General Notes

One of the early sailing vessels from Ipswich, England called "THE DILLIGENT" brought immigrants to New England in 1638 and the master of the vessel was John Martin. Lived at Dover, N.H. , and later at Oyster River. The Dover records state they were still there in 1655 but in 1661 were credited to Oyster River. About this time, the religious  situration in New England was not very pleasant and many of the setters were looking about for a change o scenery. Many of them wished to worship as they pleased and the Puritans who had come into New England were not tolerant. The Proprietors of the Province of East Jersey were looking for settlers and John Martin became one of the original pioneers. Settled first on the north side of Piscataqua River, in the SW part of Dover, New Hampshire. He was a resident of Dover in 1648.   He was of Dover, New Hampshire, 1648-1666, Woodbridge, N.J. , 1668-1676; and Piscataway N.J. 1676-1687.  Following information from Genealogical Records: Maine and New Hampshire, 1600-1900s. Genealogical Dictionary, Maine & New Hampshire, Surnames, M-n Pare 463.  : Yeoman, Dover, on the Me. side by Oct 1645( P.& Ct. i 94) and m. Hester (Esther ) Roberts bef. Sept . 1647 when Thos. Tare sued them in N.H.  for slander. Dover propr. 1648. OPften petit and gr.j.; selectman 1666; called Sergt. that yr. lists 353, 354abc, 355a, 356a, 361a, 362a,363abc, 365.  He sold his Lubberland home and a Dover gr. to Thomas. Mounsell in Sept. 1667 and removed to Piactaway, N.J. Will made there 17 Mar. 1687, names wife Esther heires and exec. with John and Benjamin, Hopewell Hull and John Langstaff oversocrs. Her will 09, Nov. -20 Dec. 1687, names ch: John, Piscataway in will, 21 May, (inv. 12 June) 1703, named w. Anne, 5 ch. 3 bros. 2 sis. Joseph , depos in N.J. in 1718 ag, 63, tdhat as a youth he liv. with Anthony Nutter at Welsh Cove. Thomas, liv. 1703Mary M. 1st Hopewell Hull, m. 2nd Justinian Hall. Martha m. John Langstaff not in br.'s will. Lydia was Smalley 1687, 1703. one John S. of Piscataway in will 1731-1733, names w. Lydia, ch. and gr.ch. Benjamin, Piscataway, exec. of Mo.'s will, mar. and left ch. Of N.J. in July 1718, 58, he depos. that he once liv. with his uncle Thos. Roberts of Dover. John Martin and his wife, Esther Roberts , lived at Dover, N.H. , and later at Oyster River.  The Dover records state they were seill there in 1655 but in 1661 were credited to Oyster River.  The Proprietors of East Jersey were looking for settlers and John Martin became one of the original pioneers.. Volume 29 of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record has this to say: "The original pioneers to take up land in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jeersey, under the general terms of the Concessions and Agreements of the Lord Proprietors of the Province of New Jersey were Hugh Dunn, John Martin, Hopewell Hull and Charles Gilman.  They came in 1666 from the most northeasterly settlements in New England, on the border line between whant is not the State of Maine and New Hampshire. Their Woodbridge, New Jersey friends, from Newbury, Mass., (an adjoining settlement) a short time before had bought afor eighty pounds from the Elizabethtown grant of 164-5, a lagre tract lying between the Rahway and Raritan Rivers.  This Woodbridge deed was dated Dec. 11, 1666. Just a week thereafter, Dec.18, 1666. one -third of the purchase was conveyed to the four persons above named, waho called the place, New Piscataqua, at first, in memoery of the district they came from in New England.  By and endersement on the deed May 11, 1668, there had been joined to them in the meantime, to their associates, John Gilman, Benjamin Hull, Robert Dennis and John Smith, all from the neighboring localities in the most remote eastern provinces.  As a provision in the deed specified the speedy settlement of two Townships, no delay must be had in filling this agreement, and others were invited to take up farms within their boundaries.  These few (eight ) Piscataway p