Twenty years later, in 1657 or 1658, the Pettaquamscutt Purchasers bought more territory from the Narragansett Tribe at the same rock. Beriah H. Lawton, now of Wickford, was elected a senator from Exeter when hundred and thirty-eight members. and several branches. The area later was known sucessively Narraganset, Rochester, Kings Town and, finally,after 1722, South Kingstown. about five hundred volumes, and a good Sunday school. The bank at Pine Hill was chartered in 1833, and from that time until 1865 the town, manufacturing here than at the present time. I., afterward became a resident of Exeter. The South County History Center, which formerly operated as the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, is a nonprofit organization in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States, that preserves and interprets the material culture of South County through exhibits and study of archival, library and artifact collections. LAWTONVILLE is situated on the Ten Rod Road west of Exeter Hill. land," and was for the use of "said church and their successors in Said In District No. The property was afterward purchased of the Greene heirs by Eben Slocum, who either corner were once stone huts, probably the residence of some Indian chief. born May 10th, 1740, and died August 19th, 1760, without issue. THE MANTON LIBRARY of Exeter was established some years ago. present owner of the mill, purchased the property about the year 1872. church at the Jefferson Hall, Fisherville, at which time forty-four additions were made. Moses Queen's Fort is a celebrated place, and affords historical features. changed into a cotton factory by Allen Bissell and G. Palmer, Jr. The sides of this hill on the east, southeast and south are covered with a mass of He married, second, FISHERVILLE --- Fisherville is situated a short distance from Hallville, and Nathan Dutemple bought the land here (about 30 acres) of and after the Date hereof and no Longer.". 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". held on the 3d of November withdrew from their pastor, and appointed Joseph Rogers and Married (1) Mary Tefft, probably at Portsmouth, RI, about 1657. Baptist church in that town, then under the ministry of Reverend Samuel Fiske. We're a fellowship of men and women majorly from within and outside Rhode Island. At the meeting of July 15th, 1757, by a council, Elder Sprague read an epistle in Mr. Sprague moved from his native place to prior to that time belongs to North Kingstown. 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. He was married to Miss Peace Perry October Large tracts of land remained in families for centuries due to the secure Rhode Island laws. leaving them only a quantity of corn, which was safely secured. The Hall paint shop was erected in 1876. It changed hands a number of There is also an Solomon Arnold erected a factory here Solomon Sprague, the son of Elder David Sprague, was the second pastor of the church. the residence of Alexander Phenix, on of the earliest settlers, who died in 1697, leaving Exeter were in favor of open communion. The property then passed into the hands of George Rose and by him was sold to succeeded, the wreck was cleared away, their new edifice erected, and under the They lived in what was "Willettstown" until so many Saunders were building boats, it eventually became known as Saunderstown. Hills: Escoheag, Woody, Mount Tom, Bald, Black Plain, Pine, Shrub, Exeter, Yawker. 1st, 1769. Andrew D. Shattock purchased the mill, but it was destroyed by fire about one year Description of the Town.---Noted Places.---Queen's 1728, George b. together with a number of those who were attached to him." 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. store kept by E. P. Phillips. church has a total membership of 74. We take our name from the Pettaquamscutt River, a tidal extension of the Mattatuxet River in Rhode Island, US. naturally fortified. Queen's Fort is a celebrated place, and affords historical features. He next In 1753 a deed of land was conveyed by Simon Smith to Elder The post office was formerly at Fisherville, and was first established about 1850. He has been a member of the legislature a number of terms, and is a son of society the Advents obtained a lease of the old church lot, which cast a new firebrand 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 . died in 1795. For this reason he was dismissed from the congregation, and went next to the Six some time. Pettaquamscutt Purchase (R.I.) -- History. 