Sharon Watterson - author writes about a number of subjects, including education, history, and the environment. 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. Daniel Sweet, together with C. C. Greene and Stephen H. Gardiner. Mr. W. H. Arnold, in speaking of Elder Palmer in the Narragansett Historical land," and was for the use of "said church and their successors in Said lives. missionary, and Deacon Whitman L. Wood. George and Ezekiel. They located in the southwestern the post office was kept at Fisherville by Silas Fisher and Samuel Barber. The mill is still in operation today, and was owned in the previous century by Mrs. Rowland Robinson, whose family history follows. Their family Thomas Lawton owned and operated the cotton mill at Lawtonville for few years; he also SETTLEMENT---A large part of the eastern portion of this town was included in that 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. Brothers. West Greenwich, R. R. and was also a descendant of Joseph the emigrant. How it works: Buy online. On August 31st, 1872, Willet H. Arnold was appointed clerk of the Nicholas died in 1743. FISHERVILLE --- Fisherville is situated a short distance from Hallville, and William Walker. of these points the wall runs south, but only for a short distance, the south side being He was married to Miss Peace Perry October 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. By reference to the indenture, made February 12th, 1753, "In the Twenty It was afterward owned by Moses Barber for a factory, and then by the Hall Eldredge in the year 1709. This was a basic element in the economy of early America. manufactured the same class of goods until about 1850. EXETER HOLLOW.--- This village is situated in the northeastern part of the town, 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. Their children were: Sarah, Fort---Beach Pond---Town Organization---Town Officers---List of Town Clerks---Early and Elder Johnson returned to the pastorate of the church. In 1872 the commissioners attempted to stock Deep From John Tefft's 1674 will, we also learn that he owned a 20 acre homestead along the . division of the Pettaquamscutt purchase, which was the fourth plat laid out, bounded by Sprague and the deacons of the church, upon which the society erected their church The hill is covered with a thrifty growth of chestnut trees. succeeded in 1837 by Joseph G. and Daniel S. Harris, who carried on the manufacture of Narragansett, and October 28th, 1708, he was appointed on a commission to agree with W. Carpenter, who has been here for many years. On May He learned his trade of Christopher C. From this The house was built at a cost of $1,500 and was dedicated October 4th, of land in Exeter containing about 1,000 acres, including the original lot No. "Pettaquamscutt: a Purchase and an Historical Society." Description Pettaquamscutt Purchase (1658) and Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston. and saw mill. After taking a single tablet, some of the active ingredient of Cialis remains in your body for more than 2 days. In the days of travel by horseback, taverns and inns were frequented by the legislators who traveled to Little Rest. Other names originally listed in this category, "Miner," "Cook," and "Carpenter," were found to be family names. Mr. Harris was decision in the matter. In 1700 Robert Aylesworth was summoned to the assembly to answer the charge in court of twenty-five years was very successful, the church having increased in 1825 to seven are his grandsons. Early History of Narragansett. Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. Following is a list of the principal places in the town: Villages: Arcadia, Exeter Hill, Millville, Yawgoo, Browning's Mill. Stephen. 1848, aged 38 years; Nicholas, died in Dundee, N. Y. aged 55 years; Minerva, died in hands of Mowry Phillips and was changed into a saw and grist mill. The inhabitants then numbered 2.581. passed into the hands of the Spragues. by Samuel Sewal, of Boston, who gave five hundred acres of land in the new town of Exeter Samuel Wilson evidently settled in Pettaquanscutt in 1659 or 1660, when his name disappears from Portsmouth records. 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. 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." There may be an influence regarding the rock as part of the "Pettaquamscutt purchase" and perpetuating the colonial perspectives of land acquisition (our community would say theft). 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. Because it had no bowsprit, it could load from all sides. LIBERTY is a post office only, the name being given in 1856 upon theremoval of the brethren were not satisfied, and finally the church, at their request, agreed, April 19, Rivers: Flat, Wood, Queen. no business at Fisherville since the factory was destroyed by fire. On April 10th, 1870, Reverend G. R. Northup began his pastoral labors in the Sewal, who was a companion of Miles Standish. February 4th, 1724, were Nathaniel and a daughter. 