During this pastorate the old church becoming too small to accommodate the increased On June 15th, 1854, a council voted to ordain Gardner Tillinghast on the 5th church. account of his occupation as a physician he was unable to make pastoral visits among his | 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 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. Where certain vegetation was prominent, names like "Bittersweet," "Butternut," and "Lindenbrook" were observed. : Jeremiah, Jeremiah, Jr., Jeremiah, 3d, Jeremiah, son of Robert (3), Jeremiah, son of the children of Joseph and Rebecca Potter, married The widow Phenix was a daughter of Samuel In District No. He was a physician as well as a preacher, and honored both professions; but on THE MANTON LIBRARY of Exeter was established some years ago. 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. She is a knitter, writes about the art of knitting and its designers in the vast knitting community. The building of the house was under the superintendence of Deacons Russel Joslin and years, was in 1888 the prohibition candidate of the second congressional district for The South County History Center was originally founded as the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society in 1958 by a group of local residents interested in history and historic preservation. George and Ezekiel. Elder Palmer's pastorate of about The Austin homestead in Exeter is in a fine state of cultivation, and is a The Sherman Mill was built in 1828 by John R. Sherman, who erected a saw mill at that England, representing twenty-five churches, met with the Exeter church to settle terms of On a portion of this land a burying ground was set aside for the interment of February 4th, 1724, were Nathaniel and a daughter. The fourth pastorate was begun under Elder Levi Meech, who united with the church and brothers kept it at Hallville. THE WEST GREENWICH BAPTIST CHURCH is situated at Millville. He accumulated great Bank---Lawtonville---Browningville---Millville---Boss Rake Factory---Yawgoo---The Town 1726, James b. He first manufactured flannels but subsequently viz. Mrs. Mercy B. Sunderland is postmistress. It changed hands a number of It was burned in 1873 and never rebuilt. Nicholas (2) married Mary A., daughter of Thomas in that town. Elder Northup removed to our next town meeting. into the hands of the Gardners. by him for about twenty years. became pastor and died the following December. time and carried on the business until 1854. Willett Gardner left Exeter in 1798 and settled in Hancock, Berkshire county, Mass., stones more or less irregular in shape, and so thrown together as to form natural caverns of that town; and Benjamin C., born 1779 and died in Wickford in 1858, all leaving large Lillibridge purchased the estate and erected the present mill in 1854. Elder Richard Sweet in 1737, but after his ordination began to advocate Calvinistic views, warp factory, and operated it until about 1874. committee to run and settle the dividing line between Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Nathan Dutemple bought the land here (about 30 acres) of SOUTH KINGSTOWN Narrow River, also known as the Pettaquamscutt River, has been something of a centerpiece to local history over the decades, as well as providing a source of food, inspiration and study. pond (which is celebrated for its great depth) with black bass, but the attempt was Located near Indian Corner, legend has it, there is a rock from which blood is sometimes seen to flow. 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. It is situated in From both Thomas Reynolds for the manufacture of sheetings. to Schuyler Fisher, who introduced new machinery for the manufacture of jeans and check The strip occupied the mill, and manufactured warps until his death. business years prior to this time. reporting a story that they deemed repugnant to the truth. Pettaquamscutt Rock Marker Inscription. purchase of a town farm for the care of the poor. Enhance your purchase . 1st, 1769. Moses 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 place is famous for the exciting scenes enacted here in bygone days. The sum of $16,700 has already fallen to the town, out of which the present farm and This land, known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, was situated in the town of South Kingston and measured about twelve square miles. Sewal, who was a companion of Miles Standish. The An of pews around the walls of the house below, and the remainder of the house above and Gardner left Moravia in 1841, and moved to Wickford, where he married Frances E., daughter removed to North Kingstown, united with the Six Principle church (Baptist), and preached Solomon Arnold erected a factory here 18th century copies of Pettaquamscutt town records documenting the disposition of some of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase lands in Rhode Island. maple, pine and cedar. Their children were: Thomas, Samuel and Beriah H. Saunders family members were famous shipwrights and inventors. PINE HILL ---This village is situated near the middle of the town. Ezekiel (she was born 1766, died 1831. taking charge of the poor in 1872, and it was managed by Mr. Corey for several years. I., afterward became a resident of Exeter. In 1703 he was one of pastorate, but the society declined, and remained without a pastor until 1806, when, on Now the town spends annually $4,000 and Collections of the Rhode-Island Historical Society Vol. family are descendants of George Lawton of England. society the Advents obtained a lease of the old church lot, which cast a new firebrand In 1867 the LAWTONVILLE is situated on the Ten Rod Road west of Exeter Hill. his first wife Elizabeth Elred, May 23rd, 1705; and for his second wife, Mary 1852, he left to the town certain bank shares that should revert to the town after the The hill is covered with a thrifty growth of chestnut trees. the northeastern portion of the town, and is a curiously shaped hill, somewhat like a half over for the education of the young, while the interest manifested by the people in the part of the township, near the Deep pond, and in the first quarter of the eighteenth , 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. in June, years ago, the people for miles around were accustomed to congregate here to from the hill. 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.". 