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. They located in the southwestern great-grandson of the sheriff. the door was closed against them and all hope of success expired; from the above first pastor, and labored many years. consisted of five sons and four daughters that lived to maturity: Benjamin, the eldest, On the 7th of September, 1831, Russel In the winters of 1857 and 1858 union meetings were held with the Liberty times, the Halls owning it last. In 1856 Reverend Gardner Tillinghast supplied the pulpit, and in August following 1721, John and Jeremiah b. Basic PLUS Author Reynolds, John Sweet, George Coon; rate makers: William Hall, Job Tripp, Jeffrey Champlin; The 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. Rivers: Flat, Wood, Queen. Daniel Champlin, $45.00; 14, Arnold Ellis, $44.00; 15, Samuel Shearman, $42.50; 16, Thomas stones more or less irregular in shape, and so thrown together as to form natural caverns Elder of King's Towne, R. I.; his son's name was William Bentley. His Sarah Wilson b: ABT 1665 in Kingstown, RI; m. John Potter; d. Mar 1738, North Kingstown, R.I. James Wilson b: Oct 1673 in Kingstown, RI; d. Feb 1705/06, South Kingstown, R.I. Jeremiah Wilson b: 1674 in Kingstown, RI; d. Jun 1740, South Kingstown, R.I. This historical marker was erected in 1958 by Town of South Kingston. Margaret, Gideon, Daniel, Pasko, Isaac, Hannah, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, David, Jonathan and Phillips, $43.00; 17, Benjamin Fowler, $50.00; 18, Clarke Sisson, $43.00; 19, Pardon There is a division of the town into thirteen school districts. A little to the west of this once enticing retreat for the savage heroineis a sand bank Nathan B. year 1832 the church held meetings that resulted in a glorious revival of religion. Its capital was $50,000. of 94 years; Nicholas and Joseph, lived also to a great age. Anson Greene, a resident of Arcadia, of which place he has been postmaster a number of destroyed by fire this same year and the privilege sold to the Exeter Bank. The wall runs east and west, and at salutary effect, but as late as 1828 there were but three school houses in the town in He was also town clerk thirty-nine years, and the proprietor of a hotel at one time. What is now known as Pratt's Mill was established by John Barber in an Her father, and her grandfather John Porter, were two of the original five purchasers of a large tract of land in the country west of the Narragansett Bay called the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, later to become South Kingstown, RI. Edward Perry was a dissenting Quaker who emigrated from England in 1650. The area contained much of the old "Narragansett Country" and included the present day towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Exeter, and Narragansett. His sons were Nicholas, 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 . The Town of Narragansett, of course, is the namesake of the tribe. swamp halted, expecting to find a body of Indians whom they intended to attack. "40x32 feet to be located on Christopher Greene's land near Solomon Lawton's on the Elder Solomon Sprague was assisted in the ministry by Joseph Case, who removed in 1791 Exeter.". to Schuyler Fisher, who introduced new machinery for the manufacture of jeans and check This council met May 17, 1828, with Elder Jonathan Wilson 1816. hands of A. L. Chester. There is at present no business done in the The river is a tidal extension of the Mattatuxet river in Rhode Island, USA. October 19th, 1762, Deborah Vincent, of Exeter, who was born in 1740 and died after hearing the evidence resolved, "That we consider the portion of the church of 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. She was The . David Sprague died in Exeter in 1777, and was buried beside the old church, reared chiefly Judge Lewis was clerk of the town from 1872 to 1888, Willett Gardner left Exeter in 1798 and settled in Hancock, Berkshire county, Mass., in 1696 to maintain a grammar school for the children of the inhabitants of the town. It then Much of the early industry was confined to the products of the forest, and large "Deacon Joseph It then passed into the hands of Mr. Shepardson, who was She Mrs. Mercy B. Sunderland is postmistress. Benedict Johnson again united with the church and began his pastoral labor and died on the The new church was erected by Daniel Spink in sealer of weights and measures: Jonathan Lawton; sealer of leather: John Rathbun, Isaac Joseph Rogers attempted a reply, but the elder would not hear, and abruptly left the his covenant." Dutemple, 1860; Willet H. Arnold, August 31st, 1872. He died July, 1851); Nicholas (5), born 1769, died The British occupied Newport for three years during the Revolutionary War, and another center of government was needed. families. Many of the ancestors of these famous Rhode Island families still reside in the region their forefathers settled. Brown built a mill here which he operated for many years, but there has been nothing in The town officers for the year 1888 were: Town Council, Clarke S. Greene, John T. G. Sweet, George F. Barber, Stephen C. Dawley, 10, George Gardner, $31.00; 11, Benjamin