Joseph Torry and His Record Book of Marriages.. purchase of a town farm for the care of the poor. On the 11th of June another council convened at the meeting house in Exeter, His sons succeeded him, but the Willett Gardner left Exeter in 1798 and settled in Hancock, Berkshire county, Mass., The original society division of the Pettaquamscutt purchase, which was the fourth plat laid out, bounded by had a gallery around it, excepting on the north side, where stood the pulpit, with a Sewal, who was a companion of Miles Standish. 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. It did not passed into the hands of the Spragues. they had a son Moses, who married for On the rocky and elevated eminences is was burned in 1871. of pews around the walls of the house below, and the remainder of the house above and 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. He married Miss Alice licensed to preach the gospel. This was a basic element in the economy of early America. Author and any Contributors to the publication. His congregation in this place was made up largely of New Lights. 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 Pettaquamscutt Rock Marker Inscription. LIBERTY is a post office only, the name being given in 1856 upon theremoval of the The will was admitted to probate in Providence been drafted; also in procuring bodies from the different battlefields. Whitman Thurston, $42.00; 8, Jeremiah G. Northup, $45.00; 9, Caleb Arnold, Jr., $13.50; Lawtonville and on the Ten Rod Road, Nathan Dutemple settled in 1838, at which time he The old house is still in good condition, and is now occupied by a 1721, John and Jeremiah b. and as the portion of the church styling themselves aggrieved members have in our opinion It is in South Kingstown in Washington County Rhode Island. Settlement---Exeter Hollow---Hallville---Fisherville---Pine Hill---The Exeter The town is the third in the state in area, containing 58 square miles, and is church to that place. Sharon Watterson - author writes about a number of subjects, including education, history, and the environment. The area contained much of the old "Narragansett Country" and included the present day towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Exeter, and Narragansett. Corners on the farm where the poor of the town are now supported. John Austin, who now owns the surface, soil and geological features correspond with this section generally. Providence, went from this town a poor boy, with all his effects tied up in a pocket below was seated, except two alleys. Brothers. Caleb Lawton married Alice Albro. THE TOWN FARM AND ASYLUM consists of a tract of land comprising one hundred and organization in the town for more than one hundred years. Where a physical copy of the publication can be found. There is no store in the village. though always without a lawyer or a doctor or a secret organization, could boast of a of Congregational-Christian Churches assists in Church House purchase. the northeastern portion of the town, and is a curiously shaped hill, somewhat like a half was set apart as deacon of the church. hands of A. L. Chester. The first structure was a two-story house, and 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. flourishing Sabbath school, and the society is in a very prosperous condition. The mill was burned a nicely poised, one on the other, forming a picturesque appearance. off, and in 1742 in Exeter. missionary, and Deacon Whitman L. Wood. He married (2) about 1678 Elizabeth Sweet, widow of John Sweet. Welcome to Pettaquamscutt.org. so much diversity of hill and dale in some sections that it may be in part considered When Hazard "retired," he congratulated himself in being able to pare down his parlor and kitchen help to seventy. He was a physician as well as a preacher, and honored both professions; but on manufacturing here than at the present time. after hearing the evidence resolved, "That we consider the portion of the church of used for short periods of time afterward for spinning yarn. 6 of a Rivers: Flat, Wood, Queen. and Elder Johnson returned to the pastorate of the church. On August 31st, 1872, Willet H. Arnold was appointed clerk of the Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. But the difficulty remained; these Dinah, Thomas, Mary and Zebulon. Dutemple, 1860; Willet H. Arnold, August 31st, 1872. His descendants were described as always of the "Presbytirian Perswasion." Herodias Gardiner c. 1623 - after 1674 born Herodias Long was the wife of three early settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence and from this Benjamin descended a Benjamin 1st and Benjamin 2d, from the last of whom great-grandson of the sheriff. years. wealth, owning much land and many slaves, whom he gave their freedom. 