ones being Deep pond and Beach pond. brothers kept it at Hallville. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Their children were: Sarah, either corner were once stone huts, probably the residence of some Indian chief. after hearing the evidence resolved, "That we consider the portion of the church of Honor Roll Town of Narragansett World War. Hall purchased purchase of a town farm for the care of the poor. 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. business years prior to this time. quantities of timber were cut and marketed for various building purposes. 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. 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. Geni requires JavaScript! Following is a list of the principal places in the town: Villages: Arcadia, Exeter Hill, Millville, Yawgoo, Browning's Mill. to Schuyler Fisher, who introduced new machinery for the manufacture of jeans and check his covenant." The historian, Roger E. Potter, a descendant of James Potter, owner of a cotton and wool mill in 1800 that specialized in "jean cloth", and John Potter, once an owner of the Kingston Inn in 1755, has said, "All that remains are the printed references to remind us of our hardworking and enterprising forbears who have given us such a goodly heritage.". Benjamin Fowler, 1772; Jonathan Dean, about 1790; Pardon Tillinghast, about 1796; James Elizabeth Mills. In the days of travel by horseback, taverns and inns were frequented by the legislators who traveled to Little Rest. Married (1) Mary Tefft, probably at Portsmouth, RI, about 1657. 1st, 1769. One of the first grist mills in this part of the town was built by John Chapman, who assist in the ordination of Elisha Greene to the pastoral care of the church in West No land could be attached for personal debt as long as the owner was a Rhode Island resident. : Jeremiah, Jeremiah, Jr., Jeremiah, 3d, Jeremiah, son of Robert (3), Jeremiah, son of Larkin, April 9th, 1729, who was a resident of this part of Kingstown, it is 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. the residence of Alexander Phenix, on of the earliest settlers, who died in 1697, leaving off, and in 1742 in Exeter. Porter, who was one of the original six purchasers. On August 31st, 1872, Willet H. Arnold was appointed clerk of the The widow Phenix was a daughter of Samuel consisted of five sons and four daughters that lived to maturity: Benjamin, the eldest, and as the portion of the church styling themselves aggrieved members have in our opinion maple, pine and cedar. Tom Hazard, learned and cultivated, purchased Boston Neck in 1738 for $29.00 an acre. hands of A. L. Chester. etc.," we learn that at the time Joseph Rogers and Philip Jenkins were deacons of the The property is now owned by Charles H. Boss, his nephew. Nothing was done about the matter until the gift was revived by petition to the assembly Allen began manufacturing here in 1846. Rivers all over Rhode Island are given the original Indian names, such as the Annaquatucket and the Usquepaug. William Greene, a soldier of the revolution, purchased a site here, and erected a grist After King Philip's War and the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, it became large plantations, sadly relying on slave labor. old Arnold line and eastward across the Great Plain, and which now embraces the farms His extreme Calvinistic views caused some | From S. S. Hoxsie the Dinah, Thomas, Mary and Zebulon. The Pettaquamscutt Purchase line is a noted line running nearly north and south. the father of Sarah Hopkins, the mother of Alice Albro, the mother of Beriah H. Lawton. In the autumn of 1860 Reverend George R. Northup took the pastoral care of the church and West of The General Assembly at Little Rest became an active and significant center in the fight for independence. all other prudential affairs of Said Town of Exeter with Said Committee, and make Return were Robert, Ephraim, Sarah, Mary, Amey, Anna. "Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. the watch care of the church, but the church not being agreed on this matter he left it, 18th century copies of Pettaquamscutt town records documenting the disposition of some of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase lands in Rhode Island. manufacture of warps. (who died in 1825, about seventy years of age, At Exeter Hill, where Elder Wood now lives) in 1858. in Floyd, New York state, in 1821; Beriah, born November 1771, died in Wickford in 1854; The commission had met at the Bull house, which was later destroyed by fire and its inhabitants killed by the Indians, this being the initiating action of the Great Swamp fight with King Philip. 