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1 1 1 Cover 2-5 A-G Strays found and damage done 6 H & I Index /8 True and perfect list of shares of cow commons that have been alienated from one to another and now extend to the right owners. Examination of returns Marston, Hobbs, Tilton, Shaw, Fellows, Sanborn, Hilliard, Clifford, Taylor, Marston, Bachilder. 8 2 Examinaton of returns Godfrey, Johnson, Bachilder, Moulton, Fogg, Ward, Dow, Shaw, Pierce?, Fifield, Godfrey, Dearborn, Perkins?,Marston, Perkins, Sanborn. 8 2 Examinaton of returns Johnson, Moulton, Green, Weare, Dalton, Smith, Dearborn, Dow, Blake, Hobbs, Marston, Drake, Marson, Prescott, Swett /3 Examinaton of returns & land laid out. Page, Chapman, Moulton, Page & Samuel Nudd Examinaton of returns & land laid out. John Tuck, Ed. Sanborn, Caleb Marston Examination of returns & land laid out (ref book Thomas Cram, Samuel Marston. 2nd, p 179) Examinaton of returns & land laid out. Jeremiah Dow, Timothy Dalton, Benjamin Brown & Isaac Green, Joshua Lane Examinaton of returns & land laid out. John Cram, Ebenzer Dearborn, Elisha Smith Examinaton of returns & land laid out. Jonathan Taylor - No.Div, Robert Moulton, Jr. -1st N.Div, Lt. Jonathan Sherburn - 2nd N. Div, near mill pond/gristmill, Deacon John Tuck - 3rd W.Div, Joseph Taylor Examinaton of returns & land laid out. Seth Fogg, John Dearborn, Samuel Marston - 2nd N. Div, Widow Sarah Swett, John Swaine, Seth Fogg, Jonathan Mason, Jon. Fifield Examinaton of returns & land laid out. Samuel Palmer, James Moulton, Lt, Jno Sherburn- 2nd N. Div near mill called Garland's mill, Daniel Dow exchange for New Plantation lot, J & D? Daniel Dow Examinaton of returns & land laid out. Capt. Jabez Dow (New Plantation), Daniel? Dow - 2nd N. Div, Jacob Freeze - near North Hill brook, great spring, Dr. Nath'l Sargent /4 Examinaton of returns & land laid out. Elisha Purrington - 2nd W. Div, Zachariah Eastman - 3rd W. Div. Voted by proprietors of 1st? Div Examinaton of returns & land laid out. E. Thomas re complaint, land to satisfy him, & Thomas Marston and Joseph Dearborn satisfaction for what Winnacut meadow took out of N. Div shares VITALS - MARRIAGE VITALS - MARRIAGE , 1722, Meeting of proprietors of 2nd Division 1st N. Div. adjts. #2, 3rd N. Div adjts. Joseph Moulton, Widow Wall (New Satisfaction for 1st N. Div land, list of number of lots each. Plantation), Morris Hobbs, Jr. re (Quarter mile =QM, part of 2nd Div). Seth Fogg, Jno Dearborn, Sam'l Palmer, Jno Jennis, Daniel? Dow, Jno Mason, Jos. Palmer, Jacob Freeze, Jos. Taylor, Sam'l Marson Jno Sherburn, J. Brown, Tho. Brown, Sam'l Palmer, Jno Fifield, No Swaine, Caleb Marston, No Tucke, James Moulton, /Edw. Shaw? st No. Div lots exchanged Jno Moulton (QM), st No. Div lots exchanged Nathan Longfellow s- VITALS - MARRIAGE s-40s Constable pays rate to Ministers Bonds & Notes for $ let out for town re parsonage land Minister salaries Obituary of Rev. Nathaniel Gookin age 47/ Rev. Ward Cotton 1st year salary 120 pounds-0 sterling-0 pence &1723 Returns Laid out to Benj. Fuller, sold to Wm.Godfrey, sold to Caleb Towle, Sold to John Sanborn & 1722 Returns Laid out to Jno Elkins in right of Abr. Perkins, Jr. land in New Plantation and Winnicut Meadow; To Seth Fogg & Christ. Page for satisfaction re land in 2nd No. Div.; To Thom. Marston & Jos. Dearborn for satisfaction land in Winnicut Meadow 3rd No. Div & Petition from Jos. Towle, Jr Agreement - support of Francis Ireland, a poor person Note pages of originals change from 41 to 142 VITALS- BIRTHS Alder meadows road access & return for Jos. Towle, Jr. Reuben & Eliphaleb Sanborn and their heirs are holden and bound for the sum of 1,000 pounds to physician John Weeks, Joshua Lane cordwainer, Robert Moulton, James Towle & John Lamprey yeoman, selectmen of the town, for Ireland's care. The town held harmless from all cost of trouble & damage on account of the support & relief. Receipt of 200 pounds recorded.

