Widow Chloe Bartlett married Abner Dunton of Lincolnville in 1806.158 They had seven more children. I mention this family in particular because Abner Dunton, Jr. born in 1807 lived to be 103 years of age and was very active in the community. The events of his life closely parallel the history of Hope over the next century. His brothers Alvin and Seldom Dunton became famous writing masters locating in Boston for many years. Abner Dunton bought the ninety acre portion of the former Horrup estate which has been purchased by Joseph Jameson in 1797, sold to Stephen Sweetland in 1802, who in turn sold it to John Nason, and Nason to Abner Dunton in 1810. He moved the small Bartlett home from the Pond shore to its present location near Hope Corner. This small house, said to be the first frame house in this part of the town, was enlarged slightly to accommodate the family but still was not adequate as the family grew to sixteen persons. Abner then built the larger home next door by 1820 which we now know as the Noyes Place. It has served Dunton, Hobbs, Clough, Noyes, and now the Whiteley families over the years since.

In 1843 Abner Dunton, Sr. conveyed to his youngest son "in consideration of a bond of support of myself and wife for and during our natural lives with a penal sum of $3000 by John B. Dunton of Hope, gentleman, convey a lot or parcel situated in Hope, bounded as follows: beginning at the corner of land owned by John Athearn, on road leading from Hope Corner to Union etc. etc. except that field which Washington Dunton occupies, with the buildings standing thereon, containing 65 acres more or less."