Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire by Mary P. Thompson, Durham, N.H. ©1892, Printed by the Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H. LANDMARK:Bellamy Falls and mills, Watson's mill NAMES: WATSON, Nathaniel, HANSON, Stephen; HANSON, Martha; HANSON, Abijah; HANSON, Anna; RICHARDSON, Augustus; The mill privilege on the opposite side of the river was leased for fourteen years to Nathaniel Watson, Jan 15, 1830, by Stephen, Abijah, Martha, and Anna Hanson. Watson's mill is mentioned Ap. 3, 1839, when Stephen and Abijah Hanson conveyed to Augustus Richardson a tract of six acres, beginning at the division of the roads to Lee, Dover, and the Bellamy district; also another parcel of land, known as Watson's mill privilege on said river, which tract was a square, measuring nine rods each way, beginning in the centre of said river, four rods below the dam, and thence running up the centre nine rods, and turning to the right, at right angles, and running nine rods, and so on, till the square was completed, being all the land owned by the said Hanson, on the north side of the river, or be- tween the river and the Lee road; the saw-mill standing on the tract last described being excepted from the sale. This was of course the mill leased to Watson. PG 22 - Submitted by C. Parziale **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter informa- tion is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.