A H i st o ry of Re h o bot h

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ITS H I STORY FOR 27 5 Y E A RS
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IN W H I CH IS I NCORPO R A TED TH E V I TA L P A RTS OF TH E

ORI G I N A L H I STO RY O F TH E TO W N P U B L I S H ED I N
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TE E LA RO E FR EE D OM OF TH E PI LG RI M F A TH E RS

A ND W H OS E S O NS A ND D A U GR TE RS

D OI NG AV ELY EI R W OR LD S W OR E

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L EONA RD B u ss Jr , p ub lis hed h i s His tory of Re hoboth i n
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1836 . H i s s pec i a l merit co ns is t e d i n c ulli n g from t h e old town

and p rop ri e tors rec ords a n d those of t h e Ply mou th Colon y t h e
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ann als an d doc umen ts whi c h co ns tit ut e t h e l arg er p art of his boo k
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I des ig ned t he vol ume he writes to be a collec tion of well
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au th en ti c a t e d fa c ts These were w isely edited an d are t he
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foun da tio n fac ts upo n whic h t he p resen t author a nd all who

follow h i m mus t de pe n d To this g i ft e d yo ung wri t er we g ladly
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ac kn o wl e d g e o ur oblig a tio n a n d a v ail ou rse lv es free ly of h i s

ma te ri al.

B ut i n t he fo ur sco re y ea rs a n d more s i n ce Bli ss s boo k was

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iss ued muc h new ma teria l h as co me to lig ht and many i mporta nt ,

e ven ts h a ve occ u rred i nc l udi ng those of t he Civil War The

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ti me see ms ripe for s upple men ti ng t he ea rlier h i s tory an d for

bri ng i ng all s ubseq uen t even ts down to th e p resen t time The .

ne w hi s to ry follow s w ith Bli ss t h e o rd er of ti me i n t h e ea rly part

Blac ks tone a n d Rog er Willi a ms pio neer d wellers i n t h e old town

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Ope ne d t h e way for t he Hi n g h a m a n d Wey mo u th Colo n y u n der

Sa muel N ewman i n 1643 4 K i ng Philip s War i s g iv en con

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s i dera b le s p ac e , as it h ad i t s be g i n n i n g o n t h e bo rde rs a n d i t s

en di n g w ithi n t h e li mits of Re hobo th a n d c a used g rea t di s t ress

to t h e i nh abita n ts Th e wa r of t h e Revolution i s mo re f ully set

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forth t h an i n t h e older hi s tory a n d muc h new ma tter i s i n t rod uced .

Then follows an accoun t of t he old Militia of B ris tol Co un ty

and t he soldi ers of t h e Civil W a r The his to ry of eac h of t he
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ch urc hes i s g ive n fro m i ts o rg a n i za tio n to t he p resen t ti me or to ,

i ts end i n case of l a pse The ea rly his to ry of t h e Newma n C h urch

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i s c losely iden tified w ith t h e prog ress of t h e to wn as bo t h were ,

un der on e g ove rn me n t down t o 17 59 The Pa l mer s R iver Ch urch

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forme d i n 17 21 h as a long a n d i n teres ti ng reco rd an d is g iven

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ample s p ac e . Th e se vera l B a pti s t C h urc h es a l so of wh i c h three ,

were of t h e s i x p ri nc iple o rder h a ve bee n tho ro ug hly s t udied a nd

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th ei r merits fa i rly writte n .

Then follow chapters on Ed uc a tion t he An tiq uarian Society , ,

Ag ri cu lture N a tive T rees Ce meteries a n d vario us misce ll aneo us

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topics of i mportance .
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Th e B iog raphica l sec tion of t he book con tai ns care fully written
sk e tc hes of more than a h un dre d men an d wo men an d spec ia l ,

i h b t k t i h t h e fa mily names with muc h

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p a ns a v e ee n a e n o en r c

g e n e al o g i ca l m a te r i a l
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Th e ample ill us trations t hroug ho ut t he vol ume whe ther of ,

p ers on s a n d places or maps di ag rams and facs i miles s pea k for

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themsel ves and we trus t wi ll j us tify thei r presence i n t he boo k .

We would ca ll at ten tion t o t he t hree g roups of fi fty one teachers -

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of which t he t own may well be proud .

The writer wo uld ackno wled g e h i s g rea t i ndeb ted ness t o all who
ha ve ass is ted h i m i n h i s ex ac ti ng en terpri se : to t he hi s torian ,

Hon Thomas W illiams B i c knell formerly iden tified with t h e edu

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ca t i onal affai rs of t h e t own for many court es i es an d for h i s s y m

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p a th e ti c i n te res t i n e v e ry ph ase of t h e w o rk ; to D r Ho r ace E ve re.tt

Horto n i n whose ve i ns flo ws t he blood of so me of Re hoboth s bes t
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fami lies for h i s cons ta n t encourag emen t and for h i s helpful sug g es
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t ions co ncerni ng affai rs of t h e olden ti me ; to M rs A bb ie W M arvel . .

for securi ng names and ske tc hes of teachers re present ed i n g roups ,

and for h er un fa ili n g effort s for t h e success of t h e boo k ; an d t o

Hon Geo N Goff for t h e loan of old and valuab le doc umen ts
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sh ed d i ng li g ht u po n t h e p as t .

I n reg ard to t h e spelli ng of proper n ames we h a ve tried to fol

low t h e cus tom of t he families re ferre d to b ut where they di ffer , ,

wh o can steer a cons i st en t course ? I n a si ng l e g ra vey ard t he

name Pierce was written fi ve di ffere n t way s Ag a i n we ha ve
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M iller M illerd an d M ill ard ; Read and Re e d ; Allen an d Ally n etc

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We t rust t he H is tory may prove v al uable for refe rence as wel l ,

as a souv en i r co mp a n ion for t he fi res ide .

I n concl u di n g t hi s preface we ta ke pleas ure i n ac k nowl edg i ng

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our g reat i n deb t ed ness t o M arsde n Jas ie l Perry success f ul b ank er ,

an d man of affa i rs lov er of Nature an d p a tro n of t h e fi ne arts

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an d di s ti ng u i s h e d c oll ec tor of rare Sh akespc ri an a for g enero u s ,

fi nanc i al ai d i n p ubli shi ng t h e hi s to ry of hi s native town B ut for .

this ti mely h elp with t he world at war and ex pe nses multiplied

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t h e boo k c o uld not h av e bee n i ss ued w itho u t lo ss To thi s worthy

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descen dan t of An thony Perry i s due peculi ar hon or for mee ti ng

t wo fifth s of t h e l arg e ex pen se of thi s Hi s tory th u s affo rdi ng com
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fort and sti mul us to t he writer .

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Outer bo undary Re h o bot h i n i t s g rea t es t ex t en t .

m = Boun ary d of ori g i nal Reh obot h , i nclud i ng Wanna rnoi set .

W = S t at e l i ne .

Nort h Purch ase . 166 1 ; b eca me A t t leboroug h , i nclu i ng d The Gore . Inc .

1694 .

At tle boroug h Gore b eca me C umberla nd R I . . ., 17 47 .

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Seekon k set 06 rom Re hobot h , 18 12 .

P f
awt ucket set 00 rom Seekon k, 1828 .

Eas t Provi d ence se t 06 rom See konk , 1862 f .

G) Blackstone .

6) Roger Wi lli a ms set t le ment i n Seekonk 1636

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G) Wanna moise t ward of Re hobot h t il l 1667 af t er

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a r S wa ns ea
and Barri ng t on t ill 17 47, when i t ca me it R
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G) Th e Reh obot h of t o-day
a n d s nc i e 18 12 .

G) Seekon k at prese nt an d s i nce 1862 .

6) Nort h Purc hase i ncludi ng A t t le boro ug h

, a nd The Gore .

Nora North Att le b oroug h w as se t on f rom t t leb oroug h i n I NA .

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LD Rehoboth w as of t h e fa i res t di s tri c t s of New

one

E n g l a n d bo rdere d on t h e w es t by t h e be a u tiful
,

B la c ks to ne ca lled by t h e I n di a n s
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w hi c h a t l a s t un der t h e n a me of t h e Provi dence

R iver mi n g les i ts w a ters w ith those of t h e b l ue
N arrag a n se tt I ts i n l a n d surface i s partly l e vel
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an d p artly dive rs ifi e d by hill s a n d v a ll ey s s trea ms ,

a n d me a do w s w ith fo re s ts of oa k ma pl e pi n e
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a n d ce d a r . It i s deli g htf ully b roken by ele va tio ns a ttrac tive to t he

eye ; n a me ly J ac o b s H i ll R oc ky Hill Lo n g Hill G re a t M ea do w
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Hill a n d Mt Tc rrydi ddle whi c h i n t urn co mma n d vi ews of g rea t

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love li n ess l ts C li ma te i s un s urp as se d i n New En g lan d for i ts

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s a l ub rity c o mp a re d by P as to r R o g e rso n to h i s n a tiv e E n g l a n d for

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i ts pleas i ng v arie ty i ts g en eral mild ness an d i ts he a lthfuln ess ; an d

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muc h of i ts s oil i s cap abl e of l arg e h arves ts i n g ra i n veg e ta bles ,

a n d fru its .

Re hobo th w as fortu n a te i n t h e q uali ty of i ts e arly se ttlers ,

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vho se t a w orthy ex an le for those co mi n g after the m The
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ru i t s Of th a t hi s tori c were c o me ly an d w holeso me More .

hi n g s of n ote h a ve occ u d w ithi n t h e bo un d s of t h e old to wn

r re

They were s tro ng mer h o won

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. h a n e ve n i t s c hildren 1 Of .
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h e vi c to ri e s of those early d ay s fe lli n g t he de n se fo re st , duin g

Lh e w ild be as ts b uildi n g home s a n d c h urc h es erec ti ng rude s hop s
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or t h e c a rp e n ter t h e bl ac k s mith
, t h e w h ee l w ri g ht t h e coop er
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ad t h e s hoe ma k e r w hile a t t h e s ame ti me w res ti n g a livi ng fro m

,

I e soil a n d t h e w a ters I n ma ny thi n g s th ey led t h e way for other

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. Ommu n i t i es ; for w ithi n t h e bou n ds of old Re hobo t h w as fo rme d

t h e fi rs t B a pti s t C h urc h i n M as sac h use tts w ith i t s tri umph ant as ser ,

tion of t he pri nc iples of h u ma n liberty t h e ri g ht to w orship God ac ,

c ordi n g to o n e s own c o n sc i en ce
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H e re was t he fi rs t ex ample of free
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p ubli c sc hool s s upporte d by a t a x on all t he i n h abitan ts H ere

, .

Elder Samuel Pec k illus tra ted t h e a u ton omy of t h e loc a l c h urc h by
org a n i z i ng a nd ma i n ta i n i ng a use ful body of C hri sti an beli e vers
for more th a n forty y ears H ere on t h e E as t B ra n c h of Pal mer s
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River early i n t he ei g htee n th cen tury Eben ezer Pec k er cte d hi s

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famo us i ron forg i ng privileg e whi c h made t he Meadow Hill reg ion
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o d tha t lea d by t he old homes tea d s while one s i mag i na tion

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c loth es the m wi th i nc iden t an d leg en d an d peoples th e m with t h e

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S pirits of p as t y ears One will more fully reali ze and enjoy t he

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c omfo rts of t he p resen t day as one comp ares them with t h e meag er
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ad van tag es of t h e olden ti me .

Re hoboth enc i rcled as she i s by g ro wi ng c ities i s des ti ned t o be

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co me a v as t marke t g arden as well as a su b urban ho me wh ere

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families of weal t h and refi nemen t will d elig ht to d well .

TIIE I RO NS M E ET I N G HO US E
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In an Oa k G ro v e , i
B r g g s C o rne r . D ra wn by Wm . B l di
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E A R LY S ETT LER S A ND A NNALS

[ I T may b e of i n te res t t o n ote t he mean i ng of ce rta in I n di an

n a mes re fe rre d to i n thi s hi s to ry :

S eekon k ( v a rio us ly spe lle d ) : On or a t t h e mo u th of a s trea m

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( Took e r) A n oth .e r i n te rp re t a tio n i s Bl a c k Goo se : se a ki ,

bl ac k a n d hon k g oose ( W illi a ms )

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Wan n a moi s et : At a g ood fi s hi n g pl ace .

P awtucket : Th e pl ace Of t h e g rea t falls .

M as s as soi t ( v ario usly written ) : The g rea t K i n g ; mas sa g rea t , ,

a n d as s ot ki n g , .

Osa meq u i n (S pe ll e d v ario usly ) : A n othe r n a me for M assassoi t .

Th e y ello w fea th e r; fro m ous a ye llo w a n d m q

, ui n a , ,

fea ther .

P oka noket : C leared l a n d or c o u n try .

Wa mpan oag : The people of t h e Eas tl a n d .

S owa ms : Th e So u th c oun try or So u th w ard .

Wawepoonseag : The pl ace w here bi rds are sna re d or ta ken .

K i ckemu i t : At t h e g re a t s p ri ng .

Tou i s sett : At or abo u t t h e old fie ld s .

S ha wmut : A sp ri n g of wa ter ) .

The old to w n of Re hob o th co mp ri sed i n i ts g rea tes t ex te n t t he

prese n t to w n tog e th er w ith See kon k Eas t Providence P aw
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tuc ke t Attl ebo rou g h North Attl eboro ug h C umb erl a n d R I

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an d th a t p a rt of old S wa n sea ( a fte rwa rd s B arri n g to n ) w hi c h w as

called by t he I n di a n s W a n n a mo i se t .

The fi rs t p urc h ase of l a n d for t he se ttl eme n t of t h e to wn was

“
made of M ass assoi t i n 164 1 : a trac t ei g ht mil es sq uare (rea lly
”

ten) a nd emb race d wh a t n ow c o n s tit u tes t h e to w n s of Re hoboth

, ,

See kon k t he F irs t an d Secon d Wards of Paw tuc ke t an d Eas t

, ,

Providence .

Th e sec o n d p u rc h a s e w as a s ma ll trac t k n o wn as W a nn a moi se t ,

w hic h i n 164 5 bec a me a posses s io n Of Joh n B ro w n a n d a w ard Of

Re hoboth Thi s t rac t was i ncl u de d i n S wa n se a w h en tha t town
.

was i nc orpora te d i n 1667 b u t re v erte d to Re hoboth i n 1747 a t

,

“ ”
leas t t he l a rg er p art of it a n d t he Nec k i s n ow k no wn as Bul
,
,
 H ISTORY OF REHOBOTH

loc k s Poi nt W hil e Swansea embraced at fi rs t bes id es t h e presen t

’
.
,

town So merse t B arri ng t on and t he g rea ter p art of Warren

, , , ,

there i s no g round for t he i mpression th at it ever i ncl uded withi n

i ts bo un d s any part of Rehoboth beyon d t h e sca n ty thoug h some
wh a t i n d efi n ite area of Wan namoi set ‘
.

”
The thi rd an d l as t p urc hase was t he North Purc hase i n 166 1 ,

now fo rmi n g Attl eb o ro ug h a n d North Attl e bo ro ug h M as s a nd , .

,

C umberl a nd R I The North Purc h ase was i ncorpora ted i n to a

, . .

se p ara te tow n by t h e name of Attl eboro ug h i n 1694 ; an d this

“ ,
”
was s ub divide d i n 1746 7 t h e Gore becomi ng C umberl an d -
,
,

while North Attl ebo ro ug h was set off i n 1887 .

The fi rs t white se ttler withi n t h e orig i n al li mits of Rehoboth was

Willi am Bl ac ks to ne He lived i n what i s now t h e vill ag e of Lo ns
.

dale i n C umberl and R I on t h e river which bears h i s name , . .

, ,

a bo u t three mil es a bov e P a w t uc ke t .

He ca me to this co un try fro m Eng l an d abou t t h e year 1625 an d

settl ed on t h e pe n i n s ul a of Sh awmu t n ow t h e c ity of B os to n All , .

we k now of h i m be fore this i s th a t he was a no nco n formi s t mi n is

t er of t h e es tab li s h ed C h urc h i n Eng l an d ; and th a t not willi ng
“
t o en dure t h e ty rann y of t h e Lo rd B i s hop s
”
h e left t h e moth er -
,

co un try and so ug ht an as yl um i n t h e w ilds of North A meri ca .

He re ma i ne d i n q uie t possess ion of h is Sh awmu t es ta te un til t he

arriv al of Govern o r Wi n th rop an d h i s co mpany i n J un e 1630 , .

Th ey fi rs t loca ted at Ch arles to wn ; b u t scarc ity of water an d s i c k

ness soo n made them di sc on ten ted a nd they beg an to s ca tter
“
.

Then g ood W illi am B lacks tone with true hospita lity c a me i n , ,

the i r di st ress t o tell th em there was a fi ne s pri ng of p ure water a t

”
Sh awmu t and to i nvite th em there (S A D rake Aro un d t he “ . .
,

‘
I t is a m s t ak
i
e fte m de t pp e t h t t h p e e t t w f S w e
o n a o su os a e r s n o ns o a ns a
an d B i g t we e e e i l ded wi t h i t h li mi t f Re h b t h lt h h
arr n on r v r nc u n e s o o o , a ou
a t fi t th lrs d w h eld by h by p li e t e e ( Bli p
e an as Th er y o c n ur ss , . e car
s et t le h d l d i te e t i S w m i l di g l t me d w e H d ed
rs a an n r s s n o a s, nc u n sa -
a o s n ar un r
A e C e me f wh i h
cr ov , so t ill w ed by t h e
o c de e d t t h t w pl e
a re s o n n sc n an s ; e o ac s ,
h we e
o q i t e di t i t ( B i k ell S w m p
v r, a re u s nc Th l p t fc n
’
s o a s, . e on ar o
S w m
o a ft e w d S w
a, a r e d B i g t e e l i med by Re h t h w
ar s a ns a a n a rr n o n, v r c a o o as
W a n na m i t Th i t t f b de l d ( w i t h t wel e e t W h m q i t )
o se . s ra c o or r an v acr s a ac e o u
th t w
e o f Re h b t h
n o th i zed J h B w t p h e w h i h h did i
o o au or o n ro n o u rc as , c e n
1645 f , th orm f fi ft ee p
e su d A ft e 1667 i t w i l d d i ld S w e
o n oun s . r as nc u e n o a ns a ,
a ft e w d Br ar si gt t il 1 7 4 7 w h e
a rr n li e t h ee mile i le g t h w
o n, un , n a n r s n n as ru n

di e t l y t h e t f m t h
r c no r as th d fW ro m i t Ne k ( B ll k P i t )
e s ou en o a n na o se c u oc
’
s o n
t o a b d e R o un n ar Ri e d t h t li e w
u ne n s
’
e t e d d t h mil f m
v r, a n a n as x n e re e es ro

th e s h e f t h B y wh i h b
or o e g h t at h p e, e t t w c f B i g t
ro u W e e r s n o ns o a rr n on, a rr n

an d B i t l i t Rh de I l
rs o n o d W m i t Ne k t h o s an t ff b e me
. a n na o se c , us c u o , ca a

p t
ar f R eoh b t h eom i i g o t il
, 1 8 1
r 2 w h e
a n n S k k w t
so un ff d i t , n ee on as se o an
w as t he f t h i l d d wi t h i t h t t w
n ce o r nc u t il 186 2 w h
e it b nme p t a o n un , en eca a ar

o f E t P as ide R I
ro v nce, .
 EARLY SETTLERS AND A NN ALS 7

H ub , eh . An d th y
“
liki g
tha t pl a i n n ec k th a t was then
e , n

ca ll ed Bl ac ks to ne s Nec k ac ce pte d t h e i n vi ta tio n

’
.
,

Bl ac ks tone s cotta g e s tood nea r a s pri n g on t h e s ou th en d of t h e

’

’
peni nsul a on a poi n t of l an d ca lled Bl ac ks tone s Poi n t H ere .

he cultiv ate d a g arde n an d pl a n ted a n orc h ard t h e fi rs t i n New ,

He was t h e fi rs t to ta ke t h e free man s oa th

’
Eng l an d . ,

M ay 18 163 1 ,
— be fo re t he p rivileg e w as li mite d to c h u rc h
,

members .

I n t he year 1628 t h e se ttl ers of Ply mo u th ma d e a t a x on all t h e

pl an ta tio ns to s uppo rt a ca mp a i g n ag ai n s t one Mo rto n Of Merry
Moun t ( now Woll as to n) a nd M r Bl ac k sto ne of Sh a wmu t was ,
.

tax ed twelve shilli ng s w hi c h s ho ws t h a t h i s es ta te w as co nsidere d

,

of i mporta nce .

There i s n o reaso n to s uspec t a ny se rio us tro ubl e bet ween h i m

an d hi s n e i g hbors b ut Bl ac k s to ne h a d n o sy mp a thy w ith the i r
,

n arro w a n d i n tole ra n t vi e w s of re li g io n a n d be i n g fo n d of s olitu de ,

he p referre d t o see k a n other re trea t wh e re h e mi g ht e n joy h i s

ow n O pi n io n s u n mol e s ted The c olon i s ts rec og n i ze d h i s ri g ht i n
.

th e pen i n s ul a by se tti ng O ff to h i m fifty ac res Ap ril 1 1633 On , , .

Nov 10 1634 h e s old h i s ri g ht a n d titl e to thi s l a n d t o t h e i n h ab i

.
, ,

tan ts of B os ton ea ch on e p ayi n g h i m si x s hilli n g s a nd so me of

,

th em more A re se rv a tion of s i x acres ou t of t h e fifty was made

.

for h i m w h ere h i s ho use s tood .

At a g eneral meeti n g u po n p ubli c noti ce it was a g reed to make

and assess
“ a ra te of £ 30 to M r Bl ac k s to ne
”
w hi c h su m w as .
,

pa id h i m for h i s l an ds as w ill a ppear fro m t h e follo w i ng depos ition

,

Th e de pos itio n of J o h n Od li n a g e d a b o u t e i g h ty t wo yea re s ,

-
,

Robert W a lker a g ed a bo u t se v en ty e i g h t yea res F ra n c i s H ud so n

,
-
, ,

ag ed a bou t s i x ty e i ht
g y ear es a n-
d Willi a m L y t h e rla n d a g e d , ,

a bou t se v e n ty s i x yeares -
Th ese D e po n en ts b ei n g a n c i en t d wellers
.

a n d i n h a bita n ts of t h e to w n of Bos to n i n Nc w E n g l a n d f ro m t he -
,

fi rs t pl a n ti ng a n d se ttli n g th ereof a n d con ti n ui n g s o a t thi s day , ,

do joi n tly tes tify a n d d epose th a t i n o r a b ou t t he y es t e of our

Lord one thousa n d s i x h u n d re d t h i rty a n d fo ur t h e th e n p resen t - -

i nh ab itan ts of sa id to wn of Bos to n ( of w h ome t he Ho n o ura ble

John Wi n throp Esq Govern our of t he C ol ony was Ch i efe) did
, .

t rea t e a n d ag ree w it h M r Willi a m B l ac k s to ne fo r t h e p urc h ase

.

Of h i s es ta te a n d ri ht i n a ny l a n d s lyi n g w ithi n t h e s a id n ec k of
g
l and called Bo s ton a n d for s a id p u rc h as e a g ree d th a t e very
,

house holder s ho uld pay s i x s h illi n g s w h i c h was ac cordi n g ly ,

coll ec ted , n o n e p ayi n g les s s o me c o n s i de ra b ly mo re th an s i x

,

s hilli ng s a n d t h e s a id s u me coll ec te d was d e liv e re d a n d p aid to

,
8 H ISTO RY OF R EHOB OTH

Mr . B l ac ks to n e t an d sa ti sfac tion i n cons id er

t o h is full con en t ,

at io n wh ere of h ee sold un t o t h e th en i n h ab ita n ts of s a id to wn

a n d th e i r h e i rs and ass i g ns fore v er h i s whol e ri g ht a n d i n tere s t i n
all an d e v ery of t h e l an ds ly i n g w i t hi n t h e sa id nec k rese rvi ng ,

onely un to hi mselfe ab out six acres of l an d on t h e poi n t c ommo n ly

ca ll e d Bl ac ks t o n e s Poi n t on p art w hereof hi s th en d we lli n g
’
,

ho use st ood ; after wh ic h p urc h ase t h e town la id out a pl ace for

a tray n i n g fi e ld ; whi c h e v er s i n ce a n d now i s u se d for th a t ur
ose a n d for t h e fee di n g of ca ttell : Robe rt W alk e r an d Wil i am
,

y t h e rla n d f art h er te s tify th a t M r B l ac k s to n e bo ug ht a s toc k of .

c o ws with t h e mo ney h ee rece iv e d as ab ov e an d re mov e d an d ,

d welt near Providen ce wh ere hee lived till t h e day of h i s dea th

“ , .

De pose d th i s l ot h day of J une 1684 by Joh n Odli n R obert , ,

Walker Franc is H udson an d Willi am Lyt herland accordi ng to

, ,

t he i r re spec tiv e tes ti mo ny s .

B efor u s
S B RA DS TR E E T Governo r .
, ,
”
S AM . S EW A LL ASS I st , .

S o H pp
’

( n w s i s t of B os ton. 5 0 , .

A fe w mo n th s l a ter i n t h e year 1635 this eccen tri c man ag a i n

, ,

b ade ad ieu to t h e abodes of c ivili za tio n and moved wes tward i n to

t h e w ilderness i n sea rc h of an asyl um .

The pl ace h e now se lec te d was t h e A t tleboro ug h Gore of hi s tory ,

on t h e eas t b an k of t h e riv er th a t p erpe t uates h i s n ame Th e .

I n dian name of t he place was Wawepoonseag a name fi rs t men ,

t i oned i n t h e Ply mo uth rec o rds i n desc ri b in g t h e boun dari es of

t h e North P urc h ase s i n 166 1 :
“
Fro m Rehoboth rang i ng upo n
Pawtucke t river to a pl ace c alle d by t h e natives Wawepoonseag
, ,

”
wh ere one B l ac k s to ne no w soj o urne th The place i s no w a .

p art of Lonsdale Vill ag e i n C umberl an d R I I n thi s re trea t h e , . .

b uilt h i s ho use c ultivated h i s g arden a nd pl an ted hi s orch a rd

, .

H i s hou se he ca ll e d Study H all a n d t h e el eva tio n on w hi c h it

“
was b u ilt h e n a me d Study Hill .
,

D uri ng h i s res iden ce a t C umberl a n d M r Bl ac ks to n e marrie d , .

M rs Sara h Ste ven so n of Bos to n as a ppea rs by t h e Bos ton to wn

“
. ,

rec o rd s : M r Willi am Bl ac k s ton e was ma rri ed to Sara h Ste ve n

.

”
son w idow t h e 4 t h of J uly 1659 by Joh n E n di cott Govern o r ;
, , , , ,

S h e was t h e w ido w o f J o h n S te ve n so n of B os to n wh o h a d by h er ,

at l eas t th re e C hild re n : O nesi mus born 26t h l 0t h mo 1643 ; , .

,

John born 7 t h mo 1645 ; and J a mes born Oct l s t 1653 H i s

, .
, , .
, .

seco n d s on Joh n Ste ven so n lived w ith h i s mot h er af ter her

, ,

marri ag e with M r Bl ac ks tone an d after the i r decease c on ti n ued

.
, , ,
 EARLY S ETTLERS AND A NN ALS 9

to res ide on a p art of Bl ac k s to ne s l an d g ra n ted h i m by th e Court

’

of Ply mouth d uri n g t he remai n der of h i s life (D ag g e tt s Hi st of

,
’
.

Attleboroug h) .

Bl ac kstone s w ife died about t he middle of J une 1673 (Rehoboth

’

record s ) an d h e s urviv ed h er o n ly a b o u t t wo y ea rs dyi n g M ay 26

“ ,

1675 ( b urie d M ay a fe w w ee ks be fo re t h e c o mme n ce

, ,

me n t of t h e I n di a n W a r w hic h la id i n ashes h i s fa i r d o ma i n
”
He .

h a d live d i n Ne w E n g l a n d a bo ut fifty y ea rs n ea rly t e n a t Sh a w ,

mut a n d fo rty a t thi s pl ace a n d mus t h a ve bee n a bo ut e i g hty

, ,

years of ag e .

How v as t t h e co n tras t be twee n h is v all ey w ith i t s fra me d ho use

s urro un de d by a n u n b ro k e n fo res t as fa r as t h e eye c o uld rea c h a n d

t h e sa me v a ll ey to day cro w d ed w ith a de n se pop u l a tio n g athere d

-

i n n u me ro us c iti es a n d vill ag e s ! Co uld th a t solita ry d well er i n t h e

wildernes s re vi s i t t h e s ce n es of h i s sylva n re trea t h e wo uld see a t
a l mos t e v ery t u rn of t h a t c h a rmi n g river w hi c h b ea rs h i s n a me ,

i mmen se ma n ufac t uri n g pl an ts re p rese n ti n g milli on s Of doll ars ,

w hile t h e h u m O f u nn u mbe red s pi n dl es w o u ld mee t h i s ea rs alon g ,

w ith t h e s h ri e k of t h e l oc o mo tiv e t h e g o n g of t h e el ec tric ca r a n d

,

t h e ho n k of t h e a u to mo bil e .

We learn fro m t he i n ve n to ry of h i s l a n ds g ood s a n d ch a t t ells

“ ,
,

ta ken t wo da y s a fter h i s dea th by M r Ste phe n Pa i n e a n d oth ers

.

of Rehobo th th a t h i s rea l es ta te ( n o t a ppra ised ) a mo un ted to 200

,

ac res of l a n d be s ides t h e me ado w c a ll e d Bl ac k s to ne s me a do w a n d

’

als o s i x ty ac re s a n d t w o s h a res i n me a do ws i n P ro v ide n c e .

W e le a rn al so th a t hi s lib ra ry con ta i n ed 186 vol umes fro m folios

to pape r book s v al ue d a t £ 15 123 6d an d hi s person a l rema i n der
. . .
,

a t £ 40 I l s
. . ma ki ng a tota l person a l Of £ 56 33 6d
, . . .

Thi s was a res pec ta bl e lib ra ry for those ti mes an d for one livi ng
i n th e w ild s of A meri ca T h i s rec l u se do ubtl ess ma d e b ook s t h e
.

c o mp an io n of h i s l o n ely re t rea t a n d t h e p a per book s ma h ve

, y a

bee n h i s di a ry of e ve n t s a n d refl ec ti o n s w hi c h cons ideri ng h i s

, ,

orig i n al and c o n te mp la tive mi n d w o uld h a v e sh e d li g ht upo n h i s

,

C h arac ter a n d e n vi ron men t ; b u t v e ry s oo n

“thi s es ta te ( t h e mov
”
a bl es ) was d es troy e d a n d ca rri ed a w a y by t h e n a tives .

It wo uld see m th a t Bl ac k s to n e de lig hte d i n ou t o f door occ upa - -

tions as we ll as book s H e w as kept b usy w ith h i s g arden h i s

.
,

orc h ard an d h i s ca tt le
, .

He Often vi s ited Provid e nce se v e n mil es do wn t h e rive r an d

, ,

ex c h an g e d g ree ti n g s w ith h i s fri e n d R og er W illi a ms p reac hi n g to ,

10 H ISTORY OF REHOBOTH

t he people an d g ivin g them apples fro m h i s trees t he firs t that ,

so me of th em h ad e v er see n When i n h i s dec li n i ng years t he

.

journey on foot beca me di ffi cult tra dition says th a t he tamed a ,

bull on which h e rode when visiti ng h is frien ds .

Perh aps n o one thi ng i s more ch arac teris ti c of this k i ndly b ut

ecce n tri c man th an t h e s pee c h h e i s sa id to h ave made to t h e people

of B oston when abo ut to lea ve them “ I ca me fro m Eng l an d be

.

ca use I did not like t h e Lo rd Bi shops b u t I ca n not j oi n w ith you

-
,
”
bec ause I would not b e un der t he Lord B re th ren -
.

H ere is re vealed a man of i ndepen den t s pirit who co uld not be

fettered by t he i n tolerance and b i g otry of h i s ag e .

It i s not unlikely th a t Bl ac ks to ne h ad one or more servan ts

w ith h i m i n h i s i sola tion He wou ld prob ably nee d help i n t h e
.

building of h i s house and t he cultivation of h is farm Tra ditio n .

sa y s th a t h e h a d a serv a n t by t h e n a me of Abbott to w ho m h e

g a v e l a n d on t h e
“ru n
”
th a t be a rs h i s n a m e .
,

Co ncern i ng Bl ac ks to ne s family littl e was kn o wn for many

’

years He h ad one son by hi s marriag e w ith M rs S te phenson

. .
,

Joh n Bl acks tone born a t Rehoboth p robably h i s only child

, , .

He was a mi nor wh en h i s fa ther di ed a nd h ad g uardi ans a ppoi n te d

h i m by t h e Plymo uth C o urt H e lived on h i s i n herita nce till
.

1692 w hen h a vi n g sq ua nde re d h i s es ta te by h i s i n te mpera te and

, ,

idle h abits h e sold h i s l an ds to D avid Whippl e an d soo n after

,

remov ed to Provide n ce wh ere he p rob a bly marri ed h i s wife

,

Ka th a ri n e an d s uppo rte d h i s fa mily by s hoe ma ki ng I n 17 13 .

h e return ed to Attl e boroug h a nd w ith h i s wife was leg a lly warn ed

o u t of to wn Tra ditio n say s h e a f t rwa rd s moved to Co nnec ti c u t
.
e

a nd se ttl e d nea r Ne w H a v e n Traditio n al so say s th a t a son of

.

Joh n a nd g ran dso n of W illi am Bl ac ks tone fell a t t he ta ki ng of

Lo u i s b u rg i n t h e F re n c h Wa r w hith er h e marc h e d i n t h e c a p ac ity
,

of a li eu te na n t .

H i s s tep s o n J oh n Ste ve n so n c a me w ith h i s mother on h er

-
, ,

marri ag e to M r Bl a c k s tone H e was then a bo u t fo urtee n years

. .

O f ag e a n d c o n ti n ued with th e m u n til th e i r d ece a s e a n d p rove d ,

hi mse lf ve ry se rvi ce a ble i n th e ir dec l i n i n g yea rs For h i s fili al .

ki nd ness t h e Court of Ply mo uth rewa rded h i m w ith a p art of

M r Blac k s to n e s e s t ate a n d ordered t o be l a i d o ut u n to h i m
.
’

fifty acres of l a nd a n d fi ve acres of mea dow .

S tevens on res ided here it i s tho ug ht un married un til h i s dea th

, , ,

Se pt 16 1695 H i s ti me was de vo ted t o t he c ultiva tio n of h i s

.
, .
 EARLY S ETTLE RS AND A NNALS 11

lan ds a nd to t he pleas ures of h un ti n g (For furth er de ta il s se e .

D ag g ett s Hi story of A ttleboroug h )

’
.

Bl acks tone s re trea t h as u n derg on e many cha ng es with t h e

’

lapse of years ; n early all t h e loc a l fea tures of e ven one h un dred
years ag o h a ve disa ppeared a n d on ly t h e mos t g eneral o utli nes
can n ow be see n Th e e x te n s ive ex ca v a tio n s a n d g ra di ng s i n
.

prepara tio n for t h e b uildi ng of t he g rea t An n a n d Hope Mill i n

1886 ob litera te d t h e Old l a n d mark s Th e Mill was erec te d di rec tly .

over Bl a c k s to ne s g ra ve w hic h h ad bee n opene d M ay 6 1886 i n

’
, , ,

t h e prese nce of a li n ea l de sce n d a n t M r Lo ren zo Bl ac k s to ne of , .

Norwi ch Co n n The re ma i n s were reb uri ed i n th e n ea t a n d

, .

a tt rac tiv e y a rd of t h e mill w here a fi n e g ra n ite mo n ume n t n ow

,

s tan d s e rec te d i n 1889 by h i s li n ea l des ce n d a n ts

, Th e a eco m .

pa nyi n g photog raph s sho w t h e i n scription on t h e four s ides .

By pe rs i s te n t rese arc h t he auth or i s en a bl ed to p ubli s h for t h e

firs t ti me a n ex ac t accou n t of Willi a m Bl ac ks to ne s des ce n dan ts to ’

t h e p rese n t ti me Th e follo w i ng s ta te ments are verified by M r

. .

Georg e Bl ac k s ton e of B ra n fo rd Conn a nd M rs H arri e t (Bl ac k , .

, .

s to ne) C a mp of No rwi c h Co nn both li neal des cen dan ts an d n ow

, .
,

livi ng ; corrobora ted by M r M L S arg en t of Norw ic h Con n i n

“
. . .
, .
,
”
a p a mphl e t p ri n ted i n 1857 e n titl e d Th e Bl ac ks to ne Fa mily ;
,

als o by t h e Bl a c k s to n e mo n umen t erec te d a t Lo ns da l e R I in , . .

,
”
1889 , By h i s Li ne a] D esce n da n ts °

W I L LI AM b orn i n E n g l a n d abou t 1595 di ed a t Re hoboth

l
, , ,

167 5 .

JOH N ,bo rn i n R e hoboth a bou t

2
; ti me a n d pl ace
—
1660 65
of dea th un certa i n .

J O H N born i n P rovid ence R I ( prob a bly ) 1699 ; died at

3
, , . .
,

B ra n ford Con n Ja n 3 17 85 , .
, .
, .

JO H N bo rn a t B ra n fo rd C o n n 1731 ; di e d a t B ra nford
‘
, , .
, ,

A ug . 10, 18 16 .

TI M O TH Y ,
ls
bo rn at B ra n fo rd Co nn , .
, 1766 ; died at B ra n
ford , 184 7 .

JA M ES bo rn a t B ra n fo rd C on n , 1793 ;
,
‘
, . di e d at B ra nford ,

1886 .

JOR N born a t B ran ford , C o n n , 1825 ;

’
, . die d at B ra nford ,

1890 .

G EO R G E born a t B ra n fo rd
a
o n n , 186 1 ; C till livi ng
“
, , . s .

J a mes Bl ac ks tone was ma n

l arg e i n fl ue nce wh o several
a of

ti mes re p resen te d hi s tow n i n t h e l eg i sla t ure a n d al so serve d as a ,

member of t h e Sta te Se n a te A mag n i fi c e n t lib ra ry of Te n n essee.

marble was erec ted a t B ra nfo rd i n hi s h on or i n 1896 by h i s son

 H I STORY OF REH OBOTH

Ti mothy B l acks tone Pres iden t of t h e Chicag o Alton R R,

’
. .

Compan y wh o d i ed i n Chica g o M ay 26 1900 James h ad sons

, , .

as follo ws

G EO R G E di ed w itho u t i ssu e ’

“
.
,

LO R E NzO "
u ne 2 1 18 19 , J
Nov 14 1888 , .
, .

JOH N 1825 1890 H i s son Georg e i s t h e l as t of fi ve

"
,
-
.

g e n e ra tio n s bo rn a n d re a re d o n t h e p a te rn a l ho me s te a d .

TI M OTR V 1829 1900

’
, .

E LLE N da u of a mes marri ed H B Pl a n t de veloper of

7
, . J , . .
,

t h e Pl a n t Li n e of s tea mbo ats t h e Sou thern Ex p re ss C o , , .

et c The i r on ly son Morton

. Pl a n t of Ne w Lo ndon ,
3
, F .

Co nn , i s a millio n ai re promote r of rea l es ta te i n lo rida

. F .

Lorenzo h ad s ix child ren of who m o nly one M rs H arrie t B

"
, , . .

Camp survives H i s son W illi a m N Bl ac ks to ne died a t Nor

, .
ll
.

wi c h Co nn i n 1907
, .He was held i n hig h es t ee m t h e l as t Wi l
, .
,

li am of t h e fa mily "
As s ta ted above Lore n zo was p resen t at t h e
.
,

Open in g Of h i s a nces to r s g ra v e i n 1886

’
.

A nother man of di sti nction to se ttle withi n t h e li mits of Reho

both was Rog er W illiams Littl e is kn own Of his early life He . .

was p rob a bly born i n Wal es be t ween 1599 a n d 1603 of pio us ,

paren ta ge He was e ducate d at Pembroke Coll eg e Ca mb rid g e

. , ,

an d too k t h e deg ree of A B there i n J anuary 1626 (D ex te r s ’

.
.
,

Rog er Wi lli ams p Th ere i s a story witho u t proof th a t h e

, .
, ,

s t u di e d la w for a ti me afte r l ea vi ng t he u n iv e rs ity He bec ame a .

c l e rg y man of t h e e s ta bli s h e d Ch urc h the n a n o n c o n fo rmi s t a n d , ,

fi na lly a ri g id se p arati st for whi c h c h ang e h e s uffered se vere pe r

se c u t i on
“Truly it was as b itter as d eath for me h e writes
,

“
. , ,

wh en Bi s hop La ud p ursued me out of thi s l a n d an d my c on sc i e n ce

”
was p ersua ded ag a i n s t t h e n atio n al Ch urc h H e e mbark ed f ro m .

”
B ri s tol w ith hi s wife M ary i n t h e ship Lyo n C apt Pierce , , .
,

mas ter Dec 1 1630 an d afte r a tempes tuo us voy ag e of s i x ty s i x

, .
, ,
-

day s arrive d Off Nan task e t Feb 5 1631 As Joh n Wil son p as tor of .
, .
,

t h e Bos to n Ch u rc h was ab o u t to vi s it fri e n ds i n E n g l a n d t h e Ch u rc h

, ,

i n vited M r W illi a ms to s upply h i s place d uri n g h i s a b se nce

. .

H e ref use d on t h e g rou n d O f c o nsc i e nce a n d bec a use th ey we re

an
“ un se p ara te d pe ople
”
This curt reply ten de d to prej udice
.

t h e members ag a i ns t t h e yo u thf ul p re ac h er an d h e ari n g th a t t h e ,

ch urc h a t Sal e m h a d i n vited h i m to b e th e i r tea c h er i n c o n n ec tion

with t h e Rev Samuel Sk elto n t h e Co urt of B os to n on t h e 1 2t h

.
, ,

of April follow in g ca use d a letter to b e written to M r En di cott

, .
 EARLY S ETTLE RS AND NNALS
A 13

to say th a t t he Sal e m people s hou ld ac t ca u tio us ly a n d w itho u t

un d ue h as te i n as muc h as M r W illi ams refused to fellow s hi p t h e
, .

Bos ton ch urc h because i t w as n ot ready to p roceed to t h e ex tre me

of se paratio n an d bec ause h e h ad b roac h e d t h e n ovel O pi n io ns
“ ,

th a t t he mag i s tra te mi g ht no t p un i s h t h e b reac h of t he Sa bb a th

,

n or a ny othe r Offen s e as it w as a b reac h of t h e fi rs t ta bl e .

Wh ether t h e Sal em Ch u rc h o rd a i ne d M r W ill i a ms a t thi s ti me .

is a dis p u ted p o i n t I t i s c erta i n th a t h i s s tay th ere w as b rief

.
,
”
as h e was i n Ply mo uth i n 163 1 p rob ably as Ga mmell say s
“ i n t he mo n th of A ug us t
”
,

wh en h e ta ug ht as a ss i s ta n t to t he
,
, ,

Rev R a lph S mith

. .

Govern or B ra dfo rd s pe a k s Of h i m a s a ma n g odly a n d ze a lo us ,

”
having ma ny p rec io us p arts b u t very u ns e ttled i n j udg men te
, .

Before t he c lose of 1633 h e was bac k i n Salem ass is ti ng M r

“ “ , .

” ”
Skelto n by w ay of p rophecy thoug h not i n a ny O ffi ce , On .

t h e dea th of M r Sk elto n Aug 2 1634 t h e c h u rc h ca ll ed h i m to

.
, .
, ,

be th e i r p as tor w hi ch ca ll h e ac ce p te d a n d there by g a ve O ffen ce

,

to t he c iti zen s a n d Court of Bos to n ; b ut reg ardless of e verythin g

sa ve h i s ow n h e a ds t ro n g p urpose h e p rocee de d t o se v e re ly de ,

n o u nce t h e mag i s tra tes for n ot g ra n ti n g a pe titio n of h i s c h urc h

abou t s o me M a rbl e hea d l a n d H e as serted th a t t h e C h arter of

.

Massachuse tts w as i n v a lid a n d u nj us t as t h e soil an d sovere i g n ty ,

were no t p u rch as e d of t he n a tiv es H e dec l ared th a t n o o a th .

S ho uld b e a d mi n i s t ere d to u nre g en era t e p ers o n s not e v e n a n o a th ,

of fidelity to t he g overn men t a n d th a t a ma n oug ht n ot to p ray

,

w ith such tho ug h wife o r c hild e t c

, H e e v e n ref used to com
, .

mune w ith members of h i s ow n c h urc h un l ess th ey wo uld sep ara te

themse lves fro m t he other ch u rc hes of New En g l a n d Th ese .

u tteran ce s w hi c h were pu t fo rth i n a n ag g ra v a ti n g man n er an d

,

at a ti me w h e n t h e very ex i s te n ce of t h e c ol o ny was a t s ta k e ,

arouse d ag ai n s t h i m t h e oppos itio n of both co urt a n d c l e rg y He .

was rep ri man d e d a n d as ked to d es i s t b u t h e w ould n ot b e s il en ce d , .

When broug ht befo re t he court he would ma ke no co ncession s ,

an d on Frid ay Oc t 9 1635 h e was sen te n c e d to p erpe tua l b a n is h

, .
, ,

men t The sen tence w as i n th ese terms :

Wh ereas M r RO er W illi a ms on e of t he elders of t he Ch u rc h of
Salem hath broac hedand div ulg ed divers n ew an d da ng ero us opin
.
, ,

i ons ag ai ns t t h e au thority of mag i s tra tes ; as a l so writ l e tters of def

a ma tion b oth of mag i s t ra tes an d c h urc h es h e re a n d th a t b efo re
, ,

a ny co n vic tio n an d ye t ma i n ta i ne t h t h e s a me w itho u t a ny t e

,

t rac ta tio n ; it i s th erefore ordered th a t t h e sa id M r W ill i ams , .

14 H ISTORY OF REH OBOTH

s h all depart out of thi s j uri sdic tion withi n si x wee ks now nex t
en su i n g whi ch if h e neg lec t to pe rform it s h all b e l a wfu l for t he
, ,

Governor an d t wo of t h e mag i s tra tes to se nd h i m to so me place

ou t of this j uri sd ic tio n n ot to re turn an y more w itho ut li ce nse
,

fro m t h e Co urt .

Our sp ace permits on ly t he bri efes t co mmen t on thi s fa mous

ed ic t . Perh aps no fai rer s ta te men t of t h e ma tter can b e ma de
th an is g ive n i n t he ora tion of Prof J Le wis Di man a t t he dedi
. .

ca tio n of t h e mo n u men t at Rog er W illi ams P ark Oc t 16 1877 : , .

,

A g a in s t thi s co mmun ity so j ealous of th ei r ri g hts t h e h ea d

, ,

s tro n g en th u s i as t d as h e d hi mse lf Wh at they did to hi m they had

.

don e i n repeate d i ns ta nce s be fore So far fro m be i n g ex ce ptionally

.

h arsh th e i r trea t me n t of R og er Wil li a ms was marke d by unusual

,

l en ity H i s s orro wful wi n ter flig ht wh en for fo urtee n week s he

.

was s o se ve re ly tos s e d n o t k n o w i n g wh a t b re a d o r b e d did mean

‘ ’
, ,

was n o p art of t h e O ffi c i a l se n te n c e p ro n o u n c e d a g a i ns t h i m b u t ,

”
s u fferi n g w hi c h h e vol un ta rily as s u me d .

M r W illi ams O bta i ne d permiss io n to rema i n till s pri ng b ut as

.
,

h e s till pe rs i s ted i n p reac hi ng h i s o ffen s iv e doc tri nes i n h is own

”
ho use orders were se n t ea rly i n J a n uary 1 1 mo J an uary ) to
, .

Capta i n Un derhill to se i ze h i m an d sen d h i m to Eng l and ; b ut

h avi ng rece ived ti mely warn i ng h e made h i s esc ape a nd i n com ,

p li a n c c w ith t h e secr e t a dvi c e of G ov e rn o r Wi n th rop s tee re d h i s

co urse to t h e Narrag a nse tt B ay .

Long be fo re t h e ac t of b an is h men t Willi a ms s h re wdly fore , ,

see i n g tro u bl e w ith t h e M as sac h use tts B ay Colo n y we n t a mon g ,

t he I n di ans an d a rra ng ed w ith th em for a poss ibl e se ttl emen t at

Narrag anse tt B ay .

I n t h e yea re o n e Thou s a n d S i x h u nd re d thi rty Fo u re An d i n ,

t h e yea re on e Tho us an d S i x h un d re d Th i rt ye F iv e 1 R og er , ,

Willi a ms h a d se ve ra l ] Tre a t y c s w ith C o un a n i c us se A n d Mi a n

, ,

t e n o me t h e Tw o c h e i fe S ac h i ms of t h e Na rra g a n s e tt ; a n d pu r
,
”
c h ased of th e m t h e La n d es Ch pi D H R I
’
e tc
, ( a .n s oc i s t of . . .

pp 1 .

Th e on was wri tes W i n th rop because he h ad d ra wn

re as , ,

ab ov e t we n ty pe rs o n s to h i s O pi n io n a n d th ey we re i n te n d e d to
,

erec t a pl a n t a tio n a bo u t t h e Na rrag an se tt B ay ( Wi n th rop I .

, ,

In desc ribi n g h i s jo urney i n a le tter to Majo M aso n thi rty fi ve r -

“
,

yea rs after t h e e ven t Willi a ms w rites : I was so re ly tosse d for

,

on e fo u rtee n wee ks i n a bitte r w i n ter se as o n n o t k n o w i ng wh a t

, ,

” ”
b rea d or b ed d i d me a n The ex p re s s io n sorely toss ed
. and i n ,
 EAR LY SETTLERS AN D A NNALS 15

an o th er pl ace s teeri n g my co urse h av e le d so me t o co nc l ude tha t,

h i s j o urney was by wa te r ( Bli ss Hi s tory p b u t i n vie w Of

, , .

t h e ex treme di ffi c ulty of a se a voy ag e i n a s mall boa t a ro un d

C ape Cod i n t he h eart of w i n ter an d t he p ros pec t of mee ti ng t he
,

pi n nace sen t to arres t h i m ta ke n w ith w h a t h e wro te i n ans wer

,

to a le tter Of J oh n C o tto n of h i s bei ng S O e x pose d to t h e mercy

”
of an how li ng w i ldern esse i n Fros t a n d S no w a nd al so tha t h e ,

a t l a s t 8 qre d for s u c h a d mo n itio n s to th e m t h e mi se ri e of ,

a Wi n ter s B a n i s h me n t a mo n g s t t h e B a rb a ri a n s ( Doc H i s t R I
’
. . .

pp 9 .
, mos t recen t w riters con c l ude th a t his jo urn ey led h i m
on foot th ro ug h t h e w ilde rn e s s w h e re h i s s u ffe ri ng s were s uc h th a t
” “ ”
he mi g ht w e l l use t h e a bove te rms tos se d s t ee re d e tc in a , , .
,

fi g ura ti v e se n se Th e re is a v ag ue traditio n th a t h e s pe n t p art

.

of t h e wi n ter a t t h e h o use Of a M r S mith a t P on t i pog n ow .

,

Sto ug hto n ( Doc Hi s t R I p

. . . So me th i n k h e s pe n t t he
.

w i nter a s t he g ue s t O f Os a me q u i n a t So wa ms ( i n O ld S wa n sea) ,

whe re h i s e n terta i n me n t ho we ve r c ordi al mi g h t b e w itho u t

, ,

”
bread or be d I n t h e s p ri ng p robably i n April he O bt ai ned Of
.
, ,

Osa meq ui n a g ra n t of l a n d i n O ld See ko n k a fterwa rd s Re hoboth , .

The spo t i n See ko n k where h e pitc h e d h i s te n t i s beli e ve d to h av e

”
been at Man ton s Nec k below t he modern Philipsdal e a nd not
’

far fro m t h e mo uth of t h e Te n Mil e R ive r w h ere a s p ri ng of cold

-
, ,

swee t wa te r s till b ub b l e s u p a n d s upplie s t h e fa mi ly livi n g on t h e

p remi ses The pl ace i s ma rk ed by a ta bl e t s ui t a bly i n sc ribed an d

.

fi x e d to a tree by t h e roa ds ide H ere M r Willi a ms su ppos i ng

. .
,

he was beyo n d t h e j uri s di c ti o n of bo th t h e M as s a c h use tts B ay a n d

t h e Ply mo u t h C o lo n i e s h o p e d t o re ma i n u n d i s t u rb e d
, .

H ere h e be g a n t o b u i ld a n d p la n t b u t w a s n o t d es ti ne d to
,

rea p . He soo n rece i v e d a fri e n d ly messag e from Go ve rn o r Wi n slo w

of Ply mo uth i n formi ng h i m th a t Seek on k w as w it h i n th e i r p a te n t ,

a n d advi s i ng h i m to c ros s to t h e o th er s id e of t h e rive r w h e re

t he co un t ry w o uld b e f ree be fo re h i m A n d t h e n I sh ou ld be .

out of th e i r Cl a i m a n d b e free a s th e mse lve s a n d l o v i n g n e i g h b ors

”
tog e ther .

I lc wa s p rob a bly a t See k o n k f ro m a b o u t t h e middl e O f Ap ril to

t he l a tter p a rt of J u ne 1636 , As a l e t t e r w ri t te n by h i m t o
.

Gov ernor Va ne w a s d a ted a t P rovi de n c e J uly 26 w e i n fer th a t , ,

h e mus t h a ve mo v ed be fo re t h a t d a te He e mb a rke d i n a ca noe

.

ac c o mp a n i ed by Th o ma s A n g e ll A tra di t i o n h a n ded do w n fro m

.

S tephen Hopki ns Esq ( 1707 ,

. d ec la res the re were no others ,
16 H ISTORY OF REH OBOTH

is there hi n t of t hei r lan di ng on t he wes t b a nk of t he

“
n or any

river at t h e foot of Willi ams S tree t b ut when they ca me oppo

,

s ite t h e cove n ow call ed What Cheer Cove th ey were h a il ed fro m t he

s hore b y one of t h e I n di an s wh o un ders tood 9 littl e En g lis h by .

t h e fri en dly sal uta tio n of Wha t Cheer fro m whi c h Ci rcu ms tance ,

t h e Cov e h as e ver s i nce bee n call e d Wh a t Ch eer Cov e so n amed ,

i n t h e early records of t h e to wn Tha t M r W ill i ams made s i g ns

— .

to t he I n dians th at h e would mee t t h em on t h e Weste rn s hore of

t h e N eck of Lan d on which they ( t h e I n di ans ) then were
,

Goin g hi mse lf i n a c an oe by wa ter roun d Fox Poi n t whic h h e

, , , ,

acco rdi ng ly did an d me t t h e I n di a n s at t he famous Roc k an d

Spri ng men tioned by Governor H u tchi nson i n h i s Hi story of

M as sachusetts 9 littl e Sou th wes terly fro m t he Episcop al Ch urch
, . .
“
( D o c. H i s t, pp .1 8 , T h e oth e r t ra ditio n th a t th e re w e re fi ve

o r s i x i n t h e can oe an d th at th ey l an ded on a sl ate roc k h as little

or n o his tori c al v al ue There was i ndeed a l arg e roc k of s la te on

.

t h e wes t b an k of t h e river whi c h was lo ng ag o broke n i n pi eces

,

a n d b uri ed by t h e filli ng i n of t h e cove The land nearby be t wee n .

,

W illiams and Power Streets was reserved for a memori al sq uare , ,

i n whi c h s ta n ds a n ea t mon ume n t of g ran ite i n ho nor of t he

s uppo se d l an di ng of Ro g er W illi ams an d i s i nscri bed as follows

W “ W m
”
(
( E a
es
s
t
t f
fr

ro
o n
n t
t
)
) “T
B
h
e
e
lo
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w
a n
thi
di
s
n
s
g P
pot
la ce
th e
of
n a
R
t
o
t
g
h
e
e
r
w a t
illi
er
a
s e
s
d g e s tood t h e
’
.

roc k on w hi c h ac cordi ng t o tra ditio n Rog er Willi a ms A R ex il e ,

for hi s de votio n to Freedom of Consc i en ce la n de d

( N o r t h f r o n t )
“A n d h a vi n g a se n se of G o d s m e rc if u l P rovid e n
’
ce
,

u n to me i n my di s tre ss c al le d t h e place P ro vide n ce I des i red ,

it mi g ht b e for a sh el te r of person s di s tressed for consc i ence .

”
Rog er W illi a ms
( S h )
“To h m m
.

o y of R o W il li m h Apo tl of
ou t f r o n t t e e r g e r a s t e s e ,

Soul Liberty Foun der of t he S ta te of Rhode I sl and a nd P rovi

,

dence Pl an ta tio ns Thi s monumen t i s dedica ted by t h e P rovi

,

dence A ssoc i a tio n of M ech a n i cs and M an ufac turers ,

Th e colony th us se ttl ed near t h e mou th of t h e M os h as s uc k

R iver on l a n ds p urc h as e d by Willi a ms of t h e S ach ems C a n on i cus ,

a n d M i a n t o n o mi wo uld see m fro m t he meag re rec o rds to h a v e

,

c o n s i s te d of R og er Willi a ms W illia m H arri s J oh n S mith t h e

, ,

mill er F ranc is Wi c kes Tho mas A ng el ] Jos h ua Verin and W illi am

, , , ,

A rn old and th e i r fa milies .

H ere w ith thi s littl e co mp any as a nucl eus was to b e tried t he

, ,

lively ex peri men t of a p ure de moc racy I n 1643 W illi ams we nt .

1
St . J oh n s ’
C h u rc h on Nort h M a i n Str eet .
 EAR LY S TTL RS AND A
E E NN ALS 17

to E ng l an d to p roc ure a ch arte r for h i s colo ny ret urn i n g with it,

t h e follo w i n g y ear . I n 165 1 h e ag a i n vi s i te d E ng l a n d on b u s i n ess

of t h e colon y a nd con ti nue d th ere un til 1654 On h i s re turn he was .

c hose n P res id e n t of t h e c olo ny ( 1654 1657 ,

He re fuse d to persec ute t h e Q ua k ers b ut e n g ag ed i n a famo us

,

co n t rov e rsy w ith th em i n 167 2 reco rd ed i n h i s p u bli ca tio n :

,

Georg e For di gg ed ou t of hi s B u rrowes H e die d a t Provide nce

i n 1683 n ot fa r fro m ei g hty y ears of ag e
, .

We h ave seen th a t Rog er Willia ms i n h i s ea rly mi n i s try w as

fo n d of con troversy ras h i n s ta te men t a nd fea rless of co n seq ue nces
,
.

As h e w o uld fello ws h ip n on e w h o opp ose d h i s te a c hi n g s h e h as

bee n called The A rc h Se para ti s t He s u ffere d for h i s opi n io ns
.

a n d es pec i a lly for hi s s h a rp ma n ne r of ex p ress i ng th e m H is .

i n temperate zeal however was te mpere d by t he b itter ex perie nces

, ,

of h i s ex ile a n d t h e hea vy b urdens of s ub seq uen t l e ade rship It .

has bee n we ll s a id th a t hi s b a n i s h men t was h i s e n l a rg e me n t H i s .

spi rit of tole ra t io n g rew rapidly w ith t he n ec e ss ity of i t s ex erc i se ,

an d i n fo u n di n g a c ity a n d s ta te h e de t e rmi n e d th a t a ll s ho u ld

e njoy li berty of c on sc i en c e One ph as e of h i s g rea t ness i s see n i n

.

h i s mas terly dipl o macy w i t h t he I n di a n s sec u ri ng t he life lo ng

,
-

frie ndsh ip of Osa meq ui n a n d t h e Na rra g a n s e t t S ac h e ms w h o for ,

th e love they bore h i m made h i m s ol e p rop ri e to r of ex tens ive l a n d

ri g hts.

By t he i n i t i a l deed he ass oc i a te d w ith h i m i n j oi n t o wners hip

twelve of h is lovi n g friends w ith po we r con fe rred to a dd othe rs .

Th a t he h a d a g e n ui ne mi ss io nary spi rit i s s een i n t h e fac t th a t

he s tudied t h e l a n g u a g e of t h e I n di a n s a n d l earne d the i r c us to ms
w hil e livi ng at Ply mo u th ; my s ole des i re h e writes w as to do
, ,

t he na tives g ood .

I n i n tell ec t h e was kee n a n d vi g oro us ; b ri lli an t i n a rg u men t a n d

mag na n i mous i n s pi rit I n resp ec t of liberty Of co n sc i en c e h e
.
, ,

like h is es tee med c o n te mporary D r J oh n C l arke of Newpo rt w as

, .
,

a w hol e g enera tio n i n a dv a n ce of h i s a e

g H i s n a.me i s w rit t e n

hig h a mong t h e wo rthy fa thers O f Ne w E n g l an d

“
.

A mong h i s wri t i ng s are A Key to t h e La n g uag e of New En g

l a nd ( Lo n don Th e Bloody Tene t of Persec u tio n for t h e
“
,

”
C ause of Consc i ence di sc us sed Th e l l i reli n g Mi n i s try
No ne Of Ch ri s t s Lo n do n
’
,

2
18 H ISTORY OF R EH OBOTH

See Me moi rs by Kn o wles Gammell E l to n

Gu ild De x ter Straus Carpen ter
Ch api n
The l fo un der of Re hobo t h was t h e Rev Sa mue l Ne wman
rea . .

He was t h e son of R ic h a rd Ne wman a g love r of Ba n bury Ox ford , ,

Co un ty Eng la nd He was b orn a bou t t h e l oth or 12t h of M ay

, .
,

1602 .He g ra d uat ed at Tri n ity Colleg e Ox ford w i t h i ts ho nors , , ,

Oc t 17 mm at t h e ag e of e ig h t een
.
, , Af ter s t udyi ng Theol ogy .
,

he b ecame pas to r of t he M i dh ope Cha pe l i n t h e Wes t R id i n g of

Yorks hi re w here he rema i ned for te n years I n 1635 dis g us t ed
, .
,

w ith t h e reli g io us persecu tio ns of A rc hbis hop Lau d h e ca me t o ,

A meri ca i n co mpany w ith a larg e n umbe r of emig ran ts among ,

who m was Re v R i c h ard M a the r He res ided four y ears a t Dor

. .

C hes te r a n d was c hie fly e ng ag ed i n wri ti n g h i s Concordance to the

B ible I n 1639 h e beca me p as to r of t h e c h urc h at Wey mo u th re

.
,

ma i n i ng till t h e sp ri ng of 1643 4 At th at ti me t he maj ori ty of h is

— .

c h u rc h w ith othe rs of Hi ng ha m mi g ra te d w ith h i m to a pl ace

, ,

o n t h e eas t b an k of t h e Pa wt uc ke t R i v er ca lled by t h e I n di an s ,

See ko n k to w hi c h he g a v e t h e na me of Re hoboth a scri ptura l w ord

, ,

mea n i n g en la rg e me n t ( Gen 26 : .

[ W i t h f w ti th l d d m t whi h f ll w
“
e ex cep on s e a n n a s a n oc u e n s c o o a re

ta ken from B li s s s Hi s tory of Rehoboth For the accou nt of K i n g

’
.

P hi li p s Wa r the Revolut i ona ry Wa r i n pa rt a nd for all s ubseq

’
, uent ,

cha pters the presen t wri ter alone i s res pons ible )
, .

Fro m t he q uit c l a i m deed of Philip g iven i n 1668 we learn

-
, ,

th a t t he fi rs t purch ase of l and a fterwards i ncl ude d i n t he ori g i n al

,

to wn of Re hoboth was made of Osa me q ui n

, more c o mmon ly ,

k n own to t he E ng li s h by t he n a me of M assassoi t i n 164 1 by J oh n , ,

B rown an d E d wa rd Wi nslo w Of Ply mou th (See dee d p Thi s . .

trac t of l a nd co mpri se d t h e p rese n t tow ns of Rehoboth See ko n k , ,

t h e fi rs t a n d se c o n d ward s O f Pa w tuc ke t a n d E as t P rovide nce , ,

R I
. . a n d i s a bo u t t e n mil e s sq u a re
, It h ad bee n g ra n te d by .

Ply mouth Court as a ppe ars fro m t h e re cord s of t he Re hoboth

,

prop rietors to ce rta i n perso ns ( proba bly O f Hi n g h a m) for t he

,

se ttl e me n t of a to w n a nd M r B rown an d M r Wi n s lo w were

, . .

a ppo i n te d ag e n ts to p urc h ase it for t h e c olo n y

“
.

Wh Court of Ply mo uth was pl ease d i n t h e year 164 1

ereas t he , ,

or th e re a bo u ts to g ra n t u n to t h e i n h a bit an ts O f S eac o n k ( al i a s
,

Re hoboth ) libe rty to t a ke up a trac kt of l a nd s for t hea re co m

 EARLY S ET TLE RS AND A NN ALS 19

fo rt ab lc s ub s i s ta nce c o n t a i n i n g t h e q ua n t i ty o f e i g h t mi le s s q ua re ;
,

a n d t h e Co urt was pl eas e d to a ppoi n t M r Joh n B ro w n e an d M r . .

Ed w ard Wi ns low for to p urc h ase t h e foresa id t rac kt of l a n d of

As amec u m, t h e chi ef sac h em an d o w n er therof , w hi c h ac co rdi n gly
h a th bee ne effec ted , an d t h e p urc h as e p a id for by t h e foresa id I n
” ’
h abitants , ac cordi ng to t h e Co urt order, &c ( P ropri etors Rec .

ords , vol I , p . .

NO dee d of thi s p urc h ase i s on record b u t th ere i s a de po s ition ,

of Joh n H aze ll o n t h e Ply mo u th Colony Reco rd s (Vol II p

“ ,
. .

ta k en NOV 1 164 2 w hi c h c on fi rms t h e p urc h ase : Joh n Hasell

.
, ,

[ H a ze ll ] a ffi rme t h th a t A ss a mequ i n e c ho se ou t t e n f a tho ms of

beads a t M r W illi am s an d put them i n a bas ket and affi rmed th a t
‘
.
’
,

he w as fu lly sa ti sfi ed there w ith for h i s l a n d at Se ac unc k; b ut h e

s tood upo n it th a t h e w o u ld h a ve a c o a t mo re a n d l e ft t h e b ea d s ,

w ith M r Willi a ms a n d w ill ed hi m to k eep th em un til ] M r H ubb ard

“
. .

c a me up H e a ffi rmet h t h e b o un d s w e re to Re d Ston e Hill

.

V III miles i n to t h e l a n d a n d to An n aw a mscoa t e V I I mil es

.
, .

do wn t h e w a ter N0 rec o rd or dee d from t h e colo ny to t h e to wn

.

a t thi s ti me i s to b e fo u n d on t h e Ply mo u th Re c o rd s ; b u t ref

eren ce to a n d ac k n o w l e d g me n t of a g ran t O f thi s l a n d to se v e ra l

, ,

i ndivid ua l s i s ma de i n t h e c o n fi rma tio n dee d of t he colo n y i n 1685

“ Whereas M r D an i e l S mith as ag e n t of t h e to wn of R e hoboth
.
, ,

a n s we red a t th i s Co urt a n d s h ow e d decl are d an d made appear , ,

un to thi s Co urt by se v era l w riti n g s a n d rec o rd s th a t t h e b o un d s ,

of t h e said tow n of R ehoboth are as follo we t h : Th e fi rs t g ra n t Of

t he sa id to w n s hip be i n g ei g ht mil es sq ua re g ra n te d i n t h e y ear ,

164 1 u n to M r Al ex a n d er Wi n c h es ter R i c h a rd W ri g ht M r H en ry
, .
, , .

S mith M r Joseph Pec ke M r Steph en Pa i n e a n d div ers

, .
, .
,

oth ers for t h e se ttli ng of a to w n w hic h i s n ow bo unded fro m

, ,

”
Pu t t uke t t rive r e t c Th e sa me thi n g i s re pe a te d i n t h e q u itc l ai m
, .

dee d of Willi am B ra dfo rd s o n of Go v ern or B ra dfo rd to t h e tow n , , ,

i n 1689 Thi s dee d a fter s peaki n g of g ra n ts of l a n d h a vin g bee n

“
.
,

made to di fferen t to wn s hips say s : A mo ng oth e rs i n t h e y ear , ,

of our Lo rd 164 1 [ Gov B ra dford ] g ra n ted t o J ose ph Pec k Steph en .

,

Pa i ne H enry S mith Al ex a n der Wi n c h es te r Th omas Cooper

, , , ,

g e n t.a n,d oth e rs w ith th e m a n d s u c h o t h ers a s th e y s ho u ld as s o ,

c i a te to th e ms elves a t rac t of l an d for a pl a n ta tio n o r to w n s hip

, ,

formerly call ed by t h e na tives Sec un ke up wa rd s Of fo rty fi ve years ,

-

‘
D elic a t e s he lls s t rung l i ke be d
lled w mp m t h I di
a s an d ca a u , e n a n c u rr n c e y .

I n 164 1 t h s h ea d mo n e i y w w t h 5 h illi g
as th f t h m
or T s n s e a o . en fa t h o ms
e f e
t h re or a mo u n t to ed £ 2 10 E g li h m ey w h i h w
8 . nth s on , c as e c os t of t h e
i
t o wns h p, i n a dd t o n t o ii wh i h t h h ief m d e t h m t h w i
c e c a e ro n a c oa t .
20 HI STORY OF RE HOBOTH

i
s nce se ttl ed an d plan ted now ca lled and kn o wn by t h e n ame of ,
”
Rehob oth Th ese d eed s w ill be ta ken n oti ce of an d ex t racts
.
,

made fro m them wh en we co me to t h e y ears i n w hi c h they were

,

g iv e n T h e
. p e opl e w ho se n a mes a re m en tio
, ne d i n both t h e a bov e

ex trac ts as g ran tees we re of Hi ng h a m Li ol H

’
(S ee , n c n s i s t of . .

Hi ng ham pp 42 , .

Althoug h t h e town h ad been p urch ase d of t he I ndi ans a nd ,

g ra n t e d to a n u m b e r of i n divid u al s for t h e p u rpo se of m a k i n g a

se ttle men t it does not appear th at a ny g enera l and perman en t

,

se ttl emen t w as ma d e h ere earli er th an abou t t h e y ear 164 3 We

“
.

”
fi n d howev er one i n divid ual res idin g a t Seac unck as early as
, ,

1642 Thi s was J oh n H aze ll whose depos itio n re l a tive to t h e sale

“ ,
.

”
of Seacun k by Osameq u i n h as b een alrea dy g iv e n H e w as .

”
th en res idi ng a t Seacunc k (Nov 1 an d w e fi nd fu rth e r .
,

men tion made of h i m a t t h e same Court i n November :

John H assell [ af te rwards writte n H azell i n t he Town Reco rds]
doth ac k nowled g e hi mself to owe t h e ki ng to be leveyed of h i s ,

l an ds g oods and ch at te lls 8m £ X X if h e fayle i n t he condi con

, , . .

followi ng : The co ndi con th at t he sa id Joh n H assell s h all e ith er

ta ke t he oa th of alleg ian ce to t h e K i n g an d fi deli t ie to t h e Govern ,

men t be tw ix t thi s a n d M arch C o urt nex t or els remov e h i s d we ll

, ,
”
i ng from Seac un k P
( yl m C o l R ea vol II .p . .
, .
, .

Th e £ 20 whic h h e ac k n owl ed g e d hi mself to owe t he k i ng was

a fi ne for co n te mpt of Co urt as appea rs fro m t h e follow i n g ,

Aug us t 2 1642 It i s ordered th at a warran t b e sen t to fe tc h

, .

Joh n H assell th at lives at Si ckuncke to ans wer h i s conte mpts at

, ,

t h e General Co urt : whi c h was ma d e an d s i g ne d by all t h e ass i s ta n ts

”
p rese n t P
( yl m
-
C
. ol R e e vol II p . .
, .
, .

Joh n Haze ll con ti nued to res ide a t Seacunck w here h e h ad ,

l an ds g ran te d h i m i n 1669 A nd he appears to h ave owned l arg ely .

before for i n d esc ribi n g t h e bo un ds of t h e g ran t men tio n i s mad e

“ , ,

of h i s other allotmen t bei ng s i x h und red ac res bo un ded on t h e ,

,

e as t w ith h i s fre s h mea do w an d a littl e ru n of wa ter a n d a ced ar

s w a mp ; on t h e wes t s id e Pa t ucet river ; on t h e n o rth s ide t h e

woods ; on t h e so u th s id e t h e to w ne l a n d ; o nly t h e I sl an d an d littl e

”
upl an d abov e me n t on e d i s p art of t h e s i x h un d red acres ( ym
P l . .

Col Rea vol II p

“
. .
, , .

S eac un c k we h a ve see n was fi rs t g ran te d to peopl e of Hi ng

, ,

h am ; b u t th ey were s oon joi ned by M r Ne wman an d t h e majority .

of h i s c hurc h a t W ey mo u th i n thei r proj ec ted se ttl emen t ; an d ,

 EA RLY S ETTLERS AND ANNALS 21

it i s even poss i b le th a t so me of t h e peopl e of Wey mouth were amon g

t h e o ri g i nal g ra n tees of 164 1 tho ug h n o ne of them are a mo n g t h e
,

n a mes men tio ne d I t appears ho wever th at those w hose n ames

“
.
, ,

a re g iv e n w ere a c o mmittee ac ti n g for th emselves an d divers

”
others .

Th e fi rs t mee ti n g o f t h e ori g i na l pl a n ters of Re hoboth to be fo u n d

o n reco rd ,
“
i s d a te d a t W ei mo t h t h e 24 t h of t h e 8th mo n th ‘

[ O c tob e r ] , T h e rec o r d i s a s follo w s :

At a g e n e ra l mee ti n g of t h e pla n t ores of Seacun k it was ordered , ,

( )
1 Th a t t h e ill
[ g e ibl e ] lott e s s h a ll n o t e x c e e d t h e n u m b e r of
s i x ty a n d fi v e a n d i n c a se ar
, my of those th a t h a ve th ese lottes
g r a n te d al rea dy fa l e th a
, t G ood m a n [ ill e g i bl e ] of C a m b r id g e to
be a d mitted of h e pl ease ; an d i n c as e s o ma n ny fa l e as may
li mit to s i x ty then n ot to ex ceed s i x ty lot tes
, .

It i s ag ree d th a t t h e g ro un d th a t i s mos t fit to b e pl an ted

a n d h o pefu ll for c o m e for t h e p rese n t to b e pl an te d a n d fence d
by s uc h as pos sess it acc o rdi n g to [ ill eg i b le] .

It i s orde red th a t those th a t ha v e lottes g ran te d an d are

ill
[ g e ibl e ] i n h a bit a n t s s h a ll fe n c e t h e o n e e n d of th e i r lot te s a n d
th e i r p a rt i n t he co mo n fe nce i n t h e sa me ti me by t h e 20th , ,

day of Ap ril n ex t o r e l se forfi t th ei r l o tte s to t h e di s po sa l of t h e

,

pl an ta ti o n ; an d like wi se to remove th e mse lves a nd fa mily to

i nh abit [ torn off ] by thi s ti me t welves mon t h or el se forfi t e the i r ,

lottes ag a i n e to t h e pl a n ta tio n a llow i ng e them the i r necessary ,

i mp rove men ts as they i n the i r discretion s h a ll thi n k mee t

, .

Th a t if a n ny d a mag es s h ale fal e ou t by a nny ma n s part i c ’

ul a r fe n c e t h e o w n er of t h e fe n ce s h ale pay t h e d a mag e a n d if

, ,

[ to r n o ff] g e n e r a ll fe n c e th e
, n tho s e p e rs o n s th a t on e t he fence to
p y [
a to r n ( R e h o b o th R ea vol I p
, .
, .

Th e n ex t mee t i n g of t h e p rop ri e to rs w as h eld at Wey mou th ,

”
t h e l ot h day o f t he l 0t h mo n th ( D e c e m b er ) w h e n re g u l a tio n s ,

w ere mad e as to t h e p lan ti n g of corn Th e teac h er to h a v e a

.

c erta i n p o rtio n fro m ea c h se ttl e r Serv a n ts a fter fo ur y ears to

.
, ,

b e i n h a bita n ts a n d e n titl e d to th e i r privil eg es R i c h ard W ri g ht .

e mploy e d to b u ild a c o rn mill -

.

D uri n g t h e y ea r 164 3 a nd p rob a bly before a ny oth er divi s io n

,

of l an d h ad bee n made oth er th a n for h o use l o ts t he p rop ri e to rs -

,

were req ui re d i n divid ua lly t o g i v e i n t h e v a l ue of th e i r e s ta tes ,

i n o rd er th a t t h e a llot me n ts of l a n d mi g ht b e ma d e acc o rdi n g ly ,

as appe ars f ro m t h e P rop ri e to rs R e c o rd s :

’

About t h e y ea r 1643 a j oy n t a g ree men t w as ma de by t h e i a

,

h a bi ta n ts of Sea co n k a li as Re hob o th fl o r t h e b ri n g i n g i n of th e i r
'
-
,

"
l h i s i s O ld S t l
‘

ye . Th e yea r t h e n co mm e ednc t h e 25t h of M a rch . See

no t e on pa g e 58 .
22 H I STORY O F REHOBOTH

lot men t s mi g ht be ta ke n up acco rdi ng to

men
’
t t
es a es ; th a t soe s
perso n an d esta te , as als oe for t h e ca rri ei n g on of all p u bli c k
c h ardg es both for p rese n t an d fu tu re ; furt heremore t h e mea ns
a n d i n teres t of w h a t i s h eare ex res se d i s tha t by whic h l an d s ,

n ow g ra n te d b t he y
o urt of P ymout h to t h e tow ne , i s to be C p
divided accordi ng to perso n an d esta te , as i s ex p resse d i n this
follo wi ng li s t .

i s. d .

1 . M rs B ur . Th e Gov e rn or s
'

R ut h I ng ra m ao lot n o w . 200 00 00
ce pt ed i n h er plac e . i
R c h a rd B u loc l k ’
s.

2 . Wi ddow al r W ke k
I s aa c M art n i ,

3 . J oh n Rea d no w 50 00 00
4 . J oh n C oo ke T h omas W i lmot s '
.

i
wh c h s t i ll i s i n t h e be
Ro rt M orr s i 94 10 00
t ow n s h a n s
'
d . E dwar B e a net d .

5 . Th e Sc h oolmas t r e n ow 134 10 00
6 . Wi ll C h ees b roo k i
R ch o w n s Jr
. B e '

. .

7 . Mr e e. Wi
nc h s t r Th e as t or P
8 i d i
. R c h a r Wr g h t M r H ar S m t h
. e i
9 . e
M r N wma n
. M a t h w ra t te
10 Wi l il Sm th J oh n M e s ’

li
C
. .

11 W. Pl e
alt e r a m r T h omas ft o n ,

12 . e k
J a m s C lar ,
7 1 00
no w 160 00 00
n ow J oh n F rru m s
e S t eph e n Pa yne s Jr
' ' '
. .
,

13 . e
Ra lph S h ph a rd . J ose ph Torr y ,
134 00 00
W 0O 121 10 n ow J o h n c s Pe k '
.

J me R d w a s e e a
'
e s. 42 Th o Coo p r
. . e
14 Z h i h R
. ac ar a oa s be
Ro rt fi ullo r
15 J h M t h e w e

“
. o n a s 44 Joh n Alle n
.

m -
Ra lph A l n le
17 i t gi n
16 . o a u u
. o a ar d i
E dwar G llma n ,
30 00 00
18 S m el B t t e w t h
. a u u r or n o w J os he Pe k
c s
’
.

1 9 G e g e Ke d i k
. or n r c Th o Ho n roo k
. b
20 M ti r n i
48 W ll C arp n t r e e
ta
. . .

21 . e e ac er J oh n B onlb rook .
1 86 10 00
22 Ed w d S le
. ar ca i
n o w N c h ola s I de
s
’
.

23 J h B w e b
Ro e rt T t us i
i
o n ro n
150 10 00
. ,

24 M I I ww d n o w Rob rt J o n s s
e e '
. r . o ar .

25 M . Pe k r . c W ill b i
Sa n .

26 M Ob di h H lme
. r . e a o s. e e P e
S t ph n a y n
w no 1 00 00 M r B ro wn
. e
R be t Wh t Ed w d P t t e
'
o r ea o n s . ar a so n,

27 E d w d S mi t h
. ar 25 2 00 w no 5 0 00 00
28 J b L e w J h W d k ’
o an no o n oo c oc s
5 0 00
. .
.

R b e t A b el l Pe t e I I t
’
o r s . r un
h m R be t M t i
30 Tme sv llt
9 . ll i to a 101 00 o r ar n
a s a e r. R be t S h p
o r ar
5 0 00 00
.
,

Joh n ffi t c h e
’
‘
now s . b t w
u no 1 06 00 00
T ho mas Blyss R i e Le d '
31 . c o na r s .

R i h d B we
c ar o n 27 0 00 00

( P ropri etors Records ,

’
vol I p .
, .

At a mee ti n g of t h e p rop ri e tors of Seekon k ( t h e d a te of w hi c h

is torn off thoug h it was p rob a bly amon g t he fi rs t) it was voted
, ,

‘
I ns t ed a of a ca p t a l i le t t e r, t he s mall l et t e r i s fr e q e t l y d b led
u n ou .
 EAR LY S ETTLE RS AND AN NA L S 23

th a t n i ne me n s ho uld b e c hos en to order t h e p ruden ti a l a ffa irs of

t he pl a n ta t i on w h o s ho u ld h a ve po wer to di s pos e of t h e la n ds
,

m lo ts of t we lve e i g ht o r s ix ac res as i n th e i r di s cre tio n they

, , ,

”
thi n k t he q uality of t h e es ta te of t h e pe rso n do req u i re This .

a ppli e d to ho use lots It was f urthe r o rde red th a t all oth er lots
-
.
,

to be divid ed accordi n g to person an d es ta te On e person to be .

v al ue d a t £ 12 s terli n g i n t h e divis ion of l an d s an d th a t n o person ,

s ho uld se ll h i s i mp rov e me n ts b u t to s uc h as t h e to w n e s h a ll ac ce pt
”
o f ; a l so vote d
“th a t t h e mee ti n g ho use s h a ll s tan d i n t h e mids t
,
-

”
of t he to w n .

On t h e 2 l s t of t h e 4 t h mon th (J une) a to w n meeti n g w as ,

h eld b ut t h e rec ords of it are so mutil a ted as to b e mos tly

,

illeg ibl e It a ppe ars howe v er to re la te to a n ew divi s ion of l an d

.
, , .

It w as re solve d th a t on e very fo rtie th day a mee ti n g s ho uld b e

“
held by a ll t h e i n h a bita n ts for t h e con s idera tio n an d ac ti n g of
”
s uc h n e ce s s a ry a ff a i rs as c o n cern t h e pl an ta ti o n

“
.

At a to wn mee ti n g t h e 3 l s t day of t he 4 t h mon th [J une] , ,

1644 l o ts w ere d ra w n fo r a divi s io n o f t h e w oodl an d be twee n t h e

,

pl a i n a n d t h e to wn Sh ares were d ra wn to t h e n umber of 58 as

.

follo ws :
M r Wi n c h es te r
. R obe rt T i t us
, ,

M r Le o n a rd
.
, E d w a rd Se a l e ,

Pe te r I I un t , Geo rg e Ke n d ri c k ,

Willi a m C hcc s b o ro ug h ll
[ g e]
i e ibl , ,

R alph Alli n , T h oma s Bl i s s ,

Jo h n I Iolb roo k The P a s to r s

’
-

, ,

Joh n Pe rra m , Step h e n Pay n e ,

Th e Sc hool ma s t e r E d wa rd S mi t h, ,

M a tth ew Pra t t Willi a m S mi th

, ,

Willi a m C a rpe n te r J a mes Cl ark , ,

Ep h ra i m H u n t , Th e Gov e rn ou r ,

S a mu e l B u t t e rw o rt h Ed w a rd B e n n e tt , ,

Ed wa rd P a t t ers o n O badi a h I I olmes

, ,

J a mes B ro wn e , M r B ro w n e .
,

R i c h a rd Bo w i n Th omas C oope r
, ,

M r Ne w ma n
.
, T h omas I I olb rooke ,

M r Pec k
.
, T h o ma s I I i t t -

Wa l te r Pa l mer , John Alli n .

Ab ra h a m M a rti n Joh n M eg g s, ,

Jo h n S u t to n , Will i a m S a bi n ,

Robe rt M o rri s , l\l r He n ry S mi t h '

.
,

J o h n M a t t h e wes Z ac hery R o ades

, ,

l s s a c M a rt i n , E d wa rd G il ma n ,

Ja mes W alke r , Thomas Clifto n ,

2A HISTORY OF REHOBOTH

49 Joseph orre , T y 54 M r B—
ill ibl
. . .
[ g e e ]
50 .ho mas D unn,
T 55 The each er,
. T
5 1 Ro ert
. b
arti n , M 56 Joh n Coo e,
. k
52 . W
idow alker, W 57 Ra lph Sh e rd,
.

”
53 Joh n
. iller, M 58 Joh n
. c .

On of t he 5t h mon th [ J MY] 1644 t he in h ab itan ts

t h e 3d . ,

s i g ne d a comp ac t i n t h e followi ng w ords

“ Thi s combi nation en tered i n to by t h e g eneral conse n t of a ll
,

t he i n h ab i tan ts after g eneral n oti ce g iven t h e 23d of t he 4 t h

,

mon th
“
.

We whose names are un derwritten be i ng by th e p roviden ce , ,

of God i nh ab itan ts of Seacunk i n ten di ng there to se ttle do

, , ,

coven an t an d bi n d ourse lves one to an other t o subj ec t our pe r

son s [ to rn off] (acc ordi n g to law a n d eq uity ) t o n i ne pe rso ns a n y
, ,

fi ve of t h e n i ne which s h all b e chosen by t h e maj or p art of t h e

i n hab itan ts of thi s lant at i on and we [ torn off] to be s ubj ec t to a ll
,

wholesome [ tom 0 by them and to ass is t them acc ordi ng t o, ,

our ab ility an d es ta te an d t o g ive ti mel y n otice un to th em of a ny

,

s uc h thi n g as i n our co n sc i ence may p ro ve d ang ero us un to t h e

pl an ta tion and thi s comb ina tion t o con ti nue un till we s h all sub
,

c e t o u r se lves j oi n tly to so me oth er g overn men t

j .

W alter Pal mer ,

E d ward S mi t h ,

E d wa rd B en ne tt ,

R obe rt Titus ,

Abra ham M arti n ,

J ohn M a tt he wes ,

Edward Sale ,

Ra lph S heph erd ,

S amuel N ewman ,

W illi am C heesb oroug h Al ex W i nches ter

, . ,

R i ch ard W ri g ht , H en ry S mith ,

R obert M arti n , S tephen Pay ne ,

R i ch ard Bo wen , Ra lph Ali n ,

Joseph Torrey , Thomas Bli ss ,

J ames Cl a rk , G eorg e Ken dric ke ,

E ph r a i m I l u n t , Joh n All e n ,

Pe ter I l un t , Willi am S a bi n ,

W illiam S mith , Tho mas Cooper .

Joh n Pe ren ,

Zach ery R hoad es ,

Job La ne
“
,

Th e 1 2 th o f t h e 5 th m o [ YL
J u l 1 644 . At a m ee ti n g u po
. n

p ublic noti c g iven it is ordered th a t s uch as sh all h a ve allot

e
,

me n ts i n t h e th r e e divi s io n s of l a n d s p re s e n tl y to b e l a i d ou t by
M r .
O liv e r a n d h i s p a rt n er J o se ph F i s h
, e r a n d s h a ll n o t p y
a ,
t h e
 EAR LY S ETTLE RS AND ANNALS 25

s ur ev yi n g of it by t h e 28t h of t h e 8t h mon th [ Oc tober] nex t at

, , ,

Bos ton or D edh a m acco rdi n g to t h e propos ition of M r O liver

, .
,

s h all fo rfe it a ll s uc h l a n ds l a id o ut i n t h e th ree a fo res a id divi s

ion s i n to t he h and s of t he n i ne men en trus ted w ith t h e to w n

,

a ffa i rs w h o a re d es i re d to un d e rta k e w ith M r Oliv er to sa ti s fy

, .

h i m fo r t he layi n g out of t h e a fore s a id divi s ion s

“ It i s furth er o rde red t h e day abo v e w rit te n th a t Will C h ees
,
.

, .

boro ug h i s to h a ve divi s io n i n a ll l a nd s of Se a ku n k for a h u n d red

an d fi ft y th ree po u n d s b es id es w h a t h e i s to h a v e fo r h i s o w n pro
-

portion an d th a t i n w ay of co n s id era tio n for t he p a i n s a n d ch a rg es

,
”
he h a th bee n a t for s e tti n g o ff this pl a n ta tio n
“
.

At a g en era l mee ti ng of t h e to wn of Seac un k be i n g t h e 9t h of ,

t h e l 0t h mo n th [ D ece mber] 1644 a t l a w f u l w arn i n g g iven by

, , ,

reas o n of ma n y mee ti n g s a n d oth er s t ro n g ca uses fo r t h e cas i n g

,

of t h e g rea t tro uble a n d for t he [ illeg ibl e] a n d t h e dec idi n g of con

t rovers i es b e t w ee n p a rty an d p arty as well as t h e propos i n g of ,

men s l e vi es to b e made a n d p a id a n d for t h e well orderi n g of

’

t he to wn a ffa i rs as may s ta n d w ith fu tu re eq u ity acc ordi n g to

, ,

our fo rmer c o mbi n a tio n t h e i n h a bita n ts of sa id pl ac e h a v e c hoo se

,

these men h ere n a med :

Alex an d er Wi n c h e s te r , Willi a m S mith ,

Ri c h a rd W ri g ht , S te phe n Pay ne ,

H en ry S mith , R i c h a rd Bo wen ,
”
Ed w a rd S mith , R obe rt M arti n .

Wa lter Pa l mer ,

The fi rs t mee ti n g of th es e to w n s me n as th ey were s tyled was

on
“ t h e 3d day o f t he 1 1t h mo [J a n uary ] 1644 .
,

w h en th ey voted ,
,

to g ive Robert Morri s m co n s ide ra tion for t h e s pa re lot he h a th

,
”
taken t h e fi rs t lot i n t h e n ex t divi s ion
“
, .

Th e 26t h of t h e l 0t h mo [ D ec e mb e r] 1644 a t a mee ti n g of

.
,

t he to w n it w as o rde re d th a t fo r t i me p a s t a n d for ti me to c ome

, , , ,

th a t a ll work men th a t h a v e or s h a ll w o rk i n a ny co mmo n work ,

or s h all w ork fo r a ny p a rti c ul ar me n s h a ll h a v e for th e i r w ag es ,

for eac h day s wo rk as follo we th : fo r e a c h l a bo rer f ro m t h e fi rs t

’

day of Nov e mb e r un til t h e fi rs t day of F e b ru a ry l 8d a day an d , .

,

for t he re s t of t h e y ear 20d a day ex c e pt t h e h a rv es t th a t i s to

.
,

sa y w hil e men a re re a pi n g h a rv es ts .

It i s o rde re d th a t t h e work of 4 ox e n an d a man for a day

[ t o rn o ff ] s h illi
, n g a n d s i x pe n c e ; a n d t h a t fo r 6 o x e n a n d a m a n
”
se v e n s hilli n g s ; a n d for e i g h t o x e n a n d a ma n e i g ht s h il li n g s
“
, .

Th e l ot h of t he 1 1t h mo [J a n u a ry ] 1644 a t a mee ti n g of t h e
.
,

tow nsmen it was ag reed upo n th a t a ll those th a t are un de rwrit ten

h ave fo rfe ited th ei r lots for n ot fe n c in g or n ot re movi n g th e i r ,

fa milies accordi n g to a fo rmer orde r ma d e t he 24 t h of t he 8t h ,

mon th 1643 ; th erefo re we do en ter upon th e m for an d i n t h e

, ,
26 H ISTO RY OF REH OBO TH

b eha lf of lne to wm to b e dis pos ed of as t he town sha ll t h i n k me et

t
m ly mmm flw m fm fi n n nw m q m m
,

w a
forme r orde r :
Ra l ph S hephe rd ,

James B rowne ,

Mr Leo nard John Sut ton

“
.
, ,

M r Pee k .
, Ed ward G ilma n ,

Ob a dia h Holmes ,

J ames a l er,
'
k
The G o v ernour s lot ’
, M r B ro wne .
,

M a tth e w Pra tt , Edward Pat tes on ,

Th omas D unn , Ep hrai m H un t .

It is ordered t he day an d year ab o ve wri t ten a t a to wn

, ,

mee t i ng t h a t all men tha t ha ve lo ts g ra n t ed a

, t he neck of
lan d sh all fence so much fence as t he n u mb er of
, acre s c ome t h
to by t he 15th day of t h e 2d mon th or pa y 23 for e very rod t h a t
, , .

sh a ll not b e fe n ced
“ I t is or
.

de red th a t no ma n sha ll fall any t re e or tre es wi t h i n th e

of eig ht rods of t he road and of house lot upon t he forfe i t -
,

41 for e very t ree fa lle n w itho u t t he consen t of t he owner

: 8
0 6
s
. .

0 t1 e ot .

I t is ag reed th at Edward Benne tt shall have the g roun d th a t

h is house s tan de th u pon an d so muc h of t he brea dth of t h e ,

o un d as h e h a t h ra il ed i n t o t h e edg e of t he h i ll to wards t h e
g r
brook
“
.

Th e 17t h day of t he 12t h mo [ Fe bruary ] 1644 a t a t o wn .

. ,

mee ti ng it was ag reed u pon th a t w hoe ver ha th no t con ven ien t ,

l and to pla n t for pm ent g e tti ng of corn s hall be a llowed to

, ,

pl ant so muc h as th ey ca n b rea k up th i s yea r an d s ha ll ha ve i t ,

six y ea r s a n d th
,
e n to f a ll to t h e t o w n a g a i n e i t her upo n M an to n s ,
’

n ec k o r e l s e u
”
po n t h e b a c k s id e of t h e lot s o n t h e so uth eas t si de -

of t he t own
“
.

T h e 26 t h of t h e 1 2 th m o [ F e b r u a r y ] 1 644 a.t a m ee t i n g of
. ,

t he to wn s m e n R i c h a r ,
d W r i g ht R i c h ar d B o w e n Al ex
, a n d e r W i n ,

h
c es e t r W ,a l t e r P a l m e r Wil li a m S m i t h , E d w ar d S mith be i ng , ,

pre sen t it i s ordere d tha t t he recordi ng of any man s la n d in t h e

’

to wn book s h all be to h i m an d h i s he i rs a s uffic ien t ass ura nce

fore ver
“
.

m
’

T h e sa m e d a y it i s o r d e r e d th a t n o a n s l a n d s s h a ll b e r e
o
c r ed d un til h e s h a ll b r i n g to t h e To w n C l e rk a n ot e fo r h i s l a n d s ,

b utted an d boun ded .

It w ill b ob v d th t t h o d th u f b e t h d t of
“
se r e a e r ec r s s a r ar e a e
“
e

Se ac u n k o r S ea k u n k Tho u g h t h e p r
. op r i e to r s p u rc h ase d
the i r l an d of t he Ply mouth Co l ony ye t it a p pe ars fro m t he com ,
”
pac t s i g ned by the m on bec o mi ng i n h a bita n ts of Seac un k th at ,
 EAR LY S ETT LERS AND A NNA LS 27

they c on s idered themselves i n de pen den t of a n y j uris di c tion b ut

the ir own thoug h th ey were a fte rwards c l a i me d by both Ply mou th
,

a n d M ass ach use tts B ay I n 164 5 th ey s u b mitt e d th e mse lves to

.
,

t h e j u ri s dic tio n of t h e Ply mo u th Co urt o r ra th e r were ass i g ne d , , ,

to th a t by t h e Commiss io ners of t h e Un ite d Colo n ies an d were ,

i ncorpora ted by t he Scripture n a me of Rehoboth a n a me s e l ec te d

.
“
by M r Ne wma n ; for s a id h e the Lord ha th made room for m , ,
,

Nex t on t he to wn reco rds follo w t h e reg is ters of t h e l an ds of

t h e p rop rie to rs H ere we fi nd t h e follo w i n g n a mes : M r Alex
. .

a n der Wi n c h es te r M r Ho w a rd P eter H un t Willi a m C h ees

, .
, ,

boro ug h Ra lph Alli n Joh n Holbrooke Joh n Pere m t h e Sc hool

, , , ,

mas ter M a tth e w Pra tt Willi am C a rpe n te r Sa mue l B u tterworth

, , , ,

E dw ard P a ttes on J a mes B ro w ne R ic h a rd Bo we n M r S a muel

, , , .

New man M r Pec k Ab ra h a m M a rti n Joh n S u tto n R ob ert M or

, .
, , ,

ri s Jo h n M a t t h e wes J oh n F itc h R obe rt Tit u s Geo rg e K e n dri c ke

, , , , ,

Rohc rt Sh a rp Tho mas Bli s s Th e Pas to r S tephe n Pa i ne Ed ward

, , , ,

S mith J a mes Cl ark e Willi am S mith The Gov ern our E d ward
, , , ,

Be n ne tt O b a di a h Hol mes M r Joh n B ro wne Thomas Cooper

, , .
, ,

Thomas I I olb rooke Tho mas He tt J oh n Alli n Joh n Meg g s Wil

, , , ,

li am Sa b i n I l e n ry S mith Zac h ary R oa des E d ward G il ma n

, , , ,

s en ior Tho mas Clifto n Jose ph Torrey

, Wido w W a lker R ic hard
, , ,

Ing ram ( n ow I n g ra ha m) The Teacher Thomas Lo rin g Ra lph , , ,

S hepherd Joh n Reade Joh n Miller R ic h ard W rig ht

, , , .

B ayli es i n h i s M e moi r of P lymou th Colon y h as i n se rte d Ro bert

, ,

Fuller i n t h e a bove lis t b u t t he date of t h e reg is try of hi s lan d i s

,

n ot till 1652 tho ug h it s t a n d s on t he rec o rd i n t h e pla ce h e h as

,

ass i g n e d to it Th e n a me of Tho mas Wil mot (n ow written Will

.

marth ) i s al so fo un d i n t h e s a me l i s t tho ug h I a m c on fid e n t th a t ,

there we re no n e of th a t n a me i n to w n a t so e arly a period as 1645 ;

an d a n othe r n a me a ppe a rs to h a v e b ee n e rase d a n d thi s w rit t e n ,

over it i n a h an d wri t i n g of more mode rn d a te .

Th e l 6t h of t h e l s t mo [ M a rc h ] 1645 a t a g en e ra l mee ti n g .
, ,

of t he to w ne u pon p u bli c n o t i ce g ive n it w as ag ree d t h a t a ll t he ,

fe nce i n t he g e n era l fi eld s h a ll b e fe nce d by t h e 23d of this p rese n t

mon th ; a nd whos oe ve r s h all b e n e g li g e n t an d no t re p a i r or se t ,

up h i s fe n ce by t h e day a bo v e w ritte n s h a ll pay s i x p e n ce for e very ,

rod defi c i en t a n d t h e d a ma g e th a t s h a ll c o me to a ny ma n by t h e
,

me
sa
“
.

Th e sa me da y
fter men tione d w ere ma de choi ce of
, t he men a

to view t he fen ces a n d to j ud g e of t h e s uffi c ien cy of the m v i z : ,

Ri ch ard Bo wen R obert Tit us Willi a m S mith C apta i n Wri g ht

, , , ,
 28 H I STORY OF REHOB OTH

Al ex ander W i nc hes ter , Tho mas B li ss , S tephen Payne and Thomas

“
Cooper
Th e sa
.

me day were made choi ce of for to wn s men those men

whose n a mes are un derwritten for on e w hol e year v i z , ,

M r B ro wn e
.
, Tho mas Cooper ,

S tephen Payne W illiam C arpen”ter

, ,

M r H e n ry S mith
. E dward S mith , .

Robe rt
M arti n
“
,

Th e 16th of t h e l s t mo [ M a rc h ] 1645 it was ag ree d upo n by .

, ,

t h e town e th a t t he to wn e s h all b e divid ed i n to t wo p arts for t h e

ma ki n g of t h e foot b ridg es an d t he keepi ng of the m a n d t h e hi g h ,

way s leadi n g to th em to be do ne by t h e whol e to wn ; t he divi s io n

to be g i n at t he Widow W alker s an d so on to Will C arpe n ter s ’
.
’

an d so on to h a lf ; an d Ro be rt M arti n an d Tho mas Cooper we re

”
made c hoi ce of to be surveyors to oversee t h e work
“
.

29t h of t h e 2d mo [ Ap ril ] 1645 a t a town mee ti ng it was

.
, ,

a d upon th a t if any perso n or rsons s ha ll be lacki ng i n

i
[ g l e ibl e ] to t h e n u m be r of s i x m o n t 3 s h a ll p ya 1 2d f or e v er y .

“
defau lt to be l aid upo n the i r g oods and ch a t t ells
,

Th e sa me day R i c h a rd Bowen W alter Pal mer S teph en

, ,
.

Pay ne Ro bert M a rti n W illi am C a rpe n t r a nd Pe te r H u n t we re

, ,
e
,

made c hoi ce of to hear t h e g rie van ces of a ll those tha t the i r

meadow i s defec tive an d g ive a llow an ce to e very man acc ordi n g
,

as th e y i n th e i r di sc re tio n s h a ll thi n k mee t both i n f re s h mea do w ,

a n d sa lt w h en th ey h a v e vi ewe d t h e meado ws th a t a re ye t n a
,

lotted an d s h all g ive to e very man as th ey s h all fa ll by lot

“ ,

It i s ag ree d th a t th ey s h all lay out lots to those th a t h ave n ot

.

acco rdi n g to the i r es ta te Tha t they sh all beg i n a t t he u ppe r en d

.

of t h e meadow nex t to t he fres h wa ter Tha t if the re s h all not .

prove fresh me ado w enoug h to sa ti sfy a ll th a t wan t fres h meado w ,

th a t then for th e m to g ive sa lt for fresh It is ag ree d th a t th ese .

s i x or a ny four of th e m s h all d e te rmi n e of any of those p arti c u l ars

, ,

above me n tio n e d .

Th e 28t h of t he 3d mo [M ay ] 164 5 a t a mee ti n g of t h e to wn s .

. ,

me n R ich ard W rig ht R ic h ard Bo wen W alter Pal mer M r H en ry

, , , , .

Smi th M r Wi n ches ter William Smith an d Edward Smith be i ng

, .
, ,

presen t it i s o rde red th a t a le vy sh all b e ma de and forth w it h

,

g a th e re d of 1 2d o n e,ac h £ 1 00. e s ta te to b e p a id e ith e r i n b u tt e r ,

a t 6d a lb or i n wa mp u m : a n d it i s a l s o c o n c l ud e d th a t R obe rt
. .

”
Tit us and Willi a m Sa bi n sh all be collec tors of s a id re v en ue .

Th e 3 l s t of M a i e 164 5 a t a mee ti n g of t h e to wn u po n p u bl i c
, ,

n oti c e g iv e n Ste ph en P ay ne a n d Willi a m C arpe n te r we re c ho s e n

,
”
to g o to Ply mou th to t h e Co urt to certify t he to w n s mi n d s ’

“
, , .

The 2d of t h e 4 t h mo [J une] 1645 a t a g e ne ra l mee ti n g of t he

.
, ,

to wn upo n p ubli c notice g ive n it was a g ree d upon th a t W alte r ,

Pal mer W illi am S mith M r Newman Al ex a n der Wi nc h es te r

, , .
, ,
 EA R LY S ETT LERS A ND A NNA LS 29

Willi am C heesb oroug h a nd Ri c h ard W ri g ht if they w ill s h all

, , ,

lay dow n th ei r lots of salt mars h w h ere it w as cas t by lot an d , ,

s h a ll h a v e th e i r lo ts i n t h e n e w mea do w
“
.

Those whose n a mes are a bov e written h a ve l ay ed do wn th ei r

lots an d are a ppoi n ted to h a ve the i r lots i n t he new meadow ;
,

a nd w h e n s oe v e r t h e to wn s h a ll di s po se of tho se lots th a t they

l eave w hoever sh all p urc h ase the m s h a ll pay u n to them 6d a n ac re
“
. .
,

It i s ag reed th a t those me n th a t w ere c hosen t h e 29t h of t he

2 d mo [ Ap ril ] 164 5 to rec o mpe n se those th a t h a ve n ot s u ffi c ie n t
.
, ,

sa lt mars h a n d f re s h s h a ll vi e w t h e n e w mea do w by Joh n [ ill eg ibl e ]

,

ho use a n d if they see it mee t s h a ll allo w it to R i c h ard W ri g ht

, ,

i n lieu of s o much s a lt ma rsh

“ .

It i s ag ree d th a t Robert M a rti n sh all h a ve t h e lot i n t h e wood

”
l a nd pl a i n th a t w as l a id ou t to M r Le o n a rd be i n g t h e sec on d lot
“
.
.
,

Th e 9 t h of t h e 4 t h mo [J u n e] 164 5 a t a mee ti n g of t h e to wn
.
, ,

upo n p ub li c n oti c e g ive n those se ven men u n derwritte n we re

,

c hose n to o rd er t h e p rude n ti a l a ffa i rs of t h e to w n for h a lf a y ea r ,

M r Joh n B row n e
.
, se n . Willi a m C hees b oroug h ,

Stephe n Pay n e , M r Al ex an der Wi n ch es ter

.
,

R ic h ard W ri g ht , E d w ard S mith .

Walte r P a l mer ,

Th e s ame day lots w e re d ra w n for t h e g rea t pl a i n b eg i n n i ng ,

u po n t he we s t s ide ; a n d h e t h a t i s fi rs t u po n t h e wes t s ide s h a ll be

”
l as t upon t h e eas t .

The lots we re d ra w n by fol lo w i n g persons i n t h e follow i ng ,

orde r v i z :
,

1 S teph e n P ay n e
.
, Joh n C ook e ,

N Widow W alk er , M r B row n e .

,

Robert M a rti n lV i lli a m C h ees b o ro ug h

J
O , ,

Q E d ward Gil ma n , Ra lph Al li n ,

T
U Ra lph Sh eph erd J ame s B ro wn e
, ,

G R ic h ard W ri g ht , Th e G ov ern ou r ,

Q Abra h a m M a rti n Willi a m S mith

, ,

M The Teach e r , Joh n S u tto n ,

Q Will C a rpe n te r .
, Job La i ne ,

10 Ro be rt Titus
.
, Tho m Coope r .
,

1 1 Walte r Pal me r
.
, Th omas Bli ss ,

12 J a mes W a lke r
.
, John I era m
’
,

13 Alex an der Wi n c hes te r

. Jo seph To rrey , ,

14 S amue l B u tterwo rth

. Joh n Holb rooke , ,

15 Willi a m Sab i n
.
, J a mes Cl a rke ,

16 Tho mas Hitt

.
, E d ward S a le ,

17 Ed ward S mith
.
, Geo rg e Ken dri c ke ,

18 Ed w a rd B en n e tt
. M r Leo n ard
, .
,

19 Thomas Clifton
.
, R i c h ard Bo we n ,
30 HI STORY OF RE HOBOTH

39 Ed ward Pa tteso n
.
, The S c hool mas ter ,

40 Joh n Reade ,
. M r Pec k
.
,

4 1 Joh n
. a tthews , M R i c h ard I ng ra m ,

4 2 M a tthew Pratt ,
. I M arti n
saac ,

4 3 R obe rt h arpe ,
. S Joh n Alli n ,

44 E ph rai m
. Pe te r H un t , M r H en ry S mith
. .

45 Zach ary Roades ,

. M r Newma n
.
,

46 John M e
. Pas tor The ,

4 7 Joh n
. M
il er, Obadiah Hol mes ,

4 8 Thomas H b
ol rooke , Ro be rt M orri s
“
. .

Th e 28t h of t he 5t h mo [ J uly ] 1645 a t a to wn mee ti n g it

.
, ,

was a ree d u pon th a t a ra te of i n e very £ 100 es ta te s hou ld

g ,
”
be lev red upo n e very man u po n h i s l an d an d g oods
“
, .

Th e 29 t h of t he l ot h mo n th [ D ecember] 1645
‘
, .

Wh ereas there was a second ag reemen t made w ith t h e I n dians

for the i r full con sen t i n th e i r re movi n g fro m W an n amoi se t an d t he ,

v al ue of fifteen poun ds s terli ng to be p aid them or thereab outs ,

i n se veral commod ities : it was i n se veral to wn meeti ng s ex

poun ded that i f any one man would pay th at parti cul ar p urch ase ,

they shou ld h ave th a t lan d w ith twelve acres lyi ng at W ac he

,

moq ui t c ov e a n d s o mu ch more l an d at W an a moyse t as shou ld

,

be thoug ht worth t h e p ay me n t of t h e sa me Afterward R ich ard .

Bowen Robert Marti n Stephen P ay ne by t h e appoi n tmen t of

, , ,

t h e res t of t he town s men vi ewed an d l a id ou t th a t n ec k of l a n d

,

ca ll e d an d k n ow n by t h e n ame of Wa n n a moyse t n ec k fro m t h e ,

s a lt w a ter w h ere t h e I n di an s h ad formerly ma de a h ed g e ra ng i n g ,

u n to t h e n orth en d of t h e I n di an fi eld a n d so rou n d a bo u t t h e s a id

I n di an fi eld un to t he sa lt wa ter Wh ereupon t he 29t h of t he l ot h
.
,

mon th 1645 M r Joh n B rown i n a to wn mee ti ng did pro mi se

, , .
, ,

a n d un d erta k e to pay t h e s a id p urc h ase i n co n s id era tio n th a t t h e

sa id l a n d s to be lo n g to h i m a n d h i s h e i rs an d ass i g ns fore v er .

And it was furthe r ag reed upon i n t h e sa id tow n mee ti ng th a t i n

a ll divi s io n s of l a n d s th a t was o r h e re a f t e r s ho uld b e ma de th a t
, ,

w h a t p ropo rtio n s h o uld fall to h i s s h a re a fte r t he ra te of £ 300

es ta te s ho uld b e l a id fo rth to h i m a djoi n i n g to t h e a fo re s a id l a n d s
,

on t h e fa rth er s id e of t h e to w n or to ward s t h e s alt ma rs h or so

, ,

as may b e both leas t p rej u di c i al to t h e to w n or to hi mse lf s a vi ng ,

th a t 44 acres upo n t h e Wac hemoqui t n ec k al re ady allotte d h i m

to b e p art of t he s ame ; a nd h e doth fa rther ag ree to acce pt of
t e n ac res of s alt ma rs h w h ere h e mo wed thi s y ea r fo rmerly ,

allotte d to h i m i n f ull of all mea do w l a n d belon g i n g to t h e to wn ;

a n d doth f u rt h e r p ro mi s e th a t wh en t h e res t of t he to wns men ‘

s h all fe nce t h e res t of th e i r l an d s al ready allotte d on Wac h e moq ui t

nec k h e to fe n ce h i s p art w ith the m a n d to b e ar h i s p art i n to w n
, ,

c h arg es after t h e aforesa id su m of £ 300es ta te ; a n d h e doth f urth er

l
B a yli e s sa ys 20t h , b ut i e ly
nco rr c t : t he ma n us cr pt i s p i l i
a n a n d c a n not
be mi s ta ken .
 EAR LY S ET TLERS AN D A NNA LS 31

pr o mi se n ot to ma ke any s uc h fen ce so fa r i n to t he salt w a ter u pon

t h e w es te rly s ide of W an a moyse t n ec k as s h a ll b ar out hog s fro m
co mi n g n or fen ce t h e s o u th poi n t of t h e s a id nec k a q uarter of a
,

mil e on t he wes t s ide of t h e sa id n ec k

“
.

26t h of t h e l 0th mon th [ D ece mber] 164 5 a t a mee ti n g of t h e ,

to wn s men it was vote d th a t t h e ho use lot a nd t h e res t of t h e ac

,
-

commodat i on s th a t was l a id o ut for J oh n S u tto n fo ras m uc h as h e ,

h a th n ot co me to live a mon g s t us nor f ulfill e d t h e o rder ag reed ,

u po n a n d be ari n ’ d a te t h e 24 t h of t h e 8t h mo n th 164 3 b e g ra n te d
t o Willi am D e vel i
, ,

It was also voted t h e sa me day th a t a fen ce s h a ll b e made b e ,

tween t he In di an l an ds a t t h e ma rked tree fro m sea to se a by , , ,

t h e l as t day of t h e 2d mon th n ex t a n d t h e fe n ce of fi v e ra il s to b e ,

l a id ou t by R obert M arti n and E d ward S mith an d 2 more an d ,

they s h all beg i n at t h e eas t s id e of t h e nec k a nd s o to t h e wes t , .

Walter Pal mer s h all do t he fi rs t fence Ab rah am M arti n t h e ,

sec on d a n d s o ac c ordi n g ly as t h e ho use lots fa ll i n o rd er ro u n d

,
-

t he to wn ; a n d if a n y ma n s h a ll fa il o r b e n eg li g en t to se t u p h i s
1
,

fence by t he da y fi x ed he sh a ll forfe it fo r e v ery rod n ot se t u p

, ,

t wo s hilli a s to b e e mploy e d for t h e u se of t h e to wn by t h e to w n s

,

men [on e i n e h ere ill eg ible ] an d those th a t are e mploy ed for t h e

,

se ttin g u p t h e fe n c e s h a ll h a v e a n a b a te men t i n the i r fence so

”
much as c o mes to th e i r l a bo r
“
.

Th e 15 t h o f t h e 1 1t h mo n t h [J a n ua ry ] 164 5 a t a g en e ra l mee t ,

i ng of t he to w n U po n p ubli c n oti ce g ive n it wa s ag ree d upo n th a t ,

a fen ce s h a ll b e ma d e to fe n ce i n t h e l a n d upo n t h e n e c k th a t i s
, ,

laid ou t to be p la n te d by t he 15t h day of t h e 2d mon th nex t ;

,

an d whosoe v e r s h all b e n eg li g e n t a n d no t s e t u p s o mu c h as c o me th ,

t o th e i r p art of g ood s u ffi c ien t fe nc e s h a ll forfe it for ev ery rod n ot ,

se t up by t h e da y me n tio n e d 1 s hilli n g 2d a rod a n d t he d a mag e , .

,
”
th a t s hall co me th ereby
“
.

The 23d o f t h e 4 t h mo [ J un c ] 164 6 a t a g e n era l mee ti n g of .

,

t h e to wn S te phe n P ay n e Wi lli a m C arp e n ter a n d W alter P a l mer

, , ,

were made c hoi c e of to vi ew t he fe n c e upo n t h e nec k ; a n d i n

case they fi n d a ny no t to b e s u ffi c ie n t th a t t h ey s h a ll g iv e p res ,

en tly n oti ce to those th a t ow n t h e fe n ce a n d g iv e th em a s uffi c i e n t ,

ti me for men di n g it as th ey i n the i r di sc re tio n s h all thi n k mee t ;

,

an d if th a t it be n ot s u ffi c i e n tly me n d ed by t h e ti me se t
, th e n ,

they s h all pay 2s 6d fo r e ve ry rod de fi c ie n t to b e e mploy ed for

. .
,

t he se tti n g u p of sa id fe n ce a n d th ey s h a ll pay a ll d a ma g es th a t ,

sh all co me by t he d e fec ts d uri n g t h e n eg l ec t

“
.

Th e 8th of t he 8t h mo [ O c tober] 1646 a t a g en eral mee ti ng .

,

of t he t own upo n p ublic n oti ce g iv en it was ag reed th a t Jo hn ,

‘
Th e t ow n was b uil t
e mi i l f m d w h t i w See k k
in a s c rc u a r or , a ro u n a s no on
C mm
o (t h t h e t e mi t y f t h pl i ) w i t h t h mee t i g h
on e s ou x r e dp o e a n , e n -
o us an ar
e t e t h e mi i le i g t w d S ee k k P k e
Ri e
g i
so na e t h
Th i i le w
v r .
n
ft e w d
e c
s c rc
n
“ r:
l ed Th R i g f t h t w
as a
e s wt
r
“
Th
t c rc
a r s ca
o en n

e
o ar
n
s
o
on

e o
, or
n.
a
or
uc
e
Ri g f t h G ee
"
n o e r n .
32 HISTORY OF REHOBOTH

D og et s h all h ave all t h e l an ds th a t were l a id out for John M egg es ;

and, because th ere was n o lot l a id ou t for h i m u on t h e g rea t
pl a i n it was ag ree d u pon th a t h e s h all h ave bo th i s allotmen ts
, ,

accordi n g to t h e es ta t e u po n t h e g rea t pl a i n an d to be g i n upo n t h e

, ,

“
s o u th s id e .

At t he same ti me it was ag reed th a t t h e townsmen sh all mak e

a ra te to g et t h e to w n ou t of de bt an d al so a ra te so muc h as s h all ,

bu ild a mee ti ng house

“
-
.

At t h e sa me ti me it was ag reed that whos oe ver s ha ll kill a

wolf or wolves h e s h all h a ve 208 for e very wolf a n d to b e l e vi ed
, .
,
”
u pon t h e h ead s of beas ts g eese an d hog s

“
, .

Th e 13th of t h e l ot h mo [ December] 1646

.
, at a meeti ng of
t he town smen it was ag reed upo n th a t if an y ca ttle sh all be
, ,

foun d either i n t h e pl an ti ng fi elds of Wachemoq u i t or i n t h e w ood ,

l an d pl ai n so long as any corn i s g rowi ng upo n it without a sa tfi

, ,

c i en t k ee p er h e [ t h e ow ner] s h all pay 12d for every b eas t so fo un d

, .

a n d it s h all b e l awf ul for any pers o n or perso n s th a t s h a ll fi n d ,

a ny c a ttl e i n s aid fi eld s to b ri n g them to t h e po un d a n d ta ke t h e ,

fo rfe iture : and if t h e owner of t h e cattl e sh all fi nd any man s ’

fence not suffi c ien t it sh all be l awf ul for hi m to recover t he damag e

,

of h i m th a t own s t h e fence p rovided th a t there b e 8 or 10 acres ,

i n t h e fi eld .

I t was ag ree d th at if any man s hal l take down any g eneral

fence or a ny ma n s p a rti c ul ar fe nce upo n a ny occas io n a n d
,
’
, ,

s h all n o t se t it up ag a i n as s u ffic i en tly as h e fo u n d it h e s h a ll ,

p ya f or e v e ry ti m e so l e ft 1 2d be s id es t h e d a ma g e th a t s h a ll co m
.e

“
th ereby .

I t was ag reed upo n th at all g eneral fence i n t he town s hall b e

kept up suffic ien tly and whosoe ver sh all be foun d deficien t s hall
,

forfe it 12d for e very rod bes ides t he d amag es : thi s o rder to t a ke
.
,
”
pl ace by t h e fi rs t day of t h e fi rs t mo n th nex t
“
.

Th 7t h of J an ua r
e 164 6 oh n azell sold y , , J H un t o Willi a m
D cv i ll t he ho use w hic h h e t he sa id Willi am Dev ill , , n ow d well e th
”
i n an d t h e hou se lot
, &c -
, .

Th e 2ot h of t he 1 1t h mo [J an uary ] 164 6

l mee t .
, at a g e n e ra
i n g of t h e to wn upo n p u bli c n otic e g iven it was ag ree d u po n ,

th a t n o man s h all mow any p art of t he s alt marsh th a t i s upon

t he W ach emoq u i t n ec k; a nd if h e s hall hi re sh all forfeit t en , ,

s hilli n g s for e v e ry ac re s o mown e

“ It was ag ree d upon th at Jo hn Pe ra m sh all h a ve a pl a tt of
.

meadow th at lye t h near M an to n s nec k i n sa ti s fac tion of h i s

’

meadow so far as it s h a ll be thoug ht fit by those th a t a re to view

,

t h e defec t of t h e mea do w
“
.

Th e 9th of t h e 12th mo [ February ] 164 6 a t a mee ti n g of t h e .

,

to wn smen were mad e c hoice of to vie w t h e fen ce of t h e to wn

, ,

lots those pers o ns follo wi ng vi z : Willi am C arpen ter an d Ro bert

, ,
 EARLY S ETTLERS AN D ANNALS 33

Titus Willi am S mith an d Joh n Dog g et S teph en Pai ne and

, ,

Tho mas Cooper Tho mas Bli ss an d Al ex an der W i nches ter

“ ,

Th e sa me day it was ag ree d th a t Ed w a rd S al e Joh n Dogg e t ,

.

W illi a m Sabi n John Pera m and Willi a m Thayer shall h a ve l eave

, , ,

to set up a w ei er u po n t he cove before Willi am D e vill a house ,

’
,

a nd one u po n Pa w tuc ke t rive r ; an d th ey s h all [ ill eg ibl e ] t h e

ill
[ g e i b l e] of th e m d u ri n g t h e [ ill e g ibl e ] of [ ill eg i b l e ] p rovid e d th a t
they hi n der not e ithe r En g li s h nor I n di an s f ro m fi s hi n g a t t h e
falls i n e i ther pl ace ; and they s h a ll se ll the ir alwi ves at 23 a thou .

s a nd , an d th e i r oth er fi s h a t re as o n a b l e ra tes ; an d they s h all

make thei r wei eres so as s ha ll no t hi n d er t he p assag e of b oats ,

and th a t n o ma n s h a ll fi s h a b ov e th e i r we i er w ith a ny d raft n et

p rovided if they set not up th ei r we i er i n a twelve mon th th at ,

it shall b e l a wful for any man e ls e to set up a we ier upo n t h e

”
s ame terms .

Th e 18t h of t he 12th mo [ Fe b ruary ] 1 646 a t a mee ti n g of .

,

t h e town e it was ag ree d to dra w lots for t h e n ew mea do w a n d to be ,

divi ded accordi n g to perso n a nd es ta te o nly those th a t we re un der ,

£ 150es ta te to be ma de up 150 They were d ra wn as follo we t h : .

1 Robert Sh arp
.
, 24 Willi a m Sab i n .
,

2 Ni c hol as I de
. , 25 R obert Wh ea to n .
,

3 I saac M arti n
.
, 26 Tho mas Bli ss .
,

4 M r New man
. .
, 27 Widow B enn et .
,

5 Tho mas C lifto n

. 28 M r H enry S mith
, . .
,

6 Ra lph Alli n
.
, 29 E d wa rd S mith .
,

7 Ro be rt F u ll e r
. , 30 Ad e mi a Mo rris .
,

8 Ed wa rd S a l e
.
, 3 1 Joh n P era m .
,

9 Joseph Torrey
.
, 32 Pe ter H un t .
,

10 Joh n F itc h
.
, 33 John Mill er .
,

1 1 Abra h a m M artin
. 34 R ic h ard I n g ra m
, .
,

12 Walter P al mer
.
, 35 M r Al ex an der W i nc hes ter . .

13 Willi a m D c v i ll
.
, 36 Geo rg e W ri g ht .
,

14 Ed w ard G il ma n
. 37 Z ac h a ry R o ades
, .
,

15 R ic h a rd Bo w i n
. 38 Georg e Kendri cke
, .
,

16 Ro be rt Tit us
.
, 39 J oh n M at t h ewse .
,

17 Robert M arti n
.
, 40 J oh n Dogg e t .
,

18 Widow W alke r
. 4 1 R obert A bell
, .
,

19 Georg e R ob i nso n
. 4 2 Willi a m C a rpe n te r
, .
,

20 Tho mas Cooper

. 43 M r Pee k
, . .
,

2 1 Obad i ah Hol mes

. 44 Joh n All i n
, .
,

22 S tephen P a i ne
.
, 4 5 Will C h eesb oroug h . .
,
”
23 James Re dwa i e 4 6 W illi a m S mith
“ ,
. . .

Th e 28t h of t he 2d mo [ Ap ril] 1647 G eorg e W rig ht sold .

,

u nt o Wi ll iam Do gg e t all h i s ri g hts p rivil eg es a nd i mmun iti es

, , ,

cons is ti ng of h is ho use an d ho use lot of se ven acres se v en teen

-
,

acres i n t h e woodl and pl ai n a lot u po n t h e g rea t pl a i n an d 15 , ,

”
rods of fres h mea dow ly i ng i n t h e fo rty acre mead ow -
.
34 HISTORY OF R EHOBOT H
“
Th e of t h e 3d mo [ M ay] 1647 a t a g eneral mee t i n of
26t h
t h e t o wn upon p ub li c n oti ce g iven S te phen Pa i ne an d W ri ter
.
,

P al mer were chose n to b e committees for th e Court At t h e same .

ti me Tho mas Coope r and Thomas Clifto n were c hose n to be

g ra n d j
-
ury me n f-
or thi s y ea r A n d a t t h e sa me ti me W.illi a m
Smith was chosen co ns table for this year; and Thomas Bliss and
Ro be rt Titus were c hosen s upervi so rs of t he hi g h way s for this
year; and M r B ro wn e M r Pec k Stephen Pai ne M r Wi nchester
.
, .
, , .
,

R ich ard Bowen W illi am C arpe n ter a nd E d ward S mith were

, , ,

c hosen to wns men for t h e p rese n t year .

At t h e me mee ting ca ttle were p rohibite d from t h e pl an ti ng

sa ,

g ro u n d s of W ac h emoqu i t on a fi n e of 1 2d pe r h ea d
“
, . .

Th e of t h e 4t h mo [ June] 1647 t he towne g a ve to Joh n

28t h .
,

Titus t h e lot before gran te d to M a tth ew Pra tt ; and al so g a ve to

John Woodcocke t h e lot before g ran te d to Ed ward Pa teson ” '

“
.

Th 29t h of t h e 7 t h mo [ Se ptem er] 164 7 , at a g eneral mee ti n g

e . b
of t h e towne upon p ublic notice g iven , t he isl an d of sa lt mars h ,
th a t lyet h i n t he river be twee n t he nec k of l and belong i ng to t he
to wn an d M r H en ry S mith s salt marsh , was g iven to Ri chard
.
’

I “
n g ram, i n li eu of an allotmen t of s alt mars h .

At t he s a me ti me a p arce l of salt marsh th at lyet h i n Ed wa rd

“
Smith s l an d i n t he woodla nd pl a i ne was g iven to Ed ward ale
’
S .

Th e s a me day it was ord ere d th at n o man sh all keep any

po m m o m p op ty ’

g ates u n a n y co n , or a n y a n s r e r b u t h i s ow n ,

w ithi n th ree mil es of t he tow n , af te r t h e fi rst day of t h e 6t h mon th

n ex t u po n pe n a lty of fi ve s hilli n g s fo r e v e ry g e ts s o k e pt

“
.
,

Th e of November 1647 at a mee ti ng of t he townsmen it

24t h , ,

was ag ree d th a t e very i n h abitan t th a t b a t h a tea m s h all work

w ith h i s tea m an d o ne man fo u r d ay s i n a year a t t h e hi g h way ,

an d e ve ry i n h a bita n t th a t h a th n o tea m s h all fi nd a s u ffi c i e n t

l abourer four d ay s i n a year be i ng lawf u lly warned by t he super
,

visor of t he hi g h way ; b u t if t he s upe rvi so rs i n the i r di scretio n

s h all see mo re n ee d of l a bo u rers th a n of te ams th a t those th a t ,

h a ve a te am s h a ll sen d t wo l abo u rers i n s tead of thei r te ams ,

”
be i ng so warned of t he s upe rvi sor .

Th e 4t h of t he 1 1 t h mee ti n g of t h e
mo [Jan uary ] 164 7
.
, at a
to wn upon pu b li c n otice g iven t he res id ue of t h e a llotmen t tha t
,

was g ive n u n to M a tth e w Pra tt h e n o t h a vi n g re ma i ned i n to wn

, ,

was g ive n u n to R ic h a rd B u lok ( n ow w ritten B ull oc k )

“
.

The 13th of t h e 1 1t h mo [J an uary ] 1647 Ad e mi a Mo rri s .

, ,
”
ex ecu to r to Robert Mo rri s s old to Ni c holas I de h i s ho me lot
“
, .

Th e 3d of t he 12t h mon th [ February ] 1647 at a g enera l mee t ,

i ng of t he town u pon p ubli c notice g iven it was ag ree d upon ,

th a t every
.

i nh a bita n t i n t h e town th a t h ath lan d upon t he wood,

 E ARLY SETTLERS AN D AN NALS 35

l an d pl a i n s h all mee t t og e ther at hi s alot ment an d se t up suffi

, ,

c ien t s ta kes for bo un d mark s t o hi s l an d u a t h e se c on d da ,

i n t h e sec on d mon th n ex t : and it w as ordere tha t t h e drum s h 1

be bea t up n ear t h e meeti n g ho use as a s i g na l for eac h ma n to
-

”
rep a i r to h i s lot .

At t he sa me meet i n it w as a l so ag ree d upo n Wh ereas it h a th ,

please d t h e Court of P y mou t h to g ive us power to t ry all man n er

of d i fferences by w ay of ac tio n be twee n p arty a nd pa rty th a t is ,

und er t he v a l ue of t en po un d s th a t there s h a ll b e fo ur Co urts

,

kept every yea r upon t he se veral d ays follo w in g v i z : upon t he

, ,

l as t Th ursd ay of t h e thi rd mon th upo n t he l as t Th u rs d ay of th e ,

s ix th mo n th u po n t h e l as t Th u rs d ay of t h e n i n th mon th an d u po n
, ,

t he l as t Th u rs d ay of t h e t welfth mo n th A n d it i s ag ree d th a t .

t h e j urors s ha ll h a ve s ix pe n ce a pi ece for e ve ry cas e t rie d by th em

“ It i s ordered th at t he cons ta ble s h all h a ve 6d for e very j ury .
.

warn ed by h i m an d 6d for a tte n di n g u pon t h e j ury for e very

, .

ac tio n
“
.

The 12t h o f t h e 2d mo [ Ap ril ] 1648 a t a e ne ra l mee ti ng

.
,

of t h e to w n upo n p u bli c n oti ce g iven Joh n A li n w as c hose n ,

co n s t abl e for t h e y e ar fol lo w i n g an d Joh n Do g g e t an d R obert

,

Titus were c hosen dep ut i es for t h e tow ne an d Jose ph Torrey ,

a n d R obe rt Sh arpe w ere c ho se n g ra n d j u ry men an d Joh n Mill er -

,

an d Joh n Pe rum we re c hose n s upe rvi s o rs of t h e hi g h way s a nd ,

M r B ro wne M r Pec k R i c ha rd Bo wi n S teph en Pa in e Willi am

.
, .
, , ,

Carpen ter Wil li a m S mith were chosen t ow n s men

“ ,

At t h e sa me mee t in g it was ag ree d upon th a t th ere s h a ll be

.

added to t h e row of lots fro m Tho mas Clif t o n s to R obe rt Titus s

’ ’

lot 2 rod s ou t of t he c ommon ; a n d it s h all beg i n a t a n otc hi n g

a t t he o u ts id e of Tho mas Clifto n s lot a n d so g o o n to 2 rod s ;
’
,

b ut if it b e n ot p rej udi c i a l to t h e hi g h way it s h all beg i n at 2

, ,
”
rod s w id e th ro u g ho u t
“
.

Th e 18t h of J u ly 1648 t h e to w ne g a v e t o R o g er A mmi down e

, ,
”
a hou se lot be twee n W a lter Pa l mer s ho use lot a n d t h e mill
’
- -
,

bes ides a piece of salt marsh an d other lan ds .

The 1 1t h of t h e 1 1t h mo [J a n ua ry ] 164 8 a t a g en era l mee ti ng

.
,

of t he town upo n p ub li c notice g ive n M r Pec k a n d Stephen Pa i ne , .

were c hose n as s i s ta n ts to ass i s t M r B ro wn e i n ma tte rs of c on .

t rove rsy a t Co u rt
“ It was
.

ree d th a t t h e tow n s men s h a ll ma ke a l e vy for t h e

fi n ishing of t e mee ti n g ho use an d for t h e co un ty t ax a nd to se t

-
,

“
t h e to w n ou t of d e bt .

The lot th a t was g iven un to G eorg e R obi n so n be i ng for ,

fei ted i n to t he town s b an ds w as g iven un to Joh n S u tton h e pay

’
, ,
”
i ng un to G eo rg e Rob i n son h i s n ecessary c h arg es l a id out u po n it
“
.

The 1 1t h of t he 3d mo [ M ay] 1649 at a g en eral mee ting .

,

of t he town upon p ubli c n oti ce g iven it was ag ree d upon that ,

 36 H ISTOR Y OF REH OBO TH

t he n x t year; S tephen
e
deputi es for t he Court ;
Thomas Cooper and Obadiah Holmes were chosen
men ; and R ichard Bowen and Robert Sharpe were
”
veyors of t h e hig h ways
“
.

J ly 12t h
u , town mee ti ng upon ub lic noti ce
1649, at a g e neral
g ive n it was ,ag ree d u po n t h a t th e re s hou ld b e a d il i g en t search
made to fi nd out t h e neares t an d most co n veni en t way bet ween
Rehoboth and Dedh am ; and M r B ro wne an d St ephen Pa i ne .

were c h osen t o compoun d wi th t h e su rve era an d to ag ree for

suc h h elp as s hou l d be re q ui s i t e for h i m or th
,
”
e m to h ave

“
.

Th 24t h of t h e 4t h mo [ une] l 65o a t a town mee ti ng

e . J l
,
those
men u n derwri tten we re c h osen t o wnsmen for t hi s year :

M r B rown e .
,

M r Peck . William Smi th

, ,

S teph Payne . Rob ert Marti n , .

Tho Cooper . ,

At t h e same mee ti ng t he to wn g ave permissi on t o thes e men

c h osen to ca ll a to wn mee ti n g so of ten as need s ha ll re q u ire
"
.

T h e l ot h mo [ Dece mber 1650, t h e cou n ty

“ was ag reed on
‘
. ra t e .

At meetin g it was vote

t h e same o a ve a c o n ven ien t wa
y d t h ,

fo ur rods wide ( t o be made by Ed ward S mi t h ) to be for th e t own s

’
,

use or any tha t s h a ll h a ve occas ion t o pas s fro m t own t o Provi

,
”
den ce or t o M r Blacks tone s ’

“
. .
,

Th 15t h day of t h e l s t mo [ arch ] , 165 1, at a t owne mee t i ng ,

e . M
it was ag reed on tha t Peter H un t should ac company M r B ro wne .

to Plymouth to ma e ag reemen t a o ut t he In di an complai n t s

k ”
b
“
.

Th e 19t h day of t h e 3d mo [ M ay] 165 1

.
. h osen depu t i es
, c

S t e h en Payn e and Ri c hard Bowen for t he , Court at Plymouth ;

Wa ter Palmer and Pe ter H un t to be g ran d j en .

for t h e hi g h ways W illi am S mith an d J ohn

“
,

Th e 18t h of Oc t obe r 165 1 these were c h osen to wns men vi s , , ,

M r B ro wne . Thomas Cooper , ,

Mr Peek . R i c hard Bo wen

, ,

S tephen Payne Ro bert Marti n , .

Pe ter H un t ,

At t he same ti me Pe te r H un t was chose n Town

26t h of t he 12th mo 165 1 I t was ag reed on th at Ro bert . .

Abell a nd R ic hard B ulloc k s hould b urn t he co mmons ro un d

‘ H ere d i
h a n wri t n g a ppears on t he records . a nd t h e ch arac ters used
a ne w

e“
b ecome much mo rni s ed de .

‘ T
h i s i s t he firs t ment i o n ma d I t h e recor s of a ny one ei n c h osen for d b
t hi s o fi ce T h.e re c ord s b ac k t o J uly 1 2 . 1649. a n d t hose t ha t ow t h e da te f
of Mr H un t s elect i o n appea r to be i n t h e sa m h a n wr t ng e d ii
’
. .
 EA R LY SETTLE RS AND A NNALS 37

a bout from t h e I n di a n fe n ce a ll on t h e n ec k to t h e new mea dow

, , ,

n ea r a n d so fa r a bo u t t he fres h mea dow s as may be con ven i en t ;

,

a n d th ey are to h a v e 20 3 for th e i r p a i n s a n d to beg i n t h e 15t h

.
,

of M arch nex t and to be p a id ou t of t h e fi rs t ra te

“
.
,

Th e 3d mo [ M ay] 1652 Th e town s men coun ted with J oh n

. .

Ree d for t wo ra t es on e for t h e I n di a ns pay be i n g £ 7 10a ; and

, ,

t he other a c oun ty ra te b e i n g £ 5 13 8d Th e I n di a n ra te due in

, . .

h i s h an d of w a mp u m a t 8 a pe nny 183 2d ,Of t h e c oun ty ra te , . .

rema i ns due fro m t h e t ow n fro m h i m 143 2d Then b o ug ht of . .

John Reed t wo muskets for t h e town s use cos t £ 2 an d to b e

’
,

se t off in t h e ra tes th a t h e did owe to t h e to wn

“
.

The fl t h of t h e 3d mo [ M ay ] 1652 a t a t o wn mee ti n g be i n g .

,

l awf ully w arne d S t e h en Pay n e a nd Tho mas C ooper were c hose n

,

dep u ti es ; W a l t er P mer was c hose n con s ta ble ; H en ry S mith and

Robert F ull er g ra n d j ury men ; an d J oseph Pec ke a nd J on at h an
”
Bli ss way wa rden s - .

J une t h e 1 1t h 4 t h mo 1652 It was vo t ed th a t by t h e assen t

, . .
,

of t h e to wn t hen p rese n t and be i ng l awfully warne d th a t tho se , ,

lots which lie beyon d t he lot of Goodman M a th ew s ho uld remain

”
to t he ox pas t or a n d hen ce forth n o t be lott ed
l-

“
.
,

Th e 9t h of t h e 7 t h mo [ Se p t ember] 1652 At a to wn mee ti ng . .

being l awfully warne d those men whose n ames are un derwritten ,

were chose n ra ters to ma k e a ra te of 20 po un d s for to b uy a b arre l

,

of powder an d t wo musk e ts 4 sword s ma tch a nd lead b an doleers , , ,

or porch ers :
M r P ec k .
, Tho mas C ooper ,

Pe ter H un t ,Joh n Ree d ,

John Pera m J oh n Alli n

, .

It was al so ag ree d on a t t h e sa me ti me th a t w hea t s ho uld be ,

paid at 43 6d t h e b us h e l or g ood wa mp um a t e i g ht t h e pen ny

. .
, ,
”
for buyi n g of those thi n g s a bov e ex p resse d
“
.

Th e 28t h of M arch 1653 it w as con c l ude d a n d ag reed u pon , , ,

th a t Robert Abe ll s ho u ld h a ve three ac res of meadow on t he

n o rth s ide of t h e li n e n ex t t he t o wn n e x t t h e li n e th a t p arte th
, ,

t he l an d of t h e p urc h ase rs an d t h e to w n of Re hoboth Thi s .

meadow w as g ive n t he m by M r P ri n ce C apta i n Sta n di s h a n d M r .

, .

”
Wi nslow
“
.

The 13th of t h e 3d mo [ M ay] 1653 a t a town mee ti n g law .

,

fully w am ed those were chose n v i z : Ste phe n Pay n e a n d Thomas

, ,

Cooper dep uties ; Willi am Sabi n a n d Joseph Pec ke g ra n d j ury

, ,

men ; Robert M arti n c on s ta bl e R i c h ard Bo w e n a n d Thomas

,
:

Red way overseers of t h e w ay s

, .

‘
T h is lay n ort h as t e of Se e k k C mm be t w ee t h w d f
on o on , n e ne roa ro m
k k
See o n t o aw t uc P ket a nd t h e P w t k e t See k k R i e d e t e ded
a uc or on v r, a n x n as
d i e M an Ne k t i ll k w by t h me
“
far o wn on t h e r v
’
r as t on s It i c . s s no n e na of
t h e Ox as t orP”
.
 HISTORY OF REH O BOTH
“
Th ere were h
c osen at t i me of t rai n i ng . Pe ter H un t for Lieuten
”
ant , an d Joh n Browne for Ensi g n .

Thi s i s th e fi rs t noti ce found i n t he records of the appoi nt men t

of military ofi cers Thi s co mpany i s sa id to h ave been comman ded
“
.

for some y ears by a Lie uten an t an d to have been s ty led a ,

Lieutenan t s company t h e number of members not be i ng larg e

’
,

e n o ug h to en titl e it to a hi g her ofi cer

“
.

Th 25t h of Oc tobe r, 1653, a t a to wn meet i ng lawfu lly warn ed ,

e
t he follo wi n g men were c hose n ra ters for t he su ms of t h e co u n t
ay, v i z : teph en Pa ne, Ric h ard Bowen . i lliam mi t h , W i
S y W S
i a m C arpe n ter, se n ior, an d Pe ter H un t
“ At t he sa me mee ti ng it was ag reed on by t he town. tha t t he
.

I n di ans s ho uld h a ve 4 po unds i n wamp um. i n recompe nce of t he

d amag e they h ave th e ir corn by hog s an d horses th is
suffere d in ,

t wo y ears ; an d t h e wamp u m to b e pai d out of t he wampum whic h

”
re ma i ns i n W alter P a l mer s h an ds
’
.

At town mee ti ng la wfully warned t h e 12t h of Decembe r

a , ,

i n t h e y ear 1653 voted th a t t h e price of corn sh o uld b e 5s

,

w h ea t 5s rye 4a and I n di an corn 33 ( provided t h a t th e corn be

.
, , .

c urre n t a nd merc h an ta b l e c orn )

“At t h e same ti me those men were c hosen t o b e town smen vi a
.

M r B rown
. Thomas Cooper
. W illi am Smi t h , ,

S t e hen Pay ne W illi am Carpen ter Robert Martin

, , .

R i c ard B owen .

“
Th e l ot h of t he 11t h mo [ anuar ] 1653
. J y . Voted th at t he
I n di an t h at k ill any wol ves are to b e p a id out of t h e ra te by t he
coa s t s le
”
g
“
.

Th 22d of t h e 12th mo [ Fe ruar ] 1653 At a to wn mee ti ng

e . b y .

y S
la wf ull warned , tephen Pa ne, sen ior, an d Thomas Coo per. y
sen io r. were c hose n d ep ut i es , to be presen t at Ply mou t h , at t h e
nex t Court i n M arch , t o performe t h e usi ness th e re t h a t t h e b
q
warran d dot h re uire, i n be h alf of t h e to wn , w ith f ull power i n
b
th a t e h alf
“
.

Th e of t he 3d mo [ M ay] 1654 S tephen Pay ne sen ior

l oth .
, . ,

an d Pe ter H u n t we re c hose n dep uti es for t he Co urt ; A n t ho ny

Perry and J oh n Alli n were c h osen g rand j ury men ; for co ns ta b le -
,

h en Pay n e i r or M r Pec k ; fo r s urv ey ors of t he hi g h way s

S
t
e
v1lp
, . .
,

ra m C arpen te r sen ior Geo rg e Kendri cke an d S tephen

, ,

Pay ne j r , .

“Th e 22d of t he 3d mo [ M ay] 1654 were c hose n for military

. .

ofi cers Pe te r I l un t fo r Li eu ten a n t ; Joh n Brown i r for En s i g n

, , . .
,

d a llo wed to s ta n d by t he Ho nourab le Be ac h a t Ply mout h

a urt
”
.
 EARLY S ETTLE RS A ND A NNA LS 39

The 15th of t h e 7 t h mo [ Se pte mbe r] 1654 a t a tow n mee ti ng .

,

la w fully w arned th ere were c ho s en ra ters for t h e ma ki n g of t h e

,

c o un ty ra te a n d for a tow n ra te fo r t h e p res e n t d e bts v i z : Steph en

, ,

Pay ne R i ch ard Bo we n Pe te r I I un t Joh n Ree d a n d Ro be rt

, , ,

Ma rti n
“ .

At t he same ti me Ri ch a rd Bo we n w as c hosen To w n C lerk .

“
Th e of J une 1654 W ere c hose n for t h e co ns ideri n g of
28 t h , .

s uc h l a n d s as s h a ll b e rec o rde d i n t h e to w n books fo r t h e c l ea ri n g ,

t he ri g hts of a ny pe rs o n M r Pec k e Tho mas C ooper J oh n Alli n , .

, , .

S tephen Pay n e a n d R ic h ard Bo we n .

The 2 l s t of J uly , 1654 At a to w n mee ti n g l aw fully warn ed

.
,

Steph en Pay ne sen , .

, a n d Pe t e r H u n t were c ho se n d epu ti es for
”
t h e a tte n d a n ce of t h e C o urt i n A ug us t nex t .

The 13th [ D of
ece m b t h e l ot h
er] 1 6 54 At a m ee ti n g of t h e .

town s men it was ag ree d o n th a t t h e pri ce of co rn for to pay t he

town d ebts [ so me thi n g h ere a ppea rs to h a ve bee n o mitte d ] th a t
wh ea t s ho uld p a ss a t rye a t a n d I n di a n t o p ass a t 33 .

“
Th l s t of t h e 1 2th mo [ e b rua ry ] , 1654 , a t a to w n mee ti n g
e . F
la wfu lly w arn ed , it w as ag ree d a n d voted , th a t M r B ro wne .

sho uld h a v e for h i s u se fo ur sq u a re rod s of g ro un d to b u ild a house

on , s o me thi n g n e a r t h e mee t i n g ho u s e
“
-
.

At t h e sa me ti me Robert Ab ell was ord ered to eep t h e

”
k
O r di n a ry .

I n t hey ear t h e 22d of t h e 1s t mo [ M arc h ] a t a town

'

mee ti ng l a w f ully w a rn e d it w as a g ree d upo n by vote t h a t t he n ew

,
.

hig h way to ward s t h e b ay s h a ll b e perfec ted an d th a t i s s ho ul d ,

be don e un d er t h e i n s pe c tio n of G ood ma n P ay n e a n d G oo dman

”
C arpen t er .

“
In y ear 1655 t h e 17 th of t h e 3d mo [ M ay] a t a to wn
t he , .
,

mee ti ng la wfully w arn ed S t e ph e n Pay ne se n an d Pe ter H un t , , .

,

were c hose n de u ti es ; for c o n s ta bl e Steph e n P ay ne i r ; for g ra n d

p , , .

j ury men Phil i p W a lker a n d Jon a th a n Bli ss ; R i c h a rd I ng ra h a m

-
,
”
an d J oh n Fitc h w ere c ho se n w ay w a rd en s
“
-
.

At t he sa me ti me it was voted th a t there s h a ll b e n o co mmon ,

g rass m o w n be fore t he l as t of J u n e ; a n d i n cas e a n y do tran s g re ss ,

this order it sh all be l a w fu l for any th a t k n ow it to fe tc h a w ay

,

t h e h ay or g rass s o c u t w itho u t any d a ma g e to the m , .

J une t h e 26t h 1655 At a town mee ti ng it w as ag reed upo n

, .

th at M r Newman our teac h er s ho uld h a v e fifty po un d s a year;

.
, ,

and those se ven men w hose n a mes are h ere to a ppen d e d were

c hose n co mmittee s for t h e l e vy i n of t o di to p o n

g a ra e a c c r n g e rs
a nd es ta te for t h e ra i s i n g of s a id ma i n ten an ce

B y li
e cs h as 165 4 ; t h i
s in old s t y le i s c orr c t e .
40 HI STORY OF REHO BOTH

Joseph Pec k , Robert M art i n ,

Th omas Cooper , Peter H un t .

”
R ich ard Bo wen , W ill Sab i n
. .

S tephen Payne .

At th i s period say s Bayli es so much i nd i fference as t o

, ,

t h e s upport of t he c l erg y was man ifes ted i n Ply mo uth Colo ny

as t o ex c ite t h e a l arm of t h e o t her c o n fed era ted Co lon i es Th e .

c ompla i n t of M assac h use tts ag a i n s t Ply mo u th on thi s subj ec t , ,

was la id before t h e Co mmi ss ioners and dre w from t h em a sev ere

Rehoboth h ad been am
,

rep re hen s ion . i ct ed al rea dy wi t h a seri ous

sc his m an d by i ts prox i mity to P rovidence an d i ts plan ta tio ns
, ,

where t here was a u n iversa l tolera tion t h e p rac tice of free in qu iry ,

was en courag ed an d p ri nc iple fancy w hi m an d consc ience all

, , , ,
”
c on s pi re d to l esse n t h e v en era tio n for ecc les i as ti ca l au thority .

( H i st M .emoi r o P
f y l m C OL vol II p .
, .
, .

Th e sc his m h ere referre d to was cau sed by Obadi ah Holmes

an d se veral oth ers w ithd raw i ng themse lves from M r N ewman s
’
.

chu rc h , i n 1649, an d se tti n g u p a se p ara te mee ti ng of t h e i r own .

Th e follow i ng st a temen t emb odies all t he kn own fac ts respect i ng

M r Hol mes and h i s withd rawal fro m t he N ewman Ch urc h :
.

Obadi ah Hol mes was a n ative of Pres ton i n Lancashire Eng .

l an d Th e d a te of h i s comi ng to A meri ca i s uncerta i n b ut he

.
,

was d mitted to t h e ch urc h i n Salem M arch 24 1639 From thi s

a , , .

c h urc h h e was ex co mmun i ca ted an d remov ed w ith h i s family to

Re hoboth H i s n ame a ppears on t h e Re hoboth record s as early

.

He became a member of M r Newman s ch urc h i n 1646

’
as 1644 . . .

Tak i ng o ffence at certa in teac hi ng s i n this ch urch h e and ei g ht ,

ot hers withdrew in 1649 and formed wh a t th ey called a new c h urch

of t h e B apti s t order They c hose M r Hol mes as the i r mi n i s ter
. .

an d were reb apti ze d prob ably by Re v Joh n Cl ark e of New port

, . .

M r N ewman an g ere d and tro ubled by this defec tion ex com

.
, ,

mun i cat ed them an d s ti rre d up t h e c ivil a uthority ag a i ns t them .

Four pe titions were lodg ed a t co urt ag a i ns t them one fro m ,

Rehob oth one from Ta un to n one fro m t h e mi n i s ters of t h e c olo ny

, , ,

an d on e fro m t he M as sac h use tts g ov ern men t Th e Ply mo u th .

mag i s tra tes merely ord ered them to des i s t from p rac tices di s
ag ree a bl e to t he i r b re th re n an d to appe a r a t t h e n ex t te rm of

c ou rt wh en se v era l of th e m were i ndi c ted fo r holdi ng mee ti ng s

,

con trary to t he order of t he co urt .

Soon after thi s M r Hol mes re moved to Newport w here h e

.
,

s uccee ded D r Joh n C l ark e mi n i s te r of t h e F i rs t B a pti s t C h urc h

.
, ,
 E AR LY SETTLERS AND A NNA LS 41

i n 1652 . Some of t he Re hoboth p arty w en t w ith hi m a nd t he

others were sca ttere d for t h e ti me .

On e ex peri ence of M r Hol mes s ho uld not be omitte d . I n the .

year 165 1 b e w i th J oh n C ran dall an d J oh n Cl arke wen t to Ly n n

, , , ,

an d on J uly 2 1 held a mee ti n g i n a p riv a te ho use D uri n g t he .

serv i ce th ey w ere arre s ted a n d b aled be fore t h e c o urt a t Bos to n

an d fi ned Cl ark twe n ty po un d s a n d C ra n d all fi ve po u n ds

,
.

M r H ol mes was fi ned thi rty poun ds whic h h e w as re q ui re d t o

.
,

p y
a p r o mp t ly o r b e w e ll w hipp e d H a vi n g t h e s t ro n g a pp r ov a.l
of h i s own con sc ien ce h e re fuse d to pay or allow h i s fri en ds t o
,

p y
a t h e fi n e a n d, w as p u bli c ly w hipp e d i n S e pt e m b e r 165 1 re , ,

ce i v i n g thi rty l as h es fro m a th ree c orde d w hip Two fri e n d s -

.
,

Joh n H aze ll an d J oh n Spur co mi n g up t o co ng ra tula te h i m on hi s

,

fortitude were eac h se n ten ced to pay fo rty sh illi n g s or b e w hippe d

, .

M r Hol mes di e d a t Newport Oc t 16 1682 ag ed 76 y ears

.
, .
, , ,

and was b uri ed i n h i s own fi e ld w h ere a to mb w as erec te d to h i s ,

memo ry . He h ad e i g ht c hild ren a n d i n 1790 hi s desce n d an ts ,

were es ti ma ted a t fi ve th ousa n d .

February 9t h 1655 M r Pec k R ic h ard Bo wen se n ior Stephen

, , .
, , ,

Pai ne se n ior Thomas Cooper sen ior R ob ert M arti n W illi am

, ,

Carpen ter se n ior a n d Pe ter I l un t were c hosen To wn smen

, ,
“ ,

It ,
, ,

was a ls o g ran ted th a t th ey s h a ll h a ve power to ord er t h e p ru de n ti al

affa i rs of t h e to w n a n d th a t th ey s h all h a ve po wer to ca ll a to wn
,

mee ti n g w h en they see ca use

“At t h e same ti me F a th er Bowen was c hosen Modera tor to
.

”
see g ood o rd er i n our tow n mee ti n g s -
.

By t he follow i n g ex trac t fro m t h e rec ord s of Ply mou th Court ,

it w ill be seen th a t M r J oh n B ro w n e a p ri nc ip a l i n h abita n t of

.
,

Rehoboth a n d for a lon g ti me o ne of t h e Gov ern or s A s s i s ta n ts

’
, ,

was oppose d to c oe rc i n g pe opl e to s u pport t he mi n i s try a ltho ug h ,

he was w illi ng to c on trib u te h i s f ull p ro po rtio n .

Whereas a pe titio n w as p rese n te d un to t he Ge ne ra l C o urt

, ,

a t Ply mo u th t h e fi rs t of J u ne 1655 by s ev e ra l of t h e i n h a bita n ts

, , ,

of t he town of Re hob o th w h ose h a n d s w ere t li c rc un t o s ub sc ribe d

, ,

des i ri ng t he Court to as s i s t th em i n a w ay ac c o rdi ng t o t h e ord ers

of other Colon ies a bo u t the m for t h e ra i s i n g ma i n ten a n ce for th e i r
,

mi n is ter ; t h e sum of t h e pe titio n see me th to hold forth th a t those

whose h a n d s we re n ot s ub sc ribe d c o n t rib u te d n othi n g or s o littl e ,

as was n o t es t ee me d of w hi c h pe titio n oc c as io n e d s o me di sc o urse

,

a bo ut a forc ibl e way to c o mpe l a ll t h e i n h a bi ta n ts of th a t to wn

t o pay a ce rta i n s um e ve ry y ea r to w a rd s t h e ma i n te n a n ce of t h e
mi ni s ter Where upo n M r Joh n B ro wn e on e of t h e mag is t ra tes
. .
,
 HISTORY OF REHOB OTH

t h en s itti n g i n Court , be i ng one of t he i n hab itan ts of th at

an d
tow n , and not be i ng made acq ua i n ted w ith t he sa id pe ti t ion
un til t h e n a mes of t h e i n h abita n ts were su bsc ribe d ; to i ssue t he
s a id t ro ub l es o me c o n t rov e rsy a n d ta ke o ff t h e o di um fro m oth e rs
, ,

did p ropou n d th a t foras muc h as those w hose h an ds were to t h e

pe tition des i red to su b mit themse lves to a ra te th at if t he Co urt ,

wo uld se n d t wo of t h e mag i s tra tes un to Rehoboth to ta k e n oti ce

of t h e es ta te s of t h e pe titioners he wo uld eng ag e hi mse lf i n t h e
,

beh alf of those wh o were t h e i n habita n ts of t he sa id town whose ,

h an d s were n ot s u b scribe d to t h e titio n that they s ho uld ,

v ol u n ta rily c o n trib u te acc ordi n g to t ei r es ta tes ; an d if any of

t h em fell s ho rt i n thi s b us i ness he would s u pply th a t wan t of h is
,

o wn es ta te ; a n d thi s h e w ou ld ma k e g ood by en g ag i ng his l an d s

for se ven years i n the i r be h alf while th ey s ta id t ho ug h he hi mse lf
, ,

s ho uld remov e fro m t h e pl ace w hi ch was a pp rov ed of a n d C apta i n

, ,

S tan dis h an d M r H atherly were then made c hoice of by t he

.

Co urt to see it ordere d acc ordi ng ly .

I n 1655, Liberty i s g ran ted by t he Court to t he ne i g hb orhood

i n whi c h M r B ro wn live th at Re hoboth to make a po un d to em
.

”
po un d all horses or hog s th a t sh all tres pass upon them .

( y
P l m C ol Rea vol I II p . .
, .
, .

Ply mo uth Ju ly 3 1656

, , Robert A bell i s allowed by t h e
.

Court to keep an ordi nary a t Rehoboth

“ The Co urt h a ve appoi n ted an d d ep uted M r Jose h Pec ke
.

to ad min i s ter marriag e at Re hoboth “An d t h e sa id r Pec ke .

.

.
,

M r S tephen P a i ne an d R i ch ard B owen are appoi n ted and au t hor

.
,

i ze d to h ear an d de termi n e all con trovers i es th ere be tween any ,

so as it a mo u n t n o t to abo ve t h e v al ue of th ree po u n d s ; li berty

b e i ng left to any to ma ke th ei r appea l to t he Co urt of Ply mouth ,

if the re s hall b e re as o n ( y
P t m 0 01
. I tem vol I I I p . .
, .
, .

J uly 13th 1657 Voted

, .
,
“
Th
a t a ll su c h pe rs on s or a ny perso n ,

th a t i s be hi n d h an d i n the i r accou n ts w ith M r Newma n for this .

yea r pre se n t th at they s h a ll ma ke up the i r acco un ts w ith M r New

, .

ma n by a mon th af t er Mi c h ael mas ; an d i n case it b e n eg l ec te d then ,

s uc h to w n s men as may b e dep u te d tog e ther w ith t h e deacon s ,

al so , to g o to s uch persons a n d l a bo r to co nvi nce th em of t h e

n e g l ec t of th e i r d u ty ; i n c ase th ey fi n d th e m ob s ti n a te th en t h e ,
”
Co urt order i s to b e a tten de d on .

Nove mber 20t h , 17 57 . S teph

Pa i ne sen ior was c hosen to en , ,

as s i s t D eaco n C ooper to g o to certa i n t h e i nh abita n ts of t h e

,
”
to w n to pu t th e m on to c l ear th e i r acco un ts w ith M r Newman
“ ,

It was al so ag ree d th a t there s ha ll be a town mee ti n g thi s day -

. .

fortn i g ht an d i n cas e it a ppea r th a t any person or p erson s be be

,

hi n d h and w ith M r Ne wma n tha t then so me e ffec tual c ourse

.
,

may be ta ken acco rdi ng to C o urt o rde r to make s uc h to pay as ,

 EAR L Y S ETT LERS AND AN NALS 43

h ave been n eg li g en t i n the i r d uty for t he se ttli ng of M r New man .

”
a mo n g s t us .

It was also voted tha t pe rsons neg lec ti ng to a tten d to w n mee t -

i ng s ho uld b e fi ned 6d .

D ecembe r 9 t h 1757 It w as vote d th a t Sa mpson M as o n

, .
,

s h o u ld h a v e free liberty to s ojo u rn w ith us a n d to b uy ho uses , ,

l a nds or mea do ws if h e see c a use for h i s se ttlemen t p rovided

, ,

th at he liv es peac eably and q u i e tly .

Sa mpson M as o n h ad bee n ac c ordi n g t o Ben e di c t (Hi s t B a p , .

,

vol I p a s oldi er i n t h e C o mmo n wea lth s army com

’
.
, .
,

man ded by C ro mwe ll H e bec a me a B aptis t e mi g ra ted to .

,

A meri ca a n d afte r h a vi n g res ide d se veral y ea rs a t Re hoboth be

, , ,

ca me u l t i ma te ly o n e of t h e fo un d e rs of Sw an se a .

Feb ruary 22 1658 Th e follow i ng perso n s are accep ted

, .

freemen of t h e tow n to ta ke up the i r freedo m n amely Jose ph , , ,

Pec k Joh n Pec k H e n ry S mith R obert F ulle r Joh n F itch S teph en

, , , , ,
”
Pa i ne Jo na th a n Bliss Willi a m B uc k l an d R i ce Leon ard
, , , .

J un e 22d 1658 At a town mee ti n g l awfully warned lots were

, .
-
,

d ra wn for t h e mea dows th a t li e on t h e n orth s id e of t h e tow n ,

i n order as follo we th ac c ordi n g to pe rso n a n d es ta te : ,

1 Joh n Pec k
.
, 26 J oh n M a tth ew s .
,

2 Georg e Ro bi n so n
. 27 J oh n Alli n , ,

3 Robert Abell
. 28 Joh n S u tto n
, .
,

4 Ni c hol as I de
. 29 Pe te r H u n t
, .
,

5 J ames Re ddew ay
. 30 Tho C oop er j r , . .
, .

6 J on a th an Bli ss
. 31 Will S ab i n , . .
,

7 M r Wi n c h es ter s c h ildre n 32 Philip W alk er

’
. .
, .
,

8 M r Newma n
. . 33 D a n ie l S mith
, .
,

9 Georg e Ke n d ri c k
. 34 Joh n Dog g e t , .
,

10 S tephen Pay n e sen

. N i c hol as Pec k
, .
,

1 1 Joh n B utterwo rth

. 36 R i c e Le o n ard , .
,

12 Joh n Read
.
, 37 R ob ert Jon es .
,

13 Tho mas Wil moth

. 38 F ran c is Ste ve n s , .
,

14 J oh n F itch
. 39 Tho mas Cooper se a
, .
, .

15 H en ry S mith
. 40 J oh n Woodc oc k
, .
,

16 Will C a
. n ter se a
. 4 1 E d w a rd H all , . .
,

17 Joh n Mil ard j un

. 4 2 S teph en P ay n e j un
, . .
, .

18 Robert Wh ea ton
. 43 Rog er A madown e , .
,

19 Ric h ard B ulloc k

. 44 R i c h a rd Bo we n j r , .
, .

20 Robert M a rti n
. 45 Robe rt F ulle r , .
,

2 1 Joh n Perra m
. 46 Will B uc kli n
, . .
,

22 R i c h ard Bowe n se a
. 4 7 M r Pe c k , . . .
,

23 Ob a di a h Bo wen
. 48 Joh n Will a rd se n , .
, .

24 A n tho ny Pe rry
. 4 9 Will C a rpe n te r j un
, . .
, .

25 Jose ph Peck
.
,
44 H ISTORY OF REH OB OTH

From t he ex press ion t h e mea dows t ha t lie on t h e north s ide

”
of t he town it appears th a t thi s divi s ion was of l an d afterwards
,

i nc l uded i n t he Nort h Purch ase now Attleb oroug h and Cum ,

berl an d .

Th e 2d of t h e 9t h mo [November] 1658 The I n di an s were .

, .

forb idd en to se t th ei r traps wi t hi n t he town s boun ds ’

“
.

D ece mbe r t he 9t h po n be tween t h e

, 1659 . It was ag reed u
town of Re hob oth an d Lieutenan t H un t an d W illi a m B uc kli n
th a t t he sa id Li eu ten a n t H un t an d W illia m B uc kli n i s to s hi ng le
t h e n ew end of t he mee ting house an d to b e done as s ufi c i e n t ly -
,

as t h e new en d of Good man Pa ne s house ; an d th ey are t o

‘ ’

furn i sh nails and to b e do ne by ay day nex t ensu i n g p rovided

.
-
,

th at t he frame b e rea dy i n season : i n co ns idera tion whereof

they a re to h ave £ 8 to b e paid i n g ood merch an ta ble wamp um , ,

when the i r work i s done .

3ot h of t h e 1 1t h mo [J an uary ] 1659 Voted to ag ree wi t h .

, .

R ich ard B u lloc k to perform t h e offi ce of To wn C le rk to g ive ,

h i m 163 a year an d to be p aid for bi rth s b uri a ls a n d marri ag es

.
, , ,

bes ides .
’

M arch 17th 1659 t h e town made an ag ree men t with Willi a m

“ , ,

B uckli n to en l arg e t h e mee ti ng house t he bread th of th ree sea ts -

th ro ug ho ut to fi nd boards and to fi n i sh it co mpl e te and ans wer

,
”
a b l e to t h e res t with sea ts t h e to wn fi n di n g na il s
, , .

Th e 19th 12t h mo [ Febru ary ] 1660 at a g eneral t o wn mee ti ng

, .
, ,

C apt W ille t M r Pec k Ric h ard B o we n S tephe n Pay ne se n

.
, .
, , , .
,

Lieu tenan t H un t were c hose n by t he town and empowered to

, ,

vi ew t h e to wn b ook and to see th at it b e transc ri be d i n to a new

,

book all suc h th i ng s as t hey sh all j udg e ma teri al for t h e g ood

,

of t h e town as al so for t h e cleari n g of e vidences of men s l an ds

,
’
,

accordi ng to Co urt o rders mad e i n 1654 , .

of t he 12t h mo [ Fe b ruary ] 1660 I n to wn mee ti n g it was

2l s t
“
voted th at M r Wille t s hou ld h a ve liberty to ta ke up fi ve h un
.
. .

d re d or si x h u n d re d acre s of l an d northward or eas tward beyo n d ,

t h e bo u nd s of ou r to w n w h ere h e s h a ll th i n k it mo s t con ven i e n t

,
”
for hi mself .

l st day 2d mo [ Ap ril ] 1 66 1 Gilbe rt B rook s.of Sc it u a te h a d .

,

free libe rty to be an i nh abita n t of Rehoboth a nd to p urc h ase ,

”
wh a t h e may if h e b e mi n de d to co me a mo n g u s
,
.

thi s year C apta i n Tho mas Wille t e mpo were d by t h e Co urt

In , ,

of Ply mo uth and havi ng ob ta i ned t h e con se n t of t he t own of

,

‘
Tb i s i e
t tl Good ma n I h a v n n fo rm
, w as e b ee i ed . us ed f or m e ly m
r uc h t he
sa m e as Mr M a ster o r M i ster i s w t h u s a t t h e pr s
, i ee nt da y .
 EA RL Y S ETTLERS AND A NNA LS 45

Re ho both p urch ase d of Wa msi t ta or (as h e i s more common ly

, ,
‘

c a lle d ) Al ex a n der t h e e ld e r b roth e r of ki n g Philip a n d s on of

, ,

M assasso i t a l a rg e trac t of l a n d w hi c h w as ca ll ed Rehoboth North

,

P urchas e n ow Attl eb oro ug h M ass an d C u mbe rl a n d R I

“ It
,

“ , , . .
, ,

”
was bo un ded say s D ag g e tt
, Wes t by Pawtuc ke t river now , ,

Bl ac ks to ne ; North by t h e M ass ac h use tts C olony or t h e b ay li ne

( so c a ll ed ) ; E as t by te rrito ry w hi c h w as a ft e rw a rd s t h e T a u n to n

No rth Purch as e n ow M an s fi eld Norto n a nd Eas ton ; an d So u th

, , ,

by t he anc ien t Re hoboth n ow Re hoboth See kon k an d Paw tuc ke t , , , .

Thi s p urch ase i nc l uded Attleb oroug h C umberl an d R I and a , , . .

,

trac t of a mile a nd a h alf i n w idth ex ten di ng eas t and wes t ( w hich ,

was a n nex e d to R e hoboth as a n e n l a rg emen t) a n d a p a rt of M ans ,

fi eld an d Norto n Thi s p urc has e was af terw ards v i z Ap ril l 0t h

.
, .
,

1666 g ran ted a n d c on fi rme d by t h e Ply mo u th g ov ern men t to t h e

,
”
in habitan ts of Rehoboth D
( gg tt H i
’
a e s s to ry f o A. ttl ebor ou g h ,

p .

follow i ng i s a copy of t he D eed of thi s

Th e t ra c t fro m Wams i t ta ,

or Al ex a n der t o M r Will e t : , .

Kn ow all men th a t I W a mse t ta a li as Al ex an der c hi e f S ac hem , ,

of Pokan oke t t for div ers g ood ca uses a n d v a l ua bl e c o n s id era tio ns

,

me there un to movi n g h a v e b arg a i n e d a n d s old u n to C apta i n

,

Thomas Wille t of W an n amoi se t t all those trac ts of l an d s itua te

, ,

an d b e i n fro m t h e b o un d s of R ehoboth rang i n g upon Pa t ucke t t

un to a p ace ca ll e d W awey po u ns h ag t h e l ace w here on e B lac k
an d s o ran g i n g af
,

s to n e n ow s oj o urn e th on g to t h e sa id river
,

u n to a pl ac e ca ll e d M es s a n eg t ac a n eh a n d fro m thi s upon a s tra i g ht

l i ne cross i n throug h t h e woods un to t h e u ttermos t bo un d s of a
pl ac e call e M a man ta pe t t or W a di n g river a n d fro m t h e sa id ,

riv er on e mil e a n d a h a lf upo n a n eas t li n e an d fro m th en ce upo n a ,

sou th lin e un to t h e b o un d s of t h e to wn of Re ho b oth To h a ve .

an d to hold un to h i m t h e s a id C a pta i n Will e t a n d hi s as soc i a tes ,

the i r hei rs and as s ig n s forever ; res erv i n g o n ly a co mpe ten t por

tion of l and for some of t h e n a tiv es at M i sh aneg i tac onet t for to
pl an t and s ojourn u pon as t h e s a id W amse t ta ali as Alex an der ,

an d t h e sa id Tho mas Will e t joi n tly tog e th er s h a ll see mee t ; an d

t h e res t of all t h e l an d a foreme n tion ed w ith t h e w oods w a ters , , ,

meadows and all emol u men ts w h a ts oe ver to rema i n un to t h e

,

sa id Thomas W i ll e t an d h i s ass oc i a tes the ir hei rs an d ass ig ns ,

forever .

‘
Th e t hen s ac h em of P k k et Hi i g i l me w M
o a no . m Hes or na na as ooa n u .

s uccee ded Massas soi t as s ac h e m f t h W mpo g d died i t h

e mme a a n oa s. an n e su r
1662 Hi s w ife me w N m mp m W t m D ke B k —
’ '
of . s na as a u S u or e a oo. ee ra s oo
of t h e I ndi a ns . b . 3. c. 1. pp 1- 8
. .
46 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

W itness my han d and seal thi s eig hth day of April , i n t he y ear
166 1 .

“
Th e mark of A X A
Wams i t t a ali as Alex an der ,

“
.

hi s seal
Sg ne d l,d
ii prese nce of and deliv ere d
sea e

n
J oh n B rown e i r , .

J onath an B osw orth ,

Joh n Sassaman I n terpre ter , .

April l ot h 1666 W itnesset h these p resen ts th a t Capta in

, .
,

T homas W ille t above sa id h ath and doth hereby res ig n deliv er ,

an d mak e ov er all an d s i n g u l a r t h e l an d s a bov e men tioned pur ,

c h ase d of W ams i t t a ali as Alex an der c hi ef Sac h em of Pokanoke t t , ,

accordi n g un to t h e bou n d s a bove ex p re sse d w ith all an d s i ng ul ar ,

t he benefits p rivil eg es an d i mmun ities thereu n to appertai n i ng

, , ,

un to M r Tho mas P ren ce M ajor J os i as W in s low C apt Tho mas

.
, , .

Sout hworth and M r Con s ta n t South worth i n t he beh alf of t he

, .
,

Colony of New Ply mo uth I n w itness wh ereof he doth h ereun to .

se t h i s h an d and se a l .

Tn ou x s W I LL ET .

Sig ned seal ed and delivered

,

i n p res ence of
D an i el Smith ,

N i chol as Pec k .

