Lytchett Mills, near the site of the former train station in Milton. Mr. Hooper settled near the site of the present rectory at the intersection of the Princetown ( Malpeque ) and Rustico roads, across the road from the Myers house. George Coles settled first at Green's shore near Summerside but later moved to North Milton where his large family of children later took up several farms. Later arrivals in North Milton were the Westcotts, Driscolls, Bolts and Wises. Along the Princetown ( Malpeque ) Road settled the Johnstons of Newstead, the Holls of Kinworth, Dr. Ledgett of , the Dodds, the Curtis', noted land surveyers, at Curtisdale, and John Campbell . In Springvale the Crabbes built an inn and mill known as Hope Mi lis. Previous to 1837 the Milton area was part of the parish of Charlotte. The registers of St . Paul's contain marriage, birth and death entries for all the families mentioned above, showing that most of the early settlers of the Milton area were affiliated with the Church of England. Early services were held in the Hooper house and conducted by Dr. L.C. Jenkins and Rev. Theophiius DesBrisay. As the population increased the creation of a new parish and the building of a church became necessary. 8 t u t e lu liic |j u i ii t wiiclc Liicy aha geiieiaiiy referred to as Mil ton- Rustico although they are separate under the P.E.I , church act. The first church was erected at the site of the present church on land given by D.R.M. Hooper , eldest son of David and Jane Hooper. Construction began in 1839 and an indication that times have not changed all that much