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the way leading through Madberry, leaving the space of one rod between the land and the way where it goes down to the turn about 4 rods from Archabel Smith's pit," etc. Col. James Davis, in his will of Oct. 18, 1748, gives his sons, James and Samuel, twenty acres of land on the northwest side of Maharrimet's hill. James Davis of Dover, gentleman, conveyed to Joseph Hicks, March 5, 1761, ten acres on the north side of Mahomet's Hill, being half of twenty acres given him in his father's will.
The name of Hicks's hill was de- rived from Joseph Hicks, who, early last century, acquired the greater part, if not all, of this hill, and erected a garrison on the eastern side, traces of which can still be seen. April 15, 1718, John Underwood, of Newcastle, and Temperance his wife (granddaughter of John Bickford of Oyster River), conveyed to Joseph Hix 100 acres on the east side of Maharimet's hill, originally granted John Bickford by the town of Dover. Joseph Hicks is called " captain " in the rate-list of 1758. He married Sarah, daughter of Col. James Davis, who outlived her husband, and died at the age of ninety-one. Letters of administration were granted on her estate Jan. 14, 1794. She and her husband lie buried at the foot of Hicks's hill, at the east. A large part of this hill is still owned by their descendants, among whom may be mentioned the Kingman, Miles, and Young families.
MONARIMET'S MARSH. This marsh is on the upper side of Lamprey river, in the Packer's Falls district, but the name has not been perpet- uated. It was so named from the
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Indian sagamore of that region, in whose presence, and with whose con- sent, Samuel Symonds took posses- sion of his grant at Island falls, now Wadleigh's, June 3, 1657. The name is otherwise written, Mahori- met, Mohermite, Moharmet, etc., and is no doubt a corruption of Mahomet. In fact, it is to be found so written in a Durham record of 1735, which runs as follows :
" Whereas there was a Certain tract of Marsh laid out unto William Follet of six acres in the Marsh called Mahomet's Marsh the 7th day of the 6mo 1661. And also a Certain tract of land laid out to the said William Follet and bounded the 18th 10 month 1663, near a Marsh called Mahomet's Marsh, and we whose names are under written being Called by Nicho- laus Medar1 the Possessor of the afored Lands to renew the bounds, we have Run the Points of Compass as before. That is to say, begin- ning at a White Oak stump, one of the Old bounds next Thomas Foot- man's land," etc. This land was laid out Aug. 30, 1735.
July 1, 1710, Nicholas Follet and Mary his wife conveyed to Nicholas Medar two lots-one of six acres and the other of one hundred acres-in Moheremet's fresh marsh next Thomas Footman's land. March 30, 1749, Nicholas Medar conveyed to his son Samuel eighty-six acres of land, " part of the marsh formerly granted to Wm Follet." May 23, 1763, Nicho- las Medar sold Timothy Medar thirty acres, " part of the one hundred acres formerly laid out to Wm Follet." This lot was bounded N. E. and S. W. by Joshua Woodman's land, and joined the lands of John and Samuel Medar.
Timothy Medar, shipwright, con- veyed the same thirty acres to Isaac Medar June 12, 1772. This land, after various owners, was purchased Sept. 1, 1820, by Capt. Edward Griffiths, whose son still owns it. Mention is made in the Dover records of a highway laid out on the south side of Oyster river freshet, June 13, 1719, beginning at Chesley's mill, and following the old way past the land of Moses Davis, Jr., etc., to Wm. Follet's hundred acre lot at Maharimut's Marsh. This marsh, most of which is now drained and cultivated, no doubt extended beyond Mr. Fogg's farm, and included the so called " Croxford swamp." (See Follet's Swamp.)
