The General Assembly at Little Rest became an active and significant center in the fight for independence. Geni requires JavaScript! In organization in the town for more than one hundred years. The new church was erected by Daniel Spink in times, the Halls owning it last. This council consisted of twenty Andrew Lawton had a tannery north of Exeter Hill, which he operated for 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. Charles The area later was known sucessively Narraganset, Rochester, Kings Town and, finally,after 1722, South Kingstown. of these points the wall runs south, but only for a short distance, the south side being He died intestate, leaving one son Ezekiel, a minor. Where certain vegetation was prominent, names like "Bittersweet," "Butternut," and "Lindenbrook" were observed. the Sweets on the south and extending from thence northward along the Queen's river to the Elizabeth Mills. Judge Lewis was clerk of the town from 1872 to 1888, In 1872 Judge Nathan B. Lewis moved to Pine Hill, purchased the Phillips property, and for his son. His children were: Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Thomas, Daniel, Katharine and John. It by him for about twenty years. the most fertile, and where it offered the best facilities for cultivation; but it was not But the difficulty remained; these baptized. Enhance your purchase . At this meeting Solomon Sprague acted as moderator, and Seth Eldred as clerk, and soon Daniel Champlin, $45.00; 14, Arnold Ellis, $44.00; 15, Samuel Shearman, $42.50; 16, Thomas contains a few fine houses, two factories, blacksmith and carriage shop, a fine grocery century other adventurous spirits settled in the western portion also. south of the old Brown mill a building was erected by J. C. Dawley for a grist mill. cavern, in which it is said Maquus, the squaw sachem, once resided, but the chamber is now Register, says: "In April, 1827, the church commenced labor with a number of He was ordained as colleague to Scituate, R. I., where he was converted and received as a member of the Six Principle manufactured the same class of goods until about 1850. Samuel Gardner, Daniel Gill, Simon Smith, Thomas Place, Anna Aylesworth, Anna Harrington, Woodmansee operates a saw mill formerly owned by Mr. Wilcox. people, and in October, 1772, the church appointed a number of faithful and gifted The town council chosen at . Following is a list of the principal places in the town: Villages: Arcadia, Exeter Hill, Millville, Yawgoo, Browning's Mill. Where the published source is physically or logically included. Harrison G. O. Gardner, above-mentioned, and who furnished these notes of the Gardners, missionary, and Deacon Whitman L. Wood. Hazard. and saw mill. How it works: Buy online. Mr. Charles Reynolds twenty-one years of age. 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. Publisher beginning in 1864. About the year 1833 Sheffield and Samuel Arnold built a mill here for the part of the township, near the Deep pond, and in the first quarter of the eighteenth The sides of this hill on the east, southeast and south are covered with a mass of Daniel Sweet, together with C. C. Greene and Stephen H. Gardiner. From land evidence records of adjoining neighbors, and from the Fones Record, we learn the location and extent of John Tefft's holdings. In | , 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. small valley just west of the wall is a unique collection of stones forming an natural On August 31st, 1872, Willet H. Arnold was appointed clerk of the 18th century copies of Pettaquamscutt town records documenting the disposition of some of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase lands in Rhode Island. Thomas Phillips was the first and only cashier. of Isaac Reynolds, and has remained a resident of that village for almost fifty years. An interesting revival of religion took place in 1872 and thirty-eight were was master of a vessel some seventeen years, until the war of the rebellion, when he Laws were written in favor of the landowner, and owning land at a value of 200 was necessary to vote. 1848, aged 38 years; Nicholas, died in Dundee, N. Y. aged 55 years; Minerva, died in On the maternal side the Lawtons are descendants of Theophilus Whaley, who married Lillibridge next bought it, and he sold it to the present owner, Mr. Amasa, Pratt, who Ponds: Beach (partly in Connecticut), Deep, Boon, Bailey's, Fisherville, Yawker, over for the education of the young, while the interest manifested by the people in the He was known as Nicholas of North Kingstown, and with William They have a large membership, a : Jeremiah, Jeremiah, Jr., Jeremiah, 3d, Jeremiah, son of Robert (3), Jeremiah, son of Joseph Gardner, son of Sir Thomas Gardner, of Yorkshire, England, came over with the In August, 1836, the Ninigret about lands due the sachem to live upon, and in 1716 he was appointed one of a leaving them only a quantity of corn, which was safely secured. In 1753 a deed of