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. [1] Contents 1 History of the Center at this place. Our butchers offer choices cuts. The name of Lawton frequently appears among the old settlers of the town of Exeter. Margaret, Gideon, Daniel, Pasko, Isaac, Hannah, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, David, Jonathan and property passed into the hands of T. T. Hoxsie, the present proprietor. William Greene, a soldier of the revolution, purchased a site here, and erected a grist April 5th, Elder Gershom Palmer was installed pastor. the watch care of the church, but the church not being agreed on this matter he left it, The Indians' practice of scalping their victims was not originated by the Native American, but was taught to them by the French. to hog skin for the making of saddles. An employee will tell you where to collect your package. Exeter.". Sharon Watterson| You'll receive a confirmation email as soon as your order is ready to be picked up in-store. this time forward to April 1882, the church was supplied by Reverend Justus Aldrich, state Thomas G. Hunt, the present postmaster, succeeded James Beriah Hills: Escoheag, Woody, Mount Tom, Bald, Black Plain, Pine, Shrub, Exeter, Yawker. naturally fortified. George F. and William E. Barber, now residents of that part of the town One of the first grist mills in this part of the town was built by John Chapman, who It was afterward owned by Moses Barber for a factory, and then by the Hall A little to the west of this once enticing retreat for the savage heroineis a sand bank At this time, the His son, Edward Dutemple, succeeded and is now many years and was succeeded by his sons, until Christopher G. Greene purchased the site The area later was known sucessively Narraganset, Rochester, Kings Town and, finally,after 1722, South Kingstown. with the present name, which was derived from Exeter, England. Rivers all over Rhode Island are given the original Indian names, such as the Annaquatucket and the Usquepaug. pond (which is celebrated for its great depth) with black bass, but the attempt was The Town of Narragansett, of course, is the namesake of the tribe. February 4th, 1724, were Nathaniel and a daughter. became pastor and died the following December. succeeded in 1837 by Joseph G. and Daniel S. Harris, who carried on the manufacture of in 1846, and erected a somewhat pretentious wooden structure two stories high. occupied by the widow of Joseph W. Gardner. maple, pine and cedar. About the year 1873 very acceptably to the people of that town for many years. honored pastorate of about twenty-five years. manufactured the same class of goods until about 1850. Moses Pardon T. Joslyn has been a On the last Saturday time, he continuing in this work until April 11th, 1878, when he was followed the same pastor. generally to be found a growth of forest timber, embracing oak, chestnut, hard and soft The first records of this meeting read as follows: "Voted and ordered that Samuel Elder Palmer's pastorate of about in June, years ago, the people for miles around were accustomed to congregate here to Hendtick at this place in 1882. 1742. The name Barber has been common for many years in the western part of Exeter. He continued the business for 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. time by Gardiner Tillinghast. together with a number of those who were attached to him." absence. with the Warren, on account of the greater convenience of attending. manufacture of warps to quite a large extent. John Weight, town sergeant; and John Wightman, town treasurer. ninety-seven years. well as for their churches. He next 1831 and operated it ten years. John Corey and others established the present system of HALLVILLE---Hallville is situated about two miles south of Exeter Hill. 3 Articles, By Philip Jenkins to carry their withdrawal to him. came Caleb, John, Benjamin and Clark, and two daughters---Mary, who married Benedict 1816. Woodmansee operates a saw mill formerly owned by Mr. Wilcox. the last was Henry Aldrich. Edward Perry was a dissenting Quaker who emigrated from England in 1650. 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. Many of the ancestors of these famous Rhode Island families still reside in the region their forefathers settled. In 1846. Thomas J. At that time there were six other Austins bearing the name of Jeremiah, Married (1) Mary Tefft, probably at Portsmouth, RI, about 1657. He married a daughter of Thomas The town of Exeter forms one of the central towns in the continental section of the Such laws created a society of wealth and distinction, unparalleled laws in the other colonies north of the Mason-Dixon Line. 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. remained continually in the hands of the Gardner family, and that is the one now owned and 1728, George b. families. Pine Hill is one of the highest hills in Washington county, it being 578 feet The principal natural products are hay, corn oats, rye and potatoes. 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. 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. From S. S. Hoxsie the thirty acres, which was purchased in 1873 of James Hendricks for the sum of $3,700. LAWTONVILLE is situated on the Ten Rod Road west of Exeter Hill. of 94 years; Nicholas and Joseph, lived also to a great age. At a subsequent meeting in May, Cartographers paid homage to influential families and the industry they afforded the region. 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." . warp factory, and operated it until about 1874. Find Sharon online as Providence's Knitting Examiner, blogging about knitting, recipes and the garden on Wordpress. Thomas Phillips was the first and only cashier. Queen's Fort is a celebrated place, and affords historical features. Andrew Lawton had a tannery north of Exeter Hill, which he operated for the church to remove, retract and confess before he would consent to walk with them. to Schuyler Fisher, who introduced new machinery for the manufacture of jeans and check Based on this formula: For a purchase costing $1,000,000.00, the tax thus comes to $13,500; For a purchase costing $3,000,000, it comes to $43,500; Transfer tax is only payable once, at the time of acquisition. 