MOHARIMET'S PLANTING-GROUND, otherwise MAHOMET'S. Mentioned Nov. 28, 1698, when Peter Coffin conveyed to Samuel Allen 210 acres of upland on the south side of Lamp- rill river, beginning at the mouth of the Pascassick river, and running up Lamprey river to a red oak "about 20 rods above the run of water that runneth into Lamprill river, near ye land called by ye name of old Mahor- mett's planting ground." Eliphalet Coffin of Exeter conveyed to Stephen Pendergrass, Oct. 9, 1735, 84 acres of land in Durham, adjoining Lampereel river, beginning at, or near about, 20 rods above ye run of water near ye land formerly called Mahermit's planting ground, which land said Eli- phalet had of his grandfather Peter Coffin, late of Exeter. Stephen Pen- dergast of Newmarket, July 12, 1740, conveyed to Nathan Mendum 84 acres of land in Durham, beginning at Lam- prel river, about 20 rods above ye run of water near ye land formerly called
See Supplement. f. 284.
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Mahermit's planting ground, thence along said river to the west side of a spring by the river. This land is in the Packer's Falls district, Durham, on the south side of Lamprey river. The Pendergast garrison is still stand- ing.
MORRILL'S FERRY. See Beck's Slip. MORRIS'S CREEK. Mentioned Jan. 2, 1734-5, when Francis Durgin sold John Smith, Jr., a dwelling-house and tract of land in Durham, on the shore of Great Bay, bounded by John Pinder on ye S. W., and on the N. E. by a creek " called Thomas Morry's creek." This land now belongs to Mr. Channell.
MORRIS'S POINT. This point, mis- called Maurice's Point on Smith's map of Durham, is just below Pin- dar's point, on the Lubberland shore of Great Bay. The name, no longer in use, was derived from Thomas Morris, who was taxed at Oyster River as early as 1663, and owned a tract at Lubberland before 1681. The Rev. John Pike, in his journal, records the death of " old Tho. Mor- ris of Lubberland" July 30, 1.707. He seems to have left no wife or children. In his will of Dec. 1, 1701, (proved June 5, 1710) he gives his friends, James and William Durgin, his house and land to be divided equally among them, and he dis- tributes his personal effects among various neighbors on the Lubberland shore.
MOUNT BURROUGHS. This hill, so named from Jabez Burroughs, to whom it once belonged, is in the east- ern part of Dover, below the Port- land turnpike road. It is now owned by Mr. Geo. Yeaton, Mrs. Dana, and others. It is well-wooded on
the southeast side, but is chiefly a ledge of granite.
MOUNT HUNGRY. Mentioned March 7, 1764, when Dependence and Olive Bickford conveyed land to Richard Furber in Newington, bounded west- erly by the highway from the late dwelling-house of Hatevil Nutter to the hill called Mount Hungry, north by the lands of James Nutter and Rachel Row ; east by said Row, John Quint, and Moses and Nehemiah Furber ; and south by the highway aforesaid ; which land had been pur- chased by said Dependence Bickford of Richard Furber.
Wm. Furber, in his will of Nov. 12, 1741, proved May 25, 1751, gives his grandson Richard Furber all his - land in Newington on the easterly or upper side of the road from Ensign Hatevil Nutter's to Mr. Vincent's windmill. And he gives his sons Moses and Nehemiah all his land on the lower or westerly side of the highway that runs from Ensign Hat- evil Nutter's to Vincent's windmill.
It is evident from the above con- veyances that this windmill stood on Mt. Hungry, which probably derived its name from this circumstance. Vincent's windmill was no doubt so called from John Vincent, who bought land of Clement Messervey Oct. 26, 1727, originally granted to the Rev. Joshua Moodey. (See Harwood's Creek.) Part of this land was con- veyed July 22, 1783, by Anthony Vincent to Ephraim Pickering, be- ginning at a flat rock by the road leading to Furber's ferry, at the land of Noah Huntress and running by said land to that of Moses Dame.
Another part was conveyed to Wm. and Levi Furber Oct. 21, 1783.
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Mount Hungry no longer retains its ancient name, but it could not have been far from the source of the Trout brook, formerly Harwood's creek.
MOUNT MISERY. This mount is in Barrington, just above the Judge Hale place.
MOUNT PLEASANT. This elevation is in Dover, east of Pine Hill, between the cemetery and the river Cochecho.
