between the 21st & 22d Lotts in the Second Range and to Extend to the s head Line and Likewise including the whole of the 3d 4th 5th & sixth Ranges of the sd 3d Division with all the Lands on the westerly side of pleasant pond including the whole of the farms in the 7th & 8th Range that Joins to the road that Leads from Notingham Meeting House to Epsom Line. Also the whole of the Hundred Acre Lotts in Bow street on the Southwesterly side including Josiah Sawyers Lott being the original Lott of Archibald Macfadvix from thence to the head of s Bow Street. Your Petitioners therefore Humbly prays that in your Great Wisdom and Goodness you would please to take this our prayer under your wise consideration and act on it as you may think proper and your petitioners as in Duty bound Shall Ever pray &c. Joseph Judkins Richard Gliden Nathaniel Smith Jude Allen John Cram Thomas Robie William Sanborn Joseph Mason Jeremiah Easman Owen Runnells Increse Batchelder Josiah Sawyer Daniel Marston Benjamin Batchelder In Council June 28th 1765 Read & Őrdered to be sent down to the Honble Assembly T. Atkinson Jun. Sec In the House of Representatives June 28, 1765 Province of Voted That they be heard thereon the second Day of the sitting of the General Assembly after the first day of Sep Next_That they give notice of the Substance of the Petition in the Public News Papers of the Government three Weeks successively & that any Person or Persons may appear against the Prayer thereof that are so Disposed H. Sherburne Spkr In Council Eodem Die Province of New Hampste T. Atkinson Jun Sec In the House of Representatives Nov 22d 1765. The Petitioners being heard on the within Petition and no Person appearing to make objection and the Prayer of said Petition appearing to be reasonable Voted That the Prayer of said Petition be Granted and that the Petitioners have liberty to bring in a Bill accordingly. In Council Nov. 224 1765 The above Vote read & concurred T. Atkinson Jun Sec. M. Weare CIr Att a Legal meeting of the freeholders and Inhabitants of Notingham held att the meeting house in said Notingham on the third thursday of April 1765, Voted that the southwesterly Corner of Notingham (So called) be sett of as a Distinct Parish according to the following boundaries viz. to begin att the bounds between the ninth and tenth Lotts in the first Range and to Extend to the head line in sd Notingham then to begin att the bounds between the 21st and 22d Lotts in the Second Range and to Extend to the s head line in Notingham and likewise to include the whole of the 3d 4th 5th & 6th Ranges of the third Division (so called) in sd Notingham with the Lands and settlers on the westerly side of Pleasant Pond so far as the road extends to Epsom line including all the farms and settlers on sd Epsom Road (so calld) to the head Line of Notingham as Likewise the whole of the Hundred acre Lotts in Bow Street on the Southwesterly side of sd Street including Josiah Sawyer's Lott being the original Lott of Archibald Macfadrix to the head of sd Bow street A true Coppy Attest 41 Benjamin Shepard Town Clerk Nottingham Petition for Liberty to Elect an Assemblyman Province of To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq New Hampshire Governor in Chief in and over his MajesRockingham ss. ties Said Province of New Hampshire. The Humble Petition of the Inhabitants of Nottingham in said County of Rockingham Shews that said Nottingham is an ancient Settled Town and Does at Present Consist of above three Hundred & Fifty Families. For a Long Time Past the Inhabitants thereof have been Constantly Taxed toward the Support and Maintenance of the Government of this His Majesty's Province and have always freely and cheerfully Paid the same tho they have Never Enjoy'd the Inestimable Darling Privilege and Liberty of Being Represented in the House of Commons here which other Towns and Parishes Less Opulent and Not so Numerous or ancient have been Indulg with; the Liberty of sending Representatives. Your Petitioners would humbly Submit their Case to your Excellencys Wise Mature Consideration, Whether they are not Intitled to the Privileges and Immunitys of the British Constitution Equally with Every other Subject thereof Whether the Lives Liberties and Propertys of your Petitioners under their Present Circumstances may not be taken from them without their Consent to the Law by which they may be Judged. Wherefore your Petitioners Pray your Excellency Would authorize and Impower them for the future to send a Representative to