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* Two of these sons, John and Samuel, were founders of Andover Academy, and the former was the founder of Exeter Academy and of the Phillips' Professorship of Divinity in Dart- mouth College.
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Pray Excuse my not waiting upon your Honours in person, being obligd this day to attend part of ye Duty and Business of my office.
Intreating that ye Direction and Benediction of Heaven may al- ways accompany you, I ask Leave [Gentlemen] to subscribe my Self your Honours' most humble and
Obedt Serv,
SAMUEL PHILLIPS. Andover, Feb : 2: 1725/6.
The persons who had the honor of being admitted on such conditions as settlers, proceeded with energy, and with entire unanimity, to forward their object. To save the committee of the General Court the trouble and expense of coming again from Boston, upon application of the admitted settlers, another meeting was held on the 7th of February, at which, with the approval of the committee, the settlers unanimously agreed and resolved to fulfil all the conditions and orders of the Court re- specting the settlement; and in case of any settler failing to comply with said conditions and orders within two years and a half from the 1st day of June next, such settler shall absolutely forfeit the lot or lots by him drawn, with all the improvements thereon, to the other settlers. Also, it was agreed and resolved " that no alienation of any Lott shall be made without the consent of the Community," on penalty of forfeiting the same. This regulation was in accordance with the suggestion of Rev. Chris- topher Toppan, and probably with special reference to the exclusion of the " Irish people," against whom a strong preju- diee then existed.
At this meeting, moreover, the committee of the court voted to appoint surveyors, and chainmen to attend them when they should go, to allot the said tract of land into one hundred and three shares, according to order ; to meet at Dunstable, on the
venient time and place, they being seasonably notified of such meeting, who, when assembled, shall make such necessary rules and orders as to them shall be thought most conducible for the carrying forward and effecting the aforesaid settlement ; provided, that three fourth parts of the persons present at such meeting are consenting to what rules or orders shall be then proposed and agreed upon, two or more of the Committee to be present at such meeting, who shall enter into a fair book, to be kept for that purpose, all such rules, orders, and directions agreed on as aforesaid, and give out copies thereof when re- quired ; the whole charge of the Committee to be paid by the settlers. And that when they shall have performed the conditions above expressed, provided it
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5th of April next, at the house of Col. Tyng, in order to proceed thenee to Penacook to lay out the land into lots ; that Col. Tyng be desired to prepare fifteen days provisions for twenty men, and that the settlers be notified to pay the sum of forty shillings for defraying the charges of the committee, and " that the money be ready at Col. Tyng's, at Dunstable, on or before the 5th day of April next."
1726.
On account of engagements as members of the General Court, the committee found it necessary to postpone the laying out of the lands at Penacook until the second Tuesday (10th) of May, 1726. They then started from Haverhill, with surveyors and chainmen, and " a number of admitted settlers attending them," and proceeded to Penacook and laid out one hundred and three home lots, or divisions, on the west side of the river, instead of the east side, as at first proposed. This was done with consent of the General Court, for reasons assigned, viz. : That " upon view and strict survey of the Lands on the East side of Merrymack, we find that there is little or no water; the Land near the River extream mountainous and almost impassible, and very unfit for and uncapable of receiving fifty families, as the Court has or- dered ; more especially, considering that near the centre of the Town, on the East side of the River Merrymack, the Honourable Samuel Sewall, Esq., has a farm of Five Hundred acres of good
be within the space of three years, as before limited, that then the said Commit- tee for and in behalf of this Court execute good and sufficient deeds and con- veyanees in the law, to all such settlers for the aforesaid tract of land, with all the rights, members, profits, privileges and immunities thereon standing, grow- ing or being, for the sole use of them, their heirs and assigns forever, with a saving of all or any former grant or grants.
By order of the Committee. N. BYFIELD.
In Council, January 17th, 1725. Read and ordered that this Report be ac- cepted. Sent down for concurrence.
J. WILLARD, Sec'ry.
In the House of Representatives, January 17, 1725. Read and concurred-
Consented to-
WM. DUDLEY, Speaker. WM. DUMMER.
