From The Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire (in three parts), compiled from the best authorities, by Eliphalet Merrill and the Late Phinehas Merrill, Esq., Printed by C. Norris & Co. , Exeter, NH, ©1817, pg 157 Part Two of Gazetteer: MADBURY - a township in Strafford county, incorporated in 1755, and now containing a population of 582 inhabitants; bounded N.E. by Dover, S.W. by Durham and Lee, and N.W. by Barrington, comprising an area of 8,125 acres. Bellamy bank river has its source in Chelsey’s pond in Barrinton, passes through Madbury in a serpentine course and is the only considerable stream which waters the place. The soil here is of a good quality and under excellent cultivation. The inhabitants are generally Baptists and have a meeting house, in which Elder W. Hooper officiates. Submitted by T.C. Parziale 5/30/00 **************************************************************************** * * * * 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.