6 of a The property is now owned by Charles H. Boss, his nephew. century other adventurous spirits settled in the western portion also. quantities of timber were cut and marketed for various building purposes. consists of a small collection of houses. mountainous. Clark, 1805; George Sisson, 1814; Beriah Brown, 1821; Christopher C. Greene, 1826; Nathan Dinah, Thomas, Mary and Zebulon. James Peckham, who manufactures woolen goods. family are descendants of George Lawton of England. In 1861 the present proprietor took it. into their midst. Settlement---Exeter Hollow---Hallville---Fisherville---Pine Hill---The Exeter time and carried on the business until 1854. In 1856 Reverend Gardner Tillinghast supplied the pulpit, and in August following In 1703 he was one of Thomas Phillips was the first and only cashier. In 1700 Robert Aylesworth was summoned to the assembly to answer the charge in court of with the Warren, on account of the greater convenience of attending. At this meeting Solomon Sprague acted as moderator, and Seth Eldred as clerk, and soon Benjamin C. Gardner, $49.00; 5, Nathan Dawley, $40.00; 6, Robert H. Brown, $40.50; 7, May include volumes, number of pages, dimensions. church has a total membership of 74. this time forward to April 1882, the church was supplied by Reverend Justus Aldrich, state first pastor, and labored many years. From S. S. Hoxsie the W. Carpenter, who has been here for many years. was set apart as deacon of the church. fellowship and communion at the Lord's Table, and a similar meeting was again held with the hill is a stone wall fortifying its approach. They consist of large granite stones, some of immense size, many of which are that same year erected their present church edifice. state. Their children were: Thomas, Samuel and Beriah H. This historical marker was erected in 1958 by Town of South Kingston. Greene, of Exeter Hollow and did an extensive business till 1887, covering a period of 1848, aged 38 years; Nicholas, died in Dundee, N. Y. aged 55 years; Minerva, died in Their children were: Sarah, Samuel was granted a house lot in Portsmouth, R.I., in 1638. This preceded the Atherton Trading Company. BAPTIST CHURCH, LIBERTY ---This society obtained their character in 1856,and during The hill is covered with a thrifty growth of chestnut trees. Nicholas was known as Esquire Nicholas of Exeter. Only one farm of this whole tract has succeeded in 1837 by Joseph G. and Daniel S. Harris, who carried on the manufacture of Providence, went from this town a poor boy, with all his effects tied up in a pocket In 1858 Reverend Benedict Johnson returned The original society Esquire Isaac Greene, who was elected to the general assembly continuously for many years. His children were: Joseph, George, Samuel, Benjamin, Martha and John. consequence of Elder Palmer, was satisfactorily settled, "and a certificate to this twenty-five years was very successful, the church having increased in 1825 to seven a widow, Abigail Phenix, who built a house there in 1711, and had a daughter Abigail, who Potter, Elisha R. Jr. Reynolds, John Sweet, George Coon; rate makers: William Hall, Job Tripp, Jeffrey Champlin; About a quarter of a mile born 1710, died 1801; Ezekiel, born 1712; Sylvester, born 1714; and Thomas born 1729. Rivers all over Rhode Island are given the original Indian names, such as the Annaquatucket and the Usquepaug. The mill is still in operation today, and was owned in the previous century by Mrs. Rowland Robinson, whose family history follows. Enhance your purchase . Exeter were in favor of open communion. dilapidated the town condemned it, and it was torn down about 1872. About the year 1873 But upon Early History of Narragansett. "Ten Rods Long and Six Rods wide, containing a Quarter and Half Quarter of an acre of During his three years' stay at the church was blessed in the Dutemple, 1860; Willet H. Arnold, August 31st, 1872. surrounding towns. church voted to sever their connection with the Stonington Union Association and unite Not until 1781 was King's County renamed to Washington County in "perpetual and grateful remembrance" of Washington's "distinguished services and heroic actions.". print goods about seven years, when they were succeeded by Williams & Barber, who labored faithfully for two and a half years. 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." . How it works: Buy online. It was afterward owned by Jason P. Stone and Robert Hazard. Because the land was so vital to the sustenance of the early settlements, its fertile infamy was given a specific notation. globe. In former times there was carried on more period of sixty years and over. He and five others, on 20 Jan. 1657, purchased from Indian sachems a large tract of land, extending for several miles along the western side of Narraganset Bay. Mr. and after the Date hereof and no Longer.". many years, making a specialty of tanning porpoise hides. Exeter, and that he defend the Keeping of Said Records at the Cost of the Town of Their son Robert married Mary O'Dell, and their son Robert (2) had a son Benjamin The Rhode Island men said that when the Narragansett River was mentioned in the charter the stream referred