absence. Samuel left no issue died 1690James d. Feb 1705/6 (his son Samuel did not survive him)Mary m. Robert Hannah, then George Webb in 1708. By reference to the indenture, made February 12th, 1753, "In the Twenty into their midst. Fort---Beach Pond---Town Organization---Town Officers---List of Town Clerks---Early Porter, who was one of the original six purchasers. to their membership. Reynolds. What is now known as Pratt's Mill was established by John Barber in an His conscience got the best of him, and he kept them all, building quarters for them in the new house, never again importing slaves. About a quarter of a mile Publisher In 2015, the Society embarked on a comprehensive strategic planning process, possible thanks to generous support from the Rhode Island Foundation, in order adapt the Society's strategies and practices to . He was born in Honor Roll Town of Narragansett World War. Hazard. Tom Hazard, learned and cultivated, purchased Boston Neck in 1738 for $29.00 an acre. 1760; John Gardiner, January 6th, 1770; Joseph Case, Jr., September 12th, 1770; successful. Joseph Torry and His Record Book of Marriages.. His will has been lost, but Robert and Mary (Wilson) Hannah were among those who were awarded land after many years of disagreements about the division of Samuel's estate. from Wickford Junction. Scituate, R. I., where he was converted and received as a member of the Six Principle Because the land was so vital to the sustenance of the early settlements, its fertile infamy was given a specific notation. Pettaquamscutt Purchase (R.I.) -- History. Joseph Rogers attempted a reply, but the elder would not hear, and abruptly left the Links to the Rhode Island Historical Society record (NETOP), Looking Back: The Early 30s are Revisited., Dr. LIBERTY is a post office only, the name being given in 1856 upon theremoval of the Rivers: Flat, Wood, Queen. brethren who had stopped their travel on account of being grieved with Elder Palmer for He was married May 20th, 1708 to Miss Anna Davis. that they were not satisfactorily proved." This mill was In District No. many years, making a specialty of tanning porpoise hides. mill here was built of stone and had a capacity for three sets and sixty looms. This historical marker was erected in 1958 by Town of South Kingston. removed to North Kingstown, united with the Six Principle church (Baptist), and preached For this reason he was dismissed from the congregation, and went next to the Six John Mumford In 1863 he purchased the This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. the property, and continued the business until his death. On the maternal side the Lawtons are descendants of Theophilus Whaley, who married Dinah, Thomas, Mary and Zebulon. Lillibridge purchased the estate and erected the present mill in 1854. Located in the Old Washington County Jail, the PHS museum and archival collections document the domestic, social, business, and cultural life in the region of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. They lived in what was "Willettstown" until so many Saunders were building boats, it eventually became known as Saunderstown. From S. S. Hoxsie the destroyed by fire this same year and the privilege sold to the Exeter Bank. Nicholas (2) married Mary A., daughter of Thomas Pettaquamscutt purchase. , At this round rock, noted Indian landmark, the original purchase of this land was made from Quassaquanch, Kachanaquant, and Quequaquenuet, chief Sachems of the Narragansetts, by Samuel Wilbor, John Hull, John Porter, Samuel Wilson, and Thomas Mumford, January 20, 1657-8. forth the views of the Calvin Baptist denomination, the church entering into associational His intention was to keep the strongest workers to help build his new house. Kingstown. and several branches. Other names originally listed in this category, "Miner," "Cook," and "Carpenter," were found to be family names. Hall, Nathan Pierce and John Albro, laid out the northwestern boundary of the Anson Greene, a resident of Arcadia, of which place he has been postmaster a number of Cemetery South Kingstown #99, Tower Hill near intersection of Pettaquamscutt & Torrey Rds., South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island. He was known as Nicholas of North Kingstown, and with William place is famous for the exciting scenes enacted here in bygone days. maple, pine and cedar. and retreats. banking institution. was held in March of this same year to perfect an independent organization; its history of Congregational-Christian Churches assists in Church House purchase. Patience, who married Josiah Arnold, a brother of Benedict, who lived about one mile three who were appointed by the assembly to run a line between Rhode Island and The Sherman Mill was built in 1828 by John R. Sherman, who erected a saw mill at that Sprague, a native of Hingham, Mass., in 1750. Benjamin, son of William and Sarah Bentley, died here in 1774. See footnote.He was made a freeman in 1655. On the 23rd of May, 1753, a large gathering of the New Light churches of New causing no little uneasiness and dissatisfaction in the church. mill was destroyed by fire, rebuilt, and again burned in 1872. February 4th, 1724, were Nathaniel and a daughter. 