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HALL'S MARSH. Mentioned the 12th, 10 mo., 1658, when 250 acres were laid out to John Hall (see Rob- ert's Creek ), butting partly on the Great Bay. This was in Greenland. And again Ang. 14, 1698, when Richard Cater (Carter) of Kittery conveyed four acres of fresh and salt meadow at the bottom of the Great Bay in Pascataqua river, near the upper end of John Hall's marsh, and on the north side of a creek over
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against Capt. Champernoon's meadow ; also 30 acres adjoining, granted by the town of Dover to James Rawl- ings. This land now belongs to the Peirce farm in Greenland, part of which is called the Hall field to this day.
HALL'S SLIP. Mentioned in a deed from Ephraim Tibbets to John Clem- ent Sept. 4, 1766, as below Tibbet's homestead on Back river, the west- erly side of Dover Neck.
HALL'S SPRING. This name is still given to a spring near the spot where Deacon John Hall lived over 200 years ago. It is S. W. of the site of the old fortified meeting-house on Dover Neck, towards Back cove.
HAM'S MARSH. John Ham's marsh is mentioned Nov. 23, 1735. It was at Oak Swamp. Eleven acres were laid out to Peter Hayes, Oct. 15, 1748, beginning at a pine tree on the west side of the mast road that goes from Tolend to Rochester, "about 16 rods above the crotch of the way that comes over Ham's marsh." Oct. 15, 1748, 21 acres were laid ont to Joseph Hanson, Jr., beginning at a pitch pine on the west side of the old mast path, leading from Ham's marsh, so called, to the "Ealware plains," about 10 rods above the path that leads to Tolend. (See Oak Swamp.)
HARDSCRABBLE. This name is given to a rough district in the east- ern part of Barrington.
HARFORD'S FERRY. So called from Nicholas Harford, who, in 1717, was licensed to keep a ferry across Fore river from Dover Neck to Kittery. He petitioned March 26, 1726, that his license might be renewed. This ferry ran from Beck's slip to what is
now known as Morrill's point on the Eliot shore, originally a part of Kit- tery. At a later day it was called Morrill's ferry. (See Beck's Point and Slip.) The name of Harford is otherwise written Hartford.
HARRUD'S SPRING, otherwise HEARD'S. Mentioned May 25, 1735, when James Hanson conveyed to Joseph Hanson, Jr., 5 acres of land in Dover, at the north end of James Hanson's pasture, called Hard Spring pasture, on the east side of Richard Scammon's pasture, and partly on the S. W. side of the highway that leads down to widow Cloutman's, and partly on ye west end of Joseph Hanson's own land, on the south side joining to James Hanson's land. This spring is again mentioned April 9, 1737, when James Hanson con- veyed to Joseph Hanson 8 acres and 100 rods of land in Dover, adjoining sd Joseph's land on the S. E., begin- ning " southward of Harrud's spring, by said Hanson's land which contains ye sd Harrud's spring," thence run- ning N. 27 deg. E. by sª Joseph's land 46 rods to the land of Joseph Hanson, Jr., and 31 rods to Richard Scammon's. This was apparently on the Upper Neck, where John Heard acquired land in 1669. (See Campin's Rocks.)
HARVEY'S HILL, otherwise MESER- VE's. This hill is at the upper side of Freetown in Madbury, on the road to Barrington. It was so named from Daniel " Messerve," who had a grant on the south side of the way that leads to Bellamy Hook, June 12, 1719. He is called " Daniel Mis- harvey " in a deed from James Huck- ins to Eli Demerit Dec. 19, 1746. Meserve's garrison stood on this hill.
