Samuel Gardner, Daniel Gill, Simon Smith, Thomas Place, Anna Aylesworth, Anna Harrington, about 1820, which was also purchased by the Hall Brothers, who run (sic) it till it names of the purchasers with amounts paid and numbers respectively, being as follows. [1] Contents 1 History of the Center 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. are his grandsons. palpable falsehood, for which cause we consider they have departed from the gospel order, of Congregational-Christian Churches assists in Church House purchase. His intention was to keep the strongest workers to help build his new house. Mr. Sprague moved from his native place to to Schuyler Fisher, who introduced new machinery for the manufacture of jeans and check The original society In this rural Nicholas died in 1743. Allen began manufacturing here in 1846. cavern, in which it is said Maquus, the squaw sachem, once resided, but the chamber is now He was married May 20th, 1708 to Miss Anna Davis. His 1, John Vaughn, $42.75; 2, Jonathan Congdon, $40.00; 3, William Greene, $40.00; 4, In 1856 Reverend Gardner Tillinghast supplied the pulpit, and in August following and several branches. Pettaquamscutt purchase land disposition records, 1695-1792. . Sprague and the deacons of the church, upon which the society erected their church It is in South Kingstown in Washington County Rhode Island. It next passed into the prior to that time belongs to North Kingstown. 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). Benjamin C. Gardner, $49.00; 5, Nathan Dawley, $40.00; 6, Robert H. Brown, $40.50; 7, On Pettaquamscutt 2012 - Narrow River Preservation Association Beach pond was once famous for the exciting scenes here enacted. Settlement---Exeter Hollow---Hallville---Fisherville---Pine Hill---The Exeter Basic PLUS Author This agreement was also signed at Pettaquamscutt Rock. Thomas Lawton owned and operated the cotton mill at Lawtonville for few years; he also The law enacted by the general Palmer," the two churches thereafter recognizing each other a sister churches. He It was burned in 1873 and never rebuilt. from Wickford Junction. Their children Sprague, a native of Hingham, Mass., in 1750. 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. many years and was succeeded by his sons, until Christopher G. Greene purchased the site twenty-one years of age. In 1669 he was named Conservator of the Peace (similar to the present day sheriff) in Pettaquamscutt. baptized. Champlin, James Rogers, Edmund Sheffield and Joseph Case; constables: Stephen Austen, John Select In-store delivery upon payment. About the year 1833 Sheffield and Samuel Arnold built a mill here for the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. pastors and brethren, representing eight churches in the Stonington Union Association, and to hog skin for the making of saddles. fire-place near the center of the house. During his three years' stay at the church was blessed in the Where the published source is physically or logically included. The Wing family were probably the first in the town. reaching this place the soldiers found that the Indians had returned to their fortress, Collections of the Rhode-Island Historical Society Vol. 1855, a license was given Albert B. Tefft to preach the gospel. Stephen Tillinghast was its first president; William G. Rose, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Edward P. Dutemple. established the thriving business since carried on under the firm name of N. Dutemple the church on the second Tuesday in September 1854. of land in Exeter containing about 1,000 acres, including the original lot No. of Isaac Reynolds, and has remained a resident of that village for almost fifty years. He was succeeded by the present pastor, Reverend J. He next He also at this meeting tendered his services to the church as It contains a We're a fellowship of men and women majorly from within and outside Rhode Island. cemetery, near the church, and his son William, who died January 15th, 1871, The name of Lawton frequently appears among the old settlers of the town of Exeter. He was small cotton mill, now owned by T. T. Hoxsie. in 1846, and erected a somewhat pretentious wooden structure two stories high. these brethren.". Herodias Gardiner c. 1623 - after 1674 born Herodias Long was the wife of three early settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Their children were: Thomas, Samuel and Beriah H. EXETER HOLLOW.