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The third meeting-house was erected in 1675, near the site of the old one. By an order of the town all the inhabitants of more than twenty years of age were required to assist in its raising. During Mr. Gookin's ministry, in 1719, the fourth church edifice was erected. It was first finished with one pew for the minister's family. Others were subsequently added. The fifth church building was erected in 1797.
The bronze tablets on the boulder are inscribed as follows: "This boulder near the site of the log meeting-house of the Town of Hampton built soon after its settlement in 1638. Three subsequent church buildings were erected on this meeting-house green."
"The proprietary school known as Hampton Academy was incorporated in 1812. Its first building which stood on this spot was burned. The building now used by the school was erected in 1852 and removed to the present site in 1883."
Pastors .- As mentioned before, the first pastor was Rev. Stephen Bachelor, who remained until 1641. In 1639, Rev. Timothy Dalton became associated with Mr. Bachelor in the pastoral office, and upon the latter's dismissal in 1641, Mr. Dalton succeeded him and was sole pastor of the church about six years, when the celebrated Rev. John Wheelwright became his associate. He was subsequently dismissed, and Mr. Dalton again ministered alone to the little settlement. Mr. Dalton gave to the church and Town of Hampton the prop- erty from which the ministerial funds of Hampton, Hampton Falls, and North Hampton were derived.
Mr. Dalton died in 1660, and he was succeeded as pastor by Rev. Sea- born Cotton, a son of John Cotton, the celebrated New England divine. He continued in the ministry until his death, in 1686. After the death of Mr. Cotton the church was destitute of a pastor about ten years. The next regular pastor was Rev. John Cotton, who was ordained November 19, 1696, and continued in the ministry until his death, March 27, 1710. Rev. Nathaniel Gookin was the next pastor, from 1710 to 1734. The next pastor was Rev. Ward Cotton, from 1734 to 1765. He was followed, in 1766, by Rev. Ebenezer Thayer, who remained until his death, in 1792. Soon after the death of Mr. Thayer a division arose in the church, and a majority declared them- selves Presbyterians, held the old church building, and called Rev. William
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Pidgin to the pastoral office, who accepted and was ordained January 27, 1796, and remained until 1807. The minority built a church edifice, and called Rev. Joseph Appleton in 1797. In 1807, Mr. Appleton was elected president of Bowdoin College, and both churches were thus destitute of pastors. They were then reunited, the Presbyterian being merged in the Congregational, and Rev. Josiah Webster installed pastor July 8, 1808, and continued in that office until his death, in 1837. The pastors from that time to the present have been as follows: Erasmus D. Eldredge, 1838-49; Solomon D. Fay, 1849- 55 ; John Colby, 1855-63 ; John W. Dodge, 1865-68; James McLean, 1870-72; F. D. Chandler, 1873-75; John S. Batchelder, 1875-78; William H. Cutler, 1878-84; W. Walcott Fay, 1884-86; John A. Ross, 1887-1902 ; Edgar Warren, 1903-05; Geo. P. Rowell, 1906-08; Inor Partington, 1908-13; J. Seldon Strong, 1913-14.
The present house of worship was erected in 1843, and dedicated in January of the following year.
Methodist Episcopal Church .- Methodism was introduced into the Town of Hampton in the year 1835 by the Rev. James M. Fuller, at that time sta- tioned at Lamprey River, Newmarket, who some time in December came to Hampton and preached one Saturday evening in the North schoolhouse, and the Sunday following in the old meeting-house, at that time unoccupied. The Reverend Mr. Fuller was followed in two weeks by the Rev. James H. Patter- son, then stationed at Newfield, Newmarket, after which there was no Metho- dist preaching in town until July, 1836, when the Reverend Mr. Fuller once more visited the place and spoke to the people about "the way of life and salvation." From July until November there was preaching regularly once in two weeks, the pulpit being supplied by ministers from the body known in Methodism as "local preachers.". Such was the encouragement given to these regular services by the people of the town that the friends of Methodism decided in November to hold a "protracted meeting," as a result of which about twenty professed conversion and were gathered into a "class," which may be said to be the beginning of the Methodist Church in Hampton. The society had been worshiping during these months in the old meeting-house above mentioned, a church formerly occupied by the Christian Society, but then owned by Messrs. Fogg and Lamprey. In the spring of 1837 the house was given to the Methodist Society for their use while they should occupy it as a place of worship, and after due repairs it was dedicated to the worship of God, May 22d, the Reverend Mr. Fuller preaching an appropriate sermon from Psalms xciii. 5 : "Holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, forever."
