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CHAPTER LXXXII.
STRATIIAM.1
THE town of Stratham is located in the eastern part of the county, nd is bounded as follows : on the north by Great Bay and Greenland, on the east by Greenland and North Hampton, on the south by
North Hampton and Exeter, and on the west by Exeter and South Newmarket.
The surface of Stratham is rolling, and the soil
A petition signed by fifty inhabitants of Squam- scot patent to the Governor and Council, in which they set forth that they are in number upwards of sixty families, and live very remote from any public meeting-house for the worship of God, and meet with great difficulties to get to the nearest meeting-house in the winter-time (which is Exeter), that they have never been joined to any town, and that their children had no advantages for education, etc., was presented Dec. 3, 1709, praying that a charter for a town might be granted them with the following bounds : Beginning at a rock called Brandy Rock (so called to this day), near Sandy Point, and to run up the river to the mouth of a creek called Wheelwright's Creek, and to run at each end into the woods upon a southeast line three miles. The petitioners also rep- resented that they had the capacity and were willing and ready to maintain a minister and schoolmaster.
It appears by the records that there was a remou- strance to this petition, signed by nineteen men living within the bounds of Squamscot, in which they de- sire that the petition will not be granted. As for the petitioners, they say, most of them are poor people, and several of them, according to the best of our knowledge, instead of defraying any town charge, are likely to be a town charge themselves. Signed your earnest desirers.
In one of our early record books I find the follow- ing in relation to the charter of the town : Ordered and appointed that Squamscot patent land be a township by the name of Stratham, and that there be a meeting-house built for the public worship of God with all convenient speed, and that it stand on the king's great road leading from Greenland to Exeter, within half a mile of the midway between the two orthodox minister be obtained to preach in the same by the 14th day of March next.
this section stands higher for sterling worth, strict ; southeast lines of said towns, and that a learned and
Signed by George Vaughan, lieutenant-governor. March 20, 1716.
At the annual town-meeting in 1734 it was voted that the Rev. Mr. Rust be considered for sickness in his family and the death of his wife by way of con- tribution.
The following interesting old documents are not only of general interest, as illustrative of the carly times, but also furnish us with a list of early inhabit- auts :
Petition for a Township.
To the Honourable the Left Governour, Councill and Representatives conven'd in Generall Assembly :
We the subscribers hereof inhabiting in and about Swamscott, not lying in any Township and living att a considerable Distance from the publique worship of
1 By James W. Rollins
513
STRATHAM.
God, not haveing the benefitt of instructing our youth, besides many other great inconveniences which we labour under, Being now by the Providence of God att peace in our severall Dwellings and being no less than thirty five familys all well disposed to maintaine the publique ministry and defraying of all other ne- cessary charges to the best of our abilities, and hope- ing that within a little time we shall increase to a far more considerable number, Doe most humbly pray that your Honours would please to settle and confirm us the severall Inhabitants extending from Wheel- wright's Creek downwards to Sandy Point as a distinct Township of ourselves, impowering all such officers among us as your Honours in your great wisdome and prudence shall judge most meet : We crave leave to subscribe your Honours most humble and most obe- dient servants.
Andrew Wiggin, sen' Isaac Cole
Richard Downes? Thomas ----?
Simon Wiggin
Jonathan Norris
Andrew Wiggin, jun.
Mark Stacey
Thomas Vesy
Bradstreet Wiggin
Richard Mongen Sen. R. mark James Rundlet
William French
Nathaniel Wright
Charles Rundlet
Jonathan Wiggin
Sam1 Leavett, sen
Thomas Read
Sam1 Leavitt, jun
Tho. Wiggin
Edm Gramon X mark
William Moores Sen .
Stephen England
Edward Masry Z mark
William Moore, jun' Oen Renels, his mark George Vasay
Thomas Spild, sen X mark Richard Mongen, O mark
A subsequent Petition for a Township.