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HARWOOD'S COVE, otherwise HAR- ROD'S, HEROD'S, HEARD'S, etc. This cove, now called Laighton's Cove, is on the Newington shore of Great Bay, below Fabyan's Point. It is referred to the 20th, 8 mo., 1651, when Wm. Pomfrett of Dover con- veyed to Anthony Nutter a marsh on the N. E. side of Great Bay, at the great cove there, above long point. Anthony Nutter and wife Sarah, in exchange for land at Welsh Cove, conveyed to Thomas Roberts, June 6, 1664, " a parcel of marsh in ye Great Bay in Dover, in a certain cove usu- ally called by ye name of Harrod's Cove, bounded by ye mouth of a small trench, and so upon a straight line down to ye middle of a small island betwixt ye marsh of John Dam, Sr., and ye aforesaid marsh of Anthony Nutter." Thomas Roberts, in his deed of land on Welsh Cove, ex- changed for the above tract, speaks of the latter as "in Hard's Cove." " The freshett called Harwood's creek or core," is mentioned in Mr. Moody's grant of May 10, 1668. (See Harwood's Creek.) It is called Herd's cove, July 5, 1700, when Thomas Tibbets of Dover and Judith his wife conveyed to George Hunt- ress all his salt marsh (about two acres) on ye east side of the creek running out of ye gutt commonly called by the name of Herd's Gut into the great bay, bounded by John Dam on the west, north-west by said creek, and so to Herd's cove, with the privilege of the flats from the lower point of the marsh at the creek's mouth on a S. S. W. direction into the bay. This adjoined the tract conveyed to George Huntress, Dec. 13, 1699, by James and John
" Leitsh " (Leach), who, in the deed, speak of it as " land in Portsmouth at great bay, at a place called by ye name of Harwoods cove," on the north side of George Walton's land, which tract had been granted their father James " Leith" by the town of Portsmouth.
Shadrach and George Walton of New Castle conveyed to Nathan Knight in 1708, a tract of "136 acres in Portsmouth, on the N. E. side of the Greate Bay, at a place called and known by the name of Harwood's cove," beginning at a white oak by the water side in said cove, and running to a red oak near John Hall's fence, joining John Jackson. Nathan Knight of Dover conveyed to John Downing, Jr., Ap. 12, 1712, " thirty acres of land in Dover, part of 136 acres laid out to George Walton, Sr., in 1665, begin- ning at a white oak by the water side in harrold's cove," etc. Thomas and Ephraim Tibbets, Dec. 2, 1735, con- veyed to John Nutter of Newington a tract of marsh (four acres) in Har- rod's cove in Great Bay, bounded on the upper end by the marsh of Deacon Moses Dam, west by the marsh of Anthony Nutter, deceased, and easterly upon " ye crick that runs between ye marsh of Christopher Huntress " (grandson of the above George) and the premises then con- veyed, with the thatch-bed adjoin- ing, running over to " ye loor paint [lower point] of ye salt marsh for- merly sold to sd Huntress." John Perry conveyed to Jolin Vincent May 12, 1735, "a parcel of fllatts or thatch-bed in Harwood's Cove, New- ington," on the S. side of Christopher Huntress. (See Laighton's Cove.)
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The name of Harwood's cove was probably derived from Andrew Har- wood, who is mentioned in 1643, when he and Thomas ffurson were brought before the authorities "for neglecting to come to the ordinances of God this last winter." He was engaged in the lumber business. A snit at court concerning the sale of timber, clapboards, and pipe-staves, by Philip Swadden, Thomas Johnson, Andrew Harwood, and Thomas ffur- son is mentioned the last of the 6th mo., 1643. (County Records, Exe- ter.) See Herod's Point and Wig- wam.
HARWOOD'S CREEK, otherwise HAR- ROD'S, HEROD'S, etc. This name was given, not only to the inlet called Harwood's or Herod's cove, but to the freshwater stream which empties into it, now usually called the Trout brook. It is mentioned Jan. 11, 1657, when the town of Portsmouth granted to Henry Sherburne and others the land from Harrod's creek northward to Welshman's Cove, excepting the 400 acres belonging to Dover. (See Hog- sty Cove.)
A part of this tract (141 acres) was afterwards re-granted to the Rev. Joshua Moody of Portsmouth, and laid out Jan. 21, 1666, beginning at " a white oak by the freshet called Harrod's cove neere Jnº. Dam's marsh," thence running N. E. by E. to a small asp tree, and thence by that point towards Bloody Point, to "a three forked pine tree which is Dover bounds, standing in the road way, thence S. W. by W. down to the aforesaid ffreshet called Harrod's Creeke to a hemlock-Bloody Point or Hampton path being the eastern bound, Dover bounds the northern,
and the freshet called Harrod's creeke aforesaid the western."