The church and society being now quite well established it was thought best to move forward a little, and at the session of the New Hamphsire Con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which met at Great Falls, July 4, 1837, Hampton was joined with the Seabrook Station, and received its first regularly appointed ministerial supply in the services of the Rev. E. D. Trickey and the Rev. John Brodhead, who were stationed on the circuit, but as the Reverend Mr. Brodhead confined his labors almost entirely to Hampton from "Conference" until his death, which occurred at his home in South New- market, April 7, 1838, he may be said to have been the first Methodist preacher stationed in Hampton. In 1838 Hampton was connected with Greenland,
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VIEW LOOKING EAST FROM TOWER OF OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH, NEW MARKET, N. H.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, NEW MARKET, N. H.
HIGH SCHOOL, NEW MARKET, N. H.
MILLS AT NEW MARKET, N. H.
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and the Rev. E. D. Trickey and William Padman were appointed to the cir- cuit. The Reverend Mr. Padman, however, gave most of his services to the Hampton Church, and during the year there was a revival of religious interest and quite a number of additions were made to the church. In 1839 Hampton was joined with Rye, and the Rev. S. A. Cushing was appointed to the circuit, one to be supplied, and the Rev. A. M. Osgood was appointed by the presiding elder to assist Mr. Cushing on the circuit, and they labored alter- nately in each place from week to week until January, 1840, when the Rev- erend Mr. Cushing was released from the circuit, and Mr. Osgood directed to finish the year at Hampton, which he did, with some considerable success attending his labors.
Since 1840, Hampton has been an independent station, and has been served by the following pastors: 1840, A. M. Osgood; 1841, Abraham Folsom; 1842-43, H. N. Taplin; 1844, John F. Adams; 1845, J. M. Young; 1846, C. H. Chase; 1847-48, Henry Nutter; 1849, A. M. Osgood; 1850, Ira A. Sweatland; 1851, Matthew Newhall.
In 1852, Abel Heath was appointed to Hampton Station by the New Hampshire Conference, but being taken sick, and dying before he reached Hampton, the church was without a pastor until Matthew Newhall was appointed to the station to fill out the year. Since then the appointments have been : 1853, James M. Hartwell; 1854-55, John English ; 1856-57, John W. Johnson; 1858-59, N. L. Chase; 1860, Joseph Hayes; 1861-62, F. K. Stratton; 1863, S. F. Whidden; 1864, E. Lewis; 1865, N. L. Chase; 1866, A. C. Coult; 1867-68, A. A. Cleveland; 1869-70, G. W. Ruland; 1871, S. J. Robinson; 1872-74, Elihu Scott; 1875-76, J. H. Knatt; 1877-78, J. P. Frye ; 1879-80, A. B. Carter; 1881-82, J. F. Spalding; 1882-83; 1884-86, H. B. Copp; 1887-89, W. C. Bartlett; 1890, C. M. Howard; 1891-93, Noble Fisk ; 1893-94, Gilman H. Clark; 1894-96, William A. Prosser ; 1898-1904, John W. Bradford; 1906-09, J. B. Felt; 1910-12, W. J. Wilkins; 1912-14, E. C. Clough.
In 1846, during the pastorate of the Rev. C. H. Chase, the society secured a parsonage for its preachers by buying and moving to an eligible location on the Portsmouth road a house standing on the line of the Eastern Railroad, then being built.
