And whereas no Land has been laid out & allowed nor other Compensation made to the sd John Endicott Esqr, Elisabeth his Wife, or to the sd John Hull Esqr or any of their Heirs or Assigns. (That granted to your Petitioners Nov 8, 1693, being included in a Grant of all Mericoneg Neck to Harvard Colledge as now appears) Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That Five Hundred Acres of land at Pennicook on the North-East side of Merrimack River be Laid out by Capt Jonathan Danforth Surveyor, as by the Platt hereunto anexed apeareth, may be Granted & Confirmed unto your Petitioners and their Heirs for ever in part of the aforementioned Grant of One Thousand Acres: And your Petitioners as in Duty bound shall ever Pray & Read & Voted in Council Novr 29, 1694 [1695] to be granted and sent down for concurrence Isa Addington Secry Decembr 3d 1695. Voted a Concurrence in the house of Representatives William Bond Speaker [Mass. Court Records, Nov. 29, 1695.] Upon reading the Petition of Samuel Sewall Esq' and Hannah his Wife, Daughter, and Heir of John Hull Esqr Praying that five hundred Acres of Land lying at Pennicook on the North east side of Merrimack River, as in the Platt thereof, therewith Presented, made by Capt Jonathan Danforth Surveyer, may be granted, and Confirmed to them in Part of a Grant of One thousand Acres Confirmed to them upon an Ancient Grant made unto John Endicott Esqr then Governour, and Purchased by the said John Hull, And formerly sett forth unto the Petitioners at Merriconeg neck in Casco bay upon the said Grant, Appearing to be before granted unto Harvard Colledge The Aforesaid Five hundred Acres Petitioned for is ordered to be granted, and Confirmed unto the Petitioners, and their Heirs forever Wm Stoughton I consent [Mass. House Journal, June 24, 1738.] Col. Alden from the Committee appointed the 14th currant, reported according to Order, on the Petition of Samuel Sewall, Esq; and others, the Children &c. of Stephen Sewall, late of Salem, Esq; deceased, which was read and accepted, and in Answer to this Petition, Voted, That five hundred Acres of the unappropriated Lands of the Province be and hereby is given and granted to the Petitioner Samuel Sewall, Esq; and the other Children and Heirs of their Father Stephen Sewall late of Salem, Esq; deceased, and the legal Representatives and Descendants of such of them as are deceased, on account of the Services and Expence of their said Father, as within mentioned, and that the Grantees be allowed and impowred to survey the same by a Surveyor and Chain Men on Oath, and return a Plat thereof to this Court within twelve Months for Confirmation accordingly. Sent up for Concurrence. [Mass. House Journal, Jan. 5, 1738–9.] Samuel Sewall Esq; laid on the Table a Plat of five hundred Acres of Land laid out on the East side of Merrimack River, opposite to the Plantation called Contoocook, to satisfy a Grant of this Court in their Session in May last to the Heirs &c. of his late honoured Father Stephen Sewall, Esq; deceased. Read and Ordered, That the Plat be referred to the next sitting for Consideration. DEERING. [This town was originally a part of Cumberland or Society Land. It was incorporated Jan. 17, 1774, and named by Gov. John Wentworth in honor of his wife, whose maiden name was Frances Deering. See New Hampshire charters following; IX, Bouton Town Papers, 759; XI, Hammond Town Papers, 490; Index to Laws, 146; sketch, Hurd's History of Hillsborough County, 1885, p. 366.] [GRANT TO JONATHAN BUTTERFIELD.] [Mass. Maps and Plans, Vol. 11, p. 21.] On the Petition of Jonathan Butterfield Chelmsfd In the House of Representes Decr 4, 1736 Read and in Answer to this Petition Ordered That the Petitioner have Leave by a Surveyor and chain-men on Oath to Survey and lay out three Hundred Acres of the Unappropriated Lands of the Province adjoining to Some Township, and return a plat thereof to this Court within Twelve Months for Confirmation to him his Heirs and Assignes provided he or they do within three Years from the Confirmation build an House of Eighteen feet Square, and Seven Feet Stud at the least, Settle a Family therein, and bring to English Grass fit for Mowing Six Acres of Land. Sent