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![]() Print available for purchase in the Museum Store's Print Catalog |
![]() Print available for purchase in the Museum Store's Print Catalog |
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![]() William Palmer was a grantee and one of the first settlers in Hampton in 1638, having first lived in Watertown and Newbury Massachusetts. Ann, mentioned in the will, is his second wife. William had three sons and two daughters. The oldest son, Edward, also had land granted to him in 1841. Below is the text of the will: The day of death being certain and the time when uncertain and both Religious and human policy (?) call all men before death to dispose of their estate and I being in perfect understanding do thus dispose of my outward estateLocated in the Tuck Museum building. |
Carved boardOne example of local folk art is the carved board below. One side shows a series of buildings on Winnacunnet Road- The JJ Leavitt Store, Thomas Lane House, Simon Jenness residence and blacksmith shop, and the East End Schoolhouse. The town history reveals that Simon Jenness came to Hampton in 1832 and lived with Thomas Lane where he learned his trade. After marriage he settled on part of the Lane homestead.
Still standing today are the Leavitt store (now a private residence) and the Lane and Jenness homes. The barns and blacksmith shop and school have been torn down.
![]() 44" x 15" x 3/4" On the reverse of the board is the carving of two sloops – the Torrent and the Voland. The words "Capt Palmer" are carved next to the Voland.
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Below are a school bass drum (1928), and several views of an M.W. Brown piano, made in the late 19th century. Only several hundred of these pianos were ever made by this Hampton-based company. Both articles are located in the Tuck Museum building. |
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Early CamerasLocated in the Tuck Museum building. |
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