Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire by Mary P. Thompson, Durham, N.H. ©1892, Printed by the Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H. LANDMARKS: Denbow's Brook NAMES: DAVIS, Joseph; SAMBON, John; SMITH, James; HILL, Valentine; Denbow's Brook, otherwise Denbo's. Mentioned Aug. 15, 1743, when Joseph Davis of Durham conveyed to John Sambon, "cordwinder," 2 acres, 42 rods, of land, beginning at said Davis's N.E. corner, at the country road near Denbo's brook, and running N. by W. to the mill-pond (at Durham falls), bounded N.E. by land said Sambon bought of James Smith. In Smith's deed to Sambon, June 13, 1743, this brook is called "Long Marsh brook," one branch of it taking its rise in that marsh. The other branch rises at the Moat. It is sometimes called Horsehide Brook where it crosses the Newmarket road, south of Broth Hill. It was no doubt from the Moat, and partly by means of Denbow's brook, that Valentine Hill proposed to construct a canal from Lamprey river to Oyster river--probably the first canal projected in New England. the 14th, 11 mo., 1655, he obtained "free liberty to cut through the commons for drawing part of the water of lamperele River into Oyster river, for the supply of his mill," provided no injury be done other grants of land or water, and that he should build bridges wherever his new feeder interfered with the highways, and that this water-course should cease if he should throw up the grant of Lamperel river. PG 58 LANDMARKS: Denbow's brook NAMES: DENBOW, Salathiel; DENBO, Richard; Denbow's brook was no doubt derived from Salathiel Denbow, who owned land on the west side of Long marsh before 1713.¹ and Richard Denbo had a grant of 20 acres of upland, laid out, Oct. 14, 1713, "on the west side of Colley's marsh, near his father's place, on the east side of the road that goeth from Oyster river to Lubberland." This name is now written Dinsmoor. ¹Salathiel Denbow served in the French and Indian wars of that period. A pension for a "hurt" received was granted him Dec. 1, 1730. (N.H. Prov. Pap., 4: 581,723.) PG 58-59 - 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.