MOUNT SORROWFUL. Mentioned March 23, 1702, when 30 acres of land were granted to Paul Wentworth " near the place called Mount Sor- rowful, not intrenching on any former grants." No commons being found here, this grant was laid out in 1718, " between Salmon fall river and Co- checha, att a place called the great ash swamp." The name of Mount Sor- rowful is still retained. It is a steep gravelly hill in Rollinsford, near Rollins' brook, crossed by the Bos- ton and Maine R. R. It formerly belonged to the Rieker family, but is now owned by Messrs. Samuel and Wm. Rollins.
MOUNT RAWLINGS. Mentioned March 26, 1683, when Richard Wal- dron of Dover conveyed to Thomas Paine a tract of land, with a dwelling- house thereon, situate lying, and being, at or near Cochecho, common- ly called or known by the name of Mount Rawlings, bounded on the south by the Cochecho river, and running from a great pine tree on the brow of the hill N. by W. 44 perches to a pine tree on the brow of another hill, being a parcel of land said Rich- ard Waldron bought of James Raw- lings March 5, 1673. This land was conveyed to Richard Waldron of Ports- mouth, June 17, 1705, by Thomas Paine of Newcastle (son of the
above Thomas), who in the deed of conveyance repeats the same bounds, and also gives to this tract the name of Mount Rawlings. This name has not been perpetuated, but it ap- pears to have been given to one of the hills near the Cochecho river in the vicinity of Rogers street, at the head of which Paine's garrison is said to have stood. Further east are Paine's woods, now called Guppy's woods.
MUCHADOE. Mentioned in the Dover records of 1672, when Peter Coffin had ten acres laid out on the south side of the Great Mast path, bounded east by land previously laid out to said Coffin " to ye path yt goeth to Muchadoe" (the Tolend road). And again Ap. 1, 1673, when Peter Coffin conveyed to Nathaniel Stevens a quarter part of a tract of land near Cochecha, bounded north by the highway from Muchadoe to Plum- Pudding hill. (See Trumbelow Swamp.)
The Muchadoe of the present day is a steep hill in Barrington, about a mile N. E. of the Congregational meeting-house. On the top are two pines, a remnant of the woods which once covered it ; and at the foot is a linge rock tapestried with moss and vines, near which, according to the " Wild Artist," once lived a witch named Moll Ellsworth, whose sole companion was a black cat without a single white hair. The devil is said to have flown away with her in a gale of wind one dark, tempestuous night. At all events, she mysteriously disap- peared, and with her the black cat, said to have embodied a still darker fiend.
MUD BROOK. This brook is in
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Lee and empties into Lamprey river, between the mouth of Little river and Wadleigh's Falls. It is crossed by the road from Lee Hill at Mud bridge, now a mere culvert.
MUNSEY'S BRIDGE. Mentioned March 21, 1798, when the bounds between Durham and Lee were per- ambulated. It is on the back road across Oyster river, below Dishwater falls, and is no doubt the bridge men- tioned March 19, 1693-4, when Jo- seph Meader's grant was laid out on the S. W. side of the path to the burnt ground bridge, in Follet's swamp. (See Burnt Ground. ) The Meader land was afterwards acquired by " John Muncey." A highway was laid out Ap. 4, 1752, " begin- ning at Moses Davis's fence, 79 rods from Lient. Jones's fence near folet's swamp, at the head of John Wood- man's land, next to or near Jonath Monses land." (Durham Records.)
The Woodman land above men- tioned, originally granted to John Woodman and his sons (see Beech Hill ), was inherited by his son Jona- than, who, in his will of Jan. 2, 1749, gives his son Jonathan " 100 acres of land where he now lives, at a place called the burnt ground, at the east- ern end thereof." This land is now owned by his descendant, Mr. Moses G. Woodman. And he gives to his son Archelans 100 acres at a place called the burnt ground, at the west- ern end thereof, reserving a highway two rods wide for his son Jonathan to pass and re-pass from his land to the mast road.
The land of Moses Davis, whose fence is mentioned above, is now owned by Mr. Israel Demeritt. In his neighborhood is Munsey's bridge,
on the bounds between Durham and Lee. A nocturnal meeting of the "Know-Nothings " is said to have been held on this bridge in the hey- day of that party-a singularly ap- propriate place for such a gathering.
