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" At the Same Time the Proprirs drew their home Lotts."
Petition for the Grant .- The petition for the grant for a township in "ye Chestnutt Country" was presented "to his Excellency Samuel Shute, Esq., Cap. Gen" & Commander in Chief in and over His Majesty's Province of New Hampshire, &c., and the
1 Condensed by permission from Rev. Benjamio Chase's excellent "Ilistory of Chester." We also acknowedge our indebtedness to Mr. Chase for additional data.
Joseph B. Qnimby.
Charles Fuller.
George W. Hartford. Edwin Haines. Frank Sovaine. Edward B. Robinson.
Heman O. Mathews.
E. F. Brown, died.
N. J. Dearborn.
Edmund Boyle.
Rufus Ward. Ezekiel Shurtleff.
N. F. Brown.
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CHESTER.
Honble the Council, now sitting in Council at Ports- mouth," Sept. 24, 1719, and was signed by the follow- ing persons : Thomas Phipps, Henry Shurburne, Jo- seph Pierce, Benjamin Gambling, Thomas Packer, Joseph Sherburne, Joseph Tilton, Clement IIughes, Nathaniel Batchelder, Jr., Samuel Plaisted, John Cram, Eleazer Russell, Philemon Blake, Samuel Ilart, Jacob Stanyan, Ephraim Dennett, Robert Row, Sr., John Preston, David Tilton, Benjamin Sanborn, Reuben Sanborn, Joseph Sanborn, John Morrison, James Prescott, Samuel Blake, Jr., Jona- than Prescott, Jr., Nathaniel Healey, Richard San- born, Nathaniel Sanborn, Richard Clifford, Joseph Batchelder, George Veazi, Jr., John Sealy, Jonathan Sanborn, Jethro Tilton, Nathan Longfellow, Ichabod Robie, Samuel Sanborn, Edward Sanborn, Jacob Green, John Prescott, Jr., Henry Dyea, Zacharialı Clifford, Benjamin Field, Joseph Batchelder, Jr., Sherburne Tilton, Samuel Blake, Sr., Benjamin Fogg, Edward Gilman, Joseph Love, John Searll, Jacob Gilman, William Godfree, Joseph Young, Ne- hemiah Leavitt, Ephraim Hoit, John Morrison, Abra- ham Sanborn, Samuel Elkins, Israel Blake, Robert Wade, Jr., William Healey, Jeremiah Sanborn, Charles Stuart, Daniel Tilton, Enoch Sanborn, Thomas Veazi, Daniel Lovering, Joshua Prescott, Ebenezer Lovering, John Cass, Jonathan Robinson, Daniel Ladd, Reuben Smith, Abner Ilerriman, Thomas Veazi, Jr., Samuel Prescott, Nathaniel Ste- vens, Jr., Nathaniel Bachelder, Sr., James Leavit, John Ladd, William Stevens, Porchth., Oliver Smith, Jonathan Plummer, Edward Fifield, John Smith, John Gilman, Jr., Benjamin Tole, John Knowles, Caleb Tole, Samnel Veazi, Abraham Drake, Benja- min Veazi, Samuel Smith, Thomas Veazi, Jr., Thomas Garton, Nicholas Norris, James Purckins, John Norris, Jacob Moulton, Nicholas Seavy, Jona- than Nason, Thomas Rollins, Elisha Smith, Joseph Lorrane, Jonathan Dearborn, John Roberts, Thomas Leavitt, Moses Norris, Sr., James Fogg.