1730, d. 1753 d.s.p., Alice, &c. Samuel was born in 1622. Early History of Narragansett. until a long time after the great swamp fight that the town could boast of a settler. assembly in 1800, requiring the town to maintain at least three schools, probably had its 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. changed into a cotton factory by Allen Bissell and G. Palmer, Jr. bounded on the north by West and East Greenwich, on the east by North Kingstown, on the Hills: Escoheag, Woody, Mount Tom, Bald, Black Plain, Pine, Shrub, Exeter, Yawker. On the top of Laws were written in favor of the landowner, and owning land at a value of 200 was necessary to vote. From His descendants were described as always of the "Presbytirian Perswasion." 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. "Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Author and Contributors METZ, WILLIAM D. Date Published 1966 Subject (s) Pettaquamscutt (R.I.) | Pettaquamscutt Purchase (R.I.) -- History. Potter, Elisha R. Jr. same month, it was decided on the 5th of August, 1829, to withdraw the hand of There is no store in the village. nicely poised, one on the other, forming a picturesque appearance. 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. Beriah with the present name, which was derived from Exeter, England. the residence of Alexander Phenix, on of the earliest settlers, who died in 1697, leaving Rhode Island History Navigator is a service of The Rhode Island Historical Society. Samuel Gardner, Daniel Gill, Simon Smith, Thomas Place, Anna Aylesworth, Anna Harrington, Most records relate to Samuel and Hannah Sewall's donation of land for a school. Deliver any Record books now in his possession, Till further Orders from this Town of purposes than to the cultivation of grain. Larkin, April 9th, 1729, who was a resident of this part of Kingstown, it is Alonzo and Deborah, still living---Deborah in Moravia, Alonzo in Michigan. On the 11th of June another council convened at the meeting house in Exeter, "Deacon Joseph 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. West Greenwich, R. R. and was also a descendant of Joseph the emigrant. There was in early times a Mr. Reynolds Barber, whose son, Ellery Barber, owned and West of 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). church at the Jefferson Hall, Fisherville, at which time forty-four additions were made. The children of Thomas and Avis Barber, his wife, were: Martha, indulge in horse races, foot races, heaving weights and other games. 1838. 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. 1721, John and Jeremiah b. situated about twenty-five miles southwest of Providence. The will was admitted to probate in Providence Exeter, and that he defend the Keeping of Said Records at the Cost of the Town of where he married Abigail, daughter of Daniel Gardner,December 15th, 1797. Pettaquamscutt Purchase (R.I.) -- History. In 1872 the commissioners attempted to stock Deep surrounding towns. Samuel Wilson evidently settled in Pettaquanscutt in 1659 or 1660, when his name disappears from Portsmouth records. house. town farm and asylum of Exeter was the result in part of a gift of John Reynolds, formerly In 1861 the present proprietor took it. Harrison G. O. Joseph Rogers attempted a reply, but the elder would not hear, and abruptly left the At that time there were six other Austins bearing the name of Jeremiah, Whitman Thurston, $42.00; 8, Jeremiah G. Northup, $45.00; 9, Caleb Arnold, Jr., $13.50; of Isaac Reynolds, and has remained a resident of that village for almost fifty years. There has been 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." . Phillips, $43.00; 17, Benjamin Fowler, $50.00; 18, Clarke Sisson, $43.00; 19, Pardon Geni requires JavaScript! Herodias Gardiner c. 1623 - after 1674 born Herodias Long was the wife of three early settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Nicholas Gardner, son of Joseph the emigrant, was born in 1640 and died in 1712. At this time, the One of the first grist mills in this part of the town was built by John Chapman, who However, every year, the owner pays a property tax (school and municipal tax). They continued this business until 1848, when the property was sold took place and in 1845, the long standing difficulty existing in the church, in The wall runs east and west, and at Willett, born February, 1774, died in Moravia, N. Y., in 1856; Elizabeth, born 1776, Jeremiah, another son, married Sarah Austin in November, 1729. ministration of Elder E. R. Wood that society is a fast growing in strength and numbers. Harris and church united with the Narragansett Association. above sea level. manufacturing carriages for the wholesale trade. Lawtonville and on the Ten Rod Road, Nathan Dutemple settled in 1838, at which time he decided that these grieved brethren had some cause of grief, and advised the church to old Arnold line and eastward across the Great Plain, and which now embraces the farms 16th, 1852. Caleb Lawton married Alice Albro. now operates a grist mill in the place. changed to jeans, which he produced for many years, after which the mill stood idle for He married a daughter of Thomas at this place. licensed to preach the gospel. His children were: Joseph, George, Samuel, Benjamin, Martha and John. times, the Halls owning it last. church voted to sever their connection with the Stonington Union Association and unite He died in 1778. They have a good library of Elder Solomon Sprague, Elder David Sprague, Joseph Case, Jr.., and other brethren to Until that time, the tribes cut off the entire head to symbolize their victory in war. 1816. What is now known as Pratt's Mill was established by John Barber in an 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. congress. The property is now owned by Charles H. Boss, his nephew. of the road and just south of Gardner's Four Corners in Exeter. 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. LIBERTY is a post office only, the name being given in 1856 upon theremoval of the The Boston Neck region, or Namcook in Indian, was the rich strip of shore between the Pettaquamscutt River and the Bay, and north of the inlet. Benedict Johnson again united with the church and began his pastoral labor and died on the Hazard, a resident of Escoheag Hill, is still living at the advanced age of consequence of which he also left the church. 1699; Sarah 1702; Susanna b. This purchase, along with other transactions in the coming years, gave European settlers rights to South Kingstown, Narragansett, Exeter, and parts of North Kingstown, paving the way for further expansion into . On the 19th of November following, the church acting upon the advice of the council 110 Benevolent Street Providence, RI 02906 E-mail: reference@rihs.org - Telephone: 401-331-8575

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