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Home-Lot
# 12
The original proprietor of
this lot was William Wallace and he also drew the 30 acre out lot. By
1754 the home lot was in the hands of his son Samuel, as in his father’s
will he is given a token of money as ‘his portion having already
been given.’ He sells the lot to Thomas Bickford in 1754, and according
to John Mark Moses, Thomas Bickford was ‘of Epsom’ when he exchanged
his property for home lot number 13. He lived there until 1764, and during
that time, his neighbor, Samuel Blake, married his sister. Thomas Bickford
sold 35 acres of the home lot to Eliphalet and Reuben Sanborn which adjoined
their property on Sanborn Hill. Three years later he sold the other 25
acres to Abner Clough of Nottingham, land on which he now lived. Thomas
Bickford was apparently still living on the lot when Clough eventually
sold the property to Thomas Ward, who sold it to Francis Locke of Rye.
William sold the 30 acre out
lot, #18 in the fourth range to John Libbey in 1760 and next appears in
the hands of Andrew McClary as part of the estate of John Hubbard. Hubbard
did have other holdings in Epsom, yet few deeds remain.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY DEEDS HOME
LOT #12
61-70 December 17, 1754
Samuel Wallis of Barrington, gentleman to Thomas Bickford of Epsom, husbandman,
A piece of land being in Epsom of 50 acres of home lot in Number 13, lying
and bounding westwards of Samuel Blake, 50 rods by the road running from
a white oak tree from end to end, westerly side of said lots are butted
and bounded as they were first laid out there unto being now had.
68-132 August 11, 1761
Thomas Bickford of Epsom, yeoman to Eliphalet Sanborn of Epsom, gentleman,
Part of a lot of land being No. 12 lying on the main road bounded as follows:
beginning at the southern most end of said lot bounded of Eliphalet and
Reuben Sanborn’s land running northwardly ye width of the said lot
until it completed 35 acres and there bounded upon said Bickford, eastwardly
bounded on Samuel Blake’s land, westward on Common as proprietor’s
lands. – Thomas Bickford.
73-537 November 20, 1764
Thomas Bickford of Epsom, yeoman to Abner Clough of Nottingham, yeoman,
About 25 acres of land where I now live in Epsom with the buildings thereon
the same bounded as follows: about westerly and northerly upon the road
that leads thro Epsom to Gilmanton and Chichester about easterly on land
of Samuel Blake, about southerly on land I sold to Lieut. Eliphalet Sanborn,
about westerly on land of Mr. Tuck, which land I bought of Mr. Samuel
Wallace. – Thomas Bickford.
97-209 May 1, 1769
Abner Clough of Nottingham, yeoman to Thomas Ward of Epsom,
Abouth 25 acres of land being that parcel of land I bought of Thomas Bickford
of Epsom and whereon he the said Bickford now has his residence and is
bounded westerly and northerly upon the road that leads through Epsom
to Gilmanton and Chichester, easterly on land of Samuel Blake and southerly
on land of Eliphalet Sanborn and westerly on land of Mr. Tuck sold to
the said Thomas Ward. – Abner Clough – an appeared June 27,
1769, Mary Clough ye wife of Abner Clough and being separately and apart
from her said husband, freely gives up her right of dower thirds in the
same.
105-412 May 13, 1773
Thomas Ward of Epsom, yeoman to Francis Lock of Rye, yeoman,
Two tracts of land, one 52 acres, the other piece bounded as follows:
Easterly on land in possession of Samuel Black (Blake) southerly on land
in possession of Eliphalet Sanborn, westerly on the land above mentioned
(the first tract), northerly on the main road, containing 18 acres be
the same more or less. – Thomas Ward and Anna (her mark) Ward.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY DEEDS OUT
LOT #18 second range
61-14 February 14, 1760
William Wallis of Greenland, yeoman to John Libbee of Epsom, husbandman,
A lot of land in Epsom containing 30 acres as it is laid out No. 18 in
ye fourth range to ye original right of William Wallis. – William
(his mark) Wallis
79-464 July 7, 1767
Andrew McClary of Epsom, administrator to the estate of John Hubards,
late of Epsom deceased,by order of the Judge of Probate of Wills, gentleman
to Obediah Marston of Deerfield, yeoman,
A parcel of land in Epsom being two thirty acre lots as they were laid
out being lot No. 18 and 19 in the fourth range originally belong to George
Wallas and Wm. Wallas, lying upon ye north west side of ye road that now
leads to Newmarket so called, both lots containing 82 acres and part of
the lot 105 in the third range – Andrew McClary.
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