Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire by Mary P. Thompson, Durham, N.H. ©1892, Printed by the Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H. LANDMARKS: Cochecho Pond NAMES: AUSTIN, Nathaniel; MACKELROY, John; AUSTIN, Thomas; Cochecho Pond. This pond is on the borders of Dover and Somersworth. It was originally called 'the Great pond," but is now known as Willand's pond. (See Great Pond.) It is mentioned Ap. 4, 1757, when Nathaniel Aus- tin conveyed to John Mackelroy 30 acres of land in Somersworth, part of a tract in the plains above Cochecho pond, which formerly belonged to his grandfather Thomas Austin. It is called Cochecho Pond on White house's map of 1834. (See Willand's Pond.) PG 49 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.