3 Highland Street circa 1843.
The Elihu White (painter) House.
In 1833 Amos Shumway sold this 1 acre of land to Stephen Partridge.
Milford Street had not yet been built, so the south side of Partridge's lot was bordered by Elias Mann of 200 Main Street,
and the southeastern part of the lot faced the West Parish Meetinghouse Common. In 1835, Partridge sold the northern
half of his lot (3 Highland) to Joel Partridge. In 1840 when Stephen Partridge mortgaged his lot (1 Highland) to Nathaniel
P Clark, it had been divided again, in two by the new road to Milford.
5/07/1833 Norfolk County Deed: 102:123
Amos
Shumway to Stephen Partridge, 1 acre No building listed.
10/12/1840 Norfolk County Deed: 130:67
Mortgage
(1 Highland) Stephen Partridge, stable keeper, harnessmaker to Nathaniel P Clark, watchmaker 2 lots: ...North side: 44 rods
with dwelling house at new road at west precinct common, ½ well rights, where Stephen lived with his wife Fidela and 5 children.
South side: 33 rods at new road, no building listed, bordered by the Elias Mann heirs on the east (200 Main) and Eliel Metcalf
and John Cushing (202 and 204 Main) on the south.
In 1843, Joel Partridge sold his half acre (3 Highland) to Elihu White.
The deed included rights to ½ the well located on the east-west property line between lots 1 and 3, and mentioned a privilege
for Timothy Mann (2 Milford) to draw water from said well. Elihu died in 1888, leaving his entire estate to his
wife Marian A Mann, daughter of Elias Mann of 200 Main Street. They married in 1861. His executors inventory included
2 dwelling houses: one at 3 Highland, and another house at 191 Main Street purchased from Simeon Fullers heirs.
Marion A died in 1900. They had no children. (Probate 25965)
7/30/1835 Norfolk County Deed: 116:158
Stephen
Partridge to Joel Partridge, northern ½ of 1 acre lot (102:123) (3 Highland) No building listed.
6/08/1843 Norfolk County Deed: 142:50
Joel Partridge
to Elihu White, ½ acre with well rights, ½ well owned by Stephen Partridge, “excepting a privilege for Timothy Mann
to draw water from said well agreeable to a deed previously given to him by me” bordered by Austin Metcalf on the north,
Timothy Mann on the southwest, and Stephen Partridge on the south.
