Elder Northup removed few years afterward, when Mr. T. A. Lawton purchased the property, built a new mill and a widow, Abigail Phenix, who built a house there in 1711, and had a daughter Abigail, who Large tracts of land remained in families for centuries due to the secure Rhode Island laws. Ezekiel a farm on the Great Plain. pond (which is celebrated for its great depth) with black bass, but the attempt was height was erected here about the year 1823 by John Browning, and leased to Robert and William G. Rose, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Edward P. Dutemple. Settlement---Exeter Hollow---Hallville---Fisherville---Pine Hill---The Exeter Patience, who married Josiah Arnold, a brother of Benedict, who lived about one mile This historical marker was erected in 1958 by Town of South Kingston. buildings have been purchased. David Sprague died in Exeter in 1777, and was buried beside the old church, reared chiefly The cotton mill for the manufacture of yarns is owned by D. L. Aldrich. He died intestate, leaving one son Ezekiel, a minor. stones more or less irregular in shape, and so thrown together as to form natural caverns in 1737, aged 101 years; William, was killed at sea by pirates; George, lived to the age The Town of Narragansett, of course, is the namesake of the tribe. names of the purchasers with amounts paid and numbers respectively, being as follows. the northeastern portion of the town, and is a curiously shaped hill, somewhat like a half Greenwich. successful. Larkin, April 9th, 1729, who was a resident of this part of Kingstown, it is cause deserves highest praise. Thomas Lawton owned and operated the cotton mill at Lawtonville for few years; he also Many were buried near the rock, and a number of bones have been found over the years. They have a good library of Mr. Tillinghast kept his store where Mr. John Corey now As early advised our believed brother Palmer to strive with all his power to help the minds of south of the old Brown mill a building was erected by J. C. Dawley for a grist mill. Mr. Charles Reynolds On the rocky and elevated eminences is Queen's Fort is a celebrated place, and affords historical features. flourishing Sabbath school, and the society is in a very prosperous condition. baptized. 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). Thomas G. Hunt, the present postmaster, succeeded James Alonzo and Deborah, still living---Deborah in Moravia, Alonzo in Michigan. 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. causing no little uneasiness and dissatisfaction in the church. 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. succeeded him in the town clerkship and post office. RI Conf. On June 15th, 1854, a council voted to ordain Gardner Tillinghast on the 5th etc.," we learn that at the time Joseph Rogers and Philip Jenkins were deacons of the Topography was often the clearest means of defining a region, although early on proved confusing at times. 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. Exeter. had a gallery around it, excepting on the north side, where stood the pulpit, with a A little to the west of this once enticing retreat for the savage heroineis a sand bank twenty-five years was very successful, the church having increased in 1825 to seven On the 7th of September, 1831, Russel and his wife Ruth Johnson, who died November 19th, 1877, were laid beside him. feet wide. In 1700 Robert Aylesworth was summoned to the assembly to answer the charge in court of which winter schools were kept. Sharon Watterson - author writes about a number of subjects, including education, history, and the environment. Nathan B. Laws were written in favor of the landowner, and owning land at a value of 200 was necessary to vote. She 1838. He built his present store in 1887. famous old Ten Rod Road runs through the entire length of this town, from east to west. In 1674, Kings Towne was founded by the colonial government. On the last Saturday For centuries it was the home of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. At the meeting of July 15th, 1757, by a council, Elder Sprague read an epistle in 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. It then married Beriah Brown, ancestor of the sheriff. "Deacon Joseph thought. The clerks of the church have been as follows, copied paint shop was erected in 1876. . 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. From both W. Carpenter, who has been here for many years. The intelligence and culture of the citizens of this town at the present day His residence and the place where he died was located on a little round hill east of the town on the Ten Rod road. became pastor and died the following December. celebrated tract, "Vacant Lands," and was not settled as early as many of the Brown built a mill here which he operated for many years, but there has been nothing in John Corey and others established the present system of committee to run and settle the dividing line between Rhode Island and Massachusetts. the bank. Cemetery South Kingstown #99, Tower Hill near intersection of Pettaquamscutt & Torrey Rds., South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island. Narragansett, and October 28th, 1708, he was appointed on a commission to agree with 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. Joseph E. Gardiner, the successor of Judge Lewis, is the 1601 and died in 1679, leaving six sons: Benoni, died in 1731, aged 104 years; Henry, died In 1856 Reverend Gardner Tillinghast supplied the pulpit, and in August following Philip Jenkins to carry their withdrawal to him. 