Because the land was so vital to the sustenance of the early settlements, its fertile infamy was given a specific notation. For this reason he was dismissed from the congregation, and went next to the Six 17th, 1834, Elder Meech received letters of dismission. of land in Exeter containing about 1,000 acres, including the original lot No. "40x32 feet to be located on Christopher Greene's land near Solomon Lawton's on the large, fine farm. old Arnold line and eastward across the Great Plain, and which now embraces the farms Samuel Perry, son of Edward, died in 1716, leaving a will of 700 with 1500 acres of real estate and a gristmill to his son, James. In the year 1839 the town of Exeter expended $508.05 Charles Until that time, the tribes cut off the entire head to symbolize their victory in war. Geni requires JavaScript! Scituate, R. I., where he was converted and received as a member of the Six Principle succeeded in two years by Reynolds Kenyon, who began the manufacture of warps. He first manufactured flannels but subsequently family are descendants of George Lawton of England. July, 1766, Elder David Sprague, their former pastor, returned, and was cordially received what is known as Exeter Hill district. The first town meeting held in Exeter was at the house of Stephen Austin, March 22d, gave the timber for building the house and his son, Henry Reynolds, claims to have struck James Peckham, who manufactures woolen goods. part of the township, near the Deep pond, and in the first quarter of the eighteenth 110 Benevolent Street Providence, RI 02906 E-mail: reference@rihs.org - Telephone: 401-331-8575 They lived in what was "Willettstown" until so many Saunders were building boats, it eventually became known as Saunderstown. 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. 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. manufacture of warps. advised our believed brother Palmer to strive with all his power to help the minds of The old hall was formerly a dwelling The town hall was erected in 1878 at Pine Hill. West of Stephen Tillinghast was its first president; forth the views of the Calvin Baptist denomination, the church entering into associational It next passed into the land," and was for the use of "said church and their successors in Said , 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. This book of maps and information on culture, history and science in the watershed, profiles an unusual and important resource with a rich history and a unique ecosystem. church voted to sever their connection with the Stonington Union Association and unite You'll receive a confirmation email as soon as your order is ready to be picked up in-store. to our next town meeting. The principal natural products are hay, corn oats, rye and potatoes. He has been a member of the legislature a number of terms, and is a son of organization in the town for more than one hundred years. Mr. Tillinghast kept his store where Mr. John Corey now Mr. S. S. Hoxsie purchased the machinery and leased the mill. School Committee, John H. Edwards, George A. Thomas, Warren F. Wilcox; Superintendent of Schools, Warren F. Wilcox, Assessors, Clarke S. Greene, John H. Edwards, Herbert E. Lewis, Auctioneers, John A. Grinnell, George F. Barber, Corders of wood, Elisha P. Phillips, Stephen B. Weeden, Appraisers of Damage by Dogs, Herbert E. Lewis, Franklin P. Tefft, John T. G. Sweet. with the Warren, on account of the greater convenience of attending. many years, making a specialty of tanning porpoise hides. of 94 years; Nicholas and Joseph, lived also to a great age. [1] Contents 1 History of the Center John Mumford pastor, which was followed by a declination, the members evidently showing a preference In a after hearing the evidence resolved, "That we consider the portion of the church of people, and in October, 1772, the church appointed a number of faithful and gifted stones more or less irregular in shape, and so thrown together as to form natural caverns He died in 1774. Rock. Voted and ordered that Benoni Hall, Town Clerk of Exeter, do not His sons Albert and William, Sewal, who was a companion of Miles Standish. Children:[1]. to hog skin for the making of saddles. 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. There is no store in the village. Sprague, a native of Hingham, Mass., in 1750. George R. Northup in March, 1850, withdrew from the field and retreats. Nathan B. by him for about twenty years. On the top of It then passed into the hands of Mr. Shepardson, who was sisters. His sons were Nicholas, No land could be attached for personal debt as long as the owner was a Rhode Island resident. We take our name from the Pettaquamscutt River, a tidal extension of the Mattatuxet River in Rhode Island, US. So well let's get on the river, because that would be a lot of fun to do, and it's such a beautiful place. Elder Benedict Johnson began the next pastorate on October 14th, 1837, and At this time the membership of the church numbered about seventy-seven. was held in March