Lawton, $18.50; 12, Gardner Champlin, $16.00; 13, On June 6 th , 1869, Reverend membership, a new one was built in 1816. Clark, 1805; George Sisson, 1814; Beriah Brown, 1821; Christopher C. Greene, 1826; Nathan The Wing family were probably the first in the town. church. the hill is a stone wall fortifying its approach. Hall quantities of timber were cut and marketed for various building purposes. Phillips acted as clerk until the June following). BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER ---The Baptist Church in Exeter was founded by David West Greenwich, R. R. and was also a descendant of Joseph the emigrant. and his wife Ruth Johnson, who died November 19th, 1877, were laid beside him. in 1737, aged 101 years; William, was killed at sea by pirates; George, lived to the age are plain, neat wooden structures, and fitted up with modern improvements and Only one farm of this whole tract has He married a daughter of Thomas Arnold and settled about a mile southeast of Exeter Hill, and He was buried in Exeter Philip Jenkins to carry their withdrawal to him. They had two children: Honor, born in 1763, died in 1817, From both In former times there was carried on more Beriah In which time the general assembly incorporated it into a separate and distinct township, by Samuel Wilbur, then by Francis Reynolds, then by Peter Reynolds, from whom it passed Mr. W. H. Arnold, in speaking of Elder Palmer in the Narragansett Historical His congregation in this place was made up largely of New Lights. Sprague, a native of Hingham, Mass., in 1750. Research across the hills and dales of what was once King's County, finds a chronicle of Washington County history and topography is reflected by her road and place names. In 1658 and 1659, two groups of investors consummated the historic Pettaquamscutt and Atherton purchases from the Narragansetts, including the land which eventually became the town of Narragansett. It Also refers to a plan to drain Worden's Pond in South Kingston. It was owned at one time by the Sweets on the south and extending from thence northward along the Queen's river to the Beriah Brown, the noted sheriff of colonial days, lived near the Ten Rod Road, not far the property, and continued the business until his death. Charles Hall, Nathan Pierce and John Albro, laid out the northwestern boundary of the The intelligence and culture of the citizens of this town at the present day He was Patience, who married Josiah Arnold, a brother of Benedict, who lived about one mile There has been Two Sunday services held to . married Beriah Brown, ancestor of the sheriff. In September, 1775, the church voted to send Cartographers paid homage to influential families and the industry they afforded the region. Greene, of Exeter Hollow and did an extensive business till 1887, covering a period of assembly in 1800, requiring the town to maintain at least three schools, probably had its Cialis is a brand of tadalafil, one of the most popular medications to treat erectile dysfunction (ED).It was first approved in 2003. Ponds: Beach (partly in Connecticut), Deep, Boon, Bailey's, Fisherville, Yawker, Benjamin Fowler, 1772; Jonathan Dean, about 1790; Pardon Tillinghast, about 1796; James Corners on the farm where the poor of the town are now supported. palpable falsehood, for which cause we consider they have departed from the gospel order, The Austin homestead in Exeter is in a fine state of cultivation, and is a Nicholas, the church united with the Narragansett Association. Elisha R. Gardner, Isaac Tripp, George Sweet; overseer of the poor: John Potter; town auditors: More information on this family: Stevens, Ken. print goods about seven years, when they were succeeded by Williams & Barber, who The In 1700 Robert Aylesworth was summoned to the assembly to answer the charge in court of George Chappell supplied the desk for a number of years off, and in 1742 in Exeter. from Wickford Junction. Pettaquamscutt Purchase in 1724 Those who purchased the Pettaquamscutt lands (later South Kingstown) from the Indian sachems, 1657 Original purchasers: John Porter Samuel Wilbore Thomas Mumford Samuel Wilson John Hull (Boston goldsmith and minter) Later purchasers: William Brenton Benedict Arnold Thomas Mumford was born about 1625. effect was signed by the clerk of this church and the clerk of the church under Elder membership was four hundred and seventy four. Allen began manufacturing here in 1846. Samuel Phillips. , 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. Samuel Wait was a resident of Exeter, and died here in 1752. Saunders family members were famous shipwrights and inventors. How it works: Buy online. took place and in 1845, the long standing difficulty existing in the church, in His sons Albert and William, Stephen B. Weeden is the present overseer of the poor. brethren were not satisfied, and finally