General Notes

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One of the early sailing vessels from Ipswich, England called "THE DILLI
GE NT" brought immigrants to New England in 1638 and the master of the ve
ss el was John Martin. Lived at Dover, N.H. , and later at Oyster Rive
r. T he Dover records state they were still there in 1655 but in 1661 we
re cred ited to Oyster River. About this time, the religious  siturati
on in New En gland was not very pleasant and many of the setters were look
ing about f or a change o scenery. Many of them wished to worship as th
ey pleased a nd the Puritans who had come into New England were not tolera
nt.  The Prop rietors of the Province of East Jersey were looking for sett
lers and Jo hn Martin became one of the original pioneers. Settled fir
st on the nor th side of Piscataqua River, in the SW part of Dover, New Ha
mpshire. He w as a resident of Dover in 1648.   He was of Dover, New Hamps
hire, 1648-166 6, Woodbridge, N.J. , 1668-1676; and Piscataway N.J. 1676-1
687.  Followi ng information from Genealogical Records: Maine and New Hamp
shire, 1600-19 00s. Genealogical Dictionary, Maine & New Hampshire, Surnam
es, M-n Pare 46 3.  : Yeoman, Dover, on the Me. side by Oct 1645( P.& C
t. i 94) and m. Hes ter (Esther ) Roberts bef. Sept . 1647 when Thos. Ta
re sued them in N. H.  for slander. Dover propr. 1648. OPften petit and gr
.j.; selectman 166 6; called Sergt. that yr. lists 353, 354abc, 355a, 356
a, 361a, 362a,363ab c, 365.  He sold his Lubberland home and a Dover g
r. to Thomas. Mounse ll in Sept. 1667 and removed to Piactaway, N.J. Wi
ll made there 17 Mar. 16 87, names wife Esther heires and exec. with Jo
hn and Benjamin, Hopewell Hu ll and John Langstaff oversocrs. Her will 0
9, Nov. -20 Dec. 1687, names c h: John, Piscataway in will, 21 May, (in
v. 12 June) 1703, named w. Ann e, 5 ch. 3 bros. 2 sis. Joseph , depos in N
.J. in 1718 ag, 63, tdh at as a youth he liv. with Anthony Nutter at Wel
sh Cove. Thomas, liv. 1703 Mary M. 1st Hopewell Hull, m. 2nd Justinian Hal
l. Martha m. John Langsta ff not in br.'s will. Lydia was Smalley 1687, 17
03. one John S. of Piscata way in will 1731-1733, names w. Lydia, ch. a
nd gr.ch. Benjamin, Piscatawa y, exec. of Mo.'s will, mar. and left c
h. Of N.J. in July 1718, 58, he dep os. that he once liv. with his uncle T
hos. Roberts of Dover. John Martin a nd his wife, Esther Roberts , liv
ed at Dover, N.H. , and later at Oyster R iver.  The Dover records state t
hey were seill there in 1655 but in 1661 w ere credited to Oyster Rive
r.  The Proprietors of East Jersey were looki ng for settlers and John Mar
tin became one of the original pioneers.. Volu me 29 of the New York Genea
logical and Biographical Record has this to sa y: "The original pionee
rs to take up land in Piscataway, Middlesex Count y, New Jeersey, under t
he general terms of the Concessions and Agreemen ts of the Lord Proprieto
rs of the Province of New Jersey were Hugh Dunn, J ohn Martin, Hopewell Hu
ll and Charles Gilman.  They came in 1666 from t he most northeasterly set
tlements in New England, on the border line betwe en whant is not the Sta
te of Maine and New Hampshire. Their Woodbridge, N ew Jersey friends, fr
om Newbury, Mass., (an adjoining settlement) a sho rt time before had boug
ht afor eighty pounds from the Elizabethtown gra nt of 164-5, a lagre tra
ct lying between the Rahway and Raritan Rivers.  T his Woodbridge deed w
as dated Dec. 11, 1666. Just a week thereafter, Dec.1 8, 1666. one -thi
rd of the purchase was conveyed to the four persons abo ve named, waho cal
led the place, New Piscataqua, at first, in memoery of t he district th
ey came from in New England.  By and endersement on the de ed May 11, 166
8, there had been joined to them in the meantime, to their a ssociates, Jo
hn Gilman, Benjamin Hull, Robert Dennis and John Smith, all f rom the neig
hboring localities in the most remote eastern province s.  As a provisi
on in the deed specified t