The Royal Charter .- The charter of the town was dated May 8, 1722, as follows :
[ PROVINCE ) " GEORGE by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, SEAL. and Ireland, King, Defeodr of the Faith, etc .:
" To all People to whom these presents Shall come, Greeting. Know y Thet we of our Especial Knowledge and meer motion, for the due en- couragement of Settling a new plantation, by end with the advice of our Council, have given and grauted and by these prsents as farr as in us lies du give and Grant, in Equall Shares unto Sundry of our beloved Sub- jects, whose names are Entered in a Schedule hereunto annexed, That Inhabit or Shall Inhabit within the said Grant withio our Province of New Hamps, all That Tract of Lend within the following bounds: (Viz. to begin et Exeter Sontherly Coroer bounds and from thence run upoo a West and hy North point two miles along Kingston northerly Line to Kingston North Corner bounds, then npon e Sonth point three milee along Kingston head Line to Kingston Sonth Corner bounds, then upon a West Northwest point Ten miles into the country, Then to begin again at the aforesaid Exeter Southwardly Corner bounds and run seven miles upon Exeter head Line upon a Northeast point half a point more Northerly, Then fourteen miles into the Country upon a west Northwest point to the river Merrimack, and from thence upon a Straight Line to the End of the aforeed T'en-Mile line; and thet the same be a
Town Corphrated by the name of Chester to the persons aforesd, for ever To have and to hold the snid Land, to the Grantees and their Heirs and assigns forever, and to Such associates as they Shall admit upon the Fol- lowing Conditions :
"1. That Every proprietor build a Dwelling Ilouse within Three years and Settle a Familley Therein, breack up Three acres of Ground and plant or Sow ye saine within four years, and pay his proportion of the Town Charge when and so often as Occasion shall require the same.
"2. That a meeting Honse be built for the Public worship of God within the said Term of four years.
"3. That upon default of any particular Proprietor in Complying with the Conditions of this Charter upon his part, Such Delinquent proprietor Shall forfeit his Share to the other Proprietors, which Shall be Disposed according to ye major vote of the Said Comoners at a Legall meetiog.
" Ithly. That a Proprietor's Share be reserved for a Parsonage; another for the first minister of the Gospell ; another for the Benefit of a School. " PROVIDED nevertheless that the Peace with the Indians Continue during the aforesaid Term of Three years; but if it should so happen a warr with the Indians Should commence before the Expiration of the aforesd Term of Three years, the aforesaid Term of three years Shall be allowed to the Proprietors after the Expiration of the warr for the per- formance of the aforesaid Conditions, Rendering and paying therefor to us, our lleirs and Successors, or Such orfier officer or officers as shall be appointed to receive the same, The annual quit reut of acknowledgem' of one pound of Good merchble Hemp io the said Town on the Twentieth of December yearly forever; reserving also unto us, our Heirs and Succes- sors, all mast Treee growing on said Land-according to acts of Parlia- ment io that behalf made and provided. and for the better order, Rule, and Government of the said Town we do by these prsents Grant for ns. our Heirs, and Successors, unto the said men & Inhabitants, or those that shall Inhabit the Said Town, That yearly & every year upon the last Thursday in march forever, they shall meet to Elect and Chuse by the major part of them Constables, Selectmen, and all other Town officers, according to the Laws and usage of onr aforsd Province, for the year en- suing, with Such Power, priviledges and anthority as other Town officers within our aforesaid Province have and Enjoy.
" In Wittness whereof we have Caused the seal of our Said Province to be hereunto annexed. Wittness, Saul Shute, Esqr, our Governonr & Commaodr-in-Chief of our Said Province, at our Town of Portsmouth the 8th day of may in the Eighth year of our reign, aoooq. Domini 1722. " By His Excellency's Comand
" wth advice of the Council.
" R. WALDRON, Cler. Con."
"'SAMI SHUTE.
