[8-68] [Road from Concord to Durham.] We the subscribers having been appointed a Committee by the General Court of Newhampshire on the tenth day of December Anno Domini 1791 with full power and authority to survey and lay out a public road or highway from Concord in the county of Rockingham to Durham-falls in the county of Strafford and from Newmarket bridge to join the aforesaid road both in the shortest and most convenient rout and to make a true plan thereof and we having duly attended on the business of our appointment and completed the same, now beg leave to report as follows In the first place we have surveyed and laid out a highway leading from Durham falls aforesaid to Concord aforesaid in the following manner — viz — Begining one rod westward of Durham bridge and thence running North fifty degrees west twenty rods; thence N. 15 deg. W. 24 rods thence W. 27 deg. N. 28 rods - thence W. 39 deg. N. 76 rods- thence N. 38 deg. W. 42 rods-thence W. 35 deg. N. 10 rods to the place where it leaves the present road thence W. 5 deg. N. 100 rods-thence W. 32 deg. N. 20 rods thence W. 14 deg. N. 32 rods-thence W. 4 deg. N. 76 rods thence W. 17 deg. N. 14 rods-thence W. 2 deg. N. 14 rods - thence W. 7 deg. N. 114 rods — where it joins the now road at the end of a causeway near John Thompsons-thence W. 29 deg. S. 10 rods thence W. 5 deg. S. 100 rods - thence W. 10 deg. S. 75 rods — thence west 5 deg. N. 48 rods - thence W. 23 deg. N. 128 rods - thence W. 12 Deg. N. 45 rods to the road leading to Lee meeting house — thence leaving Lee road, N. 22 deg. W. 42 rods - thence N. 40 deg. W. 76 rods thence W. 31 deg. N. 76 rods - thence W. 6 deg. S. 28 rods to where it leaves the present road at Wheelwright pondthence W. 6 deg. S. 46 rods - thence W. 14 deg. N. 20 rods to where it joins the present road - thence W. 14 deg. N. 68 rods thence W. 17 deg. S. 38 rods-thence W. 24 deg. N. 20 rods — thence W. 38 deg. N. 78 rods - thence W. 3 deg. N. 80 rods to where it leaves the now road by Daniel Shaws-thence W. 3 deg. N. 100 rods to the road again-on the line of Barrington - then, leaving said road, W. 1 deg. S. 120 rods to the line of Notingham thence in the same direction two rods thence north 43 deg. W. 200 rods and being parallel with the line between Nottingham and Barrington- thence W. 22 deg. N. 100 rods to the place where it strikes the road leading from Lee to Northwood - thence W. 10 deg. N. 30 rods thence N. 41 deg. W. 20 rods - thence W. 39 deg. N. 16 rods, thence W. 2 deg. S. 14 rods thence W. 19 deg. N. 44 rods to an oak tree at Caleb Jollets thence across Cap Leather's land W. 10 rods deg. N. 18 rods - thence W. 10 deg. S. 8 rods-thence W. 8 deg. S. 18 rods thence W. 2 deg. S. 32 rods - thence W. 9 deg. S. 10 rods thence W. 19 deg. S. 12 rods — thence W. 13 deg. N. 14 rods - thence W. 38 deg. S. 20 rods to the present road again - thence crossing said road W. 6 deg. N. 32 rods thence W. 7 deg. S. 46 rods to the road again by Charles Stevens's- thence W. 23 deg. N. 39 rods thence N. 25 deg. W. 23 rods - thence W. 20 deg. N. 99 rods - thence W. 32 deg. N. 52 rods - thence N. 35 deg. W. 32 rods thence W. 43 deg. N. 81 rods - thence N. 39 deg. W. 65 rods to Major Jonathan Cilleys then, leaving the present road and running N. 34 deg. W. 232 rods to the road again— thence N. 37 