WARNER. [This town was Number 1 in the line of towns from Merrimack to Connecticut River, and was granted Jan. 16, 1735-6, to Thomas Stevens and others, many of whom were from Amesbury, Mass The town was called New Amesbury. Granted by the Masonian Proprietors, March 14, 1749–50, to Richard Jenness and others, inhabitants of Rye, and called Fenness-town and Rye-town. Regranted Dec. 24, 1767, to Jonathan Barnard and others. Incorporated as Warner, Sept. 3, 1774, and named in honor of Col. Jonathan Warner, of Portsmouth. Kearsarge Gore was annexed June 13, 1818. See New Hampshire charters and Masonian Papers in this and following volumes; IX, Bouton Town Papers, 789; XIII, Hammond Town Papers, 612; Index to Laws, 568; historical sketch, by Moses Long, 3, Collections of N. H. Historical Society, 179; History, by Walter Harriman, 1879, pp. 581; historical sketch, by Fred Myron Colby, Hurd's History of Merrimack County, 1886, p. 653.] [List of Proprietors of No. 1, 1736.]. [Mass. Archives, Vol. 115, p. 571.] At a meeting of ye propriators of ye Township No 1 oct ye 7: 1736 at ye same meeting mr Edmund March was Chosen modrator for sd meeting at ye same meeting voted to Chuse five men to Lay out 63 Lots in sd Township at ye Same meeting David Ring & others was Chosen a Committee to Lay sd Lots at ye same meeting voted to Leave it to yo Commitee to Lay out sa Lots in Quantity & Quality as ye Land will best allow of at a meeting of ye propriators of ye Township N° 1 Novembr ye 25: 1736 mr pain Winget was Chosen modrator for s meeting at ye Same meeting y Comtee Brought in a Returne that they had Laid out 63 Lots of 40 acres to Each Lot in four Ranges which was Recd in & voted & ye Lots Drawn as followeth At a meeting of y propriators of ye Township No 1 March ye 15: 1737 at y Same meeting John Hoyt was chosen Modrator for sa meeting at ye Same meeting it was proposed whither Joseph Jewell Timoth Colby & Isaac Chandler shall be a Comtee to go & view sa Township & acording to their best descression Lay out Sixty three Lots in order for setlment & make their Return within three months to ye propriators of sd Township Voted on ye affermative— at a meeting of ye propriators of ye Township No 1 June yo 23: 1738 John Hoyt was Chsen Modrator for sd meeting at ye same meeting ye Comtee Brought in their Return that they had Laid out 63 Lot in sd Township of about five acres to Each & was Recd in & voted & ye Lots Drawn which are as followeth viz Capt Richard Currier John Allen John Hoyt J Jacob Currier first Minister Jonath Blasdel ye 21 6 24 Orlando Colby Joseph Quimby ye 25 ye 7 Elihu Gould ye 26 ye 8 Stephen Merriel ye 27 ye 9 John Pressey ye 28 ye 10 John Stevens 29 ye II Caleb Clough 30 31 ye 13 Willim Straw 32 ye 14 Benja Tucker ye 15 Aaron Rowell ye 16 Jonath Pressey ye 17 Gideon Rowell Daniel Currier ye 36 ye 18 John Hovt Daniel Ring ye 37 for the second ministry 39 Sam" Colby francis Davis the 52 m' Sam" Persons the 40 M Pain Wingeate the 53 the 41 Sam" Straw 50 Tho' Rowell Esq' the 51 the 42 Philip Quenby the 54 the 55 the 43 Ichabod Colby the 56 the 44 Natha" Chandler the 57 the 45 Isaac Chandler the 58 the 46 Jacob Sargant the 59 the 47 Jeremiah flanders the 60 the 63 [Votes of Proprietors of No. 1, 1738.] [Mass. Archives, Vol. 115, p. 568.] at a meeting of ye propriators of ye Township N° 1 March 21, 1738 at ye same meeting Thos Rowell was Chosen Modrator for sd meeting: at ye same meeting voted to pay orlando Colby Joseph Jewell & John Challis one Hundred pounds in province Bills of ye old tener to Build a good & serviseble Saw mill on ye Township No 1 on y falls Called Blackwater River by y Last day of august next at