2 Land - shares drawn for 1st Div. Whereas proprietors of cow commons land agreed to divide commons into 5 parts or divisions, persons must now appear with notes bearing date to settle the original rights unto as many parts as there are claimers, listing names of those first granted. Names and shares listed in left column claim their right from those to whom land was first settled that are listed in right column. Those Five Divisions of the cow commons now become the town's 1st Division (NOT of the five divisions) /3 Mistake in return re Divisions. Batchelder original claim now by Chapman to be made up in 2nd Div. Also original claim of Roper now owned by James Marston heirs /3 meeting of Proprietors of 2nd Div. Also 1727 meetings re Caleb Marston. QM & Ring Swamp to be laid out for proprietors of 2nd Div., Wm. Moulton, Benj. Moulton, Jos. Moulton, Tho. Leavit & John Marston to draw for their shares on Feb. 1st Proprietors of 2nd Div. claims in QM & Ring Swamp returns Meeting 5th Div. commoners agree to sell al lots which were ordered to 5th Div. Committee to make similar demand of 2nd Div. Agreement to set up gates between Deacon Weare's and Shapley line Meeting of 5th Div. proprietors 5h Div., to sell land not yet disposed of. Mary Longfellow dissent meeting 5th Div., to dispose of land between Peter Weare's orchard and Exeter Rd. & land formerly Deacon Shaw's meeting 5th Div., sale of Shawl land and laying of hwy 4 rods wide Meeting at Hampton Falls to be discussed at settlement of commons in to 5 divisions next meeting Meeting Return of 5th Division Buyer: Francis Batchelder (profits to Benj. Sweet for loss in case w/ Longfellow and to pay for legal case.) Complaint about way from saw mill on Little River to Goff's not yet laid out, as per ancient Property now owned by Shubal Page & Jeremiah Marston and laying in 2nd N. Div. Land laid out. grant of the town EARMARKINGS VITALS - DEATHS VITALS - MARRIAGES VITALS - BIRTHS Meetings re paying minister, hard to read; Bill from Rev. Cotton and other ministers thru 1797? VITALS - BIRTHS VITALS - BIRTHS Agreement re Edmund Raind/Rand lot in Ring Swamp-2nd Div. lot adjustment Meeting re hwys. Return st Div. 2,233 acres; 2nd Div. 404 acres, 3rd Div. 781 acres across QM; 4th Div. 689 acres; 5th Div. 1,722 acres; VITALS - MARRIAGES Meeting & agreement that the division, except Returns of the 4th Div. QM, be divided into 3 parts, etc Meeting - return accepted that 4th Fogg/Deaborn/ QM Div. be divided into 3 ranges.1st rangle owners listed Returns - 5th Div. lately laid out last discussed in meeting of meeting Hwy laid out from Salisbury meeting 2nd Div. road layout meeting 5th Div. - lot sales to pay surveyors charges & & Meetings re 3rd Div. layout and returns (parts of page missing before item 17 on right page?) 3rd Div. layout, begin in QM by Portsmouth Rd Meeting of 5th Div. proprietors, adjustments to lot layout shall not abate original record Meeting of proprietors of 2nd Div. Agree with "falls" to setting off their part of 5th Div. and how laid out, acreage agreement concerning land of Benj. & Joseph Moulton Meeting re disputes between 2 divisions resolved, 60 acres of 2nd Div goes to 5th Div, etc. Land laid out Meeting of proprietors of 5th Div.according to settlement of commons into 5 divisions. Judgement to be made to give every man his proportion of land and with respect original rights. Perhaps laying more to any particular man in QM Meeting Controversy between Johnson, Redman, Jr., Godfrey, & Knowles and proprietors of 3rd.Div re bounds.

