155 POMFRETT, LIEUT. WILLIAM. He was the second Town Clerk of Dover ; the record of his election is as follows : "Primo die Nov. Mensis 47. At a publique Towne meeting it is this day ordered yt Wil- liam Pomfrett shall keep the Records of the Towne and record the Lands and Acts of the Towne, as hath bin given heretofore to p'ticular psons, or that shall bee hereafter." Mr. Pomfrett served continually into 1665, and perhaps to 1670. In his writing is our oldest extant volume of records, and it is marked No. 7 on its parchment cover; the other six numbers are lost; how that happened no one has ever explained. In 1657 Mr, Pomfrett was "chosen to be Clerk of the writs and likewise nominated to be Recorder of the Cortt." He held these offices several years. — "22-6mo-1648 — (In town meeting) It is ordered that Mr. George Smith, William Pomfrett and John Hall being chosen shall have full power and authority to put an end to all con- troversies that shall at any time arise for the space of one whole year." This was the regular practice for many years, and the officers were called "Commission- ers." Mr. Pomfrett was elected many times to this office. He also held other official positions. He was Lieutenant of a militia company several years. His residence, for a number of years, was on Low street, next to Capt. Thomas Wiggin, who lived on "Captain's Hill". He signed the Combination agreement in 1640. He came over from England with Captain Thomas Wiggin's party in the fall of 1633. Date of his birth and death are not known. His daughter, Elizabeth, married Deacon John Dam; it is not known whether or not he had other children. Descendants: Seth Elmer Dame, Albert H. Lam- son, Mrs. Ella Weeks Lamson, Alvah Herbert Place, John Scales.