A Schedule of the Proprietors' Names of the town of Chester .- Capt. Henry Sherburne, Benjamin Gambling, Esq., Thomas Phipps, Esq., Capt. Joshua Pierce, Jethro Tilton, Amos Cass, James Per- kins, Susanna Small; Col. Peter Wear, Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, Clement Hughes, Capt. Thomas Pierce, Capt. Joseph Sherburne, Capt. Archibald Macpheadris, Ephraim Dennet, Benning Wentworth, Capt. Ebene- zer Wentworth, Capt. Rickard Kent, George Pierce, Eleazer Russell, Ichabod Roby, Rev. Thomas Simms, Samuel Shackford, John Shackford, William White, Samuel Ingalls, Michael Whidden, William Rymes, William Godfrey, Ebenezer Dearbon, John Cram, John Prescut, Jr., Abram Browne, John Preseut, Sr., Joseph Bachelder, John Packer, John Silly, Thomas Levit, Samuel Page, Nathaniel Sanborn, James Pres- cut, Nathaniel Bachelder, Sr., David Tilton, Jonathan Emerson, Elijah Smith, Samuel Smith, Jonathan Dearborn, Abram Drake, Capt. Joshua Winget, Samuel Blacke, Joseph Sanburne, Reuben Sanburne, George Brownell, William Hally, Zach. Clifford, Enoch Sanborn, Josiah Bachelder, Samuel Prescot, Nathaniel Bachelder, Jr., Benoni Fogg, Richard Clif- ford, James Fogg, Ebenezer Easman, Ebenezer Lover- ell, Robert Row, Philip Tole, Edward Sanborn, Henry
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HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Works, Jery Sanborn, Caleb Tole, Jonathan Plum- mer, Benjamin Tole, Benjamin Smith, Capt. Jona- than Sanburn, Moses Blacke, Jacob Basford, Jacob Garland, Sr., Jonathan Brown, Philemon Blake, Stephen Sweat, John Sanburn, Samuel Marston, Jr., Nathaniel Drake, Henry Sloper, Thomas Smith, Wil- liam Crosswait, James Boid, Joseph Young, Clement Mesharvy, Luther Morgan, Richard Hazleton, Jacob Gilman, Samuel Sherburne, Edward Gilman, Thomas Dean, Samuel Shaw, John Calf, Jonathan Clough, Benjamin Sanburne, Maj. John Gillman, Samuel Thompson, Stephen Webster, Edward Emerson, Thomas Silver, Thomas Whiting, John Littlehale, Ephraim Guile, Jonathan Kimball, Robert Ford, John Jaquish, William Daniel, Stephen Johnson, Na- thaniel Webster, Richard Jaquish, James Fales, John Cutt, and Benjamin Ackerman, one proprietor's share.
" PROVINCE N. HAMPe, May 10th, 1722. " His Excellency tbe Govern' and the Honble Lient. Govern" and Coun- cil Entered associate with the within persons, (viz.)-
" His Excellency a Farm of five Hundred acres and a home Lott. " The Lieut Govern' the same.
"Samll Penhallow, Esqr, a proprietor's Share,
Mark Hunking, Esqr, ditto,
George Jaffrey, E-q", ditto,
Shade Walton, Esq", ditto,
Richd Wibird, Esq", ditto,
Tho" Packer. Esqr, ditto,
Tho' Westbrook. Esqr, ditto.
" A True Copy of Chester Charter and the Schedule annexed to it. " Compared Pr Richª Waldron, Cler. Con."
THE ORIGINAL GRANTEES OF CHESTER.
Philemon Blake.
Jacob Gilman.
James Boyd.
Maj. John Gilman.
Abraham Brown.
Edward Gilman.
George Brownell.
William Godfrey.
Nathaniel Bachelder, Sr.
Ephraim Guile.
Jonathan Brown.
Richard Haseltine.
Moses Blake.
Willianı Healey.
Samuel Blake.
Rev. Moses Hale.
Josiah Batchelder.
Clement Hughes.
Nathaniel Bachelder, Jr.
Joseph Batchelder.
Jacob Basford.
Col. Mark Hunking. Samuel Ingallsı George Jaffrey, Esq. John Jaquish.
Amos Cass.
Richard Jaqnish.
Richard Clifford.
Stephen Johnson.
Zacharialı Clifford.
Capt. Richard Kent.
Jonathan Clough.
Jonathan Kimball.
Rev. Theophilus CottoD.
Thomas Leavitt.
John Cran.
John Littlehale.
William Crosswait.
Ebenezer Loverell.
Cntts & AkerDIall.
Samuel Marston.
William Daniels.
Capt. Archibald McPhedris.
Thomas Dean.
Clement Messervy.
Jonathan Dearborn.