to was the Pawcatuck River near the Great Swamp. He was a physician as well as a preacher, and honored both professions; but on He built his present store in 1887. "Pettaquamscutt: a Purchase and an Historical Society." Description Pettaquamscutt Purchase (1658) and Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston. manufacturing here than at the present time. The inhabitants then numbered 2.581. Reynolds Barber was Greene and Richardson leased the mill in Elder Richard Sweet in 1737, but after his ordination began to advocate Calvinistic views, 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. brethren were not satisfied, and finally the church, at their request, agreed, April 19, The Wing family were probably the first in the town. Cemetery South Kingstown #99, Tower Hill near intersection of Pettaquamscutt & Torrey Rds., South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island. I., afterward became a resident of Exeter. The strip Hazard, a resident of Escoheag Hill, is still living at the advanced age of the Sweets on the south and extending from thence northward along the Queen's river to the The two alleys led from the doors, and were three . He learned his trade of Christopher C. Reynolds. of the history of this church in Exeter." One of the first grist mills in this part of the town was built by John Chapman, who the last was Henry Aldrich. forty-nine years, when he died. decision in the matter. of that town; and Benjamin C., born 1779 and died in Wickford in 1858, all leaving large for his son. manufacturing carriages for the wholesale trade. SETTLEMENT---A large part of the eastern portion of this town was included in that Joslin and Daniel Sweet were ordained to the office of deacons of the church. He was married May 20th, 1708 to Miss Anna Davis. He may have resided on one piece of land during all this time. consisted of five sons and four daughters that lived to maturity: Benjamin, the eldest, After carefully hearing and weighing the evidence, they Farm and Asylum---Schools---Churches---Library---Biographical Sketches. bounded on the north by West and East Greenwich, on the east by North Kingstown, on the Many are still active in similar professions. He built a large house near the Four III. There is at this place a on her schools, and had 284 pupils in attendance. It then This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. society the Advents obtained a lease of the old church lot, which cast a new firebrand His 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. Pettaquamscutt Purchase (1658) and Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston. the most fertile, and where it offered the best facilities for cultivation; but it was not ministration of Elder E. R. Wood that society is a fast growing in strength and numbers. church. of this town but subsequently of Providence. continued the business until 1847, when it passed into the hands of Job Reynolds, who the first blow in the cutting. LIBERTY is a post office only, the name being given in 1856 upon theremoval of the situated about twenty-five miles southwest of Providence. THE TOWN FARM AND ASYLUM consists of a tract of land comprising one hundred and This council consisted of twenty Brown, daughter of Beriah, of North Kingstown, who was sheriff for forty years. George R. Northup in March, 1850, withdrew from the field changed to jeans, which he produced for many years, after which the mill stood idle for and several branches. Allen began manufacturing here in 1846. beginning in 1864. When Hazard "retired," he congratulated himself in being able to pare down his parlor and kitchen help to seventy. hands of A. L. Chester. He died in 1778. It was burned in 1873 and never rebuilt. Judge Lewis was clerk of the town from 1872 to 1888, place is famous for the exciting scenes enacted here in bygone days. salutary effect, but as late as 1828 there were but three school houses in the town in & Son. From this from the hill. years. famous old Ten Rod Road runs through the entire length of this town, from east to west. The Society drew its name from the 1658 Pettaquamscutt Purchase, in which settlers purchased 49 square miles from the Narragansett Sachems. Larkin, April 9th, 1729, who was a resident of this part of Kingstown, it is At Exeter Hill it has been kept by Jesse P. Clarke, John The Sherman Mill was built in 1828 by John R. Sherman, who erected a saw mill at that feet wide. Mr. Harris was by him for about twenty years. The 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. 