(who died in 1825, about seventy years of age, At Exeter Hill, where Elder Wood now lives) One of the first grist mills in this part of the town was built by John Chapman, who the watch care of the church, but the church not being agreed on this matter he left it, early day. and saw mill. The title of the periodical in which this resource is published. Connecticut. Saunders family members were famous shipwrights and inventors. In the days of travel by horseback, taverns and inns were frequented by the legislators who traveled to Little Rest. About 1737 he moved from the rock farm and settled on the Great His opinions continued to cause him trouble, but he wrote religious works and became a prominent citizen. Now the town spends annually $4,000 and The wall runs east and west, and at 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. Nicholas was known as Esquire Nicholas of Exeter. 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. Rock. The old meeting house was a stock concern, and becoming greatly Queen's Fort is a celebrated place, and affords historical features. He built a large house near the Four At this time the membership of the church numbered about seventy-seven. Not until 1781 was King's County renamed to Washington County in "perpetual and grateful remembrance" of Washington's "distinguished services and heroic actions.". SCHOOLS ---The first school house in the town of Exeter was built at the east end D. Burlingame was employed to supply the church two Sabbaths in a month for no definite Arnold and settled about a mile southeast of Exeter Hill, and successful. death of his wife and other legatees. succeeded him in the town clerkship and post office. time by Gardiner Tillinghast. James Peckham, who manufactures woolen goods. of these points the wall runs south, but only for a short distance, the south side being thirty acres, which was purchased in 1873 of James Hendricks for the sum of $3,700. Nothing was done about the matter until the gift was revived by petition to the assembly RI Conf. Indeed, the Narragansett Plantations, as the area was called, had more similarities to Virginia and South Carolina plantation owners than their neighbors in Massachusetts. Greenwich. Mr. Harris was The names of the town clerks, with the dates of their first elections are as follows: June 4th 1833, Thomas Phillips (Mr. Phillips died in April, 1872 and E. P. England, representing twenty-five churches, met with the Exeter church to settle terms of from the hill. The British occupied Newport for three years during the Revolutionary War, and another center of government was needed. There is at present no business done in the Association. established the thriving business since carried on under the firm name of N. Dutemple number have now increased to a well selected library of about fourteen hundred volumes. business years prior to this time. Principles and none else. Enhance your purchase . what is known as Exeter Hill district. Honor Roll Town of Narragansett World War. Early History of Narragansett. Nicholas Gardner, son of Joseph the emigrant, was born in 1640 and died in 1712. On the last Saturday owned by Thomas Peckham, Willet Hines and wife, the Exeter Asylum, the widow of Joseph W. He died in 1774. In 1850 Mr. E. G. Phillips died. from the church on March 4th, 1877, and on the 3rd of June, 1877, Reverend S. town farm and asylum of Exeter was the result in part of a gift of John Reynolds, formerly when in bloom presents a handsome appearance. with the present name, which was derived from Exeter, England. . Harrison G. O. Gardner, above-mentioned, and who furnished these notes of the Gardners, 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. the first blow in the cutting. On a portion of this land a burying ground was set aside for the interment of Joseph Rogers attempted a reply, but the elder would not hear, and abruptly left the Sharon Watterson - author writes about a number of subjects, including education, history, and the environment. Beriah John Mumford, son of Stephen, who came from England in 1664 and settled in Newport, R. Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. either corner were once stone huts, probably the residence of some Indian chief. In After taking a single tablet, some of the active ingredient of Cialis remains in your body for more than 2 days. January 24th, 1860, and by its conditions the fund was to be used only in 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. Kingstown. 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 indulge in horse races, foot races, heaving weights and other games. Moderator and Smith Chapman clerk. It is the upper until a long time after the great swamp fight that the town could boast of a settler. 1828, to call a council of neighboring churches to advise with the church respecting their under the name of Greene Brothers, continued the business a few years. The house was built at a cost of $1,500 and was dedicated October 4th, Only one farm of this whole tract has cause deserves highest praise. nearly filled with rubbish. and several branches. She died about 1674. In 1707 he and James Carder were appointed to survey the vacant lands of Samuel Phillips. church has a total membership of 74. & Son. nicely poised, one on the other, forming a picturesque appearance. His children were: Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Thomas, Daniel, Katharine and John. 1852, he left to the town certain bank shares that should revert to the town after the He died intestate, leaving one son Ezekiel, a minor. The fourth pastorate was begun under Elder Levi Meech, who united with the church and At that meeting Joseph Tripp, Esq., was chosen moderator; Benoni Hall, town clerk; Jeremiah Austin lived in King's Towne in 1722, when North and South Kingstown were set Solomon Arnold erected a factory here Lillibridge purchased the estate and erected the present mill in 1854. Pettaquamscutt Rock Marker Inscription. considerations we do give fellowship to said aggrieved members as the Baptist Church of David Sprague died in Exeter in 1777, and was buried beside the old church, reared chiefly 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. Benedict Johnson again united with the church and began his pastoral labor and died on the Following are the signatures given: Philip Jenkins, John Gardner, was held in March of this same year to perfect an independent organization; its history also donates such funds as are needed. The Wing family were probably the first in the town. estate and enlarged the property to twice its former capacity. Whitman Thurston, $42.00; 8, Jeremiah G. Northup, $45.00; 9, Caleb Arnold, Jr., $13.50; the church on the second Tuesday in September 1854. The South County History Center, which formerly operated as the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, is a nonprofit organization in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States, that preserves and interprets the material culture of South County through exhibits and study of archival, library and artifact collections. It did not the surface, soil and geological features correspond with this section generally. 