deg. W. 295 rods thence N. 30 deg. W. 85 rods- thence W. 30 deg. N. 57 thence N. 30 deg. W. 50 rods — thence, leaving the road, N. thence, leaving the road, 42 deg. W. 140 rods to the road again by Cap Furbur's millthence W. 5 deg. S. as the road now goes 42 rods- thence N. 45 deg. W. 76 rods - thence N. 44 deg. W. 516 rods thence W. 21 deg. N. 68 rods -- thence W. 14 deg. N. 128 rods — thence W. 34 deg. N. 300 rods thence W. 33 deg. N. 164 rods - thence W. 27 deg. N. 66 rods - thence W. 23 deg. N. 31 rods - thence W. 14 deg. S. 27 rods thence W. 4 deg. S 30 rods - thence W. 12 deg. S. 81 rods thence W. 13 deg. N. 47 rods -- thence W. 28 deg. N. 48 rods --thence N. 53 deg. W. 54 rods thence N. 15 deg. W. 30 rods thence W. 37 deg. N. 30 rods -- thence N. 20 deg. W. 32 rods — thence N. 33 deg. W. 47 rods to Col Johnsons at the narrows - thence W. 5 deg. N. 130 rods thence W. 14 deg. N. 128 rods - thence W. 7 deg. N. 76 rods thence W. 41 deg. N. 36 rods - thence W. 7 deg. S. 34 rods thence W. 8 deg. N. 32 rods—thence N. 30 deg. W. 22 rods thence N. 32 deg. W. 18 rods thence W. 34 deg. N. 26 rods thence W. 8 deg. S. 22 rods - thence W. 31 deg. S. 44 rods -- then W. 29 deg. S. 14 rods — then W. 12 deg. S. 54 rods to where it leaves the road leading to McClary's mill- thence W. 15 deg. S 24 rods -- thence W. 24 deg. N. 40 rods-thence W. 24 deg. N. 14 rods — thence W. 28 deg. N. 36 rods - thence W. 14 deg. N. 70 rodsthence, crossing Pittsfield road, W. 24 deg. N. 30 rods- thence W. 4 deg. N. 20 rods- thence W. 11 deg. S. 8 rods - thence W. 10 deg. S. 22 rods thence W. 3 deg. S 32 rods-thence W. 31 deg. N. 18 rods thence W. 7 deg. S. 48 rods-thence W. 31 deg. S 24 rods -- thence W. 14 deg. S. 114 rods-thence W. 21 deg. S. 90 rods -thence W. 12 deg. S. 60 rods - thence W. 14 deg. N. 40 rods into the road near Lockes mill leading from Epsom to Chichester thence W. 29 deg. N. 44 rods -- thence W. 11 deg. N. 88 rods — thence W. 23 deg. N. 120 rods - thence W. 31 deg. N. 88 rods thence N. 23 deg. W. 66 rods - thence N. 1 deg. W. 54 rods thence N. 24 - - deg. W. 106 rods to Suncook river thence crossing said river W. 5 deg. N. 82 rods - thence W. 16 deg. S. 38 rods - thence W. 26 deg. N. 128 rods thence, leaving said road, W. 18 deg. S. 84 rods to the line of Chichester - thence in the same course 36 rods thence W. 5 deg. S. 254 rods - thence W. 10 deg. S. 170 rods - thence W. 40 rods thence W. 5 deg. N. 20 rods -- thence W. 13 deg. N. 40 rods thence W. 18 deg. N. 30 rods -- thence W. 25 deg. N. 23 rods thence N. 40 deg. W. 36 rods - thence W. 27 deg. N. 60 rods - thence W. 26 deg. N. 18 rods thence W. 2 deg. N. 50 rods to Nathaniel Morrils - thence W. 9 deg. N. 68 rods -- thence W. 14 deg. N. 92 rods -- thence W. 92 rods -thence W. 30 deg. N. 40 rods to Suncook river- thence W. 14 deg. S. 440 rods -- thence W. 3 deg. N. 206 rods to Capt Reuben Kimball's - thence W. 30 deg. S. 92 rods to Merimack river, thence crossing said river in the same course 144 rods — thence W. 40 deg. S. 40 rods -- thence W. 28 deg. S. 260 rods - thence W. 20 deg. S. 20 rods thence W. 2 deg. S. 20 rods to the main road in Concord about 40 rods north of the Court house --the aforesaid highway to be 4 rods wide on the north easterly side of said described line - thence And in the second place we have surveyed and