* See Documentary Chapter - Endicot Grant, &c., No. 1, chap. iii.
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Land, formerly granted by this Court and laid out to Gov. En- dicot."* This description refers chiefly to the high banks and bluffs that border the Interval on the east side of the river. Judge Sewall's farm embraced the island known by that name, and the intervals, with some upland east of it, including the farms now owned by Mr. Samuel B. Larkin, Samuel B. and John Locke, and what is known as the Thatcher farm .*
The first survey and laying out of the house and home lots, with the incidents connected therewith, are graphically related in the journal kept by John Wainwright, Esq., clerk of the General Court's committee, of which the following is an exact copy- every word of which is interesting to read.
A Journal of the proceedings of the Committee appointed by the Great and General Court or Assembly to lay out a New Township of seven miles square, at Penny Cook, on each side of Merrimack River :
1726. Tuesday, May 10th This Day, the Committee met at the House of Ebenezer Eastman, in Haverhill, in order to go to Penny Cook to lay out the Township according to order.
Wednesday, May 1Ich Present - The Honbls William Tailer, Esq!, Jn. Wainwright, Esq!, Capt. Jnº. Shipley, Eleazer Tyng, Esq!, and M! Joseph Wilder. This day, the Committee received of several of ye Setlers forty shillings each, a list where of was taken : being to defray the charge of surveying the Lands, &c .; and prepared the necessary provisions for their Journey and their Attendants to Penny Cook. Lowry Weather, with some rain.
Thursday, May 12th Early this Morning, the Committee above named, with M !. John Sanders, one other of the sd Committee, begun their Journey from Haverhill, in order for Penny Cook, being at- tended by twenty six persons, including the Surveyors, Chainmen, and such of the intended Settlers as were disposed to take a view of the Lands. About half ways between Nutfield and Haverhill, at a
ADDITIONAL GRANT TO PENNY COOK, AUG'T 1, 1728.
AT a Great and General Court, or Assembly, for His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New-England, began and held at Boston, upon Wednesday, the twenty-ninth of May, 1728, and continued by prorogation to Wednesday, the twenty-fourth of July following, and then met August 6, 1728 -
In the House of Representatives, upon a motion made and seconded in behalf of the Penny Cook settlers - Resolved, That in consideration of the five hun- dred acres of land formerly confirmed by this Court to satisfy a grant made to the late Governor Endicott, which falls within their boundaries, the settlers be
* For plan of the farm, see large Map.
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place called Providence Brook, we bated : About eleven or twelve of the Clock we arrived at Nutfield, alias Londonderry, and refreshed Our Selves and Horses with our own provisions at the House of one John Barr, an Irish Tavern keeper, as we were informed; but we had nothing of him but Small Beer. Expences for our Trouble at ye House, 5% About one or two, we proceeded on our Journey. This afternoon we forded two Brooks or Rivuletts, call Great and little, which proceeded from Great Massa Beseck and little Massabeseck Ponds and Empty themselves into Merrimack ; and about Five a Clock we arrived at a place called Amoskeeg Falls, on Merrimack River, and there Encamped that night.
At Amoskeeg Falls we found several Irish people catching fish, which that place affords in great abundance. We travelled in a Cart path from Nutfield to Amoskeeg, but it was very indifferent travelling. Cloudy Weather.
Friday, May 13th This morning we proceeded on our Journey. Very Hilly and Mountainous Land. About Eight a'Clock we pass'd by a Fall called Onnahookline, in Merrimack River, which is taken from a Hill of the same name. About Nine a'Clock we forded a pretty deep Brook or Rivulett, called [a blank, ] and soon after we came upon a large Tract of Intervale Land, joining to Suncook River, where we baited and refreshed our Selves and Horses. About ten or eleven a'Clock we forded Suncook River, which is a rapped Stream, and many loose stones of some Considerable Bigness in it, making it
and hereby are allowed and empowered, by a surveyor and chainman, on oath, to extend the south bounds of that township one hundred rods, the full breadth of their town, and the one hundred rods of land is accordingly granted and con- firmed unto them as an equivalent for the aforesaid five hundred acres.
