History of Strafford County, New Hampshire and representative citizens
The aim of the publishers of this volume and of the author of the history has been to secure for the historical portion thereof full and accurate data respecting the history of the county from the time of its early settlement and to condense it into a clear and interesting narrative. All topics and occurrences have been included that were essential to this subject.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
Notes on Early History of the County 25
CHAPTER II
Concerning Courthouses 48
CHAPTER III
Medical 59
CHAPTER IV
Homicides and Hangings in Strafford County 64
CHAPTER V
History of Dover (I) 74
CHAPTER VI
History of Dover (II) 100
CHAPTER VII
History of Dover (III) 105
CHAPTER VIII
History of Dover (IV) 114
CHAPTER IX
History of Dover (V) 130
CHAPTER X
History of Dover (VI) 136
CHAPTER XI
History of Dover (VII) 140
CHAPTER XII
History of Dover (VIII) 143
CHAPTER XIII
History of Dover (IX) 148
CHAPTER XIV
History of Dover (X) 157
CHAPTER XV
History of Dover (XI) 172
CHAPTER XVI
History of Dover (XII) 182
CHAPTER XVII
History of Dover (XIII) 194
CHAPTER XVIII
History of Dover (XIV) 206
CHAPTER XIX.
History of Somersworth (I) 212
CHAPTER XX
History of Somersworth (II) 216
CHAPTER XXI
History of Somersworth (III) 224
CHAPTER XXII
History of Somersworth (IV) 231
CHAPTER XXIII
History of Somersworth (V) 241
CHAPTER XXIV
History of Somersworth (VI) 250
CHAPTER XXV
History of Rollinsford (I) 268
CHAPTER XXVI
History of Rollinsford (II) 274
CHAPTER XXVII
History of Rollixsford (III) 278
CHAPTER XXVIII
History of Durham (I) 286
CHAPTER XXIX
History of Durham (II) 293
CHAPTER XXX
History of Durham (III) 301
CHAPTER XXXI
History of Durham (IV) 311
CHAPTER XXXII
History of Durham (V) 324
CHAPTER XXXIII
History of Lee (I) 331
CHAPTER XXXIV
History of Lee (II) 337
CHAPTER XXXV
History of Lee (III) 344
CHAPTER XXXVI
History of Madbury (I) 353
CHAPTER XXXVII
History of Madbury (II) 356
CHAPTER XXXVIII
History of Maubury (III) 360
CHAPTER XXXIX
History of Barrington (I) 367
CHAPTER XL
History of Barrington (II) 373
CHAPTER XLI
History of Barrington (III) 380
CHAPTER XLII
History of Barrington (IV) 383
CHAPTER XLIII
History of Barington (V) 386
CHAPTER XLIV
History of Barrington (VI) 391
CHAPTER XLV
History of Strafford (I) 403
CHAPTER XLVI
History of Strafford (II) 407
CHAPTER XLVII
History of Strafford (III) 412
CHAPTER XLVIII
History of Strafford (IV) 418
CHAPTER XLIX
History of Strafford (V) 421
CHAPTER L
History of New Durham (I) 434
CHAPTER LI
History of New Durham (II) 440
CHAPTER LII
History of New Durham (III) 442
CHAPTER LIII
History of Middleton (I) 449
CHAPTER LIV
History of Middleton (II) 453
CHAPTER LV
History of Rochester (I) 455
CHAPTER LVI
History of Rochester (II) 459
CHAPTER LVII
History of Rochester (III) 466
CHAPTER LVIII
History of Rochester (IV) 476
CHAPTER LIX
History of Rochester (V) 480
CHAPTER LX
History of Rochester (VI) 483
CHAPTER LXI
History of Farmington (I) 488
CHAPTER LXII
History of Farmington (II) 492
CHAPTER LXIII
History of Farmington (III) 494
CHAPTER LXIV
History of Farmington (IV) 498
CHAPTER LXV
History of Farmington (V) 501
CHAPTER LXVI
History of Milton 508
CHAPTER LXVII
History of Milton (II) 513
CHAPTER LXVIII
History of Milton (III) 519
CHAPTER LXIX
History of Milton (IV) 523
CHAPTER LXX
History of Milton (V) 529
Representative Citizens 537
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The name New Hampshire was first applied to these towns in 1679, as a province separate from Massachusetts Bay Colony, but it remained under the same Governor, having a Lieutenant-Governor of its own until 1742; when it was completely separated front Massachusetts, and Benning Wentworth was appointed Governor and held the office until 1767. During Governor Wentworth's rule the territory was all one, no counties; in his quarter of a century he granted a great many townships in all parts of the province and on both sides of the Connecticut river. All the courts were held at Ports- mouth during his term, so the inhabitants of these new towns had to travel long distances, over bad roads, to attend courts and transact business with the Governor and Council and the Assembly. Of course this caused them much inconvenience and no little expense.
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