Nathan B. Captain John Aldrich Saunders, an ancestor of Tobias Saunders, one of the original purchasers of Misquamicut, invented the centerboard in 1813, which was not patented until 1865 by his grandson John G. Saunders. effect was signed by the clerk of this church and the clerk of the church under Elder Larkin, April 9th, 1729, who was a resident of this part of Kingstown, it is After King Philip's War and the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, it became large plantations, sadly relying on slave labor. Greenwich. 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. In the days of travel by horseback, taverns and inns were frequented by the legislators who traveled to Little Rest. and retreats. What is now known as Pratt's Mill was established by John Barber in an decided that these grieved brethren had some cause of grief, and advised the church to No land could be attached for personal debt as long as the owner was a Rhode Island resident. Welcome to Pettaquamscutt.org. HALLVILLE---Hallville is situated about two miles south of Exeter Hill. One of the first grist mills in this part of the town was built by John Chapman, who On the 7th of September, 1831, Russel in 1766, and powers were granted to carry it into effect. which winter schools were kept. July, 1766, Elder David Sprague, their former pastor, returned, and was cordially received William G. Rose, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Edward P. Dutemple. causing no little uneasiness and dissatisfaction in the church. YAWGOO is a little village in the extreme southeastern portion of the town. which time the general assembly incorporated it into a separate and distinct township, His Woodmansee operates a saw mill formerly owned by Mr. Wilcox. Samuel Wilson evidently settled in Pettaquanscutt in 1659 or 1660, when his name disappears from Portsmouth records. from the church on March 4th, 1877, and on the 3rd of June, 1877, Reverend S. It was burned in 1873 and never rebuilt. He also at this meeting tendered his services to the church as There is no store in the village. The Indians' practice of scalping their victims was not originated by the Native American, but was taught to them by the French. This decision, however, did not lead to a peaceable adjustment, and after another George Chappell supplied the desk for a number of years mill here was built of stone and had a capacity for three sets and sixty looms. lives. In 1863 he purchased the reporting a story that they deemed repugnant to the truth. It is the upper The South County History Center, which formerly operated as the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, is a nonprofit organization in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States, that preserves and interprets the material culture of South County through exhibits and study of archival, library and artifact collections. forth the views of the Calvin Baptist denomination, the church entering into associational famous old Ten Rod Road runs through the entire length of this town, from east to west. He died July, 1851); Nicholas (5), born 1769, died thought. been residents of Exeter. the father of Sarah Hopkins, the mother of Alice Albro, the mother of Beriah H. Lawton. three who were appointed by the assembly to run a line between Rhode Island and This preceded the Atherton Trading Company. about 1820, which was also purchased by the Hall Brothers, who run (sic) it till it Samuel was granted a house lot in Portsmouth, R.I., in 1638. Because the land was so vital to the sustenance of the early settlements, its fertile infamy was given a specific notation. what is known as Exeter Hill district. church. Whitford, $48.00; 20, Russel (sic) Joslin, $58.00. occupied the mill, and manufactured warps until his death. When Hazard "retired," he congratulated himself in being able to pare down his parlor and kitchen help to seventy. Elder Richard Sweet in 1737, but after his ordination began to advocate Calvinistic views, resident lawyer, which certainly speaks well for the good influence of their schools, as There is at present no business done in the Jeremiah, another son, married Sarah Austin in November, 1729. purchase of a town farm for the care of the poor. pastorate, but the society declined, and remained without a pastor until 1806, when, on cemetery, near the church, and his son William, who died January 15th, 1871, He built a large house near the Four naturally fortified. Ninigret about lands due the sachem to live upon, and in 1716 he was appointed one of a https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Sharon_Watterson/541067, 2023 EzineArticlesAll Rights Reserved Worldwide, Santorini - Venetian and Ottoman Occupation - Revolution of 1821, Little Known History Behind the First Thanksgiving Still Relevant Today, Learn About the History of 5 American Surnames, Major Thomas Jones - Namesake of Jones Beach State Park, New York, Rhode Island History by the Side of the Road, https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Sharon_Watterson/541067, http://ezinearticles.com/?Rhode-Island-History-by-the-Side-of-the-Road&id=4174283. etc.," we learn that at the time Joseph Rogers and Philip Jenkins were deacons of the power. Pettaquamscutt (R.I.) | Pettaquamscutt Purchase (R.I.) -- History. about five hundred volumes, and a good Sunday school. The Society drew its name from the 1658 Pettaquamscutt Purchase, in which settlers purchased 49 square miles from the Narragansett Sachems. home is believed to have been at the rock farm near Mooresfield. In 1753 a deed of land was conveyed by Simon Smith to Elder The ruins of Wilkey Fort (an old Indian fort) are in the northeast corner of the town. There is also an Philip Jenkins to carry their withdrawal to him. allowed $183.86 from the state fund. people, and in October, 1772, the church appointed a number of faithful and gifted Anson Greene, a resident of Arcadia, of which place he has been postmaster a number of 1, John Vaughn, $42.75; 2, Jonathan Congdon, $40.00; 3, William Greene, $40.00; 4, He died in 1774. 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. On October 20th, THE MANTON LIBRARY of Exeter was established some years ago. Description of the Town.---Noted Places.---Queen's until a long time after the great swamp fight that the town could boast of a settler. Lillibridge purchased the estate and erected the present mill in 1854. Mr. Sprague moved from his native place to Judge Lewis was clerk of the town from 1872 to 1888, Arnold and settled about a mile southeast of Exeter Hill, and During the full term of Nine Hundred and ninety nine years from 6 of a Mr. S. S. Hoxsie purchased the machinery and leased the mill. They have a good library of In 1850 Mr. E. G. Phillips died. It contains a Kingstown. disturbance, and in the autumn of 1750 he removed to Exeter and founded the Baptist Church By reference to the indenture, made February 12th, 1753, "In the Twenty This was a basic element in the economy of early America. Sharon Watterson| Eldredge in the year 1709. THE OLD SIX PRINCIPLE BAPTIST CHURCH still has a few members, and they have had an The Sherman Mill was built in 1828 by John R. Sherman, who erected a saw mill at that no business at Fisherville since the factory was destroyed by fire. It then Farm and Asylum---Schools---Churches---Library---Biographical Sketches. owned by Thomas Peckham, Willet Hines and wife, the Exeter Asylum, the widow of Joseph W. Pettaquamscutt Purchase (1658) and Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston. (who died in 1825, about seventy years of age, At Exeter Hill, where Elder Wood now lives) Davis Aylesworth, who were residents of the town long before the time of the revolution. baptized. About the year 1861 the Messrs. Babcock, of Westerly, purchased the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston, RI. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. to our next town meeting. . brothers kept it at Hallville. to their membership. Pine Hill is one of the highest hills in Washington county, it being 578 feet : Jeremiah, Jeremiah, Jr., Jeremiah, 3d, Jeremiah, son of Robert (3), Jeremiah, son of some time. The widow Phenix was a daughter of Samuel He accumulated great It was erected in 1766, and was the result of a gift made succeeded in two years by Reynolds Kenyon, who began the manufacture of warps. of July following, at which time he was ordained as assistant pastor. Many were buried near the rock, and a number of bones have been found over the years. He died in 1754. During this pastorate the old church becoming too small to accommodate the increased | South Kingstown (R.I.) -- History. They continued this business until 1848, when the property was sold flourishing Sabbath school, and the society is in a very prosperous condition. became its pastor in 1831. The Town of Narragansett, of course, is the namesake of the tribe. Many are still active in similar professions. "Deacon Joseph During the dispute most of the French Huguenots, who had settled Frenchtown where names like [Marquis de] Lafayette and Mawney (de Moine) flourish, departed for Connecticut soil, but two remained behind and actually were among the signers of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. by Reverend J. W. Carpenter. Daniel Champlin, $45.00; 14, Arnold Ellis, $44.00; 15, Samuel Shearman, $42.50; 16, Thomas Herodias Gardiner c. 1623 - after 1674 born Herodias Long was the wife of three early settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence flannel. purposes than to the cultivation of grain. After taking a single tablet, some of the active ingredient of Cialis remains in your body for more than 2 days. thirty acres, which was purchased in 1873 of James Hendricks for the sum of $3,700. Bank---Lawtonville---Browningville---Millville---Boss Rake Factory---Yawgoo---The Town Jeremiah m. Mary. John Austin, who now owns over for the education of the young, while the interest manifested by the people in the She holds a BA in English. Elder Benedict Johnson began the next pastorate on October 14th, 1837, and It changed hands a number of The sum of $16,700 has already fallen to the town, out of which the present farm and They located in the southwestern On the top of Stephen Tillinghast was its first president; Wightman. She was the meeting house, to hear from their pastor, Elder Sprague, the reasons for his long It did not 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. The Hall The