Wm. Furber, Sr., Anthony Nutter, and John Dam, Jr., having been ap- pointed by the town of Dover to meet the lot-layers of Portsmouth, to set- tle "the line in the woods between Cannyes Cone and hogsty Coue," made their report under oath before Richard Cutt at Portsmouth, May 10, 1668, " that the great three-forked pine should be the bound tree," whence the line should run straight to the middle of the mouth of each cove, " which said forked pine stands in ye way yt goes from bloody Point to Portsmº & is too (two) hundred rod to the northward of yt path yt turns out of said way weh goes to goodman Pickering's and goodman Hall's farms ; and nere said three forked Pine is a little dry round gully, not above two or three rod distance."-"And at the same time ye lott-layers of Portsmouth laid out a pcell (parcel) of land to Mr. Joshua Moody, (w) hose northern bound was the three forked pine," and thence ran in a straight line " to the freshett called Harwood's creek or Coue, nere John Dam's marsh. And the gore of land that remained between dover and Mr. Moodyes line ye said lott-layers laid out to Capt. James Pendleton, and is bounded at one end by the said Will™ Furber Sen' his land."
The road above mentioned, on which stood the three-forked pine, must not be confounded with the present road from Bloody Point to Portsmouthı. It must have meant the road to Greenland, then belong- ing in part to Portsmouth, or less probably the old road to Portsmouth
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called the Narrow lane that seems : to have led from Welsh Cove or Fur- ber's ferry. Samuel Moody of Bos- ton, Sept. 10, 1704, conveyed to Thomas Row of Welsh Cove 36 acres of land formerly belonging to his honoured father, the Rev. Joshua Moody, lying at or near Welch Cove in ye town of Portsmouth, adjoining the brook that runs into Harwood's Cove, beginning at a hemlock tree near the way that leads from Welch Cove to said Row's house, thence running 136 rods E. by N. to the antient bounds wch is a pine tree adjoining the road which leads from Bloody Point to Greenland, thence 60 rods along the road to another pine, thence 130 rods S. by W. to a pine 8 rods from the brook, and thence to the first bound. This land seems to have ex- tended to the vicinity of Sam Row's hill, near which is the source of Har- wood's creek. Twenty acres of the above tract were conveyed by Thomas Row, Ap. 10, 1733, to his son-in-law, John Quint, beginning at a small white oak by the road from Newing- ton meeting-house to Greenland, and running along this road 30 rods to a pitch pine, then 130 rods S. W. to a pine tree, 8 rods from the brook. One bound is a small hill at the corner of Thomas Row's orchard.
Joseph Richards, planter, of " Welsh-mans cove," and Abigail his wife, conveyed to Benj" Richards, March 20, 1702, ten acres of land which said Joseph's father purchased of Wm. ffurber, lying and being on the S. E. side of the road which goes to Portsth from Welsh man's cove, bounded on the north side by Dover bounds, and on the east side by Mr. Moody's land. Samuel Moody quit
claim to Clement Messervey of Ports- mouth, July 29, 1703, to a tract of 25 acres, lying and being in Ports- mouth, at or near Welch cove, begin- ing at a white oak by ye freshett called Harrod's cove, near John Dam's marsh, and running along ye brooke 116 rods to a maple that stands near ye road that goes down to Mr. Wm. Furber's, thence 120 rods along ye road towards Portsmouth to a flat rock that stands near ye path, and thence 160 rods to the first bound. "Clement Misservie, late of Newington, now of Scar- borough, Maine," (son of the above Clement) conveyed to John Vincent, Oct. 26, the first year of the reign of our sovereign lord, George the second (1727), 25 acres in Newington, be- ginning at a white oak by ye ffreshet that runs into Harrods Core near the land of Deacon Moses Dam, and ex- tending along the brook 116 rods to a maple that stands near the road to Welch Cove, thence 120 rods along ye road towards Portsmouth to a flat rock that stands near ye path, and thence 160 rods to the first bound.
Harwood's creek is called " Herds gut" July 5, 1700. (See Harwood's Cove.) It is otherwise called " Stony brook " in Geo. Huntriss' will of June 8, 1715. (See Stony Brook.)