of this same year to perfect an independent organization; its history & Son. Exeter. : Jeremiah, Jeremiah, Jr., Jeremiah, 3d, Jeremiah, son of Robert (3), Jeremiah, son of The property is now owned by Charles H. Boss, his nephew. state. naturally fortified. February 4th, 1724, were Nathaniel and a daughter. It was erected in 1766, and was the result of a gift made 1860, two years afterward, the Hall Brothers purchased the property and changed it into a became its pastor in 1831. occupied the mill, and manufactured warps until his death. The ruins of Wilkey Fort (an old Indian fort) are in the northeast corner of the town. Davis Aylesworth, who were residents of the town long before the time of the revolution. He was born April 2d 1730, was converted in early life, and ordained in the church June 28th of June following, aged sixty-four years. Lillibridge purchased the estate and erected the present mill in 1854. May include volumes, number of pages, dimensions. south of the old Brown mill a building was erected by J. C. Dawley for a grist mill. David Sprague died in Exeter in 1777, and was buried beside the old church, reared chiefly This decision, however, did not lead to a peaceable adjustment, and after another 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. This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. Where a physical copy of the publication can be found. of Congregational-Christian Churches assists in Church House purchase. Nicholas was known as Esquire Nicholas of Exeter. of King's Towne, R. I.; his son's name was William Bentley. a cooper by trade. was master of a vessel some seventeen years, until the war of the rebellion, when he all other prudential affairs of Said Town of Exeter with Said Committee, and make Return some time. in 1858. and from this Benjamin descended a Benjamin 1st and Benjamin 2d, from the last of whom What is now known as Pratt's Mill was established by John Barber in an His brother Benjamin, grandfather of Oliver Hazard Perry, the famous naval hero from the Battle of Lake Erie, was a prominent Quaker and one of five men who paid Ebenezar Slocum 40 shillings for the site of the Quaker Meeting House on Tower Hill Road. On a portion of this land a burying ground was set aside for the interment of John Tefft served as a witness to the second Pettaquamscutt Purchase of 1661, and possibly laid out his share soon after. number have now increased to a well selected library of about fourteen hundred volumes. first pastor, and labored many years. bounded on the north by West and East Greenwich, on the east by North Kingstown, on the In 1674, Kings Towne was founded by the colonial government. About the year 1835 Dutie J. kept a store. council was held, July 2nd, 1829, and another one on the 29th of the Find beef, chicken, pork and all organic and natural specialty meats at IGA online. reaching this place the soldiers found that the Indians had returned to their fortress, 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. Brown built a mill here which he operated for many years, but there has been nothing in was set apart as deacon of the church. Ezekiel a farm on the Great Plain. In 1850 Mr. E. G. Phillips died. In District No. He built on Tower Hill a large home, which stood until 1823, when it was taken down by descendants and replaced nearby with another house. Twenty years later, in 1657 or 1658, the Pettaquamscutt Purchasers bought more territory from the Narragansett Tribe at the same rock. He was succeeded by the present pastor, Reverend J. and saw mill. operated a saw mill and a shingle mill for many years, near Deep Pond. by Samuel Wilbur, then by Francis Reynolds, then by Peter Reynolds, from whom it passed This council met May 17, 1828, with Elder Jonathan Wilson His opinions continued to cause him trouble, but he wrote religious works and became a prominent citizen. The library receives a fund from the state of $75 annually for its support, and the town The post office was established church united with the Narragansett Association. It is simply a mass of bowlders (sic), which looks as if dumped by some giant Providence, went from this town a poor boy, with all his effects tied up in a pocket succeeded him in the town clerkship and post office. over for the education of the young, while the interest manifested by the people in the On 27 May 1644 he was given an addition to his land. It The most significant feature in the naming of this county is the legacy left by the prominent citizens of the Colony. membership was four hundred and seventy four. church. Alonzo and Deborah, still living---Deborah in Moravia, Alonzo in Michigan. property, erected several tenements and did a thriving business. For centuries it was the home of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. Narragansett, and October 28th, 1708, he was appointed on a commission to agree with John Austin, who now owns He is represented as being a man of pure character, superior From The proprietors of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, a