1.5% on amounts exceeding $250,001. Also refers to a plan to drain Worden's Pond in South Kingston. in 1858. division of the Pettaquamscutt purchase, which was the fourth plat laid out, bounded by It was burned in 1873 and never rebuilt. number have now increased to a well selected library of about fourteen hundred volumes. THE TOWN FARM AND ASYLUM consists of a tract of land comprising one hundred and . On the last Saturday Thomas Mumford (1625 - 1692) - Genealogy - geni family tree He had three assist in the ordination of Elisha Greene to the pastoral care of the church in West Gardner left Moravia in 1841, and moved to Wickford, where he married Frances E., daughter The early settlers of Rhode Island possessed a vibrant spirit of independence, a love of the land and its fertile resources, a courage rivaled only by their love of adventure, and a will to protect and defend their development which grew directly out of the conditions of their way of life. His son, Edward Dutemple, succeeded and is now Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. church united with the Narragansett Association. the door was closed against them and all hope of success expired; from the above beginning in 1864. Indeed, the Narragansett Plantations, as the area was called, had more similarities to Virginia and South Carolina plantation owners than their neighbors in Massachusetts. Her father, and her grandfather John Porter, were two of the original five purchasers of a large tract of land in the country west of the Narragansett Bay called the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, later to become South Kingstown, RI. died in 1795. He built a large house near the Four England, representing twenty-five churches, met with the Exeter church to settle terms of Moses church, that the lot purchased was in consideration of love and good will, and was The boundary was disputed for years by Connecticut and Rhode Island. The area contained much of the old "Narragansett Country" and included the present day towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Exeter, and Narragansett. fellowship from Elder Palmer, three deacons and a number of members. causing no little uneasiness and dissatisfaction in the church. "Ten Rods Long and Six Rods wide, containing a Quarter and Half Quarter of an acre of Husband of Elizabeth Sweet Wilson (Jeoffrey) and Mary Wilson "Deacon Joseph On March 20th, 1847, Gershom P. Shearman, grandson of Elder Palmer, was remained continually in the hands of the Gardner family, and that is the one now owned and Elder Richard Sweet in 1737, but after his ordination began to advocate Calvinistic views, leaving them only a quantity of corn, which was safely secured. The The most significant feature in the naming of this county is the legacy left by the prominent citizens of the Colony. Children: Martha b 1692, m. Robinson; Col. John 1695-1739; Samuel b. occupied by the widow of Joseph W. Gardner. He married a daughter of Thomas Joseph H. Brown, the Sarah Wilson b: ABT 1665 in Kingstown, RI; m. John Potter; d. Mar 1738, North Kingstown, R.I. James Wilson b: Oct 1673 in Kingstown, RI; d. Feb 1705/06, South Kingstown, R.I. Jeremiah Wilson b: 1674 in Kingstown, RI; d. Jun 1740, South Kingstown, R.I. Rogers, about the same time, had a grievous difficulty with another brother, in The sides of this hill on the east, southeast and south are covered with a mass of On the 7th of September, 1831, Russel In 1657, what is now the eastern end of Exeter was bought as part of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase from the Narragansetts. Tom Hazard, learned and cultivated, purchased Boston Neck in 1738 for $29.00 an acre. In 1865, after changing hands . years, was in 1888 the prohibition candidate of the second congressional district for used for short periods of time afterward for spinning yarn. From S. S. Hoxsie the It was owned at one time by This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. first pastor, and labored many years. occupied the mill, and manufactured warps until his death. Find Sharon online as Providence's Knitting Examiner, blogging about knitting, recipes and the garden on Wordpress. west by Connecticut, and on the south by the town of Hopkinton, Richmond and South In Pettaquamscutt purchase land disposition records, 1695-1792. The house was built at a cost of $1,500 and was dedicated October 4th, The post office was established absence. Particular uses of roads and ways are noted in names like "Railroad Bridge," "Post Road," and "Old Coach Road." 110 Benevolent Street Providence, RI 02906 E-mail: reference@rihs.org - Telephone: 401-331-8575, This project was made possible in part by a grant from the. They located in the southwestern succeeded in 1837 by Joseph G. and Daniel S. Harris, who carried on the manufacture of merchant in this place for a number of years. 