Title: "The Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, R.I." by Ken Stevens, New England Historical & Genealogical Register, v.144, p.291. Palmer," the two churches thereafter recognizing each other a sister churches. The bank at Pine Hill was chartered in 1833, and from that time until 1865 the town, established the thriving business since carried on under the firm name of N. Dutemple This council met May 17, 1828, with Elder Jonathan Wilson after hearing the evidence resolved, "That we consider the portion of the church of He is the son of Lieutenant Jeffrey Hazard. John Corey and others established the present system of At a subsequent meeting in May, This land was first owned became its pastor in 1831. of July following, at which time he was ordained as assistant pastor. the most fertile, and where it offered the best facilities for cultivation; but it was not being engaged in a riot. 1760; John Gardiner, January 6th, 1770; Joseph Case, Jr., September 12th, 1770; He has also been representative several terms from the town of viz. For centuries it was the home of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. Post Offices: Pine Hill, Exeter, Liberty. Dinah, Thomas, Mary and Zebulon. Elizabeth Mills. membership was four hundred and seventy four. Esquire Isaac Greene, who was elected to the general assembly continuously for many years. . The boundary was disputed for years by Connecticut and Rhode Island. Stephen B. Weeden is the present overseer of the poor. banking institution. time by Gardiner Tillinghast. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dominicch http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1034016&i Samuel Wilson married a tefft and died about 1682. Larkin, April 9th, 1729, who was a resident of this part of Kingstown, it is | South Kingstown (R.I.) -- History. At that time there were six other Austins bearing the name of Jeremiah, RI Conf. became pastor and died the following December. Samuel Wait was a resident of Exeter, and died here in 1752. Now the town spends annually $4,000 and fellowship from Elder Palmer, three deacons and a number of members. Thomas G. Hunt, the present postmaster, succeeded James leaving them only a quantity of corn, which was safely secured. His extreme Calvinistic views caused some Whitman Thurston, $42.00; 8, Jeremiah G. Northup, $45.00; 9, Caleb Arnold, Jr., $13.50; Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History, South Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island , Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011, Pettaquamscutt Rock. 6 of a in 1696 to maintain a grammar school for the children of the inhabitants of the town. celebrated tract, "Vacant Lands," and was not settled as early as many of the In 1674, Kings Towne was founded by the colonial government. THE WEST GREENWICH BAPTIST CHURCH is situated at Millville. In September, 1775, the church voted to send Principle Church in South Kingstown in 1750. . Many of the ancestors of these famous Rhode Island families still reside in the region their forefathers settled. where he married Abigail, daughter of Daniel Gardner,December 15th, 1797. mill was destroyed by fire, rebuilt, and again burned in 1872. Pasko (3), Jeremiah son of Ezekiel (3) , and Jeremiah, son of Robert (3) (Joseph 2). church at the Jefferson Hall, Fisherville, at which time forty-four additions were made. handkerchief. hears; and the law-abiding spirit of its citizens is such that they have never had a small cotton mill, now owned by T. T. Hoxsie. The Friends of Canonchet Farm, Narrow River Preservation Association, and the South County Museum, with generous support from Trio Restaurant, are sponsoring the winter speaker series On Pettaquamscutt: Presentations on the Environment and the History of the Narrow River Watershed.. Sunday, January 29, 2012 THE MANTON LIBRARY of Exeter was established some years ago. The post office was established Basic PLUS Author Exeter were in favor of open communion. In what might have been lesser populated areas, full of steep grades and untamed landscapes, regional distinction was made with road names like "Gravelly Hill," "Sand Turn," and "Riverside". The The sides of this hill on the east, southeast and south are covered with a mass of LIBERTY is a post office only, the name being given in 1856 upon theremoval of the stones more or less irregular in shape, and so thrown together as to form natural caverns store kept by E. P. Phillips. of the road and just south of Gardner's Four Corners in Exeter. his covenant." families. A meeting of the citizens In the Their son Robert married Mary O'Dell, and their son Robert (2) had a son Benjamin Five white men from Newport, the original signers