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2. That the laying a duty on teas by the British Parliament, to be paid upon their being landed here, is an infringement upon the natural rights of Englishmen, and is calculated to carry into execution the plan of despotism adopted by the British ministry, has a direct tendency to subvert our happy Constitution, and to reduce us to a state a little short of African slavery.
3. That it is the duty of every honest man to exert his utmost ability in opposing every effort of the enemies of our liberties to enslave us, that by this means we may be instrumental of transmitting unimpaired (through the ravages of time) our liberties down to the latest posterity.
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4. That we will not directly or indirectly purchase any of the teas sent here by the East India Company or suffer it to be used in our families, and those who dissent from this resolve we shall esteem as enemies to their country, pests to society, and as friends to slavery, and that they ought to be treated with neglect by every true-hearted Briton.
5. That the thanks of this town be given to every community and indi- vidual that have exerted themselves in this noble and glorious cause of freedom.
The selectment took a census of the inhabitants Sept. 14, 1775, and reported twenty-five men in the army.
At a town meeting held in April, 1777, "Voted to make a bounty to enlisted men, including what the state pays, fifty pounds."
Sept. 15, 1777, "Voted that the men who enlist join General Stark at Birmington."
April 13, 1778, "Voted twenty pounds lawful money to nine months' men in addition to the State and Continental bounties."
The population of the town by census of 1790 was 2,478. In 1800 it was 2,773; in 1810 the number was 3,504, exceeding the present population of Barrington and Strafford (Old Barrington).
According to the census of 1810, Portsmouth was the largest town in the state, Gilmanton second, and Barrington third. Like many other farm- ing towns, the population has not increased.
The town records do not show that any action was taken by the town in regard to the War of 1812.
The men who were required were drafted.
When there was a threatened invasion at Portsmouth an entire regiment was called out from Barrington, Dover, and some of the adjoining towns.
Capt. John W. Hayes' company, of this town, was called out in fuil. This regiment marched to Portsmouth under the command of Col. Isaac Waldron, of Barrington, and remained there fourteen days.
It is sufficient to say of Barrington in the War of the Rebellion that its citizens volunteered promptly at the call of the President, and the voters with great unanimity appropriated money and instructed its officers to furnish the men to fill the several quotas of the town, that no citizen be compelled to go to the war against his will.
Nearly all of its soldiers were to be found in the ranks, three only going out as commissioned officers, and their record in the field will compare fa- vorably with that of other towns, and is one of which the town has no reason to be ashamed.
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SOLDIERS IN THE LATE WAR OF THE REBELLION
Daniel W. Allen, Joseph F. Ayers, Isaac Allen, Charles E. Arlin, George W. Arlin, Albert Brown, Charles H. Brown, John I. Burnham, James Brown, Leonard Brown, Andrew E. Buzzell, Matthew Brown, Albert H. Berry, Alonzo F. Berry, John Brown, Jr., Ira Braydon, Lewis H. Buzzell, James W. Buzzell, Charles O. Buzzell, Daniel R. Berry, Daniel Brown, John A. Buzzell, Alden B. Cook, Darius E. Coverly, Oscar F. Corson, Isaac W. Cater, Mason Caverly, George W. Caverly, Albert W. Corson, Thomas Curran, Richard Callahan, Nathaniel Caverly, Samuel E. Caswell, James Clark, Joseph G. Clay, Harrison Capen, Thomas H. Colton, William H. Dearborn, James M. Davis, Asa C. Dame, Jonathan Dustin, George F. Demeritt, Lorenzo D. Drew, George W. Dame, Wright T. Ellison, John W. Emerson, William H. Ellison, William Earl, James P. Prescott, Duane T. Perkins, Benjamin E. Palmer, Richard Perry, George W. Rowe, Washington Rowe, Alfred Rowe, Auguste Roberts, James Ryan, Curtis Stimpson, Dennis Sullivan, John Smart, James B. Spinner, Daniel Smith, Joseph W. Smith, Nathaniel H. Seavey, Albert F. Seavey, Aus- tin F. Seavey, Joseph Seely, Galen Sherebate, George Scales, George W. Seavey, Samuel A. Foss, Oliver Fremont, William Faemancht, William A. Foss, Benjamin Fox, Henry Garmon, William H. Gray, Jacob Hall, Jeremiah Hall, Charles H. Hall. George Hoyt, Charles W. Hanson, John O. Hayes, George W. Hall. Franklin M. Howard, Levi F. Hall, Joseph Haynes, Jr., Charles F. Hall, Gilman Hall, Jr., Benjamin Hall, Richard Jackson, George W. Jackson, Charles H. Jackson, Henry Johnson, Peter Kenney, Thomas E. Kil- roy, Jolin Kelley, Stephen Leathers, Lyman Locke, John W. Locke, Henry Lord, Elisha E. Locke, John W. Locke, Daniel A. Lea, Irving C. Locke, Wain- wright M. Locke, George F. Locke, Hiram Morse, Joseph F. Mix, John J. Martin, Samuel S. Morrison, Joel H. Morrison, Patrick McGrath, John P. Mulligan, James McKay, George A. Nach, John P. Neal, Riester Ottis, George Scales. John Sullivan, Nelson Shepard, Alfred Stevenson, Wilhelm State, Charles E. Smith, George Thompson. George W. Thompson, Elijah Tuttle. John H. Twombly, Miles B. Tibbets, Jonathan D. Thompson, Nathan Von- camp, Moses Willey, Jr., Joseph W. Wade, Charles J. Woods, James H. Witham, Samuel S. Willey, George Whitfield, Samuel Wood, Jeremiah White- house, William H. H. Young, George W. Young.