NANCY DREW'S POINT. This name is now popularly given to the New- ington terminus of Knight's ferry, from Miss Nancy N. Drew, to whom John Knight conveyed, July 16, 1831, 44 acres of land adjoining the road from Bloody Point ferry, so called, to Newington meeting-house, running northerly to the land of Samuel Shackford, deceased, then northeast- erly by said land to Pascataqua river, and by said river to the ferry, thence to the first bound.
Miss Nancy Drew died in 1889 at her residence on this point, at the age of 93 years, and her homestead was sold at auction, May 31, 1890, to Mr. Charles Dame.
NANNEY'S ISLAND. This island is in Great Bay, off Long Point, and now belongs to the heirs of Mr. James A. Pickering. It no doubt de- rived its name from Robert Nanney of the Dover Combination of 1640. His name is on the Dover rate-list of 1649. He afterwards became a mer- chant in Boston, where he died Aug. 27, 1663, leaving among other property, part of an estate in Barba- does. His wife was Katherine, daughter of the Rev. John Wheel- wright, founder of Exeter.
The NARROW LANE. Mentioned Ap. 28, 1779, when Jonathan Quint conveyed to Jonathan Hight (Hoyt), both " of Newington, at a place com- monly called the Upper plains," half an acre of land, 16 rods on the road leading from Newington meeting-
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house to Greenland, and 10 rods upon a road called the narrow lane, lead- ing to Portsmouth.
Daniel Walker of Portsmouth con- veyed to Gee Pickering, Ap. 26, 1806, one acre of land on the north side of the Narrow Lane, so called, bounded west by Lieut. Richard Dame's land, and N. and E. by said Pickering's land, being the same land said Walk- er bought of John Stevens, Dec. 11, 1787. John Stevens' land is spoken of in 1730 as at the south end of the Gore. (See the Gore.) Richard Dame gave a quit-claim to Gee Pick- ering, May 15, 1811, of 3} acres, bounded " southwardly by the narrow lane, so called, which adjoins Down- ing's Plains, as formerly called."
NARROWS. The Narrows in the river Cochecho are at Campin's Rocks, about a mile below the first falls.
Furber's Straits, between Great and Little bays, are also called the Narrows. And farther down the Pascataqua, at the end of the Long Reach, below Boiling Rock, are the Narrows, so called by boatmen. X There are also Narrows in Wheel- wright's Pond. See 6. 279
" The Narrows " and "Lower Nar- rows " in Lamprey river, between the lowest falls and Goddard's creek, are on Smith's map of Newmarket in 1805. The latter are mentioned Feb. 22, 1714-15, when Sampson Doe conveyed to Cornelius Driscoe 60 acres of the neck of land (Doe's neck,) between Lamprill river and Goddard's creek, in the township of Dover, bounded by a little water- course to said river a little above or near ye lowr narrow in sd Lamprill river, and near sª Driscoe's house,
running along sª water-course to a red oak about three rods from a spring in said water-course, thence northerly to an elm near the highway to Lamprill river low' falls, etc.
NEEDIIAM'S COVE. This cove, now called Broad cove, is on the Lubberland shore of Great Bay. The name was no doubt derived from Nicholas Needham, " Ruler of Ex- eter" from 1639 till 1642, at which time Exeter laid claim to Oyster River lands. It is mentioned Ang. 18, 1670, when John Alt of Oyster River, and wife Remembrance, conveyed to John Cutt of Portsmouth 80 acres of land " in ye greate Bay, in Needum's Cove," granted him by the town of Dover. And again, Nov. 11, 1715, when Joseph Roberts, Sr., conveyed to John Footman four score acres of land on the N. W. side of Great Bay, adjoining Needum's Cove, beginning at a white oak next Pinder's fence. (See Needham's Pt. and Broad Cove.)
NEEDHAM'S POINT. This point is mentioned the 10th, 8 mo., 1653, when, " at a public meeting of ye select men at oister river," 80 acres of land were granted to John Alt, at " ye Great Cove above Needum's poynt, 40 rods in length upon ye Cove." This point is at the lower side of Broad Cove. It is called Jewell's Point on Smith's map of 1805, but is now called Long Point.