IN COUNCIL : READ AND CONCURRED.
Consented to : W. BURNETT.
A true copy :
Examined by THAD. MASON, Deputy Sec'ry.
A true copy :
Examined by BENJA. ROLFE, Proprietors' Clerk ..
At a meeting [held in the Council Chamber in Boston, the eighteenth day of Jannary, Anno Domini 1725,] of the Committee of the Great and General Court or Assembly, appointed at their session began and held at Boston, upon Wednesday, the third day of November, 1725, Anno y R. Georgii. Mag. Brittan- niæ, &c. duodecimo, for bringing forward and settling a tract of land at a place called Penny Cook, on each side of Merrimack river, to begin where Contoo- cook empties itself into Merrimack :
PRESENT,
The Honorable William Tailer, Esqr., Elisha Cook, Esqr., William Dudley, Esqr., John Wainwright, Esq., Capt. John Shipley, Mr. John Saunders, Eleazar Tyng, Esqr., and Mr. Joseph Wilder.
Voted, That John Wainwright, Esq., be Clerk.
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difficult to pass. One of our men going over, having a heavy load on his Horse, was thrown off into the River, and lost one of the Baggs of provisions, which we lost, not having time to look after it. Another of our men fell into ye River. Here we met with two men Col. Tyng sent up before us with some stores, [Benja Niecolls and Eben !. Virgin, two of ye setlers; ] and about one a'Clock we passed Penny Cook River. [alias Shew Brook or Sow Cook ; ] pretty deep and very rocky. Here one of our Men tumbled into the River. In a short time after we came up as far as Penny Cook Falls, on Merri- mack River, and then we steered our Course North, and travelled over a large pitch pine plain, [indifferent Land,] about three miles at least in Length, and proceeded on our Journey : and about five a'Clock, afternoon, we arrived at Penny Cook, and Encamped on a piece of Intervale Land or plain called Sugar Ball plain, which takes its name from a very high Head or Hill, called Sugar Ball Hill, whereon was the first Indian Fort, as we were informed, which the Indians in old times built to defend themselves from the Maquois and others their Enemies .- Just as we were making up our Camp,
Voted, That a book be bought for entering the votes and orders of the com- mittee, and for the use of the community.
J'oted, That the committee meet on Wednesday, the second day of February next, at the house of Mr. Ebenezer Eastman, inn-holder, in Haverhill.
l'oted, That the clerk prepare advertisements of the above said meeting of the committee, in the words following, viz. :
" Pursuant to an order of the Great and General Court, or Assembly, at a session began and held at Boston, npon Wednesday, the third day of November, 1725, appointing a committee to bring forward a settlement of a tract of land at a place called Penny Cook -
" PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the said committee have appointed to meet at the house of Mr. Ebenezer Eastman, inn-holder, in Haverhill, on Wednesday, the second day of February next, to treat with a number of per- sons, petitioners for the said traet of land, and others, in order to bring forward a settlement thereon according to the directions of the General Court.
By order of the Committee, JOHN WAINWRIGHT, C. Clerk.
Dated at Boston, 18th day of Jan'ry, 1725.
At a meeting of the committee of the General Court for bringing forward the settlement of a tract of land at Penny Cook, begun and held at the house of Ebenezer Eastman, in Haverhill, the second day of February, 1725 -
Present, John Wainwright, Esqr., Capt. John Shipley, Mr. John Sanders, Eleazar Tyng, Esqr., and Mr. Joseph Wilder.
There being but just a quorum of the committee present, and Mr. Chairman, with the remainder of the committee, being detained on the road by reason of the extremity of the weather,- Ordered, That the meeting be adjourned till to - morrow morning, ten o'clock.
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there came up a smart Thunder Shower, and we had enough to do to save our Bread from the Rain. This Sugar Ball plain is a pretty large Tract of Land, encompassed on all parts with very high and mountainous Land, as steep as the Roof of an House ordinarily : only where the River runs round it, which encompasses the other parts of it. It is altogether impracticable for a Team, or indeed Horse Cart to get on ye plains, ye land is so mountainous round it ; and there is no Spring on it, as we could find.