CHAPTER XLIII
HISTORY OF BARRINGTON (V)
CONCERNING TOWN MEETINGS, REPRESENTATION IN LEGISLATURE, TOWN CLERKS AND SELECTMEN OF THE FIRST CENTURY
The first town meeting of the settlers held in the town was called by Capt. William Cate and held at his house, known in the nineteenth century as the "Old Garrison." That house was taken down in 1870 by Thomas Wright Hale, who owned it. It had been in a dilapidated condition for some years. It stood on "Hard-Scrabble Hill" on the east side of the road, a short distance north of the present church. Mr. Hale made a mistake, which he regretted too late, when he ordered the historic house to be taken down.
The meeting was called by authority of the General Assembly of the province, which authorized the settlers to organize in regular town fashion. The meeting was held Aug. 30, 1753. in the meeting-house, and the following were chosen: Moderator, Arthur Daniellson; clerk, Hugh Montgomery; selectmen, William Cate, Sampson Babb, Phederece Macutchen.
At the next annual town meeting, held March 27, 1754, chose Capt. William Cate and Timothy Emerson a committee to petition the General Assembly for an act to "subject non-resident proprietors of land to bear part of expense of building meeting-house." Also for authority to lay out roads.
In 1762 the following petition was presented to the General Assembly and granted :
"Petition of Selectmen of Barrington, etc.
"To his Excellency, Benning Wentworth, Esqr, Governor & Commander in Chief of his Majestys Province of New Hampshire, &c., &c.
"SIR,-Whereas the town of Barrington has for some years past paid a Considerable Province Tax, and has upwards of 120 Poles in it, which we humbly hope Intitles us to ask the favour That we may Chuse one Assembly man to Represent said Town in ye General Assembly.
"Therefore pray your Excellency would Vouchsafe to grant the Town of Barrington a Liberty to Chuse such a Representative to appear for us in ye
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General Assembly of this Province, Which favor we shall so duly esteem, and as in Duty Bound ever pray for the Supporter of our Privileges.
"PAUL HAYES. "JOHN HAYES.
"HEZEKIAH HAYES.
"MARK HUNKING.
"FRANCIS WINKLEY, JR.
"JOHN GARLAND,
"ELEAZER YOUNG,
"WM. CATE,
"Selectmen."
Portsmouth. Feb. 19th, 1762.
Upon the above petition I have thought it for His Majesty's Service to Incert in the King's writ the Town of Barrington which please to fill up that they may send a precept to the Selectmen in time to make Choice of a proper person to represent them in the next General Assembly.
I am Sir Your hum Servt.
B. WENTWORTH.
To HON. THEODORE ATKINSON, EsQ.
The town of Barrington elected its first representation that year, 1762, and continued to so elect annually until the change was made to biennial elec- tions.
At a town meeting held the first day of March, 1770, Deacon John Garland and Lieut. Samuel Brewster were elected a committee to secure from the General Assembly parish powers "to transact our affairs relating to a minister separate from other affairs of the town and from other societies now sub- sisting in the town."