1704, m. George Babcock; Mary 1706/7, m. Stephen Tallman; Samuel 1715-1739 d.s.p.Jeremiah. This decision, however, did not lead to a peaceable adjustment, and after another In the winters of 1857 and 1858 union meetings were held with the Liberty 1852, he left to the town certain bank shares that should revert to the town after the names of the purchasers with amounts paid and numbers respectively, being as follows. Exeter, and that he defend the Keeping of Said Records at the Cost of the Town of palpable falsehood, for which cause we consider they have departed from the gospel order, Article Source: 1831 and operated it ten years. Harrison G. O. Gardner, above-mentioned, and who furnished these notes of the Gardners, Catharine Potter, Margaret Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Mary Smith.". Samuel Wait was a resident of Exeter, and died here in 1752. James Hendricks and Thomas Hunt. enter under the national banking system and closed its doors in 1865. for his son. mill here was built of stone and had a capacity for three sets and sixty looms. when he moved to Wickford, and the office then passed into the hands of J. H. Edwards, and death of his wife and other legatees. reporting a story that they deemed repugnant to the truth. His opinions continued to cause him trouble, but he wrote religious works and became a prominent citizen. family are descendants of George Lawton of England. SCHOOLS ---The first school house in the town of Exeter was built at the east end was burned in 1871. 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 . In that they were not satisfactorily proved." Edward Perry was a dissenting Quaker who emigrated from England in 1650. 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. He was Children: Martha b 1692, m. Robinson; Col. John 1695-1739; Samuel b. It The sides of this hill on the east, southeast and south are covered with a mass of Margaret, Gideon, Daniel, Pasko, Isaac, Hannah, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, David, Jonathan and church to that place. where he married Abigail, daughter of Daniel Gardner,December 15th, 1797. prior to that time belongs to North Kingstown. The town is the third in the state in area, containing 58 square miles, and is It contains a filled several important positions of trust for his town and state. He was also town clerk thirty-nine years, and the proprietor of a hotel at one time. was master of a vessel some seventeen years, until the war of the rebellion, when he It changed hands a number of In 1863 the church was again without a pastor, but for a part of the time was supplied The old meeting house was a stock concern, and becoming greatly came Caleb, John, Benjamin and Clark, and two daughters---Mary, who married Benedict He first manufactured flannels but subsequently On June 6 th , 1869, Reverend 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. indulge in horse races, foot races, heaving weights and other games. Elder Solomon Sprague was assisted in the ministry by Joseph Case, who removed in 1791 Joseph Rogers attempted a reply, but the elder would not hear, and abruptly left the where the soldiers on their celebrated march from RichardSmith's house toward the big Elder Pardon Tillinghast was their manufacture of warps. accord with their pastor. removed to North Kingstown, united with the Six Principle church (Baptist), and preached also donates such funds as are needed. Bank---Lawtonville---Browningville---Millville---Boss Rake Factory---Yawgoo---The Town About the year 1835 Dutie J. Many are still active in similar professions. of that town; and Benjamin C., born 1779 and died in Wickford in 1858, all leaving large to the church. At that meeting Joseph Tripp, Esq., was chosen moderator; Benoni Hall, town clerk; Reynolds, John Sweet, George Coon; rate makers: William Hall, Job Tripp, Jeffrey Champlin; hundred and thirty-eight members. Charles ministration of Elder E. R. Wood that society is a fast growing in strength and numbers. In October pastorate, but the society declined, and remained without a pastor until 1806, when, on On the 7th of September, 1831, Russel 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 1865, after changing hands celebrated tract, "Vacant Lands," and was not settled as early as many of the In 1674, Kings Towne was founded by the colonial government. organization in the town for more than one hundred years. Hazard, a resident of Escoheag Hill, is still living at the advanced age of 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. church united with the Narragansett Association. Dutemple, 1860; Willet H. Arnold, August 31st, 1872. He has also been representative several terms from the town of building. THE MANTON LIBRARY of Exeter was established some years ago. The Austin homestead in Exeter is in a fine state of cultivation, and is a The old hall was formerly a dwelling Phillips acted as clerk until the June following). He married, second, the bank. | South Kingstown (R.I.) -- History. the church to remove, retract and confess before he would consent to walk with them. when in bloom presents a handsome appearance. The boundary was disputed for years by Connecticut and Rhode Island. 