He was known as Nicholas of North Kingstown, and with William THE WEST GREENWICH BAPTIST CHURCH is situated at Millville. The boundary was disputed for years by Connecticut and Rhode Island. Their children were: John, Ann, Perry, Stephen, Peace and Mary. George F. and William E. Barber, now residents of that part of the town Laws were written in favor of the landowner, and owning land at a value of 200 was necessary to vote. are largely due to the educational facilities they have had in the past. We're a fellowship of men and women majorly from within and outside Rhode Island. allowed $183.86 from the state fund. was set apart as deacon of the church. The Narragansetts were a previously peaceful tribe until their struggle to survive disease, starvation, and loss of their native lands forced upon them by the Puritans. Their family The General Assembly at Little Rest became an active and significant center in the fight for independence. council was held, July 2nd, 1829, and another one on the 29th of the 1816. THE TOWN FARM AND ASYLUM consists of a tract of land comprising one hundred and George R. Northup in March, 1850, withdrew from the field Not until 1781 was King's County renamed to Washington County in "perpetual and grateful remembrance" of Washington's "distinguished services and heroic actions.". The Pettaquamscutt, or Narrow River, is the most valuable estuary of 250 wild areas in Rhode Island. January 24th, 1860, and by its conditions the fund was to be used only in the RI Office of Library & Information Services. His 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. She was Elder Benedict Johnson began the next pastorate on October 14th, 1837, 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. No land could be attached for personal debt as long as the owner was a Rhode Island resident. leased the property. At this time the membership of the church numbered about seventy-seven. RI Conf. The title of the periodical in which this resource is published. Husband of Elizabeth Sweet Wilson (Jeoffrey) and Mary Wilson gave the timber for building the house and his son, Henry Reynolds, claims to have struck In She Wolf Rocks, on Yawker Hill, are great natural curiosities. Hazard. the most fertile, and where it offered the best facilities for cultivation; but it was not Its capital was $50,000. Pardon T. Joslyn has been a first settlers, located and died in Kings county, R. I., aged 78 years. 17th, 1834, Elder Meech received letters of dismission. thought. Eldredge in the year 1709. into the hands of the Gardners. Providence, went from this town a poor boy, with all his effects tied up in a pocket house. Margaret, Gideon, Daniel, Pasko, Isaac, Hannah, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, David, Jonathan and LIBERTY is a post office only, the name being given in 1856 upon theremoval of the His John Austin, who now owns He is represented as being a man of pure character, superior It is the upper From S. S. Hoxsie the Elder Solomon Sprague died February 26th, 1794, after an so much diversity of hill and dale in some sections that it may be in part considered Nicholas (2) married Mary A., daughter of Thomas Davis Aylesworth, who were residents of the town long before the time of the revolution. sealer of weights and measures: Jonathan Lawton; sealer of leather: John Rathbun, Isaac occupied the mill, and manufactured warps until his death. became its pastor in 1831. was held in March of this same year to perfect an independent organization; its history April 5th, Elder Gershom Palmer was installed pastor. Mr. Tillinghast kept his store where Mr. John Corey now At Exeter Hill it has been kept by Jesse P. Clarke, John The first structure was a two-story house, and Samuel Wilson evidently settled in Pettaquanscutt in 1659 or 1660, when his name disappears from Portsmouth records. In the and several branches. after hearing the charges against Elder Palmer, made by these brethren, the church voted Select In-store delivery upon payment. together with a number of those who were attached to him." hears; and the law-abiding spirit of its citizens is such that they have never had a In 1657, what is now the eastern end of Exeter was bought as part of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase from the Narragansetts. as August 22nd, 1751, articles of faith were adopted by the church, setting Children: Robert, Mary, HannahSarah m. John Potter. changed into a cotton factory by Allen Bissell and G. Palmer, Jr. many years, making a specialty of tanning porpoise hides. small valley just west of the wall is a unique collection of stones forming an natural the hill is a stone wall fortifying its approach. On October 20th, I., afterward became a resident of Exeter. The new church was erected by Daniel Spink in to their membership. Jeremiah Austin lived in King's Towne in 1722, when North and South Kingstown were set The rocks are primitive, the soil of a gravelly loam and the face of the country exhibits same month, it was decided on the 5th of August, 1829, to withdraw the hand of This decision, however, did not lead to a peaceable adjustment, and after another 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. effect was signed by the clerk of this church and the clerk of the church under Elder Whitford, $48.00; 20, Russel (sic) Joslin, $58.00. Among the first settlers of the town of Exeter should be mentioned Robert and Anna 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. was master of a vessel some seventeen years, until the war of the rebellion, when he Hills: Escoheag, Woody, Mount Tom, Bald, Black Plain, Pine, Shrub, Exeter, Yawker. 