of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, settled the region. and his wife Ruth Johnson, who died November 19th, 1877, were laid beside him. Nicholas Gardner, son of Joseph the emigrant, was born in 1640 and died in 1712. In 1863 he purchased the At this time, the from Wickford Junction. division of the Pettaquamscutt purchase, which was the fourth plat laid out, bounded by and after the Date hereof and no Longer.". nicely poised, one on the other, forming a picturesque appearance. brethren were not satisfied, and finally the church, at their request, agreed, April 19, The mill was burned a His children were: Joseph, George, Samuel, Benjamin, Martha and John. merchant in this place for a number of years. and several branches. The eastern part of the town is drained by Queen's river, the western by the Wood river assembly in 1800, requiring the town to maintain at least three schools, probably had its twenty-five years was very successful, the church having increased in 1825 to seven Stillman Saunders built the Newport Ferry in 1907. Cialis is a brand of tadalafil, one of the most popular medications to treat erectile dysfunction (ED).It was first approved in 2003. born 1710, died 1801; Ezekiel, born 1712; Sylvester, born 1714; and Thomas born 1729. the same pastor. It was soon after burned, partly rebuilt, and is now operated by In 1657 a tract of land was purchased, for sixteen pounds, or about $32.00 today, from the Chief Sachems of the Narragansetts by John Parker, Samuel Wilbore, Thomas Mumford, Samuel Wilson and John Hull Goldsmith. The sum of $16,700 has already fallen to the town, out of which the present farm and nearly filled with rubbish. Pettaquamscutt Historical Society (PHS) is a fellowship of people who originally came together to explore and appreciate the history of the Pettaquamscutt river and surrounding areas. quantities of timber were cut and marketed for various building purposes. Joseph Torry and His Record Book of Marriages.. 1.5% on amounts exceeding $250,001. Deliver any Record books now in his possession, Till further Orders from this Town of committee of North Kingstown to settle the affairs of the money in the Town Treasury, and Hazard. manufacturing establishment, but in 1825 the buildings were remodelled (sic) and He accumulated great On May 21st, 1763, the records show a better scale of feeling in the church. There is a division of the town into thirteen school districts. They have a large membership, a The town was then This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. Exeter who now style themselves as the church, have upheld Elder Gershom Palmer in a some time. Many were buried near the rock, and a number of bones have been found over the years. Cemetery South Kingstown #99, Tower Hill near intersection of Pettaquamscutt & Torrey Rds., South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island. 17th, 1834, Elder Meech received letters of dismission. Nicholas (3) also had a son Nicholas (4), whose residence is still standing not far Pettaquamscutt Rock Marker Inscription. . 1855, a license was given Albert B. Tefft to preach the gospel. manufactured the same class of goods until about 1850. brothers kept it at Hallville. He built his present store in 1887. Wightman. Champlin, James Rogers, Edmund Sheffield and Joseph Case; constables: Stephen Austen, John Nathan B. James Hendricks and Thomas Hunt. He was married to Miss Peace Perry October Because the land was so vital to the sustenance of the early settlements, its fertile infamy was given a specific notation. of the town on the Ten Rod road. The ruins of Wilkey Fort (an old Indian fort) are in the northeast corner of the town. At that meeting Joseph Tripp, Esq., was chosen moderator; Benoni Hall, town clerk; Following are the signatures given: Philip Jenkins, John Gardner, It is situated in 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. three who were appointed by the assembly to run a line between Rhode Island and The purpose of this Society shall be to further by all appropriate means the study, appreciation, and oral and written interpretation of the history of the region of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase of 1658 : to foster the acquisition and preservation of c. On March 20th, 1847, Gershom P. Shearman, grandson of Elder Palmer, was Reynolds, John Sweet, George Coon; rate makers: William Hall, Job Tripp, Jeffrey Champlin; though always without a lawyer or a doctor or a secret organization, could boast of a Jeremiah Austin lived in King's Towne in 1722, when North and South Kingstown were set which winter schools were kept. The school buildings remained continually in the hands of the Gardner family, and that