6t h , 7t h mo
[ Se ptembe r] 1 66 1 L i eu t
.en a n t H un t an d J ose ph .

Pec k were c hose n to vi ew t h e d amag e i n t h e I n di ans corn u po n ’

Ki ckamuet nec k an d C ons umps i t neck and to g ive t h e town

, ,
”
n oti ce of it .

Th e 14 th of t he 9t h mo [November] 166 1 Li eu tenan t H un t . .

an d Willi am S abi n were ch ose n to c o n fer with M r W ill e t to k n o w .

wh a t h e h a th don e ab o u t t h e n orth s id e of t h e town i n t h e be h a lf

of th e town .

27 t h of t h e 12th mo [ Feb ru ary ] 166 1 . . Samu e l Lu th er was per

mi t t ed to b e a soj ou rner to b uy or hire .

Ply mouth 166 1 It i s ordered by t h e Court th a t t he ward

, .

of Rehoboth sh a ll ex ten d un to Sowa mse t t an d un to all t h e

‘

ne i g hbo u rs t h ere i n h a biti n g a s to t h e c o n s ta bl e of Re ho b oth h i s , ,

e x ec u tio n of h i s o ffi ce as oc cas io n s h a ll re ui re w hi c h h e i s re
, ,

q ui re d by h i s ord ers to do an d perfo rm as wel th ere as i n any oth er ,

”
p art of th a t con s ta b le ri cke P
( yl m C o l Rea vol III p . . .
, .
, .

of t h e 5t h mo [J uly ] 1662 It w as vote d th a t J oh n

Th e 28t h . .

W ood coc k should h ave t wo rods of l an d to b uild a s mall house

1
Br s t oi l or B a rr i n g t on , pro b bl y t h
a e form e r.
 EA RLY S ETTLERS A ND ANNALS 47

on for hi mse lf an d h i s family to b e i n on t h e Lord s day i n so me ’

c o n v e n i en t pl ace n ea r t h e mee ti n g ho use ; a n d G ood ma n P a i n e -

an d Li eu ten an t H u n t we re c hose n to see w h ere t h e mo s t con

”
v e n i en t pl ace for it mi g ht be .

D ece mber l 6t h 1662 A fi n e of I s 6d was ordered

, . . . t o be i m
pose d on t hose w ho n eg l ec ted to a ttend tow n mee ti n g -
.

D uri n g thi s year t h e to w n w as a ffli c te d w ith t h e los s of on e of

i t s mos t i n fl ue n ti a l a n d u se fu l i n h a bit a n ts M r Joh n B row n He , . .

died April 10 , a t W a n n a moi se t Th e follow i n g n oti ce i s .

made of h i m by Morto n i n h i s New E n g la n d s M emori a l (pp

’
-

295 296,
Thi s year M r Joh n B row n en de d this life ; i n hi s yo un g er
.

yea rs t rav elli n i n to t h e low co un tri es h e ca me acq uai n te d w ith

an d t ook g ood l
, ,

iki ng to t h e re veren d p as to r of t h e c h urc h of C h ri s t

,

at Leyd e n , as a l s o to s u n d ry of t h e b re th re n of th a t c h urc h :
whi c h an c i e n t a mity i n d uced h i m ( upo n h i s c o mi n g ove r to Ne w
En g l an d ) to sea t hi mse lf i n t h e j u ri sdi c tio n of Ne w Pli mou t h i n ,

w hi c h he was c ho se n a ma g i s t ra te ; i n whi c h pl ac e h e s e rv ed God

an d t h e c o u n t ry se ve ra l y e a rs ; h e w a s w e ll ac co mpli s h e d w ith
abiliti es to both c ivil a n d reli g io u s c o n cern men ts a n d a tta i n e d , ,

th roug h God s g race un to a co mforta bl e pers w as i on of t h e love

’

an d fa vo u r of God to h i m ; b e fa lli n g s i c k of a fe ve r w ith muc h

, ,

sere n ity a n d s pi rit u a l c o mfo rt fe ll as l ee p i n t h e Lo rd a nd w as

, ,

ho nourably b uried a t W an n a moi se t n ear Re hoboth i n t he sp ri ng ,

of t he y ea r a bovesa id .

H e was fi rs t e l ec ted to t he o ffi ce of ass i s ta n t i n Ply mo u th

Colony i n 1636 w hic h o ffi ce h e a bly fille d for se ve n tee n y ears
, .

He was a l so one of t he C o mmi ss io ners of t h e U n i ted C olo n ies of

New Eng l an d fro m 1644 to 1655 The me n tio n of thi s l a tter fac t .

may serve to s ho w i n w h a t es ti ma tio n h e w as h eld i n t h e colony ,

when we rec oll ec t th a t o n ly t wo p ers o n s we re c hos e n fro m eac h

co lo ny to th a t ofii ee H e w as ma d e a f reeman of t h e colon y of
.

Ply mouth i n He w as o n e of t h e o ri g i n a l prop ri e to rs of t h e

to wn an d ow ne d l a rg e es ta tes i n l a n d both a t Re hoboth an d
,

Wan n a moi se t M r B row n w as a fri e n d to reli g iou s tolera tio n

. .
,

an d w as t h e fi rs t of t h e Ply mo u th ma g i s t ra te s w h o e x p res se d

sc ra ples as to t h e e x pe di e n c y of c oe rc i n g t h e pe opl e to s u ppo rt

t h e mi n i s t ry He w as a man of ta l e n t i n teg rity a n d pie ty an d

.
, , ,

h i s dea th w as d ee ply fe lt th ro ug h t he w hol e c olo ny J a mes B rown .

,

wh o al so was ass i s tan t i n 1655 a n d live d a t S wa n sey w as h i s son

, , .

‘
R hoe b ot h To w n Rec ord of deat h s a nd bu i r als .

'
Ba yli es
'
H i s t Me m of Ply m Col
. . . . vol . I I . p 201 . .
48 H I STORY OF REHO B OTH

J ul 3d, 1663 t was voted I

t he to wn to sen d a l e tter t o b
y
.

Sa mue Fuller of Plymo u th , tha t if e will co me upon tri al accord

i n g to h i s own p ropos ition , t h e to wn i s w illin g to accept of hi m;
an d i n case t h e to wn a n d h e do acc o rd , t h e t own i s will i n g t o
acco mmoda te h i m i n t h e bes t way th e men t y
“ can for hi s en cour
It was als o voted and ag reed tha t hi s mother sho uld sen t
.

to , to see if sh e be willi ng to co me and d well amon g s t us , t o a tte nd

on t h e ofi e of a mid w ife to a ns wer t he to wn s neces s it , which y
’

c ”
,

at pres e n t i s g reat .

M r Fu ller was a phy s i c i an res idi ng at Ply mo ut h

. .

At t he same town meeti ng Good man Searle was , accept ed

a n i n h ab itan t an d a ho me lot voted to h i m

, .

In this year t he to wn ex perienced a severe loss i n t he deat h of

the ir beloved an d venerabl e pas tor t h e Rev Samue l Newman , . .

He di ed on t he 5t h of J uly 1663 i n h i s 62d year The man ner , , .

of h i s dea th was s i n g ul ar a nd a wakened much comment Jus t .

o ne wee k be fore on S u n day J un e 28 h e de livere d h is l as t se rmon

“ ,

from Job 14 : 14 : All t he days of my appoi n ted ti me will I wa it

, ,

till my c h ang e c ome Althoug h i n g ood hea l t h at t he ti me he

.

told hi s as ton i s he d people tha t h i s miss ion on earth was closed .

H e re ti re d t o h i s home g rew weak witho ut pai n an d t he follow i ng

, ,

S un d ay J u ly 5 w ith a few frien d s abo u t h i m h e as ked D eacon

, , ,

Cooper to c lose t he parti ng w ith p rayer i mmedi a tely after ,

whi ch h e tu rn ed h i s face to th e wall say i ng An d now ye ang e ls , , ,

o f t h e Lord Jesu s co me do y our o m

”
, oe an d g en tly ex pi re d , .

H is departure was deeply la men ted by h i s berea ved floc k and

by all who k new hi m He was a fi ne preac her an emi nen t sc holar
.
,

a n d a truly d evo u t man H i s Concorda n ce of the B i ble was a

.

g r e a t w o rk of w
, hi c h t h ere w ere th ree e ditio n s i n h i s life t i me .

The fi rs t was p ub li sh ed i n Lo ndon i n 1643 i n folio Thi s b e re

“
.
,

v i sed w hil e i n Re hoboth us i ng i n t h e ev en i n g pi n e k n ots i n s tea d

,
-

of c an dl es Th e seco n d e dition was p u bli s hed at Lo n do n i n

.

1650 an d t h e thi rd i n 1658

, The Ca mbri dg e Con corda n ce of .

1662 was b ase d on Newman s b ook w ith b u t sc an t c redit to i ts

’

learne d aut hor n or did h e rece iv e muc h pec u ni ary g ai n fro m any
,

o f h i s boo ks A copy of hi s Con corda n ce i s i n t he Reho both

.

An ti q uari an Collec tion .

M a ther i n h i s M agnati c say s of Newman : He loved h i s c h urc h

as if it h ad bee n h i s fa mily an d taug ht h i s fa mily as if it h ad been ,

h i s c h urc h .H is lib rary was burn ed by t h e I n di an s i n t h e con

fi ag ra t i on at Rehoboth Marc h 28 1676 b ut M a th er somehow , , ,
 EA RLY S ETTL ERS AND A NNA LS 49

recov ere d t he frag men t c o n ta i n i n g t h e thi rteen ar tic les of h is

priv a te pl a tform whic h are as follows : ,

Notes or marks of g race I fi n d i n my self : , not w h ere i n Id es re i

to g lo ry b ut to take g rou nd of A ssu ra nc e a n d afte r o ur Apos tl e s
’

, ,

ru l e s to make my electi on s ure tho ug h I fi n d the m b u t i n weak

, ,

measu re .

1 I love God ,
. des i re to love God p ri nc ip ally for hi ms elf
a nd , .

2 I des i re to
. re q u ite evi l wi th g ood .

3 A looki n g
. u p to God to s ee h i m a n d h i s ha nd i n a ll thi n g s , ,

th a t befa ll me .

4 A re a t er f ea r of d i s plea si n g God th a n a ll t h e w o rld

.
, .

5 A ov e of s uc h Chri s ti a n s as I n e ve r sa w o r rece ived g ood

.
,

fro m .

6 A g ri ef w h e n I s ee God s commands broken by a ny p erso n

’
. .

7 A mo u rn i n g for n ot fi n di n g t h e a ss ura n c e of God s love an d

’
.
,

t h e se n se of h i s fa vo u r i n th a t c o mfo rta bl e ma n n er a t on e , ,

ti me as a t an oth er ; a nd n o t b e i n g a ble to serve God as I

s ho uld .

8 A w illi ng nes s t o g ive God t he g lory o f a ny a bi l i ty to do g ood

. .

9 A j oy w h e n I a m i n chri sti a n compa n y i n Godly conferen ce

.
, .

10 A g ri ef w he n I perce ive it g oes i ll wi th chri sti a ns a n d t he

.
, ,

c o n t ra ry .

1 1 A co ns ta n t p e rfo rma n ce of s ecret duti es be twee n God a n d my

.
,

s elf mo rn i n g a n d e v e n i n g
, .

12 A be wa ili n g of s uc h si n s w hi c h n o ne i n t h e wo rld ca n acc use

.
,

me of .

13 A c hoos i n g of s ufleri n g to a void si n

'

. .

M r Ne wman h a d th ree s on s a n d one d aug hter ( Hopes till )

. .

S amuel J r t h e e ld e s t s o n live d a nd die d at Re hoboth ; A n tip as

, .
, ,

was mi n i s ter a t W e n h a m w h o ma rri e d E li z a be th d a ug hter of , ,

Gov Wi n th rop a n d di e d O c tobe r 15 167 2 ; No a h w as h i s fa th er s

’
.
, ,

s ucc ess or i n t h e mi n i s try a t R e hoboth a n d di e d Ap ril 16 167 8 ; ,

Hopes till bo rn a t Wey mou th Novemb er 29 164 1 bec ame t h e

, , , ,

wife of Re v Ge org e Shov e t h e thi rd mi n i s te r of Ta u n to n a n d

.
, ,

di ed March 7 1674 They h ad fi ve c hil dren th ree s o ns an d t wo

, .
,

d aug hters .

M r Ne wma n w as i n te rre d i n t h e old b u ryi n g g ro un d a t See kon k

.

( n o w E as t P rovid e n ce A fi n e mon umen t s tan ds there , ,

i nsc ri be d with h i s na me an d th a t of h i s s on Noa h an d se veral ,

of th e i r s uccess ors ‘
.

I n Septe mbe r 1663 At a mee ti n g of t he c h u rc h a n d to wn it

, , ,

w as co nc l ud ed th a t M r Zac h a ri a h Sy mes s ho uld h a ve forty po un ds

See 8 C N w ma n s
‘
. . e ’

R ho e b ot h i n t he P as t , wh i h e mb e
c rac s a ll essen t al i
f e i
ac ts r la t n g t o h i s a nc e s t ors a n d h as a f ull b i b li o g ra p h y .

4
 50 H ISTORY OF REH OB OTH

yea and h i diet M rs Newman

’
for th i s r, bes ides At t he s at . s .

same ti me S tephen Payne

sen ior and Li eu ten an t H un t were , ,

chosen to g o dow n to h i s fri en ds to use mean s for t h e se ttli n g of ,

h i m w ith us for thi s presen t year .

November 2 1663 At a town mee ti ng l awfully warned those

, .
,

me n whose names are h ere followi ng and appen ded were chosen and ,

empowere d b y t h e to wn e i th er to b uy J ose ph Pec k s house an d

’
,

house lot and to se t u p a n addition to it to make it fit for t he

-
, ,

mi n i s try if th ey j ud g e it c on ven ien t for suc h a use or to bu ild

, ,

a new ho use u pon t h e to wn s l an d s w h e ther they i n the i r w is dom

’

s h a ll j u d g e to be mos t co n v en ien t : Goodman P ay ne J oh n Alle n , ,

sen . Lieu ten an t H un t M r B ro wne A n thony Perry Good ma n

, , .
, ,

W al ker Thomas Cooper j r Henry S mi t h

s

“ ,

At t h e sa me ti me it was vo ted th at a ra te s hould b e mad e

, .
,

,
.

to rai se ch arg es for to bu ild a house for t h e mi n is t ry w hen t h e ,

to wnsmen s h all call for it ; an d th a t t he price of corn for t he carry

i n g on of t h e b u ildi n g of t h e p ubli c house sh all be I n dian corn
a t 3s rye a t
.
, an d w h e a t a t a n d w h a t ca t t l e are p a id to
wards it i s to be g ood a t M ay day n ex t or th ere abou ts all ho rse -
, ,
”
kin d and hog s be ing ex cepted ag ains t
“
.

Nov 25 1663 Voted th a t Alex an der t h e I ri sh man a bri c k

.
, .
, , ,

maker sho uld be free ly app roved among us for to make b ric k
, , ,

an d th a t h e s hou ld h a ve free lib erty to make use of t h e c l ay an d

”
wood on t h e c ommon s for th a t p urpose
“
At t h e s ame ti me it w as voted an d ag ree d upo n th at whereas ,
.

, ,

God by h i s p rovid e n ce h a th l a tely ta k e n a way fro m u s our d ear

teac her yet out of h i s g ood ness an d mercy h a th b ro ug ht a mong s t
,

us M r Z ac h ari ah Sy mes w ho m we hon our a n d re s pe c t ; ye t w ith

.
,

referen ce to t h e pl ace we liv e i n we j ud g e it ex pe die n t to look ,

ou t for an oth er g odly ab l e mi n i s ter t o l ab o u r with h i m i n t h e ,

wo rk of t h e mi n i s try an d th ere fo re do accept of M r W ille t s

’

, .

p ropo s itio n a s to e m b ra ce a n y
, oppo rt u n ity t h a t P rovid e n ce s h a ll
”
g u id e h i m to f or th a t e n d .

June 20 1664 It was voted tha t t he public h ouse i n ten ded

, .
, ,

for t h e mi n i s try s h all b e se t on t h e wes t s id e of t h e ru n i n t he mi d

, ,

dle of t he c o mmon bei n g t he pl ac e a ppoi n ted for a teach e r s

’

,
”
lot be i n g si x ac res
. .

Dece mber 20 1664 Fo ur po u nd s and se ven tee n shilli ng s were

, .

voted be i ng t h e sum whi c h C apta i n Wille t ag ree d to g ive Philip

,

for g row i n g co rn i n t h e nec k a n d th a t C apta i n Wille t shou ld ,

ag ree w ith Philip for t h e y e a r e n s u i n g

“
.

January 24 1664 At a town mee ti ng upo n p ubli c

,

n oti ce g iv en it was a ree d by vo te th a t t h e fo rmer po wer th a t

g , ,

was g ra n ted to M r W i ll et for to p roc ure a n a bl e m i n i s ter to a s s i s t

.
,

Ne w S t y le .
 EA RLY S ETTLERS AND ANNALS 51

M r Sy mes
.

”
in t he mi n i s t ry , w as furth e r c o n fi rmed to him by t he
to wn .

M ay 22 1665 Sa m , .
, t heI n di an th a t keeps t he cows w as ,

ad mit t e d by t h e town as a n i n h a bita n t to b uy or hi re house or

,

l an d s if he ca n , in c as e t h e Cou rt allo w it .

‘
y s Baylies i s be lie ve d to h a ve been t h e fi rs t and
h is , sa ,

on ly i ns ta nce of a n I n di an res id en t amon g t he En g lish wh o was ,

admitte d to t h e ri g hts of c iti ze n s hip w ithi n t his c olo n y .

Wh ether or n ot thi s vote w as allowe d by t h e Court we are

n ot i nforme d .

M ay 22 1665 , . Joh n Low e ll w as a d mitted by t he town to b uy

or hi re h ouse or l an d if he ca n .

J un e 6, 1665 . Th e
tow n vote d to pay t he Gov ern ou r the i r pro
portion of £ 50; al so th a t there be a s ta n di n g co un c il th ree i n
, ,
“
n u mber w ith t h e Gov ernou r a n d th a t thi s c o u n c il b e re n e wed
, ,

yearly .

Ap ril 18 1666 It was voted by t h e to wn th a t t h e l a te pur

, .
,

ch a se rs of l a n d u pon t h e n o rth s id e of o ur tow n s h all bear forty

shi lli n g s i n a ra te of £ 5 a n d s o p ropo rtio n a bl e i n all oth er p ub li c
,

ch arg es
“ .

It w as a ls o vote d th a t there s h a ll b e a th ree ra iled fen ce set

up a n d ma i n ta i n e d b e t wee n t h e l a te p u rch as e d l a n d on t h e n o rt h
,

s ide of t h e tow n to be se t u p on a ll t h e e n d of t h e pl a i n fro m Good

,

man B uc kl a n d s l an ds to t h e Mill river ; an d e very man th a t i s

’

i n teres te d i n sa id p urc h ased l a n d s to h ear an eq ua l p ropo rtion i n

“
t h e afore s a id fen ce accordin g to th e i r p roportio n of l a n d s
Vote d also to ma ke c hoi ce of a co mmittee for t h e se ttli n g and
.

s ta ti n g of t h e l a te p urc h as e d l an d s on t h e n o rth s id e of o ur to w n ,

v i z : w h e th er s uc h as a t ms en t see m q ues tion a bl e are true pro

p ri e t o rs of t h e a fo res a id fi n ds a n d t h e c o mm it t ee c ho se n w ere
Capt Wille t w ith t h e tow n s men a n d those th a t s ta n d en g a g ed
.
, ,
”
for t he p ay men t of t h e afo res a id p urc h as e d l a n d s .

Thi s commi t tee repo rte d Ap ril 23d , .

It was al so vote d by t h e tow n th a t M r Good ma n M a rti n s h a ll , .

en joy a s pot of fres h me a do w th a t li es o n t h e n o rth s id e of t h e

to wn lyi ng a t t h e e n d of t h e G rea t Pl a i n d u ri n g h i s life an d h i s

, ,
’
w ife s a n d a t the i r d ece a se to re t u rn t o t h e to w n
“ ,

At t he s ame ti me it w as ag reed be twee n t h e to wn a n d C apt

.

Willett th a t for t h e fo rty acres of meado w th a t h e i s to h ave to

,

hi s farm on t h e n o rth s id e of t h e to w n h e i s by ag ree men t made

, , ,

w ith t he to wn to h a ve hi g h Sq , u i sse t a n d low Sq u i sse t ; a n d t h e

boun ds of t h e sa id Squ i sse t meadows to be accordi 11n to th e s i g h t
of t he survey ors t h e day th a t they la id out hi s n th a t 18
, , ,
52 H IS TORY OF REH OBOTH

Henry S mi th W i lliam Carpen ter; and he is als o to ha ve a piece

an d
of meadow at th e Seven M i le ri ver near un to the g oi ng out at ,

t he hig h way and s i x ac res of meadow a t t he Ten M i le ri ver and

, ,

wha t t here wan ts of t he s i x acres i n q ua lity is t o be made up i n

q uan ti ty ; t he sai d six acres of meadow on th e Ten M i le ri ver li es
.

”
by the old hig h way as we g o i nto th e bay
“
.

A pril Th e committee t ha t was ch osen by t h e t own .

A ri l 18t h 1666 a t a to wn mee ti ng for t he s ta ti ng and se ttli ng

, , ,

o t he la te purc hased l an ds upon t he n ort h si de of our town t h e , ,

a foresa id c o mmittee b e i n met toge ther t his twen ty t h i rd of ,

-

A pri l we see ca use tha t t ere s ha ll b e seven ty si x whole sh a res

,
-

a nd eq u a l p u rc h asers i n t h e afo resa id la n ds an d si x persons t ha t ,

ha ve ha lf s ha res whic h we see ca use t o add to th e seven ty si x

,
-

whole s h ares so th a t t he whol e n umb er of s hares a mo un ts t o

,
”
se ven ty n in e s h ares
-
.

M ay 15 1666 I n town meeti ng It was

, .

by ) oi n t
, c on
se n t t ha t a t hi rd ma n a lo ne for t h e work of
, e min i s try sh ould
b e forth wi t h looked for an d suc h a one as may reac h t o t h e sa t
,

i sfac t i on of t h e w hole ( if it b e t he w ill of God or t h e se ttling of

p e ace a m o n g s t u s acc o rdi n g t o t h,e fo rm e r re ne we d c o u n se l se n t
us fro m our hon ore d Gov ern or an d

Th e mee ti ng was adj ourned to t he 19th to ma ke choi ce of a

c o mmi ttee t o o b ta i n a
“ thi rd man a lone for t h e work of t h e min is
,

t ry .
” “ Ric h ard B ulloc k declare d h i s prot es t ag a ins t t h is act .
”
as j u dg i ng it t h e so l e work of t h e c h urc h .

M ay At a town meeti ng l awfully warned t he town ,

c on c l u ded to h a ve a mee ti ng upo on t he l as t Tues day i n J une ,

c o ns id er of t h e meadows on t h e n o rth s ide of t h e town h ow th ey ,

may be disposed of for thi s p resen t year; it i s therefore ag reed

by this town tha t no man shall mow a load or part of a loa d of
,

g ra s s b e,fo re t h e to w n h a th dis pos e d of th e

”
m u po n t h e p e na l ty of ,

twen ty shilli ng s t h e loa d or p art of a loa d .

M ay 23 1666 M r Sy mes was a dmitted by t h e town as an

, . .

“
i n h abita n t to purc hase or hire for h i s money
,

At t he same ti me M r My les was vote d t o b e i n vited to pre ach

.
.

i z : o nce a fo rtn i g ht on t he wee k day a n d o n ce on t h e S a bba th

By
,
”
a .

J une 26 1666 , S tephen Pa i ne sen ior M r B ro wne and Good

.
, , .
,

man Allen were c hosen Selec tme n to an s wer t he Co urt order .

Th ey were t he fi rs t Selec tmen chosen by t he to w n The Town s .

men s till con ti n ued to b e c hosen as us ual .

A ug us t t h e 13t h 1666 It was voted and ag reed upo n by t h e

, .

town th a t a n a ble man for t h e work of t h e mi n is try s h a ll with all ,

co n ve n i en t s peed be l ook ed for as a n o ffi ce r for thi s c h i irc h a nd

, , ,
 E ARLY SETT LERS AND AN NALS 53

a mi n is ter for t h e town , s uc h a one as may b e sa tis fac to ry to t h e

g e
“
ne
At
ra lity
t he
.

me ti me it w as als o voted an d ag reed u pon by t h e

sa

town , th a t M r Myles sh a ll s till con t i nue to lec ture on t h e wee k

.

further on t h e Sabb a th if he b e th ereun to leg a lly calle d

“
day , and

At th e sa me ti me t he town made c hoice of Deac on Cooper ,

, .

Lieuten an t H un t Ni c hol as Pec k a n d E ns ig n S mith as messe n

, , ,

g e rs to
, look ou t for a n a bl e m a n for t h e w o rk of t h e m i n i s t ry ,

acco rdi ng to t h e vote a fo resa id a n d th ey a re to g o i n t h e fi rs t ,

”
pl ace to M r Es t erb rook s.
’
.

O tober 16 1666
c At a town mee t i n it w as con cl uded th a t
, .
,

t h e p urch as e d l a n d s on t h e n o rth s ide of t e tow n s h all b e divide d

be tw een thi s an d t h e firs t of M ay nex t en su in g
“
It was a lso voted by t h e to wn th a t n o person sh all fall a ny ,
.

trees u pon t h e aforesa id l a n ds on t he n orth s ide of our to wn b efore

t h e sa id l an d s b e divide d upo n t h e pe n a lty of t en s hilli n g s for ,
”
e ve ry tree s o fa ll e n .

The sa me day , J oh n
Dogg ett J oh n W ood c oc k an d J oh n , ,

Titus were c hosen by t he town t o see w h a t ti mbe r trees are fallen

on t h e l a te p u rc h ase d l an d s on t h e n o rth s ide of our to w n an d , ,

they sh all h a ve t h e forfe iture for the i r p ai n s an d t he trees to those ,

”
th at t h e l a nd s ha ll fall to .

Dece mbe r 10 1666 At a to wn meeti n g it w as voted an d

, .

a ree d u po n th a t M r B a rkle y s ho uld co n ti n ue s till a mo ng s t us

tigl t h e fi rs t of Ap ril nex t e ns ui ng upo n further tri a l i n reference

.
,

, ,

to t he vote of A ug us t 13 — 66 w hi c h i s i n order to t h e se ttle men t

, ,
”
i n t h e mi n i s try if h e be app rove d of
, .

The sa me day Tho mas E s terb rook

, w as a d mitte d as an i n h ab
i t an t .

Ju ne At a to w n mee ti n g it w as vote d by t he town

22, 1667 .
-

th at t he mea do w s lyi n g o n t h e n o rth s ide of t h e to w n s h a ll b e for

”
thi s prese nt ye ar as th ey we re l as t y e a r .

Si nce t h e di s turb an ces c ause d i n t h e c h u rc h a t Re hoboth i n ,

164 9 by O ba di a h Hol mes an d h i s a dh ere n ts t h e re li g io u s affa i rs

, ,

of t h e town h a d bee n far fro m be i n g i n a q u ie t s ta te ; an d t h e

n umber of B a pti s ts so far fro m be i n g lesse ned by persec utio n
,

h ad been g rad ua lly i n creas i ng I n 1663 it w as s tren g th en e d by t h e .

arriv a l of t h e Rev J oh n Myl es w ith a p art of h i s c h urc h fro m

.
, ,

Swansea i n Wales ( Eng lan d) wh ence he h ad been ej ec ted for

, ,

non c o n formity
-
Thi s c h urc h h e h ad fo un ded a t Swansea (Wa les )
.

i n 1649 On th eir remov al to this co un try th ey b ro ug ht w ith

.
,
54 HI STORY OF REH OB OTH

t h em th e i r rec ords , w hic h were i n larg e ex trac ts fro m whic h Wels h ,

‘
,

says B enedic t i n h i s H i s tory of the B a ti sts were made by M r

p , , .

Bac kus an d sen t over to M r Thomas of Le omi ns ter Eng lan d

, .
, ,

t h e h i s tori an of t h e We ls h B apt is ts I n 1663 M r Myles formed .

, .

a B apti s t c h urc h i n Reho both t he fo urth formed i n A meri ca , .

It was org an i zed i n t he house of Joh n B u tterwort h an d commenced ,

with se ven members Thei r na mes were Joh n Miles (or My les .
, ,

as more fre q uen tly s pe ll ed i n t he rec ord s ) p as tor J a mes B ro w n , , ,

N ic hol as Tanner Joseph C arpen ter J ohn B utte rworth Eldad , , ,

K i n g sley an d B e nj ami n Alby , Thi s meas ure was o ffen s ive to .

t h e Co ng reg atio n a l c h u rc h of t he to wn a n d to t he oth e r c h urc hes ,

of t he colony ; an d t he i n terpo sition of t h e Court of Ply mou th

was soon ca ll e d for to arres t t h e g ro w i ng sc hi sm E ac h member .

of th i s new c h urch was fi ned £ 5 p roh ibite d fro m worship for t he ,

sp ace of on e mon th ; a n d they were a dvi se d to re move f ro m Re

h obot h to so me pl a ce w he re they mi g ht n ot p rej u di ce a ny ex is ti ng

ch urc h I n p ursuan ce w ith thi s a dvi ce th ey re moved to W an
.
,

n a moi se t an d erec te d a ho use n ea r Ke ll ey s brid g e on a n ec k of

’
, ,

la n d which i s n ow i n t h e town of B arri ng ton Afterwards th ey .

erec te d a n oth e r hou se on t h e eas t s ide of Pa l mer s R iv er a bo u t

’
,

h alf a mile fro m t h e b ridg e whi c h i s s till k n o wn by t h e name ,

”
of Myles s bridg e It s tood a s hort dis ta nce from t he s pot
’
.

wh ere t h e p resen t ho use of t h e sa me c h urc h now s ta n d s In .

1667 th ese B a ptis ts were i nc orpora ted i n to a town by t h e

,

na me of S wa n se a This tow n orig i na lly co mp rise d w ithi n i ts

.
’

li mits t he p resen t town tog e ther w ith Somerse t M ass B arri ng , , .

,

t o n an d t he g rea te r p art of Warren R I

, , . .

M r M i les o n ti nued t he mi n is ter of Swansea till h i s dea th

. c ,

w hi c h oc curre d Fe b ru ary 3 1683 H i s w ife was A n a t h e d au g hter , .

,

of Joh n H umph rey ( B ayli es M em of P lym Col ii 2 13 235 .

’
. . .
, , ,

e edi t t t e t h t t h e e e d i Wel h
B n c s a s at ill i th p s e i f r c or s . n s . are s n e os s s s o n o
th i s c h h Th
u rc l y e d wh i h t h t h h w p e e
. e on r c or s i E g c a c urc no oss ss s a re n n
li h
s .Th e m me e i 1649 se t Sw
co e W le nc d t i
n p ie f . a a ns a . a s . an co n a n co s o
le t t e dd e ed t t h h h b e e l B pt i t h h e f E g l d d
rs a r ss o e c urc s v ra a s c urc s o n an an

I el d
r an I m i li ed t t h i k t
. a t t h wh l
nc nf th i g i l Wel h e d
o n a e o e o e or na s r c or s

we e e t t E g l
r s n d by M B k
o n d the e t
an l t ed i t E g li h ; d
r . ac us . a n r ra ns a n o n s an

th t a p y f
a cot h t l t i w o e t ed
e t t h S w
ra n s a e h h on T h e y as r u rn o e a ns a c u rc . are
in an e elle t t t e f p e e t i
x c n d w it te i
s a o h d l t g et he t
r s rva on an r n n a an a o r oo
m de
o f t h d t e wh i h t h y b
rn or e a c e ea r .

Thi me h b ee w i t t e i t h ee di ffe e t w y i S w e S w
s na as n r n n r r n a s, v z : . a ns a . an

ze y . d S wan y T h fi t i t h
a nse w y i w.h i h i t w i
e t t e irs t h s lie t e a n c is r n n e ea r s
e d d i t h t h g ph y f t h t w i W le f m wh i h t h i de i e d
r c or s . a n s e or o ra o e o n n a s ro c s r v

its na me .
 EAR LY S ETTLERS AND ANNALS 55

A m Bi og Hi s t Di e ;
’
A llen a nd
’
250; B ac kus and Benedi ct
’
s . . . s

Hi s tori cs of the B a pti sts ) .

On t he 3ot h of M a rc h 1668 Philip w h o h ad s uc cee de d h is , , ,

brother Alex an der as sa c he m of t he Wa mp an oag s or Pokano ,

kets as they are so me ti mes called co n fi rmed to t he t o wn t he

, ,
”
p urch ase of t h e e i g ht miles sq ua re made of M assasso i t or , ,

Osa meq ui n h i s fa th e r i n 164 1 an d re li n q u i s h e d a ll c l a i m a n d

, , ,

title to t h e sa me by g ivi n g t h e to wn a q u it cl a i m w a rra n ty deed -

.

Of this deed t h e follow i ng i s an ex ac t copy ; i n t ra nscribin g it

t he orig i nal orthog ra phy h as b een p res erv e d .

Q U IT
D E E D o r K rNG P H I L I P -
CLA M I .

Know all men e se p rese n ts th a t

Sac hem dec ease d did fo r g ood a nd v allua b le con s idera t i o ns

,
by th
,
q
w h ereas Osa me u i n , ,

, ,

i n t h e y ear one tho us a n d S i x H u n d re d a n d fo rty a nd o ne g ive , ,

n t o n v e y s s u re e n c c o ffe n d c o n fi rm u n to M r J oh n
g r a , c a a
, , .

B ro wn a n d M r E d wa rd Wi nslo w deceas e d a t rac t of l an d of

, .
,

Ei g ht mil es sq ua re sc it ua te lyi n g a n d b e i ng both on t he Eas t

, ,

an d wes t s ide s of a rive r n ow c a ll e d Pa l mer s riv er to t h e p rope rty

’

a n d be h o o f of t h e to w n s me n of S ea c un c k a li as Re hoboth : I ,

Philli p Sac h e m e ldes t s on he i r a n d s uccesso r to t he s a id Os a me

, ,

q u i n S ac he m do he re by fo r my se lf mi ne b e i res ass i g n s an d s uc
, , ,

cess ors re mi s e re l e a se a n d fo r e v e r q u it all man n er of ri g ht titl e

, , , ,

cla i me or i n te res t th a t I t h e s a id phillip Sac h e m h a v e or by a ny ,

colo u r or p re t e n c e w h a ts oe v er mi g ht o r o ug ht to h a v e to t he
s a id t ra c t of l a n d s E i g ht mil e sq ua re ly i n g on t h e Eas t a n d wes t ,

s id es of Pa l me r s rive r a fo resa id u n to M r S te ph e n Pa i n e t h e e lder

’

, .
,

Pe ter H un t Joh n Alle n He n ry S mith an d othe rs t he s e lec t men

, , , ,

of t he tow n of Re hoboth ; ffor a n d to t h e use of themselves an d

of all t he other Tow ns men of t h e sa id to w n as th ey a re respec ,

t i v e ly c o nce rne d a n d e s ta te d theri ne a n d to t h e u se of a ll a n d ev ery ,

of the i r b e i res a nd ass ig n s for e v er And f urthermore I t he sai d .

Phillip sache m do h e reby fi rmly bi n d my se lf mi n e b e i res as s ig n s , ,

an d s uc cesso rs to f re e a n d di s c h arg e se c ure a n d sa v e h armlesse ,

t he s a id Ste phen Pa i n Pe ter H un t Jolm All en H en ry S mith , , ,

a n d t h e sel ec t me n a fo resa id an d a ll oth er t h e I n h a bita n ts of ,

Rehoboth th e ir he i rs a n d ass i g n s for e ver fro m a ll fo rme r a n d

,

other b arg a in s sa les titles a n d a ll other inc umb rances wh a ts o

, ,

e v er h ad mad e do ne or s u ffere d by me t h e s a id phillip s ac h em

, , ,

or t he sa id Ose meq u i n my fa th er d ec ease d ; or here a fter to b e

made do ne co mmitte d or s uffe red by me t h e sa id phillip sac h e m
, , ,

mi ne b e ires ass ig n s or s uccess ors

, I n w i t nes se w hereof I h a ve .

hereun to put my h an d an d seal t he thi rt i eth day of t he ffi rs t ,

Mon th Ca lled M a rch I n t h e yeare of our lord one Tho usa n d

, ,
”
S i x H und re d Six ty an d E ig ht .
56 HISTOR Y OF REHOBO TH

“
b it e re memb ered t hat
Ph i li p aknow le dg e d b e

Sig ned S ea led

, e meq
um re cea ved full
an d del i vere d i n t he sa t is ac
f ti o n of t he
p resence of M r B ro w n and Mr
. .

t he mark of Umpt aki so k Co unsellor . W i nslow for t he sa i d

E ig ht mi le square an d ,

t he mark of ph ill ip fi or t he h undred acres ,

lyi ng on t h e s out h si de
of t he bounds of Reho
mark of S S uncone w he w phillip b oth , now ca lle d by
’
th e s t he
brot h er . n a me of t h e H undre d
acres t o t h e use of t he

th e mark of peeb e e Counsellor . id town

sa .

T
Th e mark of phillip p sac he m .

th e mark of I Torn In t erpre t er .

l) ( sea

Joh n M y le J un io s : Phillip t h e Sac hem did

kn owledg e thi s deed ,

John I Lan do n mark this firs t of J une 1668,

’
s .
,

Before
t he mark of wm . H a mmon . Jos W i ns low .
,

Jo se ph Sa b i n . A ss is t .

Ap ri l 10 1668 At a town mee ti ng it was voted th a t whe re as

, .
,

t h e se lec t to wns men did g ive Philip Sac he m a g ra t u ity a t t h e ,

sea li n g of a n e vide n ce of our e ig ht mile sq uare t h e s u m of e i g ht ,

po un ds twe lve shilli ng s ; tha t t he sa id selec t townsme n s h all

”
ma ke a ra te for t he pay men t of it .

At t h e sa me meeti ng t he town c hose a committee to g o an d ,

view t he meadows th a t are i n t h e North Purc h ase an d t o acre ,

them ou t t o divid e th em i n t o t h ree score and ei g htee n pa rts

,

a n d a h alf a n d to mark a n d bo un d ou t eac h p art a n d

, a t i n s uc h ,

swamp s as i n t h e i r p rud en ce they thi n k mee t to be a i d ou t i n ,

t he s a id divi s io n : p rovide d they do it eq ua lly as th ey c a n Th e .

sa id co mmitte a re A n tho n y Pe rry Philip W a lke r Tho mas W il mot , , ,

”
Ni c hol as I de ; t o be p a id by t h e whole c o mp a ny of p urch ase rs .

M ay 13 1668 It was voted an d ag reed upon t h a t t h e new

, .

book of record s s ho u ld b e rec orded a t Ply mo uth this nex t J u ne ,

Co urt
“
.

Willi am Carpen ter a t t h e sa me t i me was chose n Town Clerk

“
.

Vote d th a t t he dee d g iven by t h e I n di an s to t he t ow n b e de

,

livered to t he committee of t h e town t h a t they may record it ,

”
a t t h e Co u rt of New Ply mo u th t h e nex t J u n e Co u rt , .
 EA R LY SETTLERS AND ANNA LS

Voted th at a co mmittee s h a ll b e chose n to draw up a pe tition

,

t o se n d to t h e Co urt a t Ply mo u th t h e nex t Gen eral Cou rt th a t , ,

we mig ht h a v e so me re d ress i n respec t of t h e di ffi c u lty of t h e tran s

p ort a t i o n of o u r c o u n ty ra te s Th e c o mm itt ee c ho s e n were M r .
, .

S tephen Pay ne sen Lie ut H un t an d En s ig”n S mith co mmittee

, .
, .
, ,

to s ig n thi s pe tition i n t h e n a me of t h e to w n
“
It w as als o voted th a t t h e ra tes upo n t he no rth s ide of t h e
.

tow n b e lo we red a n d p a rt ta k en off ; th a t i s to s ay w h ereas t h e

, ,

l ands upo n t h e No rth P urc h as e p a id forty s hilli ng s of 5 poun ds

i n all ra tes th a t n ow t h e s a id l a n d s s h all pay 20 s hilli n g s i n 5
,

pou n d s u n til t h e tow n see c ause to a lter it

, .

M ay 26 1668 , It was vote d an d a g ree d upon for t h e en

.

cou rag e me n t of a b ri c k ma ker i n t h e town t h e to w n o rdered th a t , ,

if any co me h e sh all h a ve free libe rty of w ood a nd clay a t t he

, ,
”
h alf mile swa mp to ma ke w h a t b ri c k h e w ill
-
, .

The s a me day lots w ere d raw n for t h e me adow l an d s i n t he

North P u rc h ase by t h e follo w i n g pers o ns :
O badi a h B o we n J a mes Gil s o n
, ,

S a mue l Luthe r R i ce Le o n a rd
, ,

S tephe n Pai ne sen Samue l N ewman

, .
,

Jolm S a v ag e , J oh n Dog g ett ,

Goody Hid e , A n tho n y Perry ,

Child ren s la n d s
’
Tho mas Coo er j un
, , .

Tho mas Re ade Geo rg e Ke n ri c ke

, ,

Preserve d Abell Joh n B ut te rworth

, ,

Willi a m C a rpen te r M r Myles , .

,

G ilbe rt B rook s R i c h ard Bowe n j u n

, , .

Thomas J ac ob O rms by M r Ne wman , .

,

R obert Jo n es , Jose ph Pe c k ,

Joh n Re a de se n , Willi a m Sa bi n
.
,

Na th a n i e l Pa i ne se n I c h a bod Mille r j un
, .
, .

Robe rt W h e a t o n M r D an ie l S mith, .
,

Wido w C arpe n te r M r B rown e , .

,

B enj a mi n B uc kl a n d R ob ert Mill er , ,

Philip W a lke r Joh n Titus

, ,

Joh n Peren se n , Na th a n i e l Pec k

.
,

Joh n O rms by Geo rg e Robi n s o n

, ,

J are t I n g ra h a m R obert F u ll e r
, ,

Na th a n ie l P a i n e j u n Joh n F itc h , .
,

Hen ry S mith , Tho mas W i llmot ,

Ni c hol as Pec k W i llli a m B uc kl an d

, ,

Jon ath an Boswo rth Joh n K i n s lye , ,

S amuel C a rpe n te r Jo n a th a n F ull er , ,

Ri ch a rd Whita ke r J oh n Miller sen , , .

M r T a n n er
.
, J oseph C arpe n ter ,

Stephe n P a i ne j u n Samuel Pec k

, .
,

Jona th an Pal mer Sampson M as o n , ,

 HISTOR Y OF REHOBOTH

J am Redeway es , John Alli n j un , .

Nich olas I de , Joh n Read j un e, .

Deac on Cooper , John Low l l e .

Joseph Buckland , Franci s S hen s.

Tho mas G ran t , Ed ward Ha 1,
Israel Pec k , Joh n Woodc oc k ,

Capta i n W ille t , Joh n A lli n sen , .

Jona than B liss ,

Li eute nan t H u n t , Ovid Bullock .

Eldad K i ns ly ..

Duri n g th is year t he Rev . Noah Newma n , son of t he

Samu e l Newman , was se ttled by the c hurch and t own as

December 4 1668 t he followi ng vote was pass ed by t he town

, ,

re la ti ve t o h is s u ppo rt :
“ Th a t M r Newman s hou ld ha ve forty po unds a year and hi s
.

w oo d p ro vided t o beg i n las t M arc h for h i s comforta b le ma i n

, ,

t e n a nce for t he ca rry i n g i n e nd t he work of t he mi n is t ry among s t

,

us . Dea con C arpe n ter Lieute nan t H un t and Good ma n Roa des , ,

we re c hose n t o see tha t t h e afore sa id order s hould be accomplis h ed ,

n d to s pea k t o t hose t h a t are de fec ti ve i n the i r not doi ng the i r

3 ty
u .

Fro m t he abo ve vote it a ppea rs tha t M r Ne wma n commenced .

h is mi n is t ry i n Reho both i n M a rc h
“
, .

January 1 1668 It was voted th a t there s ho uld be so me

,

la n d b roke a nd fen ced a bo u t t he mi n is t e r s ho use for t he p la n ti ng

’
.

of an o rc h ard an d oth er c on ven i ences ; a n d t he tow nsme n were

,
”
appoi n t e d to see t he thi n g acc omplis hed .

M ay 14 1669 It was voted an d ag ree d u po n th a t t h e hous e

, .
,

w hic h was b u ilt for t h e mi n is t ry M r Ne wman s ho u ld en joy as .

lon g as he c o n ti n ues i n t he work of t he mi n i s t ry amon g s t us

“ I t was also at t he sa me ti me voted th a t M r Newman s hould , .
.

a ls o en joy t he la n d s meadows c o mmons &c of t he p as tors a n d , , , .

S t le i s y a n d Ne w O ld
I n Old S t l t he e e a r co mm nc d o n t h e 25 t h of
. ye ye
. e i
M arc h The corr c t on of t h e c a n a r le d by P e e y op G r g or i n 1582 was n ot . ,

d
a o pt ed i i P li e ill
b t h e Br t s h a r a m n t t e de d ee e
1 7 5 1 w h n i t was or re t h a t l v n
y
,

y
d a s s hou d be
s t ruc k e be
o u t of Se pt m id
r of 1 7 5 2 a n d t h e t h r d a y of t h a t .

ek e ee i e de e k i
mon t h was r c o n d t h e fo u rt n t h T h s la t t r mo le
o f r c o n n g is ca l d .

New S tyle a n d t he ye e ed
a r co mm n c
. fi
on t he y e y
rs t of J a n ua r B fore t h e ear .

ee ei e i d e bei di l de e i
17 5 2 t h r was so m t m s a c o n fus on i n a t s i t
, ng ffi c u t t o t rm ne .

e
w h t h r Ja nuar e y eb y
F rua r l ed
a n d a part of M arc h c os
,
“ y e b e t he a r or
, g an
a no t h r e e e
H nc t h e mo of ou
. de d b le d e a t s as i
Ja n 1 1668 w h c h i s 1669 , .
.

Ne w S t l ye . de y le
A n d i n o r r t o fi n d t h e da y of t he mo n t h i n Ne w S t co rre .

i e
s po nd i n g t o a g v n d a y of a n y mo n t h i n Old y le St ide
we mus t co n s r t he .

e ee dy d e e
l a t t r as el v n a s i n a va n c of t h e form r a n d a dd ele e d y v n a s t o t he .

p e
r se nt a t e dF o r n i
s ta n ce .t h e 24 t h o f M O ld y le
a rc h 1 668 e d S t . c o rr s p o n s , . .

t o A pril 4t h 1669 Ne w S t l , ye . .
 EA RLY SETTLE RS AND ANNA LS 59

teac h ers as long as h e con tin ues i n t h e w ork of t h e mi n i s try

,

a mo n g s t us : ex ce pti n g th e re s h a ll be a n oth e r o ffi ce r c hosen an d

se ttle d a mo n g s t us a n d th e n M r New ma n i s to h a v e on e of t he
, .

a c co mmod a tio n s of p a s tors o r teac he rs a n d t h e othe r o ffi ce r if , ,

e v er an y be j oi ne d w ith h i m i s to h a ve t h e oth er a cc o mmod a tions

,

s o lo n g as they a tten d th e i r w o rk
“ At t he s a me ti me it was vote d e n ac ted an d ag reed upon
.

, , ,

th a t see i n g it i s t h e i n ten tio n of t h e tow n to p reserve t h e house

,

b u ilt for t he min is try and to kee p it for t h a t use ; t he town there
,

fore see th ca use to eng ag e th emse lves th a t if it s ho u ld please God , , ,

th a t by h is providen ce h e s ho uld re move M r N e w man by dea th .

,

w hil e h e co n ti n ues i n t h e mi n i s te ri a l w o rk an d s ho uld l ea ve a ,

w ife an d fa mily b e hi n d h i m th a t hi s w ife or fa mily th a t h e le a ves

,

behin d h i m shall h ave fod r sco re po un ds p a id to h er or them

,
-
,

a t th e i r l ea vi n g or re movi ng ou t of t h e ho use a n d t h e s a id fou r ,

score o un d s to b e ra i sed by a ra te of t h e i n h a bita n ts of t h e town ,

accor i n g to th e i r se v e ra l p ropo rt io n s Th e fo rmer w o rd fa mily .

,

to b e i n terp reted M r New ma n s child ren

“
’
. .

At t h e sa me ti me it was a lso voted th a t M r Ne wma n sh ould , .

h ave th ree score pou n d s a y ea r pa id h i m yearly for h i s com

-
,

forta b le s u b s i s ten ce i n t h e w o rk of t h e mi n i s t ry An d M r Steph en . .

Pa i n sen ior D eac o n Cooper a n d Willi a m S abi n w e re ch ose n by

, , , ,

t h e to w n d es i ri n g th em to ta ke s o me p a i n s to see h ow it mi g ht
,

be ra i se d : th a t if it mi g ht be it mi g ht be ra i se d free ly ; for e very,

p e rs o n w ho m it c o n ce rn s to c o n t r ib u t e to w ar d s it fre e ly ; a n d
th a t th e nceforw ard perso n s w ill ta k e care th a t it mi g ht be effec
t ually acc o mplis h e d ; an d al so th a t t h e fo rty po un d s a y ea r w hic h ,

is p as t b e i nq u i re d i n to to see if it b e a cco mplis h e d ; a n d if thes e

,

pe rsons do a ppreh en d th a t t h e a fo res a id w ay w ill n ot effec t t he

thi ng th en t he to wn are t o serio us ly con s ider of so me other way
, ,

th at it may b e effec te d for t h e c o mforta bl e carry i ng on of t he

”
wors hip a nd o rdi n an c es of God a mo ng s t u s
At t h e s a me mee ti n g “t h e to w n w ith one c o n se n t d ecl are d
,
.

by vote th a t t h e p ropos itio n f ro m t he Co urt a bou t sa les of g uns

, ,

powder an d s hot to t h e I n di ans they app rehen d it w ill b e g rea tly

, ,

detri men ta l to ou r E ng li s h i n te res t a n d th erefore dec l are th em ,

”
se lves ag a i n s t it .

J uly 29 1669 At a town mee ting it was voted that a ra te

, .

s ho uld be mad e to a n s wer t h e w a rra n t from t h e C o u rt ; an d t h e

ra ters chos en w ere M r Ste ph e n P a i ne se n io r L i eu te n a n t H un t

.
, , ,

Henry S mith N ic hol as Pec k D ea co n Cooper Philip W alker

“ , , .
,

Vote d th a t those th a t pay b u tter sh a ll pay for t h e tran s ,

p o rta t i on of b u tte r a n d th e y th
, a t p y
a w h ea t s h a ll p y
a fo r t h e ,

transpo rta tio n of the i r w he a t a n d th ey th a t pay money to pay , ,

”
for n o tra ns po rta tion of e ith er w h ea t or b u t te r .

There was a ra te made t he 3ot h of J uly 1669 bein g t he firs t part of , ,

t h e p ay men t of t h e cou n ty ra te a mo u n ti ng to t h e s um of ,
60 HISTORY OF REH OBOTH

November 4 1669 I t was voted and ag reed tha t there

, .

s hould be a ra te made for t h e p urc h as i ng of po wder and l ead as ,

much as w ill make up t h e town s tock accordi ng to t h e order of ,

t h e Co urt w ith wh a t t he re i s al rea dy

, M r S teph en Pai ne . .
,

Li eu te n an t H u n t E ns ig n Smith Philip W alker and Ni c hol as Peck

, , ,

were c hose n to make t h e ra te .

December 12 1670 At a town mee ti ng ,Deaco n Cooper .

, ,

Lieute nan t Hu n t J oh n Reade sen ior an d W illi am Sabi n were

, , , ,

c hose n ra ters to mak e a ra te for M r N ewman s ma i n tenan ce

, .
’
,
”
acc o rdi n g to a fo rmer vote .

Nove mber 8 1670 A t a town mee ti ng la wf ully warn ed it

, .
,

was vote d th a t t he lin e s ho uld be forth wi th run be twee n t h e

North P u rch ase an d t he mil e an d a h alf g iven to t h e to w n for e n
”
l arg emen t .

The mil e an d a h alf h ere re ferred t o was t h e subj ec t of con , ,

s i derab le di s p u te be tween t h e town of Rehob oth an d t h e pro

p r i e t or s of t h e No rth P urc h ase be i n g c l a i m e d by b oth It w a s , .

g iv e n to R e hoboth b y a m e re v erb a l g ra n t fro m c o mm i ss io n e rs of

t h e Colo ny ; an d was at l en g th co nfi rmed to th em by t he Ply mou th
Co urt i n t he followi ng ac t of J une 1668
“
, ,

Thi Court h av e ordere d th a t a trac t of l and co n ta i n i ng a

s , ,

mile an d a half ly i ng on t h e north s ide of th e town of Rehoboth

, ,

i s allowed to be t he p roper rig ht of t he sa i d towns hip A nd s uc h .

la n ds as are lyi ng betw ix t th e B ay li ne an d it i s to be acc oun te d ,

w ithi n t h e cons ta b leri ck of Rehoboth u n ti l th e Co urt s h all ord er ,

o th erw i se An d th a t such farms as lye t h w ithi n t h e sa id liberties

.

”
s h a ll b e res pon s ibl e i n poi n t of ra ti n g a t t h e Colon y s dis posa l
’
.

( yP l m Co
.l Rec o rd s ) . .

November 23 1670 A co mmittee was chose n to mee t t he

, .

Treasu re r of Taun to n to se ttle t he boun ds be tween t h e North

P urc h ase an d Taunton North P urch ase Th e co mmit tee were .

E n s i g n S mith W illi am Sab i n a nd W illi a m C arpen ter

, , .

J an uary 9 1670 1 At a tow n mee ti ng l aw f ully warned it

—
, .
,

w as voted a n d ag reed th a t C apt H ud s o n of Bo s to n a n d Joh n , .

,

Fitc h ( probably of Rehoboth ) sh all h ave li berty to b u ild a ware

ho use at t he wa te r s ide a nd a wh a rf ; a nd M r Pa i ne se n ior a nd , .
, ,

E n s i g n S mith were chosen to a ppoi n t the m t he pl ace a nd q uan ti t y

—
of g ro un d for t h e ware house Joh n Dog g et als o h ad t h e like
libe rty g ran ted h i m
M ay 12 167 1 , I t was voted an d ag ree d upon by t he to wn
.
,

th at wh e reas M r N ewma n s mai n ten a nce h ath n ot re ac hed un to

, .
’

wh a t h a th been eng ag ed u n to hi m by t he to wn e th a t th ere sh a ll ,

be a tri a l made by co n trib u tion e very S abb a th day to se e wh e th er ,

 E A R LY S ETT LE RS AND ANNALS 61

it may a mo un t to hi s comforta ble ma i n ten ance ; a n d tha t t h e

n ex t S a bb a th day th ere be a t ri a l ma de a n d a ll pe rs o n s w ho m it ,

c o n ce rn s do b ri n g i n t h e fi rs t Sa bb a th for t h e ti me th a t i s p as t
, ,
”
from t he fi rs t o f M a rc h l as t
“
.

No ve mb c r 7 167 1 It w as voted th a t a fence b e b uilt to t he

, .

mi n i s te r s ho use a n d w ea th er bo a rds put u po n t he ho use for t h e

’
-
,

p rese rv a ti o n of it ; a n d t he to w n s me n w ere c hos en to see it e ffec ted ,

a n d a l so t h ey w e re e mp o we re d t o ma k e a ra te for t h e p ay men t of
”
it.

M ay 16 1672 , It w as a g ree d a n d vote d th a t t h e town smen

.

are to d ra w u p s u c h p a rti cu l a rs as may be n eces sa ry for t h e g en

e ra l g oo d of t h e tow n as i n s t ruc tio n s for t h e d ep u ti es t o man ag e
,

a t t h e Co u rt .

Februa ry 6 1673 It was vote d and ag ree d th a t t h e town smen

, .

a n d A n tho n y Pa g e s ho u ld t re a t w i t h our R e v ere n d P as tor M r , .

Noa h Ne w ma n res pe c ti n g t h e ho use an d lot th a t h e liv es i n

, .

M ay 14 , 1673Joh n Wood c oc k Th o mas Will ma rth J os i a h

.
, ,

Pal mer Tho mas Rea de a nd Jolm O rms by were p ropou n de d t o

, , ,

t h e free me n a t t h e to wn mee ti n g to ta ke up the i r f ree do m an d , ,

a pp rov e d of .

M ay 20, 1673 At a to wn meetin g l awf ully warne d it was

.
,

voted a n d ag ree d upo n th a t t h e ho use tha t our Reverend Pas tor,

n ow lives i n a n d t h e lot th a t t h e hou se s ta n ds u pon s h a ll be h i s

,

fo rever i n c o ns ide ra tion an d i n lieu of t h e fo ur sc ore poun ds th a t

,
-

w as e ng ag e d at M r New man s dea th ; a n d th a t t h e former ac t

’
.

of t he to w n c on cern i n g t he fo ur s co re pou n ds s h a ll b e i n va lid

,
-
,

wh en t h e to wn g iv e our Re v ere n d Pas to r ass ura nce of t h e afore

”
sa id ho use a n d lot .

Nove mber 13 1674 It was vote d an d ag ree d u pon th a t to

, .
,

e ve ry h un d re d po un d s es ta te ra t e s uc h p erso n s s h a ll c arry i n,

to our Re vere n d p as to r h a lf a co rd of w ood for h i s w i n ter fi re

“
.

It was al so ag reed u po n th a t a due p ropo rtion b e made u pon ,

t he polls fo r t h e ra i s i ng of fifty po un d s for our R e v ere n d Pas to r

,

for t h e p resen t y e a r
“
.

It was al so a g reed u po n th a t a ne w mee tin g ho use s hould be -

b uilt and t h e tow n s men w e re c hosen to ta ke i n t o c o ns idera tion

,

t h e bus i ness of it a n d w h a t i s ma te ri al to t h e f urth eri ng of it ;

,

an d to b ri n g i n th e i r a pp re h e n s io n s t h e n e x t tow n mee ti n g -
.
 CH APTER II
K I NG P HI LI P S WA R
’

I N th is t rag edy i nvolvi ng th e ex ti nc tion of a race t h e reade r s ’

i n teres t will be q u i ckened by cons ideri ng t he re l atio n of t he c hie f

ac to rs to eac h oth er .

Osameq ui n
, commo n ly k nown as M assasso i t was t he c hie f ,

sach e m of t h e Wamp an oag s a on ce po werful tri be of

, war
riors b ut a s hort ti me be fore t h e l a n d i n g of t h e Pi lg ri m fa th ers
, , ,

much weakened by a fearful pl ag ue which swept away a l arg e

p art of t h e popul ation Th is t ri be occupied th e te rri t o ry of So uth
.

eas tern M assac h use tts i n c l udi n g all t h e l an d be t wee n Narrag a n

,

se tt Bay and Pawt uc ke t R iver on t he we s t a n d t he Atl an tic

Ocean on t h e eas t or wh at is now Ply mo ut h and B ris tol Co un ties

,

i n M assac h use tts a nd B ris tol Coun ty i n R h ode Is land ; al so t he

,

Cape Cod area an d poss ibly a part of Norfolk Coun ty

, .

W ith i n h is domai n there were se veral subordinate tribes which

g a v e h i m a ll eg i an ce b,u t eac h h ad i ts ow n sac h e m Th er e w e re t h e .

Namas kets abou t Middl eboroug h of whic h Tuspaq , ui n was chi ef ;

t he Pocasse ts at Ti vert ori an d wes tward as far as Somerse t ,

of which Conb i ta nt (or C orb i ta nt ) was c hief s ucceede d by Wee ta ,

moo w ife fi rs t of Wams ut ta b rothe r of Philip t hen of Pet ono

, , ,

wowe t t (or Peta n an ui t ) called by t h e E ng lis h Be n

“ ”
,

an d a l s o
“ ,

Pe ter N n ua it wh o cas t i n h is lot with t he E ng li sh ; t he Sacori

,

ne ts at Little Co mp t o n ru le d by t he ,
“ ”
sq ua w sach e m Aw a s h onks ,

a ne i g hbor of Be nj a mi n Ch urc h ; t h e Na us e ts at Eas th am o n C a pe

C od ; t he M a ta ch ees a t B arns ta b le ; t h e M onomoys at Cha th am ;

t h e S a uka t u c ke t s a t M as hpee ; a n d t h e Nob s q uasse t s a t Y ar

mou th Th e M assac h uset ts tribe was n orth of t he Wampan oag s

.

i n t h e vi c i n ity of Bos to n .

So me wri te rs des ig n a te all these cog n ate tribes even i nc l udi n g ,

t he M ass ac h use tts by t h e term Poka n oke t so ca ll e d fro m t he

, ,

trib al se a t a t Mo unt Hope w ithi n t he Coun ty of B ri s tol R I

“
.
, , .

Th e do mi n io n p rope rly belo n g i n g to t h e W a mp an o ag s was

”
k nown as Pokan oke t (Bodg e ) .

M as s as soi t s res ide n ce w as a t S owa ms ( now Ba rri ng to n

’
,

On e of h i s re s id e n ces w as a lso a t M o un t H ope whi c h a fte rwards ,

became t he re s ide n ce of h i s son Ph ilip or Me tac omet .

 KI NG PHI LIP S W AR ’
63

M ass as so i t h ad t wo b rothers , A kko mpo i n an d Qu adequ i n a , wh o

were h i s o un selors The t wo of h i s sons k n o wn t o fa me we re

c .

Wamsu t ta ( Ale x ander) an d Pometac o m Me ta co m or Me ta co me t ,

( Philip ) Al e x
. a n d e r ma rr i e d W ee t a moo q u ee n of t h e Poc asse ts , ,

a n d Philip ma rri e d her s i s te r W oo t on e ka n us ke Af ter Alex an der s

’

“
.

dea th W ee ta moo marrie d Pe ton owowe t t k nown as Pe ter

Nun u i t or
“
B en .
”
,

M as sas soi t h ad a beca me th e w i fe of

d aug hter A mie , who
Tuspaq u i n c hi ef of t h e Namas ke ts a n d th e i r d a ug hte r ( Philip s
’

, ,

n iece ) ma rrie d Joh n Sas sa mon w h o b ec a me p riv a te s ec re ta ry to ,

Philip and betrayed h i m to t he E ng li sh .

K i n g Philip h ad a n i ne y ea r old son wh o was ca pture d by th e

- -
,

Eng li s h an d w ith h i s n ob le moth er w as sold i n to sl a very i n t he

Wes t I ndies .

Th e N arrag an se t ts were a l arg e an d i mportan t tribe wh o live d

t o t h e wes t of N arra g an se tt B ay The i r chief sac hem was t he .

g re a t C a n o n i c us w h o w as s ucc e e,d e d by h i s n e ph e w M i a n t o n omi , ,

and h e i n t urn by h i s son C a no n c h e t w h o le d h i s b rav es a t Pi erce s

’

fi g ht an d di ed heroi cally for t h e los t ca use of h i s people

“
.

K i n g Philip s W ar beg an on Fas t D ay J une 24 1675 i n

’
, , ,

Swanse a on t he b o rders of Rehoboth an d en ded w ithin t he

, ,

li mits of Re hoboth by t he c apture of An n awan Aug 28 1676 , .

,
.

Betwee n these t wo dates Re hoboth was kept i n an al mos t

c ons ta n t s ta te of a l a rm an d s uffe re d se verely fro m i t s p rox i mity

to M ou n t Hope Philip s h ea d q uarte rs With t he ex ception of

,
’
-
.

t he g arri son ho use s t h e w hole to wn w as at one ti me l a id i n as h es ,

an d a n u mber of t h e i n h ab ita n ts w e re a t di ffe re n t ti mes s l a i n , , .

Mas sas soi t was a w i se p ac ifi s t a n d t he ab idi n g frien d of t he

white se ttlers s o th a t d uri ng h i s life ti me the re was no se rious
,

troub le However much he may h a ve fe lt t h e enc roac h men ts of

.

t he Eng li s h on h i s territo ry he c on ti n ue d to s u rren der to th em

,

larg e trac ts of l an d for a meag er c o mpe n s a tion a nd dyi ng i n 1662 , , ,

left h i s so n s a leg acy of g ood w ill a n d a g ood name H i s e ldes t -

.

son Ale x a n d er s uc c ee ded h i m b u t di e d t h e sa me y e a r u n d er c i r

,

cu ms ta n ce s whi c h s ee me d t o t h e I n di a n s s u s pi c io us By t h e .

order of s uccess ion Philip ali a s M e ta c o me t t he second s o n of t h e

, ,

nobl e Osameq ui n became chief of t he W amp an oag s Bliss i n

, .
,

h i s hi story se ts forth vividly w h a t h e c o nceives to h a ve bee n

,

P h ilip s motives i n b ri ng i n g on wa r
’
.

Thi ng s for a while wore a p ac ifi c as pec t thoug h it i s eviden t ,

64 HISTORY OF REHOBOTH

th a t fro m h is access ion Ph ilip c heris hed feeli ng s of j ealousy and

, ,

hos tility towards his Eng lis h ne i g hbors ; and th at se ns ible of the i r ,

g r o w i n g po w e r a n d t h e ra pid dec rease of t h e I n di a n s a n d see i ng ,

t he i nevita bl e fa t e th a t a waited hi m an d h is people s ho uld th e ,

En g lis h be l eft to s p rea d themselves thus un mol es ted h e de .

t ermi ned to make one des pera te eff ort to free hi mself an d h is
c oun try by a wa r of u tte r ex te rmi n a tion The be tter to effect t h i s
.

and dis g u is e hi s i n te n t ions he amused t h e En g lis h by p ro fes s ions

,

of fri en ds hip and submiss ion ; renewed t he trea ties wh ich hi s

fa th er h ad made ; dis posed of his l an ds and g a ve q u it c la i ms of
,
-

those before sold by his father and brother to raise t he means for ,

su pplyi ng his men w ith fi re arms an d ammun itio n ;-

cultiv ate d

t he fri en ds hip of t h e neig h bori ng tri bes of In di ans s mo t heri ng ,

t h e feu ds an d recon c ili ng t he q uarrels of cen turies ; an d t h us by ,

de l udi ng t he E ng l i s h a nd s treng then i ng hi mself by i ncreas i ng

,

h i s c o n nex io ns and alli ances he was pre pari ng secre tly and s il en tly
,

t he war whi c h was to sh ake New Eng la n d to i t s ce n ter and del ug e

”
t he l an d wi t h b lood .

Admitti ng t h e g eneral fai rness of this p resenta tion we wi l l ,

a l so look at t h e ma tter from a somewh a t di fferen t poi n t of vi ew .

Modern writers h ave sharply score d t h e New Eng lan d Puritans

for thei r se lfi s h g ree d i n deali ng with t h e real owne rs of t h e soi l .

W ith few ex ceptions like John Eliot an d Edward W i nslo w t hey

, ,

were i n cli ned to ex ploit thei r I n di an neig h bo rs for the i r ow n ad

v an tag e The I n di an s ig norance was h i s weak ness an d hi s un
.
’

doi ng To t he Eng lis h man he was a h eat hen with no rig hts one
“
.

w as bo un d t o respec t . Once an undisp uted lord of t h e l an ds of

h is an ces tors h e beca me an ex ile or an obj ec t of sordid traffi c
,
.

He saw t he g raves of h i s people robbed an d defaced an d l a ter on , ,

”
hi mse lf deb auched and unsc rup ulously pl un dered Thi s may h elp .

e x pl a i n t h e g ro w i ng h a tre d of t he I n dian for h i s w hite n e ig hbo r ,

drivi ng hi m at ti mes t o cruel rep risa ls .

Such bitterness an d wra th was not developed i n these unsoph i s

t i ca ted h uman s w itho u t a cause We call them sa v ag es b ut thei r
.
,

lives were s i mple a n d p ri mitive before they learned t he vi ces an d

dece ptive tricks of an ag g ress ive c ivili za tion .

The s tateme n t i s often ma de by h is to ri an s th a t t h e I n di ans

were fai rly pa id for the i r l an ds I n t h e ease of t h e Pilg ri m fa th ers
.

at Ply mou th led by men like W i n slow an d B radford this was i n

, ,

t h e ma i n true . Th e co n ti n ua nce of t h e c olony depen d ed on t h e

 K IN G PHI LIP S
’
WAR 65

frien dship of M ass as so i t a nd h i s people w hile he on h is part ,

nee de d t he p ro tec tion of t h e c olo ny Do ubtless t h e trea tmen t .

of t h e I n di a n by t h e Ply mo uth Pilg ri ms was on t h e w hole k i n d

an d eq uita bl e Had t h e l a ter co mers been as forbea rin g as th ese

.
,

there would h a ve bee n no bloo dy war to c h ron ic le for there was ,

a k i n dly res pon se to s uc h fa i r trea t men t fro m men like t he g rea t

M assassoi t b ra ve old C a n on i c us of t h e Na rrag an se tts an d t he

, ,

nobl e S amose t a n d we be lie v e the i r s uccess ors mi g ht h a ve b een

,

won i n like mann er .

But t he Pu ri ta n c o min g l a te r w ith hi s ro ug h er co n sc ie nce beg an

to encroac h on t h e I n dia ns rig hts absorbi ng their h un ti ng ’
,

g ro un d,s th e i r c om fi elds a n d t h e s t re a ms th a t s u ppli e d th e m w ith

fi sh ; an d t h e E n g lis h man s a polog y for all this was h i s s upe rior
’

c ivili z a tion g ivi n g h i m as h e p rofesse d to beli eve a ri g ht to t h e

, , ,

heathen s i n heri ta n ce e ve n as Josh ua drove out t h e old C ana

’
,

an i tcs a n d too k po s ses s i o n of th e i r l a n d If t h e I n di a n g a ve a deed .

of h i s la nds to t h e E n g li s h man it was by a n i n s tru men t of which ,

h e h ad s li g ht co mprehe ns ion t he co n s idera tion for w hic h was a

,

pitta n ce , a fe w fa tho ms of w a mp u m a few h a tc h e ts a n d c oa ts , ,

an d perh a p s a bit of tob acc o w ith a l oo ki n g g l ass th rown i n Too -

.

often t he poo r s av ag e was a modern Esau se lli ng h i s b irthrig h t ,

for a mess of pottag e as i n t he c ase of R obi n Hood a M a i n e sac hem , ,

who deede d a l arg e trac t of l a n d on t h e Sas anoa for a hog s h ead of

corn an d a fe w p u mpki n s E ven old Rehoboth w as b oug ht of
.

M assassoi t fo r t en fatho ms of w amp u m eq ual a t th a t ti me to ,

fifty shilli n g s w ith a coa t th ro wn i n Th us w ithi n t wo g enera tions

, .

t h e se ttlers h a d ab so rbe d a ll t h e Pok a n oke t l a n ds u n til Phili p ,

found hi mse lf a n d h i s w hole tribe h emme d w ithi n t h e narro w

bounds of Mt Hope Nec k with no way out ex cept by canoe or
.
,

throug h h is ne i g hbor s fen ced l an d ’

“
.

Drake in h is in troduc tory ch a pter to The Old I ndi an Chron

”
i cle re marks ( p
,
“Had e very w hite in hab ita n t wh o sa t hi m
.

se lf down by t h e s ide of an I n di a n b ee n k i n d a n d g en ero us dis ,

covered less of a v ari ce an d n ot ta ken p ai ns to ma ke hi mse lf

,

ofi ens i ve by h is u n mi s ta k abl e h a ug hti ness few cases of co n te n tion ,

”
would h av e ari se n .

Philip h ad arra ng ed th a t t he g re at b low should be s truc k i n t h e

spri ng of 1676 w hi c h wo uld w ipe ou t t h e E n g l is h Colon i s ts or
,

drive them from t h e count ry b ut for t wo re asons ma i n ly he was ,

forced to beg i n t he war before h is plans were mature d ; one of

5
66 HISTORY OF REHOB OTH

these i mpa tience of t he y oung warriors a nd t he other

was t he ,

was t h e treac hery of J ohn Sassamon This burs ti ng out of t he

.

war nearly a year before t he appoi n te d t i me cos t Phili p t he

early su pport of t he N arrag anset t s althoug h th ey j o i ne d h i m ,

so me mo n th s la ter .

As early as t h e s pri ng of 167 1 t h e Eng li s h se ttlers became

,

a l armed at t h e e vid en ce they di sc overe d of warlike p repara tions

on t h e p art of K i n g Philip an d th ey sus pec ted th a t so me plot was

on foot for t he ir des truc tion There i s no documenta ry proof that

.

suc h was t h e case b ut n umerous st ran g e I n di ans seen mi n g l i n g

,

wi th t he Wamp an oag s t og eth er with Philip s rel uc ta n ce t o mee t

’
,

t h e Colon is ts at Taun ton a t the i r re q ues t ex c ited th e ir sus pic ions , ,

an d th ey de man ded th a t h e appear be fore them on t h e 13t h of

Apri l Th us coerced Philip came to Taun ton with so me of h i s

.
,

sac h ems H ere he was me t by t he armed militi a of t he town not

.
,

withou t hos tile demon s tratio ns b ut after some parleyi ng it was

,

ag ree d th a t a counc il s hould be h eld i n t h e Taun ton mee ti n g

house one s ide of which should be occupied by t he Eng li s h an d t h e

,

other by t he I ndi ans .

The Eng li s h ch arg ed h i m with plotti ng rebellion ag ai ns t th ei r

ov m t ltho h t h q tio i p ti t Pi y i
“
g e rn e n a ,u g e u es n s er n e n as e rce sa s , n

h is I ndi an Hi s tory ( p . how K i ng Philip an i n de pen den t ,

”
pri nce and ruler of an oth er n ation could th us rebel , He was .

p resse d to s i g n a tre aty of alleg i ance t o t he Ki ng of Eng l an d and

to su rre nd er all g un s and ammun ition held by t he I ndian s I n to .

suc h s traits did t h e h ard diplo macy of t h e Eng li s h b ri ng this un

tu tore d savag e .

At th is d at e b ows and arrows had been mostly superseded by

g u n s
, u po n w hi c h t h e I n di a n s h a d c o m e to re l y al m os t ex c lu s i vel y
for p rov idi ng t h emse lves w ith g a me for food To be force d to g ive .

up t h ei r c hi e f me an s of live lihood whi c h they h ad bou g ht an d

owned an d w hic h if on ce surre nd ered co uld never be rec overed

, ,

med t o t hem n othi n g less th an robbery B ut Philip swa llow i ng .

,

h is ang er an d rig hte ous rese n tme n t at s uch de ma n d s s i g n ed t h e ,

”
t re at y k n o wn as h i s s ub mi ss ion a lo ng w ith h i s c hi e f c a pta i n s
, ,

a n d s urre n d ere d w h a t g u n s h i s me n h ad w ith the m a t t h e ti me ;

b u t one can h a rd ly be lie ve h e i n te n de d to c arry ou t a p romi se

ex ac te d u n der s uch u n fa i r con dition s .

The fa il ure of t h e I n di ans g e nerally to co mply w i t h these terms ,

whi c h would re n d er them p racti c ally h elpless caused a mee tin g ,

 KING PH I LI P
’
S W AR 67

of th e Commiss ioners of t h e U n ited Colon ies to be held a t Plym

ou t h i n September of th a t y ear w hi c h ex torte d fro m Philip t h e ,

promise to pay w ithi n th ree years £ 100 of suc h thi ng s as h e had

an d to se nd to t h e g overn or of Ply mou th Colony fi ve w olves
’

heads yearly This new promi se d a ted Sept 26 167 1 was s ig ned
.
, .
, ,

by Philip and a few of h i s chiefs A g eneral d isarmi n g of th e I n .

dians was then un derta ken w ith more or less fric tion caus i ng ,

h a tred an d a d es i re for re veng e on t h e p art of t h e I n di ans and

movi ng Philip to ex ten d h i s des truc tive plot far an d w ide .

Meanwhile t he w hites thi n ki ng they h ad d ra wn t he lion s

, ,
’

t ee th we re l u ll ed i n t o a fa l se sec u rity for th e n ex t th ree yea rs

, ,

w he n an e ve n t occ urre d w hi c h p rec ipita te d t h e w ar .

John Sas sa mon ( or S aus amon ) w as a na tive of Dorch es ter an d

“
t h e son of Prayi n g I n di an s
”
He was ed uc a ted by t h e En g lis h
.
,

an d as s i s te d Joh n E liot in h i s t ra n s l a tion of t h e Bible i n to t h e I n

d i an tong ue He became a teac her at N atick a n d afterwards a

.
,

preacher and mi ss io nary He was of a re s tless an d ch ang eable .

dispos ition a n d wh en s ome di ffi c ulty arose at N a tic k h e left and

, ,

wen t to Mo un t Hope w he re h e beca me K i ng Philip s p riv at e

’
,

sec re ta ry an d i n terp re ter an d l earn ed h is mos t sec re t pl a n s Re .

turn i ng after so me years to N a ti c k h e was rece ived i n to full ,

commun io n a n d w as afterwards sen t as mi ss ion ary to t he Na

mas ket I n di ans a t Middleboro ug h where he rece ive d fro m Tuspa ,

q ui n th eir c hief twe n ty se ven ac res of l a n d for a house lot a t

, ,
- -
,

Ass a wa mse t N eck now i n t he town of La ke ville Th e c hief als o

, .

g a v e fi ft y g
e i ht a n d a
-
h a lf ac re s to a n I n di a n n a me d Fe lix w h o ,

married Sas samon s d aug hter B e tty an d t h e Nec k w here sh e

’

lived was ca lled after h er Be tty s Nec k or S q u a wbetty w hi c h it

,
’
, ,

bears to this day Tuspaqui n s w ife was Amie t he s is ter of

.
’

Ki n g Philip an d S ass a mon marrie d th ei r d a ug h te r

, He was .

fully trus te d by Philip a n d oth er memb ers of t h e roy a l fa mily

an d learne d a t fi rs t h a n d t h e plot to c u t o ff t h e E n g li s h se ttl e

men ts This plot h e re vea l ed to t h e En g lis h a t Ply mou th en

.
,

j oi n i n g secrecy les t h i s life should b e forfe ite d A few day s l a ter .

,

Ja n 29 1674 5 Sass a mon s body w as fo un d i n As saw a mse t pon d

’
—
.
, ,

w ith woun d s an d b ru i se s i n di ca ti ng murder Three I n di an s were .

arres ted an d ex ecuted t wo of w ho m den ie d all k no wle d g e of t he

,

ac t b ut on e co n fesse d
, On e of th e th ree w as Tob i as a c o un selor
.
,

of Ki ng Philip Prob ab ly Philip on discoveri ng Sas sa mon s t res ch

.
,
’

ery co ndemned h i m to dea th a fter t h e I n d i an fas hio n

, This e x e .
68 H ISTORY OF REHOB OTH

cu tic a of h is subj ects by t he Eng lis h seemed to Philip a meddle

some i n terfere nce wi th th e course of I n dian j us ti ce an d so ex as ,

p e ra t ed h i m t h a t h e no w thre w 0 3 a ll di s g u ise an d p us h e d h is p re p
s t a ti on s as dil ig en tly as poss ib le The Court howe ver too k
.
, ,

little notice of th is ex cept to forb id t he len di ng of arms to t he

In d ian s and to g uard more carefully t he fron tier town s .

On t he 14 th of J une J a mes B ro wn of S wansea wen t with a

,

friendly letter to Philip from Govern or Wi nslow an d foun d h is

young warriors i n a hostile mood “ ”
Pe ter Nunu i t ( Pet onowo
.

we tt) told Capta i n Ch urc h tha t B rown wo uld ha ve been killed

“
had not Philip pre ven ted it sayi ng tha t h is father had c harg ed
,

him to s how k i n dness to Mr B rown . .

On Sun day June 20 1675 so me I n dians co mi ng i n to S wansea

, , ,

beg an to annoy t he Eng lis h by k illi ng their cattle and burn i ng t wo

houses hopi ng th us to provoke an attac k as they had t h e idea
, ,

that t he party who shed t he fi rs t b lood would be fi nally co nquered .

An En g lis h man an g ered by the ir i nsolence fi red upo n one of

, ,

th em and wounded h i m This was a s ig nal for t h e I ndi ans to be

.

g i n t h e o n se t . Th ur s d ay J
, u n e 24 t h w as a d ay of
, f as ti n g a n d
prayer i n t he Ply mou th Colony an d d uri ng t h e servi ces at S wan
,

sea t h e I n dian s pillag e d se vera l ho uses a n d l a ter fired u po n t h e

p e opl e re t urn i n g ho m e fr o m c h urc h killi n g o

, ne m an an d w o u n di n g
others Two men who were sen t for a surg eon were al so k illed and
.
,

i n an other p art of t he town ca lled K i ckemui t six men were sl ai n

, ,

while h auli ng corn to B ou rne s g arriso n mak i ng n i ne En g l is h men

’
,

who were murdere d i n S wansea on this fi rs t day of t h e war M es .

se ng ers se n t t o treat with Philip an d p reven t an o utb rea k ca me

upo n t h e bodies of t h e men s l a i n i n t he hi g h way an d s pee dil y ,

turned bac k .

The people e very where fled to th e g arris o n houses w hither they -

,

carri e d th e i r co rn an d oth er p rovis ions Runn ers were sen t t o

.

Bos ton an d Ply mou th for ass is tance I n Bos ton at t he beat of .
,

drums withi n th ree hours 1 10 men vol un teere d to ta ke t he fi eld

,

un d er co mman d of C apt Samue l Mosely also C apt Dan iel

.
, .

Hench man was soo n on t he march with h i s co mpany of reg ul ars ,

an d C apt Tho mas Pren ti ce with h i s troop of horse

. .

Th e Plymou th people had been warned th at t h e a ttack on S wan

sea was i mmi ne n t an d h ad se n t forward se ven tee n mo un ted men

fro m B ridg ewa ter who arrived at Bourne s g arris on i n M at

,
’

tapoise t ( now G ard ner s Neck ) on J une 22d Here were col
’
.
 KING PH I LI P S WAR ’
69

lec t ed ve n ty of
se of four were wo men
t he E ng lis h , w ho m fi fty -

an d childre n These were l a ter tran sferre d to t he isl a n d of R hode

.

Island for g reater sa fe ty .

The I n dian s h ad a lrea dy

t aken the ir w o m e n an d
c hi ld ren over to t he N a rra

g a n se t t s T h e. oth er P ly m
out h Colo ny troo ps were
asse mb l ed a t Ta un ton a n d

placed un der t he c o mma nd

of C apt J ames C udworth
.

of Scitua te wh o o utran k , ,

i ng t h e M assac h use tts offi

beca me ” on reac h ng
i“
c ers
n u c u n o o s e n o n m a n nnno a o uo n P A R T
, -

S w a n s e a comma n der m
, ,

o r w oo nc o c x s o a a ms o n m TH E
’
, .

N O W?" P U R C H A S E
c hie f for th e ti me be i n g of

t he o mbi ned forces of both

c

c olo n ies .

The M assac h use tts troops

lea vi n g Bost on on t h e 26t h ,

w ith on ly a b ri ef h alt at
Woodcoc k s G a r r i s o n (a t
’

No rth Attleboroug h ) ar ,

riv e d a t S w a n se a l a te i n t h e

an c es s s o a 1 0 m s J O H N M I LE S o a a ms on aftern oo n of J u n e 28 t h a n d ,

N E A R m m s n a me s s w A n anA there joi ned t he Ply mouth

’
n oo s e . .

forces at M iles G arri son ’

locate d at t he wes t end of

Miles B ridg e j us t be low
’

t he Re hoboth li ne By thi s .

ti me t he me n wo men an d , ,

child re n of both S wa n se a

an d R e h o b o t h h ad bee n

pl aced i n t he three c hief

g a rri s on s
‘
.

h
t
an s
Of t h ee p i i p l g i
e

f Re h b t h
o
t hr
e i t wh i h t h mh b i t m
o us s n o
d Sw oe o
r nc
c
an
a
e
a rr s o n

a
a ns a
an o r n o o s e , E A S T r n o v rn a n c s . o n
o r oa a ms o n n o us a A T s n a x o n x c os
at
mo s
“:

we e t h e ed t t i me d i
r
g a r g a s ur n
Ph ili p W Re h b t h P e ( w N th A t t le
b h
s

l “w i th
a r, one

ed W d k G i
as n e o o No rt h
t he
u rc h as
S ee k
no
k C mm
or

g ) l
’
o rou . ca oo c oc s arr s o n a no r on on o on ( now
70 HI STORY OF REHO BOTH

Th e i nac tion of t h e Ply mouth Colony forces while awai ti n g t h e

Bos ton rei n forcements made th e In dians so hold tha t i n t he lan
g uag e of Capt Ch urch .
,
“
th
ey s hot do wn t wo se n ti nel s u n der t h e
,

”
very n oses of t h e soldiers occupyi ng M iles G arrison They ’
.

were ly i ng i n wai t on every s ide to k ill all tha t we n t abroa d B ut .

on t he arrival of C apt P re n ti ce with h i s troopers twe l ve of t h e

.
,

men u nder co mman d of Corporal John G i ll an d Quartermas ter

Joseph Belc her ven ture d a forward movemen t an d ta k i ng with ,

them Wm H ammon d as pi lot th ey crosse d over t o t he eas t s ide

.
,

of Pal mer s R iver when they were fi red u pon from a n amb uscade
’
, .

a n d the i r pilot was morta lly wo un de d Be lc her was also woun ded .

besides havi ng his horse shot under h i m an d a mus ke t ball ,

-

ploug hed i t s way t h roug h Gill s b uff coa t So terrified were t he ’

.

troopers at this th ei r fi rs t tas te of ac tual warfare th at they fled

p an ic s t ri c ken b ac k to thei r q uarters ; a nd b ut for t h e bra very
-

of B enj a mi n Churc h wh o was i n t h e party and was wo unded i n

,

t h e foot they wo uld h a v e l eft th e i r wou n de d c o mpan io n an d the i r

,

dead pilot i n t he h an ds of t h e enemy .

The nex t mo rn i ng J un e 29 t h e troops con ti n ued the ir p urs u it

, ,

of t he I n dians P ass i ng over M iles bridg e they swept do wn

.
’

th roug h t he co un try on t h e eas t ba n k of t he ri ver till they came

to t h e narrow part of t he neck to a place ca lled Ki ckemui t w here , ,

th ey found t he h ea ds of e ig ht white men whom t h e I nd i ans

h ad murdered and set upo n poles by t he s ide of t he way These .

th ey too k down and b uried ‘

.

i e e
Eas t Pro v d nc . i“ e
a n d t he t h rd n a r M les i ll ridg c i n t he nort h rn e ’

a rt o f S wa ns ae i
T h s was ca ll ed i e i
M l s G a rr s o n. fro m t he Re v J o h n
” ’

g
. .

i i e e e
tl i les , t h e m n s t r of S wa ns a . wh ose h o us was g a rr s one i d d
I t s t oo a s h ort .

di e e
s t a nc ile B i e i
w s t of M s rd wh ch c ross s
’
e P e a lm r s R v r i e W d k oo coc
’
s
’
.

i
Garr so n was na m ed fro m Jo n W d k
oo coc , wh o b i e
u lt h is h o us a n d oc c u p ied
it bef e e d i
o r t h e wa r a n d aft r i t u r ng h is li fe b li
fo r a pu c t a v rn e i
Th s g arr i . .

e
s o n was n ar t h e B i a t st M ee i e eb
t ng - Ho us i n Nort h A t t l oro ug h o n t h e s pot
ied py
.

e d
aft rwa r s occ up
’
e
H at ch a t a v rn .

i “ e di
Th e o ld g a rr so n aft r s t a n ng o n e h u n r
. d ed i
a nd t h rt -s i x ye a rs . was t o rn
d i b
o wn . i t s t m e rs ie ed by
p rc m a n y b lle e ei ed
a u t r c v i n h i li p s Wa r
”
Th e
’
.

p i i l
r n c p a giarr s o n e ee k k d
- h o us at S on s t oo e ide
o n t h e s ou t h as t s of t h e C o m
e d
me n o n t h e s po t a ft rwa r s occ up e
. i d by P el i
M r h a n u B s h o p s h o us e ee
Th r .
’
.

ee e e i l y e ed
w r o t h r h o us s oc ca s ona l r s ort i
t o as g a rr so n s a s t h a t o f M a or j .

e B e e
Ja m s ro w n i n S wa ns a a nd of o ne Bourn a t Ma t t apoi se t .

A t t h we t d f M ile B id e j Re h b h l i e i
’
‘
e s en o sth f th
r . us t s o u o e o ot n . s a
t b le t f b e t i i e b d d i i bed f ll w
“
a o ro n z g se t n a ra n ou er a n ns c r as o o s:

Ne t hi
ar p t
s s t d o t h J h
s oo M i le G i H e t h pl f m t i
e o n s a rr so n o us , e ace o ee n
of th t e p roo f t h
s o M h ee t t B
a ss a c d Pl y m t h C l
us s ie mm de
a an ou o on s co an
by M j T h m S g e d J me
a or o as a va dw t h w h m
an a h ed t t h
s e li f f
u or . o arc o e r e o
Sw a nse t th
a a i g f K i g Ph i li p W
e o en n o A D 1 67 5
n Th e fe ll i S w
’
s ar . . . n n an
l i by t h
sea . s a n di Ne h e mi h A lle W i lli m C h
e a a na. a Ge h m C bb n. a a oc ua. rs o o .
 K I NG PH I LIP S WAR ’
71

On a rr Mo un t Hope t he troops fo u n d th a t Phili p an d

ivi ng at

h i s I n dia n s h a d fled ou t of th a t pen in s ula a cross t h e c hanne l an d ,

la ter it was learned th a t th ey ha d g o ne to Pocas se t The Eng lis h .

erec te d a fo rt on Mou n t Hope Nec k l ea vi n g i n it a g a rris on of ,

forty men .

M ajor Tho mas Sa v ag e a rrived fro m Bos to n on t h e e ven i ng of

J un e 29t h w ith men a n d s upplies bri n g i n g w ith h i m also Capt ,
.

Pa ig e s troop of thi rty s i x men Th e a cco un ts of t he nex t few

’
-
.

day s a re somew h a t v ag ue b ut it a ppears th a t on t h e 29t h a nd 30th

,

t h e troope rs s u pporte d by C apt Mosely s vol un tee rs sc o ut ed

’

, .
,

thro ug h t he w hole Mo un t Hope pen i n su l a d rivin g some I n di ans ,

in to a s wa mp w ith a loss of fi ve or s i x w hile E n s i g n Pe rez Sa vag e ,

was se verely w o un de d on t he E ng li s h s ide A day or t wo af ter .

wards C a pts H e n ch man an d P re n tice s earc he d t he s wa mp s of

.

Swansea an d Rehoboth fi n di n g ve ry fe w I n di an s ex cept a t t he

, ,

l a tte r pl ac e wh ere they s aw some I n di an s b u rn i ng a ho use Lieut

,
. .

Oakes of Pren tice s troop p ursue d the m killin g fo ur or fi ve one

’

, ,

of w ho m was k n ow n to be The be or Peeb ee a s ac hem of Moun t ,

Hope after w ho m was n a me d Peebee s N ec k i n B arri ng to n ; nu

,
’

other of th e m w as a c hi ef co u n s elor of K i n g Philip I n this ra i d .

t he Li e u te n an t los t o n e of h i s c o mp a n y Joh n D ru ce of R o x b ury , ,

to t he g rea t g rie f of h i s c omp an io ns .

As n o more I n di a n s were di sc ove red i n thi s sec tio n M aj or ,

Sav ag e a n d h i s troops we re ord ered i n to t h e N a rrag a nse tt coun try

to trea t w ith th a t tribe wh o w ere s uspec te d of favo ri ng t he c ause
,

of Philip ; b u t th ey fo u n d t h e yo un g wa rrio rs g o n e to t h e Co nn ect

i c ut River w ith th e i r sa c he m C an o n c h e t A t rea ty w as co nc l uded .

w ith t he old me n of t h e t ribe w hi c h C an o n c h e t ri g htly reg arded

,

as a farc e Th e rema i n i ng fo rces so ug ht Philip a t Poc as se t an d

.

foun d th a t h a vi ng l a id w as te t h e to wn of D art mo uth h e h ad

, ,

ta ken refug e i n a s w amp C apt H enc h ma n b u ilt a fort on i t s . .

border h opi ng to s ub due t he savag es by h ung er The I n dian s

, .

by a fe in t drew the En g lis h fa r i n to an a mb uscade fired upon them ,

an d k ill ed a bo u t fifteen of th e m Thi s w as on J uly 18 1675 .

, .

Before thi s howe ver C a pta i n Full er of Ply mou th an d Benj ami n
, ,

Ch urch co mmi ssary h 0pi ng for an opportun ity to trea t w ith th e

, ,

J oh n D ruc e J oh n Fa ll W illia m H a mmo n d J o h n J on es Ro be rt Jo nes J ose

. , . . , h
Lawns J oh n Sa l is b ury W illi a m S a lis b ury To ma rk t h is H is t oric S it e t
, , . is
mon u m e t w e e t ed by t h
n as r c e Co mmo n w e lth f Ma h o ass ac use t t s . AD . .

I ts i it i t i e w d t t h
n a v as ue o e Rh o de I l d C i t i e H i t i
s an z ns s or ca l Soc iet y .
72 HI STORY OF REH OB OTH

Sa konne t an d Pocasset I n dians before Philip could pledg e them ,

h ad crossed over to Pocasset wi th a force of thirty si x men and -

,

n early su cceed ed i n amb uscad i ng t h e I n dian s wh en so me of Ful ler s

’

men i n s tri k i n g fi re from fli n t t o smoke tobac co g a ve th em warn

in g an d ca used th em to flee Divi ding t h e compan y Captai n
.
,

Fuller pursued t h e sa vag es in one direc ti on and Churc h i n another .

Fu ller s party h ad t wo men wounded i n a sk irmi s h an d were

’

driven to a desert ed house whence they succeeded i n g e tt i n g on

board a vesse l Ch urc h and h i s followers encoun tered a larg e
.

force of t h e enemy and were i n ex treme dang er when they were

resc ued b y Rog er Go u ld i n g i n h i s s loop t h e s tern of wh i ch t h e ,

I ndi ans filled with b ulle ts Weeta moo t he q ueen sac hem of th e
.
,

Pocassets was muc h perplex ed bei ng i ncli ned to ta ke si des wi th

, ,

t he En g lis h b ut Philip s p rese n ce h ad t he efi ec t t o bri ng her

’
,

wa rriors a n d fin a lly h erse lf ove r to hi s s ide doub tless ag ai ns t ,

her better j udg men t Poss i bly t h e fac t th at sh e was t h e s i s ter of

.

Philip s wi fe may al so h ave i nfl uen ced her But muc h to t h e sur

’
.

pri se of t h e En g lish Philip with h i s warriors acco mpan ied by

, ,

Wee t amoo comi n g out of t h e swamp by n i g ht made g ood h is

, ,

escape over Taun to n R iver an d di rec te d h i s fl i g ht to ward s t h e

Nip muc ks a numero us tri be livi n g mos tly i n Cen tral M assec h a
,

se tts. I n c ross i n g t h e g rea t See kon k pla i n i n Rehoboth th ey were

disc overed by so me of t he se ttlers wh o w ith a small party of ,

Moheg a ns pursued th e m u nd er t h e leadership of Rev Noa h New .

man th ei r mi n is ter k illi n g twelve of Ph ilip s men H ub bard s

’ ’
, , .

acc o un t of t he affa i r v aries so mewh a t fro m thi s an d i s as follo ws

“The M oheg an s w ith t he men of Rehoboth a nd so me of Prov
,

idence ca me upon th e ir rear ov er n ig ht s lew abo ut thi rty of them

, , ,

an d took muc h pl un d er fro m the m w itho u t a n y co n s id era b le loss

”
to t he E ng li sh .

Acco rdin g to Bodg e ( pp 30 t h e Re hoboth men w ith s o me

.
,

vol un teers from Providence an d Ta un to n led by t h e Moh eg ans ,

we re joi ne d i n th e i r p urs uit of Philip by Lie u te n an t N a th an i el

Tho mas wi t h ele ven me n of h i s Mo un t Hope g arri so n a nd by
J ames B rown of Sw ansea with twe lve me n Th e i r un i t ed force .

pus h ed on across t he Bl ac ks tone R iver and h a vi ng res te d over ,

n i g ht s urp ri se d t h e I n di ans ea rly i n t h e mo rn i n g a t w h a t p rove d

to be Wee ta moo s c amp at a pl ace called Ni psac h i c k ( now B urri ll

’

ville, Some twenty three of t he enemy were k illed i n

-
,

cl udi n g a p ro mi n en t c hi ef Woon ash um or Ni mrod

, Of t he Eng .
 K I NG PHI LI P ’
S WAR 73

li s h t wo were killed an d one wo un de d Nea r t he

lose of th e fi g ht . c

Rev M r Ne wma n
. . an d a p arty ca me u p b ri n g i n g
s uppli es Phili p .

then g ot a way to th e wes tward a n d Wee ta moo a nd her people ,

( ex ce pt t h e fi g hti n g m en ) t u rn ed off i n to t h e N ar ra g an se tt c o u n tr y .

Inas much as Rehoboth was represe n ted i n t he g rea t Narrag an

sett S wamp F i g ht by a t l eas t fif t ee n soldie rs a b rie f a c c o un t of ,

th a t fi erce a nd d ec i s ive b a t t le i s here se t forth :

I n D ece mber 1675 t h e Na rrag an se tt I n di an s h a d g o ne i n to
, ,

w i n ter q uarters at Sou th K i ng s ton R I The i r ren dez vous was , . .

an i mmen se fo rt on an is l a n d of fi ve or s i x acre s i n t h e ce n ter of

a s wamp Thi s fo rtress w as s urro un de d by hi g h p a lisa d es w ith

.
,

t he en tra n ce a t one co rn e r h a vi n g a s ort of bloc khou se an d fla n kers .

The s pac e w ithi n t h e fort area w as dotte d w ith w i g w a ms i n w hi c h ,

were g a th ere d t h e old me n w o men an d c hild re n of t h e Na rrag a n

, ,

se tt tribe bes id es ma ny ref ug ees of t h e W a mp an o a g s a n d Pocas

,

se ts .I t i s s ta te d th a t more t h a n I n di a n s were s pe n di n g t he
w i n ter i n thi s fo rtifie d re tre a t .

The E ng li s h troo p s w ith M aj o r Jos i as W i n s lo w i n c ommand

,

numbered ab o u t fifteen h u n d re d men be s ides t wo h un d red I n di an

allies mos tly M oheg an s Thi s army was sen t from t he Un i t ed

, .

Colon ies for t h e p urpose of crus hi n g t he asse mbled I n dians a t a

si n g l e s trok e Th ey w ere con d uc ted to t he s tro n g hold by an
.

I ndi an called Pe te r w h o turned tra ito r to h is people The n i g ht

, .

of December 18t h was cold a n d s tormy an d so me th ree i nc hes ,

’
of sn ow covere d t h e g roun d The house on the i r rou te ( B ull s .

Garriso n ) i n w hi c h th ey ex pe c te d to p ass t h e n ig ht w as b urned by

t he I n di a n s befo re th e i r arriv a l a n d th e y h a d no s h e lter At t he .

d awn of day (S und ay Dece mbe r 19t h ) th ey res u med the i r marc h
,

of fif tee n miles an d a t 1 o c loc k re ached t he marg i n of t he s wa mp

’
.

The I n di a n s were d riven to th e i r s t ro n g hold a n d th e troop s rus h ed ,

i mpe tuous ly to t he a tta c k Th ey we re me t by a hea vy fi re of .

mus ketry I n t h e fi rst c h arg e s evera l b ra ve o ffi ce rs w ere kill ed

.

a n d ma ny of th e i r me n Oth ers h owe ver p ress ed boldly forward

.
, ,

from t he re ar an d were soon w ithi n t h e fort w here t he ca rn ag e ,

rag ed w it h fi en di s h cruelty for s o me th ree h o urs a n d t h e dead

lay i n h ea ps Fi n ally t he I n di a n s were d rive n fro m t h e e nc losure

. .

The w i g w ams were fi red an d a n i mmen se n u mber of non co m -

ba ta n ts were b urned alive It h as been s ta te d th a t t he n umber of

.

wi g wams b urned w as abo u t one tho usan d I d i

’

( D ra k e s n a n .

Chron i cle p , Others say fi ve h und re d

. .
74 HI STORY OF REHO BOTH

It was deci s ive b ut dearl y bo ug ht vi c tory for t he Eng li s h

a .

Trumb ull sta tes t ha t inc l udi ng t h e In dian a llies 299 were ki lled
an d 5 13 woun ded Of t he allies he g i ves 5 1 sla i n and 82 wounded
.
‘
.

S ix b ra ve ca pta i ns were s la i n : D a ven port G ardi ner J ohnson , , ,

G allop Seily and M arsh all ; Lieut Upham was mortally wounded
, , .

an d C a pta i n Gorh am of B arn s ta ble was s tri c ken w i th a fata l

fe ver The loss on t h e I ndi an s ide was accordi ng t o Potock a

.
, ,

c ou n se lor amo ng th em 70 0 fi g hti ng men s lai n an d 300 woun ded

, .

Th e ir chi ef Canonc he t escaped Th e number of old men wo

, , .
,

men an d ch i ldre n burne d i n the i r w i g wams an d tha t died from ,

h ung er and cold mus t h a ve been very g reat

, .

The loss of th is fort w ith so many of i t s defenders an d i ts ample

s toc k of p rovis ions w as se vere ly felt by t he I n d ia ns who were com ,

palled to lea ve th at part of t he cou n try After t h e battle t he Eng .

lis h w ithdrew fro m t he fort marc hin g s ix teen miles throug h ,

s no w an d s torm to W i c k ford Many of t he wounded di ed on the

.

way an d g rea t h ards hip was en d ured by all .

A roug h g ran i te sh aft was put up on t he spot Oct 20 1906 , .

, .

I t rises from a mound at t he fo ur corners of which are four mas

s ive s to nes rep rese n ti ng t h e colon ies of M assac h use tts Plymout h , ,

Rhode Is lan d an d Connec ticu t .

The follow i ng i nscription c ut i n slate res ts upon t h e top of t h e

moun d
Attacked
With i n their fort upon th is
Is land
Th e Narrag anset t In d ian s
Made their las t sta nd
i n K i n g Philip s War
’

an d were c rus hed by t h e un ite d

forces of t h e Massac h use tts
Con nec ticut and Plymo uth Colo n ies
“
G rea t
i n t he
Swamp Fig ht ’

Sun day , Dec 19, 1675. .

‘
Th e re di e y be ee di e e
is much sc r pa n c tw n i
ff r n t a ut hors res p ec t ng t h e
num be l i “ ded
r s a n a n d wo u n e e . e i y
Th e Re v I n cr a s M a t h r, whose h s t or is
.

d ed
at y
167 6, s a s : li e e e e k illed
Of t h e E n g s h t h r w r ded b a n d wo u n a o u t t wo
d ed
h un r i y ee l y ei y
a n d t h rt . w h r of o n g ht e de d
a n d fi ve p rson s a re a
”
Th e .

d e eb
Lo n on pa mph l t ( F rua r i e g v s tk il d
h e t o t a l oded
f le a n d wo u n as
d ed
t wo h u n r ee e
a nd s v n . lie e e e be ee
T t rut h ma y so m w h r t w n t h ese s t a t e
e b l
m nts a nd t h a t of Tru m u l .
 K I NG PHI LIP ’
S WAR 75

Thi s rec ord was placed by t h e Rhode I sl an d Soc ie ty of Colon ial

Wars 1906
, .

A nother mo n umen t a t th e sw amp was erec ted by t h e R hode

I s l a nd Hi s to ri ca l Soc i e ty Nov 3 19 16 i nscribe d as follo ws
, .
, ,

I n me mo ry of M ajo r Sa muel App le ton of I p s wi ch ,

M ass who co mman ded t he M assac h use tts forces

.
,

a n d led t h e vi c to rio us s tormi n g c ol u mn a t t h e G rea t

S wa mp F i g ht D ec 19 , .
,

Now th a t Philip ha d deserted t he Mo un t Hope reg ion an d g o ne

to th e Nip muc ks a ffa i rs were compara tively q u i e t i n Rehoboth
,

an d vic i n ity un til t he s p ri n g of 1676 w hen t h e terri bl e ba ttle

“
,

occ urre d kn own as Pierce s Fi g ht so called fro m Capta i n ’

,

M ichael Pierce wh o co mma nded th e En g li sh a n d perished with

,

h i s men i n a n a mb us c ade on t h e Wes t ba n k of t h e Bl ac k s to ne ,

i n w h a t i s now Ce n tra l Fa ll s R I J us t be fore thi s ma n y hos tile

, . . ,

I ndia ns comi ng eas tward from t h e Connec ticu t R iver were ca rry
i n g wa r li ke a w hi rl w i n d i n t o t h e se ttlemen ts of Ply mou th C olon y
a n d M assa c h use tts B ay On Feb ruary 25 they assa u lted Wey
.

mou th a n d b urn ed se ven or e ig ht houses an d b arn s On M arc h 12 .

t h e I n di a n s h a d pe n e tra ted t o t h e to wn of Ply mo u th d es t roy e d ,

C l ark s g arrison killed i ts defenders ele ven i n n umber an d se

’

, , ,

c ure d i ts p rovi s ion s w ith o u t los s t o themse lv es On Marc h 17 .

they b urned W arw i ck Al mos t da ily th ere was so me ou tbrea k

.

by t he s av ag es thirs tin g for re veng e for t he s laug hter of the ir

,

w iv e s an d c hild ren w h o th ree mo n th s before h ad been roas te d

a liv e i n t h e N a rra g a n se tt S w a mp fi g ht Ow i ng t o t he terror of .

t h e w hite s ettl ers a t thi s ti me C a pta i n M i c h ae l Pierce of Sc itua te

,

was ordered to ma ke ag g res s ive w ar on t h e e n emy H i s com .

pany cons is ted of fifty Eng li sh soldiers ( one accoun t say s s ix ty

th ree ) and twen ty frien dly I ndi an s t h e l a tter led by Capta in “ ,
”
Amos a Wampan oag fro m C a pe C od
, .

Capta i n Pierce w ith h i s c ompa ny at o n ce p roceed e d to See kon k

Common i n Rehoboth ( no w Eas t Providen ce w h ere h e ,

a rrived on Sa turd ay M a rc h 25 1676 , H ea ri n g tha t I n dians were

, .

i n t he vi ci n ity h e h as ten ed i n p u rs u it an d h ad a s ki rmi s h w ith

,

th em sus ta i n ing n o lo ss on h i s part an d beli e vi ng that h e h ad con

,

s i derab ly da mag ed th e m Ni g ht co mi ng on C apta i n Pierce with

.
,

h i s men re ti red to t he g a rri so n ho use on t h e C o mmon .

Th e nex t morn i n g S un d ay Marc h 26 obta i n i ng se vera l g u i des

, , ,

fro m among t h e Rehoboth me n C a pta i n Pi erce ag a i n move d i n ,

76 HISTORY OF REH O B OTH

pursu it of t h e I n di ana . He had

proceeded far when i n an n ot ,

obscure woody place h e discovered a few ramb l i ng I ndians who

, ,

seemed i n has te t o g et away b ut li mped alon g as if they h ad been

serious l y woun ded These men t he Eng lis h p ursued an d soon

.

foun d them t o be decoy s lea din g them in to an amb uscade .

Suddenly Captai n Pierce found hi mself i n t he presence of an

overwhel ming force of t h e enemy Before lea vi ng t h e g arri son .

in t h e morn i n g h e h ad sen t a messeng er to C apta i n Edmun ds

of Providence aski ng hi m to cc opera te i n an attack upon a
.
-

larg e b od y of Ind ians th en at Pawt ucket Falls As it was .

Sun day morn i ng th e messenger delayed g iving his message un til

after t h e morn i ng serv i ce when Capta i n Ed mun d s ch ided h i m
,

an d dec lared i t was th en too la te as it proved It is doub t , .

ful if any rei n forcemen ts c ould ha ve sa ved Capta i n Pi erce an d

h is men after they h ad crossed t he river as t he I n d ians h ad ,

every advan ta g e He found hi mself ou tg eneral ed and out num

.

bered . At one poi n t t h e 500 I n di ana surro un di ng h i m seemed

t o g i ve g roun d b ut w hen 400 more came up they o ut numbered
, ,

hi s men fi ve or s ix t o one The Eng lis h formi n g a c irc le made .

, ,

a brave res is ta nce for a bo u t t wo ho urs duri n g w hi c h ti me C ap ,

tai n Pi erce h i s Li euten an t Samue l Fuller an d accordi n g t o New

, , , ,

man fift y t wo Eng li s h soldiers were sl ai n bes ides ele ven frien dly
,
-

In di ans On t he s ide of t he enemy more th an a hun dred were

.

k illed Rev Noah Newman i n a lett er t o Rev John Cotto n of

. .
, .

Plymouth dated t he day after t he battle after g i vi ng t h e n umber

, ,

ki lled as above g oes on to s ta te the i r names as follo ws :

,

From S ci tuate, 15 S lai n .

Capt Pierce
.
, Samuel Russe ll , B enj ami n Chit ten den ,

John Lot h rope , G ersho m Dodson , Samuel Pra tt ,

Th omas Sa very , Jose ph Wade , Willi am Wi lcome ,

Jeremi ah B ars tow , Joh n Ens ig n , Joseph Co wen ,

Joseph Perry , John Rowse ,

M arshfield 9 Slai n , .

Thomas Little , Joh n Ea n r s, Joseph Wh ite ,

John B urro ws , Joseph Phillips , Samu l B ump e ,

John Low , More Joh n B ra n ce .

Dux bury 4 S lai n

, .

J ohn Sp rag u e , Benj ami n Soal , Th o mas H un t ,

Josh ua Fobes .
 K ING PHI LIP S WAR ’
77

S and wi ch, 5 S lai n .

Benj ami n Nye , D an ie l B es sey , Caleb Bla ke ,

Joh n G i bbs , S tephen Wi ng .

B a rn s ta ble , 6 S la i n .

Lieut Fu ller
.
, Joh n Lewis , El eazer Clapp ,

Samuel Linnet , Samuel Ch i lds , Samuel Bereman .

Yarmout h, 5 S lai n .

John M a thews ,Joh n G ag e , W i lli am G ag e ,

He nry G ag e , H en ry Gold .

Easth a m, 3 S la i n
Joseph Nesse fi eld , Joh n Wa l ker ,

( Rehoboth ?) 2 S la i n .

Joh n F it z, Jr . Joh n Mill er, Jr .

The paper i s much wo rn and mu til a ted so th a t t h e names of ,

se vera l are los t It i s sa id th a t Miller a nd Fitz (or F i tch ) were of

.

Rehoboth a n d p ro b a bly oth ers

, .

I n a c h a rt of t h e desce n d a n ts of Joh n Rea d of Re hoboth pub ,

li shed by O ri n Read of Provide nce i n 1859 it is s ta ted th a t J oh n ,

Read s sec on d son J oh n Re a d Jr w as one of t h e Rehobo th

’
, , .
,

soldiers ki lle d i n thi s fi g ht .

A ta b let a t Cen tral Falls R I marks th e pl ace of this fierce

, . .
,

battle an d is in scri be d as follo ws .

N ea r this spot
Capt M Pierce . .

And h i s Co mpa ny of
Ply mo uth Colon ists
A mb usca ded and outnumbere d were
Al mos t an n ihila ted
by t he I n dians
M arc h 26 1676 , .

Erec ted by t he
Sta te of R hode Is land

Th ere is traditi on th a t on t h e sa me day w ith Pi erce s fi g ht

a
’
,

ni ne men became d e tac h ed fro m a co mp a ny or po ss i b l y were ,

has ten i ng to t h e relief of C apta i n Pierce wh en they were am ,

bushed by a g reat body of I nd ians and all sl a in and left un buried

at a place known as
“ ” “
Camp Swamp or Ni ne Men s M isery
,
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.
78 HISTORY OF REH OBOTH

Th ei r bodies were found and buried by friends in on g rave The e .

spot i s i n C umberland R I a s hort dis ta n ce above Lons dale

, . .
, ,

an d is marked by a rude pi le of s tones I t i s w ith i n t he woodlan ds .

belong i ng to t he Cis terci an M onast ery half a mil away , e .

vi tal record of Rehoboth are the names of four men who

I n th e
were slai n on Ma rch 26 1676 th e da t e of Pierce s Fig h t Two of
’
, , .

thes e were Joh n Fitch Jr and J oh n Mi ller Jr The o th er t wo

, .
, , .
,

not mentioned i n Pas tor N ewman s letter were Be nj ami n B uckli n

’
,

( old s pe lli n g B uc k la n d ) an d J oh n R ead Jr , .

This was perhaps t he wors t defea t t he Eng lis h sus ta i ned duri n g
t he war I t is proba ble that Canonchet t he g reat Narrag anse tt
.
,

sac h em d i rec ted t h e ca mp ai g n i n perso n

, an d was ass i s ted b
y ,

t h e ab les t warriors picked fro m all t h e tri bes I t was a si g nal .

victory for t he I ndians an d confi rmed Canonche t as t h e ables t

milita ry l eade r of h i s race ; K i ng Philip be i n g ra ther a s ta te s man
a n d diplo ma t th an a sol d ier E l a ted by vic to ry Can onchet may
.
,

we ll h ave d reamed of re es ta blis hin g h is people i n t h e land ; b ut

-

treachery th at ban e of t he In dian chiefta i ns was lurk i ng near

, , ,

an d t he h ero s doo m was sea led

’
.

On Marc h 28 t wo days af ter this battle a party of t he I ndians

, ,

cross i ng t h e ri ver made a furio us a t t ack on Rehoboth b urn i ng ,

so me fo rty ho uses an d th i rty b arn s These houses were around

“
.

t he R i ng of t h e to w n Th e g arriso n house was spared an d an

.

other house at th e south end of th e Co mmo n which h ad b lack s ticks

se t up aro un d it t o loo k li ke se n ti ne ls Tradition says tha t t h e .

fi res were k i ndled early i n t he e ven i ng so th a t whe n t h e s un aro se ,

t h e nex t morn i ng it beh eld a c i rcl e of smoki ng rui ns One person .

was s l ai n a t th i s ti me Robert Beers an I ri s h bric k maker wh o

, ,
-
,

ref use d to l ea ve h i s own house for t h e g arri so n ho use th i n ki n g ,

t h e Bibl e he h eld i n h i s h an d wo u ld p rotec t h i m ; b u t h e was sh ot

th ro ug h t he wi ndow and fell dead ‘
.

On t he 29t h t h e sa v ag es appeare d at Providence and burned

‘
T h e re di i e i
i s a t ra t o n t h at a c rt a n c h a r wh c h fo r ma n g n ra t o ns be i i y e e i
lo n ed
t o t he A b ell iy
fa m l of Eas t Pro v nc ide e
was w o n t t o h e s a t i n K ng
“i b i
ii il y
Ph i i p o n h i s v s t s t o t h e fa m . a n d ca m t o no w n as K ng e be k
h i li s
p
’

C ha r i. b i i
A t t h e urn n g o f t h e t o w n t h s c h a r wa s rou g h t o u t a n d occ up i i b ed
by ie
t h e c h f ( sa t o ha v id n e b ee P i i
h l p) le i
On a v ng t h e h o us a n I n a n t h r w
. e di e
a fi re b d
ra n
- i i i
n t o t h e c h a r, w h c h c o ns u m ed b
t h e o t t o m a n d t h e fo ur ro u n s d
i
t o w h c h i t wa s a t t a c h ed
a n d sc o rc h
, t h e l g s wh c h s t ed e
s h o w mar s of i . ill k
fi re . e d
A ft rwar s fo u r ro ug h rou nd s w r h wn o ut a n d put i n p ac of t hou ee e l e
b u rn ed i i i
T h s c ha r, wh c h i s a larg . h a v armc ha r, i s no w i n possess on
. e e y i i
of lt e v S
. L . . W d
o o w ort h who was for a n u m
. r of be
a rs pas t o r of t h e Ne wye
ma n C h urc h a t Eas t ro v nce P ide .
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’
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s ome thi rty ho uses there After tha t they b ro ke up i n to s mall

.

pro wli ng ba n ds w hi ch sco u te d upon t h e borders of t he o u tlyi ng

,

tow ns ma ki ng an assa ult here a n d th ere as opportu n ity see med to

,

offer ; April 9 a t Billerica ; Ap ril 19 a t A n dover w here they k illed ,

Joseph Abbot and capture d h i s yo un g er b rother Ti mothy burned ,

t h e h ouse of M r F a ulk ner a n d w ou n d ed R og e r M a rks ; w hil e

.

an oth e r b a n d t h e sa me day b u rn e d t h e de se rt e d ho uses a t M arl

boroug h ; and s till a nother p arty appeared at Hi ng h a m and Wey

mou th w here they k illed t wo me n one at eac h pl a c e
, , .

Th e w ily sav ag es s k ulked fro m one pl ace to a n other or hid

themselves i n t he dee p woods by day to s tea l out of the i r la i rs ,

a t d us k an d s w oop do wn upo n th e i r vic ti ms like a n oi se less sc o urg e ;

then by t he fl are of a burn i n g ca bi n to fade a way as th ey ca me

, , ,

in to t h e s ile n ce of t he d ark ness It was a sh ort s h rift ;. a fe w

mus ke t s hots or cras hi n g blo ws of a to ma h a w k t he ki n dli ng of a ,

fi re a nd t he mo rn i ng s u n be t raye d a h ea p of s moki ng e mbers a n d

,

t he s ta rk vi c ti ms of a w a rfa re ag a i n s t w hi c h n o h u man fo res i g ht

co uld p re v a il ; o n ly t h e s to u t g a rri s o n ho use or t he s en ti nel e d fort -

aff o rded s a fe ty a n d e ve n th a t w as p res erve d on ly by a s l ee pless

,

vi g il an ce or an i n do mitable courag e .

On April 9 1676 C a n on c h et w as foun d on t h e Blac ks tone

, ,

River n ea r t h e vill ag e of Pa w tuc ke t ( Bod g e p .

, .

C apt Georg e De n n i so n of Ston i ng ton Con n a n d Ca pt Avery

.
, .
, .

of Ne w Lon do n h a vi n g ra ised forty se ven Eng lis h w ith eig hty

,
-

I n di an s marc he d t o Pa w tuc ke t i n sea rc h of C a n on c he t They

, .

ca ptu re d on e of h i s g uards w ith t w o w o me n one of w ho m co n fes se d

, ,

th a t C an onche t w as n ea r by w i t h on ly a s ma ll g uard W hen h e .

foun d th a t t he e n emy were c lose u pon h i m be se i ze d h i s g u n and

soug ht to esc a pe w i t h a p a rty of s c o u ts a t h i s h ee l s I n c ross i n g .

a s mall s trea m h i s foot s lippe d on a s to n e a n d h e fe ll we tti n g h i s ,

g u n . H e w as c a pt u re d by M o n o p o i d a Pe q u od I n di a n w h o r e c
, ,

og n i zed h i m beca us e i n h i s fli g ht he wa s obli g e d to c as t o ff hi s

bl an ke t and then h i s lace c oa t w hic h h e had of l a te rece ived fro m

, ,

t he E n g li s h a n d th en h i s be lt of wa mp u m
, B u t tho ug h he lpless .

an d a ca ptiv e he was s till t h e p ro u d a n d un c on q ue red c h i e f an d ,

wh e n youn g Robert Sta n ton a n i n te rp re te r ca me u p a n d ven

, ,

t ured to q ues ti on h i m this di g n ified sa c h em tu rned away sayi ng

“ ,

You much child n o u n ders ta n d ma t t ers of wa r let yo ur older

, ,
,

”
b rother or your chief come h i m I w ill answer When told that , .

h e mig ht sa ve h i s life by co mman di n g h i s people to yie ld to t h e

80 H I STORY OF REHOB O T H
E n g lis h , h is olutio n was not to be s ha ke n by a ny threa ts or
res

bribes And when he was told of hi s sentence of death he replied

“
.
,

th at he liked it well th a t he should die before h is heart was soft

,
”
or he h ad s poken anythi ng un wo rth y of hi mse lf He was ta ken .

to S ton i ng ton and there s hot by Oneco son of U ncas h is life long , ,
-

enemy an d t wo sac he ms of t h e Peq

, uods of eq ua l ran k , .

Reveren d Joh n Cotton of Ply mouth i n a l etter da ted April ,

19 1676 men ti ons t he dea th of this c hief sach em as follows

“ , ,

On Lord s day April 9 so me C o nn ec ti cu t forces C apt Georg e

’
, , .

Den ison bein g chiefs too ke an d kille d forty t wo Ind ians of whi c h
,
-

Q h t w w h w t k i th t s t he received from
“
u a n o n s e as o n e o as a en n a co
”
Bos ton H is head is sen t to H artford h is body is burn t
. There , .

”
is no nob ler fi g ure i n all t he anna ls of t he Ameri can I n d ians
say s B adg e
“th an C anonc he t son of M iant onomoh sachem of
, , ,
,

t he Narrag an se tts As h e h ad bec o me t he rea l hea d and l i fe of

.

t he In di an s at war so h i s capt ure was t he death blow to the ir

,
-

”
hopes .

The nex t n otice we h a ve of t he I n di ans re la ti ve to Rehoboth

“
is th a t I n t h e road ( fro m Wren th am) to Reho both they assaul ted
, ,

o ne Woodc oc k s ho use ; k ille d on e man a nd one of h is so n s ; woun ded

’

”
a n oth er an d b u rned h is so n s house Th e n a me of t he son s la i n
’
.

was Nath an i e l ( M ay He was b uri ed i n t h e y ard whe re he

,

fell w hic h e ver s i nce has bee n rese rved for a bu ryi n g g ro un d
,
-
.

Woodcoc k was a man of resol ute and de termined c harac ter who ,

s wore ne ver to ma ke pe ace with t h e I n di an s b u t e ver af te r h un t ed ,

them like wild beas ts (See D ag g e tt s Hi st of A ttleboroug h p

’

“
.
.
, .

I n t he Re ho both rec o rd of d ea t h s an d b uri a ls we rea d : Nc he

mi ah Sabi n sl a i n a n d burie d i n J u ne
, ,

Wee ta moo h ad for a ti me fo un d an asyl um a mong t he Narra

n t t b u t w h e n th e i po we w as b rok e n s h e h a d co me bac k to
g a se s , r r

t h e vici n ity of Poc as se t amo n g fa mili ar scen es b ut on ly to be be ,

t rayed by one of her own peopl e A bou t t he 7t h of A ug us t a

.

sma ll pa rty of E n g lis h wen t out fro m Ta un to n R iver an d ca pt ure d

twen ty s i x of h er I n dia ns b u t s he herse lf a ttempting to escape

-
, ,

ac ro ss t h e riv er o n a s ma ll raft was d ro wn e d a n d h er body be i ng , ,

foun d a fe w d ay s l a ter her hea d w as se v ered an d be i ng placed

, ,

on a pole was p arade d i n t h e s tree ts of Ta u n to n H ubb ard re .

ma rks that wh en this w as kn own by so me I n dian p rison ers th ere

“
i t se t them i n to a ho rribl e l a me n ta tion
”
.
,

A ug us t 12 1676 was a memora ble day i n Ki ng Philip s War

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 K ING PH ILIP S W AR ’
81

Th e bra ve ki ng of th e Wa mpa n oa g s h ad bee n dep riv ed of wi fe ,

c hild , ki nd red an d nearly all h i s follo we rs a n d frien ds ; it on ly

,

rema i ned for h i m to pay t he l a s t f ull meas u re of d e votio n to t he

c ause d ea rer to h i m th a n life He was now be i n g h un ted do wn by

.

t he E n g lis h a nd I n di a n s o n e ve ry s id e a n d h a d re ti red w ith a few

,

of hi s s ta unch frie nd s to h i s old re tre a t i n a s wa mp a t Moun t Hope .

Benj ami n Ch urc h was the n i n comma n d of a sco uti ng co mp any

of En g lis h a nd I ndi a ns fro m Ply mou th Lea vi ng mos t of hi s .

c omp a ny a t Poc as se t he p as sed ove r to R hode I s l a n d a n d w as

,

j oined by Capta ins Rog er Goldi ng and Peleg Sanford of R hode

I sland and C apta i n Joh n Willia ms of Sc itua te The In dians
, .

with C apta i n Ch urc h we re mos tly o f t h e Sa ko n n e t tri be whose ,

q ueen w as Awas h on ks of Little Co mpton .

A dese rter fro m Philip be trayed t he pla ce of h i s c on ce a l men t to

whi c h h e g u ided t he Eng lis h reac hi ng t h e s wa mp a bo u t mi d
,

Ch urch arra ng ed an a mb usc ade for c u tti ng o ff t he e nemy s

’
n ig ht
“
.

re tre a t a n d se n t C a pt Goldi ng to bea t t h e cover

. H i s men .

c re pt o n a ll fo u rs to wa rd s t h e c a mp of t h e sa v ag es un til on e of

Ph ilip s se n ti n el s was see n a nd fi re d upo n w hen t he s leepi ng

’

I n di a ns were aroused a n d Philip h alf dress ed le d h i s men to t h e

, ,
-
,

ope n s ide of t he s wa mp c o mi ng face to face w ith t wo of C apt

, .

Ch urch s men An Eng lish mus ke t missed fi re ; tha t of t he Sa

’
.

kon ne t a lly be s ide h i m se n t i ts b ulle t i n to t he h eart of t h e g rea t

c hi efta i n a n d h e fe ll fa ce fo re mo s t i n to t h e mu d a n d wa ter of t h e
,

s wa mp The n a me of t he s av ag e wh o kill ed h i m w as Alderma n

.
,

wh o i s sa id to h a v e bee n t he s a me wh o be tray ed h i s hidi ng pl ace -

.

It was un der thes e c i rc u ms tances tha t t h e ag ed s ub chief t he -

,

ever fa ithful A nn awa n fi rs t ca me to t h e n oti ce of C apta i n Ch urc h

, ,

h is atten tion bei ng a tt rac te d to t he ve tera n wa rrio r by his b ra ve

”
e fforts to c o nd uc t a n o rd e rly re trea t and I oo t as h ! I oo ta sh !
,

loudly re pe a ted by t h e ag ed c h ief c a used C a pta i n Ch urc h t o as k

h i s I ndi an ally Pe te r w h o th a t w as th a t c a ll e d s o w h o an s were d
, , , .

It w as old A nn awa n Philip s g rea t C a p ta i n calli n g on h is sol

’

, ,

diers to s ta n d to it a n d fig ht s toutly So ably did t h e old c hie f

.

bring off h i s men throug h a p art of t h e s wamp C h urch had left un

g u a rd ed th a t n,early a ll w e re e n a bl ed to e s c a p e .

Ins tead of leavi ng Philip s body where it fell t he Eng l is h

’
,

drag g ed it ou t roug hly to a dry spot a n d there o ffered t o th e

dea d sac he m i ndi g n iti es un worthy of Ch ri s ti a n men By order of .

Capta i n Ch urch he was c hoppe d i n q uarters beheaded and left ,

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82 HISTORY OF REH O BOTH

buried Hi s h ead h an d were g iven to Alderman as

an d on e
“
un .

”
a reward an d accordi ng to Ch urc h he
, , g o t m a n y a pen n y b y ,

s ho wi ng t h e h an d The h ead was s tuc k on a pole at Ply mouth

.
,

t o b e an o bj ec t of deri s io n for many years .

When one re flec ts on deeds like these recalli ng th at t he royal ,

sach e m s n ob le w ife Woot onekan us ke s i s ter of t he p ri ncess Wee

’
,

ta moc h i s brother s w ife with h i s boy of te n der ag e were sold

,
’

, ,

as s la ves to h ard mas ters i n far off Bermud a h e i s at leas t remi n de d

of Sylves ter s thrus t ( Vol 2 p

’ “
that The Eng li s h butch ers
.
, .
,

and sla v e dealers of t h e U n ited Colon ies p roved th ems elves no

-

whit better than t he poor un tutored savag es they plot t ed so s uc

,
”
cessfully to ann ihil ate .

Th us fell t he g reat sac hem of Moun t Hope t he mos t ill ustri ous ,

of h i s race i n North A merica an d t he most powerful enemy ever ,

encoun tered by t he En g li sh se ttl ers wh o b ut for I n di an desert ers ,

to g uide them i n to h i s carefully concea led h aun ts and turn ag ai ns t

h i m hi s own savag e tac tics wou ld withou t doub t ha ve ex t ermi ,

nat ed t h e w hol e E n g li s h race i n New E ng l and He was a man of .

su perior ta l en ts a g rea t org an i zer a n d a mi g hty ki ng of men

, ,

i n who m res ted t h e con fidence an d hope of t h e federated tri bes .

The early writers of hi s c h arac ter were enemies whose i n tense

,

p rej udice led to a fal se colori ng of motives an d ac tions As t he .

truste d hea d of a n atio n h ow co uld he s ub mit to an n ihil ation with

,

ou t a s trug g l e ? I t i s hi g h ti me th a t h i s v as t ac hi e vemen ts rece i ved

their due meed of praise .

Thi s sang ui n ary war h ad cos t t he Col o nies h eavily i n men and
propert y The rec ord rea ds : t h irteen towns des troyed s ix h un
.
,

dre d dwelli ng ho uses burn t and si x h und re d men sl a i n i n t h e

-
,

flower of the ir s treng th so th a t al mos t e very family i n New E ng

,

lan d was ca lled upo n to mourn t he loss of a rel ative or frien d .

The s mall re mnan t n ow left of Ph ilip s forces was co mman de d

’

by Ann awan who had narrowly escape d with fifty or s ix ty men

,

fro m t h e swamp where Philip was killed After s kulking abo ut .

fro m pl ace to pl ace for t he nex t t wo wee ks h e was ca ptured b y ,

Ca pta i n B enj a mi n C h u rc h and hi s pa rty Aug 28 1676 at a pl ace , .

, ,

s i n ce k n o w n as A n n a w a n s R oc k i n t h e eas te rly p art of Re ho both

’

a t t h e n orth e rn e n d of Sq ua n n akon k S w a mp This roc k is on .

t h e B ay Sta te Elec tri c [li ne run n i n g fro m Ta un to n to Provide nce ,

and a bo ut one a n d on e h a lf mil es e as t of t h e A n n a wa n Gran g e a n d

-

Tavern A s i g n by t he way s ide n ow i n dica tes t he s pot The

.
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.
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FR S T
 KI NG PHI LI P S WAR ’
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o k i s of cong lo mera te s tructure runn i n g north eas t and south

r c ,
-

wes t abo u t e ig hty fee t an d fro m fiftee n to twen ty fi ve feet in

,
-

heig ht of easy ascen t on t h e wes t s ide b ut on the southeas t si de

, ,

broken somewhat prec ipitously w ith a fall of so me six or eig ht feet .

The di fli cult y of desce n t i s ofte n ex ag g era te d for one can eas il y ,

g e t do w n by t a ki n g hold of t h e b u s h es or t h e ed g e of t h e roc k .

Th e re trea t was ideal be i n g c lose to t h e swamp an d on t h e s t ee p

,

s ide of t h e roc k w ith s mall tree s g ro w i ng abo u t t h e b ase b ut w ith

, ,

sp ace for ma ts to b e s p re ad fo r a res ti n g pl a ce I t w ould hardly -

.

h ave been di scovere d by p urs uers un l ess piloted by I n di an deser ,

ters or p riso ners C apta i n Ch urc h h ad se t ou t fro m Ply mou th i n

.

co mp an y w ith h i s li eu te n an t C apta i n J a be z Ho wl an d to ro un d up
, ,

thi s rovi ng b an d of In di an s C ross i ng over from Pocas set he

.
,

sco u ted n o rth w ard w ith h i s fe w I n di a n s th ro ug h Mo un t H0pe an d

Poppas q uas h Nec k . H avin g se pa ra te d fro m Lieute n an t Howl an d ,

he soon ca ptured one of A n n a wa n s I n di ans an d a g i rl w h o conse n

’

te d to l ea d them to h i s re trea t a t t he s wamp On reach i ng t h e .

summit of t h e roc k a t e v e n tide Ch urc h s a w t h e ob j ec t of h i s pur

,

su it by t h e li g ht of th e i r fi res Th ey were divided i n to three

.

parties res ti ng at a short dis ta nce fro m eac h oth er th eir g un s

, ,

lean i ng ag ai ns t a cross s tic k and covered fro m the weather by

-

ma ts O ver the ir fi res t h e women were c ooki n g their supper

. .

He saw th at A n n awa n h ad formed h i s c a mp by fe lli n g a tree

ag ai n s t t h e c le f te d roc k and setti n g a row of b us h es u p ag a i n s t it ,

makin g a sort of arbor where b e h is son an d s o me of h i s c hiefs , ,

h ad ta ken the ir lodg in g Ch urch trus ti ng to divi ne Prov idence

.
,

an d h is I n di an g u ides res olve d to d e sce n d amo n g th e m

, Heari ng .

t he n oise of po un di ng corn i n a morta r i n t h e c amp h e tho ug ht ,

it mi g ht fa vor h i s movemen ts Orderi ng h i s In di a n pri so ner

“ ,
.

”
wh o m he ca ll s t h e old ma n a n d h i s d aug hter w h o k new t h e
, ,

place well to l ead t h e way w ith thei r bas ke ts a t the ir b ac k s as

,

they h ad often done before he and h i s men a M r Cook of Ply

, , .

mouth a n d s i x I n di an s followed in the i r rear As Ch urc h s udden ly

, .

leape d from t he roc k w ith h i s toma h aw k i n h i s h and old C apta i n

“
A nnawan s tarte d up with t he cry Hows h I a m ta ken ! ”
,Im ,
,

medi a tely securi ng the i r g un s Ch urc h called on th em all to s ub

,

mi t an d p romise d them g oo d trea tmen t Th ey suppos i n g th em .

,

se lv es to be surroun ded rea dily yie lde d a n d beca me h i s p ri sone rs

“ ,

“
.

”
Wh a t h ave you for supper? he as ked A n n awa n I am co me to .

”
sup w ith you . He re plied Ts ub ut an d ordered h i s women t o
, ,
84 HISTORY OF REHOBO TH
prepare s upper for h is vi s itors an d i nq ui red whe ther he would have
horse beef or cow bee f He replied cow beef
- - .
“ ,

While h is men
-
.

s le pt Ch urc h altho ug h g rea tly n eedi n g sl ee p hi mse lf ke pt v ig il

, , ,

with old Ann awan Afte r a long con versa tion A nnawan arose and
.

wa lked a little way ba ck fro m t he co mpan y an d C apta i n Ch urch ,

beg an to suspec t some ill des ig n ; b ut he at leng t h returned with

s o me th i n g i n h i s h an ds an d fa lli n g upon h i s kn ees be fore C apta i n

Church he addressed h i m thus : G rea t C aptain you ha ve killed ,

Philip and con q uered h is coun try for I believe tha t I an d my com ,

pany are the las t that war ag ai ns t t he Eng l is h so suppose t he ,

w ar is en ded by yo ur means an d therefo re these thi ng s belo ng to

,
”
H th p t d hi m ith h t h id Phi li p ’

y o u. e e n r ese n e w w a e s a w as s

roy alties wi th whi c h h e was won t to adorn h i mse lf wh en h e sat

,

i n s ta te . Th e firs t was a bea utifully wroug ht be lt n i ne i nc hes i n

breadth and of such leng th th at when put upon t he shoulders
,

of Capta in Ch urc h it reac he d to h is an kles This was cons idered .

a t th at ti me of g rea t v al ue be i n g emb roidere d all over w ith wam

,

p u m of va r io us c olo rs c u rio us
, ly w ro u g ht i n to fi g u res of b i r ds ,

beas ts an d flowers The second belt was als o of ex q uisite work

.

mans hip with w hic h Phili p used to orn amen t h is hea d and fro m
, ,

whi c h flowed t wo fl ag s whic h decorated his bac k A third belt .

was a sma ller one w ith a s tar upon t he en d of it whi c h h e wo re

, ,

upo n h i s breas t All t h ese were edg ed with red hai r whi ch A nn a
.
,

wan sa id was g ot i n t he coun try of t h e Moh awks To these s plen .

did reg ali a were added t wo horns of g laz ed powder and a red
c loth b l an ke t .

Th e nex t morn i n g Churc h met h i s lieute nan t co ming fro m Taun

t on a nd sen t mos t of h i s co mp any an d his p ris o ners by h i m to
Ply mouth while h e hi mse lf took Annawan and h alf a dozen of
,

h i s I n di a n s oldi e rs a n d wen t to R hode I sl a n d ; b u t w ithi n a fe w

d ay s a ll were tog e the r a t Ply mouth Th e capt ure of A nnawan .

was p rac tica lly t h e e n d of t he war althoug h hos tilities con ti n ued ,

for so me ti me after es pec i ally i n p arts of Mai ne an d Ne w H a mp

,

s hi re . I n thi s ex ploit C apta i n Ch urc h u n do ubte dly re n dered t h e

,

g ov e rn m e n t a g re a t ser vi c e a n d w e g
, l a dly acc o rd h i m t h e ho n o r

he dese rves ; b ut as t he phy s ical di fli cult y of reac hi ng A nn awa n

a t t he roc k h as bee n ex ag g era ted so h as t h e c hiv a l ry of hi s ca p
,

ture I n view of all kn own fac ts t he en terp rise ta kes on a s li g htly

.

co mmerc i a l ti n g e Th e Govern men t allowe d thi rty s hilli ng s a

.

head for e very I n di an s l a i n or capt ured a n d Tho mas Ch urch t he , ,

 KI NG PHILI P S WAR ’
85

ca pta i n ’
s son thus compl ai n s
an d a man uens is Methinks it ,

was a sc an ty re ward an d poor enco urag emen t an d h e ad d s

“ For thi s marc h they rece ived fo ur s hilli ng s and s i x pe nce a ma n
,

whic h was a ll t h e re ward th ey h ad ex ce pt t h e ho no r of k illi ng ,

”
Philip . And mo reover A n n a wa n k n ew th a t h e h ad reac hed t h e
,

en d of h i s rope ha vi n g b u t a s ma ll s upply of arms a n d a mmun itio n

, ,

des titute of p rovis io n s his n umbe rs g ro wi n g da ily less by capture

,

an d dese rtio n s an d w ith n o hope of u l t i ma te esc a pe

, Th us con .

di t i oned t he old v a lor was l ac ki n g ; there was n o s pi rit of resis

,

ta nce an d not a g un w as fi re d n or a toma h aw k ra ise d I t was t he

, .

s urren der of a s pe n t fo rce .

Ca pta i n Ch urch had p ro mise d to i n tercede for h i s dis ting u is he d

captive b u t i n s pi te of h i s e n tre a tie s t h e b ra v e old c hie f w h o h ad
, ,

been ca pta i n un der th ree g rea t sac he ms was i g n o mi n iously ex

ec ut ed by t h e E ng lis h a t Ply mo u th :
“ a d as ta rdly ac t
”
sa ys B ay
,

“
,

lies whic h di sg raced t h e Govern me nt

, .

A nother W ampan oag c hief was Tuspaq ui n sac he m of A ssa

wa mse t al so ca lled
,
“ t he Bl ac k Sac h e m
”
wh o marrie d A mi e ,
,

daug hter of M assassoi t He was i n d uced to co me i n and s urren

.

der by t he sole mn p ro mi se of M r Ch urc h th a t h is life s ho uld be .

s p ared a n d th a t h e w o uld pe rh a p s ma ke h i m a captai n a n d h a v ,

i n g g ive n hi mse lf up h e was i mmedi ately beheaded Th us was .

t he pl edg e of t he Govern men t to h i m s h ame f ully an d ruthles sly

viola ted “ ” “
Whe n C apta i n Ch urc h say s h i s his to ri a n re turned
.
, ,

from Boston he fo un d to hi s g rea t g rief t he heads of A n na wan

, ,
”
Tus paq ui n e t c c ut off whi c h were t h e l as t of Philip s fri e n d s
’
, .
, , .

After th is ti me a few I n di a n s l urki ng a ro un d See kon k an d

Rehoboth we re a ll th a t we re h ea rd of i n Ply mo uth Colo n y These .

killed so me s wi ne a nd ho rses p rob ably fo r food ; b u t th ey were ,

readily ove rc o me by t h e fri e n dly I n di an s w itho u t a ny lo ss of

life on t he part of t he E ng li sh .

A pa thos too deep for words a tte n d s t he ex ti n c tion of t h e I n

di an tribes of New Eng l an d O nce th ey were t he mas ters a nd .

owners of these fa i r lan d s t he g ift to the m as they be lie ved of

, , ,

t he Grea t Spi rit co n ta i n i ng th e i r ho mes a nd t he se p ul c h ers of

,

the i r fa thers As indepen den t n a tio n s a nd love rs of freedo m

.

they roamed these vi rg i n fores ts adorned w ith l akes and rivers ,

and lofty hill s n ev er d rea mi n g th a t cruel whi te men wo uld co me

,

an d i n t h e n a me of c ivili za tio n rob the m of th e ir p rec io us h erita g e .

B ut th ey were con q uered and t h e re mn an t of th eir pos terity ,

86 HIS TORY OF REH OBOTH

dri ven far wes tward ; lth oug h nearly 250 years have and n ow, a

pas s ed t h e pro b l em of
, the i r rac i al des t i ny i s s till u ns ol ved .

The na ldiers who [served [i n Ph ilip s

mes of t he Re hoboth so
’

war h ave been p reserved and are as follows ,

Those eng aged i n t he N arra Those who served under

g anse t t ex ped itio n were : B r ad fo rd we re :

Joh n Fi tc h Preserved A be ll , ,

J onathan W ilmart h Sa muel Perry , ,

Jas iel Perry Stephen Paine Jun , , .

Tho mas Ken dric k Samuel M iller , ,

J onat han Sab in S ilas T Al in , .

,

John C arpen te r Samuel Pal mer , ,

John Redeway James Redeway , ,

John Marti n Enoc h H un t , ,

Joh n H all Samuel Walker , ,

John M iller Jun Nicholas I de , .

,

John I de Noah Mason , ,

Joseph Dag g e tt Sa muel Sab i n , ,

Sa mpso n Mas o n Jun Tho mas Re ad , .

,

Isaac Pierce Israel Read , ,

Will iam H osk i ns G eorg e Rob i ns on , ,

N athan ie l W il marth .

Thefollowi ng ca ta log ue g ives t he names of those who at one ,

period of t he war made advance s of mo ney tog ether with t h e , ,

sums th ey ad v an ce d It s hows th at many of those who serv ed .

as p riva te soldi ers i n t he war als o ad v ance d mon ey to s us ta i n it :

G eorg e edik K n rc . £ 1 1 13s 1d . . P e e d A b ll

r s rve e ,

Jon a th F l lean u r, 1 18 8 W illi m B k l da uc an ,

Jo . M i lle r, se a . 6 5 4 B j mi B k l d wi t h
en a n uc an ,
4 3 10
J e ph B k l d
os uc an , 6 3 0 th l f g
e oss o a u n.
W id A b h m Pe
. ra a re m . 14 2 0 S m el Pe k
a u c ,

Ri e L
c d eo n a r . 2 0 6 J h F i t h wi t h t h
o n c . e
J me G il
a s s on . 4 18 2 loss of a u n .

A n Pe y
. rr . 14 00 2 Th omas ! lmart h sen W . . 6 12 3
Ge g R b i
or e o ns on. 4 12 0 i e e
Fra nc s S t ph ns . 1 10 6
J h Pe e m
o n r . 1 13 10 e Pe k
J os ph c . 2 10 0
W il li m C p t ea ar e n r. 8 17 3 d
D a va Beers . 17 8
J h Tit
o n us . se a . 5 6 3 e
J oh n S a v a . 2 6 8
S m el C p t e
a u ar e n r. 11 19 5 i d
R c h ar i a rt n . 1 5 4
W id w S b i o a n. l 7 6 Th omas Gra n t . 9 0
J h O m by
o n r s . 2 15 0 D eacon Na t ha n Coop iel e r. 8 0 0
J i h P lme
os a a r. 1 10 10 b
Ro e rt M l ril e . 5 17 6
J h B t te w t h
o n u r or , j un . 3 11 5 W id M . a so n . 13 5 10
Th m Re do as a . 8 14 4 W id R h el Re d
. ac a a .
4 3 0
S t e ph e P i e j n a n . un . 10 11 5 wi t h g l t
a un os .

J e ph S b i
os a n. 1 17 0 J h Ki g ley
o n n s .

G ilb t B er k roo s. 3 14 10 M osesRe de a .

D id S mi t h
av . 4 17 5 J h Re de
o n a . se a .

J me B d w y
a s a a a , se n . 5 14 4 W i lli m S b i
a a n.
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87

ie P i e
Na t h a n l a n . Noa h M as on .

el e de
S a mu R a . J o h n J o ns o n ,

ill
T ho ma s W mart h . J ere mi a h W h ea to n ,

ill
Jo lm W ma rt h , Ob di h Bo we n
a a ,

J e ph C h ffee
os a . N t h ie l Foul o m
a an s .

S m el B ll k
a u u oc . E be A mi d w n . o n,
J h C pe t e
o n ar n r. J h C
o m n ros s a n.
J h Ti t j
o n us . un . B e j mi S b i
n a n a n.
N t h iel Ch fl J a mes R e de wa y j un
’

a an a ee . , .

R be t F l le
o r u r, W illi l di a m B an n
Ri h d B we
c ar o n. D iel an i Sm th .

R bee Ilc ca t un , J h Pe k
o n c ,

J lm I l ll
o a , De W lk e
a con a r.

S m el S b i
a u a n. J h A lle j
o n n, un .

Eld d Ki g le y
a n s . J h D g g et
o n o ,

Wi d C . e te ar n r. S m el Ne w m
a u a n,
D iel A
an e n.

S m e l H me
a u o s. T t l o a 484 5 5

BIB LI O GRAPHY .

The Lon don p amphl e t p u bli s hed i n Feb 1676 (ano ny mo us ) , .

,
.

A B ri ef Hi s tory of the Wa r wi th the I ndi a ns i n New Eng la nd by ,

I ncrease M a ther D D 1676 , . . .

The Hi s tory of the I ndi a n Wars i n New Eng la nd by Re v W i lliam , .

H ubba rd 1677 Notes by S G D rake 1865 , . . .

, .

The H i s tory of K i ng P hi li p s Wa r by B enj ami n Ch urc h 17 16

’
.
, ,

Al so w ith Notes by D r H M D ex ter 1865 . . .

, .

The Old I n di a n Chron i cle I n trod uc tio n an d Notes by Sa muel .

Gard ner D ra ke Bos to n 1867 .

, .

I ndi a n Hi s tory a nd Gen ealog y by G enera l Ebenezer W Pierce , .

of Free to w n North Abi ng to n M ass 1878 .

, .
, .

S oldi ers i n K i ng P hi li p s Wa r by G eo rg e M Bodg e Leomi n

’
. .
,

s ter M ass Pri n ted for t h e A u thor 1896

, .
, .

I ndi a n Wa rs of New E ng la nd by H erbert Milto n Sylves ter , .

3 vol s Bos to n 19 10 .
, .

Thi s w ith a fe w ex trac ts fro m t h e to wn rec ords c loses the

, ,

hi s tory of all t h e e ven ts to b e fo un d i n t he a n na l s of Philip s war ’

,

re l a ti ng to Re hobo t h Th e hi s tory of t h e to w n fro m t h e period .

of Philip s war till near t h e co mmence men t of t he w ar of t he

’

Revol uti o n posses ses littl e th a t i s e ither n ovel or i n teres ti ng A .

few ex tracts from t he to wn rec ord s are nearly all th a t we are

ab le to g i ve on thi s period .

J un e 12, 1675 . Th e be i ng
met bein g la wfully warn ed
to wn , ,

chose t he town co u n c il an d t h e to wn smen to ta ke care for t he pro

vi s ion of th e soldiers th a t are put to an swer t h e w arran t ; and th at

they sh a ll make a ra te for t h e defrayi ng of t h e charg es both for
88 HISTORY OF REH OB OTH

their soldiers cloth es and other necessari es , an d for any cha rg es

”
abo u t t he former so ldiers .

June 16 town eng aged a surg eo n for three mon ths

, 1676 . The ,

who p ro mised t o b e helpful t o t h e t o wn and do h is bes t en dea vour ,

w ith t he he lp of G od to cure any of our to wne tha t may b e woun

ded by th e en e my
,

an d t he to wn was t o pay h i m
“ th ree poun ds
i n money for t o proc ure i ns trumen ts an d med i c i nes for hea l in g
, , .

an d a lso an acc o mmod a tio n of a s u itab le pl ace an d h is d ie t an d ,

”
twen ty s hilli ng s a mon th .

February 2 1676 7 It was ag reed upo n by the t own th at t h e

,
-
.
,

co un ty ra te s hould b e mad e as much as t he town h a th been ou t

of c h arg es re la ting t o t he late war and th a t t he soldiers wag es be ,
’

”
pu t in to it .

November 13 1677 It was voted th a t Lieutenan t H un t

, .

and Ens i g n Ni c hol as Pec ke s ho u ld ass is t t h e De aco n s to g o fro m

house to house to ma ke i n q ui ry wha t person s h ave or w ill do for , ,

t h is p rese n t yea r for t h e ma i n tenan ce of our Reveren t P as to r;

,

t o see whet h er it will a mo un t to fifty po un ds ; an d a ls o t o ta k e

”
re th a t it may b e effec tua lly p aid i n seaso n .

A t t he same meeti ng it was vo ted also t h at D a n iel S mith

sho uld wri t e t o t h e yo ung g en tl e man a t Dorc hes te r to s i g n ify ,

to h i m th a t it was t h e t o wn s des ire th a t h e wo u ld b e pleased

’

to co me up and te ac h a sc hool accordi ng to those fo rmer in vita

tions th a t our Re vere n d Pas to r made to h i m
“ It was al so vote d th a t an i n vita tion mi g ht be g ive n to M r
,
.

M an for to be helpful i n t h e work of t h e mi n is try for thi s wi n ter ,

an d t h a t t he to wn s me n s ho u ld ta ke ca re for to en de a vo ur to affec t
it ; an d if M r M an can n ot be ob ta ined then t he townsmen s h all
.
,

e n deavour to o b ta i n a ny oth er su ita b le perso n for t he work of

t h e mi n i s t ry thi s se aso n .

Ap ril 12 1678 , .
“
e tow n ma n ifes ted th e i r earn es t des i re
Th
th at M r A n g ier mi g ht be trea te d w ith by t he towns me n an d
.
,

en co urag e d to ta rry w ith us un ti ll we see h o w t h e Lo rd w ill d eal

with our Re v eren d Pas to r; t h e to wn des i ri n g th a t if it mi g ht , ,

be th a t so me hold may be ta ken of h i m w ith s pee d th a t we mi g ht

, ,

n ot be l eft des tit u te : t he tow n ma n ifes ti ng th e i r app rob a tio n of

”
h i m an d his l a bo rs i n t he wo rk of t h e mi n i s try .

The town al so voted th a t D eac on W alker Joh n Wood coc k

“
A n thony Perry an d Sa muel Pec k s ho uld b e add ed to t he co m
,
, , ,

mi t t ee for fi n is hi n g t h e mee ti ng ho use .

Ap ril 16 1678 t he Reverend Noah Newman t he seco n d mi n

, , ,

ist er of Rehoboth died h avi ng fille d t h e sacred offi ce fro m t he

, ,

year 1668 till t he co mmencemen t of t he ill ness whic h termi n ated

 AN NA LS A ND R E C O RD S 89

i n h is dea th . littl e th a t can now be collec ted concern i ng

Th e
h i m h as been g ive n A le t ter written by h i m to M r Cotton of
“
. .

”
Ply mouth on t he day af ter Pierce s F i g ht g i v i ng an accoun t
,
’
,

of those sla i n i n th at b attle was referred to at pag e 76 i n t he, ,

acco un t of t he I n di a n war He was i n terred i n t he old b uryi n g

.

g r o un d n e a r t h e Co n g g
re a tio n a l mee ti n g ho use i n E as t P rovid e n c e -
.

April 29 1678 It was vote d th a t M rs Ne wma n t he re lic t

, . .
,

of our la te Re veren d Pas to r sh a ll h a ve fif teen po unds for th is ,

p resen t yea r an d a s uffi c ien cy of wood broug ht to her g a te if

,

sh e pleas e s till to a bid e w ith us an d th us to be p a id acc ordmg ,

”
to p rese n t s ub sc riptio n It was a lso ag ree d upon th a t t h e t own s
.

men s h all ag ree w ith M rs New ma n i n th e town s be h a lf for t h e

’
.

diet of M r A ng i er. .

J un e 20 1678 Th e town un a n i mo usly ag ree d th a t M r

, . .

An g ier s hould h a ve forty po u n d s a year for h i s en co urag e men t ,

an d h i s di e t ; a n d te n po u n d s of t h e fo rty 1n mo n ey if God i nc li n e ,

h i s hea rt to se ttle a mo ng s t 11s i n t h e wo rk of t he mi n i s try An d .

this p ropos a l was mad e for t he p resen t perso ns man ifes ti ng ,

themselves to b e freely willi ng for t he future to aug men t to t h e

afo resa id s u m acc o rdi n g to th e i r a b ility a n d M r A n g ier s n eces
’
.
,

si ty . An d t h e to w n s me n a n d D ea con W a lker were c hose n to

trea t w ith M r A n g ier a bo ut it
“ .

Lie ut H u n t a n d E n s i g n Pec k were c hosen an d des i red to

.
.

g o do w n w ith M r A n g i e r
. t h e n e x t w ee k a n d,t o do as th e n i s ,

req u is i te to b e do ne 1n o rd er to t h e se ttl emen t of M r A ng ier

“It was also ag reed th a t there sho uld be a six ac re lot i n con -
.

,
.

ven i e n t ti me l a id fo rth belo w t h e b uri a l pl ace for a b u ildi ng of

, ,

a ho use for t h e mi n i s try .

It appe a rs from t he te n or of t h e records th a t M rs Newman , .

soo n re move d fro m Re hoboth Sh e p rob ab ly re mov ed to B ra i n .

tree (now Q ui ncy ) t h e pl ace of her na tivity A ug us t 30 1678

, .
, ,

there i s a vo te of t he to wn recorded appoi nti ng se ve ral perso ns ,

as a co mmit tee to trea t w ith a ny pe rso n or pers o ns th a t s h all

be e mployed by M rs Ne wman c o n ce rn i n g her ho use an d l an ds
.
, .

J an uary 17 1678 9 als o It was vo t ed for t h e en co urag emen t of

,
-
, , ,

M r Samue l A ng ie r to se ttle a mo n g s t us i n t h e work of t he mi n is

.

t ry if it pl e ase t h e Lo rd to i n c li ne h i s h ea rt th ereu n to to p urpose

, ,

un to h i m to g ive h i m fo rty po u n d s i n mo n ey e ith er to t he p ur ,

c h as i n g of t he ho u se a n d lot w hi c h we re M r No a h New man s

’
.
,

if it pl ease h i m to b uy it or toward s t he b u ildi ng of a noth er house

,
”
an d se ttli n g hi mse lf .

It w as a t th e same ti me vote d by t he to wn th a t M r Ang ier .

sh a ll h a ve t he use a n d i mp rove me n t of all t he la n ds an d mea d

90 HISTORY OF REHOBOTH

dows, and all t he pri v ileg es be long i n g t o t he pas tors and teach
ers lot . as long as h e doth c on ti n ue i n th e work of t h e mi n is try
’

among s t us I t was als o voted that M r Ang ier shall h ave sev
. . .

ca ty po un ds a year for h is sal ary , t en po un ds of it i n money,

”
an d s1x ty i n co un try pay; as it p as se th be t wee n man an d man .

June 25 , 1679 The town vo ted ,

. tha t M r A ng i er shall have .
,

for t h e t wo followi ng years, se ven t pounds for eac h year; ten

po u n ds of it i n m o n ey an d fi ftee n o t he s ix ty as man an d t he
fi
,

res t of it as it p asse th bet ween ma n an d man , an d a a ci ency of

“
wood to b e bro ug ht t o h is ho use
Th e t own chose G il bert B roo ks
.

a dep uty to a tten d t he Gen

”
eral Court .

“
J ly
u 24, 1679 The raters c hose n were Mr. . D an iel Smi t h .

John k
Pec , Ens i g n Nic holas Pec k G il bert Broo
”
, ks , and William
C arpen t er .

“
M ay
“
18, 1680 Lieut Pe ter H un t and Ensi g n Peck chosen
.

Lieu t Peter Hun t Ens ig n Nic hol as Peck an d

.

de ut i es .

G bert Brooks se lec tmen

'
” “ .

M r Dan iel S mith J ohn Rea de

, .
,

.
,
,

Li eu t H un t Ens ig n Pec k Gil bert Brooks J oh n Peck and An

.
, , , ,

t h ony Perry to wn s men

“ ,

The to wns men ac q ua in ti ng t h e to wn th a t they had

.

with M r Ed ward Ho ward to teac h sc hool ac q

. uamt ed ,

w ith t he sa id Mr Howard s te rms v i z : t wen ty poun ds a car i n

’
.
,

c oun try pay an d h i s di e t bes ides w ha t t he co urt doth

, low i n
,

th at case The to wn then did vote and ag ree th a t hi s proposals

.

were accepted an d th a t t he s ee d iest provis ions s hould be made

for his ma in t en an ce ; M r W il p
,

iam Sa h m freely profferi ng to diet .

h i m t he fi rs t q uarte r of t h e y ear
“ It was als o ag ree d upon th at William Blan ding should have
.

h a lf an acre of l an d u o n t he co mmon to b u ild a ho use upon

t he edg e of Roc ky Hi p
,

I Lieut I l un t Samue l C arpen ter and . .

, ,

J oh n Pec k were c hose n t o la ou t t he sa id la n d an d se t t he ex .

p e n se of it a n d a ls,o t o pe h i m a ti me w h e n h e s h a ll b u i ld ;
”
w hic h if h e n eg lec t h e s ha ll fo rfe it t he l an d to t he to wn ag ai n
, .

Th is is t h e fi rs t ti me th a t the name Roc ky Hill occ urs i n t he

town records This name i s still g iven to a hill or e le va tion of
“
.

”
s o me ex te n t a bo u t a mil e n o rth wes t of
, Pal mer s R iver mee t ’

i n g ho use ; an d fro m t he charac ter of i ts s urface no one can disp ute

“
i ts title to t h e cog nomen roc ky
”
.
,

Oc tober 22 1680 Vo ted th a t , . the b uryi ng place should be

”
fence d i n with a s to ne fence .

D ecember 16 1680 A committee was chos en by t he town to

,
.

s ell t h e mee ti n g ho use thi s co mmittee co ns i s ted of M r D ani el

- .
 A NNA LS A ND R ECORDS 91

S mith Lieut Peter Hun t

, .
, En si g n Ni c hol as Peck G il man B roo ks
, .

an d A n tho ny Perry .

Ma Ens i g n Ni chol as Pec

16, a n d G il ert B roo s
168 1 k b k
y
.

were c 1ose n dep u ties to t he Genera l Co urt ; a n d Lie u t Peter .

Hu n t, Ens ig n Nicholas Pec k , an d G il ert Brooks , se lec tmen b

“
Th e sa me day it w as vo te d an d co nsen ted to , th a t t h e se lec t
.

men should en dea vour t h e utmos t to re en g ag e M r Howard to - .

”
keep t h e sc hool a nother yea r .

“Sep t mb 2 e er , 1681 M r D an ie l Smith Ens ign Nic hol as Peck

. .
, ,

Gilb t B ook
er r s, Thomas Coope r Jr and W 1lli am Carpen ter , .
, ,

c hosen raters for t he y ea r .

M ay 17 Th ere i s of th is d a te rec orded i n t h e town boo k

1682
“
.
, , ,
”
a mee ti n g of t h e p rop ri e to rs of t h e North Purc h as e w h en
“
William C arpen ter was c hosen clerk of t h e commun ity an d ”
,

sworn .

M ay 25 1683 Willia m C arpe n te r was chose n and added

, .
,

t o t he fo rmer c o mmittee th a t was c hose n by t he to w n to se ll t h e

”
meeti n g house -
.

D ecember At a to wn mee ti ng t he town smen pre

13, 1683 .

sen te d M r Taylor a sc hool mas ter an d t h e p ropos i t io n s th a t h e

.
, ,

and t he to wn s me n tre a te d u po n v i z : th a t h e s ho uld h a v e for t h e ,

presen t year £ 5 i n money £ 10 as mo ney an d h is die t : upo n w hic h , ,

t h e to w n vote d th a t h e s ho uld b e e ng ag e d for t h e y ea r ; u po n w hi c h

ag reeme n t of t h e to wn t h e to wn s men me t t h e fi rs t of D ece mber ,

1683 an d did fully a g ree w ith t he sa id M r Taylor for to k ee p sc hool

, .

”
on e y ea r upo n t h e te rms a foresa id .

M ay t Jon ath an B liss w

19, 1684 as c hosen by t h e
. Serg ean

“
town and added to t h e co mmittee to se ll t h e mee t i n ho use
,

Lieut Nichol as Pec k a nd G ilbert B roo ks chosen e p a t ica

.
-
.

At h is M aj es ty s Co urt of Ass is ta n ts held at New Ply mouth

’
,

July 7 1685 a D ee d of Co nfi rmation was g i ven rehearsi ng that

“ , ,

The firs t g ran t of t he s a id to w n s hip be i ng e ig ht mil es squ are

,

[ was ]g ra
~
n t e d i n t h e y ear 164 1 un to Al e x a n de r Wi n c h es ter R i c h ,

ard Wrig ht M r Hen ry S mith M r Jose ph Pec k M r Stephen

, .
, .
, .

”
Paine and divers others Th e bo un ds i n thi s old deed are .

mos tly i n dica ted by marked trees tre nc h es or heaps of s ton es , ,

which after 232 years h a ve di sappea re d The dis ti n g ui s hi ng li mits .

of t he town however h ave con ti nued to be s uffi c ien tly pl ai n

, , .

This D eed of Co nfi rmation is p ri n ted i n full i n Bliss s Hi s tory ’

of Rehoboth ( pp 122 copi e d fro m t h e Ply mo u th Colo ny

.

Record of Deeds ( Vol V p .

, .
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June 11, 1686, t he pri nted laws were pu bl icly re ad in a town
meet i ng by order of t he Governor .

May 28 1689 The town voted th at Mr Angi er should have a

, . .

small t ract of low g round by t he meeti n house s1de t o make a ar

den plot near t h e orch ard t h at Sam t he gn d ian formerly planted
,
g ,
"
, , .

A ug us t 9 1689 Samuel Peck and Thomas Cooper were chosen

“
.
,

de p uti es and ins t ruc ted to endea vor to procure from t he wor
, 5
”
sh ipful M aj or B radfo rd 11 q uitc l ai m deed of t h e lan ds i n t he t own

of Re hobo t h and t o sell en oug h of t h e u n divided lan d belon i n

,
g g
t o t he town t o ob t a i n this deed The followi ng is a copy of a
.

p a rt o f th i s d ee d w ith
, t h e a nn ex e d lis t of t h e i n h a b i t ants and
p ro p ri e to rs of t h e t o w n

Q m rc
'
u n s D a m or m m B as nro an t o m a
Town or 113 1103 01 11 .

( A bu s ) ed
Whereas t he la te W1ll1am Bradford my honored fath er was ,

in ves ted by v irt ue of a g ran t by letters pa te n t from the H onor

ab le Counci l es tab l is hed at P li mout h i n t h e Coun ty of Devon ,

i n the realm of Eng l an d for t he plan ti ng ruli ng an d , vern i ng ,

of New E land in A merica deri vat i ng fro m our l ate vereig n

,

Lord Ki ng ames t he First trac ts of land which lie wi th i n and be

,

t ween t he li mi t s and bounds of sa i d letters pa ten t and all lands , ,

ri vers lyi ng or be ing with i n or be tween any th e sai d li mi ts

( viz ) a certa i n ri vule t or ru nd le t there common ly called Coh asset
.

al i as Con i h asset t oward s t he nort h an d t h e river commonl

,
y
called N aaset river t owards t h e south and t h e g re at wes tern ,

ocean t ow t he eas t an d be tween wi t h i n a s tra i ht li ne di rec t l

ex t end i n up i n to t h e mai n lan d to ward s t h e wes t g
,

rom t he mou
g
of sa id r1vcr called Narrag anse t river to the utmos t li mi ts and
bo unds of a coun try or place i n New Eng lan d commonly called -

Poch anoke t a lias Sowamse t we s tward and an oth er s trai g ht l ine .

ex tendi n g its e lf d i rec tly fro m t h e mou th of t h e sa i d river Coh as

set a li as C on i h asset to wards t h e w es t so far up i n t o t h e mai n l an d
wes tward as t h e ut mos t li mits of t h e sa id coun try or lac e com
mouly c alled Poch anoket ali as Sowamset d o ex t en with all .

rig hts as i n sa id p a ten t i s ra tifi ed a nd co n fi rmed un d er t h e co mmo n

seal of sa id Co un c il he ari ng d at e t h e t hi rtee n th day of J an uar
y ,

1629 where i n among oth er favors is also ex pressed t h e sa1d

, , ,

Co unc il s g rea t res pec t th a t so hopeful plan ta tions mig ht not

’

on ly subs i s t b ut als o mi g ht be enc ourag ed t o p rocee d i n so io us

a wo rk w hi c h mig ht e ffec tively ten d to t he p rop ag a tion of re i g i on
whi c h was a l s o t he chi ef an d kn own end of th ei r firs t a dven ture

“
i n this v as t ho wli ng de sert : an d whereas t he sa id
William B radford my fa ther
,

i n t he y ear of our Lord 164 1

 AN NA LS A ND R E C O RDS 93

W
an e t d to Joseph I eck Steph en Pa i ne Henry Smith Alex an der ’
, , ,

i n c hes te r Th o mas Coo per G en t a n d others w ith them a tract

, , .

of l and for a pla n ta t ion or town ship formerly called by t he nati ves
Sec un ke up wa rd s of fo rty fi ve yea rs s i nce se ttl ed an d p lan ted
,
-
,

now ca ll ed by t h e n ame of Re ho b oth : an d likew ise for se veral

ears s i nce t he i n h a b ita n ts of sa id to wn did p urc h ase a trac t of
y an d as a dditio n a l an d en l arg i n g of sa id to wn of Tho mas Pri n ce , ,

Esqr Th e Govern o r M ajor Jos i a h Wi n s lo w C a pt Tho mas

’
.
. , ,

S o uth worth a nd Co n s ta n t So uth wo rth Esqr ag en ts for t h e Colon y

’

of New Pli mout h as may fu lly appear by an i ns trumen t g i ven i n t he

n ame of t h e s a id Colo ny un der t h e sea ls of t h e sa id ag en ts he arin g .

d a“te t he te n th of Ap ril A n n o D o mi n i 1666 [Th e North Purc h ase] . .

Now K NO W Y E E th at I W illi am B radford of New Pli mout h ,

for t h e en ds be fore me n tioned a nd a ls o for an d i n c on s idera tio n

o f t he s u m of fiftee n poun d s i n C urren t mo n ey of New E n g l an d
to me i n han d we ll an d truly p a id by D an ie l S mith Pe te r H un t , ,

J ohn B rown Joh n Pec k Nic holas Pec k G il bert B roo ks Tho mas
, . , ,

Cooper S amuel New ma n Willi am C ar en ter S amue l Peck

, , . .

S tephen Pa i ne R ic hard Bowen Ens ig n T o mas W il marth yeo

, , ,

men so me of t he Prop rie tors of sa id trac t a nd trac ts an d mos t

, ,

of them anc i en t i n h a bita n ts of sa id town of Re hoboth by these ,

presen ts for me an d my h e i rs do g ran t remise re lease a n d for , ,

e ver q u itc l a i m un to t h e sa id D an ie l S mith et c an d t o th ei r hen s

, , .

an d ass i g ns fo re v er a ll s uc h ri ht es ta te titl e in teres t posses , , , , ,

s ion an d de ma n d w h a ts oe ver w i c h I t h e sa id W illi am B ra dfo rd ,

”
h ave or oug ht to h a ve e tc , .

[ Th i s dee d w as e n tere d on rec o rd a t B ri s tol Ap ril 2 1 17 35 i n , . ,

t he 23d book folio p ag es 356 to 360 i n c l us iv e, See als o B l iss , .

,

pp 125 to 127
. .

A lis t of t he na mes of t he i n ha bita n ts a n d proprie tors of t h e

Towne of Rehoboth h a ving R ig hts a n d Titles to t h e Mes s uag es ,

Tenemen ts an d La n ds co n ta in ed i n t he a bove written I ns trumen t

hereun to an nex ed a nd affi x e d whi c h ha th bee n rea d e an d a llowed ,

i n a full To wne mee ti ng ffeb ruary t h e 7 t h 1689 , ,

I nh a bi t a nts . J oh nHu nt ,

Mr Sa mu l Ang e i r.
. e E h ra h i m H un t
p .

e
D aco n T h o mas C ooper . R 1c e Le
o nar d .

e
Jos ph c sen r Pe k .
’
. Sa m
’
l
B u t t rwort h
. e ,

J oh n fli t c h . P ili
h p Wa r l ke .

J oh n Woodoc k s e n r .
’
. flra n c i s S t v ns . s a
'

ee e ’
r
.

j
Ser T h o mas R a
. e de . J o h n Orms b
e
G o rg Ke nri c kee , iel
Na t h a n C a flee.
’

i l
N c ho le s I de s e n r .
’

. el b i
S a mu S a n .

e e bi
G o rg Ro n s o n s en r .
’
. e j P e e d be
S r . r s r ve A l .

b
Ro ert W h a t o n e . ie l e de
Dan l R a .

i
R c ha r M a rt n d i . e de
I s ra ll R a .

J oh n r n Pe e , e bi
J a m s Sa n .

Jona t ha n ff uller se n r .
'

. bi
J oh n S a n .

Enoc h H un t . Noa h Sa b i n .
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John Mart en .

The H eres of Thomas Kenri c k

i . Jonah Palmer .
j un ’
r.

e
Sa mu l Ro nson. bi
M asses Rea de.

Sa mue l] Ma s on,
Ni cholas I de , un r
’ ’

Sa m l M i
’ ’
. sen r .

Sa m l M illn d h
’
. .
,

Joh n H a ll.
Jo h n Bc d way. J ose ph Mas on ,

s m l Ca rpant a .
’
. Jos eph B uc k la nd j un r ,
’
.

John Ti t t us Baruk Buc k land

w
. ,

Ti t t us, S illas T i t us .

Na th . P ai n e, j aa r ’
.

Willia m Rob eason .

i
D a v d ffuller .

Joh n Jenki ng s ,

John J ons on .

ie e
D a n ll S h pard . se n .

i
D a v d fi ree man .

Ja m s W lson
e i .

Sa mue l Ne wma n, j r. Ja m s W lc h
e e .

Jo h B ll k
n u oc .

Ti mot h y I d e . Jo h C lle de
n a n r.
Jona t ha n fi uller j un Jo h B t le t b ei e
’

. . n ar s r s.
Jere mia h W h ea t on .

Orpha ns .

