When New Hampshire's Greenland was Established under Queen Anne in 1704: Historical New Hampshire/ by Elmer Munson Hunt.

Title:

When New Hampshire's Greenland was Established under Queen Anne in 1704: Historical New Hampshire/ by Elmer Munson Hunt.

Author:

Hunt, Elmer Munson.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1954.

Physical Description:

p2-11 : some illustrations.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1954 Vol.10, (September 1954) Historical New Hampshire

Description:

The article discusses the early history of Greenland, New Hampshire, focusing on the genealogy of the Weeks family, descended from early Greenland settler Leonard Weeks. It examines the separation of Greenland from Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1704 following a petition to New Hampshire Governor Joseph Dudley. Weeks family members discussed include Leonard's son Joseph Weeks, his grandson Dr. John Weeks, and the early twentieth century U.S. Senator John Wingate Weeks. The Weeks family's relationship with the Haines family, also early settlers of Greenland, is examined. Greenland landowner Captain Francis Champernowne is also discussed.

Subjects:

New Hampshire History Colonial Period, ca 1600-1775,

Locations:

Greenland (N.H.).

People:

Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926. , Champernowne, Francis, 1614-1687.

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