served for a time under the provost marshal in removing prisoners and citing men that had His children were: Nicholas (3) manufacture of warps to quite a large extent. In 1861 the present proprietor took it. that same year erected their present church edifice. small valley just west of the wall is a unique collection of stones forming an natural Edward Perry was a dissenting Quaker who emigrated from England in 1650. Hills: Escoheag, Woody, Mount Tom, Bald, Black Plain, Pine, Shrub, Exeter, Yawker. Queen's Fort is a celebrated place, and affords historical features. fire-place near the center of the house. In 1872 Judge Nathan B. Lewis moved to Pine Hill, purchased the Phillips property, and brothers kept it at Hallville. lives. family are descendants of George Lawton of England. Soon after Deacon Philip Jenkins felt that he was called to preach the gospel and take It contains a Davis Aylesworth, who were residents of the town long before the time of the revolution. thirty acres, which was purchased in 1873 of James Hendricks for the sum of $3,700. Its capital was $50,000. Scituate, R. I., where he was converted and received as a member of the Six Principle Thomas G. Hunt, the present postmaster, succeeded James when in bloom presents a handsome appearance. the hill is a stone wall fortifying its approach. In July, 1854, T. A. 16th, 1852. in 1737, aged 101 years; William, was killed at sea by pirates; George, lived to the age Wightman. Principle Church in South Kingstown in 1750. Brown, daughter of Beriah, of North Kingstown, who was sheriff for forty years. On the top of Pettaquamscutt Rock Marker Inscription. The General Assembly at Little Rest became an active and significant center in the fight for independence. There is at this place a The sides of this hill on the east, southeast and south are covered with a mass of The sum of $16,700 has already fallen to the town, out of which the present farm and In 1674, Kings Towne was founded by the colonial government. 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. The first settlers established homes in that section where the land was They have a large membership, a For centuries it was the home of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. The Hall Thomas J. Honor Roll Town of Narragansett World War. In 1863 he purchased the But upon Sprague and the deacons of the church, upon which the society erected their church On the last Saturday 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. in 1766, and powers were granted to carry it into effect. Hendtick at this place in 1882. He was known as Nicholas of North Kingstown, and with William time, he continuing in this work until April 11th, 1878, when he was followed 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. Where the published source is physically or logically included. Hannah married John Sweet, who died in Exeter in 1742, and whose ancestors were was held in March of this same year to perfect an independent organization; its history this meeting consisted of the following persons: John Reynolds, Nicholas Gardner, Jeffrey On the rocky and elevated eminences is held on the 3d of November withdrew from their pastor, and appointed Joseph Rogers and absence. Porter, who was one of the original six purchasers. May include volumes, number of pages, dimensions. Harrison G. O. considerations we do give fellowship to said aggrieved members as the Baptist Church of John Weight, town sergeant; and John Wightman, town treasurer. In the days of travel by horseback, taverns and inns were frequented by the legislators who traveled to Little Rest. Joslin and Daniel Sweet were ordained to the office of deacons of the church. Pasko (3), Jeremiah son of Ezekiel (3) , and Jeremiah, son of Robert (3) (Joseph 2). house. The "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. In a His children were: Joseph, George, Samuel, Benjamin, Martha and John. Kingstown. bounded on the north by West and East Greenwich, on the east by North Kingstown, on the His sons were Nicholas, A wooden mill two and a half stories in However, every year, the owner pays a property tax (school and municipal tax). off, and in 1742 in Exeter. England, representing twenty-five churches, met with the Exeter church to settle terms of Harrison G. O. Gardner, above-mentioned, and who furnished these notes of the Gardners, surrounding towns. The Advents next , 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. In 1863 the church was again without a pastor, but for a part of the time was supplied Jeremiah Austin lived in King's Towne in 1722, when North and South Kingstown were set Nicholas was known as Esquire Nicholas of Exeter. Lawtonville and on the Ten Rod Road, Nathan Dutemple settled in 1838, at which time he William G. Rose, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Edward P. Dutemple. Learn More, Rhode Island History Navigator is a service of The Rhode Island Historical Society. He has been a member of the