3 Meeting re selling tracts in 5th Div. to pay for laying out same Meeting re sale to Tilton, defraying costs of surveying of common lands Meeting re sale to Johnson and sale to Prescott in (details and date of Prescott return crossed out) Part of lot sold in 3rd W. Div. to Samuel Dow of Salisbury. Following commoners meeting of land sold to Edmund Johnson near hogpen farms laid out. Inhabitants had liberty to dig and carry off rocks and stone for stoning cellars and underpinning houses or building backs for chimneys from these 7 acres. Johnson paid 13 pounds. Meeting of same day voted lots sold to James Prescott, Jr. regarding return of this laying out but return was lost, thus this return made as witnesses. Weare, Wingate & Tucke According to lay re preambulation New Plantation, preambulation, lot #27 to Green, grant of Shares granted Isaac Perkins, conveyed to Henry Robey, conveyed to Samuel Fogg and deeds cannot be found. Resolution? Meeting re sale to Benj. Brown & Samuel sale of 2nd W. Div lot #14 French of Salisbury Meeting town lines Stratham/Portsm/Hampton Meeting Difficulty re Rev. Ward Cotton and the people, and decision made at Church meeting that there be a council called Meeting Committee chosen of Anthony Emery, esq., Christopher Toppan, Esq., & Cotton Ward to make provisions for committee selected of Edward Shaw, J. Towle, Daniel Philbrick to join church committee to examine reports about Mr. Cotton and try to find the truth of them Whereas there has lately arison a dispute and difference between Rev. Ward Cotton & the Church of Christ in Hampton notice of vote to be taken by freeholders and other inhabitations of Hampton qualified to vote. All are to meet at the Meeting House. Request attendance of Abigail Johnson & Sarah Connor? by evidences before the council. Adjourned to EARMARKINGS blank meeting of 1st Div proprietors 1st Div. pasture north side of Little River " shall lay as a pasture for all cattle or creatures that belong the the owners of said land. Agreed that as long as Capt. Jabez Dow's land is unforrested for creatures to feed, 12 acres shall be half a share in cow common; fencing, tree cutting, payment for surveying Lots drawn for1st Div Land lately surveyed, lots drawn; ranges listed 1,2,3,4 & ring Meeting re land to Philbrick & Jennes. 1st Div., fences, gates, lots adjustments laid out & 1-29?-1723 Meeting re accepting return of 1st Div. adjustments; 2nd Div. fencing to be done; Jennis return (land formerly cow common). 1st range laid out & cont'd st Div.'s 1st first range cont'd. Second, third and fourth ranges laid out. Meetings /3, Lot layers voted by the proprietors of the 5th Div to lay out and make return of 1st Div. in Februrary 1723 according to each right. Jos. Philbrick return & Richard Jennes return, John Jennes Return. Committee chosen to lay out part of 1st Div. north of Little River in little boarshead woods, ranges 1 (48 lots) and 2 (45 lots). First range begins at Little River where a sawmill formerly stood. Range 1=48 lots; 2=45 lots;3=22 lots;4=44 or 45 lots;#46,47, Returns 1st Div., according to each right 1st Div. laid out according to vote of , list, names in right of others Land near ye Great Hill, cont'd 1st Div., laid out according to each right Meeting re West & North Div, shares and lots not yet drawn are to be sold; 2nd N. Div. 137 shares/lots Daniel Moulton satisfies comoners and is forever acquitted re 20 acres in 2nd N. Div., 137th share between Elkins and Brown Acknowledgement Daniel Moulton assigns over rights of land granted him. Tracts assigned in 1/12ths, 1/8ths, 1/16ths Agreement between Jacob Brown & others listed re Little River Sawmill, dam, and raising and flowing water. It shall be lawful from time to time for above named persons to flow any part of my land lying near the said river which leads down to saw mill without any mollestation or distubrance of me, said Jacob Brown Surveyor's return. Laid out a passable a way two rods wide through land of James & Richard Sanborn and John Jones, around a great rock & ridge, through land of Towle & Weare. Dividing their land for public benefit & Committee chosen to run line as return declared between Hampton/Salisbury dated ref Laid out from corner of Batchelder farm, formerly so called, by a mark made by Shapley, near Powwas River pond, tree marked S H, etc.

