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(1) History of Dover- Vol.I, p.408
(2) York Deeds- Vol.3, fol.55
(3) Historical Memoranda of Persons and Places in Old Dover- pp.2,152
(4) Journal of Rev. John Pike- 28 June 1689

In 1729 Edward Evans of Dover, cooper, bought 40 acres of land in Wells. In 1730 with his wife Dorcas they sold the estate of "our father Simon Bussell" in Wells. In 1734 he and Dorcas sold his homestead near Pudding Hill in Madbury.

Edward and Dorcas, both sick, were brought before the court in 1737 for being absent from meeting in Wells. Both of them were ill. (1)

The warrant for the Madbury parish meeting for 1756 contains an article to see if the parish will vote a support for Edward Evans or to send him out of the parish. Apparently he had come back from away. There are numerous entries in the Madbury records from 1756 until 1766 about supplying Edward or letting him out. In 1767 the town allowed 11/ for making his coffin and digging his grave. He died in Barrington the week of 20 Nov. 1767.

Edward was called a centenarian at his death and the newspapers stated that he perfectly remembered the revolution against Gov. Andros which occured in the last year of his apprenticeship in Boston.

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(1) Genealogical Dictionary of New England- Vol.2, p.592

Keziah, her daughter Joanna and her husband Thomas were originally buried in the Burke Hill Cemetery (on the west side of the road) and were re-interred in the Hope Cemetery.

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Benjamin moved from Berwick to Lyman (Coxhall), ME about 1776. He was a private in Capt. Wood's Company, Col. Hubbard's Massachusetts Regiment and was transferred in Dec. 1775 to Capt. Gridley's Company, Col. Gridley's Regiment of Artillery. He served for eight months. He then enlisted in the spring of 1776 in Lyman and served four months as a private in Capt. Wells' Co., Col. Francis' Massachusetts Regiment. His pension was granted based on this service on 7 Aug. 1832(1) however, he also served other companies in 1776 and 1777 and was going to join another regiment at the end of the war but, his services were not needed.(2)

"... I enlisted for eight months in April 1775 into Capt. Woods company of Berwick in Col. Hubbards Regiment, marched to Cambridge and served out the full period of my enlistment and after the Battle of Bunker Hill, ( ) discharged at Roxbury and last of November the same year-

The year following I enlisted into Capt. Wells company of Wells for four months ( ) stationed at Dorchester Hill, served out the full period of my engagement and ( ) discharged I think in September or October when I returned home, we were engaged in ( ) the Castle in Boston Harbour Col. Francis commanded the regiment and went north after my discharge I think I entered in April I served four months in this service. This was in the year 1776- I was a substitute for Elisha Smith of Coxhall now Lyman...

I was born in Somersworth in the state of New Hampshire in the year 1750 have resided in Berwick and now reside in Kennebunk in the state of Maine-
I have no record of my age, I served voluntarily in army as above stated- Lieut Greenleaf of Newbury belonged to the same company sargeant ( ) was orderly Jamor Lemuel Prescott belonged to the same Regiment

Attest Joshua Herrick Benjamin X Evans..."(1)

Benjamin and Benjamin Jr. sold land in Philipsburg for $250 to Benjamin Haley Jr. and Samuel Haley on 22 Dec. 1809. The deed was signed by Benjamin and Betsey, Benjamin Jr. and Pheobe.(3) There was a judgement against Benjamin and Benjamin Jr. in favor of the Haleys on 23 Apr. 1810 in the Court of Common Pleas for $309.70. On 4 May 1810 $90.34 was taken from their real estate.(4)

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(4) Ibid- Vol.82, p.239

Descendants of John Evans of Dover, NH and of his Brother Robert, Who Settled Dover About 1662- Harry Willis Evans, c.1940, MSS at NH Historical Society Library

NEHGR- Vol.73, pp.313-4, vol.74, p.49
Collections of the Dover Historical Society- p.56