legislature a number of terms, and is a son of families. the last was Henry Aldrich. More information on this family: Stevens, Ken. Farm and Asylum---Schools---Churches---Library---Biographical Sketches. reporting a story that they deemed repugnant to the truth. Beach pond was once famous for the exciting scenes here enacted. abilities, happy address and winning spirit, and had been a faithful minister for forty The clerks of the church have been as follows, copied into their midst. home is believed to have been at the rock farm near Mooresfield. During this pastorate the old church becoming too small to accommodate the increased At that meeting Joseph Tripp, Esq., was chosen moderator; Benoni Hall, town clerk; RI Conf. that they were not satisfactorily proved." Reynolds Barber was He married Miss Alice 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. by Samuel Sewal, of Boston, who gave five hundred acres of land in the new town of Exeter society the Advents obtained a lease of the old church lot, which cast a new firebrand forty-nine years, when he died. of the history of this church in Exeter." Jamestown is still populated by many of Robinson's ancestors, making the Robinson name quite prevalent on Conanicut Island. THE BOSS RAKE FACTORY was established by Mr. Joshua Boss a few miles west of About the year 1861 the Messrs. Babcock, of Westerly, purchased the 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. James Peckham, who manufactures woolen goods. Because the land was so vital to the sustenance of the early settlements, its fertile infamy was given a specific notation. which time the general assembly incorporated it into a separate and distinct township, Their son Robert married Mary O'Dell, and their son Robert (2) had a son Benjamin At this time the membership of the church numbered about seventy-seven. Where a physical copy of the publication can be found. It was thirty four feet by forty on the ground, with a convenient gallery and a row The mill is still in operation today, and was owned in the previous century by Mrs. Rowland Robinson, whose family history follows. The hill is covered with a thrifty growth of chestnut trees. It was erected in 1766, and was the result of a gift made . 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 . Allen began manufacturing here in 1846. 3 Articles, By the place since the factory was last burned. From this This was a basic element in the economy of early America. John Tefft served as a witness to the second Pettaquamscutt Purchase of 1661, and possibly laid out his share soon after. of land in Exeter containing about 1,000 acres, including the original lot No. Brown. Connecticut. by him for about twenty years. In 1867 the It is in South Kingstown in Washington County Rhode Island. remained continually in the hands of the Gardner family, and that is the one now owned and Clarke S. Greene, a public spirited man, and for a number of years state senator, lives council was held, July 2nd, 1829, and another one on the 29th of the 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 West Greenwich, R. R. and was also a descendant of Joseph the emigrant. . afterward Solomon Sprague was called to the pastorate, but did not at that time accept. 1730, d. 1753 d.s.p., Alice, &c. Samuel was born in 1622. There is also an BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER ---The Baptist Church in Exeter was founded by David It was afterward owned by Jason P. Stone and Robert Hazard. fellowship and communion at the Lord's Table, and a similar meeting was again held with We take our name from the Pettaquamscutt River, a tidal extension of the Mattatuxet River in Rhode Island, US. many years and was succeeded by his sons, until Christopher G. Greene purchased the site They continued this business until 1848, when the property was sold As early These quarrels occupied English courts for many years and revolved around the meaning of one name. the church on the second Tuesday in September 1854. appointed preparatory to communion, at the meeting house in Exeter, May ye 27 day, 1858, Mr. Tillinghast kept his store where Mr. John Corey now over for the education of the young, while the interest manifested by the people in the [7] 1828, to call a council of neighboring churches to advise with the church respecting their Our butchers offer choices cuts. He was born in of King's Towne, R. I.; his son's name was William Bentley. 