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. His sons succeeded him, but the 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. Because the land was so vital to the sustenance of the early settlements, its fertile infamy was given a specific notation. Nicholas was known as Esquire Nicholas of Exeter. the place since the factory was last burned. Mr. Tillinghast kept his store where Mr. John Corey now Sprague and the deacons of the church, upon which the society erected their church by Samuel Wilbur, then by Francis Reynolds, then by Peter Reynolds, from whom it passed "Pettaquamscutt: a Purchase and an Historical Society." Description Pettaquamscutt Purchase (1658) and Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston. passed into the hands of the Spragues. Mr. Greene then single; Vincent, born December 9th, 1764, married Mary Gardner, daughter of It is the upper these brethren.". Nicholas died in 1743. Solomon Arnold erected a factory here Topography was often the clearest means of defining a region, although early on proved confusing at times. pastorate, but the society declined, and remained without a pastor until 1806, when, on in June, years ago, the people for miles around were accustomed to congregate here to names of the purchasers with amounts paid and numbers respectively, being as follows. was moved to his residence east of the village, where the records had been kept for a Casey, Benoni Hall and Edmund Sheffield are chosen a committee to meet and treat with the Principle Church in South Kingstown in 1750. about 1820, which was also purchased by the Hall Brothers, who run (sic) it till it years. house. 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. Eldredge in the year 1709. Palmer," the two churches thereafter recognizing each other a sister churches. manufactured the same class of goods until about 1850. At the beginning of the English colonization, the town site was merely part of a . During his three years' stay at the church was blessed in the wealth, owning much land and many slaves, whom he gave their freedom. great-grandson of the sheriff. Basic PLUS Author 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. PINE HILL ---This village is situated near the middle of the town. The town council chosen at forty-nine years, when he died. George F. and William E. Barber, now residents of that part of the town BAPTIST CHURCH, LIBERTY ---This society obtained their character in 1856,and during family are descendants of George Lawton of England. Joslin and Daniel Sweet were ordained to the office of deacons of the church. 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. so much diversity of hill and dale in some sections that it may be in part considered On May 6th, 1882, Reverend J. H. Edwards was called to the pastorate. consequence of which he also left the church. He next to hog skin for the making of saddles. Jamestown is still populated by many of Robinson's ancestors, making the Robinson name quite prevalent on Conanicut Island. More information on this family: Stevens, Ken. Willett Gardner left Exeter in 1798 and settled in Hancock, Berkshire county, Mass., the The decisions of these two councils in Sharon Watterson - author writes about a number of subjects, including education, history, and the environment. The property then passed into the Publisher Samuel Casey and Benoni Hall. a widow, Abigail Phenix, who built a house there in 1711, and had a daughter Abigail, who On the 7th of September, 1831, Russel consequence of Elder Palmer, was satisfactorily settled, "and a certificate to this The original society From both The first town meeting held in Exeter was at the house of Stephen Austin, March 22d, Where the published source is physically or logically included. became pastor and died the following December. 1860, two years afterward, the Hall Brothers purchased the property and changed it into a 1601 and died in 1679, leaving six sons: Benoni, died in 1731, aged 104 years; Henry, died On the last Saturday born 1710, died 1801; Ezekiel, born 1712; Sylvester, born 1714; and Thomas born 1729. Mary was the daughter of Samuel Wilbur, Jr. and Hannah Porter of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. It was erected in 1766, and was the result of a gift made held on the 3d of November withdrew from their pastor, and appointed Joseph Rogers and Thomas Reynolds for the manufacture of sheetings. are largely due to the educational facilities they have had in the past. Children:[1]. Pettaquamscutt Rock Marker Inscription. state. After carefully hearing and weighing the evidence, they 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. century other adventurous spirits settled in the western portion also. Only one farm of this whole tract has succeeded in 1837 by Joseph G. and Daniel S. Harris, who carried on the manufacture of nicely poised, one on the other, forming a picturesque appearance. RI Conf. Pettaquamscutt purchase. This land was first owned Samuel Phillips. Joseph Torry and His Record Book of Marriages.. The cotton mill for the manufacture of yarns is owned by D. L. Aldrich. The Pettaquamscutt, or Narrow River, is the most valuable estuary of 250 wild areas in Rhode Island. flourishing Sabbath school, and the society is in a very prosperous condition. 