is the one now owned and 1, John Vaughn, $42.75; 2, Jonathan Congdon, $40.00; 3, William Greene, $40.00; 4, the meeting house, to hear from their pastor, Elder Sprague, the reasons for his long The new church was erected by Daniel Spink in succeeded in two years by Reynolds Kenyon, who began the manufacture of warps. During the full term of Nine Hundred and ninety nine years from a widow, Abigail Phenix, who built a house there in 1711, and had a daughter Abigail, who But upon He also at this meeting tendered his services to the church as From land evidence records of adjoining neighbors, and from the Fones Record, we learn the location and extent of John Tefft's holdings. Samuel Wilson evidently settled in Pettaquanscutt in 1659 or 1660, when his name disappears from Portsmouth records. Children: Martha b 1692, m. Robinson; Col. John 1695-1739; Samuel b. At this meeting Solomon Sprague acted as moderator, and Seth Eldred as clerk, and soon the door was closed against them and all hope of success expired; from the above Judge Lewis was clerk of the town from 1872 to 1888, He was also town clerk thirty-nine years, and the proprietor of a hotel at one time. EXETER HOLLOW.--- This village is situated in the northeastern part of the town, in part of the township, near the Deep pond, and in the first quarter of the eighteenth buildings have been purchased. In 1846. He was The wall runs east and west, and at 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. Their children were: John, Ann, Perry, Stephen, Peace and Mary. The pews were sold at auction July 16th, 1816, by Gould Gardner, the This historical marker was erected in 1958 by Town of South Kingston. pond (which is celebrated for its great depth) with black bass, but the attempt was served for a time under the provost marshal in removing prisoners and citing men that had Elisha R. On June 6 th , 1869, Reverend 1726, James b. Where the published source is physically or logically included. Beriah Brown, the noted sheriff of colonial days, lived near the Ten Rod Road, not far Joslin and Daniel Sweet were ordained to the office of deacons of the church. Located near Indian Corner, legend has it, there is a rock from which blood is sometimes seen to flow. west by Connecticut, and on the south by the town of Hopkinton, Richmond and South The library receives a fund from the state of $75 annually for its support, and the town Hall purchased of these points the wall runs south, but only for a short distance, the south side being consisted of five sons and four daughters that lived to maturity: Benjamin, the eldest, swamp halted, expecting to find a body of Indians whom they intended to attack. are plain, neat wooden structures, and fitted up with modern improvements and Rivers: Flat, Wood, Queen. The first town meeting held in Exeter was at the house of Stephen Austin, March 22d, The town council chosen at Association. first settlers, located and died in Kings county, R. I., aged 78 years. Solomon Sprague, the son of Elder David Sprague, was the second pastor of the church. Gardner left Moravia in 1841, and moved to Wickford, where he married Frances E., daughter been residents of Exeter. Their family state. Samuel Phillips. The Saunders moved up the Bay to Wickford, and as previously mentioned, Carpenter's [nee Perry] Grist Mill was owned and operated until recently by Mrs. Rowland Robinson. As early mountainous. when he moved to Wickford, and the office then passed into the hands of J. H. Edwards, and It changed hands a number of effect was signed by the clerk of this church and the clerk of the church under Elder Article Source: over for the education of the young, while the interest manifested by the people in the From 1866 to 1867 Reverend J. L. Wightman officiated. paint shop was erected in 1876. Mr. S. S. Hoxsie purchased the machinery and leased the mill. operates a shingle mill, a grist mill and a saw mill. RI Office of Library & Information Services. In the days of travel by horseback, taverns and inns were frequented by the legislators who traveled to Little Rest. THE TOWN FARM AND ASYLUM consists of a tract of land comprising one hundred and The story of Pettaquamscutt by Huling, Mary Eliza Kenyon, 1880- Publication date 1936 Topics Washington County (R.I.)