In 1848, under the labors of the Rev. Henry Nutter, a building lot was secured at the corner of Ann's Lane, so called, and the Portsmouth road, and a neat, comfortable church erected, which was dedicated to the worship of God in November of the same year, the Rev. Benjamin R. Hoyt preaching the dedicatory sermon from Heb. xiii. 16: "But to do good and to communicate forget not : for with such sacrifices God is well pleased." This church, which cost about twelve hundred dollars, served the society as a place of worship without material change until the fall of 1881, when, for the better accommo- dation of the wants of the society, it was moved to a more eligible location near the village on the Portsmouth road, and thoroughly remodeled and repaired at an expense of $3,100. The house was rededicated to the worship of God January 5, 1882, the Rev. Bradford K. Peirce, of Boston, preaching the sermon from Luke ii. 7: "Because there was no room for them in the inn."
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Catholic Church at Hampton Beach has been started and it is expected that it will be ready for occupancy by July 1, 1914.
The church will be located on Highland Crest Park, the land being donated by W. J. Bigley of Somerville.
The church will have a frontage of forty-six feet and a depth of ninety-five feet. It will be of frame construction and will cost about $15,000. The seat- ing capacity will be about eight hundred. When it is completed there will be an 8 o'clock mass every week day and two masses on Sunday.
The Rev. Fr. F. P. J. Scott, rector of St. Michael's Church, Exeter, will be in charge of the new edifice and will stay at the beach all summer, having purchased a cottage adjoining the land for the edifice. Bishop Guertin of Manchester will dedicate the church during the summer season.
The Baptist Church .- The Baptist Church was first organized in 1817, with the following members: Joshua Lane, Abraham Marston, Amos Towle, Jr., Samuel L. Brown, Samuel Nudd, Josiah Dearborn, Joseph Mace, Willard Emery, Jr., Abna Mace, Josiah Shaw, Simon Garland, Samuel Batcheldor, Jonathan Philbrick, Abigail Mason, Abigail Lane, Betty Towle, Betty Marston, Elizabeth Nudd, Sarah B. Towle, Nancy Towle, Hannah Blak, Patty Mason, Ludin Shaw, Molly Brown, Sarah Emery, Irene Moss, and Betty Garland.
The first church building was given to the society, and fitted up with com- mon board seats with no backs, and no arrangements for fire in the winter season for some time. A new edifice was erected in 1834, and raised up in 1878 and a vestry added. The society now has a good meeting-house and parsonage, which was erected in 1854.
The following is a list of the pastors from Reverend Mr. Hareman to the present time : Revs. Elias Hutchins, 1838; P. S. Burbank, 1840; Wm. John- son, 1845; P. S. Burbank, 1846; William P. Merrill, 1848; F. Moulton, 1851 ; Wm. Rogers, 1853; Wm. H. Waldron, 1856; Wm. C. Clark, 1857; De Witt C. Durgin, 1858; F. H. Lyford, 1870; G. J. Abbott, 1873; L. L. Harman, 1877; F. P. Wormwood, 1881-85; John B. Merrill, 1885-88; W. A. Tucker, 1888-92; A. F. Schermerhorn, 1892-95; David H. Adams, 1895-99; G. O. Wiggin, 1899-1902 ; S. D. Church, 1902-03 ; G. L. Waterman, 1903-09; W. L. Phillips, 1909-13; J. L. Smith, 1913-14.
Second Advent Church .- The church edifice belonging to this society was erected in 1871, and the church was organized in 1877. Elder John H. Long- land is the present minister.
Schools .- In 1706 the town voted "that if the inhabitants on the South side of Taylor's river shall take care to have their children taught, they shall not be assessed to the schoolmaster or Town from yeare to yeare."
September 22, 1712, it was "voted to build a schoolhouse, 24 ft. by 20, on the land granted for that purpose by Dea. Dalon, to be finished by the last of April."
In 1737 it was "voted to build a school-house on the school-house acre in the room of one which was burnt, of the same size, £25 to be paid for build- ing said school-house."