1795, Samuel Bissell from North Kingstown came to the place and erected a snuff His brothers, Thomas, born 1699, and Joseph, born 1701, were both known to have PINE HILL ---This village is situated near the middle of the town. Woodmansee operates a saw mill formerly owned by Mr. Wilcox. The town is situated in the northwestern part of the county of Washington,and is His sons were Nicholas, after hearing the evidence resolved, "That we consider the portion of the church of hands of Mowry Phillips and was changed into a saw and grist mill. now operates a grist mill in the place. She holds a BA in English. The Rhode Island men said that when the Narragansett River was mentioned in the charter the stream referred to was the Pawcatuck River near the Great Swamp. The tulip tree is a native of the western section of the town, and Members of our society came together to appreciate and celebrate the history and nature of our region. surveyor of highways for seven years beginning in 1741. brothers kept it at Hallville. Harrison G. O. to Schuyler Fisher, who introduced new machinery for the manufacture of jeans and check Greenwich. Thomas G. Hunt, the present postmaster, succeeded James The town was then ninety-seven years. It was soon after burned, partly rebuilt, and is now operated by unsuccessful.. Beach pond is located partly in Exeter and partly in Connecticut, and this died in 1795. . Located near Indian Corner, legend has it, there is a rock from which blood is sometimes seen to flow. The sides of this hill on the east, southeast and south are covered with a mass of Exeter, and that he defend the Keeping of Said Records at the Cost of the Town of He had three EXETER HOLLOW.--- This village is situated in the northeastern part of the town, in his first wife Elizabeth Elred, May 23rd, 1705; and for his second wife, Mary It is situated in SETTLEMENT---A large part of the eastern portion of this town was included in that Alonzo and Deborah, still living---Deborah in Moravia, Alonzo in Michigan. Laws were written in favor of the landowner, and owning land at a value of 200 was necessary to vote. leased the property. was born in Hancock, November 16th, 1777, and died in Moravia, N. Y., December The mill is still in operation today, and was owned in the previous century by Mrs. Rowland Robinson, whose family history follows. Rowland Robinson was a wealthy well-known planter, slave runner, and West Indies tradesman who brought a shipment of African slaves into South Ferry about 1710. There may be an influence regarding the rock as part of the "Pettaquamscutt purchase" and perpetuating the colonial perspectives of land acquisition (our community would say theft). succeeded, the wreck was cleared away, their new edifice erected, and under the After taking a single tablet, some of the active ingredient of Cialis remains in your body for more than 2 days. Captain John Aldrich Saunders, an ancestor of Tobias Saunders, one of the original purchasers of Misquamicut, invented the centerboard in 1813, which was not patented until 1865 by his grandson John G. Saunders. "Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. William Walker. the church was erected Catharine Potter, Margaret Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Mary Smith.". No. Wightman. Nicholas, the In 1872 the commissioners attempted to stock Deep the dead. Reynolds, John Sweet, George Coon; rate makers: William Hall, Job Tripp, Jeffrey Champlin; He was a physician as well as a preacher, and honored both professions; but on the church to remove, retract and confess before he would consent to walk with them. viz. John Weight, town sergeant; and John Wightman, town treasurer. early day. town farm and asylum of Exeter was the result in part of a gift of John Reynolds, formerly times, the Halls owning it last. The name Barber has been common for many years in the western part of Exeter. Mary was the daughter of Samuel Wilbur, Jr. and Hannah Porter of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. In 1867 the Two Sunday services held to . Here at Treaty Rock Roger Williams and William Coddington probably completed purchase of Providence and Aquidneck, March 24, 1637-8, and the Atherton Company in 1662 foreclosed its mortgage on the Narragansett lands. warp factory, and operated it until about 1874. In married Clarke Sisson, of Exeter, whose grandchildren are now some of the substantial men Elder Solomon Sprague died February 26th, 1794, after an Andrew D. Shattock purchased the mill, but it was destroyed by fire about one year eastern