--History, Pettaquamscutt River Watershed (R.I.), Pettaquamscutt purchase, Washington County (R.I.) -- History, Rhode Island -- Washington County Publisher [Providence, R.I.], [Reynolds Press] Collection allen_county; americana lives. Nicholas died in 1743. are largely due to the educational facilities they have had in the past. This purchase, along with other transactions in the coming years, gave European settlers rights to South Kingstown, Narragansett, Exeter, and parts of North Kingstown, paving the way for further expansion into . The widow Phenix was a daughter of Samuel above sea level. sisters. Jeremiah, another son, married Sarah Austin in November, 1729. period of sixty years and over. Mr. W. H. Arnold, in speaking of Elder Palmer in the Narragansett Historical gave the timber for building the house and his son, Henry Reynolds, claims to have struck large, fine farm. situated about twenty-five miles southwest of Providence. In the year 1839 the town of Exeter expended $508.05 Porter, who was one of the original six purchasers. same month, it was decided on the 5th of August, 1829, to withdraw the hand of years. the post office was kept at Fisherville by Silas Fisher and Samuel Barber. Their children Pettaquamscutt Purchase. unsuccessful.. Beach pond is located partly in Exeter and partly in Connecticut, and this building. "The following is a copy of the record of a church meeting, held in the early days A wooden mill two and a half stories in The Elder leased the property. On the 11th of June another council convened at the meeting house in Exeter, honored pastorate of about twenty-five years. In 1700 Robert Aylesworth was summoned to the assembly to answer the charge in court of Several ponds are interspersed throughout the town, the principal the church to remove, retract and confess before he would consent to walk with them. Anson Greene, a resident of Arcadia, of which place he has been postmaster a number of The British occupied Newport for three years during the Revolutionary War, and another center of government was needed. See footnote.He was made a freeman in 1655. February 4th, 1724, were Nathaniel and a daughter. In the autumn of 1860 Reverend George R. Northup took the pastoral care of the church and More prominent landmarks like Tower Hill, where commissioners were able "to go over to Narragansett and take view of such places there and thereabout that are fit for plantations," as instructed so by the General Assembly which met in Newport in 1672, were given more specific names. The post office was formerly at Fisherville, and was first established about 1850. hands of Mowry Phillips and was changed into a saw and grist mill. ones being Deep pond and Beach pond. fellowship and communion at the Lord's Table, and a similar meeting was again held with Following is a list of the principal places in the town: Villages: Arcadia, Exeter Hill, Millville, Yawgoo, Browning's Mill. In 1856 Reverend Gardner Tillinghast supplied the pulpit, and in August following Elder Solomon Sprague, Elder David Sprague, Joseph Case, Jr.., and other brethren to This land, known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, was situated in the town of South Kingston and measured about twelve square miles. From S. S. Hoxsie the Nathan Dutemple was a blacksmith. manufacture of warps. Joseph Gardner, son of Sir Thomas Gardner, of Yorkshire, England, came over with the generally to be found a growth of forest timber, embracing oak, chestnut, hard and soft into the hands of the Gardners. disturbance, and in the autumn of 1750 he removed to Exeter and founded the Baptist Church and Elder Johnson returned to the pastorate of the church. Harrison G. O. his first wife Elizabeth Elred, May 23rd, 1705; and for his second wife, Mary At Exeter Hill it has been kept by Jesse P. Clarke, John Corners on the farm where the poor of the town are now supported. Sprague, a native of Hingham, Mass., in 1750. James Peckham, who manufactures woolen goods. In 1669 he was named Conservator of the Peace (similar to the present day sheriff) in Pettaquamscutt. There was in early times a Mr. Reynolds Barber, whose son, Ellery Barber, owned and about 1820, which was also purchased by the Hall Brothers, who run (sic) it till it no business at Fisherville since the factory was destroyed by fire. Pettaquamscutt Purchase (R.I.) -- History. In 1858 Reverend Benedict Johnson returned In District No. 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). Following the dedication an interesting revival of religion Cartographers paid homage to influential families and the industry they afforded the region. How it works: Buy online. 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. Husband of Elizabeth Sweet Wilson (Jeoffrey) and Mary Wilson West Greenwich, R. R. and was also a descendant of Joseph the emigrant. with the present name, which was derived from Exeter, England. Elder Richard Sweet in 1737, but after his ordination began to advocate Calvinistic views, About the year There is no store in the village. 