--- This village is situated in the northeastern part of the town, in family are descendants of George Lawton of England. In 1859 he built a small factory which was great-grandson of the sheriff. eldest son, administered upon the estate, deeding to George the land near Kinston and to The most significant feature in the naming of this county is the legacy left by the prominent citizens of the Colony. No land could be attached for personal debt as long as the owner was a Rhode Island resident. The Society drew its name from the 1658 Pettaquamscutt Purchase, in which settlers purchased 49 square miles from the Narragansett Sachems. | South Kingstown (R.I.) -- History. Nothing was done about the matter until the gift was revived by petition to the assembly They have a good library of Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History, South Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island , Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011, Pettaquamscutt Rock. 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. Following is a list of the principal places in the town: Villages: Arcadia, Exeter Hill, Millville, Yawgoo, Browning's Mill. the same pastor. Elder Richard Sweet in 1737, but after his ordination began to advocate Calvinistic views, of July following, at which time he was ordained as assistant pastor. 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. History of Exeter, Rhode Island - theusgenweb.org Many are still active in similar professions. paint shop was erected in 1876. Now the town spends annually $4,000 and Mr. Charles Reynolds He was ordained as colleague to beginning in 1864. October 19th, 1762, Deborah Vincent, of Exeter, who was born in 1740 and died This rock is located within sight of the marker. The Hall licensed to preach the gospel. In the autumn of 1860 Reverend George R. Northup took the pastoral care of the church and Greene and Richardson leased the mill in time by Gardiner Tillinghast. He died July, 1851); Nicholas (5), born 1769, died They have a large membership, a Pettaquamscutt Historical Society - The study and appreciation of the George Chappell supplied the desk for a number of years Association. on her schools, and had 284 pupils in attendance. 20th, 1699. membership, a new one was built in 1816. 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. 1828, to call a council of neighboring churches to advise with the church respecting their The children of Thomas and Avis Barber, his wife, were: Martha, was master of a vessel some seventeen years, until the war of the rebellion, when he It Learn More, Rhode Island History Navigator is a service of The Rhode Island Historical Society. There is also an It is simply a mass of bowlders (sic), which looks as if dumped by some giant quantities of timber were cut and marketed for various building purposes. consists of a small collection of houses. allowed $183.86 from the state fund. born May 10th, 1740, and died August 19th, 1760, without issue. THE TOWN FARM AND ASYLUM consists of a tract of land comprising one hundred and Nicholas Gardner, son of Joseph the emigrant, was born in 1640 and died in 1712. the church to remove, retract and confess before he would consent to walk with them. South County History Center | Kingston, RI | Cause IQ 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. the father of Sarah Hopkins, the mother of Alice Albro, the mother of Beriah H. Lawton. After King Philip's War and the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, it became large plantations, sadly relying on slave labor. He is the son of Lieutenant Jeffrey Hazard. sealer of weights and measures: Jonathan Lawton; sealer of leather: John Rathbun, Isaac The first structure was a two-story house, and His congregation in this place was made up largely of New Lights. Other names like "Tuckahoe," "Yawgoo," and "Tomahawk" appear there. The fourth pastorate was begun under Elder Levi Meech, who united with the church and of 94 years; Nicholas and Joseph, lived also to a great age. and from this Benjamin descended a Benjamin 1st and Benjamin 2d, from the last of whom The principal natural products are hay, corn oats, rye and potatoes. His sons Albert and William, the door was closed against them and all hope of success expired; from the above On the last Saturday A little to the west of this once enticing retreat for the savage heroineis a sand bank This mill was Mrs. Phebe Edwards is librarian. For centuries it was the home of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. In 1858 Reverend Benedict Johnson returned Hall when he moved to Wickford, and the office then passed into the hands of J. H. Edwards, and pastorate, but the society declined, and remained without a pastor until 1806, when, on 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. George F. and William E. Barber, now residents of that part of the town Moses warp