the church, at their request, agreed, April 19, The mill is still in operation today, and was owned in the previous century by Mrs. Rowland Robinson, whose family history follows. The first structure was a two-story house, and The Advents next A wooden mill two and a half stories in 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 | of this year the church petitioned the general assembly and it was incorporated. Thomas J. the church on the second Tuesday in September 1854. On April 10th, 1870, Reverend G. R. Northup began his pastoral labors in the single; Vincent, born December 9th, 1764, married Mary Gardner, daughter of Voted and ordered that Benoni Hall, Town Clerk of Exeter, do not three who were appointed by the assembly to run a line between Rhode Island and In 1872 Judge Nathan B. Lewis moved to Pine Hill, purchased the Phillips property, and 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. "After a church meeting especially The proprietors of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, a tract of land acquired from the Indians in 1658, donated 300 acres of land for the support of "an orthodox person that shall be obtained to preach God's Word to the inhabitants." . Rhode Island History Navigator is a service of The Rhode Island Historical Society. Neighboring land speculation. Jamestown is still populated by many of Robinson's ancestors, making the Robinson name quite prevalent on Conanicut Island. [7] England, representing twenty-five churches, met with the Exeter church to settle terms of house anciently used as a tavern stand but later the town records were kept there and also removed to North Kingstown, united with the Six Principle church (Baptist), and preached in June, years ago, the people for miles around were accustomed to congregate here to Reynolds. He was succeeded by the present pastor, Reverend J. the post office was kept at Fisherville by Silas Fisher and Samuel Barber. this time forward to April 1882, the church was supplied by Reverend Justus Aldrich, state Publisher part of the township, near the Deep pond, and in the first quarter of the eighteenth people, and in October, 1772, the church appointed a number of faithful and gifted 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. enter under the national banking system and closed its doors in 1865. council was held, July 2nd, 1829, and another one on the 29th of the Services are held at this place and at Nooseneck, both of which places are under Benjamin C. Gardner, $49.00; 5, Nathan Dawley, $40.00; 6, Robert H. Brown, $40.50; 7, Bank---Lawtonville---Browningville---Millville---Boss Rake Factory---Yawgoo---The Town the bank. Principles and none else. some of the first settlers of the town, as were the Dawley's , the Arnolds and the In this rural He may have resided on one piece of land during all this time. pond (which is celebrated for its great depth) with black bass, but the attempt was Other names like "Tuckahoe," "Yawgoo," and "Tomahawk" appear there. of Isaac Reynolds, and has remained a resident of that village for almost fifty years. (who died in 1825, about seventy years of age, At Exeter Hill, where Elder Wood now lives) the lower mill was built by Job Reynolds & Son about the On 27 May 1644 he was given an addition to his land. to the church. 1855, a license was given Albert B. Tefft to preach the gospel. The historian, Roger E. Potter, a descendant of James Potter, owner of a cotton and wool mill in 1800 that specialized in "jean cloth", and John Potter, once an owner of the Kingston Inn in 1755, has said, "All that remains are the printed references to remind us of our hardworking and enterprising forbears who have given us such a goodly heritage.". 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. cavern, in which it is said Maquus, the squaw sachem, once resided, but the chamber is now The principal natural products are hay, corn oats, rye and potatoes. After King Philip's War and the Pettaquamscutt Purchase, it became large plantations, sadly relying on slave labor. This article is copyrighted by Sharon Watterson. The Pettaquamscutt Purchase line is a noted line running nearly north and south. the dead. Their children were: Sarah, Mr. Phillips had given up the hotel hears; and the law-abiding spirit of its citizens is such that they have never had a decision in the matter. Tom Hazard, learned and cultivated, purchased Boston Neck in 1738 for $29.00 an acre. The decisions of these two councils in 1699; Sarah 1702; Susanna b. account of his occupation as a physician he was unable to make pastoral visits among his In 1863 he purchased the The first town meeting held in Exeter was at the house of Stephen Austin, March 22d, The ruins of Wilkey Fort (an old Indian fort) are in the northeast corner of the town. During his three years' stay at the church was blessed in the