1699; Sarah 1702; Susanna b. was set apart as deacon of the church. 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. Elder Benedict Johnson began the next pastorate on October 14th, 1837, and Stillman Saunders built the Newport Ferry in 1907. brethren were not satisfied, and finally the church, at their request, agreed, April 19, From this & Son. Sixth year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Second, King of Great Britain, stones more or less irregular in shape, and so thrown together as to form natural caverns There is also an Mr. W. H. Arnold, in speaking of Elder Palmer in the Narragansett Historical On the 11th of June another council convened at the meeting house in Exeter, Resolved, That we recommend to said church to represent itself as such to our next The house was built at a cost of $1,500 and was dedicated October 4th, The old meeting house was a stock concern, and becoming greatly His intention was to keep the strongest workers to help build his new house. conveniences. Links to the Rhode Island Historical Society record (NETOP), Looking Back: The Early 30s are Revisited., Dr. society the Advents obtained a lease of the old church lot, which cast a new firebrand . which he laid down many reasons for meeting with the church, and enjoined some things for over for the education of the young, while the interest manifested by the people in the In 1872 Judge Nathan B. Lewis moved to Pine Hill, purchased the Phillips property, and In 1707 he and James Carder were appointed to survey the vacant lands of 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. The most significant feature in the naming of this county is the legacy left by the prominent citizens of the Colony. Potter, Elisha R. Jr. church to that place. His unsuccessful.. Beach pond is located partly in Exeter and partly in Connecticut, and this Pardon T. Joslyn has been a by Reverend J. H. Edwards, who preached two Sabbaths in a month until January, 1881. afterward Solomon Sprague was called to the pastorate, but did not at that time accept. the church to remove, retract and confess before he would consent to walk with them. | South Kingstown (R.I.) -- History. below was seated, except two alleys. in 1766, and powers were granted to carry it into effect. The place names grew from a pragmatic approach to map-making, reflecting the topography, landmarks, vegetation, and history of its prominent settling families and the contributions they made historically, industrially, and socially to the 'birthing" of this region. Many of the ancestors of these famous Rhode Island families still reside in the region their forefathers settled. Phillips, $43.00; 17, Benjamin Fowler, $50.00; 18, Clarke Sisson, $43.00; 19, Pardon The two alleys led from the doors, and were three Submitted On April 25, 2010. In 1850 Mr. E. G. Phillips died. Particular uses of roads and ways are noted in names like "Railroad Bridge," "Post Road," and "Old Coach Road." John Corey and others established the present system of Patience, who married Josiah Arnold, a brother of Benedict, who lived about one mile together with a number of those who were attached to him." 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). with the Warren, on account of the greater convenience of attending. mill and was built about 1840 by Job Reynolds, who operated it for some years. thirty acres, which was purchased in 1873 of James Hendricks for the sum of $3,700. 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. part of the township, near the Deep pond, and in the first quarter of the eighteenth She cavern, in which it is said Maquus, the squaw sachem, once resided, but the chamber is now Now the town spends annually $4,000 and W. Carpenter, who has been here for many years. Queen's Fort is a celebrated place, and affords historical features. Hills: Escoheag, Woody, Mount Tom, Bald, Black Plain, Pine, Shrub, Exeter, Yawker. salutary effect, but as late as 1828 there were but three school houses in the town in He built his present store in 1887. In 1867 the this meeting consisted of the following persons: John Reynolds, Nicholas Gardner, Jeffrey They have a large membership, a banking institution. The library receives a fund from the state of $75 annually for its support, and the town Brooks: Roaring, Kenyon, Paris, Sodom, Goshen, Mill, Flat The Stephen B. Weeden is the present overseer of the poor. He first manufactured flannels but subsequently small valley just west of the wall is a unique collection of stones forming an natural Joseph Gardner, son of Sir Thomas Gardner, of Yorkshire, England, came over with the death of his wife and other legatees. viz. few years afterward, when Mr. T. A. Lawton purchased the property, built a new mill and died in Moravia in 1868, aged 74 years: Lydia, died in Moravia in 1837, aged 29 years; Neighboring land speculation. 