John Taylor John Folsom SHELBURNE. [As early as 1775, David and Benjamin Ingalls commenced a settlement at Shelburne, and not long afterwards several families were added. The town was not incorporated until December 13, 1820. ED.] Petition of Daniel Rindge, Esq Province of New Hampshire : To his Excellency, John Wentworth, Esq Governor in Chief in & over said Province The Hon his Majesty's Council in s Province, in Council convened 25th May, 1770. The Humble Petition of Daniel Rindge of Portsmouth in said Province, Esq' in behalf of himself and the other Proprietors of Shelburne in said Province, Sheweth: That the Township of said Shelburne is very mountainous and Rockey, by means whereof a considerable Part of the same is and ever will be useless to the said Proprietors. Wherefore, your Petiter humbly prays, in behalf of himself and said Proprietors, that your Excellency and Honors wou'd be pleased to make them an additional Grant of Land agreeable to the Plan herewith exhibited, or in any other manner thought advisable, and your Petition' shall ever pray. Granted 4th of July, 1770. Ďaniel Rindge. SOCIETY-LAND. [Incorporated 14th January, 1774 (1). ED.] Petition for Incorporation. To his Excellency John Wentworth, Esq. Captain General, Governor & Commander in chief in & over his Majesty's Province of New Hampshire & Vice Admiral of the same &c. the Honourable his Majesty's Council & House of Representatives in General Assembly convened. The Petition of the subscribers, Inhabitants on that part of that Tract of Land known by the Name of the Society Land, Humbly Shew:-That we are Purchasors from the Purchassion of John Tufton Mason Esq" Patent, and have not Legal Authority to oblige any person to support the Gospel, Nor to Build Mills or Bridges, or clear Roads &c. & must either Live without all these great Privileges, or a few men be at the whole expence, which will ruin their families. Therefore your Petitioners Humbly Pray your Excellency & Honors to Incorporate the Tract of Land hereafter described into a Township, with Town privileges, (viz.) Beginning at the North West Corner of Francestown, from thence East to the Township of Weare, from thence North to the Township of Henniker, from thence West Bounding partly on Henniker, & partly on Hillsborough six miles, from thence South to the first bounds mentioned: & your Petitioners as in Duty Bound will ever pray, &c. Society Land, April 26th 1773. SOMERSWORTH. [Somersworth was formerly a part of Dover; it was made a Parish Dec. 19, 1729, and incorporated April 22, 1754. The settlement was probably begun as early as 1650, by William Wentworth, John Hall, Wm. Stiles and others. ED.] July 23, 1746. A true list of all the Train Souldiers in the } Parish of Sumersworth, under com'd of Tho Wallingford, Capt. are as followeth, viz. Jonathan Wentworth, jun Nathl Nock Jonathan Merrow Ebenr Heard John Wentworth Drisco Nock William Stackpole James Foy Joseph Varney, jun Elipha. Cromuel Daniel Smith Daniel Hanson Richard Philpott John Sulevant Neal Vickers Dodepher Garland Benja Warren Samuel Roberts Benja Austin Edward Eliot George Rickers, jun. Samuel Wentworth, jun Francis Roberts Saml Downs, jun Saml. Jones, jun. Petition for Town Priviledges, 1743. To his Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq' Captain General and Commander in Chief in and over his Majesty's Province of New Hampshire in New England, and to the Honourable his Majesties Council and the Honourable the House of Representatives for the Province afores in General Assembly convened: The Humble Petition of the Freeholders & Inhabitants of the Parish of Summersworth within the s Province humbly sheweth: That the s Parish being sett off a seperate Parish by an Act of the General Assembly made and passed in the third year of his present Majesty's Reign whereby the Inhabitants of s Parish are invested with all the Powers and Priviledges of a Parish as to maintain an Orthodox Gospel Minister their poore and School and to choose all Parish officers, now the growing charge of maintaining the minister, poore and school and other necessary charges arising insomuch that the Rates for this present year are six shillings & Eight pence on the head or four pence per pound in the new Tenor which makes the taxes very high, and our Numbers being small, also the Land not taken up is so mean that there is but little probability of our numbers increasing, as also that when we have chosen a Collector to gather the Parish Assessment & he having served in that troublesome office hath beene Re-chosen by the Town of Dover as Constable, which office he hath been Obliged to serve in or otherwise to pay his fine, and also if any person that was chosen by s Parish as Collector and Refused to serve there was no Law to compel him to pay his fine :-Wherefore to Remedy the above Grievances your Humble Petitioners Humbly Pray that your Excellency and Honours would be pleased By an Act of General Assembly to Invest us with the priviledges and Powers of a Town, and a small matter to enlarge our Boundaries according or near our first Petition: viz. To begin at a place in Quocheco River called the Gulf and from thence on a Straight Line to the southern side of Varney's Great Hill, and from thence to run on a North West point of the Compass to the end of the Township and your Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall ever pray. Dover, May 19th 1743. Paul Wentworth Gershom Wentworth William Wentworth Moses Stevens Thomas Miller Philip Yetton Lane Roberts Joseph Ricker Samuel Wintworth Garshom Dowens Thomas Dowens John Downs John Drew Moses Carr Thomas Nock Nathanel Nock Benja Twombly John Ricker Nathaniel Ricker Phinias Ricker John Robertes Richard Goodin Daniel Plumer Benja Mason John Mason Saml Walton Joseph Wentworth Samuel Stakpole Joshua Robards, junr Samuel Downs In the House of Representatives, December 1, 1743. The within Petition read, and voted That the petitioners at their cost serve the Select men of Dover with a coppy of the Petition and votes thereon, and that they appeare before y General Assembly y 2 day of Jans next, if ye Ass be then sitting; if not, on the third day of the sitting of the Gen' Ass at their next sessions, to shew cause (if any) why the prayer of the Petition may not be granted. James Jeffry, Cler. Ass assented to B. WENTWORTH. |