4 /3 Meeting of proprieters of 2nd Div to lay out QM & Ring Swamp, to cut lots into equal quality and quantity Meeting proprietors of 2nd Div. to lay out particular lots/shares, one bad lot & one good lot to a right and not be above 6 ac of bad to a whole lot Meeting at widow Mary Leavitt's to draw for rights in 2nd Div and Great Lots Meeting at house of Jerome Marston, more meetings same date listed Ring Swamp divided into two parts, described. 18 lots, south part 12 lots, total 30 lots. Claims in rights of others.cont'd to p 189. Meeting adjourned to Meeting to agree on lot layer. Many entries of meeting on the same day; adjourned to 28th, then to 29th of November at house of widow Mary Leavitt. LIST of names and numbered lots 2nd Div., rights sold, QM laid into 30 shares, bounds and lot #s. Sold to Caleb Marston, James Perkins, John Wedgewood to put votes and returns in town records concerning drafts in 2nd Div.. Last five lots of the 30 are to the easward of the raod that goeth by the upper mill to Libbi's John Moulton lot not yet laid out ? Return of 2nd Div. & remainder QM to be layed out into 30 shares, first and second parts described. at end of old North Div, #23,24,25., bad lands in QM ? Date referenced in Cotton's letter as compliance with his proposals re salary & Meeting ord'd by warrant of to select jurors for general assembly & Rev. Gookin salary issues Meeting Invoices for new proportion of Province leaving out pastureland Meeting Additional money to be added to Rev.Gookin salary Meeting employe of Rev. Gookin Meeting appt. 2 men to gen'l assembly (repeated at meetings) Meeting employe of Rev. Gookin, town to hire a man to preach for Rev.Gookin at annual town meeting next March Meeting Rev. Gookin re raise in salary; Solomon Page considered Meeting S. Page selected assist Rev. Gookin for three months, men chosen to see if he will take up the invitation Meeting Ward Cotton to assist Rev. Gookin Meeting To select jurors for general assembly; Dow,Smith, Palmer to "treat" with Mr. Cotton. Committee to "advise" with Rev. Gookin, see if it be expedient to settle some parson in the ministry here meeting Ward Cotton correspondence. A minister should have a house and few acres of land, and other accomodations to settle himself or also sufficient money to purchase same. As to salary.. so he can live up to the dignity of his office Meeting Gookin and Ward Cotton salaries Meeting adj'd, illness of moderator N. Sargent meeting funeral plans and costs for Rev. Gookin, widow & children meeting re: Parsonage lands, fencing,, sales and 1st W. Div., 2nd N. Div., 3rd W. Div. and laying out hwy to Kingston exchanging of lots meeting meeting meeting to build Mrs. Gookin residence meeting meeting meeting to fence yard for Mrs. Gookin meeting to build barn for Mrs. Gookin meeting meeting to build school house same "bigness" as old one that burnt, and be set on most convenient place of school houe acre, and town to pay 25 pounds meeting meeting meeting North Hill inhabitants request they be cleared from paying to Rev. Mr. Cotton while they have preaching at North Hill meeting house. Vote negative meeting re Act in General Court last year for a line between Hampton and Rye, and selectmen shall prosecute so the affair is finally determined.