To the Honble Geo: Vaughan, Esq. Lt. Gov" & Com- mander in Chief of his Majesties Province of N. Hampr & to his Majesties Council of ye Prov : aforesaid :
The Petition of his Majtics good subjects sundry the Inhabitants of ye town of Exeter: Most humbly shewith :-
The great hardships & Inconveniences which we (yr Hon's Petitioners) are made the subjects of by a late order from the Honble Board :- (viz.) -- y' all ye Inhabitants of Exeter to ye eastwd of west creek line should be joyned to ye Parish of Greenland, in answer to a petition presented by Mr. Josh : Weeks subscribed by sundry the inhabitants of the town of Exeter aforesa, praying to be added to ye sª Parish of Green- land, for that we ye subscribers who are on ye east side of sª line never had any knowledge of sª Petition till after 'twas p'sented & then not seasonably enough to counter Petition before ye ord'
May it Please yr Hon's :
We have once & again Petitioned to be made a township: y is, ye Inhabitants of Swampseutt Patent w'of we are some and Intend one address more to yr Hon's on the same head, tho' were that nothing at all
we cannot but represent to yo' HIon's the gt hardship we labour under on acet of ye ord' aforesd inasmuch as there is a maj' numbr yt never knew of sd Petition (that are joyned to ye Parish of Greenland by ye ord" made upon it) than those that signed it. Whereupon we cannot but humbly pray for a Counter Ord' to the Order aforesd at least for so long a time as till both p'titions may have a hearing wth will be a plain means to a final determination of the matter. However all is submitted to yo' Hon's by yo" Hon's most obed' seryts
ANDREW WIGGIN THOMAS WIGGIN
JONATHAN WIGGIN WILL" FRENCH.
Jany 4th 1715-16.
Petition to be set off into a township.
To his Honour George Vahan Esq' Lieut Governour and commander in cheif in & over his Majesties Province of New Hampshire in New England, & to his Majesties honoured Counsell for sª Province :
We the Inhabitance of Quameseuk patent, humbly sheweth :- The very bad circumstances we lay under by reason of our great distance from the publiek Worship of God and haveing no benifitt of any School, notwithstanding we have ever paid our proportion to the School of Exeter, and are now by the Providence of God increased to shuch a number as we hope we are able of ourselves to maintain a Minister & a school & other town charges as shall nessesarily fall upon us, with our proportion of publick assessments: There- fore we your petitioners does humbly pray that your Honours would pleas to set us of from all other Towns and Parishes and grant us a Township by ourselves & bound us as followeth : viz. Beginning at Sandey Point bounding upon Exeter river untill it comes into Wheelwrights Creeks mouth & from thenee upon a southeast line three miles into the land; from sd Sandey point to run three miles into ye land upon a southeast line with an head line according to yosd Patent, which will be greatly to the joy & sattisfaction of your peti- tioners whose names are under writen.
We your Petitioners does further humbly beg leave to inform yours honors of our ill convenences, being laid some times to one town & some times to another & all wayes a great distance from the Publiek wor- ship of God; with submission we would pray your honors to consider which is most reason-Whether those men which lay near Greenland should joyn with us your petitioners, or all we availl to them : We sub- mitt to your honors pleasure.
Dated this tenth day of January Inst. 1715
Simon Wiggin Richard Calley
Andrew Wiggin Stephen England
Thomas Vezey John Haniford
William French William Powell
Jonathan Wigens Owen Runals, senor
Moses Leavitt juner
Owen Runalls, juner
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HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
James Palmer
Richard Crockett
Edward Maservy
John Satchell
Benjamin Palmer
John Sinkler
Moses Rallins
Joseph Mason
Aaron Rallins
Samuel Piper
James Robison
Gillies Brier
Sam11 Green
Thomas Toms
Edward Fifield
John Pett
Thomas Rallins
Thomas Brier
David Robison
William Seamen
Joseph Rallins
Satchell Rundlett
Arthur Benitt
Jonathan Clark
Joseph Hoitt
Nathaniel Folsom
John Mead
Richard Morgan
Matthew Tomson
Nathaniel Stevens
William Moore
John Robarts
George Veasey
James Dorety
Thomas Wigins sen™
Daniel Leavitt
Thomas Wigens, jun™
Abraham Stockbridge
John Wigens
John Jones
Daniel Moody
Widow Leavitt
John Mason
Israel Smith
John Searll
Benja Leavitt.