HAVEN'S HILL. This hill is in Rochester, on the main road from Dover to Norway Plains. Here stood the first meeting-house in Rochester, built in 1731. Its name was derived from the Rev. Joseph Haven of Portsmouth, who was installed at Rochester Jan. 10, 1776, and there died Jan. 27, 1825, after a pastorate of forty-nine years.
HAYES' FALLS. See Cochecho Falls.
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HAY STACK. Mentioned in 1654, !
when Jonas Binn had a grant of ten acres on the S. W. side of Branson's creek, joining Geo. Webb. and next to Charles Adams' lot, " the east side coming to a little gutt right over against a place called the hay stack." This was near the upper shore of the Great Bay, above Crummit's creek, but the name has not been retained. It may have been a place where the early settlers stacked their salt hay or thatch. (See Branson's Creek. )
HEARD'S NECK. Mentioned Dec. 5, 1653, when Walter Neall had a grant of "eaight acres to his house upon the neck of land by Winacont river, commonly called John Heard's necke." (Portsmouth Records.) This was in Greenland.
HEARD'S POND, otherwise HERD'S. Holland's map of 1784 gives this name to Cole's pond, in the N. E. part of Somersworth. It was per- haps derived from John and Samuel Heard, who were engaged in the lum- ber business on the Salmon Falls river in the middle of last century.
The HEATH. A heath in the upper part of Dover is mentioned July 5, 1736, when 20 acres-part of a 30 acre grant to Thomas Wille, July 8, 1734-were laid out to his son Thomas " at a place called ye Ele- ware plains," on the north side of the road from the heath to Green Hill. This land was conveyed to Stephen Hawkins March 29, 1743. Ichabod Canney's seven acres of land, conveyed to Paul Hayes Ap. 1, 1741, were laid out above the heath, on the S. W. side of Cochecho river, beginning at Stephen Wille's W. cor- ner bound. Joseph Roberts' share of the common lands in 1734, was
laid out to him Nov. 10, 1741, above the heath, beginning at the head line of Dover, at the N. W. corner of Ichabod Canney's land.
The marsh adjacent to Willand's Pond, between Peter's Marsh brook and the Dover road to Whitehall, is commonly called "the Hathe" or Heath. Peter Austin of Somers- worth, and wife Betty, conveyed to Moses Carr, Jan. 16, 1788, 26 acres of land, bought of Nicholas Austin, bounded E. by the road from Dover to Great Falls and the land of Icha- bod Rollins, southerly by Daniel Ran- dall, and westerly by the heath brook, so called.
There is also a heath on the upper side of Wheelwright's pond. (See Langley's Heath.)
HEN ISLAND. This is an islet at the lower side of Fox Point, Newing- ton, near the shore. It bears a single pine tree-verdant, broad- spreading, and somewhat pictur- esque.
HENDERSON'S POINT. This point is on the Rollinsford shore of the Newichawannock, below Middle Point. It is the terminus of the bridge from Eliot, at the lower side of Jocelyn's cove. The name is derived from Wm. Henderson, who had a grant of land on this shore March 19, 1693-4. (See Jocelyn's Cove.) It is now owned by Mr. Hiram Philpot.
There was also a Henderson's point on the east side of Dover Neck, to which led a road, mentioned in 1812. This was apparently above Morrill's ferry, formerly Beck's slip. Henderson's spring in that vicinity is mentioned in Sanford & Evert's Atlas.
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HEROD'S POINT and WIGWAM, otherwise HARROD'S. Herod's wig- wam is mentioned the 15th, 4 mo., 1646. when "John Damme " had a grant from the town of Dover of " six acres of marsh on ye Great Bay, bounded wh ye creek at ye mouth on the northwest side, the upland on ye southeast side, & ye island of ye northwest nere to a wigwam on the south east side of said marsh, com- monly called by the name of Herod's wigwome."