5 meeting: selectment to take care that all the roads in town be kept at usual breadth and to prosecute all those who intrude on them. Voted to give Rev. Ward Cotton twenty pound money in bills of credit the present year, in consideration of the value of ye paper money being fallen meeting meeting; adj'd until Wingate & Dow to examine accounts of leased out parsonage lands and prepare report for next meeting Meeting. Towle, Palmer, Dow committee to look after parsonage lands and marshes and give leases that do not exceed 5 years from They have power to prosecute tresspasers and eject any who have already done so. Previous committee still has power to make demands on same issues meeting Cotton to receive twenty pounds on the account of low value of paper money this year. His hay to be considered part of the profit meeting meeting meeting Surveyors of roads and bridges chosen: Dalton, Garland, Smith, Towle, Griffeths, Hobbs and Drake meeting meeting meeting meeting Surveyors chosen: Marston, Hobbs and Fogg. Thomas Lane shall have privilage of 2 rods square of land during the town pleasure meeting and North Hill Parish Voted that we are willing that those persons & petitioners which are desiros to belong to the parish at north hill should with their estaes belong there meeting Surveyors for highways and bridges chosen: Sanborn, Moulton, Dearborn and Rand.Voted to exchange a little lot at Candlewood swamp and 5 acre lot in North Div, and little lot on the grate Boarshead belonging to parsonage for salt marsh meeting Surveyors of ways chosen: Drake, Nudd, Smith and Smith meeting meeting and adj'd to 4-9. Surveyors of highways and bridges chosen: Rand, Moulton, Drake and Towle. Committee to receive propositions of North Hampton Committee relating to the parsonage meeting cont'd and ajd'd to meeting North Hampton parish will be allowed three north division shares provided they will quit all right to remainder of the parsonage. Belonging to Hampton, and their right to house, barn and land adjoining that was built or provided for Madem Gookin. The town obliging themselves to find her a house and barn meeting Note dated regarding parish of North Hampton and accept terms of three shares in full in the old or 1st N. Div shares meeting meeting need to pursue riotors at meeting 6-24 (topic for months) meeting riotors meeting; voted Towle & Leavitt empowered to hire agents to prosecute & defend any action/s for or against the freeholders and pursue to final judgement. Surveyors of highways and bridges chosen: Taylor, Moulton, Sanborn, Page and Shaw meeting Re raise money to carry on charge at law with Kensington meeting Ram pasture, gates to preserve beach between Great & Little Boar's Head. Voted there shall be 50 pounds old tenor raised to improve towards the care of the lad (Francis Ireland) and what we don't expend that way shall be for the use of the town meeting Kensington land, NOT to get 4 half shares they have been "at law" about meeting lawsuit w/ Kensington meeting (cont'd-p.208 Voted that the present Surveyors chosen: Moulton, Naye, Page, Elkins and Towle. selectmen shall take what care is needfull for the lad that is at Doctor Hales at Nubury. (Francis Ireland?) meeting to sell house & barn and 1 acre of Mrs. Gookin's meeting Continued care of poor, Francis Ireland, under the care of Dr. Hale. Steeple on meeting house should be pulled down.