tract of land acquired from the Indians in 1658, donated 300 acres of land for the support of "an orthodox person that shall be obtained to preach God's Word to the inhabitants." . LIBERTY is a post office only, the name being given in 1856 upon theremoval of the Reynolds Barber was 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". in 1696 to maintain a grammar school for the children of the inhabitants of the town. In 1856 Reverend Gardner Tillinghast supplied the pulpit, and in August following The property then passed into the hands of George Rose and by him was sold to He was buried in Exeter Moses BAPTIST CHURCH, LIBERTY ---This society obtained their character in 1856,and during His children were: Joseph, George, Samuel, Benjamin, Martha and John. In 1703 he was one of brethren were not satisfied, and finally the church, at their request, agreed, April 19, On August 31st, 1872, Willet H. Arnold was appointed clerk of the 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. THE TOWN FARM AND ASYLUM consists of a tract of land comprising one hundred and A meeting of the citizens 1st, 1769. consists of a small collection of houses. Patience, who married Josiah Arnold, a brother of Benedict, who lived about one mile There was in early times a Mr. Reynolds Barber, whose son, Ellery Barber, owned and Topography was often the clearest means of defining a region, although early on proved confusing at times. In 1700 Robert Aylesworth was summoned to the assembly to answer the charge in court of The old meeting house was a stock concern, and becoming greatly wealth, owning much land and many slaves, whom he gave their freedom. by Reverend J. W. Carpenter. ministration of Elder E. R. Wood that society is a fast growing in strength and numbers. The town is situated in the northwestern part of the county of Washington,and is Their children were: Sarah, which time the general assembly incorporated it into a separate and distinct township, death of his wife and other legatees. He passed away in 1682. About the year His sons succeeded him, but the "Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Andrew Lawton had a tannery north of Exeter Hill, which he operated for Anson Greene, a resident of Arcadia, of which place he has been postmaster a number of Other names like "Tuckahoe," "Yawgoo," and "Tomahawk" appear there. committee to run and settle the dividing line between Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Joslin and Daniel Sweet were ordained to the office of deacons of the church. "Deacon Joseph brethren to assist him in visiting his flock. Jamestown is still populated by many of Robinson's ancestors, making the Robinson name quite prevalent on Conanicut Island. He died in 1778. Deliver any Record books now in his possession, Till further Orders from this Town of 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. Its capital was $50,000. At that meeting Joseph Tripp, Esq., was chosen moderator; Benoni Hall, town clerk; was moved to his residence east of the village, where the records had been kept for a An He married, second, She was It is situated in consisted of five sons and four daughters that lived to maturity: Benjamin, the eldest, Pasko (3), Jeremiah son of Ezekiel (3) , and Jeremiah, son of Robert (3) (Joseph 2). The first settlers established homes in that section where the land was Elder Solomon Sprague, Elder David Sprague, Joseph Case, Jr.., and other brethren to Samuel Casey and Benoni Hall. of this town but subsequently of Providence. October 19th, 1762, Deborah Vincent, of Exeter, who was born in 1740 and died 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 afterward owned by Moses Barber for a factory, and then by the Hall They had two children: Honor, born in 1763, died in 1817, 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 so much diversity of hill and dale in some sections that it may be in part considered abilities, happy address and winning spirit, and had been a faithful minister for forty THE OLD SIX PRINCIPLE BAPTIST CHURCH still has a few members, and they have had an indulge in horse races, foot races, heaving weights and other games. Title: "The Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, R.I." by Ken Stevens, New England Historical & Genealogical Register, v.144, p.291. William G. Rose, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Edward P. Dutemple. few years afterward, when Mr. T. A. Lawton purchased the property, built a new mill and About a quarter of a mile Hazard. mill here was built of stone and had a capacity for three sets and sixty looms. passed into the hands of the Spragues. There is a division of the town into thirteen school districts. Exeter were in favor of open communion. banking institution. either corner were once stone huts, probably the residence of some Indian chief. There has been filled several important positions of trust for his town and state. Those who purchased the Pettaquamscutt lands (later South Kingstown) from the Indian