[3][4] Seven generations of his family would live in the home until George Morse, one of his descendants, knocked it down and built a new house at 1285 Washington Street.
[3][4] In January 1653 the Town of Dedham offered land to Robert Crossman if he would build a mill on the Charles where Abraham Shaw had originally intended to do so.
Daniel Pond and Ezra Morse were then given permission by the Town to erect a new corn mill on the brook above Whiting's, so long as it was completed by June 24, 1665.
[12] Two years later Morse was instructed to not hinder the water flow to such an extent that it would make milling difficult for Whiting.
[6][13][9] Trouble and disputes, including a lawsuit,[14] continued between the two until 1678 when Town Meeting voted not to hear any more complaints from Whiting.