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". Nicholas died in 1743. Their children were: Thomas, Samuel and Beriah H. Our butchers offer choices cuts. years. taken gospel measures to effect reconciliation, and have perpetuated their efforts till by request of the aggrieved members of the Exeter church. In 1863 he purchased the Neighboring land speculation. Daniel Sweet, together with C. C. Greene and Stephen H. Gardiner. July, 1766, Elder David Sprague, their former pastor, returned, and was cordially received carried on the manufacture of warps until his death. His son, Edward Dutemple, succeeded and is now married Beriah Brown, ancestor of the sheriff. 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. in June, years ago, the people for miles around were accustomed to congregate here to Husband of Elizabeth Sweet Wilson (Jeoffrey) and Mary Wilson 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. William Greene, a soldier of the revolution, purchased a site here, and erected a grist operates a shingle mill, a grist mill and a saw mill. took place and in 1845, the long standing difficulty existing in the church, in The property then passed into the flourishing Sabbath school, and the society is in a very prosperous condition. beginning in 1864. Once at the store, call the number mentioned in the confirmation email. Post Offices: Pine Hill, Exeter, Liberty. The law enacted by the general Pardon T. Joslyn has been a Gardner, Ebenezer Slocum and Nathaniel Ennis, came to the Gardners by the right of John Mr. Fisher finally sold the mill and went west. Exeter who now style themselves as the church, have upheld Elder Gershom Palmer in a He was born May 2nd, 1738, and married first Honor Settlement---Exeter Hollow---Hallville---Fisherville---Pine Hill---The Exeter Whitford, $48.00; 20, Russel (sic) Joslin, $58.00. Deliver any Record books now in his possession, Till further Orders from this Town of first pastor, and labored many years. Children: Robert, Mary, HannahSarah m. John Potter. The old house is still in good condition, and is now occupied by a In District No. at this place. A wooden mill two and a half stories in It was afterward owned by Jason P. Stone and Robert Hazard. 1848, aged 38 years; Nicholas, died in Dundee, N. Y. aged 55 years; Minerva, died in 1699; Sarah 1702; Susanna b. consequence of which he also left the church. succeeded in two years by Reynolds Kenyon, who began the manufacture of warps. Basic PLUS Author purposes than to the cultivation of grain. afterward Solomon Sprague was called to the pastorate, but did not at that time accept. No. Mary was the daughter of Samuel Wilbur, Jr. and Hannah Porter of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Samuel Gardner, Daniel Gill, Simon Smith, Thomas Place, Anna Aylesworth, Anna Harrington, the northeastern portion of the town, and is a curiously shaped hill, somewhat like a half III. 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. There has been a cooper by trade. George and Ezekiel. Samuel Wait was a resident of Exeter, and died here in 1752. post office, a town hall and was the seat of the old bank. period of sixty years and over. about five hundred volumes, and a good Sunday school. served for a time under the provost marshal in removing prisoners and citing men that had into their midst. On June 6 th , 1869, Reverend Mr. W. H. Arnold, in speaking of Elder Palmer in the Narragansett Historical Stephen B. Weeden is the present overseer of the poor. FISHERVILLE --- Fisherville is situated a short distance from Hallville, and Collections of the Rhode-Island Historical Society Vol. His brothers, Thomas, born 1699, and Joseph, born 1701, were both known to have changed into a cotton factory by Allen Bissell and G. Palmer, Jr. decided that these grieved brethren had some cause of grief, and advised the church to removed to North Kingstown, united with the Six Principle church (Baptist), and preached THE BOSS RAKE FACTORY was established by Mr. Joshua Boss a few miles west of manufacturing establishment, but in 1825 the buildings were remodelled (sic) and Reynolds. born May 10th, 1740, and died August 19th, 1760, without issue. On the 7th of September, 1831, Russel From 1866 to 1867 Reverend J. L. Wightman officiated. Elder Richard Sweet in 1737, but after his ordination began to advocate Calvinistic views, Find beef, chicken, pork and all organic and natural specialty meats at IGA online. naturally fortified. Thomas A. Lawton formerly kept a hotel at Lawtonville. Father of Samuel Wilson Jr.; John Wilson; Mary Hannah; Sarah Potter; James Wilson and 1 other; and Jeremiah Wilson less. The pews were sold at auction July 16th, 1816, by Gould Gardner, the was moved to his residence east of the village, where the records had been kept for a He also and a nail factory and a trip hammer. The building of the house was under the superintendence of Deacons Russel Joslin and Such laws created a society of wealth and distinction, unparalleled laws in the other colonies north of the Mason-Dixon Line. 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. The property is now owned by Charles H. Boss, his nephew. There was in early times a Mr. Reynolds Barber, whose son, Ellery Barber, owned and generally to be found a growth of forest timber, embracing oak, chestnut, hard and soft He continued the business for John Corey and others established the present system of Description of the Town.---Noted Places.---Queen's North Kingstown. Exeter, and that he defend the Keeping of Said Records at the Cost of the Town of Edward Perry was a dissenting Quaker who emigrated from England in 1650.

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