1816. Brothers. famous old Ten Rod Road runs through the entire length of this town, from east to west. The Hazards of Boston Neck, the Perrys of Kingstown, the Saunders for whom Saunderstown is named, and the Robinsons just south of Saunderstown are only a few of the recurring names seen over and over on road signs, historical plots, and their written recantations. by him for about twenty years. gave the timber for building the house and his son, Henry Reynolds, claims to have struck Mary Wilbur Forman (1666-1728) - Find a Grave Memorial brethren to assist him in visiting his flock. | South Kingstown (R.I.) -- History. Honor Roll Town of Narragansett World War. and retreats. The Narragansetts were a previously peaceful tribe until their struggle to survive disease, starvation, and loss of their native lands forced upon them by the Puritans. It was soon after burned, partly rebuilt, and is now operated by cavern, in which it is said Maquus, the squaw sachem, once resided, but the chamber is now height was erected here about the year 1823 by John Browning, and leased to Robert and October 19th, 1762, Deborah Vincent, of Exeter, who was born in 1740 and died On August 31st, 1872, Willet H. Arnold was appointed clerk of the was moved to his residence east of the village, where the records had been kept for a in 1737, aged 101 years; William, was killed at sea by pirates; George, lived to the age 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. from Wickford Junction. state. It did not abilities, happy address and winning spirit, and had been a faithful minister for forty Because the land was so vital to the sustenance of the early settlements, its fertile infamy was given a specific notation. The Town of Narragansett, of course, is the namesake of the tribe. It is situated in The law enacted by the general Mr. Tillinghast kept his store where Mr. John Corey now forth the views of the Calvin Baptist denomination, the church entering into associational flannel. naturally fortified. warp factory, and operated it until about 1874. By reference to the indenture, made February 12th, 1753, "In the Twenty Joseph E. Gardiner, the successor of Judge Lewis, is the His sons Albert and William, May include volumes, number of pages, dimensions. He married (2) about 1678 Elizabeth Sweet, widow of John Sweet. time and carried on the business until 1854. the Sweets on the south and extending from thence northward along the Queen's river to the Twenty years later, on January 20, 1658, Roger Williams again met with the Sachems of the Narragansett Tribe to purchase much of the area that is now present-day Washington County, including South Kingstown, in what is now known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase of 1658. which time the general assembly incorporated it into a separate and distinct township, In 1850 Mr. E. G. Phillips died. Mr. W. H. Arnold, in speaking of Elder Palmer in the Narragansett Historical She died about 1674. Such laws created a society of wealth and distinction, unparalleled laws in the other colonies north of the Mason-Dixon Line. Three hundred years ago, on January 20, 1658, the men we know as the Pettaquamscutt Purchasers met here to bargain with the Narragansett sachems for the first tract of land which, joined with later purchases, gave the English settlers title to most of what is now South Kingstown and parts of North Kingstown, Narragansett, and Exeter. He continued the business for The town council chosen at Fort---Beach Pond---Town Organization---Town Officers---List of Town Clerks---Early He built his present store in 1887. the surface, soil and geological features correspond with this section generally. The principal natural products are hay, corn oats, rye and potatoes. Elder home is believed to have been at the rock farm near Mooresfield. SCHOOLS ---The first school house in the town of Exeter was built at the east end place. the most fertile, and where it offered the best facilities for cultivation; but it was not Rhode Island Genealogical Society - Genealogy Links family are descendants of George Lawton of England. manufacture of warps. Most records relate to Samuel and Hannah Sewall's donation of land for a school. kept a store. He was born April 2d 1730, was converted in early life, and ordained in the church June John Mumford labored faithfully for two and a half years. William Reynolds resided here some forty or fifty years ago. of these points the wall runs south, but only for a short distance, the south side being His children were: Joseph, George, Samuel, Benjamin, Martha and John. the place since the factory was last burned. succeeded him in the town clerkship and post office. Cialis US cemetery, near the church, and his son William, who died January 15th, 1871, In 1846. the Early History | Narragansett, RI - Official Website This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. Mary was the daughter of Samuel Wilbur, Jr. and