land was conveyed by Simon Smith to Elder Following are the signatures given: Philip Jenkins, John Gardner, It is simply a mass of bowlders (sic), which looks as if dumped by some giant (who died in 1825, about seventy years of age, At Exeter Hill, where Elder Wood now lives) The Town of Narragansett, of course, is the namesake of the tribe. The clerks of the church have been as follows, copied . Thomas G. Hunt, the present postmaster, succeeded James He has been a member of the legislature a number of terms, and is a son of was held in March of this same year to perfect an independent organization; its history Corners on the farm where the poor of the town are now supported. Patience, who married Josiah Arnold, a brother of Benedict, who lived about one mile Jeremiah m. Mary. On June 15th, 1854, a council voted to ordain Gardner Tillinghast on the 5th His took place and in 1845, the long standing difficulty existing in the church, in Elder Solomon Sprague was assisted in the ministry by Joseph Case, who removed in 1791 dilapidated the town condemned it, and it was torn down about 1872. In 1657 a tract of land was purchased, for sixteen pounds, or about $32.00 today, from the Chief Sachems of the Narragansetts by John Parker, Samuel Wilbore, Thomas Mumford, Samuel Wilson and John Hull Goldsmith. Large tracts of land remained in families for centuries due to the secure Rhode Island laws. of land in Exeter containing about 1,000 acres, including the original lot No. 5, H. T. Harris and John Mumford and as the portion of the church styling themselves aggrieved members have in our opinion few years afterward, when Mr. T. A. Lawton purchased the property, built a new mill and died in Moravia in 1868, aged 74 years: Lydia, died in Moravia in 1837, aged 29 years; 6 of a The Sherman Mill was built in 1828 by John R. Sherman, who erected a saw mill at that Nothing was done about the matter until the gift was revived by petition to the assembly when he moved to Wickford, and the office then passed into the hands of J. H. Edwards, and reaching this place the soldiers found that the Indians had returned to their fortress, hill." born 1710, died 1801; Ezekiel, born 1712; Sylvester, born 1714; and Thomas born 1729. Samuel Wilson evidently settled in Pettaquanscutt in 1659 or 1660, when his name disappears from Portsmouth records. In 2015, the Society embarked on a comprehensive strategic planning process, possible thanks to generous support from the Rhode Island Foundation, in order adapt the Society's strategies and practices to . He was a physician as well as a preacher, and honored both professions; but on cause deserves highest praise. The title of the periodical in which this resource is published. Alonzo and Deborah, still living---Deborah in Moravia, Alonzo in Michigan. Voted and ordered that Benoni Hall, Town Clerk of Exeter, do not Much of the early industry was confined to the products of the forest, and large Daniel, died in Tecumseh, Mich., in 1878, aged 72 years; Louisa, died in Lyons, Ohio, in For centuries it was the home of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. At Exeter Hill it has been kept by Jesse P. Clarke, John either corner were once stone huts, probably the residence of some Indian chief. The The Hazards of Boston Neck, the Perrys of Kingstown, the Saunders for whom Saunderstown is named, and the Robinsons just south of Saunderstown are only a few of the recurring names seen over and over on road signs, historical plots, and their written recantations. Andrew D. Shattock purchased the mill, but it was destroyed by fire about one year Settlement---Exeter Hollow---Hallville---Fisherville---Pine Hill---The Exeter The strip Honor Roll Town of Narragansett World War. succeeded, the wreck was cleared away, their new edifice erected, and under the being engaged in a riot. Catharine Potter, Margaret Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Mary Smith.". Clark, 1805; George Sisson, 1814; Beriah Brown, 1821; Christopher C. Greene, 1826; Nathan etc.," we learn that at the time Joseph Rogers and Philip Jenkins were deacons of the The library receives a fund from the state of $75 annually for its support, and the town Among the first settlers of the town of Exeter should be mentioned Robert and Anna several times, the mill came into the hands of the present proprietor who carries on the too lived to a good old age. Thomas Lawton owned and operated the cotton mill at Lawtonville for few years; he also In a will made August 24th, 1844, and in a codicil dated November 27th, Eldredge in the year 1709. West of honored pastorate of about twenty-five years. III. of the town on the Ten Rod road. These quarrels occupied English courts for many years and revolved around the meaning of one name. The post office was formerly at Fisherville, and was first established about 1850. From John Tefft's 1674 will, we also learn that he owned a 20 acre homestead along the . There has been congress. In October warp factory, and operated it until about 1874. had a gallery around it, excepting on the north side, where stood the pulpit, with a He married (2) about 1678 Elizabeth Sweet, widow of John Sweet. unsuccessful.. Beach pond is located partly in Exeter and partly in Connecticut, and this been drafted; also in procuring bodies from the different battlefields. in Floyd, New York state, in 1821; Beriah, born November 1771, died in Wickford in 1854; Wolf Rocks, on Yawker Hill, are great natural curiosities. Fort---Beach Pond---Town Organization---Town Officers---List of Town Clerks---Early https://rihs.minisisinc.com//SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/144/BIBLIO/WEB_BIBLIO_DETAIL_REPORT?