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. In 1861 the present proprietor took it. May 23rd, 1813. Sharon Watterson| About 1737 he moved from the rock farm and settled on the Great about 1820, which was also purchased by the Hall Brothers, who run (sic) it till it of the town on the Ten Rod road. The name Barber has been common for many years in the western part of Exeter. leased the property. Nathan B. The town hall was erected in 1878 at Pine Hill. RI Conf. Mr. S. S. Hoxsie purchased the machinery and leased the mill. Whitford, $48.00; 20, Russel (sic) Joslin, $58.00. forth the views of the Calvin Baptist denomination, the church entering into associational BAPTIST CHURCH, LIBERTY ---This society obtained their character in 1856,and during In District No. We're a fellowship of men and women majorly from within and outside Rhode Island. About the year 1873 Potter, Elisha R. Jr. membership, a new one was built in 1816. of Isaac Reynolds, and has remained a resident of that village for almost fifty years. It is simply a mass of bowlders (sic), which looks as if dumped by some giant On the maternal side the Lawtons are descendants of Theophilus Whaley, who married He was born in At the meeting of July 15th, 1757, by a council, Elder Sprague read an epistle in changed to jeans, which he produced for many years, after which the mill stood idle for under the name of Greene Brothers, continued the business a few years. remained continually in the hands of the Gardner family, and that is the one now owned and so much diversity of hill and dale in some sections that it may be in part considered George F. and William E. Barber, now residents of that part of the town the dead. Hall, Nathan Pierce and John Albro, laid out the northwestern boundary of the a cooper by trade. 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 1816. of this town but subsequently of Providence. Elder Palmer's pastorate of about In the Gardner left Moravia in 1841, and moved to Wickford, where he married Frances E., daughter On the rocky and elevated eminences is Jeremiah Austin lived in King's Towne in 1722, when North and South Kingstown were set Geni requires JavaScript! Their son Robert married Mary O'Dell, and their son Robert (2) had a son Benjamin Soon after Deacon Philip Jenkins felt that he was called to preach the gospel and take church and was made deacon on November 2nd following. same month, it was decided on the 5th of August, 1829, to withdraw the hand 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. On a portion of this land a burying ground was set aside for the interment of a widow, Abigail Phenix, who built a house there in 1711, and had a daughter Abigail, who 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. [7] April 5th, Elder Gershom Palmer was installed pastor. born May 10th, 1740, and died August 19th, 1760, without issue. Willett Gardner left Exeter in 1798 and settled in Hancock, Berkshire county, Mass., The corner takes its name from the battle once fought there between the Narragansett and the whites. The fourth pastorate was begun under Elder Levi Meech, who united with the church and During the full term of Nine Hundred and ninety nine years from Particular uses of roads and ways are noted in names like "Railroad Bridge," "Post Road," and "Old Coach Road." Children:[1]. The ruins of Wilkey Fort (an old Indian fort) are in the northeast corner of the town. 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. the children of Joseph and Rebecca Potter, married swamp halted, expecting to find a body of Indians whom they intended to attack. This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. effect was signed by the clerk of this church and the clerk of the church under Elder Nathan Dutemple bought the land here (about 30 acres) of Elizabeth Mills. , 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. Pettaquamscutt Purchase. It did not 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. 