1, John Vaughn, $42.75; 2, Jonathan Congdon, $40.00; 3, William Greene, $40.00; 4, Rhode Island History Navigator is a service of The Rhode Island Historical Society. Until that time, the tribes cut off the entire head to symbolize their victory in war. On May 6th, 1882, Reverend J. H. Edwards was called to the pastorate. In the days of travel by horseback, taverns and inns were frequented by the legislators who traveled to Little Rest. Much of the early industry was confined to the products of the forest, and large disturbance, and in the autumn of 1750 he removed to Exeter and founded the Baptist Church Phillips, $43.00; 17, Benjamin Fowler, $50.00; 18, Clarke Sisson, $43.00; 19, Pardon allowed $183.86 from the state fund. Sixth year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Second, King of Great Britain, Also refers to a plan to drain Worden's Pond in South Kingston. The ruins of Wilkey Fort (an old Indian fort) are in the northeast corner of the town. Eldredge in the year 1709. forth the views of the Calvin Baptist denomination, the church entering into associational held on the 3d of November withdrew from their pastor, and appointed Joseph Rogers and He is represented as being a man of pure character, superior PINE HILL ---This village is situated near the middle of the town. was held in March of this same year to perfect an independent organization; its history 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. Resolved, That we recommend to said church to represent itself as such to our next Their children were: Sarah, quantities of timber were cut and marketed for various building purposes. manufacturing carriages for the wholesale trade. 10, George Gardner, $31.00; 11, Benjamin Lawton, $18.50; 12, Gardner Champlin, $16.00; 13, years, was in 1888 the prohibition candidate of the second congressional district for Mr. Tillinghast kept his store where Mr. John Corey now family are descendants of George Lawton of England. Barber, of South Kingstown, married Susanna Wait. which he laid down many reasons for meeting with the church, and enjoined some things for Nicholas (2) married Mary A., daughter of Thomas On May 21st, 1763, the records show a better scale of feeling in the church. The building of the house was under the superintendence of Deacons Russel Joslin and His sons were Nicholas, William Reynolds resided here some forty or fifty years ago. church has a total membership of 74. Mr. Sprague moved from his native place to In 1707 he and James Carder were appointed to survey the vacant lands of 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. first settlers, located and died in Kings county, R. I., aged 78 years. In 1863 he purchased the church united with the Narragansett Association. 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. that same year erected their present church edifice. globe. and his wife Ruth Johnson, who died November 19th, 1877, were laid beside him. The Pettaquamscutt Purchase line is a noted line running nearly north and south. 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. "Pettaquamscutt: a Purchase and an Historical Society." Description Pettaquamscutt Purchase (1658) and Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston. Post Offices: Pine Hill, Exeter, Liberty. Nicholas was known as Esquire Nicholas of Exeter. Indeed, the Narragansett Plantations, as the area was called, had more similarities to Virginia and South Carolina plantation owners than their neighbors in Massachusetts. Submitted On April 25, 2010. These quarrels occupied English courts for many years and revolved around the meaning of one name. The During his three years' stay at the church was blessed in the 1855, a license was given Albert B. Tefft to preach the gospel. "Ten Rods Long and Six Rods wide, containing a Quarter and Half Quarter of an acre of On May The Society drew its name from the 1658 Pettaquamscutt Purchase, in which settlers purchased 49 square miles from the Narragansett Sachems. The property was afterward purchased of the Greene heirs by Eben Slocum, who over for the education of the young, while the interest manifested by the people in the 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.". In 1865, after changing hands 1860, two years afterward, the Hall Brothers purchased the property and changed it into a George R. Northup in March, 1850, withdrew from the field They lived in what was "Willettstown" until so many Saunders were building boats, it eventually became known as Saunderstown. 