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

LANDMARKS:	Cromwell's Creek

NAMES: WAITS, Eliza; WAITS, Thomas; PEARL, John; CROMWELL, Joshua; 
	ROBERTS, Thomas, Jr.; ROBERTS, Thomas, Sr.; WHITEHOUSE, Thomas; NUTE,
	Abraham; CROMWELL, Ledea; WAITT, Thomas; PEARL, Mary; VARNEY, Moses;

 	Cromwell's Creek.  Mentioned Feb. 18, 1739-40, when Thomas and Eliza 
Waits conveyed to John Pearl bricklayer, four acres of upland on the west-
erly side of Dover Neck, and on the southeasterly side of a small creek 
commonly called Mast creek or Crumwell's creek; also the thatch-bed between
said land and creek, beginning at the mouth of the creek, by ye Back river,
and running northerly, up the middle of said creek as it runs.  The name 
of Cromwell's creek was derived from Joshua Cromwell, to whom the above 
four acres were conveyed July 4, 1727, by Thomas Roberts, to whose father 
(Thomas) they had been granted in 1658.  This land is described as "butting
on ye back river on ye west side, on a small creek on ye norwest side," 
and lying between Thomas Whitehouse's land and that of Abraham Nute.  
Joshua and "Ledea" Cromwell conveyed it to Thomas Waitt, Ap. 10, 1730. 
	This creek is again mentioned Ap. 2, 1754, when Mary, widow of John 
Pearl, conveyed to Moses Varney four acres of upland on the west side of 
Dover Neck, on the southeasterly side of a small creek called Mast creek or 
Cromwell's creek, which runs into the Back river,.  Neither of these names 
has been retained.  The creek is no doubt the same as Varney's creek, 
otherwise called Little John's creek.  (See Varney's Creek.)	

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