6 meeting: Surveyors for highways and bridges chosen: Towle, Stanford, Moulton, James. Rev. Cotton salary and needs. Ram pasture short 2 acres meeting sale of Gookin Property to Rand, funeral charges for Madem Gookin meeting meeting: Surveyors for highways chosen: Griffiths, Sherborn, Leavitt, Page and Moulton. Mr. Cotton's salary raised 280 pounds. Prosecution of those trespassing on parsonage land meeting Men chosen to see that the law is complied with concerning yoking and ringing of swine meeting Re those assigned pews in meeting house. Re portions of money from North Hampton for Madem Dorothy Gookin meeting: Surveyors for highways chosen: Smith, Smith, Moulton and Page meeting re ditch around parsonage, Rev. Cotton wages meeting: Surveyors for highways and bridges chosen: Griffiths, Moulton, Page and Dearborn. to sell some parsonage land; 4 half shares in 1st W. Div, 10 acre lots in 3rd Div. near Salisbury line; sell 6 shares mentioned above, 2 shares in Alder meadow.ward Cotton wages Voted selectmen to take care of Francis Ireland.. Voted to give Jeremiah Fifield 30 pounds old tenor for Doctor Anthony Emery in part of acc---? he has against Fifield meeting: adj'd to meeting cont'd. Rev. Cotton wages. Francis Ireland care, selectmen to give 200 pounds old tenor to any person that will clear the town of him according to the vote of the town notice of meeting to be : re hiring agent to prosecute and defend actions against inhabitants Meeting re: agent appointed Mr. John Smith to defend any action commenced against said inhabitants by Benjamin & Abigail Brown of South Hampton meeting: Surveyors of highways chosen: Moulton, Page, Rand and Elkins meeting: Juror selections for General Assembly meeting re: A method to be pursued relating to claims made on tract of land called New Plantation formerly in Hampton. Also request of John Smith for assistant in Brown action. Benj. Shaw deceased, but inhabitants in his right claim damages for not laying out a tract of land alledged to be granted him in New Plantation. Cont'd p meeting cont'd. Men chosen re action against the town: Samuel Palmer, Esq., Dr. John Weeks, and Capt. Ephraim Marston; any two to be committee for the end of aforesaid meeting cont'd. John Nay be agent and join Jonathan Shaw to prosecute and defend actions. Letter to selectmen of Hampton Falls regarding the claim on supposed right of land in New Plantation dated & notice of meeting meeting: Surveyors of highways and bridges chosen: Moulton, Page, Brown, Marston and Shaw. Ordered by precept from Speaker of the House of Representatives to chose one man qualified by law to represent the town in general assemby room of Richard Waldron, Esq. Jonathan Tucke chosen. Rev. Cotton salary, his hay and contribution to Sacrament Day in April and 1st Sabath Day in June to help relieve him under the grate charge he met with the last year in his family.voted the annual town meeting be third Tuesday in March meeting and adj'd to April 4th. And that adj'd to April meeting: Surveyors chosen: Garland, Moulton, Moulton, Shaw and Drake meeting: re salary and interest to ministry; decenting voters listed meeting: Cattle and horses found on beach to be impounded.those leaving open gates or throwing down fences that save the beach shall pay fine meeting: Juror selections for General Assembly Surveyors for highways and bridges chosen: Smith, Marston, Leavitt, Towle and Page. Hauling wood, rate payable in wood. Meeting adj'd to Exeter-Hampton line left to selectmen meeting Nehemiah Brown of Kensington vs town agent in suit to be heard at Portsmouth Court of Common Pleas the first Tuesday of March next meeting & adj'd to Surveyors chosen: Moulton, Page, Rand, Moulton and Weare

7 meeting: re rent for parsonage lands in default, selectment to hire common reading and writing schools master, and in case a gramma school is needed, they shall provide one in the town that both schools shall cost the town no more than one constant gramma school & notice and meeting Nehemiah & Anna Brown suit to be heard in Inferior Court of Common Please at Portsmouth first Tuesday of June. Either Colonel John Weeks or Mr. Philip Towle is chosen agent to defend and pursue this suit meeting re Cotton salary meeting: Surveyors chosen: Bachelder, Brown, Tucke, Pearson, Brown and Leavitt page skipped meeting Jonathan Longfellow suit, no one to take seaweed meeting Notice to freeholders of Hampton Nathaniel Gookin of North Hampton commenced action