Saturday, May 14th This Morning Early we got together the Surveyors and Chainmen, and set them to Survey the Township ac- cording to the General Court's order. M! Jonas Houghton, Sur- veyor, with Jonathan Shipley, Josiah Cop, Moses Hazzen and Benja Niccolls, Chainmen, being first Sworn truly and faithfully to discharge their respective Duty and Trust in taking the Survey, were sent to run the line of the Township, according to ye Court's Grant: to begin on ye East side the River, where Contoocook falls into Merri- mack. M! Josiah Bacheldor, Surveyor, with John -, Ens. John Chandler, Chainmen, being first duly sworn, were appointed to Survey the Interval, on the East side of the River; M !. Richard Hazzen, Jun!, Surveyor, with John Ayer, John Sanders, Jun!, Chain-
Thursday, Feb'ry 3d, 1725. At a meeting of the committee -
PRESENT,
The Honorable William Tailer, Esqr., Elisha Cook, Esqr., John Wainwright, Esqr .. Capt. John Shipley, Mr. John Saunders, Eleazar Tyng, Esqr., Spencer Phipps, Esq., and Mr. Joseph Wilder ---
Agreed and Voted, That some of the principal inhabitants of the towns to which the generality of the petitioners belong, be desired to attend the commit- tee, and inform them of the eireumstances of the petitioners and others, in order to the committee's admitting such of them as shall be thought most suitable for bringing forward the settlement of Penny Cook. Capt. John White, Mr. Oba- diah Ayer and Capt. Joshua Bayley, of Haverhill ; Capt. Benjamin Stevens, Messrs. John Chandler and John Osgood, of Andover ; Messrs. Moses Day and David Kimball, of Bradford, did accordingly attend the committee.
Then the committee adjourned till tomorrow morning, ten o'clock.
Friday. Feb'ry 4th, 1725. At a meeting of the committee : Present the same as yesterday.
The committee proceeded to inquire further into the circumstances of the petitioners and others who appeared and were desirous to be admitted to bring forward the intended settlement, and admitted several of them.
Then the committee adjourned till to-morrow morning, ten o'clock.
Saturday, Feb. 5th, 1725. At a meeting of the committee : Present as before. The committee further proceeded to admit settlers, and completed the number according to the order of Court. A list whereof follows, each of whom paid
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men, being first duely Sworn, were appointed to survey the Intervale on ye West side of the River Merrimack, in which Service they sev- erally procceded. About Twelve of the Clock this day, Mess's Nath! Weare, Richard Waldron, Jun!, and Theadore Atkinson, a Com- mittee appointed by the Lt. Gov! and Council of New Hampshire, came up to our Camp, [being attended with about half a score Irish men, who kept some Distance from the Camp,] and acquainted us that the Governm' of New Hampshire, being informed of our Busi- ness here, had sent them to desire us that we would not proceed in appropriating these Lands to any private or particular persons, for that they lay in their Government; and our Governments making a
twenty shillings to Mr. Chairman, upon their admittance to pay and defray the charge of the committee, viz. :
Zebediah Barker,
Christopher Carlton, John Mattis,
John Osgood,
John Austin,
William Whittier,
Benjamin Parker,
Samuel Kimball,
Joseph Page,
Moses Day,
Nath'l Clement, John Bayley,
John Sanders,
Samnel Ayer,
Joseph Hall,
Robert Kimball, Joseph Davis,
Nathaniel Abbott,
Nehemiah Heath,
John Jaques,
Stephen Osgood,
Nath'I Sanders,
Bezaliel Toppan,
John Wright,
Abraham Foster,
Nathaniel Jones,
Ebenezer Stevens,