Luther Morgan.
Ebenezer Dearborn.
Col. Thomas Packer.
Ephraim Dennet.
Samuel Page.
Abrahamı Drake.
John Packer.
Nathaniel Drake.
Parsonage lots.
Ebenezer Eastman.
Sanmel Penhallow, Esq.
Edward Emerson.
James Perkins.
Jonathan Eoierson.
Thomas Phipps, Esq.
James Failes.
Rev. Ebenezer Flagg.
George Pierce.
Benoni Fogg.
Jonathan Plummer.
Robert Ford.
John Prescutt.
Benjamin Gambling, Esq.
John Prescutt, Jr.
James Prescott.
Samuel Prescutt.
Elisha Smith.
Ichabod Roby.
Samuel Splith.
Rev. Nathaniel Rogers.
Capt. Henry Sloper.
Robert Row.
Jacob Stanian.
Eleazer Russell.
Stephen Sweat. Capt. Joseph Tilton.
Cnpt. William Rymes.
Joseph Sanborn.
David Tilton. Jethro Tilton.
Nathaniel Sanborn.
Benjamin Sanborn.
Samuel Thompson.
Reuben Sanborn.
Philip Towle.
John Sanboro.
Benjamin Towle.
Enoch Sanborn.
. Caleb Towle.
Edward Sanborn.
Col. Shadrack Walton.
Capt. Jonathan Sanborn.
Col. Peter Weare.
Jerry Sanborn.
Nathan Webster. Stephen Webster.
School lots.
John Shack ford.
Capt. Ebenezer Wentworth.
Samnel Shack ford.
Benuing Wentworth.
Capt. Henry Sherburne.
John Wentworth, Esq.
Sammel Sherburne.
Michael Whidden.
Capt. Joseph Sherburne.
Thomas Whiting.
Dea. Summel Shaw.
William White.
John Silly.
Capt Richard Wibird.
Rev. Thomas Simnis.
Capt. Josbna Wingate.
Thomas Silver.
Col. Thobias Westbrook.
Susannah Small.
Henry Works.
Thomas Smith.
Joseph Young.
Benjamin Smith.
Early Families .- The following are names of the early families whose genealogies are given in Chase's " History of Chester": Aiken, Ambrose, Anderson, Aruin, Badger, Basford, Bartlett, Bachelder, Bean, Bell, Barry, Blake, Blanchard, Blasdell, Boid, Bradley, Bradshaw, Bradstreet, Blunt. Brown, Bricket, Butter- field, Burley, Burpee, Burwell, Calfe, Campbell, Carr, Chase, Clark, Clay, Clifford, Colby, Craige, Crawford, Critcher, Crombie, Crossatt, Currier, Davis, Dalton, Dickey, Dearborn, Dexter, Dinsmore, Dolby, Dudley, Dunlap, Dustan, Eaton, Elliot, Emerson, Emery, Field, Fitts, Flag, Folson, Forsaith, Foss, Fowler, French, Fullerton, Fulton, Gage, Gamble, Gault, Gil- christ, Glyn, Goodhue, Glidden, Gordon, Graham, Greenough, Griffen, Hall, Harriman, Haseltine, Head, Healey, Heath, Hills, Hoit, Hodgkins, Ingalls, Jack, Kelly, Kimball, Kent, Kittridge, Knowles, Lane, Leatch, Lunt, Locke, Long, Lufkin, Martin, Marden, Marshall, McClenta, McClallan, MeClure, McDuffee, McFarland, MeFerson, McFarten, McGee, McMas- ter, McMurphy, Mckinley, Melvin, Merril, Miller, Mills, Morse, Moore, Morrill, Moulton, Murray, Nor- ton, Nutt, Orr, Otterson, Patten, Pearce, Pierce, Poor, Powel, Pillsbury, Prescott, Presom, Quanton, Quimby, Rand, Richardson, Robie, Rowe, Rowel, Russel, Sanborn, Sargent, Scribner, Seavey, Sever- ance, Shannon, Shackford, Shaw, Shirley, Silsby, Silver, Sleeper, Smith, Stickney, Sweetser, Templeton, Townsend, True, Turner, Tyler, Underhill, Varnum, Waddel, Wason, Webster, Weeks, Wells, West, White, Whittier, Wilson, Witherspoon, Wood, and Worthen.
