Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire by Mary P. Thompson, Durham, N.H. ©1892, Printed by the Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H. LANDMARKS: Hilton’s Point NAMES: HILTON, Edward; MASON, Robert; MASON, Thomas; MASON, Magdalen; WHEELWRIGHT, John; Hilton’s Point - This name was given for more than a century to the lower extremity of Dover Neck, from Edward Hilton, who founded a settlement here as early as 1623, that proved, however, unsuccessful. It is so called March 12, 1629-30, in the new patent he obtained from the Plymouth council. He afterwards settled in Exeter, but his point continued to bear his name till the second half of the 18th century. (see Hilton’s Point Ferry.) The Dover records make mention of it repeatedly. It is so called by Robert Mason in 1681. Thomas Mason of Dover, trader, and Magdalen his wife, Sept. 13, 1733 conveyed to John Wheelwright and others, of Boston, merchants, his dwelling house on Dover Neck, "on the westerly side of the road that leads down to Hilton’s Point, commonly so called," together with the land adjacent. It is now called Dover Point. (See Wecanacohunt.) PG 103 - Submitted by C. Parziale ********************************************************************* * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information 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. **********************************************************************