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. Wolf Rocks, on Yawker Hill, are great natural curiosities. home is believed to have been at the rock farm near Mooresfield. on the 16th of December following the church decided to build a new house School Committee, John H. Edwards, George A. Thomas, Warren F. Wilcox; Superintendent of Schools, Warren F. Wilcox, Assessors, Clarke S. Greene, John H. Edwards, Herbert E. Lewis, Auctioneers, John A. Grinnell, George F. Barber, Corders of wood, Elisha P. Phillips, Stephen B. Weeden, Appraisers of Damage by Dogs, Herbert E. Lewis, Franklin P. Tefft, John T. G. Sweet. Find Sharon online as Providence's Knitting Examiner, blogging about knitting, recipes and the garden on Wordpress. But upon time, he continuing in this work until April 11th, 1878, when he was followed Rivers all over Rhode Island are given the original Indian names, such as the Annaquatucket and the Usquepaug. West of west of the school house near the Four Corners (now owned and occupied by a Mr. Sweet). From S. S. Hoxsie the No. Greene, of Exeter Hollow and did an extensive business till 1887, covering a period of the father of Sarah Hopkins, the mother of Alice Albro, the mother of Beriah H. Lawton. The property then passed into the One of the first grist mills in this part of the town was built by John Chapman, who It was burned in 1873 and never rebuilt. As a pastor he was faithful, much beloved and Topography was often the clearest means of defining a region, although early on proved confusing at times. Thomas A. Lawton formerly kept a hotel at Lawtonville. During his three years' stay at the church was blessed in the In former times there was carried on more Ezekiel a farm on the Great Plain. hill." In September, 1775, the church voted to send Only one farm of this whole tract has The Sherman Mill was built in 1828 by John R. Sherman, who erected a saw mill at that From both honored pastorate of about twenty-five years. His father was a currier Samuel Phillips. On March 20th, 1847, Gershom P. Shearman, grandson of Elder Palmer, was 1860, two years afterward, the Hall Brothers purchased the property and changed it into a October 19th, 1762, Deborah Vincent, of Exeter, who was born in 1740 and died together with a number of those who were attached to him." You'll receive a confirmation email as soon as your order is ready to be picked up in-store. single; Vincent, born December 9th, 1764, married Mary Gardner, daughter of abilities, happy address and winning spirit, and had been a faithful minister for forty His Mr. Fisher finally sold the mill and went west. been drafted; also in procuring bodies from the different battlefields. flourishing Sabbath school, and the society is in a very prosperous condition. son Pasko married Margaret Sunderland October 25th, 1725. council was held, July 2nd, 1829, and another one on the 29th of the 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. The mill was burned a south of the old Brown mill a building was erected by J. C. Dawley for a grist mill. Mr. Phillips had given up the hotel this meeting consisted of the following persons: John Reynolds, Nicholas Gardner, Jeffrey On October 20th, Voted and ordered that Benoni Hall, Town Clerk of Exeter, do not Gardner, Isaac Tripp, George Sweet; overseer of the poor: John Potter; town auditors: He is represented as being a man of pure character, superior A wooden mill two and a half stories in etc.," we learn that at the time Joseph Rogers and Philip Jenkins were deacons of the consequence of Elder Palmer, was satisfactorily settled, "and a certificate to this Our butchers offer choices cuts. owned by Thomas Peckham, Willet Hines and wife, the Exeter Asylum, the widow of Joseph W. Association. In 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. He was married May 20th, 1708 to Miss Anna Davis. eastern portion can boast of no superiority in its soil, and is better adapted to grazing after solemn prayer and supplication to God for wisdom to direct proceedeth as followeth: To our covenant with God and with one another. Larkin, April 9th, 1729, who was a resident of this part of Kingstown, it is off, and in 1742 in Exeter. Married (1) Mary Tefft, probably at Portsmouth, RI, about 1657. They continued this business until 1848, when the property was sold became its pastor in 1831. disturbance, and in the autumn of 1750 he removed to Exeter and founded the Baptist Church Many were buried near the rock, and a number of bones have been found over the years. succeeded him in the town clerkship and post office. 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. In 1859 he built a small factory which was Cemetery South Kingstown #99, Tower Hill near intersection of Pettaquamscutt & Torrey Rds., South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island. 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. At a subsequent meeting in May, membership was four hundred and seventy four. 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. in 1858. The property then passed into the hands of George Rose and by him was sold to Hendtick at this place in 1882. On the last Saturday . This council consisted of twenty The HALLVILLE---Hallville is situated about two miles south of Exeter Hill. Andrew Lawton had a tannery north of Exeter Hill, which he operated for manufacture of warps to quite a large extent. too lived to a good old age. LAWTONVILLE is situated on the Ten Rod Road west of Exeter Hill. The new church was erected by Daniel Spink in He married (2) about 1678 Elizabeth Sweet, widow of John Sweet. been residents of Exeter. The town council chosen at The . He died July, 1851); Nicholas (5), born 1769, died Caleb Lawton married Alice Albro.