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Lot # 4
The history of home lot No.
4 was not fully understood by early Epsom historians. Though the original
proprietor was Daniel Lunt, the home lot was sold by John Blake to his
son Dearborn Blake in 1754, home lot which is no. 5 (originally drawn
No. 4). Dearborn sold this home lot to his brother Thomas, who in turn
sold it November 30, 1764 to Jethro Blake of Epping, the fifth home lot
in number containing fifty acres, and was laid out to the original right
of Jude Allen. John Mark Moses, who researched the early settlers of Epsom,
was aware of the deed naming Jude Allen as the original proprietor, but
was unable to make the connection. In the list of the proprietors list
for the drawing of the 30 acre out lots given to the 20 owners of the
home lots, home lot No. 4 was under the name of Samuel Allen. Samuel and
Jude were brothers, both were for a time of Stratham, with Samuel moving
to Wakefield, and Jude to Epsom, presumably on the home lot owned by his
brother. As with the other home lots owned by John Blake, no deeds exist
showing when he bought them, only when he sold them to various sons.
Jethro Blake sold the home
lot to Andrew McClary, “land in Epsom being one of the home lots,
bounded southerly on the main highway, westerly on land of Joshua Berry,
easterly on land of Thomas Black (Blake) containing 50 acres”. Andrew’s
widow Elizabeth sold the lot to Amos Morrill in January of 1790. As with
home lot No. 3, Amos Morrill sold the property to William Locke, January
28, 1795, who settled his family there.
William Locke moved to Alexandria,
and sold the majority of the three home lots to John Chesley (195-51)
in 1811, excepting pieces he previously sold to Henry C. Shapley (home
lot 3), John Locke, Benjamin Moody and William Tucker.
One of these pieces was to
his son John Locke in 1806, in part quit claimed, 35 acres adjoining land
of Henry C. Shapley, during the natural lives of his parents. John Locke
sells, with his wife Mehitable relinquishing dower, the same 35 acres
to Joseph Lawrence in 1811, land adjoining Henry C. Shapley, taken from
the northeasterly end of the lot.
William Locke sold a quarter
acre to William and Olive Tucker of Rye in 1798 (179-360), lying on the
northerly side of the main road leading to the meeting house, on which
stands a small house ‘I purchased of Simon Ames Heath and hauled
there’. Tucker sold the same to William’s son John at the end
of 1807 (780-205).
William Locke also sold in
1801 (158-238) one acre to Benjamin Moody, ‘said land is part of
the lot on which I now live.’ An additional piece was sold to Moody
in 1805, adjoining Moody’s land.
John Locke lived in Epsom where
he died in 1849. He perhaps lived in the house he bought of William Tucker.
The only other reference to a house on this lot is on the 1858 map of
Epsom and is under the name of Joseph Lawrence Jr.
The out lot was lot # 2 in
the second range and drawn by Samuel Allen. Allen lived in Stratham and
Wakefield, and almost lost the property as unpaid non-resident land, by
according to the town books, it was ‘redeemed’ (1780). Allen
sold the property to Nathaniel Allen, who left Epsom for Maine, selling
this, along with other property to Thomas Marden. After about four years,
Marden left for Deerfield and the lot was sold back into the Allen family,
this time, Joseph Allen. Joseph broke up the property, selling parts to
Joseph Towle, Daniel Goss, and William Badger of Kittery, Maine. William
was a successful ship builder from Newmarket, and supposedly built 100
ships. He appears as a non-resident paying tax on Lot 68, and the Allen
Farm, land and buildings. He died in 1830, and this part of the estate
was probably passed to his two surviving children - son William, who died
in December of the same year, and daughter Hepzibah who married Joseph
Sherburne of Portsmouth. John Ball represented the minor children of deceased
son William; and Joseph his own children, selling the property to George
Sanders. The Sanders family held the land for two generations, the elder
Sanders being there over 50 years. His son inherited the farm, and sold
it two years after the death of his wife in 1899. It went through a couple
owners until the Sanborn family bought it in 1906. The buildings were
abandoned and began to decay, as the Sanborns were living in Minnesota,
and local hands kept up their farm utilizing the pasture around the old
farm. The house was restored again while owned by Alice Kimball Smith
in the late sixties.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY DEEDS, HOME LOT #4
48-13 December 14, 1754
John Blake of Ipsom, gentleman to my beloved son Derbon Blake of Ipsom,
Two tracts of land in Epsom, the jome lot which is No. 5 and also that
lot in the second range that was originally drawn by Nehemiah Berry and
is No. 64 and each of said lots are otherwise butted and bound as set
forth on their plans on the Proprietors book of records. – John Blake
84-71 October 29, 1764
Dearborn Blake of Epping, yeoman to Thomas Blake of Epsom, gentleman,
A lot of land in Epsom and is the fifth lot in number containing 50 acres
and is commonly called a home lot and laid out to the original right of
Jude Allen as appears by ye proprietor’s book of records. - Dearborn
Blake
84-72 November 30, 1764
Thomas Blake of Epsom, gentleman to Jethro Blake of Epping, yeoman,
A lot of land in Epsom and is ye fifth lot in No. containing 50 acres
and is commonly called a home lot and was laid out to the original right
of Jude Allen as appears by the proprietor’s book of records. –
Thomas Blake
102-84 January 6, 1770
Jethro Black (Blake) of Epsom, yeoman to Andrew McClary of Epsom, gentleman,
A parcel of land in Epsom being one of the home lots bounded as follows:
southerly on the main highway, westerly on land of Joshua Berry, easterly
on land of Thomas Black (Blake), containing 50 acres as it was laid out.