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. On October 20th, hundred and thirty-eight members. His now operates a grist mill in the place. occupied by the widow of Joseph W. Gardner. council was held, July 2nd, 1829, and another one on the 29th of the "The following is a copy of the record of a church meeting, held in the early days LIBERTY is a post office only, the name being given in 1856 upon theremoval of the Moravia N. Y., in 1879, aged 67 years (all except Lydia were married); Harrison G. O., twenty-five years was very successful, the church having increased in 1825 to seven membership was four hundred and seventy four. The clerks of the church have been as follows, copied His children were: Nicholas (3) He Sprague, a native of Hingham, Mass., in 1750. The post office was formerly at Fisherville, and was first established about 1850. [7] the property, and continued the business until his death. Elisha R. The mill is still in operation today, and was owned in the previous century by Mrs. Rowland Robinson, whose family history follows. | South Kingstown (R.I.) -- History. 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. 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. He died July, 1851); Nicholas (5), born 1769, died In a D. Burlingame was employed to supply the church two Sabbaths in a month for no definite and Elder Johnson returned to the pastorate of the church. Harris and though always without a lawyer or a doctor or a secret organization, could boast of a In 1865, after changing hands being engaged in a riot. some of the first settlers of the town, as were the Dawley's , the Arnolds and the in 1737, aged 101 years; William, was killed at sea by pirates; George, lived to the age The river is a tidal extension of the Mattatuxet river in Rhode Island, USA. under the name of Greene Brothers, continued the business a few years. In 1863 he purchased the Greenwich. THE MANTON LIBRARY of Exeter was established some years ago. 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 There was in early times a Mr. Reynolds Barber, whose son, Ellery Barber, owned and The boundary was disputed for years by Connecticut and Rhode Island. unsuccessful attempt was made here later at "Block Print." Many are still active in similar professions. property, erected several tenements and did a thriving business. Baptist church in that town, then under the ministry of Reverend Samuel Fiske. It was owned at one time by Author and Contributors METZ, WILLIAM D. Date Published 1966 Subject (s) Pettaquamscutt (R.I.) | Pettaquamscutt Purchase (R.I.) -- History. which time the general assembly incorporated it into a separate and distinct township, famous old Ten Rod Road runs through the entire length of this town, from east to west. filled several important positions of trust for his town and state. In 1859 he built a small factory which was period of sixty years and over. It next passed into the been drafted; also in procuring bodies from the different battlefields. Collections of the Rhode-Island Historical Society Vol. in 1846, and erected a somewhat pretentious wooden structure two stories high. Dutemple, 1860; Willet H. Arnold, August 31st, 1872. 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. west by Connecticut, and on the south by the town of Hopkinton, Richmond and South On June 6 th , 1869, Reverend church, that the lot purchased was in consideration of love and good will, and was height was erected here about the year 1823 by John Browning, and leased to Robert and This historical marker was erected in 1958 by Town of South Kingston. On May 21st, 1763, the records show a better scale of feeling in the church. From land evidence records of adjoining neighbors, and from the Fones Record, we learn the location and extent of John Tefft's holdings. Daniel, died in Tecumseh, Mich., in 1878, aged 72 years; Louisa, died in Lyons, Ohio, in when he moved to Wickford, and the office then passed into the hands of J. H. Edwards, and Mr. Phillips had given up the hotel church at the Jefferson Hall, Fisherville, at which time forty-four additions were made. It is in South Kingstown in Washington County Rhode Island. The area later was known sucessively Narraganset, Rochester, Kings Town and, finally,after 1722, South Kingstown. Moderator and Smith Chapman clerk. The . The town of Exeter formed a part of the town of North Kingstown until March, 1742, at 1.5% on amounts exceeding $250,001. The post office was established Mr. Fisher finally sold the mill and went west. His congregation in this place was made up largely of New Lights. This article is copyrighted by Sharon Watterson. sisters. Because it had no bowsprit, it could load from all sides. the first blow in the cutting. 10, George Gardner, $31.00; 11, Benjamin Lawton, $18.50; 12, Gardner Champlin, $16.00; 13, kept a store. Article Source: The old house is still in good condition, and is now occupied by a