February 7, 1791, it was voted to build Centre and Bride Hill school- houses. Other schoolhouses were built in 1825 and 1855. In 1873. the East
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End Schoolhouse was erected at a cost of $5,380, and the house at the center at a cost of $4,485.
Societies .- Perkins Post, G. A. R .; Woman's Relief Corps; Rockingham Lodge, Hunto Encampment, I. O. O. F .; Winnecummet Rebekah Lodge; Ocean Side Grange; J. O. U. A.
Hampton Academy was incorporated in 1810, and for a long series of years occupied a prominent place among the literary institutions of the state. The union of the academy and high school having a specified course of study was made in 1885. The list of principals are published in the "History of Hampton," by Joseph Dow. C. T. Ross is the principal.
Summer Resort .- Hampton is famous as a summer resort, and its hotels are among the best on the coast. These are: Hotel Whittier, C. H. Hubbell ; Mason House ; Hampton Beach Hotel ; Sea View House, J. G. Cutler and the Casino. These are all at the beach except Hotel Whittier, which is pleasantly located in Hampton Village, a short distance from the Eastern Railroad Station.
In 1865, the Hampton Library Association was formed; it was a private association. In 1891 its books were given to the town, forming the nucleus of a public library, which numbers now 4,400 volumes. The Lane Library building was erected in 1910.
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CHAPTER XXXV
HAMPTON FALLS
Geographical-Topographical-Petition Hampton Falls for a Fair-Grant of a Fair, 1734-Other Petitions-Council of 1737-Congregational Church-Baptist Church-Rockingham Academy-The Weare Monu- ment-Military Record-The Bound House.
Hampton Falls lies in the eastern part of the county, and is bounded as follows : on the north by Exeter and Hampton, on the east by Hampton, on the south by Seabrook, and on the west by Kensington.
The surface is generally level and soil fertile. The area of the town is 7,400 acres, 5,786 of which are improved land and there are 1,000 acres of salt marsh. The population in 1910 was 560. The average population of the town as given by the United States census taken each decade since 1790 has been 608. Hampton Falls originally formed a portion of the Town of Hampton and was incorporated as a parish May 12, 1718.
PETITION OF HAMPTON FALLS FOR A FAIR
To His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq. Governour and Commander in Chief in and over his Majestys Province of New Hampshirend to the Honble his Majestys Councel.
The Humbile Petition of the Select men of the Parish of Hampton falls in said province Most Humbly sheweth
That whare as in this our Parish and in the Touns and Parishes Round about us, and to ye East ward of our Province Thare are Raised a Bund- ance of Quick Stock which to geather with other Traffick Twill in a year we want to sell, and having experenced Sumthing of benifet of a Time and place for Marketing sd Stock and Traffick in our sd Parish, which Benifett not ondly our Parish but also our Province together with ye eastward Touns have shaired with us in by Reason of the Seathuation of our Parishs being ye most convenient to accommodate Boath Provinces. We your Petitioners Therefore most Humbly pray
That his Excellency and ye Honble Councel order that ye second Wednes- day and Thursdays in May and ye Third Wednesday and Thirsday in October to be days of Fair for Publick Traiding in this Parish att the now most noted Publick hous and Cuntory Road yearly and for ever, for the Benyfites above Expressed As in duty bound will ever pray.
JOSEPH TILTON
JONATHAN PRESCUTT
JOSEPH WORTH Selectmen of ye parish of Hampton-Falls.
ISRAEL BLAK
BENJAMIN GREEN J
Hampton Falls Oct 10th 1734.
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GRANT OF A FAIR TO HAMPTON FALLS, 1734
George the 2d by the Grace of God of Great Britain, [ Prov. Seal] France and Ireland King Defendr of ye faith &c To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting-Know yee that we of our Especial Grace certain knowledge and meer motion for the due encouragement of Trade and Traffic within our Parish of Hampton Falls in our province of New Hampr in New England and for the more effectual carrying on of the same there-Have Given and Granted and do by these presents give and grant to the Inhabitants of our Said Parish & their suc- cessors the privilege of having holding & keeping two yearly Fairs in the sd parrish forever, each to continue 2 day together & no more, The one To be- gin on the last Tuesday in April, and the other on ye last Tuesday in October, Annually. To have and to hold the said Privilege of keeping Two yearly Fairs as above-said for the Ends and purposes above expressed to the said In- habitants and their successors forever. In Testimony whereof we have caused our Province seal to be hereunto affixed.