Deacon Garland and Lieutenant Brewster attended to the business assigned them; in doing so they stated that there were in the town "a number of inhabitants who call themselves Quakers, a number who are separatists from all denominations of Christians, and also a number of members of the Church of England, besides the common denomination called Congregationalists. That there is no settled minister of that order nor any other in said town at present, but frequently lay teachers come there and encourage separations and divisions, as they all belong to the town, whenever there is a town meet- ing to consider of settling a minister as the law of the province directs; they all attend and sometimes outvote the others, or introduce the greatest dis- order and confusion.
The General Assembly considered the question and granted the prayer of the petitioners, March 30, 1770.
Barrington town meetings in the nineteenth century were noted for many years for their large attendance of voters and the vigorous discussions that took place in regard to various town matters, till after the close of the Civil
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War. One of the most discussed topics was that of building new roads; some parties were always asking for a new road by their farms; otliers vigorously opposed these petitions, arguing that the present roads were suf- ficient; and also making a great protest against increasing the town taxes. Following are the town officers for the first hundred years, 1753 to 1854:
TOWN CLERKS AND SELECTMEN FROM 1753 TO 1854 [THE FIRST NAME IS CLERK ]
1753 .- Hugh Montgomery, William Cate, Samson Babb, Phederece Macutchen.
1754 .- Hugh Montgomery, Samuel Brewster, Benjamin Hayes, Joseph Cox. 1755 .- Hugh Montgomery, Benjamin Hayes, Phederece Macutchen, Paul Hayes.
1756 .- Arthur Danielson, Benjamin Hayes, John Sherburne, Paul Hayes. 1757 .- Arthur Danielson, John Waterhouse, John Rennals, Benjamin Young. 1758 .- Arthur Danielson, John Garland, Phederece Macutchen, Paul Hayes. 1759 .- Arthur Danielson, Benjamin Hayes, Jolın Rennals, Ephraim Holmes. 1760 .- Arthur Danielson, Elizer Young, John Shepard, John Garland. 1761 .- Arthur Danielson, Elizer Young, John Shepard, John Garland.
1762 .- Arthur Danielson, Benjamin Hayes, Capt. Mark Hunking, Elizer Young. 1763 .- Arthur Danielson, Benjamin Hayes, Capt. Mark Hunking, Elizer Young.
1764 .- Arthur Danielson, Benjamin Hayes, Capt. Mark Hunking, Elizer Young.
1765 .- Arthur Danielson, Samuel Brewster, Benjamin Hall, Joseph Young. 1766 .- James Marden, Samuel Brewster, Joseph Young, Benjamin Hayes. 1767 .- James Marden, Samuel Brewster, Richard Swain, Benjamin Hayes. 1768 .- James Marden, Samuel Brewster, Richard Swain, Benjamin Hayes. 1769 .- James Marden, Samuel Brewster, Richard Swain, Benjamin Hayes. 1770 .- James Marden, Samuel Brewster, Richard Swain, Benjamin Hayes. 1771 .- James Marden, John Cate, Abijah Pinkham, Joshua Foss, Jeremiah Tibbetts, Samuel Hayes.
1772 .- James Marden, John Cate, Abijah Pinkham, Joshua Foss.
1773 .- James Marden, Samuel Brewster, Abijah Pinkham, Thomas Tuttle.
1774 .- James Marden, Benjamin Hayes, Richard Swain, John Cate. 1775 .- John Cate, James Hayes, Richard Swain, William Cate, Jr.
1776 .- John Cate, William Cate, Jr., Silas Drew, James Hayes. 1777 .- John Cate, William Cate, Jr., Silas Drew, John Kingman. 1778 .- John Cate, William Cate, Jr., Philip Caverly, Ephraim Holmes, Jr. 1779 .- John Cate, Isaac Waldron, Philip Caverly, Joshua Foss. 1780 .- John Cate, Benjamin Hayes, Jacob Shepard, John Kingman. 1781 .- John Cate, Thomas Fisher, Joseph Jackson, Paul Hayes. 1782 .- John Cate, Benjamin Hayes, Samuel Brewster, William Cate, Jr.
1783 .- John Cate, Peter Young, Eliphalet Cloutman, George Waterhouse.
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1784 .- John Cate, Peter Young, Eliphalet Cloutman, George Waterhouse. 1785 .- John Cate, Peter Young, Eliphalet Cloutman, George Waterhouse. 1786 .- John Cate, Peter Young, Eliphalet Cloutinan, George Waterhouse. 1787 .- John Cate, Peter Young, Eliphalet Cloutman, George Waterhouse. 1788 .- Jolin Cate, Eliphalet Cloutman, Silas Caldwell, William McDaniel. 1789 .- John Cate, Samuel Hale, Eliphalet Cloutman, John Kingman.