James Keniston
It is stated in Bouton's Provincial Papers that Mr. Rust died in 1740; this is a mistake, he died in 1749. 1791. Voted to have the bell belonging to the town cast over, and that all those of the Baptist so- ciety and the people called Quakers, who object to the vote, may give in their names to the selectmen be- fore the assessment is made and be excused from any At a town-meeting that year it was voted that the reverend ministers, who were his bearers, should each preach one-half day in the meeting-house. At the same meeting it was voted to pay his son Henry, who was the executor, £163, old tenor, as soon as possible, | tax on account of casting over said bell. It was voted he to give acquittance unto said town from all de- at the annual meeting in 1795 that every man may wear his hat it he pleases. mands of his father's salary from this day.
Rev. Joseph Adams, the second minister of the town, it seems by the record, had preached for two or three years, more or less, in town previous to the death of Mr. Rust, for it was voted in town-meeting in 1746 that Rev. Joseph Adams be invited to settle as a minister of the gospel in Stratham. Rev. Joseph Adams died in Stratham, Feb. 24, 1785, aged sixty- six, having served as minister for the town thirty- eight years,-ordained March 20, 1747.
At the annual meeting in 1767 it was voted to build a new meeting-house on the spot where the old one now is. Thomas Wiggin, Stephen Boardman, Joseph Hoitt, Samuel Lane, Esq., Daniel Clark, John Tay- lor, and Simon Wiggin were chosen a building com- mittce.
May 11, 1767, they reported that said house be 63 feet long, 45 feet wide, steeple 12 feet square.
1778, May 7th, Benjamin Barker and Mark Wiggin were chosen delegates to attend the State Convention at Concord, to be holden June 10, 1778. Voted to lire five soldiers to go to the service. Voted to take care of the soldiers' wives and children.
Nov. 10, 1785, a petition, signed by one hundred and one legal voters, was presented to the selectmen for a town-mecting, to see if the town would vote to
give Rev. James Miltimore a call to settle as a min- ister of the gospel in this town. Meeting held Nov. 28, 1785, Hon. Paine Wingate, moderator. Voted to give Mr. Miltimore a call, chose a committee of thir- teen to present the call to Mr. Miltimore, and to take into consideration what support he should have.
The committee reported that he have ninety pounds lawful money annually as a salary, have the use of the parsonage land and a house at the expense of the town. P. Wingate, for the committee. The report was accepted.
Mr. Miltimore's letter of acceptance, addressed to the inhabitants of the town of Stratham, was read in town-meeting, Jan, 2, 1786.
He closes with these words, " Assuring you that it is with peculiar satisfaction I behold you, who not long since appeared to tremble over the gulph of dis- sension, so happily fixed on the sure ground of union and love, constrained to conclude this to be the voice of Heaven, I do with a trembling heart accept your call and manifest my willingness to be solemnly in- ducted to the work of the ministry in the church and congregation in Stratham."
1775. Voted that the selectinen hire eight months' schooling by a grammar master, and eight months by an English master.
At the annual meeting in 1799 it was voted to build four new school-bouses; voted to purchase the stuff this year and build them next year. At the annual meeting in 1803 it was voted to raise three hundred dollars for schools, and that each district may hire a schoolmistress two months, and pay her out of the said three hundred dollars.
In 1778 Maj. Benjamin Barker and Maj. Mark Wig- gin were chosen delegates to attend the first State Con- vention at Concord, to be holden June 10, 1778.
Five soldiers were hired to go to the service.
Voted to take care of the soldiers' wives and ehil- dren.
At the annual meeting in 1786, a committee con- sisting of N. Rollins, Andrew Wiggin, Jr., and Ste- phen Piper, was chosen to sell the upper parsonage lot (so called) and apply the money towards the pur- chase of Capt. Jonathan Wiggins' house and lot for the use of the Rev. James Miltimore.