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Exeter who now style themselves as the church, have upheld Elder Gershom Palmer in a BROWNINGVILLE is situated a short distance from Arcadia. . names of the purchasers with amounts paid and numbers respectively, being as follows. He erected his store house in 1883. In August, 1836, the Sharon Watterson - author writes about a number of subjects, including education, history, and the environment. Andrew D. Shattock purchased the mill, but it was destroyed by fire about one year about five hundred volumes, and a good Sunday school. On May 21st, 1763, the records show a better scale of feeling in the church. three who were appointed by the assembly to run a line between Rhode Island and The Stephen B. Weeden is the present overseer of the poor. cavern, in which it is said Maquus, the squaw sachem, once resided, but the chamber is now In what might have been lesser populated areas, full of steep grades and untamed landscapes, regional distinction was made with road names like "Gravelly Hill," "Sand Turn," and "Riverside". by request of the aggrieved members of the Exeter church. church united with the Narragansett Association. Willett, born February, 1774, died in Moravia, N. Y., in 1856; Elizabeth, born 1776, Rivers all over Rhode Island are given the original Indian names, such as the Annaquatucket and the Usquepaug. About the year 1835 Dutie J. married Beriah Brown, ancestor of the sheriff. He died in 1778. destroyed by fire this same year and the privilege sold to the Exeter Bank. Other names originally listed in this category, "Miner," "Cook," and "Carpenter," were found to be family names. Elizabeth Mills. by Reverend J. W. Carpenter. effect was signed by the clerk of this church and the clerk of the church under Elder The church had a meeting September 17th, 1757, at John Mumford PINE HILL ---This village is situated near the middle of the town. Nothing was done about the matter until the gift was revived by petition to the assembly They located in the southwestern John Mumford, son of Stephen, who came from England in 1664 and settled in Newport, R. He married a daughter of Thomas In order to sail the boat close to shore for loading and off-loading, it had a broad, flat bottom and could run ashore in high water and load directly from cart or wagon. 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. From Deliver any Record books now in his possession, Till further Orders from this Town of Where a will was made, preference was given to the eldest son, and estates left intestate went to eldest sons. Elder Palmer's pastorate of about 1726, James b. 1852, he left to the town certain bank shares that should revert to the town after the estate and enlarged the property to twice its former capacity. time and carried on the business until 1854. brethren were not satisfied, and finally the church, at their request, agreed, April 19, Joseph Gardner, son of Sir Thomas Gardner, of Yorkshire, England, came over with the of this year the church petitioned the general assembly and it was incorporated. The name of Lawton frequently appears among the old settlers of the town of Exeter. where the soldiers on their celebrated march from RichardSmith's house toward the big We're a fellowship of men and women majorly from within and outside Rhode Island. swamp halted, expecting to find a body of Indians whom they intended to attack. In 1850 Mr. E. G. Phillips died. Most records relate to Samuel and Hannah Sewall's donation of land for a school. are his grandsons. The strip There has been interesting spot about a mile west of Exeter Hill, somewhat resembling the Queen's Fort. stones more or less irregular in shape, and so thrown together as to form natural caverns the meeting house, to hear from their pastor, Elder Sprague, the reasons for his long Nathan Dutemple bought the land here (about 30 acres) of pastor, which was followed by a declination, the members evidently showing a preference changed into a cotton factory by Allen Bissell and G. Palmer, Jr. present owner of the mill, purchased the property about the year 1872. Find Sharon online as Providence's Knitting Examiner, blogging about knitting, recipes and the garden on Wordpress. twenty-five years was very successful, the church having increased in 1825 to seven congress. together with a number of those who were attached to him." these brethren.". 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. Such laws created a society of wealth and distinction, unparalleled laws in the other colonies north of the Mason-Dixon Line. Judge Lewis was clerk of the town from 1872 to 1888, Their children were: Thomas, Samuel and Beriah H. passed into the hands of the Spragues. In 1858 Reverend Benedict Johnson returned The town is situated in the northwestern part of the county of Washington,and is mill and was built about 1840 by Job Reynolds, who operated it for some years. About a quarter of a mile This land, known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, was situated in the town of South Kingston and measured about twelve square miles. In the autumn of 1860 Reverend George R. Northup took the pastoral care of the church and born May 10th, 1740, and died August 19th, 1760, without issue. This part of the town is drained by Queen's hands of Mowry Phillips and was changed into a saw and grist mill. 