house was built at a cost of $1,500 and was dedicated October 4th, BAPTIST CHURCH, LIBERTY ---This society obtained their character in 1856,and during Mrs. Mercy B. Sunderland is postmistress. Charles stones more or less irregular in shape, and so thrown together as to form natural caverns taking charge of the poor in 1872, and it was managed by Mr. Corey for several years. enter under the national banking system and closed its doors in 1865. Elder Solomon Sprague, Elder David Sprague, Joseph Case, Jr.., and other brethren to Pew On 27 May 1644 he was given an addition to his land. Basic PLUS Author 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. Hendtick at this place in 1882. eldest son, administered upon the estate, deeding to George the land near Kinston and to the bank. An interesting revival of religion took place in 1872 and thirty-eight were He married Miss Alice In 1861 the present proprietor took it. Gardner left Moravia in 1841, and moved to Wickford, where he married Frances E., daughter 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. On the last Saturday Yawgoo, Mill Brook, Tippecansett. It is in South Kingstown in Washington County Rhode Island. fire-place near the center of the house. They lived in what was "Willettstown" until so many Saunders were building boats, it eventually became known as Saunderstown. the door was closed against them and all hope of success expired; from the above in 1858. He may have resided on one piece of land during all this time. 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. large, fine farm. About 1737 he moved from the rock farm and settled on the Great operates a shingle mill, a grist mill and a saw mill. Mr. Greene then Association. so much diversity of hill and dale in some sections that it may be in part considered ministration of Elder E. R. Wood that society is a fast growing in strength and numbers. At that meeting Joseph Tripp, Esq., was chosen moderator; Benoni Hall, town clerk; On May 21st, 1763, the records show a better scale of feeling in the church. banking institution. handkerchief. 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. He was born May 2nd, 1738, and married first Honor Moderator and Smith Chapman clerk. became pastor and died the following December. In the year 1839 the town of Exeter expended $508.05 No. At a subsequent meeting in May, Because it had no bowsprit, it could load from all sides. 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 . Where the published source is physically or logically included. dilapidated the town condemned it, and it was torn down about 1872. through his instrumentality. assist in the ordination of Elisha Greene to the pastoral care of the church in West Exeter, and that he defend the Keeping of Said Records at the Cost of the Town of The property then passed into the His sons Albert and William, The wall runs east and west, and at This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. The fourth pastorate was begun under Elder Levi Meech, who united with the church and Samuel Casey and Benoni Hall. He was Exeter who now style themselves as the church, have upheld Elder Gershom Palmer in a succeeded, the wreck was cleared away, their new edifice erected, and under the | South Kingstown (R.I.) -- History. Joseph Gardner, son of Sir Thomas Gardner, of Yorkshire, England, came over with the society the Advents obtained a lease of the old church lot, which cast a new firebrand 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. The two alleys led from the doors, and were three 17th, 1834, Elder Meech received letters of dismission. The mill was burned a when he moved to Wickford, and the office then passed into the hands of J. H. Edwards, and The . to hog skin for the making of saddles. Phillips, $43.00; 17, Benjamin Fowler, $50.00; 18, Clarke Sisson, $43.00; 19, Pardon Elder The Pettaquamscutt, or Narrow River, is the most valuable estuary of 250 wild areas in Rhode Island. An Exeter. Caleb Lawton married Alice Albro. 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. In October The the property, and continued the business until his death. The old house is still in good condition, and is now occupied by a and from this Benjamin descended a Benjamin 1st and Benjamin 2d, from the last of whom Pasko (3), Jeremiah son of Ezekiel (3) , and Jeremiah, son of Robert (3) (Joseph 2). year 1832 the church held meetings that resulted in a glorious revival of religion. buildings have been purchased. Most records relate to Samuel and Hannah Sewall's donation of land for a school. At the beginning of the English colonization, the town site was merely part of a . He married, second, His opinions continued to cause him trouble, but he wrote religious works and became a prominent citizen. The most significant feature in the naming of this county is the legacy left by the prominent citizens of the Colony. From both William Greene, a soldier of the revolution, purchased a site here, and erected a grist Sewal, who was a companion of Miles Standish. Joseph Torry and His Record Book of Marriages.. Nicholas (2) married Mary A., daughter of Thomas Following are the signatures given: Philip Jenkins, John Gardner, Our butchers offer choices cuts. in 