the General Assembly of said Province That your Petitioners may no Longer Be Virtually But Really Represented By a Person of their own Electing and Your Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall ever Pray Nottingham April 18th 1774 Jno Mills Samuel Gove Peter Leavitt Thos Leavitt Jona Leavitt Benjamin French James Page Nathl Randal John Kinston Jonathan Davis Robey Marston Jacob Doe Saml Cate Jos Nelly John Harvey Jun. Thos Frost ? Jona Rolings John Simpson To the Honble Peter Gilman Esqr We the Subscribers Proprietors, or heirs & descendants of the Original Grantees of the Township of Nottingham East (formerly including the Parishes of Deerfield & Northwood) now In the County of Rockingham (State of New Hampshire) And also of Those who became denominated Proprietors, by their purchasing whole & Entire Rights throughout, of the said Grantees in their place & stead, Performing the Conditions of the Grant on the first planting & settling of the Premises, who in their Day & Time (there being Scarce any of either Grantee or Such Proper Proprietor now Surviving) not duly divided the whole of the said Township but effectually rectified, certain Mistakes in the first Settlers Sitting down, with respect to the Home Lotts adjusted, determined & Fixed that & all other Matters and Things Relative to the Propriety Here mentioned to Shew the Importance of Their records & Plans. besides, as the said Township was a Grant to a number of Persons, they never had any separate Instrument in hand Severally of any such Grant. Their whole dependence as to the Original Title, being contained in Said Records & Plans. Therefore that due (care) be Taken thereof, and Vexatious Law Suits prevented Whenever you shall see Cause to Resign as Clerk, your special care of the same we hereby manifest our Freedom in joining with you in address, Humbly Recommending the said Records & Plans to the Patronage of the Honble the General Assembly, to be by Them deposited with the Records of the said County of Rockingham, there to Remain (as compleated) Sacred & Inviolate Hunking Wentworth for Col Mark Hunking Esq Deceased r'gts? John Sherburne as Exec to the will of my Hond father Henry Sherburne Esqr Deceas'd and for the original Right of Thomas Peirce Esqr Dec'd. Geo Jaffrey adm1 to Estate of Geo Jaffrey Esqr. deceased. Benjamin Gambling Esqr. Deceased thirteen rights Benja Dolbeare—For 3 Rights viz. David Dolbeare, Jno. Calfe, Peter Gibbins Executor Shem Drowne-for 7 Rights, viz: Eben' Burges, Jno. Steel, Jno. Pratt Jos Powell Jno. Newton Thomas Drowne, Clem Renough Tim Newell-for Jno Goodman & Eben" Messinger two rights Sam Whitwell Jun-for his Grandfather Sam Whitwell dec'd one right Eliz Richards- for her father Edwd Richards decd one right Samuel Green Ezekiel Walker for my father Eq. Er. Walker Decd one right. Thomas Drowne, as admin' on the Estate of Francis Brinley Esq. decd for one Right viz Richard Heards James Maltman for John Granger Dec1 one right. (sd Granger's son in law) Nathaniel Martain for my Father Nath' Martain Deceas'd one Right. Eliza North For my fathers one right James Pitson deed for Wm Pitson's one Right Sarah Creese, Margarett Creese For their Father Mr Thomas Creese one right Jonathan Warner for Archld McPhedris Esqr. Decd John Penhallow for Rich" Wibird Esq' Decd one right. ceased Russell for the right of his father E. Russell Esq De Odiorne in behalf of her Late husband Jotham Odiorne Esq' Decd his Right. Jno Jackson for the Right of Robert Pike. Joseph Walton One of the heirs of Shadrach Walton Esqr. Dec For his Right. William Langdon Ex to the will of Wm Langdon Deceased in his Right. Nath' Peirce heir to my honored uncle Joshua Peirce for his right. Hannah Hughes Daughter and only surviving heir of Clement Hughes Decd for his Right. Thomas Westbrook Waldron For the Rights of Thomas Westbrook Esqr. & Richard Waldron Jun. Mich Wentworth for Benning Wentworth Esq' deceasd for his Right. Benja Dearborn for Nath Sargent Esq' Decd for his Right Jonathan Warner as Executor to the Estate of Mary Pray Decd Heir of Tho' Phipps Esq' Dec Daniel Rindge Daniel Rogers for the Right of Benning Wentworth Esq' Exeter June 12th 1783 This may Certify that the within & foregoing is the address Referred to In my Petition to the General Assembly of the state of New Hampshir bearing this date NOTE BY THE EDITOR. Peter Gilman. After the foregoing papers relating to Nottingham were prepared for the press, the editor received the following note, through Hon. B. F. Prescott, viz. : |