1790 .-- John Cate, Samuel Hayes, Eliphalet Cloutman, Paul Hayes. 1791 .- John Cate, Samuel Hale, Joseph Hayes, Joshua Foss. 1792 .- John Cate, Samuel Hale, Eliphalet Cloutman, Paul Hayes. 1793 .- Jolin Cate, Samuel Hale, John Kingman, Paul Hayes.
1794 .- John Cate, Samuel Hale, Eliphalet Cloutman, John Kingman. 1795 .- John Cate, Samuel Hale, Eliphalet Cloutman, John Kingman.
1796 .- John Cate, Thomas W. Hale, Peter Young, John Kingman. 1797 .- John Cate, John Pearl, Samuel Burnam, William Foss. 1798 .- John Cate, John Pearl, Levi Buzel, Samuel Hayes.
1799 .- John Cate, Samuel Hayes, Levi Buzel, John Pearl.
1800 .- John Cate, John Pearl, Levi Buzel, Samuel Hayes. 1801 .- John Gate, John Pearl, Levi Buzel, Samuel Hayes. 1802 .- John Cate, Ephraim Foss, Stephen Otis, Jonathan Roberts.
1803 .- John Cate, John Pearl, Samuel Hayes, Levi Buzel. 1804 .- John Cate, John Pearl, Levi Buzel, Samuel Hayes.
1805 .- Richard Cate, Samuel Hayes, Levi Buzel, George Foss (3d).
1806 .- Richard Cate, Levi Buzel, Azeriah Waldron, Andrew Leighton.
1807 .- Eliphalet Cloutman, Levi Buzel, Azeriah Waldron, Andrew Leighton. 1808-9 .- Eliphalet Cloutman, Azeriah Waldron, Job Otis, John McDaniel. 1810-18II .- Eliphalet Cloutman, Levi Buzel, Azeriah Waldron, Job Otis. 1812 .- Eliphalet Cloutman, William Jones, James Foss, Jr., Azeriah Waldron.
1813 .- Thomas Hussey, Azeriah Waldron, Levi Buzel, John Kingman.
1814 .- Thomas Hussey, Levi Buzel, John Kingman, Edmund Caverly.
1815 .- Thomas Hussey, Capt. Azeriah Waldron, John Kingman, Edmund Caverly.
1816 .- Thomas Hussey, Azeriah Waldron, Tobias Roberts, Edmund Caverly. 1817 .- Thomas Hussey, Tobias Roberts, John Kingman, Samuel Shackford, Jr.
1818 .- Thomas Hussey, Tobias Roberts, Azeriah Waldron, John McDaniel. 1819 .- Thomas Hussey, Tobias Roberts, John Caverly, Job Waldron. 1820 .- Thomas Hussey, Joshua Otis, John Caverly (4th ). John Waldron. 1821 .- Thomas Hussey, Samuel Shackford, Jr., John Waldron, Isaac Daniels. 1822 .- Thomas Hussey, John Waldron, Jeremiah Buzzell, Elisha Woodbury. 1823 .- Thomas Hussey, John Waldron, Isaac Daniels, David Winkley. 1824 .- Thomas Hussey, John Waldron, Isaac Daniels, Jacob D. Foss. 1825 .- Thomas Hussey, Elias Varney, Henry Hill, Jacob D. Foss. 1826 .- Thomas Hussey, Elias Varney, Henry Hill, Ebenezer Buzzell. 1827 .- Thomas Hussey, Ebenezer Buzzell, Isaac Daniels, Jeremiah Buzzell. 1828 .- Thomas Hussey, Elias Varney, Samuel Sherburne, James Hanson. 1829 .- Thomas Hussey, Samuel Sherburne, Samuel E. Buzzell, Aaron Young. 1830 .- Micaiah S. Clough, Aaron Young, Samuel E. Buzzell, Jonathan Drew. 23
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1831 .- Thomas T. Hall, Jonathan Drew, Jonathan Young, Benjamin Odiorne.
1832 .- Thomas T. Hall, Jonathan Young, Benjamin Odiorne, Aaron Young.
1833 .- Ebenezer Buzzell, Aaron Young, Jonathan Young, Samuel F. Brewster.
1834 .- Ebenezer Buzzell, Samuel F. Brewster, Micaiah S. Clough, Jacob D. Foss.