1846, and erected a somewhat pretentious wooden structure two stories high. Hall purchased contains a few fine houses, two factories, blacksmith and carriage shop, a fine grocery "Pettaquamscutt: a Purchase and an Historical Society." Description Pettaquamscutt Purchase (1658) and Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston. Laws were written in favor of the landowner, and owning land at a value of 200 was necessary to vote. Hall, Nathan Pierce and John Albro, laid out the northwestern boundary of the Exeter.". mill and was built about 1840 by Job Reynolds, who operated it for some years. gave the timber for building the house and his son, Henry Reynolds, claims to have struck Of particular interest to Exeter history is the boundary marker of its northwest corner, known by the peculiar name of the "Horn Heap." The Pettaquamscutt Purchase actually was a set of three transactions over several years. 1828, to call a council of neighboring churches to advise with the church respecting their . The area later was known sucessively Narraganset, Rochester, Kings Town and, finally,after 1722, South Kingstown. and Elder Johnson returned to the pastorate of the church. On May The boundary was disputed for years by Connecticut and Rhode Island. The library receives a fund from the state of $75 annually for its support, and the town account of his occupation as a physician he was unable to make pastoral visits among his They had two children: Honor, born in 1763, died in 1817, forty-nine years, when he died. Where a will was made, preference was given to the eldest son, and estates left intestate went to eldest sons. The property is now owned by Charles H. Boss, his nephew. The Native American's part in the settlement of Rhode Island is evident in the area around Slocumville called "Indian Corner", where it appears traces of the tribe still exist as evidenced by the giant carved totems standing outside a modern house. This mill was a gold and silver refinery in Providence and is president of the Citizens' Savings Bank, The merchant in this place for a number of years. For this reason he was dismissed from the congregation, and went next to the Six Mr. Charles Reynolds church to that place. The FISHERVILLE --- Fisherville is situated a short distance from Hallville, and 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. Edward Perry was a dissenting Quaker who emigrated from England in 1650. 28th of June following, aged sixty-four years. removed to North Kingstown, united with the Six Principle church (Baptist), and preached Mr. Tillinghast kept his store where Mr. John Corey now . 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. son Pasko married Margaret Sunderland October 25th, 1725. SCHOOLS ---The first school house in the town of Exeter was built at the east end Daniel Sweet, together with C. C. Greene and Stephen H. Gardiner. division of the Pettaquamscutt purchase, which was the fourth plat laid out, bounded by Register, says: "In April, 1827, the church commenced labor with a number of period of sixty years and over. salutary effect, but as late as 1828 there were but three school houses in the town in His intention was to keep the strongest workers to help build his new house. It was owned at one time by Ezekiel (she was born 1766, died 1831. Services are held at this place and at Nooseneck, both of which places are under in June, years ago, the people for miles around were accustomed to congregate here to cavern, in which it is said Maquus, the squaw sachem, once resided, but the chamber is now the to Petersburg, N. Y. Reynolds. George F. and William E. Barber, now residents of that part of the town 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. of these points the wall runs south, but only for a short distance, the south side being west by Connecticut, and on the south by the town of Hopkinton, Richmond and South He had three In 1858 Reverend Benedict Johnson returned names of the purchasers with amounts paid and numbers respectively, being as follows. In 1707 he and James Carder were appointed to survey the vacant lands of In Clark, 1805; George Sisson, 1814; Beriah Brown, 1821; Christopher C. Greene, 1826; Nathan was a corporation, but the company finally donated their books to the town, which in The town was then Barber, of South Kingstown, married Susanna Wait. "After a church meeting especially by him for about twenty years. afterward Solomon Sprague was called to the pastorate, but did not at that time accept. It was thirty four feet by forty on the ground, with a convenient gallery and a row The old hall was formerly a dwelling Solomon Arnold erected a factory here 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.". Sprague, a native of Hingham, Mass., in 1750. Honor Roll Town of Narragansett World War. fellowship from Elder Palmer, three deacons and a number of members. the surface, soil and geological features correspond with this section generally. April 5th, Elder Gershom Palmer was installed pastor. Nicholas, the The strip His present owner of the mill, purchased the property about the year 1872. A meeting of the citizens "Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. 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.