laid out a highway from Newmarket to the road above laid out in the places and courses following viz-Begining one rod westerly from Newmarket Bridge, thence running N. 20 deg. W. 56 rods thence N. 10 deg. W. 140 rods thence N. 40 deg. W. 80 rods to the meeting house-thence N. 10 deg. W. 40 rods — thence N. 5 deg. West 40 rods - thence N. 28 deg. W. 64 rods -- thence N. 13 deg. W. 48 rods -- thence N. 29 deg. E. 46 rods -- thence N. 52 deg. E. 46 rods -- thence N. 39 deg. E. 16 rods - thence N. 3 deg. W. 58 rods thence N. 54 deg. W. 76 rods thence N. 10 deg. W. 60 rods-thence leaving the present road near Doc' Kidders W. 31 deg. N. 11 rods—thence W. 6 deg. S. thirty seven rods - thence W. 31 deg. N. 17 rods W. 2 deg. W. 18 rods - thence W. 41 deg. W. 60 rods -- thence W. 40 deg. N. 18 rods to the road again by Cornett Smiths- thence W. 16 deg. N. 36 rods- thence N. 32 deg. W. 66 rods -- thence W. 25 deg. N. 60 rods - thence N. 40 deg. W. 100 rods - - thence W. 40 deg. N. 42 rods - thence W. 8 deg. N. 18 rods to the upper meeting house in Newmarket thence on the same course 18 rods thence W. 23 deg. N. 60 rods - thence N. 30 deg. W. 54 rods thence N. 33 deg. W. 62 rods thence N. 43 deg. W. 112 rods thence N. 7 deg. W. 72 rods thence North 5 deg. E. 34 rods -- thence leaving the now road, at the corner of Capt Tuttles orchard thence N. 33 deg. W. 100 rods to the road again-thence crossing said road in the same direction 134 rods to the road - again thence N. 15 deg. W. So rods - thence N. 44 deg. W. 140 rods thence N. 41 deg. W. 60 rods to Lamprey river thence N. 27 deg. W. 100 rods -- thence, leaving the road and running in the same direction 78 rods to the road again - thence crossing the road in the same course 22 rods to Elijah Cartlins tavern — thence W. 42 deg. N. 79 rods - thence W. 4 deg. N. 25 rods - thence N. 33 deg. W. 90 rods thence N. 8 deg. W. 82 rods -- thence W. 15 deg. Ñ. 40 rods thence N. 43 deg. W. 25 rods—thence W. 40 deg. N. 90 rods thence N. 42 deg. W. 27 rods thence W. 37 deg. N. 65 rods thence N. 33 deg. W. 88 rods- thence N. 13 deg. W. 18 rods - thence N. 3 deg. E. 11 rods thence N. 4 deg. E 20 rods— thence N. 45 deg. W. 44 rods -- thence N. 27 deg. W. 43 rods — thence N. 31 deg. W. 18 rods -- thence N. 37 deg. W. 30 rods at which place it joins the road laid out as aforesaid from Durham to Concord -- the said highway to be 4 rods wide on the easterly line described as aforesaid: and in the opinion of your committee the roads surveyed and laid out as above described, are the most eligible that the nature of the country through which they are intended will admit of -- and we report them so accordingly And we the Committee aforesaid by virtue of our said commission have determined that the compensation following shall be made to the several persons thro' whose land the road laid out by us as aforesaid pass, for the injury they may receive in consequence thereof viz Also Reserving to the Several persons through whose Land Said Road Shall pass all the wood and timber there is on Said Road Except So much as Shall be wanted to Repair Said road. the foregoeing in our best Judgment is a Just Estimate of the Damage it may do the Several persons through whose Land the road Shall Pass & we Report the Same accordingly. June 16th 1792 Joseph Badger Jr -Committee |