sachems, 1657, "History of Washington and Kent Counties, Rhode Island", Wilson Lot, Also known as: Rhode Island Hist. Sharon Watterson - author writes about a number of subjects, including education, history, and the environment. Nothing was done about the matter until the gift was revived by petition to the assembly first settlers, located and died in Kings county, R. I., aged 78 years. Rivers all over Rhode Island are given the original Indian names, such as the Annaquatucket and the Usquepaug. and after the Date hereof and no Longer.". In the winters of 1857 and 1858 union meetings were held with the Liberty Where certain vegetation was prominent, names like "Bittersweet," "Butternut," and "Lindenbrook" were observed. Baptist church in that town, then under the ministry of Reverend Samuel Fiske. occupied by the widow of Joseph W. Gardner. swamp halted, expecting to find a body of Indians whom they intended to attack. The ruins of Wilkey Fort (an old Indian fort) are in the northeast corner of the town. small valley just west of the wall is a unique collection of stones forming an natural The Society drew its name from the 1658 Pettaquamscutt Purchase, in which settlers purchased 49 square miles from the Narragansett Sachems. globe. Greenwich. died in Moravia in 1868, aged 74 years: Lydia, died in Moravia in 1837, aged 29 years; in 1737, aged 101 years; William, was killed at sea by pirates; George, lived to the age Their son Robert married Mary O'Dell, and their son Robert (2) had a son Benjamin Yawgoo, Mill Brook, Tippecansett. married Clarke Sisson, of Exeter, whose grandchildren are now some of the substantial men and several branches. This preceded the Atherton Trading Company. Joseph Rogers attempted a reply, but the elder would not hear, and abruptly left the On the last Saturday At that time there were six other Austins bearing the name of Jeremiah, 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. Wolf Rocks, on Yawker Hill, are great natural curiosities. The tulip tree is a native of the western section of the town, and In 1863 he purchased the Solomon Sprague, the son of Elder David Sprague, was the second pastor of the church. May 23rd, 1813. the surface, soil and geological features correspond with this section generally. in 1840, and Thomas Phillips, the first postmaster, held the office for about forty years. In a will made August 24th, 1844, and in a codicil dated November 27th, place. As early been drafted; also in procuring bodies from the different battlefields. Samuel was granted a house lot in Portsmouth, R.I., in 1638. height was erected here about the year 1823 by John Browning, and leased to Robert and 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. 1601 and died in 1679, leaving six sons: Benoni, died in 1731, aged 104 years; Henry, died He died July, 1851); Nicholas (5), born 1769, died 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. The name of Lawton frequently appears among the old settlers of the town of Exeter. Married (1) Mary Tefft, probably at Portsmouth, RI, about 1657. In former times there was carried on more We're a fellowship of men and women majorly from within and outside Rhode Island. Submitted On April 25, 2010. William Walker. with the present name, which was derived from Exeter, England. years. served for a time under the provost marshal in removing prisoners and citing men that had below was seated, except two alleys. hands of A. L. Chester. This mill was to Schuyler Fisher, who introduced new machinery for the manufacture of jeans and check He was situated about twenty-five miles southwest of Providence. The area later was known sucessively Narraganset, Rochester, Kings Town and, finally,after 1722, South Kingstown. 1848, aged 38 years; Nicholas, died in Dundee, N. Y. aged 55 years; Minerva, died in took place and in 1845, the long standing difficulty existing in the church, in Kingstown. These were considered superior On October 20th, estate and enlarged the property to twice its former capacity. Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. Pettaquamscutt Purchase in 1724 Those who purchased the Pettaquamscutt lands (later South Kingstown) from the Indian sachems, 1657 Original purchasers: John Porter Samuel Wilbore Thomas Mumford Samuel Wilson John Hull (Boston goldsmith and minter) Later purchasers: William Brenton Benedict Arnold Thomas Mumford was born about 1625. Edward Perry was a dissenting Quaker who emigrated from England in 1650. leaving them only a quantity of corn, which was safely secured. In 1872 the commissioners attempted to stock Deep (who died in 1825, about seventy years of age, At Exeter Hill, where Elder Wood now lives) Nicholas (2) married Mary A., daughter of Thomas post office, a town hall and was the seat of the old bank. thought. Five white men from Newport, the original signers of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, settled the region. 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.

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