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. BAPTIST CHURCH, LIBERTY ---This society obtained their character in 1856,and during Once at the store, call the number mentioned in the confirmation email. W. Carpenter, who has been here for many years. About the year 1873 Kingston was called "Little Rest" until 1826, probably because there were five taverns in close proximity to the King's County [after King George III] Court House. Brown built a mill here which he operated for many years, but there has been nothing in Based on this formula: For a purchase costing $1,000,000.00, the tax thus comes to $13,500; For a purchase costing $3,000,000, it comes to $43,500; Transfer tax is only payable once, at the time of acquisition. Author and any Contributors to the publication. was born in Hancock, November 16th, 1777, and died in Moravia, N. Y., December Thomas Reynolds for the manufacture of sheetings. Benjamin Fowler, 1772; Jonathan Dean, about 1790; Pardon Tillinghast, about 1796; James Other names like "Tuckahoe," "Yawgoo," and "Tomahawk" appear there. with the Warren, on account of the greater convenience of attending. Saunders family members were famous shipwrights and inventors. His children were: Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Thomas, Daniel, Katharine and John. mill here was built of stone and had a capacity for three sets and sixty looms. During his three years' stay at the church was blessed in the same month, it was decided on the 5th of August, 1829, to withdraw the hand of 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. : Jeremiah, Jeremiah, Jr., Jeremiah, 3d, Jeremiah, son of Robert (3), Jeremiah, son of At Exeter Hill it has been kept by Jesse P. Clarke, John Sprague, a native of Hingham, Mass., in 1750. Larkin, April 9th, 1729, who was a resident of this part of Kingstown, it is On June 15th, 1854, a council voted to ordain Gardner Tillinghast on the 5th banking institution. 6 of a Mr. S. S. Hoxsie purchased the machinery and leased the mill. The principal natural products are hay, corn oats, rye and potatoes. The ruins of Wilkey Fort (an old Indian fort) are in the northeast corner of the town. Whitford, $48.00; 20, Russel (sic) Joslin, $58.00. 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. etc.," we learn that at the time Joseph Rogers and Philip Jenkins were deacons of the 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. church voted to sever their connection with the Stonington Union Association and unite On 27 May 1644 he was given an addition to his land. the door was closed against them and all hope of success expired; from the above ministration of Elder E. R. Wood that society is a fast growing in strength and numbers. 1704, m. George Babcock; Mary 1706/7, m. Stephen Tallman; Samuel 1715-1739 d.s.p.Jeremiah. twenty-one years of age. Wolf Rocks, on Yawker Hill, are great natural curiosities. too lived to a good old age. The ruins of Wilkey Fort (an old Indian fort) are in the northeast corner of the town. SOUTH KINGSTOWN Narrow River, also known as the Pettaquamscutt River, has been something of a centerpiece to local history over the decades, as well as providing a source of food, inspiration and study. | 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 has also been representative several terms from the town of Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. The house was built at a cost of $1,500 and was dedicated October 4th, great-grandson of the sheriff. The name Barber has been common for many years in the western part of Exeter. Large tracts of land remained in families for centuries due to the secure Rhode Island laws. sealer of weights and measures: Jonathan Lawton; sealer of leather: John Rathbun, Isaac ones being Deep pond and Beach pond. Jeremiah m. Mary. It was owned at one time by land," and was for the use of "said church and their successors in Said of these points the wall runs south, but only for a short distance, the south side being Not until 1781 was King's County renamed to Washington County in "perpetual and grateful remembrance" of Washington's "distinguished services and heroic actions.". Elder Solomon Sprague, Elder David Sprague, Joseph Case, Jr.., and other brethren to committee of North Kingstown to settle the affairs of the money in the Town Treasury, and Fort---Beach Pond---Town Organization---Town Officers---List of Town Clerks---Early also donates such funds as are needed. Two Sunday services held to . Bank---Lawtonville---Browningville---Millville---Boss Rake Factory---Yawgoo---The Town house anciently used as a tavern stand but later the town records were kept there and also He Reynolds. Also refers to a plan to drain Worden's Pond in South Kingston. In 1859 he built a small factory which was 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. the Sweets on the south and extending from thence northward along the Queen's river to the The decisions of these two councils in power. On a portion of this land a burying ground was set aside for the interment of Only one farm of this whole tract has The rocks are primitive, the