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 Plains

NAMES: FIELD, Zacharias; GILES, Paul; EVANS, Stephen; MESERVE, Clement; 
	FIELD, John; EVANS, Lydia; HODGDON, Capt. Shadrach; 	
	Field's Plains.  This name is generally given to the level sandy 
tract between Dover and Durham, in the upper part of the Back River 
district.  It includes the Dry Pines and pitch-pine plains of early times, 
and Clarke's plains of a later day.  They are so named from Zacharias 
Field, who acquired land on these plains more than 200 years ago, and here
built his garrison.  Mention is made of them May 9, 1768, when Paul Giles 
conveyed to Stephen Evans three acres of land on the westerly side of the 
main road from Cochecho to Durham at a place called Field's Plains, 
beginning at the northerly corner of Clement Meserve's land, adjoining said
road, and running westerly by his land to Evans' other land, which three 
acres said Giles, purchased of his honored father-in-law John Field, 
deceased.  Stephen Evans and wife Lydia conveyed to Clement Meserve, Ap. 7,
1773, 58 acres at a place called Field's plains, on the right hand side of 
the road from Dover to Durham, bounded westerly by said Meserve's land, 
southerly by Capt. Shadrach Hodgdon's, northerly by a highway, and easterly 
by the aforesaid road to Durham.  (See Dry Pines and Field's Garrison.)

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