Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland .. connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; containing narratives, descriptions, and many views, some done from old prints; also much matter pertaining to the founders and settlers of New England and to their memorials on both sides of the Atlantic; . tle of culler of fish and staves. It is also a well-knownfact that the States of New Hampshire and Maine both owe their discovery andearly settlement to the fishing industry carried on by the English from their o
Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland .. connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; containing narratives, descriptions, and many views, some done from old prints; also much matter pertaining to the founders and settlers of New England and to their memorials on both sides of the Atlantic; . tle of culler of fish and staves. It is also a well-knownfact that the States of New Hampshire and Maine both owe their discovery andearly settlement to the fishing industry carried on by the English from their ownharbours. Many distinguished families have lived in Newcastle and among themost prominent in Colonial days were the Sheafes, Atkinsons, Jaffreys, Vaughans,Waltons, Jacksons, Wentworths, Frosts and Odiornes. In mentioning the Sheafes itmight be well to record that a member of the family owned the original settlementof Newcastle and that the family has been very prominent both in New Hampshireand in Massachusetts. Their ancestors came from Kent, England, and there is inthat county an interesting inscription on a family monument reading as follows:— Here are buried under this stone,Thomas Sheff and his wife, Marion;Sometyme we warr as yee now beeAnd now we are as bee shall yee;Wherefore of your for us to the Trinite. Obyt. Mccckxxxiii NEWCASTLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE 137. From Newcastle by John Allref, i NEWCASTLE, NEW HAMPSfflRE Kindness Williavi D. Turner, Esq. It was formerly called Great Island and was for seventy-five years the capital of the Province of NewHampshire and seat of the Royal Governors. Little Harbour is seen on the right. The river Piscataquaruns past both sides of the island, which is connected with Portsmouth only by a causeway. Governor Wentworths mansion is at Little Harbour and here have lived manyof the family, so prominent in the history of the State. Here Samuel Wentworth,ancestor of three Governors and one of Newcastles most respected citizens,
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