Thomas Cooper a nd Na t ha n i e l!
sons 11 Na th Cooper . .

e
Sa mu l B ulloc k , The s ires of en am n uc k a n d , B j i B l
Thomas rms y O b Sa muel] Be lla .
Tho mas Ma n , The Heires of El ad Ki n sley. d
“
b
Ro e rt M illard. san r
’
. Jonat ha n Ca rp n ter. e
Mr H ar S wea t i n g
. e . Da vi d ter.
l nw’ 0“k Sollo mon pen ta .
Josh ua S m th i . i
Zac har a h Carpe n te r.
Joh n S m t h . i b
A rah a m Carpanta .
Ri chard E vens . The Hair s of Ro ert J oa nes .
e b
Ja m s T h ur r
e be bi
D n i e ll Sa n. s on of N h m a h Sa ee i
im
.

Sa m l
’
o w n.
. B e .

Jona t han Wi ll ma th .
J oh nff uller.
Joh n Br a c h . e Abia ll ff u lle r.
e
Jos ph Bors wort h . Benj mi n P i e
a a n .

e j
Jos ph I ec k u n r
’
G eo g Ro b i n j
’

. . r e ns o . r.

e e k i Pe ke
H z ah c . I ke M on
sa as .

i d e
R c h a r Bow n . Th m B we n
o a o .

B e
Th o mas ow n sen r Th I l i of W i lli m A llen
’
. . e a res a .
 AN NALS AND R E CORD S 95

Th o mas Sm th i . illi
W a m I n ra h a m .

Hen r i Sm th . . l i
M r N c ho as Ta ner .

A bi l a i Sm th . . d e i le
Mr An r w W l t .

Eb W l ke
e n nez a r a r. Mr h l S q u r
P ii
. ie .

J h Re de d Th m R e de
o n a an o as a . Ob d i h we j
a a o n. un r.
’

Th H i f J h R e de j J h P i e
’
e e res o o n a . un r . o n a n .

Eli ph ll t C pe t e J e ph C h fl ’

e e ar n r. os a ee.
Re b e k C pe t e
a d g h te f ar n r. au r o H e y S wee t
nr .

A b i h C pe t e
a ar n r. M S m el M y le
r a u s.

M y W l ke
ar a r. J e ph C pe t e
os ar n r.

M y O m by
ar r s Be j mi C pe t e
n a n ar n r.

J b O m by d gh t e
ac o r s s au r. J h C pe t e j
o n ar n r. un r
’
.

Th H i e
e f M Pl b m
a r s o r . 1 e ea e. B e j mi ff ll
n a n u e r.
J me M y le
a s d N t h iel M yles an a an s. Th m W d
o as oo .

f M J h M y le
sons o r . o n s. Ise rai l Pe k c .

Th H i
e fJ h S
e res o ge o n a va . J lm A lle
o j n, un r
’
.

Ph ili p Ami d w o n e. Eli b t h P t e y

za e a .

H e y Ammi d w
nr o n e. E ns Th . E t b k o . s a roo s.
W illi m H w da o ar .

P ropri eto rs no t i nh a bi ta n ts .
J h Bl k t
o n a s o ne .
J a mes B ro w ne Es q , . J et t I g h m
ar n ra a .

Th o mas D ag g e t t Es q , . J h L ell
o n ov ,

Mr Na t h a n i ell a n
. Pie . M N h ffl i d
r. oa oa e.
. le
Mr J oh n A l n sen r .
’
. A t h y Sp g e
n on ra u .

Mr H n ry N w ma n
. e e . Th H ei
e f H mph e y T i ff y
rs o u r an .

e
D eacon J oh n B ut t rwort h , Ge g e We bb
or .

Mrs E z a b t h V a l
li e i l
. . Th m B e
o as a rn s .
ie e
D an ll A ll n , Ri h d D g g w t h
c ar a er or .

Ob idi h B we a o n . se n r
’
. J eph W d d
os oo ar .

S m el l V i ll
a u a . Th m P t ey
o as a

Dece mber 17 1692 Th e to wn co unc il an d selec tmen of Re , .

hobot h delivere d to E n s ig n Thomas Re a d 136 po un d s of powd er

an d 250 po un d s of b u lle ts to b e ta ke n c are of b y hi m for t he to wn , ,

a nd not to b e di s pose d of b u t by th e o rder of t h e se lec tmen of t h e

wwn 0

M ay 1 1693 Samue l Pec k was c hose n an d e lec te d to serv e

, .

”
as t h e town re p rese n ta tiv e i n t h e g rea t an d g en era l asse mb ly .

This was t h e year after t h e u n io n of t h e colon i es of Ply mouth

an d M as s ach u se tts Bay u n de r t h e c h arte r of Willi am a n d M ary ,

an d M r Pec k was t h e fi rs t re p rese n ta tiv e fro m t h e to wn to t h e

.

G eneral Court of M assac h use tts .

Aug us t 15 1663 It w as vote d by t h e to w n th a t as it was

, .
,

the i r des ire so it s ho u ld be th e i r u tmos t e n dea vo u r to ob ta i n M r

, .

Tho mas Green wood to dis pen se t he wo rd of God u n to u s i n t h e

ti me of our v ac a n cy u n til ou r re vere n d p as to r M r A ng ie r t e , , .
,

turns to co n ti n ue w ith 118 I n order here u n to M r Samue l Pec k . .

an d Jose ph B row n e we re c ho se n by t h e to wn to g o do wn to M r .

G reen w ood this wee k to do the i r e ndea vo ur to b ri n g h i m up this

wee k if it may ,
” “ ,

A co mmittee was al so c hosen to ag ree w ith

.
,

M r A ng ier i n be h alf of t he to w n res pec ti n g h i s s u pport an d ma i n

.
, ,
”
te n a nce .
96 HISTO R Y OF RE HOBO TH

M r Ang i er was a t th is t i me a t C amb ri dg e

.
. w h i t her he had
remo ved in t he la t ter part of 1692 or t he ea rly . part of

si g ni n g as t h e ca use of h is re moval ill hea lt h

“
, , .

S ep e t mber I t wa
vo ted t ha t t here should b e a let ter
s
writte n i n t he t ow n s na me t o our re vere nd pas tor M r Ang i er
’

. .
.
”
tha t they may k no w h i s mi nd abou t h i s re turn .

let t er M r A ng ier answere d i n pers on ; an d. despai ri ng of

Th i s .

t he recovery of hi s hea lt h ao as to b e ab le t o res ume h n du t i es

’

as min is t er of Reho b ot h , he t oo k h is lea ve of h is ch urc h an d

p p
e o le , rec o mme n di n g to t hem t he Re v Tho mas Gre en wood as a
.

s ui a
t bl e pers on t o fi ll t he st a tion which he re g re t t ed t o b e
ob li g e d to res ig n .

Mr . A ng ier was bo n r in 1655 ( pro a b b ly at Cambri dg e ) . g rad

ua te d a t Harvard Co l leg e in 1673, an d was a member of t he
Board of Fe l lows of th a t un vers i
i ty . He was se ttled as th e pas t or
of Re ho bot h i n t he year 1679 whence h e remo ved as was b efore , ,

s ta te d i n 169 2 or 1693 t o C amb ri dg e

, Hi s resi dence a t Camb ri dge
, .

was s hort Ha vi n g reg ai ned his hea lt h he was ch osen on t he 28th

.
,

of A ug us t , 1696, b y t he ch urch i n tha t part of ancien t Wa tert own

w hi c h is now Waltha m, t o b e t he ir pas tor; an d on t he 2 1st of

Sept e mber followi n g , t he town c oncu rre d i n t he c hoi ce, and he
was i ns t alled past or of Wa te rt own , M ay 25, 1697 Here , aft er .

an e mi nen t an d suc cess ful min is t ry h e died , . January 2 1, 17 19,

ag ed si x t y fiv-
e .

M r Ang i er marri ed t h e daug hter

. Uri a n Oakes of t h e Re v .
.

fourt h pres i de n t of Harvard Un i versi ty an d her mot her was th e ,

daug h te r of t h e celeb ra te d Dr W ill iam Arn es a u thor of t he

“ ,
.

”
M eda lla Thw logi ae and a professor a t t he un i versi ty of Rott er
,

dam H is son t h e Rev Joh n Ang i er was t he firs t pas tor of t h e

.
, .
,

eas t par is h of t h e an c ie n t B ri dg ew at e r w here h e was orda i ned , ,

Oc tobe r 28 17 24 H e was bo rn i n 17 01 g ra d ua te d at H arvard

, .
.

Un ivers ity i n 17 20 marrie d a da ug hter of E zra Bourn e Es q of

, ,

San dwich an d died April 14 17 87 aged e ig hty si x havi ng been

, , ,
-
,

min ist er of Eas t B ridg e wa ter fi fty t wo yea rs H is son Samuel -

.
, .

who g rad ua t ed a t H arva rd i n 1763 was o rd ai ned h is c olleag ue ,

at Eas t B rid g e wa te r D ece mbe r 23 1767 an d died Jan uary 18 , . . .

1805 i n t h e s i x ty sec o n d year of h is ag e

, H i s other son Oakes
-
.
,

Ang i e r was a n a ttorney se ttled a t B rid g e wa ter an d a man of

, ,

so me e mi ne n ce i n h is p rofe ss ion He left a fa mily on e of w hom .

, ,

Joh n se ttled at Be lfas t M e

, . .
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'

97

Ad aug hter of t he Rev John Ang i er was married . t o t he Rev .

Ephra i m Hyde s ubseq uen tly a min i s ter of Re h oboth

, .

Oc t ober 1 1693 t h e town voted th a t t h e former co mmittee

, ,

c hosen by t h e to wn A ug us t 15 th l as t s h a ll b e f urth er e mpo were d

, , ,

n o t o n ly to trea t w ith M r Tho mas Gree n wood for h i s s u pport .

an d ma i n ten an ce w hile h e c o n ti n ues i n t h e wo rk of t h e mi n is try

,

amo ng us b u t a l s o h a v e fu ll po we r to t rea t an d a g ree w ith h i m

,
”
res pec ti n g h i s se ttlemen t as t he mi n i s ter of t h e to wn .

M r G ree n wood c omplied w ith t h e in vita ti on an d was se tt led

.

as t h e min i s ter of Re hoboth i n Oc tobe r of 1693 Th e to wn ag reed

“
.

to g ive h i m n in ety fi ve po un ds of c urren t s ilver money of New

-

En g l an d towards h i s s e ttl e men t ; a n d for h i s co mforta b l e sub ,

i t
s s ence , t h e c on tri b u tion of s tran g ers a n d se v en ty po un ds y early ,

to be pa id h i m on e thi rd i n c urren t s ilver mon ey as aforesa i d

, , ,

an d t h e o t her t wo th i rd s i n bee f pork an d all s orts of merc h a n t

-
, ,

ab le co rn rye an d b u tte r a nd c h eese a n d merc ha n ta b le boards

, , , , ,

a t t h e c urren t p ri ce se t u po n th e m y early by t h e se l ec tmen of t h e

,
"
town .

Th e use of t he p as tors a n d te ac hers l an ds was a ls o g ran ted

’ ’

hi m so long as h e s ho uld co n ti n ue i n t h e work of t he mi nis try

,

i n Rehoboth .

J uly 6 1696 D eaco n S amuel Newman was c hosen represen ta

, .

ti ve to t h e Genera l C o urt a t Bos ton This was t h e thi rd meeti ng .

for t he c hoi ce of a represen ta tive th i s year ; a g rea t number ,

havi n g been s uccess ively elec te d b ut i mmedi ately dec li ned serv i ng , .

This year there i s men tion ma de of a Doc tor Ri c h ard Bo wen ,

wh o was c hosen J u ly 27 t h on e of t h e assessors

, , .

January 4 1697 Th e town voted th a t t h e s tray I n di ans

, .

should b e warne d ou t of town th a t are h un tin g i n to wn , .

Oc tober 4 1698 Th e town voted th a t a sc hool mas ter as

, .
, ,

t he la w di rec ts s hould b e a tta ine d a n d t h e sel ec tme n s ho u ld en

, ,

dea vour t he g a i n in g one a n d li kew i se ag ree w ith h i m wh en a t

, ,

tai n ed for h i s enco urag emen t to keep sc hool

"

“
.
,

Nov e mber 21 1698

, T h e se l e c tmen m et an d o rd e.re d t h at
t h e sc hool -ho use s ho uld b e rep a i re d an d made fit for to keep
sc hool i n , a n d o rdered W il lia m C arp en ter t o p roc ure s hin g l es .
boards, and na ils , an d wh a t else is wan tin g for fi tti ng it up, on t he
’
town s acc un o t .

M arc h l tmen made an ag reemen t w ith

15, 1699 . Th e se ec
Thomas Rob i nso n of this town to keep a rea di ng and w ith
, ,

sch ool for t he te rm of th ree mo n t hs to beg i n t he fi rs t or secon

. .

7
98 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

wee k A pril at t he fart hes t ; an d for hi s labour he is t o ha ve

in ,

three poun ds ha lf i n s ilver money t h e one ha lf of it when he has

. ,

kept half th e term an d t he other half when h is quarte”r is ex pired :

,

t h e las t part of h is pay i n corn equ iv ale n t to money .

December 4 1699 Th e se lec tmen agreed wi th M r Robert

, . .

Dickson t o keep sc hool i n Rehobo t h for s ix mon ths to beg i n on ,

Th urs day t he se ven th of this in s tan t ; h e eng ag i ng t o do hi s ut

,

mos t en deavour to teach bo t h se x es of boys an d g irls to read Eng

l ish and write an d cas t accoun ts I n co ns idera tion of sai d service
. , .
,

t h e sa id se lec tmen i n t h e town s beh alf do eng ag e t o pay h i m

’
. ,

t h irt een po un ds one h alf i n s ilver money and t h e ot her half i n

, .

g ood m e rc h an ta b l e bo ard s a t t h e c urr en t a n d merch an ta b le ,

ce ; t h e bo ards t o b e de livered at t h e an di ng pl ace at Sa muel

i l
pr
,
”
alker s a n d Serg ean t B u tterwo rth s mi ll
’ ’
.

This la ndi ng place was at t he cove a t t he mouth of t he Ten

mi le R iver in See kon k I t i s sa id tha t early i n t he his tory of t h e
.

t own th ere were wh arves b u ilt out i n to t he ri ver near t he mou th

of this co ve th a t s tores were erec ted here an d co ns id era b le t rade
. ,

carri ed on and th a t t h e people of P rovidence frequen tly came

,

over h ere to p urc h ase th e i r g ood s

“
.

June 1 1 1700 The committee a ppoi n ted by t he town to

, .
,

p rocure a sc hoolmas ter for this year ag ree d with t he Rev Tho mas , .

G ree n wood th e i r mi n is ter to t eac h t h e sc hool for t h e su m of

, , ,

t h irty po un ds i n curre n t s ilver money .

Oc tober 3 1700 The to wn vot e d to repa i r t he mee ting ho use -

“
. .
,

April 2 1701 The to wn vo t ed to en larg e t h e meeti ng house

, .
-
,

by bri ng i ng t h e fron t g allery t wo seats farther forward and t he ,

s ide g a lleri es eac h one sea t fart her fo rward

. .

Th e na me of Oak Swamp occurs i n t he rec ords for t h e fi rs t

ti me thi s year .

Novembe r 12 1703 The to wn vo t ed th a t t h e sc hool mas ter

, .
,

M r J oseph Me tcalf s ha ll kee p sc hool a t Pa l mer s river h a lf t he

’
. ,

y ear v i z : t h e l as t s i x mo n th s of th i s prese n t year tha t t he sa i d

, ,

sc hool mas ter i s hi re d for ; a n d t h e i n h a bita n ts of th a t art of t h e

to wn are to p rovide a co n ven ien t pl ace for t he sc hoo mas ter to
”
keep school i n .

May 15 1704 B enj ami n Allen was c hosen represen ta tive

, .
,
”
b ut was ej ec te d t h e House of Rep resen ta tives (for wh a t reas o n
t h e town rec o rds do n ot s ta te) ; an d on t h e 7 t h day of J un e , ,

Ca pt Enoc h H un t was elec ted i n h i s pl ace

“
. .

M arc h 19 1705 It was voted by t he to wn that Ich abod

, .
,

Bosworth shall have li berty to set up a hammer to g o by water .

 ANNA LS AND RE CORD S 99

for t h e bl ac ks mith
t rade , an d a s hop an d coa l house u po n t h e
’
s

Ox pas t ure ru n ,
-
w h re t h e foot p a th g oe th down t h e hill , at t h e
e -

poin t of sa id hill : an d t he sa id Boswort h n or h is he irs are not

”
t o ra i se a da m hig her t h an to flow a o u t an acre a n d a h alf b .

Mr . Joh n Rog ers was employe d t h e to wn to by teach hool sc

d uri ng h alf t he y ear, for t h e s um of fifteen pou n d s i n c urre n t s ilver

money of New En g lan d He was to co mmen ce on . t h e 9t h day of

J ul y
“
.

Marc h 18 1706 The to wn appoin ted a co mmittee t o pro

, .

c ure a sc hool mas ter for one w hol e ye ar to b e q u a l i fi e d as t h e law ,

”
direc ts This year J ose ph Avery was e mploye d to kee p school
.
,
‘ ‘

w i t hi n t h e R i n of t h e Gree n for a q uarte r of a year for seven , ,

”
p o u n d s t en s h i i n g s s ilv er mo n ey , .

Oc tobe r 25 1708 The town voted th a t th ere sh all be a poun d

, .

”
set up on Pa l me r s river
’
.

Mr Joh n Ly n n ta ug ht a s c hoo l i n Rehoboth d uri n g th ree

.

mon th s of t h e y ear 1708 ag ree i n g to i ns truc t i n re adi n g writi ng

, , ,

g ra m m a r a n d a rith
, me ti c for t h e s u m of se v e n po un d s i n c,urre n t
money of New E ng l an d -
.

M r John Ly nn en tered i n to an other ag ree men t w ith t h e to wn

.
,

to te ach sc hool one year from t h e 28th day of February 1709 , ,

for t he s um of twen ty n i ne po un ds i n cu rre n t mon ey of New

-

Eng l an d The di fferen t divi s ion s of t h e town i n w hi c h t h e sc hool

.
,

was to b e kept s ucces s ively this y ear an d fro m eac h of whic h , ,

one of t h e sc hool co mmit t ee was ta k en are n a me d as follo ws i n

t h e records w ith t he len g th of ti me a llotte d to eac h :

“ The ri ng
,

” “ ,

of t he to wn and t he ne ig hbourhood on t he e as t s ide of th e ri ng

” “ ”
of t h e town 2 1 wee ks ; Pa l mer s river 14 wee ks ; Wa tch s ’

moq ue t neck
”l
,

13 wee ks ;
“ C apt En oc h H un t s ne ig h bour
,
’

“
.
,
” ”
hood an d t he mile an d a h alf 9 wee ks
, , .

M r Ly n n was ag ai n e n ployed by t h e to wn as th e i r sch ool

.

mas ter i a 17 10 a nd rec e ived for h i s se rvi ces thirty po un ds

, .

It appe ars from t h e town records th a t i n 17 1 1 a pe tition was

“
presen ted to t he General Co urt by t he i nh ab ita n ts of t he so ut h
, , ,

”
eas t p art of t h e to w n ( Pal mer s R iver) to h a ve t he town di vided
’
,

i n to t wo prec i nc ts for t he su pport of t h e min is try an d th a t each ,

prec i nc t sho uld s upport a min is ter .

Th i s m was g v n t o t h a t pa rt of t he rese n t t o w n of S k on k w h c h
na e i e ee i
l s b lo w t he mo ut h of t he Te n m
ie e R v r a ng t h e S k o n k or a w t uc k t ile i e p . ee P e
R v r a nd Narrag a ns t t Ba y as fa r o w n prob a b ly as t h e po n t of la n n o w
i e “ e , d . , i d
ca l B u loc k s Neck a n d nclu ng i t
led l i di
’
.
.
l 00 HIST ORY OF REHO BOTH

Thi s meas ure t he i nhab itants of t he older part of t he town

( See ko n k ) p ro m ptl y an d res ol ut el y opposed T h ey d re w u p .

and present ed t o t he G en era l Court by way of re mons t ran ce a , ,

long pet i t i on i n wh ic h t h ey s ta te d tha t a former petit i on of theirs

,

had b een represent ed i n t he pet i t ion of t h e people of Palmer s

’

“ ”
,

R iver as a heap of lies and deceit s : this i s all we know of t he

‘
,

c on ten t s of t h e la tter pe ti tion ; t h e other is en t ere d a t larg e on t he

M arc h Vote d to raise thi rty poun ds an nua lly

30, 17 12 .
,

for t he s upport of sc hools : of whic h t h e nei g h bourhood of Pal

mer s ri ver s hould h ave t en po un ds and be ob lig ed t o mai nt ai n
’
,

Eng lis h sc hool ; an d t he old p art of t he town and Wa tchs

moq uc t sh o ul d h ave t h e rema i n i ng twen ty poun ds an d b e ob lig ed .
”
t o mai n tai n a g rammar sc hool .

I n M ay, 17 13, t he G en eral Court rec ommen ded t o t he to wn of

Reh ob oth t he ra is i ng of £ 120 for t he support of t wo mi n is ters,
one at Palmer s Ri v er
’
Ag ai ns t this t h e ma ori t of th e town
. j y
remons tra ted a pe ti t i on by
“
.

S pt mb e e er oted to b u ild a new meeti ng

12. 17 15 . The t own v

house t o be fift feet i n leng th and fort y feet i n b readth an d

. ,

twen ty fi ve feet tween j oin ts ; t h e town t o ay t owards it t wo

-
”
t is men t i on
h un d red and fifty poun ds
“ I 1n an o t h er plac e
tha t t h e meeti ng house sh ould be ”so hig h be tween j oi nts as w i ll
-
.
,

be needful for t wo se ts of g a lleries I t was also voted t ha t t he .

n ew house s h ould s tan d n ear t h e s ite of t h e old one

“
.

J 1 l . 17 16 Vote d th a t t he meeti n house n ow b u ild

-
une .
g
ing hould be set up an d rais ed
s on t h e eas t s 1de of t h e old meet

i ng -house rang i ng nort h w ith

.
t he old meeti ng house an d th irty -
,
.

”
th ree fee t eas tward from it .

This new house stood a few rods south of t he presen t Co ng re

a t i on al mee t i ng ho use i n E as t Provid ence
-
g .

March 25 17 17 The town voted that John Lyon should have

, .

liberty to b uild a wharf an”d ware h ouse at the poi nt called Dag -
,

g e tt s
’

po i n t be lo w t h,e b i ll .

Th is I th in k to be the poi n t of land between the Ten mile Ri ver -

a n d t h e Pawtuc ke t upo n t h e n ort h s i de of t he mo u th of t h e former

, .

I t appears fro m t he records i n 17 17 t hat t he people of Palmcr s . ,

’

Ri v er w i th,
t h e permi ss i o n of t h e G en eral Cou rt h ad , co mmen ced
bui ldi ng a meeti ng house i n t hei r part of t he town ;
-
and t he i n .

Th e ne i h borh ood of P al m e '

r s R i e
v r was i n t he i i it y
v c n of t he Orleans
Fac t ory . an ex te n d e d along t he ie b
r v r ot h a bove a nd below i t .
 A NNALS AND RE CORD S 101

h ab ita n ts of t he older part of t h e town see i ng them de termi ned ,

on prosec u ti n g the i r pl an s a g ree d p rovide d they s ho u ld b e freed

, ,

from all further ex pe nse of erec ti ng thi s house to g ive up for ,

th e ir ass is ta nce £ 50 of t he £ 250 w hic h h ad been vo ted by t he

t own for t he erec tio n of a mee ti ng house i n t h e wes tern an d -

older part of it .

Dece mber 16 17 18 The c ommun ity ( as t h e co mpan y as

, .

soc i a ted for b u ildi n g t h e mee ti n g house i n t h e wes t ern p a rt of

“
-

t he town were n ow ca lled ) voted an d g a v e t h e old p u lpit b e , ,

long i ng to t he old mee ti ng house to t h e cong reg a tion of Pa lmer s

’
-
,

river to be se t up i n th e i r mee ti ng hou se

, provide d sa id con -
,
”
g g
re a t i on do acce pt of sa id p u lpit for t h e u se be fo re me n tio n e d .

The mee ti n g house whic h pe ople of Pa l mer s R iver

’
n ew -
. t he
were n ow b u ildi n g s tood be t wee n t h e p resen t Con g reg a tion al
,

mee ti n g ho us e of Rehoboth a n d t h e Orlean s Fac tory about

-
,

h alf a mile fro m t h e la tt er a n d near t h e old b uryi n g g roun d

“ , ,

on wh a t i s s o me times ca lled burying place hill -

.

Decembe r 23 17 18 It was voted by t h e commun ity tha t

, .
,

t he ru l es to b e ob serve d i n sea ti n g t h e n e w mee ti n g ho use for t h e -

sabb a th a re as follo we th : fi rs tly to h a ve reg ard to dig n ity of

,

person an d secon dly by ag e an d thi rdly acc ordi n g to t h e ch arg e

, ,

they b are i n res pec t to t he p ub li c c h arg es an d wh a t charg e they ,

”
h ave bee n a t i n b u ildi ng t h e mee tin g house -
.

A committee was chosen to sea t t he ho use acc ordi ng to t he ab ove

ru les.

The fifty poun d s vote d by t h e to wn an d c o mmun ity to aid ,

i n b u ildi ng t he mee ti n g house at Pa l mer s R iver on con dition

’
-
,

th at t he town were free d fro m a ll f u rthe r ex pe nse c o n nec ted

w ith it were acce pte d by t h e i nh ab ita n ts of P al mer s R iver wh o
’
, ,

a ls o e n te red i n to an en g ag e men t to c lea r t h e to wn f ro m all f urther

ex pe n s e i n rel a tio n to th e i r ho use The follo w i n g li s t of t h e n a mes

.

of those wh o bo un d themse lves to th is ag ree men t may serve to ,

g iv e u s s o me id ea of t h e n u m be r a n d n a me s of t h e f a mili es w h o

co ns tit u ted t h e n e i g h b o rhood of P a l me r s R iver

’

Samue l Pec k , Th e mark X of Jo h u a Smith j un

s ,
’
r
.

Je t h a n i a l Pec k , Solomo n Mill ard , I c h ab od Pec k ,

Josh ua Smith , Thomas B li ss , E ph rai m Millard ,

Samuel Bliss , Willi a m Bl an di ng , Willi a m Marten ,

Len n ox Be verly , D an ie l Bl an din g , Jaco b Bliss .

Be nj ami n W ill son , Solo mon Pec k ,

A b rah am C arpen ter , N a th an ie l Smith ,

102 HISTORY OF REHOBO TH

“
D ec e mber 29 17 18 , . Voted t ha t t he c ong reg a t i on a t Palmer s
’

r1vcr sho uld ha ve for the ir use t he faci n g of t he old mee t i n g

house g allery to wards fin ish in g the ir meet i n g house
,
-
.

March 28 17 20 Thomas Ca t hcart of M art ha s Vi neyard

, .
.
’
,

a reed t o t eac h sc hool one q uart er of a year c omme nc i ng a t t he

g ,

m1ddle of A ug us t for t he su m of t e n poun ds in mo ney ”

“
, .

March 10 17 20 Mr Joh n G reenwood agreed with the select

. . .

men t o t eac h sch ool for t h e town si x mon t hs for t we l ve da , ,

for t he fi rs t q uart er and t h e second q uarter a t t he rat e 0 ,

”
fi ve poun ds per y ear .

He was t he son of t h e Rev Thomas G re en wood t hen t hei r .

,

min ist er; he g rad uat ed at C amb ri dg e in 17 17 an d i n 17 21 was ,

se ttled as t h e mi n is t e r of t h e wes tern part of Reh obo t h over t he ,

c h urc h of w hic h h is fa the r had b ee n pas to r .

The Re v Thomas Green wood died Sept ember 8 17 20 a t half

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pas t 2 o c loc k P an ag ed fi fty years He was a na tive of Wey

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mouth Mas s w here h is fa th er died accordi ng to mi nu tes made

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by t h e Rev Tho mas Greenw ood s till ex tan t Septe mb er 1 1693

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in t he e ve n i ng Mr G reen wood g rad ua ted at Ca mb ri dg e i n 1690

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,

was married December 28 1693 and ca me to res ide i n Rehobot h , ,

t he Tues day followi n g M r G ree n wood had s ix children vi s : . .

, .

H anna h bo rn Feb 5 1694 ; John born M ay 20 1697 ; N oah

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, , , ,

born April 20 1699 and died March 26 1703; Es t her born

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A ug us t 20 179 1 and died Sept 14 ; E li zabe th born Apri l 5 1704

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, ,

an d Es ther born Sa t urd ay J une 25 17 0

, 9 M rs Gree nwood died , , . .

a t Wey mo u th J an ua ry 24 1735 , , .

November 14 , 17 20 Whereas th e c h urc h of Ch ri s t i n Re .

,

hobot h ha vin g made c hoice of th e Re v M r Jolm G ree n wood to

, . .

preac h t h e g os pe l among s t us for t he p rese n t ; t h e q ues tion be i ng

w he th er t h e to wn wo uld o wi t h t h e c h urc h s c hoi ce ;
’
ut , c n c ur
p ”
1t p asse d i n t h e a ffi rma tive Voted by t he town to raise sev”en ty .

po un ds per a n nu m till we ha ve a mi n i s ter se ttl ed a mo n g s t us .

February 13 1721 A vote was ta ken for i n viti ng M r Green

, . .

wood to bec o me t he mi n is te r of t he wes t part of t h e tow n One .

h un d red and n i ne teen vote d i n fa vour of t he meas ure and on ly fi ve

”
ag a i n s t it .

M arc h 13 17 2 1 The to wn voted th a t t he b us i n ess of both

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,

t h e re lig io us c o ng reg a tio ns of t he to w n — t he one i n t he wes t part ,

of t he to wn a n d t he one at Pa l me r s river should b e manag ed

,
— ’

T hes e fa m b k of il an d c h urch rec or s w h c h t he Re v d i Joh n

y
a re a oo , .

e
Gre n woo d eq e ed
b u a th t o t he c 1 urc h , i
a n d w h c h a re s t i n t h e possess ill i on of
t h e C o ng r e i l
g a t o na C h u rc h of S ee k k on .
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by t he to wn as t he a ffa irs of on e c h u rch ; a n d th a t t h e ex penses

of eac h s ho u ld b e borne by t h e w hole to w n The to wn voted a lso .

to ra ise £ 200 for t he s e ttle men t of a mi n is ter i n eac h of t he t wo

”
mee ti n g ho uses ; £ 100 to b e a pp ro p ria ted to eac h
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.

Th e mee ti n g Pa l mer s R i ver was by thi s ti me com

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ho use at
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ple t e d a n
, d o n t h e 29 t h of N ov e mb e r 1 7 2 1 a c h urc h w as g a th e re d , ,

here a n d t he Rev D a vid T u rn er of Sc itu a te ord a i ne d their

, .
, ,

mi n i s ter .

J uly 8 17 23 Jos i a h
, . C otton m d a e an ag ree men t w ith t he
town to keep t h e sc hool i n R ho both fo
e r t he q uan tity of on e y ear ,

for t h e s u m of £ 45 .

M ay 8 17 27 , tow n vote d a bo un ty of 53 to a ny one wh o

. The .

s ho uld kill a w ild ca t w ithi n t h e li mits of t he to wn an d b rin g t h e

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hea d to any t wo of t he selec tmen .

Ap ril 22 17 28 Voted th a t t h e town s p roportion of t h e s ix ty

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tho us an d po un d s th a t i s now i n t he Pro v i n ce s treas ury s ho uld

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be b ro ug ht i n to t he to w n ; a n d M r S a mue l B u lloc k M r Ti mothy .

,

Wa lker an d M r Joh n Will marth were c hose n trus tees to transac t

,

abo u t t he mo n ey
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.

“
It was al so voted th a t thi s money be let
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,
,

o ut to t h e i n h a b ita n ts of t he to w n by t h e trus tees ; a n d th a t n one

”
b e a llo we d to h a v e mo re th a n t en po u n d s n or less t h a n fi ve , .

J un e 10, 17 28 . The Re v
Joh n Green wood an d t he Re v D a vid . .

Turn er p resen ted a pe titio n to t he to wn for a n i ncreas e of their

s a l a ries s ta ti n g t h a t t h e i r p res e n t s a l ari es were i n a d eq ua te to
,

thei r c omforta ble s upport Th e to w n i n a ns wer to th e ir pe tit i on .

, ,

vo ted to a dd t o M r Gree n wood s sa l ary £ 20 a nd to M r Turner s

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’

£ 30 ma ki ng t h e s u m of t h e res pec tiv e sa l a ri es of ea c h £ 100

, .

M arch 3 1 17 29 It was p ropose d for t h e to wn s co n s idera tion

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whe th er it mi g h t n o t b e p roper to b u ild a ho use for t h e e n ter

t a i n men t of s uc h poo r peopl e as are or s h a ll b e des tit u te of a , ,

house to d we ll i n Th e to wn by vote ad ourned or d eferred t he

ma t ter till t h e nex t g en era l to w n meetin g
.

j .

M ay 2 1 1733 J oh n Pi e rce of Re hoboth bro ug ht a w ild ca t s

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, .

head be fore t he tow n an d h i s ears were cu t off by Thomas C ar ,

p e n t e o n s ta b l e i n t h n of on o mo of t h el t me n
p
r c
, e rese ce, e r re e s ec
of t h e town of Rehoboth .

I n t he year 1734 , t he to wn ex pended for t h e su pport of sc hools

£ 60 .

D uri ng t he year 1735 t he to wn ob ta i ned lea ve of t he G eneral ,

Co urt to se ll t he se vera l small pi eces of school l an d th at lay

s ca t t ere d i n di fferen t p arts of t h e to wn
“
provided th at they pur ,
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ch as ed other real es ta te i n one en ti re t rac t wi th t he proceeds of

, ,

sai d sale t o b e appmpri a ted for t he use of t he sc h oo ls i n Rehobot h

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”
an d for no oth er use w h at ever

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.

Nov mb e er Th i rt y poun ds were voted t owards up

3, 1735 .

”
holding t he g rammar sc hool i n town And November 6t h si x ty .
,

po un ds were adde d t o t h e th i rt y for t h e support of sc hools i n t own .

Marc h 2”9 1736 Vote d to b u ild a work house for the poor
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of t h e to wn
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.

Oc tober 22 17 36 Ten poun ds were g ran te d t owards t he sup

, .

”
port of t h e g ospel i n t h e north e as t part of t he t own -
.

This was probab ly g ran te d to a B ap ti s t c ong reg a tion t h oug h ,

n o ch urch was org an ized ( accordin g to Ben ed i c t ) i n this part of

t he to wn till 1743 t he date of t h e org a n i za tio n of

,
“ Round s
’

”
ch urc h .

November 15 1736 town voted t o ra ise £ 140for t he sup

, . Th e
rt of t h e min i s try £ 7 0 of whi c h were to b e ai d to t h e Re v
, .

”
ohn G ree n wood a n d t h e o t her £ 70 to t h e Re v av id Tu rner
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, .

M arch 28 1737 Fort y pounds were vot ed t owards t he salary

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of a sch ool mas ter; an d what is needed more i s to b e made up

”
out of t he t own trea sury .

I n 1739, £ 80 were pen ded for th e support of sc hoo ls D uri ng

ex .

this y ear t he town vote d t o g ive th e Rev Joh n Green wood and
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t he Rev Dav id Turner eac h £ 200 yearly i n

. t he presen t cur ,

”
re ney . The currency here referred to was p robab ly t he b ills
of cred it i ssued by t he General Court of Mass ac h use tts and ,

wh ic h as appears by t he doub li ng of the i r sal aries h ad already

, ,

deprec ia te d one half The town also vote d to g ran t a salary t o

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t he elder of t h e B aptis t ch urc h i n Reho both

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M h 31 174 0 Pet er Bo wen an d Ebenezer Cole were

arc , .

c hose n to i n form of a ll b reac h es of a n ac t i n ad dition to an ac t

for t he be tter preserva tio n an d i n c rease of dee r .

I n th e y hig h way t wo rods wide was la id out by t he

174 1,
“
ear a

to wn from Pawtuc ke t Falls till it come to t he li ne be tween

,

Reho both an d Attle boro ug h i n to t he cou n ty road lead i ng t o ,

wards Men don l a id o ut on t h e 3d or 4 t h day of Oc tober 1684

, , .

I n 1742 t he town ex pe n ded £ 70 for t h e su pport of sc h ools

and i n 1743 £ 90 were a ppmpri at ed for t h e sa me obj ec t
,
.

I n 1743 t h e p ri ce s of g ra i n ag reed on be tween t he to wn and

, ,

t he min is ters an d a t whi c h rat es t h e la t t er were to rece ive it in

,
 A NNALS AND R E CORD S 105

the pay men t of the ir salaries were as follows vi z : whea t at , , .

p e r b us h e l rye I n di a n,co rn 9a o a ts b arl ey ,

I n 1744 £ 65 were ex pen ded for t h e s u pport of sc hools an d i n

, ,

t h e year follo w ing £ 125 , .

The Re v D a vid Turner i n addition to t he duties of a clerg y

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,

man someti mes p rac tise d t he heali ng art to w hich h e a ppears

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to ha ve g iven some atten tio n before s tudyi ng d ivi n ity I n t h e

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.

year 1746 t he Rev D avid Turner i s allowed £ 5 for admin i s

, .

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teri ng med i c i ne to one of t he poor of t h e town .

I n 174 6 t h e town ra ised for t h e su pport of sch ools £ 125 i n ,

1747, £ 170, i n 1748, £ 200, an d i n 1749 £ 300

, .

M ay Voted th a t t h e s um of £40 of b ills of credi t

23, 1749 . ,

of t h e old ten or be added to t h e min i s teri a l tax t h e p rese n t year

, ,

to make up t h e defic i ency oc cas ioned by w h a t i s to b e pa id out of

i to M r C h ec kly mi n i s t er of t h e c h u rc h of En g l an d a t Prov
ii
.
,
”
1 en ce .

I n 1750 t h e , town ra se i d for t h e support of schools £ 30 i n , 175 1,

t he sa me s um , an d i n 1752 £ 38 , .

M ay 1752 Voted th a t t h e mee ti ng house i n t h e wes t art

cov ered w ith n e w s hi n les a nd t h e s o u th s i ( p
-
.

of t he to wn b e e of ,

t he sai d ho use b e rep a ired w ith new c pb oardi n g an d new wi n

”
dows w ith sas h g l as s .

Marc h 25 1754 The to wn vote d to b u ild a poun d at Pa l mer s l

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R iver Th is y ear t he town ex pen ded for t he s upport of sc hools

.

£ 38 i n t he year follow i ng £ 30 i n 17 56 £ 68 i n 1757 an d 1758

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t he sa me su m .

It a ppears fromletter addresse d to t he c hurc h by h i m th at

a ,

i n 1757 M r Gree n wood was obli g ed i n co nseq uence of b od ily

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,

i nfirmity to res ig n h is pas tora l c h arg e over h is ch urc h i n Re ho

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both He al s o a t t he req ues t of t h e to wn re li nq uis hed h is yearly

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sal ary an d h i s c l a i m to t h e p rofits of t h e mi n i s teri al l an ds on con ,

dition of t he ch urch or town or i n divid ual s becomi ng res pons i ble , , ,

for t he p ay men t of £ 20 to h i m yea rly d uri n g h i s life Th e fol .

lowi ng i s a c opy of h is le tter

R E H O B O TH Dece mbe r ye 2d 17 57
“ To t h e F irs t Ch urc h of Chris t i n Re hoboth un der my p as toral
,

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c are .

B retheren :

Whereas by divi ne Providen ce I am rendered unab le

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th ro ug h bodily i n firmity to ca rry on th e wo rk of t he mi n is try ,

any lo n g er a fter 30 odd y ears l a b o u r th ere i n : an d wh ereas you

,

pr ese n te d to me t h e to w n s re s ol u tio n n o t to g ra n t an y s u ppo rt ’

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106 H l STORY OF REHO BOTH

for ano ther min is ter here ex cept I re lease my sa lary yo mi ni s , ,

tering lands an d q u it my es toria l offi ce : alth oug h I t hin k not

,

reas o n ab le i n t h e t o wn t o efer it ; ye t for peace s sa ke an d t h at

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t h e g ospe l mig ht n ot be h in dered I rel ease my sa l a ry from t he , ,

ele ven th day of M arc h nex t a nd fore v er af te r ; an d I also release

t he min i s try lan ds i n sa id town fro m any cl a i ms or any i mprove

men t from me after t he fi rs t of M arc h n ex t as aforesai d And , .

by t he a dvi ce of so me mi n is ters a nd b ret hcre n call ed t o ad vi se ,

i n t h e a ffa i r a n d a t t h e de s i re of th is c h u rc h I do like w is e prom

, ,

ise to as k a nd to rece ive of th is c h urc h a dismi ss io n from my

p as tora l offi ce over them as soon as a c ounc il of c h urch es can ,

c on ven ien tly si t for t h e orderly doi n g of it ; rovi ded t he c h urch ,

particu lar persons or t he to wn or any or l of t h em wi ll come , , ,

un der o b li g a tion for my su pport an d ma i n t ena nce d uri n my

,

n a t ura l life t o g i ve me twen ty po un ds an n ually to b e pai

, one ,

ha lf i n money and t he other ha lf i n spec ie ual to money ; the

,

fi rs t y ear t o be p a id t he eleven th day of M arc A D 1759; and , . .

so fro m y ear to year by t h e e l ev en th of M arc h s uccess ive ly duri ng

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my n a tura l l i fe as aforesa id a nd th at I an d my esta t e be not

, ,

tax ed toward s public c h arg es

“ Jon N Ga s m oon
.

Th ese itions t he ch urch and town rea dily acceded t o

o
p p
r os ,

an d forty seven i n divid uals pledg ed themselves j o i n tly t o rai se

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ann ually t h e s u pport req u i red ag ree i ng to g ive yearly vari ous

s ums eac h fro m

“ ” “ ”
t wo poun ds to t wo b us hels of c orn or t wo
,
“ ,

”
b us he ls of rye .

M r G reenwood die d Dece mber 1 1766 ha v i ng lived i n Reh o

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both be tween fort y fi ve and fort y s ix years He was born at Re - -

.

hobot h M ay 20 1697 g radua te d at C a mbridg e i n 17 17 was

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married M ay 25 17 21 a n d ordai ned mi n is ter of Reh oboth i n t he

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same year M r G reen wood had fourteen children t he most of

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who m died y ou ng .

M r Greenwood was s ucceeded i n t he min is try by t h e Rev

. .

Joh n Carnes a na tive of Bos ton and former mi n is ter of S tone

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h a m He was i n s ta lled over t he fi rs t Cong reg a tion al c h urch i n

.

Rehoboth Ap ril 18 17 59 a nd was dis missed by req ues t Dec 4

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1764 He g rad ua ted at C ambridg e i n 174 2 H is w ife was Mary

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a d a ug h t er of M r Jo lm Le w i s of Ly n n He died a t Ly n n Oct ober

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,

12 1802 ag ed 78 y e ars
, , From th e ti me of th e death of t he la tt er .

M r Green wood t he affa i rs of t he to wn an d t h e c h urc hes beca me

.
,

dis tinc t and will h ereafte r be so rela ted i n our his tory
, .

From t he follow i ng rec ord i n t he ch urc h book it appears t ha t

some oppos itio n was ma d e to t h e se ttl e me n t of M r Games : .
 A NNALS AND R E CORD S 107

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Th oun c il th a t ins ta lled M r C arnes was a mutua l c ounc il
e c . ,

c ho se n by those wh o were for his se ttlemen t an d by th ose wh o

oppos e d it An d t he votes of t h e co unc il were un an i mou s an d i n
.

”
fa vor of pas to r and c h urch .

After this di saffec tion i n s tea d of a ba ti ng g rew more pro

t he , ,

n oun ce d muc h to t he an n oy a n ce of t h e pas tor an d h i s frien ds

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,
”
Co unc ils were ca lled a nd res ults d ra wn up witho ut re veali n g
any se rio us o bj ec tio ns ag a i n s t M r C arn es . .

I t see ms to h ave been a case of personal disli ke or prej udice

witho ut a ny g ood reas o n for it After fi ve years t he di ffi culty .
,

s till pe rs i s ti n g a c o un c il of e ig ht c h urc hes was ca ll ed t o whi ch

,

“
t he tro ub l e was s ub mitted t he ag g ri e ved bre th re n
”
, to th e num ,
,

ber of forty t wo s ig n i n g an a g ree me n t t o a bide by i ts dec is ion

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,
.

The co un c il fi n din g nothi ng i n cons is ten t with e ith er t h e Chris

,

t i a n o r mi n is teri a l c h arac ter of M r C arn es c o mmen ded h i m and

“ ,
.

”
advise d h i s rema i n in g Th e ag g rie ved . however i ns tead of , ,

q uieti n g dow n pe titioned t he Genera l Co urt for a committee to

,

in ves tig a te t h e di ffi culty A c ommittee of fi ve were sen t an d ex

.

ami n ed t h e c o n ditio n s I n the ir re port th ey co mmen ded t h e pas

“
.

t or as bla mel es s ha vi ng approved hi mse lf a g ood mi n is ter of

,

Jes us Ch ris t ; b ut there appeared an un h appy alienation of af

fec t ion i n hi s pe ople to hi m an d in curab l e whic h was t he true ,
”
cause of o ur a dvis i n g to h i s sep ara ti on .

I n c ompli a n ce w ith thi s a dvi ce an d by h is own req ues t M r , , .

Carnes was dis misse d from t he pas tora l re la tion to this ch urc h ,

Dec 4 1764 by a c oun c il w hi ch met at h is house So en ded this

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, , .

pas tora te of fo ur y ea rs an d e ig ht mon th s which had been nu ,

c o mforta b le to both p art ies a n d barren of s pi ritual res u lts , .

M r Carnes re moved to Bos ton h i s n a tive place whence i n

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1776 h e en tere d t h e A meri ca n A rmy as c ha pla in an d c on tin ued

to t he close of t he war .

He afterwards res ided i n Ly n n w h ere h e was j ustice of t h e ,

peace a nd for n i ne years represen ta tive to t h e G eneral Court

, ,

an d i n 1788 h e was a me mbe r of t he c o n ve n tio n to ra ti fy t h e

Cons titution of t h e Un ited Sta tes .

M ay 14 17 66 t he Rev Eph ra i m I l y de was ordai ned pas t or

, , .

of t he F i rs t Co ng reg a tional Ch urc h i n Re hoboth i n t he place of ,

Re v Joh n C arnes
. .

M r Hyde was a n a tive of Po mfre t C t g raduated at Ya le

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C olleg e i n 1758 marrie d i n 1767 M ary A n g i er d aug hte r of t he

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Rev . John A ng i er fi rs t mi n ist er of t he east pari sh of B ri dge

, t he
water . Thcy h ad fi ve children He was pas t or of t his ch urch .

se ven t een years an d was much be love d by h i s people

, He di ed .

Octo ber 1 1 1783 ag ed fort y fi ve years and was i n terred i n t he

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old b ury i ng g round near his church

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On t he deat h of h er husban d M rs Hy de wi th her c hildren , .

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re turned to B ri dg ewa ter wh ere she di ed i n 17 88 ag ed forty e ig h t

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.

M r H y de was succeeded by Rev Joh n E llis He was born at

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Cambridg e Mass i n 1727 and g radua ted at Camb ri dg e U n iver

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s i ty in 1750 He preac hed at N orwi c h Ct till t h e c ommence

.
,

men t of t he Re volutionary War when he en t ered t h e American ,

A rmy as c ha pla i n an d con tinued d uri ng th e w hole war He was .

i ns ta lled over this c hurch M arc h 30 1785 and dis missed at his , , ,

own req ues t i n 1796 i n c onseq uen ce of old ag e and i nfi rmi t i es

, , .

He died at Norwic h C t i n 1805 or 1806 at t he ag e of se ven ty

, .
,

ei g ht .

H i s son J ames Ellis Esq g rad ua ted at Brow n U n i vers ity

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, ,

s tu died law an d loca te d hi mse lf for a while at Rehoboth whe nce

, ,

he removed t o Taun to n .

D uring M r Ellis s min is try here he was i nvol ved i n a long seri es
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of di ffi cu lti es whic h g rea tly hi n d ered h is usefu l ness an d aro used

much i ll wi ll an d bitter c on troversy For this unsa vory wran g le

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amon g men professedly re li g i ous t h e prec i nc t sy s te m was i n part ,

res po n s ible Owin g t o chang ed relig ious conditions s i n ce i ts adop

.

ti on so me thirty years previously it h ad bec o me i nco mpet en t for ,

i ts p urpose whic h was to fi n a nce t h e ch urc h

, .

The Co ng reg ation ali sts who o wned t he ch urc h p roperty and ,

for whose be n efit t he sys tem h ad b een devi sed were now a mi n or ,

ity To tax t he whole prec in c t for t he be nefit of t he Con g reg a

.

t i on a l Ch u rc h a n d Soc ie ty while not illeg a l h ad c o me to mea n

“ tax a tio n withou t represe n ta tion ”
,

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,

At a mee tin g leg a lly ca lle d t he prec i nc t vote d t o pay th e Rev ,

.

John E ll is one h un d red poun ds a year to be ra ised so far as nee dful , , ,

by a tax on t he polls and es ta tes of t h e i nh ab itan ts of t h e prec i nc t .

Altho ug h by th is ac tion t he whole p rec i n c t was leg a lly held for t he

mi n is ter s sa lary it see med to c rea te no fri c tio n a t t h e ti me
’
.
,

Th e pi nc h was to c ome l a t er I t s ho uld b e sa id th a t a t thi s pe ri od

.

there were se veral B apti s t b odies i n to wn whose mi n i s ters were

ofte n un le ttere d me n who rece ived littl e or no co mpe ns ation for
p re ac hi n g a n
, d w h o we re w o n t to d e n o u n c e
“
hi re li n g p ri es ts
”
an d
 ANNA LS A ND RE COR DS 109

an e d uca ted mi n i s try a nd n a t ura lly the ir people s h ared these

,

con vic tions B ac kus t he B apti s t his to rian say s w ith reference
,
“ ,
.

to t he man n er of ra i s i ng M r E ll is s s al ary This sum ( 100po un ds )

’
.
,

was voted by b u t little more th a n t wen ty men an d n ear t hree ,

”
h undred men were tax ed to pay for it Of co urse t he three h un
.

dre d oug ht to h ave a t ten ded t he mee ti ng and voted the ir con
v i c t i on s a n d sa ve d th e mse lves fro m t h e u n h a ppy co n se q uen ces
,

of their neg lec t .

However t he vote was not carried i n to effec t an d at th e en d

O

, ,

of four years M r E lli s h ad rece ived no part of h is sa lary At t he

. .

earn es t s olic ita tio n of h i s fri en ds a mee ti n g of t h e p rec in c t was ,

ca lled an d as sess o rs c hosen to coll ec t mo n ey s uffi c i e n t t o d i sc h arg e

th e firs t y ea r s s a la ry
’
An offi cer was sen t ou t with t h e rat e
.
“
”
s treak s an d wa rran t to make t h e coll ec ti o n b ut h e en co un tere d ,

Th e idea of a t ax for t h e mi n is ter s s upport

’
s t ro n g oppos ition .

had bec o me od io us The ac t was dec l a re d to be c ri mi n a l a n d even

.

th e mi n is te r was n ot s pared Little money was c ollec ted and M r

. .

Ellis rece ive d n othin g Th e me thod h ad faile d a n d t h e peopl e

.

were aro use d Th e p rec in c t de t ermin ed to s top a ll c ollec tions

.

an d to pay n o bac k d ues .

At leng th fi ve y ea rs h ad passe d an d M r E llis ha d rece ive d very .

little mo ney ex ce pt vol un ta ry offeri n g s fro m h i s frien ds Fi n d i ng .

himse lf i n debt an d sorely s tra i ten ed for fun ds be sued t h e pre ,

c in c t for hi s sa lary Th e s u it was tried i n t he co urt of co mmon

.

pleas by a j ury wh o g ave i n for t h e pl a in ti ff The prec in c t ap

, , .

pea led to t he S upre me J u di c ia l Co urt where th ey were ag a in de ,

feated and M r E lli s h ad j udg men t i n h is fa vor

. .

Nettled by these dec is io ns t h e p rec i n c t so ug ht to g et ri d of t h e

min is ter At a mee ti n g held Febru ary 7 179 1 it was voted th a t
.
,

“ , ,

t he prec i n c t do not ag ree tha t t h e Rev J oh n Ellis s h all ofi c i ate .

”
as a mi n i s ter i n sa id prec in c t a t t h e ex pense of sa id p reci n c t
, .

At a mee ti ng lawfully call ed an d held Sept 5t h of t he same , .

year t he prec inct made i n subs tance t h e following proposi tion :

,

Th a t if t he soc ie ty a tten di n g on t h e Rev M r J ohn Ellis s . .

’

h i o ld ll i M lli l y d ll h
’

p re a c n g w u p y
a a arr e ara g es n r E s s s a ar a n a .t e ,

c os ts an d c h arg es of t h e c ourt i n t h e rece n t law su its an d g u aran te e -

t h e prec i nc t ag a i ns t any f ut ure t ax or s uit for a like p urpose t he ,

p re c i n c t w o u ld ag r ee to a llo w t h e s oc i e ty t h e in t er es t a r is i n g on

t h e prec i nc t s mon ey an d t he use of t h e p rec i nc t s mee ti ng house

’ ’
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.

The Con g reg ation al Soc ie ty too k n o noti ce of thi s offer kn owi n g ,
110 HISTORY OF REH OBOTH

t ba t t he property b elonged t o t hem by t he condi t i ons on whi ch

it was g i ven .

The preci nct s move was

hi s people M r Ellis
’
nex t t o sh u t . an d

from t he meet i ng house Th is t hey di d on Sunday Oct 24, 179 1

- . . .

Going t o c hurch as usual, they found t he doors closed an d barre d

arded an d were forced t o re t ire
an d t he house g u The nex t Sunday .

they found t he conditi ons s imil iar, b ut after a time t he doors were
opened and a M r Nort hrup a B aptis t elder qu ickly ent ered t he
.
, ,

p u lpit Soo n a.f t er M r E ll i s ca me i n a

,n d ad van ced t
. owar d t h e

pulpit b ut when he came to t he s tai rs he was so viole n tly c p

, ,

posed by t wo men sea ted on them for tha t purpose th at he found

it imprac ti cab le to proc eed The men who were sea ted on t h e .

sta i rs an d made t he forc i b le res is tance were aft erward s arres te d

an d sen t en ced t o pay t h e c os ts of p rosecu ti on amo un ti n g t o

n i nety fi ve po un ds fifteen s hilli n g s an d ele ven pe n ce

“A hi g h
,

“
-
, .

price say s t he narrator for a sea t upon t he s tai rs i n a decay ed

, ,
”
meetin g house -
.

The Sun day followi n g howe ver M r Ellis foun d t he p ulpit , , .

s ta i rs do ub ly g uarded an d t he Rev I saac B ac kus t he B ap t is t .

,

au thor i n t h e p ulpit , .

Mr Ell is an d h is people bei ng now con v i nced th a t t he obj ect

.

of t he prec i nc t was t o i n trod uce an d es tablis h a B aptis t denomina e

tion an d wholly s h ut them out of t he mee ti ng house re pa ired to

,
-
,

Mr E ll is s house an d were compelled for a while t o wors hip i n

’
.
, ,

private houses .

The p rec i nct appoi nt ed a su ppl y committe e cons is ti n g of Bap

tis ts and di rect ed them to hire t he Rev Philip Slade a Baptis t
, .
,

elder for th ree mon ths

, .

M r Elli s and h is soc iety could see b ut one way out of t he di fii

.

cu lty an d th a t was to pe titio n t he Genera l Co urt for an ac t of

,

in corpora ti on mak i ng them an in depen den t body politi c .

The prec i nc t use d e very means to defea t t h e p urpose of t he pe ti

t i oners b ut w itho u t a v a il
, .

The G eneral Co urt be li e vi ng t he pe titi o ners to have been i n

,

j ured and th at the ir relig ious rig hts h ad been i n vaded g ran ted ,

the i r req ues t and they were i ncorporate d by t h e name of t he

Cong reg a tional Soc ie ty of t h e firs t p rec i nc t of t h e to wn of Reho
both June 23 1792 at t he same ti me t he ac t of 1762 in corporati ng
, , ,

t h e fi rs t prec i nc t was repeal ed .

The trust ees of t h e i ncorporat ed soc iety p romptly deman ded

 A NNA LS AND RE CORD S 111

of t h e p re c i n c t t h e mee ti n g ho use a n d a l so t h e mo ney w hi ch h ad

-

been en trus ted to them for t he support of t h e Cong reg ational

mi n is ter .

The p re c i nc t ref used c o mpli ance a nd c on ti n ue d to hold t h e ,

mee ti ng ho use and to make w h a te ver use of t h e mon ey they

-

pleas ed Th e i ncorpora te d s oc i e ty now in voked t h e s trong arm

.

of t h e law to secure the ir ri g hts Two ac tion s were c ommenced .

one a c ivil s u it for rec ove ry of t h e fun d ; t h e oth er w as b roug ht

un der t h e s t a t u te of forc ibl e e n try a n d de ta i n er Th e Soc i e ty .

mus t p rove th at t h e ho use was forc ibly de ta ine d fro m them by ,

t ually a t te mpti n g to e n ter an d ta k e possess ion Thi s res ulted

“
.

”
i n wh a t is k no wn as The Long M eati ng .

M r Elli s on rep a i ri n g to th e c h urch Sun d ay morn i n g fo un d

.
, ,

t he des k oc c upi ed by E lder Philip S la de a n d sev eral oth ers w ho

were de termi n ed to monOpoli ze t h e se rvi ce When t h e trus tees .

deman ded t he p ulpit for th e i r mi n is ter t h e elder beg an to read ,

rapidly i n a lo ud voi ce s o as to d ro w n all othe r voi ce s Afte r a .

ti me on e of t h e trus tees rose an d c omman ded s ilence and urg ed

t he ri g ht of t h e Soc i e ty to occ upy t h e ho use B ut d i s reg arding .

h i m t h e elder w ith h i s as s i s ta n ts were i n con s ta n t e mploy rea d

, ,

i n g s i n g i n g a n d ex horti n g w hil e t he sy mp a t h e ti c h ea re rs re
, ,

s pon ded i n lo ud voc ife ra tio n s Thes e ex cerc i ses con ti n ued pas
.

s i on a te ly fro m n i n e o c loc k i n t h e mo rn i n g till n i n e o c loc k i n t h e

’ ’

e ven i n g Notice was g iven th a t M r Ellis wo uld l ec ture t he n ex t

. .

mo rn i n g a t n i ne o c loc k Some of b oth p arti es re ma ine d i n t h e

’
.

c h urc h ove r n i g ht The follo w i ng morn i ng w hen t he trus tees

.
,

tri ed to g et t he des k for M r Elli s cl amor j arg on a n d c onfus io n

.
, ,

ens ue d . A n d so by c h an g i n g ex ho rte rs t he ex erc i se s we n t on

thro ug h th a t day and t he nex t an d e ve ry s uccee di n g day for abo ut
t wo w ee k s e ffec tually ex c l udi n g M r E lli s fro m t h e p ulpit F in a lly
, . .
,

both pa rties wearie d w ith t he s trife w ithdrew an d un der t he

, , ,

s ta tu te a bove re ferred to t h e Co n g reg a tio n a li s ts h a d pos se ss io n

,

of t he mee ti n g ho use Th e p rec i nc t re ta li a ted by procuri n g a

-
.

writ of ej ec t men t This broug ht t h e titl e of t h e mee ti ng ho use

.
-

sq ua re ly i n q ues tio n After a w hile t h e cas e came to tri a l and als o

.

t h e a c tio n for t he recovery of t h e f un d a n d i n both t he Soc i e ty ,

were s uccess f ul .

Fro m these dec is ion s t h e preci nc t ap peal ed to t he S upreme

J udic i al Court ; at Taun ton i n t he Oc tober term 1794 both cases
, , ,

were tri ed a n d de termi ne d Le arn ed counse l were employed on

.
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both s ides i n a heari n g wh ich laste d t wo days an d a h a lf wi th the

, ,

res ult tha t t h e j uri es re turned a verdi c t i n fa vor of t h e Co ng re

g a t i on a l S oc i e ty a n d t h e c o n t
, rove rsy was e n d ed .

From th is accoun t we sugg es t t he followin g observations

1 The
. prec i nc t sys tem of ra is in g money t o pay t he mi n ister
was b ut a re pe ti tio n of t he former to wn sy s tem an d fa iled for t he
sa me rea so n v i z : An i n creas i ng pop u l a tio n an d a ch ang i ng reli
, .

g i ou s be l i ef .

2 The attempt t o tax a co mmun ity for t he support of reli g i on

.

was evi den tly uns oun d i n pri nc iple an d o ffens i ve i n pract i ce .

3 The Cong reg ationa lis ts of t he fi rs t prec i nc t kn o wi ng t hat

.
,

many of the i nh ab itan ts were of other sects s hould have avoi ded ,

t he iss ue of a re li g io us tax The ex ample of t he secon d prec inct .

s ho uld h a ve led th em to s h u n this error as it tax ed o nly t h ose

“ i n habitan ts who atte n d th is mee ti ng I n one ins tance si x .
,

poun ds were re fun ded t o persons wh o h ad been unwittin g ly

assesse d .

4 Had a maj ority of t he voters of t he fi rs t preci nc t do ne their

.

d u ty at t he polls they wo uld h a ve a voided a harmf ul and far

,

reachi n g scan d al .

M r Ellis
. de d by Re v John Hill a native of Le wi s t on
w as s ucc ee .
, ,

D el aware He was born Feb 1 1 1759 ; was ed uca t ed at Le wi s

. .
,

t on an d beg an to p reac h Nov 29 1787

, Hi s wife was M iss Roby .
, .

Bowen who was bo rn i n Coven try R I Nov 29 1766 They

, , . .
, .
, .

were married Sep 1 1794 They had t wo children Sarah and

.
, .
,

Marth a V M r H ill beg an as an itineran t Methodis t preac hing

. .
,

i n Ly nn Waltham B os ton an d a ls o in t he So u thern S tates an d

, , , ,

taug ht school for e i g ht yea rs in Warren R I He was i ns ta lled over , . .

this c h urc h Se pt 22 1802 .

, .

I n a ddition to h i s p as tora l work he kept a priv a te sc hool teach ,

in g t he He b rew G ree k a n d La ti n lang uage s as well as Eng lis h

, ,

li te ra ture M r H ill was a popular te ac her and muc h loved by

. .

h i s people i nc l udi ng t he c hild ren a nd yo uth

, He co n ti n ued h is .

pas toral se rv i ces up to an d in c ludi n g t he Sa bba th p rece din g h is

dea th whic h occ urred in 1816
, .

Here follows a lis t of t he pastors of t he Newman Ch urc h and

t he i r ti me of service to t he divis ion of t he town i n 18 12 :
,

Re v . Samuel Newman ,
—
1643 1663 .

Rev . Zac h ariah Sy m es , 1663 1666 ;

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on acc un o t of in fi rm hea lth ,
 A NNALS AND R E CORDS 1 13

Re v . Joh n Miles was e n g ag e d for a ti me to lig hte n h i s la bo rs .

P
( ga es 4 9, 50, 5 1,
Re v Noah Newman P —
.
( g 58 59 60
, a 1668 1678
es .
, , , 6 1,
Re v .
— —
S amuel A ng ier 1679 1692 93 ( Pag es 89 90
, .
, ,

Re v —
Thomas G reen wood 1693 17 20 ( Pag es 97 .
.
, ,

Re v —
Joh n G ree nwood 17 2 1 1757 ( Pag es 102 105
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, .
, ,

Re v . John C arnes 1759 1764 ( Pag es 106

—
, .
,

Re v . Eph ra i m Hyde 17 66 1783

—
,P
( ga e s 107 .
,

Re v . Joh n E lli s 1785 1796 ( Pag es 108

,
— .

Re v . Joh n Hill 1802 18 16 ( Pag e

,
— .

F rom 1759 to 177 2 t he town ra is e d ann ua lly for t h e support of ,

school s 80 po un ds w i t h t h e ex ce ption of t h e y ear 1677 w hen 100

, , ,

poun ds were rai se d .

I n 1760 t h e term doll a rs occ urs i n t h e town reco rds for t h e

fi rs t ti me .

I n 1763 t he to wn vote d to petitio n t h e G enera l Co urt for a

lottery in order to ra i se a s uffi c ien t s um of money to build a work
”
house for t h e use of t he poor of t he to wn .

I n 177 2 t h e town vote d for sc hooli ng to b e add ed t o t he p rofits

of t h e s chool l an d £ 93 Fro m 177 2 to 1778 t he town raised
.

an n ually for t h e s upport of sc hool s t h e s u m of £ 90; i n 177 8 ,

£ 200; i n 1779 £ 300 were ra ise d for t h e s ame obj ec t

, .
 CH APTER I H
T HE REV O L UT I ONA RY WAR A ND EV ENTS
FO LLO W ING
IN our survey of hist ory of Reh oboth we have now come t o
t he ,

t h e peri od of t he Re volu ti onary War wh ic h h ad i ts beg i nn ing

,

w i t h t he alarm of April 19 1775 an d i ts c lose w i t h t he Peace of

, ,

Paris September 3 1783 We h a ve b ut scan ty ma teri als for

, , .

our h is t ory b ut t h e few we h a ve re vea l a spiri t of loy alty an d

,

patrioti c zea l for t he ri g hts of t he people A mon g t he causes .

lea ding t o t he war may be mentioned t he treaty of 1748 i n wh ich ,

Eng land res tored Louis burg to t he French wi thou t t h e consen t

of t h e A merica ns ; t he S tamp Act whi ch req ui red Govern men t
s ta mps t o b e affi x ed on all leg al doc umen ts ex ec ute d i n t h e A meri

can Coloni es ; an d t h e Quarte ri n g Ac t whi ch req u ired t he coloni s ts

t o fi nd l od g i ng an d p ro vis ions for t h e B ritis h t r00ps All these .

oppress ions by t he Eng lish Governmen t aroused t he colonis ts

t o declare the i r i n depe n dence an d to take up arms ag ai ns t t h e
K in g .
“The eloq uence of Oti s h ad el ec trified New En g l an d
one s pi rit n ow i nsp i red every b reas t The people t ho ug ht and felt
.

an d ac ted as one .And t he se n ti men t whi c h pe rv aded a like t he

colo n i al asse mbly t he coun ty con ven t io n an d t h e t own meeti ng
,

th roug hout Massac h use tts was a se ttled an d fi rm resolve to re

,

sis t to t he l as t ex tre mi ty e very encroac h men t u po n the i r ri g hts ,

an d to ma in tai n those ri g hts a t all h az ards The men of Re .

hobot h were mos tly farmers wi th a n atural love of th rift a nd i n

dependence and t he p atrioti c i ns tructions t hey g ave to the ir
,

rep res en tati ve i n 1773 h a ve t h e s tron g s tea dy g lo w of an th rac ite

,

an d t he c l ear rin g of a s ilver c oi n .

To C apta i n Joseph B arn ey , Represe n ta tive for t he town of

Re hobo th
“
.

Si r,

It i s evi de n t fro m t h e re pe a ted s uffrag es of t h e freeholders

an d oth er i n h a bitan ts of thi s to wn th a t your l a te c o n d uc t i n t he
,

G eneral A sse mbly of this Provi nce h as met w ith a favourabl e

receptio n . With pleas i ng ho pes and ex pec ta tio ns we trus t you
will i n thi s day of g enera l opp ress io n an d in v as io n of our n at ural
,

a nd i n h ere n t ri g hts a n d liberti es joi n i n e v ery sa l u tary an d con

,
 THE R E VOLUTIONAR Y WAR 1 15

s t i t ut on al
i meas ure to re move t h ose uncons titu tio na l burdens
an d g r ei v ances th a t t h i s Prov i nce and A merica in g eneral h ave
,

long an d j us tly remons tra te d ag ai ns t N evert heless we thin k . ,

it our d u ty t o ex press our sen ti men ts in reg ard to t he encroach

men ts made on our rig hts an d li berties as s tated by t h e worthy ,

i nh abitan ts of t h e metropoli s of this Provi nce whose loy a lty v i g i , ,

l ance and pa t roi t i c ze a l i n th i s ti me of common dang er has

, , ,

not been eq ua ll ed i n t h e p rese n t nor ex cee d ed in former times ;

of w hi ch we h a ve t h e hi g hes t opi n ion an d sh a ll e ver ackn owledg e ,

with g ra titude : t h e p arti c ul ars of which we do not th i n k ex

p e d i en t to en u m er a te b u t re fe r yo u t o a ,p a m phl e t ‘
( for y o u r

careful peru sa l ) se n t fro m B os t o n to thi s an d e very oth er t o wn

,

i n t h e Prov i nce ; whic h ( upon t he mos t care fu l an d criti ca l ex

,

ami n a tion ) we h umbly c o n ce iv e v ery j us t ly s ta t es our ri g hts an d

,

privileg es as men as s ubj ec ts as c hri s ti ans an d t he un parallel ed

, , ,

en cro ac h men ts ma de on the m by a mi ni s try wh o fo n d of arbitrary , ,

s way , i n ope n viol a tio n of t h e mos t sa c re d c o n t ra c t an d ag ree

men t en te red i n t o w ith our p redecess ors t h e p a ten tees of this
, ,

rovi n ce a n d s ol emn ly ra tifi e d by ki n g Willi am a n d q uee n M ary

pave hitherto with i mp un ity p rofanely viol a ted t h e fa it h and
, ,

promi se of a ki n g on w hose roy al w ord we made t h e mos t fi rm

,

an d i nd ubita bl e re li a n c e a n d h a v e i n volv ed thi s p rovin ce an d

,

con t i n e n t i n t h e u t mos t di s tress a n d cal amity an d i n i t s co n ,

seq uen ce s h a ve dee ply a ffec te d t h e p a re n t s ta te w hose p rosperity ,

an d h appi ness we h a ve e v er c o n s ide re d as n ear an d d ear t o us as

our own An d it n ow i s an d ev er h as b ee n our earn es t des ire
.
, ,

an d p ray er th a t th e re may n e ver b e w a n ti n g on e of t h e ill us trious

,

House of H anover to sway t he scep tre of G rea t Bri t i an an d A mer

i ca i n rig hteo us ness so lo n g as t he s un an d moo n sh a ll en d ure
“
.
, ,

We your co n s tituen ts des i re an d e

, t th a t you ex ert yo ur
,

self to t h e u tmos t of yo ur ab ility n ot on y to sec ure our rema i n i n g ,

privileg es i n violabl e b ut al so to obta i n a full redress of all those

,

many g ri ev an ces so j us tly c ompl a i n ed of a full res tora tion an d

,
—
,

co n fi rma tion of a ll t h e ri g hts an d p rivil e es we are j us tl y en titl ed

g
t o by na ture an d t h e solemn c o mp ac t aforesa id ; th a t g en era tio ns ,

y e t u n bo rn m a y k n o w th a t thi s to w n h a v e n,o t b ee n do rm a n t ,

w hile t h e en emies thereof h a v e been vi g il an t an d ac tiv e to wres t ,

fro m them every p rivileg e an d bl ess in g th a t re n ders life worthy ,

of enjoy men t
“
.

We trust you w ill b e vi g ilan t ev en amon g your bre th ren ,

les t so me of th em th ro ug h s i n is te r views or amb itious des ig ns

, ,

be i nd uce d to b arte r a way an d be tray our dear bo u ht privi leg es

g
-

a nd li be rti es tog e th er w ith th i s our p a tern a l inh er1t an ce es ta b

, ,

li shed w ith so muc h toil and rai se d t o such a he ig ht of lo ry , ,

an d trans mitte d dow n to us a t n o l ess p ri ce th an t h e b l an d

f T his was a le
pa mph t pu l s h b i ed by Mr . Ot i e n t i t led
s, i
The R g h t s of t he
Br1t i s h Colon ie s ass rt e e d
a nd pro v ed .
1 16 H ISTOR Y OF REHOBOTH

treasure of our ancest ors Th oug h we h ope an d presume t here .

,

wi ll not b e foun d a man i n th at aug us t asse mb ly so aban doned , ,

so p rofane so en th us i as ti c so mad as t o d i s turb t h e re pose of

, , ,

t he p i ous dea d an d bri ng upon h i mself not o n ly t he j us t i n dig na

,

ti on of all t he vi rt uous b ut t he i re of t ha t dread Sovere ig n be

, ,

nea t ln whose awefu l frown audac ious mo narc hs an d th e ir mi n ions

tre mtfle
“ .

We presen t these h in ts t o our j udic ious cons iderat i on and ,

wis h t h a t not on ly you b ut a l t he true fri en ds t o t he En g lish

,

,
q
co ns ti tu tio n may b e g u ided i n t h e pat h of wis dom an d e u ity
an d ne ve r b e divert e d fro m t h e s teady p ursu it of t h e true 1n ter
,

es ts of yourselves yo ur ki ng yo ur cou n try an d pos teri ty

, , , .

Ephra i m S tarkwea ther ,

Na than Dag ge tt ,

Thomas Carpente r 3d , ,

John Lyon ,

Joseph B ridg ham ,

W il ham Cole ,

The followi ng are some of t he mos t i n teres ting votes and re

solves pass ed by t h e t own durin g t he peri od of t h e Revolut i on

an d h avi n g re la tio n t o th a t war

J u ly 25, 1774 Voted a g rea t ma orit , th at t h e sum of

. by j y
£ 5 33 811 b e drawn out of t he t own treasur , for t he use of th e
. . . y
co mmittee of this prov i nce, t ha t are to mee t i n t h e G eneral C on
it i b
R ho o h p tio lb t f h m o b
’

g r ess ; e n g e t s ropo r na e par o t e ney t o

t he selec t men y by
“
b e ordered out of t he t reasur
Voted not to purc hase any g oods , imported from G reat ritai n ,
.

B
af t er t he 3 l s t day of A ug us t nex t , un til t h e ac t for loc ing up b k
the h ar our of B os to n b e repea l ed , an d t he g overn men t b e re
b
st ored to i ts former pri v i le Likewise vo ted tha t t he t own “
c l er k transmit a cop of e transactions of this mee tin g t o t he
y ”
c l erk of t he Corres po n d i ng Co mmittee i n os t on B .

“
Sept mb e er hose M aj T i moth y Walker
19, 1774 . The t own c .

an d C apt Joh n Wh eel er de l eg a tes to a tte n d t h e p ropo se d P ro v in

.

c i s l Co ng ress on t he seco n d I\ 1 es day of Oc to ber n ex t at Con

’
, ,

co rd or a ny oth er ti me or pl ace th a t t he major p art of t h e del

,

eg a t es of sa id p ro vi n ce may ag ree

e d i t h e e t y ffi e w h t h f ll wi g
Fro m t h e r co r s n e s cr ar s o c e a ve e o o n acco u nt of
t h di e e
e P i i lC g e e
ff r n t ro v n c a on r ss s

Fi t C g rs on ress .
C e ed t S le m O t 7 17 74 ; dj ed t h me d
on v n o urn
d T d O t 1 1 dj ed S t 15 th me m
a a , c .
, a e sa a
C e ed t C
onv n a on c o r , ues . c .
; a o u rn a .
, sa ont h .
C e ed t C mb idg e M d O t 17 dj ed S t 29 1h d
on v n a a r , on . c .
; a o urn a . . o.
C e ed t C mb idg e W ed N 23 d i l ed S t D l ot h
on v n a a r , . ov .
; ss o v a . ec . .
 TH E R E VOLUTIONAR Y WAR 117

Oc tobe r 3 1774 Th e t own c hose Ca pt Thomas Carpen t er

, . .

a d e leg a te for t h e P ro v i n c i a l Con g ress i n t h e roo m of C apt Joh n , .

”
Wheeler th a t is dis misse d
, .

November 2 1 1774 Vote d to accept of and ab ide by t h e

resu lts of t h e Provin c i a l Co n g res s
” “ ,

V oted tha t every cons tab le

.

.
, ,

co llec tor or pe rson w h o h a ve i n th e i r h an d s or th a t may h ere

, , ,

after h a v e a ny of t h e p rovi n c e s mo n i es th a t th ey pay t h e sa me

’
, ,

to H en ry Gardn er Esq of Sto w i n s tea d of t h e Hon H arrison , .

, , .

G ray Esq an d th a t they p rod uce h i s receipt w hich s h all b e a

, .
,

full an d effec tua l di sc h arg e for t h e same ag reea b le to a res olve of ,

t he Provi nc i a l Con g ress Oc tober 28t h 1774 : t o t h e whole of , ,

whic h resolv e we pro mis e and en g ag e fa ithfu lly to adh ere i n all
”
i t s p art s
“
.

Jan uary 2 1775 The town c hose M aj Ti mothy Walker and

, . .

Capt Thomas C arpen t er de leg a tes to a t ten d t he Provinc i al C on

.

”
g ress t o b e hold e n a t C a m b r id g e o n t h e fi rs t day of F e b ru ar y n ex t , .

Th e Re v Eph rai m H yde s p ari s h ( the n t h e fi rs t Co ng reg a tio n a l

’
.

soc i e ty i n Re hoboth n o w i n E as t P roviden ce co n t rib u ted

“
£ 6 for t h e relief an d s uppo rt of t he poor of Bos t on s ufferers
,
, ,

,
”
by mea n s of t he Bos t o n Po rt Bill -
.

Th e rece ipt of £ 10 i s ac k n o w ledg e d by H enry G ard ner Esq

“ , .

treas ure r of t he Provi n c i a l Co ng ress as a p art of t h e p rov i nce s ,

’

”
tax se t on t h e to w n of R e hoboth by t h e G e neral Co urt
, .

M ay 26 1775 V ote d to ra i se t w o co mp an ies i n th i s tow n t o

, .

be read y on any spec i al a l arm ; on e c o mp an y to b e ra i sed i n t h e

wes te rly p art an d t h e oth er i n t h e eas terly p art of sa id town
, .

Likew ise vote d th a t e very s oldier e n li s ti ng to b e a mi n u te man , ,

on a l arm sh all h a ve th ree s hilli n g s a day h e fi n di n g hi mse lf if , ,

ca lle d i n to service u n til th ey co me to d ra w , ro v i s i on s ou t of t he

provis ion s to res ; an d th en to h a ve t w o s hil i n g s a day for eac h ,

day un t i l they re turn ho me ag a i n ex ce pt th ey s h a ll b e p a id by

,

t h e rov i n ce
” “ Als o vo te d th a t t h e se lec tmen divide t h e to wn
.

s toc of a mmun ition t h e one h a lf for t h e wes t part of t h e to wn , ,

t he other h a lf for t h e eas t p art

“
.

J une 12 1775 Voted th a t t h e s elec tmen p rovide for t h e poor

, .

t he to w n s credit
” ’ “
of t he town of Bos to n th a t are or sh a ll b e sen t to thi s tow n upo n
Al so vo te d th a t th ere b e fifty men i n eac h
.
, , , ,

spec i a l a l arm c o mp an y ex c l us iv e of o ffi cers ; an d t h a t t h e ca pta ins

,

S econd Co ng res s .

Con v e n ed at Ca m b idg e r ed Th d 16t h , Wed Fe b 17 75 ; . . a dj o urn urs .

. sa m e
mont h .

Co n v e n ed a t C d T d M h 22; dj ed S t A p i l 15t h
o n c or , ues . arc a o urn a . r .

Con v e n ed a t C d S t A p i l 22 d j ed t h m d y
on c or , a . r ; a ourn e sa e a .

Co n v e n ed a t W te t w aM d A p i l 24 ; di l ed M y 29t h
r o n, on . r sso v a .

Thi d C g r o n ress .

C on v e n ed a t W te t w aM y 3 1 1775 ; di l ed J ly 19t h
r o n, a . sso v u .
1 18 HISTOR Y OF REHO B OTH

of eac h co mpan y provi de man with a horse cart an d t wo horses

a -
,
”
in order t o carry t h e bag g age of t h e compan ies in case of alarm .

November 6 1775 The town voted t o borrow four pieces

, .

of can on of Ca pt John Ly on an d M r N athan D agg e tt and

“
. .

vot ed t he sum of £ 60 t o defray t he ch arges of mounti ng sai d

cann o n and p rovi di ng ammuni tio n and o t h er u t ens ils th a t s h all
,
”
b e needful for t he sa me Also ch ose a commi ttee t o wait on .
,

a co mmitte e of t h e t o wn of Pro vidence t o cons u lt on fortifyi ng ,

”
Hog pen Poi n t
-

“
.

November 13 1775 Voted it ex pedi en t t o fort ify Hog pen

, .
-

”
Poi n t an d c hose a co mmittee to oversee t he bus i ness
, .

This poi n t is i n S ee konk , an d traces of t he forti ficati on are s ti ll

to b e seen ( 1836)
“
.

J an uar y
1, 1776 Th e town voted t o ra is e t he sum
.

”
of £ 1 18 .

to proc ure a to wn s toc k of po wder an d small arms .

February 1 2 177 6 Voted to encourag e t he manufac turi ng

, .

of saltpe tre i n privat e famili es by affordin g them t he mat erials ,

”
they can g et w ithout doin g damag e .

Cons iderab le quan titi es of saltpe tre it is sa id were man ufac , ,

ta red i n t he t own d uri ng t he peri od of t he Revolution ; and a

man ufac tory was se t up near t h e Cove Fac tory i n Seekon k for , ,

t h e purpose of ma ki ng it .

April 14 177 6 Vot ed to ra i se a boun ty of £ 20 to e very

, .

soldi er th at s h all en lis t i n to t h e co n ti nen tal army for th ree y ears , ,

or d uri ng t he war p rovided they en li s t i n to t h e sa id army wi th in

,
”
t en day s .

This boun ty by vote of t he town M ay 19 1777 was ex tended

, , , ,

t o e very soldier tha t had e nlis ted for t he sa me term s i nce t h e

former vote or wh o sho uld enli s t withi n twen ty days of t he las t
,

dat e And by another vot e passed June 30t h t he sa me boun ty

. , ,

was farther ex t en ded to a ll who sho uld en lis t i n to t he Con tin en tal
army w ithi n t wo mon ths fro m th a t dat e .

M ay 18 1778 Voted to ra ise t he sum of £ 720 for t h e

, .
, rai s n g i
”
of soldiers for t h e con ti nen ta l army for n i ne mon ths , .

Se p t ember 7 1778 Voted t o g ran t t he s um of £463 43 for

, . . .

c lothi n g p urc h ase d by t he se lec tmen ag ree able t o an order of

, ,
”
Court for t h e con ti nen tal soldiers tha t enl is ted in t o t he service
, .

April 19 1779 A committee was appoi n ted by the town t o

, .
,
”
amilies
’

p ro vi d e for t h e s oldi ers f .

 THE R E VO LUTI O NAR Y WA R 1 19

M ay d th a t t h e s um of £ 1200 b e ra ise d by a
5 , 17 79 . V ot e

t ax t h 1s s p rin g an d p a id in to t he to wn treas ury t o b e ordered

, , ,

o ut of s a id t reas ury by t h e se l ec tmen to t h e c o mmittee th a t ta ke ,

”
care of th e soldi ers famili es if n ee ded
’
, .

M ay 19 1779 V oted to rai se t h e s u m of

, . for p ro v id in g
men wh en ca lle d for from t h e a uthority to
, , g o i n t o t h e serv i ce
”
as s oldi ers .

Oc tober 23 1780 Voted to rai se t h e s um of , . for t he

”
purpose of ra is in g th e t o wn s q uota of beef
’
.

This q uota was po un ds These i mmense s ums were re .

q u ired to be ra ise d i n c o nseq uen ce of t he g rea t dep rec ia tion of

t h e va l ue of t h e p a per c urre ncy iss ue d by t he C o n ti n en t a l Con

g ress
‘
T h.e w hol e a mo u n t of mo n ey ra i s e d b y t h e to w n t h is ,

year for i ts neces sary c h arg es was t h e sum of

, 48 , .

A 1, 1782 il oted th a t t h e town treasurer b e i ns truct ed V

p
r .

”
to se l t h e n ew emi ss io n mo n ey , th ree doll a rs for on e h ard doll ar .

This year from t h e to wn Th e Hon J oh n H n ock had 23

“ , , . a c
”
votes for Governour an d Doe t Jose ph , . B idg h m h d 1 1 votes
r a a
”
for Gove rn our .

From Journ al s a nd Re s olves of Massac h use tts we g lean

t he
t he few follo wi ng a dditio na l p a rti c ul ars res pec tin g t h e n u mber
of me n e t c to be furn i s he d by Re ho both at se veral di ffe ren t
, .
, ,

ti mes w he n d rafts of men were ca lle d for : For t h e re i n force men t

, ,

voted to be ra i sed i n Mas s ac h use tts an d se n t to t he ca mp at

Camb ridg e or Rox b ury as hi s Ex ce llen cy G e nera l Was hin g t on ,
”
s ha ll di rec t t h e p roportio n of Re hob oth was 74 men
, The pro .

portion of Rehoboth of t he men ra i se d by M as sa c h use tts for

”
filli ng and comple ti ng t he fifteen b a tta lions of co n ti nen ta l troops
was 24 Rehoboth s proportio n of t he me n to be ra ised for re
.
“ ’
,

”
en forc i n g t he co n ti ne n ta l army acco rdi n g t o a res olve pas se d ,

June 8 1779 was 22 I n 178 1 Massac h usetts was ordered t o

, , .
,

ra ise lb s of bee f of w hi c h t he propo rti o n of Re hob oth.

,

was lb s Of t h e men voted t o b e ra ise d by Massach u

.

C ong r e fi t i ed b ill f edi t i J e 1775 At t h d f eig h t

ss rs ss u s o cr n un , . e en o ee n
mont hs t h ey beg t de p e i t e T w d t h l e f 177 7 t h dep e i t i
an o r c a . o ar s e c os o , e r c a on
w astw t h ee d ll
o or f i 177 8 fi
r i f i 17 7 9 t we t y
o a rs or on e ; n , ve o r s x or one ; n , n
ee
s v n or t we t y ei g h t f ; i n17 80 fif t i ty f
-
; t or one n . or s x or one s oo n o one
hun d ed d fi ft y f
r an ; d fi ll y e e h d ed f o r one an na s v ra un r s or o n e .

A p il 5 1787 t h t w f Reh b t h h d h d i ld C t i
ene
r

11
,

l w i t ig ed by A
,

M ill f “ e

p p m
t l
y
o n o
a so a
o o
s n
a on
aro n
an n o
or
on
a
ne n a
er
c ur

one
”

r z200
, 1 . r er
or .
1 20 H ISTORY OF REHOB OTH

setts . June , 1780, for t hree mont hs for rei n forc ing t he con ti n en tal
,

army , proportion of Rehoboth was 60

t he .

I n concl ud in g this s ketc h of t he Revol u tio nary affai rs of t he

town we would li ke to pri n t t he na mes of all Rehoboth sol diers of ,

w hom more than fo urteen h un d red are rec orded i n t he se ven teen
“
larg e vol umes of t he M assac h use tts Soldiers an d Sa ilors of th e
Re vol u ti onary War b u t for lac k of s p ace we g ive on ly t wo lis ts
”
, ,

incl uding fi rst t h e mi nute men wh o marc h ed on t he alarm of t h e

, ,
-

19 th of Ap ril 1775 an d secon d t he C o n ti ne n ta l soldie rs

, , , .

Pai ns have been taken to make these l is ts complete and accura te .

For other Reho both names and for ex ac t i n forma tion concern i ng ,

these lis ted names we refer t he reader to t h e Sta te vol umes which
,

may be consulted i n e very i mporta n t library of t he Co mmon

wealth M any of t he en li s t me n ts were for sh ort period s on alarms
.

from Rhode Island an d it is probable th at nearly every ab le ,

bodi ed man i n town was called to servi ce a t so me ti me d uri ng t he

war . Un der t he fi rs t lis t we g ive oppos ite eac h man s name t he ’

na me of h i s c aptai n Th ese seven capta i ns all res iden ts of Re

.
,

h ob ot h were : Samuel B liss J oh n Perry Pha nuel B is hop N a

, , , ,

than ie l Carpenter Isaac B urr J ohn Ly on an d Jesse Perri n

, , , .

The co mp an ies of C aptai ns Ly o n a nd Perri n be i ng s mall , ,

were ret urn ed i n one roll as if t h ey tog ether commanded a sing le

co mp any Th e sa me i s true of t he comp an ies of C a pta ins C ar
.

pe n t e r an d B urr .

”fault ”on , April 19. 1775 Captai n

Abel Preserved
,

A bell Robert ,

Al er J a mes ,

Al en Joh n , C arpen ter an d B urr

Allen John 3d , , C arpe n ter and B urr
Allen Joseph Ens i g n
, , Bl iss
All en Joseph , B liss
Allen Joseph 4 t h
, , C arpen te r and B urr
Allen Jos iah , B i sl10p
A llen Noah , B li ss

A ll e n Pel eg, Bi sh op
Allen St eph e n Jr
, , . Bis hop
Allen Samue l , B liss
All en Samuel l s t Lieut
, , . Carpen ter and B urr
Allen Willi am , B liss
A merso n Joh n , Ly o n a nd Perri n
A rmi ng ton Joh n , Lyon and Perri n
 TII E RE VOLUTI ONAR Y WAR 1 21

M i n ute M an A pri l , 19, 177 5 Ca ptai ns

Armi ng ton W illi am , B ishop
B arker Joh n , Ly on an d P err n i
B arney J onathan , Perry
Barro ws Nehemi ah Jr , , . B i shop
B ic knell Asa , B ishop
B is hop Demos, Perry
B i shop Ebenezer
, Ly on an d Perri n
B lake Jos iah
, B is hop
B lan ding Christopher , B liss
Bliss Abd ul
, Lyo n an d Perri n
Bliss A mos
, Bliss
Bl iss Elish a
, Ly o n an d Perri n
Bliss Jos h ua
, C arp en ter an d B urr
Bl iss Ephrai m 3d
, , B liss
Bli ss Noa h
, Carpen ter and B urr
Bliss Samuel C apt
, , . B liss
Bordi ne Le vi , Carpen te r and B urr
Bo wen Bezalee l
,

Bowen E leazer, Perry

Bowen Ich abod, Ly on and Perrin
Bowen S i meo n
, Ly on an d Perri n
B owen Si meon, Perry
Bowers Asa , B is hop
Bowers Lemuel , B i sh op
Braley Wi lliam
, Lyon an d Perrin
B ridg ham W illi am , Perry
B rown Cal eb , B ishop
Brown Elisha , Bis hop
B rown Gideon , Bi shop
Bro wn I saa c, Bi s hop
B rown Joh n , Bliss
Bro wn Joh n 2d
, ,
Lyon an d Perri n
Brown Samuel , B ishop
B row n Samuel, C arpen ter an d B urr
B rown Si meon, B is hop
B row n Tho mas Se rg
, ,
. Ly on and Perri n
B uc kli n James Ens i g n
, , Perry
B uckli n Joh n , Bis hop
B uc kli n Joseph , Bi shop
B ullock J abez , B ishop
B ullock J ames , B liss
B ullock Preserved , B liss
C ampbell J ames , Perry
C ampbell Tho mas , Ly on and Perri n
Campbe ll Thomas , B liss
Carpen ter B enj ami n , Carpenter and B urr
122 H ISTO R Y OF REHO B OTH

M i n ute M an , A pri l 19, 1775 Capta i ns

Carpenter C aleb , Lyon and Perri n
C arpent er C aleb 2d , , Ly on an d Perri n
C arpe n ter C al eb , C arpen ter and B urr
C arpen ter Elis h a Corp , , . C arpen ter and B urr
C arpen ter Elis ha , B is hop
C arpen t er E ph ra i m Corp , , . Carpen ter and B urr
C arpen ter Ezeki el , Carpente r and B urr
C arpen ter Ph anuel , Carpen ter and Burr
C arpe n ter Willia m , Perry
Ch affee C harles , B is hop
Ch affee N a th an iel , L on an d Perri n
Comer Benj ami n , B 133
Coo r A bel , Carpenter and B urr
C us i ng Jacob Corp , , . C arpen ter and B urr
D ag g e tt N ath an 2d Lieut , , . Lyo n and Perri n
D ag g e tt Willi am , B ishop
D rowns J on a than , Bliss
D ryer Joh n , B li ss
Fa irb rother Ri c hard , Perry
F ari b rot her W illia m , Bliss
Fis her J os h ua Corp
, , . Ly on and Perri n
Fran kli n A bel , B is hop
Frenc h E l ka nah , Perry
Frenc h E lk an ah 2d Lieut , , . Lyo n an d Perrin
Frenc h James , C arpen ter and B urr
French Jo nathan , B ishop
French J oh n , C arpen ter and B urr
Fuller Isa i ah , Perry
Full er Jacob , B liss
Full er N ath ani el, C arpen ter and B urr
Fu ll er Samuel Jr , , . Ly on and Pe rri n
G ag e Benj ami n
, C arpen ter and B urr
Goff A mos , Perry
Hill Comfort
,

Hill J ames
, Perry
Hill s D avid Se rg
, , . B ishop
Hills J ames Serg
, , . Ly on and Perri n
Hills Jos i a h
, C arpen t er an d B urr
Hill s Steph en
, B i shop
Hi x Abe l
, B li ss
H ix Heze ki a h
, Bliss
H un t Jose ph W, . B is hop
I de D an iel Se rg
, , . C arpe n ter an d B urr
I de Joh n C orp
, , . C arpe n ter an d B urr
I de N a th an Serg
, , . C arpen ter an d B urr
I de N a th an ie l Serg
, , . B i shop
 THE R EVO LUTI O NA R Y WAR 123

M i n ute Al on A pri l 19 17 75 , , Ca pta i ns

I n g a l s Joseph
, Bli ss
I n g rah a m J oh n , Pe rry
I n g ra h a m Willia m , Perry
J acobs Allen , Lyon an d Perri n
Jo nes Oliv er
, B liss
Jones Sa mue l
, Perry
Joy Joseph
, C arpe n ter and Dan
Ke n edy H ug h , Lyon an d Perri n
Ken t Re me mbe r
, C a rpen ter and B urr
La ke Eln a th an
, Bliss
La ke Laba n
, B liss
La ke Le vi
, Bliss
Lawren ce G eo rg e , B is hop
Lee J a mes
, Carpen ter an d B urr
Li n dley Joh n , Bis hop
Lyo n A aron Serg
, , . Pe rry
Lyon S a mue l
, C arpen ter an d B urr
M aco mbe r J o na th a n , B lis s
Martin B enj a mi n Co rp
, , . Lyon a nd Pe rri n
M arti n B enj a mi n Jr, , . B is hop
M arti n Con s ta n t , Bis hop
Mas on Caleb , Bi s hop
M as on J a mes , L o n a n d Perri n
y
M as o n Le vi , B 1sh op
Mas o n Pel a tia h , C p t B urr
a r e n er an d
Medb ury J ames , Perry
Medb ury Jolm , Lyon an d Perri n
Me db ury Na th an iel , Lyo n an d P erri n
Mille r Pe ter , Ly o n a n d Perri n
M un ro Na th an , L on an d Perri n
M unro Sa mue l , B is s
Nash Jona th an
, Bliss
Newma n Joh n Serg , , . B i sh op
New man Sa mue l Serg , , . C arpen ter and B urr
Ormsbee Ch ris toph er Serg , , . Bli ss
Pai n Nath an iel
, Bis hop
Pa i ne Joh n Li eut
, , . Perry
Pane Pel eg
, Bis hop
Pec k A mazi ah
, C arpen ter an d B urr
Pec k Cha rles
, Lyon an d Perri n
Pec k Eben eze r C orp
, , . Lyon an d Perri n
Pec k O liver
, Bliss
Pec k Perez
, C arpen ter and B urr
Pec k Philip
, B liss
Pec k Solomon
, B liss
Perri n D avid , C arpen ter an d B urr
1 24 H ISTO RY OF REHOBOTH

M i n ute M an Apri l 19 1775 . , Capta i ns

Perri n , Le muel
Perry A n thony
,

Perry E li j a h
,

Perry Jas ie l
, B liss
Perry J ohn Capt
, , . Perry
Potter Ic habod , B is hop
Read A aro n Serg
, , . B liss
Re a d A mos
, Perry
Read E z ra, Perry
Read , Jo n a th an Perry
Read , Na th an , Jr . C arpen ter an d B urr
Read , Perez B is hop
Re ad , Pe ter B liss
Read i meo n
, S Carpen ter an d B urr
Read , Ti moth , 2d Lieu t y . Carpen ter an d B urr
Redaway Samue l , Lyon an d Perri n
Redaway Ti mothy , Ly on an d Perri n
Robi nso n , o na th an J Ly on an d Perri n
Shorey J ac ob , Carpent er an d B urr
Shorey J oh n Serg , , . C arpen ter and B urr
Shorey Miles Serg , , . Perry
Slade William
, Carpen ter an d Burr
S mith Abi a l , Lyon and Perri n
S mith E leazer, Carpen ter an d B urr
Smith Joh n Serg
, , . Perry
S mi th Solomon, L o n and Perrin
y
S mith Stukeley, B 1sh op
S tan ley Co mfort , B liss
Stark wea ther E phrai m , L o n a nd
y Perrin
Sut ten Robert , B l shop
Th urber J ames , y
L o n an d Perri n
Tit us W illi am
, Carpe nter and B urr
Turner E ph ra i m , Carpen ter and B urr
T urner Nath an , Bliss
Turner Na th an i e l
, B lis s
V iall Samuel
,
Ly on an d Perrin
Wade Ic habod
, B liss
Wa lke r A aro n Lieut , , . B liss
W alker C ale b , Perry
W a lker En o s , Perry
W alke r Joh n Se rg , , . Lyon an d Perri n
Wal ke r Mose s l s t Lieut
, , . Lyon and Perri n
W alke r Ti mothy ,
Bis hop
Whee ler Nath an ,
B lis s
W hee ler Valen tine ,
B li ss
Whes to n Joseph ,
Perry
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M i n ute M an A pri l , 19, 17 75 Ca pta i ns

W h i ta cor R ich ard C orp
, , . Lyo n an d Perrin
W hita ker Pe ter , Perry
Will ard Eph ra i m, Bishop
Wi lmarth Tho mas , Bi shop
Willia m Joh n D rumme r
, , Pe rry
W illson Joh n Serg, , . Perry
Wood Le w is
, Bis hop
W ood ard S amue l , Lyon an d Perrin

The leng th of service on this fi rs t al arm of t h e war was a bo ut

e i g ht d ay s I mmedi a tely after this Capta i ns Perry an d Bliss en
.

li s ted i a the 22d reg i men t comman de d by Colone l Ti mothy Wa l ker

o f R ehoboth a n d a majo rity of th e i r me n a ls o w ere mus t ere d i n to
,

t he sa me re g i me n t They were des ig na ted as e i g ht mon ths men

.
-
,

b ut the i r ac t ua l ti me of se rvice was a little over th ree mon th s .

Bes ides Colon el Wa l ker three of h i s capta i ns be long ed t o Re ,

h ob ot h : S a mue l B liss Joh n Perry an d J ac ob Fu lle r ; a ls o Li e u

, ,

t en a n ts Joh n Pa i n e a n d A aron Wal ker an d E ns i g ns J a mes B uc kli n ,

a n d J ose ph All e n .

I n Septe mbe r of 1776 an other reg i men t was ra i se d i n this town

an d s o me of t h e a djoi n i n g to wn s an d marc he d un der t h e c o mman d

o f Colon e l Tho mas C arpe n ter of Re ho bo t h to j oi n t h e army of

Was hi ng ton a t White Pla i ns They are sa id to h a ve arrive d some .

ti me before t he ba ttle an d were drawn up under arms a few mi les

a way . Bliss ( p 152) s pea ks of a tri fli n g s k i rmi sh w hic h occu rred
.

previous to t he ba ttle of White Pla i n s and g ives t he s tory as told ,

hi m by h i s g ra n dfa th er D r J a mes Bliss w h o was su rg eo n s ma te

’

, .
,

i n this reg i men t Colo n el C arpe n te r s reg i men t was s ta tione d on

’
.

a s li g ht hill to wa tc h t h e mov emen ts of a de tac h me n t of t h e B riti s h

army whi c h was i n t he vi c i n ity .

Soon th e B riti s h formed themse lves i n to a line i n fron t of our

reg i me n t a n d c o mmence d to fi re s li g htly w o un di n g three of ,

Colonel C arpe n ter s men Af ter t he ex ch a ng e of a fe w s hots t h e

’
.
,

B ritish thi n ki ng t he A merica ns were abou t to b e reinforced

, ,

made a h as ty re t re a t a n d were p urs ue d by s o me of t h e A merican

soldiers .

On e soldi er Fu ller by na me be i n g fo re mos t of those i n p urs uit

, , ,

co mi ng upo n t wo B ritis h s oldi ers w h o were j us t lea vi n ho use

g a

wh ere they h a d s topped for re fres h me n ts le ve le d h i s mu s ke t at

“
,

th em a nd c alled ou t to th em Th row down your arms or I ll ,

’
1 m H I STORY OF REH OBOTH

sh oo t you They i ns tan tly obeyed and Ful ler i n all

t h roug h .
,

t h e j oy and pri de of t riumph led bac k t wo g i g an t i c B riti s h pri son ,

ers to t h e Colonel Colonel Carpen ter con tras ti ng th ei r si ze

.
,

w ith t h e i n feri or s tat ure of the ir ca p tor inq uire d of Fuller h ow he

manag ed to t ake them
“ ”
Why Colonel he answered good .
,
,

h umoredly I surrounded them Colonel Carpen ter s reg i ment

, .
’

was out on serv ice at th is t i me on ly th ree mon ths One of t he .

co mpan ies of this reg i men t was rai sed partly i n Attl e boroug h and

p ar tl y i n N o rt o n a n d w as un der t h e com m an d of C a pta i n Elis h a

May of t he former town .

A mm s m ca r. war or R m ono ra M an , arra na '

a ns mnrrrs or

on a ccannrrnn s o wa s Town wa o c a mer as , i n run Con

r mm a r AM A T vm ons ramons or ru n Wa s
.

The te rms of en lis tmen t rang e from three mo n th s t o three years

or
“ duri ng t he War ”
The li s t al so i ncl ud es t h e few wh o pai d
.
,

money to rai se Cont in en tal soldiers The lis t g iven i n B l iss s

’
.

H is tory has been correc ted and much en larg ed by reference to the
State volumes Names not found in t he latter are marked with an
.

as teri s k Th ey are n ot th ere fore discredited for t he s tat e li s t

.
,

i s ad mittedly i mperfec t h av i ng been compiled more t h an a b un ,

dred years afte r t he event ; and bes ides a n ame may h ave been
recorded un der a di ffere n t s pelli ng As a soldier often served .

w ith differe n t ca pta i n s at di ffere n t ti mes th i s li s t does not g i ve ,

th e names of th ese o ffi cers i n connec tio n with eac h man A mong .

th em were Ca ptai ns B ulloc k Carpen ter Cole Fran k l i n H i ll , , , , ,

Hi x H ull Marti n an d Pec k

, , , .

A lg er Ja mes
, B ick nell Turner ,

Al r, N c holas i Bi s hop. Comfort

Al e n . J o h n Bi s h op, lv r Oi e
le
A l n. J oh n , Se rg . Bi s h op. S lva n us y
e el
A ll n . Sa mu , Jr . i y
B s hop. S lva n us , 2d
e
A ll n. Tho mas Blac k . D a v d i
A n rson, Joh n
de ki
Blac n g t o n . J a m s e
Ba i rd . Joh n Blac k ma n , El a h ij
ke
Ba r. Sa mu le ‘
i
B l ss A ll n, e
ke b
Ba r r, Ba rna a s Bil ss Asa ,

B ke
ar r. J oh n i
Bl s s D a v , id
ke
Ba r r, Sa mu el i
Bl ss E s h a, li
ey
B a rn , Na t ha niel li
B s s J os h ua
,

ey P l
Ba rn , a u i
Bl ss Sa mu ,
‘
el
B e
a rr t t i el
M c ha . li
B ss Sa mu , Jr el , .

e e e
B a rs S p n c r, Bl ye
Ja m s
. e
e Pe e
B e rs , l g Bo ffi ng t o n B n a m n , ej i
‘
S m el B li
a whu ss. o ew d b
af t r ar s o re t he t t i le of C pt i
a a n, w as G ee
n ral
W hi g t
as tew d
n
’
on s s ar at M it w i
orr s o n n t he w nt i e r of 177 7 .
 THE RE V OLUTIONA R Y WAR 1 27

B o u k e J oh
r . n Elword, Sa mu l e
Bo u M e
rn , os s e
Em rso n , Ephra m i
Bowe Bez leel
n, a e
E mm rson , J oh n
Bowe Eph i m
n, ra
‘
Enos, D a v id
Bowe I n, saa c ib e i d
Fa r rot h r, R char
Bowe I i h n, sa a ib e Wi
Fa r rot h r, llia m
Bowe n J h J , o n, r. Fos t r Jos ph
e e ,

B we n Ob di h
o . a a F k li Be j mi
ra n n, n a n
e e e
Bo w n , S t ph n F k li Wil
ra n n, s on
e
Bow n . T h o mas F ee m
r J b a n, o

Bo w ma n C h a rl s e ,
F lle A m
u r, os
Bra iley i l, W l ia m G e y Se t h
ar .

i li
B re t o n , W l a m Gl ddi g E b ez e
a n , en r

ej i
Bro w n , B n a m n G l ddi g J me
a n , a s
e lee
Bro w n , B za l G l ddi g J me J
a n , a s, r.

Bro w n , D a n iel G ff E
o , z ra
Brow n G ide
, on G ff I
o el
, sra
Bro w n . M os s e G ee w d T h m
r n oo , o as

ki
B uc l n E a hlij , H di g J lm
ar n , o
B uck li e
n , Ja m s Harri do n , R ufus
B uck li n , Jo na t ha n H a t h a w a Jo b y ,

k i Oli e
Buc l n , v r Hen ley, Job
ki
B uc l n g , W illi am ik
H c s C h as e .
‘

B ll k
u oc , C o mfo rt
‘
H ide b A el,

k
Bulloc , D a v id "
H Joh n
ill ,

k
B ulloc , J a co b il e e
H l , S t ph n
l k
B u loc , J o n a t h a n H n l J oh n
i de ‘
,

B l k illi
u loc , W am Hi x , J a m s
e
Burr. Na t h a n l ie ik
Hi x (or H c s ) Na t h a n ,

Ca mp bell , J oh n i i
H ort on, W ll a m
Ca mp bell , T h o ma s ki i li
H os ns, W l a m ”
Ca mp bell , T h o mas , 2d bb d e e k i
H u ar , H z ah
e e li
Carp n t r, E s h a e
I l u n t , Ca t o ( n g ro)
e
Carpe n t r, J o h n H t L i
un , ev
e
Ca rpe n t r, Re m m r e be H t e A le de
un r. x an r
e e
Ca rp n t r, Th o mas , 2d ‘
Id A b e l
e,
e illi
Ca rpe n t r, W a m I de Jo lm
.

ee
C h a ff , C o mfo rt I de Na t h a n
,

ee
C h a ff Noa h ‘
,
l
I de . Pe e
l g
C h a fi ee S h ub a el.
‘ l
I n g a l s , J aco
l b
e
C h a ff e S t e h e n, l
I n g a s J o s ph e ,

le
C a r, J os p e l
I n g a s J o na t h a n ,

le lle
Co , A n I n g ra h a m Na t h a n l , ie
le i i
Co , I s a a h (J os a h ?) I n g ra h a m ah , Obedi
e
Co l , J a c o b J e n k s P ri mus ,

le
Co , J a m s e J o n es I s a i a h
.

le
Co , J oh n J o nes J o h n .

le e i
C o , Z ph a n a h Ke ned y D a v id ,

C orps, J oh n Ke n ed y H ug h ,

C ra n s t o n , Sa mu l e La rra n ce , G e geor

D g g e t t J me
a , a s Le w i L i s, ev
D g e t t J e ph
a , os L w i Th m
e s. o as
D Ed w d
11 11 , ar L u t h e E be r, r
D l J me
a a, a s Ly n dley, J oh n , Jr .

D i d ( eg )
av , n ro Ly on , A aron
D w J
ro n, th on a an M ac ki n t i er S a mu l , e
D y e I el
r r, s ra M a rt n G d o n i , i e
D yr e r, J th o na an Mc Le a n J oh n ,

D ffe y L k e
u , u Mc M i llen J oh n ,
1 28 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

M c M i lli a n Joh n , Sag e J a mes

.

Med b ury B nj a mi n , e de
Sa n rs J esse .

Med b ury J oh n ( Ens lg n) , S ha dd k

uc Je ffre ,

e
M rus c a Fra nc is . S harma n Sa mue ,

i d P e
M lla r et r , S ho rey Sa mu le ,

i e d Pe e
M ll r t r , S mart J o h n ,

i e
M t ch ll Q
, i
S m t h A mos ,

e
M onro Na t ha n . i i
S m t h D a n el
,

Neg C
ro. a esar
‘
i
S m t h Na t h ani e l
,

Ne wt Fo n, i ra nc s i
S m t h Sa m .

Ne w t J h (Sw
on . o n a nsea ? ) i
S m t h Sa mue l
,

Ni h l Ele
c o s, a zer i
S m t h Sarel .

Ni h l N t h i l
c o s. a an e i
S m t h Solo mon
.

O ll i G b i l
s, a re i
S m t h S t a k ley
.

O m b J ph
r s ee , ose i
S m t h Tho mas,

P y Sm l
arr , a ue i Wi i
S m t h. ll a m
P hd Ik
es o c . e
S treet r Eleazer ,

Pe k ( l i
c , . a v n T te ( T it) F b
a or a , or es
Pe k G i
c . a us Th m o Ed w d
s on . ar
Pe k J me
c . a s Th he A t h
res r, r ur
Pe k J h
c , os ua T h he C h l
res r. ar es
Pe k S h b e l
c . u a Th h e J
res h r. ose
‘

Pe k S y l e t e
c . v s r Th h e N
res r. oa
Pe D ie l
rre n , an Ti t Ti m t h y
us . o
Pe ey C
rr , aesar T i p B j mi
r , en a n
Pe i I
rr n . saac T e S l m
ru . o o on
Pe y C t t
rr , o ns a n T e All
urn r, en
P y Elij h
err . a T e Am
urn r, os
Pe y J m
rr , a es T e Ch l
urn r, a r es
Pe y J
rr , esse T e C t t
urn r. ons a n
P y S m el
err . a u T e N th
urn r, a an
Pe y S m el 2d
rr , a u , T e Wh t
urn r, ea on
Pie e J
rc . esse Twi t y S m l . a ue
Pie e J h
rc . o n Ve rnasc a , Li d se or
Pi e Ph i li p
erc , V i ke y R b t
c r , o er
Pie e Th m
rc , o as W de Syl
a . va n us
P t S i me
ra . on W ld
a J m J
re n . a es . r.
Re d D
a id
. av W lke E
a r, nos
R d Eph i m
ea . ra W lke N t h
a r. a an
Re d O be d i h
a . a W l k e S m el
a r, a u
R d Sim
eco r s , on W l ke T i m t h y
a r. o
R e no p h Ch le , ar s W lke T i m t h y J
a r, o . r.
R a ve s ,P m y o W e b t e Ni h l
s r, c o as
R y ld T m
e no s, o as W ee k M e s os s
‘

Ri h d J h
c a r s, o n Wh t J ea on , esse
R b e t Ge g e
o r s. or W h le J me
ee r, a s
R be t
o J th
r so n, on a an W h ee le J e e r, ss
‘

R bi
o J h
ns on , o n W h eele L t he r, u r
‘

R bi
o J h 2d
ns o n . o n, W h e le R ell
e r. uss
R bi
o J th
n s on . o na an W h ee le S m el r. a u
R bi
o J th
ns o n , ona an. 2d W heele S m e l 2d r, a u ,

R bi
o Obed
ns on . W h e t Eph i m
a o n, ra
R ge
o J mers , a s W h i t k e Eph i m
a r, ra
R o un d I , sa a c Wh i t ke Je a r, sse
R oun d Jh , o n Whi t ke J a r, o
R ou n d Oi , n
‘
W h it ke N t h i l
a r. a an e
R ou n d S m el , a u Wh i t ke R f a r, u us
R o un d W il li m , a
‘
Wh i t mb E co . s ra

Ry le Ni h l
, c o as Wh ite J b , a es
 TH E RE VOLUTI O NAR Y WAR 1 29

e e
W h i t re w J ss . W i lm a rt h , B e j mi 2d
n a n.
ie li
W r E as . ill
W ma rt h , V le t i e
a n n
‘

il d i
W fo r N c holas ‘
. ilW ma rt h
Th , o mas
il i i i
W l a ms Barz lla . W i lm t h T h ar , o mas 2d ,

illi
W a ms J o h n , W il J h so n , o n
W k n s o n J o s ph
il i e , Z e Le w i
on . s
W ill m t h Be j mi ar , n a n

FI NA NC IA L R EC O RDS
The t reas urer s boo k i n t he pe riod of t he Re vol u tio n records
’

items of fi na nc i a l i n teres t and at t he same ti me th ro ws lig ht upo n

other ph as es of t he w ar .

M a 1778 Reed of t he tow n by money hi re d for them t o

. .

hi re So die rs to t he F is hkills Se ve n H un d re d T wen ty Poun ds .

03 .

J une y 4 t h A D 1778 Th en Rece ived of C apt J oh n Li n dley

e
. . . .

Co mmitteema n Ni ne ty po un ds i n f ull of y To wn of Rehoboth s

° ’

boun ty due to three men i n my Co mpany eng ag ed as soldiers for

n i n e mo n th s s e rvi ce to t h e Fi s h k il ls v i z : for Jolm E me rso n Asa ,

Bli ss a n d Joh n Pea rce Thi rty Po un ds each i n all N ine ty Po un ds

, , .

”
03 . Silva nus M arti n C apt , .

On t he sa me day C apt Na th an ie l C arpe n ter rece ipted for £ 120 . .

03 0d for fo ur s oldie rs fo r t he s a me term of s ervi ce to t he Fis h

. .

k , C
ills v i z John ole Po mp Rea ves Bez alel B row n a nd Le vi H un t , , .

Likew i se h a lf of Ca pt Si meon Cole

on t he sa me day i n , b e , ,

Ebe nezer Pec k 2d rece ipte d for n i ne ty po u nd s , 03 0d ) for

, . .

t h ree soldiers i n t he s a me e x pe dition v i z Silves t er Pec k Allen , .

, ,

Cole a nd Na th an H i x .

Also i n beh alf of C apt I s rael H i x Ebenezer Pec k 2d receipted .

, , ,

for n i ne ty po un ds 03 0d ) for th ree me n i n t h e sa me service ; . .

viz J ames Pec k C a lvi n Pec k a nd Joh n Ro un d

.
, , , .

J une 5 1778 C apt Jose ph F ran kli n rece ipted for n i nety po u nds
, , .

03 0d ) bo un ty to th ree soldiers to t he Fis h k ills ; vi z S te phen

. . .
,

C haffee Elij ah Perry and Ja mes Alg er

, , .

Als o J une 5 1778 C apt J a mes Hill rece ip te d for n i nety po unds
. , .

03 0d ) for th ree soldie rs to t he Fi sh ki lls ; v i z Oliver B uc k

. . .
,

li n Tho mas Wil marth 2d a n d N ic holas Al g e r (See to wn b oo k

. , , .
,

p ag e
On t he to wn book pag e 105 th ree Re vol utiona ry soldi e rs serv , ,

i ng th ree yea rs are na med i n a n uns i g ned rece ipt of fo rty fi ve

“
-

”
b f m b b i d m i fi h
’

p o u r ds o un ty o r w hi c h s u t h e s u sc ri e r, n e n es t e

town ag a i ns t a ny furthe r de ma nd ; vi z J oh n Li ndley 2d Peter .

, , ,

9
130 H I STORY OF REH OB OTH

Miller 2d an d Jesse Perry The h an d i s doubtless th at of Capt

. . .

Silv anus M arti n .

Th us we h a ve t he n ames of t wen ty t wo Revol utionary soldiers -

t o whom t h e town p a id bo un ties i n 1778 n i ne teen of w ho m serv ed .

i n t he ex peditio n to t h e Fi s hkill s .

March y
e 30t h , 1780
593 £ Pri nc ipl e 8: £ 2
.7 Pai d
93 8d I n . . .

teres t i n Part of an order No 179 to I nnab le me to ta e up se . k

c uri t i es g i ven for mo ney for t he me n th a t wen t to t he Fis h kills ,
as w it ness my h an d oh n Li n dley . J 93 . .

M ay 26 1780 Reed of Jesse Perri n one of t he Selec tmen t he

, .

Sum of one Thousa nd fi fty one Po unds fo urteen s hilli ng s four -

Pence it be i ng mo ney he reed of Col Thomas Carpen ter for . .

s upplyi n g t h e Soldie rs family s

’
4s 4d ) . . .

Col Carpen ter probably received this money fro m t h e Stat e

. .

M ay y 27 ‘
order of t he Se lec t me n by E lkanah
, 1780 . Reed by .

Fren c h t h e S um of one Tho usa n d four h un d red twen ty fi ve -

Pounds t wo Shilli ng s 8: one Pen ny be i ng money th a t was due to ,

t he town from t he S ta te for s upplyi ng t he Soldiers fa mily s

’
.

2s .

J une 19, 1780 Then Rece ived of Lie u t Noa h Alli n forty
. .

Poun d s an d te n Shilli ng s it e i ng mone th a t he dru o ute of b y

t h e Treas ury for to hier Solj ers w ith 103 . .

Nov 2 1780 Then we t he subscribers rece ive d of C apt

.
, . .

Li n dley Treas urer of t he aforesa id Town of Rehobo t h t he Sum

,

c f t wo Tho usa n d Th ree H un d red a n d Si x ty Po u n d s a n d Se ven

tee n S hilli ng or P oc u i g y Beef for t he Co n ti ne n t a l A rmy
s f r r n e
,

as w it n es s our h a n d s 17 s .

Willi a m C ole .

”
J esse Perri n .

D ee y 19 1780 Pa id J esse Perri n t wo tho usa n d fi ve h un d red

.
e
, .

a n d thi rty Co n ti ne n tal doll ars to w ard s P urc h as i n g t h e To w n s

’

Q uota of B eef as may appe ar by h i s receipt of th a t d a te .

Os 0d ) . .

Apr y .
e
of Jesse Perri n Si x ty po unds
13, 17 8 1 . Ree d . for
Lemuel Bowers boun ty fro m Bos ton 03 0d ) . . .

Apr 13 178 1
.
, of Jesse Perri n t he S um of Se ven H un
. Ree d .

dred and Ni ne t y t wo Po und s t wo Shilli ng s i n p art of t he mi ldag e

-
,

money se n t fro m B os to n .23 .

TH E W I LL ETT MO NUM ENT
moi t ( O ld Re hob t h )
Wa n n a se o
 TH E RE VO LUTI ONAR Y WAR 1 31

Fa c s mmn A ur oe m m s or R E H O B OTH M E N .

The fi rs t th ree na mes i n thi s li s t are a utog ra ph s of s ig ners of t h e

comp ac t for t h e g ov ern me n t of t h e to wn vi z Wa lter Pal mer , .
, ,

Ra lph She ph e rd a n d Sa muel N e wma n The d a te of eac h man s

’
.
,

s i g na ture i s g iv e n w ith h i s n a me We h e re n o te briefly a few of th e

.

more p ro mi n en t n a mes .

William Bl a ndi ng ; res pec ted c iti ze n fa th er of W illiam Jr , , .

,

g r a n df a th e r of J a me s a,n d g re a t g ra n df a th er of Willi a m
-
W .

Phan ue l Bi s hop ; ca pta i n i n Re vol u tion ary A rmy .

Jesse Pe ri n ;
Silvan us M arti n ;
Joseph Will marth ;
Th o mas C a rpe n ter 3d Colonel Th o mas of Re vol u tionary
, ,

fame .

Ti mothy Walker; c olo nel i n t he Re vol ution .

Ab i a h Bli ss ; colo nel i n militia .

Thomas Bowen
Sh ub ae l Pec k ;
Ab rah am Ormsb e ;
Elipha le t Sl ac k ; li eu t colon el i n militi a
.
-
.

James Bliss ; ph ys ic i an s urg eon i n Re vol utio nary A rmy

, .

Eph ra i m Sta rk wea th er ; co n fide n ti al a dvi s er of Gov Joh n Ha n .

coc k d uri n g w ar of t h e Re vol u tio n .

Ste ph en B ulloc k ; di s tri c t j u dg e .

Co mfort Sea mans ; mi n i s ter a t Hornb i n e c h urc h ; di ed i n h i s

105 t h y ear .

Elk a n ah French Jr politi ca l p a rti za n ; p res ide d a t fi g hti ng

, .
,
”
town mee ti ng i n 1811 .

Ab ra h am Bli s s ; la n d o w ne r a n d mi ller a t w h a t i s n ow Re hoboth

”
vill ag e ; th e n Bli ss s M i lls
’
.

D an l C a rpen ter; S urveyo r

. .

E ben eze r Pec k ; fo u n de r of t h e i ro n fo rg i n g p rivileg e a t Grea t

M eadow Hill .
134 H ISTORY OF R EHOBO TH
Fro m t h e ti me th a t t he B ritis h fi rs t took possess ion of R hode
Is la n d i n December 1776
, ,
—
till they fi nally evac ua ted i t a period , ,

of more than t wo years t he militi a of thi s to wn and vic i nity were ,

s u bj ec t to freq uen t d rafts of men and were freq uen tly ca ll ed ,

out on al a rms D ra fts were made i n January Feb ruary Marc h

.
, , ,

May J une J uly an d A ug us t of t he yea r 1777 The me n were

, , , .

s ta tio n ed p ri n c ipa lly a t How lan d s Fe rry ( Tive rto n ) a nd a t War

’

w ic k One c o mpany if n o t more marc hed fro m thi s town to

.
, ,

Rhode I s la n d i n Oc t 1777 a nd se rved one mo n th i n Spe ncer s

’

“ , ,
.

”
sec re t ex peditio n .

l n S ulliva n s ex pedition on Rhode I s la nd i n A ug us t 1778

’

, , .

Col C a rpen ter w ith a l arg e de tac h me n t of h i s reg i men t marc hed
.
, ,

to joi n S ullivan s army on t he I s l and and d is ti ng u is he d them

’

“
se lves for th e i r b ra very Th e follo wi n g is a copy of t he ord ers .

i ss ued by t he C o unc il of Massach use tts to Col s Ha wes C ar .

,

p e n t e r D a gg e t
, t H a t h a way Sp r o a t
, a n d i lli a ms a t thi s ti me , , ,

for a d ra ft of me n

STAT E or M ass x c u us E rrs B A Y '

“
.

il Ch amber Aug 18t h 1778 Co un c , .

, .

Whereas M ajo r G enera l S ulli van has re p rese n ted to this

board th a t by reas o n of t he a bsen ce of t he Fre nch troop s whi c h
, ,

he ex pe c ted wo u ld co ope ra te with h i m he i s i n p ress i ng nee d of

-
,

a re i n force men t : t h e re fo re
“
-

Ordered Th a t t he follo wi ng Colo ne l s be a n d a re he re by

, ,

di rec te d to de tac h fro m the i r res pec tive reg i me n ts t h e se vera l

n umbe rs of men h e rea fte r men tio ned a nd fo rm th e m i n to com ,

pun ies of s i x ty e ig ht me n eac h i nc l udi ng one capta i n t wo s ub

-
, ,

a lte rns fo ur serg e a n ts fo ur co rpora l s one d ru mmer a n d one fi fer

, , , .

a n d see th a t th ey be eq u ippe d a rmed a n d acc o u tere d as t h e law ,

di rec t s a nd o rde r the m to marc h i mmedi a tely to t h e is l an d of

,

R hod e I s l a n d a n d th e re to do d u ty d uri n g t he ca mp a i g n on sa id
,

Is la nd v i z : fro m C ol H awes re g i men t one h u n d re d an d fifty

, . .
’

me n i n cl udi ng o ffi ce rs a n d o ne majo r ; fro m C ol C arpe n ter s

’
.
,

reg i me n t o n e h u n d re d a n d fifty me n
, i nc l udi n g o ffi cers ; fro m ,

C o l D ag g e tt s reg i men t o ne h u nd re d an d fifty me n i nc l u d i n g

’
.
, ,

o ffi ce rs an d one colo nel ; fro m C ol Ha th a way s reg i me n t one .

’

h u nd re d and fifty men i nc l udi ng o ffi cers an d o ne lie u ten an t ,

c olo n e l ; fro m Col S proa t s reg i me n t o ne h u n d re d a n d fifty me n

’
.
, .

i n c l udi ng o ffi cers ; fro m C ol Wi llia ms s reg i me n t one h un dre d .

’

a n d fifty me n i nc l u di n g o ffi ce rs ; a nd ma ke re t u rn to t h e c o un c il
,

witho u t loss of ti me
“
.

A true copy ,

A ttest J O H N A V E RY D y Sec y
’ ’
.
, ,
 AF FAI RS S UCC EEDI NG TH E R EVO LUTI ON 135

C ol C . p
a r e n te r w as i n t h e ac tio n on R hode Isl a n d , Aug . 29 ,
1778, dis ti ng u i s he d for h is ac tivity an d bra very It
a nd w as .

is s a id th a t wh e n t he A meri c a ns a dva nce d to t he fi rs t c harg e

, ,

Col C a rpen ter p ushe d on w ith so muc h b ra v e ry th a t t he e nemy

.
,

oppose d to h i m g a ve way and h e wa s d ra wn so far i n a dva nce ,

of t he army th a t t h e B ritis h ma de a n a tte mpt by despa tc hi ng ,

a divi s io n a ro u n d t he s ide of a hi ll opp o s i te to h i m to a tta c k ,

hi m i n t he rea r a n d c u t h i m o ff f ro m t h e ma i n army ; b u t bei ng

app ri sed of h i s d a n g er by on e of t h e a ids of G e nera l S ulliv an ,

he ve ry dex te ro us ly ma nag ed to fa ll bac k i n g ood order w ith t he ,

li ne of t he ma i n army a nd th us probably a voided falli ng i n t o

, , ,

t h e h a n d s of t he e ne my Se vera l of th e s oldie rs of Col Carpe n

. .

ter s reg i me n t be lo ng i ng to Re hoboth w ere s l a i n i n this ac tion

’
, ,
.

The n a mes of th ree of them were M edb u ry Peck an d Jolm , ,

D rye r These th ree fell on one spot Be nj a mi n S mith of S wa n

. . ,

sey wa s wo u n de d by t h e b urs ti n g of a bo mb s h e ll
,
-
.

A FFAI RS S UCC EED I NG TH E RE VO LUTI O N

I n 17 84 , t h e to wn vote d i n a dditio n to t he mo ney
, l
a re a dy
”
g ra n ed t fo r s c hooli ng £ 20 fo r a g ra mma r school
, .

M a rc h 2 1 1785 V o te d to c h oose a co mmittee to reg ul a te t he

, .

”
fi s he ry i n t he rive r c alle d Pa l me r s R iver
,
’
.

The fi sh ca ug ht h e re we re s ha d b ass a n d al e w ives B efo re t he , .

e rec ti on of t h e da m a c ro ss Pa l me r s R ive r a t O rlea n s Fac t o ry

’

, ,

s h a d a n d al e w iv e s us e d t o a s ce n d t h e riv e r as fa r as Re hoboth

vill ag e .

Re hobo th i n c o mmo n w ith t h e oth e r to w n s of t he c olo n ies

, ,

felt seve rely t he p res s ure of t he ti mes w hic h i mme di a tely s ucceeded
th e w ar The larg e d ra fts ma de fo r me n a n d mo ney to carry o n
.

t h e wa r t h e sc a rc ity of mo ney a n d t h e g re a t de p rec i atio n i n t he

,

va l ue of t he pa pe r c u rrency w ith w hi c h t he o ffi ce rs a nd soldi ers

ha d bee n p a id for th e i r se rvi c es t h e i nc re ase of p ubli c a nd p riva te
,

deb ts t he decay of b us i nes s a n d t he wa n t of c onfidence i n t he

,

g ov e rn m e n t ov e rw ,h el m e d t h e p e opl e w ith a m u ltit u d e of e m

b a rrass me n ts p ubli c a nd p riv a te un d er whi c h it see med t o the m ,

i mposs ibl e t o rise T hese e mb a rrass men ts whic h were s tyled

.
,
”
g r i e v a n ce s a n d w, hi c h w e re t h e n a t u ra l res u lts of t h e p r ot ra c t e d
wa r t h ro ug h which th ey h ad j us t p asse d we re c h a rg ed upo n t he ,

g o v e rn m e n t ; w h e n c e too th e y v a,i n ly look

, e d fo r th a t re li e f w hi c h
136 H I STORY OF REH OB OTH

c ould be foun d on ly i n i ndus try and econo my The s ta te g overn .

me n ts were embarrassed wi t h hea vy debts con tract ed on accoun t .

fo t h e war ; and t h e g eneral g overn men t held t og eth er on ly by ,

t he fra il and fee ble te n ure of t h e co nfedera tio n was rea dy to fall ,

with t he l eas t i n tern al co mmotio n and was t o all effi cien t pur , ,

po ses powerless This s ta te of thing s so di ffere n t fro m wha t

, .
,

th ey h ad so long and so fo ndly an tic ipa ted fro m t h e re t urn of

p eace an d t he es ta blish men t of the ir i ndepe ndence t he people ,

c h arg ed u po n t he g overn men t c alli ng i n q ues tion both i ts ad ,

mi n i s tration and t he p ri nc iples of i ts co ns titu tion The c ries for .

re fo rm were lo ud an d veh emen t on ev ery s ide a n d a l arg e part y ,

was formed hos tile t o t h e ex i s ti ng s ta t e g overn men t whic h ,

soo n p us hed i t s c l a i ms a t t h e poi n t of t h e b ayo ne t Thi s p arty .

was h eaded by Dan i el Shays fro m whom this oppos itio n rece ived
“
t h e n a me of Sh ay s rebe llio n
”
A maj ori t y of t he people i n Re
’
,

hob ot h as will be seen fro m t he vo tes passed by t h e to wn a t thi s

,

t i me fa vored t h e opi n io n s of thi s p art y

, .

Ju ne 19 1786 Vot ed to c hoose a co mmittee to mee t w ith

, .

oth er town s co mmittees i n t h e c ou n ty of B ri s tol i n a co un ty

’
, ,

c o n ve n tio n to co n s ult on t h e ri g hts of t h e pe opl e of sa id c ommo n

,

wealth an d to pe titio n t he G e ne ral C o urt for red ress of g rie v a nces

, ,

or to ta ke a ny oth er meas ures th a t t h e co n ve n tio n w h e n me t , , ,

”
s h all j ud g e to be t h e ri g ht of t he peopl e of thi s co mmo n we a lth .

Th e tow n cho se for thi s c o mmittee C a pt Ph a n uel Bi shop M aj .

, .

”
Fre de ric k D ro wn a nd M r W i lliam D ag g ett
“
.
, .

D ece mber 25 1786 The town vot e d th a t t hey w i sh ed to

, .

h a ve an altera tio n i n t he prese n t sy s te m of g o vern me n t i n t he

co mmo nwea lt h of M assac h use tts b y a maj o ri ty of 1 10 of wh a t ,
”
th en vote d .

J a nua ry 22 1787 Voted th a t t he se lec t men b e i n s truct ed

, .

to re move t he po wd er a n d oth er town s toc k th a t i s no w a t Col ,

.

”
Tho mas C arpen te r s as soo n as c on v e n ie n tly may be ’

, .

Col C arpe n ter was a s ta unch frien d of t he g overn men t

. .

The n a me s of t h e follo wi ng perso n s are reg i s tere d i n t he to wn

rec o rd s as h a vi ng ta ken t he oath of a ll eg i a nce to t h e Co mmo n
,

wealth a n d de live re d up th e i r arms d uri n g M arc h of 1787 Th ese

, , .

me n belo ng e d to t h e p arty of Sh ay s and h ad p rob ably take n ,

arms ag a i n s t t h e g ove rn me n t :

Joseph Po rter , Jose ph Bowen , William Fa i rb rother ,

Si meo n Ro un d , J ames Cole , La be n La ke ,

Na th a n Hi x 2d , , Ti mothy Fuller , Nath a n i el Th urber ,

 AFFAI RS S UCC EEDI NG THE R EV OLUTION 137

Cy il S mith
r , J acob Bli s s j r , . D a n ie l S hort ,

H e ze ki a h S mith , Sq uare Go ff j r , . J a mes B ulloc k ,

Oliver Smith , Ben j a mi n Mo nroe , Na th an New man ,

Benj a mi n Bo wen , J abez Ro und 3d , , Samue l C arpe n ter ,

J acob Cole , C h arles Roun d , J arvi s Pec k ,

Ez ra Th ayer , J a mes M arti n , Lu ke Bowe n ,

Jacob Bliss , I saac B urr , Asa Bo w e n ,

I srael Hic k s , La b e n B ri g g s , Joh n Hop k i ns .

A b iel H orto n , A mo s Col e ,

Nove mber 26 1787 Th e to wn chose Ca pt Ph an ue l Bis hop

, . .
,

M aj Frederi c k D ro wn an d Willia m Wi n d s or E sq deleg a tes

.
, , .
,

to t h e S t a te Co n ve n tion to mee t a t Bos to n t he seco n d We dnesday , ,

of Ja n ua ry 1788 to c on s ult on t he Fe de ra l C o ns titution re

, , ,

co mme n de d by t h e l a te Fe d e ra l Co n v e n tio n w hi c h sa t a t Phil a ,

delphi a t he s u mmer p as t .

Thi s yea r Vote d to ra ise £ 120 for sc hooli ng ;

, £ 20 to b e ap
pli ed to t he s upport of a g ra mma r sc hool .

Ma rc h 17 17 88 V ote d to p rovid e , . a w o rk -
ho use for t h e se
”
co mmod a ti o n of t h e poor of t h e to w n .

Th e vote s for Go vernor thi s yea r were 102 for J oh n H a ncoc k , , ,

an d 263 for E lb rid g e Gerry .

Th e sa me s u m w as ra is ed for sc hool s for t h e th ree s uccee di n g

years as i n t h e p recedi n g ye ar a nd £ 20 yearly as before , de
’

, ,

voted t o t h e s upport of a g ra mmar school .

Ap ril 2 1792 Th e to w n ra ise d for t h e s uppo rt of s c hools l n

“
, .
,
”
c lndi n g t h e La ti n sc h ool £ 150 Al s o voted th a t t he selec t , .

me n b e e mpo wered to p roc ure such g ra mmar sc h oo l s as s h all an

s w er t h e la w i n t h e di ffe re n t p a rts of t h e to w n
, for l e a rn i ng t h e ,

”
La t i n a nd G ree k l a n g u ag es .

Ap ril 1 17 93 The town vote d to ra i se for t h e s upport of

, .

sc hoo ls £ 150 , .

O ober 6 1794 V oted th a t t h e tre asurer of thi s to w n he

ct , .

di rec te d t o pay to eac h n on co mmi s s io n ed o ffi cer a n d soldi er -

,

ra i se d fo r thi s to w n s q uota of e i g hty tho usa n d me n o rd e re d by

’

C o ng ress to b e ra ised forty s hilli ng s eac h w h en they a re ordere d

, ,

to ma rch ou t of thi s to wn on a ca mpa i g n a n d fo rty s hilli ng s ,

ea c h to e v e ry ma n aforesa id for ev ery mo n th th ey s h a ll con ,

t i n uc i n t h e c a mp a f ter one mo n th f ro m t h e ti me th ey s h a ll
,

ma rc h : t he mo ney to be pa id i n on e mo n th after th e i r re turn

”
fro m serv we .

Thi s ar my of e i g hty tho usan d men was i d to

ra se re pe l
138 H I STORY OF R EHOBOTH

t he th rea tened i nvas io n of Fra nce ; a nd Was hi ng t o n was placed

at i ts h ead .

February 24 1794 , . Vote d to remons tra te with t he Leg is

la t ure of R hode I sl a nd ag a i ns t a b ridg e be i n g b u ilt over Kelley s
’

”
Ferry near Warre n
, .

M ay 6 A motio n for pe titio n i ng t he Ge ne ra l Court

, 17 95 .

t o i nco rpo ra te t he wes t p rec i nc t of Re hoboth i n to a separa te

to wn was carried by vote i n t he neg ative Vote d to ra ise £ 175
, .

for t h e s upport of schoo ls of whic h £ 25 was t o b e app rop ri ated ,

to a g rammar sc hool .

I n 1796 t he town vote d for t he sup port of g ra mmar and

,

c o mmon sc hool s The s um of $666 was the reafter raised

,

y early for t he s up po rt of sc hools till 1804 I n 1804 1805 and .

, ,

1806 , was ra ise d for t he sa me p urpose ; a nd i n 1807 .

1808 1809 18 10 87 00 was ra ise d a n d i n 18 11 8800

. , , , , .

TH E FI G HTI NG TO W N M E ETI NG .

A t o wn mee ti ng was he ld i n M ay 181 1 whic h fro m i ts noi se

a nd violen ce h as s i n ce bee n k n o wn as
“The Fig hti ng To wn Mee t
, ,

”
i ng The follo wi ng i s a s u mma ry O f t he repo rt of t he c o mmittee
“
.

on co n t e s t e d e lec tio n s a ppoi n ted by t h e Ge n e ra l C o u rt i n t he case

of t he re monst ra nce O f Ste phe n B ulloc k and fo ur h und re d a nd th ree

others i n h abita nts of t he to wn of Re hoboth i n t he C o un ty of
, ,

Bris tol ag a ins t t he elec tion of Elk anah Frenc h Ca le b A bell

, , ,

J oh n Medbury Se b ra La wto n a nd Ti mothy Walke r re t urned as

, , ,

me mbers of this ho use fro m s a id to w n

A t a to wn mee ti n g leg a lly ca lle d o n t he 13th of M ay t he fi rs t ,

poi n t to be dec ide d was w he the r t he to wn wo uld se nd one re prese n

t a t i v e o r fi ve At fi rs t t he votes we re so e q ua lly divide d th a t t he
.

se lec t me n dec l a re d th ey c o uld n o t de te rmi ne o n whi c h s id e was

t he majo rity It was th e n ag reed th a t eac h vote r i n fa vo r of se n d

.

i ng fi ve s ho u ld ta ke by t h e h a n d a vote r i n fa vo r of se n di ng one
a nd ma rc h o ut of t h e house ; a nd C a p ta i n C us hi ng an d M r .

Ken n i c ut were a ppoi n ted to co un t t he fi les After th ey h a d .

co u n te d O ff t wo h u nd re d a n d n i ne ty e ig ht file s t hey we re i n te r -
,

rupt e d by E lk a n a h F re n c h Es q c h a i rma n O f t h e se l ec t me n wh o
, .
, ,

told the m it was i mposs ible to dec ide t he q ues tio n i n this way ,

that there was a mi s ta ke th a t t he q ues tio n was not u nders tood

, ,

etc . C aptai n C us hi ng re plie d th a t there co uld b e no mi s ta ke th a t ,

 AFFAI RS SUCC EEDI NG TH E R EVOLUTION 139

they ha d a l ready co u n te d off h d red and n i nety s i x c orrec tly

fi ve un -
,

an d th a t i n a fe w mi n u t es t h e c o un ti n g wo uld b e fi n is hed and a

dec is io n made ; b ut M r Fre n c h pe rs iste d in h is in terference un til

.

con f us io n arose a n d those w h o h a d g o ne o ut beg a n to c o me b ac k ,

a nd s oon all we re b ac k ex pec ti n g to h ea r t h e res u lt d ec l are d .

Thi s t he se lec tme n co uld not do as t he coun ti n g was not com

p l e t e d . It a pp e a rs th e re w e re f ro m fift e e n to t w e n ty fi v e p e rs o n s -

w itho u t p art ners a n d th a t th e se fiftee n to t we n ty fi ve c ons tit u ted -

t he maj o rity for se n di n g o ne re p rese n ta tive ; b u t w h e ther this

fac t was k n o w n by t he se lec t men t h e c o mmittee ca nn ot de te r
,
”
mi ne .

By a vote of t he maj o rity t h e mee ti n g was t he n di ss olve d Th e .

n ex t day wa rran ts we re is s ue d fo r a to w n mee ti n g to be h e ld on

S aturd ay O f t he s a me wee k ( M ay 18th ) at 12 o c loc k noon a t t h e

’

Eas t M eeti ng ho use ( nea r Re hoboth V ill ag e ) for t h e p urpose of

-
,

se n di ng o n e o r mo re re p rese n ta tives to t h e G e ne ra l Co urt Notice .

O f this mee ti ng w as g ive n v erb a lly by t he c o n s ta b les On comin g .

tog e ther a motio n w as ma de a nd secon ded th a t t he to wn s hould

se n d o ne re p rese n ta tiv e a n d n o mo re ; a n d a t o nce another motio n

was ma d e a nd seco n de d to se n d fi ve The n Elkan a h Fre nc h t he

.
,

pres idi n g s elec t ma n decl a re d i n a lo ud voi ce I will hea r none of

, ,

yo ur motio ns a n d I w ill pu t n one of yo ur motio n s I w ill mana g e .

this mee ti ng a cco rdi n g to my o wn mi n d If you do not like my .

p rocee di ng s or if I do w ro n g p rosec ute me ; b ri n g i n yo ur votes

, ,

”
for fro m one to fi ve re p resen ta tives Upon thi s refusa l of t he
.

c ha i rma n to put motio n s g r e a t c,o n f u s io n a ro se e s p ec i a lly i n ,

fron t O f t he selec t me n s sea t ; so me de ma n de d on e thi n g a n d some

’

anothe r a n d t h e t umult bec a me s o g re a t th a t fo r a ti me n e ith e r

,

t he c h a i rma n no r a ny on e e l se c o u ld b e h eard I n so me i ns ta n ces .

person a l con tes t a rose be t wee n t h e vote rs a n d b lo ws were g i ven , .

The ta ble lea f a t t h e deac o n s se a t w as viol e n tly b roken do wn a nd

’
-

t he b reas two rk O f t h e pe w p res se d i n Blo ws were a i me d a t t he

“
.

head O f t h e p res idi n g selec t ma n w hi c h he a voided by recli n i ng

”
to wa rds t he p ulpit .

A motio n was ma de to adjo u rn for ha lf a n hour un til o rder co uld

be res tored a n d t h e voti n g p rocee d w ith reg u larity This motion .

als o , Elka n a h Fre nc h utte rly refuse d to pu t To fu rther com .

plica te ma tte rs he orde red t h e vote rs to co me up t he wes te rn

a i s le a n d to g o do wn t he e as tern a i s le w hi c h was co n t rary to a ll
,

c us to m a nd t h e a i s les bec a me bloc ke d an d the re was muc h c ro wd

,
140 HI STORY OF REH O B OTH

i ng . Bes ides
ballot box was tu ned and then t he ball ot s
t he -
r ,

w re repl aced and othe ballots were rece ived w ithout order
e r .

Fi n lly when about twen ty fi ve vot we i n t he bo M French

a ,
-
es re x r.

t urned it while some were shouti ng th at thei r votes we re not i n

. .

It was then dec lared th at Caleb A bell Joh n Med bury Sebra , ,

Lawto n Elk anah Frenc h and Ti mothy Walke r had twen ty th ree
,
-

vo tes and were c hosen and t he mee ti ng d issolved W hen some , .

one ex pos t ul ate d w ith E lk an ah Fren c h on h i s co n d uc t he open ly ,

dec l ared th a t he i n te nded to manag e t he mee ti ng acc ord i ng t o

h i s own mi n d an d th at he h ad done it The co mmittee co ncl uded
, .

the i r report i n part as fo llo ws : th at upon ma ture co ns ideration

of t h e fo reg oi ng fac ts t he supposed elec tio n of rep resen ta t ives t o
,

t hi s house fro m t h e sa id town of Re hoboth i n t he year of our

Lo rd one thousa nd e ig ht hundred and e leven i s al t og e ther voi d
”
an d of no e ffec t On t h e q ues tio n be i ng put to t he Le g i sl a t ure
.
.

shall thi s report be accepted t h e yeas we re 20 8 n ays , ,

I t i s pla i n that t he p ri me move r of t he disturbance was El kanah

Fre nch Esq bac ke d by a fe w political follo wers
, .
, By h i s ar .

b i t rary in t erference h e n ullifi ed t he p roceedi ng s of t wo t own

mee ti ng s at whic h mo re t h an s i x hu ndred vo te rs were p resen t .

pre ven ted Rehoboth fro m be i ng re presen te d i n t he Leg i sla ture ,

broug ht a s tig ma u pon i ts fa i r na me a nd has te ned t he di vi sion ,

of t he town whic h occ urred t h e follo wi ng yea r .

I n 18 12 t he wes t part O f t he to wn was i ncorpo ra te d i n to a sep

a ra t e t o wns hip w ith t he n ame O f See ko n k .

Th e maj ority of t he t o wn as a ppea rs fro m a vote p asse d ,

Fe b ruary 3 18 12 oppose d t he divi s io n The votes were 18 for

, , .
.

a n d 328 ag a i n s t t h e meas u re At t he sa me mee ti ng al s o James .

,

Elli s Esq a n d M r Tho mas Ke n n i c u t we re c hosen ag e n ts by

, .
, .
,

th e to wn to O ppose at t he Gene ra l Co urt t h e dividi ng Of t he to wn

, . .

M arc h 10 18 12 The to wn voted to ra i se $400 fo r sc hooli ng

“
, .
,

an d $200 for milita ry s tores ; a n d a l s o vote d th a t t he sc hool

money b e divided ac c ordi n g t o t he n umbe r o f c hild re n (or i n
”
h abitan ts ) un de r t we n ty one yea rs of ag e -
.

I n 18 13 84 00 were ra i se d for sc hool s 8100 for military s tores

, , ,

an d for t h e s u ppo rt of t h e poor I n 18 14 t h e s a me s u ms .

were rai se d for sc hool s a nd for mili t a ry s to res .

I n 18 15 34 50 we re ra i se d for sc hool s ; a n d i n 18 16 18 17 a nd
, , ,

18 18 8600 we re ra i se d yearly for t h e sa me p urpose

, .
 AFFAI RS S UC C EED I NG TH E RE VO LUTIO N 14 1

In 18 19, t he to w n vote d to ra ise $600 for g ra mmar and

c o mmo n s c hool s , i ncl uding money rece ive d for sc hool lan d and
”
t he i n te res t on s c hool n otes .

The sa me s um was ra i sed fro m t h e y ea rs 1820 to 1824 i nc l us ive ,

a n d was abo u t t h e y early a ve rag e un til 1850 s i n ce w hi c h ti me ,

t he a mo un t has bee n muc h i nc rease d (S ee c h a pte r on E d uca

. tio n ) .

A lis t O f t he Dep uties to t he C o u rt of Ply mo uth a nd of t h e ,

Re p rese n ta tives to t he C e n t ea l Co u rt of M a ssa ch use tts with ,

t he na mes of t h e To wn Cl erks a nd T reas urers wh o ha ve served

t he to wn a t di ffere n t pe riod s s o fa r as they can be o b ta i ned
, ,

will c lose thi s ch apter .

LI S T O F TH E DEI ’
U TI E S TO P LY M O U TH C o un r '

F ROM R E H O B O TH
Wa lter Pa l me r . Pe ter H un t .

Walter Pa l mer , Henry S mith .

Stephen Pa i ne . Pe te r H u nt ,

Robe rt Tit us , Stephen Pa i ne .

Jolm Dog g e tt . Peter H un t ,

Robe rt Titus , Stephen Pa i ne .

S tephen Pa i ne . Pe ter H un t ,

Robe rt Tit us , S tephen Pa i ne .

S tephen Pa i ne . Stephen Pa i ne ,

S tephe n Pai ne , Ja mes B row n .

R i ch ard Bo wen . Pe ter H un t ,

S tephen Pa i ne , He nry S mith .

Thomas Coope r . Pe ter H unt ,

S tephen Pa i ne , Hen ry S mit h .

Th o mas Coope r . Philip Wa lker ,

S tephe n Pa i ne , N ic ho l as Pec k .

Pe ter H un t . S te ) h e n P a i n e ,

S tephen Pa i ne , VVi li a m S a bi n .

Peter H un t . S te h en Pa i ne ,

Stephen Pa i ne , W i lia m Sab in .

Willia m C arpen ter . Pete r H unt ,

S te ) h e n Pa i ne , Da n iel S mith .

W i lia m Sabi n . Pe ter H unt .

Stephen Pa i ne , A n thony Perry .

Thomas Cooper . Ens ig n Hen ry S mith ,

Stephe n Pa i ne , Da n iel S mith .

Willi am Sabi n . En s ig n Hen ry Smith .

Willia m Sabin , D an iel Smith .

Peter H un t . Da niel S mith

William Sab i n , Na th an iel Pai ne .

Pe ter H un t .
142 HISTORY OF REH O BOTH

Nath aniel Pa ine .

Dan iel Smith . Gilbert Brooks .

D an iel Smith . Lieu t Peck

.
.

Nic holas Peck . Gilbert B rooks .

Nic holas Peck ,

G ilbert B rooks .

Nicholas Peck , Lieut Nicholas Peck

.
,

Pe te r H un t . Samue l Peck .

Ens ig n Nichol as Pec k , Gilbe rt B rooks ,

G ilbert B rooks . Chris topher Saunders .

Ens ig n Ni cholas Pec k , Chris topher Saunders ,

C apt Peter H un t. . Joh n Woodcock .

Ens ig n Nichol as Pec k , Ch ris topher Saunders .

Capt Pe ter H unt . . M r Samue l Pec k

. .

Lieut Nicholas Pec k

.
,

Gilbert B rooks .

L IS T OF TE E R E P R ES E NTA TIV ES TO TH E G E NE RA L COU RT

or M A SS A C H U S ETTS
1693’
S muel Peck
a , Nath an B ro wn e .

Jo ph B owne
se r . Da n iel S mith Esq , .

1694 , P a i ne
t eph en . Da n iel C arpen ter .

1695, D es Sa muel Peck

. . D an iel C arpen ter .

1696, D es S amue l N ewman

. . Je t h n i al Pec k .

1697 , Des S amue l Ne wman

. . Je t h n i al Pec k .

1698, Des S a muel Newma n

. . Je t h n i al Pec k .

1699, Joh n H un t . Franc i s Wills on .

1700. J oh n Pec k . Jose ph Pec k .

1701, Je t h n i al Pec k .

1702, Serg t Moses Read e

. . Je t h n i al Pec k .

1703, Stephen Pa i ne . Je t h n i al Pec k .

1704, B en j a mi n Alle n . Je t h n i a l P ec k .

1705. C ol Sa muel W alker

. . Je t h n i al Pec k .

1706, Je t h n i a l Pe c k .

17 07 , J oh n B ook s r . Sa muel B ro wne Esq , .

17 08, E n s i g n Mose s R ea de . J a mes Bo wen .

1709, D a niel S mith . J a mes Bo wen .

17 10, E n s ig n Ti mothy I de . Joh n H un t .

17 1 1, D an ie l S mith . Jose ph Pec k .

17 12, Li e ut No a h Pec k
. . J a mes Bo we n .

17 13. Li e u t Moses Read e

. . Joseph Bos wo rth .

17 14 , L i e u t Mose s Read e
. . Jon ath a n K i ng s ley .

17 15, Li e ut Moses Rea d e

. . Joseph Pec k .

17 16, C apt Mose s Reade. . D an i e l B arney .

Ply m out h Co l ywon as a n n x e ed t o M ass ac h us e t t by t h

s e c h art e r o f W i lli a m
a nd M ary i n. 169 2 .
 AFFA I R S S UC C EE D I NG TH E RE VOLUTION 143

174 2, C pt Joseph Wh ea ton

a . . Ste phe n B ulloc k Es q , .

1743, D an i el B arney . Ph a n uel Bishop ,

1744 , C apt D an Ca rpen ter

. . . Fre deri c k D ro wn ,

1745. D an i el B arney . Willi am W i nsor .

174 6, D a n ie l B a rney . C a pt Ph anuel B is hop

.
,

1747 , D a n ie l B arney . M a jo r F rederi c k D rown ,

1748, D a n C a rpe n ter Esq

.
, . C a pt J oh n Bi s hop
. .

1749. Da n ie l B a rney . M ajo r Fre deric k D ro wn .

17 50, Na th a n i e l S mith . M ajo r Frederic k D rown .

175 1. Na t h a n i el S mith . M ajo r Frederi c k D ro wn .

1752, I srae l Ni c h ols . Hon Ph a n ue l B is hop

. .

1753, I srae l Ni c hol s . Hon Ph a n ue l Bis hop

. .

1754 , A a ro n K i ng sley . H on Ph a n ue l B is hop

. .

1755. C apt A aron Ki ng s ley

. . Stephen B ulloc k Esq , .

1756, C apt A aron K i ng sley

. . Stephen B ulloc k E sq , .

1757. C apt Ti mothy Walker

. . Hon Ph a n uel Bis hop
. .

1758, C a pt Ti mothy W a lker

. . H on Ph a n uel Bi s hop
. .

1759, C a pt Ti mothy Wal ker

. . F re deric k D ro wn e .

1760, Noa h Sa bi n j u n , . F re deri c k D ro wn e .

17 6 1 , No a h S a bi n j un , . Frederic k D rowne .

1762, A aro n K i n g sl ey Esq , . Fre deri ck D ro wne .

1763, C apt J a mes Cl ay . . Frederick D ro wne .

1764 , C apt J ames Cl ay . . F rederick D rowne .

17 65. C a pt J a mes Cl ay. . D a vid Perry .

1766. C apt J a mes Cl ay . . D a vid Perry j un , .

17 67 , C apt J ames Cl ay . . Elk a nah F re n eh j u n , .

1768. C apt J a mes Cl ay . . E lk a n ah Fre n c h j un , .

17 69. C apt J a mes C l ay. . Pe ter H unt .

1770. C a pt Jose ph B a rney

. . D a vid Perry ,

177 1. C ap t Joseph B arney

. . E lkan ah Fre n c h ,

1772, C ap t Joseph B arney

. . Ti mothy W al ker ,

1773. C apt Jose ph B arney

. . Joh n M ed b ury ,

1774 i Se b ray La w to n .

E ph S t a rkwe a t li er
.
, n o ne .

C apt Tho mas C a rpe n te r

. Sa muel Bliss ,

H eze ki a h M artin ,

Jose ph Wh ea to n
S t a rk wea
.

Eph . ther , H eze ki ah M arti n ,

C ol . Sh ub ael Pec k . Joseph Whea to n ,

177 9 . Sa mue l Bliss 2d , .

1780 Sh u b ae l Pec k E sq , . Pe te r Carpe n te r .

Sh u b ae l Pec k Esq , . D r J a mes Bli s s

. .

D a n ie l C arpe n ter . D r J a mes Bli s s

. .

1782 C apt Ste phe n B ulloc k

. . Jere mi a h W heel er .

S teph e n B ullock Esq , . Tho mas C arpe n ter 2d , .

D an ie l C a rpen ter Esq , . D a vid Perry .

1784 , Steph en B ulloc k Esq , . D r J ames Bli ss

. .

1785. Steph e n B ulloc k Esq , . D avid Perry .

144 HISTORY OF REHO

no ne .

no ne .

Lemuel Mo rse .

Lemuel M o rse .

n on e .

Joseph N i c hol s .

Nic ho ls .

B ulloc k ,

C aleb Cus hi n
Joseph Nichofs .
‘

n o ne .

Lloy d Bosworth .

Lloyd Boswo rth .

Lloyd Bos worth ,

Sa muel B ulloc k .

n o ne .

C apt R ic ha rd Go ff Jr
.
, .

A be l Hoar .

A bel Hoar .

R ic h ard Go ff .

R ic h ard Go ff .

C a t C al eb C us hi n g
.
,

Wi liam M arvel 2d , .

Willi am M arvel 2d , .

Childs Luther .

Childs Lu ther .

Childs Luther .

L IS T OF S ENA TO RS F ROM
Ele ct e d Elec t e d
178 1 , Hon Eph Starkwea th e r
. . 1790, E
1782, Hon Eph S tarkwe ath er
. . 1807 , E
1783, H on Eph Stark weath er
. . . 1808, E
1 788, H on Ph an uel Bis hop
. . 1859, It
1789, Hon Ph an ue l Bi s hop
. . 1903, G

TOW N C LE RKB
No to wn c erl k i s me n tio ned
by n ame
t he year 165 1 w h en Pe t e r H un t was cl:
,

p revious to this d ate t he reco rd s appea

by t he sa me h a nd ; an d it appears fro m
t he t o wn c le rk an d on rec o rd at Ply mt
To w n C l k
er
F RA NK ll AT ll A W A Y H O RTO N .
 AFFAI RS S UCC EEDI NG TH E R EV OLUTION 145

filled th at O ffi ce i n Rehoboth was Willia m C a rpen te r an d th a t ,

h e re ta i n ed it fro m t h e d a te O f th e co mmen ce men t of t he t own

rec o rd s i n O c to be r 1643 till 1649 w h e n M r H un t was p ro bab ly
, , . .

c ho se n
‘
.

R i c h a rd Bo we n was c hose n to wn cl erk i n S ep te mber 1654 ,

Ri c h ard B ulloc k i n J an uary 1659 and ag ree d to perform t he

O ffi ce
“ .
,

for 163 a y ea r a n d to be p a id for b i rth s b uri als a nd ,

, ,

, ,

marriag es bes ides Willia m Ca rpe n te r ( p rob ably son of Will iam
.

Carpen ter wh o served a t firs t) w as c hose n town clerk i n M ay , ,

1668 a n d se rved w ith t he ex ce ption of 1693 w hen S te phen

, , ,

Pai ne s upplied h is place till M arc h 1703 D a n iel C arpen te r , , .

w as chose n i n 1703 a n d he ld t h e o ffi ce 3 y ears , I n M arc h 17 06 .

D a n iel S mith was chose n a n d i n M arc h 1708 D an iel C arpen ter ,

was ag a i n chose n a nd c o n ti n ue d to fill t h e O ffi ce till 1730 I n

. .

1730Eze ki el R ea d was c hose n a n d c on ti n ue d i n t h e o ffi ce w ith t he , ,

ex ce ptio n O f 17 5 1 1752 a n d 1753 till 1762 , I n M arch 1762 , .

Jesse Perri n was c hosen and co nti n ued till 1787 I n M arc h . .

1787 Lieu t ( a fterwards C apt ) Philip W a lke r was c hosen t o wn

. .

cl erk a n d fille d t h e O ffi ce til l 1801 w hen C a pt C al eb A be ll was

, , .

c hosen an d co n ti n ue d till t h e divi s io n of t he town i n 18 1 2 w he n

, ,

he fell w ithi n t h e li mits of See kon k w here he c o n ti n ued i n t he ,

sa me o ffi ce I n 18 12 J a mes Bl a n di ng Esq was c hose n t o wn

.
, .
,

c l erk a n d fill ed t h e o ffi ce up to 1836

, .

Then follo wed .

Cy rus M Whea to n c hose n .

, Ap ril
A sa ph L Bli ss .
, M arc h
Noa h Holt , M a rc h
Ge o rg e W Bli ss .
, M a rc h 1 , 184 4 .

Cy rus M Whea ton 2

.
, M a rc h 1 , 1848 .

Willia m H Luther .
, M arc h 1 , 1875 .

Ellery L Go ff a ppoi n te d .
, Ap ril 22 , 1893 .

T O W N T R E AS U R E RS
Elec t e d Ele c t e d
1745 , Joh n H un t . 1782, E lka n a h F re nc h .

175 2, Tho mas C arpe n ter . 1786, Pe te r H u n t .

17 55, Joh n H un t . 1787 , Jose ph W i lma rt h .

1762, J a mes Dag g e tt . 1798, Pe te r H un t .

1764 , Joh n Li ndley . 1809. C a pt Abe l Cole . .

‘
Se e no t e , p g
a e 36 .

2
In ie w f C
v o ol. C) rus M Wh . e a t on s th i tyr -o
ne ye a rs e i
of s rv ce . t h e t o wn
honor ed hi m by a vo t e of t ha n k s .

10
146 HISTORY OF REH O BOTH

Noah B owen . Joh n Marve l

C . .

Capt . A bel B liss . I ra S B aker

. .

Edward M as o n . James H Perry . .

Chr is toph er C arpe nt er Jr , I a S B a k er

r . .

W i ll iam Marvel . W il li am W B landi ng . .

J osep h Lake Dewitt C Ca ’en t er

C MaeI
. . .

W il h am Marvel 2d , . Joh n . .

Joh n C Marve l
. . W illiam W Blan di ng . .

Samuel H V iall . . A d i n B Hort on. .

G eorg e H Carpe n ter

. . Al bert C Gofi . .
C O LO N E L LY N D A I
. B O W EN
M A J o n G EO RG E W . L
B I SS
 CHA PT ER IV

MILI T I A OF B RI STO L C O U NT Y M A SS , .

FI RS T R E G I M E NT , S EC O ND B R I G AD E FI FTH D I V I S I O N , .

T II E hi s tory of t he O ld Fi rs t Re g i men t ( ) was c losely —

1685 184 0
iden tified w ith Re hoboth p artic ul a rly i n i t s l as t se ven ty fi ve ,
-

years At fi rs t it e mbraced t h e e n ti re militi a of B ri s tol Co un ty

. .

U n til 1702 i t s hi g hes t O ffi cer was a M ajo r C o mma n da n t an d for ,

muc h Of t he ti me after th a t w hen t he reg i men t fe ll s hort of i ts ,

peace footi ng of 8 15 men i t s chi ef O ffi cer w as a Lien ten an t Colonel

“
-
,
”
Co mma nd an t wh o w as how e ver des ig na ted as Colo nel
, In , , .

1733 it w as divid ed i n to th ree re g i men ts O f w hic h t h e fi rs t em ,

braced a fter 18 18 o n ly t h e Militi a O f Rehoboth S wansea See

, , , ,

ko n k a n d Pa w tuc ke t The milita ry arch ives of M assach use tts .

co n ta i n i ts ros t er o n ly a fter 1780 t h e close O f t h e Re vol u tio nary ,

W ar P re vious to tha t ti me o n ly frag men ts of t he his tory ca n

.

be fo un d It see ms th a t i n 1702 t he fie ld O ffi cers Of t he reg i men t

.

were Na th an ie l Byfi eld O f B ri s tol Colo nel B e nj a mi n Ch urc h of , ,

I ndi a n fa me Li e u te n an t Colo nel and E ben ezer Be nt on of S wan

,
-
,

se a M ajo r
, .

O ther C olonels follo w i ng these were He nry M cI n tosh of

B ri s tol Th omas Ch urc h of Little Co mpto n (s on of B e nj ami n)
, ,

a nd h i s b ro th e r Ch a rl es C h urc h of B ris tol Then fol lowed D r . .

Tho mas Bowen of Rehoboth A n d rew Cole Of S wa nsea Jera h meel

’

, ,

Bow ers of S w a n sea w h o was co mmiss io ne d i n Fe b ruary 1762; , ,

Will i a m B ull oc k o f R h o both c o mmis s i o n e d J uly 1 1767 ; Pel eg e

, ,

Sl ade Of S wan sea (d a te O f c o mmi ss ion un k no wn ) ; Ti mothy Wal ker

of Rehoboth C olon el 1775 ; Thomas C arpe n ter Of Rehoboth
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Colo n e l Feb ruary 1776 ; Sh ub ae l Pee k Of Rehoboth Colone l

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July 1 178 1 (n ame n ot i n M assach use t ts ros ter) ; Peleg Sherman

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of S wa n se a C olo nel April 20 1785 ; Frede ric k D ro w n Rehoboth

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Li e u te n a n t C olone l J uly 19 179 1 ; E liph ale t Sl ac k Re hoboth

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Colonel J uly 19 179 1 ; Samue l C arpe n ter Rehoboth Lieu tenan t

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Colo nel M arc h 14 1796 ; Jose ph Whea ton J r Re hoboth Colonel

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M ay 22 1799 ; Philip Bowers Somerse t C olo ne l Aug 24 1801

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Ch ri s topher Bla n di ng Rehoboth Lie utenan t Colo nel Comma n , ,

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da n t Se pt 7 1802 ; Ab i ah Bliss Re hoboth Lie u te n a n t Colo nel

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Com April 1 1 1805 ; J ose ph Ke llog So merse t Lieu te na n t Co lo ne l

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Co m M ay 2 1 1807 A bel Shorey Rehobo th Lieu te nan t Colonel
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C m , Ap ril 23 1808 ; Samuel Bourn So merse t Lieute nan t Col

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o ne l Co m M arc h 29 18 10; A brah am O rmsbee Reho b oth Lieu

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te na n t Colo nel Com M ay 27 18 1 1 ; Ebenezer H un t Rehobo th

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Lie utenan t Colo ne l C om J uly 4 1815 bre vete d Colo nel June 20
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18 16 ; Jolm M as o n S wansea Lieu te nan t Colo ne l C om J uly 1 . ,

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18 16 ; Ro bert Pec k Re hoboth Colo nel A ug 24 18 18 ; S i meon , , , .

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Whee ler Re hoboth Lieute nan t Colonel Jan 14 1819 ; Hai l

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Wood S wansea Lieu tenan t Colo nel J uly 28 1821 ; Rufus P Bar
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ro ws Rehobo th Colo n el J u ly 28 1821 ; Cy rus M W hea to n Re

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h obot h Colo ne l Aug 28 1826 ; W illiam Pec k D ig hto n Colo nel

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Aug 27 1828 p romoted to B rigadier G enera l ; Ly n da ] Bo wen

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Rehoboth Colonel Oc t 23 1830; Joh n B Read Pa wt uc ke t Col

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onel Ap ril 5 1834 ; Eph ra i m Mo ul t o n Rehoboth Lieu te n an t Col

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o n e l Se pt 15 1837 ; Se th Wood See ko n k Colo n el Se pt 28 1837

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These lis ts rec ord o n ly t h e las t an d hig hes t o ffi ce held by each

man n amed with d ate of h is commi ss ion ,

Abiel Trafton Swansea M aj or J uly 19 179 1 ; Valen ti ne M ar , , , ,

t i n Re ho bot h Adj uta n t Oc t 1 179 1 ; Isaac Fo wler Re hoboth

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S urg eon Apri l 1 1 1794 ; Samuel Bliss 2d Re hobo th Adj utan t

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April 1 1 1796 ; G eorg e W Pec k Rehoboth Quartermas ter

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Ap ril 1 1 1805 ; Allen M unro Re hoboth Maj o r Ap ril 1 1 1805 ;

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Otis Tho mpso n Re hoboth Ch apla in M ay 6 1806 ; J oh n W i ns lo w

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Rehoboth S urg eo n Aug 27 1807 Jolm Sta rk wea ther Rehoboth

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Surg eo n s M ate Ap ril 27 1807 ; James Th ayer Rehobo th

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Surg eon s Mate Jan 14 1809 ; James Bliss 3d Re hoboth Quarter

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mas ter Jan 14 1809 ; Th eophil us H u tchi ns Seeko n k S urg eon s

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M a te Aug 25 18 12; Jona th an Whea to n Rehoboth Adj utan t

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M arc h 22 1822; Otis Goff Re hoboth M aj o r Aug 28 1826

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G eorg e Bliss Rehoboth S urg eo n s M ate Dec 28 1828 ; I ra B ar

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ro ws , Paw tuc ke t S urg eon s M a te M ay 16 1829 ; Be no n i C ar ,

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pe n tar Pa wtuc ket S u rg eon Jan 1 1838 ; A rte mas L B rown

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S wa nsea S urg eo n s M ate Dec 29 1838

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M en n amed i n t he followi ng lis t holdi ng a c apta i n s co mmi ss ion

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we re Re hoboth me n un less otherw ise s pec ified If p romoted the i r .

.

na mes a re g iv e n u n de r t he hi g her ra n k The fi g ures a fte r each .

o ffi cer s name rep rese n t t he d ate of h i s co mmiss io n

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For a cons iderable pe riod there were four co mpa n i e s i n to wn

“
kn own as t he Oa k S wa mp Co mp any
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t he
“ Pal me r s River
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,

“
Company t he North Rehoboth Company an d an i ndepe ndent
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,

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 MI LITIA O F BR ISTOL COUNTY MA SS . . 149

mpa ny of li g ht i n fa n try i n c l udi n g so me me n o u ts ide Re hoboth ,

O f w hi c h D a n i el L Wil marth w as ca pta i n . .

I s rael Nic hol s co mmiss io ned J uly 1 178 1 ; D an iel C arpen ter
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J uly 1 178 1 ; Noah Allen J uly 1 178 1 ; Barz i lla Bow en A ug 2

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1 788 ; J a mes B ulloc k Aug 2 1788 ; Co mfo rt Hill J u ly 20 1790; , .

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D an iel Carpe n ter J uly 1 179 1 ; J ob Pierce Sept 29 179 1 ; John

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V ial J un e 23 1792; R ich ard Walker Sept 2 1793; A aron

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Wheel er Jr J uly 1 1 1793 ; Joseph W hea ton Dec 23 1793;

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Dan iel Cole M ay 27 1795 ; J oel Bowen M arc h 30 1796 ; S tephen

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B urr M a rc h 10 1796 ; J a mes Gofi J u ne 13 1799 ; I s rae l Nic hol s

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Jr Sept 14 1801 ; Ja mes Bli ss M arc h 30 1801 ; J ames Fre nc h

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Sept 20 1801 ; Joh n Rog erson M ay 4 1802; E zra Perry Jr

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Sept 7 1802; Elkanah Frenc h Jr M ay 14 1803 ; A be l Bliss

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M arc h 4 1803 ; Pa rdon Allen Ap ril 23 1805 ; Allen Col e Ap ril

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24 1805 ; H aza rd B urr M ay 18 1805 ; Ste phe n C arpen ter Ap ril

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23 1805 ; Abe l Shorey Ap ril 25 1805 ; Co n s ta n t Cole Ap ril 5

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1806 ; Lew i s Wa de M arc h 3 1 1806 ; J o na th a n Pec k Jr May 26 , , , .

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1806 ; Sylv a n us P M arti n A ug 26 1807 ; Lo ri ng C ushi ng Sept

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13 1808 ; Tho mas M u nro J une 23 1809 ; J ose ph Nic hols J une
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22 1809 ( Oa k S wa mp Co mp a ny ) ; J oth am B ulloc k M arc h 23

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1809 ; J ose ph W a tso n Ap ril 9 18 10; J esse D ro wn Ap ril 10 18 10 , , , ,

Le mue l C arpe n ter Ap ril 13 18 10; J oseph C us hi n g J une 18 , , , ,

18 1 1 ; B enj a min R o u n d J u ne 3 18 1 1 ; S i mon K i n n i c u t t J une , , ,

5 18 1 1 ; J ac ob B olkom Feb 2 1 18 14 ( No rth Re hoboth Co mp a ny ) ;

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Si meon Whee l er J une 15 18 16 (pro moted ) ; W oos ter Carpe n ter

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Aug 22 18 16 ( I n depe n den t Co mp any ) ; A sa ph Bliss Feb 22

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18 17 ; Jos h ua Mille r M arc h 1 18 17 ; N a th a n Hi c ks 2d M ay 8 , , , ,

18 19 ; Le mue l Mo rse Ap ril 24 18 19 ( North Re hoboth Co mpa n y ) , ,

C h ris topher C arpen ter Jr Ap ril 2 1 18 19 ; R ic hard Gofi Jr , .

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M arc h 3 1 1821 ; Jere mia h Whee le r J une 29 1822 ( Pa l mer s

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River Co mp any ) ; I s aa c Pi erce Jr Ap ril 26 1823 ( Oa k Sw a mp , .