1790. Voted to have the bell cast over, and all those of the Baptist Society and the people called Quakers that object to this vote by giving in their names to the selectmen may be exempt from tax.
1795. Voted that every man may wear his hat if he | pleases in town-meeting.
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At the annual meeting 1799 it was voted to build four new school-houses.
Voted to purchase the "stuff" to build said honses this year, and build them next year.
1803. It was voted to raise three hundred dollars for schools, and that each district may have a school- mistress two months, and pay her ont of the said three hundred dollars.
Rev. James Miltimore was dismissed from the min- istry in Stratham, at his request, by vote of the town Oct. 5, 1807.
List of Pastors. - Henry Rust, Joseph Adams, James Miltimore (graduated at Dartmouth College, 1774), Jacob Cummings (Dartmouth College, 1819), William John Newman, Joseph R. Whittemore (Am- herst College, 1843), John M. Steele (Dartmouth, 1844), Edward C. Miles (New York University, 1849), Lewis Goodrich (Bowdoin College, 1845), and Albert B. Peabody.
Voted that he have the parsonage without compen- sation until the next annual meeting if he choose to occupy it.
At the annual meeting in 1809, Nathan Wiggin, Phinehas Merrill, Esq., and George Wingate were chosen a committee to inspect the schools. This was the first board of superintending school committee in town.
In 1829 it was voted to instruct the selectmen to purchase a farm for the use of the poor in town.
In 1837 the town-meeting house was taken down, the Congregational Society built a new church the same year, and prepared a room in the basement for the purpose of holding town-meetings. From 1717 to 1837 the warrants for town meetings called the voters to meet at the town's meeting-house.
In 1876, Charles N. Healey was chosen a delegate to the State Convention, held at Concord, Dec. 6, 1876, to revise the constitution.
A petition signed by twenty-four legal voters was presented to the selectmen to lay ont a cemetery. In accordance with this vote a lot was selected near the Baptist Church, on land of Andrew Wiggin, Esq., at a cost of three hundred dollars,-John N. Thompson, Isaac S. Wiggin, Jenness Brown, selectmen.
At the annual meeting in 1877 it was voted to build a town-house, and that the sum of three thousand five ·hundred dollars be raised for that purpose. Josiah B. Wiggin, Freeman H. Burleigh, James W. Rollins, and Otis B. French were appointed a committee to locate said house, and report at an adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting the committee reported in favor of a lot offered by George Wingate, near the post-office. The report was accepted and adopted. Freeman H. Burleigh, James W. Rollins, and Charles W. Jones were appointed a building committee.
At the annual meeting in 1878 it was voted to sell the town farm, accordingly it was sold to E. J. Folsom for the sum of three thousand five hundred dollars by John N. Thompson, chairman of selectmen. 35 .
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The first town-meeting in Stratham was held April 10, 1716. Capt. Andrew Wiggin was chosen moderator; David Robinson, town elerk. A com- mittee of five was appointed to build a meeting- house. The committee consisted of Capt. Andrew Wiggin, George Veasey, Nathaniel Ladd, Joseph Rollins, and William Scammon. It was voted that the house be forty-eight feet long, thirty-six feet wide, and twenty feet stud. At a subsequent meeting it was voted to raise the meeting-house on land of Daniel Leavitt. (This was near the site of the present Congregational Church.) At a legal meeting held Aug. 15, 1716, William Moore was chosen to repre- sent the town in the General Assembly, Jan. 2, 1717. Andrew Wiggin was chosen to represent the town in the General Assembly. It appears by the record that he served as representative until 1744 (and David Robinson as town clerk forty-seven years, or until 1763). At the same meeting it was voted that Capt. Andrew Wiggin and Thomas Rollins shall entreat with a minister to preach three or four Sabbaths in the year by way of contribution.
March 25, 1717, it was voted that Mr. Rust shall preach in the town, if he be willing, for a quarter or half a year.
