0
Mr. Edmond Freeman, 50 acres.
Mr. William Johnson, Jr. 1 2 6
Rev. Gideon Noble, 40 acres.
Mr. Abner Barker, 30 acres.
Mr. Prince Freeman, 50 acres.
Mr. Abel Johnson 1 2 6
Mr. William Johnson 3 15 0
Mr. Russel Freeman 18 0
It should be remarked that many of the above named were unable to
fulfill their promises. The College received in all about 10,000 acres
of land.
EXTRACT FROM HANOVER TOWN RECORDS.
"Met according to adjournment, November 12, 1770. The following vote
was passed:
"_Whereas_, John Wright, David Woodward, Edmund Freeman, Otis Freeman,
Isaac Walbridge, Isaac Bridgman, and John Bridgman, have agreed to
give the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, D.D., 300 acres of land in this town,
voted, that the above-mentioned persons may give deed of 300 acres of
land in the land now lying undivided among the proprietors, as
follows, namely, to begin at Lebanon line at the bound of a lot of
land lately given by the Hon. Benning Wentworth, Esq., to the Trustees
of Dartmouth College; then in the east line of said lot about 300
rods, to the southwest bound of the 17th hundred-acre lot west of the
half-mile line, then south sixty-four degrees, east about 168 rods, or
so far as that a line to run parallel with the first-mentioned line
and running to Lebanon will make 300 acres, said land to lie to the
above-mentioned persons for so much in their next division on the
respective original rights they now own; _i. e._ to John Wright 40
acres, to David Woodward 50 acres, to Isaac Bridgman 50 acres, to
Edmund Freeman 40 acres, to Isaac Walbridge 40 acres, to Otis Freeman
50 acres, to John Bridgman 30 acres. And whereas, the persons whose
names are hereafter mentioned have covenanted and agreed to give to
the Trustees of Dartmouth College, for the benefit of said college,
the following quantities of land, namely, Knight Sexton 100 acres,
Joseph Storrs 100 acres, John House 100 acres, John Ordway 100 acres,
Jonathan Curtice 140 acres, Tim. Smith 100 acres, Edmund Freeman 50
acres, Prince Freeman 50 acres, Jonathan Freeman 50 acres, Nathaniel
Wright 50 acres, Nathaniel Woodward 20 acres, Simon Dewey 50 acres,
Benjamin Davis 50 acres, Asa Parker 50 acres, voted, that the
above-named persons may give a deed of all the undivided land lying
east of the piece aforementio
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