Thirty acres of upland were laid out to Jolin Dam, Sr., the 10th, 10 mo., 1656, " on the south side of his marsh towards Harroed's Poynt, 6 acres and 24 acres at the head of his marsh, bounded by the freshet that goeth towards Bloody Poynt." Another record of the same date says : "Whereas by order of the General Court, 400 acres of upland were given to the inhabitants of Dover that have marsh in the Great Bay, Elder Nutter, Wm. Story, Wm. ffurber, and Henry Lankstar, laid out and bounded unto John Dam, Sr., 30 acres of upland as follows, 6 acres and 24 acres at the head of his marsh towards harrods wigwame -the upland bonnded by the freshet that goeth towards Bloody Point ; that is, 16 poles up the freshett, and 26 pooles wide." This tract joined the Layton and Nutter lands, and being part of the 400 acres, was of course above Hogsty Cove-that is, " above " with reference to the course of the river or bay, not to the points of the compass.
Herod's Point seems to have form- ed part of the Fabyan lands. (See Swadden's Island. ) The mention of a wigwam has led to the supposition
that the name of this Point, and of Herod's Cove, was derived from an Indian sagamore. It may, however, have been a variation of Heard, pro- nounced with a brogue. But it was more probably a corruption of Har- wood. (See Harwood's Cove.)
The word "wigwam " does not necessarily imply an Indian cabin. It was a name often given by the early pioneers to a logging shanty in the forest. Mention is made of one, Nov. 21, 1706, when land was laid out to Thomas Goodwin in Kittery, near the Salmon Falls river, above the Nine Notches, "beginning about 30 or 40 poles below the logging house or wigwam that Wm. Grant, Thomas and Daniel Goodwin, and Joseph Hodsden, kept in, the last winter." ( Kittery Records. See Historical Mag., Oct., 1868, p. 192.) " Young's wigwam " in Hampton is also men- tioned Ap. 5, 1710.
Herod's wigwam was probably the logging camp of Andrew Harwood, who was undoubtedly engaged in the lumber business. Thomas Johnson brought a suit against him in 1644, for "6000 hogshead staves to be delivered at highwater mark in ye river of Pascataway." (County Rec- ords, Exeter.)
HICKS'S HILL. See Moharimet's Hill.
HIGH POINT. This is the first point on the Rollinsford shore of the New- ichawannock river below the Eliot bridge. It formerly belonged to the Cate family, but is now owned by Mr. John Bennett.
The name of High Point is also given to a subdivision of Long Point, on the Newington shore of Great Bay. (See Long Point.)
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HIGH STREET. This name was given in early times to the main road along Dover Neck to Hilton's Point. It is mentioned Sept. 11, 1733, when Thomas and Ephraim Tibbets sold Richard Plummer1 a small strip of land at the S. E. corner of their field, adjoining " ye little Logg House yt Jn° Foy lived in," extending from said house six rods northerly, joining on high street.2
It is called Great street Oct. 6, 1670, when Thomas Canney, Sr., conveyed his dwelling house and lot to his son Joseph, bounded E. by Fore river, W. by "ye great street on Dover Neck," etc.
HILL'S COVE Or CREEK. This inlet, no doubt the Pine Cove of early times, is on the Newington shore of the Long Reach, below Paul's creek ; so called from Samuel Hill, who ac- quired part of the Folsom farm, which his son William Hill conveyed in 1869 to Mr. de Rochemont, the present owner. It was previously called Stood- ley's creek.
HILL'S FALLS. The State map of Lee in 1803 gives this name to the falls in Lamprey river at the head of Lee Hook, where at that time stood a saw-mill and grist-mill, owned by the heirs of Capt. Reuben Hill, who acquired this water privilege and the adjoining farm in the middle of last century. He was one of the select- men of Lee in 1769. His mill is mentioned in the records of that town ; and the neighboring bridge across Lamprey river is repeatedly called
Hill's bridge in the town accounts from 1771 till 1800, and doubtless much later. For instance, 5 €., 1s., were " pd Ensign Reuben Hill on his bridge " in 1771. This name is still retained, though Reuben Hill died about 1794, and his heirs sold the water privilege here at the beginning of this century. Chace's county map of 1856 mentions . J. Mathes's shin- gle and grist-mill " at Hill's falls. There is now a sawmill here. owned by the Dames. (See Dame's Falls. )
HILL'S FIVE HUNDRED ACRES. Frequently mentioned in the old con- veyances of Durham lands, referring to Valentine Hill's grant of 500 acres from the town of Dover, the 14th, 5 mo., 1651, for a farm adjacent to his mills at Oyster River. This tract comprised the whole site of the pres- ent village of Durham on the upper side of Oyster river, and extended from the lowest falls westward as far as Follet's swamp. It was bounded on the south by the fresh part of Oyster river, and on the north by the Woodman, Thompson, and Demeritt lands. It is mentioned June 15, 1719, when 30 acres of land, laid out to Bartholomew Stevenson May 31, 1699, found to intrench on " Capt. Hill's five hundred acre lot," were, at the request of Abraham Stevenson, laid out anew, " beginning at Hill's line, near the north corner of Hill's land." This land was conveyed by Abraham and Mary Stevenson to Jonathan Thompson Feb. 24, 1732- 33, " beginning at ye north corner of
1 Richard Plummer's wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Beard. ' She quit claim to all right in her father's estate in favor of her brother Samuel, May 25, 1737. And her sister, Esther Dolloff, did the same Ap. 8, 1731.