of ejectment to those which are in possesion of land called parsonage land belonging to Hampton, one half of which said Gookin demands as his property Meeting: agents selected to defend inhabitants re leased parsonage lots. No. Hampton parish posses parsonage land of Hampton, Gookin demands half, to be tried in Dec notice and meeting Surveyors chosen: Ward, Towle, Brown, Page and Towle meeting: selection of jurors meeting: selection of jurors. Town willing to pay all charges that Dr. Emery's family has lost. In case Emery family do not agree, agent to be chosen to finalize judgement. Town voted in negative to pay charges which arose from Small pox in Dr. Emery's family. Choice of agents for this situation also voted negative Notice of next meeting to consider and determine method to be pursued relating to case of Dr. Emery meeting: Poll vote in favor Discents listed, and Capt. Jonathan Moulton to prosecute the affair regarding recovery of cost of removing Emery family to separate house when first infected with small pox and providing for them meeting regarding Emery issue. Cont'd meeting: selection of jurors meeting meeting meeting (notice provided) meeting (notice provided) Meeting called by 2 of His Majesties Justices of the Peace meeting: inquiry into Emery issue, whether to discharge agents, and settle with Parsonage committee meeting meeting (notice provided): Surveyors chosen: Drake, Moulton, Tucke, Bachelder, Dow. Dr. Anthony Emery charges re: small pox, selectmen's audit re parsonage, negative vote To vote if money allowed to Bride Hill and Drakeside for schooling, whether to let out parsonage lands, Cotton salary meeting (notice provided); selection of jurors. Meeting records not present meeting notice daed 5-19 re upcoming selection of jurors for said court dates notice of meeting meeting: selection of jurors scheduled for August and Sept meeting: selection of jurors meeting not recorded; (notice provided) meeting: selection of jurors meeting not recorded (notice provided) meeting: selection of jurors

8 meeting (notice provided) Surveyors chosen: Tayler, Towle, Moulton, Moulton and Page meeting: Committee to see that hwy not intruded upon. That no person shall keep sheep, horses or cattle in hwy from May to Sept. Vote negative on selling any part of ten rod road round the ring, voted to dismiss that affair and never to act upon it more. Voted to leave affair of the school house acres, to let out 2/3 of it for 8-10 years.voted to settle the affair of Rev. Cotton salary. Stone wall on parsonage matter. To allow something to Drakeside and Bride Hill area for schooling this year meeting notice provided, no record meeting: selection of jurors meeting notice provided, no record meeting: selection of jurors meeting (notice provided) selection of jurors meeting notice, no record of exact date meeting: selection of jurors In deference to requstion...hampton & Kensington re parsonage lands; negative vote meeting (notice provided) selection of jurors meeting (notice provided) selection of jurors meeting (notice provided) selection of jurors (annual) meeting (notice provided) Voted a Surveyors chosen: Towle, Moulton, Rand, Drake, Garland and Sanborn committee to run the lines of the parsonage land meeting meeting (notice of exact date not provided) meeting (notice provided) selection of jurors Vote in negative re steeple on meeting house and selling of pew privileges meeting (notice provided) selection of jurors Purchase of pews on women's side for various purposes, etc. Return of votes meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting: selection of jurors meeting: re pews, steeple, sale of ground meeting meeting: Surveyors chosen: Dearborn, Towle, Ward Cotton issues, cutting of wood on parsonage land, seaweed Tuck, Marston, Taylor, Batchelder, Moulton. Meeting adj'd to meeting cont'd. To run the line of parsonage Meeting adjourned for 6 weeks. lands on Bridehill and 2nd range over Little River meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting VITALS - BIRTHS meeting meeting

9 meeting meeting meeting: Ward Cotton meeting: Surveyors chosen: Page, Moulton, Moulton, Moulton, Weare meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting meeting Memorandom of Agreement deed Francis Page & Samuel Moulton of North Hampton, to James Batrchelder, Josiah Batchelder, John Lamprey (share of sawmill?) unreadable notation 1764 missing year

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