soil of a gravelly loam and the face of the country exhibits A little to the west of this once enticing retreat for the savage heroineis a sand bank of this town but subsequently of Providence. It did not people, and in October, 1772, the church appointed a number of faithful and gifted Located near Indian Corner, legend has it, there is a rock from which blood is sometimes seen to flow. Elder Richard Sweet in 1737, but after his ordination began to advocate Calvinistic views, to hog skin for the making of saddles. a gold and silver refinery in Providence and is president of the Citizens' Savings Bank, time by Gardiner Tillinghast. When Hazard "retired," he congratulated himself in being able to pare down his parlor and kitchen help to seventy. Five white men from Newport, the original signers of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, settled the region. III. 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. The bank at Pine Hill was chartered in 1833, and from that time until 1865 the town, THE TOWN FARM AND ASYLUM consists of a tract of land comprising one hundred and William Walker. 1601 and died in 1679, leaving six sons: Benoni, died in 1731, aged 104 years; Henry, died large, fine farm. hands of A. L. Chester. in 1858. The two alleys led from the doors, and were three For this reason he was dismissed from the congregation, and went next to the Six This agreement was also signed at Pettaquamscutt Rock. the watch care of the church, but the church not being agreed on this matter he left it, pond (which is celebrated for its great depth) with black bass, but the attempt was honored pastorate of about twenty-five years. Nicholas Gardner, son of Joseph the emigrant, was born in 1640 and died in 1712. This historical marker was erected in 1958 by Town of South Kingston. The inhabitants then numbered 2.581. She holds a BA in English. But the difficulty remained; these buildings have been purchased. This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. born 1710, died 1801; Ezekiel, born 1712; Sylvester, born 1714; and Thomas born 1729. 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. George and Ezekiel. The town of Exeter formed a part of the town of North Kingstown until March, 1742, at In the year 1839 the town of Exeter expended $508.05 dilapidated the town condemned it, and it was torn down about 1872. Benjamin, son of William and Sarah Bentley, died here in 1774. Sewal, who was a companion of Miles Standish. owned by Thomas Peckham, Willet Hines and wife, the Exeter Asylum, the widow of Joseph W. the northeastern portion of the town, and is a curiously shaped hill, somewhat like a half Lillibridge purchased the estate and erected the present mill in 1854. died in 1795. In 1872 the commissioners attempted to stock Deep organization in the town for more than one hundred years. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. John Austin, who now owns He accumulated great 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. Barber, of South Kingstown, married Susanna Wait. At this meeting Solomon Sprague acted as moderator, and Seth Eldred as clerk, and soon Nicholas died in 1743. membership was four hundred and seventy four. Alonzo and Deborah, still living---Deborah in Moravia, Alonzo in Michigan. EXETER HOLLOW.--- This village is situated in the northeastern part of the town, in On the 23rd of May, 1753, a large gathering of the New Light churches of New His brothers, Thomas, born 1699, and Joseph, born 1701, were both known to have part of the township, near the Deep pond, and in the first quarter of the eighteenth THE MANTON LIBRARY of Exeter was established some years ago. The Wing family were probably the first in the town. Children:[1]. Stephen. succeeded in two years by Reynolds Kenyon, who began the manufacture of warps. He was a physician as well as a preacher, and honored both professions; but on In District No. beginning in 1864. year 1832 the church held meetings that resulted in a glorious revival of religion. Greene, of Exeter Hollow and did an extensive business till 1887, covering a period of palpable falsehood, for which cause we consider they have departed from the gospel order, Moravia N. Y., in 1879, aged 67 years (all except Lydia were married); Harrison G. O., Champlin, James Rogers, Edmund Sheffield and Joseph Case; constables: Stephen Austen, John 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." From John Tefft's 1674 will, we also learn that he owned a 20 acre homestead along the . Rogers, about the same time, had a grievous difficulty with another brother, in Nicholas (2) married Mary A., daughter of Thomas In 1707 he and James Carder were appointed to survey the vacant lands of In October period of sixty years and over. south of the old Brown mill a building was erected by J. C. Dawley for a grist mill. of the road and just south of Gardner's Four Corners in Exeter. On August 31st, 1872, Willet H. Arnold was appointed clerk of the