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Co mpa ny ) ; Willi am Cole M ay 2 1 1823 ; Ben j a mi n Horto n , , ,

Ap ril 20 1825 ; E z ra Mill e r Ap ril 22 1825 ; Na th a n B Goff

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NO V 4 1826 ; Noa h Pee k Sept 1 1 1826 ; J a rvis B S mith Sept

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13 1826 ; D a n ie l L Wil ma rth Ap ril 27 1826 ( I n de pe n den t C om

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pany ) ; Heze ki a h Hic k s Jr Sept 9 1826 ; Willia m B Bowen , .

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J une 20 1829 ; Philip Nichol s M arch 28 1829 ; Horace B ulloc k

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J une 17 1829 ; George W Bliss J une 23 1832 (promoted to

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Maj or) ; N els on Peck Sept 13 1837 ; B enj ami n Horton Jr , .

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M ay 22 1839 . .
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R EH OB OTH M E N EA RI NG A LI E UT E NA NT S C OMM IS S I O N ’
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WITH D AT E or EAC II MA N S C OMM ISS I ON

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TH E

S econd Li eutenants are S pecified .

Jeremi ah W heeler co mmiss ioned Sept 3 1767 ; Otis Peek , .

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J uly 1 178 1 ; N athan Hi x July 1 1781 ; S tephen Bourne J uly 1

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178 1 ; M iles S hore y 2d Lie u tenan t J u ly 1 1781 ; Ben j a mi n Bos , , ,

wo rth 2d Li eu te na n t July 1 178 1 ; Joh n Maco mbe r 2d Li eu

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t enan t J u ly 1 178 1 ; Na th an H i x J uly 1 178 1 ; C ale b M as on

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Ap ril 20 1785 ; Josh ua Fis her Apri l 20 1785 ; Peter Re ad Apri l

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20 1785 ; J a bez Pierce 2d Lie u tena n t Ap ril 20 1785 ; Philip

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Peek Aug 2 1788 ; Jo na than Ide 2d Lieu tenan t Aug 2 1788 ;

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J oel Bowen J une 23 1792; Sy lves ter Bowers Sept 2 1793

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Le w i s Orms bee A ug 20 1793; Joh n S mith 3d J uly 1 1 1793;, .

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As a B u lloc k Jan 16 1794 ; Joh n Pierce Sept 28 1795 ; J a mes

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Goff M arch 8 1796 ; D a vid Cooper M arc h 10 1796 ; G eorg e W

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Wal ker Marc h 10 1796 ; Josh ua Smith 2d Lieutenan t March

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30 1796 ; D an ie l Pe rri n M ay 17 1799 ; Eph ra i m Marti n Sept

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14 1801 ; J oseph B aker J une 5 1802; Was hi ng to n M arti n

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M ay 4 1802; Jotham B ulloc k M arch 3 1 1806 ; S h ubae l Ho rto n

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April 20 1807 ; Willi am Si mmo ns Sept 27 18 10; Elij a h A

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Ree d Ap ril 9 18 10; Eliph a le t I de Ap ril 13 18 10; G eorg e W

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Peek April 9 18 10; J oh n Medb ury Jr J une 5 18 1 1 ; Pe ter

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C arpe nter Sept 2 1 18 12; Jere mi ah Bosworth J une 6 1814

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Samuel C arpenter M ay 23 18 14 ; Be nj ami n Corb in M arc h 23 , , , .

18 16 ; Isaac Pi erce Jr M ay 8 1819 ; Paul Nye Ap ril 23 1825 ; , .

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C h auncy D Pie rce Ap ril 22 1825 ; Oti s Ni chols April 27 1826

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Otis Pierce April 22 1826 ; James B Ro unds April 18 1827 ;

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C yren us B R o un ds Ap ril 18 1827 ; C al e b C C arpen ter J une 20

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1829 ; Ra y mo n d H B urr J une 17 1829 ; I ra W C a rp e n te r .

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May 25 1833; G eo rg e T Whee ler Ja n 19 1833 ; J ose ph W

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M iller Dec 9 1837

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lR E H OB OTH M EN W ITH C OMM IS S I O N or E NS I G N

R i c h ard Goff
Jona th a n B arney Dec 1790;, A ug . 2 , 1788 ; , .
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Israel Pierce M ay 6 179 1 ; Samuel Fren c h Jr J u ne 23 1792;

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C aleb La wton Sept 2 1 793; Na th a n S mith Aug 28 1793 , .

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J a mes Bl iss 2d March 8 1796 ; Sa muel Blac ki ng to n March 2

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1798 ; Ab ner D arby M ay 17 1799 ; Abe l Wil marth M ay 18 , , , .

1 799 ; C h arles C us hi ng M ay 17 1799 ; I c h a bod R i c h mon d M arc h , . ,

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29, 1800; Esq ui re Gofi , Marc h 30 1801 ; Co ns ta n t Goff M arch

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22 1803 ; Ti mothy Perry M a rc h 22 1803 ; B en j a mi n A rmi n g to n

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Ap ril 23 1805 ; J osep h C us hi ng Nov 28 1806 ; B enj ami n

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Ro un d M ay 6 1806 ; Willi a m Woodard M ay 26 1806 ; A mos

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Reed M ay 18 1807 ; Le w i s C arpe n ter Aug 26 1807 ; I srae l

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Pierce Jr J une 22 1809 ; Ste ven Bo urn April

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W W alker April 26 1810; Pe ter C arpen ter Ap ril 10 1810 (h ad

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been D rum M ajor p ro moted to Lieutenan t) ; Nathan Ken t J une

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5 18 1 1 ; E lij a h I Sa n ford Ap ril 24 18 19 ; W hea to n Bowen

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M ay 8 18 19 ( left t h e service ) ; Jo n a th an Wh ea to n Jr Marc h

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3 1 1821 ( p ro mo te d to Adj u ta n t ) ; Leo n a rd B urt D ec 1 1821 ;

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Ti mothy F u ller Ap ril 23 1825 ; J oseph M arti n Ap ril 27 1826, , , ,

Albert G Pec k Sept 1 1 1826 ; D ari us Cole Sept 13 1826

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Le o n a rd Bi g elo w J une 27 1827 ; Gard n er R Go ff J une 20 , , .

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1829 ; Ch a rl es T Wh ee ler M arc h 28 1829 ; Sh u b ae l Goff S r .

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M ay 22 1830; La be n B a rney M ay 25 1833; Ly man Pierce

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Ja n 19 1833
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F I RS T R E GI M E N I C AVA LR Y ’ ‘
, OR C O R PS or H O RS E
( Rehoboth men u n les s otherwi se des i g na ted . There were two
s q
uadrons i n the second B ri g ade .
)
Uri ah Bo wen l s t Lie ute na n t co mmi ss io ned J une 28 1789 , , ,

Ti mothy Wa lker Capta i n Aug 4 1794 ; Moses Walker Jr , , .

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Cornet Aug 4 1794 (dec li ned ) ; J a mes Trott 2d Lieuten an t

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Ap ril 3 1795 ; Philip W a lker Jr Adj utan t M arc h 1 1797 ; Le wi s

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Whea ton C a p ta i n M ay 1 1798 ; Cy re n us B a rney Lie uten a n t

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NO V 1 1 1799 ; Jo n a th an Ch a ffee Adj u ta n t Ap ril 22 1801

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Asa Bliss C ap ta i n Oc t 27 1804 ; B e nj a mi n Pee k Co rn e t April

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20 1807 ; Seab u ry La w to n C apta i n Ap ril 20 1807 ; A za ri a h

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H ix Lieu tenan t M ay 2 1809 ; R usse ll S mith Cornet Sept 1

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18 10; S a mue l W a lker Lie u te n a n t Sept 1 18 10; Alle n H un t , , .

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M ajo r Sept 7 1822; S amue l Whea ton Lieu te nan t March 3

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1823 ; D an ie l H A be ll ( See ko n k ) C aptai n M a rc h 3 1823 ; J oh n

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B uc kli n (See ko n k) Lie u te na n t M ay 18 1824 ; D a vis Ca rpen ter , , ,

(Seeko n k ) Capta i n J un e 1 1824 ; B enaj a h Allen Capta i n Ap ril

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25. 1825 .

Th e few na mes Of Re ho botho ffi ce rs whic h follow were i n t h e

Colon i a l Militi a b ut , the d ate O f the i r co mmiss io n i s unk no wn to
152 HI STORY OF REH OBOTH

t h e wri ter . The title of mos t of th em is recor ed on d th eir t omb

st ones
Capta i n Samuel Peek died J une 9 1736 ; Capta i n A b ia h Car , ,

pan ter died July 1743; C apta i n S i lvan us Marti n of t he third

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Company Colonel Tho mas Carpen ter s reg i ment died Aug 13
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1782; C apta i n Ebe nezer Peck died Sept 18 1760; Captai n , .

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Thomas Peek died Ap ril 5 1763 ; Lie u tenan t Ep hra i m Bl iss

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bo rn Aug 15 1699 ; Cap ta i n Philip Wheeler died 1765 ; E ns ig n

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Ebe nezer F u ller die d Oc t 2 1773 ; Lie utenan t E phra i m H un t

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died Feb 17 1776 ; C aptai n Stephen M oulton died Sept 12

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1786 ; C apta i n M i a l Pierce di ed M arc h 15 1792; C apta i n Na , ,

th an ie l Bliss bo rn Aug 28 1702; Capta i n Jona th an Bliss died

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Jan 24 1800; C apta i n Joseph B arney rep rese n ta tive to G e neral

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Co urt 1770 1773 —

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I n Oc tobe r of eac h y ear reg i men ta l mus ters were he ld a t dif

fere n t places i n town I n 18 17 there was a brig ade mus ter near .

S te ven s Corner I n 1821 1825 an d 1827 there were reg i men ta l

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mus ters on t he pl a i n eas t of t he Vill ag e Ceme tery on t he so uth ,

s ide of t h e t urn pik e ( W i n th rop S tree t) So me of t he musters were .

held als o a t Sou th Re hoboth The las t mus ter of t he reg i ment .

was he ld u nder C olo ne l Ly nd a] Bowen Oc t 16 1833 on t h e , .

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Marvel meadow j us t wes t of th e presen t Pos t Offi ce The li ne

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cons i s ted of 30 0 men ex ten di ng fro m eas t to wes t a n d fac i n g t he .

n o rth The Offi ce rs on thi s occas io n were bes i des Colo nel Bo wen :
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Re v Otis Thomp so n c h apl a i n ; C apta i n s Georg e W Bliss Phili p

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Nic hol s and doubtless oth ers The earlier compan ies h ad beco me
,

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t he Oak S wa mp with t h e Pal me r s River
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co nsolid at ed e g , . .
, .

One of t he lie utena n t s was C aleb G Ca rpen t er w ith G a rd ner R .

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Gofi Ens ig n
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, Some Of th e non commiss io ned O ffi cers were :

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Bradford B Ho rton Se th B a llo u Be nj ami n Bowen 2d a nd Sam

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ue l M ac o mbe r se rg e a n ts Th e mus ic i a n s were Le o n a rd Whee l er

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a n d Ho ra tio Pec k Mos t of t he me n ea rri ed mus ke ts a few car

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,

ri ed ri fles Colonel Bo we n rode a spi rite d b ay hors e belong i ng to

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G ren ville Stevens ; a nd c ame near be i ng unhorsed .

Th e reg i men t ac c ordi ng to c us to m fo rmed a sq uare whil e t h e

, ,

c h a pl a i n o ffe re d h i s lo n g p ray e r s itti n g o n h i s ho rse ; w h e n it ,

ra i ne d A mos Bowe n
, more th an s i x fee t tall h eld an u mb re ll a
, ,

over h i m un til hi s arms ac hed l

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The wr t ie r rece v i ed a n acco un t of th i
s mus t e r fro m t he lip s of C ol Bo w
. e n
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I t i s w orthyof men tion th a t Colon el Bo wen with h i s reg i men t

was a ppoi n te d to esc ort P res iden t A n drew J ac kson on h i s vis it
to P aw tuc ke t J une 2 1 1833 The reg i men t was di sba n ded Ap ril
, , .

24 184 0 after a hi s tory of one h u n d re d a n d fifty years all i ts

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me mbers b e i n g di s c h arg e d by a g enera l orde r .

— ei
No r m The me n h a d t o t ra n fro m g h t n t o fort - fi v e ars of a g e Each i ee y e .

i y
c a pt a n ha d h is c om a n ili
p o u t for m ta r i n s et o n o n t rs t u s a i n y ed y
i efi T
l y ie
M ay ; h e a s o me t h 13 co mpa n t w c i n t he a ll, s s t h e g n ra l mus ter be ide ee
le e i e
w h e n t he w h o i
r g m n t me t t o t ra n Ea c h ma n h a d t o a rm a nd u p hi m . eq i
l i ke
se f w t h mus di
t, a g oo ro n o r s t ee l ra m ro . a cart r g
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b o x c o n t a n ng t wen t d id e i i y
d id e i i i e
fo ur ro un s o f c a rt r g s ) r m n w r a n d rus h , t wo s pa r H n ts an d nap
g b e i k
i ed
,

k
sa c .The t o wn furn s h c a rt n dg es o n mus t r da y The old pow r-h ouse e de .

e e Vi
s t ood a t t h e so u t h w s t c orn r of t h e lla g C m t r e e eey .

C A PT H U NT S .
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C OM PA NY , R E H O B O TH M I LITIA NOV , . 24, 17 10
( Fro m a n old i
ma nuscr pt di m w t h i ag e .
)
Bl an den D a n i e] , . H un t Joh n
, .

Bl a nd en Noa h , . H un t Pe ter
. .

Blan den O b a diah , . H un t S te hen D rummer

, , .

Bl a n den S a muel , . Iug ol s E mon d , .

Bl a nde n Willi am , . K i ng sley J on a th a n , .

Bli ss Jo na th an
, . La ke Gers ho m
, .

Bli ss S amue l
, . M artyne E ph ri am , .

Bli ss Tho mas

, . M artyne J oh n , .

Bos w o rth J a bez , . M arty n e M ili t i a h , .

Bos wo rth J ona th an , . Mill ard E ph ri a m , .

Bo we n J a mes , . Mill ard Ne he mi ah , .

B rag Joh n , . Orms be Ezra h , .

B rag Ric h ard

, . Ormsb e J ac ob , .

B rag Tho mas

, . Orms be J e re mi a h , .

B ulloc k Ebe ne zer , . Ormsb e Jo na th a n , .

B ulloc k Sa mue l , . Orms b e T h o mas , .

C arpen ter Ab ra ha m , . Pa i n Jose ph

, .

C arpe n ter Jotha m , . Pec k D a n iel

, .

C arter I saac , . Pec k I c h a bod

, .

C a rte r Tho mas , . Pec k Je t h n iel

, .

C h a llc , Jo n a t h a n . Pec k Joseph Jr

, , .

C h a ll e Tho mas , . Peek Na th a n

, .

Full Sa muel
er, . Pe i rce Eph ri a m
, .

Ge rns ey Joseph , . Perry D a vid , .

G urn sey Ebe nezer , . Re d i w ay J a mes , .

H i x Eph ri a m
, . Re di way Preserve d , .

Hi x Eph ri a fn Jr
, , . Ro un d R i c h ard , .

Ho rto n Jolm , . Sa lisb ury J a mes , .

H orto n Thomas , . S mith Ebe nezer

, .

H un t , S mith J oh n , .

H un t D a n i e l
, . S mith J os h ua
, .
154 HISTORY OF REH O BOT H

Thom so n , Joh n . Wheton E hri am Jr

, . .

Thras er, Art hur . Wh ea t on ames , .

Thras her . N a tha n . Wheeller James , .

Th urbe r James , . Whita ker N a th an ie l

. .

Wes t John , . Whitaker Samue ll , .

Wes t John , . W illson Benj ami n

, .

West W illiam
. . Wi llson James
, .

[ I NS C R I PTI O NJ
Ply m C olon
ou t h y
e by de
T h s mon u m nt
. e or i
r of Go v rn men t t o pe rpe t ua t e
t h pl
e i e i
a ce o n w h c h t h e la t le ee e y d
s ta t o n o r A n g Tr form rl s t oo The Co m .

mi i e i ed
ss o n rs a ppo n t l ie Py
by t h e old C o o n s o f l mo ut h a n d Massac h us t t s e
e bi li e e e be e
t o ru n a nd s t a l s h t h e n i n 1664 w r Ro rt S t t s on C o n s t a nt So u t h ,

i i i e e le e L e
wort h J os as W nslo w Jos F s h r Rog r C la p a n d E a z r u t h r
, . .
, Th y . e
b i k
e g a n t h s wor e ye
t he l ot h of M a y t h e s a m k eda r a n d ma r a t ree t h e n
,

di
sta n n i
on t h s s po tbi ee ile
i t e n t hr e
m s so ut h of t he s o ut h rn mos t pa rt
,

ie
o f C h a r es R v r e el l k
L mu . KO oc e
Es q was a p i nt ed A g n t t o c a use t h s
, . i
e e ed by de
mo n um n t t o be rec t or ee
r of t h e G n ra eleo urt The S c t m n of
‘
. e
e eb ee ee
t he t o w ns of W r n t h a m a nd A t t l o ro ug h w r li
r s nt vi z : E s h a Ma y . .

b e e y le
E en z r T eb i d
r a nd C a l
. q ie le
R c ha r so n Es u r s o A t t bo ro ug h .

i e i e de e
F ro m t h s s t o n t he l n runs Eas t 20 f
g re s a n d a h a l No rt h t o A ccord
P don . e We by el i e
D o n a t r nt ha m Nov 29 t h 1790 S a mu F s h r a nd Sa muel Jr
. .
 AN G L E - T ll E E O
M NU M E NT
M a rki n g b o u n da ry e tbwe e n P l
y m o u t h a n d M a ss a c h u s e t t s C ol i
o n e s . A l so
i i l lb
ma rke d t he d v s i o n i ne b e t we e n A t t e o ro u g h a n d W re n t h a m u n t il 188 7 .

l
w he n No rt h At t e b o ro ug h wa s i nc o rpo ra t e d .
 CHAPT ER V
R EH OBOT H S O LD IE R S A ND S A ILO R S
I N T HE C I V IL W A R

G R E A T pa i ns h a ve bee n ta ken to ma ke t he followi ng lis t com

p le t e a n d a cc u ra te T h e m. ilit a ry ar c hiv e s of t h e St a t e h a v e bee n

ca re fully ex a mi ned for eac h ma n s reco rd re vea li ng n umero us

’
,

erro rs on t h e to w n ros ter w hi c h are n o w correc ted as far as poss i b le .

I t is fo und tha t many Re hoboth men helpe d to ma ke Up t he q uota

of other town s while o n t h e co n trary seven teen of t h e twen ty
, . ,

who se rve d Re hoboth i n t h e n a vy as we ll as n u me ro us ot her ,

rec ru its w ere furn i s h e d f ro m o u ts ide

, .

Th e men fro m Re h oboth w h o e nli s te d i n Rhode I s l a nd a re g iven

acco rdi n g to t h e ro s ter O f th a t Sta te Mos t Of these men are .

c l ai med by both R hod e I s l a n d an d Re hoboth S ho uld litig ation .

ari se eac h case mi g ht h a ve to b e se ttl ed by t h e S u preme Co urt .

Some Of t he men howe ver served i n both s ta tes by re enlistmen t

, ,
-
.

Even w ithi n t he li mits of our own s ta te it i s do ub tf ul wh ere cer

ta i n men s ho uld be c redited M uc h c omple x ity arises fro m t he .

c us to m O f tra di n g i n men b e t ween to w ns fo r t h e filli ng of the i r

res pec tiv e q uotas A man w hose service was bo ug ht by Re

.

hob ot h e g mi g ht l a ter b e di s pose d Of to a nother to wn and

, . .
, ,

vi ce vers a ; th us l ea di n g to e rro r i n t h e to w n rec ord s The adj uta n t .

l li t ho v i iv d tho ity
’

g e n e ra s s , w e e r s r ece ,e as a u r .

Rehoboth men w h o a re k no w n to be c re dited e lse whe re are

g iv e n u n d e r a se p a ra t e li s t e x ce pti n g tho
, se w h o e n li s t e d i n R hod e

I s l an d wh o w ith fe w ex ce ptio ns a re pl aced i n t he accredi te d

, , ,

Rehoboth li s t .

When t he d a te of o ne s mus ter i s unce rta i n t he da te of h i s en

’

li s t men t if k no w n i s g iven
, , .

C redit i s g iven to Serg ea n t Willia m H Luthe r for h i s courtes y .

i n s upplyi n g certa i n fac ts w ithi n h i s own Ob se rv a tio n .

Rehoboth s po pu la tion i n 1860 was i ts v a l ua tion was

’

The t o w n c le rk d uri ng t h e war was Cy rus M Wh ea te n .

,

and t he to w n tre as urer G eo rg e H C arp e n ter , . .

Reh oboth was repo rted i n 1866 to h a ve f urn i sh ed one h un d red

a n d s i x ty men for t he war w hi c h was t h o ug ht to be les s tha n t h e
,
156 HISTORY OF REH O BOTH

t l number The re vised and correc ted l is t here g i ven of ac

ac ua .

c redited me n shows one h und red a n d s i x t y th ree i nc ludi ng the -

,

sea men .

Be tween M ay 10 186 1 and Oc t 1865 i nc l us ive no less th an

, , .
, , ,

t en s pec i a l to wn mee ti ng s were ca lled to act on t h e e nlis tment of

or p rovi s io n for t h e soldiers or th ei r families We here re fer t o .

t h e more i mporta n t of these .

At a spec ial t own mee ti ng M ay 1 186 1 it was voted t o raise , . ,

a co mp any of vol un teers and borro w mo ney as mig h t be needed

“
for th e i r eq uip men t The follo w i ng co mmittee was ap poi nted for
.

soli c iti n g vol un teers : J C M arvel D G H orto n N B Hort on

. .
, . .
, . .
,

H arrison W illis and M R Randall ,

. . .

At a spec i al mee ti ng held J uly 28 1862 it was voted to pay a , ,

bo unty of $ 125 to eac h vol un teer who shall en list for th ree years
an d be credite d to t h e to wn if s a id q uota i s filled by September , .

At a spec i al mee ti n g Aug 14 1862 it was vot ed to i ncrease the

, .
, ,

boun ty paid to eac h volun teer for a three years enlis tmen t from ’

$ 125 to 8300 .

At a mee ti ng held Aug 22 1862 it was voted to pay t h e sum .

, .

of $200 to eac h perso n who s ha ll en lis t as a vol un teer for t he term

of n i ne mon th s to make up t he q uota Of t h e to wn of
lately ordere d by t he Pres ide n t and t he treas urer sh all be author ,

is ed to borro w
At a spec ial mee ti ng Dec 7 1863 Nat h l B Hort o n was ch osen
, .
, . . .

ag en t to see th a t t h e to wn s q uota was fille d

’
.

A cco rdi ng to Sc houler M assac h use tts i n t he Civil War t he

, ,

whol e amou n t of mo ney app ropri a ted and ex pen ded by t h e t own
on acc o un t O f t he war ex c l us ive O f s ta te a i d was , ,

The amo u n t ra i se d a n d ex pen ded by t h e to wn d uri ng t he four

years of war for s ta te ai d to soldiers families and afterwards re ’

pa id by t he Co mmon wea lth amo un ted to ,

Th e wo me n Of Rehoboth con trib uted to t h e wa n ts of t he soldi ers

by se n di n g the m b arrel s of c lothi ng a nd other articl es Thi s was
“ “
.

”
do ne throug h The Ho me Ci rcle an d The Co ng reg a tio nal
C h urc h Home C i rcl e .

TI I E R E I I O DOTII C O NTI NGE NT

AP P L E D Y E D WARD , D rafted M ustered i n Sept 28
. . .
, 1863. Co .

K 12th Mass I n f Di sc h a rg ed Ma rc h 25 1865

, . .
, . Ve t Re l
. .

p a s n - o
F RA NC I S A . B L I SS , Qua rt e rma s t e r Serg e a nt
W I LL I A M ll . u rru nn S e rg e a n t
.
 SOLDIERS AN D SA I LORS IN TH E C I V I L W AR 157

B AK E R OTI S A LLE N En li s te d April 16 186 1 Co A l st R hode

, .
, , .
,

I sl an d I n f for th ree mo n th s Wo un ded i n arm at B u ll Run

.
, .
,

V a J uly 21 186 1
.
, Di sch a rg e d i mmedi ately Re en lis ted
, . .
-

Sep t 186 1 i n 4th R hode I s l an d I nf Serg ean t pro moted to

, , .
,

2d Lieu t en an t Nov 20 186 1 Res ig ned Sept 1 1 1862

, .
, . .
. .

Re en li s ted Sept 18 1862 i n C O H 3d M as s I n f an d com

-
.
, , .
, . .
,

miss ion ed C a ta i n Served w ith t he reg i men t i n North .

Caroli n a un ti mus tere d o u t J une 26 1863 a t La ke ville , , , .

M ass Commiss ioned C a pta i n of t h e 18t h M as s u nattached

. .

Comp any Aug 6 1864 Served 100 d ay s a t Ga ll up s I s l an d

, .
, .
’
.

Commiss io ned C a pta i n D ec 10 1864 for one y ea r s service .

, ,
’
.

Disc h arg ed M ay 12 1865 Born i n Re hoboth son of I ra S , .

. .

and S ara h An n ( Allen ) B a ker Die d Ju ne 14 19 10 ag ed 72 .

, . .

B E NN ETT G EO RG E W M us tered i n Nov 15 1864 l s t M as s

, . .
, . .

H ea vy A rtillery Disc h arg ed M ay 6 1865 One y ear .

, . .

B LIS S F RA NC I S A M us tere d i n Oc t 186 1 C D I l s t Mass

, . .
, , .
, .

Ca va lry Re e n li s te d a t t h e fro n t Ja n 1 1864 ; Q ua rter

.
-
, .
,

mas ter S e rg ean t Disc h arg ed N ov 27 1865 Bo rn i n Re ho . .

, .

both son Of Abiah an d J ulia Ann (S t urtev a n t) Bliss Died

, .

NO V 17 19 14 ag ed 76
.
, , .

B LIS S F RA NC I S V En lis ted A ug 14 1862 C O H 4ot h Mass

, . .
, , .
, .

I n f for t h ree y ears Wo un de d a t Th a tc h er s Farm V a .

’

, .
,

M ay 20 1864 Di sch a rg ed J un e 23 1865 S on Of E lij a h

, .
, .

an d S ara h Bli s s M arried Died i n 1894 . . .

B LIS S G I LB E RT S M us tered i n Oc t 13 1862 C o E 1 2th R hode

, . .
, , .
,

I sl a n d I nf for n i ne mo n th s Di sc h arg ed J uly 29 1863

.
, .
, .

Son of G il bert a n d A rde li a Bli ss .

B LIS S JOS II U A S En li s ted Sept 18 1862 M us t ered i n Sept

, . .
, . .

23 1862 C O H 3d M as s I n f
, , Disc h a rg ed J un e 26 1863
.
. . .
, .

Ni ne mo n th s Re e n li s te d Au g 6 1864 i n 18th M ass n u

.
-
.
. . .

a ttac he d C o mp a n y for 10 0 d ay s Di sc h a rg e d No v 14 1864 . .

. .

Re e n lis ted Dec 10 1864 i n 18t h M as s un a tta c h ed Comp an y

-
.
, , .

for one y ea r; l s t Se rg ea n t Di sc h a rg ed M ay 12 1865 .

, .

Bo rn i n B ris tol N Y S on of O ti s an d Alice Blis s , . . .

B LI SS TII O M A S M us tered i n Sept 23 1862 C O C 4t h M ass

, . .
, , .
, .

I n f Born i n Re ho both S on of Abi a h a nd J u li a An n (S t ur

. .

t ev a n t ) Bli ss Died M ay 18 1863 a t B e rw ic k La ag e d 2 1

.
, , , .
. .

B OS W O R TII GARD NE R D , M us tered i n Fe b 14 1862 Co L 3d . .

, , .
,

R hode I s l a n d Hea vy A rtillery Dis ch a rg ed M arc h 17 1865 .

, .

Son of Luth er and M ary Bos wo rth Died 189 .

B OS W O RTII G E O R G E H , M us te red i n M arc h 4 1864 Co D 3d .

, , .
,

Mass C aval ry Was abse n t s ick Sept 28 1865

. .
, , .
, .

B RA NA GII A N JA M ES M us tered i n Oc t 5 186 1 Co H 3d Rhode

, . .
, , .
,

Is lan d H ea vy A rtillery Disc harg ed Oc t 5 1864 . .

, .
1 58 H ISTORY OF REHOBOT H
B RO W N A R NO LD D E F M us tere d i n M a 26 186 2 Co B l oth
, .
, , .
,

Rhode I sl and I nf under t he name eFores t B ro wn Di s . .

c h arg ed a t ex pi ra tio n of te rm; th ree mon th s Re e nl is ted .

-

Sept 23 1862 Co 11 3d M ass I nf Di sc harg ed J une 26

.
, , .
, . .
,

1863 l s t Serg ea n t
. Re e nlis ted Sept 15 1863 Co K 3d .
-
.
, . .
,

Rhode I s la n d Ca v a l ry Pro moted to 2d Lieutenan t Feb .

, .

6 1864
, Ac ti ng uartermas ter of detac h men t Ap ril 1865
.
, , .

a nd so bo rn e un ti J une 1865 Discharg ed Nov 29 1865 , . .

, .

Son of E A rn old and Ch arlotte W ( Peck ) B ro wn

. Born i n . .

Woods toc k Ct M arried Died Dec 26 1874 ag ed 31 , . . .

. , .

B RO W N E DWA R D P En lis t ed Aug 27 1862 Co mmi ss io ned 2d

, . .
, .

Lieu tenan t Aug 30 1862 CO I Rhode I sl an d I n f Pro , .

, , .
. .

moted to l st Li eu te nan t Jan 13 1863 Pro moted to C apta i n .

, .

March 2 1863 B reve tted Maj or of Vols for g allan t con duc t
, . .

at Ft Sedg wic k and Peters b urg M us t ered ou t a t h is re

. .

ues t J un e 5 1865 Son of E A rn old a n d Ch a rlotte W ( Pec k )

. . . .

ro w n Di ed 1909 ag ed 69 .
, , .

B RO W N H E NR Y J En li s ted Aug 29 1864 i n 6 1s t Mass I nf for

, . .
. , . .

on e y ea r Disc h arg ed J une 4 1865 .

, .

B RO W N J A M ES P M uste red i n M ay 26 1862 Co C l ot h R hode

, .
, , .
,

Islan d I nf Disc harg ed Sept 1 1862; 100 day s Re cn . . , .

-

lis ted Dec 3 1 1863 i n CO H 14th Rhode Is lan d H ea vy .

, , .
,

Artillery ; 2d Lie utenan t Son of E A rn old an d Ch arlotte . .

W (Peck ) Brown Died i n service a t Donaldson ville La

. .
, .
.

Aug 23 1865 ag e d 20 .
, . .

BRO W N LY W I LLI AM A M u t , . s ere d i n NOV . 30, 1864 . 7 t h M ass .

Ba tt y Li g ht A till e y fo
er r r r one y ear . Di sc h arg ed Nov . 10,
1865 . Corpo ral .

B U LLOC K G I LB E RT D M us tered i n Sept 23 1862 Co H 3d

. . .
, , .
,

M as s I n f Di sc h arg ed J u ne 26 1863 Ni n e mon th s So n

. .
. . .

of Ti mothy and Ph e be ( Ch ace ) B ulloc k Bo rn i n Re ho both . .

Ma rried Di ed i n Wi n te r Of 1904 ag ed 76 .
. .

C AR P E NT E R A U G U S TU S W M us tered i n D ec 4 186 1 C O 1 l st
, . .
, , .
,

M as s C a v a l ry Tra n sferre d to 4 t h reg i me n t Re en lis ted

. . .
-

Jan 1 1864 Di sc h arg ed NO V 27 1865 Q uartermas ter ser

.
, . .
, .

g ea n t S on O f Tho m as .a n d E li z a ( F re n c h ) C a rpe n te r Di e d .

a t Sto ug hto n M as s , .

CA RP ENT ER I S AA C H E nli ste d Sept 18 1862 C O G 4 t h M ass

, . .
, , .
, .

I n f for n i ne mo n th s
.
, Di sc h arg ed A ug 28 1863 Son O f . .
, .

I ra a n d M a ry A n n (H all ) C a rpe n te r Die d a t Ta u n ton .

,

J uly 1866 ag ed 24 , . .

C R A FF EE JO NA TI I A N M us tered i n A ug 2 1 186 1, C O E 3d
, . .
, .
,

Rhode I s l a n d H ea vy A rtillery Di sc h arg ed A ug 3 1 1864 . .

, .

Son Of Jo n a th an a n d M a rg a re t Ch a li ce .
 SOLDI ERS AND SAILORS I N TH E CI V IL WAR 159

C H FF E E
A W I LLA R D M us tered i n Aug 2 1 186 1 Co E
, . .
, , .
, 3d Rh ode
I sl an d H ea vy A rtillery Son Of J o n a th an a nd . M g aret ar

Ch a ffee Killed i n ba ttle a t J ames I sl an d S C

.
, . .
, J une 16 ,

1862 .

C LAR K , JOH N J . En li s ted an d mus te red i n Aug 27 , 1864 , . Co . B ,

6 l st M as s . I n f Dis c h arg ed un e 4 , 1865

. J .

C O LE , FRA NC IS E n li s te d Aug 14 , 1862 M a st ered i n ep t 1,

G . . . S .

1862, C O . H , 4 0t h M ass I n f Disc h arg ed Feb 16, 1865, for . . .

di sa bility . S on of Geo rg e C a n d M ary A (Roun ds ) Cole . . .

Bo rn i n Rehoboth .

C O PE LA N D C YRU S F M us tere d i n Sept 16 1862 Co K 43d

, . .
, , .
,

M ass I n f Disc h a rg ed J uly 30 1863 Ni ne mo n th s Res

. .
, . .

id en ce North B rid g e w a ter

, .

C RA N E D A V I D M us t ere d i n Aug 16 1864 Co E l s t M ass

, . .
, , .
, .

Ca v al ry Di sc h a rg ed M ay 8 1865 One year Re s idence

.
, . .
,

H a ve rhill .

C U R TIS G E O RG E E M us tered i n Sept 23 1862 C O H 3d M ass

, . .
, , .
, .

I nf Di s c h arg e d J une 26 1863 Re e n lis te d D ec 10 1864

.
, .
-
.
, .

i n 18t h M as s un a t t ac h e d C o mp a ny Di sc h arg ed M ay 12 . .
,

1865 One y ea r Son Of Ed ward an d E li za C urtis

. . .

D A L E Y J O H N M us tered i n Aug 17 1864 2d M ass C av alry

, . .
, , . .

Di sc h a rg ed J u ly 2 1865 , .

D A V I S A LDA NU S K M us te re d i n Aug 29 1864 CO B fl at

, . .
, , .
,

M as s I n f Di s c h a rg ed J un e 4 1865 One y ea r
. .
, . .

D A V I S G E O RG E L D rafted M us tered i n A ug 28 1863 Co A

, . . .
, , .
,

22d M ass I n f S on of H i ra m an d Al me d a ( Pe tti s ) D a vis

. . .

Di ed i n h ospita l a t W ille tt s Poi n t L I J uly 25 1864 fro m ’

, . .
, , ,

w o un d i n hip rece iv ed n ea r Pe t ers b urg V a Ag e 21 , , .

, .

D A V I S J A M ES C M us tered i n Oc t 29 186 1 C o F l s t R hode

, . .
, , .
,

I s l a n d Lig h t A rtill e ry S o n O f Ja mes M a n d Loi s ( Pa ris h ) . .

D a vi s K illed a t Drury s Bl uff V a M ay 16 1864 ag e d 23

.
’
, .
, , , .

D O U G LA S S C H ARL ES E M us te red i n Dec 16 186 1 Co A l s t

, . .
, , .
,

Rhode I s l a n d I n f P ro moted to 2d L ie u te n an t C O F F eb . .
, .

14 1863 , Disch arg ed Jan 5 1865 by spec i al ord er

. .
, , .

D R O W N H I RA M H D raf t ed M us tered i n A ug 19 1863 C O H

, . . .
, , .
,

16th M as s I n f S o n O f H i ra m an d M i rI a m ( Go ff) D ro wn
. . .

Died i n ca mp Ja n 7 1864 near B ra ndy Sta tio n V a B ur .

, , , .

i e d a t Re hoboth V ill a g e .

D R U R Y M ARTI N V M us te red i n Nov 23 1864 6 l s t M ass I nf

, . .
, , . .

Di sc h a rg e d J uly 16 1865 Co rporal One year , . . .

D W E LLY J O H N M us tered i n Sept 7 1864 Co F 2d M ass

, . .
, , .
. .

Heavy A rtill ery Tran sferred to 17th M as s I n f Discharg ed . . .

J une 30 1865 , .
160 H ISTORY OF REHOBOTH

FA RREL D OM I NI C K M us tered i n Sept 23 1862 Co H 3d M ass

, . .
, , .
, .

Dis charg ed J une 26 1863 Re e nlis ted i n 132d N Y

P
u , .
-
.

offs
.

FO RA N PA T RI C K M us tered i n Nov 22 1864 l oth Mass Bat

, . .
, , .

t ery Lig ht A rtill ery Disc h arg ed J une 9 1865 One year . , . .

F RA NC IS D A RI US P M us tered i n Se t 23 1862 Co H 3d M ass

, . .
, , .
, .

I n f Disc harg e d J une 26 1863

. n of El b ridg e G a n d Ly dia , . .

W (Talbot) Franc is Died Ap ril 26 189 1

. .
, .

F RA NC IS D AVI D W M ustered i n Se pt 23 1862 Co H 3d M ass . .

. , .
. .

I n f Disc h arg ed J une 26 1863 Ni ne mo n ths

. Re e n lis ted , . .
-

Aug 6 1864 i n 18t h Mas s un attac hed Co mpany

.
, , D is . .

c h arg ed Nov 14 1864 Corpo ra l 100d ay s Son of B rad

.
, . . .

ford and A bby ( W es tcott) Franc is Bo rn i n Re hoboth Died . .

,

19 13 ag ed 7 2 . .

FRA zz E LL W I LLI A M H M a s tere d i n M arc h 17 1864 Co B 3d

, .
, . .
,

M as s C a v al ry Disc h arg ed Sept 26 1865

. . .
, .

FRE E LO V E H E NRY B M us tered i n Feb 27 1862 1s t Rhode

, . .
. ,

I s l an d C av a lry Died at A nderson ville priso n Ga M ay 8 .

, .
, .

1864 .

FROS T H E NRY F M us tered i n Aug 1 186 1 CO G 2d New

. . .
, , .
.

Yo rk Heavy A rtillery Corpo ral Son of Willi am F an d . . .

Lois ( Bl iss ) Fros t Died of b ronchitis Feb 29 1864 ag ed .

, .
, ,

18 a t Fo rt Co rco ran V a
. , .

FROS T SY LV A NUS Enlis ted Aug 26 1864 l s t M ass Hea vy

, . .
, , .

A rtillery for one yea r Disc h arg ed J uly 22 1865 .

, .

F U LLE R G EO RG E E M us tere d i n Oc t 29 186 1 Co F l st R hode

, . .
. , .
,

I sl an d Lig ht A rtillery Wo un d ed a t N ewberne N C Taken .

, . .

prisoner Ex c h ang ed and disc h arg ed for disab ility Sept 1

. .
.

1862 S on of Ti mothy a n d Olive ( Ho rto n ) F ull er

. .

FU LL E R JA SO N W M us tered i n Se pt 23 1862 C O H 3d M as s
, . .
, , .
, .

I nf Dis ch arg ed for disa bility M arc h 27 1863 W ag o ner

.
, . .

S on of Ti mothy a n d Olive ( Ho rto n ) Fulle r M arri ed . .

G I LLES PI E J AM ES F Enlis ted Nov 25 1864 23d M ass I nf . .

, , . .

Un ass Ig ned rec ru it rej ec ted D ec 28 1864 , .

, .

G OFF A LB E RT W M us tered i n Aug 6 1864 18t h M as s un

, . .
, , .

a ttac h ed Co mp any fo r 10 0 d ay s Di s c h a rg ed Nov 14 1864 . .

, .

Son Of Eph ra i m an d La ura A Goff . .

G O F F A LF R E D I I
‘
, M u s te re d i n Nov 15 186 1 C O C 2d Rhode
. .
, .
,

I s l a n d V ol s Wo u nded a t Sale m He Ig h t s V a M ay 3 1863

.
, , .

Dis c h a rg e d Nov 15 1864 ( C O E V e t Re l Co rps ) S on of .

, . .
, . . .

Alfred and M a ry Goff .

G OF F A ND R E W J M us tere d i n Se pt 23 1862 CO H 3d M ass

, . .
, , .
, .

I nf D isch arg e d J u ne 26 1863 Ni ne mo n th s

. Re e n l is ted , . .
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 SOLD I ERS A ND SA I LO RS I N TH E C IVI L W AR 161

Aug 6 , 1864 , i n 18t h M as s

. . un a ttac he d Co mpa ny D is .

c h a rg e d Nov 14 , 1864 100d a . . y s . Son Of Eph ra im an d La ura

A Go ff Died M arc h , 1899
. . .

G O FF , G A M ALI E L Sept 30 186 1 B a ttery E Rhode

. En li s ted .
, . ,

I s l a n d Lig ht A rtillery D is c h arg e d Feb 2 1863 for dis . .

, ,

a bility M arried S on Of B aylies a nd Mercy Goff Died 19 13

. . . .

G O FF G E O RG E O
, En lis ted D ec 3 1 186 1 C O M 3d R hod e . .
. , .
,

I s land H ea vy A rtillery Disc h a rg ed M a rc h 17 1865 Son of .

, .

A za ria h a n d B eli nd a Goff .

G O FF H E N RY A E n lis te d Dec 3 1 186 1 C O D 3d R hod e I s la n d

, . .
, . .
,

H ea vy A rtillery Di sc ha rg e d M arc h 17 1865 S on Of J ose ph .

, .

a n d Pa tie nce Go ff .

G O FF H E N RY C
, M as tered i n Aug 6 1864 18th Mass una t
. .
. , .

tac h ed Co mpa ny Disc harg e d Nov 14 1864 100 d ay s . .

, . .

Son of G eo rg e E a n d M ari a Go ff Die d S ept 1900 ag ed 64 . . .

, , .

GO FF W I LLARD J
. En li s te d Sept 8 1862 Co B 127 th New . .
, , .
,

Yo rk B a ttery Di sch a rg e d Aug 1865 S on O f Alfred a nd . .

, .

M a ry Go ff Die d i n Re hoboth M ay 1880 .

. , .

G O FF W I LLI A M D M a s tered i n Aug 6 1864 18t h Mas s a n

, . .
, , .

a ttac h e d Co mp a ny Di sc h arg ed NOV 14 1864 100 d ay s . .

, . .

Son of Na th an a n d Polly Goff .

G R E E N G EO R G E
, M a s te red i n Se pt 23 1862 C O H 3d M ass
. .
, , .
, .

I n f Di s c h arg ed J u ne 26 1863
. M a rrie d So n Of Tho mas , . .

a n d R u th Gree n Die d Ja n 1900 . .

, .

H A L E Y J OII N En li sted Aug 16 186 1 C O F 3d R hode Is la nd

, . .
, . .
,

He a vy A rtillery Dis c ha rg e d Oc t 5 1864 Re en lis ted D ec . .

. .
- .

10 1864 i n 18th M ass un a tta c he d Comp a ny

, , D isc harg ed . .

M ay 12, 1865 .

H A NLY A NDR E W F M a s te re d i n Se pt 23 1862 C O H 3d M ass

, . .
, , .
,
.

I n f Di sc h a rg e d J u ne 26 1863
. Re e n lis te d Oc t 1 0 1863 , .
-
.
. .

3d R hode I s l a n d C a v al ry Di s c h arg e d 1865 Son Of J ames . .

a n d M arg a re t H a n ly .

H A NLY ED WARD M as t ere d i n Se pt 23 1862 C O H 3d M as s

, . .
, , .
. .

I nf Di sch arg ed J une 26 1863 Re e n lis te d Aug 6 1864

.
, .
-
.
, .

i n 18t h M ass una ttac hed Co mp a ny Di sc h a rg ed Nov 14

. . .
,

1864 Corpo ra l S on of J a mes a nd M arg are t H an ly Died

. . .

Sept 19 10 .
, .

H A N LY J A M ES M a s tere d i n Aug 6 1864 18t h M ass una ttac he d

, . .
. . .

Co mpany Di sc ha rg e d Nov 14 1864 100 days Son of

. .
, . .

J a mes a nd M arg aret H an ly .

H ARLO W A AR O N S M as te re d i n Se pt 18 1862 Co K 43d M ass . .

, , .
. .

I nf Disc h arg ed Ju ly 16 1863 Res idence No rth B ridg e

.
, .
,

wa te r
162 HISTORY OF REH OBOTH

H A RR I NGTO N D A NI EL M as t ered i n Sept 23 1862 Co H 3d

, . .
. , .
,

M as s I n f Di sc h arg ed June 26
. . Re en lis t ed Oct 10 .
- .
,

1863 Co C 3d R hode I s l an d C a val ry

, . Disc h arg ed Nov 19
, . .
.

1865 M arri ed Son of J oh n an d Mary Harri ng t on Died

. . .

April 12 189 1 , .

H A RRIS JA B Ez L M a st ered i n Oct 30 186 1 Co C 4 t h Rhode

, . .
, , .
,

I sl an d I nf Di sc h arg ed for di sa b ility Feb 27 1863 Son of

.
, .
. .

Woodbury and Eliza be th H arris .

H EY WO RTH G EO RG E En lis ted Aug 27 1864 6 l s t Mass I nf

. . .
, , . .

for one y ear Di sc h a rg ed J une 20 1865 .

, .

H I C KS J O H N F M a st ered i n Sept 23 1862 Co H 3d M ass

. . .
, , .
. .

I nf . Disc h a rg ed J une 26 1863 Ni ne mon th s Re en lis ted , . .

-

Aug 1 1864 18t h M as s un attac he d Co mp a n y

.
. .Di sc h arg ed . .

Nov 14 1864 100 day s Son of J oh n a n d Avi ce ( B aker)

.
, . .

H ic k s .

H I GG I NS M IC H A E L M a s t ere d i n Oc t 5 186 1 Co A 3d Rhode

, . .
, , .
,

I s l a n d I l ea v y A rtillery Pro mote d to 2d Lieu te n a n t J une 6 .

,

1863 ; to l s t L ie ute nan t Fe b 17 1864 Di sch arg e d M arch , .

. .

17 1865 a t Hilto n H ea d S C
, , , .

H I LL C H A RL ES En li s t e d March 16 1864 3d M ass C aval ry

, .
, , . .

D eserte d M ay 16 1864 , .

H I L L TH O M A S M a s t ered i n Sept 23 1862 Co H 3d M ass

, . .
, , .
. .

I n f Di sc h arg e d J une 26 1863 Re e n lis ted D ec 10 1864 i n

.
, .
-
.
. .

18th M as s un a ttac hed Co mp a ny for one y e ar Di sch arg ed

. .

M ay 12 1865 M a rried Son O f Tho mas . . . .

H O RTO N A LF RED A M a s t e re d i n Se pt 23 1862 CO H 3d M ass

, . .
, , .
, .

I n f Di sc h a rg ed J u ne 26 1863 Ni n e mon th s Re e n lis ted

.
, . .
-

Aug 6 1864 18t h M ass u n a ttac h ed Co mp a ny

.
, ,Di sc h arg ed . .

Nov 14 1864 100 d ays Son of Be ns on an d Permilla Hor

.
, . .

t on . B o rn i n Rehoboth .

H O RTO N C H ARL ES D En li s t ed M ay 20 1862 Co A 9t h Rhode

, .
, , .
.

I s la nd I n f Di sc h a rg ed Se pt 2 1862 Rc e n lis te d A ug 6
. .
, .
-
.
.

1864 18t h M as s un a ttac h ed Co mp a ny

, Di sc h arg e d Nov . . .

14 1864 C o rpo ra l 100d ay s So n o f Se th a nd O live ( B rig g s)

, . . .

Ho rto n Bo rn i n S wan sea

. .

H O RTO N E D W I N R M E n li s te d A ug 20 186 1 Co A 3d Rhod e

. . . .
, , .
,

I s la nd H ea vy A rtille ry S o n of D ari us and H arri e t ( B a ker) .

Horto n Die d O f fe ve r a t Hilto n H e ad S C Ja n 17 1862

.
, . .
, .
, ,

ag ed 22 y ea rs B uried a t Cole B ro ok Ce me te ry . .

H O RTO N F R A NC I S W E n li sted Aug 20 186 1 Co A 3d R hode

, . .
, , .
,

I sla n d He a vy A rtillery Re en li s te d Wou n ded a nd ta ken .

-
.

p ris o ne r a t Ga i n s ville F la Aug 17 1864 Di s ch arg ed Aug , .

, .
, . .

3 1 1864 So n of D a ri u s an d H arri e t ( Ba k er) Ho rto n

, . .

H O RTO N F R E E M A N F M a s t ered i n Aug 6 1864 18t h M ass

, . .
, , .

u n a ttac h e d Co mp an y Di sch arg ed No v 14 1864 100d ay s . .

, . .
 SOLD IERS AND SA ILOR S I N TH E CI V I L WAR 163

H O RTO N J O H N F M as tere d i n M ay 2 186 1 l s t R hod e I s lan d

, .
, ,

Li g ht Artillery Di sc h arg e d Aug 6 186 1 Three mon th s . .

, . .

Res id e nce P rovide nce R I Son of Joh n W a n d M ary An n

, , . . .

( Wh ee l e r) Ho rto n .

H O RTO N N A TH A N B M a s tered i n Aug 18 1862 CO H 4ot h

, . .
, , .
,

M as s I n f Son of Se th an d O live ( B ri g g s ) Horton Died

. . .

Oc t 19 1864 w hile on a f u rlo ug h

.
, , .

JA NS E N S O R E N , En li s te d M arc h 18 1864 C O M 3d M as s .
, , .
, .

Ca va l ry Die d J u ly 16 1864 .
, .

K E N T A LB A B
, M a s t ered i n Se pt 23 1862 C O H 3d M as s
. .
, , .
, .

I n f Di sc h arg e d J un e 26 1863 N i n e mo n th s
.
, . .

L AK E ,J OS E PH W En lis te d M ay 26 1862 C O C l ot h Rhod e .

, , .
,

I sl an d I nf Di sch arg e d Se pt 1 1862 Th ree mon th s Re

. .
, . .

en li s te d D ec 10 1864 i n 18th u n a tta che d M a ss Co mp a n y

.
, , . .

Di sc h a rg e d M ay 12 1865 C o rpo ra l S on O f Williams an d . . .

M ary C ( Whea ton ) La ke Bo rn i n R e hoboth

. . .

LA NE , M D rafted J uly 15 1863 K illed a t Spott

E B E N Ez E R .
, .

sylv a n i a Cou rt Ho use M ay 12 1864 ag e d 36 Son of I sa i ah , , , .

an d M ercy ( D ro w n ) La n e .

LARS O N C H ARL ES , M a s tere d i n M arc h 16 1864 Co B 28th .

, , .
,

M as s I nf Ab sen t s i c k fro m M ay 29 1864 H ence no dis

. .
, , .

c h a rg e .

LE O N ARD J OS E PH F , . E n li s te d A ug 1, 1864 . 18t h . M ass . a na t

t ac h ed Comp any . Di sch arg ed Nov 14 , 1864 . . 100 days .

Son Of Georg e W . an d R u th Le o n ard M arried . .

LE ON ARDM E LVI N G En li s te d D ec 10 1864 18t h M ass a n

, . .
, , .

a ttac hed Co mp a n y Disc h arg e d M ay 12 1865 One y ear .

, . .

M arried .

LE W I S J A M ES M
, M as t ered i n Jan 1 1863 2d R hod e I s l a n d. .
, ,

C avalry Tran sferre d to C O F l s t La Ca val ry Aug 24

. .
, .
, .
,

1863 Transferred to C O I 3d R hode I sl an d C a v a l ry Jan

. .
, , .

14 1864 Di s ch a rg ed NO V 29 1865 Son of Ti mothy an d

, . .
, .

Lo u i sa (Ho rton ) Lewi s .

LOTH RO P H E N RY H M a s t e red i n Se pt 23 1862 C O H 3d Mass

, . .
, , .
. .

I n f Di sc h a rg e d J u n e 26 1863 C o rpora l M a rri e d Son Of

.
, . . .

Willi a m H an d Lydi a M ( Pearse ) Loth rop Los t a t sea 1865

. . .
, .

LU TH E R A LL E N B M a s tere d i n Se pt 23 1862 C O H 3d M ass

, . .
, , .
. .

I n f Di sc h a rg e d J a ne 26 1863
. D rummer Son Of I ra an d , . .

N ancy ( Bowen ) Lu th er Di ed 1864 ag ed 2 1 .

, .

LU TH E , H AL E S M a s t ere d i n Sept 23 1862 CO H 3d M as s

R . .
, , .
, .

I nf Disch arg ed J une 26 1863 Son Of Le vi and Abig a il

.
, .

( Bliss ) Lu th er Married Died Ap ril 22 1895 ag e d 65 . .

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164 HISTO RY OF REHO BOTH

LUTH ER , W I LLI AM H M as te red i n Sept

23, 1862, Co H, 3d
Re—
. . .

Mass I n f D isch arg ed une

. . J 26, 1863 e n lis ted Aug 1, . .

1864, i n 18t h ass un a ttac h ed Compa n Disc harg ed Nov

M . .

14 . 1864 100 d ay s Corpo ral Re cn ted Dec 10. 1864.

.
- . . .

18t h M as s un a ttac hed Com any for one ear Disc harged y
S
. .

M ay 1 2, 1865 e rg ean t on of Rh odolph us a n d Lepha

. S .

( Go ff ) L u th er .

M AC DO NA LD J O H N 2d En lis ted A ug 17 1864 Co K 4 t h M ass

, . .
, , .
, .

Hea vy A rtillery Disc h arge d J uly 13 1865 One yea r .

. . .

Res iden ce Ne w H amps hi re , .

M AG I LL B E NJ A M I N D raft ed J uly 16 1863 Co C 54 th Mass

, .
. , .
, .

( colo re d ) I n f Di ed i n ho s pita l a t Mo rr
.is I s la n d Oc t , .

15, 1864 .

M A GO U N C H A RL ES W M a s tered i n Aug 25 1864 Co M 3d

.
. .
. . .
,

Mass Heavy A rtillery D isc harg ed Oc t 5 1864 (spec ial

. . .
,

favor ,

M A RTI N E LB R I D G E J En lis ted J une 16 186 1 Co C 7 t h Mass

,
.
, . .
, .

I n f D eserted Ja n 20 1863 Son of Benj ami n

. .
, . .

M A RTI N H I RAM L En lis ted M ay 7 186 1 7 t h Mass I nf D ro p

, .
, . . .

p e d fro m t h e Rolls Ap ril 26 1864 , .

MA RTI N KI NGS LE Y Enlis ted June 16 186 1 Co C 7 t h Mass

, . , , .
. .

I n f Disc h arg ed J uly 3 1863

.
, .

M C A L LIS TE R C LA RE NC E En lis ted Sept 1 1864 Co E 6 1s t

, . .
, . .
,

M ass I n f Disc h arge d J une 4 1865 One yea r

. . . . .

MC ELRO Y K ENNED Y Enlis ted Aug 19 1862 Co I 38t h Mas s

, . .
, , .
. .

I n f Th ree years Dese rted Nov 10 1862

. . .
. .

MC H E NRY PA U L En l is ted Nov 16 1864 Co L 3d Mas s

, . .
, , .
. .

Hea vy A rtillery Deserted J uly 22 1865 One year . , . .

MC KENNA ED WA RD En lis ted Nov 16 1864 Co G 2d M ass

, . .
. . .
. .

C a va l ry Disc h arg ed J uly 20 1865 One year

.
, . .

M O U LTO N J AM ES F M as tered i n Sept 23 1862 Co H 3d M ass

, . . . , .
, .

I nf . Disc h arg ed J une 26 1863 Ni ne mo n ths Son of . . .

James B and Abig ail W ( Carpen ter) Moulton Died May

. . .

4 1883 ag ed 43
, . .

M O U LTO N ST E PH E N C Enlis ted Sept 23 186 1 Co 1 l s t Mass

, . .
. , .
, .

C a val ry Re e n lis ted J une 1 1864 Disc h a rg ed Nov 27

.
-
, . .
.

1865 S on O f J ames B a nd Ab ig a il W ( Ca rpe n te r) M oulton

. . . .

Died 1908 ag ed 7 1 , .

M U NRO E B E NJ AM I N C En li sted Ja n 2 1864 CO C 58t h M as s

. . .
, . .
, .

I n f Killed near S pot ts ylv an i a Co urt Ho use V a M ay 15

.
. .
, .

1864 .

M UR P H Y . ED W A RD P En lis ted . Aug 29 1862 C O .

. , . H . 2d Mass .

C aval ry . D isc ha rg e d J u ly Th ree years .

 S OLD I E RS AND SA HD RS IN TH E CI V I L WAR 165

O B RI EN J OH N
’
, . E n li s te d No v 2 1 , 1864 C O G , 6 l s t .
, . M ass . I nf.

Di sc h arg ed by G C M , J un e 22, 1865

. . . .

O LD RI D G E D A NI E L H M a st ered i n Aug 6 1864 18t h M ass

, . .
. , .

u n a ttac h e d Co mp any D isc harg ed N ov 14 1864 100 day s . .

, . .

Son of Sa mue l .

O LS E N J E NS En lis ted Marc h 18 1864 3d M as s Ca valry De

, .
, , . .

sert e d as rec ru it w ithou t j oi n i n g an y reg i me n t .

PARK E R G EO R G E W M a s t ered i n Oc t 29 186 1 B a ttery F l s t

, . .
, , ,

R hode I s l a n d Lig ht A rtill ery Di sc h arg ed Oc t 28 1864 . .

, .

Th ree y ea rs .

P A U L B E NJ A M I N F En lis ted Sept 18 1862 Co G 4 th M as s

, . .
, , .
, .

I nf Di sc h a rg ed Sept 1863 Die d 1863

. .
, . .

PAYN E J O H N C En lis ted Jan 7 1864 Co E 4t h Mas s C aval ry

, . .
. .
, . .

Di sch arg e d Nov 14 1865 M arrie d .

, . .

P E A C O C K A LO N zo En li s ted Aug 7 1864 C O K 4 t h M as s

, . .
, , .
, .

H e a vy A rtill ery Di sc h arg e d J une 17 1865 On e year . , . .

P EC K E D W I N A En lis ted Aug 14 1862 C O H 4ot h M ass I nf

, . .
, , .
, . .

So n of Cy ril C 2d and H a n na h H ( B li ss ) Peck D ied Jan . . . .

,5 1864 a t Hilto n H ea d S C , , .

P EC K G E O RG E G E nlis ted M ay 186 1 C O D 7 t h M ass I n f

, .
, , .
. . .

Los t a n eye i n b a ttle Tran sferred to V e t Res Corps Sept . . .

, .

30 1863 Co rpo ra l
, Disc h a rg ed 1864
. . .

PE C K T H OM A S W D En li s ted M ay 26 1862 C O I 9t h R hode

, . .
, , .
.

I sl a n d I n f Di sch a rg e d Sept 2 1862 Son of Philip an d

. .
, .

Fra nces J (B arney ) Pec k Died i n 1900 ag ed 55

. .
, .

PH I LLI PS A L E X A ND E R En li s te d Aug 9 1864 C O B l s t M as s

, . .
, , .
, .

C ava l ry One year Disc h arg ed a t close of t he war

. . .

P I E RC E A B RA H A M E n li s te d Oc t 15 1862 Co H 3d M as s I n f
, . .
, , .
, . .

Di sc harg ed J une N i ne mo n th s Son O f J eremi ah . .

M arried Di e d i n Re hoboth D ec 1 1890 ag ed 62

.
, .
, , .

PI E RC E (P E A RC E ) D Ex TE R D M a s te re d i n J u n e 6 186 1 CO A .
, , .
,

l s t R hode I s l an d Li g ht A rtillery Di sc h arg e d J une 17 1864 .

, .

Died M ay 19 15 , .

P I E RC E W H E A TO N E n li s te d Aug 14 1862 C o H 40t h M ass

, . .
, , .
, .

I nf S o n of Jos h u a a n d B e ts y Pie rce

. M arrie d K illed by a . .

s h e ll J a n e 6 1864 a t Cold H a rbo r V a ag e d 32

, , , .
, .

P I E RC E W I LLI A M F M a s tered i n Aug 6 1864 18t h M ass a n

, . .
, , .

a ttac h ed C om a ny Di sc h arg ed N ov 14 1864 100 day s . .

, . .

Afterward s en i s te d i n V e t Re l Corp s . . .

P O TT E R D A V I D M a s t ere d i n D ec 16 186 1 C O E 5th R hode

, . .
, , .
,

I s l a n d He a vy A rtillery Di sc h arg ed Nov 20 1864 a t New . .

, ,

berne N C , . .
166 H ISTORY OF R EH OBOTH

R E Y NO LD S , JO H N
M En lis ted Oc t 1 1862 Co G 1 1th Rhode . .
, , .
,

I s la n d I n f Disc h arg e d J u ly 13 1863 N ine mon ths Re

.
, . .

e n l is t ed i n 3d R hod e I s l a n d C a v al ry .

RO AC H JA M ES
, M a s te re d i n Sept 23 1862 Co H 3d M ass
. .
. , .
, .

I n f Di sc h arg ed J u ne 26 1863 Ni ne mon th s

. Marri ed , . . .

S H E RM A N E D WARD P L M a st ered i n Aug 18 1862 Co H 4ot h

, . . .
, , .
,

M as s I nf M arri ed Died at Ft I n depen dence Bos ton

. . . .
, .

1863 .

S I M M O NS H En lis te d Nov 29 186 1 Co F 29t h M ass

, FR A NC IS . .
, . .
, .

I n f Die d a t H arpe r s Ferry V a Oc t 12 1862

’
.
, .
, .
, .

S M ITH A L B E RT F En lis te d Se t 26 1862 Co G 4 t h Mass

, . .
, , .
, .

I nf Son of Willi a m an d E i za ( White) S mi t h

. D ied Aug . .

12 1863 a t C a i ro I ll while on h i s way ho me ag ed 2 1

, . , .
, . .

ST E I M L E T H E O D O R E En li s ted Nov 17 1864 Co G 19t h Mass

, . .
. , .
, .

I n f Di sc h arg e d J une 30 1865 One yea r

.
, . .

TH A TC I I E R J A M ES J M a s tere d i n Aug 6 1864 18th M ass an

. . .
. , .

a tta c hed Co mp a n y Disc h arg ed Nov 14 1864 100 days . .

, . .

Re e n li s te d D ec 10 1864 18t h M as s una ttac hed Co mp any

- .
. , . .

Disc h arg e d M ay 12 1865 One year , . .

T H AY E R LoR E NzO J En lis ted Sept 23 1862 Co C 47t h Mass

, . .
. .
, .

I n f Died A ug 16 1863 of fe ve r Whi le I n serv ice a t Cle ve

. .
, , ,

l a n d 0 Ni ne mo n ths
, . .

THO R P J O H N Enlis ted Nov 15 1864 Co B 4 t h M ass Ca valry

, . .
, . .
, . .

Di sc h arg ed Nov 14 1865 One year .

, . .

TH R -I I E R G EO R G E II En lis t ed Feb 8 1864 Co B 58t h Mass

,
. .
, , .
, .

I n f Disc h arg ed J a ne 20 1865 for dis ability

. Th ree years , , . .

M arried .

T H U RB ER F RA NC IS W M a s tere d i n Sept 1 1862 Co H 4ot h

, . .
, , .
,

M as s I n f Trans ferred Nov 15 1864 to V et Rel Corps

. . .
. . . . .

Di sc h arg ed J uly 3 1865 Th ree years , . .

T H U R B E R J E R E M I A H M as t ered i n Sept 18 1862 Co H 3d

, . .
, , .
,

M as s I nf Di sc h arg ed Ju ne 26 1863 Ni ne mo n ths

. .
, . .

T H U R B E R NA TH A NI E L En lis ted Dec 9 186 1 Co G 29t h Mass

, . .
, , . , .

I n f Di sc h arg e d Feb 1 2 1863 for di sa bility

. .
, , .

T I LTO N C H A RL ES W M a s tered i n Sept 23 1862 CO K 43d

, . .
, . .
,

M as s I nf Disc harg ed J uly 30 1863 Ni ne mon ths

. . , . .

TOW L E J O H N W En lis ted Aug 29 1864 CO B 6 l s t M ass I nf

, . .
, . .
, . .

Disc harg ed J a ne 4 1865 On e year . . .

TRE NN H EN RY C LA Y
, M a st ered i n A ug 6 1864 18t h M ass . .
, , .

una ttac hed Co mp any Disc ha rg ed Nov 14 1864 100 days . .

, . .

D ied J un e 1886 I n terred a t B uri al Pl ace Hill . . .

 SO LDIERS A ND SAI LO RS I N THE CI V IL WAR 167

T R IPP G E O RG E A M a s tere d i n Sept 23 1862 C O H 3d M ass

, . .
. , .
, .

I n f Di sc h a rg e d J a n e 26 1863 N i n e mo n th s
. Married . . . .

T UC K E R J O H N M En lis te d M arc h 16 1864 2d M ass Ca valry

, .
. , . .

Deserted 1864 , .

ULX RI B R E N C ARL En lis te d M a rc h 18 1864 C O M 3d Mass

, .
, , .
, .

C av Died Nov 10 1864 a t B a lti more

. .
. , .

V A L ETT A L E X A N D E R E nlis te d M ay 186 1 C o 11 7 t h Mass I n f

, .
, , .
, . .

Di sch arg ed J u ly T hree yea rs .

V I ALL GE ORG E H M a s tered I n Sept 23 1862 Co H 3d Mass

, . .
, , .
, .

I n f Di sc h arg ed J a ne 26 1863 N i ne mo n th s Son of S amuel

.
, . .

H a nd M ary A (Ken t) V i all

. . .

V I ALL SA M U E L H M a s tered i n Oc t 1 1 1862 Co A 43d Mass

, . .
, , .
, .

I n f Disc h a rg ed J uly 30 1863 N i ne mo n th s

.
, . .

WALK E R A R NO LD A En lis ted J une 6 186 1 C O A l s t Rhode

, .
, , .
,

I s l a n d Lig ht A rtillery Di sc h arg ed on S urg eo n s certifica te .

’
,

Fe b 5 1863 Died i n hos pita l i n W as hi n g to n Feb 19 1863

.
, .
, , .

W H E E L E R PA R M E N US E M as t e red i n Sept 2 186 1 24th Mass

, . .
, , .

I n f P ro mote d to 2d Li e u ten a n t A a g 1 1862 ; to l s t Lieu

. .
,

t en a n t M a rc h Di sc h a rg e d Nov 14 1864 a t ex pira .

, ,

tio n of service S on of Aru nah an d Melin da ( Mason) Wheeler

. .

W HITAK E R H E R B E R T A En li s te d Aug 10 1864 22d M ass na

, . .
, , .

a ttac h e d C o mp a n y Di s c h arg e d Nov 25 1864 100 d ay s .

, . .

Re e n li s te d D ec
-
On e y e a r D rummer D is. . .

c h a rg ed M ay

W I LLI A M S C AL E B M a s tered I n Sept 23 1862 CO H 3d M as s

, . .
, , .
, .

I nf Di sc h a rg e d J a ne 26 1863 N i ne mon ths M arried

.
. . . .

Died I n 1903 .

LI S T OP M EN W HO WERE EI TH E R B O R N IN R E H O B OTH OR L IVE D

TH ER E A T S OM E TI M E , B UT A R E C RE D IT E D E LS E W H ER E I N
TH E STA T E R OS T E R
B LA NC H ARD W I LLI A M W , .

B LA N D I NG AB RAM O Serve d d u ri ng t h e w a r as s urg eo n i n t he

, .

22d Io wa I n f Son O f J a mes a n d Eli z a be th ( C arpen ter)

.

Bl an di ng Died J u ly 3 1 1892 ag e d 69
.
, .

B LI SS C O R NE LI U S Served I n a n Illi n ois reg i me n t S on Of Ehj ah

, . . .

B LISS E D WI N H Gra ndson O f E lij a h

. . .

B LI SS W H E A TO N L Served t wo y ea rs i n CO A 17 th Mass I nf
, . .
. . .

Son Of Geo rg e W an d Be tsey ( Bo wen) Bliss Born in Reho . .

both C redited to Seeko nk

. .

B O W E N C H ARL ES Served I n l s t R hod e I s la nd C avalry Re s

, . .

idence No rth Re hoboth Died 1904 ag e d 86

, . , .
168 HISTORY OF REH OBOTH

B OW EN C HA RL ES W Served in 1st Rhode I sland Cavalry Son

. . .

of Charles Died 1902 ag ed 57 .

. .

B O W EN C Y RUS A Son of Ch arles Died 1902 ag ed 44 Father

, . .
, .

”
an d so ns b uried i n th e S tevens Corner Cemetery .

B O WE N ED WI N H
, .

B U RTO N E LI S H A P Served i n Co H 58th Mass I nf D ied in

, . .
, . .

Rehoboth at ho me of Capt Geo W Bliss , Buried at Re . . . .

hobot h Vil lage .

C HI PM A N JA M ES S M D After the war res ided in Reh obot h

, . .
.

se veral years an d p rac ti ced med i c i ne B uri ed at Rehoboth .

Villag e .

CO NN E LLY PE T ER , .

D I C K E RM A N EzRA En list ed 186 1 22d M ass I nf D is charg ed

, . , . .

for disab ility Feb 7 1864 C redited to Taun ton .

, . .

D I C K E RM A N IR VI NG En lis ted 186 1 Co G 24t h M ass I nf Re

, .
, .
, . .

en l is ted Ja n 4 1864 Di sc h arg ed Jan 20 1866 C redi ted

.
, . .
, .

to Berke l ey .

D R O WN L EO NA RD
, Capta i n i n a New H amps hire reg imen t . .

Son of Is rae l an d C h ri s t i ans A ( C arpen ter) D rown Ki lled . .

i n ba ttle a t Willi amsb urg V a M ay 5 1862 B uri ed at , .

, . .

Rehobo t h Vill ag e .

D B U R Y , J OH N .

FRA NC IS , H E NRY W Co F 7 th Mass . En lis ted M ay 1, 186 1, .

, .

I n f Disc ha rg ed
. Taun ton Oc t , 1864 C redited to
. . .

G O FF TH OM A S L Serv ed i n 1 1t h R hode I s land I n f Son of

. . .

Na th a n Goff ; ste p son of B ayli es Go ff -

.

H ARR IS O N GI LB E RT F Served i n B attery A l st Rhode I sland

, .
,

Lig ht A rtille ry Wounded at Ge tty sb urg Tran s ferre d to . .

V e t Rel Co rp s f ro m w hi c h h e wa s disc h arg ed

. . B uri ed a t , .

E Provid e nce Oc t 23 1889 ag ed 62

.
, .
. ,
.

H O RTO N A NTI I O NY Lieu ten an t i n one of t he Rhode I s l an d b at

, .

t e rie s Son of Joh n W Ho rton B uri e d a t Re ho b oth

. . . .

H O RTON S ETH A En li s ted Aug 14 1862 Co H 40t h M as s I nf

, . .
, , .
, . .

Disc h arg ed J uly 12 1865 C redited to Dig hto n , . .

H O RT O N W I LLI A M H En li s ted Aug 15 1862 Co H 39th M ass

, . .
, . .
, .

I nf .

LU TH E R LE VI L
, En li s ted une , 186 1, B a ttery A , l s t R hode
. J
I s l a n d Li g ht A rtillery W as i n t h e fi rs t an d sec on d a ttles . b
of B ull R un a nd a t A n tie tam Afterwards s i c k an d disc h arg ed .

for di sa ility b
Son O f Le vi a n d Abi g a il ( Bli ss) Lu ther
. .

C redited to P roviden ce , R I Se rved i n l 0t h R I B a tter . . . . y .

100 d ay s Died i n Reho oth M arch , 19 14 , ag ed 88

. b ,
.

M I LL ER C H ARL E S E
, .
 C A PT . C O NS TA NT S . H O RT O N
D e pu ty S upt . of P ro v ide e P li e
nc o c Fo rc e . Rh o de I s la n d ,
—
19 1 1 19 14
.
 L I E UT
. A M OS M I LL E R BO W

Wl LLI A M BO W E N
,
 SOLDIE RS A ND SA ILO RS I N THE C I V I L WAR 169

PA C K AR D W I LLI AM D
, .

P A RK E R T H OM A S S En lis ted Ja ne 13 1862 Co F l st Rhode

, .
, , .
,

I sl and B a ttery Li g ht A rti llery D isch arg ed for disab ility .

,

M arc h 6 1863 a t Newton U n ivers ity H ospita l B alti more

, , , .

Co rporal .

PE RR Y JAM E S N E n lis ted 186 1 C O 1 7 t h M ass I nf Los t a

, .
, .
, . .

leg i n t h e b a ttle of t he Wildernes s S on of Na th a n ie l an d .

M ary Perry C red ited to Attleboroug h an d la ter to Fa ll .

,

R iver Died fro m wo un ds J u ly 28 1864 a t Ch es tn ut H ill

.
. ,

Hospita l Phil ade lphi a ag e d 21 , , .

PERRY , JOH N S M as tered i n . S e pt . 16, 1862, Co K 43d M ass .

, .

I nf . Di sc h arg ed J uly 30 , 1863 . C redite d to North B ridg e

w a ter .

PER RY M ARS D E N J En lis ted D ec 13 1864 26th M ass una t

, . .
, , .

te c h ed Comp any Dis c h arg ed M ay 1 2 1865 Son of Ho .

. .

ra tio M an d S usa n Perry C redited to Somerset

. . .

PI E RC E C H ARL ES Se rved as Li euten an t i n a M a i ne reg i men t

, . .

Res ide nc e So u th Rehoboth B uried a t B uri al Place H ill

, . .

So n Of Eli s h a .

PI ER C E W I LS ON D
, M ember of t he R hode I s lan d H os pita l .

Guard an d ve tera n of t h e Ci v il Wa r
”
Son of J o sh ua and .

B e ts ey ( Wh ea ton ) Pierce B uri ed a t Cole B rook C red ited . .

to Di g hton .

PO TT E R A LD E N E nli s ted Aug 5 1862 CO H 39 th Mass I nf

, . .
, , .
, . .

C redited to S a ug as .

PRA TT A LB E RT S 4t h M as s I n f Credite d to Ta un ton ( f)

, . . . .

R O B I NS O N ST E P I I E N W E n lis ted No v 5 1862 C o B 14 th New

, . .
, , .
,

Yo rk C a va l ry ag e 17 Di sch arg ed a t Sa n A n ton io Tex as , .

, ,

Nov 26 1865 Res id en ce B rookly n N Y Si n ce 188 2 h as

.
, .
, , . .

lived i n Rehoboth .

RO U N D I RA H 100 d y Son of Joth m

, . a s . a .

RO U N D G E RS H OM
S, C edit d to Attl bo oug h r e e r

“
. .

SAL B U RY T H OM A S R S v d on U S S S B ooklyn
IS , With . er e . . . r .

F ag u t t N w O l n Di d i n Rehoboth December
a rr a e r ea s . e , ,

1889 .

S E A G RA V ES D A VI D En li s te d i n a K an sas reg imen t

, Was . .

wo u nd ed a t b a ttl e Of S p ri n g fi e ld M O w here Gen Lyo n was , .

, .

killed So n Of Rev E d ward an d H arrie t ( Wa lker) Sea g raves

. . .

Di ed i n Tex as .

S M ITH D A NI E L Served i n an Illi noi s reg i men t

, . . With G ran t at

capt ure of Fort Do nel so n i n w i n ter O f 1862 .

170 HISTOR Y OF R EHOBOTH

T H A Y E R JO H N J En l is ted M ay 186 1 Co I 7 t h Mass I nf

, .
, , .
. . .

Disc h arg ed Dec 29 1863 for disa b ility .

, , .

W H EATO N C Y RUS M M a st ered i n Aug 29 186 1 Co B 18th

, . .
, , .
,

M as s I nf l s t Lieutenan t Res ig ned April 3 1862 Son of

. . .
. .

Cy ru s M and Nancy ( C arpen ter) Wh ea to n C red ited to

. .

So merse t Died a t Providence R I J une 26 1862

.
. . .
, , .

W H E ATO N MA RK O Enlis ted 186 1 3d Rhode I slan d Caval ry

, .
, , .

Son of W illi am an d Rac h el ( B a rr) Wh ea to n Died at Attle .

boroug h June 22 1896 ag ed 62 , , , .

W I LLI A MS A LEx A ND E R Seaman (colored ) D ied at Re hobo t h

, . .

al ms ho use B uried i n H i x ceme tery Oak Swamp .

, .

M EN IN T H E U NIT ED STA T ES NA V Y C R E D IT E D TO R EH OB OTH

B A K ER La nds man Enlis ted Jan
, E UG EN E
e II r on t h e
.

Oceol a ”
Di sc h arg ed Jan 28
. . 29, 1864, for one
. 1865 , fro m Day
“
it
, . .

.
”
Ig l .

B E A TTI E E D W A RD Sept
“ bi ,
”
.

Di sc harg ed Sept
En lis ted . 26, 1862, for one y ea r. on t h e
15, 1863, fro m s hip B rand
“ y
Sa ne
”
. .

wmo .

“
B I C K PO B D , H E NRY
O ss ipee ,
” “
Mo
. En lis ted
o
n ng a e a h l
Sept
.
. 26, 1862,
Di sc h arg ed
for
from “
th ree y ears
Elk Au g .

7 . 1865 .

B O A R D M A N J AM ES En li s te d Se pt 20 1862 for one year on

“ ”
,
“
Sab i ne Disc harge d from Florid a Sept 15 1863
.
. .
. ,

.
. .

BRO W N A B IJA H Enlis ted Sept 19 1862 for one year on La n

. . .
, ,
”
D is ch arg ed Ju ne 8 1864 fro m re
c as ter
ce i v i ng s hip
“
l ater Cy ane ,

S a v a n na h
.

.
, ,

BRO WN F RA NC IS En lis ted Oc t 20 1862 for th ree years on Col

,
“ . .
, , .

“
”
o ra do th en Oneid a
, Di sc h arg ed J u ne 30 1865 from .
. ,
”
A rkansas .

BRO WN J AM ES E En li sted Se pt 5 1862 for one year on Sara

, . .
, ,
”
Di sc h arg ed fro m
“
"
nae then Cy ane a nd Lancas ter
, . .

Savannah .

BRO WN J O H N En lis te d Sept 22 1862 for th ree yea rs on Sa

,
”
,
“ ”
.

b i ne then San ta e tc Disch arg e d Feb 23 1865 from ,

.

.
, ,

.
,
,

M ace don i a
“
.

BRO WN J O H N T Enlis ted Sept 20 1862 for o ne year on S e

bi ne
,
“
Dis c h arg e d fro m Zoua ve Se pt 19 1863
.
. .
,

,
,

.
, .
,

B R O WN J OS E P H En lis ted Sept 24 1862 for t wo years on Sa

, . .
, , .
” ”
bi ne D es e rted Nov 30 1864 f ro m W a teree
“
. . .
, ,

BRO WN PETE R Enlis ted Sept 22 1862 for th ree years on San
, . .
, , ,
”
Jac i n to Deserted Feb 28 1863 . .
, .
 SO LDI ER S AND SAI LORS I N TH E CIVIL W AR 17 1

B RO W N P E T E R E n li s te d Sept 17 1862 for o ne yea r on Sa

, . .
, , ,
”
b i ne Di sc harg ed Aug 23 1863
. .
, .

BRI D G H AM W IL LIA M H B En lis ted Nov 23 1864 for one year

on R S
“ Ohio ”
,

D is charg ed Nov 23 1865

. . .
. .

.
.

,
,

.
, ,

B U RLI NG H AM W I LLI A M A En lis ted Oc t 1 1862 for th ree y ears

on
“ ”
,

Colorado th en Red Rove r e t c D ecease d J aly 15

,
.

,
.
,

.
, ,

1863 .

B U RNS J O H N E nli s ted Oc t 4 1862 for th ree years on Sab i ne

“ , .

“
then S an J ac i n to et c Disch arg ed fro m D al e J uly 20 ,
"
.

.
, , , ,

1865 .

B Y E RS A L E X A ND E R En lis ted Sept 19 1862 for t wo y ears

“ ,

on Sab i n e
” “
Di sc harg ed fro m B ran dy wi ne Sept 11 1863
.
. .
. ,

, .
,
,

D AVIS A LEX A ND E R En li s ted Sept 18 1862 for one y ear on

,
“
dag s hip Lan cas ter
-
”
Di sc h a rg ed Sept 22 1863
.

.
.
,

.
,

, .
,

H AR E J O H N E n lis ted M a rc h 30 1864 fo r t wo y ea rs on B rook

,

lyn
”
.

“
Tran s ferred J uly 3 1 1865 to R S North C aroli na
.
”
,
, .

.
,

.
,

NO furth e r rec o rd .

H E RM E N J A C O B A E n li s te d Ap ril 8 1864 for t wo years De

sert e d fro m
“ ,
”
Ch erokee Oc t 5 1864
.

, .
,
,

.
. .

RO U ND S W I LLI A M H
“Colo rado ”
, E n li s te d Se pt 25 1862 for o ne y ear on
Di s c h a rg e d Feb 10 1864
.
.

.
.

,
,

.
, .
 CHAPTER V I
ECC LES I A S T I CA L H I S TO RY

THE C ONG REGATIONA L CH U RCH

E ARLY i g htee n th ce n tury t he fi rs t se tt lers of Reho both
i n t he e .

w h o h ad co me fro m Wey mou th w ith Sa muel Ne wma n i n

h ad p as se d a way a nd t hei r desce n d an ts h ad sprea d ou t fro m the
,
”
ri ng of t h e to wn whic h i s now Eas t Providence C en ter So me
, .

of t he more en terp ri s i ng had moved as far eas t as Pal mer s R iver ’

an d were se ttled alo ng t h e bo rders of th at s trea m Follo wi ng .

t h e river u p fro m t he S wan sea li ne we fi n d t he Th urbers t h e , ,

Smiths t he B urrs t he Pal mers t he B ulloc k s t he All ens t he

, . . . .

Mil lers t he M arti ns an d t h e M illa rd s ; t he n t he La kes t he Peeks

, , ,

t h e Full ers a nd t he Bli sses ; s till fa rther u p t he Bla n di ng s t he , ,

H un ts t he Wi lmart h s t he Carpe nters and t he Roa d ways ; t hen

, ,

t h e Wh ea to ns t he Pe rry s a nd t h e B li sses ag a i n
, These s turdy .

an d d evou t men a n d wo men p ri z i ng t he mi n is tra tio n s of t he Sanc

.

t a s t y fo und it di ffi c ult to a tte nd worship at t he Newma n Ch urc h

,

so far aw ay a n d pe t ition ed t he Ge ne ral C ourt i n 17 1 1 to h a ve t he

,

to wn divid ed i n to t wo se para te prec i nc ts for th e s up port of t he

mi n istry This t he people i n t he older p art of t h e to wn opposed
.

by a counter pe tition Th us arose a sort of di s trus t and riv al ry

.

be t wee n t he eas t an d wes t sec tions of t he to wn whi c h i ncreased ,

u n til it c ul mi n a t e d i n 1759 i n t wo di s ti nc t p rec i nc ts ; an d i n 18 12 .

”
t h e y ear a fte r t he fi g hti ng to wn mee ti ng i n t wo se pa ra te towns , .

I n M ay 17 13 t h e G e nera l C o u rt rec o mme nd e d to Rehoboth

, ,

to ra i se one h un d re d and t wen ty po un ds fo r t he s uppo rt of t wo

mi n is te rs — o n e a t Pa l mer s R iv e r
’

, .

I n 17 17 t he pe ople a t Pal mer s R ive r by t h e c o n se n t O f t h e

’

C ourt beg an to bu ild a mee ti ng house i n the i r p art of t he town

,
-
.

whi c h was fi n i s h ed and occ upi ed i n 17 2 1 .

It s tood h a lf a mile n o rth of t he Orleans fac to ry o n La ke Stree t , ,

on t h e s pot n o w ma rk e d by t h e re ma i n s of t h e Old b u ryi n g g ro u nd -

.

The lot i n c l ud es th ree ac res of l an d g iv en by t h e b rothers J a th n ie l

a n d S a mue l Pe c k a nd Jo n a th an Bli s s e ac h g ivi n g one ac re , .

‘
A cc ordi ng to o ld s t y le t h ye e ar 1644 be g l M an a re h 25 t h . i e
By t h a t t m t h e
l y w ld d t b
c o on ou nee o e on t he g rou n d t b uild t hei
o r h o mes e e
a n d f nc s a n d pre

p e th l
ar d f t ill g e
e an or a .
 E CC LESIASTICA L HISTO RY 173

Th e p a re n t c h u rc h ha d bee n g ra n te d t wo h un d re d a nd fifty
po un d s for b uildi n g a ne w mee ti n g ho use ; O f thi s th ey re li nq u is hed -

fifty po u n ds to a i d t he c h urc h a t Pa hn er s River rece ivi ng a

’

wri t te n re lease fro m a ny f urther p ay me n ts They a ls o g ave t he .

fac i n g O f t he g a lleries a n d t he p ulpit of the i r old mee ti ng ho use -

.

The C h urc h w as o rg a n i zed NO V 29 17 2 1 c o n s i s ti ng O f t e n me m .

, ,

be rs D a vid Tu rner ( pas to r) E lis h a M ay Tho mas Ormsbee

, , ,

( d e a c o n s ) J a
, th n i e l P e c k S a m u e l P e c k B
, e n j a m i n Wilso n Solo , .

mon Mill a rd S a muel F uller Willi a m Bl a n di n g Jose ph W ils on

, , , .

The wo rs hippers we re to be sea te d w ith dis c ri mi n a tio n acco rdi ng ,

to dig n ity ag e a nd li be ra lity to wa rd t h e b u ildi n g a n d s upporti ng

,

O f t he c h urc h .

The b us i n ess O f t he t wo c h urc hes a nd s oc ie ties was manag ed

”
by t he tow n as t he a ffa i rs of on e c h u rc h a n d t he ex pe nses of ,

both were to be borne by t he whole to wn a n a rra ng e men t w hich , .

acco rdi n g to t h e p rec i nc t re co rd occ as io ned g rea t di ffi c ulties . .

They co n ti n ued to be th us ma n ag ed un til t he yea r 1759 eac h ,

voter payi ng a yea rly to w n ra te a nd a mi n is teri a l ra te c ol lec ted

by co ns ta bles .

Re v D a vid T u rn e r t he p as to r was a n a tive O f Sc it ua te

.
, He
, .

rece ived on e h u n d re d po u n d s for a se ttle me n t H i s an n ua l .

s a l a ry a v e rag e d a bo u t e i hty fi v e po u n d s D u i n h i p to te
g r g s as ra
-
.

O f thi rty s i x y ea rs
-
on e h u n d re d a n d s e ve n ty one pe rs o ns we re
,
-

added to t h e Ch u rc h .

M r Turn e r g ra d ua ted fro m H a rva rd Colleg e i n 17 18 He

. .

a fterward s s tudi ed medi c i ne a n d p rac ti se d to so me e x ten t d u ri ng

h i s mi n i s try He wa s tale n te d a n d w itty b ut ecce n t ri c He h ad

.
, .

n u mero us c hild re n a n d g ra n d c h i ld re n b u t mos t O f th e m b ro ug ht ,

no hon or to t h e fa mily na me Th e e ldes t s on D a vid j un ior w as

.
, ,

c le rk of t h e p rec i n c t f ro m 17 6 1 to 17 65 kee pi n g h i s reco rd s i n a ,

nea t a n d leg ible h a n d He married M ary S mith O f Rehoboth a n d

.

had a l a rg e fa mily The n a me he re was lo n g ag o e x ti nc t

. .

Re v M r T urn e r died Aug 9 1757 i n h i s 63d yea r a nd was

. . .
, ,

b uried i n h i s c h urc h ya rd t he O ldes t buryi ng g ro un d i n to wn

-
, ,

lo n g s in ce overg ro w n with bus hes Hi s to mbs to ne bears t he .

follo wi ng i nsc riptio n :

In e mo r
M y of
t he Re vere n d Mr
D a vid Turner ,

Pas to r of t he Seco n d
174 H ISTORY OF REHOBOTH

Ch urc h i n Rehoboth ,

wh o dep arted this

Life on y 9t h D ay of
e

A ug us t A D 1757 i n , . .
,

y
e
63 d y e a r of h i s Ag e .

Wa tch and P my bec ause ‘

You k n ow not t he ho ur
’
.

M r Turn er res ide d abou t one mile no rth of h i s c h urc h i n a h ouse

.
,

whi c h s tood whe re t h e deaco n Whee ler h ouse now s tan ds on

Wh ee ler S treet near t he Old Asa Bliss farm and where h is suc
, ,

cesso r M r Rog erso n a l so live d an d l a ter C apt Joh n Rog erson

, .
, , .
.

h is son .

las t i ll ness M r Turner se n t for t he Re v Robert Rog er

I n his , . .

son wh o h ad p reach ed to h i s peopl e s i n ce he h ad bec o me di s

,

abled thro ug h i n fi rmi t i es an d sa id to hi m :

“M r Rog erso n I re , .
,

joice to fi nd th a t t he people are so well please d with you and your

preac hi ng b u t you mus t remember tha t tho ug h it i s Hosan na !
, ,
‘ ’

‘
Hosan na ! t o day it w ill be C ruc ify h i m! Cruc ify hi m! t o
’
-
,
‘ ’ ’ ’

”
mo rrow .

I n t h e yea r 1759 thi s c h urc h and co ng reg a tio n was i n corpo ra ted
by a n ac t of t he G eneral Co urt i n to a se para te soc ie ty by t he name
“ ”
of The Seco n d Prec i nc t of Rehoboth th us free i ng t he t own ,

from fu rther fi nanc ial ca re .

Th e fi rs t mee ti ng of t he p rec i nc t was held Fe b 12th of t he same .

yea r when William B ulloc k was c hose n Prec i nc t Clerk and Dea
, ,

con Tho mas C arpe n te r D eacon Moulto n S tephe n Mo ulto n , , ,

Lieu t Ephra i m H un t Capt Na than iel Bliss and Willi am Bl an d

.
, .

i n g Prec in c t Co mmittee
, .

U p to thi s ti me one sou rce of fric tion be twee n t he t wo c h urc hes

( t d w t ) h d b i oll ti d dividi t h v
“
e as a n e s a e e n n c ec n g an n g e r e e n ue

fro m t h e mi n is t e ri al l a n d s des ig n a ted as t he Pas to r s and ’

”
Teac her s R ig hts ’
This di ffi c ulty w as re moved by se lli ng all
.

suc h l a n d s ow n ed i n c o mmo n a n d dividi n g t h e p rocee d s eq ua lly ,

be twee n t he p rec i n c ts ‘
Thi s was e ffec ted t h e follow i ng year by
.

a ppoi n ti n g a c o mmittee fro m e ac h p rec i nc t w hi c h co n s i s ted of ,

D a n iel C arpen te r Joh n Lyon and Joh n H un t fro m t he fi rs t

, , ,

a n d Thomas C a rpe n te r Na th a n i el Bli ss a n d Willi a m B ullock ,

fro m t he se con d There were thi rty one of thes e lots sca ttered
.
-

th ro ug h t he t o wn i n c l udi ng one lot Of 182 ac res a t Sq

, a a n n a kon k

‘
One sa lt ed
m a ow
”
i n Ba rr i n g t on was e e ed by e
r s rv ac h prei
c n c t by ag ree
m e nt .
 E CC LE SIASTICA L HISTOR Y 175

s wa mp o ld i n th ree p arcel s I n all there were 674

w hi c h w as s .

acre s w hi c h n e tted ea c h p rec i n c t a bo u t £ 60

, 0
Fe b 29 1759 t he p rec i nc t u n ite d w ith t he c h urc h i n ca llin g
.
, ,

Rev Robert Ro g ers on to be th e ir p as tor a n d voted to g ive h i m

.
,

i n a ddition to a se ttle men t of se ven ty po u n d s s i x ty poun ds for ,

h i s a n n ua l s al a ry
“ .

It w as voted by y i n h a bita n ts of s d Pre c i n c t th a t F ifty t wo

e

Po un d s La wf ul money be ra ise d on y Poles a nd Es ta tes of y

e e

i n h ab ita n ts of y sd P rec i nc t this p resen t y ea r a n d one h a lf Of

e

e
R v e n u e i i f o m e
mi n i
.

te i l l d th i p n t y
w ith y th ree Pou n ris La w f ul money to b e p a id by y wes t P rec in c t
y e s a r s n r y s r a a n s s rese ear .
e e

ma ks u p s ix ty poun ds La wf u l mo ny w hic h Is one y ea rs Sa llery .

Likew ise voted to Ra i se thi s p resen t y ea r on y Poles an d Es e

ta tes of y I n h a bita n ts of sd Prec i nc t Twen ty th ree Poun ds S ix

e

s hilli n g s a n d E i g ht p en ce La w fu l mo n y b e i n g o n e thi rd p art Of y e

Se ttle men t ag reed upon by y sd I n h abita n ts to g ive t he Revren d

e
”
M r Robert R o g e rso n
. .

M r Rog erso n ag reed to ta ke o ne thi rd p art O f h is sa lary I n

.

t he p rod uce Of t h e co un t ry p rovided th ey b ri n g me s uc h arti cles

”
as I h a ve occ as io n for .

I n y e ars w h e n t h e p rec i n c t h ad a l a rg er i n co me th an us ua l th ey
s h a red t h e s u rpl u s w ith th e i r p as tor — a n ex a mple wo rth y of ,

i mita tio n .

M arc h 18 1773 t he p rec i n c t voted th a t t he Old mee ti ng

, ,

h o use s ho u ld b e sold or p ull e d do wn p rovide d th a t a new one

can b e b u ilt upo n t h e pl a i n n ear Ti mothy He a d way s The s ite
’
.

c hose n I s n o w k n o w n as t h e V ill a g e C eme tery This was a part .

Of t h e c o mmo n or un divide d l a n d s o n He a d w ay s pl a i n use d for

’

a t ra i n i n g fi e ld A po rti on was s urveyed an d se t O ff for a

“
.

”
c h u rch s ta bl e a n d b uryi ng g ro un d
, by t h e Prop rie to rs Com -
’

mi t tee Willi am B ullock c ha i rma n

, , .

The n e w ho u se fifty fee t by fo rty w as b u ilt t he fol low i n g s um

, ,

mer an d t he pe ws were s old a t p ublic a uc tio n Oct 25 1773

, .
, .

They were a t fi rs t fo rty i n n umber a n d b roug ht £ 462 103 Ca pt . . .

Tho mas C a rpe n ter w as c ha i rman Of t h e b uildi ng co mmittee a nd

‘

furn i s he d t h e plan Thi s ho use k no wn as t he Ye llo w Mee ting

.
“ ,
,

”
Ho use s tood to t he eas t O f t he g ra vey ard fac i ng t h e sou th
,
’
, .

B ac k of it on t he n orth and n orth wes t were horse s hed s It was -

.

w itho u t be ll o r s tee pl e .

‘
A lsod i g t d T h m C p te 3d
es na e as o as ar e n r , an d aft er his pro mot i on i n 17 76 . as
Co l el T h m
on o as .

’
S t t ed by W il li m Bl
o s a di g w li i g a an n , no v n at 97 ; also by D r. D . B . i
N chols
in a le tt e t t h w i te i 1885
r o e r r n .
1 76 HISTORY OF REHOBOTH

The hi g h p u lpit w ith i ts s i

ound ng - board overhea d was at t he
n ro th end and was reac hed by a s piral s ta ircase on e ither si de .

wi th t h e deac o ns se a ts c lose down i n fron t an d h idde n from the

’

preac her s vie w Th e ch urc h h ad t wo rows of win do ws one a bove

’
.
,

t he oth er on eac h s ide an d was en tered by three doub le doors

, .

eas t so u th a nd wes t
,
‘
, The pe ws were sq uare T hey were s ur
. .

moun ted by a ra ili ng held i n p lac e by turned spo kes fo ur to s ix

i nches in le ng th The g allery ex tended across t he fro n t or sou th
.

en d an d alo ng t h e t wo s ides I n t he fron t g allery were t he s i ngers

’
.

seats af t er 18 18 an d b ac k of the m hi g h up i n e ither co rner were

, , ,

sea ts for t he Deg rees t he men occ upy i ng t he so u th wes t co rner an d

,

th e women th e so u th eas t T here were four ro ws of pews ex tending

.

t he wh ol e le ng th of t h e room and a s ho rt row eac h s ide of t he

p u lpit Th ere were th ree a is les one i n t he cen tre a nd one on each
.
,

s ide h a lf way be twee n t h e ce n tre an d t h e walls

-
Stoves were not .

in s talled un ti l t h e w i n te r of 18 19 t he women bring i ng hot s tones ,

o r bri cks or i n so me cases foot s toves s upplied w ith hot coals

,
-
.

The whole cos t of b u ildi ng t he mee ti ng house was £ 622 17s or -

. .
,

I n 1776 valuabl e leg acy worth perh aps

a was b e,

que a t h ed t o t h e p rec i n c t by Li eu t Eph ra i m H u n t by mean s of .

,

wh i c h a cons idera ble p art of t he mi n is ter s sa lary h as been pai d

’

ever s i n ce .

The part of M r H un t s will re la ti ng t o this leg acy rea ds as fol

’
.

I do he by g ive re , a liena te id ho me b ui ld
an d devo te a ll t he sa
i ng s homes tead lan ds
, i n fi ne all y res id ue re ma i nder
°
re ,

mai nders of my es ta te not dis posed O ff as a fforsa i d i n p articu lar ,

I g ive de vo t e to wards y s uppo rt ma in ta i n ing of t h e p ubl ick

e

wo rship Of God to be fore ver hereafter i mp roved by t he i n

h abitan ts of t he Second Prec inc t of t he sa id To wn of Re hoboth
th at do SI s ha ll herea fter a ttend t he ublic k wors hip O f God
i n t h e ch urc h a t Pa l mers R iver (so ca led) w hereof t he Re vd .

Robert Rog erson s now t h e as tor SI h i s s uccesso rs like W ise y

i °

s a me moreover it is my W i fi
, pleas ure th a t t h e sa id bu ild
i ng s SI lan ds so g iven SI devoted be an nually leased out by sa id
Presc i ncts committe th a t s hall or may b e c hose n to l e tt ou t sa id
Presc i nc ts money as by A c t of G en era l Cou rt enj oyn ed a n d th a t th e
yearly i nco me ren ts of sa id house i ng SI lan ds s ha ll from year to
y ear fo re v e r h e re a f t e r b e p a id by sa id c o mmitte to t h e mi n i s t er of
t he c h urc h a t Pa lmers R iver afforsa i d ( h e be i ng of t h e Pres b i te ria n
‘
Re v D . . B . i
N chols D O , . .
 ECC LESIASTICA L HISTOR Y 177

or Co tion a l pe rs uas ion ) : to w ards h i s s upport over 81 above

n g reg a .

y
e
i n tere s t O f t h e a ffo rs a i d s u m of on e tho u s a n d po u n d s A n d I .

do a l s o here by n o mi na te co n s tit u te 81 a ppoi n t my b eloved w ife

, .

Rac h el 8: my trus ty f rien d Tho mas C a rpe n te r y 3rd of th a t na me

e

i n Re hob ot h a lforsa i d ( g e n tle ma n ) to be my la wfull ex ec u to rs i n

to this my l as t w ill an d tes ta men t
“
.

I n w i t ness w hereof I h a ve h e reun to se t my h a n d sea l this

2 18 t day of Feb rua ry A D 1774 . . An d i n t h e fo urtee n th y ear Of
.

h s M aj i s tyes Re ig n Geo rg e y 3d K i ng & c

i e .

E PH RA I M H U NT (Sea l )

I n t he pe riod be twee n 1780 a n d 1790 t he mi n is ter s s a lary was ’

a llo we d to fa ll be hi n d h un d re d s O f doll ars I n 1783 t h e Soc ie ty

.

pa id M r Rog e rson for th ree y ea rs o r up to M a rc h 1782 £ 57 6s

.
, , , . .

for eac h of t h e th ree y ea rs Th e s ho rta g e w as due in la rg e pa rt

.

to th e d ep rec i a tio n of t h e p a p er c urre ncy whic h led t he p rec in c t

i n 1787 to pe titio n t h e Ge n era l C o urt for a lotte ry I n 1782 out .
,

of £ 1019 be lo n g i ng to t he Soc ie ty f un d s o n ly £ 592 rema i ned ,

g ood .

Fa lli ng i n w i th t h e scarc ity of l a wf ul mo ney was t he tendency

of t he people to re ly on t he H un t leg acy to mee t c urren t ex penses ,

c are les sly h opi n g th a t t h e i n co me e ve n fro m t h e de p rec i a ted

fun d would sa t i s fy t he mi n is te r s need s At l e ng th t h e li mit

’
.

Of forbe a ra n ce w as reac he d a n d b e p res se d for h i s d ues

, Th e .

fi na l terms Of se ttle me n t a re e x pl a i ned i n t he follo w i ng i n teres ti n g

le tte r O f M r Rog erso n t o t he p rec i nc t :
.

Decembe r 14 , 1789 .

G e n tle men
“ H a vi n g s e rio us ly furth e r c on s ide red t he c i rc u ms tances of t h e
pa ris h I ha ve fi n a lly c o n c l ud e d th a t on c o n s ide ra tio n O f p ayi n g
,

t he a rrea rs due to me o f my s a l a ry I n t he follo w i ng ma nn e r v i z : ,

on e h u n d re d doll a rs eac h s uc c ee di n g y ea r u n til t h e w hol e 18 p a id ,

w itho u t a ny i n teres t one h a l f of t he p ay me n ts to b e i n money

,

a n d t h e other h a lf I n s toc k a n d fa rm p rod uc e a n d a l s o th a t I am ,

p a id a nn ua lly s i x ty s i x po un d s to b e p a id 111 the s ri ng of eac h

-

yea r h alf I n Law f ul Mo ney a n d h al f I n s toc k a n d arm p roduce

,

for my f u t ure s a l a ry a n d t h e re n t O f t h e mi n i s te ri a l fa rm an d a ls o
th a t I h a ve b ro ug ht to my doo r I n t h e fa ll of e ac h y ea r for t he
fu t ure t we lve co rd s Of g ood w oo d ; 011 c o mplyi n g w ith these con
di t i on s I en ti re ly re li nq u i s h my rig ht I n a ll fo rmer a g reemen ts
, .

RO B E RT R O G E RS O N .

By levyi ng a ta x on t he poles an d es ta tes of s ix ty e ig ht

t he -

W illi n g me mbers of t he Soc ie ty t h e s u m of 8667 was ra ised t o

178 HISTORY OF REH OBOTH

ward t h e arrears i n t he salary , an d t he matter was quared

s in
M arc h , 1790 .

As the popul ation of t he prec i nc t i ncreased , t he n um ers also b

i ncreas ed of those wh o were not Cong reg ationalis ts , and th e pre
c i nc t ecame unw i eldy
b here were t wo aptis t ch urc hes i n
. T B
Sou th Re hoboth , an d bes ides , a nu mber of families i n th at part
of t h e town were iden tifi ed with t he Fi rs t Baptis t Ch urc h i n Swan
sea . Moreover t he Cong reg a tionalis ts h ad property of the i r own
, ,

ma i n ly t h e H u n t leg acy i n whic h t he p rec i nc t as suc h h ad n o

,

spec i a l i n teres t For these reas o ns t h e Co ng reg a tion ali s ts eig hty
.
,

four i n number pe titio ned t he G enera l Court to re peal th e pre

,

c i nc t ac t an d i nco rpo ra te th em u n d er t h e n ame of

“ Th e Ca tholic
Cong reg atio nal Ch urc h and Soc ie ty i n t he Second Prec inc t in
Rehoboth
”
Thi s ac t was passed i n 1792 The word C a th olic
.
“ ”
.

h as s i nce bee n s tri c ke n ou t of t he title .

M r Rog erso n co nt i n ue d to be p as tor of thi s people unt il h i s

.

dea th M arc h 20 1799 a period of forty yea rs

, , , He was of a .

respec ta b le En g li s h family born at Ports mou th Eng l and and

, , ,

was ed uca ted at S t Pa ul s School Lo ndon He ca me to A merica

’
. .
,

a t t h e ag e of n i ne tee n as a n ass i s tan t to th e Co llec tor of re ven ue

i n V irg in i a se rvi n g i n thi s ca pac ity one year

, .

After teachi ng sc hool se veral years and studyi ng divi n ity mean
while he too k h i s deg ree of M A a t H arv ard i n 1765
, He . . .

p reac he d one year at B rookli ne and one year a t t h e F i rs t Ch urc h ,

i n Re hoboth now Eas t P rovide n ce R I

, While there he mar , . .

ried a d aug hter of C ol Tho mas B o wen th e n M rs Be tsey S wee t

“ ,
. .
,

a y o un g W idow w ith one c hild H e was o rda i ned over The .

”
Pal mer s R iver Ch urch J uly 2 1759
’

, , .

He h ad th ree so ns an d th ree d a ug hters The so n s were Robert .

,

an ho n ore d phy s i c i a n i n Bos to n ; Tho mas a pl an ter i n Vi rg i n ia ; ,

an d C a pt Joh n Rog erso n who res id ed on h i s fathe r s es ta te ’

.
, .

formerly t he ho me of Rev D avid Turn er till h i s d ea th i n 1835.

, .

M r Rog erso n was a ma n of learn i n g a n d pie ty

. H i s lon g .

mi n is t ry was q u ie t and con se rvative w ith b u t t h i rty s i x re po rted ,

-

a dditi o n s to t h e c h urc h .

H i s rema i n s lie b u ri ed i n t he old er p art Of t h e Vill ag e Ce me tery .

On h i s to mbs ton e of bl ue s l a te i s this i n sc riptio n :

Memory of In
The Re v d Rob ert Rog erso n .
,

w h o d esce n de d fro m a res pec t ab l

 E CCLE SIASTICAL HI STORY 1 79

F
mily i n Gre a t B rita i n
a

Re n oun c i n t h e Hon ors SI E mol u men ts

f
Of thi s wor d be d e vote d hi mse lf t o t h e
,

Ch ris ti an Mi n is try fro m a Con vi c tio n ,

of i ts tru th i mpo rta nce .

I n a pio us ex empl a ry , fa ithfu l di sch arg e

,

of th a t O ffi c e h e c o n ti n ue d n ea r 4 0 y ea rs ,
A n d i n t h e hope
of a blesse d i mmorta lity
He d ep arted this life i n t he 78t h y ea r
O f h i s Ag e M a rc h 20t h 17 99 , , .

M r Rog erson
. follo we d by Re v O ti s Tho mpso n wh o was
was .
,

orda i n ed p as tor of th i s c h urc h Se pt 24 1800 a nd co n tin ue d i n .

, ,

i ts service twen ty fi ve yea rs H e w as t h e son Of Na th an iel Th omp

-
.

son an d was bo rn a t Middl e bo ro ug h M ass Sept 14 1776 and , .

, .
, ,

g r a d ua te d a t B ro w n U n iv e rs ity i n 17 98 w h ere h e re ma i n e d t wo ,

years as t u to r D uri n g this pe riod he applied hi mse lf to t he

.

s tu dy of th eology After preac hi n g a y ear as can did a te h e w as

.
,

un an i mo us ly c a lled by t he Ch urc h a n d Soc i e ty a n d en tere d u po n

h i s p as to ra te un de r t he mos t fa vora b l e co n ditio ns He h ad a .

”
h un d red pou n d s se ttle men t an d a sa l ary Of th ree h und re d an d
fifty doll ars w hic h i n 18 16 w as i n crease d to fi ve h un dred doll ars
,
.

The commun ity w as a t once a w a ke ned i n re li g ious ma tters an d

forty pe rso ns were adde d to t h e Ch urc h t h e fi rs t year Of h i s mi n
i s t ry For more th a n twe n ty y ears n othi n g occ urred to i n t erru pt
.

t h e h a rmo n ious re l a tio n s of p as to r a n d peopl e M r Thomp so n s

’
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cen t ury se rmo n p reac he d i n 182 1 s ta tes th a t t h e n u mber of me m

, ,

be rs of t he C h urc h a t th a t ti me was fi fty s i x a nd th a t se ven ty -

,

se v e n h ad bee n e n roll ed d uri n g h i s t wen ty one y ears of se rvi ce ; -

t h e tota l en roll me n t for t he c en tury be i n g th ree h un dred an d th ree .

M r Thomp so n w as a man Of sc hol a rly h ab its an d a writer Of

.

a bili t y He p ri n ted n umero us funera l a n d ordi n ation sermo ns

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.

a n d e dite d t h e Hopki n si a n M ag az i n e for a n u mber Of years ,

maki n g four oc ta vo vol umes .

He supe ri n ten ded t h e th eolog i ca l s t u dies O f fiftee n s tuden ts .

A mon g these may b e men tio n ed t he b rothers Moses Th acher and

Tyler Th ach er g ran dsons Of Rev Peter Th ac her fi rst pas to r of the
, .
,

Seco n d C o ng reg a tio na l Ch urc h i n Attleboro ug h Tyler T hacher .

married M r Thomp s on s d a ug hter Fideli a

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, .

Al so El a m S malley D r Emmons s s ucces s or i n Frankli n ;

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J aso n Ch a mberl ai n wh o beca me a p rofessor i n Vermon t U n i ver

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si ty ; Jose ph us W h eat on and A ug us tus B Reed b oth n a ti ves of .

.

Re hoboth ; a n d Alv a n Cob b .

M r T ho mp so n was an ac ute me ta phy s ica l thin ke r ri g i d

.
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,

a nd un co mp ro mis i n g i n h i s opi n io ns w ith an i mperious will whi ch ,

wou ld b rook no oppo s itio n He wou ld rule or ra i n . .

I n 1825 a se rious di ffi c ulty arose whi c h g rea tly d i s t urbed t h e

h armony of t he Ch urc h an d Soc ie ty and kept th em i n a b itter
wran g l e with t h e p as to r an d hi s frien ds for mo n ths a nd years .

It g rew out of a breac h of promise suit b roug ht by M r Thompson .

ag a i n s t a g en tle ma n be lo ng i ng to one of t he fore mos t families Of th e

Ch urc h At fi rs t t he people took s ides so me for a nd others

.
,

ag a i n s t t h e p as to r a nd all a ttempts to reco nc il e t h e p arties were

,

i n va i n Be fore long however M r Tho mpson s arbitrary pro

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’

cee di n g s a lien a ted nearly all t h e ac tive me mbe rs of t h e Ch urch

an d Soc i e ty To carry h i s poin ts h e depen ded u po n non res iden ts

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an d mi n o rs and t h e few membe rs h e ha d rus h ed i n to t h e Church

,

for t he occ as io n .

M any pag es of t he rec ords are g iven to this c on troversy and a ,

full acc oun t is con ta i ned in a pamphle t of thi rty pag es p ub lis hed
“
by t he Ch urc h i n 1826 en titled A Narrative of t he Difficulti es
,

i n w hic h t he Ch urc h has bee n i n volved a nd a j us t Sta temen t of

”
the i r Proceedi ng s C once rn i ng them .

Fro m a careful s tudy of t he documen ts we g a ther t h e follo wi ng

fac ts : There was an tag on ism be twee n Reverend Otis Thomp
son a n d E lij a h A Ree d a p ro mi nen t me mbe r of hi s Ch urc h
.
, .

A p ape r was d rawn up by t he Ch urch urg i ng both parties

to d rop th e whole ma tter and let g ood fee li ng an d bro th erly
”
love c on ti nue This pa per M r Tho mpson alone refuse d to s ig n
. .
,

a n d so made a b ad ma tter wo rse .

To ward O ff a course of disc iplin e ag a i ns t hi mse lf he beg an

s uc h a c o u rse ag a i n s t M r Ree d . .

H e s ho wed h i s an alyti cal kee nness i n d raw i n g up fi ve arti cles

w ith de fi n ite s pec ific a tio n s un der eac h : A rti c le I Sla n de r A rticle , .

II Fa lse hood A rtic le III Neg lec t O f D uty A rticl e IV Un

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c h ris ti an C o n d uc t A rtic le V Covetous Prac ti ces

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I n a C h urc h tri a l las ti n g se vera l mon ths th ese a rtic les were ,

tak e n up seria ti m w ith witnesses an d a ffid a vits on each se para te

co un t .

To ill us tra te t he t rivial na ture of mos t of th ese co un ts ta ke ,

se vera l u n de r A rti c l e V Cove to us P rac ti ce s :

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1 . de ma n di n g an d rece ivi n g of D eaco n E zra Perry a n

In nu

re as o n a ble s um for a n i nj ury do n e to hi s c h a i se .

2 I n de ma n di n g an u nreas o n a bl e s u m Of t he p as to r for a
. t on
Of b ay .

3 . In taki n g an u n re as o n a ble su m Of Se th Foll e t for a sec on d

h a nd ax e .

4 . I n t a ki n g s oil fro m a pi ece of co mmo n l a n d w hic h h e h ad

no r i g ht to ta ke e t c , .

The re s ul t O f th e tri al was th a t M r Tho mp so n ex c o mmun i ca ted

“
.

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M r Ree d a nd deliv ere d h i m over to Sa ta n
. .

He then p roc ee ded to ex co mmun i c a te B rother Sa mue l Smith

an d D r J a mes Bli s s ( )
1 f l ti f m ily w o hip ( )
2 f
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. or n eg ec n g a rs , or .

joi n i ng i n i rreg ul ar an d i mp ro pe r meas ures for t he di smiss ion

Of t h e p as to r .

Th e p rog res s of e ven ts i s in di ca t ed i n t h e follow i n g s ta te men ts

A ug us t 15 1825 At a mee ti ng Of t he Soc ie ty a motion to di s
, .

mi ss Re v O tis Tho mp so n w as los t thi rty to twen ty n i n e

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Septembe r 9 A vote for h i s di s mi ssa l w as c arri ed

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Oc tober 1 1 An ex pa rte C ounc il me t a n d sen t a reques t to

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M r Tho mp son to un ite w it h t he Soc ie ty i n ca lli n g a mu tual

.

c o un c il .

October 27 M r Thomp so n ha vin g refuse d to j oin i n calling

. .

a mu t ual c o u n c il t he follo w i n g motio n w as mad e i n t h e Soc i e ty

,

Whereas we co n s ider t he useful nes s of t h e Re v O ti s Thomps on .

a s a mi n i s te r O f t h e G os pe l v e ry muc h a t a n e n d i n thi s pl ace on

ac c ou n t of h i s c o n d uc t a n d O f c o n se q ue n ce th a t t h e pea ce u n io n
, ,

a n d w e ll be i n g of th i s Soc i e ty re q u i re it
-
.

I th e re fo re mo ve t h a t h e b e di s mi s se d f rom h i s mi n i s te ri a l
”
re l a tio n to a s .

T wen ty se v en voted for t he motio n a n d n o ne ag a i n s t it

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.

Nove mber 1 A seco n d ec c l e s i as ti ca l co un c il (ex parte) met

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a n d rec o mme n d e d t he di s sol u tio n O f t h e p as to ra l re l a tio n .

No v ember 23 At a mee ti ng of t he C h urc h Re v Tho mas

.
, .

Willia ms mod era to r s tro n g resol utio ns co n de mn i n g M r Th omp

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,

s on we re p as se d Th e d uty whic h we O we to God a n d thi s Ch urc h

.

req u i res us to di s mi s s h i m .

To a co mmi ttee urg i ng a mu t ua l co unc il M r Tho mpso n re

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,

pli ed : Ne ithe r t he body w hic h you rep rese n t nor t he co unc il

”
th a t di s mi s se d me a re wo rthy O f my noti ce
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.

At th i s mee ti ng t he th ree ex co mmun ic a ted b re th ren were de

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c lared to be membe rs i n g ood s ta n di ng I n t ru th the . y were
b re th ren hig hly res pec ted , an d la ter Elij a h A Reed was . c hosen
de acon .

November 29 a t hi rd ex parte co unc il me t The follo wi ng

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ch urc hes were re p re se n te d by p as to r an d de leg a te : Berkeley ,

Pro vidence ( Be neficen t ) Attlebo ro ug h ( Fi rs t) a nd B ri s tol I n

, , .

thi s co un c il a commu n icatio n was re ad fro m M r Tho mpso n . .

After re vie wi ng t he co n ditio ns t he co u nc il voted u na ni mo us ly to

,

a pp rove t he vote of t h e Ch urc h di s mi ss i ng M r Tho mp so n

“
, . .

Th e re are in o ur V i ew s pec i al dismi ss io n of t he

re as o ns fo r t he
Re v O t i s Tho mpso n foun ded on h i s i mp roprie ty of c o n d uc t :
.

fi rs t h i s unj us tifi a ble a nd opp res s ive ma nner of co nd uc ti ng c h urc h

,

disc ipli ne or lordi ng it over God s h eritag e ( 2) The c o nseq uen t

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a lie n a tio n of a l a rg e p ortio n of t h e Ch urc h a nd Soc i e ty f ro m h i m .

( 3) H i s re pe a t e d re f us a l of p ropo s itio n s for a m u t ua l c o u nc il ,

a n d (4 ) Th a t h i s u se f u l n es s I n thi s pl ace i s v e ry g re a tly di mi n

.

is he d if no t e n ti re ly de s troy ed .

T H OM A S A N DROS M oderator , .

J O E L M A NN S cribe , .

Novembe r 30 . l y of t he Re v O ti s Thompso n
Voted that th e sa a r .

s h a ll be di sco n ti n ue d f ro m an d after thi s day b e h a vi ng bee n di s ,

misse d fro m h i s mi n i s te ri a l an d p as to ra l co n nec tio n with this

Soc iety .

Vote d to c hoose a co mmittee of fi ve to take ch arg e of and sh ut

u p t h e mee ti n g hou se -
.

1826 Nove mbe r 14

, Ch ristopher Carpe n ter Jr was chosen
.
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,

ag en t to de fen d t h e s u it b roug ht ag a i ns t t he Soc ie ty by Rev .

O tis Tho mpso n for h i s sal ary .

D uri ng this year not les s th an t we n ty se ve n me mbers of t he -

Soc ie ty utterly wea rie d with t he s trife req ues ted to h a ve the i r
, ,

n a me s d ropped ; while t he Ch u rc h beca me we a k a n d i n a cti ve .

E ven A s ah e l Bl i ss a n d h i s wife le ft and joi ned t he C h urc h i n Attle

bo ro ug h altho ug h they came b ac k i n Dece mbe r O f th a t y ea r
,

an d t h e follo w i n g M a rc h h e was a seco nd ti me c ho se n d eaco n .

1827 J u ly 24
, Th e fo u rth of a se rie s o f ec c le s i as ti c a l ex pa rte
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c o u n c il s c a lle d by t h e C a tholic Co n g re g a tio n a l C h u rc h a n d SO

c i e ty me t a t t h e ho use O f C a pt Ste ph en C arpe n te r. Th e c h urc hes .

re p re s e n t e d we re : B e rkeley Norto n Attle bo ro ug h F i rs t See

, , ,

ko n k a nd Provide n ce C h arg es were p rese n te d re flec ti ng se vere ly

.

u po n t h e tea c hi n g a n d c o n d uc t of M r Tho mp s o n I n fac t t he

. .

Ch urc h an d Soc iety t urn e d t he tables on h i m a nd formul ated a

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nu mb er of dis ti n c t c h a rg es i
ag a n s t h i m w hi c h we re i n pa rt as

follo w s :
1 Th a t of l a te y ea rs h e h ad p rop a g a te d theolog i ca l p ri nc i ples
.

s ub ve rs i ve O f morality a n d g odli n es s e g th a t God b y a n i m

,
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,

medi a te c rea ti ng po wer p rod uc es a ll t h e mos t vile a n d b loody

c ri mes a n d a bo mi n a t io n s i n t h e h ea rts O f t h e w ic k e d Tha t there .

c a n b e n o re a l pi e ty a n d g ood nes s i n a ma n u n l ess h e i s w illi n g to

b e d a mned e tc , .

2 Th a t by h i s i mp rud en t a n d un ca n did ac ts of mi n is te ri a l
.

c o n d uc t h e h a s s ubj ec te d hi mse lf g e n e ra lly to t h e loss O f t h e fe llow

s hip O f o t h e r c h u rc h es a n d p as to rs to t he d e tri men t of thi s Ch u rc h

a n d Soc i e ty .

3 Th a t he h as s ubj e c te d ce rta i n me mbe rs O f t he S oc ie ty to

.

t h e lo ss O f Ch ri s ti a n c h a rac te r a n d p rivileg e me rely for ex erc i s i ng

the i r ri g ht t o vote i n s a id Soc ie ty Un de r thi s c h arg e are fi ve
.

c o un t s.

4 Th a t t h e s a id Tho mp so n h as b ee n g u ilty O f di s ho nes t prac

.

tices to w a rd s a id Soc ie ty es pec i a lly i n p rosecu ti n g a n ac tion

,

ag a i n s t t h e Soc ie ty t o rec ove r t h e p a rt o f t h e H u n t l eg ac y w hic h

he h ad re li n q u i s h e d w h e n h e a g re ed u po n a s tip u l a ted s a la ry .

5 Th a t he h a d w ilf ully a g g ra v a te d di ffi c ulties be t wee n h i m

“
.

se lf an d me mb e rs O f h i s C h urc h a n d So c ie ty a n d h as b een g u ilty

Of g ro ss i n d ece n cy fa l sehood an d i mmo ra li ty i n re pe a te dly c h arg
,

i n g sa id p e rso n s w ith w a n t O f ve rac i ty a nd oth e r c ri mes U n der .

this c h arg e are se ve n c o un ts .

One copy o f these c h a rg es was g iven to M r Tho mpso n a nd .

one to t h e c o u n c il A p rotes t f ro m M r Tho mpso n was rea d

“
. . .

Th e co un c i l v o te d th a t s e ve ra l o f t he c h a rg es a nd s pe c ific a tio n s
ha ve been sub s ta n ti a te d a n d th a t th ey can e n terta i n no hope
th a t h i s mi n i s try w ill b e O f a ny further use to this C o ng reg ation al
Soc ie ty ; Th ey therefo re advi se to t he dissol utio n of h i s mi n is teria l
co n n ec tio n w it h th e m .

P I TT C LARK ( No rto n ) M oderator , .

J A M ES O B AR N E Y (See ko n k ) S cri be
.
,
.

F ro m t he Narrative O f Di ffi c ulties we learn i nc iden ta lly th a t

hI r Tho mps on so me ti me d u ri ng t he tro uble ca ll e d a co un c il to
.

s ui t hi mse lf w itho u t c o n s u l t i n g t he Ch u rc h a n d S oc ie ty b u t we ,

c a n fi n d n o re c ord O f i t s d a t e o r doi n g s .

Kn o w i ng th a t he was s e t tle d for life he h ad s ma ll reg a rd for ,

co un c il s . When t he Ch u rc h was c losed ag a i n s t h i m he co n t in ue d

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to hold vices one yea r at Wh eat on H all then a t his home or

ser , ,
”
i n t h e Old Red sc hool ho use nea r by ( dis tric t No -
an d t he .

C a th olic C ong reg a tiona l C h urc h and Soc ie ty were oblig ed to pay
h is sa l ary .

Ne ither by la w nor by pe rs uas io n could they move h i m to a

set tl emen t Thi s condition of strife and b itterness con ti nued
.

yea r af ter year un til fi nally by a cas h pay men t of he ag reed

to re li n q u is h a ll cl a i ms upo n t he Soc ie ty A nd ye t acc ordi ng to .
,

B liss who was a me mber of t he Church an d whose parents re

, ,

s ided i n Re hoboth a t t h e ti me a ttempts were a ft e rwards made by

“
,

M r Thompson an d hi s friends b ut witho ut success t o re vive

.
, ,

t h e old p rec i nc t a n d wres t from t he Ch urc h an d Soc ie t y a p art

,

”
or t h e whol e of t he fun ds whic h are n ow i n the i r po ssess io n He .

was di s mi sse d fro m h i s p as tora t e Oc tobe r 30 1832 a fte r se ve n , ,

years Of s tri fe a n d bitte rn ess pe rh aps un pa ra lle led i n t he c h urc h,

an n a l s of Ne w E n g l a n d .

We wou ld like to b e fa i r to thi s kee n an d learned mi n is te r ,

an d we reg re t th a t we h a v e n o writi ng whic h g ives h i s poi n t Of V ie w

i n t h e sad co n trove rsy whi c h did g rea t h arm a nd nearly wrecke d a

ch urc h Th at he was heads tro ng and unyieldi ng no one ca n do ubt
“
. .

”
He i s of one mi n d who can t urn h i m? ,

For se ve ra l terms h e ta ug ht a se l ec t sc hool a t h i s ho me to t he ,

g re a t ad v a n ta g e of t h e yo u n g pe opl e wh o a tte n d e d W e h a v e .

h eard me n lik e W i llia m H e n ry Bo we n and h i s b roth e r Georg e a nd ,

Joh n C M arvel spe a k h i g hly Of t h e i n s truc tio n th ey rece ived i n

. ,

hi s sc hool .

M r Thomp so n s fi rs t w ife was M iss Rac hel C h a ndler of Ply mp

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t on M ass w ho die d Sept 6 1827 ag ed fo rt y se ve n by w ho m he

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h ad fo ur so n s a n d fi ve d a ug hte rs .

H i s se co n d W ife was M i ss C h arl o t t e Fa les O f B ri s t ol R I to , . .

,

who m h e was marrie d Sept 10 1828 S he died Dec 1 ". 1848 , . . .

M r Tho mp so n c o n t i n ue d to res ide i n Rehob o th un til 1840

. .

The n ce he we n t t o Li t c hfi c ld N Y a nd preac he d th e re u n til , . .

,

1850 I n M ay O f th a t y ea r he ma rrie d M i s s Polly Sh a w of No rth

.

Abi n g to n M as s where he res ide d un til h i s dea th wh i c h oc c urre d

, .
, ,

J une 26 1859 a t t he ag e O f e ig hty t wo H is w id ow die d Feb 3

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1874 .

F om
r ipt O f t he H un t leg acy i n 1776 to t h e se ttle me n t
the rec e

of Re v M r Vern o n i n 1826 t h e Ch urc h a n d Soc i e ty h ad a yearly

. .

i nco me a mo un ti n g to a bo u t $600 A fu nd of wa s re pre .

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se n te d by n u me ro us i n di v id ua l n otes bea ri ng i n te res t The a n .

n ua l s a l e O f w ood ti mbe r a n d hoop poles b ro ug ht on an a verag e

,
-
, .

a b o u t $ 250 I n 1797 t he a mo u n t w as 8596

. Th ese p roduc ts .

”
were freq ue n tly s old a t v an dues where rum was furn i s h ed : e g
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. .

on p ag e 3 10 of t h e P rec i nc t rec o rd i s thi s ite m : Pa id Jona th an

Whea to n Jr rum for va ndue
, .
, ( Nov 28 Th e , .
,

mi ni s teri a l fa rm re n ted for $ 100 a y ear an d up ward s The farm .

ho use w as b u ilt i a 1808 for $200 I n rece n t years t he Soc ie ty s .

’

a n n ua l i n co me f ro m fa rm a n d fu n d s h as b ee n ab o ut $350
“
.

I t i s worthy of note th a t Capt Sh ubael Goff and A un t Sally .

,

h i s w ife live d on th i s fa rm fo r ma ny y ears wh ere they b ro ug ht

, ,

up fif t ee n h a rdy c hild ren w hose n u mero us des ce n da n t s enjoy ,

yearly a g rea t fa mily c lam ba ke i n to wn -

.

O nly i n e merg e nc ie s wa s it nece ss a ry to ma ke a ny a s ses s men t

on t he memb e rs of t h e S oc i et y as i n t he c as e O f t he de prec i a te d ,

c urre n cy or t h e on e h un d re d po un d s se ttl eme n t p a id t h e mi n is te r

i n t h e yea r 1800 B ut t he fo rce d p ay me n ts to M r Thompson

. .

afte r t h e tro u ble i n a dditio n to t h e ne w mi n i s ter s s a l a ry dre w ’

, ,

h ea v ily upo n t h e fun d s i n h a nd .

The s ucces s o r o f M r Tho mps o n w as Re v Tho mas Vern o n a . .

,

n a t iv e O f Ne W po rt R I a n d s o n of Sa mue l Ve rn o n
, . He was bo rn
.
, .

Dec 20 1797 H e g ra d u ate d a t B row n U n ivers ity i n 18 16 a n d

.
, .

s t udi ed th eol og y a t A n dover Se mi n a ry He w as orda i ne d over .

th i s c h u rc h Sept 13 1826 He fou n d t he c h urc h p ros t ra te and

.
, .

to rn with di s se n s io n s : h e le ft it after e le ve n years of fa ithf ul ser

vi ce i n a l arg e meas ure heal ed a n d u n ite d O nl y a man of ex
, .

c elle n t s pi rit c ou ld h a v e do ne thi s H e w as s o un d i n j u dg men t .

a n d j udi c io us i n man ag e me n t He g rea tly e n dea red hi mse lf to .

all t he peo pl e D uri ng h i s mi n i s t ry t h e S un d ay Sc hool was i n

.
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a ug ura ted a n d a co n s ide ra bl e n u mb e r joi ne d t he c h urc h E lij a h .

A Reed w as chosen d eaco n i n 1832 a n d Sylves ter Allen i n 1836

.
, .

M r Vern o n res ided i n t he V ill ag e i n M rs O ti s Goff s c h a mbers

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,

o ppos ite th e c h u rc h .

M r V e rn o n h a vi n g res i g ned on acc o un t O f i n a deq ua te s uppo rt

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.

a mu t ua l ec c l es i a s ti c a l c o u n c il c o n v e n e d a t t h e ho use of J a mes

Bl andi n g Es q D ec 5 1836 to a c t upo n hi s res ig n ation Th e

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, , .

c h urc h es re pres e n te d we re : B ri s tol R e v Tho mas Sheph erd Pas , .

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t or ; Fa ll R i v e r R e v O ri n Fo wl e r ; Pa w tuc k e t Rev Con s ta n

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, .

ti ne Blo dg e tt ; Di g hto n Re v Jo na th an K i ng ; Taun to n (Tri n i , .

t ari a n ) Re v Eras t us M altby ; a n d See ko n k D eac o n Willi a m

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186 H ISTORY OF REH O BO TH

Ellis , de leg a te . The Counc il ca me unan i mous ly t o t he follo wi ng

res u lt
Co ns ideri ng t he al mos t unex ampled s ta te of harmo ny and cor
di ali t y th a t h as s ub s is ted be tween M r Vernon an d h is eople
p .
.

a n d s till co n ti n ues we rec o mme n d t o M r Vern o n to re ma m with, .

h i s u n ited Ch urc h an d Soc ie ty

“Th e Co u nc il are aware th a t t h e sa l ary p a id M r Ve rn on i s
.

a ltog e ther i n adeq ua te to t h e n ecessa ry wa n ts of h i s family ; they

therefore reco mmend to t he Ch urc h and Soc ie ty to p rovide i m
me di a tel y a parsonag e su itab le for t h e use of the i r mi n i s ter an d ,

tha t M r Vern on be g ran ted t he use of sa id p arso nag e free of ex

.

pense so long as he sh all be the i r mi n i ster .

This tion of t he Cou nc il th e people neg l ec ted to

w ise s ugg es ,

heed I t is a mis t ake which ch urc hes too Often mak e They are
. .

loth to adeq ua tely sus ta i n t he pre ac hi ng of t he Gos pel Such a .

pe n ny Wise a nd po un d foolis h po licy w hich permits t he g olden

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Oppo rt un ity to p as s s ugg es ts t he say i ng The men of this wo rld ,

are w i ser i n th e ir g enera tion th an t he c hildren of li g ht .

M r Vern o n see i ng no p rospec t of i mp roved co n ditio ns ag a i n

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, ,

res i g n ed a nd was dis mis sed fo ur mon th s l a ter by t h e sa me Ch urc hes

i n Co unc il Ap ril 12 1837 ,The b u ildi ng of t he pa rson a g e was , .

delayed un til t welve years la ter .

As M r Verno n h ad mi n is tere d to this people for s i x mo n th s

.

before h i s ordi na tion t he entire period of h is la bo rs amo ng them ,

was ele ve n y ea rs .

I n M ay 183 1 he h ad married M iss Adel a ide A W i n th rop of

, , .

B ris tol R I They h ad si x child re n one of whom Jolm W Ver

, . .
, , .

n on was for man y y ea rs an o ffi ce r i n t he M e rc h a n ts Na tion a l

’

Ban k Provide nce R I

, , . .

O wi n g to a se vere bronchial affec tio n M r Vernon was com , .

palle d to g ive up t he mi n is try a nd eng ag ed i n t he prac tice of ,

medi c i n e a t Perth A mboy N J a n d othe r pl aces He died at , . .

, .

Provid ence R I M ay 9 1876 O f ac ute bro nc hiti s i n h i s se ven ty

, . .
, , , ,

n i n t h y e a r a n d was b u rie d i n t h e old fa mily g ro un d a t Nc

, o rt ,

R I . .

The s uccesso r of M r Vern o n a n d t he fifth p as to r of thi s c h urc h .

, ,

w as t he Re v Jo lm Ch es te r Pa i ne w ho wa s o rd a i ne d ove r t h e
.
,

c h urc h J un e 6 1838 by a cou nc il rep rese n ti ng t e n c h urches

, ,
.

Th e o rdi n a tion se rmo n was p reac hed by h i s b roth e r Re v Wil , .

li am P Pai ne D D of Holde n On t he fi rs t day of Septe mbe r

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followi ng t he Soc ie ty passed a vote to bu ild a ne w mee ti ng ho use

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 EC C LESI ASTI C AL H ISTO R Y 187

A mi n o rity howe ve r we re s tro ng ly oppose d to this movement

, , .

Th e b u ildi ng c o mmittee c on s i s ted of Abi a h Bli ss Jr Wil lia m , .

,

K B ulloc k Jolm R Rog ers o n a n d Cy rus M Whea ton I t was

.
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, . .

dec ided to loca te t he new house i n t he Villag e on t he lot where

Jona th an Whea ton s b arn s tood Stro n g Obj ec tio n was ma de to
’

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plac i ng t he ch urc h i n a ba rn yard M r Whea ton g a ve t he s mall -

. .

plot whi c h be lo n g ed to h i m a n d t h e Go lf b roth e rs D ari us a nd , ,

Nelso n g a ve t he re ma i n de r The c h urc h edifi ce was e rec ted an d

, .

dedi ca ted t he follo w i ng yea r 1839 I t i s s i x ty fee t lo ng by forty , .

wide a n d cos t th ree tho usa n d e ig ht h u n dre d doll a rs

, I t s sea ti ng .

c a p ac ity i s ab o u t th ree h un d re d a nd t w e n ty .

After t he dedica tio n O f t he ne w ho use t he dis a ffec ted members ,

of t he C h urc h an d t h e Soc ie ty joi ned w ith othe r fa milies i n to wn ,

wh o were B apti s ts i n b e lie f i n holdi ng a se rie s O f relig io us mee t ,

in g s a t Le w i s s ta ve rn Thi s res ulte d i n t he fo rma tio n O f t h e

'
.

Un io n B a p ti s t C h u rc h .

The o ld y ello w mee ti ng ho use w hi c h h ad s tood o n t he V il

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,

l ag e C e me tery lot fo r S i x ty s i x y ea rs was fi nally s old to M r O tis -

, .

Go ff w ho move d t he ma te ri a ls ho me a nd rec o n s truc ted th em i n to

, ,

a b a rn w hi c h i s n ow s ta n di n g
, .

M r P a i ne was a n ex celle n t p reac her a n d a v e ry use ful ma n i n

.
,

t he co mmun i ty He was bo rn a t As hfic ld M as s Ja n 28 1806

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, .

He was t he se v en th g en e ra tio n i n di rec t li ne fro m Steph en Pa i ne ,

on e O f t h e ea rly se ttl e rs O f Re hob o th He was e duc a ted a t Am .

hers t an d Pri n ceton Coll eg es a n d rece i v ed t he deg ree Of A M , . .

fro m t he l a t ter i n 1843 He g ra d ua ted fro m t he th eolog ica l se m

.

in a ry a t Ea s t Wi nd s o r C o nn i n 1836 H e was marrie d Ap ril

, .
, .
,

1839 t o Mi s s E li z a Fol g e r of Na n t uc ke t
, H e was d i s mi ss ed fro m
, .

thi s c h urc h Ma rc h 23 184 7 h a v i n g se rved t he people fa ithfu lly

, ,

for n i ne y ea rs After lea v i ng Re hoboth he p reac hed a t Ga rd ner

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,

Sa nd w i c h D rac ut a n d Grove l a n d M as s I n t he pl ace s wh ere

, , , .

he wa s se ttle d h e was c h a i rma n O f t he sc hool c o mmittee ma ny

y ears He di ed a t Gro ve l an d of typhoid p ne umo n ia M arc h 10
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1880 i n h is se v e n ty fift h y ea r H is son Ch a rl es F Pa i ne was a

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l a wy er i n B os ton a nd h i s d a ug hte r H a rrie t E Pa i ne was pre

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,

ce p t res s o f O rea d Fe ma l e Se mi n a ry a t Wo rces ter M as s , .

M r Pa i ne was s uccee de d by Re v Ch a rles P Gros venor who

. . .
,

was a c t i n g p as to r O f t his c h urch fro m Se pte mb e r 1847 to Septe m , ,

be r 1856
, j us t n i ne yea rs M r G ros veno r was born Aug 12
, . . .
,

1804 a t Po mf re t C o nn ; g ra d ua ted a t Ya le Colleg e i n 1827 ;

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 ECC LES I AST I CA L HISTOR Y 189

He id ed i n Providen ce R I b u t c a me to R ehoboth o n t h e
re s , . .
,

Sa bba th a nd occas iona lly on other days a n d held ne ig hborhood

p raye r mee ti ng s a mo n g t h e people I n thi s w ay t he c h urc h was
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.

kept a wake an d se veral persons were hopefu lly c onverte d He .

was bo rn a t Wilton N Y M arc h 30 18 13 ; g ra d ua ted a t U n ion , . .

, ,

Colleg e i n 1844 a n d a t A n dover Theolog ica l Se mi n a ry i n 1847 ;

,

w as married to Mi ss Sophi a S Kn i g ht O f Provid e n ce Aug 1 .

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,

1849 ; die d D ec 15 1887 .

, .

Th e nex t ac ti n g p as to r w as R e v Al ex a n der C Childs f ro m . .

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Jan 1 1860 to Ap ril 1 1862 H e w as born a t Na n t uc k e t Aug

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, .

31 1823 ; g ra d ua te d a t Yal e Colleg e i n 184 5 a n d U n ion The o

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log i cal Se mi nary i n 1849 ; marri e d Miss Eu n ice H B arney of .

N an tucke t Aug 17 1857 H e s upplie d c h u rc hes for b rie f pe

, .
, .

ri ods i n Ne w H a mp s hi re a n d V ermo n t as we ll as i n M ass ac h use tts .

He die d a t Worces ter M as s Ap ri l 13 1896 , .

, , .

Afte r M r C hilds Re v S Y La m was a c ti ng p as tor for t wo

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, . . .

years beg i n n i ng i n J uly 1862 He wa s born at Ne w Providen ce

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,

N J M ay 6 182 1 s t udie d a t O be rli n Colleg e a n d g rad ua ted at

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, , ,

Un ion Th eolog ica l Se min a ry i n 1848 He was o rda i ne d at Mid .

dle t ow n N Y , . .
, Ja n 13 1852 .
. .

M r Lum Ho me Mis s io n a ry i n Ka nsas f ro m 1854 to 186 1

w as
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,
”
d uri ng t h e bo rde r ruffi a n wa r Afte r lea vi n g Re hoboth he was .

s uperi n te n de n t O f t h e A me ri c a n Bibl e Soc i e ty a t La wre n c e Ka n ,

sas a n d la te r pre a c h e d i n C o n n e c ti c u t a n d Ne w Y o rk
, He died .

a t R u t h e rfo rd N J Oc t 1 1895 , . .
. .

Re v Fra n c i s H Boy n to n w as o rd a i ne d pa s to r O f this c h u rc h

. .

Oc t 20 1864 a n d c o n ti n ue d h i s w o rk he re u n til Aug 30 1867

.
, , .
, .

D uri n g h i s p as to ra te t he c h u rc h w as g rea t ly re vive d a n d mo re

th an fifty pe rso ns were a dde d to i ts me mbe rs hip .

M r Boy n t o n w as bo rn i n T roy N Y M a rc h 14 1839 ; g ra d

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, ,

ua t e d a t A mh e rs t C oll eg e i n 186 1 a n d a t A n dove r Th eolog i ca l ,

Se mi n a ry i n 1864 ; married Mis s E mily A Cl ark Of A mhers t .

,

M as s M ay 24 1866 Fou r c h ild re n were b o rn to them He was

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, , . .

a ma n of sc h o l arly h a bi ts w ith a fi n e s pi ri t to uc he d to fi n e iss ues .

After leavi n g Re hoboth h e tra vele d a b roa d vi s iti n g Pa les ti ne , ,

Egy pt a n d othe r c ou n tri es He p reac h ed a t A s so ne t New M arl

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,

bo roug h Ray n h am a nd Esse x Ma ss a n d a t Rye N H a nd

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,

l a te r a t other pl aces i n M assa c h use tts He died at Flo re nce .

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Ma ss i n 19 10 .
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M r Boy n ton was succee ded by Re v Tho mas H enry J oh nso n

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190 HISTORY OF REH O BOTH

wh o was from Oc t o ber 1868 to Oc to ber 1869 He

ac tin g pas to r , , , .

was bo rn M arc h 24 1824 at Portl and M e ; s t ud ied and ta ug h t , , , .

a t t h e Miss io n I ns titu te Qui ncy Ill under the c h arg e of t he . , .

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Re v Da vid N e lson was orda i ned at La H arpe Ill i n Apri l

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1853 and was marri ed t he followi ng Dec ember to Mis s M arth a

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A B rook s Of Dalton N H They h ad t wo child re n

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The nex t ac ti ng p as tor was Re v Hen ry D Wood wo rth from . .

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Dece mber 1869 t o Oc to ber 187 2; born i n Leb ano n Conn

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Feb 18 1826 ; g rad u a ted a t A mhers t Colleg e i n 1855 and An

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dover Theolog ical Semi nary i n 1860; orda i ned at Eas t Bridg e
wa ter i n Septembe r Of t he sa me y ea r; ma rrie d Au g 14 1855 .
, .

Miss Sarah E Carki n of B rookfield M ass After leavi ng Reho

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both was i n t h e j ewel ry bus i ness i n Ca mb ridg e Died J une 27

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189 1 .

Rev I saac R Prior succeeded M r Woodworth as ac ti ng pas tor

. . .

from July 13 1873 to Oc to ber 1877 ; born i n Ohio J uly 22

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1840; g rad uat e d at Ad ri a n Coll eg e Mi ch i n 1863 ; at t h e Un i , .

,

vers ity of Law a t Albany N Y i n 1865 ; and at U n ion Theo , . .

,

log i cal Semi nary i n 1870 He was married Sept 29 1874 t o Mi ss . .

, ,

R uth E M an to n of Provide nce R I

. Th ey h ad t wo childre n , . . .

He p re ac hed for b ri ef pe riods at n umerous places i n M assa ,

c h use t ts R hode I sl a nd F lorid a and Sou th D akota where h e

, , , ,

died at Re dfield M arch 3 1899 , , .

M r Prior s successor was Rev G eorg e H enry Tilton wh o was

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bo rn i n N as h ua N H Jan 3 1 1845 He was t h e son O f W illi a m

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, .

Wells and Sarah Ann (Morrill) Tilton desce nded th roug h h i s ,

fa th er from t he Tilto ns of New H a mps hi re for w ho m t h e town .

of Tilton wa s named ; and th roug h h i s moth er from t h e Morrill s

an d All e n s of A mes b ury an d Sa li s b ury M ass Hi s g rea t g rea t , .
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g r a n df a th e r w a s C ol H e n ry Mo rrill of R e vol.u tio n ar y f a me S i r .

H ug h Mo rrill was p rese n ted wi t h t he Mo rrill c oat Of arms i n t he

fif t ee n th year of t he re i g n of Q ueen Eli zabe th H i s a n ce s to r .

Capt J acob Alle n was k illed i n t he ba ttle Of Sa ra tog a Se pt 19

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, .
,

1777 . The Tilto n fa mily traces i t s a n ce s try b ac k to E ve rard

S
( ) i r L o r d of Tilto n a n d D r y s t o ke a n c e s to r of S i r K e n e l m Di g by , ,
”
Kn ig ht s tyled Th e o rn amen t O f En g l an d
, Th e to w n Of Tilto n .

i n Eng l a n d was i n e x i s te n ce p rio r to t h e ti me of W illi a m t h e C on

“ ”
q u e ro r T h e o r
.i g i n a l fa m ily w as Di g by d e Tilto n b u t t h e Di g by ,

was d ropped bec o mi n g a b ra nc h n a me b u t both use t h e Dig by

, ,

c oa t of arms Jolm Tilto n ca me t o Ly n n i n 164 2 a n d a b ro t h er

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 E CC LES IASTICA L H I STORY 19 1

Willi a m i n 1645 a nd are spoken of as ed uca ted , On e b ranc h .

of the fa mily se ttled i n New H a mp s hi re .

M r Tilto n fitte d for colleg e at W illi s to n Semi nary Eas t h amp

.
,

t on M as s
, g ra d u a
. ti,n g w ith t h e c l as s of 1866 a n d a t A m h e rs t ,

Colleg e w ith t h e c las s Of 1870 ( Phi Be ta Kappa) rece ivi n g t h e ,

deg ree Of A M i n 1873 Also g ra d ua ted a t A n dover Theolog ica l

. . .

Semi nary 1873 an d was ordai ned to t he Cong reg atio nal min is try
, ,

a t Hopki n to n N H J une 4 1873

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, .

He was ma rri ed J u ne 6 1876 to Ell a Mi nerv a M an n Of Attle , ,

boroug h Falls Mas s They h ave h ad three c hild ren M r Tilton

, . . .

was p as to r a t Attl eb oro ug h Fa ll s 1874 5 (o rg an i z i ng t h e Ce n tra l

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Ch urc h a nd b uildi ng i t s mee ti ng house ) ; a t W olfeb oroug h N H -

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1876 7 ; a t Reho both M as s

— 1877 189 1 ; a t La ncas ter N H
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189 1 1896 ; a n d a t North Wob u rn M ass

— 1896 19 15
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( D i s , .
, .

mi sse d J une 22d ) .

At Re hoboth h e was c h a i rman Of t h e Sc hool Co mmittee in

1885 6 a n d fo un d er Of t h e Re h oboth A n tiq ua ri a n So c ie ty w hi c h
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, ,

was org a n i ze d M arc h 5 1884 , .

I n 1883 M r Tilton wrote t h e His tory Of t h e Ch urc hes Of Re

“
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hob ot h p u bli s h e d i n t he Hi s tory of B ris tol Co un ty
, I n 1900 .
,

he furn i s h e d fo r t h e His tory of La n cas t er N H a s k e tc h O f t h e . . .

,

Cong reg a tio na l C h urch of th a t pl ace a nd a mo nog ra ph of t h e

N ative Pl a n ts a nd Trees I n 1901 he p u bli s hed a Me mori a l of “ .
,

Marsha ll H ens h a w LL D , . .

D uri ng M r Tilton s pas tora te of fo urtee n years i n Re hoboth

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t he Ch urch en joy e d a l a rg e meas u re O f p ros pe rity Fo r thi s W hol e .

period it p a id t h e l a rg es t sa l ary i n i ts hi s tory a n d g a ve libe ra lly ,

for b en e vole n t O bj ec ts At th a t ti me t he e nti re pop ul a tio n Of

.

t he to wn w ith v ery few ex ce ptio n s w as O f p ure New Eng l an d

, ,

s t oc k a n d mos t O f t h e pe opl e were i n t h e h a bit Of a tte n di n g c h u rc h

,

on t he S a b b a th The re li g ious life O f t he c h urc h was q u i c ke ne d

.

f ro m ti me t o ti me by s pec i al se rvice s It w as t he pas tor s c us to m .

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to p rea c h a bou t o nce a mo n th a t t he Wi lli s Sc hool house t h e -

,

Orlean s C h ape l a nd the Al ms house t he l a tter i n charg e of M r , .

a n d M rs Fra n k E Lu th er
. . .

M r Tilto n w as di s mi ssed from thi s c h urc h Nov 17 189 1 to

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accept a c a ll f ro m t h e Con g reg a tio n a l Ch u rc h i n La ncas te r N H , . .

I n t h e y ea r 1887 a s ilver c up w hi c h Re v O ti s Tho mpso n h ad

, .

ta ken a way w ith h i m i n 1840 w as re s tore d to t he c h urc h by M r , .

192 HI STORY OF REHO BOTH

M T Benne tt of Bris tol

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, a re la tive of t he sec ond M rs .

Tho mpson Thi s val ua ble . re lic was i nsc ri bed t h us :

“
Th g ift of C a pt Se
a m l Pec k to .
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y
e
sec o nd C h urc h
of Chri s t i n Reh oboth ,

M r Tilton was . Cy rus D H a rp who beg an

s uccee ded by Re v . .
,

h i s wo rk here as ac ti n g p as to r M arc h 13 1892 a nd co n ti n ued , , ,

till Aug 28 1895 .M r H arp was born a t Bene vola M d Feb 8

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1858 He was t h e so n of Rev J os h u a H a rp and M ag d al ene Wolfe

. . .

He pre p are d for coll eg e a t Leb an o n I ns titu te Leba non Pa ; di d , , .

both underg rad ua te and g rad ua te work a t H arvard where he re ,

ce i ved t he d eg ree of AB He g rad ua ted a t Yale Theolog ica l .

Seminary i n 1885 .

H is fi rs t re g ul ar pas torat e was a t Col u mbi a Pa wh ere he b uilt , .

,

a c h urc h a n d l e ft a n i n c rea se d me mbe rs hip O f ove r o ne h un d red

,

a nd fifty He p re ac he d a t Ho ulto n M e i n 1899 and l a ter a t

.
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, ,

D ux b ury M as s , .

Hi s mi n i s try at Reh oboth was s i g n ali zed by h is marri ag e to

Miss E lea no r H Whi t es i de of Was hi ng ton D C TW O child ren
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were bo rn to th em Ka th a ri ne Oc t 5 1893 a n d Be nj a mi n H , , .
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Nov 12 1894 .
, .

After res ig n i ng his pas to rate he re M r H arp e n tere d c ommerc ia l , .

li nes H e b ui lt hi mself a house a t C ra ns to n R I beca me p as tor

.
, . .
,

of t he H ug h esd al e Cong reg at io nal C h u rc h while a t t he sa me ti me ,

se rvi n g as a n ag e n t i n t h e e mploy Of t h e T ra v e l ers I ns ura nce ’

Co mpany of H artfo rd Co nn , .

Rev Ch arles B W a th e n beg a n h i s l a bo rs h ere J une 1 1896

. .
, .

D uri n g h i s mi n i s try t h e ch urc h was thoroug hly ren ova te d a nd

be a ut i fi ed Thi s wa s do n e i n 1906 a t a c os t O f mo re th a n
.
,

n o t i n c l udi n g t h e me mori a l w i n do ws H a lf of thi s s u m w a s c on .

trib u ted by Le ona rd C Bliss of Bos ton Hon Corne li us N Bli ss . . . .

of New York g a ve libe ra lly and Fran k N Bliss Of Pa wt uc ke t , . .

R I mad e a co n t rib u tio n Th e La dies Ho me Mi ss io nary Soc ie ty

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g a v e $ 6 0 0 — t h e p roce e d,s of t h e C olo n i a l F a i r h e ld t h e w i n te r b e

fore The f urn i shi ng s were s upplied as follo ws : t he ca rpe ts for

.

t h e c h urc h were g ive n by M r Ly ma n B Golf a n d t he c us h ions . .

,

for t h e se a ts by M r Geo S B a ke r a n d Mi s s Emma M B a ker; a . . . .

dona tio n was a l so rece ived fro m M r F rederic W Bli ss Of t he . . .

beautiful memoria l w i n dows one was g iven by Cornelius N Bl iss , .

,

to perpe tuate t he me mo ry of h is g ra ndfa th e r Dea A s a hel Bliss , .

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w h o w as h urc h for mo re tha n fifty years ; t wo

a n O fi ce r O f t he c

we re g iv e n by M r L C Bli ss ; on e by D a ri us L a n d Ly man B
. . . . .

Golf an d the i r s is te r M rs Sa ra h Stee l e The chil d ren O f Re uben

, . .

Bo we n g a ve one ; a nd t he child re n of Ta merli ne Ho rto n one , .

The c h urc h w as reope ne d by a pp rop ria te e x erc ises Dec 5 1906

“ , ,
. .

I n t h e rec o rd we read : We reopened this c h urc h free fro m deb t , ,

a n d as a c h urc h a n d p eo ple a re p rofo u n dly g ra te f ul to t h e frie nd s

th ro ug h whose i n te res t a n d libera lity thi s wo rk has bee n aec o m

”
plis hed It s ho uld b e men tio ned also th a t on M arch 1 1907
.
, , ,

M rs C lara I H ubbard da ug hter of t h e la te H en ry Reed a nd De

.
,

lig ht Ca rpen ter Ree d of Ta un to n g a v e a soli d ma hog an y ta b le

, ,

a n d c h a i rs to furn i s h t h e s oc i a l co rn er O f t h e c h urc h Also d uri ng .

,

M r Wa th en s pas to ra te t h e c hoi r was b ro ug ht dow n fro m t he

.
’

loft i n t he rea r t o i ts p resen t place nea r t h e p ulpit I n 1900 .

Pas ch a l All en left t he c h urch a leg acy of

M r Wath e n was b o rn i n Ric hi b uc to New B runs wic k Jan 1
.
, , .
,

1852 He marrie d Ma ry P Ke nne dy of Kesw ic k N B Se pt

. .
, . .
, .

17 1876 Th ey h av e on e son
, . M r Wa th en ta ug ht fo ur years i n . .

t he g ra mma r a nd hi g h s c hools a t St Ste phe n N B G rad ua ted .

, . .

at B a n g o r Th eolog i c a l S emi n a ry J u n e 1883 Preac hed a t Oro no , , .

,

M e fro m 1883 to 1888 ; Che l ms fo rd M ass 1888 90; a t M an

.
,
—
, .
,

c h es ter N H 1890 96 ; Re ho b oth M ass 1896 1908 ; Hookset

,
— . .
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,

N H 1908 10; s i n ce a t So u th D artmo u th M ass He was di s

. .
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, , , .

missed fro m h i s c h arg e i n Re ho both J uly 12 1908 , , .

On Ja n 3 1909 H o n Ed mun d E Pec k of New Yo rk se n t t he

.
, , . .

c h urc h a bea utifully c a rv e d c h a i r d e s i ne d by hi mse lf a nd iv e n

g g
i n me mory O f hi s a nces to rs wh o h a d res id e d i n Re hoboth On .

th e b ac k i s a pl a te i nsc ribe d as follo ws

I n me mory
of my ance s to rs a mo ng w hom were
Joseph Peck bo rn i n Eng l an d 1587 settle d i n Re
, , ,

h ob o th ; Eben eze r Pec k w ho fo u n d ed t he forg e p riv ,

ileg e nea r Grea t M ea do w Hill bo rn 1697 ; my g ran d ,

fa th e r Ed mund I Pec k born on t he Forg e Privileg e

, .
, ,

1798 ; a nd my fa th er C aleb S P ec k born i n Re hoboth , .

, ,

1825 .

D e s i g ne d an d ma d e by E d mun d E . Pec k Don or, ,

M r W a then was s ucceeded by Re v Jose ph Wood b ury S tro ut

. .
,

who c a me fro m Ki ng s to n N H and was i ns ta lled O ver t he ch urc h , . .

,

a t Reh oboth J une 9 1909 The follo wi ng y ea r th ro ug h hi s

, , .
,

13
194 HISTORY OF REHOB OTH

efi ort s , a ne w p ipe-
o rg an was purc h ased for t h e c h urc h , c os ti ng
of thi s amoun t a o ut was ra ised i n t h e to wn b .

A ne w p ulpit was p resen ted to t he c h urch by Mi ss Emma M .

M r S trout was born i n Milbrid ge Me J uly 7 1852; was a

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, .
, ,

teac her i n th a t s ta te for fo ur yea rs ; p reac hed t wo yea rs at Eas t

Mac hias Me ; g rad ua ted fro m B ang or Semi nary i n 1885 ; was
, .

orda i ned J une 29 1886 ; held pas t orates at Thomas t on M e . , .

,

1885 1893 ; a t C ummi n g to n a nd Wes t C ummi n g to n Mass 1894

—
, .
,

1899 ; at K i ng s ton N H —
1899 1908 ; at Re hoboth 1909 19 15 — , . .
, ,

( D ec . s i n ce a t Littl e Co mpto n R I , . .

M r St ro u t married Ell a E Sp rag ue of M il bridg e M e May 1 .

, .
, ,

1876 They h ave t wo child re n M r S trout s s uccess or was Rev

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. . . .

Henry E Ox nard who beg an h is work here Oc t 1 19 16

.
, .
, .

D E A CO NS O F TH E C O NG REG A TI O NAL C H U RC H
Na me Date Chosen
M ay
E lis ha , 17 2 1 .

Thomas Orms bee , 17 2 1 .

Joh n W il marth , 173 1 .

A b ia h C arpen ter , 1738 .

Josh ua Smi t h , 1744 .

Thomas Carpen ter , 1744 .

S te phen Mo ulto n , 1750 to 17 7 2 .

Eph ra i m Bli ss , 1762 to 177 1 .

J os hua Smith , 1762 .

Dan ie l Bliss , B e twee n 1762 an d 179 1 .

Joh n B rown , 179 1 .

C alvi n J acob s , 1801 .

Asa hel Bliss , 1808 Re -e lec ted i n 1827

. .

Ch ace Mo ulton , 18 1 1 to 18 13 .

Ez ra Pe rry , 18 14 to 1850 .

Elij a h A Ree d. 1832 to 1848 .

Eleaz e r A B ro wn .
, 184 2 to 1889 .

Eli s h a A K i n g.
, 1842 to 184 8 Moved to Provi dence
. .

J ose ph us B Smith .
, 185 1 to 1857 . M
ove d to Illi noi s .

A s a ph C arpe n ter , 1858 to 1863 .

G us ta v us A Reed .
, 1863 to 1889 .

Willi a m H Luthe r .
, 187 7 Move d to Eas t P roviden ce
. .

D a vid Tayl or , 1877 Moved to Provi de n ce

. .

Fra n c i s A Bliss .
, 1877 t o 19 14 .

Joh n s to ne Bl ac k 189 1 Moved t o W arre n

. .

Al mon A Ree d .
, 1895 .

E n oc h A C a rpen te r
.
, 19 1 1 .

Ch arl es S Bli ss .
, 19 1 1 .

W illi am R B rown i ng .
, 19 12 .
 E CC LESIASTICA L HISTOR Y 195

BA PTIST CH UR CH ES I N R EH O B OTH
Ben edi c t i n h i s hi s tory of t h e B a pti s t s writes of t h e Reho bo th
, ,

c h u rc h es as follo ws

Th ere h a ve bee n B a pti s ts i n thi s to wn fro m abo ut 1650 wh en ,

Ob adi a h Hol mes se para ted fro m t h e p ari s h w orship b ut n o c h urch

wa s g a there d i n it u n til 1732 w h e n on e arose n e ar i ts s o utheas t
, ,

un d e r t h e mi n i s t ry of M r Joh n Co mer former p as to r of t h e fi rs t

.
,

B apti s t Ch urc h i n Newpo rt R I By t h e y ear 1794 n o less th an , . .

,

se v e n B a pti s t c h urc h es h a d b een fo rme d i n Re hobo th Mos t .

of the m were s mall a n d h a rdly a ny t wo of the m we re un ited i n

th e i r views of doc tri ne a n d dis c iplin e E lh a n an W i n c hes ter who .
,

a f te rw a rd d i s ti n g u i s h e d hi mse lf by t h e p rop ag a tio n of t h e doc tri ne

of U n iv ers al Res tora tio n was for a few ye a rs p as to r of one of

, , ,

th em Th e yo ung es t Of th ese i s th a t a t t h e lowe r en d of t he g rea t

.

See ko n k Pl ai n w ithi n t h ree miles of P rovid e nce w hi c h i s s up

, ,

pli ed by M r J oh n Pitma n O f th a t to w n ( n ow t h e B a pti s t Ch urc h

.

of Eas t P rovide n ce ) .

At fi rs t th ree of th ese c h urches were of t he S ix Pri n c iple creed :

t h e Oa k S wa mp from 1732 to 1773 ; t h e H o rn b i ne fro m 1753 to
, ,

1888 ; a nd t h e Rou n d Ch u rc h i n n orth e as t Re hoboth o rg an i zed ,

by Elde r R ich a rd R o un d i n 1743 a n d a fter la ps in g was re or

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, , ,

g a n i z e d by D e a A a ro n W h ee l.er a n d E ld e r Sylves te r R o u n d w h o ,

we re o rd a i ned i ts p as tors Ap ril 20 1789 This c h urc h was t he , .

p recurs o r of t he Refo rme d M e thodis t Ch urc h i n t h e sa me 10

ca li t y w hi c h was org a n i zed i n 1827 th ree years after E lder
, ,

Ro un d s dea th
’
.

Th e S i x Pri n c iple B a ptis ts w ere s tri c tly e va ng e li c a l a n d fi rm

-
,

be lie v ers i n f ree w ill a nd a un ive rs a l a ton e me n t b u t th e i r cree d , ,

i n Heb 6 : 1 2 req u i re d th e m to e mph as i ze t h e l ayi n g on of b a n ds

.
, , ,

w hi ch th ey did i n t he case of e very c o n ve rt t hey b a pti ze d a n d th ey ,

mad e thi s a c on dition of rece ivi n g t h e Lo rd s s uppe r ; n e ith er

’

wo u ld th ey c o mmune w ith a ny o ne w h o h a d n o t bee n both un der

w a ter a n d u n d er h a n d s Eac h e lder re ma i n e d w ith t he c h urc h
.

over wh ich he was ord a i ne d as lon g a s h e live d a nd as a ru le re ,

c e i v e d n o sa l ary .

S WA M P C H U RC HTH E OA K
Thi s c h urc h a t fi rs t belong e d to t he S i x Pri nc iple B apti s ts -
,

a n d w as g a th e red by Re v Joh n Co mer i n 1732 He was in s ta lle d

. .

i ts p as to r J u ly 26t h of th a t y ea r Th e i n s ta ll a tion sermon was .

‘
A no t he r acc o un t g ie
v s D a v id Rou n d , wh o ma y h a v e be e n a coll ag u e e wi th
i
R c h ar d .
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p reach ed by Rev Eph rai m Whea t on pas tor of t h e Fi rs t Baptis t

. ,

Ch urc h of Swansea fro m I Thes s 5 : 12 13 M r Comer was an

, .
, . .

able p reac her an d g a the red ma ny i n to t he c h urch I n t he follow .

i ng Nove mber he b apti zed fiftee n perso ns i n one day an d withi n ,

a yea r it n umbered nea rly one h und red me mbe rs M r Co mer . .

was bo rn i n Bos ton Aug 1 1704 From a very early ag e he de

, .
, .

lig hted i a books and co mposed a disco urse whe n o nly fiftee n .

He a tt empted to learn a g lov e r s t rade b ut h i s pass ion for st udy

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,

was so s t ro ng th at h e p re va ile d on h i s g ran dfa th er to se n d h i m to

sc hool . I n 1723 he was ad mitted to Ya le Colleg e b ut le ft and .

s t udi ed with Re v M r B arn ard of A nd over t h e follow i ng y ear

“
. . .

Afte r read i ng S ten ne tt on B apti s m he became an arden t B ap

t is t. I n 1725 he wen t to S wansea t o teach sc hool a nd while the re ,

ass i s ted Re v Eph ra i m Wh ea to n i n t he S abb ath servi ces

. In .

17 26 h e rece ived a call t o p re ac h i n t he Fi rs t B apt i s t Ch urc h a t

Ne wport After p reac hi ng i n thi s ch urch abo u t a year as col
.

leag ue with Rev W illi am Pec kham he came out an d advocate d

. ,

t he S i x P ri nc ipl e th eo ry
- Thi s led to h i s d ismi ssal fro m t he Fi rs t
.

Ch u rc h and he beca me colleag ue with Elde r D an iel W ig h t man

,

of t he Seco nd B apt is t Ch urc h of Newpo rt whe re h e re mai ned ,

t wo y ears p reac hi ng with re ma rkable s uccess

,
He was married .

Ja n 20 1726 to Mi ss Sarah Rog e rs of N e W port by who m h e had

.
, , ,

th ree child ren .

On c omi ng to Re hoboth he l abo red with s uc h zea l th a t he nu

de rmi ned h i s h ea lth and died of co nsumption M ay 23 1 734 i n
“ ”
h i s thi rtie th y ear I n t he old B uri al Pl ace Hill y ard of So uth
.
, , ,

Re hoboth h i s to mb s to ne of b l ue s l ate bears thi s b rie f i nsc riptio n

H e re lies i n terred
Y body of y Re vd
e °

M r J oh n Co me r
.

D eed M ay y 23d °

1734 i n y 30t h
e

Y ea r O f Ag e .

M r Co me r had fo rmed t he des ig n of

. his to ry of t he w riti ng t he
A merica n B a pti s ts and h ad collec ted va l uable mate ri al s whic h
we re use d s ub seq ue n tly by both B ac k us a nd Be ne di c t i n th e i r
hi sto ries .

M r Comer s successo r was Na th an iel Milla rd wh o was or

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d ai ned J une 24 1736 ; b ut h e p roved unwo rthy of h is t rus t and

,

w as di s mi s se d i n 1742 .
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E CCLE HI STOR Y 197

E lder S mue l M ax well was t h e n ex t p as tor a n d w as i n s ta lled

a

i n 1745 . After so me years h e bec ame a Co ng reg a tio nali s t an d

w rote a g a ns B aptis ts The c h urch th us un fortuna te i n i t s
i t t he .
,

mi n i s ters beca me di sc ourag ed a nd sca ttered an d many Of i ts

, ,

me mbers e ven tu ally j oi ned other c h urc hes So me of the m h ow .

,

ev er h eld to g e th e r an d sec ured t h e s ervi ces fi rs t of Eld er Joh n

,

Pai n e a n d a fterward s of E lder R ic h ard Ro u nd on e of M r C o mer s , .

’

c on verts w h o h ad org an i ze d a c h urc h i n t h e no rth eas t p art of t h e

,

town Elder Ro un d p reac hed to this c h urc h l a ter called t he Oa k

.
,

S wamp ch urc h un til h i s dea th M ay 18 1768 Hi s to mb s ton e

, , , .

may be see n near th a t of J oh n Co mer i n t he Old y ard a bou t a

mile so uth eas t Of t h e Orlean s Fac to ry .

The o ri g i n a l Oa k S w amp mee ti ng ho use ( n ot th a t of E lder Joh n -

H i x ) s tood on t h e tri a ng ul a r lot a t t h e j u n c tion O f C h es t n u t a nd

Pleas an t s tree ts a short di s ta n ce s o uth of Horto n s Si g n al AS
,
’
.

t he w riter was told by t he ol des t res iden ts livi ng fo rty yea rs ag o ,

thi s house w as fra med a t t he old ce metery lot at B uria l Pl ace

Hill b u t it w as ta ke n aw ay i n t he n i g ht by t he Oak S wamp peopl e
, ,

carri ed a mil e a n d a h a lf eas t w a rd a nd ra i se d o n t h e s pot above

men tio ned .

After t he dea th of Elder R o u n d t he ch urc h no lo n g er ex is te d

u nd er t h e S i x P ri n c iple c re e d I n 1773 it was reorg a n i ze d w ith
-
.

ope n co mmu n ion p ri nc iples So me of i ts me mbers h ad come ou t .

fro m t he ch urc h of E lder Jolm H i x a c l ose commun io n B apti s t , ,

a nd oth e rs h a d be en c on v erted a n d b apti ze d by Re v Elh an an .

Wi n c h es t er a tra ve li ng p reac h er; w h ile s till o t hers h ad belong ed

,

t o t h e o ri g i n a l c h urc h fo un de d by E ld e r Joh n C o mer Thi s new .

re o rg a n i ze d c h urc h ord a i n e d M r J ac ob H i x as the i r p as to r Ja n

.
, .

20 1773 a n d h e ld th e i r se rvi ces i n t h e fi rs t Oak Swa mp mee ti ng

, ,

house .

Eldc r J acob H i x was born Ja n 1 1740 He was t h e so n of .

, .

El de r Jo lm H ix an d b rother of E lder D an i e l H i x of D artmo uth

, .

He o w n e d t h e farm i n h erited fro m h i s fa the r a n d p art of a mill ,

w h i c h w ith some h elp from t h e c h u rc h e n abled hi m to liv e com

, ,

fort a b ly He h ad no c hild ren

. He died M arch 30 1809 ag ed .
, ,

s i x ty n i ne y ea rs
-
.

Fro m t he beg i n n i ng of h is min i stry the ch urch was des ig na ted

”
as Th e F i rs t C h ri s ti a n C h urc h of Rehoboth w hi c h n a me it s till ,

bea rs .

El de r H i x w ith h i s b ro t h e r D an iel h eld servi ces a t D art mo u th

198 H ISTORY OF REH OBOTH

for veral years and g athered a ch urc h there over w hic h El der
se ,

D an ie l H i x was ordai ned J uly 12 1780 and th a t c h urch was con , ,

s i de red as a b ra nc h of t h e Oak S wa mp c h urc h .

The Oak Swa mp or Ch ri s tian ch urc h was i n part t he o ffsp ri ng

of t he older C alvi n is tic ch urc h g a the red and shepherded by Elder
Joh n Hi x He was bo rn i n Reho both M ay 10 17 12 p robably at
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, , ,

t h e H i x ho mes tead on B rook S tree t where he s pe n t h i s days . ,

and wh ere h e died i n M arc h 1799 ag e d 87 yea rs I n t he sa me , , .

ho use h i s son Jacob lived and died when t he farm passed i nt o t he ,

han ds of Samue l Baker Jr an d here i n t h e old red ho use M rs , .

, , , .

B a ker res ide d for more th an e ig hty years .

Our reco rd of t he c h urc h org a n i zed by E lder Joh n H i x is very

meag er He was orda i ned i ts pas to r Nov 10 1762 I n 177 1 it
. .
. .

ex pe ri e nced a g rea t re viv a l a n d h e bap t i z ed fo rty pe rso ns In , .

1780 t he c h urc h h a d re ac hed a me mbe rs hip of o ne h u nd re d a nd

six After t h e new and more libe ral ch urc h was formed i n 1772
.
,

over whic h h i s son J acob beca me pas tor th e t wo c h urches wor ,

s hipped i n t he sa me ho use b ut sep ara tely o wi ng t o the i r w idely ,

diverg en t c reed s .

