The Old Dartmouth historical sketches . nd became his homestead. Whenthe Packards failed in 1847 this prop-erty was sold to William Cummingsand became his homestead. In 1S73 itwas transferred by Benjamin T. Cum-mings to Adeliza Seabury, wife of Cor •nelius. In 1894 Henry C. Seabury con-veyed a lot next west of the school-house to Nancy G. Ryder. The purchase of the schoolhouse lotwas made by school district No. 14 in1843, from Seth Maxfield. The balance of the Maxfield land tothe east and northeast along the Hath-away road was divided and sold insmall parcels. Somewhere on thenorth side of thi
The Old Dartmouth historical sketches . nd became his homestead. Whenthe Packards failed in 1847 this prop-erty was sold to William Cummingsand became his homestead. In 1S73 itwas transferred by Benjamin T. Cum-mings to Adeliza Seabury, wife of Cor •nelius. In 1894 Henry C. Seabury con-veyed a lot next west of the school-house to Nancy G. Ryder. The purchase of the schoolhouse lotwas made by school district No. 14 in1843, from Seth Maxfield. The balance of the Maxfield land tothe east and northeast along the Hath-away road was divided and sold insmall parcels. Somewhere on thenorth side of this road was the dwell-ing house of the first Timothy Max-field, but the record fails to indicatethe spot. He was the ancestor of allthe Maxfields of Dartmouth. Beginning at the south end of theFour Corners at the store, next eastacross the river is now a stone millbuilt by the Cummings about land between the two mill pondoutlets was a part of the Babcock-Smith ownership. 1777 Elishib Smithold some to John Maxfield; 1803, John. THE SAW MILL AT SMITH MILLS THE GRIST MILL AT SMITH MILLS 29 Chase; 1S04, Benjamin Cummings withhouse; 1874,Mrs. Elizabeth Cummingsto Arthur T. Wilbur, Simeon and Jon-athan C. Hawes; in the division thispart went to Wilbur and he sold theame to Christopher White; 1S80. Rob-ert F. Seabury. On the east side of the east outletof the pond is a double house thatfor years was the village tavern. Theland was a part of a set off to Timo-thy Maxfield; 1818, Hillet Gifford;1821, B. Cummings; W. Cummings,Abigal Packard, Isaac and GideonHowland; 1S30, Jonathan Collins;1836, Samuel P. Owen; 1852. EleazerPhillips; 1S52. Samuel Hudson; 1S54,John Cummings; 1895, Sylvanus The present house was builtin 182 0 by Gifford. From 1831 it wasused as a tavern. Next east is a small lot that wasbought in 1855 by Philip andat his death descended to his heirs,one whom was the wife of H. W. Wha-lon. Next east is a narrow lot on whichis a large house located w
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