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Genealogical Record cd^Us"""" THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GENEALOGICAL RECORD. An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine DEVOTED TO GENEALOGY, HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. Official Organ of the New Hampshire Genealogical Society. The publication of an exact transcript of the Genealogical Records of New Hampshire is the special province of the magazine. YOL. II. July 1904—April 1905. DOVER, N. H. CHARLES W. TIBBETTS, Editor and Publisher. 1905. CONTENTS OF VOLUME II. July 1904—April 1905. American Revolutionary Naval Service 177 The Continental Frigate Raleigh 177 Book Notices 39, 141, 188 David Thompson's Indenture 1 Donations 42, 96, 192 Friends Records, Dover, N. H., Monthly Meeting. 29, 73, 123, 145 Family Records 73, 123, 145 Marriages 29 Gravestone Inscriptions, N. H. Signers of the Dec- laration of Independence 95 Hampton Town Records 81, 105 Baptisms 81 Births 82, 105 Index of Persons 193 7 Inscriptions on Gravestone of Hon. Ezra Green. Kingston First Church Records 43, 65, 129 Admissions 71, 129 Baptisms 46, 65 Deaths 135 Kingston Families— 1725 43 Marriages 44 New Castle Genealogical Records 33 Births, Marriages and Deaths 33 New Hampshire Genealogical Society, The 165 Lists of Members 165 Newington Church Records 167 Marriages 167 Portsmouth Genealogical Records 17, 59 Gravestone Inscriptions in Point of Graves Cemetery 17 Portsmouth Landgrants and Surveys 22, 59 Portsmouth Town Officers 97, 157 Town Clerks 97 Selectmen 98, 157 Queries 39, 92, 143, 189 Rye Genealogical Records 135 Births, Marriages and Deaths 135 Stratham Genealogical Records 9, 49, 113, 151 Births, Marriages and Deaths 9, 49, 113, 151 — S. y. 7, 83 THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GENEALOGICAL RECORD. Vol. II. Dover, N. H., July, 1904. No. 1. DAVID THOMPSON'S INDENTURE. 1622. [Published from the original manuscript by permission of the Massachusetts Historical Society. This indenture between David Thompson and his partners Abraham Colmer, Nicholas Sherwill and Leonard Pomery, all gentlemen of Plymouth, England, is one of the most important documents relating to New Hampshire. It was written on parchment and was in duplicate; this being David Thomp- son's own copy had the seals and signatures of his three partners, while their copy which has not been preserved had his signature and seal. The seals three in number are little slips of parchment, con- siderably longer than broad, but broad enough to write one's Christian name on, these were inserted or interwoven through several incissions into the parchment instead of being stuck to the same with sealing wax, and in signing the document, the Christian name was written on the seal or slip and the surname after it on the parchment instead of before the seal as now. The seal or slip of Abraham Colmer has been taken out, consquently his Christian name does not appear in his sig- nature. Later we shall publish the wills and other documents relating to Abraham Colmer, Nicholas Sherwill and Leonard Pomery, and it will be found that they were engaged in a thriving fishing and trad- ing business, along the shores of New Hampshire and in the Piscat- aqua river, which at that time was the center of the salmon fishery. A certain cove in that river was for many years called Pomery's Cove.] Articles of Covenannts Indenticl made and agreed on; the fonreteenth daye of December, in the twentieth yeare of the Raigne of our Soueigne Lord James by the grace of god of England Frannce and Ireland King Defender of the faith &c. And of Scotland the Sixe and fiftieth Betweene Dauid Thomson of Plymouth in the County of devon gentleman of thone Parte, And Abraham Colmer Nicholas Sherwill, and Leonard Pomery of Plymouth aforesaid marchants of th'other parte. Imprimis whereas the Councell established, by the said ties Kings Ma Lres patents, for the ruling, orderinge & dis- posing of the terrytories and affayres of Newe England in 2 david Thompson's indenture. America, have grannted vnto thaboue named Dauid Thom- son, his heires and assignes, for ever, Sixe Thousand acres of land, and one Hand lyeing & being in & vpon the coaste of th Newe England aforesaid, w dyuers Royalties, ymmunities priveledges franchises and liberties, As by the same grannt, bearinge date the Sixteenth daye of October laste paste more at large, it dothe & maye appeare, And farther wheareas also the said Dauid Thomson by his deed Indentid beareing date th w these p'sents hath freely and absolutely grannted the Ul ,u foureth parte of all the said Hand w . thapp tenncs there- vnto belonging or in any wise apperteyninge, vnto thaboue named Abraham Colmer Nicholas Sherwill and Leonard th Pomery their heires & assignes forever, w Covenannts also therein expressed, to grannte and convey, vnto them their heires and assignes in ffee simple, the foureth parte of the before recyted Sixe thousand acres of land and other the Ul ur premysses w thapp tenncs, As by the said deed thereof Indentid to them made more plainely and at large it doth & maye appeare, In Consideracon whereof it is fullie coue- nannted & agreed by and betweene the said parties to these presents in manner and forme followinge, that is to saie First, that they the said Abraham Colmer Nicholas Sherwill, and Leonard Pomerie their heires and assignes, shall and will at their owne proper costes & charges, this lh present yeare prouid and send, two men, w the said Dauid Thomson, in the good shipp called the Jonathan of Ply- mouth aforesaid (by gods permission) to be landed in Newe th England aforesaid, w soe muche victualls & prouisions, as shall suffice them, till they be their landed, And yf they land th there, w in the space of three moneths, after the said shipp shall passe Ramehed, The residue of the three moneths vict- ualls (yf any be) shall be delyuered to the said Dauid Thomson, at his landing there, the said men and victualls, there to be disposed of, by the said Dauid Thomson, as well towards the findinge, of a fitt place for thintended plantacon there, as also to begin the same Item, that they, the said Dauid Thomson, Abraham Col- mer, Nicholas Sherwill, & Leonard Pomerie, their heires and assignes, shall and will this present yeare, at their owne proper costes & charge, find prouide and send, three men more, in the good ship called the Prouidence of Plymouth aforesaid, yf they maye be so sonne gotten, Or in some th other shipp w the first expedicon that maye be, To be also DAVID THOMPSON S INDENTURE. 3 (by god his permyssion) landed in Newe England, there to ch be disposed of as aforesaid, the Charges of w men lastlie mencoed are to be paid and borne equallie betweene them r the said parties to theis p sents Item, it is farther agreed, by and betweene the said par- ties to theis pnts, that two men more (ouer & abone the r former three) shal be this p sent yeare, prouided & sent, in th the aforesaid shipp the Jonathan; w their vietualls proui- sions, To be likewise (by gods permyssion) landed in Newe ch England aforesaid, the charge of w two men lastlie men- coed soe to be sent, shalbe equallie borne and paid, betweene the said Dauid Thomson, Abraham Colmer, Nicholas Sher- will, and Leonard Pomerie Item, it is farther agreed by and betweene the said parties to theis pnts, that after suche tyme, as the said Dauid Thom- son, And the foresaid Seaven men or any of them, shall be soe landed in Newe England as aforesaid The said persons soe landed, shall and will vse their best Endeavor, (by the dirreccon of the said Dauid Thomson), w Ul as mucheconven- iencie as may be, to find oute some fitt place or places there, for the choise of the said Sixe thousand acres of land, accord- inge to th'intent of the grannt aforesaid; And also of some fitt place, to settle and Builde, some houses or buildings for h Ul habitacons, On w' they are to begyn, w as muche expedi- ch con as they maye, To the lymits and precincts of w habi- tacons or buildings soe intented to be there erected, there shalbe allotted, of the landes next thereunto adioyninge, at or before thend of five yeares, next ensuing the date hereof, the full quantitie of Sixe hundred acres of land, or neere th th tliereaboutes, W said Sixe hundred acres of land, W all 8 and singular the tenem* and buildings, that maye be raised th thereupon, duringe the said space of five years, together w the Seas, Riuers harbor or harbors ports creeks, and all and th singeler other the premysses whatsoeu, conteyned w in the said sixe hundred acres of land, with the seas Anent the same, shall at thend & expiracon of the said five yeares, Be equallie deuided, betweene them the said Dauid Thomson, Abraham Colmer, Nicholas Sherwill and Leonard Pomery by lotts, And that all costs chargs and disbursments whatso- euer, to be paid & layde forth, from and after the landing of the said men or any of them in Newe England aforesaid, towards the rinding oute of the said sixe thousand acres of land, or for the buildinge planting and husbanding, of the 4 DAVID THOMPSON S INDENTURE. said six hundred acres of land, shall During the said five betweene all the said yeares be equallie borne and paid, par- the said sixe thousand ties to theis p'sents The residue of acres of land, to be also in such convenient tyme as maye be Deuided betweene them the said parties in foure parts, and th Riuers Anent the by lots as aforesaid, w all the seas & same, and all other the premysses to the same belonging.
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