NEW ENGLAND. This name was first given by Capt. John Smith, who ex- plored our coast in 1614, and after- wards published an interesting ac- count of his voyage, together with a map or chart of this region. The name of New England was subse- quently confirmed by the so-called " New England Charter" to Sir Fer-
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dinando Gorges and his associates in 1620.
NEWFIELDS. This name was given to South Newmarket until its incor- poration as a separate township, June 27, 1849. Here lived Richard Hil- ton, son of William, and grandson of Edward Hilton. John ffoullsam and Abigail conveyed to Edward Hall, May 26, 1707, 12 acres in Exeter, " beginning at the water-side in the field commonly called Mr. Hilton's new ffield." The name is mentioned Nov. 25, 1755, in a petition about " a bridge over the river (Squamscot) from Stratham to a place called New- fields, in Newmarket."
Joseph Merrill of Newmarket con- veyed to John Moody, March 4, 1771. 36 acres of land on the N. E. side of the road from the Newfield Landing-place, so called. to Notting- ham, running N. W. as the fence runs to Piscassick river. This land- ing was probably at the ferry-place. Richard Hilton petitioned to the N. H. government June 12, 1700, " for a ferry to be granted to him for trans- porting horse and man over the river (Squamscot) against his house for 50 years' time." This petition was grant- ed. (N. H. Prov. Pap., 3 : 99-102.)
NEW HAMPSHIRE. The late C. W. Tuttle, in his " Memoir of Capt. John Mason," says the Council of Plymouth granted Capt. Mason Nov. 7, 1629, " all that part of the prov- ince of Maine lying between the Mer- rimack and Pascataqua rivers, and Mason called it New Hampshire out of regard to the favor in which he held Hampshire in England, where he had resided many years." And that Council, by an indenture of Ap. 22, 1632, declared that the lands granted
Capt. Mason should henceforth bear this name.
New Hampshire was styled a Prov- ince till Jan. 5, 1776, and a Colony from that time till Sept. 11, 1776, on which day it was enacted by the Gen- eral Assembly and Council at Exeter that henceforth " this Colony should take the name of the State of New Hampshire."
NEWICHAWANNOCK. . This name, according to Mr. J. S. Jenness, is derived from the Indian word nee- week-wan-auke, signifying " my wig- wam place." It was the name of an Indian village near Salmon falls, but the English pioneers gave it also to the adjoining river, from the head of tide water down to the main body of the Pascataqua. They seem to have pronounced the name Ne-ge-won-nuck. (See Belknap's Hist. of N. H., Far- mer & Moore's ed., p. 10, foot-note. ) It is called Nechewanick in a grant to Wm. Pomfrett in 1643. (See Coche- cho Point.) Capt. Dantfortlı, an emi- nent surveyor, wrote it Negewonnick in 1679. It is called Nechowanuck in 1691 (see Fowling Marsh), and Nich- ewanock in 1722. (See Hobbs's Hole.)
Above the head of tide water this stream was generally called the Sal- mon Falls river by the early settlers, which name it still retains. The part between the mouth of the Co- checho river and Hilton's Point was called Fore river by the people on Dover Neck. (See Salmon Falls.) The Newichawannock or Salmon Falls river is the eastern branch of the Pascataqua. It rises at East pond, on the borders of Newfield and Wakefield, Me., and unites with the western branch of the Pascataqua at Hilton's Point, now Dover Point.
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A trading-post was established on the Newichawannock in 1631 by Am- brose Gibbons, agent of the Laconia Company. A letter to him from this Company, Dec. 5, 1632, speaks of " our house at Newichewanick." (Tuttle's Capt. John Mason, p. 305.) There was not only a store-house here, but a large dwelling-house, palisaded and furnished with an ample supply of arms and ammunition. (N. H. Prov. Pap., 1: 116.) These build- ings were burned to the ground about 1645. (Ibid, 1 : 45.)
