23040 acres and 1018 acres allowed for water, &c. Province of the Massachusetts Bay Sc' in the Township granted to Samuel King & others in the County of Middlesex May 4th 1736 Mr Stephen Hossmer Jun' was Sworn to the faithfull discharge of his duty as Surveyor & Mess' Jonathan Mills, Joseph Dudley & James Chandler were Sworn to the faithful discharge of their duty as chainmen in surveying & laying out the Township delineated on this paper granted to Samuel King & others as aforesaid Coram Samuel Welles Just Pac Layd out In May 1736 a Township of the Contents of Six Miles Square or 23040 acres and 1018 acres allowed for water &c which was Lay'd out To Sam" King and others Canada Soldiers In the year 1690 Lying on the west of Salem Naragansett Town No 3 on the North Side of the Souheeg River Bounded as folows Begining at a Spruse Tree and Runs North By the Needle 2191 Perch on Province Land To a hemlock Tree marked then Runs East 1558 Pearch on Province Land To a Township adjoyning To and Lying North of Salem Naragansett Town No 3 then Runs South on Said Township 640 perch to Township, granted to John Simpson & Others Then Runs East on sd Town ship 402 perch To a stake & Stones then Runs South 1467 Perch on Said Salem Naragansett Town then Runs west 480 Perch on Duxbury School Farm to a stake and heap of Stones then Runs South 13 Perch on Said Farm To a popler Tree Marked then Runs west 1460 perch To the Spruse Tree First Named on Provence Land all which May appear By the plan above Layd Down by a Scale of 216 Pearch To an Inch the Swagg of Chain In this Town ship is 3 perch In one Hundred: by order of the Honourable Sam11 Welles Esq' and Mr Sam" Chandler Stephen Hosmer Junr Surveyor In the House of Representatives June 1, 1736 Read and Ordered that the plat be Accepted, and the Lands therein delineated and described be and hereby are confirmed to the officers and soldiers mentioned in the petition of the said Samuel King and others, and the Heirs, legal Representatives and Descendants of such of them as are lost or deceased in or since the Canada Expedition Anno 1690, and to their Heirs & Assigns respectively for ever they complying with the Conditions of the Grant provided the plat contains no more than the quantity of twenty four thousand & fifty Eight Acres of Land, and does not interfere with any former Grant. The said Land lying West of Salem Narraganset town Number three on the North of Souheeg River begining at a spruce Tree & runs North by the Needle 2191 perch on province Land, & then East on province Land to Salem Narraganset Township Number three South on the township of John Simpson and others, West on Duxbury School ffarm Sent up for Concurrence In Council June 2 1736 Read and Concurred 17: Consented to, J Quincy Spkr J Willard Sec'ry [Mass. Court Records, June 2, 1736.] A plat of a Township of the Contents of Six Miles Square, with the Allowance of One Thousand & Eighteen Acres for Water &c. Surveyed & Laid out by Stephen Hosmer jun' and Chainmen on Oath, to Satisfy a Grant made by this Court in Answer to the petition of Samuel King & others; lying on the West of Salem Narraganset Town Number three, on the North side of Soheag River; bounded as follows, beginning at a Spruce Tree & Runs North by the Needle Two Thousand One hundred & Ninety One perch on province Land to a hemlock Tree Marked; then Runs East one Thousand five hundred & fifty Eight perch on province Land to a Township Adjoyning to & lying North of the said Narragansett Town Number three; then Runs South on said Township Six hundred and forty perch to the Township Granted to John Simpson and others, then Runs East on said Township four hundred and two perch to a Stake & Stones then Runs South One Thousand four hundred and Sixty Seven perch on said Narragansett Town, then Runs West four hundred & Eighty perch on Duxbury School farm to a Stake and heap of Stones; then Runs South thirteen perch on said Farm to a poplar Tree marked; thence Runs West One Thousand four hundred and Sixty perch to the Spruce tree first named on province Land [Mass. Court Records, and House Journal, Dec. 17, 1736.] In the House of Represent Ordered that Daniel Epes Esq": be and hereby is Authorized & Impowred to assemble & Convene as soon as may be in Some Convenient place in the Town of Salem the proprietors or Grantees of the Township granted by this Court in June 1735, in Answer to the petition of Samuel King & others, who were in the Canada Expedition Anno 1690, to Chuse A Moderator & proprietors Clerk, & to pass such Votes & Orders &c as may be Agreeable to the bringing forward the Settlement of the Township, According to the Conditions of the Grant, as well as the Interest of the propriety; and to Agree upon a method