Milford chronicle., 1907-08-09
Places and People Of Milford Neck From
1870 to 1907

ID Inc farm situated on the east Of thu
D. William d. Masten farm, and now
g owned by J lshua Bennett, Jr., wal
es once the properly OF TomlinsOn Par
SONS, and it contained about two hun
e dTed acres. It.was subsequently divided
d into three parts; one becoming the
r. property Of his son, Benjsmin Parsons
e one was bought by William Hall, and
s the third was the dover Of his widow.
q Afterwards it descended to Mr. Hall
ana the heirs Of Benjamin Parsons,
jointly. William Thompson, who mar
ried the daughter Of Mr.. Parsons, be-
came proprietor Of her share OF the
: property. About 1874 he sold it to VIM.
SaXton, who occupied it till the Mexi.
can War, when he bought the Tub
Mill, " so that, as a miller, he would be
exempt from service-if there should
be draft for soldiers. Mr.. Saxton's de,
votien TO his family entirely destroyed
his patriotism. On the part belonging
to Mr. Hall lived a widowed lady, Mrs.
Hester Dorrel, whose family consisted .
OF herself, her two children, Thomas
and Hester Ann, and her brother, Alex 1
ander Spence. Her son, Thomas Dorrel. 1
was without doubt one Of the most way.
ward youths Milford Neck ever pro-
dueed. After the death Of Mr.. Hall. his
interest was bought by Mr.. Benefits
father, Joshua Bennett, Sr. He nnally
bought the part formerly owned bv
Mr Thompson and converted it into
one farm. 1t is now one of the most
desirable and most productive farms
IN this part OF Kent county.
On the opposite side of the road. now
owned by John S. Reynolds of Fred.
erica, was once the home Of John
Thompson a man, stern, infiexable
and somewhat arbitrary in disposition.
who aspired to leadership in the COM
nunity. He was a man of some ability
ana not without redeeming traits of
character. At one time he was engage
n keeping store, and was quite success
ul. In lS4S he was elected to the Levy
Jourt, and performed his duty in office
is faithfully as any man ever seat to
hat body from Milford hundred. He
lad a family Of five children, three Of
whom are dead the other two. ifliving
re somewhere in the Western States. il
The tract adjoining the Thompson
ropeity on the east, now embracing
ne home of Joseph G. Bennett and the
amiet ofThompsODville, was one time
ne property of Lewis Passmore. and
as sold to Nathan Livingston in 1919. .
Is now worth many thousands Of
pillars.
About halfmile south Of the NJ. E.
hurch, on the road leading to Milford.
as the home Of Townsend Meredith.
ne farm was the maiden property of
: wi e, who was his third matrimonial a.
nture. They had family of seven do
ildren, all of whom grew up to man saai
ID wOmanhOOd in this vicinity. except gre
mes, who was drowned at the Nor loo
ngtoA Mills when a boy. William ,
anry acquired a fair education in the sea
mmon Schools OF the time; read 7
sdicine and finally became a practic. WEI
physician and located at Smithville. n
/. John T. Meredith and his brother "o'
MEL, managed the farm until the N
sth OF their mother when it was sold
Thomas NicOry. Mr. Vicory sold it naJn.
Joseph Wyatt, and he sold it TO grol
vid Postles. After the death of Mr..
stiles it was bought by James D Sip.
, aud has remained in the Sipple
lily. 1t is now a neat well kent
n, producing abundant crops. So
ch has it been improved. that it
lid scarcely be recognized by persons
had not seen it for fifty Years.
n the opposite side OF the road is -
farm Of Charles Kirby. 1t was one III
e the property of WinIock Hall.
died in the early forties, leaving it p
two other farms to his grandson. III
d A. Hall. At the time he came at
his inheritage was worth ten thou
dollars it did not require ten Yon.
5 to find the bottom of it, Adioin- iOe p'
his tract was another farm belong. 1916
to Mr.. Hall, which he also be- lOetsi
thed to his grandson, John A. ,o
. 1t is now the property of David eleara
iall-another grandson to whom t.v
IT nothing. David B. Hall grew cleara
be an industrious, hard working 42,in
He accumulated enough in eleam
'ears to purchase the farm when For
is sold from his brother. He has DOC pei
I'd new buildings, cleared and i'm. o,S9 ,So5 y
ID the land, and now has a com.
DE and pleasant home. at Zlg d9st 1
ISAAC r. JESTER.
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