2 John Foy married Mary, widow of Ralph Hall, before Feb. 26, 1717-18. She was the daughter of Philip Chesley of Oyster River. John Foy's Rock is mentioned in article Freetown. (See p. 78.)
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Capt. Nathaniel Hill's five hundred acres. at a stump in said Hill's line."
Joseph Buss and wife Lydia con- veved to Thomas Chesley, Feb. 21, 1739-40, one half of two thirds of one third part of five hundred acres in Durham, granted to Valentine Hill by the town of Dover the 14th, 5 mo .. (16)51, " for a farm adjacent to his mills at Oyster River, provided it doth not not annoy the inhabitants, and laid out and bounded in ye year 1660, ye 3d day of ye 11th mo., bounded upon a N. and S. line from Oyster River 200 rods, and from that bound N. W. half a point westerly 320 rods, and from yt to Oyster river upon a S. W. and by S. line 210 rods to ye river, and so ye river is ye bounds."
Valentine Hill of Nottingham and Robert Hill of Durham conveyed to Joseph Smith, Feb. 23, 1765, part of that land in Durham " commonly known by the name of the five hun- dred acres," beginning at the N. W. corner of Samuel Hill's homestead farm by the land of Samuel Demerit, etc. (See Warner Farm.)
Valentine Hill, who had this grant of 500 acres, was the most enterpris- ing of the early settlers at Oyster River. He was in Boston as early as 1638, a freeman in 1640, and was ordained deacon in Boston "by ye laying on of ye hands of ye presby- tery," May 7, 1640. He was also a member of the Ancient and Hon. Artillery Co. He had a grant at Oyster River the 5th, 5 mo., 1642, and another the following year. And further grants of lands and mill priv- ileges on Lamprey and Oyster rivers were made to him in 1649, 1651, 1652, etc. He was apparently the
first to erect mills at Oyster River. and it was he who built the first meeting-house here in 1656-7. He was the representative from Dover to the General Court at Boston in 1652-3-4-5 and 7. The freemen of Dover petitioned, May 27, 1652, that Mr. Valentine Hill might be appointed one of the Associate Judges of the Court that year. Their petition was granted. (N. H. Prov. Pap., 1 : 198, 207.) He died in 1661, leaving two children, Nathaniel and Mary, by his last wife, who was Mary Eaton, daughter of Gov. Theophilus' Eaton of New Haven. She survived him, and afterwards married Ezekiel Knight.
Mary, daughter of Valentine Hill, married John Buss, son of Parson Buss of Oyster River. Nathaniel Hill, the only son left by Valentine, married Sarah, daughter of Anthony Nutter of Welshman's cove. He inherited the greater part of his father's lands at Oyster River, on which he settled. He was appointed deacon of the Oyster River church. He had two sons, Valentine and Samuel. The latter married Sarah, daughter of John Thompson, Sr., of Oyster River, and lived a short dis- tance above the present railway sta- tion. Sarah Hill, daughter of Nathaniel, married Daniel Warner of Portsmouth, who afterwards acquired a part of Hill's Five Hundred Acres. (See Warner Farm.) Abigail Hill, another daughter, married Benjamin, son of Capt. Francis Mathes, Dec. 17, 1716. The name of Valentine, from her grandfather Valentine Hill, became henceforth a favorite name in the Mathes family, where it is perpetuated to this day. Among
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