dearborn, 1840.

- Eliphalet Ordway, Jr., 1841-42. Thomas J. Sanborn, 1843. Samuel P. Calef, 1879-84. Thomas O. Taylor, 1885.

There are five hamlets in the town, viz. : San- borntou Square, Salmon Brook, The Chapel, North Sanbornton, Clark's Corner.

APPENDIX.

MERRIMACK COUNTY.

CONCORD.

The Free-Will Baptist Church of Concord, N. H., was organized June 23, 1857, by a council consisting of Revs. Oliver Butler, Elias Hutchings, Ebenezer Fish and Silas Curtis. The church num- bered twenty-seven members. Josiah S. Ingalls was chosen clerk, and at the next meeting of the church Hosea W. Merrill and Paul Robinson were chosen deacons. For the first year from its organization the pulpit of the church was supplied by Mr. J. P. Nutting, a student at New Hampton Institute, Rev. C. E. Blake and Rev. Silas Curtis. Rev. Mr. Curtis gave the right hand of fellowship to fourteen mem- bers during this time, and nine more were added by Rev. Mr. Blake, three of whom he baptized. Novem- ber 23, 1858, Rev. J. P. Nutting was ordained pastor of the church, and remained with the church until September, 1862. He resumed the pastorate after a year's absence, continuing his relation until January 1866. His successors have been as follows: Rev. A. K. Moulton, 1866-69; Rev. Silas Curtis, 1869-75 ; Rev. F. L. Wiley, 1875-76 ; Rev. H. F. Wood, 1876- 82; without a pastor, 1882-83; Rev. A. T. Hillman, 1883. The whole number who have joined the church since its organization is about three hundred. Pres- ent membership, one hundred and sixty-four. The present deacons are James B. Fellows and Moses B. Smith. A flourishing Sunday-school has been main- tained from the first, besides which the children are organized into a society called the "Willing Workers."

L. W. James is superintendent of the Sunday- school ; Frank Heath, assistant superintendent; Hattie B. Fellows, secretary and treasurer.

The church owns an edifice free from debt, capable of seating three hundred persons; also, a vestry with seating capacity for one hundred and fifty.

The church was true to the anti-slavery position of its denomination, and takes advanced ground to-day on all social and moral questions.

Its present condition is as bright with hope as its past was marked with struggles.

First Baptist Church of Penacook1 was organ- ized August 6, 1845, with the following members : Wil- liam H. Allen, Chloe F. Allen, Ebenezer W. Allen, Caroline Allen, Sarah A. Burpee, David Brown, Eunice H. Brown, Henry H. Brown, Mary A. D. Brown, John S. Brown, Samuel F. Brown, Hannah M. Brown, Martha A. Brown, Philip C. Clough, Lucy Clough, Sarah E. Call, Martha A. Crowell, Mary Dick- erman, Sarah Eastman, Luke Eastman, Sarah C. East- man, Benjamin Hoyt, Jeremiah A. Haynes, Sarah Haynes, Joseph F. Hale, Lucretia Johnson, Martha A. Perkins, Nancy Sanborn, Hiram Simpson, Mary S. Simpson, Jacob Tewksbury, Joanna Tewksbury, Rev. Edmund Worth, Maria Webster.

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History of Merrimack and Belknap counties, New Hampshire, Part 214

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton), ed Publication date: 1885 Publisher: Philadelphia [Pa.] J. W. Lewis & co. Number of Pages: 1520

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton), ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Philadelphia [Pa.] J. W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1520