1835 .- Ebenezer Buzzell, Jacob D. Foss, Micaiah S. Clough, Jeremiah Buzzell.
1836 .- Hiram Hall, Jacob D. Foss, Levi Felker, Jacob Sherburne.
1837 .- Hiram Hall, Micaiah S. Clough, Thomas Hussey, Jacob Sherburne.
1838 .- Benjamin Odiorne, Jacob D. Foss, Thomas Hussey, Jeremiah Buzzell.
1839 .- Benjamin Odiorne, Aaron Young, True William McDaniel, Jonathan Young.
1840 .- Alexander Waterhouse, True William McDaniel, Hiram Hall, Nich- olas Caverly.
1841 .- Alexander Waterhouse, Hiram Hall, Benjamin Odiorne, Darius Winkley.
1842 .- Thomas T. Hall, Gilman Hall, Samuel F. Brewster, John H. Wink- ley, Jr.
1843 .- Thomas T. Hall, Benjamin Odiorne, John H. Winkley, John D. Peirce. 1844 .- Thomas T. Hall, Benjamin Odiorne, John H. Winkley, John D. Peirce. 1845 .- William Waterhouse, Gilman Hall, Elias Varney, Hezakiah Thompson. 1846 .- William Waterhouse, William H. Young, Lyman Locke, Elias Varney. 1847 .- William Waterhouse, William H. Young, Lyman Locke, Elisha Locke, Jr.
1848 .- William Waterhouse, Elisha Locke, Jr., True William McDaniel, John S. Caverly.
1849 .- William Waterhouse, True W. McDaniel, Solomon Waldron, John S. Caverly.
1850 .- Benjamin Thompson, Hezakiah Thompson, John S. Buzzell, Albert W. Daniels.
1851 .- Benjamin Thompson, John S. Buzzell, Albert H. Daniels, Solomon Waldron.
1852 .- William Waterhouse, Benjamin Odiorne, Smith Pearey, Seth W. Woodman.
1853 .- Albert K. Waterhouse, Benjamin Odiorne, Smith Pearey, Seth W. Woodman.
1854 .- Albert K. Waterhouse, Seth W. Woodman, Jonathan F. Berry, James B. Peirce.
CHAPTER XLIV HISTORY OF BARRINGTON (VI)
NOTED PERSONS AND LOCALITIES
Col. Isaac Waldron was born in Madbury, March 16, 1747; he died in the Waldron house, near the railway station, May 3, 1841, in the ninety-fifth year of his age. He was son of Richard Kenney Waldron and his wife, Mary Clark. The ancestry of Richard Kenney Waldron has not been definitely determined, but it seems probable he is a descendant from Foulke Walderne, brother of Maj. Richard Walderne, famous in Dover history. That he has a double name given to him at his birth in 1719 is a notable fact, as not until more than a half century later did the fashion begin to give children double names. The given name of his father is not known, but it is supposed that his mother was daughter of Richard Kenney who married Deborah Stokes, Aug. 15, 1687, as shown by Dover records, who was a grandson of Thomas Canney, the immigrant who came to Dover in 1633.
Richard Kenney Waldron was a farmer in Madbury when his son Isaac was born, but about 1760 removed to that part of Barrington called "Canaan." He was a soldier in Capt. (later Maj.) Samuel Hale's company of Dover men at the siege of Louisburg, 1745; soldier in Capt. Samuel Gerrish's com- pany of Col. Nathaniel Meserve's regiment in the "Crown Point Expedition," May I to Nov. 1, 1756; a soldier on militia duty in Capt. John Cochrane's company at "Fort William and Mary," now Fort Constitution, Newcastle, July 6 to Sept. 28, 1771. He died at the home of his son Isaac, but the date of his death is not known.
Col. Isaac Waldron's mother was Mary Clark, daughter of Abraham Clark and wife, Anna, who resided in Madbury. All traditions agree that she was a very able and most excellent woman. She was baptized by Rev. Jonathan Cushing, minister of the First Church in Dover, Jan. 17, 1742, together with her mother and sister Anna, her age not given. When her son Isaac became old enough to engage in business for himself he came to reside at the business center of the town, the neighborhood around the Congregational Church. About 1772 he married Sarah Boodey and commenced housekeeping where
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the old Waldron house stands. That house was built soon after the close of the Revolution by Colonel Waldron, who had begun to flourish in business and had become one of the prominent men of the town. His first wife died July 8, 1799. In 1801 he married Tiazah Noble, who died in 1841, a few months before he died. He and his wives are buried in the burial ground on the Waldron farm, in the rear of the house. His grandson, John H. Waldron, son of John, born in 1807, died in 1892, always lived at the home- stead. He said his grandfather was a total abstainer from intoxicating drinks. The late Judge Jacob D. Young once told the writer that he remembered his great uncle, Colonel Waldron. He was a spare man, about medium height, and when I, a boy of sixteen knew him, he was very dignified and affable, then past ninety years. He could read without glasses as well as any- body and was very active mentally.
