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

LANDMARKS: Church's Brook	

NAMES: HANSON, Thomas, Sr.; HANSON, Nathaniel; EVANS, Rovert; HANSON, 
	John; HAYES, O.K.; CHURCH, John; CHURCH, Mary; TWOMBLY, William; 
	CHURCH, John, Sr.; WHITEHOUSE, Pomfrett; HANSON, Mercy;
 	
	Church's Brook.  Mentioned Dec 23, 1712, when a 20 acre grant to 
Thomas Hanson, Sr., in Ash Swamp, was laid out to Nathaniel Hanson, begin-
ning near the S.W. corner of Robert Evans' three score acres (acquired by 
John Hanson in 1713), thence running N. 80 rods to a beech tree, then W. 
40 rods to a birch near Church's brook.  This brook crosses the Dover road 
to Madbury near Mr. O.K. Hayes's , and empties into the Bellamy.  John 
Church and wife Mary, March 23, 1736-7, conveyed to Wm. Twombly 30 acres 
of land granted to John Church, Sr., deceased, and laid out in Ash Swamp 
in 1696, but, found to intrench on another grant, 24 acres were removed to 
"a place called Barbadoes" May 8, 1721, beginning at the west end of 
Pomfrett Whitehouse's land, sold to Nathaniel Hanson, thence running N.W. 
40 rods to "Bellimon's bank freshet," then N.N.E. 96 rods by the river, 
then E.S.E. 40 rods to a lot laid out to Thomas Hanson, deceased.
	John Church, Sr., was killed by the Indians May 7, 1696.  His son 
John, who seems to have married Mercy Hanson, was also killed by the 
Indians in 1711.									

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