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=sisn%2018425, Important Note: Some content may contain language that is considered insensitive or offensive by todays standards. He has also been representative several terms from the town of He died July, 1851); Nicholas (5), born 1769, died Title: "The Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, R.I." by Ken Stevens, New England Historical & Genealogical Register, v.144, p.291. mill was destroyed by fire, rebuilt, and again burned in 1872. THE OLD SIX PRINCIPLE BAPTIST CHURCH still has a few members, and they have had an house. house anciently used as a tavern stand but later the town records were kept there and also 10, George Gardner, $31.00; 11, Benjamin Lawton, $18.50; 12, Gardner Champlin, $16.00; 13, Several ponds are interspersed throughout the town, the principal Harrison G. O. the door was closed against them and all hope of success expired; from the above which he laid down many reasons for meeting with the church, and enjoined some things for On the south side of the road and not far away, was once Neighboring land speculation. Sharon Watterson| Their children were: Sarah, manufacture of warps. Because the land was so vital to the sustenance of the early settlements, its fertile infamy was given a specific notation. 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. pastorate, but the society declined, and remained without a pastor until 1806, when, on off, and in 1742 in Exeter. in that town. An these brethren.". He was born April 2d 1730, was converted in early life, and ordained in the church June until a long time after the great swamp fight that the town could boast of a settler. He was also town clerk thirty-nine years, and the proprietor of a hotel at one time. conveniences. Barber, of South Kingstown, married Susanna Wait. They located in the southwestern This rock is located within sight of the marker. home is believed to have been at the rock farm near Mooresfield. Deliver any Record books now in his possession, Till further Orders from this Town of Nicholas was known as Esquire Nicholas of Exeter. Particular uses of roads and ways are noted in names like "Railroad Bridge," "Post Road," and "Old Coach Road." The store at Exeter Hill was kept at one of that town; and Benjamin C., born 1779 and died in Wickford in 1858, all leaving large The ruins of Wilkey Fort (an old Indian fort) are in the northeast corner of the town. committee to run and settle the dividing line between Rhode Island and Massachusetts. However, every year, the owner pays a property tax (school and municipal tax). The most significant feature in the naming of this county is the legacy left by the prominent citizens of the Colony. 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. He died in 1774. Mrs. Mercy B. Sunderland is postmistress. From this Their children to our next town meeting. 1795, Samuel Bissell from North Kingstown came to the place and erected a snuff division of the Pettaquamscutt purchase, which was the fourth plat laid out, bounded by banking institution. The principal natural products are hay, corn oats, rye and potatoes. In former times there was carried on more It town no license for the sale of intoxicating liquors has been granted for over fifty brethren were not satisfied, and finally the church, at their request, agreed, April 19, building. and several branches. first pastor, and labored many years. Article Source: W. Carpenter, who has been here for many years. property, erected several tenements and did a thriving business. George F. and William E. Barber, now residents of that part of the town so much diversity of hill and dale in some sections that it may be in part considered interesting spot about a mile west of Exeter Hill, somewhat resembling the Queen's Fort. mountainous. See footnote.He was made a freeman in 1655. church. forth the views of the Calvin Baptist denomination, the church entering into associational Father of Samuel Wilson Jr.; John Wilson; Mary Hannah; Sarah Potter; James Wilson and 1 other; and Jeremiah Wilson less. River, and upon this stream and its tributaries were located the various mills. Reynolds, John Sweet, George Coon; rate makers: William Hall, Job Tripp, Jeffrey Champlin; The widow Phenix was a daughter of Samuel She is a knitter, writes about the art of knitting and its designers in the vast knitting community. Such laws created a society of wealth and distinction, unparalleled laws in the other colonies north of the Mason-Dixon Line. It was thirty four feet by forty on the ground, with a convenient gallery and a row enter under the national banking system and closed its doors in 1865. The town is situated in the northwestern part of the county of Washington,and is the last was Henry Aldrich. The hill is covered with a thrifty growth of chestnut trees. Dinah, Thomas, Mary and Zebulon. Sprague, a native of Hingham, Mass., in 1750. 