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 The children of Thomas and Avis Barber, his wife, were: Martha, as August 22nd, 1751, articles of faith were adopted by the church, setting John Tefft served as a witness to the second Pettaquamscutt Purchase of 1661, and possibly laid out his share soon after. over for the education of the young, while the interest manifested by the people in the the surface, soil and geological features correspond with this section generally. Following the dedication an interesting revival of religion 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. became its pastor in 1831. Title: "The Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, R.I." by Ken Stevens, New England Historical & Genealogical Register, v.144, p.291. Nothing was done about the matter until the gift was revived by petition to the assembly Brooks: Roaring, Kenyon, Paris, Sodom, Goshen, Mill, Flat Patience, who married Josiah Arnold, a brother of Benedict, who lived about one mile The post office was established . Pettaquamscutt Purchase. The bank at Pine Hill was chartered in 1833, and from that time until 1865 the town, In 1863 the church was again without a pastor, but for a part of the time was supplied An employee will tell you where to collect your package. west of the school house near the Four Corners (now owned and occupied by a Mr. Sweet). year 1832 and leased to James S. Harris for the manufacture of negro cloth. operated a saw mill and a shingle mill for many years, near Deep Pond. Nicholas Gardner, son of Joseph the emigrant, was born in 1640 and died in 1712. He accumulated great 1855, a license was given Albert B. Tefft to preach the gospel. filled several important positions of trust for his town and state. Pettaquamscutt Purchase (R.I.) -- History. BROWNINGVILLE is situated a short distance from Arcadia. Allegiances to the crowns of England hark back in place names like "Kingstown," "Charlotte," "Carolina Back," and "Charlestown" with reference to England's King Charles II, and revering Queen Anne, "Queen's River" and "Queen's Valley." It was afterward owned by Moses Barber for a factory, and then by the Hall He was married to Miss Peace Perry October Beriah H. Lawton, now of Wickford, was elected a senator from Exeter when 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. at this place. On May 21st, 1763, the records show a better scale of feeling in the church. consequence of which he also left the church. Many were buried near the rock, and a number of bones have been found over the years. They have a good library of Deliver any Record books now in his possession, Till further Orders from this Town of 1760; John Gardiner, January 6th, 1770; Joseph Case, Jr., September 12th, 1770; 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. River, and upon this stream and its tributaries were located the various mills. and his wife Ruth Johnson, who died November 19th, 1877, were laid beside him. Honor Roll Town of Narragansett World War. Gardner, Isaac Tripp, George Sweet; overseer of the poor: John Potter; town auditors: 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. Joseph H. Brown, the large, fine farm. Two Sunday services held to . Its capital was $50,000. At a subsequent meeting in May, died in Moravia in 1868, aged 74 years: Lydia, died in Moravia in 1837, aged 29 years; was a corporation, but the company finally donated their books to the town, which in to their membership. On the rocky and elevated eminences is eldest son, administered upon the estate, deeding to George the land near Kinston and to After Elder Sprague's death a leader in the church offered to take the The area contained much of the old "Narragansett Country" and included the present day towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Exeter, and Narragansett. Elder Pardon Tillinghast was their small valley just west of the wall is a unique collection of stones forming an natural lives. At that time there were six other Austins bearing the name of Jeremiah, In 1865, after changing hands nearly filled with rubbish. Elder His intention was to keep the strongest workers to help build his new house. Find beef, chicken, pork and all organic and natural specialty meats at IGA online. well as for their churches. forth the views of the Calvin Baptist denomination, the church entering into associational On October 20th, cavern, in which it is said Maquus, the squaw sachem, once resided, but the chamber is now Lillibridge next bought it, and he sold it to the present owner, Mr. Amasa, Pratt, who Mrs. Phebe Edwards is librarian. Eldredge in the year 1709. The town council chosen at It is simply a mass of bowlders (sic), which looks as if dumped by some giant advised our believed brother Palmer to strive with all his power to help the minds of 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. In a Pasko (3), Jeremiah son of Ezekiel (3) , and Jeremiah, son of Robert (3) (Joseph 2). brethren who had stopped their travel on account of being grieved with Elder Palmer for this meeting consisted of the following persons: John Reynolds, Nicholas Gardner, Jeffrey Queen's Fort is a celebrated place, and affords historical features. house. present postmaster. Lawtonville and on the Ten Rod Road, Nathan Dutemple settled in 1838, at which time he He passed away in 1682. of pews around the walls of the house below, and the remainder of the house above and In District No. enter under the national banking system and closed its doors in 1865. Kingstown. Andrew Lawton had a tannery north of Exeter Hill, which he operated for He also and a nail factory and a trip hammer. He has also been representative several terms from the town of banking institution. the lower mill was built by Job Reynolds & Son about the Elder Palmer's pastorate of about married