Fi nally Elder Jolm Hix becomi ng old a nd fee ble and h is fl oc k

,

h a vi ng no house of i ts own i t became sc a ttered and i ts ide ntity ,

los t The commun ion vesse ls used i n t he old ch urc h were g i ven
.

to t he newer org an i za tion i n 1804 c o ns is ti ng of one flag o n one , ,

ta n k ard t wo pla t ters t wo c ups one s ilver S poo n one ta blec loth
, , , ,

a nd o ne n ap k i n an d t h e ho pe was ex p resse d th a t th e se so u ven i rs

,

of t he older ch urc h mig ht be h ande d do wn to pos terity fro m g e n

c ra tio n to g en era tio n .

Of t he t wo earlies t B aptis t ch urc hes out of which g re w t he

Firs t C h ri stian Ch urc h of 1773 th at of Elder J oh n Hix had i ts ,

c o n s tit ue ncy i n t h e vi c i n ity of Oa k S wa mp W hil e th a t of E lder ,

C o mer was g athered i n larg e part from people livi n g i n t he ne ig h

bo rh ood of B uri al Pl ace Hill where Elde rs Comer a nd Round are ,

b uried Th e res ult was a co mp ro mise loc ati n g t h e mee ti ng ho use

.
—
,
-

be twee n t he t wo pl aces as we h a ve see n I n a n old reco rd book

, .

of thi s ch urc h whose fi rs t en try i s d ated Dec 7 1809 t he fol

“ ,
.
, ,

lo wi ng title i s g i ven : A true Copy of t he Re c o rds of t he Fi rs t

C h ris tian Ch urch i n Rehoboth under t he care of Elder C hilds
”
Luthe r .

‘ T he re is no r core d o f a ny c h urc h b uildi ng . Hi s f ll we

o o rs e
ma y ha v wor
sh i pped at fi rs t in a pr vi eh e
a t o us .
 E CC LE I ASTICA L S H I STOR Y 199

Th e o r of Elder J a cob H i x was Elder Childs Lu t her

s uccess .

w h o a fte r p re ac hi n g to t h e pe opl e a y e ar or t wo was ord a i ne d

, ,

the i r p as to r Nov 26 18 12 I n 1820 t h e c h urc h e njoy ed a s pec i a l

, .
, .

awa ke n i n g th ro u g h t he l a bo rs of Elde rs P lu mm a n d H a th aw ay .

w h o ass i s te d t h e p as to r a nd s o me fo rty pe rs o n s p rofesse d con

,

v e rs io n .

At a mee ti ng 011 J u ly 1822 t he c h urc h ca ll e d B rot he r Geo rg e

, ,

Ke lto n to t he g rea t wo rk Of p reac h i n g t he Gos pe l and th at he ,

”
s ho u ld b e d e p e n d e d on as a h e l pe r i n t he w o rk of t h e mi n i s t ry .

He was p u bli c ly o rd a i n ed to th a t wo rk A pril 28 1830 E lde rs , ,

Jose ph Bl ac k ma r Benj a mi n Taylor a n d R i c ha rd D a vi s ass i s ti ng

,

i n t h e s ervi ce s .

Th e p rese n t ho use w as b u ilt by a joi n t s toc k c o mp a n y M r , .

Na th a n H i x ta ki n g t he c o n t rac t fo r o n e tho usa n d doll a rs It was .

dedi ca te d M ay 28 1834 Soo n a fter th is t h e O ld ho use was to rn

, .

do wn a n d ma d e o ver i n to a b a rn .

Eld er Lu t he r co n ti n ue d h i s la b o rs a mo n g thi s pe o pl e u n til t he

y ear 184 1 h av i n g p reac he d to the m mo re th a n thirty y ears I n
, .

t h e l a tte r p a rt o f h i s p as to ra te a di v is io n occ u rre d i n t he c h urc h

o n t h e ma tte r of te mp e ra nce He was i nc li n ed to b e c o nse rva tive .
.

whil e s o me of h i s p eo pl e be c a me veh e men t s uppo rte rs of t he p ri n

c i ple of t ot a l a bs ti ne n ce Th e b re ac h was ma d e w ide r by t he.

Mill erite e x c ite men t w i t h w hi c h Elder Luth er h ad n o sy mpa thy

, .

He was b orn Fe b 6 1780 a nd was ma rri e d to Miss Lucy Kelto n

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, . ,

D ec 10 1797
.
, He ma rri e d fo r hi s sec o n d w ife M rs M e hita be l
.
, .

Go ff Oc t 2 1 1827
, . He di e d J uly 3 1859 i n h i s e i g htie th y ea r
, .
, , .

a n d w a s b uri e d i n t h e H i x y a rd .

For a n u mbe r o f y e a rs E lde r Ge o rg e Ke l to n as s is te d M r Lu the r .

as c o ll e a g ue I n t h e y ea r 1829 th e re w a s a n e x te n s i v e re v iva l i n
.

c o n nec tio n w ith t he la b o rs O f E ld er J o se ph B l a c k ma r of Ne w

Y o rk a n i t i ne ra n t preac he r He s pe n t a bo u t a y e a r i n thi s t o w n
, .

a n d b a pti ze d i n a ll fo rty e i g ht c o n ve rts 011 t h e fi rs t day of Ja n

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.

ua ry 1830 b e i mmerse d S i x tee n pe rs o n s i n Ba ke r s mi ll po n d

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j us t belo w t h e presen t mee ti ng ho use ; for thi s p urpos e a way was -

c u t th ro ug h t he i ce w hi c h was fo u rtee n i n c h es thi c k

, I ra Sti ll .

ma n B a ke r was on e of th ese as h e told t h e writer H is dec is io n , .

wa s ma de o n t h e s pot He th re w O ff h i s c oa t a nd was b a pti ze d

. .

E l de r Bl ac k ma r s pen t h i s l as t y ears i n Bos to n where he died i n ,

O c tobe r 1878 ag ed se ven ty e ig ht years

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I n t he yea r 184 2 Elde r M a tthi as E G a mmo ns c a me fro m

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West port to this place and i n connec tion w ith Rev W P Russell
, . . .

re o rg a n i zed t h e ch urc h w ith twelve men a nd t wen ty one women -

as c h arter members on t he b road bas i s O f t he follo wi n g s ta t e

,

me n t :

TO w hom it may concern : we as a band of brothers and sis

te rs beli eve it to be t he will of God tha t we co me to g ethe r and
u n i t e by org an i z i n g o urse lv es i n to a Ch ri s ti an U n io n C h urc h for
”
t h e g ood of t he c ause of God and t h e upb u ildi n g of t he same .

Th e org an i za tio n was efi ec t ed Nov 28 184 2 Elder Russe ll

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, ,

p reac hi ng t he mo n The
ser . membe rs of t hi s new body were
drawn i n part from t he Old c h urc h d
un er E lde r Lu ther, pec i ally
es

those who we re i ncli ned to follo w Elder G ammons i n h i s Millerite

doc tri nes whi ch be s trong ly emph as i zed M any of t he Old s ub
, .
,

s t an t i al me mbe rs re f used to joi n i n t hi s moveme n t a n d we re l ef t

w itho ut any c h urc h co nnec tio n Th e Sec on d Adve n t ex c i te men t

.

was a g rea t i nj ury t o t he c h u rc h As E lde r G ammon s p roph ecy

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.

of t he end of t he world i n 1843 or 44 failed he was call ed to s e ’

co u n t an d was di s mi ssed Ja n 3 1 1845 Afte r thi s t he c h urc h

.
, . .

di sa ppoi n te d an d we akened was s upplied by Dea H ermo n W ood , .

,

E lder Lu ther B a ke r a nd others .

I n November 1848 E lder J a mes L Pie rce beca me i t s pas tor

, , .

a n d h e ld a p rot rac t ed mee ti ng i n w hi c h h e wa s ass i s te d by E lder

Albe rt G Morto n and as a res ult t hi rtee n co nverts were bapti ze d

.
,

Feb 25 1849 Althoug h Elde r Pi e rce was di smi sse d i n 1850 h e

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,

c o n t i n ued t o res ide i n t he ne i g hbo rh ood w i t h i n te rv a l s of b rie f

pas tora tes el se where and occas io nally s upplie d t he p u lpit w hen
,

v aca n t al most up to t he ti me of h i s dea th i n 1897 If n ot a g ifted

, .

preac her h e was a g ood man an d muc h res pec ted i n t he com
,

mun ity .

After 1850 Elders O ti s Bli ss an d W aterman Pierce p reac he d

,

h ere for a ti me .

Fro m 1865 to 1877 Elder J W Osborne s upplied t h e p ulpit

, . .

i n co n nec tio n w ith t h a t of t h e Ch ri s t i a n C h urc h i n S wa n sea of ,

w h i c h h e w as p as t o r A re viva l i n 187 1 2 i n crea se d t h e c h urc h

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members hip .

He was succ eeded by El de r Willia m Miller O f S wa nsea a ve n ,

c ra bl e ma n of h a n d s o me fea t ures a nd lo n g s n o w w h i t e h a i r w h o -

preac h ed t he Word un til Ap ril 1 1882 , .

Re v Le s te r Ho wa rd a n abl e mi n i s ter fro m t h e C h ri s ti a n

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Ch u rc h in pplie d t he pul p i t fo r s o me years p re vious to

S w an se a , su

1890 O n t h e 26t h of Nove mbe r 1889 t h e mee ti ng ho use was

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re d edi c a ted a fter h a vi n g bee n remodel e d a n d mad e a ttrac tiv e

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.

On t hi s oc cas io n a l a rg e a u dience g a there d a n d a dd resses we re

mad e by Rev J W Os bo rne and Re v G H Tilto n
. . . . . . .

Aft er this Re v T S Wee ks al so of S wan sea p reac hed s e

, . . .
, ,

ce pta b ly to t he peopl e u n til Oc t 1 1895 Si n ce tha t ti me scarcely .

, .

any re co rd s h a ve been ke pt of t he doi n g s of t h e c h urch I ts ser .

vices h av e con ti n ued mos t of t h e ti me fro m y ear to y ea r w ith dif

fere n t p re ac h ers a mon g w ho m was Re v C B W a the n i n 1904
, . . .
,

Elder Al be rt Lo uc k s i n 19 1 1 E lder E rnes t C as we ll i n 19 13 an d , ,

Elder Fre d eri c k D a rk i n 19 15 .

Th e Oa k S wa mp c h urc h one of t h e O ldes t i n t h e Chri s tian ,

Den o mi na tio n h as h a d a h ard s trug g le to live a n d h as ne ver

, ,

bee n a ble to pay a l arg e r an n ual sa l a ry th an t wo h un d re d

doll a rs .

It h a s how e v e r bee n a c o ns ta n t po wer for g ood i n t h e com

, ,

mun ity M os t of i ts p reac he rs h a ve been thoug htful a n d d evou t

.

men a n d ma n y of i ts me mbers a n d s u ppo rte rs h a ve bee n an d are

,

men a n d w o me n of ex cell e n t c h a rac te r w hil e t h e c o mmun ity at ,

l arg e h a s e ve r ma i n ta i n ed a re p u ta tion for t he rug g ed vi rtues of

i n teg rity a n d g ood c iti ze ns hip .

I n s t udyi n g t h e hi s tory of thi s c h urc h fro m t h e beg i nn i n g t h e ,

w riter h as bee n pl eased to n ote h o w f ully it h as ex e mplifi ed t he

p ri nc ipl es of a p ure democ racy each me mbe r voti ng free ly b ut ,

s ubj ec t to t h e w ill of t h e majo rity At t h e sa me ti me i ts di s .

c i pli n e h a s bee n ma i n ta i n ed w ith fi rmn e ss a n d w itho u t res pec t

of pe rs o n s b u t w ith due ki n d ness a n d fo rbea ra nce th us a ffordi ng

, ,

a wo rthy ex a mpl e .

A PARTI AL LI S T OF D E A C O NS I N TH E OA K S WA M P C H U R C H
Na me A p po i n ted Na me A ppoi nted
Joseph Pi erce p re vio us t o , 17 73 . N a t h a n ic l M as on , Ap ril 5 , 1838 .

Frederi c k Lu th er Ja n 14 , .
, 1783 . Jo n a th a n Whee le r , 184 2 .

B e nj a mi n K i n g s le y M a y 2 , , 1805 . He rmo n Woo d , 184 2 .

D eac o n H i x p revio us to , 1805 . S a mue l N i c hol s , 1859 .

H arv ey S Pie rce .

, 18 11 . D ex ter E Horto n .
, 1884 .

D a vi d B oswo rt h Se pt 18 , .
, 1822 . D ex te r E Ho rton J r .
, .

Lloyd Bo s wo rt h Sept 18 , .
, 1822 . O ren N Goff Vice D ea .
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.
, 1884 .

A a ro n C as e Se pt 18 , .
. 1822 . H e n ry G Pierce .
, 19 13 .

D ame l PI erce Feb 28 , .

, 1835 . E d g ar Ni c kerso n , 19 16 .
 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

S OM E EA R L Y M EM B ERS or TH E OA K S WA M P C H U RC H ‘

M ales
Sq u i re Go ff died M ay 13 1825
, . . S a mue l B aker J r Oc t 1 1835 , . , .
, .

Sq u i re Pi erce . D an ie l Pierce Fe b 4 1836 , .

, .

R Ich ard B ulloc k . Alf red Ho rto n Aug 3 1837 , .

, .

Elde r Child s Luthe r . Re ub e n G Pie rce No v 2 1837

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, .

N a th an ie l Pi erce 2d . Pl ummer Pierce Nov 2 1837 , .

, .

R i c h ard B ulloc k J r , . J ames C Pi erce Dec 7 1837

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. .

A ri a l Horto n died M ay 1 1838 , , . C hilds Pierce D ec 7 1837 , .

, .

G eorg e I nga ls . Co mfo rt Ho rto n Feb 1 1838 , .

, .

Le vi B M I lle r
. . Abe l F Pierce
. Fe b 1 1838 , .
, .

Lloyd Bos worth . I sa i a h Bo wen Feb 1 1838 , .

. .

Sy lvan us Jones J oi ned . A mo s Lee Fe b 1 1838

, .
, .

Oti s Ni chols Fe b 18 1830

, .
, . Benj a mi n Pe rry Fe b 1 1838 , .
. .

Geo rg e N Ke lto n Ap ril 1 1830

.
, , . Hen ry Si mmon s Feb 28 1838 , .
, .

Co n s ta n t Cole M ay 6 1830 , , . Elbrid g e G Mille r Fe b 28 1838

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. .

Sa mue l 0 C ase M ay 20 1830

.
, , . Sa mue l Ni c hols M a rc h 4 1838 , , .

Sa muel Ba ker 3d J uly 7 183 1 , , . Na th a n B Go ff Ap ril 5 1838

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, , .

Jos iah S i mmons Jan 5 1832 , .

, . G i deo n Ho rt o n Ap ril 8 1838 , , .

B arnard Pierce 3d A ug 25 1832 , .

, . Tho mas P Go lf Ap ril 8 1838
.
, , .

N a th an ie l M aso n Aug 6 1835 , .

, . Tho mas Le w i s .

Fe males J oi ned
Pa tience Bowen . Sa ll a Lee .

Ha nnah B ulloc k . Ly da Ke lto n Ja n 7 , .

, 1830 .

Lydi a Horto n . S ara h Bo wen .

Chloe B oswo rth . H a nna h Nic hol s Feb 18 , .

, 1830 .

Sarah Hic ks . Hulda h B u ll oc k Feb 18 , .

. 1830 .

S usan nah B aker . Na ncy Hi c ks M arc h 18 , , 1830 .

Eli za be th Mille r . Eli za Si mmo n s Ap ril 1 , , 1830 .

Free love Nic hols . Ha n na h Bos wo rt h Ap ril 1 , , 1830 .

M ary B u lf i n ton . S usa n Eddy J une 3 , . 1830 .

A rde li a Allen . M a ry Si mmo ns J uly 1 , , 1830 .

M ary M a rti n . Na n cy M aso n Sept 2 , .

, 1830 .

Re becca B ulloc k . S a lly Ba k er No v 4 , .

, 1830 .

H annah H B ulloc k . . Sa lly H un te r D ec 2 , .

, 1830 .

N ancy Pierce . Eli z a Pi e rce .

R hod a Ke lto n di e d M ay 3 , , 1839 . M a ry a n B uffi n t on Dec 2 , .

, 1830 .

Prec i lla C ase . Alma n da B a ke r J u ne 2 , , 183 1 .

M ry
a an Pie rce . Pa tie nce B a ke r Oc t 1 , .
, 1835 .

Patie nce B u ffi n t o n . S as a nn a h Pi e rce 2d Oc t 1 , .

, 1835 .

Be ts y Pierce . Ab ag ail Go ff .

Ly di a Bowen . Se ly an Pierce No v 2 . .
, 1837 .

Abag a il Bowe n . Na ncy Alle n No v 2 , .

, 1837 .

Sarah Miller . M ari a h B u lloc k Nov 2 . .

, 1837 .

From Ch urc h Reco r dB kf oo ro m 1809 t o 1837 . The e i ed li t

r v s s ma d e Oc t .

5. 1837 .
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L wi n a Mill ard , Nov . 2, Abby Pierce Feb 1

An n , .
, 1838 .

E meli n e B a ker, Nov . 2, H u ldy Mill er Feb 28 , .

, 1838 .

Lorrya n La w ton , D ec . 7, Na n cy Ni c hol s M arch ,

M ary B ullo c , D ec k . 7, Na ncy W Pi erce Ap ril 8 1838

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, , .

N ancy Ho rton , Oc t . 5, Choi ce M Pierce Ap ril 8

, , 1838
. .

Sara h A n n Ho rton , Oc t 5, Luci nda D P l eree, Apr118 1838 . .

N ancy G Pi erce , Oc t . . 5, Ph e by ho rt, S

April
Jane C ros we ll , Aug . 3, Sa lly Go lf , e pt 6 , 1838 S . .

TH E HOR NR I NE C R U R C R
This c h u rc h is i n t he so utheas t p art of t h e to wn abo ut s i x mi les ,

fro m R ehoboth V illag e I t i s a t t h e p resen t ti me ( 19 17) i n ex .

cellen t rep a i r with nea t an d a ttrac tive s urro un di ng s

, Th e c h u rc h .

be long ed o rig in ally to t he order of t h e S ix Pri nc iple B apti s ts

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Thei r c ree d i s fou n d i n H ebrews vi : 1 2 Th e na me Horn b i ne , .

i s a co rruptio n of Ho rn be a m a s pec i es of tree w hi c h g ro ws i n t h e ,

vic i n ity .

A bo ut thi rty me mbe rs of t he Seco n d B aptis t Ch urc h i n S wa n

sea a t th a t ti me of t h e S i x Pri n c ipl e c ree d fo rmed th e mse lves i n t o
,
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,

a c h u rc h i n Re hoboth a n d o rd a i n e d M r D a n ie l M a rti n as th e i r
, .

pas to r Fe b 8 1753 Elder M a rti n was t he eldes t son of Dea

, .
, . .

Mela tiah M arti n of S wansea He was born Sep t 23 1702 fol . .

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lo wed t he trade of a ho use ca rpen te r an d di ed Nov 18 178 1 -

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, ,

ag ed se ve n ty n i ne He had n i ne c hild ren

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. .

Soo n a fter h is se t tle men t over this c h urch Elder Na than ,

Pierce was o rda i ne d as h is c olleag ue and co n ti nue d to p reac h to

thi s people for forty yea rs He w as bo rn i n Warwi c k R I Feb .
, . .
, .

21 17 16 H i s fa th er was D ea Mi a l Pea rce

, .
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H is wi fe was Lydi a . .

M arti n of B a rri n g ton R I to who m he wa s marrie d Oc t 6 17 36

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, .
, .

They h ad s ix tee n c hild re n te n s on s a nd s i x d a ug hters Two of , .

h is so n s were Re vol u tio n a ry s oldiers M r Pierce di ed Ap ril 14 . .

,

1793 i n h is se ven ty e ig hth y ea r

, H is mo rta l re ma i ns b uri ed i n
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t he fa mily y a rd i n t h e Horton ne i g h bo rhood h a ve s i nce bee n re ,

moved w ith those of h is son Elder Pre se rved to t he V ill ag e , ,

Ceme te ry Elder Pierce was a n a ble mi n is te r of t he Ne w Tes ta

.

men t so un d i n the fa ith deep i n t h e my s te ries of g odli n ess

, , a ,
”
p la i n po werful co mp re hens ive a n d fee li ng p reacher
, , ( K n i g ht s .
’

Bapti s t Hi s tory p D uri ng h is mi n is try t he ch urc h in creas e d

, .

i n n umbers a nd i n fl uence S o me yea rs before t he dea th of Elder .

Pierce Elde r Tho mas Sea ma ns was o rd a i ne d as h is colleag ue

, .

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Un t il e r ce n t ye a rs t he na m was e ft e
o n i e
wr t t n an d pronounce d Pe a rce .
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He was a farmer by occupa tion and possesse d g reat physical vig or .

He preac hed a sermon i n thi s c h urc h after he was one h undred

years of ag e and died i n 1826 at t he advanced ag e of one h und red
, ,

a nd four y ears fi ve mon th s a n d fifteen d ay s p rob ab ly t h e ol des t

, ,

person th at e ver died i n Re hoboth He spen t t he l as t few years .

of h i s life with h i s son Mr Comfort Sea mans wh o owned a farm, .

,

abo ut a mile n o rth of t he c h urc h H i s rema i n s lie b uried i n a .

little plot on th e farm i nclosed by a s trong wal l b ut overg rown ,

w ith sh ru b s Th e s tone which mark s t h e s pot i s un i n sc ri bed

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,

sa ve on t he u pper e dg e w here t h e fi g ures 104 ru dely carved

, , ,

i ndica te h is ag e Bes ide h i m are b uried h i s son and se veral mem

.

bers of h i s family Elder Seaman s g ran dson deacon Jos iah Si m

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mons (as t he name i s now spelled) was an honore d deaco n i n th is

ch urc h for many years .

D uri ng Elder Seamans p as t ora te he was ass is ted by several ’

coll eag ues Elder Be nj ami n M as o n of S wa n sea p rea ched with

.

h i m for a ti me I n t he yea r 1800 Eld er Preserved Pierce and h is

.
,

b rother Elder Philip Pierce were ord ai ned as assoc ia te pas tors ,

w ith Elder Seaman s Elder Phi lip Pierce afterward s we n t Wes t

.
,

b ut re turned to spen d h i s l ast years w ith h i s da ug hter i n Dig h t on ,

Mass .

Elder Prese rved Pierce was t he son of Elder Nath an an d was ,

born i n Re hoboth J uly 23 1758 He married Sarah Lewis al so , .

,

of Rehoboth by whom he h ad t en childre n R ich ard Kn i g ht

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i n h i s B apti s t Hi s tory s pe ak s of h i m as a so u n d pio us an d u se fu l

, ,

min i s ter D uri ng h i s p as to ra te no sa l ary was pa id by t he ch urc h

.
,

t he mi n i s te r ea rn i ng h i s b read by t he s wea t of h i s bro w Th is .

acc oun ts for t h e c us to m i n thi s d eno mi na tio n of h a vi ng colleag ues ,

th us permitti ng severa l e lders t o sh a re t he work of t he paris h

while su ppo rti ng th e mse lves .

M r Pierce used to say th a t t he on ly mo ney h e rece ived for hi s

.

se rvices was fi fty ce n ts a y ear whi c h s u m a g ood l a dy Mi ss Molly , ,

Miller s lippe d i n to h i s fi ng ers while sh aki n g h a n ds w ith hi m A

, .

l arg e nu mbe r of membe rs were added to t h e c h urch d uri n g h is

mi n i s try whi c h co n ti n ued till h i s dea th J u ne 29 1828 i n t he
, , , ,

se ven ti e th y e ar of h i s ag e At thi s pe riod a ccordi n g to Kn ig ht

.
, ,

t he Ch urc h h ad abou t 126 me mbers ‘

Afte r t he dea th of Elder .

Pierce t he ch urch was supplie d by Elders Willia m M a nches ter ,

Joseph Bl ackmar and oth ers un til 1834 wh e n Elder Otis Potter , ,

‘
i
Kn g h t
’
s H is t ory of t he G ee l
n ra or S ix - P i i ple B pt i t P ide
r nc a s s, ro v nce, 1827 .
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of C rans to n R I be c a me the i r mi n is te r On t he fi rs t Sa bba th

, . .
, .

i n M ay of th a t ye ar Elde r Potte r o rg a n i ze d t h e S un d ay sc hool -

,

co n s is ti ng of thi rty or fo rty yo un g pe ople w hi c h h e s upe rin te n ded ,

hi mse lf He res ided a t S wansea Fac to ry and p reached a part of

.

t h e ti me to t he S wan se a c h urc h a t t he ho me of Dea E llery Wood . .

D uri ng t he fi rs t year of Elder Potte r s pas tora te there was a ’

re viv a l a n d s ix ty p ers o ns joi n e d t h e c h u rc h o n p rofes s io n of

,

fa ith .

Eld er Potter was a s t rong a dvoc a te of te mpe ra n ce a nd a n un ,

co mp ro mi s i n g a bolitio n is t At t he ti me of t he Dorr di s turbance .

i n Rhod e I s l a n d he too k a ri g id s ta n d ag a i ns t t h e Dorr pa rty

, ,

muc h to t h e dis pl eas ure of certa i n me mbers of h i s c h urc h On .

g oi n g i n to h i s p u lpit o n e S u n d ay h a vi n g t h e wee k b e fo re e x ,

presse d hi mse lf s trong ly on this po i n t he fo un d s us pe n ded there ,

a g un k n ap sa c k
, b ayone t s word an d vario us other i mple men ts
, , ,

of war .

Fi ndi ng th a t h e h ad i n v ario us w ay s aro used c o n s id era ble op

pos ition to hi mse lf h e left Re hoboth i n 184 1 or 42 a nd p reached
,
’

a t C ran s to n RI ,un til 1848 wh en he re t urn ed to h i s former

. .
, ,

ch a rg e i n Re ho both wh e re h e re ma i n ed fo u r y ears lo n g e r
, Afte r .

th a t he moved to Providence a n d we n t i n to t he book bus i ness ,

s till p reac hi n g as h e h a d O ppo rtun ity He died M ay 27 1857 of .

, ,

co n su mptio n One of h i s so ns Elder Tho mas Pot te r p reac he d

.
, ,

for a ti me a t Fres no C al , .

The ch u rc h was n ex t S upplied by Elde rs W arn er a n d Mo rto n ,

an d Elder Sa muel K n i g ht of S wa n s ea E ld er W a terma n Pierce .

,

g ra n d so n of E ld e r N a th a n a l s o p re a c h e d to thi s pe opl e fo r, se v

e ral y ears Mos t of h is mi n i s te ri a l life was s pe n t w ith t h e Free

.

B aptis t Church a t B arn eyvill e S wa nsea a little floc k whic h he , ,

h ad g a th e red .

E lder Welco me G Coms to c k w as ac ti ng p as to r of this c h urc h

.

fo r abo ut fo urteen y ears beg i n n i ng i n 1862 He w as a k i n d j ovi al , . .

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ma n and an en te rta i n i n g spea ker b ut a poor fi n a n c ier

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Fro m 1876 to 1880 Re v J ames L Pierce wa s ac ti ng pas t o r , . . .

D uri n g thi s period the re was a reviva l i n w hich M r Pierce was .

as s i s ted by D r M L Ros v a lley . a co n verte d Je w

. . The c h urc h , .

rece ive d so me a ddi t io n s a n d was muc h s tre n g th e n ed M r Pierce . .

h a vi ng preac hed for mo re th a n thi rty yea rs i n v ario us places ,

e n de d h i s d ay s i n So u th Re hoboth .

M r Pie rce s s ucc esso r was Re v W il lia m Mi lle r of S wa nsea

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who b eg an h i s lab ors here April 1, 1880, and su pplied t he p ulpi t

for a n u mbe r of years .

I n t h e s pri ng of 1888, Rev G eorg e H H o rto n became pas tor . .

of this c h urc h whic h he se rved fa ithfully for fi ve years Up t o

, .

thi s ti me t h e c h urc h h ad con ti nued under t h e old S i x - Pri nc i ple

creed a ltho ug h se vera l of i ts mi n i s te rs were of othe r den o mi na
,

tio ns M r Horton sec ure d t he subs titution of t he Free Bapt i st

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creed , an d t he c h urc h beca me affi li a ted w ith t he Free Ba p t i s t

Assoc i a tio n of Rhode Is lan d Public service s i n recog n ition of the .

ch an g e were h eld i n t h e ch urc h Nov 20 1888 S i nce tha t ti me

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a n umber of mi n i s ters h a ve s upplied t h e p u lpit a n d c h ang es have

bee n frequen t A mong these are Re vs L B Ro se 1894 B A

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Sherwood 1895 R I H udso n 1896 G eorg e E H ath away 1897

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1901 S H M c Kean 1902 1904 W A Le o n ard 1906 1908

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Walter B artle tt of t he Dig hton Co ng reg a tional ch urch 1908 ,

1909 an d Joh n P R ic h ard so n fro m t h e sa me ch u rc h 19 10 t o

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19 16. Wh ile preachi ng h as been reg ula rly s us ta i ned an d t he

property well kept t he c h urch proper h as run down un til onl y
,

one me mbe r i s le ft M rs Fra n k Pierce i ts cl erk

, . The Chri s ti an , .

people of t h e co mmun ity however formi ng a co ng reg a tion of , ,

twen ty fi ve to t hi rty fi ve a t t he S unday service a lthoug h of many

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creeds afford a fi n e ill us tra tio n of Ch ri s ti an u n io n

. .

Abou t fifty years ag o t he Hornb i ne peopl e formed themse lves

in to an org an i z a tion whic h they des ig na ted as The Fi rs t B aptis t
Churc h an d Soc ie ty for t he pu rpose of rais i ng mo ney for t h e par
,

ish ex pen ses U nder i ts di rec tion ann ual cl a m b a kes h ave been
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held at B a ker s Grove near t he ch u rc h These c l a m b a kes soon

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beca me very popul ar an d i n so me years nearly th ree tho usa n d peo

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p le h a v e ass e mbl e d fro m t h e s urro un di n g c iti es a n d to wn s P la tes .

were se t for fiftee n h u n d re d a t fifty ce n ts eac h a n d fi ve h u n d re d ,

mo re were fed at ra ndo m p ayin g for wh a t they o rdere d Mo re , .

th an a thousan d doll ars h as bee n ta ke n i n a s i ng le day This .

was be fo re 1886 w h e n t h e A n tiq u a ri a n B a ke was i n s tit u te d a t t h e

,

Villag e a fter whi c h t h e a tte nd a n ce di mi n is hed s o me wh a t a n d

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es pec i a lly a fter t h e adven t of t h e e l ec t ri c s i n 1898 w hi c h fa vo re d ,

t h e Vill ag e b a ke ; b ut s i n ce au to mobil es h a ve b ec o me c o mmo n

t h e old t i me cro wd s h ave c o me b ac k a nd ofte n t h e p a tro ns of t h e
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bake are more than can b e care d for M an y of these vis i t ors .

ha ve rel atives i n t he ne i g hborhood a nd t he day ( th e fi rs t Wednes

day i n Septe mber) i s to th e m an occas io n of a g ra n d re u n io n .
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F or t h e l as t fo rty yea rs t h e net p rocee ds h a ve a verag ed 8400 .

The n i ne tee n h und red a nd fo urtee n ba ke ne t te d over 84 50 So me

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mo n ey i s al s o rece ived fro m t he Col u mb us B a k e whi c h w as ,

beg u n i n 19 1 1 for th e e nj oy men t of t he people of t he neig hbor

hood to whom t h e l arg er b ak e b ro ug ht muc h ca re a n d l abo r; b ut
othe rs a l so like to co me a nd p rep a ra tio n i s ma de for t wo h un d red
,

a n d fifty p eopl e The p roceed s of these c l a m b a kes h a ve e n ab led

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t h e Soc i e ty t o mee t a ll ex pen se s a n d to ma i n ta i n t h e Ch urc h

prope rty i n fi rs t c l as s co n ditio n
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As there are n o ea rly rec o rds of thi s c h urc h a co mple te lis t of ,

i ts deac on s c a n n ot b e g iv en b ut so me of th e m were Mia l Pearce , ,

Jose ph Seama n s Jose ph Le w is I c h a bod Bos worth Jo nath an

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Le wi s M as o n Ho rto n a n d Geo rg e T Wh ee le r
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A N NA W A N UN I O N B A PTI S T C H U RC H
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I n t h e y ea r 1839 t h e Co n g reg a tio n a l Soc ie ty l e ft the i r old mee t
i ng ho u se on t he V ill a g e Ce me te ry lot a n d e n tere d th e i r n e w ho use
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of wors hip i n t he V illa g e Se ve ra l of t h e olde r members however

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i n c l udi n g so me of t he t rus tees were u n willi n g to ma ke t he c h ang e , ,

a n d w ithdre w f ro m t h e S oc i e ty At thi s ti me the re were a few .

famili es of t he B a p t is t b eli ef livi n g i n Re hobo th wh o were members

of Elde r Gofl s c h urc h on Lo n g Hill i n Dig hto n As t he la tter
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c h u rc h h a d g rea tly dec li ne d i n n u mbers ma ki n g it d i ffi cult to ,

s us ta i n re g ul ar se rvi c es it w as tho ug ht a fa vo ra bl e ti me to fo rm
,

a n e w B a p t i s t c h u rc h w ithi n t h e li mits of Rehoboth This plan .

was fa v o red by Elde r J 1 W h itte mo re of t h e Di g hto n ch urc h

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, .

A c co rdi n g ly i t w as p ropose d th a t t he se b re th re n joi n w ith t he

di sa ffe c ted me mbe rs o f t h e C o ng re g a t i o n a l Soc i e ty i n h oldi n g
a se ri es o f mee t i n g s w ith re fe re n c e t o fo rmi n g a n e w c h urc h .

The fi rs t mee t i n g w as h e l d o n t he fi rs t S a bb a th i n J a n ua ry ,

1840 a t t h e ta v e rn o f M r I s a ac Le w i s w h ere th e re w as a con

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v e n i e n t h a ll A l a rg e n u mber w e re p rese n t a n d t h e co ng reg a tio n

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c o n ti n ued to i n c re as e f ro m S a bb a th to S a bb a th till t h e h a ll ov er ,

flo we d Af te r t he fi rs t fe w mee ti ng s w h i ch were con d uc ted by

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M ess rs W h i t te more a n d B re n t ly t h e people sec ured t h e service s

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o f M r C al e b Bl ood a ta l e n te d y o u n g ma n fro m t h e fres h man

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c l a s s o f Bro w n Un i v e rs ity .

E a rl y i n t he sp ri ng o f t hi s y ear The U n io n B a pti s t S oc ie ty was

o rg a n i ze d A c o mmi t t ee was a ppoi n ted con s i s ti n g of Ric h ard
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Go ff O t i s Pec k a n d Jose p h Bo we n to erec t a mee ti ng ho use on

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t he lot appropri a ted for that p urpos e by D ari us Ho rton nea r ,

Lewis ta vern on t he Providence and Taun to n turn pike

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On t he twe lfth of M arch M r B lood p rese n ted e i g ht a rtic les , .

o f fa ith e mbodyi ng t h e s tric t p ri nc ipl es of t he C a lvi n i s ti c Bap

,

ti s ts These articles were s i g ned by t he follo wi ng perso ns who

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thereby co ns tituted th e mselves a c h urc h : Se th Tal bot I sa ia h ,

N Allen B enj ami n Mun roe Charles C M un roe Sally Tal bot
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A n n F All e n Ru th M un roe Sybi l Pec k Peddy Pec k J oa nna

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Hort o n Polly Bo we n Nancy Bowen Fan ny L W i lliams Olive

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W heeler Joanna Whee ler Lucy Horton an d Jane Sno w

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This c hurc h was pu blicly rec og n i ze d by an eccles i as tica l co unc il

whic h asse mbled at Lewi s ha ll Ap ril 1 184 0 Re v A Fis her of
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S wansea pre achi n g t he sermon Th e follow in g day was se t apart .

by t he churc h as a day of spec i al fas ti ng a nd prayer and mee t ,

i n g s were h eld al mos t d aily for se veral wee ks re s ulti ng i n num ,

erou a co n vers io ns Apri l 26t h D an forth G Horto n John D av is

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J r Thomas C arpen ter and se veral others were b apti zed

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On t he thi rd of J une M r Caleb B lood was o rd a i ned by an , .

ecc les i as ti ca l co unc i l whi ch me t at

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Le wis ta vern Rev Asa , .

Bronson of Fal l River preachi ng t he se rmon M r Blood was en . .

g g
a e d t o s uppl y t h e p u lpit for t h e s u m of th ree h u n d red doll ars

a y ea r H i s p as tora l labo rs were g reatly bl essed and t he

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ch urc h at t h e close of t he fi rs t year n umbe red fo rty th ree mem -

bers M r Blood was bo rn July 4 1815 at Rod ma n N Y

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He g rad ua ted at B rown Un ive rs ity i n 1844 ; was ma rried Ap ril

10 1844 to M iss Mart h a B aker of Rehoboth by who m h e h ad
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fi ve c hild ren He died Nov 21 188 1 a t I n de pe n de nce M o

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While pas tor of this ch urch M r Blood org an i zed t he Sun day .

sc hool w hic h flo u ri s h ed for ma ny y ea rs .

Th e new mee ti ng ho use was dedica ted Nov 25 1840 with t h e - .

, ,

se rmo n by M r Blood fro m I s ai a h .

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Up to 1883 t he c h urch had fiftee n pas t ors a nd ac ti ng pas tors ,

w hose n a mes a nd te rms of se rvice follo w : Re v C al eb Blood .

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1840 4 1 ( di ed Nov 2 1 Re v D a vid M B urdi c k 184 1 4 3 ;
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Re v H en ry C Coo mbs 1843 4 7 ; Re v S il as H a ll 1847 4 9 ; Re v

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S amuel A Colli ns 1850 52; Rev Zal mon Tobey 1852 53 ; Rev
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J J T hatcher 1854 59 ; Rev Henry C Coombs 1860 64 ; Rev

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S amue l C Chee ver 1865 68 ; Rev Joh n Coo mbs 1868 6 9

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Re v J M M ace 1870 73 ; Re v Norma n B Wil so n 1873 75 ;

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Re v L . . F
S heph e rdson 1875 8 ; Re v 0 P Bess ey 1878 80
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Rev D C Bix by 1880 83

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I n 1870 t h e c hurc h was p rese n ted w ith a ho use a n d lot for a

p ars o nag e t he g ift of M rs De lig ht C Ree d of Ta un ton , on ly
, . .
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c hild of Ch ris topher Carpe n te r of Rehoboth I n 1878 t he c h urch .

rece iv ed a be q ues t of fi ve h u n d re d do ll ars fro m M rs Na ncy B aker . .

An i mpo rta n t revi va l was e n j oy e d und er t h e la bors of Rev .

Samuel A Collin s an d many were added to t he ch urch An

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other re viva l occ urred d uri ng t he p as tora te of Mr B essey t he .

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Co ng reg a t ion al Ch urc h j oi n i ng i n s pec i al se rvices during t he

w i n ter of 1879 80 —
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Af ter M r Bi x by came Rev E A Godd ard whose persona l

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influen ce vita lize d a ll b ra n ch es of t he c h urc h and led to i ncreased

a tte n d a nce a n d a c ti vity A co n veyan ce was furn is hed eac h S un
.

day to b ri ng t h e pe opl e to c h u rc h a n d S und ay sc hoo l fro m t he -

o ut lyi ng di s t ri c ts a n d t h e whol e co mmun ity felt t he awaken i ng

, .

Thi s was a l as t g rea t eflort to sa ve t he ch urc h from a dec li ne

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whi c h wa s i n e v i ta ble So ma ny h a d die d o r mov ed a way tha t t h e

.

c h urc h u lti ma te ly beca me wea k i n me mbe rs hip a n d fi n a n ces .

M r Goddard fi n i s h e d h i s wo rk h ere abou t 1889 a nd was fol

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lo wed by Re v A T D err fro m Ne wto n Theolog i cal Se mi nary

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w h o w as o rd a i ne d p as to r of t h e c h urc h Ja n 29 1890 b ut re .
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ma i ned only a s ho rt ti me g ivi n g pl ace to Re v J H B alco m in , . . .

189 1 1893 -
Th e p ulpit w as t h e n s uppli ed by Joh n Wa tts and
.

Howard B ro wn s tuden t s fro m B ro wn Un ivers ity eac h for one

, ,

year ; a n d las t of a ll by Re v Wa ll ace G us hee The c h urc h was . .

fi nally c lose d a bo u t t he year 1900 a fter s i x ty years of s trugg le

a n d se lf de n i a l At t he c h urch re un io n on Fas t D ay 1886 t he
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s ta te men t was ma d e by Dea G ilbert B ulloc k th a t s i n ce t h e or.

g a n i z a t i on of t h e c h u rc h i n 184 0 t w o h u n d re d a n d thi rty di ffe re n t ,

persons ha ve been me mbe rs a n d t he p resen t n umbe r is e ig hty ,

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si x. After 1900 t h e ho use re ma i ned un oc c upie d for a nu mbe r of
years and some of t he B aptis ts a tte n ded t h e Co ngre g a tiona l
Ch urch a t t he V ill ag e .

Th e deac o n s of t he A n n a wa n c h urc h w e re : Se th Tal bot ap ,

poi n ted i n 1840 Joh n Da vis Jr 1840; Sylves ter H un t 1845 ;

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Joh n D avis 1854 ; Gilbe rt D B ulloc k 1867 ; Ha le S Luther

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1883 ; an d G Gard ner B ulloc k 1883 .

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Deaco n Lu the r was for a lo ng ti me s uperi n te n den t of t he Sun

day school a ma n hig hly res pec te d for h i s s terli ng vi rtues and
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likew i se Dea G D B ullock whose ze al and de voti on to t he ch urch

. . .
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were u n fa ili ng The name of Ch arles Perry should also be men

.

t i oned as one wh o spare d ne ither ti me nor mo ney i n t h e servi ce

of t he ch urc h an d Sunday sc hool -
.

April 28 1908 t he ch urc h people g ave the ir property t o the

, ,

A n nawan G ra nge whic h h as g rea tl y i mproved t he house and holds

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i t s mee ti n g s there .

This i s one of t he i nc iden ta l g ood res ults of t he move ment i n

1840 to es ta bli sh a B apti s t ch urc h ne ar Le wi s ta vern Of the ’
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mo ral and spi ritual up lift to those who h a ve fe lt i t s i nfl uence ,

on ly t he recordi ng ang el ca n bear w itness .

TR E I RO NS , F R W I LL B a rn s r 0rru m oR E E-
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Th e I rons Ch urc h ao c a l led was loca ted i n t h e n orth part of

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th e to wn i n a n oa k g rove a bo u t h alf a mil e so u th of t h e Att le

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boroug h line an d not far from Brig g s Corner It was org an ized .

Oc t 2 1777 w ith thi rty one membe rs A di s ti ng u i shi ng fe a ture

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of thi s body was i ts p rac ti ce of free commun io n and at a very ,

ea rly period it b eca me co n nec ted w ith t h e G rot o n Co nfere nce of

Free Commun ion Baptis ts Elder J ames Sheldon of Providence .

was ord ai ned i t s fi rs t p as to r Sept 6 1780 , .

, .

A cc ordi ng to B ack us he boug ht a farm i n t he ne ig hborhood for ,

s i x t ee n h un d red doll ars b u t o wi n g to t h e fi n an c i al dis tress of

,

1786 after p ayi ng i n one thousa n d doll ars h e was oblig ed to sell
, ,

it a t a loss of se ven h und red doll ars an d moved bac k to Providence ,

a lthoug h he c ame o u t and p reac he d un t i l h i s di s mi ss io n i n 1792 ,

a fter w hic h h e re mov e d to t h e s ta te of New Yo rk .

E lder Sh e ldon was follo we d by E lde r Jere mi ah I rons wh o was ,

o rda i ne d over t he ch urc h Sept 24 1795 He con ti n ued to labor .

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h ere w ith g rea t acc e ptance u n til h i s di smi ss io n J u ne 26 1799 He , , .

was bo rn i n Glouces ter R I Oc t 14 1765 After leavi ng Re, . .

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h ob ot h he p rea c h ed for ma ny y ea rs i n t h e Wes t At t h e ti me of . .

h i s p as to ra te a n d afterward t he c h urc h c a me t o be kn o wn as
, ,

For se v e ra l y ears af t er M r I ro n s left t h e

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The I ro n s C h urch . .
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c h urc h was s u ppli ed by E ld ers W illi a m No rt h rup D a n i el H i x ,

a nd oth ers u n ti l 180

, 8 wh en E lde r Sa mue l North ru p of North ,

Ki ng s t o n R I became ac ti ng p as t or un til hi s dea th J uly 2 1

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18 12 .Un der h i s mi n i s t ry t h e ch u rch flo uris h e d an d i nc re as ed i n

n u mbe rs a n d s t re n g t h .

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nck e t s ch pr serv e ed by D r
. W illi a m B l dian ng ( see p .
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A g ai n t he c h urc h was left with o ut a reg ul ar p as to r for a n umber of

yea rs Elder Sylve s ter Round p as tor of t he S ix Pri nciple Ba pti s t
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Ch urc h nea r S tevens Co rner often p reac hed for the m a n d admi n
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i s t ere d t he sac rame n t The p ulpit was al so su pplied by Elders

.

Ch ild s Luther Da n iel H i x Le vi H a th a way and Reube n Alle n

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The c h urc h enjoy ed i ts g reates t reviv al i n t h e y ears 1820 22 -

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u nde r t h e l a bors of E ld ers D a vid S wee t a n d Le vi H a th away and ,

a l arg e n u mbe r of w o rthy me mbers were g a th ered i n to it Fro m .

this ti me t h e ch urc h bec ame co nnec ted w ith t h e R hode I sl an d

Q uarterly M ee ti ng a Frec W ill B a pti s t o rg an i za tion and was sup
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pli ed mos tly by mi n i s ters fro m thi s ass oc i a tio n It was h ence forth .

des i g na te d as The F i rs t Frec Wil l B apti s t Ch u rc h i n Re hoboth - .

I n 1830 3 1 t h e c h urc h e nj oye d a n othe r i n teres ti n g re viv a l n u

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der t h e p re ac hi n g of E l de r J o h n Yea rn s h a w wh e n t we n ty fi v e ,
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mo re pe rs o n s joi ne d i t s members hip I n 1834 35 E lde r Jun i a

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S Mowry w as ac ti ng p as to r He was succeeded by M r David

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Stee re w h o w as ord a i ned p as tor i n Se p t embe r 1836 At this

, , .

ti me t he c h u rc h numbe red n i ne ty membe rs H i s fa th er was a .

Q uaker w ho d i ed lea vi n g h i m a yo un g lad with a l arg e fort un e

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Thi s he soo n was ted w ith riotous livi ng an d wo rked for a ti me i n ,

a p a pe r mill i n C umbe rl a n d
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R I He was c on verted i n a b ar
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roo m . As h e w as p u tti ng a g l as s of ru m to h i s lips h e see med t o ,

hear a voi ce sayi ng to h i m pl a i nly D a vid if you dri n k tha t c up , , ,

y o u d r i n k yo u r e t e rn a l d a mn a tio n H e d ropp e d t h e g l.ass fe ll ,

on h i s k n ee s a n d c ri e d to God fo r me rc y
, Fro m th a t hour he was .

a n ac tive C h ri s ti a n He rema i n ed w ith thi s c h urc h till 1840

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w h en he w as di s mi sse d a nd w e n t to Ne w port R I , It was d uri ng , . .

Eld er Stee re s pas t o ra te th a t t h e old fi rs t mee ti n g house was ab an

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do ued an d a ne w one b u ilt on e thi rd of a mil e further n orth -

a n d n e a re r B ri
gg s C o r n er o n t h e oppo s it
, e s id e of t h e ro a d fro m
t he T h ra s h e r ho use Thi s c h urc h was d ed i ca ted J uly 4 1837
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M r Joh n W Col well was ord a i ne d p as tor of thi s ch urc h i n Oc t o

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be r 184 1 a nd co n ti n ued for fo ur years For se vera l years h e was

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overs eer i n t he fac tory a t Heb ron v i lle He preac hed a while i n .

C aliforn ia and on h i s re turn died a t Panama He left se veral

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c hil dre n One of h i s so n s was Re v Joh n W Col well a C on

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g gr e a t i o n a l c le rgy ma n .

M r Col we ll was s uccee ded by Elder Jos h ua Ste ts o n wh o was

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o rd a i n e d ove r t h e c h u rc h i n A u us t 1 8 4 5 d l bo d i n ll
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a bo u t t wo y e a rs w h e n h e re mov e d to Ta u n to n
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212 HISTORY OF REHO B OTH

M r S te ts o n s s uccessor was E lder G ard ner C la rke wh o was

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ac ti ng p as to r fro m J uly 1846 un til 1853 d uri ng wh ic h ti me there

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was a re viv a l an d se ve ral na mes were added to t he c h urc h

, Mr . .

Clarke was born at Hig h g ate Vt Aug 2 1 1812 He spen t his , .

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ea rly d ay s mos tly a t Bra dfo rd V t and rece ived a g ood ed uca tion , .
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fro m t he academies of his na tive S ta te He was ordai ned at Ca bot . .

V t i n 1843 He was married i n 1837 to M iss Jane R D emi ng

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of Wet h ers field Conn by who m he h ad th ree da ug hters M r

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Cl arke res ided i n Attlebo ro ug h He was succeeded by Elder .

Lo well Parker of Ch arles town R I , wh o re ma i ned with t h e , . .

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c h u rc h fro m 1853 to 1858 w hen he re move d to Po rts mou th , ,

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N H 1859 6 2 Elde r G eo rg e W Wall ace ; 1863 64 Elder Joh n
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Pra tt of Newpo rt R I ; 1865 Elder H an dy After 1866 t he

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c h urc h w as s u ppli e d fo r a n umbe r of y ears by s t ude n ts fro m B ro wn

Un ive rs ity I n 187 5 th e re were o nly se ve n ac tive me mbe rs

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I n 1880 82 Elde r G ard ner Cl arke p re ache d to this people a

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sec o n d ti me Afte r this t he services of t he c h urc h pro per ceased

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The Me thodi s ts h eld o ne se rvice eac h Sab bath for se ve ral years ,

b ut i n 1892 t he c h urch was permane ntly closed It was fi nal ly .

ta ken down and t o day scarcely a s to ne is l eft to mark i ts s i te

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Every ves tig e of t he old I ro ns Ch u rc h i s g o ne lo ng s i nce g rove ,

a nd all .

In h apel was bu ilt ac ross t he li ne i n Attle bo ro ug h

1886
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owned and run by t he Ch ris tian U nio n of B ri g g s Co rner A .

S und ay sc hool was org ani zed and se rvices were held at fi rs t cc
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cas i onally by di ffere n t mi n i s te rs b u t l a te r t he wo rk ca me un d er ,

t he spi ritual ca re of t he Sec on d Con g reg atio n al C h urc h i n Att le

bo roug h to whi ch ma ny of t he commun ica n ts be long an d for
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a n u mbe r of y ea rs i ts p as to r D r J Le e Mitc he ll h as preac hed , . .

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h ere reg ul arly The en terp ri se i s muc h i n deb ted to t he Ladies

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Mite Soc i e ty whic h h as a membe rship of forty e i g ht -

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Th e follo wi ng i s t he li s t of deaco ns s i nce t he o rg a n i za tio n of

t he old c h urc h i n 1777 : J acob Bli ss D a vid Perry Ed mu n d M aso n , , ,

Cy ri l C Pec k Willia m Cole Milton Free ma n G eo rg e H Th ras her

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W il liam La ne .

M ETHODIST C HU RCH E PI SCO PA L

A B apti s t C h urch of t he S i x Pri nc ipl e order was formed i n t he -

no rth eas t p art of t h e to wn not far fro m Ste ve ns Co rner abo ut

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t he y ear 1740 It s ta rt ed w ith fo rty me mbe rs and o rd a i ne d M r

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R i c h ard Rou n d pas tor J uly 13 1743 After so me years

as i ts , , .
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he le ft to p reac h a t Oa k S wa mp w here h e di ed M ay 18 1768 , , ,

a n d hi s to mb s to n e may b e see n n ear Re v Joh n Co mer s i n t h e

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So uth Rehoboth buryi ng g roun d After h i s removal t he ch urch -

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he h a d g a there d beca me fee bl e a n d there was n o reg u l ar preachi n g

fo r ma ny years .

I n t h e y ea r 1789 t h e ch urc h was re vive d u n der t he em c i en t

l abo rs of Elder Sylves ter R o und and Deaco n Aaron Wheeler .

Th ey were o rda i ned as as soci ate pas t o rs on t h e twen tie th of Ap ri l

of th a t yea r Elder Wheeler died i n 1800 b u t Eld er Ro un d con
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ti nned i ts p as tor till hi s dea th Oc t 26 1824 He was a very ab le , .

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an d i n fl uen ti a l ma n He w as born i n thi s to wn April 10 1762

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an d was ma rri ed to Me hita be l Perry i n 1 780 A b ou t t h e year .

1800 h e bu ilt t he old ta vern ho u se for h i s son -

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Up to t h e ti me of Elder Ro u n d s dea th t h e c h urc h h ad belong ed ’

to t he S i x P ri nc ipl e B a pti s ts Th e house of wors hip s tood where

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t h e school ho use n ow s ta n d s
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I n 1824 t h e old mee ti n g ho use .
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h a vi ng falle n i n to decay a new one was b uilt on t he co rner of t he

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ro ad l eadi ng to No rto n .

I n 1826 Re v Lo ren z o Dow Joh nso n a Refo rmed Me thodis t

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fro m Vermon t vi s ited thi s pl ace a nd p reac hed t h e g ospel with

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g r e a t po wer ; t h e c h urc h w as re viv e d a n d j oi ne d t h e d e n o min a tio n ,

to which M r Joh nso n belong e d It soo n beca me p ros pero us and

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u n de r t h e p reachi n g of Rev Benj ami n M c C lot h Re v Jose ph .

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Eld ridg e a n d oth e rs w a s fa vo re d w ith se veral reviv al s of re

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li g i on u n til i n 1834 it h ad se ve n ty se ve n me mbers

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I n 184 3 t h e p re se n t ho use of w o rs h ip was erec te d l arg e ly ,

t h ro ug h t h e i n flue nce of M r G re n v ill e Ste v e n s Re v C h a rl e s

. . .

H a mmond now beca me p as to r a n d re mai ned for se vera l years , .

Af te r M r H a mmon d left t h e Reformed M e thodi s ts were mos tly

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merg ed i n t he Wesley a n M e thodi s ts a n d t he c h urc h co uld not ,

fi n d p re a ch e rs for t he p ulpit A t le n g th c erta i n perso n s app lied

.

to t h e Pro vide nce A n n ua l C o n fe re n ce a n d t he Rev Willi a m Cone , .

wa s se n t t o th em i n 184 9 .

Now beg a n a new era i n t he hi s to ry of t he c h urc h he nce fo rth ,

of t he Me thodi s t Epi scopal order It appe ars th a t abo ut t he y ear .

1798 Re v Jo lm B rodhead a Me thodi s t p reac her h ad o rg an ize d

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a M e thodi s t c l as s w hi c h i n 18 10 h ad fo rty fi ve members

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Thomas Perry a n d h i s w ife were a mo ng t h e earlies t members of

thi s c l as s as we re al so M rs Re bec ca Perry and M rs Noa h B liss
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When M r Cone came here he succeeded i n un iti ng th e re mna nt

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of this old c lass with a few of t he members of t he Method is t Re

fo rmed Ch urc h tog e ther with others who had been co nverted
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th roug h h i s la bo rs so tha t at t he close of h i s fi rs t year i n 1850 he

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re t urn ed a membe rs hip of fo rty fo ur -

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M r Co ne was s ucceeded i n 1850 by Re v J E Gi flord a ze a lous

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l a b o re r wh o b ro ug ht t he me mbe rs hi p up to s i x ty fi ve i n 185 2
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The c h urc h de bt was wholly pa id under his pas to ra te .

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I n 1856 57 there was a po werful re viva l o wi ng to t he e ffic ie n t ,

labo rs of Rev Mose s Ch ace a nd many worthy membe rs were

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a dde d to t he c h urc h .

A success ful S und ay sc hool h as been sus ta i ned fro m t he fi rs t -

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I n 1883 t he ch urc h nu mbered forty fi ve me mbers It he ld reg -

.

u larly a mo n thl y mee ti ng of p ray er fo r miss io ns fo r whi c h ca use ,

it co n tribu ted li bera lly .

Th e p reac h ers a nd t he d a tes of t he i r se rvice h a ve bee n as follo w

Willia m Co ne 1849 ; J E G i fford 1850 5 1; W H Ric h a rds
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185 2 53 ; A rnold Ada ms 1854 55 ; He n ry H S mith 1856 57

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Samuel Fox 1858 59 ; Edward A Lyo n 1800; A bel G a rd ner

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186 1 6 2 ; S W Cog s h a ll 1863 ; Ch arles Mo rse 1864 65 ; B K

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Bo s wo rth 1866 67 ; Ca leb S Sa nford 1868 ; Jo lm Q Ad a ms
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1869 70; Ri c h ard Po ny 187 1 7 2; E lij a h F S mith 1873 ; De
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Witt C Ho use 1874 75 ; S V B C ross 1876 77 ; S P S no w

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1878 ; Ch arles S tokes 187 9 ; J A Rood 1880 83 ; Joh n F S he f , . .

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fi eld 1883 84 ; G eorg e W Ki ng 1884 85 ; Ch arles H ammo n d

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1885 86 ; H en ry P Ada ms 1886 89 ; W H all 1889 90; Cl a rk

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Perry 1890 9 1 ; S amue l F Joh nso n 189 1 93 ; Ed ward B Gu rney

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1893 94 ; Na th a n ie l B Cook 1895 96 ; J a mes B i ram 1896 97 ;

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Be nj a mi n F Ra y no r 1898 99 ; M arsde n R Fos te r 1899 1902;

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Alex a nder A n derso n 1902 03 ; Willi am Ki rkby 1904 08 ; G eo rg e

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H B u tler 1908 12; Willia m M cC re ary 19 12 13 ; Willia m F

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M art i n 19 13 15
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Mos t of these p reac hers h ave belong ed to t he New E ng l an d

So uthern Con ference Two of the m beca me dis ti ng u ish e d i n t he.

de no mi na tion S W Cog sha ll was a note d sc hol a r a nd a utho r

. . . .

He c o n t rib u ted la rg ely to M e thodi s t periodi ca l lite ra t u re Whi le .

a t Re hoboth h e rece ive d t h e deg ree of D D f ro m t he O h io Wes . .

leya n Un ivers ity a nd was often spoken of as a walki ng cy c lo

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pedi a .

G W Ki ng was one of t he ables t preac he rs a mo ng t he

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M e thodi s ts , a nd au tho r of Th e Mo ral Un ive rse and othe r

Nea rly of these mi n is ters as far as M r G urney res ide d

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w ithi n t he pari s h a n d devoted th e i r w hole ti me to i ts i n te res ts .

Mess rs Cook Bi ra m Ra y nor a nd Fos ter divided th ei r ti me

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be twee n thi s an d t he Ch artley fi e ld .

Mes s rs A n derso n a n d K i rkby were p a s to rs a t He b ron vi lle a nd

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s u pplied t h e p ulpit he re o n t h e Sa bb a th h I ess rs B u tle r M c . .

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C l eary and Marti n res ided i n Providence .

D uri ng t he l as t thi rty years t he c h urch h as los t by dea th and

re mov a l s mo re th an it h as g a i ne d by a d mi ss io ns It co n tinues .

un der di fli c ult ies The c h u rc h property i s kept i n g ood re pa i r

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partly by t he ai d of a n a nn ua l c l a m b a ke whic h h as p roved bene -

fic i a l both fi n an c i a lly a n d soc i a lly Th e e lec tri c ca rs h a ve als o

.

he lpe d t he a t te nd ance altho ug h t h e cong reg a tion s are s mall

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P EC K S CHU RCH
ELD ER
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Elde r Pec k s Ch urc h was loca te d i n t he ea s tern p art of Seeko n k

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a t t h e j un c tio n of La ke St ree t a n d L i n c ol n Stree t a n d a ltho ug h ,

t he ho use w a s t a ke n do w n mo re th a n a h u n d re d y ea rs ag o ( i n
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t he s i te i s s till k n o wn as Th e M ee t i n g ho us e lot
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c h urc h w as o rg a n i ze d by Elde r S a muel Pec k ( 170 3 wh o

was i t s mi n is te r for mo re th a n fo rty y ea rs Altho ug h Elder Pec k .

was rec ko ned as a B apti s t he w as a n i n d e pe n de n t and li be ra l

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Ch ri s ti a n w ho welco me d all follo wers of Ch ri st to t h e privileg es

of h i s c h urc h The His tori a n B ac k us s pea k s of h is c h urc h as
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Co ng reg a tio na l Un de r t he mi n i s t ry of i ts l a rg e hea rte d leader

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it was a moral a n d s pi ritua l lig ht i n t he co mmun ity D r Willi a m . .

Bl a ndi ng ( 1773 s o n of Will i a m a n d Lydia ( O rms bee ) Bl a n d

i ng tells us th a t h i s g ran dfa ther Ab ra h a m O rms bee a tten de d

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E lde r Pec k s C h urc h a nd led t he s i n g i n g th e re As we h a ve see n

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t he ho use w a s s ta n di ng so me y ea rs a fte r t h e Re vol utio n b ut i t s ,

g lo ry see m s to h a v e d ep a rte d w ith i t s fo u n d e r .

E lde r S a muel Pec k was t h e s on of C apta i n S a mue l Pec k w h o ,

was t h e s o n o f Joseph one of t h e ea rlies t se ttl ers on t he ba n k of

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Pal me r s R iver; t he fa mily fo r se vera l g e nera tio ns res ided o n a

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farm w ithi n t he li mits of t he Tho mas Rey n olds fa rm off S umme r

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Stree t a n d fo rme rly k no wn as t he Covill pl a ce Elder Pec k
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married H a n n ah Alle n of B a rri ng to n M arc h 23 1733 4 and —

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lived ne a r Jos h ua S mith s ’

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ED U C AT I O N I N R EH OBOT H

I N t he ly d ay s of New Eng l and when the pop ul ation was

ea r ,

mo s tly of Pu ri t a n st oc k t he c hild ren were t aug ht t he el emen ts

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of l earn ing by the i r paren ts and by t he p aris h mi n is ter who met ,

t h e m at t h e i r ho mes or i n t he church M odern rea di ng books .

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were un k n own an d n o spe lli ng book s were p repared b efore th e

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middle of t he ei g h t eent h cen tury Child ren were taug ht to read .

from t he horn book a ki n d of p ri n t ed ta ble t covered with th in

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t rans p aren t horn or t he New Eng l an d Pri mer i n use for more
, ,

th an a cen tury w ith a yearly sal e of twent y thousan d copies I t .

c o n ta i ne d t h e a lp h ab e t t h e A ra bic n u me ral s Scri pt ure verses i n

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c l u di ng t h e Lord s p ray er an d pio us ri mes i n whic h child ren were

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d rilled for t h e doubl e p rac tice of readi ng and relig ion .

InAd am s fall ’

We s i n n ed all ”
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Z acch eus h e
Did c li mb a tree
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H i s Lo rd to see .

Moral hi n ts were c ouc hed i n couplets like thi s

A dog w ill b it e
A thi ef at n i g ht .

Th e advance d readi ng book of t h e early d ays was t h e B ible i t

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se lf. A copy was s u pposed to be i n e very h ome and it was rea d ,

an d co n ned mo re t h an all oth er book s tog et h er .

Webs ter s spelli ng book was a g reat advance over all other cl
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emen t ary h e lp s It w as p ublish ed i n 1785 a n d was i n common

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use fifty or s i x ty ye a rs ag o M a ny millio n s of copies h a ve been

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so ld .

M as s ach use tts c l a i ms t he honor of h a vi n g ori g i nat ed t h e free

p u blic school by a law enact ed i n 164 7 B ut t he Rehoboth pro .

i t fo y li D 1 0 1 64 3 t m i i W
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p r e ors ,u r e a rs ea r e r e c a , a ee t. n g n ,ey ,

mo u th h ad vote d th a t t h e teac her s hould h a ve a certa i n portion

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f rom eac h settler th us maki ng t h e fi rs t provi s ion on record for

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free p ublic school s by tax ation ( p .

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P RES E NT I A RS O NAG E
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PA RS O NA G E
B il t i 18 49
u n O c c up ie d by Re v ( ) t i s
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Th ese ea rly se ttl ers made p rovis ion fi rs t of all for re lig ion as ,

t he mo s t essen ti al thi ng an d i n t h e seco n d place for t h e educa tion

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of th e i r children E very commun ity mus t h a ve i ts mi n is te r to

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p reac h t h e Gos pel and i ts teac her to ms t ruct t he ri s i n g g enera

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ti o n to read wri te and c iph er
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The to w n fa thers se t a p art certa i n lots of l an d k no wn as Pas

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tors a nd Teac hers R ig hts for t h e use of t he mi n i s ter a nd t he
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ped ag og ue The teach er s c ompe nsa tio n was s mall not ex ceed i ng
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forty po un ds a year for many years a nd ofte n muc h less , .

Th e follo w i ng items fro m this hi s tory show t h e a mo un ts ra i se d

for sc hool s from ti me to ti me
I n 1680 M r E d wa rd How a rd was e ng age d to t ea c h sc hool for
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twen ty poun ds a yea r a nd h i s die t ( p .

I n 1699 Robe rt Di c k so n was e n g ag e d for s i x mo n th s to t ea c h

both boys a nd g i rls to read Eng lish an d write a nd cas t accoun ts ,

for whi c h se rvice h e was to h ave thi rtee n po u n d s one h alf i n s ilver ,

money a n d t h e oth er h alf i n g ood merc h a n t a ble board s (p , .

I n t h e y ea r 1700 th e s chool commit te e of t h e to wn ag reed with

t h e Re v T h o mas Gree n wood th e i r mi n i s ter to teac h sch ool for
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t he s u m of thi rty po u nd s i n c u rre n t s ilver mo ney ( p .

After 17 12 t h e Pal me r s R iver ne i g hbo rhood rece ived a part of

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t h e school mo ney A s t h e pop ul a tio n i n c re as ed more mo ney

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was app rop ri a ted for t h e sc hool s I n 1754 thi rty e i g ht po un d s ;

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i n 177 2 e i g h ty po un d s ; i n 17 9 2 one h un d re d a nd fi fty po un d s

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to i n clude a La ti n sc h ool After t h e divi s io n of t h e to wn i n 18 1 2

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Reh oboth be g a n by ra i s i n g fo u r h u n d re d doll ars a ye ar ; i n 18 19 s ix ,

h un d red d olla rs ; i n 187 7 fi fty th ree h und re d ; i n 1907 th e same ;

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i n 19 13 19 14 a n d 19 15 s i x tho us a n d doll a rs ; a nd i n 19 16 se ven

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th ousa nd dolla rs Fro m thi s i s p a id t h e tu ition of t he e i g h te en

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h i g h sc hool p upil s w h o s t u dy ou t of to w n
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Up to t he middle of t h e n i n t ee n t h ce n tu ry eac h dis tri c t fur

n i s hc d fue l a n d t h e teac h e r s bo ard f ree of c h arg e The di s tri cts
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we re a utho ri ze d by a la w e n a c ted i n 1789 w ith t h e p u rpose of

g ivi n g a ll s c h oo l c hild re n a f a i r c h a n ce by h a vi n g co n v e n i e n t ce n

ters of i ns truc tio n Rehoboth was acc ordi ng ly divided i n to fif

.

t ee n di s t ri c ts . The des i g n of t h e sy s te m w as p ra ise worth y b u t ,

i ts w o rki ng wa s de fec tive .

At fi rst t he pruden ti al committee was elec ted by t he to wn b ut ,

by a law p assed i n 1799 t he dis tric ts were g iven corpo rate po wers
a n d chose t h e i r own mod e ra to r c lerk an d p ruden ti al co mmittee , ,
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a n d ne ither to wn nor s ta te h ad any po we r to de termi ne the i r ac ts .

The p ru de n tia l co mmittee h ired t he te ac her for h i s dis tri c t who ,

mus t howe ver secure fro m t he to wn s co mmittee a cert ifi ca te of

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q ualifica tion This was nearly al ways g iven thoug h not i nfre
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quen tly ag ai ns t h i s bes t j udg men t The to wn and sta te th us .

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h an di capped were u nable to s ta ndardize e ith er ru les or tex t

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book s Child re n mo v i ng i n to a dis tric t b ro ug ht w ith the m s uc h

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books as they had Sc hool books were t he p ro pe rty of t he p upils

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an d they were se ldo m req u i re d to b uy a di ffere n t se t This l ac k .

of un iformity multiplied c lasses a nd hi n dered t he wo rk of t he

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teacher Horace M an n says of t he sys te m : I co ns ider t he la w
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of 1789 au tho ri z i ng to wn s to divide the mse l ve s i n to d is t ri c ts

t he mos t un fo rtuna te law on t he s ubj ec t of c o mmo n sc hools

e ver e n ac ted i n M assac h use tts The sc hools of Re hoboth so me .
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of whic h were poo rly eq u ipped ill us tra te d t he worki ng of th is ,

sy s tem un til 1883 whe n t h e dis t ri c ts were a boli sh ed by t he Sta te

, .

This was a lo ng s tep forward and was follo wed t h e nex t yea r by
a s ta t u te req u i ri n g all to wns to o wn t h e te x t books a nd to loa n -

them to t h e p upils withou t ex pense thereby sec uri ng un ifo rmity , .

One thi ng may be sa id for t he d is tric t school s They were .

man ag ed eco n o mica lly As t he pare n ts boarded t h e teac her a nd

.

s upplied t he wood t he o nly ex pe nse was t he teac he r s wag es

’
, ,

whic h up to 1850 o r la ter a verag ed for a ma n fro m 812 to $ 16 a

mon th an d for a woman fro m 82 to $5 a mon th maki ng t he tota l
, ,

ex pe n se for a s u mme r term a bo ut 820an d fo r a wi n te r te rm a bou t

850 Ex ce ptio nal teac hers were paid more I n t he wi n ter of 1840
. .

4 1 dis tric t n u mbe r 1 l a te r k no wn as t he H arri s Sc hool p aid

, , ,

Lemue l Morse Esq 820 a mo n th ; b ut t h e nex t wi n te r Willia m

, .
,

A Ki ng one of M r M orse s p upi ls ta ug ht t he Oak S wa mp Sc hool

.
, .
’
,

for 81 1 a mo n th .

The school yea r co n s i s te d of t wo terms of th ree mo n th s eac h .

The su mme r term beg an t he fi rs t Mo n d ay i n M ay a n d was kept

by a wo man The w i n ter term beg a n t he fi rs t Mo n da y i n Dece m
.

her when t h e older boy s a nd g i rl s a tte n ded so me ti mes up to t he

, ,

a g e of t we n ty a n d was us ually ta ug h t by a ma n
, Si nce t he c ivil .

war of 186 1 6 5 ho we ver no men h a ve co me to Re hoboth to teac h

—
, , .

For t h e mos t p a rt o n ly co mmo n b ran c h e s we re p urs ued b u t a t ,

t he B la n di n g Sc hool (di s tri c t n u mbe r Alg e b ra Phys iolog y , ,

Rhe toric an d La t i n were a ls o ta ke n up a n d i n fac t for a n u mbe r of , ,

years this was t he most advanced sc hool i n to wn o wi ng to i ts ,

 ED U C ATIO N I N R EHOBOTH 219

c are uf lly se lec ted t e ac he rs a n d t h e p riv a te sc hool s be t wee n t he

reg u l a r terms Tea che rs we re sec ure d fro m B ro wn Un ivers ity
.
,

a mo n g th e m D r Theophil us H utc hi n s a n d F ran c i s Wh ea ton an d

.
,

l a te r Ch a rl es A S now a fte rward s a B a ptis t mi n is ter So me of

.
, .

t h e wo me n teac h ers h e re we re of u n us ua l e x ce lle nce as A meli a ,

D B la ndi n g S usa n and Eli za be th Bl a ndi ng a nd E li za be th B

.
, , .

Pie rce Nea rly fo rty yo u ng p upils h a ve rece ive d here the i r pre
.

p a ra t i o n fo r se rvi c e as tea c h e rs .

It sho uld be s ta ted th a t se vera l of t he dis tric ts h a d li braries of

the i r ow n Eve ry d is tric t ra is i ng $30fo r this p urpose wa s ass is ted
.

by t he Sta te There was suc h a lib ra ry i n t he Vill ag e (d is tri c t

.

n u mbe r kept i n J C M a rve l s s to re whic h was freq ue n tly con

’

. .
,

s u lt e d The re ma i ns of s uc h a lib ra ry a re s till to b e seen a t t h e

.

Bliss Sc hool ( n u mbe r I n mos t cas es ho we ve r t he old book s , ,

h a ve bec o me sca tte red a n d l os t .

An i n te res ti ng e ve n t c o n nec te d w i t h o ur c o mmo n school s was

t he fo rti e th re u n i o n o f t he p upil s of M rs E li za be th Z B a ker . .
,

fou rtee n i n n umbe r a t t h e H orn b i ne Sc hool ( nu mbe r 10) i n Oc

,

to be r 1909 O the r p upils a l so a nd frie n d s of t he sc hool were p res

, .

e n t ex e rc i ses be i n g he ld i n t h e c h u rc h a n d M rs B a ke r a n d h er
, , .

c l as s of fo u rt ee n we re photo g ra p h e d .

A mo ng t h e me n a n d wo me n wh o h a ve bee n e ffec tiv e wo rkers

for t he we lfa re of t h e Re hob oth sc hool s may be me n tio ned I ra
Perry L Mo rse Esq A sa ph L Blis s Geo rg e H C arpen te r
, .
, .
, .
, .
,

Jolm C M a rvel J a mes Bl a n di ng Willi a m D H un t F ra nc i s A

.
, , .
, .

Bliss Eli zabe th B Pie rce a n d C h a rl otte W B ro w n

, .
, . .

Ta ken a s a whole t he Re hoboth s chool s w ill co mp a re fa vorab ly

w ith those of oth e r c o u n t ry to w n s h a v i n g ma i n ta i n ed a n e x ,

ce pt i on a lly hi g h s ta nd a rd M a ny b rig ht g i rls h a ve bec o me s uc .

c ess ful te a c he rs e v e n w itho u t t h e a dv a n ta g es of a n o rma l t ra i n i ng

, .

M e n of a ffa i rs ha ve al so rec e i ve d he re t h e i r p repa ra tio n for a s uc

ce s s ful c a ree r Ex Gove rn o r Jo lm W D a vi s Philip M u n roe
.
-
.
, ,

M a rs de n J Pe rry Na th a n ie l B Ho rto n H e n ry T Ho rto n Je re

.
, .
, .
,

mia h W Ho rto n Ed w i n R Bos worth a nd Willi a m W Bl an d

.
, .
, .

i n g may b e me n tio ned w ith n ume ro us oth e rs .

I n additio n to t h e co mmo n di s tric t s c hool s s e ve ra l p riva te ,

s c hool s h a v e bee n o pe ne d w ith g rea te r o r l es s s ucc e ss A bo ut .

t he y e a rs 1830 35 Re v O tis Tho mp so n who h ad t ra i ne d a t t he

—
, . ,

Rehobot h pa rso na g e no l ess th a n fi fteen yo u n g mi n i s te rs for the i r

ca lli ng t a ug ht a se lec t sc h ool i n h i s own ho use w hi c h was hi g h ly
, ,
220 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

a dvan tag eous to t he young people wh o at ten ded it Th ere was .

la te r a move men t for a se lec t sc hool of advan ced g rade i n t h e An

n awan ne i g h bo rhood ta ug ht by M r J K Me tca lf and others
, . . .
,

a n d a b u ildi ng was e rec ted abou t 1845 o r 1846 .

B IC KNELL ER A TH E
Th e years 1854 to 1858 co ns titu te a pe riod of spec ial i n tel
lec tua l ac tivity i n t h e Rehoboth sc hool s The en tire to wn fe lt .

t he th rill of a new lite rary i mp ulse an d y o uthf ul mi n ds an d heart s ,

were s ti rred with hi g h resolves as ne ver befo re nor s i nce The cc .

cas io n of thi s re viv a l of le arn i n g was t he comi n g to to wn of a

ta ll a th le ti c yo uth of n i ne teen whose e very fi bre t i ng led with

,

en th us i as m He was Thomas Wil li ams B ic k nell of B arri ng t on

.
,

RI . . It was i n t he a utu mn of 1853 th a t Joh n C Marve l pruden .

,

ti al committee of di s t ric t n umbe r 7 eng ag ed yo ung Bi c kne ll to

“
te ac h t he w i n te r t erm of four mo n th s i n t he Old Red Sc hool
,

house He was to h a ve twe nty fi ve doll ars a mo n th and board

.
“ -

aro u n d He rece ived h i s ce rtifi ca te fro m Re v C P G ro s venor

. . . .
,

c h a i rman of t h e Sc hool C o mmittee w itho u t an ex a mi na t io n He

“ , .

had t he p rivileg e of wa rmi ng all t he bed s i n t he di s tri c t an d of

ass i s ti n g i n t he di s po sal of a ll t h e s pareri bs sa usag es a nd mi nce ,

pies be t ween Dea Jose ph us S mith s a nd Jolm Hic ks on th e

.
’ ’

so u th a n d t he hos pita ble ma n s io n s of Oti s Go ff Dea B rown

“ , ,
.

” ”
Ne l so n Go ff a nd others on t h e n o rth
, The Old Red was we ll .

filled with sc holars D ea E A B ro wn se n t th ree i nc l udi ng Ed

. . . .
,

ward afte rward s a di s ti n g u i sh ed l a wyer The Ho rto ns se n t s i x

, .
,

one of who m Je re mi a h bec a me M ayo r of New po rt R I

, , an d , . .
,

a n oth er H e n ry , re p rese n te d Rehoboth i n t he S ta te Le g i s la t ure

, .

The Lu the rs se n t t wo fi ne sc holars Willi am H a n d Ly di a J , . .

O tis Goff se n t th ree a nd Nel son Goff se n t h i s son Georg e Nelson

,

w h o w as to be s ta te se na tor fro m Rehoboth The sc hool a live .

,

o n e fe d fro m a liv e w i re led t h e v a n w it h t h e Bl an di n g Sc hool

, , ,

a c lose se c on d I t s te ac h er was A me li a D Bl a n di n g w h o after

. .
,

ward s fe ll i n love w ith a n d ma rried t h e yo u n g sc hool mas te r from

R hode I s l a n d At t h e c lose of t h e te rm M r Bic k ne ll re t urn ed to
. .

h i s c l as s i n A mh ers t C olleg e b u t t h e nex t wi n te r h e was b ac k

,

”
ag a i n i n t h e Old Red w ith a four mon th s co n t rac t an d w ith ’

i n teres t un ab ated No sooner h ad t he t erm c lose d th an h e opene d

.

a priv a t e sc hool i n t h e sa me pl ace i n Ap ril 1855 w ith fo rty p u pils , , .

These se ven mo n th s with those of t h e wi n te r befo re won t he y o ung

l lu x . T HO M AS W I LL I A MS
M us . L
AM E I A l) . B I C K N EL I
.
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teac her muc h loc a l fa me an d vis itors floc ked fro m far a nd near ,

to see t he wh ee ls of l earn i ng spi n O f this ex perience he wri tes :

“
.

My p upil s were my co mpa n io ns out of sc hool a nd I was their

pl ay mate while i n t he school roo m I ne ver fa iled to rece ive their
,

un bo un ded res pec t The te rm c lo se d i n J une w ith a n ex hi b ition

.

i n t he to w n h a ll The follo w i ng y ear fro m A ug us t 1855 to Aug

.
, , ,

us t, 1856 M r Bi c knell s pe n t i n t he Wes t a n d ta ug ht i n E lg in

, .
,

Illi noi s B ut i n Se pte mber 1856 he was b ac k o nce more i n old

.
, ,

Rehoboth a t t he ca ll of M rs Deacon B ro wn a n d s ta rted a se lec t .

,

sc hool i n t h e C on g reg a tio na l ve s t ry whic h ope n ed w ith fifty pu

pils Th e tuitio n was from th ree to s i x doll ars for a t we lve weeks
.
’

term P upils of all g rades c ame fro m Re hoboth Dig hto n Norton
.
, , ,

Sw a nsea See ko n k Eas t Providence a n d other to wns The ad

, , .

v a n ced s t u de n ts took Alg e b ra Geome try Book keepi ng La ti n , ,

-
,

an d Gree k w ith t he usua l e tce teras of a hi g h sc hool As there -

.

we re n u me ro us c las se s M r Bic kn ell was as s i s te d by Si meo n H un t

, .

( l a t er a phy s i c i a n ) a n d A me li a D Bl a n di n g Sp ec i a l literary . .

ex e rc i se s w ere h e ld e ve ry F rid ay a n d a p a pe r e dite d by t he p upils ,

was rea d The i n te res t was un iversa l a n d th ere was ta lk of erec t

.

i ng a Hi g h sc hool b u ildi n g if M r Bic k n ell w o uld p ro mise to s tay

-
. .

No s oo ne r was thi s term e n ded th a n he was e ng ag ed to teac h

”
fo r t he thi rd ti me t h e w i n te r te rm i n t he O ld Re d
, whic h was ,

fill ed to overflo wi ng Afte r fo u r mo n ths he re he wen t di rec tly

.
,

to t he C o n g reg a tio n a l ves t ry ag a i n a nd beg a n a no t h e r se lec t

sc hool w it h a dv a n ce d s tu die s This was i n April 1857 He .
, .

ta ug ht this term of t welve wee ks a nd a nothe r i n t he a u tumn of

s i x tee n wee k s w h e n t h e n umb e r of p u p il s re ac he d se v en ty th ree
,
- .

F ifteen of the m ha d bee n t eac he rs a nd t hey made t he sc hool ea rn ,

e s t e ffi c ie n t a nd s uc ce ss f ul
, We a ll li ve d w o rke d an d love d as
.
,

a fa mily of b roth e rs a n d s i s te rs On t he pl ay g ro un d as i n t he .

s c hool roo m eac h rec o g n i ze d h i s pl a c e an d re l a tio n an d s o ug ht t h e

i n divid ua l i n t he co mmo n g ood .

At a g rea t p ublic ex hibition i n t he mee ti n g house w hic h c lose d h is -

,

la bo rs i n Reh o both M r Bic k ne ll was p rese n te d by h is p upils w ith

, .

a be a utiful q ua rto Bible i n a n e loq ue n t s pee c h by E d ward P B ro w n . .

M r Bic k ne ll s work i n t he Re hoboth sc hoo ls c overs all told

’
.
, ,

t wo f ull years of fifty wee k ses e h a pe riod ne ver t o be fo rg otten by ,

those wh o s h ared i ts p rivileg es He left to co mple te a t B ro wn Uni .

vers ity t he co urse whic h he h ad b eg un a t A mh ers t Colleg e i n 1853 .

After thi s t he Hig h Schoo l was con ti n ued a t Rehoboth Vi llag e

222 H ISTORY OF REHO BOTH

for a ti me ta ug h t by Ed wi n Gree ne a nd Ra nda ll Wh ite bot h

, ,

fro m The tford A cademy V t who were followed by Ebenezer , .

,

Gay and o t h ers ; b ut t he c li max h ad bee n reac hed t he n umber ,

fe ll off a nd t he i nt eres t waned .

So me of t he more p romi nen t of M r B i c k ne ll s p upils i n ad

’
.
,

di t io n t o t hose a l ready named were Dari us and Ly man Goff of ,

Paw tuc ke t disti ng uis he d i n t he b us i ness world Fra n k M Bird

, , .
,

p ro mi nen t c itizen of C an ton Several were i n t h e Civi l War . ,

Fra ne i s A Bliss Q u arte rma s ter Serg ea n t ; Ed ward P B rown

.
,
-
. ,

p romoted to t h e ran k of Majo r Ja me s P B rown and Howard , .

,

D rown both killed i n ba tt le M ark 0 Whea to n served thro ug h

, . .

t h e wa r as did Wi lli a m H Lut he r Serg ea n t al so for ma ny years

, .
, ,

t own c lerk ; Ch arles Perry re p rese n t a t ive to t h e M assac huse tts

,

Ge nera l Co urt ; M ari a Lew i s ( M rs M a nc h es ter) org an i ze r an d .

,

leader of reforms i n Providence R I Eli zabe th B Pierce q ueen , . .

,

amo n g teac h ers a n d oth er s ucce ss fu l teac h ers as well as me n of

,

a fla i rs i n v arious c o mmun i t ies One re sult of thi s e d ucatio nal

'

awake n i ng was t h a t se ve ral y o un g men we n t t o s t udy a t t he The t

ford Academy Vermon t under t he i ns truc tio n of D r Hi ram Or

, , .

c u tt a n o t e d e d uc a t o r
, These were : Franc i s A B li ss William
. .
,

H Luther Willi am C ole St ephen Mo ulto n O ti s Ho rto n and Ed

.
, , , ,

ward P B ro wn
. .

TR E C ons o u na rro n
'
EX P E R M E NT
I

In proj ec ti ng t he fi rs t A n t iq u ari an H all i n 1885 M r Til t o n at , .

,

th a t ti me ch ai rman of the S hool C on un i ttce c he ri s h e d t he idea c

,

tha t be tte r p rivileg es mi g ht be g iven t he c hi ld re n of t he nea r b y -

di s tric ts by bri n g i ng t he m t og e the r i n t o a cen tral sc hool be tter

eq u ippe d an d g ra de d To t his e nd t he b u ildi ng was pl a n ne d to
.

i nc lude a l arg e sc hool room w ith a rec i t a tio n roo m O pe n i n g o u t

of it o n one s ide a n d th e Bla ndi ng lib rary on t h e oth er The se .

sc hoo lroo ms w e re we ll v e n til a te d a n d e q uippe d w i t h mod e rn

furn is hi ng s de s ks bl ac kboa rd s ma p s e t c a n d fi rs t c l as s t e ac h
, , , , .
,
-

ers pl a ce d i n c h a rg e .

A rra ng e me n ts were pe rfec ted t o t a ke t h e c hil dre n t o a n d fro

eac h day i n s a fe t y a n d c o mfo rt M r P E Wil ma rt h p urc h ase d . . . .

an a mpl e b a rg e fo r h i s ne i g hbo rh ood w h i c h h e d rove hi mse lf a n d ,

took muc h p a i n s t o p ro mote t h e e n t e rp ri se ; others co ope ra ted -

,

a n d t h e c hild re n of fo ur di s t ri c ts we re b ro ug ht t o g e t h e r : those of

t h e Vill ag e t h e A n n aw a n t he B la n di n g a n d t h e Bli ss di s t ri c t s
, , ,
.
 ED U C ATI ON I N R EH OBOTH 223

The te rm be g a n i n Se p te mbe r 1885 w ith M i ss E B Pierce as , , . .

pri nc ip al a n d Miss La ura A H ardy as s is ta n t The follow ing or .

, .

w i n ter te rm 1885 6 wa s taug ht by M r John B arre tt now D irec

—
, .
,

t or Gc neral of t h e Pa n A me ri ca n Un io n a t W as hi ng to n D C Th e
- -
, . .

pla n was worki ng we ll a nd th ere was e very reas o n to ex pec t s uc

ces s ex c e pt on e t h e peopl e as a w hol e were no t rea dy for t he
ch ang e Th ey p re ferred t o h a ve th e i r c hil dre n g a th ered i n t h e
.

s ma ll sc h oolho use s of th e i r o w n ne i h bo rhood a n d s o me a d mitted

g ,

th a t they wa n ted the i r s h a re of t he s ch ool mo ney s pe nt w ith in

t he di s t ri c ts th us g ivi n g e mploy me n t to yo ung teac h e rs an d sa vi ng
,

t h e boa rd a n d wo od mo ney to t h e dis t ric t Pe titio ns were ci r .

c ula te d to re t urn t o t h e old way Th e Co mmittee a nd t he frien ds .

of t h e moveme n t s till hope d to s te m t h e oppos itio n b ut t h e ma tter ,

was ma de a n i ss ue i n t h e e lec tio n of a n e w Sc hool Co mmit te e ,

a n d M r Tilto n w as re ti re d
. e i g h t y n i n e to se v e n t y e i g ht M arch
,
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,

1 1886 a n d t he old o rde r w a s re s ume d

, , .

A co nvi nc i n g vie w of t he Cen tral Sc hoo l as it w as des ig na ted , ,

i nc l udi n g teac h e rs a nd p upil s s ta n di ng i n fro n t of t he h all may ,

b e see n 0 11 a n o t h e r p ag e The frie nd s of t h e move men t loth to

.
,

turn bac k ma i n ta i ned a p riv a te schoo l a t t he h all for a n umber of

,

y e ar s T h.i rt y y e a rs h a v e p as s e d a n d t h e p la n th u s c o n t ra ve n e d
h as e l se w he re p rove d i ts ex ce llen ce D es i ri ng to ho n o r t he t eac h .

ers of R e hoboth p a s t a n d p re s e n t w e h a v e i n trod uce d t h e n ames

, ,

a n d face s of a g oo dly n umber i n thi s h i s to ry

‘
.

H ere may b e me n t i o n e d a n en te rpri se of so me ed uca tional

va l ue a n d i n ma ny way s a h elp to t h e c o mmuna l life of t h e town ,

t he e s t a blis h me n t of t h e Rehoboth Towns me n a n e i g ht p a g e ,

-

wee kly p a per p ubli s hed by Pe rry a n d B a rne s of No rth Attl e

b oro ug h There w ere se veral co rrespo n de n ts re p rese n ti n g di fferen t
.

p a rt s o f t he to w n w h o se n t the i r n ew s ite ms eac h w ee k The

, .

fi rs t i s s ue w as Sa tu rday Dec 5 1885 a n d t h e l as t J uly 28 1894

, .
, , , , ,

c ov eri n g a pe riod of e i ht y e ars a n d se v e n mo n th s T h p p

g e a er .

w a s di sc o n ti n ue d fo r l ac k of pe c u n i ary s u ppo rt The re i s ex ta n t .

a c o mpl e te fi le of t h e To wn s me n p rese rv e d by M rs Pas c hal E . .

Wil ma rt h of Rehoboth .

Tn E R E H O B OTH
I NS TITU T E for mu tua l i mp rovemen t was formed
No v 19 1846 : Pres iden t Jo n a th a n Wh ea to n ; Sec re ta ry J oh n
.
, , ,

C M a rvel M ee ti n g s we re held o n Th urs d ay e ve n in g s so me ti mes

. .
,

‘
Three i
g ro ups w t h s e e t ee te he
v n n ac rs in e ac h g ro up .
224 HISTORY OF REH O BOTH

i n t he school ho uses Rev Joh n C Pa i ne t ook a p ro mi nen t

-
. . .
pat
r

i n t he deb ate s N u mbe r of members thi rty e ig ht

.
- .

TR E R E HO B OTH LYC E U M Ass oc u r ro n was o rg a n i ze d i n th e

Co ng reg ational vestry Dec 20 1882 Rev Geo rg e H Tilton
, .
, , . .
,

Pres ide n t and C C Viall Sec reta ry Mee ti ng s we re h eld Fri day
. .
, .

eve n in g s w ith deb a tes s i ng i ng a n d readi ng s

, , Prac tica l q ues tions .

were di scusse d re la ti ng to Woma n S uflrag e Prohibitio n t he I n

'

, ,

di ans et c A mo ng t h e leadi ng deba ters were J oh n C Marvel

, . .
,

Willi am H Luther G eo rg e H Tilton Tho mas R Sa ls b ury and

.
, .
, .

Charles Pe rry A mo ng t he s i ng ers were C C V i all Ed ward

. . .
,

Medbury Charles Perry Na th an Bo wen Mary B Goff A ng ie

, , , .
,

( B lis s ) Goff H a n n a h ( P,a t t e n ) Go ff a n d Cl ari ss a B a rn a by r

,e a d e r , .
 I l ox
'
. JO H N MA R V EL
Po s t ma s t e r at Re h o b ot h . 18 43 t o 189 7 .
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T EAC HE R S OF REH OBOT H
GROU P I
1 M ARI A B A K E R (Roun ds) GR A V ES da ug hte r of J os h ua a nd
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M ary An n ( B a ker) Ro un ds was born M arc h 23 1856 i n Swan , , ,

se a , M as s E d uca te d i n t h e p ubli c sc hools of S wansea a nd

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Warren Hig h Sc hool Taug ht i n R ehoboth from 1873 to 1888 i n .

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t he Lo ng Hi ll Horn b i n e a nd H a rri s Sc hool s

, M arried Aug 3 , . .
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1886 h pha n i a h Wa ldo s on of Ze ph a n i a h a nd A n n a A G ra ves

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H as t wo c hild ren : J en n ie Lo u i se an d G race M ay .

2 A LI C E A U GU S T A G O FF da ug hte r of G eo rg e Nelso n an d
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J uli a Bishop (Horton) Goff w as born i n Re hoboth Aug 19 , , .

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1866 E d u ca te d i n t h e R e hoboth p ubli c sc hools a n d g ra d ua te d

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from t h e Providence Hi g h Sc hool w ith t he c l as s of 1886 Too k a .

c o urse a t P rovid e n ce i n ki n d erg a rte n wo rk Ta ug ht i n t h e S tevens .

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Wheeler Pec k B lan di ng an d V ill ag e Sc hool s of Re hoboth from

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1886 to 19 13 Al s o w rote i n Reg i s try of D ee ds i n Ta un to n for

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se ve ra l y ea rs Died D ec 9 19 13
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3 CL E O R A M ( Pe rry ) B LI S S d a ug hte r of I ra a n d E mily ( Ree d )

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Perry w as bo rn i n Re hoboth Se pt 24 1857 E d uca te d i n t he

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p ubli c sc hool s a nd B rid g ew a ter No rma l Sc hoo l g ra d ua tin g from ,

t h e l a t ter i n t h e cl a ss of 187 5 Ta ug ht t h e H arri s Ste v en s an d .

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Perry Sc hool s i n Rehoboth a n d a l s o ta ug ht i n Attleboroug h , .

Period of teac hi ng fro m Se pte mber 1875 to M a rch 1883 , , , .

M a rri ed J ames W a lter s on of Geo rg e W a n d Be tsey ( Bo wen ) , .

Bliss Ap ril 19 1883 Die d Oc t 18 19 16

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Th ree child re n : R i ch ard Mild red E and W arre n , . .

4 V I RG I NI A A D E LA I D E B O W E N d a ug hte r of R e u be n an d Sa ra h
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( G e o rg )
e Bo we n w as bo rn i n R e hoboth
, Ap ril 23 1 8 60 E d u ca te d , , .

i n t h e p ubli c sc hools a n d E as t G ree n w i c h A ca de my R hode ,

I sl an d Taug ht t h e Bliss School from 1880 to 1882 M ar

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rie d M arc h 2 1882 Osc ar E d w a rd son of O sborn a nd H arriet

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( S e a g ra v es ) P e rry a ll of Re hoboth , .

C hildren : Ed ward Bo wen Osca r Seag ra ves Ernes t Georg e , , ,

R alph Os born Robert Sea g ra ves C l a ra Ad e l a ide Fre deri c k

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i ch ols a n d H arri e t E ll en
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5 E LL E N M ARI A ( Bowe n ) M A RS I I d a ug hter of Re u ben an d

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S ara h ( Georg e) Bo wen was born i n Re hoboth Ap ril 1 1 184 3 , , .

E d uca ted i n t h e p ublic sc hool s a n d t h e Bi ckn e ll Hig h Sc hoo l .

G ra d uated from D ay s A ca demy i n W ren th a m i n 1860 Taug ht ’

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s r al n u mb e rs h ee r corr s pon e d to t he nu mbers of th e portra it s in ea ch

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t heBliss an d A nn awan Sch ools in Rehoboth from 1860 t o 1863 .

M arried J uly 27 187 1 G eorg e W Mars h of Providence R I

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6 . A NG E LI NE SH EP H ER DSO N ( Bliss ) Gore daug hter of G eorge ,

E lli s an d A n n M ( Wa lker) Bliss was bo rn i n Reh obot h Oct

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Educa ted I n t h e p ub lic sc hools an d t h e Bickne ll H ig h

Sc hool Taug ht n ine ears in t he Rehoboth Sch ools Marri ed
June 17 1868 Henry Childs Goff son of G eorg e E and Maria
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( Goff) Goff .

7 D EL I G HT C A RP E NT ER (Reed ) MA C NEI L d aug h ter of Gus

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tavus an d Elect s ( M i ller) Reed was born Feb 14 1856 i n Reh o , .

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both Ed uca ted m t he Rehoboth schools and als o received pri vate
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i ns truction Taug ht thi rty fi ve ea rs beg in n in g In 1874 and t e

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s ig n i n g i n 190 9 Tau8g ht t he orton and H arris Sch ools con

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tin n ing i n t he la tter for twen ty fi ve yea rs M arried May -

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Th omas son of James M acNei l

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8 H A RRI ET A M E LI A (Horton ) C A R P E NT E R dau h t e r of Tamer

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line an d Aman da ( Walker) Ho rton was born i n hobot h Dec , , .

M rs C arpen ter was educated I n t he p ub lic schools of

h er n a tive town an d a tte nded every term of t he ri va t e school
taug ht by Tho mas W Bi cknell S he taug ht t he landin g An . .
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n awa n a n d Oa k S wa mp Sc hools In to wn a n d a ls o taug ht I n D i h

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t on . M arried James Perry C arpen te r son of Na than and M i na ,

( P e rr
y ) C arp e n te r A ug , .

C h 1ldren : Lou is Fran c i s Flora A man da Clara A mel ia and , , ,

G eorg e W i lli am .

9 E LI zA R ETH B -A YA D E P I ER C E
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( See s k e tc h i n Bio g ra phi ca l .

c h apter .

10 E LI zA RETH M A RTI N ( C arpe n te r) G orr d au g h ter of Dewitt

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Cli nton Carpe n ter an d Vashti ( Carpen ter) Ca n ter was born In .

Re hoboth Oc t 14 1863 Ed uc a ted i n t he p ub ic sc hool s of Re ho

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both Tau ht t he W illis and Blan ding Sc hools In town from 1883
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to 1890 A SO ta ug ht m See ko n k M arried M ay 1 1890 Al bert .

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Cal en te r Go ff son of G eo rg e Nelson an d J uli a Bishop ( Horton)

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Children C li n ton Nel so n A nn ie Carpen ter E leanor E li zabet h
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an d R oy a l Bi s hop .

1 1 M A RY B U LLOC K G orr d a ug hte r of Otis an d Cy n th ia

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S m ith o bo hoboth d t d m
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f w as rn I n R e
, A u g 9 1 84 3 E uca e , .
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t h e Rehoboth Sc hool s an d a tten ded e v ery term of t h e Bic k nell

Hig h Sc hool Taug ht fro m 186 1 to 1885 mos tly i n t he public
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sc hool s of Rehoboth i n c l udi ng t h e Villag e Sc hool i n d1s t ri ct

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n umber 7 Was org a n i s t i n t he Vill”

. ag e Ch urc h for more th an ,

forty yea rs Was a g ood s i ng er an d very h e lpf ul i n t h e c hoi r

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Sh e tra ve led a b road ex te n s ive ly w ith h er c o us i n M rs Sarah , .

S teele Died J u ne 6 19 15
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12 A M A N D A M ARI A (H orto n ) B RO W N d a ug hter of Ta merli ne

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a n d A ma n d a ( W a lke r) Ho rt o n w as bo rn i n R e hoboth J u ly 24 , , ,

1837 E d uca te d i n t h e Re ho both sc hools an d a tte n ded e very term

.

of t h e Bi c k ne ll Hig h Sc hool Taug ht se vera l terms i n th e Lo n .

Hill School an d al so i n D i g hton M arri ed Ju ly 12 1860 Arnol

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DeFores t B ro wn son of E leazer an d Ch arlotte Wrig ht ( Peck)

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B ro wn .

C h i ldren : Walter D eFores t an d C ora .

AM E LIA A NN A (Horto n ) C A R P E NT E R da ug hter of Geo

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He n ry and C h arlotte A n na (Go ff) Horto n was born i n Rehobo ,

Aug 18 187 2 Was ed uca ted i n t h e p u blic sc hool s and t h e

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Providence Norma l Sc hool Beg a n teac hi n g i n 1890 Ta ug h t . .

i n t h e Horn b i ne Whee l er a n d V ill ag e Sc hool s a ls o i n See

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kon k M arri ed Oc t 27 1898 Ed w i n S ta n ton C arpen ter son

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of Thomas Willi ams an d M a ry W ( Seag ra ves) C a rpen ter . .

One son Earle Sta n ton C arpe n ter bo rn D ec 26 1902

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C LARA G E O R G E ( Bo wen ) V IA LL d a ug hte r of Re uben and

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Sara h ( G eo rg e ) Bo wen was born i n Re hoboth Feb 28 1855 , .

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Ed uca ted i n t h e Re hoboth sc hools an d a t t h e Mou n t Pleas an t

Academy i n Provid en ce R I Taug ht from 187 6 to 188 1 i n t he , . .
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Bliss Pec k a n d A nn a wa n Sc hool s M arried Ap ril 14 188 1

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C h ris topher C arpen ter s on of Sa mue l and M ary A ( Ken t ) Vi al l

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C hild ren : A n n ie Georg e and Mary Adel a ide , .

S ARA H M U RR A Y ( Bl a n di ng ) B O W E N d a ug hter of James an d

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Eli z abe th ( C arpe n te r) Bl a n di n g was born i n Re hob oth J une 2 1 , ,

1827 E d uc a te d i n t h e B la n di ng Sc hool p ubli c a n d p riv a te

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Ta ug ht i n S wa nsea M arri e d Feb 23 1865 Reuben son of .

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Eph ra i m a n d R hod a ( B a tes ) Bo we n Die d Dec 31 19 11 . .

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C hild ren : Willi am Bl a ndin g Eli za be th C arpen ter M urray , ,

J a mes an d S usa n A ug us ta
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C A TH E RI N E W ALTO N ( Bo wen ) E A RLE d aug hter of Re u ben

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a n d S a ra h ( Geo rg e) Bo we n w as born i n Re hoboth Marc h 24 , , ,

1850 Ed uc a te d i n t h e R e hoboth Sc hools a n d t h e B ridg ewa ter

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No rma l Sc hool Ta ug ht fro m 187 0 to 1877 i n t h e Lon g Hill an d

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V illag e Sc hool s and i n Seekon k Married J une 15 1875 Joseph

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Fra n kli n Earle son of Joh n an d Re becca (Horton ) Earle

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C hild ren : Ed wa rd Fran k lin Ho ward Walton Nellie M aria , , ,

a n d J oh n Willi a m .

17 . FLO RA A M A NDA ( C a rpe n t e r fiM c K E C H N I E d a ug h t e r of J a me s ,

P . H arriet A (Horton ) C arp en ter was born i n Re hoboth

an d .
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Ja n 7 1866 At t e n ded t h e Bl a n di n g S choo l ta ug ht by E li zabe th

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B Pie rce w h o w as h er o n ly teac he r Ta ug ht fro m 1884 to 1896

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i n t h e Oa k S wa mp Pa l mer s R ive r a n d W illi s Sc hools

, M arried ’

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Do ug a ld M c Kec h n ie D ec 29 1898 , .
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G ROU P II .

1 H A NN A H S ( Ho rto n ) FIS H E R da ug hte r of He n ry S la de and

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Arabe ll a (S i mmon s ) Ho rton was born i n Rehoboth i n 1842 Ed , .

uca t e d i n t h e p ubli c sc hool s of Reho both a n d ta ug ht i n t h e An

nawa n Sc hool a l so se v era l y ears i n A tt le bo ro ug h
, M arried .
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J une 10 1877 John son of Emulo us and Cordeli a Fisher of At

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t leb oroug h .

T w i n c hildren : G ertru de an d G race .

2 M A RT H A S M IT H ( N as h ) B O W EN d a ug h ter of D an i el and
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A ma n d a ( Goff ) N as h was born i n Rehoboth M arc h 13 1832 , , , .

Taug ht se veral years i n Re hoboth i n t he Bliss Peck W illis , , , ,

an d othe r sc hool s Was c hosen on t he Sc hool Co mmittee M arch

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1880 an d he ld t h e o ffi ce t wo years wh en s h e mov ed to Seek on k

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where s h e die d i n 1895 M rs Bowe n was muc h i n teres te d i n . .

e d uca tion a g rea t rea der a n d i n ma ny way s a s u pe rio r wo ma n

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M arri ed Ne l so n son of Pal man an d M ary Bowen of Seek on k

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3 E TH E L LO U I S E H O RT O N d a ug hte r of J o se ph us W h ea to n a nd
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M ary E me li ne ( Bosworth ) Ho rto n was born i n Rehoboth Jul

23 1883 Ed uc a te d i n t he Rehoboth sc hool s t he Ta u n to n H i g h
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Sc hool an d t he Hy an n is Normal Sc hool Taug ht the Pal mer s

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R iver Sc hool fo ur y ea rs beg i n n i n g i n 1902 d uri ng whi c h ti me , ,

t he n ew sc hool ho use was b u ilt Has s i nce taug ht i n t he Oak

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Swamp Sc hool .

4 M ARTH A E V E LY N D E A N d a u g hte r of B enj ami n a n d Polly

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Frenc h ( C ol e) D ea n was bo rn i n Re hoboth J uly 23 184 9 Ed , , , .

n es te d i n t h e R ehoboth sc hool s a n d a tten de d t h e Eas t Green

w ic h A cademy R hode I s la n d Taug ht many years i n t he S tev ens
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Bliss Willis Whee l er Pec k Vill ag e A n nawan Oak S wa m an d

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Pal mer s R ive r Sc h ool s al so i n Attl e b o ro ug h Seeko n k an Wes t

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M ansfi el d .

5 A LM A E V E LY N (S mith ) L E WI S d a ug h te r of R e me mber an d
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Sarah Bliss ( C arpen ter) Smith was born i n Re hoboth J une 20 , , ,

1854 E d uc a te d i n t h e Re hoboth school s a nd a tte n ded B ri s to l

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A cad emy i n Tau n to n Taug ht fro m 1874 to 1886 t he Whee ler .

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Lon g H I Il A nn a wan Ste vens a nd Pe rry School s M arri e d Ap ril

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13 1884 Albe rt R s on of Will i a m a nd M a ry ( C ol e ) Le w i s

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One s on : M ay n a rd C a rpe n te r Le wi s .

6 L E P II E J A N E ( Pe e k ) M O O R H O U S E d a ug hte r of Roy a l C a r
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p e n t e r a n d Lo i s M ( D ro w n ) Pe c k w a s bo rn i n R e hob
. o th Se pt , , .

26 1885
, E d uca ted i n t h e Re hoboth sc hoo l s a n d a tte n d e d B ri s
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tol A c ad e my i n Ta u n ton Ta ug h t t h e B li ss W h ee le r Lo n g Hill .

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an d Ho rto n S c hool s M arried Oc t 16 1887 Joh n s on of Ja mes.

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a n d M ary Moo rho u se .

C hild ren : Lephe Matilda and Loi s J ane .

7 M ART HA A DALI N E C O L E d aug hter of D a n fo rth L a nd

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Ad ali ne (Ta l lman) Cole w as born i n Providence R I E d uca te d , , . .

i n t h e p u bli c sc hool s of P roviden ce g ra d u a ti n g fro m t h e H ig h ,

Sc hool w ith t he cl ass of 1890 C ame t o Re hoboth to live i n 1908 .

a n d b e a n te ac hi n g t h e Blis s S c hool i n 190 9 w hi c h pos ition sh e ,

s till ho ds .

8 H ARRI ET EM M A ( Perry ) R O U N D S d a u g hte r of Os born an d

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H arrie t (Se ag ra ves ) Perry was bo rn i n Reho b oth No v 30 1854 , , .

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Attended t h e Rehoboth sc hool s t h e Paw tuc ke t G ra mmar Sc hool ,

a n d g ra d u a te d fro m t h e P rovide n ce No rma l S c hool w ith t h e c l ass

of 1874 Taug ht t he Bliss a nd Ste ven s Sc hools i n Re ho bo t h

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fro m 1874 to 1878 M a rri ed No v 16 1880 Eug en e B son of .

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Joseph a n d Eli za be th A ( C a rey ) R o u n d s . .

C hild ren : H attie A Edith and E thel ( twi n s) E liz abe th Ger .
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trude and Dorothea .

9 FRA NC E S M ARI A ( C a rp e n te r) B LI S S d a ug hter of I ra an d

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M ary A n n (H a ll ) C arpen ter w a s bo rn i n Re hoboth Nov 16 , , .

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1840 Ed u ca te d i n t h e p u bli c sc hool s of Re hoboth t he Bi c kn e ll

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Hi g h Sc hool a l so t h e H ig h Sc hool i n Fall R ive r Ta ug ht i n t h e

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Perry H arri s a nd Ste ve n s Sc hool s fro m 1860 to 1864 Al so

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taug ht i n Eas t P ro viden ce an d See kon k M arri e d D ec 24 1867 .

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Franc i s Abi a h son of Abi a h a nd J uli a An n (Stu rtev an t) Bl iss

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Died Aug 27 19 14 .
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C h ild re n : Albe rt Abi ah M a rth a Bi rd A deli ne H a l l Mary , , ,

Ca rpen te r Tho ma s K e n t a nd C h a rles St urte v a n t

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10 S ARA M ARI A C US H I N G d a u g h t e r of E d w i n F a n d Sara

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B radfo rd ( M edb ury ) C us hi n g w as bo rn i n R e hoboth M a rc h 14 , , ,

1858 Educ a te d i n t h e p ubli c s c hool s of Re hob oth

. Taug ht t he .

Willi s Sc h ool fro m 1876 to 1882 M a rried Oc t 13 1882 Samuel .

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M son of Willia m a n d La u ra J A tki n so n of P roviden ce R I

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C hild ren : M abel Laura an d E mma B radford .

11 H A R R I E T A M E LIA ( C a rpe n te r) R E E D d a ug hte r of Tho mas

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Willi ams a n d M a ry W alker (Seag ra ves ) C a rpe n ter was bo rn i n ,

Reh oboth Aug 25 1856 E d uc a te d i n t h e R e hoboth sc hool s an d

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t h e Paw tuc ke t Hi g h Sc hool Ta ug ht t h e Lo n g Hill Oak S w an p .

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Horton Pec k an d Bli s s Sc hool s fro m 1873 to 1879 M a rried

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Jan 6 1880 Al mo n A ug u s tu s son of D ea G u s ta v us a n d Elec ta

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( Mille r) Reed Di ed M arc h 22 19 10 .

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Child re n : A nn ie B row n M a rio n C arpe n ter Joh n Leon ard , , ,

A lmon A ug ustus H el e n El ec ts M a ry D eli g ht a nd A meli a

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1 2 M A RTI I A B I RD B LI S S d au g hte r of F ra n c i s Abi a h a n d Fran ces

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( C a rpe n ter) Bli ss w as born i n Re hoboth A ug 28 187 1 E d uca te d

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i n t h e Rehoboth sc hool s a n d t h e Hi g h Sc hool i n S cra n ton Pen n , .

Ta ug ht th ree years i n t he Bli ss Sc hool beg i nn i ng i n 189 1 t wo , ,

yea rs at t he Dorc h es ter A cade my M c I n t os h Georg i a a nd i n t h e , , ,

Perry School i n Re hoboth un til 1909 w hen she res ig ned to care ,

for h er ag ed p are n ts .
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13 B ES S I E A M ELIA ( Car en ter) C A RRA H ER da ug h ter of I ra -

W insor and Mary T ( Go tp C arpen te r was born at the Car

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p e n t e r ho m e s te ad o n t h e B a y S ta te R o ad i n Re hoboth Feb 15 , .
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1882 Educa ted i n t he Re hoboth sc hools an d atte n de d t he B ri s t ol

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Aca de my fro m 1897 to 1899 Taug ht t he W heeler Horn b i ne .

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a n d A nn a wan Sc hool s fro m M arc h 190 0 to M arc h 1907 M arri ed ,

March 19 1907 J ames Tho mas son of Mich ael and Kat heri ne
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( S m ith ) C a rr a h e r .

14 C H A R LO TT E C ATH ER I N E ( C arru t h ers) T H A TC H ER d a ug h ter

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of Alex a nder and SOph i e (Sch ultz) Carru the rs was bo rn i n Re ,

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hob o t h J un e 26 1886
, E d uca ted i n t h e Re hoboth sc hools and
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rece iv ed p riva te i ns t ruc tio n f ro m h er mother Taug ht t he Oak .

Swamp and Horto n Sc hools fro m 1904 to 1906 M arried J une 27 .

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1906 Fran k son of Willi am H a n d E lla ( Horto n) Th a tcher

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Two child re n : A n tho ny C arru thers an d E li za be th M ay .

15 LY D IA J A N E ( Lut h e r) P Ecx d a ug hte r of R h odolph us a nd

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Lephe ( Goff ) Lu th er was born i n Rehoboth Nov 30 1836 Ed , , .

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uca t ed i n t h e ub li c sc hools of Re hoboth an d a t te n ded e very term

of t he B i cknee i g h School Taug ht t h e Horton Sc hool t wo terms .

i n 1856 an d al so ta ug ht i n Seeko n k Ma rri ed Jan 1 1858 Gus .

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ta vus B ru tus son of Cy rus and Re bec ca (Sherman) Pec k

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One c hild : Ell a Re becca Pec k .

16 E LL E N F RA NC
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( D e a n ) W I LM A RTH da u h t er of Ben j ami n ,

an d Polly Fren c h ( Col e) D ean was born i n hob ot h Jan 2 , , . ,

184 3 E d uca te d i n t he p u bli c an d p riv a te school s of h er n a ti ve

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town Taug ht t h e Willis Sc hool i n 1860 an d 186 1 Als o t au ht

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i n D ig hto n M arried M ay 1 1862 Pasc h al Elery so n of Pasc

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E and Abi g a il M ari a ( D ay ) Wil ma rth

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C h i ldre n : A b bie M Wilso n E lery Ag ust us D ay a nd Grace , ,

M ay .

A R RI E ( Wil marth ) M A RV E L d a ug hte r of Pasc h al E lery

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an d Ell e n F ( D e a n ) Wil ma rth

. w as bo rn i n Re hoboth Ap ril 1 1 , , ,

1865 Was a p u pil of Eli zabe th B Pie rce for ele ven y ears an d at
. .
,

t he B ri s tol A c a d e my i n T a u n to n o ne y e ar H as t he rec ord of .

be i ng ne ither a bsen t nor ta rdy for t e n s uccess ive y ears Tau ht .

t he B la n di ng Willi s A n n aw an V ill ag e Oa k S wa mp t
, , e er , , , ,

Lo n g Hill a n d H orn b i n e Sc hool s

, M a rri ed Nov 28 1899 Joh n .
, .
, ,

F son of Jolm C an d Frances A ( Peek) M arvel . . .

One c hild : R u th W i lmart h M a rve l .

RO U P I IIG
M ARY A ( Re
1 . I . mi ng to n ) B LA N D NG w
as t h e d a u g ht e r of Olive r
an d E lec t a A nn ( Bos wo rth ) Re mi n g to n ; was bo rn i n P rovide nce ,

R I A ug 20 1828 a nd di e d th ere Nov 25 1905 S he ta ug ht i n

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, , .
, .

t he Ho rto n Sc hool d i s t ric t n u mbe r 9 i n 184 5 , S h e was married , .

to Willi a m Bull oc k Bl a n di ng i n Pro vid e nc e No v 13 185 1 by , .

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R E l I O ll O l l l
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Re v H enry Wa terman Rec to r of S t S te hen s Ch urc h She had

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o ne son Will ia m Oliver Bla ndi n g who as fo ur son s an d three

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g ra n d so n s .

2 MA W E (Se a a ves) C P EN T E , d a ug hter of Rev

RY ALK R AR R
fii
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E d ward a n d H a rri e t ( Wa er) Se ag ra v es , was o rn i n Sc ituate b ,

M ass , M a rc h 31, 1831 E duca te d i n t h e p ublic sc hools of Prov

. .

iden ce , R I , and t h e Golde n R ule I ns titu te i n La n s i n g b urg , N Y

. . . .

Taug ht t he Bli ss a nd A nn a wa n Sc hools i n Re hoboth fro m 185 1

to 1853 M arrie d Tho mas Willi ams , son of A sa ph and Caroli ne
.

( C a rp e n t er ) C arp e n te r , S e pt 1 1 1 853 S h e di e d u ly 7 , 1907 . . J .

Chi ld re n : M a ry E ll a , H a rri e t A meli a , Fred eri c k illi ams , W

Cy n thi a A nna , hloe Re mi ng to n , Tho mas New to n , Willi am Sea
C
g ra v e s , L illi a n Bo r d e n , a n d E d w i n S t a n to n .

M A RI O N C AR P E N T E R (Ree d ) GO P P d a ug hter of Al mon Aug us

3 .
,

t us a n d H a rri e t A meli a ( C a rpe n te r) Ree d was bo rn i n Re hob oth , ,

A ug 9 1887 Ed uca te d i n t h e R eho b oth p ubli c sc hool s a n d S ta te

.
, .

No rma l Sc hool a t R hod e I s l a n d Ta ug ht t h e Oak Swamp School .

f rom 8 ri ng 1904 to J un e 1906 Al s o ta ug ht i n S wa n sea M ar

, , , . .

ri e d C i fford A rn old Go ff s on of Ch a rl es W a rre n a n d E ll a B ra d ,

fo rd (Ni c hol s ) Go ff Ja n 28 1909 , .

, .

4 . C A RO LI NE FRA NC ES
( M a rti n ) W I LR U R w as bo rn i n S w an s ea , ,

M as s Se pt 30 1832 S he was t he d a ug hter of D a ri us a nd A rdeli a

.
, .
, .

S ( C orn e ll) M a rti n of S w an sea Ta ug ht h er fi rs t s c hool i n t he

. .

Horto n Di s tri c t of Re hoboth i n 1848 9 rece ivi n g r wee k

“
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Sh e ma rri e d D r Le o n idas F W 1 b ur an d
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and bo ard ed ro u n d . . .

moved to Ho n eoy e N Y w he re s h e s till lives i n h er 85t h y ear , . .

, .

Of h er fi ve c hildren four lived to ma turity : C la rence Nellie , , ,

Ma ud a n d Holli s C la rence was a mi ss io n a ry i n Cen tra l A merica

. .

Hol li s i s Na tion a l Ch a i rman of t h e a t Sh a ng h a i Chi na , .

W I LLI A M L P I E RC E so n of J a be z a n d Abby ( Ha rlo w) Pierce

5 . .
, ,

was born i n Re hoboth A u 23 1837 E d uc a te d i n t h e p ubli c

g , .
, .

sc hool s of Rehoboth a n d Pl erc e A cad e my a t Midd le bo ro M ass , .

He t aug ht t h e Hornb i n e Ho rto n a n d V ill ag e Sc hool s i n Re ho , ,

both al so taug ht i n So merse t a n d S wa nsea H e married Sara h

, .

E W ri g h t Ap ril 1 1 186 1 i n S wa n sea He w a s on t h e Sc hoo l

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, , , .

C o mmittee i n Re hoboth twen ty on e y ears w hich o ffice he held at -

,

t he t i me of h i s dea th Au g 16 1885 , .
, .

Th ree c hild ren : Joh n W C h arles L a nd Addi e .

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, .

6 . JO H N W PI E RC E
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( See Biog raphi ca l Ch a pte r ) .

PO LLY FR E NC H ( Col e) D E A N da ug hte r of Na tha n a nd Polly

7 .
,

( F re n c h ) C ol e was bo rn i n Attl e b o ro ug h M as
, s M a rc h 30 18 13 , .
, , .

Ed uca ted i n t he p ublic sc hool s of Pa w tuc ke t R I a n d a tte n ded , .

t he Se mi n a ry a t Wa rre n R I o n e y ea r Ta ug ht t he Perry , . .
, .
,

Bliss Horn b i n e Pec k a nd Ste ven s Sc hool s i n Re hoboth M a r

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ri e
d Benj Ab Ij ah a mi n , son of an d Polly (Roun ds) Dean , Jan .

1 , 184 1 Died une 17 , 1896

. J .

Child ren : E llen F , E mil . y M Benj a mi n W arren , M ar th a E .

,

N a th an W , and A n na M . .

8 EM I
. M I ( Dean ) P RM EN T ER , d aug h ter of en amin
LY AR A A B j
an d Polly F ( Cole ) D ean , was bo rn i n Re hoboth , Feb 15 , 1844
. . .

E d uca ted i n t h e p u bli c sc hool s Taug ht t h e te vens Sc hool . S

1862 3 a l so i n Ta u n to n a n d Attl ebo roug h M ass
—
, Married Ed , .

ward D , son of D raper an d Flori lla ( li s s) Parmen t er of Attle

. B
bo ro u b Nov 30 1865 Died Feb 15, 1886
, .
, . . .

Chi d ren : M ar French , Fred eri c k arre n , E mma Lo u i se , W

Ch arles E d ward , corge Dex ter, Flori lla liss , M a e l E mil B b y .

9 .J O H N BA RR E TT diploma tis t son of Ch arles and Caroli ne , ,

San ford Barrett was born Nov 28 1866 at G rafton Vt He , .

, , , .

g ra d u a te d fro m t h e Wo rce s te r A ca d e my i n M assac h u se tts i n 1886 ,

rece ive d h i s d e g ree of A R fro m D a rtmo u th Coll eg e i n 1889 a n d . .

,

t h e ho n o rary d eg ree of LL D i n 1899 He ta ug ht i n t h e Goff . .

, .

Memorial b uildi ng i n Re hoboth d uri ng t he winter of 1885 6 and — ,

l ater a t t h e Hopki n s A cademy i n O akland Cal Si n ce 1907 he , .

h as h e ld t h e pos itio n of Di rec to r G e neral of t h e Pan A meri can - -

U n io n h a vi ng i ts h eadq uarters a t Was hi ng to n D C

, , . .

10 . J U LIA
M A RI A (Go ff) MO U LTO N d aug hter of He nry B and , .

Sally r s (Goff) Go ff was born i n See ko n k Aug 1 184 1

B ig g , , .
, .

Ed uca te d i n t h e p ubli c sc hool s of See kon k Taug ht t h e Vill ag e .

School i n 1863 Married James Franc is Mo ulton son of J ames

.
,

an d Abi g a il W hippl e ( C arp e n te r) Mo u lto n Ap ril 7 1864 M rs , , . .

Moulton died Nov 2 1909 .

, .

Child re n : H erbert El mer Li zz ie Fra nces J ames He n ry and , , ,

Fran k D ex ter .

11 G RA C E ( D arli ng ) B O W EN daug hter of D avid D ari us and

.
,

H an nah ( Jo nes ) D arli ng was bo rn M arch 1 1845 a t H a rtford , , , ,

Con n E d uca ted i n t h e p ublic sc hool s of Attl eboro ug h an d

.

g ra d u a te d f ro m i ts Hi g h Sc hool w ith t h e c l a ss of 1863 Ta u g ht .

t h e Wh ee l er Sc hool i n 187 1 2 — M arrie d i n 187 2 W illi am H en ry .

,

Bowen by who m she h ad one daug hter E mily B radfo rd Sh e al s o

, , .

h ad a d aug hter H an n ah P a tte n by a fo rme r marri ag e

, , .

12 OS C A R E D WA RD P E RR Y son of O s born an d H arri e t (Sea

.
,

ra ves ) Perry was bo rn i n Rehoboth D ec 3 1857 Ed uc a te d

g , , .
, .

I n t h e p u bli c sc hool s a n d Phil lip s A c a de my an d g rad u a te d from ,

H arvard Colleg e with t h e cl as s of 1883 Ta ug ht t h e Bli ss Sc hool .

i n 1873 Superin ten den t of t he Meter D epartmen t for t h e N ar

.

rag an se t t E lec t ri c L i g hti n g C o of Providence R I M arried .

, , . .

Vi rg i n i a Adel a ide d aug h te r of Re uben and Sara h ( G eo rg e) Bowen

, ,

March 17 1882 , .

Childre n : E d ward B o wen Oscar Seag raves Ernest G eorg e , , ,

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R a lph O
born Ro bert Seag ra ves Cl ara Adela id e Frederi c k
s , , ,

Ni c hol s a nd H arriet E llen

, .

13 J OS E PH A LLE N C A R P E N T E R son of I ra W i ns or an d M ary T

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, .

( Go ff ) C a rp e n t er w as bo rn on t h e ho me l,ace i n Re hoboth M arc h ,

27 1880 Ed uca t ed i n t he A nn awan SC 001 Go ff Memo ri al H all

, .
, ,

an d g ra d ua te d fro m T aun to n Hi g h Sc hool w ith t h e c l ass of 190 0 .

Ta ug ht t he S te ven s School i n 1900 1 B ookkee per for th e Nar

— .

rag a n s e tt Milli n g Co un til 19 14 wh en h e was c ho se n audi tor .

, .

14 . M A RY EM E LI NE C AR P E NT E R ( M arti n ) H O RTON d aug hter ,

of Ed ward I rvi ng an d Sybil (H as ki n s) Marti n was born Apri l 3 , ,

1838 i n Ta un to n M ass E d uca te d i n t h e p ublic schools of Lo well

, , .
,

M as s a n d t he Bic kn ell priv a te sc hool i n Rehoboth Ta u ht t he

.
, .

Pec k Wh eel er Lo n g
, a n d A n n a w an Sc hool s i n Re ob oth
,

from 1854 to 186 1 M a rrie d Na th a n B ra dford Horton son of .

,

Hen ry Sl a de a n d A rab e ll a (Si mmon s) Horton of Rehoboth Dec , , .

7 186 1
, Di ed i n E as t Provid en ce Ap ril 22 1888
.
, , .

C h ild re n : M a ry I s abe l le Ed ward H en ry Ali ce H arrie t and , , ,

H erbert B radford .

15 E V E LY N B RAD FO RD ( C a rp en ter) M A NS FI E LD d a ug hter of

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,

I ra Wi n s or a n d M a ry Ti ffa n y ( Go ff ) C a rpe n t er was bo rn a t t h e ,

C arpen ter ho mes tea d Ja n 23 187 1 E d uca ted i n t he p ub li c , .

, .

school s of Re hoboth B ri s tol A ca d e my of Ta u n to n a n d a t t en d ed

, ,

t h e sc hool i n Go ff M e mo ri a l H a ll Ta ug ht t h e Wh ee l er a nd A nn a .

wa n Sc hool s fro m 1889 t o 1899 Al so ta ug ht i n See ko n k M ass .

, .

M arried Luc i us R i s ley M an s fi eld son of Willi am an d A ug usta ,

( R i s l ey ) M a n s fi e ld D e c 27 1 899 , .
, .

C hild ren : Will i am Noel Stan l ey Carpen ter M ary Aug usta , , ,

Robert R i sl ey a n d F a n ny Bli s s , .

16 E LM I E GA
. NE ( G o ff ) U E , dRD R
a ug hte r of B ra dfo rd F LL R
Ga rd ner a nd E v ely n M 1lto n ( G o ff ) Go ff was bo rn i n Rehoboth , ,

M ay 9 , 1872 E d uc a te d i n t he p u bli c s c h ool s , t h e p riva te sc hool

.

i n Go ff M e mo ri a l H a ll a n d B ri s tol A c a d e my i n Ta un to n , M ass
, .

T a ug ht from 1889 to 1901 i n t he Oak Swa m Ho rto n , B li ss , lan d B

i n g an d Lo n g Hill Sc hool s M arried Ch ar es Hen r , son of Noa h . y
b
an d A by (Ho rto n ) u ll er D ec 18 1901 F , .
, .

Child ren : Ch arlotte B ra dfo rd an d Leo n ard Goff uller F .

17 H A TTI E E V E LY N ( Go ff) V I ALL d aug h ter of B ra dford G ard

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,

n e r a n d E v ely n Mil t o n ( Go ff) Go ff w as bo rn i n R ehoboth D ec 15 , , .

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188 1 Ed uca ted i n t h e p ubli c sc hool s of Rehoboth a n d g rad ua te d

.

from t h e Attl eboro ug h Hig h Sc hool w ith t he cl as s of 1900 Taug ht .

t h e Horn b i ne an d Lon Hill Sc hool s from fall of 1900 to w i n ter

of 1902 M arri ed W il i a m C a rpen ter Via ll son of Ch arles F
.
, .

an d M ary E ll a ( C a rpe n ter) Vi all D ec 10 1902 , .

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Children : B radford Eli zabe th H arrie t C arlton and Ch arles , , , ,

C arpen ter .
 CHA PTER IX

REH OBOT H A NTI QU A R IA N S OC IET Y

IN llin g upo n t h e fami li es of h i s paris h Rev Geo H Ti l ton
ca , . . .
,

pas tor of t he Co ng reg a ti onal Ch urch was i mp ressed with t he n um ,

ber of old reli cs h e sa w i n th e i r ho mes and on t h e seco n d day of ,

Jan uary 1884 seei ng an old loom at M r Geo N Goff s h e sai d

, , . . .
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,
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to M rs Go ff We mus t h ave an A n tiq uari an Soc ie ty
.
, He at .

once beg an to ra ise money for a b u ildi ng i n sh ares of t en dol lars

eac h . On rea c hi ng M r D ari us Go ff of Pawtuc ke t was .

appea led to a n d p ro mi sed a like amo un t whil e s ug g es ti n g furt her

effo rt Th us encourag ed M r Tilton broug ht t h e pledg es up to

.
,
.

whi c h M r Go ff p ro mptly d upli ca ted

. .

Th e fi rs t mee ti ng of t he s toc kholde rs was h eld i n t he ves try of

t h e Cong reg atio nal Ch urch M arc h 5 1884 wh en t he follo wi ng , , ,

c o mmu n i ca tio n fro m M r Go ff was p rese n ted a n d ac cepted

.

If i n h abita n ts of t he to wn will i ncrea se the i r subscription

t he
up to fo ur tho usa n d doll ars I w ill ra ise mi ne u p to t he sa me ,

amo un t an d i n a dditio n g ive one ac re of l a n d to erec t t h e b u ild

, ,

i ng th ereo n t h e loca tion of whi c h s h all be t h e old ho mes t ea d of

,

my fa ther a nd a fu rther c onditio n th a t fi v e g en tle men s hall be

,

e lec te d as trus tees one for fi v e y ea rs on e for fo u r y ears one for

, , ,

th ree years one for t wo yea rs and one for one year wh o w ith t he
, , , ,

p res iden t and sec re ta ry of t h e soc ie ty s h all erec t sa id bu ildi ng

a n d h a ve t h e w hol e ca re an d man ag e me n t of t h e p rope rty Af ter .

one y ea r o ne tru s te e s h all b e e l ec te d a n n ually ; a n d furthe rmo re

, ,

I reserve t h e ri g ht to name three of t he fi ve trus tees and also to ,

app rove t h e pl a n of t h e b u ildi n g At leas t th ree thou sa n d dollars .

of t h e fo u r thousa n d s ubsc ribe d o u ts ide of mi ne s h all be pa id i n to ,

t h e treas ury be fo re I a m call ed u po n Wh en t h a t i s do ne I sh all .

b e ready to pay mi ne i n full Thi s o ffe r w ill hold g ood for s i x ty

.

”
d ay s fro m d a te .

At thi s mee ti ng t h e follo wi ng O ffi ce rs were e lec te d : Pres iden t ,

Rev G eorg e H Tilto n ; Vice Pres id en ts E se k H Pi erce a n d Fra n

. .
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, .

c is A Bliss ; Sec re tary Wm H M a rve l ; Corres po n di ng Sec re

.
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ta ry Rev Geo H Tilton ; Tre as u rer W m W Bl an di n g ; Trus

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tees : for fi ve y ears Georg e N Goff fou r years Ese k H Pierce

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th ree years Pas ch al E W il marth t wo years Charles Perry one

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yea r G eorg e H Horton

,
— .t h e l as t th ree n a med by M r Go ff By
, . .

t h e c o ns tit utio n t h e Pres iden t a n d Sec re tary a re mad e trus tees

,

e x O fli c i o th us ma ki n g t he whol e boa rd of t rus t ee s to c ons is t of

-
,

se v e n pers on s .

Thi s soc i e ty was i n corporate d i n 1885 t he capita l s tock not to ,

ex ce e d to b e divided i n to s ha res of t en dol lars eac h .

TH E OL D G OFF I NN

It was d ec ided to h a ve a b u ildi n g s u ita ble for a n an tiquarian

roo m h a ll s choo l roo m a n d lib rary
, ,
-
.

La te i n M a rc h M r Tilto n w rote to H on Tho mas W Bi c knell

. . .

of Bos ton i nformi ng h i m th a t a b u ildi n g would be erecte d with

,

roo m for a lib ra ry a n d i n viti n g h i s c o o pera tio n -

.

Both M r a nd M rs Bic k nell beca me deeply i n tere s ted in t he

. .

u n d erta ki n g a n d wrote i n p art as follo ws

Wc b
li eve th a t a g ood l i b rary i s one of t he mos t valuab le
e

mean s of ed uca tion I n order therefo re to enco urag e t he forma

.
, ,

tion of a lib rary to be kept i n t he Go ff Memori a l we will donate ,

fi ve h un dred doll ars to t h e trus tee s of t h e Rehoboth An ti q uaria n

236 HISTORY OF REH OBOTH

Soc iety to be ex pen ded by them i n t h e selec ti on of g ood books

, ,

a l arg e po rt ion of whi ch le t us sug g es t s h all be c h ose n with spec ial

, ,

re fere n ce to t h e wa n ts of t he boy s an d g i rls t h e y o un g people of ,

t h e t ow n We s i ncere ly hope th a t others may co n trib ute more

.

or l ess free ly to thi s n uc l e us of a lib ra ry and th at t h e an nual ,

su pply of book s s h all kee p it fres h an d i n teres ti ng to all readers ,

s o th a t t h e g ifts may be a c o n sta n tl y i n cre as i n b l i to ll wh o

g ess n g a

may enj oy the i r be nefits

“
.

We h av e b ut one req ues t t o make i n con nection with our

h umble g ift whic h we leave for yo ur co ns idera tion and dec is ion
, .

The na me of Bl an di ng i s one of t h e old es t an d mos t res pec table

of thi s anc ie n t town Will iam B l andi ng was a co n trib ut or t o
.

t h e ex pen se s i n c urre d i n ca rryi n g o n t he war w ith K i ng Phi li p

of Pok anoket and for mo re th an t wo h und red years t he na me
,

of t he family a n d t he to wn h a ve been as soc i a ted .

I n V iew of th ese fac ts a n d th a t t h e n a me may be ke pt fres h i n

,

t h e mi nd s of t h e fu t ure dwellers of Re hoboth ye t mo re es pec ia lly ,

for t h e lovi ng a ffec tion we h ave for t h e ch arac te r and memory

of our beloved p aren ts Ch ris topher and Chloe B landi ng wh ose
, ,

d us t s leeps w ith th a t of t he lo ng li ne of th e i r ki nd red i n t h e old

c h u rc h b uri a l g ro u n d on t h e hill wes t of Rehoboth Vill ag e we ,

mos t res pec tfu lly s ug g es t th a t t h e permanen t n ame of t h e library

”
s h all be Th e B l an di n g P u bli c Lib ra ry of Re hoboth M ass , .

Thi s g enerous o ffer was g ratefully accepted by t h e Soc iety and

t h e Bl an di n g Lib rary was ope ned to t h e publi c Feb 26 1886 .
, ,

with abo u t s i x h und re d a n d t we n ty fi ve vol umes -

.

On t h e s pot se l ec ted by M r Go ff as t h e s i t e of t he ne w s t ruc ture

.
,

t h e O ld Go ff I n n w as s t ill s ta n di n g Here M r Go ff was born and

. .

t h e l an d upo n wh i c h it s tood h ad bee n i n t h e Go ff fa mily for a

ce n t ury a n d a h alf Th e pi c tu re of t h e old i nn on an oth er p ag e
.

sho ws th a t additio n s h ad bee n ma d e to t h e o ri g i n a l ho use whi c h ,

was o ne of t h e n ote d h os te l rie s of c olo n i a l d ay s It was torn .

down not w ithout reg re t i n Ap ril 1884 an d i n M ay g round

, , , ,

was b rok en for t h e n ew s truc t ure Ow i ng to ce rta in leg al diffi

.

c u lt i es t h e wo rk wa s d e l ay e d u n til fa ll w h en t h e ce ll ar was con ,

s t ru c ted .

’
Th e c o n t rac t was s i g n ed Sept 8 1884 by Lew is T Hoar s .
, , .

S ons of Warren R I and by t he co mmittee on co ntrac t G N

, . .
, , . .

Goff Ch arles Pe rry and Ese k H Pierce Th e architec ts were

, . .
 T II E F I R ST G OFF M E M O RI A L
D e di c a te d Ma y 10 188 6
, . D es t roy e d by li g h t i
n ng J ul y 7 , 19 1 1
.

THE NE W G O FF M EM O RI A L
D edic a t ed M a y 10 19 15
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A S ECT I O N OF RE H O B OT H VI LL A G E

TII E VI LL A G E FA C T O RY . 1809- 1898

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Willi am R W alker 8: Son of P rovidence Th e c hief di mens ions

.
, .

o f t h e b u ildi ng were 38 } ft by 60} ft On t h e firs t fl oo r were . .

t he sc hool roo m li b rary a n d a n tiq ua ri a n roo m

-
, The seco n d
, .

fl oor cons is ted of t he ha ll whic h w as amply lig hted and very a t ,

tra c tive .

On i ts w all s were h un g portra i ts of D ari us Go ff Re v Geo H , . . .

Tilto n a n d oth ers .

Th e b u ildi n g was p rac ti c ally fi n i s h ed i n t h e fall of 1885 h a vi ng ,

co s t On t h e fro n t of t h e to wer w as a b ro n ze ta b le t w hic h

bo re t h e i nscrip t io n ,

G OFF M E M OR IA L , 1884 .

The s c hool roo m

-
pe n e d for a p ublic s c hool i n t h e a u tumn
was o

of 1885 a n d was so u sed for t wo terms Afterward s a p riva te

, .

s c hoo l w as ta ug ht for se ve ra l te rms .

Th e a n tiq u a ri an roo m i n t h e n ortheas t c o rn er was l arg e a nd

a tt rac tiv e M uch ti me a n d l a bor w ere ex pen ded on thi s dep art
.

me n t esp ec i a lly by t he Pres iden t R e v Geo II Tilto n w h o wen t

, , . . .
,

f ro m h ouse to ho use soli c iti ng an d coll ec ti n g t he re li c s Th e .

Sec re t a ry Wm H Ma rve l a n d t h e c us todi a n W m H Luther

, . .
, , . .

( w h o w a s a l s o lib rari a n ) w e re e ffe c ti v e h e lp e rs M a

, n y of t h e c i t .

i ze n s too k a dee p i n te res t i n t h e g ro w i n g collec tio n O nly a few .

of t h e art i cles do n a ted can h ere be men tioned for l ac k of sp ace ,

a lth o ug h o t h e rs may b e eq ua lly d ese rvi n g .

1 S a mpl e s o f c l o th w o v e n a t t he O rl ea ns Mill a t di fferen t

.

ti mes s i n c e 1828 p reserve d by D ea B enj Pec k

, . . .

2 On e s e w i ng mac h i n e ma d e i n R e hob o th by W m A K i ng
.
, . . .

3 On e b a n n e r ca rri e d by t h e R e hob o th Cold W a ter A rmy i n

.
,

184 0 .

4 . On e h ose
pi pe th a t belo n g ed to
-
fi rs t a n d l as t fi re eng i ne t he -

u se d i n Re h obo t h .

5 On e n e w mode l s pi n n i n g w h ee l ma de by Elde r C hild s Lu th er

.
, .

6 P a te n t c e rtifi c a te i ss ued by J a me s M a di so n to D ex ter Wh ee l

.

e r of Re hob o th i n 18 1 1 , .

7 One s ilk b an n e r fo rmerly o wn e d by t h e Re hoboth Tota l

.

Ab s ti nence Soc i e ty .

8 On e fli n t loc k mus ke t used by C a pt S tephen M arti n i n t he

.
-
.

D orr Rebe llio n .

9 A p a i n ti n g of Leon ard Bli ss Jr do n ated by Mi ss Carol i ne

.
, .
,

M C arpen ter
. .
238 HI STORY OF REH OBOTH

10 Two
. reg i t t s record he
menta l c k of flag s a nd one ad u an j ’

t he l at Reg i men t 2d B ri g ade 5t h D i vi s ion of t h e Massach usetts

, ,

Milit i a preserved and donated by Col Lyndal Bowen

, . .

11 . One certifi cat e of membershi p fro m t h e East ern S tar Lodge ,

No . 1 , of Rehoboth , t o J ose ph B owen , g iven Oct 16, A D 1804 . . . .

12 . Herald of Gospel Li berty fi rs t re lig ious paper p ri n ted i n ,

t h e U n ited S ta tes .

13 Mus ke t ca pture d fro m t h e B ritis h d uri n g t he Revol u ti on

.
,

ary War .

14 Lis t of soldiers i n Li eut B ro wn s Co mp any i n Col Car

’
. . .
,

i m t d i h R vol tio
’

p e n t er s reg e n u r n g t e e u n , .

15 First warran t issued fro m t h e Sec reta ry of S ta te to t h e

.

selec tmen of Reho both t o assess a s ta te ta x , .

16 Th e Ch art er g ran ted by Ch arl es H to t he Govern or of t he

.

Colony of Rhode Island i n 1704 , .

17 Fac si mil e of t he Bo s to n News Le tt er

.
- t h e fi rs t p aper ,

p ri n te d i n North A meri ca No 1 April 17 1704 , .

, , .

18 Sec reta ry s boo k an d Co ns ti tu tion book of t he An nawan

’
.
,

Lo dg e No 274 I O G T
, .
, . . . .

19 Le d g er day book cas h book ti me book s ke tch book pat

.
, , , , ,

tern book use d by t h e Rehoboth Un ion M fg Co i n 1810

, . . .

20 Sec re ta ry s re po rt of t h e mee ti ng of t h e Rehoboth U n ion

’
.

Lib rary J une y 2d 1800

,
e
, .

21 Cons titu tio n of t he Rehoboth Vill ag e Temperance Soc ie ty

. ,

February 1834 , .

22 Secre ta ry s book of t h e Re hoboth I n s titu te org an i zed No

’
.
,

ve mber 19 , 1846 .

23 . Spec i mof s ilk made i n Re hoboth

en .

24 Ki n g Philip s Ke ttl e
’
. .

25 Port ra its of Dea A sah el B liss D r I saa c C Goff and Col

. .
. . .
, .

Cyrus M W h ea to n . .

26 A copy of Newma n s Con cord an ce of t he Holy Script u res

’
. ,

Cambridg e 1662 , .

27 A c omple te set of ut en s ils use d i n flax an d woole n ma n u

. ,

fact uri n g i n cl udi ng b ra ke h a tch el s wi n g li ng board a n d k n ife

, , , ,

an d li nen wh ee l for flax w ith ca rd s l arg e spi nn i n g wh ee l an d reel , ,

for wool .
1 . R UND L ETS ( LO I K R E EL
‘ '

3 . H A ND LOO M
4 .
‘

( O W B E LLS 5 . BA R R E L ( HI RN
'
’
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le ed e
On t he ft i s t h e fla x a s i t i s g ro w n a n d c ur ; n x t co m s t he e be r ak

“i d
w t h a h a n fu l o f fla x etw b ee d
n i t s po n e ro us
“ ja ws ; i b d
t h e u pr g h t oa r is t he
i li b d i
s w ng n g oa r w t h t he
, s w ng i li k i e le i
ng n f
”
i
a n n g a g a ns t i t a nd t he ,

i b i i el y
fla x h a n g ng s u m s s v e
o v r t he t op ; e
n x t w e se e t h ebe e a t n fla x o n t h e

i
bo x w h c h s u ppo rt s t h e h a t c h el
t h ro u h W h os
,
g e b li k e “
co m e
ro ws of t e t h
-

d
t h e fla x i s ra w n t o ri d i t of a ll i t s s h v e si e e
t h n i t g o s t o t h e di s t a fl on
”

i e ee ”
i i e
t he l t t l w h l a n d i s s p u n n t o l n n t h r a ed .

ee i le e
Th e t h r i
“ d lyi ll e i i
mp m n t s o n t h e r g h t I us t ra t t h e s p n n n g o f wool Th e
“ .

fi k e b e ee
woo l i s rs t t a n tw n t he car s ng o n t he fl j
oo r de
us t u n, r t he bi g
wh eel i
”
W t h a ro
, ll “ i e e e
o f wo o l h a n g n g o v r t h m : w h n c a r ded i e
n t o t h s e rolls

“eel e
t h e woo l g o s t o t h e b i g w hee
”
l ee
w h r i t i s s p u n a nd wo u n
, d, y
o ff as arn
on t h e r e e
a t t he x tr m e i
r g ht .

An h ibitio n w as g ive n a t M emo ri a l H all Ap ril 23, 1886,

ex ,

ill us tra ti ng t h e p roce ss of s pi n n i n g flax an d wool by h an d All .

th e mac hi n es prese n ti ng t h e fla x i n d us try were i n opera ti on

re

tog e ther und er t h e di rec tio n of M r Abia h Bli ss ag ed e ig hty s ix

.
,
-

years C apt G eorg e W Bliss ma nn ed t h e flax b ra ke an d in

. . .
,

S pite of hi s se ve n ty se v en y ea rs w ie ld e d t h e po n dero us i mpl emen t

-

w ith deafe n i n g a n d cru s hi n g e ffec t M r B aylies Gofl e ig h ty

. .
,
”
sev en h a n dl ed t h e s w i n g li n g k n ife e ffe c tiv e ly an d se n t t h e shives
,

flyi n g i n all direc tion s M rs H a n n a h D a rli n g sa t by t h e ha tc hel

. .

an d by d raw i n g t h e flax th ro ug h i ts p ara ll e l ro ws of c o mb li ke

,
-

tee th s tra i g hte ned t he fi bers for t h e dis ta ff

, M rs Abby W Car. . .

p en t er a n oth e
, r o c to g e n a ri a n s kilf u lly s,p u n t h e flax f ro m t h e di s

ta ff upon t h e li nen w hee l an d p rod uce d q u ite a s kei n of linen

t h rea d Th e spi nn in g of y arn fro m wool was ill us tra ted by M rs
. .

E li za Go ff an d M r Leo nard Pe te rson M r Pe t erson carded t he

. . .

wool i n to rolls and M rs Go ff s p un it i n to y arn on t he b i g wheel

, .
240 HISTORY OF RE H O BOTH

an d woun d i t off on t he ree l Meanwhile

. M r Ab i ah B li ss ex
.

pla i ned t he vario us s teps i n h an dli ng both fl ax and wool and passed

sa mples amo ng t h e a udience for so uven i rs .

We g ive be l ow t he names of all wh o up to t h e ti me of dedica ting

t h e h all con trib u te d money to t he ent erp rise Mos t of these re .

ce i v ed s h a res i n t h e s toc k w hi c h g a v e th em t he p rivileg e of voti ng

on all ma tters rel a ti ng to t h e soc ie ty one vo t e be i n g a llowed for ,

eac h t en doll ar s h a re -
A few preferred to g ive the i r mo ney out
.

ri g ht an d wh e ther they too k s toc k or n ot or wh e th er th e i r con

, ,

t ri b ut i ons were l arg e or s mall they a re g ive n an eq ual an d i m ,

p artia l recog n ition i n t he appen ded

NA M E S OP ORI G I NA L C O NTR I B U TO RS
E li za N Allen . Tho mas W Ca rpen ter .

Pasch a l All en Horace F C arpe n ter .

E li z abe th M A n thony . J I rvi n C h a ffee

.

G eorg e B a ker S amuel Ch a ffee

J oh n B aker J a mes C o rnell
W E B arrett 8: Co
. . . C apt I sa i a h L Ch ase
. .

Joh nstone Blac k D an fo rth L C ole .

Ab ram O Bl a n di n g . E d w i n F C us hi n g .

W illiam W Bl an ding . D an ie l N D a vi s .

Fran c i s A Bli ss . D ari us B D a vis .

M rs H a nn ah Bliss
. Joh n W D a vi s .

J Wa lter Bliss
. Elis h a D a vi s
Sarah M Bowen . Joh n A Earle .

W illi am H enry Bo we n Joseph F Earle .

G eo rg e W Bo we n . Oliver Earle
E P B ro wn
. . Ja mes A Eddy .

Ch ris topher T B rown Farmers C l ub

’
.

A ma n d a M B row n . Peleg E Fra nc is .

J W B ri g g s
. . Albe rt C Go ff .

B elle H B ry an t . B radford G Goff .

J A Bu fli n ton
. . C harles W Go ff .

Albert N B ulloc k . D ari us Go ff

Ed w i n R B u lloc k . Ell e ry L Go ff .

Na th an i el M B urr . E n oc h Go ff
Samuel 0 Case . Geo rg e H a th away Go ff
Samuel 0 C ase Jr .
, . Geo rg e Hi ra m Go ff
B ets y C a rpen te r Geo rg e N Go ff .

Dew itt C C arpen ter . Mrs H arrie t N Go ff

. .

Ja mes P Carpen ter . Henry C Go ff .

J ose h R C arpen te r . Ho rac e E Go ff .

S tep en C arp en ter J uli a B Go ff .

 THE REHO BOTH ANTIQUA R IA N SOCI ETY 24 1

Mary B Gofl . Hora tio N Moulton .

S imeo n Go ff Ell ery Millard

Ze n as H Goff . Sylves ter A M i l ler .

Elias H a th a way A F C Mon roe

. . .

Avis Hi ck s Ch arles L Nas h .

N a th a n E Hi cks . M a tthew Pa tte rs on

Willi a m H Hopki ns . G us ta v us B Pec k .

B en j a mi n Ho rton James M Pec k .

D an forth G Ho rto n . Jet h n i al Pec k

D ex ter W Horton . Roy al C Pec k .

Evere tt S Horto n . Samuel L Pec k .

Ed w ard H Horton . Ch arles Perry

G eorg e H Horto n . Ed g ar Perry
Horton B roth ers Eli zab e th B Pierce .

H e n ry T Horto n . Ese k H Pi erce .

Joh n O Ho rton
. Ga l en Pi erce
Jere mi a h W Horton . Joseph H Pie rce .

N at h a n H Ho rt on . Samuel L Pierce .

N a th a n i e l B Ho rto n . Willi a m L Pi erce .

Ta merli n e W Ho rto n . D a vid S R ay‘

We lcome F Hort on . D elig ht C R ea d .

Will i a m B H o rto n . A lmon A Ree d .

Willi a m W Ho rto n . M r a n d M rs H e n ry G
. . .

Jolm W H umph rey. Willi am H R ee d .

C a th eri ne J H un t . Sa mue l R emi ng ton

Si meon I l un t M D , . . Steph en S R i c h .

Jolm H un t E ll ery R obi ns o n

Willi a ms La ke Thomas R Sal sbury .

M rs A D Loc kwood
. . . C harles H Scott .

D aug hters H en ry Sl a ney

Fra n k E Lu th er . Tri s tra m Th atch er
Hale S Lu th er
. Willi a m Th a tc her
Levi L Lu ther
. C harles L Thomas .

Willi am H Lu the r . Geo rg e H Tilton .

Ellen M M ars h . C h arles F Vi all .

Heze ki a h M arti n Joh n W W a ts on .

Jen n i e P M a rti n . Willia m W a lke r

Frances A M arvel . A ma n d a M Wh ea ton .

Jolm C M arvel
. Franc i s J Wheeler .

Willi a m H M arvel . Jasper W Wh ee ler .

Alb ert C M ason . C yre n us Wh eel er Jr ,

.

Ebe n eze r A M ed b ury . William H Whita ker .

Herbert E Mo ulton . Pasch a l E Wil marth .

After t he new memorial h all was

d more th a n 500 shares erec t e ,
”
of n ew s toc k were di stri bu te d g ra tuitous ly to one h un dred or
more c iti ze n s g ivi ng each fi ve sh ares t he Go ff b rothers re tai n i ng
, ,
24 2 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

h ares as a co nt roll i ng i nte res t i n case of emergency As a

s .

ma tter of fac t however t h e c iti zen shareholders old and new

, , ,

t og e th er h av e fu ll co n trol of t h e b u ildi ng
, .

Th e A n tiq uari an Soc ie ty h ad i ts fi rs t c l am b a k e on Tues day -

,

Aug 24 1886 Th e ta bles were s prea d un der t he tree s i n t he or

.
, .

c h ard oppos ite t h e res id en ce of M r G N Goff M r D arius Goff . . . . .

an d M r an d M rs T W B ickne ll were amon g t h e g ues ts

. . . . Sev .

eral h un d re d peopl e were presen t There was mus ic an d danc i ng .

i n t he h a ll M r B radford G Goff su perin ten ded t he b ake an d

. . .

h as co n ti n ued t h e sa me services for thi rty one success ive years -

.

At t he second b ake i n 1887 pl ates were la id for e ig ht h un d red , ,

g u es ts , i n a l a rg e n e w t e n t a n d t h e
, o c cas io n w as m a r re d by
, a

se ve re th u n d e r shower M rs Ze rvi ah Go u ld Mitchell an d her

-
. .

daug hters n ative I n di ans fro m A sso ne t were p re sen t w ith th ei r

, , ,

friend G eneral Ebeneze r W Pierce as g ues ts of t h e Socie ty

, .
, .

After th is abo u t one th ousand tic kets were sold eac h year for
a n umber of y ears u n til t h e deman d was s o g rea t th a t t h e larg es t

ten t i n New Eng lan d was secured un der whic h fourteen h undred ,

people were fed a t fifty cen ts a plate H un d reds more were pro .

v i ded for by food sold at ta b l es o u ts id e I n 19 15 a permanen t .

frame work was erec ted over whic h a can vas roof i s s tre tche d as
-

occas ion requ i res .

So me idea of t h e ex ten t of this an nual fes t ival may be h ad

from t he followi n g s ta temen t on th e card of n otificat ion for t he
y e ar 1 9 1 4 :
“ B a k e c o ns i s ts of se v e n ty b u s h e l s of c l a m s o n e h un ,

dred lb s of fi sh ei g ht b arrels of s wee t pota toes si x h und red lb s

.
, , .

of o ni o ns one h und red lb s of pork ( to make t he d res si ng ) t wo

, .
,

h un d red lb s of sausag e an d fifteen h und re d cars of corn

.
, And .

we may add abo u t one h un dred an d t wen t y fi v e wa terme lons -

.

Mus ic i s furn is hed by a pai d orches tra .

The Go ff M emori al H all was d edi ca te d w ith i mp ress ive c ere

mon ies ou Mon d ay M ay 10 1886 which was M r Goff s se ven ty
’
.
, , ,

se v en th bi rth d ay ann iv ersary Th ere was a larg e concourse of .

p e opl e se v e
, ra l h u n d re d c o m in g i n c a rri ag e s f ro m t h e n e i g hbo ri n g
towns as it was yet t en years before t he electri c ca rs en tered th e
,

pl ace .

On t h e pl a tform were se a ted t he dis ti ng ui s hed g ues ts a nd s peak

e rs of t h e day .

The ex erc i ses beg an w ith s i ng i n g M as te r G re a t whose Po wer

”
Al mig hty by t he H armon ic M al e Quart e tt e of Attlebo ro ug h
, .
HO N . D \ RI I S G
.
'

O FF
 TH E R EHOBOTI I A NTIQ UAR IA N SOCI ETY 24 3

The Pre s ide n t of t h e A n tiq ua ri a n Soc ie ty , Re v Geo . . H Tilton

.
,

t h en g a v e t he follo w i ng

A DDR ES S OF W E LC O M E
M e mbe rs a nd Frie n ds of t h e Re hoboth A n tiq ua ria n Soc ie ty :
We a re g la d t o wel c o me yo u as yo u h av e c o me hith er from so ,

ma ny di ffe re n t pl ace s o n thi s a us pi c io us day Th e d edica ti o n of .

thi s g ood ly b uildi ng mark s a n i mpo rta n t era i n t h e his tory of th is

an c ie n t to w n .

Th e Rehoboth A n tiq u ari a n Soc i e ty w as org an i ze d on t he 5t h

of M arc h 1884 The trus tees en tered a t o nce upon t h e work of
, .

ere c ti n g a s u ita bl e b u ildi n g fo r t h e p urpo s e s of t he Soc i e ty Th is .

buildi n g was c omple te d i n t h e a u t u mn of 1885 A c h a rt er h ad .

bee n g ra n ted by t he G e nera l Co urt i n M arch of t he s ame year .

The obj ec t of t h e So c i e ty may b e ex pres sed i n fo u r p art ic ula rs .

I n t h e fi rs t pla ce t h e re i s t he a n tiq u ari a n de p artme n t Thi s was .

t h e g e rm of t h e w hol e en te rp ri se t h e n uc l eus a ro u n d w hic h all t h e

,

ot h er ide as h a ve c l us tered It oc curred to some of us th a t th is

.

old to wn w as ri c h i n his torica l and a n tiq uari an re lics which oug h t

t o b e b ro ug ht to g e th er a n d p rese rv ed It was thi s obj ec t th a t g ave
.

t h e n a me to t h e Soc i e ty W e h ave a lrea dy a so mewh a t val uab le

.

coll ec tio n a n d w e t rus t th a t our frie n d s as th ey se e w h a t we h a ve

, ,

done w ill h a ve it i n th e i r h earts to add th ere to

, .

A n oth e r o bj ec t of t he Soc ie ty was to p rovide a s u ita ble h all i n

w hi c h we mi g h t h old our l arg e p ublic g a the ri n g s The b all s peaks .

for i t se lf a g ra n d c e n t ra l ra llyi n g pl ace fo r t h e s o n s an d daug h

,

t e rs of Re h o both on a ll g re a t oc c as io n s Th e Soc i e ty h as a ls o .

p rovided a fi n e sc h ool roo m h opi ng to se c ure t h e advan ta g es of

-
,

a hi g h sc h oo l fo r our c hild re n Fo r thi s obj ec t an a mple app ro

.

p ri a t i o n e,ith er p u bli c o r p riv a te i s g re a tly n ee d e d , .

Las t b u t n ot leas t i s ou r library dep a rtme n t We a re de lig h ted

, , .

w ith our b rig h t c h ee ry roo m a n d we are g ra te ful to our frien ds

, , ,

M r and M rs Tho ma s W Bic kne ll to whose g enerous in t erest

. . .
,

i n our en terp ri se we owe t h e Bl a n di n g Li bra ry We ex t en d to them .

a mos t c o rdia l w elc o me There a re va rious fac to rs whi c h en ter

.

i n to thi s g rea t undert a ki ng w hi ch we trus t h as on ly beg un i ts

, , ,

i mporta n t ed uca tion al work i n t h i s co mmun ity We mus t not .

fa il to recog n i ze t he un fe i g n ed i n t eres t of our own c itiz en s wh o h ave

c on t ri b u te d so me of th em f rom th e i r h ard ea rn i n g s — s ums ran g
—

i n g fro m 5 10 up to 5200 Li ke s ums h a ve a l so bee n donated by

.
244 HISTORY OF REH OBO TH

former res iden ts of t he t own Frien ds and h elpers i n t h is work, we.

bid you all welcome here to day -

.

B ut with all our g ifts combined we could never ha ve built t hi s

eleg an t an d co mmod ious edifice Some buildi ng we should doubt .

less h ave h ad, b ut it would not h ave been t h e Go ff Memorial .

For thi s we are la rg ely i ndeb te d to t he mun ifi ce nce of M r D ari us .

Goff We had no sooner put our un ited sums in to one s ide of t he

.

bala nce when his con tribution broug ht t h e other sca le h ard down ,
,

an d it h as been g ro wi ng h ea vi er e ver s in ce We co ng ratula te .

h i m th a t on th is very s pot where h e was bo rn j us t 77 years

ag o he is pe rmitte d to day to join i n t he ded i ca tio n of t h e G off
-

M emori al S i r we b id you welcome an d of all yo ur se ven ty

.
, ,

”
se v e n bi rthd ay s may thi s be t h e h appi es t a n d t h e bes t .

Thi s a ddress was followed by a s ta temen t from t he treas urer

sho w i n g all b ills p a id wi t h a c as h ba l a nce on h a n d of
,

The p rinc ip al fea ture of t he day was Hon T W B ic knell s

’
. . .

mas te rly oration i n which after g ivi ng due c red it to those mos t
, ,

promi nen t i n t he en te rpri se he se t forth t he vi rtues of t he early

,

se ttl ers of t h e to wn a n d s poke of t he sc hool a n d t h e c h urc h as

t h e c hi ef ag en ts i n p ro moti n g t h e c ult ure a nd p rog ress of t he

”
opl T h o ly o v tiv fo i o i ty h m i t i d
“
p e e . e n c nse r a e rces n s c e e a n a n e , ,
”
are i n te lli g en ce a n d re lig ion .

The prayer of dedi cation was o ffered by Rev A lex an der M c .

G reg or of Pawtuc ket Add resses were made by D r E G Rob i n

. . . .

son P res iden t of B ro wn U n ivers ity Rev D r

, Jere miah Tay lor , . .

of P roviden ce a nd Hon C h a rles A Reed of Ta un to n sec re ta ry of

, . .
,

t h e O ld Colo n y Hi s to ri cal Soc ie ty .

Th e mo rn i n g ex erc i ses c losed with s i ng i ng t h e ded ica to ry h y mn

writte n by M rs Lucy Bl iss S wee t a n a tive of t h e to wn an d t h e
.
, ,

benedi c tio n by Re v A P Gros veno r a fo rmer pas tor of t he Con

. . .
,

g g
re a t i on a l Ch u r c h Di n n e r w
.as se rv e d i n t h e b as e m e n t .

At t h e a f tern oo n ex erc i ses a compl ete surp ri se was s p ru ng upo n

M r Tilton by t h e p rese n ta t io n of a l arg e c rayon portra it of h i m
.

self d es i g n e d to h an g i n t h e h a ll ; h i s f ri e n d D r J Taylor mak i n g

, . .

t h e speec h .

Add resses were made by M r D a vid A W a ldro n Pres iden t of . .

,

t he B arri n g to n His to ri ca l A n tiq uari an Soc ie ty ; Ge nera l Ol ney

Arnold of Pawt ucke t ; Ed g ar Perry of No rth Attleboroug h ; Rev
, ,
.

E G Port er of Lex i n g ton M ass ; Hon Joh n M B rayton of Fall

. .
, , . .
,
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R iver, Ex Gov Li t tle field of R hode

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. I s l an d ; Re v L S W ood
, . . .

worth of E as t Provid en ce ; H on H
, A Me t ca lf of Paw tucke t ; . . .
,

Senator G eorg e N Bliss of Eas t Providence ; Dea Joseph B rown

.
, .
,

of Seeko n k an d Rev L Thompson of W oburn ; c losin g w ith a

, . .
,

few w ords fro m M r D ari us Go ff . .

All t he ex erc i ses were of a hi g h order an d t he occas io n marked ,

a n era i n Reho both his tory .

The erec tio n of so g ran d a memori al t he utte rances of t he di s ,

t i ng ui s h ed me n a t i ts dedi ca tio n t h e co n tri b u tio n to Re hoboth ,

hi s tory made by t he co mple te a nd acc ura te record of t he pro

cee di n g s p ubli s h ed i n t h e vol ume
“ ”
His to ric Rehoboth a ll served , ,

to w i n for Re h oboth a rec og n ition as on e of t h e c hief his tori c

pl aces i n t h e O ld B ay Sta te a s w e ll as t o p repa re t h e w ay for t he
,

ce l e b ra tio n of t h e t w o h u n d re d a n d fi fti e th a nn ive rs a ry e ig ht

yea rs la ter .

TH E N E W GOFF M E M ORIA L
Th e fi rs t me mori a l b u ildi ng was s truc k by li g htn i n g a n d b urned
o n F rid ay J u ly 7 19 11
, , Th e ne w M e mo ri a l H all was i nformall y
.

d ed i ca ted M ay 10 19 15 The re were a fe w b ri ef a dd resses i n t h e

, .

a fte rn oo n a n d a l a rg e l y a tte n d e d s oc i a l d a n c e i n t h e e v e n i n g .

No t less th a n th ree h un d red people re p a i red to t h e b rilli an tly

lig hted ha ll t o ex ch a n g e g ree ti n g s a n d t o keep s tep w ith t he th rill
i ng mus i c of t h e o rc h es tra .

The n ew edi fi ce i ncl u di n g i t s ac ces s ori es c os t

, Th ere ,

wa s i n s ura nce on th e old h a l l lea vi n g as t h e do n a

,

ti on of t h e b ro t h ers D a ri us L a n d Ly ma n B Go ff a mag n a n i mo us
. .
,

g i ft i n h o n o r o f t h e i r f a th e r D a ri u s G o ff a
, n d of t h e a n ce s t ra l ,

ho me .

Th e n e w s truc t ure i s a s tory a nd a h a lf b ri c k b u ildi n g 4 5 x 90

fee t t he i n terio r o f d a rk s ta i n ed oa k Th e fi n e h a ll whic h sea ts
,
-
.

a b o u t 30 0 i s on t h e fi rs t fl oor w ith s t a g e d rop c urt a i n an d t wo

, ,

a n te roo ms for th ea tri c a l s ; up s ta i rs a re t h e lib ra ry an d a n ti

-

q u ari a n r oo m a n d i n t h e b as e me n t a s o c i a l ro o m w h er e s u pp e rs

are serv e d .

Th e b u ildi ng i s h ea ted by s tea m a n d li g hte d by elec tric ity t he ,

la t ter dona ted by t he Bay Sta te S tree t Ra il way Co mp an y E very .

c o mfo rt of t h e p u b li c i s p rovid e d for .

Th e lib rary a n d a n tiq uari a n roo m co n tai n t h e b oo ks an d re li es

whi ch were sa ved w ithou t lo ss fro m t h e fi re of 1911 I n t h e rear .
,
 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

outs ide th , mple S pace for t he ann ual clam bake where a
e re is a -
,

su ita b le fra me for t he ca n v as i s pe rma nen tly fi x ed Th e p res i den t .

of t h e Soc ie ty i s Geo N Go ff . .
, i ts sec re a r t y Ell ry L e . G03 , an d i ts
treas urer Hen ry T Horto n . .

THE 25OTH ANN I V ERSA RY

“
Th e Re ho both A n tiq uarian Soc ie ty too k t h e i n itia ti ve in re

commen di ng a celebra tion of t h e 25ot h an n iversary of t h e sett le

men t of t he to wn .

At a mee ti ng of t he s toc kholders i n J uly 1894 i t was deci ded , ,

to h a ve a cel eb ra tion th a t yea r an d a co mmittee of arrang emen t s ,

was c hosen cons i s t i ng of Ese k H Pierc e c h a i rma n ; E dg ar Pe rry

, .
, ,

secreta ry ; Geo N Goff W illiam W Bla n di ng N athan iel B

. .
, .
, .

Horton G us ta v us B Pec k and Elis h a D a vis

, .
, .

Th e celebration too k plac e on t h e third day of Oc tober 1894 , ,

i n t h e Goff Me mori al H a ll An a dd ress of welco me was g iven b y .

Edg ar Perry ; Hon T W Bi cknell as toas t mas t er add resse d t he

. . .
-

assemb ly an d rec og n i ze d by n ame t he to wns mos t i n ti ma t ely re

la ted to Old Rehoboth se ve ral of them be ing d aug hters of th a t ,

a nc i en t to wn .

Res po n ses were made for eac h by t he follo wi ng rep rese n ta ti ves
Wey mo uth 1635 B radford H awes Esq , , , .

Swa nsea 1667 Ed ward M Th urs to n Esq

, , .
, .

B arri ng to n 17 17 Fre d P Ch urc h Esq , , . .

, .

A t tleboroug h 1694 , .

No rth Attlebo ro ug h 1887 Re v Jolm White hill , , . .

Seekon k 18 12 Joseph B ro wn Esq

, , , .

Pawtuc ke t 1828 H en ry E Ti epke , , . .

C umbe rl an d 1746 I ncorporated 1747 , . .

Eas t P rovide n ce 1862 Hon Geo N Bli ss , , . . . .

N ew po rt Hon J W Horton , . . . .

The ma i n hi s to ri cal a dd ress of t h e day was g ive n by Hon E d .

w in L B arn ey of Ne w Be dfo rd
. Add res ses were a lso mad e by .

Hon Joh n W D avi s of Pa w t uc ke t a n d Ho n E d wi n C Pierce of

. .
, . .

”
Provide nce An o rig i n a l poe m Ea rly Pil g ri ms was read by
.
, ,

Hon Tho mas W Bi c k nell

. . .

An acco u n t of these ex erc ises tog e th er w ith th e add resses an d ,

p oe m ,i s p u blis he d i n a vol ume of o n e h u n d re d a n d fi ft y se ven -

p ga e s ed ite d by D r Bi c k ne ll . .
 CH A PTER X
R EH OBOT H A G R IC U L T U RE

TH E to w n of Re ho both as n ow li mite d p rese n ts many of t he

c h arac teri s ti cs of t h e earli er d ay s It i s s till a town of homes teads
.

on s o me of w hi c h desce n d an ts of th e o ri g i n al se ttlers co n ti n ue to
“
live I t h as s till larg e trac ts of woodla n d i n whose win di ng
.

ro a d s on e may as ea s ily lose on e s w ay as a mo n g t he tort uo us

’

”
In di an t ra ils of old It i s easy to be lie ve t he record th a t e ve n
.

a fter t h e middl e of t h e e i g htee n th cen tury W ildca ts were fre

q uen tly see n an d a boun ty of t e n s hill in g s was p a id by t he town

,

for eac h h ead s urren d ere d Th e pop ul a ti on is for t he mos t part

.

sc a ttere d w ith g ro up s of ho uses h ere a n d th e re as at t h e Vi l lag e

, ,

a n d i n t h e Bl an di n g a n d Oa k S wa mp n ei g h b o rhoo ds a nd at ,

Ste ven s Corn er The re a re n o l a rg e co mp ac t b us i ness cen ters

’
.
,

wh ere t h e h u m of modern mac hi n e ry ca n b e h eard ; no s team ca rs -

’

pass th ro ug h i t s bo rders a nd it i s b ut a sc o re of yea rs s i nce t he

,

e l ec tric c ars v e n t ure d to i n va de t h e q u i e t o f i ts rus ti c s ce nes .

Rehoboth i s th us p ree mi n en tly a n a g ri c u ltu ra l to wn w ith a n

a rea of a bo u t se ven ty s q u a re mil es co n t a i n i n g 538 ho uses wi t h
, ,

ac res of as se sse d l an d M a ny of i ts farms a re well tilled

.

a nd p rofita bl e The Sta t e Ce n s u s of 1905 re po rts

. ac res

u n d er c u ltiv a tio n v a l ued a t , a n d t he n u mb e r of farms

as 21 1 .

From a log i c a l poi n t of vie w t he old to wn was a p art of t he

g e o

Narrag a n se tt b as i n whic h was t h e res ul t o f wa ter eros io n t he

, ,
”
foldi n g of s tra ta t h e g i an t s wi n g of t h e con ti nen t
, D uri ng t h e .

c arb on iferous pe riod it w as fill e d i n w ith roc k s a n d roc k frag men ts -

l arg e and s ma ll carried thither hy th e g l ac i ers which res te d on

, ,

thi s p art of New En g l a n d .