how to Call future proprietors Meetings, as well as to Admit the Grantees to a Draught of their Home lots In Council Read & Concurr'd- J Belcher MANCHESTER. [This territory was once known as Harrytown or Old Harry Town. Granted by the Masonian Proprietors, April 17, 1735, to Capt. William Tyng's “ snow-shoe men," and hence called Tyng's-Town. Incorporated as Derryfield, Sept. 3, 1751. The first town meeting was held in John Hall's house, Sept. 23, 1751. A gore of land was annexed to the north side, Dec. 4, 1795. The name of the town was changed to Manchester, June 13, 1810. A city charter was granted July 10, 1846. "Amoskeag " was severed from Goffstown, and “Piscataquog” or “ Squog" from Bedford, and annexed July 1, 1853. See New Hampshire charters and Masonian Papers in this and following volumes : IX, Bouton Town Papers, 151; XII, Hammond Town Papers, 540; Index to Laws, 305; History, by Chandler E. Potter, 1856, pp. 764; History, by John B. Clarke, 1875, pp. 463; sketch, 4, Granite Monthly, p. 418; historical sketch, Hurd's History of Hillsborough County, 1885, p. 40; brief historical sketch, compiled by Manchester Board of Trade, 1890, pp. 83.] [Mass. House Journal, Feb. 6, 1733-4.] A Petition of Ephraim Hildreth and John Shipley, for themselves and other Voluntiers under the Command of Capt. William Tyng deceased, in his March to Winipisiocke Anno 1704, setting forth many difficulties and hardships they underwent in said March when they killed five Indians; that the Government hath seen. cause in their Wisdom to make a Grant to the heirs of the said Captain, praying that they may obtain a Grant of Lands for a Township on the West of Dunstable and North of Townshend or elsewhere of the unappropriated Lands, under such conditions and restrictions as shall be thought meet. Read and Ordered, That the prayer of the Petition be granted, and Mr. Welles, Major Brattle, Mr. Choate, Mr. Shove, and Mr. Hobson are desired to prepare a Vote for the Grant of Six Miles square of the unappropriated Lands of the Province, in some convenient place for a Township to be made the Petitioners under proper conditions and regulations for settling a Town, and that they report thereon as soon as may be. [Mass. House Journal, Feb. 15, 1733-4.] Mr. Welles from the Committee appointed the 6th. currant to consider of the Petition of Ephraim Hildreth, John Shipley and others under the command of Capt. William Tyng deceased, made report which was read and accepted, and Voted, That a tract of Land of the contents of six Miles square, West of Dunstable, and North of Townshend be granted to the Petitioners; and for as much as there were but forty six of those Voluntiers, it is hereby Ordered, That six more be admitted with them who were in the Country's Service under Capt. Lovewell, and omitted in the Grants made to him and Company, and are wanting to the number of sixty to be made up of those that were at the Fort Fight or Long March in the Narragansett War or others admitted into this Grant by this Court these Grantees actually to settle the abovesaid tract with sixty Families within four years from the Survey of this Land and acceptance thereof by this Court, each Family to have an House of eighteen feet square and seven feet stud at the least and four acres brought to and plowed or stock'd with english Grass and fitted for mowing; the said Grantees also to lay out three Lots to draw future divisions with other Lots, one for the first Minister, one for the Ministry, and one for the School, and within said term. of four years to settle a learned orthodox Minister and build a convenient House for the publick Worship of God; the above said tract of Land to be laid out under the direction of a Committee of this Court by a Surveyor and Chain-men on Oath, at the charge of the Petitioners. And whereas divers of the Persons for whose merit this Grant is made are deceased; it is therefore further Ordered, That in such case, the Grant shall be and belong to some one of his Male descendants, wherein preference shall be given to the eldest; and it is further Ordered, That those Persons shares in this Grant shall revert to the Province who shall not perform the Conditions of the Grant as above. Sent up for Concurrence. [Mass. Court Records, Dec. 14, and House Journal, Dec. 13, 1734.] A Petition of Ephraim Hildreth & John Shipleigh for themselves & others Soldiers under the Command of Capt Willm Tyng dec'ed Shewing that they Served the Province as Voluntiers in the Indian War & in the Year 1703 performed a hard & difficult March in the winter Season with Snow Shoes as far as Winnepesocket Lake & Killed Six of the Enemy that the said Company were the first that attempted to March against the Enemy with Snow Shoes |