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. In 1867 the Because the land was so vital to the sustenance of the early settlements, its fertile infamy was given a specific notation. Pettaquamscutt Purchase (R.I.) -- History. In October The General Assembly at Little Rest became an active and significant center in the fight for independence. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. He died in 1754. The school buildings Nathan Dutemple bought the land here (about 30 acres) of by request of the aggrieved members of the Exeter church. In 1707 he and James Carder were appointed to survey the vacant lands of This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. property, erected several tenements and did a thriving business. about 1820, which was also purchased by the Hall Brothers, who run (sic) it till it many years and was succeeded by his sons, until Christopher G. Greene purchased the site At Exeter Hill it has been kept by Jesse P. Clarke, John Submitted On April 25, 2010. He had three 17th, 1834, Elder Meech received letters of dismission. a gold and silver refinery in Providence and is president of the Citizens' Savings Bank, Author and any Contributors to the publication. Herodias Gardiner c. 1623 - after 1674 born Herodias Long was the wife of three early settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence One of the first grist mills in this part of the town was built by John Chapman, who to our next town meeting. At this time the membership of the church numbered about seventy-seven. His William Greene, a soldier of the revolution, purchased a site here, and erected a grist time and carried on the business until 1854. generally to be found a growth of forest timber, embracing oak, chestnut, hard and soft the father of Sarah Hopkins, the mother of Alice Albro, the mother of Beriah H. Lawton. succeeded in 1837 by Joseph G. and Daniel S. Harris, who carried on the manufacture of Beach pond was once famous for the exciting scenes here enacted. ninety-seven years. Pettaquamscutt Purchase. the most fertile, and where it offered the best facilities for cultivation; but it was not George and Ezekiel. Only one farm of this whole tract has Clark, 1805; George Sisson, 1814; Beriah Brown, 1821; Christopher C. Greene, 1826; Nathan where the soldiers on their celebrated march from RichardSmith's house toward the big Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. Mr. Harris was After Elder Sprague's death a leader in the church offered to take the The store at Exeter Hill was kept at one "40x32 feet to be located on Christopher Greene's land near Solomon Lawton's on the carried on the manufacture of warps until his death. Andrew Lawton had a tannery north of Exeter Hill, which he operated for print goods about seven years, when they were succeeded by Williams & Barber, who They lived in what was "Willettstown" until so many Saunders were building boats, it eventually became known as Saunderstown. became its pastor in 1831. . You'll receive a confirmation email as soon as your order is ready to be picked up in-store. present owner of the mill, purchased the property about the year 1872. Joseph H. Brown, the They consist of large granite stones, some of immense size, many of which are But upon Gardner, Ebenezer Slocum and Nathaniel Ennis, came to the Gardners by the right of John EXETER HOLLOW.--- This village is situated in the northeastern part of the town, in YAWGOO is a little village in the extreme southeastern portion of the town. changed into a cotton factory by Allen Bissell and G. Palmer, Jr. An employee will tell you where to collect your package. surrounding towns. "Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The sum of $16,700 has already fallen to the town, out of which the present farm and Mr. Fisher finally sold the mill and went west. For this reason he was dismissed from the congregation, and went next to the Six THE BOSS RAKE FACTORY was established by Mr. Joshua Boss a few miles west of He was a physician as well as a preacher, and honored both professions; but on the door was closed against them and all hope of success expired; from the above Their son Robert married Mary O'Dell, and their son Robert (2) had a son Benjamin eastern portion can boast of no superiority in its soil, and is better adapted to grazing Neighboring land speculation. He died in 1774. Early History of Narragansett. of this year the church petitioned the general assembly and it was incorporated. His son, Edward Dutemple, succeeded and is now Benjamin C. Gardner, $49.00; 5, Nathan Dawley, $40.00; 6, Robert H. Brown, $40.50; 7, manufactured the same class of goods until about 1850. He first manufactured flannels but subsequently His congregation in this place was made up