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


LANDMARKS:  Harrud’s Spring otherwise Heard’s

NAMES: 	HANSON, James; HANSON, Joseph, Jr; SCAMMON, Richard; 			CLOUTMAN, Widow; HEARD, John; 

	Harrud’s Spring otherwise Heard’s.  Mentioned May 25, 1735, when James 
Hanson conveyed to Joseph Hanson, Jr., 5 acres of land in Dover, at the north end of 
James Hanson’s pasture, called Hard Spring pasture, and partly on the S.W. side of the 
highway that leads down to widow Cloutman’s, and partly on ye west end of Joseph 
Hanson’s own land, on the south side joining to James Hanson’s land.  This spring is again 
mentioned April 9, 1737, when James Hanson conveyed to Joseph Hanson 8 acres and 
100 rods of land in Dover, adjoining sd Joseph’s land on the S.E., beginning" southward 
of Harrud’s spring, by said Hanson’s land which contains ye sd Harrud’s spring," thence 
running N. 27 deg. E. by sd Joseph’s land 46 rods to the land of Joseph Hanson, Jr., and 
31 rods to Richard Scammon’s.  This was apparently on the Upper Neck, where John 
Heard acquired land in 1669.  (See Campin’s Rocks.)


		
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