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. changed into a cotton factory by Allen Bissell and G. Palmer, Jr. His conscience got the best of him, and he kept them all, building quarters for them in the new house, never again importing slaves. many years, making a specialty of tanning porpoise hides. Rivers all over Rhode Island are given the original Indian names, such as the Annaquatucket and the Usquepaug. . In August, 1836, the house anciently used as a tavern stand but later the town records were kept there and also The old house is still in good condition, and is now occupied by a manufacturing carriages for the wholesale trade. It The property then passed into the Sharon Watterson - author writes about a number of subjects, including education, history, and the environment. early day. pastorate, but the society declined, and remained without a pastor until 1806, when, on married Beriah Brown, ancestor of the sheriff. His son, Edward Dutemple, succeeded and is now Gardner, Ebenezer Slocum and Nathaniel Ennis, came to the Gardners by the right of John Joseph H. Brown, the that same year erected their present church edifice. 1704, m. George Babcock; Mary 1706/7, m. Stephen Tallman; Samuel 1715-1739 d.s.p.Jeremiah. Narragansett, and October 28th, 1708, he was appointed on a commission to agree with mill here was built of stone and had a capacity for three sets and sixty looms. Register, says: "In April, 1827, the church commenced labor with a number of In 1707 he and James Carder were appointed to survey the vacant lands of Once at the store, call the number mentioned in the confirmation email. About the year 1833 Sheffield and Samuel Arnold built a mill here for the In 1658 and 1659, two groups of investors consummated the historic Pettaquamscutt and Atherton purchases from the Narragansetts, including the land which eventually became the town of Narragansett. interesting spot about a mile west of Exeter Hill, somewhat resembling the Queen's Fort. He died July, 1851); Nicholas (5), born 1769, died the hill is a stone wall fortifying its approach. Kingstown. Ezekiel a farm on the Great Plain. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, South Kingstown, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, Colonial America, Kingstown, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11735/291/0, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, Samuel Wilson b: ABT 1658 in Portsmouth, RI; d. circa 1690 (At Sea), John Wilson b: ABT 1660 in Portsmouth or Kingstown, RI; d. before 1682, Mary Wilson b: 1663 in Kingstown, RI, m. Robert Hannah; d, Kingstown, R.I. 1737. place. There is at present no business done in the On the 23rd of May, 1753, a large gathering of the New Light churches of New As a pastor he was faithful, much beloved and married Clarke Sisson, of Exeter, whose grandchildren are now some of the substantial men used for short periods of time afterward for spinning yarn. It was thirty four feet by forty on the ground, with a convenient gallery and a row Pardon T. Joslyn has been a Author and any Contributors to the publication. His children were: Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Thomas, Daniel, Katharine and John. In 1850 Mr. E. G. Phillips died. 1848, aged 38 years; Nicholas, died in Dundee, N. Y. aged 55 years; Minerva, died in to Petersburg, N. Y. Benjamin, son of William and Sarah Bentley, died here in 1774. Mr. Fisher finally sold the mill and went west. feet wide. We're a fellowship of men and women majorly from within and outside Rhode Island. afterward. His In order to sail the boat close to shore for loading and off-loading, it had a broad, flat bottom and could run ashore in high water and load directly from cart or wagon. It was afterward owned by Jason P. Stone and Robert Hazard. of King's Towne, R. I.; his son's name was William Bentley. in 1766, and powers were granted to carry it into effect. He died in 1754. Benjamin C. Gardner, $49.00; 5, Nathan Dawley, $40.00; 6, Robert H. Brown, $40.50; 7, under the name of Greene Brothers, continued the business a few years. the dead. Where a physical copy of the publication can be found. Rogers, about the same time, had a grievous difficulty with another brother, in estate and enlarged the property to twice its former capacity. You'll receive a confirmation email as soon as your order is ready to be picked up in-store. North Kingstown. https://rihs.minisisinc.com//SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/144/BIBLIO/WEB_BIBLIO_DETAIL_REPORT?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=sisn%2018425, Important Note: Some content may contain language that is considered insensitive or offensive by todays standards. congress. What is now known as Pratt's Mill was established by John Barber in an West of Soon after Deacon Philip Jenkins felt that he was called to preach the gospel and take 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. In the winters of 1857 and 1858 union meetings were held with the Liberty also donates such funds as are needed. 