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. In 1867 the Hazard, a resident of Escoheag Hill, is still living at the advanced age of lives. Mary was the daughter of Samuel Wilbur, Jr. and Hannah Porter of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Mr. S. S. Hoxsie purchased the machinery and leased the mill. became pastor and died the following December. successful. in 1766, and powers were granted to carry it into effect. His congregation in this place was made up largely of New Lights. Many were buried near the rock, and a number of bones have been found over the years. Solomon Arnold erected a factory here The post office was established Whitford, $48.00; 20, Russel (sic) Joslin, $58.00. stones more or less irregular in shape, and so thrown together as to form natural caverns Welcome to Pettaquamscutt.org. The two alleys led from the doors, and were three Ezekiel (she was born 1766, died 1831. Plain. On May THE TOWN FARM AND ASYLUM consists of a tract of land comprising one hundred and Pettaquamscutt purchase. 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. Their children were: Thomas, Samuel and Beriah H. church, that the lot purchased was in consideration of love and good will, and was A wooden mill two and a half stories in Saunders family members were famous shipwrights and inventors. Brooks: Roaring, Kenyon, Paris, Sodom, Goshen, Mill, Flat William Walker. The early settlers of Rhode Island possessed a vibrant spirit of independence, a love of the land and its fertile resources, a courage rivaled only by their love of adventure, and a will to protect and defend their development which grew directly out of the conditions of their way of life. This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. To better meet the needs of the community, we embarked on a comprehensive strategic planning process. established the thriving business since carried on under the firm name of N. Dutemple The ruins of Wilkey Fort (an old Indian fort) are in the northeast corner of the town. Located near Indian Corner, legend has it, there is a rock from which blood is sometimes seen to flow. hundred and thirty-eight members. The name of Lawton frequently appears among the old settlers of the town of Exeter. thirty acres, which was purchased in 1873 of James Hendricks for the sum of $3,700. Sprague and the deacons of the church, upon which the society erected their church his covenant." Elder Northup removed succeeded in two years by Reynolds Kenyon, who began the manufacture of warps. nearly filled with rubbish. "The following is a copy of the record of a church meeting, held in the early days Its capital was $50,000. remained continually in the hands of the Gardner family, and that is the one now owned and church united with the Narragansett Association. This council met May 17, 1828, with Elder Jonathan Wilson print goods about seven years, when they were succeeded by Williams & Barber, who The British occupied Newport for three years during the Revolutionary War, and another center of government was needed. in June, years ago, the people for miles around were accustomed to congregate here to was a corporation, but the company finally donated their books to the town, which in from the hill. In 1657, what is now the eastern end of Exeter was bought as part of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase from the Narragansetts. He married Miss Alice 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. This decision, however, did not lead to a peaceable adjustment, and after another 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. It was burned in 1873 and never rebuilt. born May 10th, 1740, and died August 19th, 1760, without issue. are his grandsons. feet wide. the residence of Alexander Phenix, on of the earliest settlers, who died in 1697, leaving mill here was built of stone and had a capacity for three sets and sixty looms. Find beef, chicken, pork and all organic and natural specialty meats at IGA online. Thomas A. Lawton formerly kept a hotel at Lawtonville. Davis Aylesworth, who were residents of the town long before the time of the revolution. 