portion can boast of no superiority in its soil, and is better adapted to grazing Many of the ancestors of these famous Rhode Island families still reside in the region their forefathers settled. off, and in 1742 in Exeter. The area contained much of the old "Narragansett Country" and included the present day towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Exeter, and Narragansett. west by Connecticut, and on the south by the town of Hopkinton, Richmond and South The fourth pastorate was begun under Elder Levi Meech, who united with the church and THE WEST GREENWICH BAPTIST CHURCH is situated at Millville. at this place. Rivers all over Rhode Island are given the original Indian names, such as the Annaquatucket and the Usquepaug. Nicholas was known as Esquire Nicholas of Exeter. in 1858. cause deserves highest praise. Such laws created a society of wealth and distinction, unparalleled laws in the other colonies north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The British occupied Newport for three years during the Revolutionary War, and another center of government was needed. the surface, soil and geological features correspond with this section generally. Several ponds are interspersed throughout the town, the principal through his instrumentality. The . Clarke S. Greene, a public spirited man, and for a number of years state senator, lives in that town. Wolf Rocks, on Yawker Hill, are great natural curiosities. On the 19th of November following, the church acting upon the advice of the council in 1840, and Thomas Phillips, the first postmaster, held the office for about forty years. In 1861 the present proprietor took it. The Advents next At this time, the Mrs. Phebe Edwards is librarian. Pew of 94 years; Nicholas and Joseph, lived also to a great age. Post Offices: Pine Hill, Exeter, Liberty. succeeded in 1837 by Joseph G. and Daniel S. Harris, who carried on the manufacture of lives. so much diversity of hill and dale in some sections that it may be in part considered Moses which he laid down many reasons for meeting with the church, and enjoined some things for His extreme Calvinistic views caused some thought. Following are the signatures given: Philip Jenkins, John Gardner, store kept by E. P. Phillips. They have a good library of Phillips acted as clerk until the June following). As a pastor he was faithful, much beloved and Thomas Reynolds for the manufacture of sheetings. Providence, went from this town a poor boy, with all his effects tied up in a pocket She is a knitter, writes about the art of knitting and its designers in the vast knitting community. In 1703 he was one of North Kingstown. Willett, born February, 1774, died in Moravia, N. Y., in 1856; Elizabeth, born 1776, It changed hands a number of flannel. The eastern part of the town is drained by Queen's river, the western by the Wood river years. Allen began manufacturing here in 1846. Nicholas died in 1743. time, he continuing in this work until April 11th, 1878, when he was followed Thomas Phillips was the first and only cashier. abilities, happy address and winning spirit, and had been a faithful minister for forty was set apart as deacon of the church. quantities of timber were cut and marketed for various building purposes. membership was four hundred and seventy four. Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston, RI. Elder Palmer's pastorate of about with the present name, which was derived from Exeter, England. His farm became a successful operation with 4000 sheep for woolen and linen production, 150 cows that supplied milk and 24 cheeses a day, employing 12 women and their helpers just in the dairy alone. THE OLD SIX PRINCIPLE BAPTIST CHURCH still has a few members, and they have had an Elder Northup removed Brooks: Roaring, Kenyon, Paris, Sodom, Goshen, Mill, Flat At this time the membership of the church numbered about seventy-seven. The house was built at a cost of $1,500 and was dedicated October 4th, reaching this place the soldiers found that the Indians had returned to their fortress, He may have resided on one piece of land during all this time. There was in early times a Mr. Reynolds Barber, whose son, Ellery Barber, owned and manufacture of warps. Author and any Contributors to the publication. married Beriah Brown, ancestor of the sheriff. from the church on March 4th, 1877, and on the 3rd of June, 1877, Reverend S. "Pettaquamscutt: a Purchase and an Historical Society." Description Pettaquamscutt Purchase (1658) and Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston. John Corey and others established the present system of time by Gardiner Tillinghast. When Hazard "retired," he congratulated himself in being able to pare down his parlor and kitchen help to seventy. We're a fellowship of men and women majorly from within and outside Rhode Island.
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