April 24, 1717, a committee appointed for the pur- pose, report an agreement with the Rev. Henry Rust to come and settle among them as a minister of the gospel. The first year to give him sixty pounds, second year, seventy pounds; third year, eighty pounds ; one-third to be paid in corn, pork, and beef, the other two-thirds in money, and one hundred pounds in money, to be paid in four years toward building him a house.
Likewise, the Rev. Henry Rust, upon the consider- ation of these terms hath engaged to settle amongst us.
In consideration of all above-written we of both parties have ' sot to our hands' this 24th day of April, 1717. Andrew Wiggin, Henry Rust, Thomas Rol- lins."
March 25, 1818, voted that the Rev. Mr. Rust shall be ordained at soon as convenient, and the providing for the ordination be done by contribution, and that Capt. Andrew Wiggin's house shall be the place for the people to carry on and provide for the ordination. A committee was chosen to seat the meeting-house, and a fine of five shillings was imposed upon each person who neglected to occupy the seat assigned. It was voted that Capt. Andrew Wiggin shall have lib- erty to set in whatever seat he pleaseth.
The officers chosen annually at this time and for many years afterwards were a moderator, clerk, con- stable, five selectmen, two assessors, a committee of three to call the selectmen to account, tithingmen, surveyors of highways and fences. It was voted at this meeting that James Palmer's barn be a sufficient pound for the year ensuing. At the annual meeting in 1727, George Veasey, Jonathan Wiggin, and Moses Leavitt were appointed a committee to sell the com-
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HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
mon land and buy a bell for the meeting-house. In 1730, Andrew Wiggin and Richard Calley were ap- pointed a committee to strengthen the steeple for the safety of the ringing of the bell at the charge of the town. At the same meeting it was voted that there be a committee chosen to appoint a place or places for a school-house or houses in town. At the annual meeting, 1733, voted that there shall be a school- house built by the mouth of the lane by Mr. Jona- than Chase's, by the way that leadeth to Jonathan Clark's, and another the south side of Joshua Hill's house.
At a meeting, in 1733, a committee was chosen to take down the bell, which is broke, and send it to London to be new cast.
"To the Inhabitants qualified to vote in Stratham, Greeting: Inas- much as there is nich uneasiness among the people of this town under the Rev. Mr. Rust's ministry, that they are obliged to go to other towns on Sabbath days to hear the word of God preached to them more agree- able to the wonderful outpouring of God's Spirit of late, and Mr. Rnst has been applied to, to call a Church meeting, to but a Church meeting can't be obtained. These are therefore in his Majesty's name to notify you to meet at the meeting-honse on Friday, the 30th day of September, nt 2 O'clk P.M., to know the mind of the town in respect to the ministry, and to choose a committee to agree with some person qualified for the ministry, and that is a friend to and a subject to the wonderful outpour- ing of God's Spirit ut this day to preach to the people in the meeting- house one half each Sabbath day for as long a time as shall then be agreed on. This by the request of a number of Freeholders in this town. Given under hands at Stratham, Sept. 21, 1746.
" BENJAMIN NORRIS,
" NOAH BARKER, " JOSEPJI MERRILL, " THEOPHILUS RUNDLETT. " Selectmen of Stratham."
A committee was chosen to agree with a minister to preach half each Sabbath day not exceeding six months.
Baptist Ministers .-- The following is a list of the Baptist ministers from the organization of the church to the present time : Samuel Shepherd, Samuel Cook, Samuel L. Gilbert, J. H. Learned, Thomas Archibald, John M. Wedgwood, Benjamin Knight, Charles New- hall, William H. Dalrymple, Jacob Tuck, M. B. Laning, Noah Hooper.
FREE-WILL BAPTIST .- Asa Merrill, William Rod- gers.
CHRISTIAN BAPTIST .- Noah Piper.
Christian Baptist Ministers .- The following is a list of the ministers of the Christian Baptist Church from its organization to the present time: Noah Piper, Frank K. Stratton, James L. Pierce, William B. Cot- tle, John W. Tilton, and Henry C. Plaisted.