Th e so u th ward flow of t h e mi g h ty i ce river h un dreds of feet -

,

hi g h c ut ch an nels i n t he roc k w hich were dee pen ed by t he eros ion

,

o f run n i n g wa ters as may b e see n i n t h e T aun to n P rov iden ce

, ,

a n d Pa l mer s R iver cou rses Thi s v as t i ce s hee t c reepi ng onward

’
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.
,

day a n d n i g ht y ear i n an d y ea r out fo r ma ny ce n t uries was ever

, ,

g ri n di ng o ff t h e s h a rp o u ts ta n di n g po,i n ts of roc k a n d pl an i ng
do wn t he hil ls formi ng cl ay san d g ra vel and bo ulders w hic h it
, , ,

broug ht down a nd dumped on our fi elds and pas tures Every .

2 48 HISTORY or REH O BOTH

where t he l an d surface is oversp read wi th t hese g laci al deposi ts ,

t h e upper port i on of wh i ch i s kn own as t h e soil Th i s so i l is a water .

reservoi r i n which rai ns are ca ug ht an d held ; it is als o a laborat ory

for t h e mak i ng of pl an t foods an d i n to i t th e roots of plan ts g row

-
,

dee ply for support moi sture and n ourish men t , .

Bes ides the g lac ier an o th er powerful agency i n soil forma tion
“
-
,
”
i s wh a t i s k n own as wea th erin g in cl udi ng t he solven t ac tion ,

of rai n s ti n c tured with ca rbon i c ac id t he ex plos ive ac tion of ,

fros ts a nd t he divis ive force of tree roots g rowi ng i n fi ssures of -

rocks These an d o t h er ag enc ies are e ver at work di s i n teg ra ti ng

.

t he roc k s and red uc i ng t h em to s oil Th e k i n d of s oil depends .

on t h e ma t eri als th a t fo rm it b u t i n g eneral s oil s are e ith er of ,

a sa n dy or c l ayey tex ture All soils to become produc tive need t o

.
, ,

be mix ed with h umus or v eg e ta b le mold Pea t bog s are rich i n .

-

h umus an d if d ra i ned rot t ed an d p ulverize d by c ultiva ti on and

, ,

s uppli e d with potas h are e x tre me ly fertil e ,

.

The ea rlies t g rowth s i n t h e na ked mi n era l soil s were lic hens

wh i c h left en o ug h h umus fo r t he mosses an d these i n turn for t h e ,

fern s and fung i ; then ca me t he cone beari ng trees and fi nally th e -

,

hi g h er forms of veg e ta tion .

Rehoboth i n c o mmon with other town s of t he sec tio n h as

, ,

varyi ng g rades of soil whi c h t he farmer s hou ld s t udy t h at he ,

may adapt h i s till ag e to local req ui remen ts I n thi s area muc h .

of t he surface roc k i s cong lo merate Gl ac ial san d pla i n s abound .

-

wh ere t h e l an d i s a san dy or g ra velly lo am as for i n s tan ce t h e , , ,

vas t M an wh ag ue Pl a i n Rea d way s Pl ai n abo u t t he V i llag c Ce m

,
’

e t ery a n d t h e g reat Seeko n k Pl a i n of O ld Rehoboth

, There are .

hund red s of acres of t his lig ht soil whi c h mig h t b e se t out to p i ne

“ ”‘
trees after t h e man ner of t he Ca the dra l Woods be low Perry
ville for th ey will th rive an d pay a g ood p rofit whe n other g rowths
,

fai l Our S t ate Fores ter s trong ly reco mmen d s th i s c o urse The
. .

whi t e pi n e b li s ter ru s t howe ve r i s a n e n e my t o be fe a re d an d if

-
, ,

poss ible avoide d .

On t he oth er h an d th ere are areas of ric he r s oils mi n g l ed with

c l ay a n d ofte n with a c l ayey s u b s oil both on t h e u pl a n ds a n d on
, ,

t h e ban ks of s treams wh e re t he ri ch a ll uvi al d epos its y ie ld ample

re t urn s i n g ras ses g ra i ns and root emp a,
-
.

‘
A b ea ut i ful
pi e g n - ro v e ee
of s v n a c r s o n e t h e Ch ri s t oph e r Carp e te f n r m
ar

on C p t e S t ee t
ar e n r r , se t o u t i n 186 0 i n reg l u a r ro ws a n d n o w a v ra e gi g b n a out
fift y fee t i heig h t n .
 “MA N N

II E I IO R I O N
' '

. .

A g ri c ult ura l C o mmi s i

s o ne r o f t he A me ri c a n S t ee l W ieC
r o .
S C E NES F R OM THE WA L D O G RA V ES FA R M , W II E E LE R ST .
, R EH O BOTH
 RE HOBOTH AG R ICU LTURE 249

Th e mea do w l an d s alo ng Pa lmer s R iver an d B arri ng ton R iver ’

on acc ou n t of whi c h Old Re hobo th was s tyl e d

“ t h e G arden of
,

”
New Eng l and althoug h th ey h a ve de t eriorated p art ly it is sai d
, , , ,

by t he ex cess ive use of fi sh as a fertilizer i n early ti mes which ,

s ti mul a te d t h e soil with n itrog en at t h e ex pe nse of oth er plan t

food s are cap abl e of renewa l by supplyi ng them with potash

, ,

li me an d phosphorus
, .

Th ere i s a s trip of fertile la n d lyi ng eas t of M anwh ag ue Swamp

“
known as t he Hornb i ne Fru it Belt The soil is a yellow loam of .
,

t he fi n es t k no wn q ua li ty ‘
It see ms eq ually ad apted to apples
.
,

peac hes cherries and other fruits of t h e rose family The apple
, .

h as so me a dva n ta g e ov er t h e peach be i n g mo re h ardy an d per ,

s is ten t Thi s wholeso me a n d s ta n d a rd f ru it c an be profita bly

.

g r o w n i n e v ery sec tio n of t h e to w n p rovid e d p a i n s a re ta k en t o ,

n o uri s h p run e a nd s p ra y t h e tree s

, .

U n til rece n t yea rs corn was a s tapl e c rop i n t he town ; and

pota toe s h a ve b een rai sed ex ten s ively fro m t he fi rs t I n 19 14 .
,

fi ve tho us an d b ush e l s of tu be rs were g ro w n from twen ty acres

on t h e E li s h a D a vi s fa rm i n S o u th R ehob oth by H B Reed , . .

a n d Son w h o a l s o ra i se d fi ft y fi ve h un dred b us h el s on t wen ty t wo

,
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ac res i n 19 15 .

I n t he ear erttlemen t a n d a lo n g i n to t h e n i ne
li years of t he se

tee n t h c en tury flax w as ra i sed to a c o n s id e rab le ex ten t whi ch

, ,

t h e wo me n s p un a n d wov e i n to li ne n fo r ho me use Re li cs of th is .

i n d us try i n cl udi ng b ra ke s w i n g li ng board an d k n ife h a tche l and

, , ,

li nen wh ee l were s till preserved i n some of t h e old houses as la te

-

as 1885 w h e n sa mpl e s were c oll ec te d for t h e an tiq uari an roo m

, .

The follo wi ng yea r so me n a tive oc tog e na ri an s g a ve a n ex hi b ition

of every ph ase of t he i n d ustry from t he raw flax to t h e fi ne sp un -

y arn .

Wool was ob ta i ne d from sh eep ra ised on t he farms w hich was ,

s p u n an d w oven i n to bed di n g a n d c lothi n g A few of t h e anc ient .

bl ue and w hite sp reads may s till be seen perfec t i n fabric and color
- -
.

‘
H e re Mr A l fred
C C a s ra s e s fru t of rar
. . e i
aut andi a vor e be y fl
I n 19 16 .

h e so ld b l
us h e s o f Re d A s t rac h a n a p l s fro m fi ft y fo ur
2 13}
p eo u n g t reesy -

e e q ll y
for 84 00 H w as . ua e i “
s u c c s s fu l w t h a t rI a I c ro p of Y llow Tra ns pare n t s e .

The sa me ye ld
a r h e so 1000 as ts of s u n- ss
”
b ke
p ac h s a t k i ed e e
a n a v ra g e e
e b ke
of 7 5 c n t s a as t . i e i l b e di
I n t h s s c t o n a so t h e rot h rs A n a n d A rt h ur H ort on
aree e i e
x t ns v e g ro w rs o f t h s c o u s fru t T h ri deli i
a re a f e wi o rc hee
ar s a.ls o d
e “
i n ot h r pa rt s o f t h e t o w n e“e
At S t v ns C o rn r, W l a m S a t r h as t en acres
.
’
e il i l e
ee
of t r s ie le
I n s t of
p . a f-c ur ,
”
t he o ws
”
l y ell i e
a n d n s c t pes ts . t h e peac h
i d y
n us t r el
p ro mIses w l .
250 H ISTORY OF R EHO BOTH
Imp oved breed of hee p mig ht ag ain be p rofi tab ly g ro wn could
r s s

they be p ro tec ted f om dog I n 1855 t he n umbe of sheep

r s . r

re ported i n to wn w 37 1 ; i n 19 14 th ere we o nly twenty

as re .

Cord -
wood an d c ider vi neg ar
-
were p roduced in q uantity for t he
marke ts .

Oa ts a nd b arley were produced q u ite g enera lly and Whea t t o ,

a li mite d e x te n t The c li ma te an d soil are es pec i a lly fa vo rable

.

for rye La rg e sa les of mi lk h a ve been common for ma ny years

.
,

amoun tin g i n 1885 to and co ns iderab le b ay h as been

sold . From 1870 to 1890 many farmers S pec i ali ze d i n s trawberry

culture and th ousa n ds of c ra t es of th ese berri es we re market ed
,

at a g ood p rofit This i n d us try was co n duc te d on a larg e sc ale

.

by Hathaway Goff and h i s son i n law G eorg e Henry Horton i n - -

, ,

1870an d t h e years followi ng It is sa id tha t t he fi rs t berri es g rown

.

in Rehoboth for t he market were ra i se d by Willard Joh nso n and

G eorg e D B ro wn i n 1866 and among t he ea rly g rowers were
.
,

Herbert C B ry an t of Sali sb ury Stree t a nd I saac B ri g g s of Oak

.

Swamp At first t he be rri es were pac ked i n round box es which

.

were usually ret urn ed .

Hon Hen ry T Ho rto n i n an add ress to t h e Rehoboth Farmers

’
. .
,

Cl ub i n 1880 s ta ted th a t fifty ac res we re pl a n te d to s tra wberries

,

with an a verag e y ield to t he ac re of one h u nd re d c ra tes of th irt y

t wo b as ke ts each mak in g fi ve tho usa n d b us he l s
, He es ti mated .

$ 100 to t he acre as an a verag e p rofit reac hi ng i n a few i ns tances

to $500 Naso n s
“
. Gaze t tee r of M assac h use tts s ta tes th a t i n
’
,

1885 t h e s trawberry sa les i n Rehoboth amo un te d to re

q ui ring q ua rts or b ush els After a ti me t he i n .

dust ry dec li n e d o wi n g to i ncrease d co mpe tition a n d t he di ffi cult y

an d ex pense of hi ri ng pi ckers The Portug uese farmers however .
, ,

are bri ng i n g t he s trawberry i n to c u ltiv a tio n ag a i n as th e i r n um ,

ero ua c hild ren e n abl e them to h arves t t h e crop ec o n o mi ca lly .

Veg e ta bles are prod uced i n cons iderable q uan tities b o t h for
t h e fee din g of s toc k an d for sa l e These i ncl ude ca b bag es t ur .
,

n ip s, carrots bee ts t o ma toes swee t co rn and to so me ex ten t

, , , ,

celery an d o n ion s a ll of whi ch fi n d a rea dy marke t

, For a number .

of years t he hig hes t p rizes for veg e ta bles at t he Taun ton fai r
were awarded to th ri fty Re hoboth farmers n ota bly Geo W and , . .

Wi l li am Henry Bowen The town i s fa vored wi t h g ood markets

.

wh i ch on every s ide welcome i ts prod uce ; n o less th an fi ve c ities

‘
S i nce t h is t i me t h e a mou nt of m il k p d ed h
ro uc as gr e tly i
a nc reas ed .
I I E N RY T . ON
HO RT
II O N . J E RE M I A H W . H O RT O N
E x M a yo r
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of Ne w po rt R I
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reac he d by s mooth an d le ve l roa ds compe te for i ts fru its a nd

veg et ab les .

On t h e 1 1 th of Feb ruary 1874 a fa rmers c l ub was formed at

, ,
’

B rig g s Corner whic h was d es ti ned to g rea tly i mprove ag ricultural

,

c o n d itio n s i n Rehoboth Th e p ri me mov er was J uli an An ness

.
,

a yo u n g ma n wh o for t h e s a ke of h i s h ea lth g a ve u p a b us iness

c areer an d liv ed w ith h i s fa th e r on t h e

“Li nc ol n Ta v e rn farm
”
,

j us t over t he li ne i n Attleboro ug h He c all ed tog e th er a few of

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.

th e ne i g hbori n g fa rmers w ho org a n i ze d un der t h e name of The

”
B rig g s ville a n d North Rehoboth Farmers Cl ub ’
.

The obj ec t as s ta ted i n t he co n s titu tio n was For th e mu tual

, ,

i mp rovemen t of i ts membe rs i n ag ricultura l p ursu its an d for ,

p urch as i n g ag ri c ult ural i mpl emen ts see ds e t c a t wholesale , , .

,
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prices .

The ofli ce rs c hosen were Fra nc i s A Bli s s pres iden t w h o was .

, ,

re e lec ted e v e ry y ea r fo r fiftee n s u ccess iv e y ea rs ; Rev

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G ardiner .

C l a rk vice p res iden t ; Julian A nnes s secre tary and I ra Perry

,
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, , ,

treas u rer Mee ti ng s were h eld o nce a wee k ex cept i n t h e summer

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,

w ith a n a verag e a t t e nd a nce of thi rtee n no t co un ti ng s pec ial ,

g a th e ri n g s w hi c h w ere l a rg e ly a t te n d e d Aft e r s o m e y ea rs t h e .

i n teres t moved tow ards Rehoboth ce n te r as some of t he c harter ,

membe rs h a d died or d ropped out w hile others too k the i r places

“ , .

”
The na me w a s ch a ng ed to The Rehoboth Fa rmers Club
’
.

Tho mas R S al s b ury beca me sec re tary a n d J F Mo ulton treas

.
, . .
,

u re r . Th e seri o us to ne of t h e Cl ub i s see n i n t h e fac t th a t every

me e ti n g a t leas t for fi ftee n y e a rs w as op ened by p ray er
, , .

A ca refu lly p rep are d pres e n t a tio n of t h e topi c of t he e ven i ng

w as ma de a t eac h se ss io n so me ti mes i n writi n g follo wed by a
, ,

g e n e ra l di s c u ss i o n So m e of .t h e topi c s w e re : I n s ec ts I n j u rio u s

to Veg e ta ti on S uc ce ss ful Straw be rry C ulture Wh a t Cons titut es

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a Goo d D a i ry C o w H ow t o M a ke H e n s Profi t a bl e Th e Was tes

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of t h e Farm The B reedi n g of C a ttl e Th e Se ttin g of Fruit Trees

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Pleasu res a n d Profi t s of a Fa rmer s Life Fertili zers an d the i r ’

Appli ca ti on The Ti me to C u t G rass a nd How to C ure It The

, ,

Mo s t Ec o no mi cal Mode of M a ki ng B u tter Th e Selec tion and ,

Pl anti ng of Seed s I s t h e Ag ri c u lt ura l Colleg e a B enefit to t he

,

Farme rs of t he Sta te P ubli c Roa d s a nd Farm Ro ad s S ilo s Cab

, , ,
~

b ag c C ult ure ; th ese an d oth er topi cs we re di sc usse d w ith li vely

i n teres t an d edi fica t ion .

A vis iti ng co mmittee was appoi n ted eac h yea r to s tudy and t e
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por t ious crops coming under th e ir observati on whi ch often

on var

ex t en ded over ne i g h bo ri ng to wn s A val uab le library was g rad .

ually g ath ered con t a i n i ng so me of t h e bes t books re la ti ng to t he

farm an d g arden Once a year t he Cl ub enj oyed a ban quet

.
,

e ith er i n t he Co ng reg a tional v es t ry or t he Goff Memori a l at ,

whi ch s peec h es were made both by members and i n vited g ues ts

Ins tead of p urch as ing see ds tools fert ili zers et c i n wholesale , , , .
,

lots throug h th e Cl ub mos t of t he members pre ferred to b uy ,

eac h one for hi mse lf .

The secre tary s book reports reg ul ar mee ti ng s of th e Cl ub on ly

’

up to t h e beg i n n i n g of 1888 Mee tin g s were he ld however as .

, ,

late as 1894 if not la ter I n 1888 Henry T H orton was c hosen

, .
, .

p r es id en t of t h e Cl ub a n d i n 189 2 S a mu e l A C as h
, wh o was , .
,

succe ed ed by D r Ch arles N Ra y mo nd . I t s lib rary had become . .

sca t tered an d t h e books th a t rema i n ed we re fi na lly don a ted to t h e

B lan di ng Library .

Among th e prominen t workers i n addition to t he offi ce rs al

rea dy named may b e men tio n ed : W illi am W B landi ng Henry .
,

T Horton James A Eddy Abi ah B liss Geo W B l iss J Wal te r

.
, .
, , . .
, .

B liss Reuben B owen Ezra Perry G Hiram Goff Charles W

, , , .
, .

Goff E llery L Goff W illiam H Lu ther J oh n A B uffi nt on S

, .
, .
, .
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Lu ther Pe irce Al mon A Ree d Jolm C M arve l B radford G

, .
, .
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Goff H enry C Goff E A Me db ury J ames P C arpe n t er Albe rt

, .
, . .
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R Lew is an d J W H umphrey A mong t he e ver we l come vi s

.
, . . .

i t ors were Thomas G Potter of E as t Providence A W Paul . , . .

of Dig hto n N B G ard ner of S wansea Ch as E Chi ckeri ng

, . .
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Ch arles A Lee and Albe rt N B ulloc k of Pa wtuc ke t Edg ar

. .
,

Perry of North Attle boroug h and J ose ph B rown of Seekon k , .

The i nfl uen ce of t he Re hoboth Farmers Cl ub on t h e co mmun ity

’

was d ec idedly helpf ul as we ll as l as ti ng I t served to s ti mula te .

hi g her idea ls and be t ter method s of farmi ng ; to di sse mina te

v al uable i n forma tion t h ro ug h i ts lib rary and i ts able di sc uss ions
of v ita l topi cs ; an d to promote t he soc ia l we lfare of all con cern ed ,

maki n g them be tter acq uai n ted wi t h and app rec i a tive of eac h
oth er .

After i ts mi ss ion h ad ceased there was n othi ng to ta ke i ts ,

pl ace un til t he org an i zation of t he An n awan Grang e Feb 22

“ , . ,

1898 . Th e G rang e k n own o ffic i ally as The O rde r of Pa trons

,
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of H usb andry s ta n d s for fra tern ity ed uca tio n and soc i al help
, , , ,

an d i s des i g n e d p arti c ul arly for t h e welfare of rura l co mmun i t ies .

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At t h e fi rs t mee ti ng whic h was h eld i n t h e sc hool roo m of t he G03

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Memorial t h e followi ng offi cers were chose n : Mas ter Fred U

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Cory ; O verseer Arth ur C Go ff ; Lec turer A melia Hort on C ar

, .
,

p e n t e r ; Ste w a rd F ra n k A Go ff ;
, A ss i s ta n t S te war d M u rr ay J .
, .

Bowen ; Secre ta ry E G ertrude Hobbs ; Treasurer Joseph F

, .
, .

Ea rle ; Ch a pl a i n Al mo n A Reed ; Ga te k ee per Fran k H Hort o n ;

, .
, .

Pomon a M a ry L Bo wen ; F lora M rs Arth ur C Go ff ; Lady

, .
, . .

Ass i s ta n t S te ward E A meli a H orton , . .

Th e fi rs t reg u l a r meeti ng was h eld M arc h 12 1898 an d on M ay ,

14 Wel co me F Horto n t he fi rs t me mb er by I n iti a tion t oo k t h e

, .
, ,

fi rs t an d seco n d deg rees The s is ters of t he G rang e by formi ng .

,

the A nn a wa n Se w i n g Circ le ra ise d $ 147 for furn i s hi ng t h e h a ll ,

a nd a l so c o n t rib u te d to ward s t h e Le c t urers Fun d an d t h e S ta t e

’

Ed uca tion a l F u n d M uch g ood h as bee n accompli sh ed by sen di ng

“
.

”
books flowers a n d fruit to t he s ic k an d S h ut i ns both w ithi n
,
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a nd o u ts ide of t h e order .

On Ap ril 28 1908 t h e G rang e h a vi ng me t for t en y ears at t h e

, , ,

s c hool roo m i n Go ff M emo ri a l H a ll rece iv e d fro m t h e A n n awa n

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,

B ap t i s t C h u rc h an d Soc ie ty t he g ift of th ei r mee ti ng ho use which -

,

th ey fi tted u p a n d h a v e s i nce oc cu pie d The G rang e h as been .

free fro m debt s i n ce 19 10 a n d a n a nn ual c l am bake help s to pay ,

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curren t e x p e n se s .

Th roug h thi s org a n i za tion i n s ti n c t w ith life t he i n te rests of , ,

ag ri c ultu re h a ve b ee n p ro moted i n di rec tly by s ti mul a ti ng soc i a l ,

fellows hip and di rec tly by freq uen t lec tures on so me vita l phase
of t he farmer s life ’
.

Men tion s hould b e made of t h e se veral herds of fi ne cows in

to wn The b roth ers Willi a m B a n d M J Bo wen h ave for man y
. . . .

years ma i n tai ned a larg e herd of p ure blooded Hols teins sending -
,

da ily t h e i r full yield of milk un c ha ll eng ed to Attlebo ro ug h Georg e

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S B aker al so h as a fi ne herd of Hols te in s at Hill C res t and
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.

Irvi ng W K i mball of Sou th Re hoboth has a fi nely bred herd of

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twen ty fi ve reg i s tered Ayrs hires ; an d there are n umerous mi x ed

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herds whi ch supply severa l milk ro u tes Thomas M acNeil of -

.

South Rehoboth a successful milk p rod uce r has a remarkable

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H ols tei n co w w ith a record of eleven q uarts lbs ) i n fi ve .

hours fro m 7 A M to 12 M Fran k H Horto n of Rehoboth

, . . . .

Villag e o wns a hig h g rade herd of Hol s te i ns -

.

I n 1855 there were i n to wn 755 c o ws 324 horses 694 sw i ne , , ,

and 567 nea t c a ttl e I n 1900 th ere were . co ws 569 ho rses , ,

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264 i
s w ne , 164 nea t ca ttle and , fowl s . I n 19 16 there were
c o ws , 54 2 h orse s 325 s wi ne , , 343 nea t ca ttle , and

fowls .

Th ese fac ts s how a n i ncrease i n live s toc k on t he whole b ut -

,

w i t h fe wer horse s now th an t e n y ears ag o a nd less th a n h a lf t he ,

numbe r of s w i ne i n 1855 .

Thi s i nc reas i ng agg reg a te of live st oc k on t he Re hoboth farms -

i s a S i g n of ag ric ul t ura l i mp roveme n t Farms cannot be kept at .

t he i r bes t w h en t he h ay i s so ld off an d b u t few ca ttle are ra i se d

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.

It h as bee n we ll sa id th a t Lives t oc k farmi ng is t he bes t farmi ng

i n th e world t h e en ri c hi n g of soil and people
, .

S ta te ag ri cultural ex peri men ts show tha t alfalfa will g row

readily i n Re hoboth a n d t h e ra i s i n g of s h ee p ag a i n on our fa rms
,

is s t ro ng ly recommen ded by ex perts i n th a t i n d us try .

Th e Sta te Le g is l a ture of 1856 di rec te d t h e assesso rs of eac h

to wn to c ollec t i n forma tio n to uc hi ng on v ario us purs uits of t he
i n h a bitan ts for t he year e ndi ng J une 1 1855 The followi ng , .

items a re ta ken from t he Rehoboth re port :

Number of horses 324 v al ued a t , ,

Numbe r of ox e n ove r th ree years old 284 ; , t

s ee rs un der th ree
years old 69 ; v a l ue of ox e n an d s tee rs
, ,

Milc h co ws 755 h e ifers 163 ; v al ue of co ws

, , , and he ifers $25 , ,

648 .

B utte r, lb s
v al ued a t .
,

Ho ney , 180 lb s val ued a t 336

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, .

I ndi n a Corn 754 ac res ; a verag e

, pe r a c re , 25 b us hel s v al ued ,

at
Rye 195 , ac r s ;
e
a verag e pe r acr 9 b us h e l s ; v al ued a t
e
,

Oa ts , 27 9 ac res ; a verag e per ac re 16 ! b us he l s v al ued

, , at

Pota toes , 306 ac re s ; a verag e pe r ac re , 66 b us hel s v al ue d , at

En g li s h mowi ng , ac re s ; E ng li s h h ay, tons val ued

,

at
We t meadow or swale h ay 982 ton s v al ued , , at

Salt h ay 34 tons v al ued at 5340

, , .

Apple tree s c ultiv a ted for th ei r fru it

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, v al ue of fru it ,

Pear trees 140; v a l ue 375

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C ra nbe rries 10 acres ; va l ued , at $89 1 .

LE W I S V ERN

GR A NG E H A LL
G RE N V I L LE S T E V E NS
 CHAPT ER X I
NAT I V E T R EE S
TI I R E E t i be fore t h e white man s foot h ad tra versed
ce n ur es ag o ,
’

t h e I n di a n tra ils Re hoboth s ampl e territory was covere d w ith

’
,

de nse fores ts i nc l udi ng trees of ma ny k in ds both larg e an d small

, , ,

w ith a ta n g l e d un d erg ro w th of s hrubs an d ferns A carpe t of .

l ush g rass d a i n ty moss and c ree pi ng e verg ree ns covered t he teem

,

i n g earth whil e b rig h t b loo ms of ma ny h ueS

,
— violet s crowfoots , , ,

g e n ti a n s o
, rc hid s a n d my ri a d s of o th e rs

b
we re bo rn to l us h un see n ,
An d w as te the i r s wee t n e ss on t h e dese rt a i r .

For a lo n g ti me a fter t h e to wn was se ttl ed t he c leared spac es ,

were s ma ll as co mp are d w ith t h e ex te n s ive woodl an d s w hi c h s hel

t ered n u me ro us g a me bi rd s a n d w ild a n i mal s Up to t h e mi d dle of
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.

t h e n i n e tee n th ce n tury w ith i n t h e to wn s p re se n t li mits th ere were

’

l arg e a re as a bo u ndi n g i n oa k mapl e pi n e b i rc h a n d oth er trees

, , , ,

whil e t h e b i g s wa mp s w e re fill e d w ith a h a n d s o me g ro w th of

ced a r.

W e sh a ll n ot a ttempt h ere to se t forth the co mple te flora of

Re hoboth for th a t i n its elf w o uld req u i re a s ma ll vol ume b ut
, ,

ra th er to s pe a k pop u l arly of s ome of t h e more i n teres ti ng trees

as th ey are re l a te d to t h e pl eas ure or p rofit of t h e c o mmun ity .

R ea li z i n g th a t t h e fores ts are a n i mporta n t asse t to th e people ,

we wo uld s ti mul a te t h e i n te res t of a ll i n c o n servi n g th em as a de

lig ht to t h e eye as a mea n s of g a th eri ng mois ture and for t heir
, ,

c o mme rc i a l v a l ue as w ood a n d ti mb er .

At t he e n d of this ch ap ter a li s t of t h e n a tive trees of Re hob oth

w ill b e g iven whic h is as c o mpl e te as our p resen t kn owl e dg e can
,

ma k e it .

I n writi n g of t h e trees we s h a ll ca ll e ac h by i t s co mmon n ame ,

re ferri n g t h e re ad er to thi s li s t for t h e sc i en tifi c n a me The lis t

“
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”
a cc ord s w ith t h e n ames g iv en i n Gray s New Man ual of B otany
’
.

It sh ould be borne i n mi n d th a t there i s no fi x e d di viding l ine

bet wee n a tree an d a sh rub As a g eneral rule it may be sai d that
.
,

a tree mus t h a v e a s i n g l e se lf s upporti ng trunk -

an d b e at leas t ,

fif tee n fee t hig h I n th is particul ar our lis t follows mai nly the
.
256 HISTO RY OF REHO BOTH

ll
ex ce en t H and book of t h e Trees of New Eng land by Dame
-
,

an d B rooks .

While l arg e q uan t iti es of wood a nd ti mbe r h ave been cut 05

withi n t h e pas t twen ty fi ve years the re are s till left ex tens i ve
-
,

trac ts of woodl and some ready to c ut a nd some g rowi ng to a

,

future harves t pe rh ap s for t he secon d or thi rd ti me The S tate

, .

ce n s us of 1905 re po rte d acres of w oodl a n d i n to wn .

A true lov er of na ture riding over t he rus tic roads of Rehoboth

i n t he g row i ng se aso n cann ot fail to be i mpressed w ith t he b ea u ty
an d ab un d a n ce of t h e veg e ta tion Alo ng many way s ides t he soil
.

teems w ith a ri c h and rapid pl an t g ro wth Lux uri an t vi nes fes

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.

toon walls and trees an d adorn t he ban ks of s treams ; t he eas t ern

branc h of Pa lmer s R iver is a perfec t bower of bea uty i n i ts
’

c o urse be low t h e s ite of t he Vill ag e mill ; g ra pe V i nes w oodbi nes -

, ,

c l ema ti s a n d e v e n t h e po i so n ivy mo un t an d c li n g to t h e trees a nd

s h ru b s w hile t h e river rippl es a n d ru s hes on be nea th th e i r c hec k

,

ere d S h a de .

I n many s pots t he c h armi n g S uma ch s ta ke on t he h abit of t rees .

The S tag ho rn v a ri e ty ta ll an d s ta tely w ith v elvety ha i ry b ra n

, ,
-

c hes beari n g un iq ue c l ust ers of re ddi s h be rri es ( d rupes ) c lothed

,

w ith c ri mso n h a i rs forms pi c ture sq ue c olon i es i n p as t ures an d

,

marg i ns of wood s .

The D warf S umac h with i ts s hi ny l ea ves ofte n a s mall b us h , ,

as on C ape Cod h as h ere ta ll an d a mple foli ag e a nd forms d e nse

,

way s ide and p as t ure hed g es s tre tchi ng o nw a rd for ma ny rods ,

ofte n mi ng le d with t he h an dsome smooth varie ty ( Ri ms g labra) ,

an d tog e t h e r v ery be au tifu l .

Mos t deli ca te of all is t h e Poi son S umach of t he swamps ,

us ually k n own as Poi so n Dog wood whose b rilli an t au tumn

”
,

foli ag e i s un surp as se d i n rich ness a nd bea u t y whi c h t he wary oh ,

serv er will a d mi re a t a di s ta nce .

Ex cepti ng t h e C e dar of t h e s wamp s t h e Oa k i s t h e mos t w id el y

,

d i s t rib u te d of t h e n ative trees of Re hoboth O f th is g enus there .

a re a t l eas t e i g ht di s ti n c t s pec i es i n to wn .

Th e B l ac k or Ye llow Oak i s a l arg e tree fifty to e i g hty fee t i n

he i g ht c ommon a nd v al uable for i ts ti mbe r Th e ye llo w an d bitter
, .

inner b ark i s used both for dye i ng an d ta n n i ng The foli ag e t urns .

a dull red brown i n au t umn

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.

Similar t o t he blac k i s t he Scarlet Oak also q uite common , ,

b ut di ffers mai n ly i n t he turn i ng of i ts b ri g ht g ree n foli ag e i n to -

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a flamin g sc a r e l t in Oc tober ma k i ng it , t he mos t bea utiful oa k of

t h e w ood s .

Th e l a rg es t of t h e l ocal oa ks i s t he Re d Oa k t h e monarch of ,
”
t he fo res t g r
,o w i n g a s hi g h as e i g hty fee t a n d fr o m t wo to s i x

fee t i n di a me te r I t s l arg e acorns res t i n s ha llow saucer S h aped

.
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c up s. I t i s commo n ex cept i n we t soils .

Th e White Oa k i s a mag n ifi cen t ti mbe r tree un riv a le d i n t he -

,

to ug h ness a nd d ura bility of i t s w ood It i s ex tremely val uabl e .

for farm w ag o ns h a n dles furn iture an d for ma ny uses

, , Col , . .

Lyn dal Bo we n a nd Willi a m H e n ry B o wen were fa mous for thei r

el eg a n t w hite oa k a x e h a n dl es w hi c h were g rea tly i n d e man d
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.

Th e s up ply of thi s e x c ell e n t t i mber i s be i n g ra pidly ex h a us te d .

Th ere are h o we ver ma ny fi n e t rees s till g ro wi ng i n Re hoboth

, , ,

of much v a l ue to t h e ow n e rs I t s l ong acorn i s s wee t a n d e dible

. .

Th e S w a mp Whi te Oa k i s a h a n dso me tree fifty to S ix ty fee t

hig h of rug g ed a n d pi c tu res q ue h a bi t w ith ma ny of t he q ualities
, ,

of t h e Whi te Oa k b u t s ome w h a t l ess va l u a bl e for ti mber I t is

, .

c ommo n i n s wa mpy l a n d a n d 0 11 t h e b a n k s of s tre a ms M any .

fi ne t rees of thi s s pec i es g ro w o n M a n wh a g ue Pl a i n The as pec t .

of t h e tree i s ro ug h a nd s h ag g y t he b a rk dividi n g i n to la rg e flat , ,

sca l es . The e dibl e t wi n a c o rn s re s t i n c ups w ith po i n te d or fri ng ed

-

sca l es .

Th e C h es t n u t Oa k i s a tree o f medi u m s i ze t wen ty fi ve to fifty

‘
,
-

fee t hig h di s ti ng u is h ed by i t s l e a ves w hi ch h a ve a wa vy marg i n

, ,
.

I ts lo ng acorn h as a d ee p thi n c u p ; q u ite ra re i n our loc al woods

, .

Th e Sc rub Oa k i s c ommo n e very w h e re i n sa n dy or g ra velly

soil a n d i s a p t t o fo rm thi c k e t s It i s a t trac tive i n s prin g w hen
.

p utti n g fo rth i ts fres h fo li ag e I ts wood i s h a rd to c u t an d of .

s lig h t v a l ue .

Th e Sc rub Ches tn u t Oa k ofte n g ro w s w ith t he Sc rub Oak I t .

i s a low s h rubby t ree n o t u n c o mmo n i n to w n a n d of no spec ial

, ,

val ue .

The Ch es tn ut i s a l arg e h an d so me tree we ll k n own a nd ra th er

, ,

co mmo n i n our wood s I ts ex ce ll en t ti mber i s p ri ze d for rai l

.

ro ad ti es te leg ra ph pol es a n d n umero us oth er uses

, It is g rea tly .

to be reg ret t ed th a t a ba rk di seas e ( Di a portlw paras i ti ca) is de

s troy i ng t h e s pec i es Th e di sease fas tens on a s pot i n t h e bark
.

of t he trunk the n g irdles t he tree and k ill s it Owners i n town

, .

are beg i nn i n g to c ut an d se ll t he ti mber The Ches tn ut i s doomed . .

‘
Report ed by B . F . M unroe .
258 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

Hickory i s a t erm which i ncl udes se veral closely alli ed species

one y ie ldi ng t h e swee t sh ag b ark or S h ellb ark nut ; an oth er th e infe

rior pi g n u t ; an d a th i rd t h e moc kern u t so called beca use i ts frui t

, , ,

i ncl uding t he hus k and shell i s larg e i n comparison wi th the small

, ,

p e n t k e r n e l, a n d i s th u s a m o c ke r p ro m is i ng m or e tha n it f ul fi lls .

The th ree are ra ther common i n town espec i ally t he l as t , All .

have a fi rm w ood ex ce llen t for fuel and for l umber .

Th e Hop Horn bea m or Le verwood i s a s len der tree twen ty fi ve -

to forty fee t hig h be long i ng to th e B i rc h family I ts fru it resembles

, .

h Op c l us ters
-
. Th e w hite fi rm wood is used for le vers
, A few .

t rees g row i n t h e wood s n o rt heas t of Perry ville wh ere t h e real ,

Hornbea m is also found s pari ng ly .

The Hornbea m or B l ue Beec h i s a low sp readi ng tree twel ve t o

, , , ,

twen ty fi ve fee t hig h with a tru nk di amet er of s ix to fifteen inches

“
- -
, .

I t i s a t o ug h h ardy tree some ti mes ca lle d i ro n wood an d g rows

, , ,

i n low wet g ro un d s an d on t he marg i ns of swa mps

, , I ts b ark .
,

dark bl u is h g ray i n color resemb les t he Beec h

,
-
, Not very com .

mon e ven i n t he so utheas t part of t he town where it g ives i ts

,

n ame s lig htly modifi ed to t h e

“ ”
Hornb i ne Ch urc h and Sc h ool
,

“
.

”
The t own people are wo n t to apply t he term Horn bea m to
an oth er an d l arg er tree whic h i s i n fac t

The Tupe lo ( also ca lled So ur Gum and Pe ppe rid g e) It is a .

g r ace f u l tr e e of m edi u m s i ze w h ose a,b u n d a n t foli ag e of a d ark ,

l us t ro us g reen turns i n early au tumn to a b rillian t cri mson

, .

Th e fru it is a s ma ll sour d rupe I ts wood a ltho ug h s oft i s c lose

“ ,
.
,

”
g r a i n e d a n d h a rd to s plit : T he tree i s w r on l
g y c a lled H or n b ea m .

I t be lon g s to t he Cornel or Dog wood family a nd i s there fore

re l a te d t o

The F lowerin g Dog wood a small h an dso me tree a d mi re d for

, , ,

i t s s n owy w hite blossoms i n M ay or J une a nd for t h e ric h color ,

i n g of i ts foli ag e an d fru it i n a ut umn co mmon i n t h e Re hoboth ,

woods whi ch it b ri g hten s an d adorn s

, .

Th e B i rc h es a re c on spi cuous i n town parti c ul arly t h e Smal l ,

Whit e B irc h wh ich is common eve ry where The Yellow and B l ac k

, .

or Swee t v arie ties are less commo n b u t are use d i n p art as s mall ,

l umbe r for spec i al p urposes .

The M ulbe rry i s i n t e res tin g as a surviva l fro m t he s ilk culture of

one h un d re d y ears ag o There are at leas t t wo sca ttere d colonies
.

i n town one near t h e Sali sb ury pl ace i n th e H un t ne i g hborhood

, ,

an d t he othe r one near t he I N Allen pl ac e n ort h of Perry ville

. . .
 NATI V E TREES 259

Th e Sa ss a fras dese rves me n tio n for i t s g race ful p rese nce i n

eve ry p art of t h e to w n a tree of dec id ed be a u ty
, marked by ,

i ts ri c h y ellow or red ti n t ed foliag e and fru it i n a u tumn a nd by

-
,

t h e a ro ma ti c odor a n d S pi cy fl a vo r of all i ts p arts es p ec i ally t he ,

b ark of t h e root Thoug h us ually a s mall t re e Miss M ild re d E

“
. .
,
”
Bliss report s four trees i n a c l ump on t he R iver Meadow eac h
mo re th an thi rty i n c h es i n c i rc umference .

Th e S wa mp or Re d M a ple i s ab u n d an t i n o ur lowl an ds and i s

beau tif ul alike w h en flo weri ng i n sp ri ng and ripe n ing i ts leaves
i n a u tu mn .

Th e R oc k o r S u g a r M a pl e i s sc arcely fo u n d o u ts ide t h e Rocky

Hill a rea w h e n ce so me of our fi nes t s h ad e tree s h a ve been tran s
,
-

p lan ted as may b e see n i n p art on t h e p re mises of Ed wi n C us hi ng

,

an d of P E Wil ma rth i n t h e Bl a n di n g n e ig hbo rhood

. . I n Oc to ber .

t he res pl en de n t foli ag e of th i s n oble t ree s u rpas se s i n brig ht c olors

a ll o th er t rees o f t h e fo res t .

Th e A meri c a n Holly (I lea: opaca ) often a tree fif teen to twen ty ,

fee t h i g h is fo u n d i n North Rehoboth a n d on t h e bo rders of M an

, ,

wh a g ue S w a mp On accou n t of i t s s pi ny e verg ree n foli ag e a nd

.
,

b ri g ht red be rri es it i s much p ri ze d for C h ris t mas decora tion s .

Th e B as s w ood or Whitew ood i s ve ry ra re i n to w n The wri t er .

has see n s pe c i me n s of it g ro w i ng on t h e s l opes of Ro c ky Hill and i n

t h e w oo dl a n d s n orth of Pe rryvill e .

Of t h e co ne beari n g t rees of Re hoboth t h e H emloc k thoug h

-
, ,

ra re i s wort hy o f me n tio n
, I t s g rea t s i ze a n d ex tre mely delica t e
.

foli ag e re n de r it c o n s pi cuo us The wo men of t he olden ti me

.

made b rooms of i ts s ilvery e ve rg ree n sp ray s a n d t h e boys cross , ,

bows of i ts b rittle b u t el as ti c li mbs .

Th ere i s i n to w n no n a tive Sp ruce or F i r or Larc h A few small .

trees of Red Sp ruce h a ve sp ru ng up on t he C F W il marth farm . .

i n No rth Rehoboth b u t n ea rly e very on e h as been c u t for a Chris t

,

mas tree Th ey were not n a tive b u t dou btl ess s ta rte d from t h e
.
,

see d s of a n o rn a men ta l s p ruce on t he old R ou n d s pl ace n ear by .

I n like ma nner we may acc o u n t for t h e fe w di mi n u tive F i r trees

g ro w i n g i n t h e s w a mp on t h e B F M u n roe f
. arm Th e
.y h a v e es .

c a p ed fro m cultiv a tio n a n d see k i n v a i n to b eco me es ta b l is h e d i n

t hi s cli ma te ; w hereas t he Whi te Pi ne and Ced ar are at ho me here

a n d g ro w n atu rally .

The Red Cedar too g ro ws free ly i n these p as t ures and upl an d s

, ,
.

On Grea t M eado w H ill an d el sewhere it mi n g l es with h ardwood

260 HI STORY OF RE HO BOTH
g r ow th s and i s ra ther commo n I ts wood i s pa le re d and aromat i c
.

an d i s p ri zed for pos ts .

Th e Cedar ( W hi te Ce d ar) i s a sy mme tric al tree of med i um s i ze ,

twen ty fi ve to fifty fee t i n he ig ht a nd fro m s i x in ches to t wo feet

-

i n di ame ter w ith a b ro wn is h g reen foli ag e an d an aro ma ti c wood

,
-
.

I t formerly covered the town s immense swamps which taken ’

tog e ther co n ta i n pe rh ap s t wo tho usa n d a c re s Larg e q uan ti t i es

, .

of this e leg an t ti mbe r h ave been s awed i n to s hi ng les and b ox

boards and some of it i n to boa t l umber as t he wood is lig ht and
,
-
,

b uoy an t W ithi n rece n t years po rta bl e s tea m sa w mills ha ve been

.
-

in trod uced an d t he ti mbe r i n an d a bo u t t he g reat M an wh ag ue

Swa mp h as nea rly all bee n h arves t ed .

—
I n 19 10 13 Jose ph Lun an So ns of Fall R iver ope ra ted thei r
mill on t he bo rder of thi s swa mp and b u ilt a cord uroy road i n t o
i ts mid s t c u tti ng off n o t o n ly t he v as t ced ar s upply b u t a l s o the
, ,

mag n ifi cen t pi ne timber i n t he n ear b y fore s ts alon g with co ns ider -

,

a bl e q uan t iti es of oak an d maple .

The ordi nary me thod of se curi ng ced a r is to c ut a n d h a ul it

fro m t he s wamp s while t he g ro un d is froze n There are s till .

left man y acres of t hi s fi ne ti mber i n t he northe rn or Sq ua nn a kon k

Swamp as we ll as l arg e areas s till unc ut i n t he s wamps of North

,

Re hobo t h a lon g t he Meado w Hill B ro ok th ro ug h C F W il

, , . .

marth s l an d a n d n o rth ward

’
.

Above S t eve ns Corner a nd runn i n g up i n to Norto n a nd At

’

t lebo roug h i s a ce d ar s wa mp of so me fo ur h un d red ac res one

, ,

h un d red acres of whi ch i s sa id to belo ng to Re hoboth a nd i s owned

by n umero us p a rties i n s mall lots 111 a ll these s wa mp s there .

are ma ny s ma ll t ree s g ro w i n g a lo n g w ith t h e la rg er ti mbe r t ree s ,

whi c h a re i n d e man d for oy s ter poles These b ri ng a g ood pri ce

-
.

e g
. . M r W il marth recen tly sold s ta n di n g e ig ht h un d red poles at
, .
,

twen ty ce n ts eac h .

It i s remarka ble t h a t whe n the ced ars are ha rves te d as i n M an ,

w h ag ue S wa mp there s p ri ng s up a g ro w th of Red M a pl e with a

,

mere sc a tteri ng of pi nes an d ced ars Wh a t i s t h e c a use of thi s ? .

One t h eo ry i s th a t t he see ds whi c h c ome u p h a ve bee n lyi ng dor

ma n t for ma ny y ears an d are n ow fa vore d by t he c h a n g ed con
d i t ion s A n other t heo ry i s th a t t he bi rds a n d wi n ds carry t he seeds
.

fro m o uts ide whic h are n ow free to g ro w Still an oth er theory

, .

i s th a t see d s may be an d are S po n ta n eo us ly p rod uced We leave .

t h e p ro b l e m for o ur re a de rs to thi n k abo u t a nd di sc u ss o n ly s ug ,

 A V I EW O F THE II l HI B A R D— D O WS E T RA C T , TA K E N
I NS I D E T H E WOO D S
A c kn o w le rl m e n t
’
i s m a d e I n t h e S t a t e h o re s t r '
I) m r l m e n t fo r l
 NATI V E TR EES 26 1

g es t i n g th a t t he h o uld ta ke a tra mp th ro ug h t he
s ke pti ca l s

s o u th e rn e n d of M an w h ag ue S w a mp .

Th e White P i ne i s a s t a te ly co n ifer fro m fifty to e ig hty fee t

hig h a n d fro m t wo to fo ur fee t i n di a me te r The foli ag e needles .

a re i n c l us te rs of fi ve a n d i n colo r a s oft bl u i s h g ree n

, Not co un t -
.

i n g t he ce d a r t he pi ne h a s bee n t he c hi e f ti mbe r tree of t he t o wn

, ,

muc h o f it h a vi ng bee n made i n to b ox boa rds Withi n twen ty -

.

fi v e o r thi rty y e a rs the re we re e x te n s ive pi ne wood s i n Re ho both ,

es pec i a lly i n t h e s o u th e n d of t h e to w n b ut t h e po rta b l e sa wmills ,

h a ve l a id the m low I n t h e y ears 1887 9 J a mes S mellie of Fall

— .
,

River ra n a th ree fo ld mill fo r s h i ng l es lo n g boa rd s an d b ox

-
, ,

boa rd s a nd h a rve s ted l a rg e a re as of c hoice pi ne i n So uth Reho

,

both La ter Alfre d M oo re o f Providen c e s trippe d t he M ason

.
,

”
lot a n d t he e normous pi n e bea ri ng trac t i n th e v ic i n ity of De vil s-
’

Pon d I n 19 13 H ug h A S mith o f Attlebo ro ug h h a rves ted t he

.
, .

M un roe lo t o f o ne h un dred a nd te n ac res n orth of Perryville , ,

a n d a l s o t he M a rc u s Ro u n d a n d o th e r lots c o n ta i n i n g muc h h ard ,

wood b u t a ls o c o n s i dera ble pi n e

, Th us h a ve t he n obl e pi n e fo res ts .

of Reh o bo t h d i sa ppea red W ill t hey g ro w ag a i n ? Not as ex .

ten s ive ly a s be fo re : fo r o ne thi ng bec a use mo re la n d is be ing ,

c u ltiv a t ed To ma k e s ure o f fu tu re g ro w th s of pi n e t h e trees

.

mus t b e pl a n t e d .

We a re g l a d t o di re c t th e rea de r s a t te n t io n to th e pin e Wood s

’

on t h e C h ri s t o ph e r C a rpe n ter fa rm h a lf a mile n o rth of t h e Vil ,

l ag e Th i s g ro ve c o n ta i n i n g se ve n a c res was se t ou t i n 1860 Th e

.
, , .

trees are i n reg ul a r ro ws t e n o r t we l v e fee t a p a rt eac h way They .

now , a ft e r a g ro w th o f fi ft y s e v e n y e a rs a v e ra g e fifty fee t i n -

,

h e ig h t a n d c o n tai n acc o rdi ng to t h e S ta te Fores t er s es ti ma te

,
’

boa rd fee t The g rove i s i mp re s s ive by i ts s i ze a n d s ta teli

.

n e ss a n d merits i ts d es i g n a tio n as t h e Ca thed ral Wood s There .

a re sc o re s if n o t h un dre d s of ac res o f l a n d i n Re hoboth w hi ch

mig ht be p rofita bly pl a n ted w i t h pi nes i n c l udi n g a c ons iderable ,

part of t he mi n i s teri a l fa rm Fo rty y e ars hen ce s uc h trees wo uld .

be a va l ua ble asse t for the i r be a u ty a s we ll as for the i r wo rt h i n

mo ney
“ ”
The pl a n ter of t he p rese n t day sa y s t he Sta te Fo res ter
“ ,
.
,

c a n as s u me th a t he i s i n ve s ti n g fo r a 10% o r 12%

There is a g ro wi ng i n teres t th ro ug ho u t t he S ta te i n t he p res

‘
A di e e k w t h W h i t e Pi e Bli t e R t t h e t e t h de t t i
s as no n as e n s r us r a ns e s ruc on
of a ll t h w h i t e pi e
e It h t y t b ee di
n s e ed i Re h b t h d m y
. a s no e n sc o v r n o o an a
be a vo id d by de t y i g ll
e t d g
s ro e be y b h e wh i h fi t t k e
n a c u rra n an oos rr us s c rs a
t he s di e e d mm m t i t t t h pi e
as an co u ca e o e n s .
262 H ISTORY OF REH O BOTH

e rv at i on of our fores ts wh ose enemies are fi re and moths Hithert o

, .

t he moths h a ve done little if any d amag e i n Reho both .

I n accord a nce w ith leg i sl ati ve ac ts of 19 1 1 a S ta te fi re warden ,

-

was appo i n te d with di s tri c t de p uties t o s upervi se t he work of t he

to wn wardens The smaller towns h ave bee n p rovided wi th a
.

fire fi g h t i ng a pp ara tus cos ti ng

-
for w hic h they pay one
h alf t he ex pense ; and a sy s tem of wat ch towers h as bee n insti tut ed -

for t h e early de tec tio n of fi res One of these to wers of whic h there .
,

are n i ne tee n i n t h e s ta te ris es fro m t h e s ummit of G rea t Meadow

,

H ill whi ch h as an e le vation of 263 fee t t he hig hes t i n to wn Th is

, , .

t o wer i s forty fee t hig h and co mman d s a vie w of Reho both an d .

in pa rt of t h e s urro un di ng town s
, A road run s over th e h i ll .

pas t t he to wer p assa b le for wag ons b ut ro ug h w ith s to nes

, An , .

obse rver is on d uty e very day from M arch t o Nove mber i ncl us i ve ,

wh o i s pa id a mon th Wh en a fi re brea ks out he locat es

.

it by t he help of a dis k marked with t he poi n ts of t he com

p ass an d phones the loca l fi re warde n or a dep u ty The pres en t
,
-
.

town warden is Benj F M unroe and t h e o bserver i s J oseph . .

,

Zilch The town i n which the fi re occurs bears t he ex pense of

.

fi g htin g it Neig h bori ng towns a ided t he sta te i n b uildin g the

.

t ower Rehob oth Taun ton and Attlebo ro ug h co n tri but i n g

, ,

eac h a n d Norto n

Modern forestry shows altho ug h t he c us tom i s cen turi es old

,

i n G ermany th a t fores ts can be ke pt g ro wi ng i n defi n itely and

,

y ield a steady profit to t he owners by cutti ng off from ti me to

ti me t he mature t rees leavi ng t he y o ung er to g ro w i n the ir turn
,

t o t h e h arv es t .

A so un d fi n a nc i a l poli cy w i se ly a pplied wou ld p rotec t our trees

fro m c are less des truc tio n ; b ut too often a na rro w g reed of g a in
ca use s a se n se less was te of tree life w ith scarc el y a n adverse -

thoug ht on t he part of t he o wners or l umbermen whose sole ,

a i m i s t h e cove te d doll a r o r i ts eq u iv a l en t .

I n vie w of thi s te n de n cy we wo uld lay spec ial e mph as i s on th e

aes the ti c v a l ue of t ree s a n d woodl a n d s i n a to wn The livi ng tree
“
.

i s Na t ure s s y mbol of s tre ng t h a n d be a uty An d h e s h a ll be

’
.

like a tree pl a n te d by t he s t re a ms of wa te r To look da ily upo n .

bea utif ul trees i s to h ave the i r bea u ty re flec te d i n our lives and to
t ake on a ce rta i n rug g e d ness of c ha rac ter Ou r fores ts s hou ld be .

‘
Th ere w ee r t wo a nn o y i ng fi e r s so u t h of R hoe b ot h i
V llag e i n O c to be r.
m10 .
 NATI V E TREES 263

tax ed low e noug h to e nc o urag e t h e o wne rs to s pare an d enjoy

t h em This idea of p rope r c on se rva tio n s ho uld be d ril le d in to t h e
“
.

mi nd s of our c hild ren The poe ti c sen ti men t of Woodman .

.

spare th a t tree wo uld ma ke our people ric h er i n t h e love of na ture

an d of t h e G rea t A u thor of n a t u re .

My hea rts tri n g s ro un d thee c li ng

C lose as thy bark old frien d ! ,

He re s h a ll t he w ild b ird s i ng ,

An d s till thy bran c h es be n d .

Old tree ! t he s torm s till bra ve !

And wood ma n l ea ve t h e s pot , ,

While I ve a h an d to s a ve ’

Thy ax e s h all h urt it not .

A h er or R a n ono rn Ta mas '

Abi es bals amea , ( L .Mill F i r; alsa m fi r . B .

Cha maecypari s i hJoules , ( L ) B P Ced ar ; hite cedar

. . S . . W .

J u mpcrus vi rg i ni a n a , L Re d ce d a r . .

P i n us ri g id a , Mill . Pitc h pi ne ; H ard pi ne .

Pi n u s S trobu s L , . W
hi te pine .

Tsug a can aden si s ( L ) a rr H e mloc k

, . C . .

P opu lus ca ndi c a n s Ait , B a l m of G ilea d. .

P opulus g r a n didm a , Mic h x

t ta La g e toothed as pe n
r - . .

Pa as tremu la i d es , Mic hx A merican as pe n . .

S i x alba , v a r vi talli na ( L ) Koc h

.
, hite w illow . . W .

S oli s: di scolor, M uhl Pussy w illo w

.
-
.

Ca yr a a lb a , ( L .
) K K .o c h Mo c k e r n u t ; Whit . e-
h ea rt hi c o r -
k y .

Ca rya g la bra , ( Mill . S

p ac h Pi g n u t hic kory . .

Ca ryn ovata , (M iII ) K K oc h . h ag bark hic ko r

. . S y .

J ug la ns ci nema , L B u ttern u t . .

Belula len to, L . Blac k bi rc h ; h erry bi rc h C .

Belula lutea Mi c hx f
, Y e llo w bi rc h
. . .

Betu la popu lifoli a , M a rs h ma ll white i rc h ; G ray i rc h

. S b b .

Carpi n us ca rali ni a n a , W a lt Horn ea m ; Bl ue or . a ter eech b W b .

Ostrya oi rg i ni a n a , K Koc h Hop horn e a m ; Ironwood . . b

Le verwood .

Cas ta nea dentata , ( M ars h ) Borkh hes tn ut . . C .

Fag us g randi foli a , Eh rh Beec h . .

Q u er cu s a lb a , L . Whi t e o a k .

Q u e r c us bi c o l o r , Willd w a m p w
. hit e o a k S .

Q u er cu s c o c a i n e a , M u e n c h S c a rl e t o a k . .

Q u er cu s i l i c if o l i a , W a n g c ru b o a k . S .

Q u er cu s p r i n o i d e s , Will d c r u c h e s t n u t .o a k S b .

Q u er c u s p r i n u a , L . h e s t n C
u t o a k R
( p e o rte d y B M un roe ) . b . F . .

Q u e rc u s r u b r a , L . R e d o a k .

Q u er c u s o c l u t i n a , L a m Bl ac k o a k.
; Y e llo w oa k .
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M arus rubra, L M ulberry ( i n troduced )

. .

Ulmus a ms ri can a L A merican elm, . .

S assafras oa ri ifoli u m (Salis h Kt ze Sassafras , . . .

Hama ms li s ai rpi ni an a L W i t ch haze l , .

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.

P la tan u s occid en tali s L Butt onwood ; Sycamore , . .

Amala n chi er can adensi s Medic Shad bush ; , . J uneberry .

Crataeg us L
, . H awtho rn .

P ru n u s ps n nsyloa n i ca , L f W ild red cherry ; Pin cherry . . .

P run u s seroti n a Eh rh B lack cherry ; Rum cherry

, . .

P run u s ai rpi ni an a L Chokeberry , . .

Gledi ts i a tri acanthas , L Honey loc us t ( i n troduced) . .

Robi n i a P seudo-A caci a , L Common loc us t . .

Rhus copalli n a , L D warf sumac . .

Rhus g la bra L, S mooth sumac

. .

Rh u s typhi n a L , S tag horn su mac

. .

Rhu s osm i z L, Poi son s umac ; Poi so n dog w ood

. .

I ls a: apaca , Ait A merica n holly

. .

A cer rubrum L , Red ma le ; S wamp maple

. .

A csr s accharum M ars h , k mapl e ; Sug ar maple . .

Tili a amsri cana , L B ass wood ; W hi tewood ; Li nden

. .

Cam us alternifali a , L f G rec i i os i er; D og wood . . .

Camu s flori da L Flowe ri ng dog w

n
.
,

Nyssa sylvati ca , M arsh Tupe lo ; o ur g um ; Pe pperidg e . .

F rax i n us a ms ri ca n a , L White as h . .

F raz i n us n i gra , M ars h B lac k as h . .

Vi bu rn um ls nta g o, L Sheep berry .

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 CHA PTER XI I
R EH OBOT H M A NU F A CT U R ES
TH E REH O B OTH UN I ON MANU FACTUR IN G COMPANY
T1118 Compa ny was fo rme d at Re hoboth Villag e Aug 24 1809 .
, ,

co n s i s ti ng of R i c h ard Go ff Dex ter Wh ee ler an d t he four sons , ,

of C a l Th omas C arpe n ter

.
— S tephe n Tho mas J a mes an d Pet er
, , , .

C a l Th omas h ad bo ug ht t he p rivile g e of t h e broth ers A bra ham

.

a n d E lea zer Bl i s s w h o for ma ny y e a rs h a d o w n e d an d opera ted a

s a wmill a n d g ri s t mi ll a t Bli s s s Mill k n o wn la ter as Reho both ’

Vill ag e Th e Co mp a ny erec te d i ts cotto n mill here i n 1809

1
.
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a n d e q u ipp e d i t w i t h 360 s pi n dl es It e mployed fo urteen h an d s .

i n t he ma n u fac t u re of c o tto n y a rn w hic h w as colored a t a ,

dye ho u se n ear by Mos t of t he mill h an d s were farmers

’
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.

daug hte rs wh o live d i n t h e to wn The y arn was th en pu t out .

i n to fa mili es of t he ne ig hbo rhood t o be wove n by h an d i n to c loth .

Th e wo men rec e ive d s i x c e n ts a y a rd a n d for s triped g i n g h ams as ,

hig h as twelve cen ts an d a verag e d t e n or twe lve y ard s a day

, .

Some of t he c loth was sold to fa milies for ho me use b ut mos t of ,

it fo un d a ma rke t i n Ne w Y o rk C ity D uri ng t h e embarg o of .

18 1 2 t h e g ood s h ad to be ca rted to Ne w Y ork t h e teams ta ki n g

, ,

t he c loth fro m t he m ill an d re t urn i n g w ith Wes t I n di a g oods .

The Co mpa ny h ad a s tore i n th e b ase men t fro m w hic h t he work

men were p ai d i n part for the i r l abor I ts fi rs t ag en t was .

Ja mes C a rpe n ter ; a fter h i m ca me D a vid A n th ony of Fall R iver ,

Edward M as o n of S wa n sea a n d Willi a m M arvel 2d wh o moved ,

to Re hoboth i n 1829 an d held t h e pos itio n un til t he Co mp any sold

ou t i n Nove mber 1835 to Ne ls on a n d D ari us Goff, , .

The n e w fi rm beg an a t o n ce to ma k e cotto n b a ttin g Th ey also .

ma n ufac tured waddin g i n a sma ll mill further up t he st ream .

w hi ch R ic h ard Go ff h ad use d e ven before 1776 for fullin g and

dres s i n g c loth Th e g ood s we re s hippe d on b oard a s loop i n Pro v
“
.

‘
T h ey w er e s o ns
‘
i le of A bra h a m
f S m l fBl s s i , t he ml r, s on o a ue
‘
. son o
J th
o na ( d M i i m C pe t e )
an
‘
an f J th
ra ( d S ar h Bnli ) r , so n o on a an
’
an a ra ss . s on
of Th m o fi t e t t le i t w J t h et t led t P lme Ri e d
as
‘
, a rs s r n o n . o na
’
an s a a
’
r s v r an
one b h f h i de e d
ra n c t b og h t t h mi ll p i i le g e wh i h
s sc n an s m t b ou e r v c ca e o e
k w no B li
n as M i ll Th B li h me t e d w
ss s
’
.
”
th p e t P t ss o s a a s n ea r e rese n os
O ffi e d t h f m e mb d m t f t h il l g e e d t h M
c , an e ar rac e lm d w
os o e v a ar a a n e arve ea o
ly i g t t h we t w d
n o e s ar .
266 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

idence under C apta i n S pe ll man and ta ken t o Al ba ny and a por ,

ti on of th em the nce by can al to B uffalo I n t he fi nanc ial crisi s

“
.

”
of 1837 D ari us Go ff too k a c arg o of
, ha t s to Alb any and be
y on d for which he was ob lig ed to ta ke New York money i n pay
,

men t an d th en pay a p re mi um of e ig ht or t e n pe r cen t for New

En g lan d mo ney .

I n 1839 E A B ro wn ca me to Re ho both Vill ag e an d i n 184 2

, . .
,

boug ht out Nelson Gofi s in teres t and t he new fi rm Go ff Brown

’
, , ,

i n addition to t he man ufac ture of ba tti ng s tarted t he b us i ness ,

of mak in g ba ll and carpe t twi ne I n M arc h 1846 t he waddi ng .

, ,

mill was burned an d Mr Goff soon after moved t o Paw tucket .

,

g i v in g h i s a tte n tio n t o t h e c otto n was te b us i n e ss a n d pla n n i ng -

for a larg e waddi ng pl an t M r B ro wn th us h ad t he co mplet e

. .

manag emen t of t h e Rehoboth mill a nd i mp roved i ts eq u ipmen t ,

at larg e ex pe nse He ins ta lle d a turb i ne whee l costi ng

.

a twen ty fi ve ho rse power e n g i ne and W hite s p a te n t ap para tus

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,

for ill umi nati n g b u ildi n g s for whi c h h e p a id , The C om

pany employed twen ty fi ve h an d s half of them wo me n wh o s p un
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, , ,

twis ted and wound t he twi ne The wo men earned a week .

an d t he men
For a few y
g ood
ears
s w e re i n d e m a n d t he sa l e s a v e ra i
g g n ,

ab o ut ann ua lly I n t he ye ar 1863 t h e Co mp any i s sai d

.

t o have cl ea red b u t thi s was mo re th a n offse t by t he

heavy losses whic h follo we d Af ter 1867 t he prope rty chang ed .

owners freq uen tly I n 1868 Go lf B rown dee d ed t he property

.
,

to J ohn D C ran s ton and M r B row n we n t i n to ban kruptcy The

. . .

property wa s th en sold to D a ri us Goff who took Joh n C Marvel , .

in to p artners hip w ith h i m on a one fo urth i n teres t M r M arvel -

. .

man ag ed t he bus i n ess for a bou t th ree y ea rs b u t t he fi rm los t ,

hea vily on acco un t of fa il ures i n Ne w Yo rk I n Nove mbe r 1870 .

, ,

Go lf Marvel deeded t he p rivileg e to Willi am W J oh ns to n who .

,

immediate ly mortg ag e d it bac k I n 1875 t he fi rm forec losed . ,

leav i ng M r J oh ns ton ban krupt w ith Geo rg e N Gofl as ass ig nee

'

. . .

The title ag a i n be i ng ves ted i n Go ff 8: M arv e l th ey sol d ou t ,

t o H arg ra ves H ea p wh o did a g ood b u s i ness b u t h a vi ng other

, ,

p la n s
, d ee d e d t h e p rope rty i n 1 8 7 9 to Willi a m H B o w e n w h o .
,

so l d it t o Ch arl es F Eas ton rese rvi n g t he ol d we ddi ng mi ll

.
,
-

p r i v ileg e , w h er e h e es ta b l i s h e d a g ri s t m ill Thi s p ro p e rty i s -

.

now o wned by M rs Emily Bo we n Ho rto n

. The Vill ag e mi ll .

property fi na lly i n 1887 came i n to t he h a nd s of Joh n C Marvel

, , .
.
 REHOBOTH MAN UFACTURES 267

a nd re ma i ne d idle til i n 1898 he sold t h e p ri vileg e to J F

un , , . .

Sha w 8: C o b uilders of t h e elec tric ra il way w hich ran throug h

.
,

t h e p roperty an d was opera ted by w h a t i s n ow t h e B ay S ta te

,

S tree t Ra il way C o mpany I n t he s a me year th e old mill was

.

torn do w n a nd i ts l umber re moved .

I n t he fa ll a n d w i n te r of 1837 8 t he B ad Luc k Reservoi r was

—

b uilt by Nel so n a n d D ari us Gofi rep rese n ti n g t he V illag e Co mpa ny

'

, ,

i n co opera tion w ith B e nj a min Pec k w h o ac te d for t h e Orleans

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,

Co mpany I n this en terp rise Nel son Goff w as the chief fi nancial
.

fac tor Th e da m was b uilt on t he s i te of an a nc ien t dam con

.

s t ruc ted for a s a w mill w hi c h s tood a s ho rt d i s ta n ce be low The .

la nd of t he rese rvoi r was pu rc hase d of Val en tine Horton at

a n ac re M uc h of t h e adjoi n i ng lan d h as be long ed to t he Kelto ns
. .

On t he 24 t h of J un e 1859 very early i n t he morn in g th e dam

, , ,

brok e a w ay a n d t he whole body of wa ter poured fo rt h sweepi ng ,

e ve rythi ng be fo re it Trees we re uproo te d fo ur b ridg es carried

.
,

a way c os ti n g t he to wn 860
, 0 00 to reb u ild th em Th e n oise was
. .

h ea rd for miles a way The Vill ag e mill was undermi ned and the
.

mac hi ne s hop an d tool s carried off .

TH E ORLEA NS M ANU FACTUR ING COMPANY

Th e O l Mill Privileg e i s s itua te d on Pa l mer s Ri ver i n
r ea n s
’

th e so u t h wes t p a rt of the to w n It is a bo u t s ix miles from Warren

.

a n d se ve n fro m P rovid e nce R I As ea rly as 1662 a g ris t mi ll was

, . .
-

ere c te d near t h e s pot wh ere t h e ro ad now c rosses t he u p per en d

of t h e p re sen t pond S ub seq ue n tly it w as re moved farth er down

.

t he s trea m to t he s i te of t he O rl ea ns mill This was on ly a six .

mon th s p rivil eg e t he w a te r be in g d ra wn o ff d urin g t h e s ummer for

’

t he sa ke of t he g ras s on t he meadows This mill or others i n i t s .

,

place was dou btless p a tro n i ze d by t h e n e ig h bori ng se ttlers for

,

nea rly a h u n dred a n d fifty y ears or un til 18 10 w h en a p roj ect , ,

was s tarted for erec ti n g a cotton mill to man ufac ture y arn A-
.

co mp a ny w a s fo rme d co n s is ti n g of As a B ulloc k B arn ard W heeler , .

Ca pt I s rael N ic hol s W illia m Bla ndi ng and others of Rehobo th

.
, ,

Tho mas Ch urc h Joh n Ho we a nd C apt Benj ami n Norri s of

, , .
,

Bris tol ; a nd R ich mon d B ulloc k of Providence .

H a ving sec ured th ro ug h M r As a B ulloc k t he necessa ry prop

, .
,

e rty an d t h e a n n ual rig ht of flowa g e th ey fo rme d a p artners hip ,

to date fro m the 2oth day of Septembe r 1810 to con ti nue ten , ,

years The amo un t pa id for t he property was

. a nd t h
268 H ISTO RY OF REHOBOTH

s h ares were fix ed a t $400 each The mill was co mpleted and put
.

i n opera tio n i n 18 1 1 T his was more th an t wo years before t he

“
.

”
b uildin g of t he old White and Troy mills of Fall River
"
.

Th ree other mills h ad a l ready been b uilt i n th is vic i n ity th a t

a t S wan sea Fac to ry a bou t 180 6 one a t Reho bo t h Villag e i n 1809
an d t he
“ ”
,

Old Ce n tral i n wh a t i s now See konk i n 1810 They , .

,

a ll ma n u fac tured n umbe r twe lve y arn whi c h was put out a mo ng ,

t he s u rro und i ng fa milies to be woven by h an d t he powe r loom ,

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n o t h a vi n g bee n the n i n t roduced .

Thi s new co mp a ny p ropose d t o ma ke fi n er y arn nu mbe r s i x ,

t ee n a nd s tyled th e mse lves t he Pa l mer s R iv er M an u fac t uri ng

’
,

Comp any They do not appear to h a ve bee n very succ ess f ul i n

.

bus iness for altho ug h they re ta i ned possess ion of t he p rope rt y

,

till 1822 it was leased for se vera l yea rs to M r Na th a n S wee tla nd

, . .

At t hi s ti me t he mac hi ne ry was c ru de Th e c otto n was parc e lled .

o u t a mo ng t he farmers to be bea te n w ith s t i c k s to remov e t h e d i rt ,

th en picked by ha nd th en sp read upon t he cards separa tely by

,
,

c hild re n th e n tra ns fe rred fro m t he lap roll to t he

“ ca n fra me
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.

I n 1822 a c o mmi ss io n was c hose n c o ns i s t i ng of th ree of t h e C om

p any to dis pose of t he p roperty a nd it was sold to t he brothers
,

Na th a n ie l a nd Ebe neze r I de of Attl ebo ro ug h for Wh eth er

loo ms h ad bee n i n trod uced p re vio us to thi s s ale i s no t ce rta i n ly
known b u t t h e I de Brothers man ufac tured c loth B eco mi ng e m
, .

b arrassed t h ro ug h ill s uccess i n 1821 t hey mortg ag ed t he p ro perty

,

to Abrah am and I saac W ilki nso n of Pawt uc ke t for In

1826 they made an ass ig n men t to I saac W ilk i n s on a nd t h e p ro perty
was sol d — D a vid W ilki nso n purc h as i ng t he rea l es t a te and A
, , .

an d I W ilki nso n t he perso nal property which they re moved

.
,

from t he mill The q ues tion arose w ith refere nce to a n oaken
.

cloth p ress wh e ther it was rea l or pe rs o n a l p rope rt y an d be i ng

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, ,

s ub mitte d to a l a wy er h e dec ide d th a t if it was sec ure d t o t h e

bu ilding at t he top and botto m it would be held with t he mill ;

a n d as th is was t h e c as e i t re ma i ne d .

I n t he fall of 1825 a new co mp a ny was fo rmed by D a vid W il

k inson Joseph Tomkin s an d others who propose d to man ufac ture
, ,

wool en s un d er t h e n a me of t h e Re ho both Wool e n C o mp any A .

n ew b u il di n g was e re c te d for a dye house a n d oth e r necessa ry

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,

arra n g e me n ts were ma d e fo r t h e b us i ness I n 18 26 t h e on ly mem .

b er of t he fi rm wh o u nders tood t he b us i ness M r Tho mas H , . .

St afford died and t he p roj ec t was abandoned D uri ng th i s

, .
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'

. W I LL I A M A . K I NG
S ki ll e d Me c h a n i c S c h o o
, l C o mmi t t ee , Ne ws pa pe r C o rre s po n de nt
 R EH OB OTH M AN UFACTURES 269

sa me year a new fi rm wa s
t blis he d to be k n o wn as t h e Orleans es a

C otton M an ufac turing C ompa ny co ns is ting of Da vid W ilkinson ,

a n d Co a n d M r Be nj a mi n Pec k This fi rm a mon g t he fi rs t to

“
. . .
,

us e mu l es for s pi n ni n g ma de very fi ne g ood s for cal ico p rin t ,

i n g fro m n u mbe r forty y a rn us i n g t he New O rlea ns cottons , ,

h e nce t he n a me of t he comp a ny I n 1829 t he fi rm fa ile d and made .

a n ass i g n me n t to Tho mas B urg es s E s q w h o l e a s e d t he mill for , .

,

o n e y ear to C ra wfo rd All e n I t was th e n s old to M r Benj ami n . .

Pec k wh o su bseq ue n tly took in t o p artnership w ith him J a mes

,

I I M umfo rd of Re hoboth Asa Pi e rce Esq of Providence and

.
, , .
, ,

o th e rs I n Novembe r
. t he mill was to t ally d es troye d by
,

fi re e x c ept twe l ve loo ms an d a fe w ca rd s w hi c h were re move d .

I t w as re b u ilt of s to n e t he follo w i n g y ea r 7 2 ft by 40 ft t wo , . .
,

s to ries hi g h w ith a t ti c a n d b as e me n t s to ri e s a n d c o n ta i ne d s i x ty ,

l oo ms employi n g a bou t t wen ty fi ve h a n ds M r Pec k owned one -

. .

h a l f t h e pro pe rty a n d o pe ra te d t he mill ( a f te r 1843) o n c o n trac t ,

till 186 1 w h e n t he C ivil Wa r b ro ke o u t an d b us i ne ss was s us pen ded

,

a n d w a s n e v er res u me d by th a t c o mp a n y Wh e n M r P ec k ca me . .

to S o u th Re h ob oth i n 1826 h e w as a cc o mp a n i e d by D ea E lea zer , .

A B ro w n w h o h a d b ee n w ith h i m i n mill wo rk a t S mi thfi eld

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R I a n d re ma i ne d a s o v e rsee r i n th e ca rdi ng ro o m u n til 1836

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.

D u ri n g a pa rt of thi s t i me A mos D Loc k w ood a y oun g man from .

,
.

P rov id e n ce w as rece i v i ng h is fi rs t les s o n s i n ma nu fac turi ng at

,

t he O rl ea n s mill I l e d e veloped un us ua l s kill i n mec h a n ics a nd

.

w a s pl a c e d i n c h a rg e of t he wea vi ng roo m He a fterward s he .

c a me a w ea l t hy ma n ufa c t u re r .

I t i s w o rt hy o f me n t i o n t oo th a t J o lm C hl a rv e l c a me fro m t h e
, , .

V ill ag e a n d took c ha rg e o f t he fac to ry s tore fo r a ti me .

I n 1865 D a vid S H arri s of P rovid en ce p u rch ase d a c o n trolli ng

, .

i n te res t i n t he p roperty M r Pec k re ta i n i n g o ne fourth a nd pre p , .

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,

a ra t i o n s we re ma d e for res u mi n g b us i n es s B e fo re these arrang e .

me n ts we re co mple te t he p ro perty was sold to Na th an i el G .

G u ild w h o a t o n ce beg a n to e n l arg e t h e mill p u tti n g i n n ew loo ms

, , ,

s e lf ope ra ti n g mul es a ux ili a ry s tea m po we r a pp a ra t us for h ea ti n

g
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, ,

by s tea m e tc M r Guild co n tin ued to man ufac ture prin t cloths

, . .
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un til 1869 wh en h e removed t h e loo ms a nd ma d e i mportan t

,

c h a n g es i n t he mach i n ery for t he ma n ufac tu re of th rea d This .

bus i ness s oo n after declined and a tten tion was turned to hos iery , ,

a nd thi s w as t he p ri nc ip al arti c le ma nu fac tu red un til 1874 w hen ,

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Th e d t e g i e by Wm
a v n . L K . i ng , s o n-i a -la w o f B e j mi
n a n Pec k .
270 HI STORY OF REHOB OTH

M r G uild su spen ded b us i ness The mill rema i ned idle till 1875
. .
,

when t h e p ro pert y was sold to th e C utler M an ufac turing Com

p a n y of W a rre n R I C a pt, Ch a rl e s R C u
. tl er treas ure r .w hi c h .
, ,

s till made a s pec i alty of hos iery y arn tam i ng out about ,

lb s wee kly
. The b u ildi ng a t this ti me co ns is ted of a one s tory
.
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factory 40 by 80 fee t for ma les an eng i ne ho use a l arg e s torag e ,

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,

building with capacity for s to ri ng 300 bales of co t ton an office ,

an d p ac k i ng roo m a ll s ub s ta n ti a l b u ildi ng s of s to ne
, I t was .

eq u ipped wi th fi rs t c l as s mac hin ery an d u n der t he e ffi c ien t su pe r

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,

in ten dence of M r G C H utc hi ns This fac tory was b urned on

. . . .

Wednesday morn ing March 5 1884 doubtless t he work of an , , ,

i ncen di ary The loss was es ti ma te d a t

. fully i nsured .

Only t he s tone walls were left s tan di ng and these ru i ns con ,

t i n ned t o s ta n d th ro ug h t h e yea rs a somb re blot on t h e la nd

sca pe u n til wi thi n t he l as t few y ea rs wh e n mo s t of t he rub bi s h
, ,

h as bee n re moved .

I n M arc h 19 11 th e Bri stol an d Warren Wa ter Works fi n di ng

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,

t h e water su pply of these c ities i nadeq ua te b o ug ht t he Orl ea ns

-
,

Mill s p ropert y of Kandar Kandari a n Th e p urch ase i ncl uded .

lan d lyi ng around t he old dam t h e fi owag c ri g hts mos t of which , ,

were acq u ire d as far b ac k as 1828 or ea rlier a nd an un divide d ,

one h alf i n te res t i n t h e rese rvoi r on B ad Luc k B rook

-
as well ,

as man y ac res of ad j acen t l a nd Th e da m at Orl eans M ills was .

reb u ilt to i ts former he ig ht an d an e i g htee n i n ch pipe was l a i d -

follow in g th e eas t b an k of Pal mer s R iver to t h e co mp a ny s res

’ ’

erv oi r in Wa rren .

S in ce t h fi st w k i n Sep temb 19 12 w t h bee n flowin g

e r ee er, , a er as

by g ravity th oug h thi pipe f om t h

r voi at O l n Fact orys r e rese r r r ea s

to t he Warren re rvoi t th t of bou t on million g allon

se r, a e ra e a e s

per t w en ty fo u ho
-
u Th d m rt B ad Lu k B ro o k w fo
rs un
. d e a a c as

to b e i n a v y d ng ou conditio n an d i n 19 13 it was n tirely

er a er s , e

reb u ilt at n ap n of boutex e se a

Non :

This loc ality is ofte n called S h ad Fac tory be in g at t he hea d ,

of tide wa ter wh ere l arg e s hoa l s of s h ad and h erri ng were won t

-
,

to co me up t he river i n t h e spri ng to sp awn Th e h erri ng wo uld .

come i n l arg e q uan titi es over t h e old dam as far as Rehoboth

Vi llag e and so me ti mes sh ad would be see n above t he dam At

, .

t h e ri g ht ti me so me of t h e men of t h e tow n w h o enj oyed t h e s po rt

 REH OB OTH MAN UFACTURES 27 1

w o uld p rocee d t o t he river w ith the ir ne ts t o c a tch t he s had ; i n

so me i n s ta n ces th ey wo uld salt th em for fu ture use As they .

were n ot allowed to cas t t he ir a cts un ti l sunse t t here was a rush ,

to secure th e bes t places Af ter a ti me t he t own was accus t omed

.

to se ll t h e rig ht to t h e hig hes t b idder I n recen t years on acco un t .

,

of so ma ny tra ps se t furthe r do wn t he river few sh ad have come ,

u p so far a nd t h e in teres t h as dec li n ed

,
.

PERRYVI LLE
The old Perry ho mes tea d wh ere Ezra Perry an d h is descen dan t s
,

lived was located on w h a t i s n ow Ash S tree t near t he source of the

,

Perry S tream whi c h i s t h e wes t bran ch of Pal mer s R iver Th ree

,
’
.

fourths of a mile furth er n orth on a s ma ll trib uta ry Ez ra Perry , ,

man u fac ture d t he fi rs t b obb i n s for cotton factories i n t h e coun try .

They were used a t t h e Sl a ter Mill i n Paw tuc ke t and l a ter at

oth e r mill s H i s s on E z ra Jr k no wn as D ea Ezra h ad s i x sons
.
, .
, .
, ,

an d tog e t h er th ey ra n a s a w m ill on As h St ree t w ith a b l ac k smith

-
,

s hop i n t h e b a se me n t a n d a t u rn i n g s hop i n t h e upp er p a rt w h ere

man y bobbi n s w ere tu rned .

I n 183 1 D a n ie l o n e o f t h e so n s c a me d ow n t h e s tre a m a bo u t
, , ,

a mile a n d a h a lf a n d bo u g ht a fa rm in w h a t i s n o w Perryvi ll e .

On thi s p a rt of t he s t rea m a t u rn i n g s hop h ad bee n erec te d abo u t

1820 by C yre l B u lloc k son i a la w of D ea Ez ra Pe rry wh o car
,
- -
.
,

rie d on a s ma ll b us i n ess h ere for s e v e ral y ea rs .

Soon a fte r D an ie l Perry se ttled here h e s ta rted th e turn in g

b us i nes s for himself while t he b rothers O ti s an d Willia m con tin ued
,

t he b us i ness a t t he old pl ace un til ab o u t 1840 wh en O ti s came ,

down t he s tream an d bo ug ht a part of t h e wa ter p rivileg e and

bu ilding s of D an ie l and each opera te d a turn in g shop A few .

years l a ter th ey s tarte d a g ri s t mill Meanwhile Wi lli am con -

.

tinned bus i nes s a t t h e old mill un til 1850 when D ea Ezra Perry , .

died an d t h e homes tead soon ca me i n to possess ion of S teph en

Perry another b ranc h of t h e fa mily
, .

At a bou t this ti me O ti s a t Perryville boug ht out h is b roth er

D a n iel s i n teres t a n d b u ilt a sa wmill whic h i s s ti ll i n opera tion
’
.

Abou t 1825 J ames Perry also a son of D ea Ezra h ad c ome t o

, , .
,

t h e pl ace an d b u ilt t h e ho use i n whic h Ch arles Perry n ow res ides .

I n abou t 1850 h i s s on J ames H s ta rted to ma ke tool h an dles .

-
,

fi rs t i n t h e basemen t of th e old mill then i n t he old bu ildi ng Cyrel ,

B ulloc k h ad used an d i n 1859 he bu ilt a new turn ing shop st i ll

,
27 2 HI STORY OF REHOBOTH

furt h er down t he s tre a m I n 1865 Ch arles Perry bo ug ht a half

.

i n teres t i n t h e b us i ness a nd t he fi rm n a me was Ja mes H Perry -

.

Co They ma nu fac tured a l a rg e varie ty of g oods s uc h as butter

.

molds rolli ng pi n s c h ise l and aug e r h a n dles brush h an dles

,
-
,
-
,
-
,

malle ts a nd me a ls from li g n um vita e and hic kory i ce picks -

,
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,

horse racke ts t h reshi ng flai ls e t c

-
,
-
, .

I n 187 1 C h arl es Perry bec a me sole o wne r a nd t h e followi ng ,

year sold a h alf i nteres t to Ed wi n Perry and t he fi rm name he ,

-

came C h a rl es Pe rry 81 C o Afte r 1890 it wa s t h e C h arles Perry

. .

M fg C c an d i n 1892 M r Perry w ithdrew fro m t he co nce rn

. .
, .
,

whic h soon wen t ou t of b us i nes s an d h as s i nce o wn e d a n d operat ed

t h e sawmill an d g ri s tmill .

SO M E LESS E R MA NUFACTURES
I n a dditio n to t he i n d us tries of t h e O rle ans fa c to ry Re hoboth ,

Villag e and Perryville th ere were n umero us s ma ller e n te rp rises

,

carried on for t he mos t p a rt by i nd ivid ua l s H e re a nd the re were .

small s hop s w he re c oope ri ng w as do ne or w h ere t h e w hee l wrig ht , ,

or t h e s hoe ma k er o r t he b l a c k s mith pli e d h i s t rad e

, The cob bler .

wo uld so me ti mes h a ve a wo rk roo m i n h i s own ho use -

.

As Perryville h ad i ts ma n ufac t ures on t h e Wes t B ra n c h of Pal

mer s R iver so th e re we re al so i n d us tries es ta bli s he d a t a n early
’

period on t he Eas t B ranch of t he sa me s trea m .

Not far fro m t he ri se of thi s s tre a m near Gre a t M eadow Hill ,

t h e Peeks h ad a n i ro n fo rg i ng pl an t be fore t he middle of t he e ig h

-

t een t h ce n t ury This en te rp ri se was fo unded by Ebe neze r Pec k

.
,

wh o was bo rn i n 1697 He was t he e ld es t son of J a th n i e l Pec k

.
,

on e of t he fi rs t se ttle rs a t Pa l mer s R ive r The i ro n ore was

’
.

broug ht fro m B ris tol by c x teams to Pec k s fo rg e where it was -

’

freed fro m i mp urities an d ren dered malleabl e i n a furnace an d then ,

by h ammers incl udi ng a trip hammer was forg ed i nto bars

,
-
,

or other fo rms s u ita b l e to t h e bl ac k s mith s art It i s notable ’

.

tha t blac ks mithi ng was ca rri ed on h e re ex tens ively by th ree suc

cess i ve g enera tio n s of Pee ks At this forg e were fas hio ned vari.

ous i mplemen ts of ag ri c ulture plows b arro w tee th ch a i ns ti res , ,

-
, , ,

i ron braces for wag o ns et c This forg e p rivileg e was loca ted on
, .

a lane lea di ng off Fa i rvi ew Aven ue whi ch runs fro m C yri l ,

Pec k s st ore di rec t to Taun ton Th e anc ien t dam i s well pre
'
.

served b ut o n ly t h e ce ll ar an d we ll of t h e Old Pec k ho mes tea d

,

are now to b e se en .
 R EHO B OTH MAN UF ACTURES 27 3

On thi s forg e p rivileg e Peddy Pec k d aug hter of C romwell ,

Peck was b orn an d reare d wh o beca me t h e mother of Leon ard

, ,

C B li ss t he dis ti n g u is he d p ro moter of t he Reg a l S hoe Co

.
, .

I n con nec tion w ith t he i ron b us i n ess t he Pee ks al s o opera ted

a s a w mill a n d g ri s tmill ; an d a fte r t h e fo rg e beca me s ile n t nearly

a cen t ury ag o M r Horace We s t rec on s truc te d t h e mi ll a n d con

, .

ti n ne d t o saw l umber an d i n trod uced a l a the for turn i ng bobb i ns ,

an d a l so mac hi n ery for ma ki n g c otto n b a tti ng M r I ra A Peek . . .

,

autho r of t h e Pec k G e n ealogy say s th a t w h en h e vi s ited th is ,

forg e p rivileg e i n 1862 s o me of t he cotton mac hi nery s till remai ned ,

thoug h t he mill h ad been for so me ti me n eg lec ted .

M r Wes t b u ilt th e c otta g e w hi c h s till s ta n d s i n g ood con d ition

.

nea r t h e mill a nd i s occ upi e d by M r J a mes Pe c k a li n ea l d escen d .

,

an t of E b e neze r Th e old mill i s a ls o s ta n di ng a fter more th an

.

fifty years of q ui e t On e may s till pi c k up pi eces of i ron slag

.

fro m t he p artly i mbed ded mass de posited pe rh ap s a h un d red an d ,

fifty years ag o There was dou b t less a l arg er flow of w a ter t han
.

now i n thi s an d oth e r s trea ms i n tho se d ay s of mo re abun dan t

fores ts .

H a lf a mile or so farth er d o wn thi s s trea m M r Franc is Car .

p e n t er a n d h i s b roth er Jo s ep h ope ra te d a g ri s t mill a sa w mill -

,
-

an d a s hi n g l e mill -
To t h e g ri s t mil l h ere farme rs for mil es aro un d
.
-
,

b ro ug h t the ir c orn rye an d w h ea t t o b e g ro un d i n to meal and fl o ur

, , .

To t he cas ual p as se r by th e re i s to day sca rcely a s ig n of th ese

- -

forme r ac tiviti es Mills mill ers a n d p a tro ns h a ve long s i nce

.
,

p as sed away a n d are fo rg otte n .

It may b e men tio ned th a t th ere w as forme rly a s a w mill on t he -

”
B ad Luc k b ra nc h of thi s s tre a m j us t be fo re i t c ros s e s t he Co un ty ,

ro ad , n ear t h e h ome of F ra n k Go ff o w n ed by C ro mwell Bliss , ,

wh o sold t he th en u n use d p rivil eg e to Nel s o n Goff a bo u t t h e ye a r

1837 Th ere w as a l so a n oth e r mill a t t h e reservoi r w hose a n c ien t
.
,

dam was s ta n di ng i n 1837 t h e yea r th a t Ne l son a nd D ari us Go ff

,

b uilt th eirs for t he Re hoboth U n ion Man ufac tu ri ng Company .

Bes ides t he mill p rivileg es j us t n amed th ere were as l a te as , ,

1850 se v era l sa w mil ls a n d g ri s t mills a nd a t l e as t one s hi ng le

,
- -

mill on Roc ky R iv er i n t h e s o uth p a rt of t he to wn an d a turn i ng

, ,

s hop on C ol e s B roo k ; a l s o a s h oe s t ri n m d S m l
’

g ill o w n e by a u e -

Wes t a nd run by hi s s on Na th an He made t he me ta l tips an d .

fas tened the m to t h e en d s of t he s tri ng s Als o on Cole s Broo k .

’

Jos h ua Pierce a Re vol ution a ry s oldie r ( bo rn

, h ad a sh op
274 H I STORY OF REH OB OTH

an d made kn ee buck les -

, a nd his son Jos hua (born an ex pert
ta nner a s man ufac tured on t h e same s trea m t he
n d b l ack mith ,

fi rs t cas t iron plows made i n New En g l an d t he cas t in g be in g done

-
,

i n Al ban y N Y , For these h e made h is own mode ls

. . He also .

made cloth es pins out of maplewood i n l arg e lots and sold them
-

i n Ne w York an d Al bany .

I n addition to h i s man ufac turin g i n teres ts M r Pie rce carried , .

on h i s l arg e farm of th ree h un dred acres .

N ear t h e mou th of Roc ky River th e Th urber s h ad a g ris t ,

’

mill u n ti l recen tly which was la rg e ly pa tro n ize d an d a bou t half

, ,

a mile up t h e s tream Benj ami n M arti n h ad a sa w mi ll an d s hi n g l e -

mill an d p art of t h e old walls are s till s tan di ng Near t h e so urce

, .

of t h e same s tream at Oak Swa mp there was al so a saw mill an d -

g ris t m ill
-
o w n e d b y S a mu e l B a k e r a n d s till a n oth er m ill be lo w ,

i n t h e Horto n a n d M arti n n e ig hborhood Se ve ra l of these old .

mills h ad a turn i ng s hop con nec ted .

Sta tis tica l i nforma ti on g a thered by t he Rehoboth assessors by

order of t he G eneral Co urt i n 1856 g ives th e fol lo wi ng in teres ti ng
fac ts res pecti ng manufac tures i n t he to wn for t he year e ndi ng
June 1, 1855
Hog s head hoops prepared for ma rk e t , v al ued a t
N ai l keg hoops -
, v a l ued a t Perso ns e mployed ,

16 .

Lu mber p rep are d for marke t ft v a l ued a t Th ree , .

,

persons employed .

Fi rewood p re p ared for marke t c o rd s v al ued a t , ,

N umber employe d 4 0 , .

Ch arco al mad e bu sh els ; v al ued at

, Nu mbe r of
p e rs o ns e m ploy e d 35 , .

Cotto n Mills spi n dles

, c otto n co n s u me d ( i n man ufac

ture) lb s C loth made . y ards Pri n tin g , .

c loth s 60x 64 ; val ue of cloth B a tti ng made , ,

lb s va l ue of b a tti ng
. C a pital , ,

M al es employ ed 29 ; femal es 34 , , .

‘
I I ora ce W e t w t t h t t i me
s as a a i
ru n n n g a b t t i g mil l t t h i
a n a e i
forg ng
ro n
ri v i le e e G e t M e d w H ill wh i h w i t h t h V i ll g e M ill a n d t h e Or

p
n ar r a a o , c e a

ea ns t o y m de t h t h ee
ac r a tt e r co on mill e p t ed
-
s r or .
 CHA PTER X I II
R EH OBOT H CE METE R IES
T H E R E a re mo re th a n t wen ty fi ve b uri al pl ace s w ithin t h e limi t s
-

of Rehoboth So me of these a re s ma ll fa mily y ard s in which no

.

o n e h as bee n b u rie d fo r ma ny y ea rs a n d w hi c h i n mos t ca ses

,

a re s adly n eg l ec t e d .

Wh e n bel o ved me mbers of t h e ho use hold die there is s i ncere ,

mo urn i ng a n d a des i re to ho n o r th e m by s o me fitti n g memori al .

After a t i me t h e fa mily bec o mes b roke n a n d sca ttered or other

i n te res t s a b so rb t he mi nd Th e d ea d a re n eg l ec t e d an d th e i r
.

res ti n g pl a c e s be c o me ov e rg ro wn w ith b us h es a n d h erb ag e

-
The .

”
prec io us God s ac re bec omes ag a i n c ommon g roun d to be fur
’

ro w e d by t he pl o w o r b u ilt upo n .

A fe w of these old g ra vey a rd s are i mporta n t to t he his tori an

b eca use of th e i r ag e a n d of t h e o nce p ro mi nen t people wh o are
b uri e d i n th e m Th e t w o old es t y a rd s i n tow n a re t he fi rs t P al
.

mer s R i ve r C h urc hy a rd a n d t h e Pec k y ard o n t h e wes t b an k of

’

t h e ri ve r .

Th e V ill a g e C e me tery i s mos t w id e ly k n o wn as be i ng t he

c h urc h y a rd of t h e sec o n d mee ti n g house a n d beca use of i t s
-
,

c en t ra l l oc a t io n a n d w e ll k e pt c o n ditio n
-
I n fa c t mos t of t h e
.
,

b u ri a l s i n to w n a re n o w ma de in thi s y a rd a n d i n n umerous i a ,

s ta nc e s b o di es h a v e be e n t ak e n u p fro m t h e s ma ll fa mily lots

a n d re b uri ed h e re w h e re pe rpe t ua l ca re may b e as s ure d

, .

Thi s y a rd w as se t a p a rt i n 1773 a n d t he secon d mee tin g

ho use wa s b uilt u po n it t h e sa me yea r Th e house s too d on wh a t .

i s n o w t he no rth s id e of Wh ea to n Ave n ue a nd face d t he so u th , ,

i t s fro n t portio n i n p art t h e sp ace no w occ upie d by t h e W illi am

Bl an d i ng an d t he Willi a m Wh ea to n lots ; t he s truc ture runn ing
bac k north ward fifty fee t The fi rs t b uri al was th at of an i nfan t
.

so n of Sa mue l a n d Lydi a C a rpe n t er wh o di e d A ug 22 1774 .

, .

On t he se ve n tee n th of Fe b ruary 1776 Ephra i m H un t died, ,

ag e d se v e n ty s i x an d w as b uried n ear t h e n o rth wes t co rner of t h e

-

c h u rc h . By h i s w ill h e left t he paris h an es ta te thoug ht to be

worth t e n tho usa n d doll ars H is fitti ng epita ph rea ds as follows :
.

lw l
276 H ISTORY OF REHOB OTH

W ithin thi ilen t g ra ve h is body lies

s s ,

Whose liberal so u l did li beral thi n g s de vise .

Wh a t God fi rs t g a v e by h i m was free ly g i ven

To fu rth e r oth ers i n th e i r way to hea ve n .

I n peace h e di e d with joyf ul hope t o ri se

An d liv e with Jes us far a bove t he s ki es .

Th e ri g hteo us be i n e ve rl as ti ng re me mbra nce .

I n 1829 s ome of iti ze n s feeli n g t he nee d of a to mb a nd a

t he c ,

su ita bl e h ea rse un ited to fo rm t h e V ault a n d H earse A ssoc i a tio n

, ,

c hoos i ng D an i e l L Wil marth J a mes Bl an di n g an d Joseph La ke

.
, ,

t he p ru den ti al co mmittee Th e to mb o r v a u lt w as fi n i s hed t h e

.

sa me y ear an d C apta i n S h ub ae l Go ff w as a ppoi n te d k ee pe r

, A .

hearse was al so p urc h ased a nd pl aced i n t he c are of Jon a than

W h eaton Jr The ex pen se of both was fi ve h und red an d forty
,
“
.

doll ars an d was s hared among t he fifty three prop rietors -

.

The terms ag reed upo n for t he use of t he hearse a nd vault by

p er so n s o u ts id e t h e p rop r i e to rs we re
“fifty ce n ts t h e fi r s t mil e ,

ten ce n ts all over a n d t we nty fi ve ce n ts a wee k for t he use of t he

,
-

vault and twen ty fi ve ce n ts to t he keepe r of t h e vault e very ti me

,
-

”
h e sh all open t he s a me to rece ive or deliver a co rp se This hearse
“
.

”
did service un til 1860 w hen it was voted to b uy a sec o n d h anded
,

hearse w ith D e Witt C Ca rpe n ter as care ta ker Th is seco nd

. .

hearse also h ad i ts day an d was marke d for oblivion an d may s til l ,

be see n on i ts w ay a c u rio us re li c of fo rme r d ay s

,
.

Not u n til 1866 was a ny additio n ma de to t he old ch urc hy ard ,

from whic h t h e c h urc h h ad bee n moved twen ty s i x years be fore -

,

b u t i n thi s yea r t h e Rehoboth Ce me te ry A ss oc i a tio n was fo rmed

th ro ug h t h e i n i ti a ti ve of Geo rg e N Go ff w h o tog e the r w ith .
, ,

Na t h a n I I E a rl e a nd Georg e H C a rpe n te r c o n stitu te d t he pru

. .
,

d en ti a l co mmittee a n d p urc h as ed of t h e t o w n t h e so ca lled new

,
-

p art i n w h i c h mos t of t he b uri a l s h ave bee n made for t he pas t

,

fifty y e ars T h i s part i n t urn bec o mi ng cro wde d it was dec ide d
.
,

i n 19 13 to e n l a rg e t he y a rd Thi s was do ne by t h e re vive d V a ult

.

an d H ea rse A s s oc i a tio n no w c h a n g ed to t h e Re h o both C e me tery

,

Assoc i a tion t he old org an i za tion of tha t n a me h avin g l apsed

, .

Two ac res on t he so u th s ide of t he y a rd were p u rc h as ed a n d w a ll ed ,

a we ll dug ,a n d a pl o t mad e of t h e c e me t e ry To day t he whol e

— .

y ard s h o ws g rea t i mp ro ve me n t o ve r i t s c o n ditio n fi ve y ea rs ag o .

M r Fra n k W C ol e wh o plotted t h e y a rd g ives t h e follo w i ng

. .
, ,

n a mes of Re v o l u ti on a ry soldi ers w h o a re b u ri e d h e re : Li e u te n an t

 REH O B OTH C E METER I ES 27 7

J a mes o C
ll C a pta i n Jon a th a n D ro wn Lieu ten an t J a mes Hor
r s we , ,

t on C olo n e l C h ri s toph e r Bl a n d i n g J a mes Bliss M D Ebe n eze r

, , , . .
,

Fuller C olon el Tho mas C arpen ter Sylvan us Pec k He also g ives
, , .

t h e n a me s of twen ty n i ne soldiers w h o p artic ip a te d i n t h e war of -

t h e rebe llio n ‘
.

Th e old es t pe rso n b u ri ed h ere i s S ara wife of Joh n Bliss an d , ,

da u g hte r of Josh u a S mith wh o died M arc h 20 1855 ag e d 102 , , ,

y ea rs 5 mos , .

Deaco n E ph ra i m Bliss w h o died Ja n 6 1778 h as t he followi ng , .

, ,

epi t a ph :

Th e g reedy w o rms d e vo u r my s ki n ,

An d g n a w my w as ti n g fl es h ;
Wh en God s h all b u ild my bon es ag a i n
”
He c lothes th em a ll a fres h .

The me te ry i s n o w i n ex cell e n t c o n ditio n It h as g ro wn un til

ce .

it con ta i n s more t ha n t wo tho us a n d g ra ves w hic h i s abou t t he ,

n u mb e r of t h e t ow n s i n h a bita n ts M any of t h e lots are un der ’

.

pe rpe t ua l c a re th ro ug h f un d s e n tru s ted to t h e to wn by i n teres ted

p a rti es These trus t fun d s a mo u n t to
. t h e i n teres t of -

w hic h i s a ppli e d to di fferen t y ard s b u t ma i n ly to t h e on e a t t he ,

V ill ag e Fo r se ve ral y ea rs t he to wn h as c hosen M r Henry T

. . .

Horton to l ook a fte r t h e lots t h us p rovided for a nd to h i m muc h ,

credit i s due fo r h i s i n te res t a n d p a i n s i n ma ki ng n ot on ly t h e lots

whi c h fa ll to h i s ca re b u t t h e e n ti re y a rd s n e a t a nd a ttrac tive , , .

A mo ng t h e n a mes of t h ose b u ried h e re a re R e v Ro bert Rog er , .

s on a n d w i fe B e t t y R e v O t i s Th o mp s o n a n d h i s fi rs t w ife Ra c h el
, .
,

Elde r Na th a n Pi erce a n d Eld e r Pre s e rve d Pie rce D rs J a mes , .

Blis s I saa c Fow l er Roy a l C a rpe n ter J a mes C hip ma n ; also C aro
, , ,

li n e C arpe n ter fi an cee of Le on ard Bli s s Jr ’

, , .

Ca p t
‘
t s Ba r, ut
. Oi
ld e e e k e L ie
A rno D F or s t B row n , J a m s 8 C h i pman , . .

M D A ra m
. b .
, O l di i be e e
B a n n g M D , H ra m H D ro w n E n z r M . L e an , , . . .
, .

Il e n ry F Fros t A lle L e
n B . e l
ut h r J a m s F k W e
M o u to n, M ar 0
, h a t on , .
, . .

e i l L ie
B e n j a mi n C M u n ro T h o mas H l . e
ut Ja mes P B ro w n , Ja me s J T h a t c h r,
, , . .

d i li
E w n I I B ss J a m s M e L i L ieew s y
u t C rus M , L d
W h ea t o n C a pt eo na r .
, , .
, .

y li e y eye il i
D ro w n H e n r C Goff Th o mas B ss , H n r M rs W l a m S R nol s. ey d , , ,

li de le L e
C o ra c h a s B s s J o s e p h B o r n H a S ut h r. W e e
A ug us t us C a rp n t r , . , .
,

e
Wh a ton L li P ke
B ss , T h o mas S ar .r . .

‘
S m f th
o lde t d mm t f mil y me e p e e ted m t h i d
e o e o s an co o nes a na s r r s n s ar
a reBli I k C p l e G lf B l
ss ,
’
di g Wh e t B we H t B l k
ec , ar ea r, o , an n , a o n, o n, or o n , u oc .

B w
ro Pie e ( i l y pelled ) W heele A l le
n, rc A l ly Pe y I l t
v a r o us s , r, n or n, rr . un ,

R d B k e W il m t h R g e
ee , a L k e S t h F t F lle N h C h i
r, ar , o rs o n , a , an ros , u r, as , us n .

M a rv e l Ki g L e M t i F wle E le A bell Ne w m Red w y M

, n , an , ar n, o r, ar , , an, a , ou
ton. I l i k C le L t h e V i ll M ed b y K e t L i d e y J
c s, o ,b dG d
u r, a , ur , n , n s , a co s, an ar ner.
278 H ISTORY O F REHO BOTH

THE PALME R S R I VER CH URCH YARD

’

This is t h e oldes t ce me tery i n town B uri al s were made here .

e ven be fo re t h e P al mer s River M ee ti n g ho use was b u ilt i n 1721

’

“
-
.

B liss i n h is His tory say s t he house s tood on a small elevation

, ,

”
abo u t h a lf a mile n orth wes t of t h e Orl ea n s Fac to ry an d th at it
“
is so meti mes ca lled B uri al Pl ace H ill
”
.
,

Th e ch urc hy ard cons i s ted of th ree acres whic h were g i ven by

Jathn iel Pec k C apta in Samuel Pec k an d Jona th an Bliss I n thi s
, , .

old y ard c o ve red w ith a thi ck g rowth of s wee t fern g reen bri er
“
-
, , ,
”
a n d oth er c oarse h erb ag e t he fo re fa th ers of t h e h a mlet sleep
, .

The i r li c hen pa tc hed ta ble ts of bl ue sla t e are well preserved

-
,

an d by pe rse veri n g e ffo rt we h ave dec iphered mos t of th em .

By a s ing ul ar coi ncidence t he ce metery near Scott s blac k ’

s mith shop abo u t h alf a mil e so u the as t of t h e Orl ean s Fac to ry

“
-
, ,
”
con ta i n s th ree acres an d t h e s pot i s ca ll ed B uri al Pl ace Hi ll .

For thi s reaso n some h a ve s upposed th a t t he l a tte r was t he real

Pal mer s River Ch urc hyard B ut this ca nn ot be for se veral
’
.
,

reaso ns : fi rs t beca use t he ch urchy ard w as north wes t of t h e fac

,

tory ; i n t h e secon d pl ace beca use t he b uri al s beg a n here so me

,

years ea rlier th an i n t he other pl ace as early a t leas t as ,

17 17 w h ere as there t h e fi rs t record ed b uri al was i n 1734 ; and

,

i n t h e thi rd pl ace beca use i n this old y ard

,
“ i n h i s c h urc h
”
yard as Bli ss s ta tes Re v D a vid Turner t he fi rs t pas tor of t he
, , .
,

ch urc h was b u rie d w ho died i n 1 74 5 a n d n ea r h i m h i s s trong

, , ,

s uppo rter M r J a th n i e l Peck w hose we ll p re se rv e d s to n e of s l at e

, .
,
-

is i nscri be d as follo ws :
“ I n memory of M r J a th n i el Pec k d ece ased .
,

“
April y 5t h 174 2 i n y 82n d y ear of h i s ag e Re v
e e . .

14 : I 3 Bl esse d are y dead w hi c h di e i n y Lord

.
e e
,

etc .

Bes ide him t h i s wife w ith thi s i nsc riptio n

res s
“ Here lies t he body of M rs Sarah Pec k y w ife e .
,

of M r J a th n i e l Pec k dec d J u ne y 4 t h 17 17 i n y
.
e e
,

“
4 7 t h ye ar of h er ag e
The s wee t rememb ran ce of y j us te
.

Sh all flouri s h wh en t hey sl ee p i n d us t .

Ps 1 1 2 : 6
. .

J th n iel Pec k was t he son of Joseph who ca me fro m Eng l and

a ,

to H ing h am an d thence to Old Re hoboth i n 1645 a nd se ttled on ,

t he wes t b an k of Pa l me r s Rive r i n 1660 J a th n i el w as also t he

’
.
 REH O BOTH C EMETER I ES 279

f th of
a er E ben eze r wh o , foun d ed t he i ro n forg i n g p rivileg e nea r -

G rea t M eado w Hill , a n d wh o a l s o i s b u ri ed i n this p la ce w ith othe rs

of t h e n ame .

M e mory of
In
C apt Ebeneze r .

Pec k
wh o D ep arte d
thi s Life Sept emr
18t h 17 60 i n t h e.

64t h Year of h i s
”
Ag e .

H i s w ife w as Marg a re t Whita ker who m h e marri e d Aug 12 , .

,

1724 S h e s urvive d h i m a n d ma rrie d C a pt N a th a n iel B liss

. S he . .

died J un e 25, 1774 , i n h e r 7 2d

y ear an d is b urie d here .

Several of thei r ten c hildren res t i n this lot as J ames H annah , ,

an d C 01 Sh ub ael wh o h e ld a c olo n e l s c o mmi ss io n He marri ed

’
. .
,

H uldah H un t ; the i r d a ug hter H uld a h sl eeps b es ide h er parents ;

sh e di e d Nov 18 1 760 .A n oth er d aug hter Eli zabe th died Oct
, .
, , .

30 177 5 i n t he 19th y ear of h e r ag e an d h as i n p art this epita ph

, , ,

Survivo rs a tten d wh o thoug htless yo ung and g ay

, , ,

Now w hi rl yo u r lives i n g iddi ness a w ay .

Stop yo ur c areer ; B ehold thi s s pea ki n g s to ne ;

”
Thi n k o n h er fa te an d tremble a t your ow n .

A n other s tone b ears t h e n a me of C a pt Tho mas Pec k (son of .

Pel eg ) di ed April 5 1763 i n t h e 63d y ea r of h i s ag e Mt

, , , . .

Here res ts al so B enj a mi n Pec k (s on of J a t h n i el) who died Aug , .

10 1749 i n h i s 44t h yea r; a nd E li za be th h i s wife w h o died Ap ri l

, , , ,

15 1731 i n h er 27 t h y ea r
, , .

I n th i s old c h u rc hy a rd a re b uri e d al s o se ve ra l g en era tio ns of

B li sses
H ere lye t h t h e
body of Jo na th a n
Bli ss w h o de
parted this life
Oc tober y l 0t h
e

17 19 i n y e
54
Yea r of h i s ag e .

Jo na th a n w as t he son of Jo n a th a n a n d Mi ri a m H a rmon and

g ra n d s o n of Tho m as of t h e N e w m
, a n c olo n y of 1 643 an d on e of ,

t h e fi rs t se ttl ers on Pal mer s R iver He was one of th ree t o

’
.

g iv e a n ac re of g ro u n d fo r t h e s ite of t h e m ee ti n g ho use H e -
.

marri ed Mi ri a m C a rpen ter .

280 HISTORY OF REH OB OTH

A co mpan ion s t one re a ds :

Memory of
In
Jo na th an Bliss
wh o dep arte d
This life M ay 3 ,

A n n o D om 1770 .

I n t he 78t h yea r of
”
H is ag e .

He was t he former and Miria m C arpen ter

son of the , an d

s ide d on or near t h e Bliss ho mes tea d a ll h i s d ay s .

A thi rd s tone marks a brother s g ra ve : ’

M emory of
In
M r Elish a Bli ss
.

wh o died
M arc h 15 1793 ,

A g ed 95 y ears .

E lis h a, of Jon ath an an d Miria m ( C arpen ter) married M ar

son ,

g are t Ne wma n a n d liv e d o n t h e ho me pl ace .

The nex t s to ne i n o rder marks t h e fifth g en era tio n :

Memory of
In
M r Eli s h a Bli ss
.

di ed Nov 1778 .

i n t h e 4 7 t h y ea r
”
of h is ag e .

He was t h e son of Elis h a and M arg are t Newman He li ved on .

t h e ho me pl ace un t i l h e e nli s ted a n d se rved th ree y ears i n t h e

Revol u tio nary Wa r He d ied i n t he a rmy of s mall pox Hi s wife
.
-
.

was Ruth Tho mas Bli ss wh o di e d M arch 3 1807 i n h er 75t h

, , ,

year Th e Blis s homes tea d is h a lf a mile n orth of t he old yard

.

near then p arso n ag e on Whee le r Stree t an d n ow owned by

t he ,

Waldo Graves a descen dan t , .

H ere are me mori a l s tones to severa l c hildren of Lieu t Eph ra i m .

an d Ra c he l ( C a rpe n ter) Bliss : No a h J o n a th a n Lydia a n d B en , , ,

j ami n Lieut Ephrai m was t he son of Jon ath an a nd Miri am

. .

( C p t ) Th y h d t w lv hild H i to w t fo d

“
ar e n er .e a e e c re n s s n e as n o u n
.
,

b ut may h a ve bee n ove rlooked i n t h e de n se b us hes .

One of t h e earlies t b uri als was th a t of D a vid Bliss D ec Sept , .

”
y
e 6t h 1 7
, 20 i n y,
e 2 6t h y ea r of h i s ag e .

J udith wife of Abi a h Bliss died Oc t 10 1755 i n her 22d year

, , .
, , .

A mong t he early se ttle rs alo ng t h e Pa l mer s Ri ver were t he ’

 R EH OB OTH C EMETERI ES 28 1

Full ers , so me of w ho m t h i s y ard Ens ig n E beneze r

a re b u ri ed in .

Fu ll er di e d Oc t 2 17 7 3 i n t he 69t h y ear of h i s ag e
.
, , Rac h el h is .

w ife di e d Oc t 25 1788 i n her 83d y ear Th e i r d aug hter J ud ith

“ ,
.
, , .
,

D eed D ece mbe r ye 26t h 175 1 i n ye 18t h yea r of h er ag e , Sh e , .

i s mad e to say :
R ip e for h ea v en my so ul ascen di ng flew ,

A n d early bid thi s s i n fu l w o rld a die u :

Short w as my ti me y lo n g er i s my res t
e
,
”
I n y e tern a l M an s io ns of y Bl es t
° e
.

A a ro n F uller died M ay 2 1789 i n h i s 74t h year Be thi ah h i s , , .

,

wi fe di e d Ap ril 16 17 65
, , .

Dorothy w ife of Sa mu el F ulle r died Sept 17 177 2 in h er 93d

, , .
, ,

year ; a n d H a n na h w ife of Ti mothy died Ja n 25 1748 9 in h er —

, , .
, ,

36t h y ea r .

Th e S mith s were a n oth e r of t h e early fa milies i n thi s co mmun ity .

De acon J osh ua S mith w as p ro mi ne n t a t t he very beg i nni ng of th e

se ttle me n t H e died D ec 10 1743 i n t he fi fty fi rs t year of h is
. .
, ,
-

ag e. On h i s s to ne i s t h i s epita ph :
Thoug h a li t tle whil e h ere
H e h a d h i s s h ea r
Of so rro w g ri ef pa i n ; ,

H i s Sol e we Trus t
I s w ith t h e J us t
Wh e re it s h a ll e ver re i g n .

I n M e mory of M rs M a ry S mith w i fe of M r .
, .

Jos h ua S mith w”h o died Ap ril 3d 1795 i n t h e 95th

, , ,

y ea r of her a g e .

O th e rs Th o mas S mith (87) a n d h i s w ife Rebecca

a re

I n M e mo ry of D e li v e rc n cc S mi t h l a te Wife of ,

M r Sa mue l S mith w h o die d D ec 23 1775 i n t he

.
, .
, ,
”
43d Y ea r of h er Ag e
“
.

My fl es h sh a ll s l umber i n t h e g roun d
Till t h e l as t Trump e t s j oyful So un d ’

Th en b urs t t h e Ch a i n s w ith S wee t Surp rise

An d i n my S a vior s I mag e ri se
’
.

I n M emory of M rs S ara h S mith l a te W ife of .

,

M r Eben eze r S mith die d Ap ril 9 1762 i n y 25t h

.
e
, , ,
”
Year of her Ag e .

H ere res t also several members of t he M oulton family

Here lies t he Rema i ns of D eacon S tephen Mo ul
t on He dep arted thi s Life September 1 2 1786
.
, ,
”
i n y 90th Year of h is Ag e
e
.
282 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH
He was chose n deacon of t he Pal mer s R i ver Ch urc h i n 1750 ’
.

I n memory of M rs Rebecca M o ulton l a te wife .

,

of C ap S tephen Moulton decd A ug us t 26 1769 i n

.
, , ,
”
t he 70t h Year of her Ag e .

S teph n Mo ulto n J
e , r
.
, died Ja n 4 1776 i n h i s 38t h ye ar
.
, , .

Th e W idow H an n h a Moulto n die d Nov 5 1777 i n her .

, , 4 1s t
year .

And I h eard a voice fro m hea ven , sa yi ng un to

”
me, W
ri te Blessed are t he dead e t c , .

Here are a sl o l s tones to t he Ca rpenter fa mily :

se vera

I n M emo ry of Capt A b i a h C a rpe n ter D eed July .

1743 i n y 53d y ea r of h i s Ag e
°

“
.

I n M emory of M rs Ex pe rien ce C a rpe n ter Re ,

lie t of C apt Abi ah C arpe n ter l a te of Re hoboth

.
, ,

D ece ase d who Die d D ec 2 l s t 1775 i n t he 83d yea r of .

her Ag e .

Among t he ea rly b urials i n this God s acre are t he Burrs : ’

H ere lyet h t he Body of S i mon B urr who dyed

M arc h y 1 2 1722 i n y 69t h year of h i s ag e
e e
, , .

I n Memo ry of M r S i mon B urr w h o decease d .

Sept r 2 1783 i n t h e 9 l s t y ea r of h i s Ag e
, .

S ti ll anothe to ne is insc ri bed as follows :

r s

M rs H uld ah J acob wife of W i l so n J acob

.

die d Oc t 24 1770 i n h er 22d year;

.
, ,

Here lies my body d resse d i n d us t ;

My soul w ith h i m th a t g ave it fi rs t ;
My b ody here i n d us t mus t lay
Un til t he g rea t tre men do us day .

H ere are t he na mes of k All en Joy B ald wi n Wheeler

Ba
r e r, , , , ,

Ing alls , an d M ary , w ife of Pe ter H un t w h o di ed D ec 10 1754 , .

, .

i n h er 7 l s t year .

The town h as a l ways cl ai med this th ree acre lot a nd h as b uried -

,

i tsp aupers here , b u t o u ts ide t h e sacre d c ircl e of t h e an c ie n t and

ho nore d dead .

Close by is t h e s mall family y ard wh ere Jose ph La ke son of ,

Lab an an d P a tien ce and some members of h is family are b uried

, , .

He died Oc t 6 1843 ag ed 65 years H i s wife Elean o r W ill iams

.
, , .

Lake die d M arc h 6 1862 ag ed 87 years , , .

 R EH O B OTH C EM ETER I ES 283

TH E PE C K C E METERY
The Pec k Ceme tery i s s i t ua ted on t he wes t b a n k of t h e Pa l mer s ’

R ive r ab o u t h a lf a mile fro m t h e p ublic roa d i n t he v i c i n ity of

, ,

t h e Willi a m C ovill res ide nce a n d i s a t t h e p resen t ti me a p art of ,

t h e Tho mas Rey n old s farm ( S u mmer S t ree t) It h as been neg .

lec te d for ma ny y ea rs a n d i s overg ro wn w ith b ush es an d t rees .

Th e l as t b uri a l i n thi s lot w as th a t of D ean C h ace J uly 2 1887 , , ,

a t w hi c h t h e writer o ffi c i a te d It i s a very old y ard wh ere some .

of t h e earli es t se ttlers alo ng t h e Pal mer s R iver were b uried i a ’

c l udi n g P eeks C a vill s B a rney s C h ace s Ally ns a n d La kes

, , Th e , , , .

oldes t g ra ve i s th a t of C apt Sa muel Peck On t h e fi ne old s l at e . .

s to n e i s t h e Pec k coa t of arms w ith thi s i n s crip t io n .

H ere li es i n t erred y b ody of Cpt n Sa mue l Pec k

e
.
,

D ecd J un e y 9t h A nn o Do m1n 1 1736 i n y 64t h

.

e 12
,

year of h i s ag e .

To me t was g ive n to d ie’

To th ee twas g i ven to live :’

Al as ! one mo me n t se ts us e ve n
M ark h ow i mp arti a l i s t h e Will of H ea ve n .

Hi s w ife
’
s s i nsc ri be d as follo ws :
to n e is
I n me mo ry of M rs Ra c h el Pec k Re lic t of C ap .
, .

Sa mue l Pe c k D ee Nove mbe r y 2n d 1756 i n y

d ,
e "

S l s t y ea r of h er ag e .

He w as t he of Joseph a n d brother of J a t h n iel He se t apart

so n .

thi s y a rd fro m h i s o wn farm w hich he h a d i nherite d from hi s

fa the r w ho res ided o n t hi s i n te rval e nea r W m C ov i ll s (see Pec k .
’

Ge n ea logy )

“
.

S a muel Pec k J r s on of t he fo rmer di ed Nov 26 1788 i n t he

, .
, , .
, ,

82d y ea r of h i s a g e h
Who w as an eld of a C of C hris t i n Re ho '
,

both 4 0 y ears H a vi n g se rved h is g e n e ra tio n by ye w ill of God

ty
.

“
Fe ll as l eep i n J es us e n de d h i s life w ith y wo rd s of ye Holy Apostle
e

Se c Ti mo thy 4 t h C h a p t 7 t h Ve rse .

Wi t h H ea ve n ly Weapo n s I h a ve foug ht
The B a ttles of t he Lo rd .

F in i shed my C orse kept y Fa ith e

,

A n d wa i g ht t h e s ure Rewa rd .

O th er I ’
b uried h ere a re I s aac Georg e Perez a nd w ife Ex
cc ks , ,

p e ri e n ce
, a n d S a mu e l 2d ; a l s o Abi e zer so n of C a pt S a muel wh o , .
,

lived on t he ho me farm w here h e die d i n 1800 ag ed 87 , , .

284 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

Th e on ly mon ume n t i n this yard i s erec ted to th e memory of

W illiam Covill who died April 18 1859 i n t he 77t h year of h is
, , ,

ag e .Hi s wife Lydi a C ovill died M ay 30 1875 i n t he 84 th y ear , ,

of her ag e .

M r Covi ll s res iden ce was on t he i n te rvale n ot fa r fro m t h is

’
.

yard on t h e l an d formerly occu pied by t he Peeks b u t scarce ly

, ,

a trace of it re ma i ns W illiam W Bl an di ng i n h i s 98t h year re

. .
, ,

ca lls h i m as a we ll t o do c iti ze n wh o m he o nce c a ll e d u po n a t h i s

- -

ho me to neg oti a te a money loan .

A mong t he Lakes b uried h ere are El n a th a n a nd h is w ife Su sa n na ;

G eo rg e and h i s wife N an cy ; Horace and Al be rt .

One i n te res ti n g s to ne g ives t he C h ace g en ealog y th us :

G ri n dal C h ace
Died J une 10 1843 , .

Was t he son of E lis h a C h ace w ho was b orn D ec .

15 17 12 wh o was t he son of J oh n Ch ace wh o was

, ,

born Apr 6t h 1675 Died NO V ? 26 .

, .
,

B U RIAL PLAC E I I ILL C EMETE RY

This y ard at t he J unc tion of Pec kh a m and P rovidence S tree ts
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co n ta i ns so me 250g ra ves Th e t wo old es t pers o ns b uried h ere are

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D ari us Wes t wh o die d D ec 15 1827 i n h i s 9 l s t year a nd Pa tsy .

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Maso n M ay 2 1 1885 i n h er 92d year

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The mos t el ab ora te memoria l i s a fi ne ho ri zo n ta l ma rbl e sl a b

whi c h res ts on four s tone col umns i nscribe d i n p art as follows :
“ This s tone perpe tuates t he memory of t he Ho norable S i meon
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Martin fourth son of Sylvanus M arti n Esq an d M rs M artha

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h is w ife an d t h e fourth g eneratio n f rom J oh n M arti n who emi

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g ra ted fro m E n g l a n d i n 1665 H e w as bo rn i n R e hoboth O c t .

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20 A D 1754 a nd di ed Se pt 30 18 19 a g e d 64 y ea rs 1 1 mo n th s
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and 10 d ay s H e was one of t he fi rs t wh o s tepped forward i n hi s

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co un try s cau se i n t he Re vol u tio nary W ar an d was i n t h e b at t le

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at Tre n ton u n der Ge n era l W as hi n g ton i n 1 776 I n D ecember .

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1779 after t h e B ritis h e vac ua te d Newpo rt h e re move d to th a t

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p lace and was for a n umber of years chosen a re p rese n ta tive

fro m th a t town to t h e G e neral A sse mbly He was M ajor G e n era l .
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of t he s ta te militi a and was for se veral y ea rs el ec ted Govern or

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He was a member of t he C orpora tion of B rown Un ive rs ity He .

was a man of ex cellen t sense a g en tleman i n h i s man ners be nov , ,

olen t a nd co urteous an d hig hly res pec ted , .

 R EHO B OTH C EM ETER IES 285

Adi e u tho u s un ye s ta rs a n d moo n

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N0 long er s h a ll I n eed yo ur li g ht
My God s my s un ; He ma kes my n oo n ; ’

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My day sh all ne ver c h a n g e to n i g ht .

Near by i s ton e i n scribed w ith t h e n a me of Silvanus Mart in

a s ,

fa ther of t h e former wh o was ca pta i n of t he thi rd company , ,

C ol Thos C arpen te r s reg i me n t i n t h e Re vol u tio n an d p ro mi nen t

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i n town a ffa i rs H e was born i n Re h ob oth J uly 1 17 27 t h e only

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s on of E d w a rd a n d R ebecca ( Pec k ) M arti n He married M artha .

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e l des t d a ug hte r of Col Philip a n d M arth a (Salisb ury ) Wh ee ler. .

He di ed Aug 13 1782 ag e d 55 y ears (Joh n J oh n Ephra i m

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Ed w a rd S ilv a n us
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Se ve ra l me mbers of t h e Miller fa mily are b uried here One .

of t he s to nes w as e rec te d by t h e w idow to t he memory of Caleb

Miller M D w h o departe d thi s life i n B ris tol R I on t h e 13th
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o f No ve mbe r 1826 i n t he 40t h y ea r of h i s a e

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I n a ll t he re l a tio ns of life h e w as a man .

Frie n ds hip es tee m and fame co uld not save” ,

The m uc h reg re tted fro m t h e un ti mely g ra ve .

A l o n g ep i ta ph follo ws .

A n other s to n e reco rds a t le ng th t h e dea th of D r M ller s t wo .

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c hild re n a s o n a n d d a ug hte r a n d of M ary An n ( B uc k li n ) hi s

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w ife w i th a n epita ph for eac h c hild

, A n other s t one marks t he .

g ra v e of C a pt Jo s h ua M ill er w h.o w as bo r n Ja n 18 1 7 89 ; d i ed .
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Fe b M 1850 He l ive d a t t he foot of t h e hill on th e eas t ban k

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o f P a l me r s R iv e r w h ere h e h a d a t a n n ery a n d man u fac ture d

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mo rocco l ea th er .

I n pe acefu l q ui e t lies
H i s d us t ben ea th t h e sa d ;
Th e so ul th a t n e ver die s
Has flo wn to mee t i ts God .

C pt Jos h ua w as t he son of Philip a nd b rother of D r Ca leb

a . . .

A noth er b roth er D r Nath an i el i s b uried a t Frankli n M ass

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A pec ulia r epitaph marks t h e s tone of Se th W Miller wh o died .

M ay 30 184 8 ag ed 47 y ears :
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My fro m me d ep arted
wife
A n d rob bed me like a k n a ve ;
Wh i c h caused me broken hearted
To descend i n to my g ra ve .
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My c hild ren took an ac tive p art ,

An d to doo m me did co n trive ,

Which s tuck a d ag g er i n my hea rt

Whi c h I co uld n ot survive .

Poor fors a ken man ! E ve n t he g ra v e tell s of h is domes tic b it ter

n ess .

Som Whee ler i nsc ription s are as follows : Lt Jere miah

e of t he .

Wh ee ler born M arc h 23 1731 ; died Feb 26 181 1 He was

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co mmi ss ion e d 2d Lt of militi a i n t he l st M ass reg i men t Sept

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3d 1767 He was t h e son of J ames a nd E li za be th W h eeler ; mar

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ried a t Re ho both Jan 4 1753 S ub mit Ho rto n w h o di ed Ap ril

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18 17 78 ; a nd at B rookly n C t fo r h i s 2d wife Eli za be th T roo p

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Oc t 27 1778 who died Ap ril 9

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A n other s tone h as t he name of C a pta i n Philip Wheeler wh o ,

died a t Re hoboth Sept 19 1765 i n h i s 66 t h y ear ( d a t e on h i s

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tomb s tone) He i s ofte n ca lled C ol Wheel er H i s e pita p h
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reads :

0 death thoug h thou h as t c o nq uered me

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I b thy d art am sla i n ;

B u t b ri s t h a th va n q ui s h ed t hee ,

An d I s h a ll ri se ag a i n .

H i s w ife M arth a ( I n g all s ) died Aug 15 1745 i n he r 4 7 t h year

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Ti m h as te ns on t he ho ur
e
When I sh all wak e a nd s i ng ,

O g ra ve where i s thy power”

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0 dea th wh ere i s thy s t i ng ?

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Col Philip was t he fa ther of Philip wh o h as been acce p ted

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by t he D A R as Patriot of t he Revol u tion an d g ran dfather

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of Sh ubael a Re vol ution ary soldier Philip t h e son i s sa id to be

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b uri ed i n this y ard C apta i n or Col Philip was t he son of. .

James an d Gri zze ll (Sq uier) Wheeler (James Philip Philip

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Sh ub ae l La vi n a marri ed E d ward Horto n )

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A n other Revol ution ary soldier Col F red eri c k D rown i s b uried , .
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i n th i s y ard 174 3 1804

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A l s o t wo C i vil W ar ve tera n s : H en ry C l ay Tren n a n d D ari us

Wes t .

On one fa mily s to ne t he follo wi n g i s i nsc ri bed :

D a niel Th urb er ag ed 66 yrs .

N a th an i el 87 yrs .

Lo i s 7 1 yrs .
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Polly
Polly B ulloc k
Chloe
Nan cy
Ab el
An oth e r i n t eres ti ng old s tone h as this i nsc ription :
H ere lye t h b uri ed y body of M r Eph rah i m
e .

Whea ton E ld e r of Y fi rs t c h urc h i n S wan zey who

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e

h a vi n g fa ithf ully serv e d God h is g en era tion i n y °

Gos pe l for y s p ace of thi rty y ea rs fe ll as lee p in

e
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J es us w ith a s u re and certa i n hope of a g lorio us Re s

urrec t i on to i mmo rta l L ife Apr1l 26 A D 1734 i n y
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75 t h y e a r of h i s ag e Joh n 17 : 14 Re v
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Be s i de thi s s ton e is a muc h s ma ll e r one for M ary h i s wife, wh o

di ed i n 1747 a n d one for Rev Joh n C o mer wh o
, . died i n 1734
als o o n e for R e v R i c h ard R o u n d di e d M ay 18 17 68
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On t he s to ne t o t he me mo ry of Eli za be th Wh eel er , wh o di ed
Ap ri l 9 1788 is thi s i n sc ription :
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Her fa mily did oft e n s h are

Her g en ero us love a n d ten der ca re ;
Like w i s e h er fri e n d s did a l so fi n d
A Ne ig hbor th a t w a s soft a n d ki n d
S he lived o n e arth g rea tly des i r d
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G rea tly l a me n ted w he n ex pire d .

Th e s tone in hon or of S tephe n B ulloc k h as thi s verse :

As y o u p ass by p ray cas t yo ur eye
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As you a re n o w so o n ce w as I .

As I a m n ow s o you mus t be .

Prep a re yo urse lf to follo w me .

On a s to n e w ith t h e d a te of 1823 i s thi s verse

Thi s s pot c o n ta i n s t h e as h es of t h e j us t ,

Who soug ht n o ho n ors a n d be trayed no trus t .

This truth h e proved i n e very pa th he trod

An ho n es t man s t h e n obles t work of God
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TH E C OLE B ROOK AND JOSHUA PI ERCE CE METERI ES

Thi s y ard i s loc a t ed a t t h e s outhern border of M anwhag ue
Swa mp o n t he west ban k of Cole s Brook I t is cared for by The
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B aker and Horton Ceme tery A ss oc i atio n i ncorporated Marc h

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16 1882 w ith thi rteen ch arter members

, , John W Pierce is see . .

re t a ry a nd E V Pierce care ta ker

. . The y ard h as a neat appear .

an ce a nd mos t of t h e s tones are of g ran ite .

288 H I STORY OF REH OBOTH

Bac k f o m t he road is an old p art formerly kn own as the Baker

r ,
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B ury ing G round where mos t of t he g raves are marked by rude
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un le ttere d s to nes mo re th a n a ce n t ury old I n this p art is b uri ed .

James C B aker who died Sept 2 1859 ag e d 7 0 years a veteran

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of 18 12 .

H i s d ay s and n i g hts of ami ct i on a re o er

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He h as g o ne to res t on C an aa n s s hore
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E rec te d by h is wido w .

C lo bes i de h i m i s t he g ra ve of h i s d a ug hter M ary A B a ker

se , .
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wh o died D ec 8 1863 i n t he 23d y ear of her age

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Fold h ther i n thi ne arms

er, 0 F a ,

An d le t h er h e nce forth b e
A messen g er of love be tween
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Our h uman h earts and th ee .

His wife E meli ne a lso res ts bes ide h i m b ut w ithou t a s tone , .

Sh e was for many y ears housekee pe r for J Hi ra m Pierce S he . .

di ed M ay 7 1887 ag ed 65 yea rs , , .

A ccordi ng to M rs Pa tience Pi erce B a ker wh o was bo rn i n .

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179 2 Joth a m Ho rton son of Tho mas was b uried i n this old
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part He live d h alf a mile away down B a rney Lan e on t he Bos

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worth B uffi n t on pl ace

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Doubtles s other members of h is family .

res t h ere altho ug h th e i r g ra v es are u n ma rke d

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James B aker 1758 1829 H is wife H annah ( Manches ter)

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1752 1837 .

J ohn B aker (s on of James a nd H a n nah ) 1784 1836 His wife -

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M ary K (M a rti n) 1 799 1856

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Lev i B a ker ( son of John a n d M a ry ) 1824 1 909 — H i s w i fe .

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An g elin e (Horton d a ug hter of A a ro n a nd B e th a ny ) 1824 1895 — .

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Bes id e them res t th e i r t wo c hildren Joh n F an d C h arles Le vi . .

N a th an iel B a ker (s on of Ja mes a nd H an n a h ) died Jan 10 , .

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1857 ag e d 63 y ears H i s w ife S usa n ( Pie rce d a ug hte r of H e n ry )

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di ed Nov 1 2 1879 ag ed 82 y ea rs
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N a th an i el B a ke r Jr ( of Na th a n ie l a n d S usa n) died Jan 1 1

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188 1 ag ed 5 1 y ea rs
, Hi s wife S arah A n n ( Eddy ) died Sept 21
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1886 ag e d 54 y ears
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Oth er children of Na th an i el and S usa n were H a n nah 1839 ,

1863 ; S usa n 1830 19 15 ; a n d t w i n s o n s

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— J a mes 1833 1877 ; ,
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Joh n 1833 1883

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Joseph B a ke r died D ec 25 184 2 i n hi s 92d year J oseph

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B a k er Jr di e d M arc h 30 1866 ag ed 88 y ea rs M as on B aker

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( s on of J o se ph ) di e d Ja n 2 1 1 890 a g e d 85 y e ars, .
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D ari us Horto n died D ec 24 1872 ag ed 63 years Hi s wife , .

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H a rrie t (d a ug hter of J oseph B a ker died June 3 1886 aged , , ,

7 7 y ears .

Th e i r so n Ed wi n R M Horton Co A 3d R hode Is lan d

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He avy A rtill ery died a t Hilto n Head S C Jan 17 1862 aged , , , .

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22 y ea rs .

A way f ro m h i s ho me a n d t h e frien d s of h i s yo uth ,

He h as te d t h e he ra ld of Mercy a n d Tru th .

D i M Ho rton
a r us 9 13 H i s w i fe M a ry A 1828 1897
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Hira m Ho rto n di ed Sept 25 1896 ag ed 83 y ears Hi s wi fe , .

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E li z a S die d M ay 15 1882 ag e d 7 2 yea rs

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Th ei r s on J o h n Ed Ho rto n 1836 19 1 1 Pro mi nen t i n t o wn

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a ffa i rs H i s w ife S ara h J di ed Ap ril 13 1886 ag ed 4 3 y ea rs

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A aron Ho rto n ( son of Solo mo n die d D ec 3 1854 ag ed , .

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74 y ea rs H i s w ife Be th a ny ( B a ker) di ed Ja n 3 1 1840 ag ed 56

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yea rs .

Na th a n iel B Ho rto n (s on of A a ro n a n d Be t han y ) died Jan 4

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1900 ag e d 79 y e a rs
, M r H orto n for ma ny y ears held i mpor . .

t a n t o ffi ces i n to w n H i s w ife M a ry J ( B uffi n t o n ) died M arc h

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24 19 13 ag ed 8 1 y ears
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O ther Ho rto ns b uried here are J a mes 2d and Al mi ra h is wi fe

w ith the i r c hild re n ; Joh n a n d S us a n n a h i s w ife w ith t he i r c hil
dre n ; al so Alfred Eliph al e t a n d B e ts ey wh o die d Oc t 14 1894
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ag e d 9 1 y ears .

Hi ra m W M a rti n son of Lu ther a n d Nan cy ( Whee ler) Martin

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born A ug 13 18 12 died J un e 29 1892 i n h i s 8ot h year His wi fe

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Avi s di ed M arc h 26 1886 ag ed 72 yea rs , , .

Ea rl P M a rti n ( 3011 of Lu th e r a n d Na ncy l born Nov 26 18 10

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d i ed J uly 7 1892 ag e d 8 1 y ea rs H i s w ife Phoebe C born M ay

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25 18 10 di ed J u ne 29 1884
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The i r d aug hte r Es ther born D ec 8 1840 marrie d J as o n

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N Wh ea to n of Re hoboth w h o was bo rn J une 10 1836 d ied Jan

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29 19 14 ag ed 77 y ears
, , Widow now livi ng .

Lu th er Ai n s worth M a rti n born Nov 8 1819 di ed Apri l 1 , .

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1904 ag ed 84 y ea rs
, H i s w ife H arri e t L born Oc t 7 1821 . .
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( livi ng ) Pa ren ts of Fran k who married M ary Horton and H arrie t

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wh o marri ed C a pt O ti s A B a ke r . . .
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One Rev olutionary soldier lies h ere , N ath an iel Round , who
di ed i n 1850 ag ed 90 years , .

Fou r D avi s b roth ers sons of J oseph are here i n terred : Joseph , ,

L D avi s died Nov 21 1889 ag ed 63 years His wife Mary Ann

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died Dec 19 1882 ag ed 55 years

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N ath an ie l L D a vi s 1820 1905 .

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Joh n A D avis di ed J une 22 1896 ag ed 87 years His wife

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M eli nd a A died Aug 14 1887 ag ed 76 years

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E d mu n d E D avi s 18 17 1893 H is wife M ary ( B aker) daug h

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t e r of Jose p h B a ker se n ior bo rn Septembe r 18 19 ( livi ng ) , , , .

Willi am L Pierce (son of Jabez and Ab ag ail ) died Aug 16

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1885 ag ed 48 years c h a i rman of Sc hool Boa rd man y years

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Th e Pierce li neag e is : C apt Mic h ael Ephra i m Ephrai m

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Deac on Mial J osh ua H en ry Jabez W illiam C harles L

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Joh n Cli fford S tella (married Les ter M B ri g g s) . .

Joh n Kelton (son of Rev G eorg e Kelton) born July 14 1818 .

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die d Aug 6 1860 H i s w ife H an nah M ( Baker) born Sept 24

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18 19 di ed M ay 8 1899 Two d aug hters s urv ive : Mary married

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Joh n W Pierce ; H annah J married Frank H Pierce (son of

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J osh ua) .

Levi B ulloc k died Feb 19 1836 i n h i s 4 7t h y ear His wife

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Rox a nn a died Aug 29 1878 i n her 89t h year Als o t wo d a ug hters

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An n M ari a a n d A rd e li a .

W illiam Hadfi eld 1804 187 2 H i s w ife Ann T 1806 1875

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The Wes ts of thi s ne ig hb o rhood are b urie d e ith er i n th is y ard

or a sma ll y ard across t h e way a djoi n i n g th a t of J os h u a Pi erce , .

The follow i ng a re bu ri ed i n Col e B rook Ceme tery

Samuel Wes t son of Benj amin 1790 1866 His w ife Mary
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( Pi e rce ),1 787 1858 .

Horace son of Samuel 18

, 24 —186 1 H is wife Be tsey 1823 , .
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Dex ter W es t , c ousi n to S a muel 183 ,

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4 1 9 13 . H i s w ife Julia E .
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1839 1907 .

y ard apposi t e lies Ben j ami n J r b roth er of Samuel

I n t he s mall , .
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1807 1887 —
Als o h is w ife Luc i nd a (Pay so n ) Wes t 1804 1887 .
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Also t wo s is ters of Benj ami n Wes t — E li za an d Lydi a (w ife of ,

C romwell Ho rton ) Also Sara h B rayton s i s ter of Luc in d a Pay

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s on Wes t .

Jus t across t he way fro m t he Cole B rook Ceme tery is t he fami ly

bury ing g round of J osh ua Pierce who died Nov 25 1803 aged , .
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49 years Re vol u tiona ry soldier kille d by falli n g from h i s horse

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M an ufac ture d k nee buc kl es on Cole B rook S usan n a (Roun d)

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hi s w ife die d i n 1850 ag e d 97 years

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Josh ua Pierce (son of t he former) died Nov 19 1875 ag ed 78 .

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years He ma d e t he fi rs t cas t i ron plows i n Ne w Eng l and

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Be ts y Whea to n h i s w ife died i n 1890 ag ed 86 y ears

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Wil son D Pierce (son of Jos h ua

. 184 2 1904 Member of ,
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t he Rhod e I s l a n d Hos pita l G ua rd an d Ve teran of t he Civ i l War .

Wh ea ton Pie rce b rother of Wil son D k illed a t t h e b a ttle of

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Cold H arbor J une 6 1864 ag e d 32 years

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The fa mily d es cen t is traced as follows : C a pt Mi c h ae l Pierce ‘

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b 16 15 ; Eph ra i m b Eph ra i m Jr b 1674 ; D ea M ial

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b April 24 1693 ; Jos h ua b 17 26 ; Jos h ua b 1754 ; Josh ua

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b 1797 ; Wil son

. b 184 2 (on e of thi rtee n c hildren ) . .

TI I E STE V ENS CO RN ER C EM ETERY

Thi s y ard i s i n North Rehoboth on t he roa d leadi ng to Reho ,

both V ill ag e (A n n a w a n Stree t) a nd is i n t he care of t he S teven s ,

Corner A ssoc i a tio n M rs Albert R Le w i s Sec re t ary On ly one

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lot i s u nde r pe rpe t ual c are There i s g rea t nee d of fun ds for .

p utti n g a nd keepi n g i n o rder thi s i n te res ti ng old ya rd M r . .

C h a rles F Wil ma rth i s c a re ta ke r

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More th a n se ven h u nd red bodies are b uried here w ith very ,

fe w ex pe ns iv e s ton es So me of t he mo re di s ti ng u is hed names

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are :

Le muel Mo rse , E sq,

died M arc h 30 1869 ag e d 74 years .
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Ab a g a il M orse (w ife) di ed Oc t 5 1869 ag ed 73 yea rs El iza , .

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Mo rse (d aug h te r) die d J un e 3 1865 ag ed 29 y ea rs

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Shed n ot for me t he bitter tear

Nor g ive t h e hea rt to v a i n reg re t
Ti s b ut t h e cas ke t th a t li es h ere :
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Th e g e m th a t fill ed it sp arkl es ye t .

Sq ui re Morse was p rominen t i n c ivic and educa tional a ffairs

an d w as g rea tly res p ec te d .

A mos Rou nd Re vol utiona ry so ldi er died 1815 ag ed 79 y ears

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Joh n Roun d Revol u tion ary soldier di ed 1847 ag ed 89 years

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Na th an H i c k s Pa triot of t he Re vol ution died 1845 ag ed 84

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y ea rs .

Al bert F Smith soldier i n t he Civil War died 1863 ag ed 21

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Ch a r es l Bo we n , s oldier i n t he Civil War died , 1904, ag ed 86
yea rs .

Ch arles W Bo we n (so n of Charles ) soldie r i n t he Ci vil War

.
, ,

die d 1902 ag e d 57 y ea rs , .

Cy rus A Bowen ( a lso son of Charles) soldier i n t he Ci vi l War

.
, ,

died 1892 ag ed 44 years , .

Other Civil War vetera ns b uried i n this y ard are :

G eorg e L D avi s died 1864 ag ed 2 1 yea rs
.
, , .

I ra H Ro u n d die d Oc t 19 1868 ag ed 23 yea rs

.
, .
, , .

J aso n W F uller 1825 1896 Co H 3d Reg t M ass Vols

— .
, , .
, . . .

Al be rt S Pra tt died 1906 ag e d 65 years

.
, , .

Franc i s H Si mmons died a t H a rpers Ferry 1862 i n h is 22d

.
, , ,

yea r .

Willi a m D Pac kard 1838 1900 Co G 4 t h M ass

— .
, , .
, .

M en zi as R Ra nd all M D di ed J uly 23 1882 ag ed 88 years

.
, . .
, , , .

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A pop ul ar phy s ic i an a nd politi c i an Sta te Sena to r 1859 60 .
, .

Georg e H Ra n d all M D ( so n of t he forme r) died M ay 6

.
, . .
, ,

19 15 ag e d 63 y ears
, .

Rev G eo rg e W W all ace 18 14 1880 C aroli n e ( h is wife ) 18 16

.
— .
, .
,

1886 .

Re member S mith (g ra n ite mo n ume n t) 18 89 1 Pro mi ne n t ,

—
22 1 .

i n to w n a ffa i rs a nd re p re se n ta tive to t he Ge ne ral o urt 188 1 C , .

O th n iel Ste ve n s ( son of Gre n ville ) died i n 1903 ag ed 82 ears , , y .

J thn i
a l Pec k died i n 18 12 i n t he 87 th yea r of h i s ag e
e
“
.
,

S t a nd s till k i nd reade r spe n d a tear , ,

Upo n t h e dus t th a t s lmn be rs here :

A nd wh en you read t he fa te of me ,

Thi n k on t he g l ass t ha t ru ns for thee .

He was t h e son of E be neze r a n d M arg a re t ( Whi t a ker) Pec k of

Pal mer s R ive r wh o es ta bli s he d t he i ro n fo rg i ng p rivileg e on
’

,
-

Meado w Hill B rook .

Joth a m Ro un d died i n 1877 ag e d 7 2 y ea rs : ,

We mi ss thee w hen t h e morn i ng d a w n s ;

We mi ss thee whe n t he n i g ht re tu rn s ,

We mi ss th ee here we mi ss th ee the re , ,

Fa the r we miss thee e very w here , .

Ceph as Ke ith died Feb 16 19 13 ag ed 85 ye a rs , .

, , .

Jarvis B S mith (3011 of A aron ) died Nov 13 1894 ag ed 93

.
, .
, ,

y ears Th ree of h i s c hild re n di ed i n on e wee k of typhoid fever

. .

Sybil La ne died Aug 26 19 10 ag e d 101 y ea rs, .

, , .
 REHOB OT H C EM ETERI ES 293

H ug h B ulloc k died i n 177 1 i n t h e 65t h y ea r of h is ag e

,
.

The ea rlies t rec o rded b u ri al i s Dorc as B ulloc k d aug hter of ,

C apt J a mes B ulloc k di ed i n 1820 i n t he 90t h y ea r of h er ag e

.
, .

I n thi s a n c ie n t ce me te ry th ere a re ma ny u n marke d g ra ves a n d ,

so me a re ma rke d by s ho rt ru d e s to n es w ith n o i n sc ription

, .

A little fa rthe r do w n t he road i s a s mall fa mily g ra veyard i n

w hi c h a to mb wa s b u ilt i n 184 8 by E n eas Ro u n d w h o died s oon ,

a fter a t t h e a g e o f 7 5 y ea rs H i s body re mai n ed i n t he to mb un ti l

.

h i s w ife M a ry di ed i n 1886 a g e d 93 w h e n s he was b urie d by h is

, ,

s ide .

Close to thi s y a rd b u t w i t hi n t h e hig h w ay li mits i s a very

, ,

crud e old s t o ne res ti n g o n t h e g ro un d lik e a g ra v e s to n e w i t h t h is -

,

ro ug h i n s c ri pt i o n :

mea n i n g 8 mile s to Ta un t on ,

p rob a bly t he l a s t w ay mark of i t s -

ki n d i n to wn .

TH E B R I GGS CORNE R C EM ETERY

Thi s y a rd i n u n de r t he c a re o e r s f th B ig g C
o rn e r e C m
e te ry As

so c i a ti o n M rs J I
, M e rry Se c re t ary
. .
, .

The ce me t e ry h a s t wo pa rt s t he o ld o r f re e p a rt a n d t h e n ew
, ,

w hi c h w as ope ne d a bo u t fo rty fi v e y ea rs ag o I n t h e old p art

-
.

ma ny of t he s ton es a re of bl ue s l a te a n d so me of t h e g ra ves are

more th a n a h u n d red y ea rs old .

A mo ng t he olde s t a re t he n a me s of S a muel M aco mbe r who ,

die d i n 177 1 a g ed 53 ; Re me mbe r Ke n t w h o died i n 1773 ag ed

, , ,

28 ; J a c ob Ke n t w h o d i e d i n 1780; a n d S a mue l Bl ac ki n to n wh o
, ,

di ed i n 1803 .

Both pa rts a re fa i rly well kept b ut w itho u t fun d s for perpe tual
,

c are . A g ood w all sep ara tes t h e y a rd fro m t he hi g h way M any .

of t he b uri al s h a ve bee n of Attle bo ro ug h res ide n ts as a l arg e part ,

of B ri g g s C o rn er li es across t he li n e a n d w ithi n t h e li mits of th a t

town .

R un n i n g p a ra llel w ith t h e roa d i s a row of s i x pl a i n mo n u men ts ,

fo ur of ma rbl e a nd t wo of g ra n i te a nd a ll of a s i mil ar ty pe One, .

of th ese i s to t he me mory of Rev Tho mas Perry wh o died Aug .

, .

29 1852 ag ed 70; a n d Se b a Perry wh o di ed Ap ril 1 7 188 1 ag ed

, , , , ,

67 . A seco nd i s i n scribed w ith t h e n ame of J ose ph We therell ,

—
1800 1882 A thi rd to Sa mue l San fo rd 1773 1884 ; and to h is
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,
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on ly son Samuel S umner wh o died i n 185 1 aged 15 , , , t o whom

t he followi ng bea u tiful e pi t a ph refers
“One o n ly b ud adorn e d our bo wer
A n d s hed i t s frag rance roun d ;
We watc hed i t s 0 n i ng every ho ur ,

B u t ah ! t he S poi e r ca me i n po we r
A n d d as hed it to t h e g roun d .

Ye t n ot forever i n t h e d us t
Thi s c he ri shed b ud s h all li e ;
No ! i n t h e g arden of th e j us t ,

B enea th God s g lorio us eye we trus t ’

,
”
I w ill b loo m ag ai n on hig h
" ‘
.

A fo urth mo n umen t hon ors C ol E lk an ah B rig g s Mass Militia .

, .
,

an d h s son Ne lson B rig g s 1822 189 1

i — A fifth ( of g ran i te) is in
, .

memo ry of James M ug g 1807 1884 The s i x th (also of g ran i te)

—
, .

i s to D ari us B ri g g s 1826 19 14 ,
-
.

E n close d by a n i ron fence i s a s tone i n ho n o r of Elder D a v i d

S teere once p reacher at t he I rons Ch urc h not far away b ut now
, , ,

o d i it oblit t d Di d D 1 1 85 4 i h i 64 t h y
“
g n e a n t s s e e ra e e ec n s e
.ar .
, , .

A no t her s tone bears t he name of Elder Samuel North rup mi n ,

”
i s ter of t he B aptis t C h urch i n Re hobo t h ( t he I ron s Ch urc h ) ,

d ied i n 18 12 ag ed 58
, .

On an other s to ne we read
I n me mory of D eacon Eze ki al Ken t who died
M ay 17 184 2 i n h i s 98t h year He h ad been a pro
, , .

fessor of re lig ion 74 y ea rs a nd s us tai ne d t he offi ce of

D eac o n 7 2 yea rs The n umber of h is descen dan ts .

a t t he ti me of h i s d ea t h w as up ward s of 160 .

‘
W ith long life s hall I sa ti sfy h i m and show h i m
my s alv a tio n Ps 9 1 : 16 I n memo ry of M rs
’
. . . .

Ru th Ke n t co nso rt of D e aco n Eze ki al Ken t

, .

Died D ec 8 18 18 I n her 74 t h yea r S he left 9

.
, . .

c hild re n 60 g ra n d c hild re n 34 g re a t g ra n dc hil dren

, ,
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.

Oth er n ames a re :
D r Se th B ellow di ed i n 1834 ag e d 4 3
.
, , .

D r G eo rg e F ull er died i n 1834 ag ed 46

.
, , .

Seneca San ford Esq died i n 1852 ag ed 53

, .
, , .

N a mes of soldiers or patriots of t he Revol ution are : Jona than

W il marth Jose ph B arrows David Perry Ez ra Perry I chobod
, , , ,

Perry D an ie l B alka m I saac Perry

, , .

These g ra ves are ma rked w ith flag s and a lso t he g ra ves of ,

s oldi ers i n t h e c ivil war whose n ames follo w : J a mes Pe rry , ,

 R EHOBOTH C E M ETER I ES 295

Mo rti mer S herman Georg e B Torrey Asa Hic ks W i llia m C as , .

, ,

we ll B arton Free man Vern o n Lan e E li B arre tt E d ward C rotty

, , , , ,

Edward Atk i n s o n Sa muel A C as h G eo rg e Th ras h er A aro n B

, .
, ,
.

B urt .

Other fa mily n ames may be me n tioned as S mith Newell , , ,

I ng alls Miller S now Cole Reed C arpen ter Kn ig ht C amp bel l

, , , , , , , .

S haw Pa i ne Sl a ter Worrall S toddard H andy S lade Ri ng

, , , , , , , ,

M cC an n H ew itt Kna pp Howl an d Ho rr Fren c h R ichmon d

, , , , , , ,

Porter S umner Th ay er Gou ld D raper C rans to n Richards

, , , , , , .

D ryers Willi s Do wney

, , .

SMA LLER YA R DS
TH E
Tn E W H E E L E R A ND R on ro n C E M ET ERY '

Th e Wheel er Horton Ce me te ry is loc a ted a t

an d rto n s
“
Ho ’

S ig n al a nd is one of t he bes t priv a te b uri al pl aces i n the t own -

,

c o n ta i n i n g a bo u t h a lf an ac re a n d e n c lose d by a n ex ce llen t wall .

Th e s to nes a re mos tly g ra n ite an d t he y a rd i s un der perpe tual

He re i s b urie d S lmb ae l Wh ee ler a s oldi er of t h e Revol ution , ,

born Sept 29 1758 i n t he old Whee ler Ho use across the way
.
, , ,

n ow g o ne H e died Feb 20 18 12
. .
, .

H i s father w as Philip Wh ee l er ca ll ed C apt Whee ler born at , .

,

Rehoboth M ay 4 1 733 He w as acce pte d by t he D A R as

“ , .
, . . .

Pa triot .

H i s g ran dfa the r was C apt Philip Wh ee l er w ho died i n Reho

“
.
,

both Sept 19 1765 i n h is 66t h year He i s des ig n a ted as Colonel

.
, , .

Wh ee le r .

S hub ael s d a ug h ter La vi n a marri ed Si meo n Horto n wh o w ith

’

, , ,

h i s w ife i s b uri e d i n t he Wh ee l e r an d Horto n y a rd He was de .

scen ded fro m Solomo n Ho rton of Di g hto n ( Tho mas Solomon ’

‘
, ,

Solo mon D an iel b orn Jan 30 174 9 50

‘
He was , .
,
-
,

born Sept 27 1784 an d d ie d 1833 So me of h i s c hildren are

.
, , .

buried here ; D an iel M 18 16 1893 w ith Adeli ne h i s wi fe 1833

— .
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187 2 an d the i r son i a la w Albe rt T Cobb ; E d wa rd H i ram 18m

,
- -
, .
,

1904 an d h i s t wo w ives H an n ah a n d M ari a ( Ni c hol s) ; G eo rg e

,

—
Leo na rd 1824 1907 un married
, , .

E d wa rd Hi ra m kept a s tore nearby for ma ny y ears H i s daug h .

ter M ary w ife of G eo rg e D Nic hols is b uri ed h e re a nd h i s nephew

, .
, ,

H iram Ki ng man and wife I sadore ( B aker) , .

296 H ISTORY OF REH OB OTH

Tu n Es nx P I ERC E YA RD
Thi s an c e n o d is loca ted on t he Alfre d C C ase
i t b uryi ng -
g r un .

farm near t h e Horn b i ne Ch urc h Here several g ene ra tions of

, .

Pierces are i n terred Th e fi rs t b uri al was th a t of Capt Mial . .

Pi erce so n of Dea Mi al and b roth e r of Josh ua wh o died Marc h

, .
,

15 1792 i n h i s 7 1s t y ear Pa tie nce ( M arti n ) h i s w ife died A ug

, , .
, , .

12 177 0 i n h er 62d year

, , C apt Mi a l se rved as town co ns ta ble . .

i n 1756 .

H ere lies H e nry Pierce so n of Jos h ua a nd M ary (Horton) , ,

wh o die d Fe b 1 2 1829 i n his 79t h y e a r .

, , .

Lydi a M as o n h i s w ife di ed A ug 2 1 1839 i n h er 84 t h year

, , .
, , .

E se k Pierce son of H en ry die d Aug 4 1870 i n h is 84 th ye ar

, , .
, , .

C zari na ( B rown ) h i s wife died i n 184 1 i n her 47t h year , , , .

Ese k h ad a so n Ese k H en ry w hose pl ace of b u ri al i s u n k n o wn

, ,
.

A s mall mon umen t bears t h e n a me B arn ard Pierce brothe r of ,

Hen ry who di ed M ay 5 184 2 ag ed 78 M ary ( Ro und s) h is w ife

, , , .
, ,

d ied Nov 16 184 9 ag ed 82 years ; 1767 184 9

.
,
—
, .

Th e appa re n t n umbe r of g ra ves i s fo rty fo ur -

.

One s tone h as t he n ame of Abby Pi e rce bo rn Ja n 16 1780; , .

,

died Feb 20 1869 ag ed 88 .

, , .

The li ne of desce n t is C a pt Mi c h ae l Eph rai m Eph ra i m

“ “ “
‘ ’
.
, , ,

D ea Mi al Josh u a He n ry Ese k E se k H e n ry
.
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,
‘
, , , .

TR E P EL EG P1 E RC E Y ARD
Thi s ce me tery now neg lec ted a nd g rown u p with b us hes is
, ,

loca ted on t h e old N a th an and Pe leg Pierce fa rm a t t he e n d of ,

Pierce La n e remote from t h e hig h w ay a n d w ithi n h alf a mile of

,

t he Ho rto n sc hool ho use Here a re b uried n umerous des cen d an ts

-
.

of E lder Nath an Pierce wh o h ad s i x tee n c hild re n One of these , .

was Pe leg wh o al w ay s lived on t h e ho me pl ace 17 56 1828 a nd

, ,
-
,

wh o with h i s fi ve w ives is b urie d i n thi s lot The i r names are : .

H a n nah ( M arti n ) Phoe be (Sal s b ury ) M e hita bel ( Pierce ) A b i

, , ,

( M ar ti n ) a n d M ar th
, a ( Co rn e ll ) Th e re m a i n s of E ld e r N a th a n .

a n d h i s son Eld er P reserv ed a n d oth e rs h a ve bee n t ra n s fe rre d to

t h e Vill ag e C e me tery whil e t h e old y a rd i s mark e d fo r oblivio n ,

.

Bes ide t h e l a ne l ead i n g to t he old Pierce ho mes tead i s t he con

s pi c uous lot of I s aac Pi erce s on of Eld e r Na th a n a s oldi e r of t he , ,

Revol utio n 1763 184 9 ; a bove h is g ra ve i s a la rg e mo un d from

— ,

t he top of whi c h a s to ne ri se s pl a i n ly i n sc ri be d I l e was t he fa ther .

 RE HOBOTH CEM ETER I ES 297

of Ly man Pierce a success ful merc h an t , , and dfa ther of Hon

g ra n .

Addiso n P M un roe who h as p rovided

.
, a f un d for t h e perpe tual
c a re of t he lot .

TH E N I C H OLS C O LE , A ND M o uvron YA R D
Th i s enc los ure co n ta i ns one th i rd of an acre se t off fro m th e -
,

Ni c hol s a n d Mo ulto n farms s itua te d ha lf a mil e direc t ly sout h of ,

Mt Terry di ddle on Moulto n S tree t Th e oldes t person buri ed

. .

h ere i s O ti s Ni c hol s wh o die d Feb 2 1888 ag ed 92 y ears G alen .

, , .
,

brother of O tis i s ho nore d by a s mall b u t fi ne g ran i te monumen t

, .

He ma rried H uld a h M arti n of S wa nsea He die d M arch 2 1877

a g e d 78 An a n ces tor C apt I s rae l N i c hol s i s b uri ed i n an old
.
, .
.

“
,
, ,

orc h ard on t h e oth er s ide of t h e road h avi ng died of s mall pox ,

-

i n t he y e a r 1800 He w as a Re vol u tio n ary s oldier

. H is wi fe .

“ “
R hod a li es be s ide h i m Th e o rd er of desc e n t i s : .

“ Ga l e n Ste ph en
“ “ “ “ , ,

Thomas R ic h a rd R i c h a rd I s rael I srael O tis

“ “
‘
, , , , , ,

Sa muel Geo D , . .

A lbert C ol e i s b u ri ed i n thi s y a rd .

O f t he th ree Mo ulton b roth ers b uri ed here Elih u h as t he , ,

mo s t p ro mi n en t s to ne ; 1807 184 5 H i s w i fe w as M ary Powell

“
-
.

of Ta un to n w ho m h e marrie d Aug 17 1832 H i s fa ther Elih u

, .
, .
,

bo rn Oc t 23 178 1 ma rri ed Nancy Pitts of C rans to n R I M arch

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, ,

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,

17 1803 He was t h e s on of S te ph e n a n d D ebo ra h M ason wh o

, .

w as t h e s o n of S te ph e n a n d H a nn a h Bli ss w h o was th e son of “ ,

,

“ “
Steph en a n d Rebec c a
‘
.

E lih u J , h a d tw i n b rothe rs Geo rg e Nel s o n a n d Joh n B roo ks , ,

wh o were b orn Feb 1 1 1821 Joh n B die d Oc t 3 1894 ag ed 73

.
, . . .
, , ,

an d Geo rg e N M arch 6 1895 ag ed 74 For y ears they lived by , , .

the mse lves unmarried on t h e home pl ace across th e way an d were

, ,

“ “ “ “
tho ug ht to be eccen tric a na t ural res ult of the i r i sol a tion , .

“
Th e o rd er of des cen t i s : Geo rg e Joh n an d E lih u of E l i h u
of Steph e n of S teph en of Steph en
, The fi rs t Ste phen was a,
“ ,

“ .
, ,

dea con in t he Con g reg atio n al Ch urc h at Pal mer s R iver an d he ’

,

a n d h i s s on S te ph en are b uri e d i n th a t old c h urc hy ard .

The Moulton p art of th e y ard h as n o care b ut is thickly covered ,

w ith Peri w i n kl e w hi ch i n M ay i s b ri g ht w ith beau tiful b l ue b l os

80 111 8 .
298 H I STOR Y OF REHO BOTH
P1 ERC E YA R D
Tu n J STI LLMA N
.

This family enclos ure co n ta i n i ng an e ig hth of an acre on Kelt on

,

S treet was l a id out a bout the year 1840 at fi rs t wel l up on Mt

, , .

Tcrrydiddle b ut l a ter re move d to i t s b ase

, I t s wall was b u i lt .

b y t h e Millerite p reac h er a t Oak S wa mp E lder M G ammons , .

,

wh o whil e p re achi ng t h e i mme dia te c o mi n g of Ch ri st earned h is

“,

b rea d by t he s we a t of h is face ”
.
,

—
Here are b uried N athan Pierce 1777 186 1 and h is wife Rh oda , ,

( G u iles ) d a ug hte r,of D ea E be n eze r G u il es of W re n th am 1 783 .

,

1858 N ear by res t thei r three sons Childs R 1820 1845

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, .

marri ed Cyn thi a ( Pierce) 1822 19 14 w h o surv ived h i m and re -

,

married ; Jose ph Still man 18 14 1897 and w ife Sybel ( Hort on )

— , , ,

18 10 1897 ; Reube n G 1806 1855 a nd wife N ancy ( Lut her)

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, , ,

daug h ter of Elder C hilds Lu the r .

An other s to ne records t h e n ame of Rebecca wife of J ona than ,

Pierce 1778 1802 Jonath an was b rother of N a tha n and son of

,
-
.

N at h an iel .

Two daug hters of Na th an a nd Rhod a are b uri ed here with their

h us ban ds : Eli za born Oc t 9 1801 married Warner Ada ms
, .
, , ,

March 14 1830; he died i n 1836 i n hi s 29th year Na ncy born

, .
,

Aug 30 1806 marri ed D an ie l B B arn ey Aug 22 1844 ; sh e died

.
, , .
, .
,

i n 1854 an d i s ma de to say
,

Wee p not for me my h usban d dear ,

Nor s i t and shed t he s ilen t tea r;

B ut ra ise your tho ug hts to j oy s on hi g h
”
Where sa i n ts i mmorta l never di e .

Th e on lyStill man 13 C h arles E ve re tt bo rn M ay 26

so n of J .
,
.

185 1 wh o h as t h e c are of t he y ard an d ex pec ts to be b urie d there i n

,

“ “
“ “
Th e pedi g ree is : C h arl es E J S till man et c Na th an Na th an
i e l J os e ph A z rik a m Eph ra i m C apt Mi ch ae l
, ,
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,
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,
“ .
, .
,

.
,

J S ti llman had a daug hter Asen ath E who married William

.
, .
,

Goff an d h as t wo c hild re n res ti ng i n thi s y ard .

S WA M P B u avmo G RO U ND
Tn E OA K
Th is is a s mall a nd nea t family y ard near t h e c h urc h The .

n a mes of Pierce B ry a n t a n d Ho rto n a re he re re p rese n ted

, , .

E lder J ames L Pierce 1822 1897 p re ac he d at both t he Oak

— .
, ,

Swamp and t he Horn b i ne Ch urches for some years He also held .

pas t orat es i n other pl aces Hi s wife S arah M ( Bry an t) 18m . .

,

1893 to who m h e was marri ed on t h e 16th of Aug 1840

,
.
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H e re li es a l so An s t rus ( D row n ) B ry an t , who died J un e 29 ,

1877 ag ed 94 y ea rs
, .

C E M E T E RY
TR E B OS W O R TR
Thi s is a l so a s ma ll fa mily b uryi ng g ro un d loca te d abo u t s ix -

h u n d red y a rd s north of t h e Hornb i ne Ch urc h It h as a neg lected .

a ppea ra n ce . Th e Bos w orth s a n d Joneses are buri ed h ere an d a ,

soldi e r of t h e Civil W a r Ed wa rd P Wes t w h o died in t he b att le

, .
,

O f t he Wilde rn ess i n 1864 .

H O RTO N FA MI LY YARD
Tn E JA M ES
Thi s i s i n Sou th Rehoboth on Pleas an t Stree t h alf a mile , ,

s o u th of Horto n s Si g n al It i s se t w ith fi ne ma rb le sl a bs and has

’
.

t h e bes t poss ibl e care It was set a part by Ja mes Horton on a

.

s pot of l a n d n e ar h i s ho use Th e i n sc riptio ns are as follo ws

“
.

J ames Horton di ed Jan 10 1875 i n the 83rd yea r of h is ag e

, .
, , .

A lig ht fro m our household i s g one ;

A voi ce we lov ed is s tilled ;
A place is v acan t at our hea rth
”
Whic h never can be filled .

Sophi a ( Whea ton ) Horto n die d Feb 24 1849 , .

, , i n t h e 53rd
year of he r ag e
Ou r moth er s h e w as a ll th a t word ,

So f ull of mean in g can ex press ;

An d tho he r earthly s un 13 se t
’

I t s lig ht s h a ll li n g e r ro un d us ye t ,
”
P ure ra di an t b les t , , .

Sa muel L Pe i rce Apr 13 1828

.
,g 3 1 1 9 1 1 .
,
—A u .
, .

—
A n n Eli za ( Horto n ) Pe i rce M a rc h 26 1 832 Oc t 5, 19 1 1
“
, , .

Un til t h e day b rea k s a n d t h e s h adows flee awa y .

Two g ra ves w itho u t s t o nes hold t he p rec io us mai ns of H orace

re

Le B aro n Ho rton , Feb . 22, —

1820 J un e 23 1870 and Emeli n e
, ,

B aker Horton Feb , . 15, —

18 19 Ja n . 25 , 1889 .

SA M U E L T W R E EL E R C E M ETE RY
TH E .

The Sa muel T Whee l er Ce me te ry is s itua ted on a bea uti f ul

.

knoll of oaks on the oppos ite s ide of the road fro m t he James
Horto n lot and is under perpetual care
, .

Samuel T W hee ler died i n 1864 i n h is 8 18 t year

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300 HISTORY OF R EH OB OTH
J oh n W Horto n (so n i a law)
.
- -
,
—
1806 1889 .

M ary A Whee ler Horto n ( da ug hter) 18 13 1900

.
—
, .

The i r son E dward Horto n i s b uried here .

A d a ug hte r Rac h el C die d Dec 4 1836 i n her 22d year

, .
, .
, , .

F ll b rothers and paren ts dear

a re we , ,

I ve le ft t h i s wo rld Of p a i n
’
,

An d wh e n you see thi s hilloc k h ere

”
Re me mbe r we s h all mee t ag a i n .

O th er members
these families res t h ere unde r t h e trees on
Of

l an d w hic h belong ed to t h e Wheel er fa rm It i s ex pec te d th a t .

Ed ward Ho rton s w ido w w ill be t he l as t pe rs o n to b e b u ri e d o n

’

th is lot .

TH E J O NATH A N W H E E L E R C E M ET E RY
Th e Jo n a th a n Wh eeler C eme tery i s s it ua te d a mile or more
n orth O f t h e Orl e a n s Fac to ry on Wh ee le r Stree t a n d i s i n g ood ,

co n ditio n .

H ere res ts Dea Jo na th an Wheele r who died Sept 13 1869

.
, .
, ,

i n h i s 7 7 t h y ear He was an o ffi ce r i n t h e Oa k S wa mp B ap t i s t

.

Ch urc h Rachel h i s wife (d aug hte r of N a th a n a nd Be ts y Go ff)

.

died Nov 6 1869 i n t he 80t h year O f he r ag e

.
, , .

On e so n D ea N a th a n G Wh ee l er Nov 20 1826 Ja n 10 1897

, .
— .
, .
, .
, ,

a nd h is w ife J uli a M ( Ke n d ri c k ) Wh ee l e r di ed J uly 4 1892 a n d

.
, , ,

also th ree d aug hters are b uri ed he re ; one of the se E l i za be th S ,

born M arch 30 1829 married Rev C h arl es P W alker donor of

, , . .
,

a f un d for t h e pe rpe t ual c a re of t h e lot A fe w o the r bodies res t .

i n thi s y a rd .