The first public record of Colonel Waldron says he was surveyor of highways in 1777. He was selectman in 1779, and from then on up to 1820 his name appears frequently in public affairs. He served twenty years as Rep- resentative in the Legislature, nineteen years in succession, previous to 1816. His name appears among the signers of Barrington to the Association Test or 1776. He did not go to the war but was an officer of the militia company of Barrington that trained the men who went to the war. At the organization of the militia in 1796, under the new constitution, he was major of the Second Battalion of the Twenty-fifth Regiment and continued as such until 1804. Lieutenant-colonel commandant (colonel) and held that cominis- sion until 1816, when he was 58 years old. In 1814 he was colonel of the Fourth Regiment of Detached Militia, which marched to Portsmouth for the defense of that port against the expected attack by the British warships. Jeremiah Kingman of Barrington was sergeant-major on his staff; Ichabod Bartlett, who later became the distinguished lawyer at Portsmouth, was quartermaster on the staff. Colonel Waldron had his regiment arrive at Portsmouth promptly on time at the call of Governor John Taylor Gilman, under date of Sept. 9, 1814.
At Barrington from the close of the Revolution up to 1825, or about that date, Colonel Waldron kept store, tavern, and cultivated a big farm, besides being engaged largely in public affairs. The late Robert B. Caverly, Esq., of Lowell, Mass., who was born in 1806, and knew Colonel Waldron well, said "he was endowed with sound common sense, force of character. honesty and practical good manners."
Hon. Isaac Waldron of Portsmouth was Colonel Waldron's oldest son and was born Dec. 4, 1773, and died in Portsmouth, Aug. 1, 1843. He was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1794. He began his business
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career in Portsmouth and became one of its most distinguished citizens and wealthiest merchants. He was many times Representative in the Legislature, and was member of the Governor's Council. From 1819 to 1831 he was president of the Portsmouth Bank; afterwards, until his death, president of the Commercial Bank; he was also director in various other corporations. He was a member of the North Church, and of St. John's Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, which is the oldest Masonic lodge in New Hampshire.
Hon. Samuel Hale was born in Portsmouth, Feb. 5, 1758; died in Barrington, April 29, 1828, aged 70 years. The son of Maj. Samuel Hale and Mary Wright, his wife, who was daughter of Capt. Thomas Wright of Portsmouth, one of the original proprietors of Barrington and for whom Major Hale named his second son. Major Hale was the second son of Samuel and Aphia Moody Hale, and was born in Newburgport, Mass., Aug. 24, 1718, and graduated from Harvard College in 1740. Soon after grad- uation he came to Dover (N. H.) and was school master there three years or more; when preparations began for the capture of Louisburg he raised a company of nearly a hundred men of which he was appointed captain; he led his company at the capture of Strong Fort in 1745, and for his skill and bravery as a commander was promoted to major, which title he retained ever after. On his return to New Hampshire he did not return to Dover but commenced teaching in Portsmouth, where he received the offer to become master of a Latin grammar school then recently established in that town; Major Hale remained master of that school nearly forty years, besides doing a lot of other important work. Many boys were prepared for college under his instruction, and it is said that not one of his pupils who offered themselves as candidates failed of admission to that institution. He had three sons who had more or less to do with the early history, Samuel, Thomas Wright, and William; he did not send them to Harvard College, but in his own school gave them as good an education as most of the college boys got, then bought a thousand acres of timber land in Barrington and set his boys to work to subdue the forest, develop the resources of the town and make a record for themselves; and they were successful in the trust that was placed in their possession by their generous parent.
In 1771 Major Hale was granted by King George the Third, through Governor John Wentworth, a tract of land adjoining the township of Con- way, containing over 1,200 acres, still known as "Hale's Location." The original charter which is preserved in the state archives at Concord gives as a reason for the grant "the due encouragement of settling and cultivating our lands within our Province;"-but it has always been understood by
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