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John Taylor
David Burly
Joseph Clark
Ezra Barker
Josiah Sanborn
Josiah Dearbon
John Dearbon
Daniel Hoit

John Folsom
Eben' Samborn
Jonathan Jewett
Jacob Jewett
John Sanborn
Joseph Hoit, jun.
John Hopkinson.

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.

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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.

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Jonathan Wentworth, jun

Nathl Nock

Jonathan Merrow

Ebenr Heard

John Wentworth
Hatevil Roberts
William Hanson
Benja Roberts
Lemeul Perkins

Drisco Nock

William Stackpole

James Foy

Joseph Varney, jun

Elipha. Cromuel

Daniel Smith
Meturin Rickers
Benja Heard
James Stackpole
John Calland
Isaac Hanson

Daniel Hanson

Richard Philpott

John Sulevant
Saml Allien
Edward Allien
John Muzert
Samuel Waymouth
James Nock
Lane Roberts, jun
Ichabod Rawlins
Ebenr Downs, jun
John Rickers, jun
Joshua Roberts
Terah Sprage
Daniel Libbee

Neal Vickers

Dodepher Garland
Richard Goodin, jun

Benja Warren

Samuel Roberts

Benja Austin

Edward Eliot

George Rickers, jun.

Samuel Wentworth, jun

Francis Roberts

Saml Downs, jun

Saml. Jones, jun.
Joseph Hussey, jun.

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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
Saml Randal
Ezekiel Wentworth
John Wentworth
Loue Roberts

Philip Yetton

Lane Roberts

Joseph Ricker
John Ricker

Samuel Wintworth
Jeremiah Rawlings
James Clement
John Sullivan
Ephraim Wentworth

Garshom Dowens

Thomas Dowens

John Downs

John Drew

Moses Carr

Thomas Nock

Nathanel Nock

Benja Twombly

John Ricker

Nathaniel Ricker

Phinias Ricker

John Robertes
Daniel Smith
Ebenezer Robearts
Alexander Robarts
Richard Downs
Silvanus Nock
Samuel Nock
Benja Wamyorth
Daniel Goodin
James Hobbs

Richard Goodin
Jonathan Merrow

Daniel Plumer

Benja Mason

John Mason

Saml Walton
Joshua Stakpole
George Ricker
William Stakpole

Joseph Wentworth

Samuel Stakpole

Joshua Robards, junr
Philip Stakpole

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.

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James Jeffry, Cler. Ass

assented to

B. WENTWORTH.

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