TH E H U NT G RA V E YARD
The H un t vey a rd i s a s mall ro ug h en clos ure a t t h e c orner Of
g ra ,

B road an d Sali sb ury Stree ts H ere se ve n a t leas t O f t he H un t .

family are buri ed th ree of who m died i n 17 77 a so n an d t wo

,
—
,

d aug hters Of I sai a h a n d M ary ( Bl ake) H un t I sa i a h was t he son .

Of Joh n an d S us a n n a ( S wee ti n g ) an d Joh n was t he s on of E ph ra i m

“ ”
w h o g a ve t h e Mi n i s teri a l e s ta te to t he C h urc h
,

TH E M E D B U RY G RA V E YARD
The M edb u ry y ard i s north of Roc ky H ill , n ea r t h e Wil li s
sc hool ho use
-
a very s ma ll y a rd
, w ith fe w g ra ves The p rin .

c i pal s to n e i s i n sc ribe d th us
 R EH O BO TH C EM ETER I ES 301

S acre d to t he Me mo ry of
E be n eze r hf edb u ry ,

w ho die d Ja n 24 182 5
.
, .

i n t h e 68t h y ea r of h i s ag e
Re vol utio n a ry Soldier .

c o mpa n io n s to ne reads
Wi daw Eli za be th M edb u ry died Se pt 5 185 1 i n , .
, ,

t h e 84 th y ear of he r a g e .

Beloved i n life l amen te d i n d ea th , ,

Cal m and re s ig n ed she yielded up her b reath ,

Freed fro m life s care an d e very p ai n ” ’

,

Our loss w e trus t i s her e tern a l g a i n

, .

B u s s B U RYI NG G RO U N D
TH E
The Bl is s b u ryi ng g ro un d i n t h e n o rth wes t pa rt of t he to wn i s
-

a s mall u n k ept lot i n whi c h a re b uri ed :

Abel Bli ss ( son of A b i a h a nd g ra nd so n of Lie u t Eph ra i m Bliss) .

,

died Nov 2 185 2 i n t he 90t h y ear of h i s a g e

.
, , .

Lucy ( C a rp en te r) w ife of Abe l Blis s w h o di e d A ug 3 1835

, , .
, ,

ag e d 66 y ea rs

“
.

With poverty of spi rit bles t ,

Re s t ; h a ppy s a i n t i n J es us re s t , .

O th er na me s are Lucy an d S a lly Bli ss ; H uld a h B Tripp ; .

I l u lda h w ife
, of Jose ph Pie rce ; M a ry K wife O f Jaso n P Lord .
, .

a n d s e v e ra l ch ild re n .

C EM ETE RY
TH E H I X
The I l i x C e me te ry is loc a te d b ac k fro m t he roa d lea di n g wes t
w ard f ro m t he Oa k S wa mp S c h oolho use no w B roo k S tree t It , .

i s a p a rt of t he old H i x ho mes tea d a fterw ard s t h e Samuel B aker ,

”
ho mes tead wh ere M rs Samuel B a ke r A un t Pa tience ) res ided
, .

for more th a n e i g hty y ears S h e a n d h e r h us ban d a n d se veral

.

othe r members Of t h e B a ke r fa mily a re b u rie d i n this y ard ( For .

d a te s see Pe rs onal Ske tc h es ) .

E lder Jolm H i x lived on t h i s fa rm a nd h e re h i s t wo s o ns were ,

doubtless born J acob and D an i el both of who m beca me preachers

, , .

Hi s g ra ve i s i n this lot whi c h h e h ad se t a p art He died i n March

, .
,

1799 a g e d 87 y ea rs
, .

Also h i s s on Elder J acob H ix who di ed M arc h 30 1809 i n t he , , ,

7 0t h y ea r of h i s ag e He was for abo ut thi rty y ears pas tor of t he

.
302 HISTORY OF REH O BOTH

Oak S wamp Ch urch , w hile he tilled h i s fa rm, en tai led fro m h is

fat her, an d ran hi s saw mill on t he b roo k bac k of h is house
-
.

Anoth er s tone marks t he g rave of Elder Childs Luther who

followed Elder H ix as p as tor of t h e C hurch which he served fro m ,

1809 to 184 1 Th e to mb here was erec ted b y N ath a n B o wen J r

.
, .
,

i n 1820 He die d i n 1853 ag ed 90 years

. .

Two ve terans of th e Civi l War rest here : Ch a rl es M iller a n d

Alex an der W illia ms ( colore d ) .

I n this lot lies i n terred t he body of W illi am H orton ( son of

W illiam), died Nov 16 1860, ag ed 89 years .

11 h i s i n h eritance ,
son s
”
Poste rity h is re ward .

G OF F A N D W H E E L ER C EM E T E RY
TH E
This is an old neg l ec ted y ard Oppos ite t he town house on t h e
,
-

Bay S tate Road On t h e le ft of t h e s tep s as you en ter fro m t he

.

roa d is t h e g rave of J oseph Goff l s t wh o was t h e son of Ri c hard , ,

who was t he son of A n t ho ny He die d Jan 18 1829 i n t he 95t h . .

, ,

year of h i s ag e
Death i s a deb t to na ture due :
I ve p a id my debt an d so mus t you
’
.

His wi fe Pa ti ence (Thurber) died Sept 3 18 19 i n . , , t he 87 th

year of her ag e Joseph Patience h ad ele ven d aug hters one
. a nd ,

of who m M ehitab le married ( 1) Le vi Goff an d ( 2) E lder Childs

, , ,

Luth er She died Ap ril 2 1857 ag ed 83 y ears a nd i s b uried here

.
, , , .

Joseph h ad also a son Richard wh o was t he father of Nelson ,

wh o was t h e fa th e r of G eorg e Ne l so n R ic h ard died Sept 1 . .

,

1836 ag ed 87 years a n d h i s g ra ve i s i n thi s y ard

, , H is w ife M e .

b itab l e d aug hte r of Steph en B ulloc k die d i n 184 3 ag ed 76

, , , .

H ere res ts als o J oseph Go ff 2d son of Joseph and Pa tience , ,

wh o die d Se pt 12 1 84 0 i n h i s 69t h y ear; al so h i s son J ose ph

.
, ,

Go ff 3d wh o die d Ja n 22 1874 i n t h e 7 2d year Of h i s ag e

, .
, , .

Als o C romwe ll W h ee ler wh o died M arch 14 1884 ag e d 95 , , ,

years Olive h i s wi fe died Nov 2 1 1866 ag ed 73 y ears

.
, , .
, , , .

C ro mwe ll W h ee ler Jr son of C romwell an d Olive died i n

, .
, ,

1905 a g ed 9 1 A b by ( Go ff) h i s wi fe died i n 1897 ag ed 79 y ea rs

, .
, , , .

Several Of thei r desce nd an ts also res t here .

N ea rly e very s tone i n th e y ard bears an epitaph One of these .

re a ds :
 RE HOBOTH C E METER IES 303

How fo n dly w e loved thee

N0 pe nc il can te ll
Nor t he ang u i sh it ca used us
”
T0 bid th ee farewell .

YA R D TH E M 1LLA R D
The Mill a rd Ya rd i s loc a te d one fourth of a mile n orth of t h e - -

Oa k S wa mp M ee ti n g Ho use co n ta i n i ng abo ut a q u arte r of an ,

acre enc losed by a v ery Old wa ll an d utterly n eg lec ted

, Here .

a re s o me t we n ty fi v e g ra v es a few of the m v ery old :

-
Samuel ,

Mill ard died M ay 24 1826 i n h i s 77t h year; Mary h is wife d ied

, , ,

D ec 6 18 10 H e re al s o a re H e n ry a n d Sarah Sa mue l a nd Rac hel

.
, .
,

( W ri ht
g ) .

A mo ng t h e old s l a te s tones di ffi c ult to dec ipher are Mary d ied ,

Aug 18 17 20 ag ed 17 ; a noth er M a ry di ed i n 17 29 ag ed 29
.
, , A , .

N ancy Mill ard w as buri ed i n 1782 .

The M ill ard fa mily se ttl e d i n thi s sec tion very early i n the
e i g htee n th ce n tury One S amue l w hose wife i n herited Mil t on
.
,

Hill S ummit re move d fro m Re hoboth to th a t pl ace His son was

, .

a g ra d ua te of O x ford U n ive rs ity E ng l a n d H i s co us i n Thomas , .

own ed and deeded t he Sta te Ho use lot to t h e Sta te of Massa

c h use t ts (See F ifth Repo rt of C o mmi ss ioners 1880 p
.
, , .

MA RTI N C EM ET E RY
TH E 01 18 J .

Loca ted i n t he M a rti n ne i g h borhood i n Sou th Rehoboth a ,

s ma ll y ard i n c lose d by a do ub l e w all .

A mbrose M arti n died Ap ril 14 1854 ag ed 7 1 Had t wo wives , , , .

Phoebe die d 18 10 an d Polly died 1878

, , , .

Lydi a da ug hter of A mbrose a n d Polly died Ja n 7 1853 i n

, , .
, ,

he r 37 th y ear O ti s J son born Ap ril 15 1825 died March 10

.
, , , ,

1900 H ad t wo w ives : Celi a die d J uly 6 185 1 ag ed 28 years

.
, , , .

E are we ll hope to mee t ag a i n

’

I n b rig hte r wo rld s : fare well till t hen .

Sophi a M born Jan 1 1 1829 died Oct 20 1905 A fi ne

.
, .
, , .
, .

g ra n ite s to n e mar k s th e i r res tin g pl ac e -

.

A bby d aug h ter of Oti s an d Sophi a died M arc h 10 1865 ag ed

, , , ,

4 y ears 9 mos an d 10d ay s

, .

Littl e A bby h as g o ne home to Jes us .

J oh n E .
, son of Oti s an d Sophia M .
, died Dec . 9, 1882, ag e d 19
y ears .
304 H ISTO RY OF REH O BOTH

God sa w w h e n h is
foots te ps faltere d ,

When h i s heart g rew wea k an d fai n t ,

He marke d wh e n h i s s tre n t h was fa ili ng ,

A nd li s te ne d to eac h c o mp a i n t ;
For t h e p a th w ay h ad g rown too s tee p ,

A nd folde d i n fa i r g ree n pas t ure s , ,

He g a ve our loved one s l ee p .

A do uble s tone ap art fro m t he res t has t he names of J ose p h and

Harriet By rne paren ts of M rs Geo H Marti n : J oseph 1849
, . . .
,

1906 ; H arrie t 1843 19 15 Cl are nce H a little son of Geo H

,
-
. .
, . .

a nd Lillie M res ts here.

, .

TH E LO V E L GO FF Y ARD
This old y ard i s loca ted on Elm Aven ue and co n ta i ns about
on e e ig hth of a n ac re
-
It i s now g ro wn up to b us hes An i mmense
. .

c l us ter of lil acs ado rns it ce n te r be autiful and frag ran t i n t hei r
,

seaso n Abo ut one thi rd of t he are a i s cove red wit h th e c h armi ng

.
-

lily of t he valley i t s t i ny white be lls s wee tly f rag ran t i n M ay and

,

ea rly J un e He re are b uried members of t he Go ff family i nc l ud

.
,

i ng Lo vel Go ff w ho died Jan 13 1832 i n h i s 7ot h yea r; als o

, .
, ,

Lydi a h i s w ife
, At leas t fi ve so ns of Sq u ie r a nd Grise ll vi z :
.
, .

Is rael ( Re vol utio n ary s oldier) Sq u ier Con s tan t Ch arles and , , ,

Sylvan us ; als o C ro mwe ll B aylies an d others O the r family , .

names are H i x Wheeler Salis b ury an d Horto n L wi Salisb ury

, , , .

( 1 7 94-
188 2 ) w as t h e l as t b uri a l h e re T h e re ma i n s of I s a i a h a nd .

Lydi a (Go ff) Bowe n paren ts of Willi a m H en ry h a ve bee n re

, ,

moved to t he Vill ag e Ce mete ry .

TH E RO U NDs G RA V E YARD
This very old neg lec ted y ard lies off Pl a i n Stree t i n South Re
,

hobot h I ts loc a tion i s on a pi c t ures q ue rid g e bo rderi ng a ravi ne

.

ru nn i n g p aralle l to t h e hig h way an d w o uld n o t b e n oti ce d i n p ass

ing . He re are th ree s mall s tones beari ng t he n a me of Ro un ds

G eorg e Ro un ds died Oct 3 179 1 i n h i s 73d year; Ch ace Roun ds
“ ,
.
, , ,

die d Jan 15 1821 i n his 76th year

.
, I n me mory of H ann ah
, .
.
”
wife of Ch ace Roun ds wh o died Jan 14 1827 ag e d 78 years , .
, , .

There are n umero us g raves along t h e rid g e marked by rude ,

s to nes s tuc k i n t he g rou n d w ithou t i n s c riptio n So me of t he .

buri als doubtless date bac k fro m one h undred a nd fifty to t wo

h un dred years .
 CHA PTER X I V
B I O G R AP H I C A L S KET C HE S
B AKER , EM M A , d a u M
g ht er of
. Joh n F a n d Abby M ( All e n ) . .

B a ker is d esce n de d fro m a lo ng lin e of s tu rdy ances tors Be

, .

g i nn i n g w ith t h e fi rs t R e hoboth res id e n ts of t h e fa mily we h a v e ,

t he follo w i n g reco rd

Joh n married J un e
‘
S us a nn a Wood both
17 , 17 14 , of B ar r i n g to n

“
, ,

b ut se ttle d i n Re hob oth He died i n 1767 . .

Nath ani el , bo rn J u ly 9 17 25 ; married Se pt 13 17 50 Ex perience , ,

“
.
,

H i x both of Re hoboth
, .

S amuel , born i n Re hoboth D ec 13 17 54 ; ma rrie d J une 6 1777 .

, , ,

B e th a ny M as o n of S wan sea Die d Oc t 20 1838 i n h i s 85th

“
. .
, ,

yea r .

Nath ani el , bo rn i n Rehoboth Aug 16 178 1 ; ma rri ed ab o ut 1806 .

, ,

“
Nan cy C ros w e ll w ho was bo rn i n 1783
Joh n Fenwi ck, born i n Rehoboth J une 1 1 18 13 ; married Abby ,
.

M Alle n Se pt 15 1849 Died Feb 28 1893 i n h i s 8ot h

.
, .
, . .
, ,

y ear .

Emma born a t t he p a tern al ho mes tea d in Re hobo t h .

Her ly ed uca tion a l a dv a n ta g es of t h e dis tric t sc hools were

ea r
s uppl e men te d by fu rthe r s t udy at E as t Gree n w ic h A c ad e my an d ,

a t Wh e a to n Se mi n a ry n o w Wh ea to n Colleg e
, He r ho me l i fe was .

c losely i n te rwov e n w ith th a t of h er b e lov e d a n d o n ly s i s ter S ara ,

phen e wh o w as des ti ned to an early dea th Miss B a ker speaks

,
“
of h er as t he g en tle warm hea rte d g i rl w ith a kee n love of t he
,
-
.

” ’
beau tiful a n d t h e g ood S h e g ra te f ully rec a ll s h er fa t h er s deep
.

i n teres t i n h a vi n g h i s c hild ren tho ro ug hly e d uc a ted e ver sec k i n

to i n s till i n to th e i r mi n ds t h e i mporta n c e O f c are f ul readi n g an d
,

s t u dy I n h e r moth e r s h e re a li ze d th o se n obl e q ua liti es w hic h were

.

a n e ve r fa ili ng d e li g ht
“ .
” “
My mothe r s h e say s w as my idea l , , .

I th an k God for h er as for no other g ift Of h is bes tow in g For .

ma ny ye a rs thi s c h eri s h e d moth er w as a n i n va lid a n d n o one ,

e v e r rece i v e d more ten d e r an d d e vote d c are th a n s h e Th e t wo .

s p e n t a y ea r to g e th er a t t h e V en do me i n Bo s t o n a n d n o p a i n s ,

i n t h e fru itl ess e ffo rt t o rec u pera te t h e mothe r s

’
vvere s a re

l‘ e a lth p d
I n v a ri o u s soc i a l a n d re li g ious a c tivities Mi ss B a ker ra n ks
a mo n g t h e fi rs t h avi ng fille d w ith a cce pta n ce t h e hi g h es t
, os i t i on s
i n te mpe ra nc e a n d ch u rch a ffa i rs a nd i n ma ny c ha ri t a b e o rg a n
,

i za tio ns S he has tra ve le d ex te ns ively b oth in this co un try and i n

.

E urO pe w ith a n e v er e a g e r a n d rece ptiv e mi n d He r b ene volence .

306 HISTORY OF REH OB OTH

may b e j udg ed by t he fac t th at

h as al wa s g iven one- ten th at s he y
leas t of her i nco me to ch arity The Cong reg a tional Ch urc h of .

h er n a tive to wn i s i ndebted to h er for vario us g ifts , i nc l udi ng i ts

prese n t p ulpit Oth er c h urc hes too are recipien ts of he r o un t
. b y .

He r p riv a te g ifts are many a nd t h e lessi ng s of t h e needy are her b

a mpl e re wa rd Aft er s pen ding three ears at t he Beaconsfi eld i n
. y
B rookli ne s he was c all ed i n 1909 to loo after t he ho use hold of h er
, k
brot her, whose child ren were be re ft of a mother s care an d she ’

h as de voted herse lf to th ese domes tic d u ties w ith un fa ili ng fa ith

ful n ess Her life i s ric h i n serv ice for others E ven wh en a c h il d
. .

sh e w as pl eas ed to teac h t h e ex s l a ves , e mploy e d by h er fa t h er, -

to re ad an d wri te an d to fill th e i r mi n d s with hi g h idea l s In .

B
b rief , Miss aker s well k n own q ualities of e ffi c ienc and refi ne
’
-
y
men t ren der her worth of a hig h pl ace among t he ex ce llen t wo
y
men of h er na tive town .

O
B AK ER , GE R GE P EAS E , son of Na than ie l an d Nan cy Cros
we ll B a ker, was born i n Re hoboth , Se pt 8, 18 17 He rec e ived h is . .

early educa tio n i n t h e ub li c sc h ools of h i s n a tive to wn an d l a ter

en tere d a p riv a te sc hoo He we n t earl i nto b us i ness , and at t he y
ag e of th irty crosse d t he co n ti ne n t and se ttled i n C aliforn i a He .

p u rc h ase d a ra n c h a t Red Bl u ff a n d b ec a me i n t e res te d i n re al

es ta te i n S an F ran c i sc o Th e l as t t en y ears of h i s life we re s pen t
.

ab ro a d an d a fter t wo y ears of t ra v el th ro ug h e v ery c o un try i n

,

E u rope h e made h i s home pe rman en tly i n Pa ri s He be ca me .

famih a r w ith t h e la n g uag e a n d c us to ms of t h e Fre n c h people and

es ta blis he d pleasa n t rel a tio n s w it h many nota bl e pe rs o n ag es He .

was p rese n ted at t he co urt of E mpero r Na poleo n III a nd e n te r

t a i ned a t t h e Roy al Pal ace H i s d ea th occ urred M arc h 13 1869
. , ,

while on a vis it to Pau Sou thern France , H i s funera l was sol .

e mn i ze d on t he 2d day of M ay i n t h e Re hoboth Co n g reg a tio nal

Ch urc h an d h e was b uried i n t he Vill ag e Ce me te ry H i s mo nu
,
.

men t be ars t h e follo wi ng epita ph :

He is de d wh e b d y fi ll
not a os o s
Th i mel h l h e f l a nc o ous o
H e li e i b i g y
s e s ,

v s t lg y t i ll
n r er or s
Th e e hee ed h i e t hly w y
an v r c r s ar a ,

F ll be mi g
u a d hi he d n ro un s a .

BAKER , GE RGE P IER CE , e mi n en t phy s i c i a n , son of Sa muel

O
B a ke r, J r , a n d Pa tience ( Pierce) B a ker, was o rn i n Sout h Re
. b
hob ot h , Jan 27 , 1826 On h i s moth er s s id e h e w as d es ce n d ed
’

“ “ “ “ “
. .

from Capt M
i ch ael Pierce wh o w as killed i n t h e I n di an fi g ht near
“ “
.

Pawtuc ke t : Pa tience , P rese rved , Nath an , M i all, Eph ra i m,

E p h ra i m Mi c h ael
, He rec e ived t he rudi men ts o f an ed uca tion
.

at t he di s t ri c t sc hool i n Oak S wa mp a n d s t udie d furth er a t t he See

kon k Cl as s ical Semi n ary As he g re w up he des i red to be co me a
.
 O RG E
GE I EAS E
’
"A K I l lt
‘
JOH N F . B A K ER
M us . AB BY M .
( A L LE N) B A K E R
 TH E A NNA W A N C L UB HO US E

I I I LL C RES T . e id e
R s e nc of G e o rg eS . e
Ba k r
 BI O G R APHIC AL S KETCH ES 307

doc tor H a v i ng heard of D r Tho mps on of Bos to n h e vis ited

. .
,

h i m w ith t h e h ope th a t h e mi g ht be a llo we d to s t udy me dici ne

acc o rdi n g to t h e Th omps on i a n S chool
“ S t udy thi s book
”
sa id .
,

D r Tho mp so n to h i m a n d i n th ree wee k s yo u w ill b e a Th omp

.
,

ao n i a n doc to r rea dy to p rac ti ce Th e id ea a pe a red so ridi cu lous .

to t h e yo u ng man th a t he dec ided to g o to co leg e and s t udy med

i c i ne i n t he reg u l a r co u rse H e en tered A mh e rs t Colleg e i n t he
.

c l as s of 1850 a n d re ma i n e d th ro ug h t h e F res h ma n a n d Sopho mo re

years wh en he ma de a trip to Labra dor i n a fi shi ng sc hooner for
,

h is health He g ra dua ted a t t he H a rv a rd Me di c a l Colleg e i n 185 1

. ,

a n d s pe n t a y ea r i n t h e hos pi ta l a t Sou th B os to n He co mmenced .

p rac tice on Hi g h Stree t Providence w here s e vera l doc tors h ad

failed fro m l ac k of p a tro nag e “ How lo ng do you wan t this om
, ,

”
for? as ke d t h e l a n dlo rd
“ ”
For fi ve y ears at fi rs t s a id D r B aker
.
.oe

, . .

He h ad co me to s tay B us i nes s c a me s lo wly b ut th ere was a ai n

.
,

from y ear to y e a r un til fro m 1860 to 1875 h e h a d all h e c o a l do

,

a n d n ea rly b rok e do wn F or fo urtee n y ears h e w as medi cal and

.

s urg i c a l doc to r a t t h e Sta te P ri s o n a t $50 0 a y e ar He was a .

vol un tee r s u rg e on for a s ho rt ti me i n hos pital s a t H ampton V a , .

,

d uri ng t he war I n 1888 a c a ncer de veloped on h i s lip whic h was

.
,

re mov e d by D r J C W a rre n h i s fo rmer i n s t ru c to r a t t h e M as sa

. . .
,

c h use t t s Ge n e ra l Hos pita l B u t a y ear a fterw a rd s t h e di sease re

.

a ppeare d o n h i s c hi n a n d s p rea di n g to h i s t h ro a t c ause d muc h

,

s ufferi n g a n d en d e d h i s life i n A ug us t 1890 , .

D r B a k er ma rri e d Aug 9 1859 Lucy D a ily C ady of P rovi

.
, .
, ,

de nce Th ree c hild re n die d i n i n fa n cy One s o n P rof Ge org e P

. .
, . .

B aker i ns t ruc t o r i n H arv ard U n ivers ity s urvives

, , .

D r B a ke r was a q uiet ma n ge n tl e i n ma n ne r s tron g i n h is con

.
, ,

v i c t i o n s w itty i n c o n ve rs a tio n
, I n h i s p rofes s io n he was p ro mpt .

a nd me thodi c a l He was too g e ne ro us to p ress t he poo r for pay

.

me nt a n d ma ny n e ve r p a id On h i s ow n p art h e w as sc rup ulous ly

, .

h ones t o w i ng no ma n a nythi n g Like h i s fa th e r h e w as a man of

, .
,

rug g e d c h a ra c te r a n d w i se i n j ud g me n t
, Wi t h h i m ea c h case h ad .

i ts o w n trea tmen t a nd the re w as littl e of me re ro u ti ne i n h i s rac

p
tice H i s b rother phy s i c i an s often tu rned to h i m for profess wnal
.

h elp i n th ei r s ic k nes s Altho ug h h e k n ew mon th s before t he i a

.
, ,

e vita b le o utco me of h i s mal ady h e bo re h i s g re a t t ri al w ith Ch ris ,

ti an fa ith a nd co urag e an d died w ith a l arg e hope i n a fu ture life

, .

BAKER , IRA S TE LM AN, ma n of a ffa i rs , w as bo rn on t h e a e r B k

ho mes te ad i n So uth Reh oboth M as s J uly 20, 1812 He was t he , .
, .

son of S a muel B a ke r, Jr a n d P a ti e n ce ( Pi erc e ) B a er

.
,Throug h k .

h i s fa th e r he w as desce n de d fro m S a ms o n M as o n of wansea, S

M a ss , a n d th ro ug h h i s moth er fro m C a pt
. Mich ae l Pierce of .

Sc it ua te t h e fa mo us n di a n fi g hte r
, He married , ( 1) arah Ann
I . S
Allen y who m he h ad Oti s Allen (see s ketc h ) an d A ndrew ; (2)
, b
H arri e t W
hea to n I l orton , d a ug h t er of James Horto n 2d, who m by
308 HISTORY OF REHOBOTH

he h ad Jo ephine
s Adela ide F (married J L h A Arnold) . .
.

Seth W (married Nancy W Lake) Angeline N marri ed Davi d

. .
, .

H Bosworth) Isadore S (married H1ram W King man) H

.
, . .
, .

Len ora an d Joh n B

, .

M r B aker was p ro mi n en t i n town afi ai rs for many years and in

.
,

1860was re rese n t a t i ve to t h e Ge neral Court He was re t edly .

c ho sen to t e O ffi ce of se lec tman an d was al s o Town C erk an d ,

Town Treas urer a se ries of ho nors seldom falli ng to one man

, .

H e a t t h e sa me ti me ca rried on t h e farm w hi c h h is fa th er and

g ra n df a th e r h ad till e d be fo re h i m a n d li ke th e m o w n ed a n d m an ,

a ed a sa w mill an d g ris t mill H e po ssesse d a la rg e fun d of

g
- -
.

Vi tality an d h is j ud g men t was ex ce llen t He was very fon d of .

mus i c an d for many y ears ta ug ht s i n g i ng sc hool

, Hy mns of -
.

p rai se were h i s delig ht an d h i s child ren reca ll w ith pl easure t he

,

son g fa l ho urs of t h e ho me .

BAK ER , JO HN FENW ICK of Nat h an ie l and Na ncy Cros

, son
we ll B a ker was born i n Re ho bo th J un e 14 1843
, He was a , , .

descen d an t i n t h e fourth g eneratio n fro m J oh n B aker one of t he ,

early se ttlers of t h e to wn I n h i s boyhood h e a tten ded t he dis

.

tri et sc hools of Re ho bo th and l a ter rece ive d p riv a te i ns truc tion .

H is early advan ta g es were li mited ye t he made t he mos t of t he ,

b roade r opportun ities afforded b ex perie nce Altho ug h he made

h i s ho me on t h e B a ker fa rm i n Ileh ob ot h h e was for ma ny y ears
.

eng a e d i n me rca n til e p urs u its i n C an ad a On Se t 15 184 9 he

g . .
, ,

marr1ed Abby M Allen d aug hter of Sylves ter an Ha nn ah ( C ar

.
,

p e n t e r) All e n a d e s c e n
, d a n t of Willi a m C a rpe n te r o n e of ,

p r i e t o rs a n d To w n Cl er k of R e hobo t h f ro m 164 3 to 1649 .

c hil dre n were E mma M Saraph i n e A an d G eo rg e S M r B aker .

, . .

re mov e d with h i s fa mily to Rhode I s l an d i n 1882 an d di ed Feb , .

28 , 1893 .

BAKER , O TIS
ALLEN, s on of I ra Still ma n an d Sa ra h An n
( All e n ) B a k er w as bo rn a t
, t h e a n c es t ra l ho me on B rook S t re e t ,

Re hoboth Ap ri l 23 1838 He rece ive d h i s e d uca tio n i n t he com

, , .

mon sc hool s He was tw i ce marrie d : ( 1) to M ary E Bli ss daug h

. .
,

te r of Geo rg e a n d Eli z a be th Blis s of Re hoboth of w ho m w as bo rn ,

a d a u g hte r w h o di e d i n i n fa n cy ; a n d ( 2) to H a rri e t L M arti n .

of Re hoboth d a ug hter of Lu th er A a n d H a rri e t L M arti n When

, . . .

q u ite yo ung h e learne d t he mas on s trade a nd l a ter w as a con ’

trac to r i a B os to n Love of co un try a n d loya lty to t he sa me were

.

h i s s tro n g c h a rac te ri s tics a n d w he n t he C ivil W ar b roke o u t h e

,

was one O f t h e fi rs t to e n lis t — Ap ril 16 186 1 He di s ti n g u i shed

, , .

hi mse lf as a s o ldier a n d ofli cer a n d served h i s co un try un til t he ,

c lose of t h e w a r be i ng ma s tered out M ay 1 2 1865 H e was

, , .

wo u n de d a t B u ll R u n an d c arried t h e b ull e t i n h i s a rm to t he day

of h i s de a th H i s mil i ta ry rec ord i s g ive n i n t he c h a p t er o n Re
.
 B IO GRA PH IC A L S KETCH ES 309

h ob o t h Soldiers i n t h e C ivil W ar It i s worthy of rec ord t ha t he .

se rve d as ca pta i n i n t w o di ffe re n t c omp a n i e s o n e of w hi c h was t h e ,

n ota b le Co mp a n y H of t h e Thi rd M ass I n fa n t ry Serg ean t Wil . .

li am H Lu th er w h o served un der h i m i n both c ompa n ies th us

.
, ,

voi ces t h e un iversal es teem i n w hic h h e w as he ld by h i s men

“He w as one of t h e n obles t men I e ver me t w ith a c h arac ter ,

a bov e re p roac h He a s ked no ma n to go w h ere he would no t g o

. .

H i s o n e ide a of life see me d to b e to do h l s d u ty W hil e c o mman d .

i ng s tri c t obe di e nce he re n dere d t he s ame to h i s s u rior Offi cers

, .

Q u i e t u n a ss umi ng h e n ever p ush ed hi mself b ut e t others ad

, ,
”
v an ce h i m .

He tra ve l ed q uite ex te n s iv e ly a n d for se ve ral y ears made

h i s ho me i n C olo ra do
'
He w as a me mbe r O f t h e G A R. . .

a n d a t on e ti me c o mma n der of Joh n A Ra w li n s Pos t i n Lak e .

C ity C olora do He was a ls o a me mber Of t he I O O dd Fellows

, . . . .

He di ed i n S w a n se a M as s J un e 14 19 10 At h i s funeral h e was
, .
, , .

hon ore d by t he p rese nce of e very livi ng ma n i n h i s compan y sa ve ,

on e w h o fa il e d to g e t w o rd i n ti me M an y we re p rese n t a ls o from .

othe r co mpa n i es Thi s n obl e p a triot w as b uri ed w ith t he full G

. .

A R serv i ce a t t he V ill ag e C e me t ery i n Re hoboth

. . .

BAKER , P ATIENCE P IE RCE , d a ug hte r of t h e Re v P rese rv ed .

Pie rc e , s h e w as o n e o f t h e fa mi ly o f t e n c hild re n a n d was bo rn

M a rc h 3 1 179 2 Wh en a s ma ll g i rl s h e we n t to live w ith h er a un t ,
, .

t he w ife o f D e a co n H e ze ki a h M a rti n w h o w as s e ttl e d on a f arm ,

ne a r R oc ky R un , w h ere it i s c ro ss e d by t h e roa d ru n n in g wes t

”
ac ro s s t h e Pl a i n s to t h e Ho rn b i n e S h e w as t h e secon d w ife .

of S a muel B a ker, J r , a n d on h e r ma rri a g e , M a rc h 1 1, 18 10 wen t

.
,

to li ve i n t he old red h ou se ( E lde r J aco b H ix ho use ), where she

lived fo r 88 y e a rs , or u n til h e r de a th i n 1889 Her c hild re n w ere .

I ra Still ma n , Ne l so n O
rri n , Na n cy ( N i c hol s ), E me li n e ( Ho rto n ) ,

D r Geo rg e P a n d E l ec ta A n n (H o w l a n d )
. . I n p ers on s h e w as .

s ho rt a n d thi c k se t a n d h a d c o a l bl ac
-
e y es He r h ealth was al -
k .

w ay s rob us t a n d h er l as t ill n es s w as h e r fi rs t serio us on e Sh e was .

very relig io us and w as a member of t h e Chr is ti an Ch urch of t he

tow n for 57 y ears Sh e h ad a g ood voice , sa n g t h e treble p art ,
.

an d lov ed to s i n g w ith oth ers i n t h e n e i g hborhood Sh e was we ll .

p res erved phy s i cally to t h e l as t year of h er life , an d w hen 98 years

O ld a ppe a re d n ot ove r 7 0 y e a rs H e r ey es i g ht was g ood , h er h ear
.

i n g a c ute h e r c hee k s a l w ay s re d , a n d s h e rese n ted t h e as s is ta n ce

,

O f g ra n d c hild ren i n g e tti n g i n or o u t O f t h e carri a g e To h er, as .

well as oth er women of h er ti me w h o live d in t h e s arse ly:se ttle d

c o u n t ry fea r was un k n own , and an y s ho w of fee i ng was ca re
,

fully rep re sse d an d hidden For h er, dea th h ad n o te rrors , for

.

th ese old fashione d pe opl e app roach ed t h e en d w ithout a tremo r

“
-
.

”
S h e w as b urie d i n t h e H i x Yard on t h e hill i n pl a i n s i g ht of t h e
h o use i n w hi ch sh e live d so many y ears .
3 10 HISTORY O F REH O BOTH

BAK ER , S AM UEL, Jr , s uccess fu l farmer o rn i n Reh o oth ,

.
, b b
Ap ril 1 2 17 87 ; die d Ap ril 16 187 2 Th e to wn of Reho oth in
, , . b
early d a y s h ad me n ru n n i n g farms wh o at t h e same time were

ift d ti n o t e t h e mills fa m aces , tex tile mills amuel S

—
g e ar s a n s , , .

B a ker J r bes ides be ing an ex tra , .

,

o rdi n ary farme r h ad a g en ius for ,

mec h an i cs an d b u ilt and opera ted ,

t wo sa w mills a n d a g ris tmill on -

Roc ky Ru n The g ris t mi ll was .

-

ope ra ted as l ate as 1870 As a .

farmer M r B a ker when meas ured , .

,

by t h e s ta n d ards of today wou ld ,

b e called un us ual New Eng l and .

prod uced a race of farmers whic h

s till fe lt t h e E ng lis h i n flue n ce
men w ho k ne w more of h us ba nd ry
th an the i r d esce n d an ts wh o were
fa rmi ng i n t he early 7os On t he ’
.

B a ke r farm were larg e b arns and

o u tb u i l d i n g s c o mp ri s i n g b l a c k
s mith s hop cooper s hop c ide r , ,

p re ss da i ry for c hee se an d b u tter There was a larg e collec tio n

, .

of s i nn i ng whee l s looms for wea vi ng c lot h and se veral se ts of

, ,

i mp e me n ts fo r prod uc i n g flax fi b re On t h e farms were t he ap le

p
-
.

o rch ards and n umbe rs of pea r trees and q u i nc e b us hes Ship t i m .

be rs were c ut co rd wood h a uled to Provide nce and Warre n b i rc h

, ,

hoops s h a ve d W he n M an wh ag ue S wamp froze cedar t o ru n t he

.
,

s hi n g le mill was c u t a nd h a u le d ou t
-
.

M r B a ker mad e farmi n g a fi n anc i al s uccess an d a t t he s ame ti me

.

he k n e w t h e a rt of livi n g He was very mus i c al a n d pl aye d t h e

.

b ass via l cl a ri ne t and fi fe He was very fon d of s i n g i ng On h is

-
, . .

fa the r s s ide he was desce nded fro m t he Eng lis h yeo ma n c l ass
’
.

H i s mothe r was a M aso n a desce n d an t of t h e S amps o n M ason ,

wh o was w ith C ro mwell a t t h e b a ttle of M ars to n Moor He mar .

ried Pa t i e nce Pi e rce d aug hter of Re v Prese rved Pierce a des

, .
,

c en da n t of C apt Mi c h a e l Pi e rc e of Sc it uat e M ass

.
, .

BENED ICT, REV DAVI D , D D , son of Tho mas an d M arth a . . .

( S c u dd e r) B e n e di c t w as bo r n a t N o
, rw i c h C o n n Oc t 10 1 7 7 9 , .
, .
, .

At t h e ag e of fo urtee n he was app ren tice d to a s hoe ma k er i n New

C a naa n C o n n a n d was afterwa rd e mployed a s ho rt ti me as a
, .
,

j o u rn e y m a n I n 1 8 0 2 .h e e n te re d t h e a c a d e m y a t Mt Pl e asa n t .
,

S i ng Si ng N Y where h e was p repared for c oll eg e I n 1806 he

, . .
, .

g r a d u a te d f ro m B r o w n U n iv e rs ity a n d s oo n a ft er w as o rd ai n ed,

to t h e B a ptis t Mi n i s t ry I n 1804 h e be came a res ide n t of O ld

.

Reho bo th n o w Pa w t uc ke t wh ere he l a ter g a th ere d a c h urc h

, , ,

a nd wh e re he re ma i ned u n t i l a bo u t 183 1 a n d t o whi c h pl ace h e ,

 BI O GRAPHICA L S KETCH ES 3 11

a fterw ard s re t urn e d to s pe n d h is l as t y ears He de voted muc h .

ti me to hi s to ri ca l resea rc h re l a tive to t h e B apti s t deno mina tion .

He w as a T rus tee of B row n Un iv ers ity fro m 18 18 to t h e ti me of

h i s d ea th He rece ived t he title of D D fro m S h urtleff Colle e
. . .

i n 185 1 He w as a writer of fo rce an d o ri g i n a lity an d h i s boo

.

“
h a d a w ide c i rc ul a tio n A mo n g th ese a re : Ge n era l H is tory of t h e
.
,

”
B apti s t D eno mi n a tion s i n A me ri c a and all parts of t h e world
“Ab rid men t of R obi nson s His tory of B apti sm ”
,

“
’

“ Hi s tory of Al Re li g ions ”
F ifty y ears amo ng th e Ba
”
t i s ts et c He was a l s o t h e au tho r of se v eral poems
. e .

die d i n Paw tuc ke t R I D ec 5 1875 , . .

, .
, .

BICK NELL, AM ELIA D , youn g es t of fi ve child ren of Chris .

t Oph e r a n d C hloe ( C a rpe n te r) Bl an di n g w as bo rn a t t h e Bl an din g ,

homes te a d i n Re hoboth Oc t 3 1830 He r home e d uca tion was , .

, .

th a t Of a fa rmer s d a ug hter He r sc hool ed uca tion was pri marily

’
.

i n t he di s tri c t s ch ool of t h e n e ig hbo rhoo d s uppl eme n ted by aca ,

de mi c s tudies a t Attlebo ro A c ade my a n d Norto n Fe ma le Se mi nary ,

a ll of w hi c h c o u le d w ith ex ce lle n t n a tu ra l a b ilitie s fitte d h er for

p , ,

teac hi ng to w h 1ch s h e de voted herse lf very s uccess fu lly for at

,

leas t fi ve y ea rs i n t h e di s tri c t sc h ool s of Re hoboth an d Nort on .

S h e joi n e d t h e C o n g reg a tio n al C h u rc h of R ehoboth in 1855 .

Mis s Bl a n di ng ma rrie d Th o mas W Bic k ne ll Pri n c ip a l of the .

,

Hi g h Sc h ool a t Re hoboth V ill ag e Sept 5 1860 Th ey res ided fo ur , .

, .

years at B ri s tol R I wh e re M r Bic kn e ll was Pri n c ip al of t he

, . .
, .

Hi g h Sc hool an d wh ere the i r d aug hter M arth a E li za be th was born .

After res idi ng for s ome y ears a t P rovidence a n d Wes t B arri ng t on ,

R I . .t h e ho me of t he fa mily w as a t H arv a rd S t
, Dorc hes ter .
, ,

M ass fro m 1875 to 1894

.
, .

M rs Bi c k nell di e d a t t h e fa mily summe r ho me at Li nek in

.
,

M a i n e Aug 13 1896 H er life w as fru itful i n g ood wo rks ; g en

, .
, .

cro a s by n a t u re s h e g a v e h erse lf a n d h er ) osse ss i on s t o h elp all

i n h e r po we r As a teac he r s he was fa ithful a n d tho ro ug h As a

,

. .

Bible teach er s he w as a w i nn i n g i n s truc tor h a vi n g larg e c las ses ,

a t B ri s tol B a rri n g to n a n d Do c h es te r
, S h e w as d ee ply i n teres ted .

i n Fo re ig n Mi s s io n s a n d w as Pres id e n t O f t h e Dorc h es ter B ran c h

of t h e W B F M S he i n s truc te d c l asses of youn g ladies i n
. . . .

mi ss io n s tudies an d c heered t h e hearts of mi ss ion aries i n Chi na

a n d Af ri c a by s en di n g th e m l e tte rs a n d box es of us e fu l arti c les .

At ho me n o needy ca use or pe rs o n w e n t fro m he r doo r u na ided .

I n t h e fo un di n g of t h e H a rv a rd C on g reg a tio n a l Ch u rc h a t Dor

c h es te r s h e g a v e g e n e ro us ly of ti me l abo r a n d money and h er , ,

ho me was t he cen ter of ma ny c h aritable und ertak i ng s .

A me mo ri al ros e w i n do w i n t he H arva rd S tree t Mee ting house -

was he r c o n t ri b u tio n i n ho n o r of h e r d a u hter M arth a dyi n g at

g ,

t h e a g e of fi v e y ears Th e Bl an di n g P ub h e Li b rary i n Reho b oth

.

was fo u n de d by M rs Bi c kn ell i n ho n o r a nd memory of her par .

3 12 HISTORY OF REH O BOTH

t
en s S he was b uri ed
. in the Bi c knell family g r un o d at Princes
H ill Barri ng t on R I
, , . .

B ICKNELL, TH M AS WILLIAM S , LL D , dis ti ng uis hed au

O . .

th or, e d uc a to r and mas ter of as se mblies , was b orn i n B arri ng ton,

R I Sept 6 1834 , s on of Alli n an d H arrie t B ro n (Ki n ni cutt )
. .
, .
, y
B k ic nell ; s tudied i n arrin g ton school s till 1850; he tford Acad
B T
emy , V t to July , 1853 ; A mhers t Colleg e , Fres hman year, 1853 4 ,
.
,
—
g ra d u a te d a t B ro w n U n iv e rs ity , 18 60 w i t h d eg ree of A M , . .

M r Bic k n ell i s a born teac h er At t he ag e of n i ne teen b e dis

. .

t i n g u i sh ed hi mse lf i n t h e p ublic sc hool s of Re hoboth , t eac hi ng

th ree w i n te rs i n t h e “
O
ld Red Sc hoolhouse 1853 4 6 an d three — —
, ,

terms i n t h e Vill ag e Hi g h Sc hool , clos i n i n D ecem er, 1857 b

T
.

S
A lso a t t he Hi g h chool , B ris tol R I , and a ter th ree yea rs i n t he , . .

A rn old tree t G rammar Sc hool i n Providen ce , th e t wo c o veri ng

S
t h e period from M ay , 1860, to M ay , 1869 He was for si x ears .

( 1 86 9 — 1 87 5 ) Co m m i s s io n e r of P u bli c S c hool s i n R hod e I s an d,

duri n whic h ti me h e broug ht a ou t v as t i mprovemen ts i n t h e b
sc hoo s th ro u b ou t t h e s ta te ex ten di n g t h e term of o ffi ce of , c hool S
Co mmitte es rom one to th ree y ears es ta blis hi n g even i ng sc hools ,

an d sc hool lib rari e s c rea t i n g a Sta te Bo a rd of E d uca tio n an d re

, ,

es ta bli s hi n g t h e St a t e No rmal Sc hool at P rovid en ce on a perma

ne n t bas i s to e the r w i t h man y oth e r h e lpf ul ch a n g es
, .

M r B i c kne l i s a p rolifi c aut hor Born i n Old Wan na moiset

. .
,

withi n t h e S owa ms li mits h e e arly caug ht t h e hi s tori c spi rit of t h e

,

pl ace ass oc i a te d w ith t h e n ames of M assas soi t K i ng Ph ilip Miles

, , ,

S ta ndish Wi nslow an d H ampden an d ha vi ng as h i s ne ig h bors

, , ,

desce nd an ts Of J oh n B rown an d Th o mas Will e tt NO man is .

be tter i n formed th an h e of t he loc aliti es and doi ng s of t h e P lym

oa th an d R h ode I sl an d colon ies from t h e beg i nn i ng un til now .

Three mon umen ta l his tori cal works h a ve spra n g fro m h i s pen
“ The Hi s to ry of B arri ng t o n
” “
1898 ; Sowa ms
” “
1903 ; an d Th e
” “
S tory of D r J oh n Cl arke 19 15 bes ides t he Bi c kne ll G enealogy
.
,
”
,

, ,
,

i n 19 13 These w ith o t h er vol umes fro m h i s pen will fill one

.
, ,

h alf of D r Eliot s fi ve foot s helf an d if all h i s prin ted pa g es were

.
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,

bo un d i n boo ks they would fill a t en foot s he lf -

.

I n 1875 t h e v arious mon thly ed uc a tion a l journ al s of New E ng

l an d were un i te d i a The New E ng land J ourn al of Educati on of ,

whic h M r Bic k n ell be ca me e ditor a s well as o wn er a n d ub lis h er

. .

He al so es tabli s h e d The P ri mary Teacher i n 1878 Th e a rea u of ,

E d uca tion i n 1876 an d t h e mag az i ne Educa ti on i n 1880

, , .

M r Bi c k nell has been p res iden t of vario us s t a te an d n a tional

.

i ns titu tio ns a n d co n ve n tion s ; of t h e A meri ca n I n s titu te of I n

s truc tio n i n 1 87 6 8 — of t h e I n tern a tio n a l S S Con ven tion at . .
,

Louis ville i n 1884 an d was a M assac h use tts de l eg a te to t he Ra i kes

,

Cen tenn i al i n 1880 e t c e t c He rep re sen te d t he 24 t h Suffol k

, .
, .

d is tri c t Bos ton i n t h e Sta te Le g i sl atu re i n 1888 9 servi ng t wo

, ,
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,

years H i s ex ecu tive ability appe ars i n th e foun di ng of t he Har

.
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v ar d C ong reg a tion a l Ch urc h Bos to n ; a ls o t h e town of New Eng ,

l an d i n North D a kota w ith i t s Cong reg a tion a l Ch urch By t h e .

ift of lib rary of o n e tho us a n d vol ume s a to w n i n Uta h h as bee n

g a ,

n ame d Bi c k n e ll a n d a n oth er h as bee n n ame d Bl an di n g for a s i m

,

i la r g ift He h as t ra v el e d ex ten s ive ly both i n this c oun try an d

.

a b ro a d .

On Se pt 5 1860 h e ma rri e d Mi ss A me li a D Bl a n di n g d a ug hter

.
, , .
,

of C h ri s tophe r a n d C hloe ( C a rpe n ter) Bl an di n g wh o i n 1886 g av e ,

8500 for t he fo un d a tio n O f t h e Bl a n di n g Li b rary i n h er n a tiv e

tow n to b e na me d i n ho no r of h er p are n ts
, .

M r Bi c k n ell res id es i n Provide n ce R I H e i s n o w en

d i
.

h i i hty fo u th y i n w iti n t h
“Hi to y of t h e
, . .

g ga e n s e g r ea r r g e s r
-
, ,
”
S ta te Of Rhod e I s l a nd He s ta n d s si x fee t th ree an d one h alf
.
-

i nc hes ta ll s tra i g ht as a n arro w ne ith er i s h i s eye di m n or h i s

n a t ura l fo rc e a b a te d
,
“ Th e o n ly d oc tor I e mploy .
”
h e s ay s 18
,

, ,

Na ture ; my o n ly n urs e i s ri g hteo us livi ng ; I w o rs hip t h e All

Good The s un s hi nes on my hori z on th ree h un d re d and s i x ty
.

”
fi v e d ay s a n d s i x ho urs e v ery year .

BLACK , J O HNS TO NE , merch an t was a son of Ralph an d ,

Eli zabe th (E rw i n ) Bl a c k a n d g ra n d s o n of Willi a m an d Rebecca

( H a m ilto n ) Bl a c k H e w as b o rn i n G l
. as g o w S c otl a n d i n 1 83 2 , , ,

a n d ca me to A meri ca i n 185 1 M r Bl a c k res ided for se vera l y ears . .

a t Lo we l l a n d l a te r a t Nas h u a
, NH H e c a me to Re hoboth , . .

i n 1866 to s e t u p m ac hi n e ry a t t h e O rlea n s M ill a n d liki n g t h e ,

plac e h e soo n re tu rn e d a n d ope ned a v a rie ty s tore di s tri bu tin g

, ,

g ood s i n a w ag o n to t h e p e opl e ro u n d a bo u t i n w hi c h e n te r
p ri se -
,

h e was s ucce s s f ul 011 t h e e s ta bli s h me n t of t h e n e w pos ta l rou te

.

h e w as a ppoi n te d pos tmas te r a t H a rri s Af ter twen ty fi ve y ears .

-

h e sold o ut h i s b us i n e ss i n Re hoboth an d removed to W arren ,

R I w h e re he es ta blis h ed a g roce ry b us i n ess i n co mp an y w i t h

. .
,

h i s t wo so n s Rob e rt a n d D a vid
, .

M r Bl ac k wa s a man of i rre p roac h a ble c h arac ter a c o ns ta n t

.
,

a t te n d an t w ith h i s ho use hold a t c h urc h a n d hi g hly res pec ted by ,

all wh o k n e w h i m On Ja n 23 189 1 h e was ord a i ne d deacon of

. .
, ,

t h e Co n g reg a tion a l C h urc h a t Re h ob oth He die d at W arren .

,

Nov 27 1908 a n d lies b urie d i n t he fa mily lot at Re ho b ot h

.
, ,

1 ag e .

M r Bl ac k marrie d I s a be ll a M ac I n t osh i n 1856 A daug hter

. .

w as born to them w h o die d a t t h e ag e of four Th ey h ad three .

o
s ns
W i lliam Al ex ander, born Nov 19 1857 wh o marrie d Emma .
, ,

Ch affee of See ko n k Nov 6 1889 Th ey h ad t wo children : , .

, .

( 1) I s abell a Joh n so n born June 2 189 1 a nd (2) Jenn i e , , ,

Ch affee bo rn Nov 29 1893 H e died Jan 20 19 13 aged

, .
, . .
, ,

55 y ea rs .

Rob ert , born Jan 12 1860 die d Sept 25 19 12 i n h is 53d y ear

.
, , .
, , .

D avi d , bo rn D ec 18 1867 marrie d M ary M Allen of W arren

.
, , ,
 HISTORY OF REH OBOTH

R I . .
, Aug . 18, 1897 . They h a ve t wo child ren : ( 1) Flore nce
Alle n bo rn , J uly 6 , 1898 an d ( 2) G ertrude J oh ns tone born
, ,

M ay 7
1902 . .

M r Bl ac k s w ife , sa ell a , died u l 10, 1883, ag ed 5 1 I b J y years

’
. .

His seco n d wife was Ada Ald ri c h , to who m h e was ma rried Nov .

20, 1884 S h e died Nov 1, 1906

. . .

BLANDING , COL ABRAHAM , LL D , son of W illia m and Ly dia . . .

( O rm s bee ) Bl a n di n g w as bo rn a t Re hobo t h No v 1 8 1
, 775 g rad , .
, ,

ua t ed a t B ro wn U n ivers ity a n d s t udie d law w i t h J ud g e B revord

of C amde n S C where b e comme nced t h e p rac tice of la w ; re
, . .
,

moved to Col umbi a S C and became emi nen t i n h is p rofess ion , , .

He married ( 1) Be tsy M artin of C a md en wh o died i n 18 12; ( 2) ,

M ary C arolin e Desa uss ure of Col umb i a S C , .

BLANDING , ABRAM , M D , son of a mes Bl an di ng , Esq . . J

b
an d E li z a e th ( C arpe n te r) l andi ng , was bo rn i n Reh obot h , Apri l B
28, 1823 ; g rad ua ted fro m t h e Ho meop a thic M edi ca l Colleg e i n
Phila delphia 1850 Beg an t h e p rac tice of h i s p rofess io n i n t he
, .

W es t i n 1856 ; s ur eo n i n t h e 22d Io wa —
n fan t r , 186 1 65 ; wen t I y
g
to Florid a an d res 1ded a t Pal mer un til h i s dea th July 3 1, 1892, ,

j
i n h is 7 ot h year He oi ned t he Co ng reg a tio n a l Ch urc h i n Re ho
.

b oth i n 1843, i n t h e pas to ra te of Re v oh n C Pa i ne . J . .

Dr lan di ng was twice married : ( I ) to Ellen C ress of Newar ,

. B y k
N J , Feb 2 1 1855 ; ( 2) to Sarah A da ug hte r of Tho mas and
. . .
,

S ara h ( Alter) Na tt i n g e r, Jan 20, 1876 They h ad iss ue : Al ert . . b

H aze n , E li z a be th Nat t i n g er, an d oh n Willia m Albert H azen J .

i s a rig a dier G enera l i n t he new Nation al A rmy , an d ohn Wi l

B -
J
l ia m i s ma or i n a Florida reg i men t
j .

BLANDING , W ILLIAM , M D , fifth g enera tio n fro m Willia m, . .

t he New En g l an d a n ces to r and son of Willi a n a n d L dia (O rms , y“

B
bee) lan di n g , was bo rn i n Rehoboth , Feb 7 , 1773 ( Vital Re c .

ord Gra d ua ted a t B ro wn U n ivers it 1801 ; s tu died medi c in e y

an d p rac ti ce d a t Attle bo ro ug h , M as s , a n d C amden , S C M ar . . .

ri ed S
usa n C ar e n ter d a ug hte r of C a pt C al e
p C ar n t er of Re
, . b
h ob ot h , wh o d1ed i n 1809 ; af t erwa rd s , Rac hel il et t of Phila W
del p hia . He made l arg e collec tion of nat ura l his to ry s pec imens
a

wh 1ch are n ow in B rown U n ivers ity Died Oc t 12 1857 i n h is . .

, ,

85 t h y ear .

BLAND ING , W ILLIAM W ILLETT, Will ia m Blan di ng , t he

New En g lan d ances to r, came fro m Upto n , Co un ty of orces t er, W
E n lan d , i n 164 0, a n d se ttled i n Bos ton Th e li neage i s trace d .

as O llows

“
.

W illi am, marri ed e thi a hea ton , Sept 4 , 1674

‘
B W
“
. .

W i lli am, marri ed E liza et h Perr , Oc to e r, 1708 b y b

“
.

W illi am, married ara h Ch affee , Dec 25 , 1740 S . .

W illi am, marrie d L dia Orms ee , J uly 5 , 177 2 y b .

 BI O G RAPH I C AL S KETCH ES 3 15

“
James , m a rr e i d
“
E li za e th C a rpe n ter Ap ril 24 18 11
W i ll e tt , t h e s u bj ec t of our s ke tc h , un married
b , , .

Willi a m Bl an di ng t h e fi rs t o wned a sec tio n of lan d so uth of

w h a t i s now S u mmer Stree t Bos to n , M as s i n t he vic i n it of , .
, y
Hovey s dry g oods s tore Willi am t h e seco n d c ame to Re ho oth
’
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. b
b
a o u t 1660 a n d se ttl e d o n R oc ky Hill Th e farm seems to h a ve .

re ma i ne d i n t h e f amily for se v era l g e n era tio n s for Willi a m W il ,

le tt was born here Nov 1 , 1820, b ut w hen h e was a ou t t wo an d . b

a h a lf y ea rs old h i s p are n ts move d to t h e farm s i n ce ass oc i a ted
'

w ith t h e Bl a n di n g n a me , w here Willi am g rew u p an d w hic h b e

c ultiv a te d un til p as t s e ve n ty y ears of ag e ma kin g it one of t he ,

fi nes t farms i n to wn .

M r Bl an di n g was e d uc a ted i n t h e c o mmo n s chools w ith a few

.
,

terms at p riv a te sc hool H i s a m ition was to be a fi rst -c l ass . b

farmer, an d h i s ac tive me m ership in t he Reho o th Farmer s ’
b b
Cl ub was dv an ta g e to th a t org a n i za tio n He was no
a g re a t a .

O ffi ce see ke r y e t h i s fe llo w c iti zen s h a v e ho n o re d h i m w ith th e

-
,

pu blic trus ts of se lec t ma n as sessor and to wn a n d c h u rc h tre asurer , , .

He was deeply i n te re s te d i n t he Rehob oth A n tiqua ri a n Soc ie ty

a n d i ts treas ure r for ma n y y ears H e i s an ac tiv e me mber an d .

li bera l su pporte r of t he C o ng reg a tio n al Ch urc h an d a lthoug h ,

n ow i n h i s n i n e ty e i hth y ea r h e kee ’s p ace w ith t h e p ro g ress ive

g
move men ts of t h e t 1me w hil e h i s fello w c iti ze n s hold h i m i n t he
-
,

hi g h es t es tee m .

B LI S S , AB I AH , J d esce n d e d f ro m Tho mas of

r D e
. vo,n sis
h i re , ,

En g l a n d w hose son Tho mas e mi g ra te d to this co u n try i n 1636

“ “ “
, ,

“
a n d bec a me o n e of t h e pio n ee rs w h o se ttl e d i n Re ho bo t h i n 1643

“ “
.

Tho mas (Re hoboth a n ces tor) J o na th an J ona tha n Ephrai m

Ab i ah C ol Abi a h A b i ah Jr
, .
,
“ ,
,

.
, , ,

He was born M arc h 6 1800 a t Re ho b oth H i s mothe r was , , .

Rebecca Ke n t d a ug hter of Eze kie l K e n t , Abi a h Jr married .

, .
,

No v 1 1 1834 J u li a A Sturte v an t d a ug hter O f Fran c i s S turte v an t

.
, , .
,

of I a w t uc ke t M r Bliss took h i s b ride to t he a n ces tra l homes tead

’
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w h e re h e was bo rn a n d w h ere h e res id ed u n til h is dea th M arc h ,

3 1 1887
, M rs Bli ss died fou r d ay s l ate r i n h er 8 18 t year They
. . .

c el eb ra te d the i r Golden W e ddi n g Nov 1 1 1884 .

, .

M r Bli ss was a w ide aw a ke p rog res s ive farmer a pio neer in

.
-
, ,

a g ri c u lt ura l i mp rov e me n ts He was a n e n th u s i as ti c member of .

t h e F a rme rs C l ub a n d p arti c ip a te d free ly i n t h e di sc uss io ns

’
In .

h i s p ri me h e s pen t a p a rt of e ac h y ea r i n collec ti n g c a ttle fro m

vario us Ne w E ng la n d s ta tes p artic u larly Vermon t an d New ,

H ampshi re an d d rivi ng th em i n to t h e Bos ton marke ts I n th is

, .

way h e ca me to k n o w these s ta tes q u ite thoro ug hly as it was be ,

fore ra il ro ads were commo n He w as a man of g e n i al temperamen t .

a n d tho ro ug hly reli abl e For ma ny y ea rs h e was a trus t ee of t he.

Co ng reg a tio na l Soc iety an d was pro mi nen t i n t h e b uildi ng of t he

316 HISTORY OF REH O BOTH

Villag e Ch urc h i n 1839 4 0 -

. S ix c hildre n were born to M r . a nd
M rs B lis s :
.

R eb ecca , born Oc t 27 , 1835

. .

Fran ci s A .
, bo n r Nov 18, 1837 ; . died Oc t . 17, 19 14 ; Civil War
v e te ra n .

b
Alb ert H enry, o rn Feb 27 , 1840; di ed Aug 3 1, 184 2 . . .

Th omas , o rn M ay 2 1, 184 2; die d i n t he army , M ay 20, 1862

b .

W i lli am, bo rn Jan 23, 1844 . .

Adal in e , bo rn A ug 28 , 1846 ; died J uly 1 1, 1856 . .

O
BLI SS , DEAC N AS AH EL, orn ept 6, 177 1, was th e so n of b S .

J B
ona th an li ss and Lydi a h eeler, oth of Reho oth He he W b b .

ca me a de vo u t Ch ris ti an i n early life , an d was a p rompt an d reg

ula r a t t en d a n t at c h urc h on t h e a bb ath For more th a n fi ft S . y
y ears h e w as a n ho n o re d m e m b e r of t h e Co n g re g a tion a l C h urc h
b
a t Re ho oth Vill ag e ; was c hose n deaco n i n 180 - l
8 an d re e ec ted
i n 1827 D eacon liss lived on a farm bes id e t he Ta un ton ta rn
. B
k
pi e , erec ti ng t he ho use i n 1794 , whi c h is s ti ll s ta n di ng
On h is l an d was t h e fa mo us A n n awa n R oc a t t h e order of t he k b
g re a t an n a k on k w a m p , w h e re K i n g S
Philip ’
s l as t c hi e fta i n w as
ca pt ure I
t was h i s pleas ure to poi n t out thi s his tori c spot to
vis itors wh o came fro m far and n ear to see it The farm s i nce h i s .

day h as ee n i n t he Noa h F uller fa mily , ex cept a piece of l an d

b
i nc ludi ng t he famou s roc now t he property of t he Re hoboth k ,

A n tiq uari an Soc ie ty , a g ift fro m th ree of t h e daug hters of Dea .

B liss d uri n g the ir life ti me .

D u ri ng t h e lon g an d tryi ng con trov ersy be twee n t h e c h urc h an d

Re v . tis Thompso n , D ea liss was c h a i rman of t h e c h urc h com
O . B
mi tt ee , whic h pos itio n h e sus ta i ned with muc h p atience an d di s
cre tio n W n
. h e t h e c h u rc h was re dedic ate d after a thoroug h re
-

n ov a tio n , Dec 5 , 1906, t wo of D ea Blis s s g rea t g rea t g ran d

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. .

c hild ren were p rese n t , an d h i s ra n d s o n , Re v Willi am a tt , J B

g . .

p rea ched t h e sermo n A memorl al wi n dow h ad been pl ace d i n t h e .

c h urc h i n ho n o r of D ea liss by another g ran d so n , Corneli us N

. B .

B liss , Sr , of New York

. .

On t h e 16th of c to e r 1 794 M r Bliss marrie d D e orah ,

O b , , . b
daug hte r of E dw ard M artin of Rehoboth Sh e was orn Jan 30, . b .

1774 , a n d d i e d J une 8, 1858 He died M ay 22, 1855 E l e ven . .

c hild ren were bo rn to the m, t wo of who m die d i n i n fan cy .

Loi s M artin ,born D ec 23 1795 marrie d Ge org e Bliss of Re ho .

, ,

both son of D r J ames B liss Jan 14 18 16 S he die d

, .
, , .

Nov 24 1838 leavi n g s i x c hild re n t h ree h avi ng died i n

.
, , ,

i n fan cy .

Edward , bo rn J u n e 24 1799 married Le mi ra d aug h t er of Pe ter , , ,

Carpen t er of Re hoboth M arc h 19 1820 He was a bu ilder , , .

of c ars an d loco motives and res ided in Ta u n to n He an d M rs . .

Blis s cele b ra ted t he s ix ti e th an n iversary of the i r marriage

Marc h 19 1880 They h ad fo ur child re n , . .
 BI O G RAPHICA L S KETCH ES 3 17

M ary, born J uly 17 1803, di ed Dec 1 1, 1838 , . .

Laura , bo rn Nov 5, 1805 , ma rri ed M ay 28 1833, R i c h a rd

. W .

B a tt , a n a tive of B ri s tol , R I b u t a res 1den t of Fall R iver, .

M ass S h e die d Jan 1 , 1895 Of the i r fi ve c hild ren t wo died

. . .

in i n fan cy Willi am J B a tt i s a Cong reg a tional clergy man

. .

a n d res ides a t C o n co rd J un c tio n M ass H e h as h eld pas , .

t orate s i n S to n eh a m 1859 ; B edford 186 1 6 5 ; Leo mi ns te r

—
, , ,

1865 74 ; Sto ne h a m ag a i n 1875 86 ; the n c h a pl a i n a t t h e

— —
,

M assach use tts Reforma tory Concord J unc tion Charles R , . .

B a tt was Pres ide n t of t he Na tional Secu rity B ank of Bos to n .

H e nry B B a tt a Ne w Y ork merc han t di ed a t sea Nov 1 2

.
, , , .
,

1874 .

A sah el Newt o n, bo rn Fe b 29 1808 marri ed I re ne B Lu th er of .

, , .

Fall R ive r Th an ksg ivi ng day 1831 He died at Rehoboth

, , .

J uly 24 1833 of c o n s umption

, O f th is un ion was born
, .

C orneli us N Bl is s Jan 26 1833 wh o was a merc han t i n

.
, .
, ,

Ne w Yo rk a n d Secre ta ry of t he I n terior u n de r Pres iden t

,

M c K i n ley a n d w h o it i s s a id refuse d to be a ca n did a t e for

, , ,

V ice Pres ide n t at M c K i nley s secon d n o mina tio n Had he

-
’
.

been n o mi n ated h e wo uld h ave bee n Pres iden t ins tea d of

,

T heodo re Roose velt .

Deb o rah Ardel i a , bo rn Ja n 1 1 18 10; di ed J uly 22 1837 .

, , .

Lydi a , b o rn Ja n 15 18 12 ma rried N a th an Pra tt a fa rmer of

.
, , ,

Taun ton M ass Nov 27 183 1 ; die d Jan 1 1907 Fi ve

, .
, .
, .
, .

c h i ld re n .

M arth a W ash i n g to n , bo rn Ja n 6 18 14 ; ma rrie d D e a Samuel .

, .

Jo nes Of R ay n h a m M as s Ap ril 3 1838 ; die d M ay 6 1901 , .

, , , .

Se ve n c hild re n .

H arri e t , bo rn Feb 9 18 17 ; marri ed D ea Joseph us B S mith of

.
, . .

Re hobot h M ay 1837 ; died M arc h 7 1848

, Th ey moved
, , .

to Illi n oi s S he left fo u r c hild re n

. .

B LI S S , CYRUS W HEATO N, s on of Cy ru s Bli ss a n d S ukey

Ja rvi s ( Ha rdi ng ) Bliss of Rehoboth M as s , was , , . born i n Reho both
Ap ril 14 1823 a n d died i n Re ho oth , Ap ril 4 , 1883 He was
, , b .

s i x th i n d esc e n t fro m Tho mas Bli ss , on e of t h e p rop ri e tors a n d

b
fo unders of Reho oth H e w as ed uca ted i n t he p u li c sc hools . b
of h i s na tive to w n a nd eng ag e d i n ag ri c ultural p urs uits He was .

hig h ly es teemed for h i s i n d us try a n d for u p rig htness i n all h is re

la t i o n s i n life of s t urdy a n d u p ri g ht c h arac ter a n d p u rpose D e
, .

vote d to h i s h o me h is fa mily an d h i s b us i ne s s , he led a success ful

,

, b
life eloved a nd res pe c ted .

He marri ed Ja n 1 185 1 H a n n a h T M un roe of Re ho oth ,

.
, , . b
whos e p are n ts lived on t he a d oi n i ng es ta te S he was orn i n j . b
b
Re ho oth Fe b 1 1828 a n d di ed i n Bos to n M ass , Nov 9, 19 10
, .
, , , . . .

S h e w as se ve n th i n des ce n t fro m R i c h ard W arren wh o ca me over

i n t h e M ayflo we r a n d fifth i n d esce n t fro m C a pta i n
, e n a mi n B j
Ch urc h a n d Ali ce ou th worth S he was a pro mi nent an d ac tive
S .
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membe r of t he M ass ac h use tts Soc ie ty of M ayfl ower Des cen dan ts .

Sh e was e d uca ted i n t he pub li c hools of her na tive

and ri vat e sc
to wn an d i n t h e Frien ds Sc hool 0 New Bed ford Mass and ’
, .
,

th ro ug ho ut her long and h appy life of usef uln ess she too k a li vely
i n t eres t i n pub li c relig io us an d socia l ma t te rs A woman of re
, .

markab le i n tellec tual en dowmen ts and c harac ter s tro ng i n am ,

b i t i on an d p urpose full of hope and co urag e e ver see k i ng t h e hi g her

, ,

atta i n me n ts i n life a lov i ng d evo t e d w ife an d moth er be loved

, , ,

an d a d mi re d w ho se life f urn i s h ed a b rilli an t ex a mpl e of a n oble

,

w oma n . Two c hild ren were bo rn of this wedloc k Frede ric W . .

Bliss a l awyer of Bos ton and D r G eorge D Bliss a phy s ic i an of

, , . .
,

Bos to n .

BLI S S , ELM ER JARED , son of Leo n ard C an d Eliza C . .

( Fi s h e r) Bl i s s w as bo, rn i n W re n th a m M as s A u g 1 1 186 7 H e , .
, .
, .

p rep ared for c olleg e at t h e Ed g artown Hi g h School and a t o nce

en tere d t h e e mploy of t h e B ro wn D a rre ll C O of Bos to n g oi ng on -
.
,

t h e ro ad as a s a l es ma n I n 1893 M r Bli ss w ith C h arles J C ross

.
, . .

opened a re ta il shoe s tore on S ummer Stree t B os ton un der t he

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, ,

n ame of t h e Re al S hoe Co mp a n y It was M r B liss s ai m to do

’

g . .

a way w ith t he 1n depe n den t middlema n i n t rad e an d se ll di rec tly

to t h e cons umer th us crea ti ng a b us i ness of i n tern a tion al scope
H i s motto
“ ,
,
”
Se ll directly from fac tory to foot was applied w1t h
.

en erg y a n d s kill I n 1894 h i s fi rm was con solid a ted with t h at of

.

L C Bli ss
. . C o reta i n i ng t he n a me Reg a l S hoe Co mpa ny an d
.
, ,

ma ki ng t h e e lder M r Bliss i ts Pres iden t Th e yo un g er M r B liss

“ .

was k n o wn amon g h i s assoc i a tes as t h e h u ma n dy n amo an d

.

,
.

l arg ely th roug h h i s energy and en th us i as m t he fi rm opened a c ha i n

of s to res ex te ndi n g th ro ug hout t he l arg er c ities of A merica a nd
other coun tries This i mmense trade i s s upplied fro m four large
.

fac to ries o wned an d con trolle d by t he comp a ny of whic h M r B liss .

i s t he man ag i n g di rec tor whose con s pic uo us ability i s seen a nd ,

felt i n e very b ra nc h of t h e v as t en terprise .

M r Bliss h as effec tively served t h e Bos ton Ch ambe r of C om

.

merce as i ts p res iden t an d als o t h e Massac h u se tts S oc ie ty of I n

dus t ri al E d uca tio n He i s a p ro mi nen t member of se veral well
.

kno wn cl ubs an en thus ias tic horseman an d y achts man and i n

, ,

h i s tas te for o u t O f door spo rts h i s wife a n d c hild ren fully s h are
- - .

Wh en as ked wh at h as g iven h i m h i s g rea tes t persona l g ratific ation ,

h e re plied To live to s ee my fath er a n d mothe r enj oy t he s un se t

,

of the i r lives traveli n g over t he world i n case an d comfo rt .

I n 1901 M r Bli s s married Len a H ardi n g d a ug hter of Phil

, .
,

an de r a n d Le n a ( Ti n k er) H ardi n g a li ne al d es ce n d an t of A b ra h a m
an d E li za be th H ardi n g w h o l an de d a t S al em on t h e s hip
,
“ ,

Ab a
”
g a il i n 1 63 5 Th e y
. h a v e t w o c hild re n E l me r J are d J r a nd , , .
,

M uriel H ardi ng .

B LI SS , FRANCIS A , so n of A b i ah an d J ulia An n (S turt ev an t)

.

Bli ss was born i n Rehob oth Nov 18 1837 on t he Bliss home

, , .
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( M UNRO E) B LIS S
F R ED ER I C W R I G I IT L
B IS S
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s te a d on A g ric ultural Avenue w here se veral g enerations of t h e ,

family h a ve lived H e died Oc t 17 19 14 i n h i s 77t h year He

. .
, , .

a tte n d e d t h e di s tri c t sc hool an d l a te r t h e se l ec t sc hool m t he Vil

l ag e taug ht by Tho mas W Bi ck nell th ro ug h w hose i nfl ue nce he .

,

wa s i n d uce d to s t udy for a y e ar a t t h e Th e t fo rd A cademy i n V er

mo n t He al so a tte n ded t he Providen ce Se mi n ary at Eas t G ree n
.

w i ch R I
, H e th e n ta ug ht i n t he H orn b i ne a n d t h e A nn awan
. .

di s tric ts i n Re hoboth This w as i n 1860 an d 6 1 I n Oc to ber .

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,

186 1 h e e n li s ted i n C omp an y I F i rs t M as sac h u se tts C a valr

,
y , ,

un d er C ol R ob ert Willi a ms . H i s reg i men t was s ta tio ned a t H 1] .

to n s H ea d a n d t he a djoi n i ng i sl an d of B eau fort S C w h ere he

’

, . .
,

s p e n t t h e g rea ter p a rt of th ree y ears He w as i n se v eral small en .

g ga c m c n t s b u t sa w h i s fi rs t,h ard fi g hti n g a t t h e b a ttl e of P O00

ta li g o , I n thi s ba ttle w hil e a ttemptin g to cut t h e ra il way ,

be tween Ch a rles to n a n d Sa v an n a h M r Bliss was se verely woun ded , .

i n h i s ri g ht a rm a n d was O ff d u ty for t w o mon th s Af te r th ree .

years of s ervi ce h e re en lis te d w ith man y of h i s c omrad es an d th ey

-

were o rd ere d to F lo rid a w he re they fo ug ht u n der Ge n Se mour , .

i n t h e di s as t ro u s b a ttle of O lus tee I n d esc ri b i n g thi s b a tt e M r

“
Bli ss w rites : We h ad me n ag a i n s t O f t h e en emy
. .

Th ey we re en tren c h e d be hi n d b reas twork s a n d we i n t he open For .

mo re th an a n h o ur I h a d to rid e b ac k a n d fo rth i n re ar of t he li ne
of b a ttle w ith a re volver i n my h a nd to kee p t he men in t he ranks
, .

A can n o n ball s truc k t h e g ro un d j us t i n fron t a nd covere d me over

-

w ith dirt Th e n ex t i n s ta n t a c a n no n ba ll tore th roug h t h e

.
-

b ranc h es of a tree ove r my h ea d a n d t h e b ran c h es of t h e tree fell

”
on t h e ho rse ; th en t h e reca ll so un de d Th en came t h e fi erce .

battl e Of Pal a tka Fla after whi ch h i s ba tta lion was o rdered t o
, .
,

V i rg i n ia w here they a rrived i n time to art i cipate i n t he battle

,

of t he Wilderness an d w itness t he sa rren er of Lee .

M r Bli ss was appoi n te d q uartermas te r serg ean t an d serv ed

.
,

u n til h i s di s c h a rg e i n D e c embe r 1865 h i s reg i me n t h a vin g been , ,

kept a t Pe ters b u rg V a se vera l mo n th s a fter t h e c lose of th e war

, .
, .

Here b e co n trac te d ma l ari a l fe v er w hi c h tro ubled h i m for many

yea rs On h i s re turn ho me b e arran g e d for th e purch ase of h i s
.

fa th er s fa rm w hic h was g rea tly i mp rov ed un der h 1s ca reful s uper

’
,

vi s io n H e was one of t h e fo un ders an d fi rs t p res iden t of th e

.

Fa rmer s Cl ub w hic h w as org an i zed Feb 1 1 1874 He was

’
, .
, .

re c o n i ze d as o ne Of t h e mos t p rog res s iv e farmers i n t h e s ta te

g ,

kce pmg a b rea s t w ith mod ern i mp roveme n ts i n ri c u lt u re He .

w as a s t ro ng a dvoc a te of te mp e ra n ce t h e p ri nc ip es of w hich h e ,

ri g idly p ra c ti ce d For a n umbe r of y ears he w as an efli ci en t mem

.

b e r of t h e school co mmittee of t h e t o wn .

H e j oi ned t he Co ng reg ation al Ch u rch i n Re ho both Vi ll age ,

Ju ly 4 1858 and was o rda i ne d one of i t s deacons in 1877 wh 1ch

, ,

offi ce he ado rned for thi rty se ven y ears At t h e time of h i s death -
.

he h a d bee n treas urer of t he Ch urc h for thi rty t wo years and for -
,

e i g htee n years h e w a s s up eri n ten de n t of t h e S un d ay sc hool -

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M r Bliss married
. I ra an d F
ar Ann ran ces M d aug h te r of M y
C arpe n ter of Rehoboth , Dec 25 , 1867 S he was orn Nov 16, . . b .

1840; di ed Aug 27 , 19 14 S i x c hild ren were o rn to t h em : Al ert

. . b b
b
A ia h born Nov 4 1868 ; Marth a ird born A ug 28, 187 1 ;
, .
, B , .

Ad ali ne Hall bo rn Oc t 26 1874 ; died uly 4 1909 ;

, ar C ar .
, J , M y
n ter, orn ept 26, 1879 ; died Oc t 16 1899 ; Tho mas Kent,
b S . .
,

rn Nov 2, 188 1 ; an d Ch arl es

. turtevan t , orn Dec 6, 1884 S b . .

BLI SS , FREDERIC W RI G HT, l a wy er an d leg is l a to r orn i n , b

b
Re ho oth , M ass , Oc t 14 , 185 2; son of Cyrus W an d H an n ah T
. . . .

( M u nr oe ) liss ; s e v eBn t h i n d esce n t f ro m Thomas liss , one of B

t h e p rop ri e tors a nd fo un ders of Rehoboth ; s ix th i n descen t fro m
C apt Ben ami n Ch urch a nd Alice o uth worth ; e ig hth i n descen t
. j S
fro m R ic hard W arre n wh o ca me over i n t he May ower in 1620 fl .

E d uca te d i n t h e ub li c sc hools of Rehoboth , Eas t Green wi c h

Academy , Rhode I s and ; Ph B B rown Un ivers ity 1878 ; Ph B . . . .

B os to n Un ivers ity 1878 ; LL B Bos ton Un ivers ity 188 1 Un . . .

marrie d .

P rac ti ced law i n Bos to n s i nce 188 1 Membe r M ass House of . .

—
Re prese n ta tives 189 1 4 A u tho r of Ra pid Tran s it and Rai lroad .

leg 1sla t i on Di rec to r of H un t Spille r M an ufac turing Corpo ra

.
-

tion Di rec to r of Moun t Pleasan t Ho me Trus te e of Mass

. . .

Homeo a thie Hospital Ch a irman of Joh n B rown Memoria l

Mass C
.

. ommiss ion 19 14 Deleg a te to t he Rep ublica n Na tional

, .

Con ven tion Chicag o 1904 M embe r M ass Soci e ty of M ayflo wer
, , . .

Descen dan ts Be ta The ta Pi M aso n i c Kn ight Templar Pas t

. . .

Mas ter of Sai n t Joh n s Lod g e Bos to n Pres 1den t M ason ic M as

’
, .

’
te rs A ssoc i a tio n Bo s to n Cl ub s : Bos to n City ; Ec ono mic Re
, . .

crea tio ns ; t ra vel an d out doo r life Ho me 50 8 Was hi ng to n S tree t -

.
, .

Dorc hes te r B os to n M as s O ffi ce 89 S ta te Stree t B os to n Mass

, , .
, , , .

BLI , G SS
E RG E D A N F R T HO , M D , bo rn i n Re ho o t h, O . . b
M ass , Dec 9, 1855 ; son of Cy rus W an d H ann a h T M un roe
. . . .

Bliss ; se ven th i n descen t from Thomas Bliss one of t h e p rop rie tors ,

a n d fou n de rs of Re ho oth ; s i x th i n d escen t fro m C a pt Be nj a mi n

b .

Ch urc h an d Alice Sou th worth ; e i g hth i n desc en t fro m R i c h ard

Warre n wh o c ame over i n t he M ayflo wer i n 1620 .

E d uca ted i n t h e p ublic s c hoo l s of Re hobo t h ; g rad ua te d a t

Providen ce R I , Hig h Sc hool i n 1877 ; Eas t Gree n w ic h Aca demy ,
, . .

R hode I s l an d ; Bos to n U n ivers ity Sc hool of M e di c i ne i n 188 1 ,

with deg ree of M D ; pos t g ra d ua te wo rk H arva rd M e dica l Sc hool ;
. .
-

a tte n de d s u rg i ca l c li n i cs i n hos pit a ls of Lo n do n Berli n V ie nna , ,

a n d Ne w Y o rk Phil a de lphia C hi c a g o a n d Bos to n ; Fe llo w Of

, ,

American Colleg e of S urg eon s Un marrie d . .

Prac ticed M e dic i ne a n d Su rg ery i n Bos to n s i n ce 188 1 ; O bs tet

ri c i a n M ass Ho meo pa thi c Hospita l ; S urg eo n M ass Ho meo
, .
, .

pa thic Dis pe ns a ry a n d phys i c ia n i n t h e de pa rtme n ts of di seases

,

Of wo men a n d di se ases O f t h e s ki n ; Ass t S u rg eon B oothby .

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. G EO RG E D A N FO R I II B
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D A N FO RT II L . C OL E
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S urg i cal Hos pita l B os ton Member M as s Medica l Soci e ty

, . .

M ass Ho meopa thi c Me di ca l Soc ie ty a nd v ario us other med ica l

.
,

a n d s u r i c a l soc i e ties ; D e leg a te fro m M as s S u rg i c a l an d G y n e .

co log i e Soc ie ty to t he I n terna tiona l Ho meop athi c co unc il hel d

i n Lo n do n 19 14 , .

Sta te Trus tee M ass Ho meop a thic Hos pita l ; Di rec tor of Dor
.

c h es ter Sa vi n g s B an k ; M ember M ass Soc ie ty of M ay fl ower .

D escen dan ts ; Bos to n C ity Cl ub Mas on i c Soc ie ti es Lo dg e , ,

Ch ap te r an d Co mman dery of n h ts Templ a r

, .

Co n tri b utions : N umeroa s p apers on Med ic i ne and S urg ery t o

me dica l mag az i nes an d re vi ews Rec rea tions : Tra v e l a n d out .

l
( oe r life Res iden ce 508 W as hi ng to n Stree t Dorc hes te r Bost on
.
, , , ,
/
l [ ass .

BLI S S , GE R GE W AS HI N G T N , M D , so n of C a t Asa
O O . . .

a n d M a ry ( Emers o n ) Bli ss , w as o rn i n Reho oth , one mi e n orth b b

O F
of th e rlea n s ac tory , F eb 22, 179 1 ; rece ived h i s medica l .

diplo ma i n B ro wn Un ivers ity i n 1822 ; c ommen ced p rac tice i n

See ko n k i n A ug us t, 1823 ; died M arc h 29, 1829, ag ed 39 years ;
un ma rr e i d
““ “ “
“
“
.

Georg e of Asa d M y ( m o ) of
an li h of ar E ers n , E s a,

E li h
s a, of Jo n a th a n of Jo th of Thom na an , as

“ “ “
, .

of
I
“A
B L S S , C P T GE
D i l of Jo
an e ,
.

na
O
th “ W
an,
IAM
R GE ( of A ph of J o
ILL
C pt A ph
b
w as
S
t he s on
sa

Of
,

a .
ac
sa
,

Bliss of Rehoboth a n d A b ig a il d a ug hte r O f Geo rg e an d Mercy

, ,

Willia ms H e w as born Se pt 3 1810 on t h e Bliss ho mes tea d

. .
, , ,

o n e of fi v e c hild re n w h o live d to g ro w u p ( A bby Wil li ams ,

A saph Le o n ard Georg e Willi ams Ne l s on Smith Ros in a) He

, , , .

a tte n d e d t h e di s t ri c t sc hool of h i s n e i g h b o rhood s up le men te d ,

by a co urse a t t he Paw tuc ket A cade my As h e g rew up e worked .

s u mmers on t h e fa rm a n d ta u g ht s c hool i n t h e w i n ter This con .

ti n ned t e n y ea rs d uri ng whic h ti me h e g a i ne d a hig h rep uta tion

,

as a teac h er a n d e v er a fte r ma n ifes te d a g e n u i n e i n teres t i n t h e

,

Re hoboth s c hool s At t h e a g e of twe n ty n i ne he l eft h i s n a tive

.
-

s ta te a n d w en t to F lo rid a w h e re h e e n g a g e d i n t h e l umber b us i
,

ness b uildi ng a s aw mill i n cO O p e ra tio n w ith h i s b roth er i a la w

,
- - - -
,

C al eb Bo we n After M r Bo we n s dea t h M r Bli ss sold out h is

. .
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, .

bus iness a nd returned to Rehoboth after whic h h e spen t severa l ,

w i n te rs i n t h e fo res ts Of No rth C a roli n a c a tti n a n d w o rki ng up ,

pi ne ti mber i n to shi ng l es for t h e northern mar c t B uyi n ou t .

t he oth er he i rs to h i s fa th e r s es ta t e h e c o n ti n ued on t h e arm

’

, ,

w ith t h e ex ceptio n of fi ve y ears w hen h e co n d uc te d a mea t marke t -

i n Pa w tuc ke t I Ic was u p ri g ht i n h i s deali n g s g e n i al i n te mpera

. ,

men t a nd s uccess ful i n b us i ness H e was a militi a man of t he ol d .

s c hool a n d at t he ag e of t we n ty t wo was c hose n c a pta i n a n d a fter

,
-
,

six e ars w as p ro mote d to maj o r i n t h e Firs t M as sac h use tts

y
Reg 1men t The titl e of Ca pta i n a l way s c l ung to h i m as i n t he ,
322 H I STORY OF REHO BOTH

case of h i s fa th er C apt A sa ph For e ig ht years he was one of t he

, . .

sel ec t me n of t h e to w n an d for forty y ears j us ti ce of t h e peace , .

He marrie d ( 1) Be t se y d aug h te r of Uria h and Sally ( C arpen t er) ,

Bowe n of Attle boroug h She was born J uly 30 1812 an d died .

, ,

Ja n 23 1853 Th e i r child ren were :

.
, .

Georg e W i ll i ams , bo rn Oc t 18 1835 He marri ed Sept 8 1859 .

, .
, .
, .

M a ry K d aug h t er of Jefferso n and H ann ah D ag g e tt of Paw

tuc ke t Children : S us ie P E va W G eorg e Ed wi n and
. .
, .
, ,

M ary Willi ams .

Wh eaton Leonard , born Dec 22 1837 married Ap ril 2 1 1867 .

, . , ,

La ura A P d au g hter of Noa h a n d O li ve ( M edb ury ) Bliss of

. .
,

Re hoboth Serve d t wo years i n t he Civil W ar Co A 17 th

.
, .
,

M ass I n fan try A farmer i n Attleboro ug h Die d Novem

. . .

ber, 19 10 .

W arren Smi th , l st , b o rn J une 9 1840 Died i n childhood , . .

W arren S mi th , 2d , b o rn Jan 1, 1845 married i n Nan tucket , .

,

J uly , 187 2 M ary F , daug hter of G erog e W a n d M ary Jen ks

, . . .

Died a t Gai nes ville Fla Aug 1 1876 Two ch ild ren , one , .
, .
, .

wh o died i n i n fa n cy a n d M a be l W arre n , .

Jame s W alter, born Jan 27 , 1847 M arried April 19 1883 Cleora . .

, ,

M Perry d aug hter of I ra an d E mily (Read ) Perry Child ren :

.
, .

R i c h a rd Perry M ild red E an d W arre n Ed g ar , .

, .

H enry W i n sl ow , b orn Oct 29 184 9 M arrie d Oc t 10 1873, .

, . .
,

A n n ie Goff of Provide nce .

C apt Bliss ma rrie d ( 2) J u l i a An n C arpen ter of Re hoboth , Oc t

. .

20 1853 S h e was bo rn M a rch 30, 1808 an d die d Dec 15, 1865

, .
, . .

Th ey h ad one child Be tse y An n born M arch 20 1856 Married , , , , .

Feb 20 1879, Willi am B Col well of J oh ns to n , R I

.
, Th ree chil . . .

dren : E l me r W arre n Ernes t Ray mon d C arpe n te r , , .

Ca pt Bliss married ( 3) Juli a Ann Ti ffa n y of A ttle boro ug h ,

.

J une 4 1867 She was born Ap ril 16 1825 and died Fe b 21,
, .
, , .

19 17 , i n h er 92d y ea r C apt Bliss died Nov 20 1892 i n h is . . .

, ,

e i g hty thi rd ye ar
- .

BLI SS , JAM ES , M D , s on of D a n ie l a n d S ara h (All en ) liss , . . B

b orn i n Re hoboth April 19 1 757 ; s tu die d medi c i ne w ith Doc tors
, ,

B rown son a n d Bl ac ki n t o n ; marrie d H a n n a h G u ild of Attle

b oro ug h , by w ho m h e h ad twe lve c hild ren At t he ag e of n i ne .

teen h e was for se veral mo n th s s urg eo n s ma te i n Col C arpen te r s ’ ’

.

reg i me n t i n t h e W a r of t h e Re vol u tio n a n d w as a t t h e b attle of

White Pl a i ns “
He was a ma n of so un d j u d g me n t , s tri c t i n teg rit ,
.
,

y
”
an d g rea t i n d us t ry a n d ec o n o my A s a phy s i c i an b e un ited .

g e n tl e n e s s w ith s kill H e w as p ro m i n e n t i n t h e a ff a
. i rs of t h e
Con g reg a tio na l Soci e ty and was for many years c lerk of t he
trus tee s He owned t he Hea d way farm us t wes t of t he Village
. j
Ceme ter , where he res ided a n d w here he die d , Sept 29 , 1834 , m
y
“
.

h i s 78t h y ear I n t h e Bliss G en ea log

. D r Bli ss s desce n t is y , .
’

traced to Thomas , t he Eng li s h an ces tor, th us : D r J ames , D an .

 BI O G RA PH ICA L SKETCH ES 323

i el, “ “
“
D i l Jo th “
Jo
an e , na an , na th an ,
“
Tho m “
Jo as , na th a n ,
“
Tho m “ as ,
Tho mas .

BLISS , LEO NARD , Jr , was t he eldes t so n of Leo na rd and .

Lydi a (Talbot) Bliss a nd g ra n dso n of D r J a mes Bli s s of Re hoboth .

a n d H ann a h ( Guild ) Bli ss of A ttlebo ro u g h H i s moth er was a .

d aug hter of Jos i ah Tal bot of Di g hton He was born Dec 12 . .

,

18 11 p rob a bly at S avoy M as s h i s p aren ts re movi n g ab o ut thi s

, , .
,

ti me to Trux to n N Y He was a b ri g ht ac tive boy an d was p ro ud

, . .
,

of h avi ng won t h e fi rs t pl ace i n a s pelli ng ma tc h a t th e e of

t welve Whe n h e was fiftee n h e was co n verted i n a reviv a an d
.

joi ned t he C o n g reg a tio na l Ch urc h a t Trux to n I n 1828 he c ame .

,

w ith h i s p are n ts to Re hob oth to live D r J a mes Bli s s h i s g ran d . .

,

fa th er ow ned a l arg e farm j us t w es t of t h e V ill ag e C e me tery Op

, .

p ressed by t h e c ares of h is p rofess io n an d t h e w e ig ht of i ncreas i n

yea rs he de s i red h i s son to ta k e c h a rg e of t he farm This he di
, .

u n til t h e Doc to r s d ea th i n 1834 w h e n h e mov e d to t h e ad j oi n i n g

’

farm a fterw a rd s o w ned by D r Roy a l C a r ) n te r an d h i s son De

Witt The ho use wa s b uilt by D r B liss it; h i s son Leo nard i n
, .

. .

18 15 .

Leo na rd Jr be i n g amb itio us for an ed uca tio n and e ncour

.
,

ag e d by h i s p a re n ts a n d h i s p as to r Re v Tho mas Ve rn on , .
,

fitted for coll eg e a t M r Colton s A ca demy ( Mo un t Pleasan t) a t .

’
,

A mhers t i n 1830 w h ere h e me t a n d became i n ti ma te w ith Eli as

“ ,

Nas o n wh o a fterward s wro t e Th e Gaze t t er of M ass ac h use tts

,
”
.

Th ey en tered B row n U n ivers ity tog e th er as room ma tes i n 183 1 -

.

M r Na so n writes of h i s old ch u m : H e was a g rea t reader an d h i s

.

b ra i n was fu ll of literary sc he mes H i s sc hol ars hip was g ood b ut .

,

he h a d ra th er s pe n d ti me i n rea di n g and w riti n g poe try th an over

”
t h e p a es of Le C roi x s Al g eb ra
’

g .

S t ra1t en ed for mea n s yo ung Bli s s beg a n i n h i s J u n ior year to

,

w rite t he Hi s to ry of Rehob oth He fo un d t h e ta s k di ffi cult ; h i s .

h ealth b ecame i mp a i red a nd he was unable to re turn to coll ege ,

to g ra d ua t e w ith h i s cl ass C on s umptive te n de n c ies de veloped .

a n d h e s u ffere d fro m a h emo rrh a g e O f t h e l un g s I n t h e s umme r .

of 1834 h a vi ng t a ug ht t he p re vio us w i n t e r a t B rid g ewater

,
“
D r P a rso ns h i s phy s i c i a n s a id h e mus t g o ho me to di e
.
,
”
, .
,

H e s till wo rke d on h i s hi s tory a n d i n A ug us t of th at y ear h e ,

h a d t wo h un d red an d s i x ty fi v e s ub sc ri bers for it The b oo k -

.

was p ub li sh e d i n 1836 an d was w ell receive d b u t like town h i s, ,

tories g enerally it broug ht i ts au thor more fame th an money

, .

H a vi ng i n a meas ure reg ai ne d h is h ealth h e taug ht sc hool at ,

Ply mo uth M ass a n d other pl ac es ; then bo ug ht an d ed ited for a

, .
,

ti me the Bos to n Republi can H e con tri b uted articles to the North .

A meri ca n Revie w a n d The Chri s ti a n Ex ami ner .

H i s fi ancée w a s Mi ss C aroli ne M C arpen ter d aug h t er of Le m .

,

ue l C
a n d Luc i n d a ( Whea to n ) C arp en ter of
. ee ko n , d aug hter of S k
J
C apt oseph h ea ton of Reho oth
. W h ei r eng ag emen t was des b . T
324 HISTORY OF REH OBOTH

ti ned to a sad end i ng th ro ug h h i s un ti me ly dea th by t he b ulle t of

a murderer .

I n 1837 M r Bli ss left Re hoboth with h is brothe r af terwards

, .
,

t he Rev J ames Bliss of Bloo mi ng to n Ill

. At Louis ville he met , .

G eorg e D Pre n tice e d itor of t he Loui s vi lle J ou rn al an d ass is ted

.
, ,

h i m on t he pa r He was chose n p rofess or of h is tory an d g eneral

.

literature i n t e Loui s ville I ns tit ute j us t then s ta rted ; b ut thi s ,

en terp rise fa il ed for lac k of en dowmen t an d i n 1840 h e became ,

ed ito r of t he Lo u is ville Li terary News Letter Bliss wro te several .

books incl uding an Eng lis h g rammar His life was one of i a
, .

tense ac tivity h is g rea tes t i nce n tive be i ng as he sa id not the

, , ,
”
love of fame b u t t h e love of ac hie vemen t , .

On re porti n g for t he Loui s ville J ou rnal 11 politi cal s peec h made

by Henry C Pope he was hun ted th ro ug h t he stree ts by Godfrey
.
,

Pope a cous i n of t he l a tter and s hot down as h e was co mi ng out

, ,

of t h e G alt h o use with M r D i nneford t he ac tor This s hame ful . .

murder by a hot blooded South erner occurred on t he 28t h of -

September 1842 Pope was tried for murder b ut havi ng money

, .
,

a nd i n fl uence was acq u it te d on t he g round of se lf de fen ce as M r -

, .

B liss h ad a revolver i n h is poc ke t After ten d ays of suffering he .

passe d away surro un ded by sc ores of friends e videnc i ng forg ive

, ,

n ess to all an d hop e i n God He was followed to t he g rave by th ree .

h un d re d y oun g men as perso nal frien ds an d mo urners Godfrey .

Pope was p rac ti cally os trac ised He e nli s ted in t he Mex ican war .

a nd was s hot by a sen ti ne l o n fa ili n g to g ive t he c oun ters ig n

“
Henry C Pope was killed i n a d ue l Tru ly Evil sh all h un t t he
. .
.

”
violen t man an d overth ro w h i m .

The q ualities of M r Bliss were of a hig h order He was fond . .

E lias N ason says

of
of F if
th :
“
t ry an d held t h e pen of a ready wri te r
H e was s ang u i ne i n te mperamen t a n d h i s i mag i n a tion
.

vivid He read and wrote i nce ss an tly and h is writi ng s if c ol lected

. , , ,

wo uld fill ma ny vol umes He g a ve lec t ures p ublic ly on H i s tory .

,

Archery Tempe ra nce et c He correspo n de d with J are d Spar

, , .

”
James Savag e and other dis ti ng u ished men No fi ner trib ute
,
.

,
“
can b e p a id to h i s me mory th an t he follo w i n g fro m t h e pen of h i s
fi an cee M iss C arpen ter : He was ambitio us an d hig h spi ri ted -
,

e n ia l i n te mp e rame n t a n d g enero us to a fa u lt ; w ith a wealth of

g
affec tio n to ma n ki n d th a t led to h i s p u tti n g fo rth h is bes t efforts
for t h e u plifti n g of h u ma n ity .

O
BLI SS , LE NARD CARP ENTER , was bo rn i n Re hoboth , Jul
10, 1834 H i s fa the r was a pta i n J a mes Bl is s born i n Reh ob ot
. C ,

No v 7 , 1787 t h e s o n o f M ary a rpe n te r of Re h o bot h H is moth er

.
, C .

was Peddy Pe c k , bo rn i n Re hoboth M a rc h 20, 1805 , t h e d a ug hter

of Cro mwe ll Pec k , w h o was of t h e s i x th g e nera tion of Pee ks i n this

c o u n try H i s a nce s to rs , Tho mas a nd Geo rg e Bliss ca me fro m

. ,

D evonsh ire Cou n ty Eng lan d to M assac h usetts i n 1635 H is , , .

mother was des ce nded fro m ose ph Pec k of Yo rk s hi re Cou n t , J y

L EO NA R D C A RPE NT ER B L ISS
E LM E R JA R E D B L IS S
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E ng l a n d , wh o came to A me ri ca w ith h i s fa mily i n 1638 They .

se ttl e d fi rs t i n Hi n g h a m b u t s oo n re moved to R e hoboth Mr , . .

B li ss s fa ther was a we ll to do farmer E arlier rel a tives on h i s

’
- -
.

moth er s s i de c o nduc ted i n Re h o both a n i ro n fo rg i ng us i ness on b

’

b
t he ea s te rn ra nc h of Pa l me r s R iv e r n ear Grea t M ea do w Hill
'

Wh e n M r Bli ss w as te n y ea rs old h i s fa mily moved fro m Re

.
,

h ob o t h to W re n th a m M ass w h e re th ey lived u n til h e w as a bo u t

, .
,

s i x tee n a n d w h ere h i s sc h o oli n g w as c o n ti n ue d a n d c o mpl e ted .

Th en the re oc c urre d t he i nc id e n t w hic h as M r Bli ss descri be d it

“ s h a pe d t h e c o u rs e of my f u t u re life
”
At t he s ug g es tion of h is .
, .
,

s c hoo l t ea c h e r h e took c h a rg e of a g e n e ra l s tore a n d os t ofii ce a t

p
Walpol e M as s for a sho rt ti me a nd so beg a n h i s bus i ness career
, .
, , .

He nex t took a pos itio n i n C alvi n T urn er s g e nera l s tore i n S h aro n

’

M ass O li v e r A mes of Bos to n on e of h i s c us to mers ob servi n g h i s

.
, ,

e ffi c i e n c y o ffe re d h i m a pos itio n as c l erk i n t h e s to re of t h e O a k es

,

A mes Sh o v e l M a n ufac to ry i n No rth E a s to n M a ss w hich b e ac , .

,

ce pt e d a n d s oo n a f ter b ec a me ma n a g er of t h e b us i n e s s a t t h e ag e

of n i ne tee n After t e n ye a rs o f fa ithfu l servi ce h e p urch as ed a

.
,

l arg e g roc ry b us i ness i nc l udi n g flo ur a n d g ra i n a t No rth B ridg e

e
, ,

wa te r M as s n o w B roc k t o n rece ivi n g a lo a n of

, .
, fro m M r , .

A mes H e re h e b u ilt u p a n ex te n s ive b us i ne s s an d ac q u i re d a g ood

.

rep u t a ti o n a s a l a rg e me rc h a n di se r After some years he sold .

o u t h i s b u s i n e s s t o en te r t h e re ta i l dry g oods a n d s hoe b u s i n ess

,

a t Fo x bo ro u g h M as s a n d l a te r ope n e d a s to re a t E dg a rto wn
, .
, .

Th ese t oo b e di s po se d of an d i n 1880 he p urch as ed a s mall s hoe

ma n u fa c t u ri n g pl a n t i n B roc kto n M as s u n der t h e fi rm n ame of , .
,

L C Bli s s C o w h ere h e b e g a n ma n u fac t u ri n g me n s s hoes

’
. . .
,

of a hi g h q u ali t y fo r t h e re ta il trad e .

I n Se p t e mbe r 1893 M r Bli ss s s o n E l mer J Bli s s fo rme d i n

’

, , .
, .
,

Bos to n t h e fi rm of Bli s s C ross u n de r t he n a me of t h e Reg al ,

Shoe C o mp a ny a n d o pe ned a c h a i n of s to res i n se ve ra l l arg e c ities

, .

I n 1894 thi s fi rm w a s c o n s oli da te d w ith th a t of L C Bli s s Co . . .

a n d did b u s i n e s s u n de r t h e l a t t e r n a me re movi n
g i ts pl a n t f r o m ,

B roe kt o n to Whit ma n M as s I n 1903 t h e b u s i n es s w as i n cor

, .

p o r a t e d u n d e r t h e n a me of t h e R e g a l Sho e C o w ith L C Bli s s as . . .

Pres ide n t Th us M r Bli ss liv e d to fi n d hi mself t h e se n io r o ffi ce r

. .

of a v as t a n d flo uri s hi n g i n d us try w ith a c h a i n of s tore s es tablis hed ,

fro m t h e Atl a n ti c to t h e Pac ifi c a n d i n E u ro pe I n h i s l a ter y ears .

he took n o a c tive p a rt i n t h e b us i n es s a n d h ad a b u n d a n t l e i sure ,

fo r tra v e l a n d other w hol e so me rec rea tio n s .

M r Blis s s be ne vol en ces w e re n ume rous a n d g en erous H i s

’
. .

”
n a me i s ho n o red i n t h e Blis s Un io n Ch apel of Wren t h a m a n d t he
C o ng reg a tion al C h urch of Rehobo th whe re he pl aced fi ve Me mo ,

ri a l w i n dow s a n d se c u red t he pl a c i n g of th ree oth e rs by Co rneli us

,

N Bli s s of New Y o rk w h o w a s al so of Re hoboth a n ces try One

.
, .

sh i p
“
of th ese deco ra tive w i n do ws co n ta i ns t he fi rs t p rayer s aid on t h e
M ay flo wer ”
.
326 HISTORY O F REHOB OTH

Re ferri n g to h i s c aree r M r Bliss sa id I attrib ute my success

, .
,
”
i n life to a s t ro ng mi n de d s t ro ng ly re lig io us moth er
-
, He was .

u n i te d i n ma rri ag e o n O c to be r 20 1803 w ith E li z a C Fis her , , .

,

d aug hter of C aptai n J ared and Des i re A Fis h er He is s urvi ved . .

by h i s w ido w and al so by El mer Jared B liss B erth a Leonard ,

( B li ss ) Hi n s o n a n d F,a n n i e A g nes ( Bl i s s ) T h ay e r .

BLIS S , Z ENA S , A M , son of Zen as an d Kez i a h ( Wil marth )

. .

Bl i ss g ran dso n of J ona th an and Lydi a ( W hee ler) Bli ss was bo rn

, ,

i n Re hoboth J une 1 1 1806 ; g ra du a ted a t B rown Un ivers ity i n

, ,

1826 ; ma rri ed Ph e be Wa terman Ra nd all of J oh ns to ne R I in , . .

,

ten tion Dec 29 1827 ; read law b u t became a man ufac ture r
, .
, ,

a t J oh n s to n e R I, H i s son Ze n as Ra n d all B li ss of Providence is

. .
,

a g ra d ua te of Wes t Poi n t Milit ary Sc hool 1854 a nd for a ti me , ,

was ac ti ng B rig adi er G e neral i n t he Un ite d S ta tes A rmy us u al ly

“
-
,
”
s pok e n of as Col B li ss be i ng Lie u t Colonel by bre ve t
.
, .
-
.

B O SW O RTH , E D WI N R UTHV EN, co n trac to r a n d b u ilder,

was born i n Re hoboth M arc h 16 1826 H i s father was Peleg B os , .

worth a nd t h e fa mily were a mo n g t he ea rl se ttle rs of t he town y .

He wo rked on h i s fa th er s
’
E d wi n was one of t we lve c hild ren .

farm a n d wen t to sc h ool until he was se ventee n y ea rs old then ,

we n t to P rovide nce to lea rn t he c arpen te r s t ra de ; wo rke d for

’

a ye a r i n Fall R iv er a n d wa s a fte rwards employ e d as a s killed

w o rk ma n for fo ur years a t Pa l mer I n 1850 b e s t arte d as a .

ca rpe n ter an d b u ild e r a t P al mer, a nd erec te d t h e Ne w Lo n do n

No rth e rn R ail road Sta tio n , a nd al so t he B apti s t C h urc h of that
lace After a ti me he we n t Wes t b u t afterward s re t urned and
p
.

i ved a t A mhe rs t a nd looke d a fter t he c o ns truc tio n of t he Ap

p le t on C a bi n e t B u ildi n
g L a te r h e se ttl e d i n E
. a s th a m t on a n d
s oo n ca me to be rec og n i ze d as o ne of t he mos t s ucce ss fu b u ilders
i n th a t p art of Ne w En g l a n d The To wn H all t h e Gy mn as i um, .
,

one of t h e h all s of Willis to n Se mi n ary , t h e i rs t Natio na l B an F k

B u il di n g a n d t he Hi g h Sc hool we re i mpo rt a n t c o n s t ruc ti o ns of h is .

I l e a l s o b uilt t h e F
i rs t Na tiona l B a n k a t No rth a mpto n .

I n additio n to be i ng a b u ild e r h e was also a n arc hite c t a n d c ivi l ,

e n g i n ee r I n 1873 he was as soc i a te d w ith C

. R i ch ard s i n t he . W .

l um er b us i ness a t p ri ng field At Eas th ampto n h e was se veral

b S .

ti mes elec ted to t he Bo ard of Se lec t me n He was a di rec tor of t he .

E as th a mpton Na tio na l B a n k a n d was a trus tee a n d me mbe r of t h e ,

fi na nc i a l c o mmittee of t he town Sa vi ng s an l i e was for se v B k .

e ra l y ea rs se n t to t h e M ass a c h use tts Le i s l a t ure I l e di e d a t

g .

E as th a mpto n J u ly 18 1887 , i n h i s 65 t h y e ar
, , .

B O W EN, AM O S M ILLER , was a li neal des ce n da n t of Ri c h ard

Bo we n of Reho both 164 0 He was bo rn i n Provide n ce Ja n 22
, .
, .
,

1838 son of Willi a m B ra dfo rd a n d H a n na h B oyd ( Mille r) Bowe n

, .

He was e d uc a te d i n t h e p u bli c s c h ools of P rovid en ce an d was a

s t ude n t i n B ro wn U n ivers i t y wh e n h e e n li s te d as a p riv a te i n Co .
 BIOG RAPH I CAL S KETCHES 327

A , l s t Re gi me n t Rh ode s l an d De ta c hed I
iliti a, Ap ri l 17, 186 1, M
mus te re d m M ay 2, 186 1 He was ta ken p riso ner at ull Run , . B
July 2 1, 186 1, p arol ed , M ay 22, 1862, an d d i sch ar ed J ul 22, y
g
1862 He w as co mmi ss io ned l s t Lie u t Co C , 2d Reg i me n t R hode
. . .

Is l an d ol un tee rs , Feb 16, 1863 ; Septem er, 1863, Ac t ing A D

V . b . .

C to Gen E us ti ss , co mman din g B rig a de, and so o rne un til M ay

. . b
1864 . M u s te re d out J une 17 , 1864 .

U po n h i s re tu rn fro m t h e Civil W a r h e e n tered t h e fi re i ns uran ce

b b
us i n es s , a n d w as for a ou t th irty fi ve y ea rs p res iden t a n d treas urer -

of t he ra n kli n M u t ua l Fi re I ns ura n ce Co mp a n
F At t he ti me y .

of h i s dece ase h e was sec re ta ry of t h e R hode I s l an d ta te House S

Co mmiss io n He served s i x y ears i n t he R hode sl a n d House of
. I
Rep resen ta tive s a n d for n i n e tee n y ears on t he Provi dence c hool S
Co mmit tee , t wo ye ars as i ts secre ta ry He was a ch arter me m er . b
of St J a mes E pis cop a l Ch u rc h , a nd i ts se n ior ward en un til h is
.

dece as e He s erved as l s t Li e ut of Co A , l st Li g ht I nfant r

. . . y
Reg i me n t He w as a mem e r of R od ma n Pos t , G A R , a n d of
. b . . .

t he Massac h use tts Comman dery of t h e M ilita ry Order of t he

Loy a l Le g ion He was awa rde d t he hon orary deg ree of A M by
. . .

h i s a l ma ma te r i n 189 1 as a me mber of t h e c l ass of 1863 He mar .

ri ed ( 1) C a roli n e M ary Pe re z of Attl e bo ro ug h M ass Nov 4 , .

,
.
,

1863 dau g hter of M an ue l Pe rez ( from Sa n J osé C ub a ) a n d M ary

, ,

( With e re ll ) Pe re z S h e di e d No v 1
. 2 1 867 Child re n : .
, .

W i lli am M anuel P erez , bo rn a t Attl ebo roug h M ass Sept 8 , .

,
.
,

1864 ; marri ed Aug 4 1900 a t New Yo rk C ity Luc ie M c .

, , ,

M a ho n C arpen ter .

M ary Caroli n e W h eato n , bo rn a t Provide nce M ay 28 1866 , , .

H e marrie d ( 2) E li za Rhodes H e n ry of Provid ence Ap ril 14 , , ,

1869 C hild re n :
.

Anni e O live bo rn Ap ril 23 1870

, , .

Ri ch ard , b o rn Ap ril 8 187 2 ; marri e d Se pt 18 1905 An n i e Holde n

, .
, ,

A n d re ws of Provide nce .

Amo s M ill er I r , bo rn Oc t 18 1873 ; married Feb 3 1898 M a ry

, . .
, .
, ,

Tu rn er A s pi nwall of Sh a ron M a ss w ho died Ap ril 29 1902

, , .
, , .

Ali ce Li n dl ey, bo rn Feb 15 187 6 ; married Dec 25 1900 Ch arles .

, .
, ,

W Lo w of B roc kton M ass

.
, , .

F lorence Rh o des , bo rn M arc h 1 2 1878 ; marri ed a t Colon Pa n , ,

a ma J u n e 9 1905 Will Ad e l b e rt Gl a d er of Phil a d e lphi a

, , , A .

d aug hter H0pe Miller bo rn a t Providence Ja n 22 1909

, , , .
, .

Li l li an Sh earman , born M ay 1 2 1880; married D ec 25 19 1 1 , .

, ,

E rn es t Fo rd S ali s b u ry of P rovide nce .

H arol d G ardin er, born No v 0 1883 ; lie u te n an t U S S Na vy ; .

, .

ma rrie d Sept 23 19 1 1 M a rg are t Edith B ro wn lie of V allejo

.
, , , ,

C a l A so n H arold G a rdi n e r Jr bo rn a t A nn a polis M d

.
, , .
, ,

Oc t 15 19 12 .
, .

M ario n H enry, bo rn Dec 30 1886 ; married No v 8, 1909 .

, .
, F re d
er ci k M aso n of Provide nce .
328 HISTORY OF REH OBOTH

M r Bowe n died at Providence J une 3

. , 1907 , and was buried
at Lakes ide Ceme tery Rumford R I , , . .

B WEN, C OL LYNDAL, son of N a th an and Pa tience Li n dle

O . y
Bowen , was born i n Rehoboth Aug 9, 1804, on t he homes tead .

whic h h ad been i n t h e po ssess i on of t h e owen family for fi ve B

g e n e ra tio n s A s a bo h e a t t e n.d ed t h e sc hools of h i s naytive t o wn
an d h e lpe d h i s fa th er w ith t h e work on t h e farm He learned t he .

a i e of a w h ee l wri g ht , w hi c h h e ca rried on later i n Reho oth b

Vll
’
'

1 e .

Co Bo wen was romi nen t i n t he Rehoboth M iliti a He was .

for a ti me colo n e of t h e Fi rs t Reg i me n t 2d B ri g ade 5t h , ,

D ivi s ion which was org an ize d i n June 1685 an d dis ban ded by
, , ,

t h e Massac h use tts Le g is l a ture Ap ril 24 1840 C ol Bowen 8 , , ,

. .

co mmi ss io n w as d a te d Oc t 23 1830 He le d thi s famous old .

, .

reg i me n t i n esc o rti n g Pres iden t J ac kson wh e n h e assed th ro ug h

Paw tuc ke t J une 21 1833 Col B owen p resen
, t h e s ta te and
, . .

reg i men ta l colo rs of this re g i me n t to t h e Re hoboth A n ti q uari an

Soc ie ty He died Sept 1 1 1890
. . , .

He married J oan n a Ni chols of Rehoboth Oc t 4 1829 an d wen t , .

, ,

to live i n Rehoboth Village After a few years he re turned t o the .

farm adj oi n in g th a t of h i s father and applied h i mse lf to i ts cul

t i vat i on i n c onnec tion with t he b us i ness of wh ee l wri g ht an d wood
turner Eig ht c hildren were b orn of th is marriag e :
.

Nancy M ari a , Jan 1 183 1 ; married Pardon B osworth Aug 17 .

, , .
,

1853 to who m were born Je ffers on D M a ri a Lo u is a Ge o rg e

, ,

H en ry an d t wo other c hildre n wh o died i n i nfancy .

Josi ah Quin cy, June 13 1833 ; married Rebecca Ann Smith Oc t , , .

3 1 1858 of whic h marri ag e were bo rn : Fra n k S mith E l mer

, , ,

Ell swo rth Adela ide C h es ter C eles ti a D ay and S tephen

, , ,

Lyn dal Bowen .

Granvi ll e S teven s , Nov 10 1835 ; married Ad ali ne D olson M ay .

, ,

3 1 1869 O f thi s un ion were born : H arry Abbie Av is Amy

, .
, ,

A nn W i lli a m S Cass ie Maria an d Georg e Ralph Died

, .
, , .

Feb 7 . 19 16 . .

S usan M arti n , Oc t 24, 1837 ; marri ed Joh n rigg s Sept 30,

. W B .
, .

187 5 to w ho m were born Howard Bowen an d Ali ce ary

, C .

Died Feb 26 19 18 .
, .

Anna Eli zab eth , e pt 9, 1842; unmarried D ied Nov 13 19 15

S . . .
, .

H enri etta , un e 1 1844 ; marrie d oseph

J a er, un e 1, 1880,
, J W B k . J
to who m was born R og er illiams D ied Jan 20 19 16 W . .
, .

Davi d M endon , J u ly 3, 1847 ; marrie d E li za e th M arti n , Nov b .

2. 187 6 .

Florence Eudora, Oct 20, 1849 ; un marri ed . .

B OWEN, REUB EN, g ran ds o n of U riah an d Es ther Uri ah .

se ttled i n Rehoboth a bou t t h e middl e of t h e 18t h ce n t ury , an d

built a sa w mill on t he s tre am flow i n g th ro ug h h i s l a nd , d oi ng
-
 BIOG RA PH IC A L SKETCH ES 329

bu i
s nes s mber of y ears i n con nec tio n w ith Benj ami n M un
for a nu
roe wh o w as a g ran d s o n of C apt B en j amin Ch urc h of An n a wan
, .

fa me Traces of t h e old da m may s till b e seen

. .

E ph ra i m son of U ri ah married Rhod a B a tes He w as born on

, , .

t h e Bo we n ho mes t ea d Ja n 7 17 69 w h ere h e live d carryi ng on .

, , ,

t he fa rm u n til h i s d ea th Se pt 17 1856 , .
, .

Re u be n son of Eph ra i m a n d R hod a w as b o rn i n t h e sa me

, ,

h ou se Oc t 15 18 12 I n h i s yo u th h e worked on t h e fa rm a tte n d
, .
, .
,

i ng t h e di s tri c t sc hool w i n te rs and w hen old en o ug h le arne d t he , ,

ca rpe n ter s t rad e a t w hi c h h e w ork e d for se ve ra l y ea rs For a

’

, .

ti me h e w as e ng ag e d i n t he ma n u fac ture of s traw g ood s i n t he

to w n of W re n th a m where h e me t t he l a dy wh o became h i s w ife
, .

Yea rs be fo re ra il roads were c o mmo n i n Ne w E ng l a n d M r Bowen , .

ma de ho rse b ac k jo urney s i n to Northe rn V ermo n t an d C a n ad a ,

often i n c o mp a n y w ith Abi a h Bliss Jr w here they w o u ld pur , .

,

c h as e ho rses a n d l ea d th e m ho me i n g ro up s a di s ta n ce of se veral ,

h un d re d miles Th ey a l so b ro ug ht down h e rd s of c a ttle year

.

a fte r y ear a n d s old th e m both for b ree di n g a n d fo r t h e s h a mbl e s .

I n ma n y i n s ta n ce s th ese lo n g trip s w e re very fa tig u i n g a n d on ly ,

s t ro n g res ol u te me n c o u ld e n d u re t h e h a rd s hip s i n volv e d

, In .

l a te r years M r Bowen made a spec ia lty of h orse s an d s hippe d

, .

the m i n c a r loa ds fro m v ario us C a n a di an ma rts So me of these

-
.

t ra di n g trips we re made i n p artn ers hip w ith h i s son i a law Seneca - -

,

C ole The ho rses we re sold to people i n Attleboro ug h Re hoboth

.
,

a n d n e i g hbo ri n g to w n s Th e i n teres t i n live s toc k co n ti n ue d i n

.

M r Bo we n s so n s Willi a m B a n d M u rray J w h o c arry on t h e

’
.
, . .
,

farm tog e the r A fi ne h erd of t we n ty th ree Hol s tei n s was de

.
-

s t roy e d w h e n t h e b a rn s w ere b urn e d Nov 27 1900 A new h erd , .

, .

of thi rty was a t on ce se c u red w hose milk sells re adily w itho u t

a dditio n fro m oth er b ree d s A yoke of Hol s te i n ox en rai se d on t he .

fa rm we i g hi n g pou n ds w as s old for $400 i n 19 14 to A n d re w

Tu rn e r of Di g hto n M r Bo we n beg an se lli n g milk se ven ty fi ve
. .
-

yea rs ag o i n a j ug whi c h h e use d to c arry to Providence w ith a loa d

of wood d ra w n by o x e n H ow g rea t t h e co n tras t be twee n the n an d .

n ow ! How ra pid a n d ex ten s ive t h e p rog ress i n s c i en tifi c farmi n g !

H a vi ng a n aptitu de fo r b us i ness h e w as very s uccess ful ma ki ng ,

i n v e s tme n ts i n v a rious s toc k s w hile h e con s ta n tly i mp roved h i s ,

farm w hic h ca me to be on e of t h e bes t i n t o w n He h a d g reat .

e n e rg y a n d u n u s u a l s a g ac ity H e w as a membe r a n d con s ta n t .

a tte n da n t a t t h e C o n g reg a tio n a l C h u rc h i n t h e V ill ag e a n d was ,

on e of t h e l a rg es t g i v ers for i ts s u po rt H e was g if te d i n co n

v e rs a tio n k ee n i n re p a rtee a g e n i a r
.

, c ompa n i on a n d a firm fri en d , .

M r Bo we n ma rried fi rs t Sara h An n G eorg e of Wre n th am

.
, ,

D ec 4 1837 ; di ed Nov 1 186 1 They h ad el eve n c hild ren :

.
, .
, .

G eorg e R eub en , bo rn No v 17 1838 ; die d Ap ril 5 1853 .

, , .

Edward Lawrence , bo rn M a rc h 1 2 184 1 ; married M ary Lo we of ,

P rovide nce R I M arc h 1 2 1867 No c hild ren , . .

, , . .
330 HISTORY OF REHO B OTH

Harri et Aug usta , bo rn July 3 1845 ; married W il li am Henry ,

Marve l of Re hobo th J une 25 1865 ; died M ay 29 187 2 , , , .

He die d M ay 20 1909 Two c hild re n , . .

Ell en M ari a , born Ap ril 1 1 1843 ; ma rried Geo rg e W M ars h of , .

Provid ence R I J u ly 27 187 1 H e died J uly 1 2 1897

, . .
, , .
, .

N0 c hild re n .

Ch arl e s Artemus , bo rn Ap ril 10 184 8 ; ma rrie d Na n cy Pec k ,

Bo we n d a ug hter of O tis P Bo we n of Re hoboth M arc h 3

, .
, ,

187 1 Fo ur childre n
. .

Cath eri n e W alto n , born M a rc h 24 1850; marri ed Jose ph F E a rle , .

,

J u ne 5 1875 He die d M ay 17 19 12 Fo ur c hildre n

, .
, . .

I da Adelai de , bo rn M ay 27 185 2; die d Se pt 14 1857 , .

, .

Clara G eorg e , bo rn Fe b 27 185 5 ; ma rrie d Ch ri s tophe r C V ia ll .

, .
,

Ap ril 14 188 1 Two child re n , . .

Georg e W arre n , born Ja n 26 1857 marrie d H uld a h A B a ker .

, .

Ja n 19 188 1 One d a ug hter Luell a

.
, .
, .

Vi rg i ni a Adelai de , born Ap ril 23 1859 ; ma rried Osca r Perry , ,

M arc h 17 188 2 E i g ht c hild re n s i x livi ng

, .
, .

S arah Ann , bo rn No v 1 186 1 ; di e d Fe b 10 1884 .

, .
, .

Second wife Sarah M urray Bla ndi ng of Rehobo th Fe b 23

, , .
,

1865 ( di e d Dec 3 1 Fo ur c hild re n as follows :

.
,

W i lli am Blan di ng , born D ec 1 1865 ; ma rried Sab i na A ( Ni c hols ) .

, .

Horto n D ec 6 1906 Two c hild re n

, .
, . .

Eli z ab eth Carpenter, bo rn M a rc h 26 1867 ; ma rrie d Se nec a C ole ,

of Attle boro ug h A ug 28 1890 One c hild , .

, . .

M urray Jame s , born M ay 22 1869 ; ma rri e d fi rs t M a ry I Gi b , , ,

bons Sko wheg a n M e Oc t 23 1894 Sec o n d w ife Ev ely n

, , .
, .
, .
,

E B ruen of Attl ebo ro ug h Fe b 17 1904 O ne c hild

.
, .
, . .

S usan Aug usta , bo rn J u ne 19 187 2 ; ma rri ed Jo lm Ki ng s fo rd , ,

Nov 18 1903 One c hild

.
, . .

M r Bo we n die d M arc h 20 1903 ag e d 90 y ea rs

.
, , .

B OWEN , W IL L IA M H E N R Y , s o n of I s a i a h a n d L ydi a ( Go fl)
’

Bo we n was bo rn i n Re hobo th Au g 18 18 19 H e was t he e ldes t

, , .
, .

of th ree c hild re n a b roth er Georg e Was hi n g t o n wi t h who m he

, , ,

was mos t c lo se ly a llie d fo r over s e ve n ty y e a rs a n d a s i s te r E mely ,

A n n wh o di e d a t t h e a g e o f t we lv e y e a rs
, .

M r Bo we n was ed uc a te d i n t h e p u blic s c hool s o f t h e tow n a nd

.

a t t h e p riv a t e s c h o o l of R e v O t i s Tho mp s o n H e wa s muc h i n . .

t e res t e d i n e d uc a tio n a l ma tte rs tea c hi n g i n t h e s c h oo l s o f R e hobot h ,

a n d S wa n se a a n d i n la te r y e a rs s e rvi n g o n t h e Re h ob o t h Sc h oo l
Boa rd H e wa s a me c h a n i c by tra de a s a yo u ng ma n h el p i ng
.
,

h i s fa ther i n t h e wo rk s ho p s till s t a n di n g u po n t h e fa rm w h e re he
s pe n t h i s w hol e life of n e a rly e i g h t y fi v e y e a rs T h cy ma de h a n dl es -
.

of ax es c hi se ls a nd h a mmers
, .

I n t h e h e art of t h e dee p woods u n de r a b a s s w ood t ree s t ood ,

-
,

a little mill t h e fo u n d a ti o ns o f wh i c h ma y s t i ll b e s ee n w h e re
, ,
 B IO GRAPHICA L S K ET C H ES 33 1

bobbi n s were t u rne d There was little mac hine ry and much .

h a n d wo rk For ma ny yea rs farmi n g was t h e occ upa tio n of t he

- .

s ummer mo n th s a n d t h e w o rk s hop t he ce n t e r of w i n te r ac tiviti es .

M r Bo wen s pe n t h i s life upo n t he homes tea d pl ace i ncreas i n g

.
,

i t s s i z e by b uyi n g l a nd a n d he als o b u ilt i n co mp a ny w ith h is , ,

b ro the r Georg e a ho use on t he oppos ite s ide of t he roa d fro m t he

,

o ld g a mb re l roofe d ho u s e i n w hi c h h e w as bo rn
-
I n 187 2 h e mar .

rie d G rac e L Pa tte n of A t t le b orou h M as s

. the n te ac hi n g a t t he , .
,

W h ee le r S c hool i n Re h obo t h w h i e be was servi ng on i ts com ,

mi t t ee .

M r Bo wen died M
. h a t t h e ag e of e ig hty fo u r y ears a rc 19 , 1904 , -

a n d s e v e n mo n th s H i s w idow M rs Grace L Bo we n a d a ug hter, .

, . .
,

E mily B ra dfo rd ( Bo we n ) H orto n , a n d h i s a g e d b roth e r s urvive d

him .

M rs Bo we n . d a ug hter by a p re viou s ma rri ag e H a n n a h M

’
s , .

Pa tt e n ma rrie d Fra nc i s A Go lf a n d th ei r s on Les ter Go lf a

,
.
, , ,

ta le n te d mus i c i a n pl ay s t h e o rg a n a t t he V ill ag e C h urch

, .

B O W EN, W ILLIAM M ANUE L PEREZ p rac tic i n g a ttorney , ,

a n d a n o ffi c i a l i n R hod e I s l a n d c o rpo ra tio n s of n ote w as bo rn m ,

A ttl eboro ug h M as s Se pt 8 1864 , H e i s a s o n of A mos Miller

.
, .
, .

Bo we n w h o was a s oldie r i n t h e Civil W a r

, Th e fa mily are .

d esce n d a n ts of R i c h ard Bo w e n w h o e mi g ra te d from Gl a mo rg an ,

s hi re W a l e s i n 164 0 a n d w a s a mo n g t h e fi rs t s e ttl e rs i n Re hoboth

, , , .

R i c h a rd Bo we n s a n c e s t ry ( O we n ) d es c e n d e d fro m t he We l s h
’

p ri n ces a n d H e n ry T u do r o f t h e E n g lis h T udo rs M a te rna lly .

,

C aroli ne M a ry ( Perez ) Bo we n ( mo t he r) descen de d from t he Span

i s h a nd C ub a n fa milie s of Pe re z a n d C apote The earlies t a necs .

tors a re of v a ri o us c olo n i a l o ri g i n i n c l udi n g t h e M ayflower th roug h ,

t h e Fu ll ers ; a n d ma ny me mb e rs fo ug ht i n t he C olo n i a l W a rs W a r ,

o f 18 12 a n d C ivil W a r .

W M P Bo we n rec e i ve d a li b e ra l e d uca tio n i n t he s c hools of

. . .

Provi de nce l a ter e n te ri n g B ro w n U n ive rs ity a n d w as g ra d u a te d

, ,

th ere f rom A B l 884 a n d A M 1887 I l c the re upo n took up h i s

,
. .
, . . .

la w s tudi es a n d was a s s i s ta n t c l e rk i n t h e Co un ty Co u rt P rovi ,

de n ce f ro m 1884 t o 1901
, He b e g a n p ra c ti c e of t he la w i n P rov .

ide nc e i n 1901 a nd s i nce th a t ti me h a s bee n en g ag ed i n g eneral

,

p rac ti ce befo re t he Sta t e a n d Fed e ra l b ar a nd i s a s tan di n g mas ter ,

i n c h a n cery M r B o we n w a s a me mber of t h e P rovide nce Sc hool

. .

C o mmittee i n 1899 an d w as elec te d a me mbe r of t he Rhode Is la n d ,

Hou se of Re p re se n ta ti ves 1902 05 06 a n d Sta te Sen a to r fro m

—
,
—
,

Provide n ce 1909 10 I l c w a s me mb e r ( 1909 12) of t h e S pe c i a l

- — .

T ax a tio n C o mmi t t ee w h i c h re v i se d t he ta x l a ws of t h e s ta te ,
-
.

For so me y e a rs he h as bee n c h a i rma n of t h e Re p ub li can City

C o mmittee of Providence .

M r Bowen i s a me mbe r of St Steph e n s P E C h urc h ; life me m

’
. . . .

b e r of Le ag ue o f A me ri ca n Whee l me n a n d ac tive i n p ro moti ng ,

g ood r o a d s Al s o a u tho r of. i m po rt a n t s ta te hi g h w ay l eg i s l a tio n .

332 H I STORY OF REH OBO TH

Member Un ive ity Club Quarte Cen tury Cl ub Rhod I l nd

rs , r , e s a
School of Des ig n So n of t he A m rican Revol ut i on Military Orde
, s e , r
of t h e Loy al Leg ion nd U n ited Tr i n of A rtillery Pas t Rhod, a a . e
I l nd Divi ion Co mmand So n of V te an ; Colon l Fi t
s a s er, s e r s e rs
Li g ht I n fan try Reg i men t an d on re ti re d li s t R hode I s ,
—
19 1 1 13 ,

land Militi a w ith ran k of colo nel ; enlis ted i n third a nd fourth
mili tary tra i n i n g ca mp s a t P la tts burg N Y 19 15 an d 19 16 ; , . .
,

thirty secon d deg ree M aso n and S h ri ner S in ce 1897 se cre tary
-
.
,

of t h e Providence B uildi ng Sa n itary a nd E d ucation al Ass oc ia ,

tion ; sec re ta ry Pasc oag W a ter C o mpan y ; Pre s iden t U S Ri n g . .

Tra vele r C o mp any P rovide nce , .

BROWN CHARLO TTE WR IGHT (P ECK) d ug hte of Syl

, , a r
van n n d C h lott W i g ht P k w bo n i R hoboth M a h
s a ar e r ec , as r n e , rc

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,

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F to y
ac L te h ho m was i n R hobo t h V ill g
r . a r er S h un ited e e a e . e
w ith t h Vill g e Ch u h J uly 3 1830 un d
e a t h p to te of R v
rc , , , er e as ra e .

Thomas V rn o n M B own wa a wom n of g e t n g y and

e . rs . r s a r a e er ,

was fo mo t i n v y w o th y n te p i e i n both t h
re s e er h u h nd r e r rs e c rc a
c ommu n ity S h e did mo re th an any o ne el se i n p romoti ng t he
.

Bi ckn ell Hi g h Sc hool W hile h er own fa mily was la rg e th ere

“
was al way s roo m for one mo re a n d mi n is te rs an d teac hers often
.
,

Thoug h s ore ly am
,

enj oye d h er g e ne ro us ho s pita lity i c t ed i n t h e .

loss of h er c hild ren sh e bore her many tri al s w ithou t a murmur

, .

As t he b itter mi n g le d w ith t he swee t i n h er life sh e c ou ld e v er say

“
w ith u n wa veri n g tru s t i n h er H ea ven ly Fa th er Th y w ill b e do n e
”
,
,

.
,

She was n ot o nl y opti mi s tic b u t ki nd a n d sy mp ath e ti c M any a , .

s ic k roo m was c h eered by h e r p rese nce a n d t h e p as s a g e of many

-
,

a on e do wn t h e d ark v a ll ey w as mad e s mooth e r by h er g e n tl e

touch S h e p asse d aw ay April 1 1 1888 A b rave g en tl e nobl e
.
, .
, ,

woman !

BR , E LEO WN
AZ E R AR N L D , w as bo rn i n u m b e rl a n d R I , O C , . .

Aug 13, 1 800 He was thi rd i n a fa mily of te n c hild re n

. . Hi s .

fa th e r als o was E leazer a n d a n a tive of u mbe rl a n d , a res pec ted C

c iti ze n , a farmer an d c ooper by occ u a tio n I n t h e d ay s of t h e .

mi liti a h e h e ld t he offi ce of e ns ig n i n t e Di amon d Hill Co mp any .

H i s mother was E li za be th Col e , d a ug h ter of oh n Cole wh o wen t J

from Re hoboth , w h ere h i s ances to rs h ad se ttle d E li za be th h a d .

few ad van ta es for c ulture , b ut s he was a wo man of g rea t fi rmness ,

g
an d h er c h i d re n were tra i ned u n der a s tri c t di sc ipli ne Both .

fath er and mother die d a t t h e ad vance d ag e of 84 y ears .

Th e fa ther, E leazer, was t he son of Nic hol as B ro wn , wh o was a

man of energy and abilit At t he ag e of e i g htee n , Nic hol as took y .
\ l ns
. . C HA R LOTT E W .
( P EC K) B ROW N
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h i s mus ke t an d s a r e t t d C on
fo ug ht i n t h e ba tt le of
for c ord , an d
Le x i ng ton ; here he so i nj ured h i s ank le th a t t h e leg h ad t o be
amp u ta te d an d he e ver a fte r wo re a w ood en le g
, He was a chi ef .

e ld er i n t h e Q u a k er c h urc h ; h e marri e d S usann a Arn old whose ,

fa th er was on e of t h e p rop rie tors of A rn old s Mills Nic holas had ’

.

se v e n c hild ren of w ho m E l e aze r was t h e sec o n d The fa ther of .

Ni chol as an d g rea t g ran dfa th er of t he s ubj ec t of our s ke tc h was

-

J abez B ro wn of S mi t hfi eld R I H i s w i fe was a W hipp le an d they , . .

live d in a little ho use on Mol asses Hill on t h e b an ks of t he B lack ,

s to ne w h ere they b roug ht u p se ve n t ee n c hildre n

, .

From these fac ts we see th a t E lea zer was descen ded fro m a hardy
New E n g l an d s toc k U n til he was fou rtee n h e live d at C umber
.

l an d w ith h i s p aren ts w o rki n g on t he farm summers an d a tten ding

,

sc hool w i n te rs He a l way s reme mbered t he s tern ol d sc h ool

.

mas ter A rn old Speare whose h eav y feru l e kept t he

, ,

s t ra i g ht li n e Whe n he was fo urteen th e fami ly moved

.

ville a n d E leaze r w as pu t in to t h e fac tory to ten d s i n

He w orke d t wo y ears a t t wo doll ars a w ee k w en h e became ,

mas ter s pi n n er a n d h i s wag es were i nc reas e d

-
Af ter t wo years .

more h e, w e n t i n to t he fac to ry s to re a n d s oo n h ad c harg e of i t .

Co n ti n ui n g for fou r y ears a n d a h a lf h e the n wen t to Providence ,

a t t he ag e of t we n ty t w o a n d s ta rte d a s to re on h i s own accoun t

-
.

It w as loc a ted on No rth M a i n Stree t nex t door to St John s , .

’

C h urch After abou t t wo yea rs ex perience he c oncl uded tha t he

.
’

w as b e tte r a d apte d fo r mec h a n i c a l th a n for me rcan tile b us i ness .

He s old ou t to a M r I l a wkcs a w a tc h ma ker i n 1824 a n d wen t t o

.
, , ,

B ra n c h V ill ag e S mi t hfi eld R I as s upe ri n te n d en t of a fact ory

, , . .
, ,

wh e re h e rema i ne d o n ly a s ho rt ti me I n t h e w i n ter of 1824 h e .

,

a tte n de d t h e ac ade my a t U x b rid g e a n d af terwards wen t i n t o ,

Philip All en s fac tory i n S mi t h fi eld as sec o nd h an d in t h e card

’

roo m w he re h e fi rs t me t B e nj a mi n Pec k wh o was s u peri n ten den t

, ,

of t he mill After t wo years h e wen t w ith M r Pec k to Rehobot h

.

a n d took c h a rg e of t h e c a rd roo m a t t h e O rl ea ns Mill

“ There
-
”
.

.
,
”
he say s my tas te fo r mac hi nery w as g ra tifi ed
, Th e mil l then .

e mpl oy e d f ro m t we n ty to t we n ty fi v e h a n d s -
.

Se t 17 1827 h e was marri e d by Re v Thomas Vern o n to

.
, , .

C h a r otte W rig ht Pec k of So uth Re hoboth w ith w hom he lived ,

h appily for mo re th a n s i x ty y ears On Ja n 3 1830 they bot h . .

, ,

u mt e d w ith t h e V ill a g e C h u rc h on c o n fe ss io n of fa ith I n 1836 .

,

h e l e ft t h e O rlea n s Fac to ry a n d a fte r fo u r years a t Wood s toc k C t

, , .
,

c a me to Re hoboth V ill ag e w h ere h e bec a me ma n ag e r a n d af t e r ,

w ard s p art o w ner of t h e Fac to ry p roperty He res ide d here un ti l .

h i s d ea th J u n e 1 1889 a n d wa s a res pec te d c iti ze n an d an hon ored

, , ,

d eac on i n t he Co ng reg a tio nal Ch urc h He was ord a i ned to this .

o ffi c e M arc h 4 184 1 , .

D eacon B ro w n w as a ma n of u n us ual i n te llig e nce He h ad an .

o ri g i n al w ay of p utti ng thi ng s a nd was very q u ic k at repartee .

 HISTORY OF REH OBOTH

Hi s lang uag e was ch oi ce t ; he k new wh at he believed an d

an d ex ac
c ou ld ex p ress h i s ideas c learly a nd u neq u ivoca lly He was very .

fon d of mac hi nery and s pen t a larg e part of h is t i me i n ma ki ng

,

or me n di n g so methi n g He i n ven te d a mac hi ne for twi s ti ng or

.

wi n di ng t wi n e t h e idea c o mi n g to h i m i n h i s s lee p
, He was em .

ha tically a re li g ious man and a thoroug h s tuden t of t he B ible

phen very old he wen t to ch urc h lean i ng on h i s cane un til he
, .

c o uld sc a rce ly totter to h i s pl ace He died M ay 30 1889 i n h i s .

, ,

89t h yea r .

He h ad el e ven chil dre n mos t of w hom di ed youn g Th ree s o ns, .

serve d th ro ug h n e arly t he whole pe riod of t he C ivil W ar :

Ed ward P ayson i n t h e Fo urth R I Reg i me n t b rev e ted maj or . .

,

fo r g all a n t c o n d uc t ; bec ame a p ro mi ne n t l a wye r .

Arnol d D eF , sec o n d lieut i n t h e Thi rd R I C a v al ry an d

. . . .
,

James P , became seco nd lieut i n t he Fourtee n th R I Hea vy

. . . .

A rtillery (colore d ) K illed i n b a ttle . .

BR OWN, M AJ R EDW ARD P , born Fe b 8 1840, was son

O . .
,

of De a E A an d
. . h arlotte
.
( P ecCk ) B ro wn H e p re p are d f or W . .

c olleg e a t t he Rehoboth Hi g h c hool, The tford A ca d e m , V t , S y .

an d t h e U n ivers it y
G rammar c h ool of Provide nce, R I En S . .

t ered B ro wn U n ivers it i n 1859 ; en li s ted Aug 3 1, 1862, with

y .

commi ss io n of 2d Li eu t i n o 1, 4 th R I reg i men t ; l ater pro

. C . . .

moted to l s t Li eu t , to Capta i n , an d to ran k of M ajo r by b re ve t .

.

for g all a n t c on d uc t i n b a ttle Re turn e d i n 1865 fi n i s h e d h is .

,

co urse a t B ro wn , g ra d ua ti n g i n 1867 ; g rad ua te d at t he H arv ard

S
Law c hool i n 1869 ; eg an t he b
rac t i ce of law a t North Attle
b oroug h , ass , an d removed to os t on i n 187 0; for th ree ea rs
M . y
was c hose n me m er of t he G e neral Co urt fro m Bos to n ; con
b
duc ted t he n oted case of Gen B F B utler then Governo r of . . .
,

M ass ac h use tts , vs t h e man ag ers of t h e Tewk s b u ry a l ms ho us e

.
-
,

an d won t h e verdic t of ac u i t t a l o n t h e c h a rg es mad e b t he y

Govern or He eca me a we l k no w n l awyer i n Bos t o n , an d l a ter
. b -

prac tice d law i n New Y o rk .

M ajor B
rown marri e d fi rs t Mi ss E mma I Cl ap of os ton , . B
i n 1866, by who m h e h ad th ree c hild re n , E dith , E the an d H arold .

M rs B ro wn die d i n 1888 He marrie d for h i s se co n d w ife , Ap ril

. .

1892, E li za e th E Ho ug h of New York , w h o survives h i m H e

b . .

J
die d uly 26, 1909, a n d i s urie d i n ood lawn Ce me te r N Y b W y , .

wh e re a fi n e mo n u me n t marks h i s res ti n g pl ace -

.

BR W N, JAM ES , so n of oh n of Wa n n a moi se t an d Doroth ,

O J y
admitte d free man a t Ply mo u th , 1636 , a t Ta u n to n , 1643, a nd at
Rehoboth , 1658 ; marrie d Lydi a How l an d d aug hte r of Joh n H ow ,

l and of t h e M ayflowe r Like h i s father, he w as libera l i n relig ious

.

matte rs an d a w arm frie n d of Re v Joh n M il e s , w ith who m h e was .

fi ne d £5 for se tti n g up a B a pti s t mee ti n g i n Re hoboth i n 1667

. .

He was on e of t h e se ven c h arter me m e rs of t h e Mil es Ch urc h b

 BIOG RA PHICAL SKETCH ES
formed t h at y ear i n co nnec tion w ith t he new to w n of Swansea .

M r B ro wn w as t h e foremos t c iti ze n of t he to wn ; h e h ad been

.

G ov ernor s ass i s ta n t i n 1665 a nd 1666 a n d be twee n 1670an d 1675 ;

’
,

w as d ep u ty to t he Ply mo u th Cou rt from S wa nsea i n 1669 7 1

’
, ,

He w a s ac tive i n Philip s w a r an d on J une 14 an d 15

’
an d 72
’
.
, ,

1675 wen t to Philip to pers ua d e h i m to be q u i e t He wo uld h a ve

,
.

bee n kill ed by t he ex c ite d I ndi ans h ad n ot Philip revented it

sayi n g th a t h i s
“
fa th er h a d req ues ted h i m to do no a rm to M r
,

”
B ro wn as he h a d rece ive d re a ted ki n dnesse s fro m h i m He
, .

do ub tles s live d on h i s fa ther s arg e es ta te a t W an n a moi se t and i s

’

buried at Little Neck .

BR O W N, J O HN Th e a n ce s tors of t he B row n famili es lived

.

i n t he so u th a n d w e s t of E n g l a n d a n d emi g ra te d to Bos to n and ,

Ply mo u th be twee n t h e y ears 1620 a n d 1692 Pe ter B ro wn th e .

,

fi rs t co mer w as of P urita n s toc k a n d c a me i n t he M ayfl ower i n

-
, ,

1620 Jolm B ro w n bec a me ac q ua i n te d w ith t h e Pil g ri ms a t Ley

.

de n prio r to 16 20 The y e ar of h i s a rriv a l i n A meri c a is u n k n ow n

, .
,

p rob ably abo u t 1630 as we fi n d h i m e lec te d a free man i n 1634

, ,

an d i n 1636 a n as s i s ta n t to t h e Gov e rn or of Ply mo u th an ofli ce ,

whic h he h e ld by a n n ua l e l ec tio n for se ve n tee n y ea rs M r B rown . .

was a ma n of l a rg e i n telli g e n ce g rea t e nerg y of c h a rac ter an d dee p

, ,

an d earn es t pi e ty H e w a s a g ran d pio n eer i n t h e se ttl emen t of

.

t h e to wns on t he w es t of old Ply mo u th I n 1636 he was a res iden t .

of D ux b ury W e fi n d h i s n a me a mo n g t h e p urc h ase rs of t h e trac t

.

of l an d ca lle d C oh a n n e t t or Ta u n to n i n 1637 a n d be w ith Mil es

, , ,

Sta ndi s h erec t e d bo u nd s aro un d th e p urc h ase i n 164 0 D uri ng th e .

n ex t y ea r h e w as on e of t h e co mp a ny to p urc h ase Reho b oth a n d ,

h i s i n tere s t i n th a t tow ns hip was t he la rg es t of a ny amou n ti n g ,

to si x h un d re d po un d s Prior to J une 9 1645 h e h ad removed to

.
,

Rehoboth for we fi n d h i s n a me fi rs t w ith S I X oth ers w ho were

,

c hos e n to o rde r t h e p rude n ti a l a ffa i rs of th a t to wn for s ix mon ths .

H i s s on J a mes remove d fro m Ta un to n w ith h i m an d h i s s on Joh n ,

follo wed i n 1647 I n D ece mber 1645 M r B ro wn S r beca me

.
, , .
, .
,

s ol e p rop rie to r of t h e se c tio n k n o wn by t h e I n di an s as W an n amoi

a n d Wa nn a moi se t Nec k ( n ow B u lloc k s Poi n t a n d R iv er

’
se t,

s id e ) w hi c h ori g i n ally i n c l ude d a po rtion of t h e p re se n t to wn s of

,

Rehoboth a n d S wa n sea w ith a portio n of B a rri n g to n a n d t h e

,

so u th p a rt of See ko n k a n d E as t P rovide n ce H is n ame a ppea rs .

on a ll of t h e i mpo rta n t c o mmittee s of t h e to w n Now he was

c hose n to c a rry o n a s u it a t t h e C o urt ; a fterward s
“to ma ke dil
.

i g en t se a rc h to fi n d ou t t h e mos t con ve n i en t way be twee n Re ho

”
both and D edha m ; then b e w ith M r Pe ter H un t was ordere d , .
,

to g o to Ply mo uth to ma ke ag ree men t abou t t h e I n dian c om

,
”
pl a i n ts a n d v ario us oth er rec ord s of p u bli c d u ti es
'
wh ich i a ,

di ente Il l s p ro mi ne n ce a nd ability as a c iti ze n of t h e to wn an d of

t h e c olo ny H i s libe ral se n ti me n ts on re lig ious affa i rs were pos itive
.
,

an d as a c olo n i a l mag i s t ra te h e ex p resse d h i s sc ru pl es as to t h e

 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

ro ri e
p ty of coerc i n g t he people to s upport t he min ister and of
p
,

ered to pay all delin q uen c ies from h i s own es t at es I n 1643 t h e .

colon ies of Ply mo u th Massachuse tts Connecticut and New , ,

Ha ven un i ted i n a confederacy s tyled The Un ite d Colon ies of ,

New Eng lan d for thei r common defence an d welfare Each col
, .

on y se n t t wo co mmiss io ners to t h e mee ti ng s of th i s body Mr . .

John B rown represe n ted Ply mouth Colony for twelve ears and ,

was assoc i a te d m th ese deli bera tions w ith such men as oh n Wi n

t h r0p Gov H ay nes M r Ea ton M r B rads treet an d Gov W i ns
, .
, .
, .
, .

low I n thi s body h e ex erc ise d a l a rg e i n fl uence a n d se rved t he

.
,

colon y w i se l y an d fa ithfull H e w as ca pta i n of t h e S wansea

y .

militi a an d b u ilt t h e house m wh i c h h e lived till h i s dea th on t h e

, ,

mai n road n ear R ivers ide Eas t Providence He died Ap ri l 10

, , .
,

1662 an d w as b uried a t t he Littl e Nec k B u ri a l G ro un d near

, ,

B ulloc k s Cove H is w ido w Dorothy B row n was b uried there ;

’
.
, ,

s h e died a t S wanse a Ja n 27 1674 ag e d n i n e ty yea rs , H is dau h .

, , .

te r M ary and h er h us b an d C apt Tho mas Wille tt w ith o er , .

,

descen dan ts were b urie d i n th is g ro un d M r B rown left th ree

, . .

ch i ldren : M ary wh o married C apt Th omas Wille tt ; J oh n J r

, .
, .
,

wh o se ttled w ith h i s fa t h e r i n Reh oboth ; and Ja mes B rown wh o ,

was one of t h e most i n fl uen ti al men i n t h e fo un di ng of S wan sea as ,

wel l as one of t he leadi ng members of M r M i les s c h u rc h

’
. .

BROWN , W A L TE R D e F O RE S T s o n of A rn old D e Fores t a nd ,

Aman d a M ( Ho rto n ) B ro.w n w as bo r n i n R e hobot h Nov 6 , , .

,

186 1 I n addition to th e d is tric t sc h ools of Reh o b o t h h e s tu died

.
,

at t h e Sta te Stree t I n te rmedi a te a n d B en e fit Stree t G rammar

Sch ools of Providence R I ; also two cars a t t he Rog ers Hig h , . .

School at Newport After a commerc ia course at th e B ry an t and

.

Stra tton Sc hool i n Providen ce a t t h e ag e of n ine tee n h e became ,

en try c lerk of t h e w hol esa le g rocery house of B ug bee B rownell ,

re ma i n i ng fo u r a n d a h alf years H e was n ex t e mploye d i n t h e .

wholes al e g ra i n ho use of Messrs D ay So ns Co on Dyer S tree t .

, .

for a bou t t h e sa me leng th of ti me I n 1899 h e bec a me b ookkeeper .

with t he Na tiona l I n di a Ru bbe r Co holdi ng th is pos ition un ti l .

,

1904 wh en h e w as e lec te d sec re ta ry a nd i n 1905 h e was hon ored

, ,

b be i ng c hose n treas urer al so an d fa ith fully performed t h e du ties

’

oi bo th ofli ces
,

This l arg e c o mpany e mploys a bo u t n i ne teen h un

.

dre d people carryi ng on an ex te ns ive b us in ess an d req u i ri n g a man

,

of l arg e cap ac ity to con duc t i t s fi na nces .

M r B rown was married i n 1883 to M arth a T d a ug hter of

. .
,

Ed ward D Jo nes J r of Ne wpo rt One da ug hter Viol a T was

.
, .
, .
, .
,

born to them Aug 27 1888 S h e marrie d H arold Van Gaas bee k

.
, .
,

Aug 20 19 13 The i r d aug hter B arb ara was bo rn Sept 7 19 15

.
, . .
, .

Mr B ro wn was a member of C a ital Lodg e I O O F of Pro v

. , . . . .
,

idence h avi ng pas sed th roug h al t h e c h a i rs He was a me mber

, .

of th e New En g l and O rder of Protec tion and se veral other fra ter
nal o rg an i za tio n s ; a ls o a me mbe r of t h e Was hi ng to n Park M E . .
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C h u rc h of Providence He possessed in a hi g h deg ree t h ose s ter .

li ng q ualities w hi c h i ns ure success b usi n ess sag ac ity power of ,

men ta l concen tra tion a soun d moral ch arac ter a n d un fa ilin g , ,

c o u rtesy On D ec 9 19 10 t he co mmun ity was sh oc ked to learn

. .
, ,

th a t early i n t h e morn i ng w hile d uc k h un tin g h e h ad been drown ed -

,

i n t h e i cy w a ters of B ri s tol h arb o r Fu neral services were he ld i n .

t h e c h urch of h i s n a tive vill ag e a tten de d by a l arg e c i rc le of friends

a n d h e was b u ri ed i n t h e fa mily lot b es ide h is fa th er an hon ored ,

ve tera n of t h e Civil W ar .

B UFFINTON J O HN ALLEN , was t h e son of B enj amin B ufli n

t on a n d M ary M aso n of S wans ea M ass He was bo rn in W arren , .
,

R I Jan 24 18 10 an d reare d an d ed uca te d i n S wansea

. .
, .
, ,He .

l ea rned t h e mason s trade a n d followe d it i n Providen ce Fall ’

,

R ive r an d New po rt La ter i n life h e b eca me a res ide n t of Milford

, . ,

M as s wh ere h e live d un til 1857 He th e n re moved to So u th Re

.
, .

h ob ot h M as s H ere h e carri e d on farmi ng on t he Bos worth

, .

ho mes tead k n own as Stone Cottag e , .

He h a d ma rri e d An n Eli z a Wi n sor Co us i ns Bos wo rth b orn Aug , .

7 18 15 i n S mi t hfi eld R I d a ug h ter of Pel eg Bos worth 2d an d

, , , .
,

h i s w ife S usa n na h Roun d s To th e m we re b orn c hild ren as follows : .

Joh n M urray w ho died i n i n fancy : J oh n M urray 2d born April ,

1 1839 ; Fra n k b o rn Fe b 9 184 1 ; D un b ar H arri s W alter S mith

, , .
, ,

a n d All e n M as o n .

M rs B uffi n t on was a di rec t desc e n d an t i n t he e i g hth g enera tion

.

of Ed ward Bosworth w h o w ith h i s w ife M a ry emb arked for New

“ ”
E ng l an d on t he s hip E li za b e th an d Dorcas i n 1634 He h ow
,

.
,

e v er di ed as t h e v esse l was n e a ri n
, g t h e po rt H i s re m a i ns were .

i n terred i n Bos ton .

M r B a ifi n ton o ri g i nally a D emocra t bec a me a Rep ublican

.
, ,

w ith s t ron g a n ti s la very p rin c ipl es re ta i n i n g to t h e l as t a n ac tive

-
,

i n teres t i n p ubli c affa i rs .

M r a n d M rs B u ffi n t on we re me mbe rs of t h e F i rs t Un iv ers alis t

. .

C h urch of P roviden ce La ter they beca me c losely iden tified w ith .

t h e Un iversali s t Soc i e ty of S wa n se a i n w hi ch th ey were dee ply ,

i n teres ted M r B uffi n t on died a t h is res iden ce Stone Cottag e

. .
, ,

Aug 22, 1893 .

, an d M rs B u ffi n t on
. on D ec 19, 1902. .

B UFFI NTON, of John Allen and An n J O HN M URRAY , s on

E l i za Wi nsor Cous i n s ( Bosworth ) B uffin t on w as born Apri l 1 , ,

1839 i n Providence R I
, He a t t en de d t he p ub li c sc h ool s of Re , . .

h ob oth t h e See ko n k ( M as s ) A ca demy an d t h e H i g h Sch oo l of

, .
,

Milfo rd M ass At ei g htee n h e w as a ppren ticed to Sackett D av is

, .
,

Co of Providence ma nufac turi ng j ewelers and en t ered upon

.
, ,

t h e b us i ness i n w hi c h h e h as co n ti nued to t h e p rese n t ti me In .

1869 M r B u fli n t on wen t i n to p artners hip w ith Col I s aac M Pot

. . .

t er w ith who m h e rema i ne d un til t he dea th of t h e la tter i n 1902

, .

He th en fo rmed a co rpo ra tio n un der t he na me of t he Pot t er 8:

B ufli n t on Co mp any ( I nc ) of whic h he is p res iden t , .

22
 HI STORY OF REH OBOTH

M r B uffi n t on mprm
. i n t h e lower h ouse of t he n t ed Pro vidence
S ta te A sse m l i n 1888 9 For a num er of ears he was a di rec
— by . b y
t or i n t he R og e r illi ams N ation al B an k , un til i ts ab so tionW by
t h e I n d ust ri al T rus t C om ) any I l c i s a mem er of t he omh am b
l
.

C lub Providence Cen tra Cl u , and ch arter mem er and pas t

, b b
mas ter of Adelphoi Lodg e , No 33, A F an d A M , al so a mem er . . . . . b
of St Joh n s Commandery , R I For many years he was p res iden t
.
’
. .

of t h e Soc i e ty of t h e Fi rs t U n iversali s t Ch urc h , and for ove r a .

q ua rt e r of a ce n tury a me mbe r of t he board of trus tees .

On J un e 4 1874 M r B uffi n t on marri e d H e len A u g us ta daug h

, , .
,

te r of H e n ry a n d A n n ( K ilvert) C arri q ue , an d g ran dd aug hter of

Lieu t R i ch a rd and Eli za be th ( M arti n ) C arri ue To them were
. .

b o rn c hildre n as follows : A nn a C arriq ue , oh n Al len , Henr y

Kilve rt (d ecease d ), H enr C arri q ue ( deceas e d ), an d erth a A u y B
g u s t a M r s B
. u fli n t on di ed Oc t 2 5 , 1
. 9 1 1 . .

M r B u fli n t o n re ta i ns as h i s summer res idence t h e old osworth

. B
ho mes tead , Sto ne Cottag e i n Rehoboth , an d wh il e h is us i ness , b
ac tiviti es are ce n tered in P roviden ce , h as ne ver ce ase d to be ia
teres te d i n t h e welfare of t h e old tow n .

B ULLO CK , JUDGE S TEP HEN, son of Samuel and A nna ( Bos

worth ) B u lloc k was born i n 1735 Hi s d escen t from R ic h ard

“
.
,

Bulloc k one of t h e earlies t Rehoboth p roprietors is as follows :

, ,

R ich a rd Sa mue l E benezer S a mue l Step h en

‘ ’
,
’ ‘
He marri ed , , , .

Oc t 30 1760 M ary Horton daug hter of H ezeki a h Horto n of

.
, , ,

Rehoboth an d res ide d near B uri a l Pl ace Hill He was one of t he

, .

mos t p romin en t men of h i s day a c apta i n i n t h e W ar of t h e Rev ,

—
olut i on a rep rese n tative to t h e G e neral Co urt i n 1782 6 an d i n
, ,

1796 w as rep resen ta tive to Cong ress ; i n 1797 8 a me mbe r of t he

—
,

con ven ti o n appoi n te d to fo rm t he Sta te Co ns titu t ion a n d als o ,

j udg e of th e Co urt of Common Pleas .

J ud g e B ulloc k was a man of so un d j ud g men t reten tive memo ry ,

an d g e n u i n e pi e ty He h ad t en child ren s ix ty se ven g ran dc hild ren

.
,
-
,

an d t wo h un d re d an d fou r g rea t g ran dc hild ren A mong h is de -

.

sce n da n t s are D a ri us Go ff of P aw tuc ke t E x Go vern or Joh n W ,

- .

D avi s of R hod e I s l an d Albert C M as on of Fran kli n M ass an d , .

, .
,

Hon Georg e N Go ff
. . .

He di e d Fe b 2 18 16 ag ed 8 1 years M ary h i s wi fe died A u

29 1830 ag e d 92 y ea rs
,
“ .

They are b uried a t B uri al Place Hill

,
,
g ,

.
.
, ,

.
.

B ULLO CK , W ILLIAM DEXTER , c ivil eng i neer ; born i n Re

ho b ot h M as s Ap ril 17 1850; son of W illi am K an d H an na h G
, .
, , . .

( C ar p e n t e r) B u lloc k d e sc e n d a n t o n both s id es of f a mily of e arly , ,

se ttl e rs of Re hoboth ; g rad u a ted W arren ( R hode I s l an d ) Hig h

Sch ool 1869 ; A B Un ion Colleg e 187 1 M arried l s t A nn ie A
, . .
, .
, , .

Taft of Paw tucke t R I Oc t 15 1879 (died Oc tober 2d , . .

, .
, , ,

Florence S Cl app of Providence R I Feb 26 1902 ; t wo children

.
, . .
, .
,

An na C a rpen ter Willi am Cl app Connec t ed w ith surv ey of D ela

, .
~
Go v . JO II N D A V IS
 BI O GRAPHICA L S KETCH ES

w a re , Lac k a w a n n a Wes tern Ry , 187 1 ; w ith c ity en g i n eer, Low .

e ll, M as s , 187 1 2 ; o n No rth ern P ac ifi c Ry s u rv ey s i n W as hi n g to n ,

.
— .

1872 ; i n c i t y e ng i nee r o ffi ce , Provide n ce , s i n ce 187 3 ; c hi ef en

g i n ee r of St a te H ar bo r I mp r ov e me n t o mm i ss io n , s i n ce J u n e , 19 1 1 ; C
me mbe r R hode I s l a n d Ho use of R ep rese n ta tiv es , 1886 ; member
C
A me ri c a n Soc ie ty ivil E n g i neers , Bos ton Soc i e ty ivil E ng i nee rs , C
Na tio n al Geo g ra phic S oc i e ty . R ep u bli can . P rotes ta n t C lub : .

C o g g t io
n re a na l ( R h ode I sl a n d) . Ho me , 76 Kee n e Stree t ; o ffi ce ,

C ity H ll P a . ro v id e n c e R I , . .

CARPENTER , B ENONI , M D , s o n of aleb a n d H a n na h . .

“ C
( G e o rg )
e a rpC
e n t e r a n d g ra n d s o n of a pt a l e b a R e vol u tio n C . C ,

a ry s o l d i e r w a s b o rn M a rc h 1 2, 180 5, i n R ehob o th ( so Bli ss a n d

“
V ”
,

ita l Rec ord b u t see Ne w ma n s R ehoboth i n t he Pas t , p

,
” ’ “ .

H e g ra d u a ted a t B ro w n U n ivers ity 1829 ; M D a t J e ffe rson . .

C
M e di c a l olle g e , Phil ade lphi a 1832 ; marrie d Ade li ne E ve re tt of ,

W re n th a m J un e 4 1833 ; p rac ti ce d medi c i n e i n Rehoboth , See

, ,

ko n k Nort h At t le b oro ug h a n d a fter 1860 i n P a w t uc ke t , w here

, ,

h e di e d No v 24 1877 a g e d 7 2 H e re’ rese n te d t he to w n a t di ffer

i
.
, , .

e n t ti mes i n both b ra n c h es o f t h e Le g i s lt t u re D uri n g t he ivil W ar . C

he w a s s urg e o n i n o n e o f t h e R h od e I s l a n d re g i me n ts .

CAR PENTER , D R D AR I US , s o n of D a n i e l a rpe n te r, w as bo rn

. C
i n Re h o b o t h ( See k on k ) Oc t 4 17 83 ; s t u di e d me di c i ne w ith D r .
,
.

Ge o rg e A B olto n of Se e k on k
. o mme n ce d p rac ti ce there i n 18 16 ; . C
C
marri e d A n n a a rpe n te r of See ko n k No v 9 18 17 Di e d of c on , .
, .

s u mp t i o n J u ly 1 6 1833 , .

CARP ENTER , D RAPER , M D of D a n iel a n d b roth er of . .

, s on

D r D a ri u s C a rpe n te r w as b o rn i n R e hobo t h D ec 30 17 9 1
.
, , .
,

ma rried C aroli ne B as se tt Se p t 1 1 1837 ; g rad ua te d from B ro w n , .

,

Un i v e rs i ty i n 182 1 a n d re c e ive d a me d i c a l dipl o ma fro m t h e sa me

,

i ns titu t i on i n 1824 C o mme n ced p rac ti c e i n Pa w tuc ke t i n 1827

. .

C ARPENTER , R O YAL , M D
l b a n d Eli z abe t h ( B ul . .
, son o f C a e
loc k ) C a rpe n t e r both o f R eh o bo th w as b orn i n R ehoboth M ay
, , ,

17 177 8 ; ma rri ed El v i ra W h ee l e r J u n e
, g ra d u a te d a t ,

B row n Un ive rs i ty i n 1805 ; s t udie d me di c i n e w ith D r I s aa c Fow l er .

of Reh obo th w h om he s uccee d ed i n 1808 a n d p rac ti ce d me dic i ne

, ,

i n h i s n a t iv e t ow n till h i s d ea t h M ay 23 1849 Fo r ma n y y ea rs , , .

h e live d i n t h e sa me h o u s e D r Fo w l er h a d oc c u pi e d k n o w n as t h e .
,

Al dri c h h ouse on t he corn e r op pos ite t h e O ti s Tho mp s o n pa r”

s on a g e a n d a bo u t fifty ro d s fro m t h e
,
“old re d sc hool ho use -
.

H ere h i s son Dewitt C w as born On h i s g ra v es tone t h e fol

,
“
low i n g word s are i n sc ribe d : T he tears a nd l a men ti ng s of t h e
.
, .

a ffl i c te d b u t e s
, c i a lly of t h e s uffe ri n g poo r w h o n e v e r s o ug ht h i s

ai d i n v a i n w i l be a more l a s ti n g t rib u te to h i s me mo ry a n d v i r
,

tues th an a ny e pi t aph of h i s frie n ds .

 H ISTORY OF REH O BOTH

CARP ENTER , COL TH M AS , a l so des i g n a te d as Tho mas

. O
C arpen ter 3d, was bo rn i n Re ho oth Oc t 25 1733 He was t he b .
, .

so n of Tho mas an d M ary ( B ars tow ) C arpen ter He married .

E li za be th Mou lton of Rehoboth D ec 26, 1754 They h ad twel ve , . .

child re n se v era l of w ho m di e d yo u n g
, He lived on t h e B ay ta te . S
Road nearly oppos ite t h e tow n house on t h e farm now o wned
, by
Georg e Ni chols H e was promi nen t m t own affai rs, and i n t he
.

Re vol u tio na ry Wa r co mma n de d a reg i me n t w hi c h i nc l ud e d many

Reh oboth men He was on d u ty a t White Pl a i ns N Y and for
.
, . .
,

se vera l mo n th s was s ta tio ned on R hode Is l a n d H e was a fi rm .

a t ri o t a n d w as oppo se d to h ays Re bellio n He was a ma n of S ’

.

g e s i ze a n d m e n ta l ca p ac ity a n d hi g hly es tee med H e eca m e . b

an ex ten s ive o wn er of real es ta te , a n d i n 1784 p urc h ase d of A b ra
h am an d E leazer Bliss so ns of Ab rah a m ( 1697 , the i r p rop
”
ert y a t Bliss s Mill s i nce k no wn as Reho both Vill ag e On th is
’
, .

p rivileg e where t h e Blisses ha d operated a g ri s t mill and sa w mi ll ,

,
- -

four sons of Col Carpen ter i n 1809 uilt t h e Vill ag e ac tory They
. b F .

were J a mes , Tho mas Steph en an d Pe ter Th e i r fa th er is sa id to

, .

h ave g iven eac h of them a farm : to ames he g a ve t he ho mes tead J

a t t h e mill a fte rw ards own ed by Willi am M arv el a n d h i s desce n d
,

an ts ; to Tho mas he g ave t he h o me on Carpe n te r Stree t , which

desce n ded to h i s son Ch ris to h er a nd h i s g ran dd aug hte r D elig ht
R , wh o marri e d H arve G
. y
d 3d of Taun t on Th e propert . . y
ca lled
“
i s n ow own e d by W B H Do wse
”
. To Steph en he g ave t h e ao
.

C arpen ter Homes tead loc a ted on t h e B ay tate Road ,

.

,
.

S
oppos ite t he G ra ng e H a ll and s till oc c upied by h i s desce nd ants , .

To Pe ter h e g a ve h is own h o me pl ace , w here Pete r s four d aug hters ’

b
were orn : C aroli ne , wh o married D ea A sa ph C a rpe n ter ; N ancy .
,

wh o marrie d Col Cy rus M Whea to n ; R ose ll a w h o ma rried

. .
,

J a mes Perry ; a n d Ali ce , w h o ma rri ed B ra dfo rd Ho rton C ol . .

C arpen ter died Ap ril 26 1807 , .

CARP ENTER , W ILLI AM BLAND ING , A R , son of Ph an uel . .

a n d Lucy ( Bl an di n g ) C arpe n ter w as bo rn i n Rehoboth ( See ko n k ) ,

A ug 15 1809 ; g rad ua ted from B rown U n ivers ity i n 1829 with

.
,

sa l u ta to ry add re s ses ; s t u di ed medi c i ne w ith D r U s h er P arso ns .

of Providence ; di ed Jan 3, 1830 W as a s tuden t of g rea t p romise . . .

CHUR CH , C AP TAIN BENJAM IN, w as orn at D ux bury b ,

Mass , i n 1639 a n d die d a t Littl e o mpto n R I Jan 17 17 18

.
, C , . .
, .

( n e w s tyl e ) , i n t h e 7 8t h y ea r of h i s ag e H e was t h e s o n of R i c h ard .

a n d E li z a be th ( W a rre n ) Ch u rc h Ri c h a rd was a free man of Plym .

o u t h Colo ny a n d fo ug ht i n t h e Peq u ot W a r i n 1637 w ith t he ran k

, ,

of serg ean t Benj ami n married Miss Alice Sou th worth and h ad
.

fi v e sons an d a da ug hter He w as a t fi rs t a n ote d scou t an d after .

wards a b ra v e c a pta i n i n K i ng Philip s W ar He was l a ter se n t

’
.

o n se veral e x pe ditio n s ag a i n s t t h e e as tern I n di an s fi rs t as m or

a nd th e n as c olo n el I n abo u t 17 02 it seems th a t h e h eld t h e o ce
.
,

g
 BIOG RAPH I CAL SKETCH ES
of lieu t colone l i n t he l s t reg i men t of t h e B ri s tol C o Militi a
.
-
.
,

altho ug h th ere i s n o ros t er of t h e Militi a of th a t pe riod i n t h e s ta te

arc hives He die d from t he e ffec ts of bei ng th row n from a h orse
. .

The i n scriptio n on h i s g ra ves to ne a t Little Co mpton is as follo ws :

H ere lie th i t e ed t h b d y n rr e o
f th H o b le e on ora
C l B mi Ch h E q
’

o . en a n urc , s .

wh p t d t h i life
o e ar e s

J y t h 17 17 17 18
a n ua r e ,
-

i t h 7 8t h y e
n e f hi g ar o s a e .

Ch urch s s
’
r
“ s W ar
Hi to y of Philip w as p ub li s he d i n 18 16 It ’
.

was di c ta te d by t h g d v t
e a e e era n to h i s son Tho mas w h o w as h i s ,

ama n uen s i s As h e h a d a promi nen t p art i n t he e ve n ts h e de

.

sc rib es h i s s to ry a ltho ug h d i ffus ive i s vivid a n d rea lis ti c

, , He h ad , .

spec i a l q u al ifi c a tio n s as a fi g hter of I n di a n s be i n g b ra ve al ert an d , , ,

famili ar w ith th ei r me thod s of warfare .

C O LE , O
DANF R TH LUTH ER , son of Willi a m bo rn i n Re ho ,

b oth , Jan 29 1834 ; ma rried J une 1 1, 1862, Ad ali ne M Ta ll man

.
, . .