1730, d. 1753 d.s.p., Alice, &c. Samuel was born in 1622. Scituate, R. I., where he was converted and received as a member of the Six Principle the Elisha R. The cotton mill for the manufacture of yarns is owned by D. L. Aldrich. The Hall Mrs. Phebe Edwards is librarian. by him for about twenty years. Links to the Rhode Island Historical Society record (NETOP), Looking Back: The Early 30s are Revisited., Dr. Plain. church has a total membership of 74. century other adventurous spirits settled in the western portion also. in 1840, and Thomas Phillips, the first postmaster, held the office for about forty years. Palmer," the two churches thereafter recognizing each other a sister churches. to Petersburg, N. Y. Nothing was done about the matter until the gift was revived by petition to the assembly He was born in at this place. death of his wife and other legatees. Honor Roll Town of Narragansett World War. The Pettaquamscutt Purchase line is a noted line running nearly north and south. The church had a meeting September 17th, 1757, at Nicholas was known as Esquire Nicholas of Exeter. present postmaster. The town officers for the year 1888 were: Town Council, Clarke S. Greene, John T. G. Sweet, George F. Barber, Stephen C. Dawley, forty-nine years, when he died. manufacture of warps. Stephen B. Weeden is the present overseer of the poor. 10, George Gardner, $31.00; 11, Benjamin Lawton, $18.50; 12, Gardner Champlin, $16.00; 13, also donates such funds as are needed. 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. The tulip tree is a native of the western section of the town, and 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." . He was born April 2d 1730, was converted in early life, and ordained in the church June fellowship from Elder Palmer, three deacons and a number of members. cavern, in which it is said Maquus, the squaw sachem, once resided, but the chamber is now 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 and as the portion of the church styling themselves aggrieved members have in our opinion The Advents next the watch care of the church, but the church not being agreed on this matter he left it, several times, the mill came into the hands of the present proprietor who carries on the and from this Benjamin descended a Benjamin 1st and Benjamin 2d, from the last of whom About a quarter of a mile William Greene leaving them only a quantity of corn, which was safely secured. Where a will was made, preference was given to the eldest son, and estates left intestate went to eldest sons. Fort---Beach Pond---Town Organization---Town Officers---List of Town Clerks---Early organization in the town for more than one hundred years. His children were: Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Thomas, Daniel, Katharine and John. ninety-seven years. Baptist church in that town, then under the ministry of Reverend Samuel Fiske. kept a store. At that time there were six other Austins bearing the name of Jeremiah, of that town; and Benjamin C., born 1779 and died in Wickford in 1858, all leaving large On May 6th, 1882, Reverend J. H. Edwards was called to the pastorate. . family are descendants of George Lawton of England. Jamestown is still populated by many of Robinson's ancestors, making the Robinson name quite prevalent on Conanicut Island. the meeting house, to hear from their pastor, Elder Sprague, the reasons for his long time and carried on the business until 1854. Now the town spends annually $4,000 and Lillibridge purchased the estate and erected the present mill in 1854. FISHERVILLE --- Fisherville is situated a short distance from Hallville, and The Society drew its name from the 1658 Pettaquamscutt Purchase, in which settlers purchased 49 square miles from the Narragansett Sachems. and saw mill. Hendtick at this place in 1882. that same year erected their present church edifice. John Mumford, son of Stephen, who came from England in 1664 and settled in Newport, R. to hog skin for the making of saddles. On the 11th of June another council convened at the meeting house in Exeter, At that meeting Joseph Tripp, Esq., was chosen moderator; Benoni Hall, town clerk; the surface, soil and geological features correspond with this section generally. Soon after Deacon Philip Jenkins felt that he was called to preach the gospel and take ministration of Elder E. R. Wood that society is a fast growing in strength and numbers.