– Jethro Blake
126-237 January 5, 1790
Elizabeth McClary of Epsom, widow, to sell real estate of Andrew McClary
late of Epsom, deceased, to pay his debts to Amos Morrill of Epsom, Esq.,
A parcel of land in Epsom being the whole of the two home lots bounded
as follows: southerly on the main road leading thro the town of Epsom,
easterly on the lot which I the said Elizabeth now lives, northerly on
land belonging to Jacob Treadwell, westerly on the lot that the aforesaid
Morrill now lives on, containing 50 acres each, the same being part of
the Estate of Andrew McClary, deceased. – Elizabeth McClary
138-288 January 8, 1795
Amos Morrill of Epsom, Esq. to William Lock of Rye, husbandman,
Three 50 acre lots in Epsom, the same three of the home lots in said town
lying on the northerly side of the main road leading from Epsom to Chichester,
the same land lying between land owned by James Harvey McClary and land
owned by the heirs of the Reverend John Tuck including all the buildings
standing thereon. Also five acres and one half I purchased of John McClary
Esq., on the same side of the road being a part of one of the home lots.
Also 2 pieces that I purchased of Lt. Ephraim Lock belonging to lot number
59 in the second range in Epsom as by deeds from Lock to me may appear,
to contain the whole that I purchased of said Locke in lot number 59.
– Amos Morrill and Margaret Morrill relinquishing dower.
179-360 March 24, 1798
William Lock of Epsom, yeoman to William Tucker of Epsom, yeoman
William Tucker and Olive Tucker, wife of said William Tucker, during the
term of their natural lives, one quarter of an acre of land lying on the
northerly side of the main road leading to the meeting house in said Epsom,
said quarter of an acre to be eight rods on the front, and five rods back,
being the same land on which stands a small house that I purchased of
Simon A. Heath and hauled there, and buildings standing on the same. –
William Lock
176-129 December 12, 1805
William Locke of Epsom, yeoman to Benjamin Moody of Epsom, Esquire
A parcel of land in Epsom bounded beginning at the southeasterly corner
of land owned by said Moody on the Province Road (so called) thence running
northerly by said Moody’s land 12 rods to a stake and stones thence
easterly seven and one half rods to a stake and stones, thence southerly
12 rods and 7 links to said Province Road, thence westerly 5 rods 3 links
to the bounds first mentioned. – William Locke
176-139 April 30, 1806
William Locke of Epsom, yeoman to John Locke of the same Epsom, yeoman
A tract of land in Epsom being part of the lot number 5 (original 4) being
one of the home lots and adjoining on the northwesterly side of land of
Henry C. Shapley, and also a part of the land that Col. John McClary sold
to Amos Morrill off Lot. No. 16, said tract to take its beginning at the
northeasterly end of said lot, No. 5, and then to run southwesterly as
said lot runs to the main road, carrying such a width as will contain
35 acres exclusive of one quarter of an acre owned by William Tucker where
the said Tucker now lives.