Nath'I Barker,
Eben'r Virgin,
Thomas Page,
Samuel Davis,
Thomas Wicomb,
Robert Peaslee,
Samuel Toppan,
John Peabody,
John Grainger,
Ammi Ruhamah Wise,
Jona. Hubbard, for
Timothy Johnson,
Jonathan Pnlsepher,
Daniel Davis,
William White,
John Ayer,
Jacob Eames,
Samuel Reynolds,
Thomas Perley, for Nath'l Cogswell,
Richard Coolidge,
John Saunders, jun.,
David Dodge,
Isaac Walker,
John Chandler,
Benja. Carlton,
James Simonds,
Thomas Blanchard,
Nath'l Page,
John Coggin,
Joseph Parker,
Edward Clark,
Jacob Abbott,
Nathan Parker,
Ephraim Davis,
Moses Hazzen,
John Foster,
Stephen Emerson,
Moses Bordman,
Ephraim Farnum,
Andrew Mitchell,
Nathan Fiske,
Mr. Samuel Phillips,
Benja. Gage,
Zerobbabel Snow,
Eben'r Eastman,
Nath'l Peaslee,
Nathan Blodgett,
David Kimball,
William Gutterson,
John Pecker,
Nicholas White,
Enoch Coffin,
Richard Hazzen, jr.,
John Merrill,
Richard Urann,
Samuel Grainger,
Ephraim Hildreth,
Isaac Learned, Jonathan Shipley,
Benja. Stevens, Esqr.,
Thomas Colman,
Edward Winn,
Eben'r Lovejoy,
David Wood,
Nathan Simonds,
William Barker,
Joseph Hale,
Obadiah Ayer,
James Parker,
Nehemiah Carlton,
Henry Rolfe. 100.
Benjamin Niccolls,
Joshua Bayley,
Nath'l Lovejoy,
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Grant might be attended with very Ill Consequences to the Settlers, when it appeared the Lands fell in New Hampshire Government - and then they delivered a Copy of an order pass'd by the Honour, the Lt. Gov! and Council of New Hampshire, respecting the Setling of the Land at Penny Cook, to which we refer. - We made then answer, That the Government of the Massachusetts Bay had sent us to lay the Lands here into a Township; that they had made a Grant of it to some particular men, and that we should proceed to do the Business we were come upon, and made no doubt but our Govern-
The committee received the following application from the admitted settlers, viz. :
To the Honorable Committee of the General Court, for bringing forward the settle- ment of Penny Cook.
We, the subscribers, being admitted settlers at Penny Cook, and being very desirous that the settlement may be brought forward with the greatest expedi- tion, according to the rules and directions of the General Court, do therefore request that the community may be notified to appear at the house of Mr. Ebenezer Eastman, in Haverhill, on Monday, the seventh day of this instant, February, at twelve of the clock in said day, in order to make such necessary rules and orders as shall be thought most conducible for the bringing forward our intended settlements, agreeable to the order of Court.
Benjamin Stevens, Jacob Abbott,
Thomas Page,
Jonathan Hubbard,
John Coggin,
Joseph Page,
Robert Kimball,
Bezaliel Toppan,
Benja. Parker,
Ammi Rhuhamah Wise,
John Jaques,
Samuel Toppan,
Thomas Pearley,
John Peabody,
Nath'l Clement,
Samuel Reynolds,
Nehemiah Heath,
Jolın Mattis,
Ephraim Hildreth,
Benjamin Gage,
Richard Hazzen, jun'r,
Jolın Sanders,
Stephen Emerson,
David Kimball,
Joseph Hale,
Ephraim Farnum,
Moses Hazzen,
Obadialı Ayer,
Nathaniel Page,
Nathaniel Sanders,
John Pecker,
Henry Rolfe,
Edward Winn,
Thomas Wicomb,
William Barker,
Joseph Davis,
Joshua Bayley,
Jacob Eames,
John Foster,
Nathan Blodgett,
William White,
Samuel Davis,
Ebenezer Eastman,
Samuel Kimball,
Ephraim Davis,
Edward Clarke,
Benja. Carlton,
John Merrill,
Thomas Colman,
David Dodge,
Nathan Parker,
Nathan Simonds,
Isaac Walker,
Nath'l Peaslee,
Andrew Mitchell,
Samuel Ayer,
John Chandler,
Enoch Coffin,
John Grainger,
Nicholas White,
James Simonds,
John Osgood,
Nath'l Lovejoy,
Zerobbabel Snow,
Nath'l Barker,
Moses Day.