Witness, Jonathan Belcher Esq. Our Govr & Comr In Chief in and over our sd Province the twenty fourth day of October in ye 8th yr of our reign, J. BELCHER. Anno'q Dom. 1734.
By His Excy Comand wth
the advice of ye Coun.
R. Waldron, Secy.
John Brown came to Hampton Falls from some place in Massachusetts about 1730, and remained until a little before 1750 when he removed. He appears to have been a man of enterprise and was not any connection of the Brown families living in the vicinity. Soon after coming here he was licensed by Governor Belcher and Council to keep an ordinary or tavern, which was known as the Georges Tavern. A log house owned and kept by Colonel Peter Weare had been licensed as an ordinary in 1717 and kept as such until 1730, when from some cause the license had been revoked and given to John Brown. A petition signed by nearly all the legal voters was presented to have the old ordinary which had later been kept by Daniel Col- lins, reopened and licensed, this request of the petitioners was refused.
Soon after a petition signed by the selectmen was presented to the Gover- nor and council for liberty to hold fairs at Hampton Falls, which was granted and a number of fairs were held in the year which followed.
These fairs were sale fairs such as were held in England, and were not like what we know as agricultural fairs at the present time.
We are able to present the advertisement of the first fair to be held in 1732, copied from the Weekly Rehearsal of April 17, 1732.
This is to give Notice of a Horse Fair which is to be at Mr. John Brown's Innholder at Hampton-Falls, about seven Miles to the Eastward of Newbury Ferry upon the 20th and 21st Days of April Instant, at which time 'tis ex- pected that there will be brought thither some hundred of Horses, to be sold or otherwise traded for.
In 1737 the legislatures of Massachusetts and New Hampshire met at the Georges Tavern in Hampton Falls to establish the line between the two provinces, when as a result, New Hampshire gained some area over the old line. Until within a short time the location of the Georges Tavern has been 26
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in doubt, but we now have evidence that it was located on the west side of the highway, on the high land now owned by the heirs of Edwin Janvrin, about 100 rods north of the falls at Dodges Mills.
PETITION FOR A PRESBYTERIAN SOCIETY
To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq. Captain General Governor and Commander in Chief in and over his majesties Province of New Hamp- shire &c-To the Honorable his Majesties Council and House of Repre- sentatives for said Province Convened in General Assembly-November 2Ist, 1765.
The petition of the subscribers, Free holders & Inhabitants of the Town of Hampton Falls in said Province-Humbly Sheweth.
That about Two years ago The Revd Mr. Pain Wingate in the congre- gational way & manner was settled in the work of the ministry in said Town. That the Religious sentiments of and Doctrines preached by the said Revd Mr. Wingate are very different from those of your Petitioners-and disagree- able to them-That your Petitioners apprehended they could not be profited by the preaching and ministration of the sd Revd Mr Wingate That the measures taken by the said Town in order to the settlement & support of the said Mr. Wingate are as your Petitioners conceive unprecedented and Justly Grievous to them, and that therefore your Petitioners and many others In- habitants of said Town (near one half thereof) constantly opposed his set- tlement there and dissented therefrom :
That your Petitioners are conscientiously of the Presbyterian Perswasion respecting Church Government, Doctrine Discipline and worship That they with others of their Brethren of that Perswasion have for some time past been regularly formed into a church, built a meeting house in said Town for the publick Worship of God, Called and settled a minister in the Presbyterian way, namely The Rev. Mr. Samuel Perley: That your Petitioners con- scientiously and constantly on the Lords days and at other times occasionally attend the public worship of God there, according to their said Perswasion ; That the premises notwithstanding the select men of the said Town of Hamp- ton Falls for the last year assessed and Rated your Petitioners