Pioneer Mills .- The first reference to mills found on the proprietors' records is under date Jan. 11, 1720-2I, viz .:
At a general meeting of the proprietors of " Che- cher," held at Hampton the IIth day of January, 1720-21,
Jacob Garland.
Capt. Joshna Pierce. Capt. Thomas Pierce.
James Fogg.
John Calfe.
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RESIDENCE OF HON. J.W.NOYES, CHESTER, ROCKINGHAM CO., N.H.
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CHESTER.
" Voted, To Collo Packer, Collo Wiar, Caleb Towle, and Sam" Ingalls, the whole Priviledge npou the upper Falla of the great Brook forever, to build a Saw mill or mills on, and also ten acres of Land Gratis, on " Voted, That the Selectmen shall Remove the said schoolmaater to the severall Parts of the town as shall be Conveniant." Each Side sd falls for the sd milla Couveniency, with Condition That the ed mills shall be fitt to Cutt boards in a Twelvemonth from this Time; and that they Shall Saw at halves the Proprs. Loggs, So much as they Though there is no evidence that anything had shall have occasion for Building. And those props. that Shall have Oc- > been done by the town, it is hardly to be supposed casion to buy boards shall be Supplyed with So many as they Shall have occasion for, at the Rate of thirty shillings per Thousand at the mill. And if the making a pond or ponde for sd mill damnifies any of the proprs., the society shall make good the damagea."
At a meeting at Hampton, March 16, 1720-21,
" Voted, That the four persons to whom the Stream is granted, Shall give each a bon ! of Fifty pounds to the Committee, to perform the Con- ditions of sd Grant, and if any of them Refuse to do it, the Committee is Impowered to admitt others."
At a meeting of the committee, Sept. 29, 1721,
" Voted, That the proprietors of the upper Falls on the great Brook have the priviledge of the Lower falla also, for their further Joconragent, to build a mill according to a vote of the Society, at a publick meeting held Jan. 11th, 1720-21, and in consideration of which Additional Privi- lege they are to build a Grist mill as Sooo aa the Town will need it."
James Basford at one time owned most of the mill. In 1731 he sold Ebenezer Dearborn one-fourth of the " old saw-mill." In 1732 he sold to William Wilson one-eighth of the "old saw-mill." In 1734 he had sowie difficulty with the proprietors about the mill, and they voted to have a reference.
In 1735 Ebenezer Dearborn deeded to his sons, Ebenezer, Jr., Benjamin, Thomas, and Michael, one- fourth of the "old saw-mill."
In 1743, in consideration of twenty-two pounds, bills of credit, Ebenezer Dearborn, Ebenezer Dearborn, Jr., Thomas Dearborn, and Michael Dearborn convey to Thomas Wells four-sixths of the "old saw-mill."
We know little more about the mill or its owners " To see if the town will build a School house or housen, or to act and or housen, as Shall appear mose for the benefit and advantage of the town. until about 1780, when Hugh Tolford, Jacob Wells, do any thing about Keeping a School, or Schools, or building a house Capt. Clough, Moses Haselton, John Haselton, and Benjamin Haselton rebuilt it. It was rebuilt once " Voted to Build School Housen. after that, and again in 1848.
Jonathan Blunt had a saw-mill previous to 1730. At a meeting March 7, 1730, it was
" Voted, That there be encouragement given for building a Grist mill on the middle falls of the Grate Brook, that is to John Aiken's, and four- teen or fifteen acres of land to the Eastward of ed falls, as convenient HS can be had of common land, provided ad Aiken build a sufficient Grist mill by this time twelvemonth, and keep ad mill in good Repair from time to time, and at all times hereafter."
This was probably the first grist-mill in the town.
