I recently purchased 2 CD's of 40 volumes of NH state papers. While it is tedious to look through all the indexes, I have finally finished looking at least for the Bunkers. I discovered some interesting things about James Bunker (1). He and William Follett were witnesses to a bill of sale of land to Nicholas Follett on 6 Sept 1652. The Follett land later came into the hands of the Bunkers. So far this is the earliest known record of James being in Dover. However, he is listed in a census as being there in 1648. Later James signed as a witness on an note with John Follett. He always signed with an X. He served several times with the Grand Juries of Dover in 1659. This was several different grand juries. He acknowledged a debt of £14-6-6 due Richard Cutt in 1667. He and several others were appointed to administer the estate of William Roberts in 1676. All but one of those named refused to serve as administrators. That is quite unusual. I wonder what was going on there? The inventory of James' estate valued it at £83. This would make it about an average amount for an estate of those days. His son, Joseph's estate in 1719 was valued at £75. There was no inventory of James (2) estate but his widow, Martha, got 2 rooms and the cellar beneath those rooms for her own use. She also got land and one boundary is described as "where the old house stood" to the creek. James (2) inherited the land of James (1) so this statement is intriguing. Was there a house built before the garrison house was built? Did James (2) build a house that he lived in before he inherited the garrison house? Wouldn't the garrison house be the "old house"? Did James (2) build a new house and reside there after he inherited the land? James (2) youngest son, Elijah, seemed to be a trustworthy man and perhaps one with substantial property as he frequently stood surety for bonds on various estate administrations. If, for example, a bond was required for an estate valued at £100 the surety was obligated to pay off that much if the administrator made off with the estate. Zachariah, grandson of James (1), son of John, left an estate valued at £431 in 1751. However, John Runnells, father of Sarah Runnells who married Jonathan Bunker, left an estate valued at £4,066 in 1756. He names 9 children in his will including Sarah "Bunkar". Throughout the will he spells the name Runals. When the estate was settled and the heirs paid off, Jonathan Bunker received the portion left to his wife, Sarah. In those days and until well into the 1900's the property of the wife belonged to her husband. She had no control over it at all. Anyone with NH ancestors would find these CD's valuable resources. They cost $40 and may be obtained from NH State Archives at 71 S. Fruit St., Concord, NH 03301. They have a website at http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/ but I was not able to purchase them through the website. Bette