180-205 December 14, 1807
William Tucker of Rye, yeoman to John Locke of Epsom, yeoman,
All title to a piece of land in Epsom containing one quarter of an acre
lying on the northerly side of the road leading to the meetinghouse in
said town said quarter acre to the 8 rods in the front and 5 rods back
with the buildings standing on the same, it being the same land I purchased
of William Locke of said Epsom, March 24, 1798. – William Tucker
and Olive (her mark) Tucker
195-51 April 18, 1811
William Locke of Epsom, husbandman to John Chesley of Epsom, blacksmith,
Three 50 acre lots in Epsom, the same being three of the home lots in
said town lying on the northerly side of the main road leading from Epsom
to Chichester, the same land lying between land owned by Joseph Lawrence
and land owned by Abner Blaisdell Jr., including all the buildings standing
thereon. Also five acres and one half lying on the same side of the road
being a part of one of the home lots formerly owned by John McClary Esq.,
also 2 pieces of land in lot 59 in the second range, being all the land
that Amos Morrill purchased of Lt. Ephraim Locke. To contain all the aforesaid
lands excepting what I have heretofore sold to Henry C. Shapley, John
Locke, Benjamin Mody and William Tucker, to contain 90 acres be the same
more or less. – William Locke and wife Abigail Locke relinquishing
dower.
195-113 May 3, 1811
John Locke of Epsom, yeoman to Joseph Lawrence of the same Epsom, husbandman,
A tract in land in Epsom being a part of Lot. No. 5 being one of the home
lots (so called) & adjoining on the northwesterly side to land of
Henry C. Shapley and also a part of the land that Col. John McClary sold
to Amos Morrill off Lot. N. 16, said tract to take its beginning at the
northeasterly end of said lot No. 5 and then run southwesterly as said
lot runs to the main road carrying such a width as will contain 35 acres
and one quarter. – John Locke and Mehitable (her mark) Locke.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY DEEDS, OUT LOT #2 Second Range
141-278 January 15, 1793
Samuel Allen of Wakefield, yeoman to Nathaniel Allen of Epsom, yeoman,
All my right I now have ever had to a certain lot of land in Epsom the
same being my right on the town book as the original proprietor and is
numbered two in the second range laid out for a thirty acre lot containing
30 acres. – Samuel Allen
148-74 December 12, 1797
Nathaniel Allen of Epsom yeoman, to Thomas Marden of Epsom, joiner
A tract of land in Epsom containing 30 acres being lot No. 2 in the second
range, the whole of said lot. – Nathaniel Allen
160-264 December 12, 1801
Thomas Marden of Epsom, joiner, to Joseph Allen of Boston, Windsor chair
maker,
Land in Epsom being Lot. #3, 30 acres in the second range, ALSO No. 2,
a thirty acre lot in the same range to contain 30 acers, also 26acres
in lot No. 6, a 30 acre lot, also ¼ acre in Lot #4, being the same
I purchased of Nathaniel Allen by deeds dated Dec. 12, 1797. – Thomas
Marden with wife Sarah relinquishing dower.
188-140 January 18, 1808
Joseph Allen of Epsom, joiner to Joseph Towle of Epsom, yeoman
A parcel of land in Epsom, lot No. 2 in the 2nd range, running the range
line to lot 3, to lot 4, to lot 5, said tract is to be taken off the westerly
end of the above mentioned lots, to contain 20 acres.
188-139 July 5, 1808
Joseph Allen of Epsom, joiner, to Joseph Towle of Epsom, husbandman
Land in Epsom part of lots 2 & 3 in the second range, to contain 20
acres.
199-323 March 25, 1809
Joseph Allen of Epsom, chair maker to Daniel Goss of Epsom, yeoman,
A tract of land in Epsom, part of 2 30 acres lots to contain about 20
acres.
188-142 January 16, 1810
Joseph Allen of Epsom, chair maker to Joseph Towle of Epsom, yeoman
A parcel of land in Epsom part of the lots No. 2 and 3 in the second range
of lots to contain 15 acres.
217-338 February 7, 1818
Joseph Allen of Epsom Windsor chair maker, to William Badger of Kittery
in State of Massachusetts Bay, County of York, ship builder,
A certain parcel of land in Epsom and is a part of lots of land numbered
2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in the second range of lots, bouded as follows: westerly
on land of Joseph Towle, southerly on land owned by William Badger, easterly
on land owned by Samuel Blake and Daniel Goss, notherly on lands owned
by Daniel Goss, Simeon Chapman and Robert Sanders, together with all the
buildings standing thereon and all other privileges thereto belonging,
to contain 120 acers be the same more or less and is the same land I now
live on. – Joseph Allen and Kezia Allen, wife, relinquishes dower.
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