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NAVY. Vermont grant of 23,040 acres to Abraham Whipple, Esq., and sixty-three
associates, November 10, 1780. Name changed to Charleston, November 16, 1825.
NESHOBE. New Hampshire grant of 23,000 acres to Josiah Powers and sixty-five
associates October 20, 1761. Name changed to Brandon October 20, 1784.
NEWARK. Town in Caledonia County. Vermont grant of 23,040 acres to
Col. William Wall and sixty-four associates August 15, 1781. Formerly in Essex County and
annexed to Caledonia County, 1824. Annexed to Caledonia Probate District, 1826.
NEWBROOK. New York patent of 23,000 acres to Jacobus Van Zant and
Co., June 13, 1770, of lands now probably in Barre and Williamstown.
NEWBURY. Town in Orange County. New Hampshire grant to
Jacob Bailey and seventy-one associates May 18, 1763. New Hampshire charter confirmed by New York
March 19, 1772 (25,000 acres). Vermont post-office established, March 9, 1787; but
repealed, November 10, 1787. Line with other towns established, November 4, 1799.
NEWFANE. Town in Windham County. New Hampshire grant as Fane of 23,040
acres to Abner Sawyer and sixty-eight associates, June 19, 1753. Regranted as New Fane
to Benj. Flagg and sixty-four associates, November 3, 1761. New Hampshire charter
confirmed by New York May 11, 1772 (20,000 acres). Part annexed to Brookline, 1820.
NEW FLAMSTEAD. New Hampshire grant. See Chester.
NEW HAVEN. Town in Addison County. New Hampshire grant of 25,040 acres
to John Evarts and sixty-one associates November 2, 1761. New York patent issued by Gov.
Dunmore for 7,000 acres to Col. John Reid June 7, 1771, embraced land now in Panton and
New Haven. New Haven Gore annexed, 1790. Part of New Haven incorporated into the
city of Vergennes October 23, 1788. Part annexed to Vergennes, November 1, 1791. Part
annexed to Weybridge, October 25, 1791. Act of November 1, 1791, annexing part of
Vergennes repealed October 31, 1796, and that part incorporated into town of Waltham.
Parts of New Haven and Middlebury united for school purposes, 1801, 1802. Act of 1802
repealed, 1811.
NEW HAVEN GORE. Bounded north on Monkton, east on Bristol, south on New
Haven, and west on Ferrisburg. Annexed to New Haven October 21, 1790.
NEW HUNTINGTON. New Hampshire grant of 23,040 acres to
Edward Burling and sixty-five associates June 7, 1763. Part incorporated, with parts of Jericho and Williston,
into Richmond, and parts of Avery's and Buel's Gores and part of Williston annexed
October 27, 1794. Part annexed to Holton, October 27, 1794. Name changed to Huntington
October 28, 1795.
NEWPORT. Town in Orleans County. Vermont grant as Duncansborough of 23,040
acres to Nathan Fisk, George Duncan, and sixty-three associates October 30, 1802. Name
changed to Newport, 1816. Line established with Derby, 1868. So much of Province Island
as lies within the state annexed, 1845. Auditor of Accounts authorized to sell province
island, 1865.
NEWPORT. Is found on map preceding index to Vol. I, Documentary History of
New York, as a town between Strafford and Sharon; and it also appears on a map in Vol.
VIII, Governor and Council, as a New York grant. Not to be confounded with Newport,
a town in Orleans County.
NEW RUTLAND. New York grant of 23,000 acres by Lt. Gov. Colden to
Nathan Stone & Co., September 8, 1774; covered Sheldon chartered by New Hampshire. Marked
"Nathan Stone & Co." on map preceding index to Vol. I, Documentary History of New
York.
NEWRY. New York grant by Gov. Dunmore June 24, 1771, of 34,000 acres,
covering land in Sherbune and vicinity.
NORBURY. New York patent of 32,000 acres issued April 14, 1772, by Gov. Tryon
to himself in the names of Edmund Fanning and others. This township was situated in the
vicinity of the towns of Worcester and Calais.
NORFOLK. Vermont grant of the northeasterly corner of the state to
Bezaleel Woodward and eleven associates February 27, 1782. Annexed to Canaan, 1801.
NORTHFIELD. Town in Washington County. Vermont grant to
Joel Matthews and sixty-four associates August 10, 1781. East part of Waitsfield annexed, 1822. See Leyden (New York grant).
NORTH HERO. Town in Grand Isle County. Vermont grant as part of Two
Heroes to Ethan Allen, Samuel Herrick, and three hundred and sixty-three
associates, October 27, 1799. Two Heroes divided into North and South Hero, October 25, 1788.
Butler's and Knight's Islands annexed, 1821. Hyde's Island, formerly Wood's Island,
annexed 1822. Wood's Island annexed to St. Albans, 1845.
NORTON. Town in Essex County. Vermont grant of 23,040 acres to
Timothy Andrus and fifty-nine associates October 26, 1779. Annexed to Essex County, 1842. Acto
to organize, 1884. First represented in the legislature in 1886.
NORWICH. Town in Windsor County. New Hampshire grant as Norwhich of
23,000 acres to Eleazer and Ebenezer Wales and sixty-two associates July 4, 1761. Part
authorized to be annexed to Thetford, 1839.
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