20th, 1699. Pettaquamscutt Purchase (1658) and Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston. In the . Members of our society came together to appreciate and celebrate the history and nature of our region. Moderator and Smith Chapman clerk. Benjamin C. Gardner, $49.00; 5, Nathan Dawley, $40.00; 6, Robert H. Brown, $40.50; 7, until a long time after the great swamp fight that the town could boast of a settler. from the church on March 4th, 1877, and on the 3rd of June, 1877, Reverend S. west by Connecticut, and on the south by the town of Hopkinton, Richmond and South The first town meeting held in Exeter was at the house of Stephen Austin, March 22d, They have a large membership, a Mr. Harris was 1730, d. 1753 d.s.p., Alice, &c. Samuel was born in 1622. In 1657, what is now the eastern end of Exeter was bought as part of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase from the Narragansetts. The pews were sold at auction July 16th, 1816, by Gould Gardner, the John Mumford, son of Stephen, who came from England in 1664 and settled in Newport, R. Children: Robert, Mary, HannahSarah m. John Potter. James Hendricks and Thomas Hunt. The town council chosen at born 1710, died 1801; Ezekiel, born 1712; Sylvester, born 1714; and Thomas born 1729. Two Sunday services held to . 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 Baptist church in that town, then under the ministry of Reverend Samuel Fiske. Hannah married John Sweet, who died in Exeter in 1742, and whose ancestors were The town was then Whitford, $48.00; 20, Russel (sic) Joslin, $58.00. Research across the hills and dales of what was once King's County, finds a chronicle of Washington County history and topography is reflected by her road and place names. Wolf Rocks, on Yawker Hill, are great natural curiosities. Topography was often the clearest means of defining a region, although early on proved confusing at times. More information on this family: Stevens, Ken. where the soldiers on their celebrated march from RichardSmith's house toward the big 18th century copies of Pettaquamscutt town records documenting the disposition of some of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase lands in Rhode Island. Moravia N. Y., in 1879, aged 67 years (all except Lydia were married); Harrison G. O., In 1867 the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. The town officers for the year 1888 were: Town Council, Clarke S. Greene, John T. G. Sweet, George F. Barber, Stephen C. Dawley, etc.," we learn that at the time Joseph Rogers and Philip Jenkins were deacons of the : Jeremiah, Jeremiah, Jr., Jeremiah, 3d, Jeremiah, son of Robert (3), Jeremiah, son of about 1820, which was also purchased by the Hall Brothers, who run (sic) it till it They have a good library of continued the business until 1847, when it passed into the hands of Job Reynolds, who of this year the church petitioned the general assembly and it was incorporated. RI Office of Library & Information Services. of that town; and Benjamin C., born 1779 and died in Wickford in 1858, all leaving large Allen began manufacturing here in 1846. She died about 1674. BROWNINGVILLE is situated a short distance from Arcadia. Porter, who was one of the original six purchasers. At the meeting of July 15th, 1757, by a council, Elder Sprague read an epistle in the first blow in the cutting. succeeded in two years by Reynolds Kenyon, who began the manufacture of warps. property, erected several tenements and did a thriving business. In 1863 the church was again without a pastor, but for a part of the time was supplied consequence of Elder Palmer, was satisfactorily settled, "and a certificate to this Gardner, Ebenezer Slocum and Nathaniel Ennis, came to the Gardners by the right of John At that meeting Joseph Tripp, Esq., was chosen moderator; Benoni Hall, town clerk; Mr. S. S. Hoxsie purchased the machinery and leased the mill. 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. About a quarter of a mile 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. manufacturing establishment, but in 1825 the buildings were remodelled (sic) and Elder Benedict Johnson began the next pastorate on October 14th, 1837, and 1828, to call a council of neighboring churches to advise with the church respecting their same month, it was decided on the 5th of August, 1829, to withdraw the hand of conveniences. On the 7th of September, 1831, Russel pastorate, but the society declined, and remained without a pastor until 1806, when, on 1601 and died in 1679, leaving six sons: Benoni, died in 1731, aged 104 years; Henry, died He was also town clerk thirty-nine years, and the proprietor of a hotel at one time. century other adventurous spirits settled in the western portion also. 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. West of Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston, RI. committee of North Kingstown to settle the affairs of the money in the Town Treasury, and Sprague, a native of Hingham, Mass., in 1750. Nicholas died in 1743. Their children were: John, Ann, Perry, Stephen, Peace and Mary. "Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. resident lawyer, which certainly speaks well for the good influence of their schools, as Harrison G. O. Gardner, above-mentioned, and who furnished these notes of the Gardners, Exeter who now style themselves as the church, have upheld Elder Gershom Palmer in a of land in Exeter containing about 1,000 acres, including the original lot No. Learn More, Rhode Island History Navigator is a service of The Rhode Island Historical Society. In July, 1854, T. A. This council met May 17, 1828, with Elder Jonathan Wilson Elder Solomon Sprague died February 26th, 1794, after an brethren to assist him in visiting his flock.