Hatevil Nutter

We have written previously of the unique names adopted by the Congregational Societies. The Congregationalist were very open about their religious convictions.To join a Congregational Society a candidate was require to make a public "Proclamation of Faith". Another way they demonstrated that openness was in their selection of names. Hatevil is a contraction of Hate Evil. Hatevil Nutter was a strict Congregationalist who lived in Dover, New Hampshire. As a sign of the intolerance that the Congregationalists had for everything non Congregational, Hatevil led the cruel suppression of the first Quakers to appear in Dover.The suppression included stripping women of their cloths before tying them to a wagon wheel to be severely beaten. By the time his grandchildren were living in Dover the Society of Friends made up a substantial portion of the Dover community and played a major role in community affairs.