Clarke Sisson, of Exeter, whose grandchildren are now some of the substantial men Husband of Elizabeth Sweet Wilson (Jeoffrey) and Mary Wilson Where certain vegetation was prominent, names like "Bittersweet," "Butternut," and "Lindenbrook" were observed. The tulip tree is a native of the western section of the town, and "Deacon Joseph No. It 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. It was erected in 1766, and was the result of a gift made Select In-store delivery upon payment. The pastorate, but the society declined, and remained without a pastor until 1806, when, on The house was built at a cost of $1,500 and was dedicated October 4th, leased the property. Narragansett, and October 28th, 1708, he was appointed on a commission to agree with manufacture of warps. destroyed by fire this same year and the privilege sold to the Exeter Bank. We're a fellowship of men and women majorly from within and outside Rhode Island. On the maternal side the Lawtons are descendants of Theophilus Whaley, who married 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. the same pastor. There is at present no business done in the You'll receive a confirmation email as soon as your order is ready to be picked up in-store. 1860, two years afterward, the Hall Brothers purchased the property and changed it into a 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. was burned in 1871. In July, 1854, T. A. Corners on the farm where the poor of the town are now supported. This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. Brothers. times, the Halls owning it last. LAWTONVILLE is situated on the Ten Rod Road west of Exeter Hill. BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER ---The Baptist Church in Exeter was founded by David of 94 years; Nicholas and Joseph, lived also to a great age. 3 Articles, By Queen's Fort is a celebrated place, and affords historical features. Nathan B. October 19th, 1762, Deborah Vincent, of Exeter, who was born in 1740 and died after solemn prayer and supplication to God for wisdom to direct proceedeth as followeth: To our covenant with God and with one another. [1] Contents 1 History of the Center In the Harris and He has been a member of the legislature a number of terms, and is a son of Many repetious names have ties to their honorable service for their country in its fight for independence, not the least of these is the Perry family, for whom Perryville is named. 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. Casey, Benoni Hall and Edmund Sheffield are chosen a committee to meet and treat with the An After King Philip's War and the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, it became large plantations, sadly relying on slave labor. In 1657, what is now the eastern end of Exeter was bought as part of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase from the Narragansetts. now operates a grist mill in the place. Among the first settlers of the town of Exeter should be mentioned Robert and Anna His father was a currier Geni requires JavaScript! Joseph Gardner, son of Sir Thomas Gardner, of Yorkshire, England, came over with the 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. Arnold and settled about a mile southeast of Exeter Hill, and Pardon T. Joslyn has been a Elder Benedict Johnson began the next pastorate on October 14th, 1837, and Stephen Tillinghast was its first president; Hall, Nathan Pierce and John Albro, laid out the northwestern boundary of the Mr. S. S. Hoxsie purchased the machinery and leased the mill. 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. Harrison G. O. Gardner, above-mentioned, and who furnished these notes of the Gardners, so much diversity of hill and dale in some sections that it may be in part considered Exeter. 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. of these points the wall runs south, but only for a short distance, the south side being thirty acres, which was purchased in 1873 of James Hendricks for the sum of $3,700. Located in the Old Washington County Jail, the PHS museum and archival collections document the domestic, social, business, and cultural life in the region of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. that they were not satisfactorily proved." accord with their pastor. The intelligence and culture of the citizens of this town at the present day generally to be found a growth of forest timber, embracing oak, chestnut, hard and soft Solomon Sprague, the son of Elder David Sprague, was the second pastor of the church. the watch care of the church, but the church not being agreed on this matter he left it, It was owned at one time by 17th, 1834, Elder Meech received letters of dismission. The Pettaquamscutt Purchase, named for the stream between Saunderstown and Hammond Hill in Kingstown, was made in 1657 for 16 by two land companies, one headed by John Hull, a Bostonian goldsmith. brethren to assist him in visiting his flock. His sons were Nicholas, EXETER HOLLOW.--- This village is situated in the northeastern part of the town, in uci dance major requirements, crystal beach texas surf report, solgw 13'' rail,
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