up for Concurrence J Quincy Spkr In Council January 15, 1736. Read & Concur'd 18 Consented to, A true Copy Examd Simon Frost Dept Secry Simon Frost Dept Secry [Mass. Court Records, Dec. 13, 1737, and House Journal, Dec. 12, 1737.] A Plat of Three Hundred Acres of Land laid out by Joseph Wilder Jun' Survey and Chain Men upon Oath, to fulfill a grant of this Court made to Jonathan Butterfield, lying adjacent to the Township Number Seven in the Line of Towns; Beginning at a Hemlock Tree marked with the letter A standing in the South Line of the said Township three miles from the South East corner; thence running South 11° 30' East by a line of marked Trees three hundred and twenty rods to a Stake and Stones B; thence East 5° 30′ north, one hundred and sixty rods by a Line of marked Trees to a Hemlock Tree to the letter C; thence North 11° 30' East three hundred and twenty rods by a Line of marked Trees to a Stake and heap of Stones in the aforesaid Town Line to the letter D, and from thence in the said Line to the first mentioned Station. [Mass. Maps and Plans, Vol. 11, p. 20.] September 15th 1737. Then Layed out a farm of three hundred Acres of Land, to Satisfie a Grant of the Great and Generall Court of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, Made to Jonathan Butterfield of Chelmsford December ye 4th 1736 which lyeth Adjoyning to the Town Ship N° 7 in the line of Towns and began at a Hemlock tree marked with the Letter A Standing in the South line of the said Town Ship N° 7 three Miles from the South East corner, and from thence it ran South Eleven degrees and thirty Minutes west by a line of marked trees 320 rods to a Stake & Stones to the Letter B from thence East five degrees & thirty Minutes North One hundred and Sixty rods by a line of marked trees to a hemlock tree to the Letter C from thence North Eleven degrees and thirty Minutes East three hundred & Twenty rods by a line of marked trees to a Stake & heap of Stones in the aforesaid Town line to the Letter D and from thence with said line to where it began, in the lines above said Ten Acres is allowed for Swagg of Chain. Joseph Wilder Jun' Surveyer [Mass. Maps and Plans, Vol. 11, p. 20, and Court Records, Dec. 13, 1737.] In the House of Representatives December 12th 1737 Read and Ordered that the plat be Accepted and the Lands therein delineated and described be and hereby are confirmed to the said Jonathan Butterfield his Heirs and Assigns for Ever he or they performing the Conditions of the Grant provided the plat exceeds not the quantity of three hundred Acres of Land and does not interfere with any former Grant Sent up for Concurrence In Council Dec 13, 1737 Read and Concurr'd Consented to J Quincy Spkr Simon Frost Dept Secry [Mass. Maps and Plans, Vol. 11, p. 21.] Middlesex ss Dunstable Novr ye 23d 1737 Then Mr Joseph Wilder Jun' as Surveyor & Mr Isaac Baldwin as Chainmen personally Appearing made Oath that in Surveying and measuring A tract of ye unappropriated Land of the province Containing Three Hundred Acres to Satisfie ye grant made by the great and Gen" Court to Mr Jona3 Butterfield That they Acted faithfully & Impartially According to their Respective trusts Jurat Coram me Joseph Blanchard Jus® pacs Worcester ss Shrewsbury decer 1737 John Clark Jun" of Worcester of Lawful age personally appeared before me the Subscriber One of his Majestys Justices of the Peace & made Oath that he Together with Mr Isaac Baldwin of Sudbury Carried the Chain in Measuring Three hundred acres of Land Adjoyning on a Town Ship called Number Seven in ye Line of Townes being a Grant made by the Great & General Court to Jonathan Butterfield of Chelmsford whereof Joseph Wilder Jun' of Lancaster was the Surveyer to Measure the sa Three hundred acres & that he the sd John Clark acted therein faithfully and truly according to his best Škill & Judgment Sworn before me John Keyes Juste peace [GRANT TO THAXTER, TURNER, AND DUDLEY.] [Mass. Maps and Plans, Vol. 11, p. 25, and Court Records, Dec. 3, 1736.] In Answer to the Petition of Samuel Thaxter, John Turner, and William Dudley EsqTM Read & In the House of Representatives Dec 1st 1736. Ordered that the Prayer of the Petition be Granted and the |