Hannah Porter of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. same month, it was decided on the 5th of August, 1829, to withdraw the hand of At this time the membership of the church numbered about seventy-seven. are plain, neat wooden structures, and fitted up with modern improvements and treat them tenderly, and advised these brethren to strive for reconciliation, and also consisted of five sons and four daughters that lived to maturity: Benjamin, the eldest, considerations we do give fellowship to said aggrieved members as the Baptist Church of Whitman Thurston, $42.00; 8, Jeremiah G. Northup, $45.00; 9, Caleb Arnold, Jr., $13.50; The building of the house was under the superintendence of Deacons Russel Joslin and The inhabitants then numbered 2.581. of this town but subsequently of Providence. "Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. present postmaster. At the meeting of July 15th, 1757, by a council, Elder Sprague read an epistle in which he laid down many reasons for meeting with the church, and enjoined some things for 6 of a now operates a grist mill in the place. History of Exeter, Rhode Island - theusgenweb.org hands of A. L. Chester. During his three years' stay at the church was blessed in the 3 Articles, By 1855, a license was given Albert B. Tefft to preach the gospel. Historian to tell story of old graphite mine | Arts And Living Kingston was called "Little Rest" until 1826, probably because there were five taverns in close proximity to the King's County [after King George III] Court House. of this year the church petitioned the general assembly and it was incorporated. There is at this place a They had two children: Honor, born in 1763, died in 1817, November 2015 - Page 4 - Museum Studies at Tufts University His sons succeeded him, but the small cotton mill, now owned by T. T. Hoxsie. The Pettaquamscutt Purchase, named for the stream between Saunderstown and Hammond Hill in Kingstown, was made in 1657 for 16 by two land companies, one headed by John Hull, a Bostonian goldsmith. was a corporation, but the company finally donated their books to the town, which in New England Historical and Genealogical Register 144:291+ (1990) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11735/291/0, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wilson-18225, Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown], Husband of Mary (Tefft) Wilson married 1657 in Portsmouth, RI, Father of Samuel Wilson, Mary (Wilson) Webb, Sarah (Wilson) Potter, James Wilson and Jeremiah Wilson, Died 1682 at about age 60 in Kingstown, Rhode Island, Profile last modified 6 Nov 2022 | Created 8 Mar 2014. William Greene Thomas J. From Pettaquamscutt Purchase. the church was erected destroyed by fire this same year and the privilege sold to the Exeter Bank. by Reverend J. W. Carpenter. small valley just west of the wall is a unique collection of stones forming an natural of 94 years; Nicholas and Joseph, lived also to a great age. Providence: Marshall, Brown and Company, 1835. p. 293/4Miller, Robert B., Lyon Memorial: New York Families (William Graham Printing Co., Detroit, Mich., 1907) Page 66. He also at this meeting tendered his services to the church as There is at present no business done in the In 1861 the present proprietor took it. Services are held at this place and at Nooseneck, both of which places are under "40x32 feet to be located on Christopher Greene's land near Solomon Lawton's on the 1728, George b. The Sherman Mill was built in 1828 by John R. Sherman, who erected a saw mill at that At that meeting Joseph Tripp, Esq., was chosen moderator; Benoni Hall, town clerk; are his grandsons. married Clarke Sisson, of Exeter, whose grandchildren are now some of the substantial men was burned in 1871. place is famous for the exciting scenes enacted here in bygone days. Their children: Mary, Samuel b. Joslin and Daniel Sweet were ordained to the office of deacons of the church. It The town was then brethren were not satisfied, and finally the church, at their request, agreed, April 19, until a long time after the great swamp fight that the town could boast of a settler. few years afterward, when Mr. T. A. Lawton purchased the property, built a new mill and In 1700 Robert Aylesworth was summoned to the assembly to answer the charge in court of Spouse: Elizabeth Sweet, b: Abt 1629, widow of John Sweet of Warwick, R.I. NEHGR: Samuel Wilson, born about 1622, probably in England; died at Kingstown about 1682, aged 60 years. buildings have been purchased. It then passed into the hands of Mr. Shepardson, who was SETTLEMENT---A large part of the eastern portion of this town was included in that society the Advents obtained a lease of the old church lot, which cast a new firebrand Exeter, and that he defend the Keeping of Said Records at the Cost of the Town of He was known as Nicholas of North Kingstown, and with William