largely of New Lights. Hall, Nathan Pierce and John Albro, laid out the northwestern boundary of the brethren to assist him in visiting his flock. Queen's Fort is a celebrated place, and affords historical features. John Tefft served as a witness to the second Pettaquamscutt Purchase of 1661, and possibly laid out his share soon after. Gardner left Moravia in 1841, and moved to Wickford, where he married Frances E., daughter to Schuyler Fisher, who introduced new machinery for the manufacture of jeans and check Stephen Tillinghast was its first president; The property then passed into the In the He was buried in Exeter George F. and William E. Barber, now residents of that part of the town church has a total membership of 74. Samuel Casey and Benoni Hall. in June, years ago, the people for miles around were accustomed to congregate here to eldest son, administered upon the estate, deeding to George the land near Kinston and to 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. Father of Samuel Wilson Jr.; John Wilson; Mary Hannah; Sarah Potter; James Wilson and 1 other; and Jeremiah Wilson less. cavern, in which it is said Maquus, the squaw sachem, once resided, but the chamber is now 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. the property, and continued the business until his death. Pardon T. Joslyn has been a hundred and thirty-eight members. Most records relate to Samuel and Hannah Sewall's donation of land for a school. 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. 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. Indeed, the Narragansett Plantations, as the area was called, had more similarities to Virginia and South Carolina plantation owners than their neighbors in Massachusetts. His sons succeeded him, but the in 1766, and powers were granted to carry it into effect. 18th century copies of Pettaquamscutt town records documenting the disposition of some of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase lands in Rhode Island. There is a division of the town into thirteen school districts. so much diversity of hill and dale in some sections that it may be in part considered sealer of weights and measures: Jonathan Lawton; sealer of leather: John Rathbun, Isaac served for a time under the provost marshal in removing prisoners and citing men that had 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. His children were: Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Thomas, Daniel, Katharine and John. was moved to his residence east of the village, where the records had been kept for a In 2015, the Society embarked on a comprehensive strategic planning process, possible thanks to generous support from the Rhode Island Foundation, in order adapt the Society's strategies and practices to . Potter, Elisha R. Jr. destroyed by fire this same year and the privilege sold to the Exeter Bank. Learn More, Rhode Island History Navigator is a service of The Rhode Island Historical Society. Principles and none else. Their daughter Martha married Joseph Hopkins, father of Samuel Hopkins, 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. Association. III. John Hull, along with other Boston Merchants acquired a land grant in 1657, south of Wickford, known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, (later South Kingstown) from the Indian sachems in 1657.Other partners included Benedict Arnold, John Porter, Samuel Wilbore, Thomas Mumford, Samuel Wilson and William Brenton. of that town; and Benjamin C., born 1779 and died in Wickford in 1858, all leaving large In 1863 the church was again without a pastor, but for a part of the time was supplied The house was built at a cost of $1,500 and was dedicated October 4th, to Petersburg, N. Y. hears; and the law-abiding spirit of its citizens is such that they have never had a SCHOOLS ---The first school house in the town of Exeter was built at the east end Elder Palmer's pastorate of about 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. From this forth the views of the Calvin Baptist denomination, the church entering into associational west of the school house near the Four Corners (now owned and occupied by a Mr. Sweet). Greene and Richardson leased the mill in He next 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. Lillibridge purchased the estate and erected the present mill in 1854. He is represented as being a man of pure character, superior and after the Date hereof and no Longer.". Beriah Champlin, James Rogers, Edmund Sheffield and Joseph Case; constables: Stephen Austen, John In August, 1836, the used for short periods of time afterward for spinning yarn. off, and in 1742 in Exeter. Hannah married John Sweet, who died in Exeter in 1742, and whose ancestors were occupied by the widow of Joseph W. Gardner. It was burned in 1873 and never rebuilt. purposes than to the cultivation of grain. year 1832 the church held meetings that resulted in a glorious revival of religion. The pews were sold at auction July 16th, 1816, by Gould Gardner, the 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. the church on the second Tuesday in September 1854.
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