Postmasters .- Only two postmasters have been appointed for Stratham, Zebulon Wiggin and Joseph S. Staples.
Phinehas Merrill, Esq., was perhaps in his day one of the most useful and eminent men that this town has produced, born in 1767. He was Representative several years, and for many years town clerk and one of the selectmen. Widely known as a civil engineer, his surveys of land are pronounced by modern sur- veyors as very accurate. He taught all the schools
in town for a good many years, was the author of a series of arithmeties, published a map of the town in 1793; also about 1800 a map of Exeter and a map of the State. A very accomplished penman, specimens of his work with the pen compare favorably with the best we see now. He died in the prime of life, 1815.
We have had other distinguished men, such as Paine Wingate, Dr. Josiah Bartlett, and the Hon. Judge Daniel Clark, who have been members of Congress.
DR. JOSIAH BARTLETT, JR .- Probably no man ever lived in Stratham who was more popular and generally respected than he. His fine personal ap- pearance, with his cheerful social qualities, made him a universal favorite. His practice was extensive not only in this but surrounding towns. He was for many years one of the main pillars of the Congrega- tional Church. His untimely death in the midst of his usefulness by drowning on his return from a med- ical convention in New York, by the giving way of a bridge in May, 1853, was not only a calamity to his family, but to this whole community.
LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES.
1716. William Moore.
I832. George Barker.
1717. Andrew Wiggin, Esq.1
1833. No choice.
1714-45, 1748. Moses Leavitt. 1834 Noah Piper.
1752-55. Thomas Wiggin. 1835-37. Johu Scammen.
1758. Richard Scammon.
1838. James Foss.
1760. Thomas Wiggin.
1762-65, 1768-71. Andrew Wiggin.
1840-41. George B. Fifield.
1774. Steplien Boardman.
1779. Andrew Wiggin.
1844-45. George Lane.
1780-82. Mark Wiggiu.
1846. George Barker.
1783. Paine Wingate.
1847. George Wingate.
1784-85. Mark Wiggin.
1848-49. James Rollius.
1786. Simon Wiggin.
1850, Jolın F. Adamıs.
1787. Jonathan Robinson.
1790. Jonathan Wiggin.
1791-92. Jonathan Wiggin.
1703-94. Stephen Piper.
1855-5G. Addison Wiggin.
1795. Ilon. Paine Wingate.
IS57-58. James W. Rollins.
1796-99. Nicholas Rollins.
1859-60. Nathan M. Barker.
1800. Nicholas Rollins.
1861-62. Phinehas Merrill.
1863-64. Zachariah B. French.
1803. Nicholas Rollins.
1865-66. Greenleaf C. Brown.
1804. Walter Weeks.
1867-68. James E. Odell. ISG9. Leonard Lang.
1870-71. Bracket Jones.
1872. ITenry P. Wingate.
1873. Voted not to send.
1874. Charles Gear.
1875-76. Joseph T. Smart.
1877. Charles Gear.
1878-79. Josialı B. Wiggin.
1828. Levi Jewell.
1819. Noah Piper.
1830. Aaron Jewett.
ISSI. Isaac S. Wiggin.
1831. No choice.
IS82. Isaac S. Wiggin.
It appears by the record that the representatives to the General Assembly were not chosen every year. Probably each served as such until his successor was elected. For instance, it will be seen that Moses Leavitt was chosen in 1744 and 1745, and again in 1748; no doubt he served in 1746 and 1747. This may have
1817-18. Walter Weeks.
I819-20. James Lane.
1821-24. Daniel Veasey.
1825-27. Noah Piper.
1805-10. Capt. Daniel Jewell.
1811-13. Phinehas Merrill.
1814. Daniel Jewell.
1815-16. Levi Barker.
1851. No choice. IS52. Mark Barker.
1853-54. Daniel Wiggin.
1801-2. Walter Weeks.
1880. (First biennial election) Isaac S. Wiggin.
1 Served until 1744. Speaker of the House from 1728 to 1744.
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