Pioneer Schools .- The first reference to schools is under date Jan. 25, 1720-21, viz .:
At a meeting of the committee, Jan. 25, 1720-21, viz. :
" Voted, That whereas the number of proprietors is Cou .. . and no provision made for a School Master, That the next proprietor that Shall Forfeit his Lott, the Same Shall be appropriated for a School."
"This provision was made after the first grant of the land, but before the charter, and there was hardly a permanent settler there."
The next we find on the records is at an adjourned meeting, April 7, 1737 : 10
" Voted, To Rais thirty Pounds to Hier a Schoolmaster this present year,"
that nothing had been done to educate the children for about eighteen years. The schools were held at private houses, and although removed to different parts, all the children in town might follow the master into the several quarters.
At an adjourned meeting, Nov. 2, 1738,
" Voted, That their Shall be twenty Pounda Raised to Support a School in this town."
At an adjourned meeting April 8, 1740,
" Voted, That their Shall be a School maintained in the town this year throughout ; Partly by School masters, and Partly by School dames, as the Selectmen Shall Judge best for the town."
In the warning, March 9, 1721, is an article
" To act what may appear needful about building a School house or bonses."
" Put to Vote, Whether to build a School house io the Seoter of the town or no. Passed in the negative." .
At the annual meeting, March 25, 1742,
" Voted, That there shall be a school Keept in this town the year through out, and that the Select men Shall Remove the Said School into . the Severall Quarters of said town, so that they Shall have their Equal Proportion of the Same, according to what Rates they Pay."
They probably refused to build a school-house in the Centre, because the school might be kept there all of the time.
In the warning for a meeting, March 29, 1744, is an article
" Voted, That a Committee shall be Chosen to Divide the towo into Severall Parts, in order to acomodate School Houeen.
" Voted, That Capt. Sam" Ingalls, Benjamio Hills, Insin Jacob Sar- geot, william Haley and andrew Crage, Shall be the Comitte.
In the warning for the annual meeting, March 28, 1745, is an article
" To See if the town will Except of the return of the Committee that was chosen to Divide the town into parta for the Conveniancy of build- iog School honsen ; or act and do anything that shall be thought needful and nessecery about a school or schools, and a school-house or boneen."
At an adjournment of the meeting, April 4,
" Voted, that the Committee's Returo that was Chosen to Divide the town into parts, In order to accomedate School housen, be Excepted.
" The Persons under named Decenta against the foregoing Vote, . . .. Jolin Robie, Sam" Bartlet, Jonathan Blunt, Jonathan Moulton, Robert Runelle, Enoch Colby, David Crage, Issac Foss, Page Bachelder, Benja- min Bachelder, Sao Powell, Francie TowI, Ebenezer Dearborn, Junr., Benjamin Hills."
" We have no means of knowing to a certainty into how many parts the town was divided, or their bound- aries, but there probably were but three; for if there had been one at the Centre, John Robie, Jona- than Blunt, and Ebenezer Dearborn, Jr., who lived
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HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
near the Centre, and Benjamin Baehelder and Robert Runnels, who lived within about half a mile up the street, and others-Jonathan Moulton, Enoch Colby, and Samuel Bartlett-within a mile below, would not have dissented. I have conversed with people who remembered the three. One stood on John San- born's, opposite Moses Webster's home lot, No. 21, one at Walnut Hill, not far from Robert Shirley's, and the third at the Long Meadows, between Samuel Aiken's (Charles C. Grant's) and David Wither- spoon's (the Hardy place). Mrs. Whittier, daughter of Samuel Aiken, recollects this house, or of hearing her parents tell about it."-Chass.
In 1746 the selectmen charge :
£
s.
d.
Paid unto master Wood 66
0
0
Paid unto Decr Ebenezer Derhon, for boarding ... 19
9 0
Paid unto Insd Jacob Sargent, for bording ye master ..
