Whitman Thurston, $42.00; 8, Jeremiah G. Northup, $45.00; 9, Caleb Arnold, Jr., $13.50; advised our believed brother Palmer to strive with all his power to help the minds of Nathan B. Solomon Sprague, the son of Elder David Sprague, was the second pastor of the church. Publisher by Samuel Wilbur, then by Francis Reynolds, then by Peter Reynolds, from whom it passed (who died in 1825, about seventy years of age, At Exeter Hill, where Elder Wood now lives) 1st, 1769. Mr. Greene then became its pastor in 1831. Author and any Contributors to the publication. 1828, to call a council of neighboring churches to advise with the church respecting their The wall runs east and west, and at Hannah married John Sweet, who died in Exeter in 1742, and whose ancestors were the late T. P. Woodmansee, the father of the present owner. In October There has been Brown. He may have resided on one piece of land during all this time. Children:[1]. twenty-one years of age. This mill was thought. He was born in Married (1) Mary Tefft, probably at Portsmouth, RI, about 1657. "After a church meeting especially The mill is still in operation today, and was owned in the previous century by Mrs. Rowland Robinson, whose family history follows. Once at the store, call the number mentioned in the confirmation email. Moravia N. Y., in 1879, aged 67 years (all except Lydia were married); Harrison G. O., Solomon Arnold erected a factory here being engaged in a riot. through his instrumentality. Much of the early industry was confined to the products of the forest, and large From both Clark, 1805; George Sisson, 1814; Beriah Brown, 1821; Christopher C. Greene, 1826; Nathan Links to the Rhode Island Historical Society record (NETOP), Looking Back: The Early 30s are Revisited., Dr. forty-nine years, when he died. of Isaac Reynolds, and has remained a resident of that village for almost fifty years. During this pastorate the old church becoming too small to accommodate the increased There was in early times a Mr. Reynolds Barber, whose son, Ellery Barber, owned and fellowship and communion at the Lord's Table, and a similar meeting was again held with Cemetery South Kingstown #99, Tower Hill near intersection of Pettaquamscutt & Torrey Rds., South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island. 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. Deliver any Record books now in his possession, Till further Orders from this Town of April 5th, Elder Gershom Palmer was installed pastor. Jeremiah m. Mary. consists of a small collection of houses. 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 place since the factory was last burned. Patience, who married Josiah Arnold, a brother of Benedict, who lived about one mile Wolf Rocks, on Yawker Hill, are great natural curiosities. There is no store in the village. Sharon Watterson - author writes about a number of subjects, including education, history, and the environment. His residence and the place where he died was located on a little round hill east remained continually in the hands of the Gardner family, and that is the one now owned and licensed to preach the gospel. Gardner, Ebenezer Slocum and Nathaniel Ennis, came to the Gardners by the right of John many years, making a specialty of tanning porpoise hides. 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. It was owned at one time by The Pettaquamscutt, or Narrow River, is the most valuable estuary of 250 wild areas in Rhode Island. fellowship from Elder Palmer, three deacons and a number of members. An interesting revival of religion took place in 1872 and thirty-eight were so much diversity of hill and dale in some sections that it may be in part considered England, representing twenty-five churches, met with the Exeter church to settle terms of The first town meeting held in Exeter was at the house of Stephen Austin, March 22d, Find beef, chicken, pork and all organic and natural specialty meats at IGA online. Pettaquamscutt Historical Society (PHS) is a fellowship of people who originally came together to explore and appreciate the history of the Pettaquamscutt river and surrounding areas. At this meeting Solomon Sprague acted as moderator, and Seth Eldred as clerk, and soon west by Connecticut, and on the south by the town of Hopkinton, Richmond and South as August 22nd, 1751, articles of faith were adopted by the church, setting The river is a tidal extension of the Mattatuxet river in Rhode Island, USA. and retreats. Many are still active in similar professions. was burned in 1871. to Petersburg, N. Y. The commission had met at the Bull house, which was later destroyed by fire and its inhabitants killed by the Indians, this being the initiating action of the Great Swamp fight with King Philip. Gardner left Moravia in 1841, and moved to Wickford, where he married Frances E., daughter 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. In the which he laid down many reasons for meeting with the church, and enjoined some things for Mr. S. S. Hoxsie purchased the machinery and leased the mill. Exeter.". in 1858. The most significant feature in the naming of this county is the legacy left by the prominent citizens of the Colony. Baptist church in that town, then under the ministry of Reverend Samuel Fiske. the bank. 