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

LANDMARKS: Field's Marsh

NAMES: FOLLET, Nicholas; FIELD, Joseph; FIELD, Zacharias; FIELD, Darby; 
	 WINTHROP, Gov.; MATHEWS, Francis; BEARD, William; BICKFORD, John;
	 GIBBONS, Ambrose; 	

	Field's Marsh. This was a small marsh in the Durham Point district, 
mentioned in the Durham records of 1764 as next the parsonage lands.  The 
county records speak of Nicholas Follet's dwelling-house, July 22, 1680, as
standing on land adjoining Joseph Field's marsh.  Joseph was the brother of 
Zacharias Field who settled in the Back River district.  He was taxed at 
Oyster River in 1657.  They are supposed to have been the sons of Darby 
field, who is noted as the first of our colonists to make the ascent and 
give an account of the White mountains.  Gov. Winthrop speaks of him as an 
Irishman, but Bell's History of Exeter says there is some reason to suppose
him connected with the Hutchinson's of the Antinomian controversy in 
Massachussetts.  Most writers regard him as one of the early settlers at 
Exeter, N.H., but there is no proof that he ever lived there.  Like Francis
Mathews, he subscribed to the Exeter Combination of 1639, but they both 
settled on what was then debatable land between Exeter and Dover proper, 
known as the Oyster river settlement, now Durham, where Darby Field owned 
land as early as 1639.  Wm. Beard conveyed to Francis Mathews, June 16, 
1640, his house and land at Oyster River "next adjoining ye land of Darbey
Ffield."  Darby Field was still living at Oyster River in 1644, when he 
was licensed to sell wine.  This was no doubt at Durham Point, where stood 
his dwelling-house, which, with part of his land, he conveyed to John 
Bickford June 17, 1645.  (See Bickford's Garrison.)  He was still living at
Oyster River, however, in 1649, when he had a case in court.  and here he
no doubt died about two years later.  Ambrose Gibbons was appointed 
"administrator of ye estate of darbey ffield, deceased, at ye court holden 
in Dover ye 1, 8 mo., (16)51."		
										
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