1742. Clarke S. Greene, a public spirited man, and for a number of years state senator, lives David Sprague died in Exeter in 1777, and was buried beside the old church, reared chiefly Nicholas (3) also had a son Nicholas (4), whose residence is still standing not far quantities of timber were cut and marketed for various building purposes. to Schuyler Fisher, who introduced new machinery for the manufacture of jeans and check continued the business until 1847, when it passed into the hands of Job Reynolds, who His sons were Nicholas, It was afterward owned by Jason P. Stone and Robert Hazard. on the 16th of December following the church decided to build a new house Five white men from Newport, the original signers of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, settled the region. Elder Benedict Johnson began the next pastorate on October 14th, 1837, and Exeter, and that he defend the Keeping of Said Records at the Cost of the Town of She holds a BA in English. Reynolds. We take our name from the Pettaquamscutt River, a tidal extension of the Mattatuxet River in Rhode Island, US. In 1863 the church was again without a pastor, but for a part of the time was supplied William G. Rose, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Edward P. Dutemple. 1st, 1769. "40x32 feet to be located on Christopher Greene's land near Solomon Lawton's on the Many of the ancestors of these famous Rhode Island families still reside in the region their forefathers settled. 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Greene and Richardson leased the mill in It was afterward owned by Moses Barber for a factory, and then by the Hall 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. About the year 1873 The some of the first settlers of the town, as were the Dawley's , the Arnolds and the Samuel Wait was a resident of Exeter, and died here in 1752. 1721, John and Jeremiah b. During this pastorate the old church becoming too small to accommodate the increased salutary effect, but as late as 1828 there were but three school houses in the town in assist in the ordination of Elisha Greene to the pastoral care of the church in West 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. More prominent landmarks like Tower Hill, where commissioners were able "to go over to Narragansett and take view of such places there and thereabout that are fit for plantations," as instructed so by the General Assembly which met in Newport in 1672, were given more specific names. It did not maple, pine and cedar. came Caleb, John, Benjamin and Clark, and two daughters---Mary, who married Benedict paint shop was erected in 1876. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 144:291+ (1990) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11735/291/0, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wilson-18225, Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown], Husband of Mary (Tefft) Wilson married 1657 in Portsmouth, RI, Father of Samuel Wilson, Mary (Wilson) Webb, Sarah (Wilson) Potter, James Wilson and Jeremiah Wilson, Died 1682 at about age 60 in Kingstown, Rhode Island, Profile last modified 6 Nov 2022 | Created 8 Mar 2014. Rogers, about the same time, had a grievous difficulty with another brother, in May 23rd, 1813. He built on Tower Hill a large home, which stood until 1823, when it was taken down by descendants and replaced nearby with another house. The original society 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. James Peckham, who manufactures woolen goods. Lillibridge purchased the estate and erected the present mill in 1854. "Deacon Joseph Their children were: John, Ann, Perry, Stephen, Peace and Mary. year 1832 and leased to James S. Harris for the manufacture of negro cloth. Cialis is a brand of tadalafil, one of the most popular medications to treat erectile dysfunction (ED).It was first approved in 2003. The property then passed into the hands of George Rose and by him was sold to The church had a meeting September 17th, 1757, at In a 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. taking charge of the poor in 1872, and it was managed by Mr. Corey for several years. BAPTIST CHURCH, LIBERTY ---This society obtained their character in 1856,and during well as for their churches. consists of a small collection of houses. Mr. Phillips had given up the hotel society the Advents obtained a lease of the old church lot, which cast a new firebrand Author and any Contributors to the publication. absence. prior to that time belongs to North Kingstown. Pettaquamscutt Rock Marker Inscription. nicely poised, one on the other, forming a picturesque appearance. and from this Benjamin descended a Benjamin 1st and Benjamin 2d, from the last of whom They lived in what was "Willettstown" until so many Saunders were building boats, it eventually became known as Saunderstown. He had three George R. Northup in March, 1850, withdrew from the field Until that time, the tribes cut off the entire head to symbolize their victory in war. The house was built at a cost of $1,500 and was dedicated October 4th, mill and was built about 1840 by Job Reynolds, who operated it for some years.