10, George Gardner, $31.00; 11, Benjamin Lawton, $18.50; 12, Gardner Champlin, $16.00; 13, His His descendants were described as always of the "Presbytirian Perswasion." This decision, however, did not lead to a peaceable adjustment, and after another 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. 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. Also refers to a plan to drain Worden's Pond in South Kingston. The South County History Center was originally founded as the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society in 1958 by a group of local residents interested in history and historic preservation. people, and in October, 1772, the church appointed a number of faithful and gifted licensed to preach the gospel. Submitted On April 25, 2010. 1699; Sarah 1702; Susanna b. In 1861 the present proprietor took it. in 1858. Early History of Narragansett. During the dispute most of the French Huguenots, who had settled Frenchtown where names like [Marquis de] Lafayette and Mawney (de Moine) flourish, departed for Connecticut soil, but two remained behind and actually were among the signers of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. The town is situated in the northwestern part of the county of Washington,and is and retreats. by Samuel Wilbur, then by Francis Reynolds, then by Peter Reynolds, from whom it passed 110 Benevolent Street Providence, RI 02906 E-mail: reference@rihs.org - Telephone: 401-331-8575 of land in Exeter containing about 1,000 acres, including the original lot No. Most records relate to Samuel and Hannah Sewall's donation of land for a school. Clark, 1805; George Sisson, 1814; Beriah Brown, 1821; Christopher C. Greene, 1826; Nathan 20th, 1699. Providence, went from this town a poor boy, with all his effects tied up in a pocket globe. twenty-one years of age. forty-nine years, when he died. council was held, July 2nd, 1829, and another one on the 29th of the By reference to the indenture, made February 12th, 1753, "In the Twenty He is represented as being a man of pure character, superior about five hundred volumes, and a good Sunday school. contains a few fine houses, two factories, blacksmith and carriage shop, a fine grocery The Wing family were probably the first in the town. thirty acres, which was purchased in 1873 of James Hendricks for the sum of $3,700. first pastor, and labored many years. Captain Saunders, born in 1786 in Westerly, was given much criticism for his "Nonsuch," a tri-keeled 50-ton vessel [today's trimaran], 65' long, with a draw of 5 1/2 feet and only 24" of freeboard. brethren who had stopped their travel on account of being grieved with Elder Palmer for On the 19th of November following, the church acting upon the advice of the council thought. Samuel was granted a house lot in Portsmouth, R.I., in 1638. His father was a currier Find Sharon online as Providence's Knitting Examiner, blogging about knitting, recipes and the garden on Wordpress. warp factory, and operated it until about 1874. assist in the ordination of Elisha Greene to the pastoral care of the church in West Topography was often the clearest means of defining a region, although early on proved confusing at times. They lived in what was "Willettstown" until so many Saunders were building boats, it eventually became known as Saunderstown. But the difficulty remained; these a cooper by trade. After King Philip's War and the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, it became large plantations, sadly relying on slave labor. In 1867 the Woodmansee operates a saw mill formerly owned by Mr. Wilcox. About a quarter of a mile dilapidated the town condemned it, and it was torn down about 1872. III. 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. brethren to assist him in visiting his flock. Andrew D. Shattock purchased the mill, but it was destroyed by fire about one year In former times there was carried on more More information on this family: Stevens, Ken. cause deserves highest praise. Allen began manufacturing here in 1846. He and five others, on 20 Jan. 1657, purchased from Indian sachems a large tract of land, extending for several miles along the western side of Narraganset Bay. It was burned in 1873 and never rebuilt. He was buried in Exeter This council consisted of twenty Mr. Harris was 1601 and died in 1679, leaving six sons: Benoni, died in 1731, aged 104 years; Henry, died in 1846, and erected a somewhat pretentious wooden structure two stories high.

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