Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire by Mary P. Thompson, 
Durham, N.H. ©1892, Printed by the Republican Press Association, 
Concord, N.H. 

LANDMARKS: Broad Turn	

NAMES: GILES, Mark; TWOMBLEY, Ralph; TWOMBLEY, William; TWOMBLEY, Ralph,Jr.;
	 HAISE, John; HAISE, Ichabod;

	Broad Turn.  Mentioned March 19, 1693-4, when Mark Giles, had a grant
 of 20 acres "as near the Broad turn as may be."  This grant was laid out 
May 30, 1702, on the south side of Barbadoes way, above the broad turn.  
The right of a highway four rods wide was reserved, to go through this 
land "from the broad turne into the ash swamp."  Ralph Twombley had a grant 
of 30 acres "near the broad turn in Chochecha swamp,"  March 19, 1693-4.  
It was laid out to Wm. Twombley, "successor of Ralph Twombley, Jr., deceased,
" Nov. 4. 1702, on the N.E. side of the way from the Broad turn to Barbados.  
the bounds of the ancient cartway, five rods wide, that led from Tolend falls
into the Cochecho swamp, were renewed March 4, 1703-4, running on a W. by S. 
point, as the way then went, till it met with the other way that led "from 
broad turne into said swamp."  John Haise conveyed to Ichabod Haise, 
Aug. 15, 1721, twenty acres of land "in Dover, near Cochechoh, at a place 
called by ye name of broad turn or Littleworth, bounded 40 rods by the 
highway, and 80 rods by Wm. Twombley's land on the N.E. and S.W."		
											

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