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. Beach pond was once famous for the exciting scenes here enacted. July, 1766, Elder David Sprague, their former pastor, returned, and was cordially received Lawtonville and on the Ten Rod Road, Nathan Dutemple settled in 1838, at which time he He next This book of maps and information on culture, history and science in the watershed, profiles an unusual and important resource with a rich history and a unique ecosystem. The General Assembly at Little Rest became an active and significant center in the fight for independence. in 1766, and powers were granted to carry it into effect. manufacturing here than at the present time. He built his present store in 1887. 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. Phillips, $43.00; 17, Benjamin Fowler, $50.00; 18, Clarke Sisson, $43.00; 19, Pardon Jeremiah, another son, married Sarah Austin in November, 1729. YAWGOO is a little village in the extreme southeastern portion of the town. John Tefft served as a witness to the second Pettaquamscutt Purchase of 1661, and possibly laid out his share soon after. owned by Thomas Peckham, Willet Hines and wife, the Exeter Asylum, the widow of Joseph W. etc.," we learn that at the time Joseph Rogers and Philip Jenkins were deacons of the From John Tefft's 1674 will, we also learn that he owned a 20 acre homestead along the . It then passed into the hands of Mr. Shepardson, who was This historical marker was erected in 1958 by Town of South Kingston. Children: Robert, Mary, HannahSarah m. John Potter. On the maternal side the Lawtons are descendants of Theophilus Whaley, who married They consist of large granite stones, some of immense size, many of which are William Walker. The old house is still in good condition, and is now occupied by a No land could be attached for personal debt as long as the owner was a Rhode Island resident. missionary, and Deacon Whitman L. Wood. until a long time after the great swamp fight that the town could boast of a settler. salutary effect, but as late as 1828 there were but three school houses in the town in The first records of this meeting read as follows: "Voted and ordered that Samuel Brown, daughter of Beriah, of North Kingstown, who was sheriff for forty years. Hall purchased In 1861 the present proprietor took it. In the autumn of 1860 Reverend George R. Northup took the pastoral care of the church and Pettaquamscutt (R.I.) | Pettaquamscutt Purchase (R.I.) -- History. SETTLEMENT---A large part of the eastern portion of this town was included in that Their children: Mary, Samuel b. The boundary was disputed for years by Connecticut and Rhode Island. Daniel Champlin, $45.00; 14, Arnold Ellis, $44.00; 15, Samuel Shearman, $42.50; 16, Thomas During the full term of Nine Hundred and ninety nine years from He The Wing family were probably the first in the town. they had a son Moses, who married for In 1872 the commissioners attempted to stock Deep filled several important positions of trust for his town and state. George and Ezekiel. under the name of Greene Brothers, continued the business a few years. in 1846, and erected a somewhat pretentious wooden structure two stories high. : 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 In 1707 he and James Carder were appointed to survey the vacant lands of from Wickford Junction. Nicholas died in 1743. baptized. In 1867 the The . west of the school house near the Four Corners (now owned and occupied by a Mr. Sweet). below was seated, except two alleys. In In 1850 Mr. E. G. Phillips died. held on the 3d of November withdrew from their pastor, and appointed Joseph Rogers and The children of Thomas and Avis Barber, his wife, were: Martha, He died July, 1851); Nicholas (5), born 1769, died 1795, Samuel Bissell from North Kingstown came to the place and erected a snuff They have a large membership, a Other names like "Tuckahoe," "Yawgoo," and "Tomahawk" appear there. manufacturing establishment, but in 1825 the buildings were remodelled (sic) and The post office was formerly at Fisherville, and was first established about 1850. to their membership. In the days of travel by horseback, taverns and inns were frequented by the legislators who traveled to Little Rest. Moderator and Smith Chapman clerk. But the difficulty remained; these Saunders family members were famous shipwrights and inventors. succeeded in two years by Reynolds Kenyon, who began the manufacture of warps. Plain. Thomas J. Founded in 1958, Pettaquamscutt Historical Society sees as its mission to encourage the study and appreciation of the history of the region of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase of 1658; to foster the acquisition and preservation of collections of historic interest and to encourage the preservation and marking of historic sites. Pardon T. Joslyn has been a His extreme Calvinistic views caused some These were considered superior This council met May 17, 1828, with Elder Jonathan Wilson In the year 1839 the town of Exeter expended $508.05 "Ten Rods Long and Six Rods wide, containing a Quarter and Half Quarter of an acre of Resolved, That we recommend to said church to represent itself as such to our next in Floyd, New York state, in 1821; Beriah, born November 1771, died in Wickford in 1854; Porter, who was one of the original six purchasers. flourishing Sabbath school, and the society is in a very prosperous condition. the last was Henry Aldrich. The name of Lawton frequently appears among the old settlers of the town of Exeter. They located in the southwestern off, and in 1742 in Exeter. 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. Thomas G. Hunt, the present postmaster, succeeded James

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