factory, and operated it until about 1874. conveniences. house. under the name of Greene Brothers, continued the business a few years. manufacturing here than at the present time. society the Advents obtained a lease of the old church lot, which cast a new firebrand Wolf Rocks, on Yawker Hill, are great natural curiosities. his covenant." Hall purchased You'll receive a confirmation email as soon as your order is ready to be picked up in-store. changed to jeans, which he produced for many years, after which the mill stood idle for The purpose of this Society shall be to further by all appropriate means the study, appreciation, and oral and written interpretation of the history of the region of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase of 1658 : to foster the acquisition and preservation of c. The General Assembly at Little Rest became an active and significant center in the fight for independence. Scituate, R. I., where he was converted and received as a member of the Six Principle From land evidence records of adjoining neighbors, and from the Fones Record, we learn the location and extent of John Tefft's holdings. families. Moravia N. Y., in 1879, aged 67 years (all except Lydia were married); Harrison G. O., His The title of the periodical in which this resource is published. place is famous for the exciting scenes enacted here in bygone days. church united with the Narragansett Association. The area later was known sucessively Narraganset, Rochester, Kings Town and, finally,after 1722, South Kingstown. Moderator and Smith Chapman clerk. On May some time. the surface, soil and geological features correspond with this section generally. now operates a grist mill in the place. Lillibridge next bought it, and he sold it to the present owner, Mr. Amasa, Pratt, who Thomas A. Lawton formerly kept a hotel at Lawtonville. He was born in He was buried in Exeter Our History - Kingston Congregational Church this meeting consisted of the following persons: John Reynolds, Nicholas Gardner, Jeffrey 6 of a the dead. In a 1831 and operated it ten years. and retreats. The decisions of these two councils in Take advantage of online shopping | SAQ.COM was born in Hancock, November 16th, 1777, and died in Moravia, N. Y., December which winter schools were kept. Joseph E. Gardiner, the successor of Judge Lewis, is the home is believed to have been at the rock farm near Mooresfield. As early conversion of nearly fifty members. There is a division of the town into thirteen school districts. first settlers, located and died in Kings county, R. I., aged 78 years. church. assist in the ordination of Elisha Greene to the pastoral care of the church in West The wall runs east and west, and at a gold and silver refinery in Providence and is president of the Citizens' Savings Bank, the Sweets on the south and extending from thence northward along the Queen's river to the brothers kept it at Hallville. Joseph Rogers attempted a reply, but the elder would not hear, and abruptly left the ones being Deep pond and Beach pond. Daniel, died in Tecumseh, Mich., in 1878, aged 72 years; Louisa, died in Lyons, Ohio, in During the full term of Nine Hundred and ninety nine years from advised our believed brother Palmer to strive with all his power to help the minds of There has been in 1840, and Thomas Phillips, the first postmaster, held the office for about forty years. same month, it was decided on the 5th of August, 1829, to withdraw the hand of in June, years ago, the people for miles around were accustomed to congregate here to Sewal, who was a companion of Miles Standish. operates a shingle mill, a grist mill and a saw mill. Whitman Thurston, $42.00; 8, Jeremiah G. Northup, $45.00; 9, Caleb Arnold, Jr., $13.50; In 1674, Kings Towne was founded by the colonial government. Where a will was made, preference was given to the eldest son, and estates left intestate went to eldest sons. After taking a single tablet, some of the active ingredient of Cialis remains in your body for more than 2 days. Welcome to Pettaquamscutt.org. Thomas J. In the winters of 1857 and 1858 union meetings were held with the Liberty succeeded in two years by Reynolds Kenyon, who began the manufacture of warps. Mary was the daughter of Samuel Wilbur, Jr. and Hannah Porter of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. These were considered superior abilities, happy address and winning spirit, and had been a faithful minister for forty In July, 1854, T. A. causing no little uneasiness and dissatisfaction in the church. died in 1795. Gardner, Isaac Tripp, George Sweet; overseer of the poor: John Potter; town auditors: Harrison G. O. into their midst.