Nehemiah Carlton,
Ebenezer Stevens,
And the committee having considered thereof, and for the avoiding considera- ble charge to the settlers, did concede to make the following order, viz. :
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ment would be always ready to Support and Justifie their own Grants, and that it was the Bisness of the publick and not ours to Engage in, in order to determine any Controversy about the Lands. We sent our Salutes to the Lt. Gov !. of New Hampshire, and the GentIn took their Leave of us and wt homeward this afternoon. The Surveyors and Chainmen returned to us in Safety about Sun down. Fair Weather.
Sabbath day, May 15th This day M! Enoch Coffin, our Chaplain, performed divine Service both parts of the day. Fair and Cool.
At a meeting of the committee for bringing forward the settlement at Penny Cook -
PRESENT,
The Honorable William Tailer, Esq., Elisha Cook, Esq., Spencer Phipps, Esq., John Wainwright, Esq., Capt. John Shipley, Mr. John Saunders, Eleazar Tyng, Esq., and Mr. Joseph Wilder.
Agreed and Voted, That proper notifications be given to the intended settlers now admitted, to assemble and convene in order for the making the necessary rules and orders, and at the time and place as within mentioned and requested.
Attest : JOIIN WAINWRIGHT, C. Clerk.
Dated at Haverhill, February ye 5th, 1725.
Then the clerk published the said order to the settlers. Then the committee adjourned till Monday, ye 7th curr't, at 10 o'clock before noon.
Monday, February ye 7th, 1725. At a meeting of the committee - present, the same as last.
Agreed and Voted, That there be two surveyors and four chainmen to attend the committee upon the next adjournment, to allot out the said tract of land into one hundred and three equal parts and shares, according to the order of the General Court.
The settlers came into the following orders and rules for their future regula- tion and proceedings in their intended settlement, viz. :
At a meeting of the subscribers, admitted settlers of the land at Penny Cook, held at the house of Mr. Ebenezer Eastman, in Haverhill, the seventh day of February, 1725, the committee of the General Court for bringing forward the said settlement being present, and the subscribers being duly notified, the follow- ing rules and orders were unanimously agreed on and resolved, viz. : That the settlers will well and truly fulfil the conditions and orders of the Great and General Court for bringing forward the settlement at Penny Cook to all intents and purposes ; and for the effectual accomplishing the same, it is agreed and resolred, That such and so many of the intended settlers as shall fail of plowing, fencing or clearing of one acre of land within twelve months from the first day of June next, shall each of them forfeit and pay to the community or settlers the sum of five pounds, to be used and employed for their service as they shall direct and order.
In case of failure of complying with the aforesaid article for bringing forward the intended settlement within two years from the said first day of June, and of
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Monday, May 16th This morning at Sun Rising, according to Notification, we choose a Representative, nem. con., viz!, M. Jnº San- ders. Early this morning the Surveyors and Chainmen went out to their Business respectively. Four of the Company that came out with us returned to Haverhill this day. At night the Surveyors returned. M! Hougton's Company brought in a Bever. M. Haz- zen's acquainted us they had caught a Hedge Hogg. Fine clear Weather.
Tuesday, May 17th This morning Early M. Houghton and Com- pany went over to the West side of the River, in order to run the Line of the Town on that side, and took two days' provision. M! Bacheldor and Company went on with Surveying the Interval on ye East side of the River. Mr. Hazzen and Company went on with Surveying ye Interval on ye West side of ye River. At Night the two last Surveyors and their Companys returned, and gave an accot that they had Surveyed the Interval on each side of the River. M! Bacheldor informed the Committee that he was of opinion that Gov! Endecott's Grant of 500 Aeres of Land claimed by the Honble Judge Sewall, lay on ye Interval on the East side the River ; that he discovered an Island in ye River very much like that in the plan of ye sd 500 acre Grant. Fair pleasant Weather.
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