a meeting of ye propriators of y Township No 1 March ye 21, 1738 at ye same meeting Capt Tho' Rowell was Chosen modrator for 1 meeting at ye same Jonath Blasdel & Jonath Barnard was Chosen to goo to ye Township No 1 & view ye saw mill now in Building & ye high way now Cleard to sd township & y place for yo Dam at a meeting of ye propriators of ye Township No 1 May ye 12, 1740 Joseph Jewell Chosen Modrator for sd meeting at ye same meeting voted & Resolved to give Ezekel Morrel Sixty pounds Bills of Credit for Building a Dam & floom at ye saw mill in ye Township No 1 according to Bond. at a meeting of ye propriators of ye Township N° 1 December ye 18 1749 Capt John Hoyt Chosen modrator for sd meeting— at ye same meeting voted to Build five houses on sd Township at y Corst of ye propriators of ye Dimentions according to ye Cort act at ye same meeting voted that y five houses voted to be Built on ye sd Township shall be compleated on or Before y Last day of January next January 26: 1749 we ye subscribers persuant to y° above sa vote have Built four houses on sd Township agreable to y order of Court & according to ye above sa vote Thos Colby Jarves Ring the afore going is a True Copy taken out of y propriators Book in ye Township No 1 attest Jonath Barnard propriators Clark Essex ss March yo 20: 1750 the above named Jonathan Barnard was Sworn Before me Tho Rowell Justice a peace WASHINGTON. [This town was Number 8 in the line of towns from Merrimack to Connecticut River, granted by Massachusetts, Jan. 16, 1735-6. Granted by the Masonian Proprietors, Dec. 11, 1752, to Capt. Peter Prescott and others. Regranted March 17, 1768, to Reuben Kidder and others. The charter was renewed Feb. 5, 1772. The town was variously known as Monadnock No. 8, New Concord, and Camden, until it was incorporated as Washington, Dec. 13, 1776, and named in honor of George Washington. A portion was combined with New Bradford and Washington Gore to make up the town of Bradford, Sept. 27, 1787. Washington and Lempster was established Nov. 27, 1812. The line between See Masonian Papers in following volumes; XIII, Hammond Town Papers, 626; Index to Laws, 569; The Late Centenarian of, with a Brief History of the Town, by George Bancroft Griffith, 3, Granite Monthly, p. 536; History, 1768-1886, compiled by a committee chosen by the town, 1886, pp. 696; historical sketch, by George M. Gage, Hurd's History of Sullivan County, 1886, p. 391.] [Mass. House Journal, Dec. 27, 1738.] The Petition of Caleb Bloggett, in Behalf of the Proprietors of the Township called Number Eight, in the Line of Towns from Rumford to the Great Falls on Connecticut River, shewing that the Lands in said Township are so rocky and mountainous on a View thereof, that renders the Settlement impracticable, praying they may be allowed to take up a Tract of Land in lieu of the aforesaid Township, lying southward thereof, &c. Read and Referred to the next sitting of the Court for consideration. [Mass. House Journal, June 26, 1739.] A Petition of Caleb Bloggett for himself and the other Proprietors of the Township Number Eight, in the Line of Towns, shewing that the Land there is so rough and mountanous that upon a careful View thereof it has been found impracticable to make a Settlement agreeable to the Conditions of the Grant, as entred the 27th of December last and referred. WEARE. [This town was granted by Massachusetts, June 19, 1735, to Robert Hale, petitioning for Capt. William Raymond's men, and was called Beverly-Canada, and Hale's-town. Granted by the Masonian Proprietors, Sept. 20, 1749, to Ichabod Robie and others, and called at times Robie's-town and Weare's-town. Incorpor |