A saw-mill and grist-mill, "the first set up on the Pascataqna," were erected here in 1634 by Henry Joce- lyn, who was sent over, by Capt. Mason in the spring of that year. They were " at a small fall at a place called by the Indians Assabenbeduck on the little Newichwannock, now South Berwick." (Tuttle's Capt. John Mason, p. 25.) Three excellent saw- mills at the falls of " Nichiquiwanick" are mentioned in the Ms. supposed to have been written in 1660 by Sam- uel Maverick, who adds that down that side of the river had been pro- cured most of the masts brought over to England ; among them "that ad- mired mast which came over some time last year containing neere 30 Tunes of timber." ( Maine Hist. and Gen. Register, 1 : 159.)
Newichawannock is mentioned as a locality on the west side of the river, Oct. 7, 1699, when James Grant of York (Me.) conveyed to David Hambleton1 of Newechewannuck 20 acres of land in the township of Dover, at a place called Newitchewan- nuck, granted said James Grant by the town (in 1657-8), lying between
a place called St. Alban's cove and Quamphegan falls, bordering on the river at the S. E. ; on Thomas Can- ney's lot at the N. E., on ye commons at the N. W., and on Henry Ma- goun's lot on the S. W.
The selectmen of Dover granted Thomas Pots, March 28, 1698, in consideration of his keeping and main- taining David Hamilton, eldest son of David Hamilton, the whole term of his life, 20 acres of land at New- chewanake, below a lot granted to Mary Mason and the lot of Thomas Canney, being all that tract of land formerly in the tenure of David Ham- ilton, Sr., deceased. Thomas Potts conveyed this land to Job Clement, Esq., Jan. 19, 1698-9. Job Clement conveyed it to Henry Nock Oct. 15, 1700. Nock's widow married Eleazer Wyer, and conveyed this land to her son-in-law of the same name.
NEWINGTON. The Bloody Point settlement was incorporated as a par- ish July 16, 1713, but its name was not changed till May 12, 1714, when, according to the records of the Coun- cil, " Bloody Point was named NEW- INGTON this day by his Excellency the Governour." (N. H. Prov. Pap., 3 : 549-551, 562.) This parish had town privileges from the first. In a petition of March 30, 1784, it is stated that the inhabitants had exer- cised the right of sending a repre- sentative to the General Assembly for more than 60 years. (N. H.
Town Pap., 12 : 727.) John Dam was the representative in 1715. In 1718 Capt. John Downing presented a petition to the Governor and Coun- cil from John Fabyan, Hatevil Nut- ter, and Moses Dam, the selectmen of
1 David Hamilton was killed by the Indians "at Newick," Sept. 28, 1692. (Pike's Journal.)
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Newington, praying that as the town- ship of Newington was a small neck of land made out of Dover and Ports- mouth, with no distinct line between it and the latter town, a line might be run from the south side of Mr. Thomas Pickering's farm, fronting on the Bay, down to Joseph Dennet's farm, then in possession of Henry Bennet, and thence in a direct line to the main river. (N. H. Prov. Pap., 17 :737.)
Newington seems never to have been formally incorporated as a town. For years it was indiscriminately called a parish and a township. The "town of Newington," the " town-meet- ing held in sd town" Jan. 21, 1744, and the " Town Clerk of Newington," are all mentioned in the Journal of the House of Assembly Jan. 25, 1744, (N. H. Prov. Pap., 5 :267.) John Fabyan was chosen to represent the " Town or Parish of sd Newington" in 1745. (Ibid, 5 : 288.) In a peti- tion of Sept. 17, 1755, it is called " the Township of Newington." In another of Dec. 13, 1763, it is called " the Parish of Newington." (N. H. Town Pap., 12 : 721.) But it seems to have been fully recognized as a township from the time of the Revo- lution.
NEWINGTON GARRISONS. There were at least five garrisons on the Newington shore.
I. DAM'S GARRISON, otherwise DAME's, is mentioned Sept. 26, 1696, when Sergeant John Dam was sum- moned to appear before Gov. Usher for dismissing sundry soldiers posted at his garrison. Their dismissal was perhaps owing to a lack of provisions, of which Sergeant Dam had previ- ously complained in a letter dated
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