This collection consists of 7 legal documents related to the family of Humphrey Noyes of Atkinson, New Hampshire. The first two items pertain to Noyes's purchase of a share of a sawmill near Plaistow, New Hampshire (January 12, 1753), and to Samuel Robey's residence on a plot of land that belonged to Noyes (October 28, 1771). The next two agreements pertain to Joseph Noyes, who purchased 50 acres of land in Canaan, New Hampshire, from George Harris (October 24, 1783) and (with his brother Peter) purchased a plot of land in Atkinson, New Hampshire from [Tamar] Little, a widow (April 17, 1786). Each of the final 3 items pertains to the Noyes siblings' inheritance: Samuel, Peter, and Humphrey each affirmed that they had received their share of their late father's estate and relinquished any further claims upon it (January 15, 1791, and March 16, 1793 (2 items)).
Humphrey Noyes was born in Newbury, New Hampshire, on February 11, 1717, the son of Joseph Noyes and Martha Clarke. He and his wife, Elizabeth Little, married in 1743 and lived in Atkinson, New Hampshire, with their seven children: Sarah (1744-1831), Jane (b. 1745), Humphrey (1746-1814), Joseph (1851-1815), Samuel (1754-1843), Peter (1758-1847), and John (1764-1841). Humphrey Noyes died on May 21, 1790.
