Chapter 6 - The Common Lands from History of Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire (1888)
From: Patricia Cooper - [email protected]

Source:  History of Exeter, New Hampshire by Charles H. Bell,
          publisher J. E. Farwell & Co, Boston, Mass., 1888

The following grants were made in 1648 :

  February 10, John Cram 40 acres; Ralph Hall 20; Thomas
Jones 40; John Legat 140; Thomas Pet tit 40 ; Anthony Stan-
yan 300; Balthasar Willix 20. March 4, Thoma Biggs, Godfrey
Dearborn, Thomas Jones, 50 each; Henry Roby 20. November
16, George Barlow 4; Mr. Edward Gilman (Jr.] 100; Christo-
pher Lawson 100.

  At the last named date is the first record of the appointment of
lot layers: John Cram and John Legat.

  On the same day " it was agreed that 500 acres of land next
the two great lots above mentioned shall be laid for a common
field, to be fenced by the town, planting ground for every man to
have his equal share, that are householders."
  It was also agreed , " that the remainder of that (plain] before
mentioned to the corner of John Cram's lot or Bell Willix's, and
so unto the fresh river, shall be [laid] out for an ox common,
for working cattle and steers and horses, for every man to have
his equal share, provided he do his portional share of fencing by
the last day of May next, and those who do not fence are to have
no right in said common."