Nathaniel Whiting was an early settler of Dedham, Massachusetts. He owned several mills on Mother Brook and is said to have dug the canal, the first man-made water way in America.
A stone from 1886 marking the location of the first mill built on Mother Brook
James Draper (settler)
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James Draper "The Puritan" was an early settler of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was born and married in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, and came with his wife to New England shortly after 1647. H
Nathaniel Whiting (mill owner)
…Together they had 14 children, of whom 10 lived long enough to have families of their own. He had a son named Timothy. Through marriage he was related to James Draper. He joined the First Church and Parish in Dedham in 1641 and was a signatory to the Dedham Covenant. He was made a freeman on May 18, 1642. Dedham was…
Grave marker for James and Miriam Draper; oldest marker in Westerly Burial Ground, West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Entry sign to Westerly Burial Ground
Entry plaque to Westerly Cemetery, mentioning the earliest tombstone, belonging to James and Miriam Draper