for the sup- port of the said Mr. Wingate and obliged them to pay the same, That the selectmen of said Town for the present year have again assessed & Rated your Petitioners for the same purpose, which your Petitioners apprehend to be a Grievous & unreasonable Burthen upon them-Wherefore your Petition- ers Humbly pray your Excellency and Honours to take their case under your wise consideration And as they conceive themselves to be Intitled to his majesties Grace & Favour in allowing to all his subjects Liberty of Con- science-and that it is unreasonable for them to be compelled to pay towards the support of a minister they do not nor cannot hear and attend upon for the Reasons aforesaid When at the same time they are at the expence of maintaining publick worship among themselves in that way and mode they think most agreable and nearest to the directions given in the Scriptures by the Great head of the Church, and where the True Doctrines of Grace & Salvation are preached according to their Opinion of those things: They pray your Excellency & Honours would grant them Relief in the premises by Ex- onerating them their Families and Estates and all others within said Town of
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Hampton Falls who are of the same Perswasion and attend the publick worship of God with them from all ministerial Rates and Taxes in said Town (Except- ing to their own minister) and by setting them off as a distinct Parish for ministerial affairs only, and by enabling the said Presbyterian congregation to raise & Levy on themselves such Taxes and assessments as they shall from time to time find necessary for the support of the ministry and publick worship of God among themselves-or grant your Petitioners such other Re- lief as your Excellency and Honours in your wisdom shall see fit, And your petitions as in duty bound will ever pray, &c., &c.
Thomas Leavitt, Ebenezer Knowlton, Richard Smith, Jacob Smith, Winthrop Gove, John Chase Jr, John True, Abener True, Joshua Page, Jo- seph Page, Abel Page, Thomas True, Joshua Page Jr, Benjamin Eaton, John Eaten, Thomas Eaten, Wimon Eaten, Joseph Norten, Joseph Eaton, John Selley, Samuel Felch, Joseph Falch, Henry Roby, John Chas, Abel Daves, Simon Clough, John Robei, John Hunt, Samuel Selley, David Eaton, Samuel Eaton, Nathl Sinkler, David Knoulton, Eliphe Merrill, Thomas Brown, Nathan Gove, Enoch Gove, Saml Philbrick, Jonathan Swett. William French, Jacob French, Jonathan Weare, Isaac Brown, John Kenney, Elisha Brown, Jonathan Walton, Job Haskell, Enoch Boid, Daniel Chase, Thomas Selly, John Eaton, Jr, Jonathan Hoyt, Elezer Gove, Paul Grinelf, Jonathan Chase, Jr, Benjamin Leavit.
Province of New Hamp' November 27th 1765
The foregoing Petition read & ordered to be sent down to the Honble Assembly
T. Atkinson, Jr Secry
Province of New Hampr
In the house of Representatives Novr 27th 1765.
The annexed Petition being Read and considered.
Voted, That the Petitioners be heard thereon the second Day of the siting of the General Assembly after the first day of January next, and that the Petitioners at their own cost serve the selectmen of Hampton falls with a copy of the Petition and order of Court that they may appear and shew cause if any they have why the Prayer thereof should not be granted. In Council Nov 28th 1765 M Weare, Clr.
Read & concurrd.
T. Atkinson Jr. Secry.
Province of New Hampr
In the House of Representatives July 2d 1766.
The foregoing Petition being taken under Consideration and the Parties heard thereon :
Voted, That the Petitioners have liberty to Bring in a Bill for them and their Estate to be set off from the Parish of Hampton falls to act in all Respects as a distinct Society or Parish by themselves Except paying their Proportion of the Province tax until a new Proportion thereof. The line of said New Parish to be fixed by a committee of the General Court with liberty for such of the Petitioners as shall not fall within said new Parish to Poll of with their Estates and Belong thereto and for any who shall fall within said new Parish who are not of the Presbiterian Perswasion to Poll off with their Estates and belong to the old Parish, and for any who are not of the Presbyterian Perswasion who have or shall have Lands within said New
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