Editing Sanbornton, New Hampshire (section)

==History==
Located in the fork of the [[Pemigewasset River|Pemigewasset]] and [[Winnipesaukee River|Winnipesaukee]] rivers, the town was first called "Crotchtown". It was granted by [[Colony|colonial]] Governor [[Benning Wentworth]] in 1748 to his friend John Sanborn of [[Hampton, New Hampshire|Hampton]], along with 59 others from Hampton, [[Exeter, New Hampshire|Exeter]] and [[Stratham, New Hampshire|Stratham]]. Twelve of the grantees were named Sanborn, therefore the community was named "Sanborntown".<ref>{{Cite book| last = Coolidge| first = Austin J.| author2=John B. Mansfield| title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge| year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n686 643]–644| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.}}</ref> Among the other settlers were members of the Leavitt family, related to the Sanborns.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Gb8MAAAAYAAJ&dq=leavitt+sanbornton+new+hampshire&pg=RA1-PA417 History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, Moses Thurston Runnels, 1881]</ref> But ongoing hostilities during the [[French and Indian War]] delayed permanent settlement until 1764. It would be incorporated by Governor [[John Wentworth (governor)|John Wentworth]] in 1770.

There was a border adjustment to [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire|Merrimack]] and [[Strafford County, New Hampshire|Strafford]] counties on December 24, 1828, that affected [[Northfield, New Hampshire|Northfield]] and Sanborntown.<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#NH Atlas of Historical County Boundaries]. The Newberry Library Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture. Accessed July 19, 2023.</ref> The town originally included Sanbornton Bridge, or Bridge Village, set off in 1869 as [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]].