4
10 0
Pail unto Abel Morse, for bording ye master ...... 5 12 0
Paid unto John Haiseltine, for bording the mas- ter. 8
11
0
Paid unto Andrew ('rag, for bording the master .. 8 0
Paid to Capt. Morse, for three days, horse and man, for going after a Coolmaster 1
15
0
1847. Master Wood is paid 80
0
0
and Dea. Dearborn, John Haseltine, and Andrew ('raige, for boarding
80
0 0
1748. Master Wood is hired again at 44
0 0
aod Capt. Blunt, Joseph Calf and Dea. Dearborn boarded.
John Robie is paid for bringing up the master, time and expenses. 2 0 0
Master Wood, it seems, lived somewhere down country, and is probably the one who was afterwards Dr. George Wood.
1749. Paid Doctor Samnel Moores, for schooling .. 108 0 £ s. d.
Paid to the Long meadow Quarter for Schooling .. 31 0 0
The Long Meadows had one quarter of the money paid to them. Dr. Moores is said by Eaton (" His- tory of Candia," page 91) to have come from Hamp- stead. He settled at Candia Corner. .
1750. Paid to mr ITenry Herring, for Schooling. 112
0
Paid to mr John Hickey, for Schooling.
88
0
0
Paid to our Samuel Moores, for Schooling. 0
40
0
for a journey to newbury after a Schoolmaster 2 0
0
0 for time and expence hireing Schoolmaster. 3
0
1751. Paid to mr John Hickey. for schooling ... 104
0
0
Paid to m' James Dresler, for schooling. 27
10
0
Paid to mr nehemiah oc neal, for schooling 32
0
0
Paid to Nathaniel Blaisdell, for bording the masters .... 15
0
0
for three Days, man and horse, after a Schoolmaster .. 4 10
for one day of a man and two horses, bringing up the master from Bradford
2
0
for time and Expense hireing Schoolmasters. 1 10
for time and expense making up with Schoolmas- ters ..
In 1752, Master MeNeil is paid £154. Deacon Haselton, Andrew Craig, Enoeh Colby, Peter Dear- born, Mr. Carr, Deaeon Dearborn, Mr. Knowles, and Mr. Basford are paid for boarding. It seems that this year, though they had no school-house, they had a school in the north part.
In 1753, Mr. Hazelton and Mr. MeNeale were the masters, and Deaeon Dearborn, Mr. Craige, Jacob Chase, and John Knowles boarded.
In 1754, " master Heseltine, master mcfarson, and master meneal, at the Longmeadows," were masters, and Deacon Dearborn, Jacob Chase, and Thomas Haseltine boarded.
In 1755, " Paid to mr. IIessard, for teaching school, £132; To mr. Boies, for teaching school, £28." Capt.
Blunt, Charles Moore, William Tolford, and Bradley Carr boarded, and William Graham and Patten, at the Long Meadows.
At the annual meeting, March, 1748,
" Voted, To Raise two Hundred Pounds, old tenor, the present year for Schooling and other necessary town Charges."
In the warning for the annual meeting, March 25, 1762, was an article,-
" 7ly. To see what method the Town will take in Respect to their School houses, whether they will think fitt to Raise a sum of money of the whole Town to build and Repare School honses; or what method they will take in that Respect."
At the adjourned meeting, May 4, 1762,-
" Relating to the sixth and seventh artikells in the warning of this meeting, They Were l'ut to Vote and past in the Negative."
The sixth article was respecting building a pound at Freetown.
At the annual meeting, March 31, 1763,-
" Voted, That it be Left With the selectmen to Inquier into and see how much is Justly Due to the North Parish, so Called, for their pro- portion of the School nwney Raised in this Town for three years past, and if they have not had their share then to deliver the Same to them ; Provided they Lay out the Same for Schooling among themselves; and also all the other parts of the Town that have not had their proportion of the Schooling, nor money as above mentioned, shall be Considered, and have their proportion on the same Conditions."
At the September term of the Superior Court, 1771, Andrew Jack, Nathan Webster, and John Robie, the selectmen of Chester, were indicted because Chester, having more than one hundred families, had no gram- mar school. At the March term, 1772, Jaek and Web- ster were tried and fined £10, and cost, £7 128. 4d.
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