M r Cole w as
. b
trad e a carpe n ter a n d beca me a well kn ow n c on -

trac tor a n d b u i der in t h e c i ty of Providence , t he b us in ess e in g b

co n d uc ted u n der t h e n a me of G lov er ole The Conrad B u ild C .

i n g , t h e Atl a n ti c Mill , an d t he Di mon d Bloc k were e rec te d y th is b

fi rm M r. . C
ol e w as a membe r of Un ity Lodg e, I O of dd Fel . . O
lows , an d hi g hly res pec ted for h i s i n teg rity He re tire d early f ro m .

b us i n es s a n d die d Nov 1 , 1 900, l e a vi n g t wo c hild re n , M arth a A

. .

an d Fra n k W , wh o , w ith the i r moth e r, re mov e d i n 1 907 to t h e

.

an ces tral ho mes te ad i n Rehoboth .

C LE , RANK W ILLIAM , son of t h e fo rme r, orn i n P rov

O F b
ide n ce , R I Ap ril 8 1863 He chose c ivil e n g i nee ri n g a nd s ur
. .
, .
-

v ey i n g for h i s p rofe ss i o n a n d e n tere d on h i s w o r w ith ev ery p ros k

pee t of s ucce ss , b ut a n a ttrac tive b us i ness caree r open i ng h e ,

ch an g ed h i s pl an a n d e n g a g e d i n te a mi n g o n a l a rg e sc al e i n t h e
c ity of Provid en ce , R I , doi n g a b us in ess of . . a y ea r, w ith
fifty horses at w ork I n 1907 , af ter twen ty years of b us i nes s , h e
.

re ti red to t he Col e farm i n Re hoboth H ere i n a dditi on to tilli ng .

t he soil h e h as don e some ex ce ll en t w ork i n surveyi n g an d draftin g .

C
H i s plot of t h e Vill ag e e me tery i s a fi ne sa mple of h is in d us try
an d s ill k .

I n reli g ion M r ol e is a Un i t ari an and was for some y ears a

. C
p ro mi nen t member of t h e Wes tmi n s ter Un i ta ri an Ch urch i n
Providence He i s a member of t he Nes tell Lod g e , A F an d A
. . . . M .

Th e Cole li ne e i s trace d as follo ws : Frank illi am, D an

’
W
fo rth Lu th er, W i li a m, Aa ron , orn a t t h e Cole homes tea d Jan
ti ’ ‘l
b .

8, 1758 ; marrie d Als e (or E l s ie ) C ross man of T aun ton , i n ten tion
M arc h 24 , 1783 ; died Jan 13, 1837 A aron , orn arch 5 , 1 7 28 ;
‘
. . b M
marrie d H u ld ah B u tterworth , M arc h 2 1, 1750; u i lt t h e Cole b
 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

homes tead i n 1757 ; die d Ap ril 1799 Joh n married Mercy , .

,
‘

Perry J uly 7 17 22 a n d se ttl e d i n Reho both nea r t he p resen t

, , ,

ho mes tea d Joh n b orn M arc h 6 1760; marrie d M ary Lewis ;

‘
.
, ,

died Dec 13 1746 Joh n bo rn i n Yarmouth J uly 15 1644 ;

.
’
, .
, , ,

married R u th S n o w D ec 1 0 1660; died Ja n 6 1 7 25 D an i el

,
‘
.
, .
, .
,

born 16 14 ; marrie d R ut h re move d f ro m Y a rmo u th M ass ,

to Eas th am i n 1643 where he he ld t he o ffi ces of c o ns ta ble a nd

,

se lec t ma n ; di e d D e c 2 1 1 694 .
, .

C LE , W ILLIAM
O , bo rn i n R e hoboth N o v 2 6 1784 o n t he Cole , .
, ,

homes tead ; so n of A a ro n ; marrie d Jan 25 1824 A lec (Alice i n .

, ,

Vital Rec ord ) Alle n Mo nroe He was a s h i p carpe n ter by trade .

an d wo rke d a n u mbe r of y ears a t St Joh n N B He w as a capta i n .

, .

of i nfa n try i n t h e war of 18 12 He a n d h i s wife were both promi .

nen t w o rk e rs i n t h e I ro n s F ree W ill B a pti s t c h urc h a t B ri g g s -

Corner i n w hi c h he he ld t h e ofli ce of d eac on He die d Nov 27 . .

1855 ag e d 7 1 H i s w idow a w o ma n of rare w orth s u rvive d h i m

, .
, ,

for ma n y y ea rs a n d d i e d Ja n 22 1880 ag e d 86 .
, , .

DAVI S , ELI S HA , son of Joh n an d N a ncy ( Pec k ) D a vis a nd ,

b roth er of Joh n W , w as orn Nov 27, 183 1, on t he D a vis h ome

. b .

s tea d i a Re hoboth wh ere h e res id ed u n til h i s dea th , Ap ril 24 , 1904

, .

He was ed uca ted i n t he p u lic school s ; became a p rac ti ca l farmer b

a nd a muc h res pec te d c iti ze n He was for many ears one of th e . y
to wn s selec tmen and i n 1870was elec ted to rep rese n t h i s di s tric t,
’
,

Berkley , D i g h t o n , Re hoboth an d Seeko n k , i n t h e Sta te Leg i s l a t ure ;

b es id es ,whi c h h e w as j us ti ce of t h e pe ace a n d was employ ed to ,

se ttl e ma ny es ta tes i n p ro b a te .

M r D a vis marri ed , J uly 3 1855 Et he ri n da

. u n roe of Re ho , , M
b oth , dau h te r of B urden and Lydi a ( B a ker) M unroe , a wo man of
rare ex cel ence i
They h ad is sue : E lis h a Thomas bo rn Sept 1
.
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,

1856 ; D a n i el E vere tt , bo rn Ja n 26 1860; d i e d Se pte mber, 1900; .

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Lydi a B D ( Bi x by ) bo rn Oc t 1 1864
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DA ,VI S JO HN W ILLIAM of Joh n 3d a n d N a nc y ( Pec k ) , son

D a vis was b orn at t he p a te rnal homes tead i n So uth Reho both
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March 7 1826 H e was a descendan t i n t he se ven th g eneration

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f ro m J a mes D a vi s who c ame to this cou n try fro m M arlboroug h ,

W ilts hi re Eng l a n d i n 1630 an d se ttled i n t he Massac husetts

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B ay C ol o ny a n d t h e fa mily were a mo n g t h e e a rly se ttl e rs i n Rhode

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I sl an d a nd So u theas tern M assac h use tts .

M r D a vis s pe n t t he fi rs t c i h tee n y ears of h i s life on t he farm

.

a n d a tte n ded t h e p u bli c s c hoo s of h i s n e i g hbo rhood I n 1844 h e .

left ho me to lea rn t he mason s trade i n P rovidence de voting s i x ’

years to that oc cupa tion worki ng a t h is trade i n t he Sou thern ,

s ta tes a n d t e ac hi n g s c hool w i n ters I n 1850 he ope n e d a g ra i n .

s to re on So u th W a ter St ree t i n P rovid e nc e w h ere he c o n d uc ted ,

a s uccess fu l b us i nes s as a g ra i n a n d flo ur me rc h an t for forty y ea rs ,

 BI O GRAPHICA L S KET C H ES

c los i ng h is ac tive merca n til e life i n 1890 H is b us i ness ca reer was .

marked by vi g orous e nerg y an d s tra i g htforwa rd hones t deali ng , .

I n politi cs he was a De moc ra t a n d d ee ply i n te res te d i n t he a ffa i rs

of t he tow n s ta te a n d n a tio n He was a ppoi n ted by Pres iden t
, .

Cleve la nd i n 1886 a pp ra i se r of fore ig n me rc h a n di se fo r t h e Rhode

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I sl a n d Na tio n a l C us to ms Di s tri c t I n 1887 he w a s e l ec te d Gove r .

n or of R hode I s l a n d a n d a g a i n i n 1890 Whil e i n o ffi ce b e sec ured

, .

i mpo rta n t re fo rms a n d t he es ta bli s h me n t of t he R hode I sl a n d

Colleg e of A g ric ult ure a n d M ec h a n i c A rts I l e re p rese n te d h is .

a dopte d c i ty Pa w t uc k e t i n t he St a te Se n a te i n t h e y e a rs 1885
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1886 a n d 1890 M r D a vi s while no t a fl uen t s pea k e r w as a man

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of larg e ro un d a bo u t sen se H i s c o n vi c tio ns were s tro ng an d h is

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e x p ress io n of the m o pe n a n d ca n did He was of t h e co mmo n .

p eople a n d they a pp re c i a te d h is w orth a n d Re hoboth i s ho no re d

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by h i s ill us t rio us c a ree r He die d Ja n 25 1907 . .

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M r D a vi s marrie d ( 1 ) Lydi a Wilb u r Ke nyo n of Hopki n ton

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R I Se pt 18 1855 w h o di e d Ap ril 28 1859 On e c hild A nn ie

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E l ma die d i n i n fa ncy
, ( ) E mily Pot te r Go ff o f Pro vide n ce R I
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w h o di e d J uly 1 1 1885 Th ree c hild re n : Fran k E lls b ree born

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J uly 29 1866 die d Oc t 23 1880; A n n i e E li z abe th bo rn Oc t 22

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1868 ; M a ry E mily bo rn J u ly 18 187 0 ma rri e d E rvi n g Y Woolley , , , .

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O c t 1 2 1897
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3 M
, a rth a P Pi e r
.ce of N e w Yo rk Fe b 18 1895 .
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die d i n C h a rl e s to n S C M ay 10 1902 , . .
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ELLIS , H O N JAM E S , w as bo rn i n Re hoboth , so n of t he Re v

. .

Joh n Ellis , p as to r of t h e Ne wma n o n g reg a tion a l h urch ; g rad C C

uat e d a t B ro w n Un iv e rs ity 17 9 1 ommen ce d th e p rac ti ce of . C
la w i n Rehob o t h ( now See kon k ) ; re moved to Ta un to n a nd h e ld
t he o ffi ce of o un ty Atto rne C
M a rried M arth a B ridg ham of y .

Re hob o t h , Oc t 14 1794 .
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FOW LER ISAAC , M D , a p ro mi nen t phy s i c i an i n Reho both

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be fo re a nd a t t h e be g i n n i ng o f t he n i n e teen th cen t ury w as bo rn ,

A ug 3 17 60 p rob a bly a t Nort h b ri dg e ( at th a t ti me Ux b rid g e)

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as se v era l of h i s b roth e rs liv e d the re a n d mos t of t h e Doc to r s

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medi c al s tude n ts ca me fro m Wo rces ter Co un ty He marrie d .

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M arc h 30 1786 Vas hti dau h te r of D eac o n Joh n B rown of Re

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h ob ot h They h ad twe lve c h i d re n Th e i r d a ug hter J u lia married

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J olm B M a rve l of Di g hto n w h o c o mmun ic a te d to t he w riter mos t

.

of t h e fac ts i n thi s s k e tc h A mo ng t he yo un g me n w h o s t udied .

w ith h i m w as D r R oy a l C a rpe n ter w h o live d i n h i s fa mily a t t h e

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ti me of h i s dea th a nd s uc ceede d h i m i n h i s p rac tice .

D r Fo wl er w as e n th us i as ti c i n h i s p rofess io n
. Wh en a n e pi .

de mi c of s mall pox b roke ou t i n t he commun ity an d no one

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c o uld be fo un d to c are fo r t h e s i c k a n d v acc i n a tio n w as ne w an d ,

s uspe c t e d he s ho wed h i s o w n fa ith i n it by v ac c i n ati n g on e of h i s

,

e lder d a ug hte rs a nd ta k i ng h e r to t h e hos pita l to ca re for h i s

p a ti e n ts H i s m e di c i n
. e c h e s t w ith i ts mu ltit u d e of littl e d rawe rs
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was a mi n i ature d ru g s hop D r Fowl er was an ac tive Free Mason

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an d mas te r of a lod g e a t t he ti me of h is dea th Th e fra terni ty had .

a me mo ri al p ri n te d on w hite sa ti n of whi c h t h e follo wi ng is a copy : ,

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Sa d to h e M mory
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Dr Isaac Fowle r
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Wh o ied d
M arch 8th . A D 1808 . .

In t h e 49t h y ar of h i s ag e e .

He e ie
was m n n t i n h i s profess i on
i
An d h hly s t ee me
g e d
For h is h uma n i t an d en vol nce y b e e .

Th e manner dea th was pecu li ar One day Cromwel l

of h is .

B liss whose horse was young an d s pi rited was g oi ng to a funeral

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an d as ke d D r Fowl e r to ex c h an g e ho rses with h i m for t h e day

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whic h he did ( I n tho.se d ay s peopl e us ua lly r od e on horseback ) .

Comi ng ho me l a te i n t h e afternoo n fro m a vis it near Oak Swamp ,

he overtook M r Bliss a t t h e to p of a hil l n ot far fro m t h e G alen

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Nic hol s place an d i n vited h i m to ride behin d As h i s feet touched

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t h e horse s s id es h e became frig hte ned an d ran down t h e h ill

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M r Bli ss s lippe d off an d soo n t he D oc tor was th row n s triki n g on

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h is h ead an d frac turi ng h is s k ull A t re ann i ng Ope ra tion was .

rformed b u t w itho u t success an d h e ied on t h e third day

lifavi n a widow and twelve ch ildren Mrs Fowler was a very
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amia bie an d cap a ble woman an d b ro ug ht u

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h er n u merous family
i n a mos t credita b le ma n ne r D r Fowl er d i ed M arc h 8 1808 in
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h i s forty e i g hth y ear (Aug 3 1760 M arc h 8

- M rs Fowler
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d ied Ap ri l 18 1832 i n h er s ix ty s ix th year

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F OWLER S AM UEL M ETCAL F, son of D r I saac an d Vas hti

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(B r o w n ) Fo w l er w as b o rn ,i n R ehoboth , S e pt 13 1 8 0 5 o ne of . , ,

twelve c hild ren H i s ed ucatio n was li mited He learned t he

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i t t d i P ovid d rly e vi nce d s pec i a l ta l e n t for

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p r n e r s ra e n r e n ce a n e a

n ews p a pe r w ork p utti n g h is thoug hts di re c tly i n to type

, liss ,
“ B .

wh o c o mp ares h i s s tyle to th a t of J u n i us say s of h i m : H is fanc , y

was 8 ri g htl an d fe rtile h i s thoug hts l u mi n ous a n d h i s l a n g uag e
y , ,

forc i b e a n d appmpri a te Al t houg h h i s s arcas m was often keen

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an d bitter, h e h ad ma ny fri e n ds wh o rec og n i zed h i s rillia n t g i f ts b .

Chron i cle
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He was for se veral y ears editor an d p rop rie tor of t he P awtucket
w hic h he con d uc te d w ith rea t ability a n d s pi rit
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He e d i d of c o n s u mptio n A ug 26 , 1 83 2 i n, h i s t we n ty -
e i g hth
. ear , y .

FR O ST, W AL TER B LI SS , n ow of P rovid e n ce b u t forme rl of ,

Rehoboth is a di rec t desce n d an t of t wo old colo n ia l fami i es

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Elder E d mun d Fros t se ttl ed i n Ca mbridg e i n 1635 Thomas B liss .

se ttle d i n W ey mou th M ass i n 1636 an d beca me one of t he

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foun ders of Reh oboth i n 1643 Wal ter Bliss Ih os t is doubly

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descended fro m this B liss pioneer h is g ran dfath er Georg e B liss , , ,

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so n of D r J ames Bliss h a vin g marrie d Lois t he d a ug h t er of Dea
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M r Fro s t s moth er Lois Ma ri a Bliss as a

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con A sa h el Bliss . .
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sch ool te ac h er i n R h ode I s l a n d me t a n d ma rri e d Willi a m Fred e ,

ri ck Fros t s on of Willi am R Fros t a p romi n en t man ufac turin g

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jeweler of Paw tucke t .

Walter Bliss Fros t was t h e young es t of four ch ildre n He was .

born i n Providence A ug 24 1852 H is paren ts died duri ng h is

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i nf ancy a n d he was re are d to man hood on t h e farm of h is g ran d

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father Georg e Bliss i n Rehoboth At t h e ag e of twen ty t wo he

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e n tere d sc hool a t t h e Eas t Gree n w i ch R I A ca demy He pre , . .

pared for c oll eg e i n t wo y ea rs and passed t he en trance ex ami n a ,

ti o ns for B row n U n ivers ity i n t h e cl ass of 1880 Th a t summer he .

en g ag ed as a re po rter w ith t h e P rovi dence Even i ng P ress an d be in g ,

twen ty fo ur y ears old h e con cl uded n ot to g o to colleg e He t e

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ma i ned w ith t h e Provide n ce P res s C o for n in e y ears serv i n g in .

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all pos itio n s fro m re po rte r t o n i g ht editor an d ma n ag i n g e ditor of ,

t h e S un d ay editio n .

I n O c tober 1885 h e e n g ag ed as e ditor of The M an ufacturi ng

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J eweler a tra de p a per p ubli s h e d i n P roviden ce for t h e j ewelry

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trade an d h as con ti n ue d i n th a t pos ition un ti l n ow

, In
1893 h e bec a me p rop ri e to r of t h e pa pe r w hi ch i s an i mpo rtan t ,

wee kly p ublic a tio n of n a tion a l a n d i n tern a tion a l scope .

He h as been c o n nec ted as a me mber an d o ffi cer w ith many trade

club s a n d as s oc i a tion s i nc l udi n g t he R hod e Is l an d Press Cl ub
, ,

t he New E n g l an d T ra de Press A ss oc i a tio n t h e Na tio n a l Ed itori a l ,

A ss oc i a tion and others He h as been on t h e Providence Sch oo l

, .

Committee co n ti nuously s i n ce 1905 an d is ch a irman of t he com ,

mi t tee on hi g h sc hool s a n d a membe r of t h e ex ecutive co mmittee .

When a boy h e j oi ne d A n nawan Lodg e of G ood Templars ,

whic h me t a t t he V ill a g e Ch urc h in Rehob oth La ter i n l i fe h e .

rej oi ned t h e ord er i n P rovide n ce a nd s oo n rose to t h e h ead of t h e ,

Rhode I s l a n d Gra n d Lodg e I n 1902 h e was one of t he A meri can .

deleg at es to t h e i n tern ation a l con ven tion of t he order i n Swe den .

On th a t s a me vi s it h e w it nesse d t h e c o ron a tion p rocess ion i n Lon

don on t he oc c as ion of t h e cro wn i n g of K i n g E d ward V II .

M r Fros t h as bee n an ex ten s ive tra veler in thi s coun try as

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well as i n C a n ad a a n d M ex i co He h as own e d se vera l rac in g .

yachts a n d is a membe r a nd ex p res iden t of t h e W as hi ng ton Park

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Yacht C l ub He o wns t h e fas t M edri c II w hi ch h as won scores
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of cups a n d pri ze s He i s als o a membe r of t h e Turk s Hea d Cl ub

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t h e Eco no mi c C l ub a n d t he Town C ri ers , .

On A ugus t 13 1876 M r Fros t married Ali ce A B arber of

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W i n dsorv dle Co nn an d t h ey h a ve t wo s ons Wa lter Lo u is Fros t

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a l awy er i n Providen ce an d H arry B arber Fros t w h o is assoc ia ted

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w ith h i s fa th er i n b us in ess .

Walter B Fros t s elder brother Henry Frederick en lis ted in a

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New York reg i men t i n 186 1 at t h e ag e of s ix teen d ied i n Vi rg i ni a , ,

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on Feb 29, 1864 .

, a nd is burie d i n t he Vil lag e Ce me tery at Re
hobot h .

GARD NER , J O HNS O N M , . D .

, so n of J a mes and S usa nnah
G ard n e r was born i n Re hoboth No v 22 1799 H is course at
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B rown U n ivers ity was s hortene d by ill hea lth He s tudied med .

ic i ne w ith D r Lew i s Whea to n of P rovidence and rece ived t he

.

deg ree of M D a t B ro wn U n ivers ity i n 1826 ; commenced rac t ice

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i n Pa w t uc ke t i n t h e s a me y ea r; marri ed J u ne 8 1829 Ph e Law , , ,

t on Si ss o n o n ly c hild of A aro n Sis so n of See kon k

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G O FF CHARLES BRADFO RD w
, di rec t d n d n t fro m , as a esce a

Ro bert Go ff wh o ca m f om Eng l an d a nd ttled i n Dig hton e r se ,

M s ea ly i n t he e ig hteen th n tu y Th li n of desce nt is
as .
, r ce r . e e

Ro be t E n och
r bo n i n 1740 be a m
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l
p ac he and d ied
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M ch 10 1810 ag d 80 y ; Sh“
ar ub
, l 176 1 1833; Sh ubael
, e ea rs ae ,
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bo n Marc h 4 1783 ; known C apta i n Sh ub l ; married

r ,

S lly B i g Go ff of Rehoboth nd liv d many yea on t h mi n “ as ae

i st e i l pgce
a r s a e rs e
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ra w h re th ey b oug ht u fift n h ild n thi teen
a , e r ee c re , r
of whom live d to ma turity He di ed
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t 14 1854 an d h is wi fe
A un t Sally died Nov 4 1855 Sh ub ae l was bo rn i n Rehoboth
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Aug 3 1 1808 ; married Eli za be th M arti n R ipley i n 1833 ; moved

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to Fall River i n 1836 Ch arles B ra dford t he s ubj ec t of our .

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s ke t c h an d so n of S h u bae l was bo rn M arc h 4 1834 i n Rehoboth

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He g ra d ua ted fro m B rown Un i vers ity i n 1856 t h e v al edic tori an ,

of h i s c l ass He married A ug 26 1857 Al mi ra J Bean in Pro v

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idence R I Fi ve c hild ren were born to them of whom t wo w ith

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the i r moth er s urvive : Ro bert Remi ng ton a teac her i n t he Fall ,

R i ver H ig h School where h i s fa th er taug ht an d M rs Jenn ie M a r , .

t i n w ife of Fred eric k R M arti n of P rovidence

, M r Goff (of . . .

Phi Be ta Ka ppa ran k ) rece ived fro m h is al ma mater t h e deg ree

of Ph D He was a trus tee of B ro wn for t en y ears be fore h i s dea th
. . .

For thi rty fi ve y ears he was ri nc i pal of t h e c l ass i ca l dep artmen t

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in t he E ng li s h a n d Cl ass i ca Sch ool i n Providen ce whe re more ,

t h an t wo thousan d p u pils ca me u n der h i s i n fl ue nce He was .

j oined by W illiam A Mory i n 1864 an d t he sc”h ool came to be .

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pop ul arly k now n as The Mo ry an d Go ff Sc hool M r Mory says

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of h is c ollea g ue : H i s teac hi ng was alw ay s th oroug h a nd c orrec t
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an d h is disc ipli n e eas y an d e ffi c ie n t .

M r Goff die d D ec 1 1898 No be tter e pitaph co uld b e written

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for h i m th a n this : Ch a rl es B radford Go ff Teac h er
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G O FF
, pio n DARIU S ,
ee r i n t h e es ta bli s h me n t of n e
a w a n d i m
rt a n t ma n u fac t u ri n g i n d us tri es i n thi s c o un try was b orn i n ,

oboth M a 10 1809 He was t he son of Lie u t R i ch ard and

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Mehita bel (B u loc k ) Goff H is father was a man ufac turer and i n .

1790 bu ilt a fulli ng a nd cloth d ress i ng mill o n t h e eas t b ra nc h of -

Pal mer s R i ver furn i shi ng it w ith t he bes t of mac hi nery H is

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moth er w as a da ug hter of Hon S t ephen B u lloc k H is g ran d . .

fa th er was Joseph Go ff , a nd h i s g rea t g ra n dfa ther, R i c h ard , wh o

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ca me fro m B a rri ng to n . Th e hild ren of Li eu t R i ch ard an d

c .

M ehita be l Go ff we re : R i c h a rd O ti s Hora t io Pa tience Ne ls o n

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D ari us a n d M a ry B .

D ari us Go ff was e d uca te d a t ho me and i n t h e c ommo n sc h ool s .

I n 1809 t h e U n io n M an u fa c t uri n g Co mp a ny h a d bee n forme d a t

Re hob oth V ill a g e i n w hi c h t h e e ld er Go ff w as a p a rtner whose
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tas k was to c olor t h e y a rns to be ma de i n to c loth At an early .

a g e D ari us e n te re d h i s fa th er s fa c tory a n d ass i s ted h i m i n t h e

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c olo ri n g d ep a rt me n t u n til 1826 w h e n h e serv e d s ix years as c l erk ,

i n t h e g roce ry b us i ness a t Fall R iver a n d P rovidence Re turn in g .

to Re hoboth i n 1835 6 h e an d h i s brother Nels o n bo ug ht t he U n ion

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Cotton Mill for a n d be g a n to ma n ufac t ure c otto n b a tti n g .

H e re th ey i n ve n ted t h e a p ron roces s by w hi c h w a ddi ng could b e

ma de i n a n e n dle ss s hee t o r roll M r Go ff a l s o bec a me i n teres te d . .

i n t he c otto n w as te b u s i n ess p u rc h as i ng t he w as te of t h e Lo n s dal e

,

Cotto n Co mp a ny an d co n ti nui ng t he co n trac t for many years .

I n 184 6 h e forme d a part nersh ip w ith Geo rg e La w to n of W a lth a m

a n d c o mme n c e d d ea li ng i n w as te p a p er s toc k on G ray s w h arf i n
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Bos to n Abo u t thi s ti me M r Go ff move d to P aw tuc ke t I n 1847

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he e rec te d a l a rg e w a ddi n g mill n ea r t he rail ro a d s ta tion a n d made

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waddi n g i n co n nec tio n w ith t h e p ape r s toc k b us i ness i n Bos ton .

I n 1859 Go ff La w to n di ss olv e d t he l a tter ta ki ng t h e Bos to n ,

b us i ness M r Go ff th en u n ite d w ith C rans to n

. . B row nel l of
P ro v id e nce a nd c arri e d on a g eneral b us i ness i n p ap er s toc k and
,

w a ddi ng I n 1870 t he U n io n W a ddi ng C om any w as fo rmed

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a n d i ts o u tp u t i n creas e d e n o rmo us ly Th e p an t covers ma ny .

ac res a n d t h e c a pita l s toc k i s s a id to b e t wo a n d one h alf millio n

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doll a rs t h e l a rg es t w addi n g pl a n t i n t h e world w ith Ly man B

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G o ff treas u re r
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l
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I n 186 1 M r Go ff w i t h h is as s oc i a tes co mmen ce d t h e ma n ufac

.

ture of wors te d b ra ids then a new i n d us try i n th is c o un try Afte r

, .

a h a rd s trug g l e w ith a dverse c o n ditio n s t h e b us i n es s th ro ug h ro , ,

t ec t i ve l eg i s l a tio n beca me a n i mmen se a nd fl o uri s hi n g b ra nc of

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i n d us t ry a nd fi n ally under t he n a me of D Go ff Son s a tta ined

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w o rl d w id e fa me ve rifyin g t h e famili a r ad of ea rly d ay s :

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Go ff s B raid
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I s t h e B es t M ade .

A n o t he r s t ri ki n g ac hi e v emen t of M r Go ff w as t he fou n di ng of .

t he moh a i r pl us h i n d us t ry i n thi s co un try Up to 1882 n o pl us h .

g ood s s uc h a s a re us ed i n u phol s te ri n g ca r se a ts e t c w ere m a de -

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i n A me ri ca M r Go ff de te rmi ne d to u n derta ke th e i r ma n ufac tu re

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a n d se n t a s k ill e d mec h a n i c to Fra n ce a n d Ge rma ny to l ea rn w h a t

he c o uld a bo u t t he b us i ness an d to buy n eeded mach i nery , B ut .

l
l n 19 17 t he C o mpa n y wa s as s ess e d on i ts re a l e s tat e , pe rso na l,
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t he ag en t coul d d o n othi ng as t he work i n t he fac tories was car

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rie d on w ith t he u t mos t sec rec y M r Goff be i ng th us th rown bac k

. .

u po n h i s own i n ven tive re so urces p ush ed fo rward a se ries of ex ,

p e ri m e n ts be hi n d c lo se d d oo rs for fi ve y ears w h e n be hold ! h e h ad ,

a loo m w hi c h wo u l d p rod uce a pl us h fabri c as fi ne as any i n t h e

worl d I n t h e en d thi s i n dus try p roved n ot on ly p rofitab le b ut
.

add ed to t h e p re s ti g e of A meri can man ufac tures .

A n other tex tile i n d us try i ns titu ted by M r Go ff i n co nnec tion .

w ith M r Jose ph Ott was t h e R oy al Weavi n g Co mp any w hose

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fac tory i s i n Ce n tral Falls Thi s co mp any p rod uces clot h for c oa t
.

li n i ng s of fi ne i mported y arn, .

M r Goff was n ot on ly a w ise an d p rog ress ive man ufac turer b ut

.

an ho n ored c iti ze n He was a di rec to r of se veral b an ks an d com

.

pan ics an d i n 187 1 was elec te d Sta te Sena tor He was a p romi .

nen t me mbe r of t he Co ng re g a tion a l Ch urc h an d g ave l arg e ly for

i t s suppo rt W hen i n 1884 M r Go ff was as ke d by so me frien d s
. .

i n Rehoboth to ai d them i n erec ti ng a bu ildi ng for a n an ti uari an

roo m lib rary sc hool an d b all he res on ded liberally g i v m
q f o
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th a t p urpose t h e Go ff homes tead lot w ere he was born and a idi ng

t h e e n terprise to t h e ex ten t of w hi c h more th an d upli
ca t ed t h e amo un t g iven by t h e people of t he town an d so t h e fi rs t ,

Goff Memori al was bu ilt and on M r Go ff s se ven ty se ven th , .

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b irthday M ay 10 1886 was ded ica ted

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M r Goff h a vi ng re ta in ed t he use of hi s s tron g faculties i n a

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re mark ab le deg ree to t h e l as t die d a t h i s ho me i n P awtuc ke t , ,

April 14 189 1 c los ing a career of g rea t use ful n ess an d hon or
, , .

The N ation al A ss oc i a tion of W ool M an ufac turers of whi c h h e

was a membe r aid earn es t tri b u te to h i m for h i s
“ pre e m i n e n t
,

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serv i ces i n t h e d i ve rs ifi c a tion an d ex tens io n of t h e w ool man n i ne

ture to h is hig h c h arac ter as a man h is l arg e p ubli c s pi rit h i s
, , ,

co n sc i en tio us di sc h arg e of e v ery obli g a tio n to s oc ie ty a n d t he ,

earn es t de votio n to p ri nc ipl e by w hi c h h is life an d ac tio ns were

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g ov ern e d .

M r Go ff w as tw i ce marrie d ( 1) to Sara h Lee a d aug hter of

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I srae l Lee of Di g hto n an d (2) to H arrie t Lee h er s is te r by who m

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he h ad th ree c hild re n — D ari us L Ly man B and S arah C

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wh o marri e d Tho mas Se d g wi c k Stee le of H artfo rd Co n n , .

O
G FF , ELLERY L , to wn c ler , son of Georg e L of Rehoboth
. k .

an d H a rri e t N Ree d of Tau n to n w as bo rn i n T au n to n , A ri l 1 7 ,

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1858, h i s p aren ts s oo n afte r movi ng to Re ho oth , w h e re e was b

b ro ug ht u p F or h i s oc c up atio n , M r Goff h as c o m i ne d i n s u ran ce
. . b
w ith w o rk on t h e farm He serve d i n t h e M as s ac h use tts Leg i s
.

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lat ure i n 19 10 1 1 ; was c hose n sec re ta ry of t h e Re ho oth A n ti b
q u a ri a n So c i e ty , M arc h 1 2, 1 9 02 ; w as a ppoi n te d to w n c l er , k
Ap ril 22, 1893, i n w hi c h ofli ce he h as served till t h e rese n t ti me .

He marri ed Miss M
ary E T re ll , Feb 25 , 1886 y
T ey h a ve one
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daug hter, E l s ie, born J ul 12, 1888, who married En oc h A Car y .

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pe n t er, Fe b 2, 1 909. Of . these a s on , E ller y W i nso r C arpen ter ,

was bo rn M a rc h 29, 19 10 .

GOFF , G E R G E H I R AM , w as t h e s o O
n of C ro m w e ll a n d R ut h
( Go f
f ) G o ff a n d g r a n d s o n of Ab e l,Go ff H e w as o rn o n t h e ho m e . b
pl ace, Pe rryville R oad , ept 27, 1830; married April 2, 1854, S .

Ha nn ah ( Coo k ) Lilley of P rovid ence R I S he was born D ec 6, , . . .

1834 , a n d di e d D ec 6, 1905 H e s pe n t h i s life i n Rehoboth w ith . .

t h e ex ce ptio n of th ree y ea rs i n M a n s fie ld , M as s , a n d t wo y ears .

i n D a ve n po rt , Io wa He was a p ros pe ro us fa rme r, c o ns tan tly i m .

p rovi ng h i s l a n d a n d premi ses H e g a ve g en ero us ly to t he needy , .

b u t w itho u t o s te n ta tion He h a d th ree c h i ld re n : .

Arth ur Cromwell , b o rn i n Rehoboth Se pt 8 1859 ; married C arrie , .

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F Goff Aug 13 1882 Two c hild re n : Li zz ie M ay a nd Har

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o ld A rt h u r .

G eorg e D wyer, bo rn i n D a ve n po rt Io w a Ja n 28 1864 ; ma rri ed , , .

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1 L i zz i e M Tho m p s o n N o v 1 8 1 886 w h o di e d
. Ap ril 24 , .
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1894 ; ( 2) J uli a A F re nc h of Pa w t uc ke t Th ree chil dren . .

M a rio n Fre n ch G eo rg e D a n a a n d Dori s R die d J uly 4 1906 , , .

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Lizzi e M aso n , born Ap ril 17 1874 a nd died S ept 7 1877 , , .

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M r Go ff di ed Nov 30 1900
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GO FF , H ON GE O RGE NELS O N, a desce n d a n t fro m Thomas .

Goff t he fi rs t D ep uty Gove rn or of M ass ach use tts s worn i n to

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o ffi ce w ith Govern or C ra ddoc k M a rch 23 1628 The fi rs t Goff , , .

to b e made a free ma n by t he Ge ne ral Co urt was one Joh n M ay ,

18 1631
, B u t t h e fi rs t Go ff me n tio ne d i n t h e Vita l Re c ord of
.

Re hob oth was R i c h a rd wh o marri e d M a rth a Too c od b oth of , ,

S wansea M as s J uly 19 17 22 The i r son Joseph rn D ec 12

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17 25 marrie d P a ti e nce Th u rber Oc to be r 1748

, They res ided , , .

on t h e Th u rbe r fa rm n ow k n o w n as t h e Go ff ho mes t ea d a we ll , ,

k nown hos tel ry i n Re vol ution ary day s w here t he Goff Me mori al ,

n ow s ta n d s They lived tog e th e r se ve n ty years a nd h a d fourteen

.

c hild ren on e of wh o m R i c h a rd w as b orn i n 1 74 9 an d marri ed

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M ehita be l B ulloc k d aug hte r of Ste phen B ulloc k Esq J une 1 1 , , .

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1795 Th ey h ad se ven child ren

. One of these Ne l so n w as born .
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M ay 5 1804 ; married Ali ce La ke Ap ril 20 1837 The i r on ly son

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G eorg e Ne l s o n was born i n 1837 ; married J uli a B i s hop Horto n

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J une 2 1858 She died M arc h 30 19 14 They h ad t wo children

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Al be rt C born Dec 6 1858 a n d Alice Aug us ta b orn Oc t 19

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1866 ; die d D ec 9 19 13 Albe rt C ma rrie d ( 1) A n n a E C arpen.

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te r Dec 22 1886 a nd ( 2) Li z z i e M C a rp en te r M ay 1 1890

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Th ey h a ve fo ur child re n : Cli n to n Ne lso n bo rn Feb 10 1893 , .

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A nn ie Ca rpe nte r born June 25 1895 ; Eleanor Eli zabe th born , , ,

Oct 7 1901 ; Ro al B i shop b o rn J une 23 1907 Th ree g enera

tions of thi s fa i n iy
. , , , .

y ha ve been p romi nen t i n man ufac tures at Re

h ob ot h Vill ag e ( see s ke t ch of D a ri us Goff) G eorge Ne ls o n h as .

B arri ng ton i n V i tal Record .

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a l ways ided on t he p a ternal ho mes tead and has carried on t he

res

farm i n con nec tion w ith h i s son He was an o ffi ce r i n t he Con .

g g
re a t i on al So c i e ty fo r mo re t h a n fo rty y ea rs a n d i s p res id e n t of ,

t h e Re hoboth A n tiq u a ri a n Soc i e ty a n d me mbe r of t he Old Colo ny

H i s to ric a l Soc ie ty H e h as a p re dilec tion for politics ; h as held
.

v a rio us to wn o ffi ces an d re p rese nte d t he ten t h B ri s t ol di s t ri c t i n

t he Le g is l a t u re i n 1885 a n d was s t a t e se n a to r i n 1903 4 — He i s
, .

a s ta u n c h Re p u b li ca n a n d h i s i n fl u e nce i n de te rmi n i n g t he ca n
,

di da tc s for to wn s ta te an d e ve n n a tion a l ho no rs h as bee n pot en t

, .

For ma ny y e a rs h e h as be e n t he ce n te r of a g ro u p of hi g h o ffi c i al s ,

mee ti n g a t h i s ho me or a t t h e a n n ua l cl a m b a ke to pl an t h e p arty -
,

ca mp a i g n s ca us i n g h i s n a me to b e we ll k n o w n th ro ug ho u t B ri s t ol
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Coun ty a n d e ven beyon d i t s li mits I n 1858 he was ag e n t for .

t h e fi rs t ho rse pitc h fo rk i n Ne w En g l a n d i n v e n ted by Ch arles E

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Gl addi ng of Pe n n sylva n i a .

O O
G FF , H AR LD ARTHUR , i s t he so n of A rt h u r a n d C a rri e C .

F .Go ff a n d g ra n d s o n of Ge o rg e H i ra m a n d H a nn a h
, Go ff He C . .

was bo rn i n Re ho oth Ja n 18 1887 bHe a tte nded t he p ubli c, .

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sc hool s of t h e to wn a n d g ra d u a te d a t t h e B ry a n t a n d St ra tto n
C
B us i n ess olleg e i n J u ne 1904 H e ma rri ed J un e 1 1 19 13, A n ni e , .
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R oth erme l of B erkl ey M as s H e re s id es o n t he ho me fa rm whi c h, .

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he ca rries o n i n c o n nec ti o n with h i s fa ther Th ey b u ilt th e i r ne w .

a n d c o mmodio us ho use i n 1904 M r Go ff i s a me mbe r of t he Ri s . .

i n g S un Lod g e , No 30 A and A M of E as t P rovide nce R I ,

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als o a p as t mas ter of A n n a wa n Gra n g e o f R ehoboth a n d w as ,

a ppoi n te d a d ep u ty o f t h e M a s s a c h use t t s Sta t e G ra ng e J un e I , ,

19 14 .

G O FF , I S AAC C , .
, w
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t h e s
. on o f J a.me s , o f Na th a n , of
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Cons ta nt e tc , . I was bo rn , h e w rites i n a h o us nea rly ce n t ral ,
e

I s hould say i n t h e t o w n s hip , a b o u t one mil e f ro m Re hobo t h V i l

l ag e an d on t he e as t s ide o f t h e t urn pike l e a di n g f ro m Provide nce t o
Taun ton o n t he 28t h of Oc tobe r 1808 a n d res i de d i n t h e s a me
, , ,

house u n til Se pte mbe r 1820 wh e n t he fa mily removed to Ge nesee , ,

Cou n ty i n Ne w Y o rk Althou g h I w as b u t t we lve ye ars old a t t h e

.

ti me of t he re mov a l I h ad wo rked ou t t wo s u mme rs a n d a t t he

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s a me pl a ce I w orked for Elij a h Bli s s my fa th er s ne are s t ne ig h

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b o r fo r
, pe r m o n th t h e fi rs t a n d fo r t h e se c o n d y ear ,
.

It was a g o od pla ce pl e n ty of h ard work g ood fa re a n d ki n d , , ,

trea tme n t I re me mbe r t he foll ow i ng fa milies th e n livi ng i n t he

.

town a nd a s ra n g i n g i n n ume ri ca l i mporta nce a bo ut like t hi s :

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C arpe n te rs Blisses Goffs C ases Peeks Bo we n s Ke lton s Ho rtons

, , , , , , , ,

Lew i se s Whee le rs Perry s D a v i s es a n d Bos wo rth s

, , With a t ,
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leas t e i g ht of these famili es t h e Go ff fa mily w as c on nec te d by ,

i n t erma rri ag e There was ne ithe r fat li e r nor h us b a nd i n a ny o”f

.

th ese fa milies wh o w a s a dri i n kard p rofan e or a S abb ath b rea ke r , ,

.

W he n M r G o ff w as s i x tee n y e a rs old he ma de a p ro fe ss i o n o f
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fa ith C b
i n h ri s t and e li e vi n g th a t h e was ca lled of God to p reac h
,

t h e Go s pe l h e s oo n eg a n to p rep are for h i s g rea t life wo r

, b in -
k
w hi c h h e c o n ti n ued u n til h e h ad reac h ed t he ripe ag e of se ve n ty
e i g ht . H e h ad a s i ng ul arly pious a n ces try Not o n ly h i s fa the r, .

J a mes Go ff b u t h i s g ran dfa ther Na th a n , w as a de vo ut ma n H e

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was o rd a i n e d a t Ro y a lto n , N Y i n ep t e mbe r, 1827 Fo r a . .

, S .

ti me h e l abo red as a n e va ng e li s t an d afte r p as tora t es i n Ne w Yo rk ,

a n d Illi n oi s h e w as fo r t w e n ty n i n e y ea rs p as to r of t h e Ch ri s ti a n
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C h u rc h a t I rvi n g N J H e w as a n a le p reac her, and a ma n of

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s t ron g a n d sy mme t ri c a l c h a rac te r He w as a t one ti me p res ide n t .

of t he Biblic a l I ns titu te a t Stan fordville , N Y an d a pe rmanen t . .

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member of i t s ex ec u tiv e c o mmittee He die d i n D ece m er 1886, . b ,

i n h i s s e ve n ty n i n th y ear -
.

De p rive d of t h e adv a ntag es of a libe ra l ed uca tion i n you th ,

h e ne verth el ess rea d a nd as s i mil a te d v as t s to re s of k n owl edg e .

H i s c hild re n w e re re d e ri c k Li zz ie J a me s F
liver, M a ry a nd , , , O ‘

H el e n A fi ne c rayo n po rtra it of h i m w as p rese n te d to t h e R eho

.

both A n tiq uari an Soc i e ty by h i s da ug hters w hi c h now h ang s i n ,

t he Bl a n di n g Lib ra ry .

G OFF I S AAC LEW I S fi n a n c ier s on of D a vid F is h Go ff a n d

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C l ari ss a Dean (Stacy ) Goff w as born i n Taun to n M as s Aug , , .

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29 1852 H e s pe n t h i s ea rly life on h i s fa th er s fa rm i n Re hoboth

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i n t h e Lo n g H ill n e i g hbo rhood w h ere he rece ive d a c o mmo n ,

s c hool e d uca tion At t he ag e of s i x tee n h e took t h e co urse i n t he

.

Bry a n t a nd St ra tto n B us i n es s C olle g e i n P rovide nce Afte r holdi n g .

se v era l pos itio n s h e e n tere d t h e rea l es ta te o ffi ce of W m D Pie rce

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i n th a t c ity w h ere h e re ma i n ed a bo u t fo ur y e ars H e the n es ta b

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li sh ed a rea l es ta te a n d i n s ura n ce b us i ne ss of h i s o wn He be an t h e .

v as t en terp rise of b uildi n g up W a shi n g to n Pa rk i n 189 1 a n s a w it ,

g ro w f ro m a s i n g l e ho u s e to m o re th a n se v e n h u n d re d ho use s i n a
dec ade I n politi cs M r Go ff h as bee n a promi n e n t Rep ubli ca n a
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de le a t e to t h e Na tio n a l C o n v e n tio n 189 2 a n d ca rried t h e e l ec ,

to ra vote of Rhode Is l a n d to W as hi n g to n i n 1896 He i s a thi rty .

th i rd deg ree M aso n an d a member of t he Gra n d Lodg e I O O F , . . . .

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a l s o a me mbe r of t h e E lk s K n i g hts of Pythi as So n s of t h e A meri , ,

c a n Re vol u tio n a n d of s e v e ra l c l ub s , M r Go ff i s an en th us i as ti c . .

a d mi rer of g ood horses a n d h a s o w n e d s o me of t h e fas te s t race rs , ,

i nc l udi n g B ri g ht | Reg e n t ( 2 : Person ally Colo ne l Go ff ,

i s a g e n tl e ma n of cou rte ou s man n ers to wa rd all H e i s cal m i n .

e merg e n c i e s a n d h i s ea s y n a tu ra l ma nn er mak es h i m fri en d s

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w here ve r h e i s k n own .

On Oc t 2 1 1875 he marrie d Ada J a nne tte R i ch a rd s of Prov

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i de nce The fo ur c h ild re n of this marri ag e are : Willi a m D avid Go ff

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Jo se phi ne A nn a Go ff Lilli a n Le wi s Go ff a n d I sa ac Le w i s Go ff J r
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HAS K INS , CHARLES E , w as bo rn i n P rovid en ce R I Apri l .

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14 , 1833 H i s fath e r w as Willi a m E merso n H as k i ns a re la tiv e of

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Ra lph Waldo Emerso n of Co ncord H is mother was Fann ie .

Mari a (H odg es ) H as k i ns .

Ch arles was ed uca ted i n t he p ub li c sc hool s of h is na ti ve c ity

an d w as en g ag ed for se veral y ears i n t h e ma n ufac t ure of j ewlery
i n Providen ce Re movi n g to Rehoboth h e ow ned an d operated
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t h e J os h ua Miller farm on P rovidence St ree t He was a success ful .

farmer and marke t g ardener i n w hi c h b us i ness he con ti nued for ,

more th an forty years He was an ac tive member of t he Con .

g g
re a t i on a l Ch urc h a t Re hoboth Villag e an d for so me years was ,

s upe ri n te n den t of i ts S un d ay sc hool He was a lso ac tive i n i t s -

.

Di s tri c t B ranc h at t he O rl ean s Ch ape l I n town affa i rs b e ren dered .

fa ithfu l service i n t h e s u pervis ion of sc hools an d hig h way s and did

se rvi ce as j ur man H i s i n te rity of p u rp ose g e n ero u s h os pita l
y g .
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ity and h is k i n d an d g en ia l s p i rit won for h i m t he s i ncere respec t

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of t h e commun ity .

I n 1858 h e was marri ed t o A nn a Frances W hitman of Providen ce .

wh o die d M ay 15 1890 ag ed 55 years I n 1893 he married A nna

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E B re n aman of Col umbi a Pa wh o s urvive s h i m

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M r H as ki n s die d i n Re hoboth J une 7 1909 i n h i s 77t h year

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H O RTO N, CO NS TANT S IM M O NS , s on of G eo rg e H an d .

Arabella H orto n of Rehoboth was bo rn on A nnawan Street i n ,

Rehoboth Jan 7 1848 He i n herite d a s trong co ns titutio n which

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was i n vi g ora te d by h i s life on t h e farm an d h e was there uncon ,

sc i ously p rep ari n g for h i s spec i al ca lli ng of poli ce servi ce i n a la

c ity .He rece ive d h i s ed uca tion a t t he A n n awa n Sc hool an d ea r y
learne d t h e trade of a carpen t er a t whic h h e wo rked for se veral ,

years I n 1877 at t he ag e of 29 he was appoi n ted on t he police

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force of P rovi den ce R I and ass ig ned to t he old G as pee S treet , . .

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bea t t he toug hes t i n t he c ity His mag n ifice n t phys iq ue an d g rea t

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s tre ng th s tood h i m i n g ood s t ea d H i s u n fli nchi ng co urag e com .

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b i ned w ith g ood j ud g me n t a n d a g e n tle s pi rit s oo n g a i ned for ,

h i m th e res t and g ood will of all c l asses He h an dle d s ucces s

i liiii
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fully some d cases a nd on M arc h 19 1886 he was made ser , , ,

g ea n t ; on O c t 3 1 89 9 li e u te n a.n t ; o n J
, a n 1 9 1 900 c a pta i n
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M arc h 3 1907 c hie f i n s pec to r and o n Nov 16 19 11 he beca me

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dep u ty su pe ri n t enden t whic h o ffi ce h e he ld at t he ti me of his ,

dea th Ap ril , 1 3, 1 9 14 .

H e w as married M ay 9 1875 to C a lis ta d Vi all of Eas t

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P ro vidence R I who s urvives h i m The i r son C hes te r Shorey

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Horton a yo ung man of fi ne p romi se has s i nce d ied

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Chie f H orton was a man of varied ta len ts He was a lover of .

ho rse s and for y ears boug ht all t he ho rses for t h e depart

men t He was a member of t he Men s Cl ub co nnec te d wi th t he
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Un ion B aptis t Ch urc h of C ran s to n R I A fi n e tra it of h is ch ar , . .

ac ter was h i s ki n d ness to t he poo r Ye t h is g ivi ng li ke all h i s .

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other ac ts was witho u t os ten ta tion

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A c ti ng M ayo r V aug h n p aid h i m t h e follo wi ng well deserved com

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p li me n t : a l way s n e I
w h i m as a pe rfec t g”
e n tl e k
ma n a n d one of
t h e es t ex ec u tives of t h e po lice de p art me n t
b H i s mi n i s ter Re v
H ug h Carpe n ter sa id of h i m : He was fi rs t of a ll a man , ever
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y
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i nc h a man He was a p ro po rtiona te man , a ma n i n every re

.

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lat i ons h i p .

H O RTO N, D ANFO RTH G , son of Sylv a n us a n d H a nn a h .

( S la de ) Ho rto n w as b o rn i n R e ho b oth M
, a rc h 2 1 18 13 H e was , , .

a n i n d us trio us a n d s ucce ss ful farme r, b uy i n g w h e n a y o ung man

th e farm a t t h e c o rner of t he Pe rryville a nd C a rp e n ter ro ad s a ,

poo r sterile pl ac e a nd after h alf a cen tury l ea vi ng it one of t he

, ,

mos t fertile a n d hig hly c ultiv a ted farms i n to w n M r Ho rton . .

was a g ood c iti ze n hi g hly res pec te d for h i s s terli n g q ua lities of

,

mind a nd hea rt a n d a p ro mi nen t member of t he A n na wan B apti s t

,

Ch urc h He h ad fo ur c hild ren b u t s urvived th em all He die d

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Nov 1 1 1890 a g e d se ven ty se ve n y ears

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H O RTO N, FRANK HATH AW A Y, of Ge o rg e I l e nry a nd s on

C h arlotte A (Go ff) Ho rto n was bo rn i n Re hoboth J uly 15 1874

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H is g ra n dp are n ts we re Ge o rg e L a n d Pa tience B ulloc k ( Goff) Hor .

t on o n ly d a ug hter of R i c h ard Go ff w h o was bo rn i n t h e O ld Go ff

, ,
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I nn. H i s ma tern a l g ra n dpa re n ts w ere Ze nas H a t h awa Goff an d
Cy n thi a Sophi a Bliss li neal descend a n t of Jon a th a n B iss one of
, ,

t h e fo un ders of Re hoboth M r Ho rto n was marri e d to E A mel ia

. . .

V ia ll of Reh oboth Ja n 14 1897 Th ey h ave one son Ra lph H

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M r Horto n was as s i s ta n t pos t mas te r from J a n u ary 1897 to

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J a n uary 1902 a nd pos tmaste r fro m 1902 to 19 10 He runs a

, , .

da i ry fa rm w ith a herd of thi rty parti a lly reg is tere d Hol s tei n
c ow s ; h as bee n ma n ag e r of a g e ne ra l g roce ry s to re for t he p as t
n i ne tee n y e ars H e i s on e of t he se l ec t me n a nd ove rseers of t h e
.

poo r a nd h as bee n one of t he assess ors s i nce 19 12

, .

H ORTO N, REV GE ORGE HIRAM , was bo rn i n Reho both , .

Ja n 29 , 1862 t he s o n of Gil be rt M a n d S ara h F ( Pi erce ) Horton

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, . . .

He a tte nd ed t h e p u blic school s of t h e to wn w orki ng for h is fa t he r ,

on t h e farm a t t he s a me ti me H a vi ng dec ide d to e n te r t h e GOS 1

hi
.

mi n i s try he a pplie d hi mse lf to t h e s tudy of theology under s

,

g r a n df a th e r R e v W a
, term a n Pi e rce H e. w as o rd a i n e d to t h e .

Ch ri s ti a n mi n i s t ry J u ne 7, 1883 Soo n after thi s t h e Firs t Free .

B apti s t C h urc h i n South Rehoboth w as org a n i ze d as t he res ult

of h i s mi n i s try i n th a t pl ac e and a c h ape l was e rec ted at a cos t ,

of a bo ut M r G il bert Ho rto n h is fa ther be i ng t he lea d

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i ng s pi rit i n t h e moveme n t He se rved as pas to r of this c h urc h .

t e n ye a rs , a n d a l s o served i n c o nj u nc tion w ith h i s w ork h ere , as

,

as soc i a te p as to r of t h e B arneyville F ree B apti s t Ch urc h fi ve y ears ,

res i g n i n g to a cc e pt a c all fro m t h e H orn b i n e S ix P ri nc ipl e B apt is t

C h urc h i n So utheas t Rehoboth He remai ne d w ith this c h urc h .

fi ve y ears , d uri n g whi c h period t h e c h urc h vo te d to bec o me a Free

B a ptis t Ch urch and a ffilia te d itse lf w ith t he R hode I sland As
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o i tio n of Free B aptis t Ch urc hes H e was th en called t o the

s c a .

Free B apti s t C h urc h No rth Sc itua t e R I rema i n ing th ree years

, , . .
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w ith ma ny acces s ions He nex t beca me pas tor of t he Free B apti st

.

Ch urc h i n Bl ac ks tone M ass an d enj oyed a very pleas an t and , .

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p ros pe ro us p as tora t e of t w le ve years an d six mon ths He t e .

s i g ne d this ch arg e mu ch to t h e re g re t of t h e peopl e to accep t a call

fro m t h e B eth any Free B aptis t Ch urc h of Pawt ucke t R I and , . .

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i s n ow o n h i s s i x th y ear i n thi s deli g htful p as to rate He h as fi lled .

i mpo rta n t pos itio ns i n h is den omi na tio n se rvi ng as p res iden t i n ,

19 13 a nd 19 14 of t h e Rog er W illi a ms Sta te A ss oc i a tion an d al so ,

has se rve d on i mpo rta n t c ommittees W hile a res id en t of Seekonk .

,

M ass h e serve d a n u mber of years on t he sc hool board

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He married M arc h 1885 C arrie E Siss on of Seek o n k Mass

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daug hter of Sh u bae l B a n d H ann ah B Sisson of th at town W e . . .

so n s bl esse d t h e u n io n : O scar E vere tt a n d I rvi n g E l me r Irving .

E d ied i n 19 12 O scar E Horto n t he e ldes t son i s eng ag ed i n

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, ,

b us i ness i n Bos ton M ass , .

M r Horto n h as b apti ze d 175 can did a tes offi ciated at 296 fune
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ral s an d a t 14 5 marri ag es
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HO RTO N, HENR Y TAM ERLINE , son of Tamerli ne Wheeler

an d A ma n d a ( Wa lker) Horto n w as bo rn D ec 1 1 1845 i n the , .
, ,

ho use he n ow occupies where h i s g ra n d mother Rebecca (W heeler), ,

Horton was bo rn i n 1 780 He rece ived h i s e d uc a tion i n t h e dis .

trie t sc hools of t h e town He own s t h e farm of abou t one h un .

d re d a nd thi rty acres one h alf mile from Reh oboth Villag e which
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h as bee n i n t he fa mily more th an on e h und red a n d fifty years ,

an d b u t on e d ee d h as bee n g ive n of t h e p rope rty d uri n g thi s ti me .

He married Bell e H B ry an t d aug hter of W illi am H an d H ann ah

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Horto n B ry a n t Feb 5 1890 Th ey h ave one d aug hter Fann ie

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Belle Horton born Dec 30 1890 a g rad ua te of W hea ton College

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i n 19 1 1 an d s ub seq uen tly a teac her M r H o rto n i s a Rep ubli can

, . .

i n politi cs h avi ng re p rese n ted t he Fi rs t B ri s tol D i s t ri c t i n t he S ta te

,

Leg i sl at ure i n 1899 se rved on t he c ommittee of towns M arch 7

, , ,

1877 se rved as c h a i rman of t h e b oard of se le c t men assesso rs and

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oversee rs of t h e poo r for twen ty t wo years an d re ti re d a t his own -

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req ues t a n d h as s i nce se rv ed as a udito r He i s n ow modera t o r at .

t h e an n ua l e l ec tio n M r Horto n i s a c h art er me mbe r and pas t

. .

mas ter of A n n aw a n Gra n g e P of H ; a memb er of Pioneer Lo dg e , . .

A F an d A M of So mers e t M as s vi ce p res iden t and treas urer

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of t h e Re hoboth A n tiq uari an Soc ie ty member of t he Re ho both ,

Cong re g a tion al C h urch trus tee of C h urc h a nd Soc ie ty an d is , ,

e li g ibl e to t h e Soc ie ty of t h e So n s of t h e A meric a n Re vol u tio n .

H is g rea t ra ndfa t h e rs Solomo n Horto n a nd W illi a m Walker , ,

se rved i n E lij a h Wa lker s Co mp a ny C ol Pope s B ris tol

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apt .
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Co un ty Re g i me n t on t he al arm at R hode I s l an d D ec 8 1776

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H i s W hee l er li ne of desce n t i s as follows : Jolm W hee ler sa i d ‘

,

to h ave been bo rn i n Salis bury Wilts hi re Eng l an d sa iled t o , , ,

 B IOG RAP HI CAL S KETCH ES
Ameri ca, M arc h 24, 1633 34 i n t he s hi
— Mar and ohn t o y J
Ag awam (now Ipsw ic h ), ass The fol ow i ng year he moved t o M . p
y
Sal isb ur and aft er 164 1 was one of t h e ori nal prop rie tors , h eld
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propert and pai d ta x es as l ate as 1652

y e d i ed i n N ew ur , . b y
Aug 28 , 1670, ag ed fi ft t wo- en r
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h eeler, son , orn , Jan 4 , H yW b
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1639 4 0;
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ames hee er, orn M ay 27 , 1667 ; ames heeler,
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J W ‘
b J W
born at Rehoboth , arch 27 1697 ; ere mi a h M
heeler, orn J W b
M arc h 23, 173 1 ; e re mi ah Whee ler, J
orn ept 28, 1753 ; Re b S
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bec kah heeler, o rn Feb 28, 178 1 ; Tamerli ne heel er ort on ,

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W b ‘
. W H
born e pt 17 , 1805 ; H e nr Tamerline
S . orton , orn Dec 1 1,
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y H b .

184 5 ; Fa nn ie B e lle Ho rto n , ‘o

orn D ec 30, 1890 b
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H i s Ho rto n G enealog y i s trac ed thus : T hom H orton born as ,

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1620; Tho mas Ho to n b orn Jan 9 1655 ; S olo mo n Hort on r

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born Jan 1 1682; Solomon Ho ton b orn 17 12 15 ; Solomon r

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Horton b orn J n 15 174 2 Re vol utio n ry soldi ; Solomon Hor

a a er

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t on bo n 176 1 ; di d 1833 ; Tame li ne Ho ton born Sept 17

, r e r r ,
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1805 ; H enry T Ho to n bo n D ec 1 1 1845 r r

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H is Wal ker li ne i s as follow : W idow Wal k one of t h e s er,

‘

r
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o ig i n al p rop ri to of Rehob o th ; James W alker bo n 16 19 ;
e rs r

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James W l ker bo n 1645 ; Na than Wal ke bo n 1677 ; W illiam

a
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r r, r

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W alke bo rn Aug 7 17 15 ; Willi m Wal ke born D ec 14 1743;

r, a r,

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W i lli m W al ke b o n M ar h 24 1770; A manda W al ker mar

a r,
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r c , ,

ri ed Tamerli ne H o to n ; H en y T Horton ; Fann ie Be ll e

r r .

H i s M ayfl ower descen t i s as follows : T ho mas Rog ers ca me in ‘

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t h e M yfl ower an d died i n t h e g neral s i k ness i n Dec 1620;

a e c

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John Rog rs b o n i n Eng lan d ; Abag ail Rog e born 164 1 mar
e r rs ,
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ri ed J oh n R i c h mon d ; A b ag a il R i c h mo n d born Feb 26 1678

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ma ied N ath an W alk b orn 1677 ; W illi am Wal ker b orn Aug 7
rr er,

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17 15 ; W illi am W al k born D ec 14 1743 Revol utionary sold i er;

e r,

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W illi m Walke born M ch 24 1770; A man da Wal ker mar

a r,
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ar , ,

ri ed Tamerli ne Ho to n ; H en ry T Ho ton ; F n n ie Belle

r . r a

H O RTO N, H O RACE E , P h D . . .
, born i n Re h obo th Aug 16 , . ,

1864, t he son of Horace Le B aron H orton an d Emeline B aker .

D escended from Thomas H ort on wh o lived i n Re h obo th and

Swan y i n t he se ven tee n th cen tury
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Married to Ali ce R B ri g ham of Sh rewsbury Mas s a descendant .

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of th e Fai rb an ks an d Kn o wl to n fami lies Three c h ildren : James .

E Marg are t W and Horace Jr

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M r Horton h ad t he un usual ex perience as a b oy of livi n g wi th

.

g ra n dp are n ts wh o b o rn i n t he e i g h t een th,cen t u

ry re t ai ned all t h e ,

cus to ms p rej udi ce s an d an i mo s iti es of an earl i er g enera ti on

, In .

th e ho me and i n t he fi e lds of t h e farm t he co n versa tions were of

famil dee ds : me n w h o fo ug h t Philip parti c ip at ed in t he ex ped i ,

t ion or t he re duc tion of C an ad a sai led th e se as an d later fou h t ,

t h e de tes ted B riti s h ; of th ose other men also wh o from t he pu pi t

Collateral : Wheaton Pierce . . Baker. Mason fami li es .

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fo u h t Bos to n Ply mouth for relig i ous freedo m Out of these

an d
e arg yea rs c a me deep love for an d p ride i n t h e ol d t o wn
.

h i r H orto n was ed uca te d i n H arv ard Colleg e an d t he famous

.

G erman Un ivers ity at G otti ng en He is a member of a n umber of

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learne d soc ie ties i n Eu rope an d this coun try Has been p rofessor .

i n t wo U n ivers ities Has ta ken an ac tive p art w ith a s ma ll g roup

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of men in Europe i n t he ag ricultural awaken ing i n t he coun try .

His home is i n C hi ca g o Ill Now A g ri cultural C o mmi ss ioner of , .

t he A merican Stee l an d W i re C c Chica g o .

, .

H O RTO N, JEREM IAH W , son of Ta merli ne W h ee ler H ort o n .

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wh o was bo rn i n Di g hton , Sept 17 1805 an d di ed i n Reho both .

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June 6, 1889 His mo th er was A man da W al ker of Dighton , born

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July 28 1805 an d died Oc t 2 1865 Th ey were marri ed J uly 26,

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1835 Jeremi ah s g rand father was Solomo n Horton of Dig hton ,

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wh o marrie d Re ecca hee ler of Reho oth , M ay 23, 1802 ere

b W b . J
mia h was orn i n Reho oth , Ap ril 8, 1844 , one of si x c hildren
b b .

b
He o ta i ned h i s ed uca tion i n t h e sc hools of Rehoboth i nc l uding ,

se v e ral te rms at t h e Bi c k ne ll i g h Sc hool hen a o ung man H . W

he ecame a c iti zen of New port , R I , a nd s oo n es tab is h ed h i m
b . .

self i n a s uccess fu l merca n tile us i ness H is adopte d c ity ho no red b .

h i m y an el ec tion to i ts ma oralt i n 1893 M r Ho rto n h as een

b y y . . b
c olo n el of t h e New rt A rtille r an d a l so re p resen ta ti ve to t h e y
G eneral A sse m ly rom th a t c ity He was Police Co mmiss ioner
b .

i n 1906 A man bf fi ne ualities an d a p ubli c s pi rite d c itize n , h is q

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c h arac ter an d a tta i n men ts reflec t ho n o r upo n h is fa mil a nd y

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n a tive to wn .

HO RTO N, NATHANIEL B of A aro n an d Be thany ( Baker) .

, son
Horton of Dig hton was born i n Rehoboth Ju ly 25 1820 W ith , , , .

b ut a meag er e d uca tio n he learned t h e mas on s trade a t which

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he work ed for twen ty y ea rs Trai ned to i nd us try an d ec ono my .

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an d g ifte d w ith l arg e b us i ness ab ility h e acq u i re d a h an dsome ,

re pe rty a n d by h i s up ri g ht deali n s won un ive rsa l res pec t

During t he Civil War he was ag en t or t he town i n filling i ts

, .

q uota for milita ry service He owne d a larg e farm of 250 acres .

whi c h he an d h i s t wo so ns b ro ug ht i n to a hi g h s ta te of cu ltiv a tion .

M r Horton rep rese n ted h i s to wn i n t he G e neral Co urt i n 1862 3

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was tow n treas u rer an d t ax coll ec to r for se ve ra l y e ars an d was a ,

larg e mill ow ner a n d di rec tor He se ttl ed many es ta tes and was .

a loca l b an ke r for lo an i n g mon ey .

M r Horto n married Jan 1 1 1844 M ary M E ddy of Swansea

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They h ad fo ur child re n The t wo so ns Adi n B an d A rth ur E .

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both thrifty farmers c arry on the ances tral farm tog ether M r , . .

Ho rto n d ie d Ja n 4 1900 i n h i s 8ot h year .

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H O RTO N, W ELC O M E F , yo u n g e s t of t h e fi v e so ns of Gilbert .

M an d Sara h F ( Pie rce) Horton was bo rn i n Rehoboth M ay 20

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1865 H i s fa the r G ilbe rt M w as bo rn i n Rehoboth i n 1827 so n

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of A ri a l B .
( Pi
an edrce ) F
Ho rto n H
ree lo ve is m oth er S ara h F .
, .

Pierce w as bo rn i n Rehoboth i n 1826 d aug hte r of Re v W a ter

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man a n d Be tsey ( B a ke r) Pierce H i s fa ther G ilbert M carri ed .

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on t h e w hol es a l e me a t b u s i ne s s an d farmi n g to g e th er for mos t of

h i s life g oi ng to t he B rig hto n ca ttle marke t al mos t w ee kly for
,

many y ea rs .

We lc o me F s ubj ec t of this s ke tc h a tte n de d t h e p u blic sc hool s

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of h i s n a tive to w n u n til a t t h e ag e of se ven tee n h e be g an t h e re

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ta il mea t b us i n es s whic h h e c arried on s uccess fully for n i ne tee n

yea rs w h e n he s old o ut a nd took a muc h n ee de d v a ca tio n H e
,
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the n acce pt e d a g overn men t pos ition w hich he s till re ta i ns Wh e n .

M r Ho rt o n bec a me of a g e h e felt a kee n i n teres t i n t he oli t ic al

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a ffa i rs of h i s to w n At t h e ag e of twen ty n i n e h e w as e ec ted a

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me mbe r of t h e boa rd s of se lec t me n a nd as sess o rs an d oversee rs

of t he poo r w hic h o ffi ce s h e fille d success fully for e le ven years
, ,

w he n h a vi n g ta ke n a g overn men t pos itio n h e w as obli g ed to de

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c li n e f u rth e r s e rvi ce i n to w n a ffa i rs A s a to w n o ffi c i a l M r Horton . .

w o rk e d t o s ec u re v a rio us i mp rove men ts a s ta te hi g h way an , ,

e l ec tri c s t ree t ra il w ay a n d t h e free de liv e ry of ma il

, He h ad t h e .

leas ure of ridi n g o n t he fi rs t e lec tric ca r fro m T a un ton th ro ug h

h o b o t h to t h e s t a te li n e I n 1902 h e was a c a n did a t e for t h e .

M as s a c h use t ts Leg is l a t ure b ut w as de fe a t ed by a s mall ma rg i n , .

M r Ho rto n i s a me mber of A n n awa n Gra ng e Rehoboth a n d

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Pio n ee r Lod g e of A F a n d A M So merse t M as s . . . .

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H e ma rrie d A pril 7 1887 H e n rie tta E B arn ey d a ug hte r of

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H e n ry W a n d E l i z a A B a rney a teac h er i n t he p ublic s c h ool s of

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Re h o both a n d S w a n s e a .

HUNT, P ETER B R O W N , E S Q , w as b orn i n Re hoboth ( n o w .

See ko n k ) Fe b 1 1794 ; g ra d ua te d a t B ro w n Un ive rs ity i n 18 16 ;

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was a d mitte d to t h e M as s ac h u se tts a n d R hode I s l a n d b a rs ; com

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me nc e d p rac ti c e i n See ko n k i n 18 19 a n d die d Ap ril 28 183 1
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H e w as t h e s o n of Pe te r a n d S a ra h ( I de) of Joh n an d Rac h e l
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( C a rpe n te r) of J o h n a n d S u s,a n n a h ( S w ee ti n g) of E ph ra i m a n d ,

Rebecc a of Pe ter a n d Eli za b et h (Smith )

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K ING , W ILLIAM
des ce n de d fro m t h e K i n g s of R ay n
A .
, w as
h a m a fa mily di s ti n g u i s h ed for i ts ho n es t y a n d pi ety H i s g rea t
, .

g r a n df a th e r R ob e rt K i n g p
, u rc h as e d a f a rm i n R e hobot h w hi
, c h ,

re ma i n e d i n po s se ss io n of t h e fa mily fo r se v e ra l g en e ra tio n s ,

t ho ug h i n s o me i n s ta n c es t h e fa mily move d o ut of to wn for a ti me

a n d a fte rw a rd re t urne d The s on of R obe rt w as Robe rt K i ng .
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Jr g ra n dfa th e r of Willi a m H e w as born A ug 17 1750 a n d ma r

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rie d M a rc h 8 177 9 F ree lo ve H a rv ey w h o w as bo rn Sept 1 7 17 50

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They both d ied a t Rehoboth of a ki nd of typh us fe ver c alle d t h e

“ c old pl a g ue
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w hi c h p re v a iled a n d w a s ve ry fa ta l i n t he vi c i n ity
d uri n g t he c old s u mmer of 18 16 I n Attleb oro ug h one h un d red .

i nh ab i tan ts died w ithi n t h e s p ace of n i ne ty d ay s .

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Rev Otis Tho mp so n i n a note appended to his sermon preached

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f uneral of M rs Freelove K ing pays t he follow ing tri bute

at t he
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h i s vi rt uou s a nd es t i mab e co ns ort I n l ess th an t wo mont hs he .

followed h er to t h e ho use of res t an d g lory He died of t he t has .

fever J une 13 18 16 i n t he s i x ty seven th y ear of h i s ag e M r i ng

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was un iversa lly es teemed as a man of i ety an d wo rth I n t he year .

1800 he un ite d with t h e Ch urc h of C i s t an d e ver after ad orned ,

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h i s p rofess io n by a c i rcu ms pect a nd ex empl ary co nversa tio n .

They h ad se ven c hild ren of who m t h e y oung es t was Elisha A ,

t h e fa th er of t h e s ubj ect of thi s s k e tc h H e w as born D ec 6 1795 . .

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He married i n 1820 M ary A C Sho rt of Re hoboth Afte r l i v in g

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for so me years i n Tau n ton th ey returned to Re hoboth i n 1835 , .

M r K i n g was deacon of t he Con g re t i on al Ch urc h i n t he Vil lag e

I n 1847 h e moved to Providence R I H e h ad fo ur c hildren one of
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w ho m M ary A , married Philip C Gray of Little Co mpton

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W illiam A t he eldes t son was born i n Rehoboth i n 1822 He , .

married Mary (Lu ther) Pec k of Rehoboth an d res ided th ere many ,

years movi ng to Attle boro ug h i n 1885

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M r K i ng w as a member of t he school bo ard of Rehobo th for

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a bo ut fourteen y ears a n d rep resen ted t h e fifth B ris tol D is tric t i n

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t h e M as s ac h use tts Ho use of Rep resen ta tiv es i n 1868 He was a .

man of s o un d j udg men t up rig ht ch aracter an d g en i al dis pos ition , , .

He w as g rea tly i n teres ted i n t he welfare of h i s n a tive to wn par ,

t i c ularly i n t he school s He died i n Attl e bo ro ug h J uly 1 1 189 1 .

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He h ad fo ur child ren as follows :

B enj ami n P e ck born i n W arren R I D ec 16 1847 now a res i
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d en t of Attl ebo ro ug h a tool ma ker h as bee n a member of ,

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t h e Attl ebo ro ug h sc hool b o ard e i g htee n y ea rs of whi c h he is ,

n ow c h a i rman a l so a membe r of t h e bo a rd of ov ers ee rs of t he

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p oo r fo r m a ny y ea r s a n d a p r o m i n en t M a s o n , .

Rufi na M E , born at W arren R I M arc h 17 1850; sh e was

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married i n 1870 to Stephen F M u n roe ; th ey h ad fi ve sons .

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th ree of who m are livi ng ; s he di ed Feb 1 7 1908 .

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M ary H , bo rn No v 14 1857 ; marrie d J une 19 1883 to W illiam

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H Eas terb rooks Th ey h ad one c hild Al i ce M b orn July

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2 1884 w h o ma rrie d H a rold K R i c h a rd s o n J u ne 24 1908

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a n d is n o w livi n g i n Attl e bo ro ug h Th ey h ave t wo children .

Rog e r K i ng bo rn A ug 14 1 909 a n d M ari an L b o rn Ap ri l

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W i lli am Li ncoln , born Nov 4 1860; ma rrie d J u ne 25 1890 to .

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A n n i e E G il mo re of Attl ebo ro ug h ; me mber of t h e fi rm of E

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D G il mo re C o
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M r K i n g i s a s uccess f ul b u s i ness ma n a n d i s p ro mi ne n t i n town

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a ffai rs a n d v a rio us o rd ers .

LAKE , HIRAM , M D , wa s . . bo rn i n Re hoboth , M ass , Aug 25 ; . .

1820 t he sec o n d s o n of Jo se p h
, a n d E l ea n or ( illi ams) La ke H i s W .
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o nnty S t re e t .

5 . LA K E llO l S E‘
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pa erntal a nces ry i st t raced bac k th ro ug h t h e La kes t o a very early

iod ; h i s Ellis li ne to Lieut Gov J ohn Ellis and Eli zabet h‘
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man ; h i s Go ff li ne to A n tho ny and S arah ( Poll y) Goff i n t h is
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co un t ry ; h i s Th urber li ne to Jolm and Pri sc illa T h urber;

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Ch eney li ne to M r W illiam and M arg aret Chen ey ; h i s T hurs
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t on to E ns i g n (Dea ) J oh n Th urs to n and M arg are t ; h i s B urg ess

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to Thomas B ur ess me mber of Parliamen t from Truro ( 1602 ,

an d w ife E li z a e t h P e w ho m h e marri e d M arc h 2 1 1598 ; h i s

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Warden to Pe te r ; h i s Toog ood to Na than iel ; h i s B ulloc k to

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S tephen ; h i s Moulto n to C apt (Dea ) J ames Sr ; h i s B l i ss

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th ro ug h Tho mas a n d D orothy (Whea tley ) B liss Rehob oth s fa ,

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mous se ttler wh o w as b orn i n D e ven t ry Eng l an d 1582 H is ma

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tern al a nces try i s al s o di s ti ng u i s h ed : h ere th ro ug h t h e W illiams

h e g oe s b ac k to t he M ayflower Pil m
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a n d M a ke peace li n es , ,

Tho mas Rog ers ; to J oh n Jo h nson t he fi rs t s urveyor gener an d

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t h e fi rs t co mman d er of t he A n c i e n t a nd Ho n ora b l e A rt i llery C om

p a n y
. H i s W a ld ro n li n e to W illi a m ‘
W a lde rn s Al ce s te r E n g l an d , , ,

an d w ife J o a n ( h e was b uri ed th e re Ja n 13 h is B rig g s to t h e .

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ti me of Ed ward I II a nd 127 2 ; h i s M aco mber to Tho mas and wife

Thomas i ne of Ex eter Eng ; h i s Hilton to William wh o came in ,
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th e Fortu ne 162 1 ; h i s W ood ma n to R i ch ard Wood man wh o was

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b urn t a t the s ta ke i n fro n t of Star I nn Le wi s S ussex Cc Eng , , .

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June 22 1557 ; h i s G reenleaf th rou h Ed mund G reen leaf to

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France 1066 ; h is Dol e al so to Fran ce a t family were i n Eng l an d

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af t e r 1 0 66 ; h i s B ry a n t to S tephen ; h i s S h aw to A brah a m ; h is
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Phillip s to Dea Nic hol as .

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D r La ke s fa th er w as a p ros pero us farmer a nd horse b reeder

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an d h i s ea rly life w as n o t un lik e th a t of mo s t b o s reared i n t h e

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coun try . He enj oy ed such a dv an tag es as t he d i s tri c t school of
those d ay s a ffo rde d worked on t he farm g rew s tro n i n body
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varied i n reso urces a n d sound i n c h arac ter He a ttend e th e acad .

em a n d a boy s s c hool i n P ro v id e n ce fitti ng for B ro wn

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y R I , .

Un i vers ity ; b u t h i s fa th er obj ec ted an d h e en tered a drug s tore ,

in Provi d e nce as c l erk and beg a n t h e s tudy of a n a tomy an d med

i c i n e w ith D r B us ke r . La ter h e s tudied with D r B ow ker of . .

Ne w Yo rk afterwa rd s en teri n g t he Ci nc i nnati M ed i cal Colle e

I n th a t y ea r h e marri ed Olive Fulg
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rece ivi n g h i s M D 1846 . . . er

Sho rey of Seeko nk a nd se ttle d i n Holli s to n M ass wh ere a nd in , .
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t h e t o wn s i n t he vi c i n ity h e was i n ac tive p rac t i ce for fort t wo ,

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As a phy s ic i a n he w as u n us ua lly success fu l a nd g rea t y b e

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ove d by old a nd yo u ng He w as a ve teran Odd Fellow and also .

treasurer of Mt Holli s M aso n i c lodg e for many y ears He was a

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trus tee of Holli s to n Sa vi ng s B a n k He org an i zed t he fi rs t B oard .

of H eal t h of Holli s ton and was for many y ears i ts p res id en t a nd ,

secre ta ry He was a Rep ub li ca n i n politi cs ac tive i n tempe ra nce

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wo rk and t he Y M C A w h e n th a t org an i za tio n fl ouris h ed i n

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Holli s to n He u n ited w ith t he Me thodi s t Episc o al Ch urc h i i i

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April 1859 and was an ac tive member and a trus te o ffi c i al of t he

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c h u rc h He was i n te res te d i n s ta rti ng and mai n ta i n ing relig ious

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se rv i ces i n out ly i n dis tric ts of t he to w n and als o i n Sherborn and ,

c o n tri b u ted li be ra ly of h i s ti me an d means for th e i r s upport .

Th e p as tors w ho se rved t he c h urc h i n t he d ay s of his ac tivity w ill

re me mbe r h i m as an earnes t fa ithful me mbe r a l way s rea dy t o , ,

sec o n d the i r e ffo rts a n d s u ppo rt the m i n a ll d ep art men ts of th e i r

work .H e was g rea tly beloved by t he whol e c o mmun ity for h is
ri e i dly s y mp a thy h i s c h ee ry w o rd s an d h i s e v er re a dy helpi ng
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Hi ra m La ke M D die d i n Hollis to n M ass Feb 16 1898
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M rs Olive Fuller La ke die d M arc h 6 1909 ; both lie b urie d i n t he

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V illag e Ce me tery Re hoboth Mas s A d aug hter Miss G ertrude

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I mog e ne La ke s urvives , .

LUTHER , W ILLIAM H , was t he so n of Rodolph us Lu th e r of .

Swa nsea an d Leph e ( Goff) Lu ther of Re hoboth H e was b o rn i n .

Re hoboth M ay 5 1840; marri ed Dec 25 1867 Ab b ie J Go ff

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d aug hte r of En oc h a n d Ke z i ah ( Lu the r) Goff of Rehoboth They .

h ad t wo c hild ren :
W i l li am K , born Oc t 29 1868 ; married Lilli an B C arpen ter of
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Re hoboth d aug hte r of Tho mas W an d M ary (Sea aves )

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C arpen te r Jan 30 1889 Th ey h ad i ss ue : Ell a B ancli e

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born A ug us t 1889 ; marri ed Ed ward B Roberts ; Bess ie

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M ay born Sept 23 1892 ; E d w i n New ton born Ap ril 24

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19 05 ; a n d t w o dece ase d .

G eorg e H enry, bo rn Jan 4 187 1 ; marri ed M a ri an ne Frances .

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Bis hop J une 10 1895 ; one son G eorg e B is hop bo rn Nov

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27 , 1897 .

M r Lu ther a tte n de d t he di s tric t sc hool s an d H ig h c hool at

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Re ho oth , a n d al so s tu died a t t he he tford A ca d emy , V t , i n 1858 T . .

D uri ng t he W ar of t h e Re ellio n he en te re d t h e Un ion se rvi ce b

i n Co H , 3d M as s I n f an try , e pt 23, 1862, an d was mus tere d
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ou t with t h e reg i me n t une 26, 1863 -

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By t wo re e n lis t men ts i n t he .

18t h Un a ttac h e d M ass C o , he co n ti n ue d i n t h e army un til M ay

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12, 1864 , s ucce ss ive ly as ri va t e , corpo ral an d se rg ean t He was .

c o mma n de r of B uc kli n os t , No 20, D e pt R I , G A R , i n . . . . . . .

1901, 19 1 1 a n d 19 12 After t he wa r he res ide d i n Re hoboth till

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1893, w h en h e re moved to Eas t P roviden ce , R I , an d was book . .

keepe r for t he Eas t Provid ence I ce Co mp any for n i ne years , a nd

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for t h e iti ze n s I ce C ompan a t P aw t uc k e t for e i g ht y ea rs While
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a t Re ho oth h e was to wn c erk for ma ny y ea rs , an d al s o se rv e d
o n t h e sc hool board fo r s i x y ea rs .

M AR TIN, H ON SIM EO N, was born i n Re hoboth Oc t 20 . , .

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1754 . of Silv an us M arti n Esq a nd M art ha

H e was t he so n , .
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( W h ee l er) M a rti n a d es ce n d a n t of J oh n M a rti

, n w h o e mi g ra t ed
fro m Eng l an d i n 1665 Not les s th an fi ve s uccess ive g enera tions
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were bo rn an d lived i n Re hobo th : J oh n emi g ran t ances to r

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married M ercye Billi ng ton J une 27 168 1 J oh n born J u ne 10 , , .

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1 682 ; marrie d H a n n a h D a rli n Dec 25 1701 E ph ra rn .
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marri ed Th an kf ul B u loc k D ec 6 1699 ; die d J une 25

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1733 4 E d ward ,
. orn Oc t 22, 1700; marrie d Re becca Pec ,
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Nov 8 17 22 ; died une 2, 1745 J
ilvan us , o rn ul 1 , 17 27 S b J y
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marri ed M arth a Whee l e r, Feb 20, 174 5 6 ; died Aug 13, 1782
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S i meon , bo rn Oc t 20, 1754 ; die d e pt 3, 18 19

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While i n h i s yo u th Si meo n re moved to Providence , R I , an d . .

w as one of t h e fi rs t to e n li s t i n t h e W a r of t he Re vol u tio n He w as .

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ra n e s a rtill ery c o mp a n y a t R ox
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1775 W as c a pta i n i n Col Li pp i t t s re g i men t , a nd w as i n t h e attl e b
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of Tre n to n u n de r W as hi ng to n i n 1776 He w as i n t h e ex pe ditio n .

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o n Rhod e s l a n d u n d e r Ge n S u lliv a n i n 1 778 On t he e v ac ua tio n. .

of New port by t h e B riti s h i n 17 79 h e removed to th a t place an d

for se vera l yea rs w as c hose n to re p re sen t t h e town i n t h e Genera l
A ss e mbly He w as fi rs t Adj uta n t G en era l , then M ajor Ge nera l
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of t he Sta te Militi a an d for a n u m er of y ears w as el ec ted Gove r

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n or u n til h e d ec li n e d a re e l ec tio n i n 18 16 At t he ti me of h i s
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dea th h e w as a me mber of t he corpo ra tio n of B rown U n ivers ity .

As a merc h a n t he w a s hi g hly res pec te d for h i s ho nes t

“ It i s s a id y .

of h i m, H e was a d u tiful s on , a i n d roth er, a t en der h us a nd k b b ,

a n a ffec tio n a t e fa th e r a n d a g ood n e i g h o r He die d i n f ull b e b .

lief of obta i n i n g sal v a tio n i n an d th roug h t h e me rits of h ri s t C

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t h e Son of God H e i s b uried i n t h e old y ard a t B u ri al Pl ace
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Hill i n Sou th Rehoboth .

M AR VEL, PR OF . W ILLIAM , was born in Re

FREDERI CK
h ob o th D ec 25 1869 t he s on of Willi a m H an d H arri et ( Bo wen )
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M arvel H i s g ran dpare n ts on both s ides were lead i n g c iti zen s of

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t he to wn On acco u n t of h is mother s e arly de a th h e was b ro ug ht

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up by h i s g ra n dp a re n ts a t t h e M a rve l ho mes tea d i n Reh ob ot h Vil

lag e The ho me a t mos ph ere of ki n dly servi ce i n w hich t h e b oy
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re w u v to to h i w hol l i f A hool b o y h e w as a
gcoder i n t he a thle tic and soc i al ac tivities of h is nei hb orhood
g n
p a e e s e e s a sc .

Fro m t he Rehoboth schools incl udi ng t he priva te se 001 at t he ,

Goff M e mori a l H all h e w en t t o Wo rces ter A ca de my

, Here he .

s oo n won a po s itio n for hi mse lf by h i s ma n ly c h arac t er a n d by h i s

phy s i ca l accompli sh men ts H e won t h e med a l as all round gym .

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n as t w as c apta i n of t he t rac k tea m a n d a membe r of t h e bo a rd

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of mo n ito rs On en teri ng B rown U n ivers ity in 1890 he imme

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di at ely t ook a p ro mi ne n t a rt i n coll eg e affa irs H e was a membe r

of t h e a t h letic tea m for { o
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ur y ears a n d c a pta i n for t wo D uri ng .

this ti me he es ta bli shed fo ur B ro w n rec o rds and one New Eng l a n d

i n tercoll eg i a te rec ord H e was p re s ide n t of t he Rea di ng m
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s oc i a tio n of t he B ase B a ll A ss oc i a t io n of t h e Foot B a ll A ss oc i a

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tion an d a member of t h e C a mmari an C l ub t he honorary Sen ior

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soc i ety He beca me a member of t he Ze ta Ps i Frat ern ity of whic h

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he i s n ow a di rec to r Af t er h i s radi i a t i on M r M arvel for t wo

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y ea r s ac te d a s i ns t ruc to r i n m ec a n i c a l d ra w i n g a n d i n p hy s i cal
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trai n i ng i n B rown Un i versi ty From t h is work he was called to .

t he d irec tors hip of t h e mnas i um at Wesley an Uni versi t M i d ,

dlet own Con n Here fi

, fe als o acted as coach t o t he t rac team
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I n 1901 M r M arve l re turne d t o P ro vidence and en

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b us i ness for one y ear d uri ng w hi c h ti me h e h ad c h arg e of e phys
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i ca l trai n i ng at t h e Mose s B ro wn Prep aratory Sc hool .

On J une 2 1902 he was married to E li za be th S tan ton Kn owles

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d a ug h ter of Ed w i n a n d Do rcas ( Cl ark ) K n o wl es of Providence ,

R I Af t er a n othe r y e ar at Wes l ey an h e w as c al led i n 1903 4 to

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B rown to ac t as ins truc to r i n physica l trai n i ng The followmg .

ea r h i s ra n k was ra i se d to th a t of full p rofe ss or of phy s i cal trai n

y
i ng a n d i n 190
, 6 he was a l s o ma de S uperv is or of Athle tics wh i ch ,

pos ition s h e s till holds As every s tuden t is oblig e d t o t ake th e

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req u i red wo rk i n t h e g y mn as i u m u n de r t he direc tion of Prof .

M arvel n o man on t h e B ro wn facu lty has a l arg er acq

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amo ng t h e B row n a l u mn i
“ He h as al ways believed
ua i n tance
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Pres id en t Faunce i n a sound mi nd i n a so un d body an d has
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made hy s ica l dev elop men t a real h elp to schol ars hip an d ch ar
ac ter
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Prof M arvel is a member of The A merican Phy s ical Ed ucat i on

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Soc ie ty The Soc ie ty of Colleg e Gy mn as i um Di rec tors also t he

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U n ivers ity C l ub of P rovidence R I and t h e B rown Cl ub of New , . .

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York City .

Prof J oh n F G reene h i s coll eag u e an d friend p rese n ts t he

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follo w i ng app rec i ation : H e h as bee n c hiefly respons i bl e for t he

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fi nanc ia l so und ness and t h e s po rts man ly co n d uc t of B rown a th let

i cs H i s work i s thoro ug hly app rec i a te d a t B ro wn an d el sew here
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i n t h e c o un try for t h e se n se he h as of t h e p ropo rtio n of athl e tic to

other c olleg e in teres ts ; for t he spi rit of fa i r pl ay and s portsman
s hip whi c h h e i mp arts to all as soc i a ted w ith h i m an d for h i s suc ,

cess i n holdi n g s t ud e n ts up to t h e s tan d ard s of re spo n s ibility and

ho nes ty e ve n when they are as saile d by a n overpo we ri ng des i re
to wi n .

M ARVEL, J O HN C O TTO N
Wes tport M ass , wa s bo rn in , . ,

J uly 3 1 18 17 H i s boyhood“
, u n til t h e a g e of twe lv e was
.

” p assed i n
tha t p art of Swanse a call ed S wansea Fac tory where h i s fa ther , ,

Willi a m M a rve l 2d was s u pe ri n te n d e n t of t h e cotto n mill

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I n 1829 t h e fa mily move d to Re hoboth V ill ag e a n d h i s fa the r

bec ame ag e nt for t he Un io n M anufac turi ng Co which pos ition be .
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filled for a bou t s i x years I n t h e mean ti me you ng M arvel s tudied .

fo r a ti me i n Mi n i s ter Tho mps o n s sc hool a n d w as b usy h elpi ng

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i n t h e C o mp a ny s s to re an d w o rki n o n t he l a n d La te r h e kept
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t h e Vill ag e s to re for ma n y y e ars a n al so c a rri e d on h i s farm near ,

t he Vill a g e He w as a ppoi n ted pos t mas t e r M ay 1 1 1843 an d held

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t h e o ffi c e u n til Fe b 15 1897 a pe riod of ne a rly fi ft y four

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years Politic ally he was a Whig of t he old sc hool b ut later he

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became a s teadfas t Republican ; was j us tice of t he peace and for ,

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th ree yea rs to wn t reas urer and collec tor He se rved i n t h e Massa .

c h use t t s Le g i s l a t ure i n 1859 a n d w as a n ho n o red me mbe r a nd

liberal s u pporte r of t he Co ng reg a tio na l Ch urc h Abo ut t he y ear .

184 5 M r M arv e l moved to So u th Re ho b oth a n d took c h a rg e of t he

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s to re of t h e O rl ea ns M a n ufac t u ri ng C o for t wo y e ars . .

M r M a rv e l ma rrie d for h i s fi rs t w ife R u th Whee ler Pec k of

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S o u th Re hobo th Fe b 20 184 2 Th ey h ad one s on W i lli am

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H enry , bo rn Ja n 3 1 1843 t h e mother dyi ng t e n d ay s l a ter Wil

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li a m H e n ry ma rried H a rrie t A Bowe n J un e 25 1865 ; he died .

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M ay 20 1909 l ea vi ng o ne son Fre de ric W ( see s ke tc h )

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H i s se c o n d w ife w as Fra n ces A Pee k s i s te r of Ru th W w ho m .

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h e marrie d D e c 2 1849 They h a d fo u r c hild re n : .

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Ruth A born J u ly 18 185 1 ; di e d Oc t 6 187 1

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Joh n F bo rn J une 18 1857 ; ma rrie d Abbie ( Wil ma rth ) Ch ace

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No v 28 1899 ; one c hild R u th Wil ma rth bo rn J uly 2A 1902

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M ary W , born Se pt 6 1864 ; died Oc t 2 1 1865

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B e ts ey W , b o rn Fe b 10 1867 ; marrie d J I rvi n C h a ffee Nov 26

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1885 Th ey h a ve th ree c hild re n : Fra n c i s M arvel bo rn Feb

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I 5 189 1 a t R e h ob o th M as s ; Jo n a th a n I rvi n b o rn Ja n 24
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1900 i n Ne w Y ork C ity ; C l a re n ce C h u rc h bo rn Aug 26

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1901 i n Ne w Y o rk City
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M ARVEL, J O HN F .
, son of t he fo rmer , is of t he i th
s x g e nera
tio n fro m
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Th omas bori i S e p t i i i a rric d S c p t 15 17 30 R u th Ke mp
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t o n d a ug h t e r o f S te ph e n ‘
Eph ra i m Eph ra i m E p h ra i m ‘

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S teph en bo rn A ug 4 17 37
, M a rrie d A n n Le M o i n e
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B enanuel , born Ja n 25 1765 ; marri e d Ja n

( l a ug hte r o f A mo s
.Sara h M ason
C ale b I s aac I s aac S a mson who mar
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ri ed M a ry A n n B u tte rw o rth .

W i ll iam born Nov 23 1789 ; married ( 1) Be tse y Pettis ; (2)

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Sally Pe tti s (s i s ters ) w h o we re desce n de d o n th e i r ma te rnal

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s id e f ro m F ra n c i s C oo k of t h e M ayflo we r .

Joh n Co tto n , bo rn J uly 3 1 18 17 ; ma rried R ut h W Pec k an d , .

Fra n ces A Pee k . .

Jo h n t he s u bj ec t o f o u r s k e tc h w a s bo rn i n Re ho bo th Villa g e , ,

J une 18 1857 ; ma rried Nov 28 1899 A b bie ( Wil marth )

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C h ace One d aug hte r Ruth W was bo rn J uly 24 1902

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M r M arvel was g ra d ua ted a t t h e Eas t Gree n w ic h A cademy in

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I n 187 9 h e ma d e h i s fi rs t trip to t h e A z o re s i n t h e b ark

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1878 .

Vero n i ca w hic h c arried s uppli es to w h a lers a n d re turn e d w ith

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Portug uese e mig ra n ts I n 1882 he vis ite d M ade i ra and other is .

l an ds of t he Atla n tic He afterwa rd s ass i s ted h is fa ther i n t he s tore

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a n d pos t o ffi c e -
I n 1888 he tra ve l ed i n Germa ny s pe n di ng s o me
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mon th s at B reme n a nd M un i c h a nd i n t he Ty rol Vero na Ve n ice , , ,

a n d T ri es te I n 1889 h e re t urned to Germany s oj o urn i ng for

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s o me t i me i n Be rli n On re t urn i n ho me h e co n ti n ued to as s i s t

h i s fath er i n b us i ness a n d beca me f i nd of a thletics ex celli ng par
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t i c u larly i n base ba ll He be lo ng ed to se veral loca l tea ms and

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pl aye d fi rs t base I n politics h e i s a Re ub lica n a nd while i n

tere s t ed i n town a ff ai rs h as dec li ned t o h
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old offi ce For many .

c ars he h as urs ued t he doub le c alli n g of ca rpe n te r and p ai n ter

p .

n 1884 he j omed t h e Pio nee r lodg e of M as o n s i n So merse t Mr . .

Marvel i s a n ac tive worker i n t he Rehoboth A n tiq ua ria n Socie ty ,

a n d i s hi g hly es te e med for h i s many s t erli n g q ua lities .

M ILLER , CALEB , M D , son of Philip a n d Rh ob a was bo rn i n . .

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Re hoboth J u ne 23 1785 ; marri ed M a ry A nn B uc kli n of See ko n k

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A ug 14 18 16 ; se ttle d i n B ris tol R I w h ere he di ed Nov 13

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1826 i n h i s forty sec o nd year ; b urie d bes id e h i s wife a n d t wo

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c hild re n a t Buri al Pl ace Hill So u th Reh oboth An i nscription , .

o n h i s s to ne re ad s I n a ll t he re l a tio n s of life h e w as a ma n
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M ILLER , CAP T J O S HUA , son of Philip a n d R hob a a nd .

b rother of D r C ale b Miller was born i n Re ho b oth Jan 18 1789

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M arrie d Lydi a Whee le r of Re hoboth Se pt 2 18 10; died Feb

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24 1850 a nd i s b u ri e d be s id e h i s b roth er a t B uria l Pl a ce Hill
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He o wn ed a n d c o nd uc te d a fac to ry for t h e tan n i ng of mo rocco

lea ther a t Pa l mer s Rive r near h i s res ide nce W as co mmi ss io ned’

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c a pta i n i n t h e Re hoboth Militi a M arc h 1 18 17 Like h i s b rothe rs , , .

h e h ad a n a p t it ud e for t h e h ea li ng a rt a n d was ofte n c a lled to

p resc ribe for t he s ic k a n d t o g ive fi rs t a id i n c a ses of i nj ury H is .

d aug hter Elec ta A n n wh o ma rrie d De a G A Ree d of Rehob o t h

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was a g ifte d n urse .

M ILLER , NATHANIEL M D , so n of Philip an d R h ob a bo rn , . .

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i n S wa nse a M as s Ap ril 23 177 1 b u t s oo n a f t erwards h is pare n t s

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re mov ed to Re ho bo th w h ere h e was b ro ug ht u p He g rad ua ted .

fro m Bowdoi n Colleg e i n 18 14 s tudied me di c i n e with D r Lo uis , .

Lepri le t e of Norto n a n d took h i s deg ree i n 18 17 a t bo th B r uns ,

w i c k a n d H arv ard I I e s ttle d i n Fra n kli n wh ere he b u ilt for

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h i s p rac ti ce a l a rg e p riva te hos pita l w hi c h h a v i n s tood for a ,

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ce n t ury w as b u rne d i n 19 13
, He a ls o b u ilt a s ma l th read mill .
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n ear h i s re s id e n ce a n d e mpl oy e d C ol Will a rd Boyd as ma n ag e r . .

D r Mill er w as a n i n fl ue n ti al c iti ze n ac tive i n p u bli c a ffa i rs a nd

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g e n e ro u s i n c h a rity H e m a rr i e d J a n 1 1 79 7 H a n n
. a h Bo y d of , .
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Fra n kli n S h e die d Ap ril 29 184 0 He died J u ne 10 1850 both

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a t Fra n kli n .

Two o f D r Mill e r s s o n s were di s ti ng ui s he d phys i c i ans a nd s ur

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g e o n s : L e w i s L e pri le t e w h o p r a c t i ce d me di c i n e i n P rovid e n
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R I fro m 1827 to 1867 ; a n d Eras mus D w h o se ttl ed i n D or

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c h es te r M as s w h e re h i s di s t i nug i s he d s on D r Wi n th rop M ill er

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was bo rn .

Th e g enea log y of thi s b ra nc h of t he Mill e r fa mily is as follo ws

beari ng i n mi n d th a t Miller a n d Millerd are t wo forms of t he sa me
name :
Joh n M i ll erd ,‘
a p roprietor of Rehoboth i n 164 3, c o us i n a nd he i r of
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Thomas Millerd of B os ton wh o owned a larg e part of what

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i s n ow Bos to n Co mmo n .

Ro b ert , born i n 1640; ma rrie d E li z a be th The ir c h i l dren

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were bo rn i n Rehoboth
Nath ani el , b o rn i n Re hoboth M arch 3 1 167 2; marrie d ( 1) Marc h
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30 1694 S usa nna h Gl addi ng an d ( 2) M ay 30 17 28 Rebecca

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Taylor of Taun to n He die d M arc h 16 1740 1 .

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Nath ani e l , b o rn i n Re hoboth Oc t 7 1696 ; marrie d Ru th Ch ase

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of Newb ury M ass , .

Nath ani el , b orn i n Reho both Ja n 23 1725 6 ; married M ay 15

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1748 M ary W h ee ler

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P hi li p, bo rn i n Re hob oth M ay 6 1750; marri ed Rh ob a , ,

Lived for a ti me i n S wanse a Was a sol d i er i n t he Re vol u tio n

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ary War Ni ne children

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Nath ani el , M D , born i n S wansea April 23 177 1 ; s pe n t h i s boy

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hood i n Re ho both ; se ttle d i n Fra n kli n et c , .

Lewi s Lepri lete , M D , b orn a t Fra n kli n Mas s Ja n 6 1798

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g ra d u a te d f ro m B ro w n U n i v ers ity i n 18 17 ; M D a t H a r v ard . . .

M a rrie d Dece mbe r 1822 Elec tra S mith of B ris tol ; prae
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tice d me dic i ne i n Provid ence fro m 1827 to 1867 Died i n .

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Provid ence M arc h 8 1870
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Nath ani el , M D , bo rn a t Provid en ce D ec 20 1824 w here he

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res id e d a n d p rac ti ce d u n til h i s d ea th M ay 5 1866 Both he , , .

a n d h i s fa th er we re e mi ne n t i n th e i r p rofess io n .

Fro m t he above we see tha t t he Miller or Millerd fa mily of

Re hoboth g a ve to t he world no less th a n s i x ho no re d phys i c ian s ,

a ll of w ho m we re di s ti n g u i s h e d i n s u rg ery .

M UNR O E , H ON ADDIS O N P , s on of Philip A an d D el an a

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( Pi erc e ) M u n roe w as b o rn,i n P rovid e n ce R I J a n 2 186 2 As , . .

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a s ma ll la d h e a tte n de d t h e H a rri s Sc hool i n Re h obo th b ut co m ,

p le t e d h i s e d u c a tio n i n t h e p u li c sc hool s of h i s n a b
tiv e c ity , a f t e r
w hic h h e e n g ag e d i n t he g roc ery us i ness i n P roviden ce , follo w i ng b
th a t un til 1909 w hen he reti red M r M unroe h as ta ken a p ro m . .

i nen t p art i n p u li c a ffa i rs a n d ran k s amo ng t h e fo remos t D emo

b
c ra ts of h i s c it y a nd s t a te He was a me m er of t he Rhode s l an d
. b I
Ho use of Re p rese n tatives fro m Provide nce i n 1903, servi ng on t he
co mmittee o n acc o u n ts a n d c l a i ms Fro m 19 11 to 19 14 i nc l us ive .

h e se rv e d as s ta te sena to r fro m t he Cit of P ro v ide nce be i n g a y ,

me mbe r of t h e j udic i ary a nd othe r i mporta n t c o mmittee s H e .

wa s t he De mocra ti c lea der i n t he Se n a te a nd took a n ac tive art i n

p
l eg i sl a tio n i n trod uc i ng man i mpo rtan t meas ures a nd p artic i pa ti ng
, y
b
i n all i mpo rta n t de a tes I n 1898 1899 a n d 1900 he was p re s id en t
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of t h e Yo ung Me n s D emocra tic l ub a t th a t ti me t he l arg es t

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p oliti ca l o rg a n i z a tio n i n t h e s ta te I n 1 9 13 h e w a s h i s p a rt . s y ’

c a n did a te for U n ited Sta tes Se n a to r, rece ivi n g t he fu ll p arty vo te

b
i n both ra nc h es of t he G e n era l Asse mbl I n 19 16 h e w as n omi y .

n a t ed for Gov e rn o r by
t he D e moc ra tic Sta te Con ven tio n , ut as a b
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res u lt of t h e Republica n tida l wave wh i ch s wept Rh ode Islan d in

th a t yea r he was defea ted He is a member of t he s ta t e commis
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si o n h a vi ng i n c h a rg e t h e armory for mo un ted co mman ds of t he

s ta te militi a He i s g rea tly i n te res ted in his tori ca l an d g enealog i

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ca l ma tte rs a n d i s a membe r of t h e R hode I sl an d Soc ie ty of May

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flowe r D esce n d a n ts and served as g overn or of tha t soc ie ty in 19 1 1

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19 1 2 a nd 19 13 I n 19 12 he was e lec ted d ep u ty g overnor

. neral
of t h e Natio na l Soc ie ty of M ay flowe r Desce nd an ts an d sti holds ,

th a t offi ce H e is al so a member of t h e Soc iety of Colon ial Wars

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So ns of t h e A meri ca n Re vol ution an d of t h e Rh ode I sl and His ,

t ori ca l Soc i e ty .

Addiso n P M u nroe married D ec 22 1885 A n n ie B urns ide

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Hop k i ns daug hter of Nels on and Emily G reene ( B ate man) HOp
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ki ns ; sh e i s desc en ded from a li ne of dis ti ng uis hed colon ial

ces t o rs an d i s a me mbe r of t h e Colo n i al D ames of A meri ca an d
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of G as pee Ch a pter D aug hters of t h e A merica n Re vol ution Sh e

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was bo rn i n C ra ns to n R I A ug 12 186 1 Th e c hild re n of Ad , . .

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dis on P an d A n n ie (Hopki ns M un roe are :

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Ch e st er P i erce , born i n Providence Sept 1 1889 ; marri ed ( 1) , .

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J une 24 19 12 Gl adys Avis R ich ; (2) June 3 19 17 Mary

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Do ris D aven port He is chi e f clerk at t he G rove Park I nn .

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A s he ville N C , . .

H arol d B at eman , bo rn i n Providence Se t 11 189 1 ; marri ed , .

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Es th er Lo u ise W hipple J u ne 4 19 13 I e is a de p uty sheri fl , , .

of Provide nce Cou n ty S ta te of R hode I sl an d , .

M UNR O E , BENJAM IN F , i s t he fifth g enera tion i n d i rect

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li ne from Joh n M un roe : J oh n Be nj ami n Benj ami n J ohn
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Be nj a mi n He was t he son of Je lm N and Lousi na J ( Kn app)

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M unroe , born i n Re hoboth M arc h 20 1866 M arri ed

and was , , .
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Jan 30 1895 G race M ari a n Apple by of P rovidenc e R I

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c hild re n h a ve be e n b o rn to t h e m :

M ari on F , born Jan 7 1896. .

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Clarence C , bo rn Se pt 1 1897 . .
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B en j ami n C , bo rn Oc t 25 1899 . .
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H ope A , bo rn Feb 7 1902

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Ch e st er M , bo rn M arc h 3 1 1904
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Clara F , bo rn Feb 1 2 1908

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Ralph G , bo rn Se pt 24 19 15
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M r M u n roe p urc h ase d t he a n ce s tra l ho mes tead i n 1908 where

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he n ow res id es He is romi nen t i n t h e affa i rs of h i s n ative to wn

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h a vi ng bee n c hose n s e ec t ma n an d o ne o f t he boa rd of assessors

co n ti n u o us ly s i nce 19 1 1 He i s al so t he town Fores t W arden . .

M UNR O E , CLARE NCE M born i n R hoboth M a Feb

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19, 1855 ; of Joh n N a nso n s n r . d Lou i a J M u n oe Left ho me at t he . .

ag e of e i g htee n ; t wo y e ars l a ter loca t ed i n Providence an d i n ,

188 1 en g ag ed i n t he h ay a nd g rai n bus i nes s whi c h i s s till con

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t i n u ed un na me of
M M u nroe 8c S on 8 to 18 B a th
d er t he C . .
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Stree t On M ay 3 1882 he marrie d Ho no ra Isabe ll e Kase

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daug hter of Jose ph H an d M a tilda Kase of R ushtown Nort h .

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umberla n d Co un ty P a One so n J oh n K M u nroe born J une

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15 1883 ; h e married Za nna M Mi ner of Eas t Providen ce R I

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J un e 15, 1909 .

M UNR O E , P HILIP ALLEN, son of B urd en a nd Ly dia ( B aker)

M un roe was born i n S w a n sea M ass Nov 27 182 1 He was
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desce n de d fro m a lo ng line of ill us trious ances tors th e M unroe ,

family be i ng of Scotch descen t traced bac k t o t he ele ven th cen ,

tury Th ro ug h t he marriag e of h is g rea t g ran dfa th er J oh n M unro

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to H an nah Ros bo t h a m he was d esce nde d fro m R ic h ard Warren

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w ho ca me to A meri c a i n t h e M ay fl o wer i n 1620 h i s li ne of d escen t

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fro m t h e M ayflower be i ng : R i ch ard W arren E lizabeth Warren

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Col Be n j a mi n C h urch E li z abeth Ch urch H annah Rosb oth am

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wh o marri e d Joh n M un ro S tephe n M u nro B urden Munroe

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Philip Allen M unroe Althoug h he ne ver bec ame a member h e

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was eli g ibl e to memb ers hip i n t he Soc i e ty of M ayflo wer D escen d
a n ts a n d t h e S oc i e ty of C olo n i al W a rs When h e was fi ve y ears .

of ag e h is p aren ts removed to W arren R I where they res ided , . .

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for t w o or th ree y ears after w hi c h h i s fa th er p urc h ase d a farm in

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Re hoboth w here t h e family permanen tly se ttled

, Phili p oh .

t a i ned h i s ed uca tio n w hi c h w as li mi t ed i n t h e little old sc hool

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house near h i s fa ther s farm t he co urse of s tudy be i ng res tri c ted

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to t he th ree Rs With this meag er sc hooli ng he c ommence d a

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c areer of w id e u s efu ln ess an d s ub s ta n ti a l s uccess s tarti ng e m ty

p ,

h anded an d by in do mi t able perse verance an d in d us try acq ui red

a h a n d so me c o mpe te nce He was in every res pec t a self made .
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man of un i mpeac h ab le i n teg rity and became one of t he mos t

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p ro mi nen t b usmess men of t he City of Providen ce Af ter lea vi n g .

s chool he l e a rn e d t h e mas o n s tra de w hi c h h e follo we d for a b o ut

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a y e a r i n P a w t uc k e t R I He th en became a c lerk i n t h e g rocery

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s to re of h i s b rother i n law Ly man Pi erce on C an al Stree t i n

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Provide nce whic h was t he b ci i n n i ng of h is s uccessful b us iness

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c aree r After about a y ear h e li ecame a p artner i n t he bus i ness

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a n d s o littl e c apita l did h e h a ve th a t h e was ob li ed to iv h i s

g g e
n o t e i n p ay me n t for h i s i n te res t w hic h n ote h e p a id in a l i tt le ,

over a yea r Thi s p art ners hip co nti nued for s ix teen years M r
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Pierce re ti ri n from t h e fi rm a t t h e end of th at peri od M r M un

roe co n t i n ueg i n b us i n ess a t t h e old s tan d
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an d l ater t oo k h i s ,

b rothe r B urden in t o p artnership ; t he b us iness whic h h ad n ow ,

g ro w n to i mm e n s e p ropo rtio n s b e i n g c o n d u c ted u n d e r t h e fi rm ,

n a me of P A M u n roe 8c C o . a n d w as co n ti n ue d un til 1876 w h en

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t h e fi rm was di ss olved a n d both p artn ers re tired from ac tive b usi

ness .M r M u n roe h ad bee n c on nec t ed w ith t he b usin ess for
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a b o u t thi rty y ea rs a n d h i s re ti remen t was we ll earned He h ad .

pre viously se ttled i n Eas t Providen ce where he h ad built a fi ne ,

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res idence an d after h is re ti remen t b e devoted h is att en ti on to

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loo k ing after h is larg e real es ta te in t eres ts ; i n add i tion t o which

he served as ex ec u tor a n d trus tee for se veral es ta t es He spe n t .

se v eral wi n t ers i n Florid a an d h is life afte r re tirement from b us i , ,

ness was on e of ease an d c omfo rt

, He remai ned loyal to Re ho .

b oth t h e scen e of h is boyhood d ay s an d a l ways s po ke of t he to wn

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i n t h e hi g h es t terms W hile never holding any pub lic ofli ce he

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g e n er a ll y vot ed fo r t h e m e n a n d meas u re s of t h e D e m oc ra ti c
party I n relig ion he was a lifelong U n iversal is t being q ui te prom
.
,

me n t i n th at de n omi na tion He died i n Eas t P rovidence Sept .

, .

18 1908 i n t h e e i g hty se ve n th y ea r of h i s
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On D ec 29 1844 M r M unroe ma rried D e an a Pierce who was

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,

a ls o desce n de d fro m a lon g li ne of ill us trio us an ces to rs She was .

a d esce n d an t of C a pt Mic h ae l Pierce t h e famo us I n dian fi g hter ; .

,

an o ri g i n a l D aug hte r of t he A meri ca n Re vol u tio n h er fa ther h av ,

i ng fo ug ht i n t h e Con ti n en ta l A rmy a nd s h e was a member of ,

G as pee Ch apter of Providence D el ana Pierce was born

, .

i n Rehoboth J uly 13 1823 d a ug hter of I saa c a nd Polly ( B owen )

, , ,

Pierce and die d i n B arri ng ton R I J une 19 1909 i n t he e ig hty

, , . .
, , ,

s i x th y ear of h er ag e She c on tri b uted muc h to ward t he s uccess

.

of h er h us ban d by her thoug htfu l cc opera tion and val uable as

,
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s i s t a n ce As a you ng woman s he was a re g ula r atte ndan t at t he

.

old Horn b i n e Mee ti ng Ho use i n Rehoboth and s he al ways s howed -

,

a lovi n g loy a lty to t he town of her bi rth to t he old ch urc h of h er ,

g ir lhood d ay s a n d to h e r ki n d red
, T h e c hild re n of Philip A a n d . .

Dela na M unroe were

S oph ronia Jane , b orn i n P rovide nce Jan 5 1847 married T ho mas , .
, ,

W R i c h mond Nov 2 1 1866 ; die d Ap ril 29 1869

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Lyman Franci s , born i n P roviden ce J u ne 14 1848 ; married (1)

C amill a C M unroe D ec 25 1873 ; (2) Jann ie M cD earmm
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Ap ril 3 1882 , .

Delana J eno e , bo rn i n P rovide nce Jan 9 1850; died Marc h 20 , .

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1856 .

Lena Aug usta, born in P rovid ence D ec , . 30, 1850; died Aug 28, .

185 1 .

P h i li p Allen ,J bo rn i n P rovid e n ce J u n e 26
r 185
. 2 ;
, marri ed , ,

Henri etta Pa c k ard Jan 2 1877 , .

, .

Jo seph i ne , born i n Providence April 9 1854 ; died Nov 30 1854 , , .

, .

O li ver B uch anan , bo rn i n Providence M ay 22 1856 ; married ( 1) , ,

M rs A nn ie S J effery D ec 1 1 1883 ; (2) E thel B C rosse

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,

M arc h 6 1889 , .

Addi s o n P i erce , born i n Providence Jan 2 1862; married A nn ie , .

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B Hopki ns D ec 22 1885
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Nelli e Frances , born i n Re hob oth M ay 4 1868 ; marri ed Cla rence , ,

A B rouwe r Dec 15 1892

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NI CH O LS , DANF O RTH BLI S S , D D , son of J ames and Ly d ia . .

( Bliss ) N i c h o ls was bo rn Oc t 8 1 8 16 i n a h,o use o wn ed b y S a mue l .

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 BIOGRAPH I CAL SKETCH ES
B a ke r at Oak Swa m Re hob oth At th e ag e of t en he was sent
“
t o t h e S un d ay sc hoo a t t h e Old Yello w Mee ti ng Ho use on t he
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”
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hill Dea Asa hel Bliss was s uperi n ten den t a n d Sa muel I Rem
. .
, .

i n g t o n ta u zht t h e c l as s of boys wh o rec ite d t h e vers es of Sc ripture

th ey h ad learned th ro ug h t he w ee k I n a le tt er written many .

y ears lat er he s pea ks of The old mee ti ng ho use w ith t he hi g h -

perch ed p u lpit t h e s o un di ng boa rd above it t h e foursc ore pews

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t he hi g h g allery w ith a hi g h e r g a ll e ry i n t he t wo c o rners i n t h e

rea r of t h e s i n g e rs se a ts t h e hi g h es t p e ws of all w h ere t he
’
,
”
c olo red me n a n d w o men h ad the i r s itti n g s i n God s h o use
’
.

M r Ni c h ol s g ra d ua ted a t Obe rlin Colleg e i n 1839 an d a fter

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,

w ard s took t he d eg ree of M D b u t p re ferri n g t h e mi n i s t ry h e . .

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w as o rd a i n e d a t B e n to n s po rt I a Ja n 29 1850 He w as s u pe ri n , .
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, .

te n de n t of t h e C hi c ag o Re form Sc h ool fro m 1856 to 1860 a nd ,

d u ri n g t he C ivil W a r w as s uperi n te n de n t of c o n tra b an d s a t Was h

i n g to n D C a n d for s e ve ra l y e a rs w a s c o n nec te d w ith Ho w ard
, .

Un ive rs ity H e a fte rw a rd s did mi s s i o n a ry w o rk i n se v e ra l s ta tes

. ,

Iowa Mi c hig a n F lo rid a O hio a nd D a kota Th ro ug h h i s efforts

, , , , .

t he C ong reg a tio n al C h urc h a t B on Ho mme D a k was b u ilt i n , .

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1885 a n d l a ter t h e c h urc h a t La Gra n g e

, .

M r Ni c h o l s w as t w i ce marri ed : ( 1) to S a ra h A C h es man of
. .

C i nc i n n a ti 0 Feb 27 184 0; ( 2) to Eli za beth Booth of M adiso n

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I a Dec 14 184 3 He died a t W h i ls o n Or D ec 8 1906 a t t he

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a g e of n i n e t y y ea rs .

PECK , B ENJAM I N, w as born i n wa n sea , M as s , J un e 3, 17 90 S . .

H i s fa th e r Pe le g Pec k , w h o w as bo rn i n 1736, was a l ead i n ma n

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g
i n to wn i n h i s day B e i ng i n t h e p ri me of life on t he ope n i ng of
.

t he Re v ol u ti o n h e ea rly took a n i n te res t i n milita ry a ffa i rs

, He .

re ce iv ed a c o mmi s s io n f ro m t h e Colo n i a l Gov ern me n t i n 177 2,

a n d h e ld a ca pta i n s c o mmi ss io n i n a S w a n sea co mp a ny He

’
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marri ed fo r h i s fi rs t w ife , Ph e be M as o n of S w an sea , by w hom he

h a d fo urtee n c h i ld re n H is w ife dyi n g i n 1 778, h e s u b se q uen tly
.

married M a ry Tho rn ton a w ido w w ith th ree c hild re n There were , .

fi v e c hild re n by thi s marri ag e of whom B e nj a mi n w as t h e you n g es t , ,

th ere fo re h e h ad t w en ty on e b roth e rs or h a lf b roth ers an d s i s ters - -

.

H i s ea rly life wa s p as sed upo n t h e farm, a n d a t a p roper ag e he

was a pp re n ti ce d to C al e b Eas terb rook s of S w a ns ea to lea rn t h e
tra de of a w hee lw ri ht After co mpl e ti n h i s trad e , h e i n 18 13
g ”
b u ilt t h e w a t e rw li ee s for t h e old Whi t e an d T roy Mill s i n
.

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Fall R ive r t he fi rs t to ope ra te cotton mac hi nery i n th a t c ity
, .

I n 18 15 he ma rri e d M ary Lu th er, d aug hter of M a rti n Lu ther of

W a rre n , R I I n 18 16 he w as a t W alth a m, w here he sa w t he
. .

fi t po e loom i n o pe ra tio n I n 18 19 he en tered t h e service of

rs w r-
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t he old I he n i x Fo und ry
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o i n Providence as a a ttern ma er, C .
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a n d i n 182 1 eca me su pe ri n te n d en t for Philip Al e n a t h i s mill
b
i n S mi t h field, R I H is w ife died i n 1825 , le avi ng h i m with t wo
. .

s mall c hild ren , o ne other h a vi ng died very y o ung .

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 H I STORY OF REH OBOTH

I n 1826 h e ca me to Re hobot h an dbeca me assoc iated with the

Wilki nso ns of Paw tucke t at t he e Orl ans M ill The W il ki nsons .

fa i li ng i n 1829 a new co mpan y was fo rmed and he con ti nued t o

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ow n a h alf i n te res t w ith di ffere n t p artn ers u n til 1865 wh en b e re

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ti re d fro m b us in ess .

I n 1820 w hile res idi ng i n P rovid e nce h e made a profess i on of

, ,

re li g io n a n d u n ited w ith t h e F i rs t B a ptis t Ch u rc h th e n un d er t he ,

as to ra te of D r Ste ph en G a n o On c o mi n g to Re hoboth b e for a

p
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ew y ears w o rs hip ( 1 w ith t h e Co n g re g a tio n a l C h urc h at t h e V i l

l ag e S ubseq
. ue n t y h e bec a me a me mber a n d a d e ac on i n t h e F irs t
B a ptis t C h urc h of North S wanse a w h ere h is g ran dfa ther was ,

deac o n one h undre d years be fore H ere he w as very i nfl uenti al .

.

g ivi n g li b e ra ll y of h i s ti me a n d m o n e y fo r t h e w e lf are of t h e
ch urc h He was fo n d of mus i c an d for years e ith er san g i n t he
.
,

c hoi r or pl ayed t h e b ass V iol He was accustomed to say th a t he

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d id not receive i n hi s you th an amoun t of schooli ng eq ual to one

year ; b u t he was we ll i nforme d on all subj ec ts an ex cellent ,

ma th ematic ian an d un ders tood surve i n g tri g ono metry man

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ufac t uri n g an d c ivil en g i nee ri ng He i ed a t Re hoboth Oct 29 . .

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1882 i n h is 93d y ear re ta i n in g h i s fac ulties u n til w ithi n a few

, ,

h ou rs of h is dea th .

M r Pec k w as a man of l arg e ca p ac ity comb i n i n rare mech an

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,

i ca l s k ill w ith remarkab le ex ecu tive ability For orty years h i s .

mi n d was th e domin en t force i n t he O rl eans M an ufac turi ng Co .

H is d aug hter M ary Lu th er Pec k married Willi am A K in g

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b 21 T hey h ad four chi ld ren (See s ke tc h un der Ki ng

a gm A
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P EIRCE , S AM UEL LUTHER , born i n Re hoboth A ri l 13, ,

S
1828 , w as t h e son of a muel a nd a ne ( C ase ) Pe i rce of Re o ot h J b
“k “ “
.

He was desce nd e d from C a pt Mi c h ae l Pe irce of n di an War fame , I

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.

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as follows : C apt Mi c h ae l , E b ra i m A z ri a m, Samue l , A zri
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,

ka m, q u ier, amue l , S amue Lu th er

S S .

H i s fath e r die d wh e n h e was e l e ven ye ars old D urin g h is early .

life h e was a ca rpen ter a nd la ter h e was e n g ag e d in t he wholesale

,

mea t b us i ness w ith Na th an Earl e of Re hoboth Re ti ri ng fro m .

th a t , h e con d uc te d a wholesale milk b us i n ess , a long w ith g e neral

farmi ng , and for e i g ht y ears ca rrie d t he U mail to Providence, . S .

R I , be i n g t h e fi rs t ma il c arrier from t he o u th Re hoboth pos t

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S
o fli c e , w ith a reco rd a t t h e ce n t ral ofli ce i n P rovide nce uns ur
pas sed for p ro mptness an d effi c ie ncy
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M r Pe irce was a se lf made man who by t h e conditions of h is
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b oyhood h ad learn ed se lf reliance and i n dus tr Wh a tever he di d

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was well do ne He carried w ith h i m an a i r of th rift and nea tness

.

whic h a ppeare d i n h i s u ildi ng s , l an d s , teams a nd all h is e ui

b q
men ts He was thoroug hl tru stworthy i n ever rela tion in li e
. y y .

For se vera l years he was w ith h is fa mi ly a re g ular atten dan t a

 BI O GRAPHICA L S KETCH ES

t he Co tio n a l C h urc h i n t he V illag e O f h i m it c a n be

“ n g re g a
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tru th fu lly sa id H e w as a n hon es t a n d fa ithf ul c iti ze n

, .

H e ma rri e d A ug 10 185 1 An n E li z a C arpe n ter Ho rton

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d a ug hte r of J a me s a n d Sophi a ( Wh ea t o n ) Ho rto n of Re hoboth ,

an d a t t h e ti me of h i s d e a th A ug 3 1 19 1 1 th ey h a d live d to , .
, ,

g e the r ove r 60 y e a rs S h e die d Oc t 5 19 1 1 A d a ug hter ( th e i r

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o n ly c hild ) Nellie Lu ther Holde n w ife of Ge org e W Hold en a n d

, , .
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o ne g ra n d s o n W a rre n Lu th e r H olde n s urvi v e h i m

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PERR Y, AR THUR REED , M D , s o n of I ra a n d E mily (Reed ) . .

Pe rry a nd b ro th er of D r Ed g a r, was born i n Rehoboth , J une 16, .

1866 ; p re p ared fo r c olleg e a t Phillip s Ex e te r A c ademy ; g rad u a ted

C
fro m H a rv a rd olleg e i n t he c l as s of 189 2, an d rece ived t he deg ree
of M D fro m t h e H arv ard M edi ca l Sc hoo l i n 1896 He married
. . .

M a r a re t E liza be t h a hill , d a ug hter of Willia m a n d M arg are t

C
C a hi l a t M a g n oli a , M as s
, Oc t 5 , 1904 .
, . .

D r Pe rry h as re n de re d a l a rg e servi ce to h u ma n ity an d won

.

dis ti n c tio n i n h i s p rofess io n by h i s spec i a l i n ves tig a tion s i n tube r

c ulos i s I l e p re p are d h i mself fo r h i s n a tio n a l w o rk y t e n y ears
. b
of dili g en t p rac t i c e i n h i s p rofes s ion i n Bos to n a n d e arlier i n Som
ervill e w h e re h e w a s c ity phy s i c i a n ,
, ac teriolog i s t a n d membe r of b
t h e b o a rd o f h e a lth He c on ce rn ed hi mse lf p a rti c ul a rly i n t h e
.

ca use s of de a t h a mo n g w o me n a n d c hi ld ren e mploy e d i n t h e co tto n

mills of Ne w E n g l a n d Th ro ug h h i s i n iti a tiv e t he U S B ureau

. . .

of La bor Sta ti s ti cs s tarted to i n ves ti g a te this i mporta n t s u j ec t b

a n d a ppoi n t e d D r Pe rry to ta ke c h a rg e of t h e servi ce
. Re li u .

q u i s h i n g a s u c c e ss
. f u l p ra c ti c e , h e s p e n t fi v e y ea rs i n te n s iv e ly s t u dy
i ng t he p re v a le nc y a n d c a u ses of ea rly d ea th i n t h e Ne w E ng l an d
a n d So u th e rn c o tto n ma n u fac t u ri n g c iti es of a ll R iv er, M a n F
c h e s te r a n d P a w t uc ke t ; Atl a n ta A ug u s ta a n d Ra l e i g h E di t o
ri a lly t he B o s to n M ed i ca l J ou rn al c o mme n d e d thi s rep ort as
,

ep
.

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oc h al . I t s h o ws th a t to t ube rc ul os i s i s due nearly o ne h a lf of -

a ll d e a th s a mo n g w o me n i n t h e c otto n mill s be tw ee n t h e a g e s of

fif te e n a n d fo rty fi v e Th e res u lt of thi s s tudy w as p u li s h ed as

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Vol X I V of t h e n i n e tee n vol u me Gov ern me n t re po rt on t he C on
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d i t i o n s of Wo me n a n d C
h i ld W a g e - E a rn ers i n t h e Un ited Sta tes
i n 19 12 .

D r Pe rry h a s n o w rea dy fo r p ubli c a tio n a sec o n d a nd s u pple

.

me n ta ry re po rt re l a t i n g to t h e de bilita ti n g i n fl ue n ces c o mmo n ly

p rece d e n t to fa ta l tuberc ulos i s Adv a n ce d s h ee ts s ta rtli ng ly s ho w .

as ro mi ne n t d e a th fa c to rs t he li a b i t u a ll ex ce s s iv e u se of al c o
p
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h oh c be v e rag e s a mo n g yo u n g me n a n d c h i d be a ri n g a n d ov e rwork ,
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a mo n g yo u n g w o me n .

PERRY, C HARLE S A n tho ny Pe rry t h e Re hoboth a n c es to r . , ,

was o rn i n Eng l a n d i n 16 15 He came to thi s c o un try i n 1640

b .

an d w as o n e o f t he e a rly se ttl e rs of Re hoboth H e w as one of t h e .

c o n trib u to rs to t h e s u ppo rt of Ki n g Philip s w a r a n d a rep rese n ta

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 HI STORY OF REHO BOTH

tive to t he G eneral Co urt i n Bos ton He h ad s i x c hil d ren and .

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died M arc h 12 1683 leavi ng by wi ll reco rded at Ply mouth a

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l arg e l a n ded prope rty a nd a con sid erable pe rso nal es ta te From .

A n tho ny i s d esce nded Ch arles t he s ubj ec t of thi s ske tc h , .

Anth o ny P erry
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S amuel , bo rn Dec 10 1648 ; ma rri e d M a ry Mi ll a rd D ec 12

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1678 Se ve n c hild re n
. .

Jasi el , born i n Reho both M ay 6 1682 ; marrie d Re becca Wi l , ,

marth Ja n 3 1706 Ei g ht c hildre n

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Dani e l , bo rn i n Reh o both M ay 9 17 10; marri ed M a ry Wal ker

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M arc h 9 17 37 Th ey lived i n North Reho both E i g ht c hild ren

, . . .

Ezra born i n Re hoboth M ay 22 174 1 ; ma rri ed Je mi ma Titus

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i n 17 62 Te n c hild re n . .

Ezra , bo rn i n Reho both Ja n 15 1767 ; ma rri ed Be tsey Bliss

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D ec 10 1780 El e ve n c hild re n
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Dani e l bo rn i n Re hoboth D ec 17 1802 ; ma rried Lydi a A n n

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C a rpenter of Rehoboth i n 1830 He live d a t Perryville . .

Five c hildren : D an iel died i n i n fan cy William C a rpen ter

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Susa n Carpe n ter Ch arles a n d E li zabeth , , .

Ch arl e s was born i n Pe rryville M ay 3 1 184 0 He was ed uca ted

, , , .

i n t he p u bli c sc hool s a nd a t t h e V ill ag e Hi g h Sc hool taug ht

by T W Bi c k n ell . . .

At t he ag e of n i ne tee n Ch arl es Pe rry en tered t he wood turn i ng -

fac tory of J a mes H e n ry Perry C o lea rn i ng t he b us i ness and .

,

joi n i n g t h e fi rm i n 1865 I n 187 1 he became s ol e o wner of t he bus i .

n es s a n d t he n e x t y ea r took as h i s p a rt n er E d wi n Pe rry of Paw

,

t uc ke t They c o n d uc ted a th rivi ng b us i ness i n wood t u rn i ng and

.
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c a rvi n g u n til 1890 w h e n Ch arles Perry re ti red , .

M r Perry i n h e rits t h e be s t q ua liti es of h i s P urita n a nces t ry

.

a ma n ho nore d for h i s i n teg ri t y a f ri e n d of t h e nee dy hi g hly re , ,

s pec t e d i n t h e to wn w he re h e h as h e ld pos itio n s of t rus t I n 1889 .

he se rve d as re p rese n ta tive i n t he M as s ac h use tts Le g i s l a ture an d ,

h a s bee n a me mbe r of t he Re hoboth sc hoo l boa rd fo r ma n y years .

He i s a s ta u nc h Re p u blic an fi rm i n h i s c o n vi c tions an d e ver 10 al , ,

to t he co urse he beli e ve s to b e rig ht I n 1867 he b eca me a mem r .

,

of t h e A nnawa n B a pti s t C h u rc h g a ve g e nerous ly for i ts sup port , .

a n d w as for ma n y y e a rs i ts t re a s ure r Th e c hoi r h a d t h e be nefit .

o f h i s un u s ua lly fi n e voi ce a c o n sec ra te d g ift w hi c h a ll e njoy ed , .

On No v 26 1868 h e ma rri e d A n n a Po we ll Pie rce d a ug hter o f

.
, , ,

Noa h a nd Eli za be th Marti n Pie rce of Re hoboth Th ey h ad fi ve .

c hild re n as follo ws :
,

Edward Everett , bo rn Ja n 17 187 0; married M a be l Fos te r B r g s

of Attle boro ug h Sept 26 1900 Di e d A ug 10 19 12 gne
,

i
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, . .
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s o n Ra lph Fos te r
, .

C l ara Loui s e , bo rn J u ly 18 1874 ; ma rri e d Ed wi n Fos ter C ary ,

of Provide nce R I Sept 14 1898 Two child re n : Eleanor , . .

, .

Fos ter a nd Hope S heph erds on .

G EO RG E P I E RC E BA K E R. M D
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M ari on Carpent er, born Se pt 1 1 1882; ma rrie d Jerome E arl e .
,

Farn um of Provid ence R I Apri l 30 1906 Two ch i ldren , . .

, , .

Perry Earle and Mu r e i l Pierce .

Edna Frances , orn Nov 8, 1884 b . .

Edi th Aureli a , born Nov 8, 1884 ; . die d Fe b 19. 1885 . .

PERRY, DR ED GAR , was t h e s on of I ra a n d E mily (Ree d )

.

b
Pe rry a n d w as orn a t t h e anc es tral home i n Re hoboth , Oc t 19 , .

1855 . He a tte n de d th e p u blic sc hools an d w as g rad ua te d from

Phillips Ex e ter A c ademy New Ha mps hi re i n t h e c lass of 1877
-
, , .

From there h e w e n t to B ro wn U n ivers ity a n d g ra d ua te d i n t h e

cl as s of 1880 w ith t h e d eg ree of A B , a n d th ree y ears l a ter w as . .

g iv e n t h e M as t e r of A rts d e g ree H e w as a n ho n o r ma n w ith Phi .

Be ta Ka ppa ra n k I mmedi at ley af ter lea vi n g coll ege he we n t to

.

Attl e o ro ug h M ass , w he re h e took a pos itio n W i th t he A ttle

b , .

boroug h Chron ic le as re po rter E vid e nc i n g ma rk e d a bility as a

.

n e w s p a pe r w ri t er h e s oo n bec a me e di t o r a n d p ro p rie to r a n d was

,

c o nn ec te d w it h t h e p a pe r fo r se v en y e a rs I n 1888 h e wen t W es t .

j
a nd oi ne d t h e s ta ff of t h e Clevela nd Leader, b u t i n 189 1 re t urn ed

Eas t a n d joi n e d t he s ta ff of t he B oston H erald, w ith whi c h h e

w ork e d u n til a bo u t 1893 w h en h e bec a me t h e co rres po n de n t a t
.

Bos to n of t h e New York Hera ld While on t h e H erald s ta ff he .

was fo r se v era l y e ars e ditor a n d man ag e r of t h e S omerville Ci ti zen .

H e foun d ti me to s t udy me di c in e a n d i n 1898 g rad ua te d from th e

H arv ard Me di ca l Sc h oo l w ith a cu m la ude a n d a t on ce se t up
S
prac ti ce a t 1 120Boyl ston tree t Bos ton , w h ere he s oon es ta lis hed , b
t h e Gordon Pe rry Hospita l He w as a member of t he M assach u
.

se tts M edi ca l S oc ie ty a nd of t h e Bos ton M e di c a l Soc ie ty .

H i s love for Re h oboth was v ery s tro ng a nd he al way s re turne d

to h i s n a tive town w ith de li g ht He was one of t he ma i n movers .

i n t h e ce l eb ra tio n of t h e t wo h u n d re d a n d fifti e th an n ivers ar of y

t he to wn , a nd a n e ffi c ie n t me mber of t h e c ommittee of arran g e
men ts .

D r Pe rry marrie d : ( 1) E mma Whi te M arch 15, 1887

. Sh e , .

di ed Ja n 15 , 1894 Child re n : H arold White , Es ther Re ed , Edg ar

. .

Ad a ms ( 2) E mma Go rdo n Se pt 7 , 1898 D r Perry d ied Ap ril

.
, . . .

7 , 1903 H i s to mb s to n e i n t he B rig g s Corn er C eme tery bea rs t h e

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follow i n g i nsc riptio n :

Pe y “
Edg ar rr ,

O t be 15 185 5 A p il
c o r ,
— r 7, 19 03,
J li t Phy i i
o urn a s , s c an
Ti ele i i d t y le t
r ss n n us r , a r of mn i d ,

L ft y
o of p urpose .
”

P ERRY, M ARS D EN JAS IEL A mo n g th e earlies t towns .

pl an te d i n Ne w E n g la n d w as Re hoboth , i n t h e Ply mou th olony C .

I n 164 1 t h e l a n d w as bou g ht fro m M as sass oi t y Joh n ro wn a n d b B

E d ward Wi n s low Th e t o wn w as plan ted i n 1643, and A n thon
. y
Perr was among t he earl se ttlers
y y .
 HISTORY OF R EHOBOTH

On t he 4 t h day of Marc h 1629 t he Colony of Massach usetts

, ,

B ay was g ive n a c h arte r an d twe n ty s ix me n were n amed as

,
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g r a n t ee s T h
. e fo u rt ee n th was R i c h a rd P e r r y a n d t h e t w e n t y ,

fi rs t was J oh n B rown The descen dan ts of th ese t wo Eng lis h men

.

were a mo ng t h e o rig i n al pl an te rs of t h e town of Re hoboth and ,

they i n t ermarri ed Fro m these li n es there ca me many descendan ts

. .

To one of the m Hora tio Perry a son was bo rn i n 1850 i n a s mall

, , ,

ho use on A g ricult ura l Aven ue s ta n di n upon t he l a nd whic h h is

h
,

g rea t
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g ran df a th e r h a d divid e d a m o n g i s e i g ht c hild re n le a v i n g ,

a fa rm to eac h The c hild was g ive n a name bro ug ht to New Eng

.

lan d by t he very earlies t of th ese me n t wo cen turies and more be ,

fore h i s birth M arsden Jas ie l Pe rry Whe n this child was three
, .

years of ag e h i s fa ther died and soon after h is mother was marri ed

,

to her secon d h us band Th e c hild wen t t o live with h is pa terna l

.

g ra n d m oth e r L u cy
, P e rr y Thi s g r a n d
. m oth e r a te a c h er i n t h e ,

sc hool s g a v e t he boy t h e adv a n ta g e of her ma n y y ea rs of tra in in g

, .

The ho me c o n ta i ne d a g ood lib rary i n whi c h t he boy was g ive n a

free ra ng e At a ve ry early ag e h e de ve lo pe d a n a p pe tite for rea d
.

i ng a n d c onn e d ma ny of t he Eng l is h c l ass ics an d i n one case a ,

”
G reek c l ass i c i n E ng lis h The Re publi c of Pl at o This wo nderful
, .

book t h e boy rea d be fo re h i s th i rtee nth ye a r and Pl a to s idea l ,

’

s ta te i s s till fi x e d i n h i s mi n d .

I n t h e you n g M a rsd e n t he se nse of ob se rv a tio n bec ame s trong ly

de ve lope d B es ides h i s natural g ift of c o nce nt ra tio n h i s isola ted
.
,

life led h i m to t urn h i s mi n d i n ward i n reflec tio n He thou ht .

more dee ply th a n t he averag e boy w ith man y pl ay mates an d is ,

sag ac ity h as bee n a p ro mi ne n t trait i n h i s life A n old farmer n ear .

by o nce told M ars de n of ce rta i n plans he h ad made for t he follow

i n g w i n ter ; i n t he a utu mn t h e old ma n died a nd h i s ch eri sh ed p lans
were n ever ca rried out From this i nc iden t h e l earned t he lesson
.

of p romptness : if a thi ng was to be do ne it h ad be tter be done

qu ic k ly As h e t rud g ed b ac k a nd forth from sc hool he learned
.

man y thi n g s fro m h i s own observ a tio n t h e so ng s of b i rd s t h e

, ,

love li ness of t he wild flowers t h e g racef ul ness of t he elm tree t h e

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,

poe try of t h e w ild At t he ag e of t we lve h e beg a n t o re ali ze tha t

.

h e mus t s oo n g o fo rth a mo ng me n a n d do h i s pa rt i n t he world s

’

w ork . Near t h e c los e of t h e War of t he Re be ll i o n h e en lis te d i n a

M as sac h use tts c o mpa ny an d w as se n t to Bos to n He was de .

ta il ed to a pos i t io n i n t h e offi ce of t he P rovos t M ars h al attached

to t h e offi ce of Gov e rnor A nd re w Th e 3d of J uly 1863 was a .
, ,

day of i mporta n ce i n h i s life as it was i n t h e life of t he Govern or

, .

Th e l a tte r h ad pro mi se d to p ass t h e Fo urth w ith frie nd s i n Sal e m ,

b u t lea rn i ng t h e n i g ht be fore th at h e was e x pec te d to make a

s pee c h t h e n e x t mo rn i n g a t t h e d e di c a tio n of t h e s ta tue of Horace
M a n n h e pas se d mos t of t he n i g ht i n p re pa ra tio n As h e mus t
,
.

h ave book s of re fere n ce fro m t he s ta te lib rary wh o s hould be ,

a s ke d to b ri ng th e m b u t t h e b ri g ht boy f ro m Re hoboth ? Th us
h i s di sc ove ry of t he s ta te lib rary marke d a re d le t ter day i n h i s -
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life .I n 187 1, M r Perry wen t to Provide nce , R I , hi mse lf h i s o n ly

. . .

frien d , h i s h ead an d h a n ds h i s on ly ca pita l ; a n d the re h e h as

dwelt e ve r s i nce .

I n 188 1 he o rg a n i ze d h i s fi rs t c o rpora tio n beca me i ts p res i den t ,

a n d c o n t rolle d it for e i g ht y ea rs I n this s a me year he became a

.

di rec tor i n t he B an k of A meri c a Thi s the n a s mall b an k h ad .

, ,

as se ts of It is now t he U n io n T ru s t o mp a ny whose C ,

ho me i s a ma g n ifi ce n t t we lve s to ry bloc k o n Wes tmi ns ter a n d

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Dorra nce Stree t s i n P rovide n ce a n d i ts ass e ts are mo re th a n ,

twelve millions of doll a rs .

As early as 1882 M r Perry s a w t h e poss ibilities of elec tric

, .

li g hti n g an d a cq u i red co n trol of t h e Fall R iver Elec tric Li g htin g

Comp any I n 1884 h e w ith t wo others urc h ased t he Narrag a n
a n d s t i lr
.
, ,

se tt E l ec tri c L i g ht C o mp a n y ; la t er t h e Un io n Stree t
Ra il roa d i n P ro v id e n ce H e i s a l e a di n g Di rec to r i n t h e Ni c hols o n
.

F ile Co mpa ny t he la rg es t fi le p rod uc i ng c omp a ny i n t he world

, .

A mo ng t h e g re a tes t of t h e w ork s o f M r Pe rry i s h i s de ve lo p .

me n t of s u b u rb a n e l ec tri c ra il way s ov e r R hode I sl a n d a n d e n ter

i n g lli as s ac h usc tts Thi s w o rk be g a n w ith t he I n te rs ta te Ra il way
.

Co mp a ny i n 1895 t hen b a n k rupt a n d i n t he h a n ds of rece ivers

, .

It is n ow a mos t i mporta n t a n d va l uab le fac to r i n t he co mmun ities

it serves .

A bo u t t he fi rs t o f J a n ua ry 1893 M r Perry a n d t h ose ass oc ia ted

, , .

w ith h i m obta i ne d co n trol o f t h e s t ree t ra il w ay s i n t h e c ity of

Providen ce D uri n g t he n ex t t e n y ea rs u n der h is ma n ag emen t
.
, ,

t h e mil e ag e o f th ese ro a d s w as e n o rmo us ly i n creas e d u n t il h e con

trolled p rac t i ca lly a ll t h e ro ad s i n R hode I s l a n d .

Grea t a s w e re th es e ma teri a l ac hi e ve me n ts M r Perry h as ac , .

c o mplis he d a n othe r c lass of w o rk s of far g rea te r s i g n ifi c an ce D ur .

i n g a ll these y e a rs h e w a s e n g a g e d i n c oll ec ti n g a S h a kes pe ri a n

lib ra ry I n se a rc hi ng h is g ran d mothe r s library on e day young
’
.
,

Perry ca me a c ross a copy of Sh a kes pe a re s pl ays ; a nd e very sp are ’

mo men t for ma ny w ee k s w as s pe n t i n po ri n over i t s p ag es

Fro m thi s ex peri e nc e c a me on e of t he g rea tes t co llec tio ns of S h ake
.

s pe ri a n litera t ure n o w i n e x i s te n ce He al s o co llec te d t h e w o rks .

of Al be rt D ti re r a n d t he e tc h i n s a nd o ri g i n a l d ra wi ng s of Re m
bra n dt as w e ll as t he writi ng s ofWilli am Mo rris
,

, .

M r Perry s love of bea u ty is see n i n h i s c ollec tio ns of C hi nese

’
.

porcela i n an d ra re f urn it ure H i s ho me t he Joh n B rown ho use

.
,

o n Po wer Stree t Providen ce is t he bes t ex ample of c olon ial

, ,

arc hitec tu re i n t h e s ta te of R hod e I s l a nd a n d on e of t h e fi n es t i n ,

t h e c o u n t ry .

Ele ve n y e a rs a g o h e a cq ui re d a h a n ds o me Ne w port es ta te on t h e
“ ,
”
Ocean D rive called Bleak House beau tif ul in dee d for s ituation , ,

b u t n a t ura lly b lea k a n d barre n as t he n a me i mplies M r Perry s

’
. .

i s h as tra ns forme d thi s b a rre n w as te a n d mad e it bloss o m as

g e n
t he rose
u
“
To day t he g ardens of Blea k Ho use are deservedly
.
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fam us a nd i t s flo we rs b loo m res ple n den t in s pite of h arsh wi n te r

wm g s .

M r Perry is a member of t he Art A ssoc i a tio n of N ewport

.
, an d
c h a i rma n of i t s c o mmittee of b u ildi n g s an d g ro u n d s .

Su h c is i n p art t he wo r k of M a s de n J
r . Perry d uri n t he pas t
fo ty y
r ears . Few h a ve do ne so much in so many li nes or t he ad
v a nce me n t a n d c u lt u re of h uman ity .

P IERCE , ELIZAB ETH B ESAYADE , was descen ded from Capt .

M ic h ae l Pie rce of I n dia n War fame Sh e was t he d aug hter of .

Noah a n d Eliza be t h M a rti n Pie rce an d was orn i n Re ho both b ,

Aug 15 1839 Th e li n e of desce n t i s as follo ws : Noa h , N oa h

.
, .
’ ‘
,

Noa b Jose ph , A z ri k am, E ph ra i m,

‘
,
‘ ’ ’
ic h ael ‘
M .

She be g a n h er ed uc atio n i n t he p ubli c sc hools of t h e town an d

i n t he i c k n el l High Sc hool S h e co mmen ce d tea c h i n g at t he ag e
B .

of s i x tee n a t arri ng t o n , R I , w ith an un s dc d s c hool of more

B . .

th a n fo rty sc hol a rs Be i ng a mbitious for urt her e d ucatio n, s he

.

s t udi e d i n t h e a c a d e my a t Attl e bo ro ug h a n d eag e rly p urs ued suc h

branc h es as wo u ld fit her for he r c hose n life wo rk Her cravi n -

.

for k n o wled g e an d h er love of s tu dy i nd uced h e r to take t h e fu

C h aut a u na c o urse , g rad ua ti ng i n t h e c lass of 1887 S he af ter .

ward s too t h e co u rse i n Un ive rsa l H is t ory , an d h a vi ng ho n ora l by

pas se d her ex a mi na tion rece ived her diplo ma All t he w hile, .

her wo rk i n t he sc h ool roo m we n t forward w ith re newed zea l , an d

many of h er upils felt t he i nspi ratio n of h er teachi ng an d tes tifi ed
to i t s h elpfu n ess i n afte r years Sh e ta ug ht i n se veral Rehoboth .

sc hool s an d i n so me of t h e ad oi n i n g to wn s When i n 1886 some

j .

of t h e sc hool s i n town were bro ug ht tog e th er i n t he Goff Memori al

B u ildi n g , Mi ss Pie rce was p ri n c ip a l A s t he peopl e we re not .

rea dy for thi s adv an ce ca u s i n g t h e pl a n to fa il

, s he ta ug ht a ,

priva te sc hool for a car a t t h e h a ll Her l as t ye ars i n teachi ng .

were s pe n t i n t h e B a n di n g sc hool It was there th at she i nau.

ura ted t h e fi rs t me mori a l ex erc ises , whi c h h a ve s i n ce g rown to

g
mc lude all of t h e sc hool s i n tow n S h e h ad ro un de d out nearl . y
fifty years of wo rk i n t he sc hool roo m whe n h er h ealth fa i led .

S h e was fro m h er yo u th a loy a l me mbe r of t he c hu rc h a n d man y

i n h e r S un d ay sc h oo l c las s beca me effi c ie n t
-
h ri s tia n workers C .

S he loved t he Wo rd of God a n d de li g hte d i n i t s st u dy Her c hie f .

des ire w as to k now an d do t he wi ll of God , a nd s he a pp roved h er

se lf to all a d e vo u t a n d s te a dfas t Ch ri s ti a n After a li ng erin g ill ness .

b
whi c h s h e o re w ith c h arac te ri s tic fortitu de , s he fell as l ee p on t h e
29t h day of un e , 1909 J .

P IERCE , J HN W , born i n Re hoboth , M ass , Oc t 10 1862,

O . . .
,

was t h e son of Willi a m L a n d ara h E ( W rig ht) Pierce He was

. S . .

ed uca te d i n t h e Re hoboth sc hool s an d took a s pec i a l co urse i n t h e

hi g h er s tudies , g ivi ng h is c hief a tten tion to mus ic u ntil he ecame b
a d i rec tor of mus i c i n t he p u b li c sc hool s an d c h u rc h es , and als o
 B IOG RAPHICAL SKET CH ES

ta ug ht s i ng i ng sc hool s At ei g h teen h e was employed by G e orge .

Marvel i n t he g rocery bus i ness At twen ty t wo he succeeded h i s .

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fa th er on t h e Re hoboth sc hool b oard He ta ug ht th e Hornb i ne .

School i n t h e w i n te r of 1887 8 I n 1888 h e bo ug ht a farm in

— .

Swansea an d en g a ed i n market g arden in g He se rved for se veral

years on t h e sc h oofcommi t t ee of S wa nse a an d was superi n ten dent
.

of t he S und ay sch oo l a t t he Horn b i ne B apti s t Ch urch for fifteen

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y ears ; h e was enj oy ed as a soloi s t i n c h u rc h a n d S un d ay sc hool -

.

On Marc h 3 1885 h e married M ary E Kelto n daug hter of J ohn

, , .
,

an d H a n n a h M ( B a k er) Ke lto n wh o beca me h i s effi c ien t aeco m

.
,

p a n i s t Th ey h a v e on e d a ug hte r S te ll a bo rn S e pt 1 1 1 888 w h o

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.
, , .
, ,

married Les te r B ri g g s .

Li neag e : Joh n Willi am L J abez H enry J osh ua

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D ea Mi a l Eph ra i m E ph ra i m C apt Mi c h ael
’ l
. .
.
, , ,

P IERCE , CAP T M I C HAEL , was o rn i n En g l a n d a ou t t h e . b b

yea r 16 15, a n d ca me to A me ri c a i n 164 5, se ttli ng a t Hi ng h am, b ut
i n 164 7 re move d to Sc it ua te w hi c h to w n w as se ttle d i n 1628 b
y ,

men fro m Ken t He w as t w i ce ma rri e d , b u t littl e is k n own of h i s

.

do mes tic life ex cept th a t h i s sec o n d w ife was H an na h ames , an d J

th a t he h ad te n c hild re n as i s s ho w n by h i s w ill w hic h i s d a te d ,

Jan 15 1675 Th e i r n ames we re Pers i s , B e nj ami n

.
, . oh n , Eph , J
ra i m, E li za be th D e ora h , A n n , Abi a h , R u th , a n d A i g a il
, M an b b . y
b
of t h e Reho oth Pierces w e re desce n ded fro m Mi ch ae l throug h h is
son E ph ra i m H e n ry B Pierce , for man years Sec re ta ry of t he
lth of M as s a c h use tts was a y
. .

C o mmo n w ea xn ea l d es ce n d a n t , .

I n 1673 C a pt Mic h ae l was e n s i g n i n a co mpa n y ra i se d to g o

, .

a g a i n s t t h e D u tc h H e h ad been l s t lieu t m C apta i n Miles . .

Sta n dish s Comp any He was commiss io ne d capta i n by t h e P lym

’
.

c u th Colo ny Co u rt i n 1669 He w as i n t he Narrag anse tt Swamp .

F ig ht D ec 19 1675 and was killed i n an ambusca de at Cen tral

, .
, ,

Falls R I M arch 26 1676

, . .
, , .

RAND ALL , M ENZI AS R , M D

M ary Ra n . . .
, s o n of D an ie l an d
d all was born a t Eas to n M ass J u ne 10 1794 ; rece ived a medi ca l
, , .
, ,

deg ree a t H arv a rd U n ivers ity and a ls o a t B rown Se ptember , ,

1824 an d c o mmenced p rac ti ce a t Rehoboth t he s ame y ear

, He .

married ( I ) E li za Eds o n of Eas to n wh o die d Jan 8 1833; ( 2)

“
Al mi ra Gu ild ( Gould i n V ita l” “ a l s o of Eas to n
, .
,

M arc h 7 1834 D r Ra nd a ll was a po u lar phys i c i an and politi

He d
.
, .

—
e i a n ; w a s s ta te se n a to r 1859 60 ied J uly 23 1882 ag ed 88 .
, ,

yea rs lea vi ng a son D r Geo rg e H Ra nd all who succee ded h i m

, , . .
,

a n d p rac ti ce d i n Rehobo t h u n til h i s dea th M ay 6 19 15 ag ed , , ,

63 y ears .

RAYM ND , DR CHARLES N was t he son of s aac N Ray

O . I .

mon d who was orn i n alden , M ass , un e 26, 183 1 His b M . J .

moth er s n ame was M ari t ta urli ng ame of Fos ter, R I , b orn H B

’
. . .

M ay 19, 183 1 Dr Ra mond was orn at Warren, R I , Apri l 20,

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1854 . He was married ( 1) to Josephi ne Harmon

Balt i more , of
July 27 1876 ha vi ng t wo children ; an d (2) to Mrs L D Newell
, . . .
,

Nov 8, 19 14
. Both of h is daug hters ta ug h t i n t h e Rehobot h
.

sch ools One of the m Georg i a N , married M r F P Gardi ner of

. , . . . .
,

Warwi ck , R I , and h as three children ; t he o t her, Ag nes, is a Red

. .

Cross nurse now located in France .

D r Raymo n d prac ticed med ici ne i n Re hoboth from 1894 t o

.

1908 an d w as p ro mi nen t in t h e affai rs of t he t own an d c h urch .

He was one of t he fi rs t movers for a n e lec tri c ra il way throug h th e

town ; was pres iden t of th e Re hoboth Farmers Cl ub for t en years ; ’

secre tary of t h e Re pub lica n Town Committee for t wo years ; of

t h e B ris tol Coun ty Rep ub lican Co mmittee for t en years ; in tro
duced t h e fi rs t res olution for t he i n trod uc tio n i n to t he pub l ic
sc h ools of M ass ach use tts of t h e te ac hi ng of ag ri c ulture an d sen t ,

t he s ame to t h e S ta te B oard of E d uca tion .

His wife and d aug hter formed t h e soc i e ty of Grace Grm aways
amo n g t h e c hil dre n of Re ho both w hi c h fl ouris he d for many years , .

Dr Ray mon d i s now ( 19 17) loca te d a t Edg ewood R I

.
, . .

REED , REV AUGUS TUS B R WN, son of D eacon El i j ah A

. O .

an d D eli ht ( ro wn) Reed , was born Nov 19, 17 98, at Re ho o t h ,

B . b
M ass ; . S
ied ept 30, 1838, at W are ,
. as s ; marri ed Nov 17 , M . .

1824, M elin d a orden of Fall R i ver ( born Jan 13, 1805, die d Dec
B . .

27 , dau h t er of i ll iam an d arah (D urfee) Borden

W S .

Ag us t us B .d was prepared for colleg e by Re v Otis Thomp .

so n of Re hoboth , an d g rad ua te d f ro m B ro wn Un ivers ity i n 1821 .

He l a te r s tudied theolog with M r Tho mp s on , an d on une 2,

y . J
1823, was i ns ta l led as t h e fi rs t as tor of t h e i rs t Co ng reg at i onal F
Ch urc h of Fall R iver, w ith a as ary of 8450 He was called t o t he .

are , M as s , and was th ere i ns ta lled

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c h urc h i n W .

He was c h ai rman of th e sc h ool committee , a W h i g , an anti

ul
y 19, 1826 J .

M ason and a temp erance a dvoc a te He was fi ve feet t en inches .

i n he i g ht , of lig ht co mplex ion , l ue eyes , s lender frame, cons idered

b ”
honorable, soc i al , an d e ne volen t accord ing to h is means
b Mr . .

Reed was ne ver s trong a n d h is h alt h g rad uall dec li ned un ti l h is

, y
dea th co n s umption i n t h e forti e th
by ear of h i s ag e Chil dren : y .

Th eodora Gyani s , o rn uly 23, 1825 ; died b J arc h 8, 1886 ; mar M

ri e d E li ab illi ams of Fall R iver
W .

J
D el i g h t B rown , born une 4 , 1828 ; died Oc t 29, 1849 . .

Wi lli am Aug ust us , orn April 8, 1830; died 189 1 ; married M ary
b
Luce tta B rec k en rid g e .

Joh n Ri ch ard , born M arch 25, 1832; died Nov 1 1, 1907 ; married .

( )
1 u li J
a P ris c ill a B re c k e n rid g e fo u r c hild re n ; m arr i ed ( 2)
M arth a H un ti n g ton D ud man t wo c hild re n .

Th oma s , born D ec 27 1834 ; die d Fe b 1 0 1835

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, .

Th eoph ilus , bo rn M arc h 15, 1836 ; died A ug 23, 1 843

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REED , GUS TAVUS AD OLP HUS , was t h e son of Dea Eli ah . j

Aug us tus Reed of D ig h t on an d Delig ht ( rown) Reed of Re ho ot h B b .
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He was bo D ec 23, 18 1 1, i n Re hob oth , on t h e Reed homes te ad ,

rn .

h alf a mile fro m t h e Orleans Fac tory , w here all hi s years were
s pe n t . He was e d uca te d i n t he dis tric t sch oo ls , an d at t h e Acad
e my i n W are , M ass ; a ma n of s o u n d j u d g men t a nd g en uin e t e
.

li g i ous c ult ure He was c hosen deacon of t h e Cong reg ational

.

C h urc h a t Re hoboth V illag e M arch 27 , 1863 He was fon d of .

s i n g i n g a n d led t h e c h urc h c hoi r for ma n y y ea rs He als o ta ug h t .

s in g i n g sc hool fo r ma n y y e a rs
-
beg i n n i n g a t t he ag e of n i nete en
, ,

a n d i n on e w i n te r ta u g ht e i g ht di fferen t s ch ools , th us i n creas in g

h i s a n n ua l in come w hile de li g hti n g i n h i s w ork As a man , D eacon .

Ree d w as a n ex a mple of i n d us try , p rud e n ce , g e n tl eness a nd h os

p i ta li t y T .h e g u id e of h i s life w as t h e Gold e n R u l e H e m a r ri ed .

El ec ta An n Miller of Reho b oth , da ug hter of J osh ua an d Ly dia

( Wh ee l e r) Mill e r M a rc h 1 6 , 18 36 S h e w as b o r,n M a rc h 2 5 1 8 1 8; .
,

e d uc a te d i n t h e c o mmon s c hool s a n d a t t h e Fa ll R iver H i g h

Sc hool S h e was a w o man of en ergy who g a ve herself freel to her
ls
.

ho me , a n d i n ti mes of s pec i a l s i c k n ess to h er ne ig hbors a o ; for

s h e w a s a cc o un te d a g ood n urse S he was fa i r to loo k upo n an d .

g r e a tly b e lo v e d b u t m od e, s t w ith a l a n d c a p a b l e Th e y h ad i ss u e : .

Ch arl e s Le o nard , born Sept 20, 1837 ; die d M ay 8, 1 908 . .

Anni e El ecta , born J u ne 13, 1839 ; di e d J uly 27 , 1867 .

M ary Ann Borden , born Ja n 24 , 1843 . .

Almi ra M i ll er, bo rn D ec 10, 184 5 ; di ed J une 6, 1904 . .

Almo n Aug ustu s , b orn D ec 2 1848 .

, .

Jane Ameli a , b orn Fe b 22 185 1 .

, .

D e l i g h t Carpen t er, bo rn Fe b 14 , 1856 M rs Ree d die d J uly 18. . . .

1893 ag ed se v en ty fi ve y ea rs
, D eac on Ree d died Apri l 22,
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.

1889, i n h i s s e ve n ty e i g hth y ear -

.

R OBERT THE HERM IT A s i ng ul ar a n d eccen tric bei ng wh o

.
,

for ma ny y e ars liv e d i n a ru d e c ell on t h e eas t s id e of Seekonk

”
R iv e r n e a r I n di a B rid ge leadi n g t h e s olita ry l i fe of a rec l use
, , .

H is mothe r w as of Afri c a n d escen t a n d he was born i n sla very

a bo u t t h e y ea r 17 7 0 As h e g re w u p h e was sold fi rs t to one
.

mas ter a n d th e n a noth er b ut escape d an d bec ame a sa ilor After

, .

s uffe ri n g ma ny h a rd s hip s o n l a n d a n d sea h e li g hte d upo n Seekon k ,

a n d b u ilt h i m a littl e h u t a t Fox Poi n t w h ere h e e ke d out a wre t ch ed

e x i s te nc e u n til h i s d ea th a t t h e ag e of s ix ty or se v en ty y ears an d ,

w as b u ri e d i n a p a upe r s g ra v e (For a furth er acc oun t of thi s poo r

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wa if see Bli s s s H is t o ry pp 249

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S M I TH , NATHAN , M D , p rofe sso r m t h e medica l s c hools of . .

D artmouth , Y a l e a n d Bow doi n Colleg es , w as born a t Re hoboth ,

Se pt 30, 1762
. While he w as s till yo ung h is pare n ts re moved to
.

Ches ter, Wi nd s or C c , Vt H ere yo ung S mith acq u ired t h e ele

. .

men ts of ed uca tion i n t he co mmo n schools an d helpe d h is fa ther

on t he fa rm He was a member of t h e Vermon t militia , whose
.

d u ty it was to keep t he bo rder I nd ian s i n chec He was al so one k .

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of a o p of young men who h un ted beas ts of rey and secu red

g r u

g a m e f o r t h e ta b le I n th ese ex c u rs io n s
. h e s u e red g rea t h a rd
s hi A t one ti me h e was s tran ded far fro m ho me and con trac ted
p .

a s i c k ness w hi c h co n fi ne d h i m t o h i s hou se for many mo n th s He .

ta ug ht sc hool for se veral w i n ters an d h ad reac hed t he ag e of ,

twen ty fo ur whe n he rece ived an i mp ulse whi c h ch ang ed t he course

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of h is life See i ng an operation by Dr J os ia h Goodhue a noted

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,

surg eo n h e d e te rmi n e d to s tu dy me di ci ne an d af ter a course of

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g e n e ra l re ad i n g w ith Re v M r W hi t i n g of Ro c k i n g h a m a
. n e i g hbo
. r ,

i ng to wn h e s pe n t th ree years w ith D r Goodh ue at Pu tney V t

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a nd t h e t wo me n beca me c lo se fri en ds D r Smith beg an his . .

tice of medic i ne at C orn is h N H b ut la te r too k a co urse 0 lec , .

tures a t H arvard U n ivers ity and co n ti n ued h is p rac tice At this , .

ri od t h e medica l p rofess io n i n t he co u n try w as a t a low eb b a n d

E Smith fee ling t he need of elevat i n t he s tan dard ins tituted
,

, ,

t h e medica l d e p art me n t a t D a rtmouth olleg e i n H an over N H , . .

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an d was a poi n te d p rofess o r of me dic i ne Th e n u mber of s tu de n ts .

i ncrease d ro m twen ty at fi rs t t o s i x ty and s till l a ter to eig hty or ,

more .

After a few years D r Smith wen t ab roa d a nd atte n ded lec tures .

an d c li n i cs i n E di n b urg h and Lo n do n H e was i n g rea t d emand .

for con sulta tion s a nd rode h un d re ds of miles on horsebac k often

, ,

over roug h roads I n 1813 he beca me rofess or i n t h e newly

es ta b lis h e d M edic a l I ns titu te at Yale Cop
.

leg e He delivered an
ann u al course of lec tures on
“ Th e Theo ry a n d Prac ti ce of Phys i c
”
.

bes id es one or more co urses at D artmo u th a nd Bowdoi n Colleg es ,

an d a t t he Un iv ers ity of Vermon t By mean s of h is in fl uence b e .

e ffec ted a g rea t a n d sa l u ta ry c h an g e i n t h e medi ca l p rofess ion over

a l arg e ex te n t of t h e c o u n try .

D r Smith possesse d a s tro n g di sc ri mi n a ti n g a n d i n q u is itive

.
,

mi n d a re te n ti ve memory a re mark a ble po wer of red uc i ng all t he

, ,

knowled g e he acq u ire d to so me prac tical p urpose He had an .

un da un te d mora l c o u ra g e a d e lic a te a n d te n d e r se ns ibility an d , ,

H e die d J u ly 26 1829 a t Ne w H a ve n Conn

a be n e vole n t he art
“ .

H i s w orks en titled Medi ca l a n d S urg i cal M emoi rs we re p ublis hed

,
"
, .

i n 183 1 Th ree of h i s so n s bec a me phy s i c i a n s

. .

S TARKW EATHER , EP HRAI M , w as t he son of J oh n an d

Mary ( He rri c k ) Sta rk wea th er of S to n i ng to n Con n He was born , .

a t S t o n i n g to n Se p t 1 17 33 a n d was a g ra d ua te of Yal e C ol leg e

, .
, ,

i n t h e c l as s of 1755 H e s tudie d la w a t Li t c hfi e ld Co n n a n d was

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,

ad mitte d t o t h e b ar b u t n e v er e n g ag e d i n p rac ti ce, Fro m 1755 .

to 1770 h e res ide d a t S t o n in g to n Provide nce R I a nd Attle , , . .

,

bo roug h Mas s I n 177 0 he re moved to Pawt uc ke t then a part of

, .
,

t h e tow n of Re ho both M ass w here he co n ti nue d t o res ide un ti l

, .
,

h is dea th He became i n tere s te d i n t he man ufac ture of

. ta s h
an d pe a rl as h ex po rti n g h i s p rod uc ts a n d a l s o f urs to t he
, ri t i s h , ,

I sles an d Holl an d He was very s uccess ful i n h i s b us i ness an d

.
,
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b ec a me l a rg e l a n d o w ner i n Pa w t uc ke t a nd i ts vi c i n ity He
a - .

read ex te n s ive ly a n d t au g ht t h e g ra mmar sc hool i n Re hob oth

for se vera l te rms (Tow n Treas ure r s b oo k 1746 He be
’

c a me i n te res te d i n p ub li c a ffa i rs es po us i ng a rde n tly t h e cause of ,

t he c olo n i es I n 1773 he w as c h a i rman of t h e Co mmittee of

.

Corres po n d e nce whi c h p re pare d t h e i n s truc tio ns of t h e to wn of

,

Re hob oth to i t s rep rese n ta tive i n t h e Ge n e ra l Co urt C a pt J ose ph , .

B arney w hi c h doc u me n t i s se t forth a t l eng th on p ag es 1 14 to

,

1 16 of thi s hi s to ry H e was d e leg a te f ro m t h e to wn to t h e Thi rd

.

Provi nc i al C o ng res s of M ass a c h use tts w hic h co n vene d a t W a ter ,

to w n M ay 3 1 1775 Als o rep rese n ta tive of t h e to wn i n t h e Gen

, , .

e ra l C o urt i n 1 7 75 a n d 17 78 Upon t he a doptio n of t h e C ons t i t u .

tion i n 1780 h e was e l ec ted to t he Sta te Sen a te fro m t he Co un ty

,

of B ri s to l a n d was re e lec te d i n 178 1 1782 a nd 1783 He ac ted

,
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freq ue n tly as mod era tor of t h e a n n ua l to w n mee ti n g s of Rehoboth ,

a n d w a s re pe a t e dly c o mmi ss io n ed by t h e g ov ern o rs of M ass a

c h use t ts as a j us ti ce of t h e peace fo r B ri s tol c o u n ty H e w as one .

of Go v Joh n H a n c oc k s C o mmittee of Fo ur c hose n from th e

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lwg i s la t ure t o a c t i n a dvi s ory c a pa c ity d uri ng t h e Re vol u tio nary

.
“
W ar ( New ma n s Re h oboth i n t h e Pa s t p ” ’

, .

Altho ug h se rvi n g i n o ne b ra nc h o r t he othe r of t h e Le g i sla ture

d uri n g t he g rea te r p art of t he Revol u tio nary W ar h e a l s o served ,

for bri ef pe riod s o n oc cas io n s of a l a rm as a so ldi e r Th us on t he

, , .
,

Le x i n g ton a l a rm April 19 1 775 he s erv e d as a p riv a te i n C apt

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.

Joh n Lyo n s C o mp a ny w hi c h marc h ed f ro m Re hob oth ; an d on

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t h e a l arm a t B ri s to l R I D ec 8 17 76 he se rved as a p riv a te i n

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C a pt J a mes Hill s C o mp a ny w hi c h ma rc he d fro m Re ho both

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a n d o n t h e a l arm a t Tiv erto n R I J uly 3 1 1780 he se rved as a , . .

, , ,

p ri v a te i n C apt Na th a n i el Ide s C o mp a ny whi c h marc he d fro m

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Re ho both .

E ph ra i m S t a rk w ea th e r w as tw i ce marri ed I n Se ptember 17 58 .
, .

a t Attl e bo ro ug h he ma rried S a ra h ( La w re nce ) C a rpe n te r t he

, ,

w ido w of C o mfo rt C a rp en ter of Attl e bo ro ug h S h e w as t he daug h .

te r of Jo n a th a n a n d S a ra h ( Pitts ) La w re n ce of R e hobo t h Sh e .

w as bo rn a t Re hoboth J u ly 14 1732 a n d d i e d a t No rton M ass , , , , .

,

J u ne 20 1795 By he r E phra i m Sta rkw ea th er h ad t wo child re n ;

, .
,

n a mely ( 1) O liver bo rn a t Attle b o ro ug h i n 1759 marri ed Mi ri a m

, , , ,

C lay a t Rehoboth Dec 30 1784 an d died a t Paw tucket M ass , .

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M ay 13 1834 ; a nd ( 2) Jolm born a t Attleb oroug h i n 1762 and

, , ,

died at Re hoboth Oc t 25 1782 He marrie d a t W alpole M as s , .

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D ec 15 1796 a s h i s sec o n d w ife Re bec ca Gay d a ug hter of Na

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th an ie l a nd Rebecca ( K i n g s b ury ) Gay of Wa lpo le S he was bo rn at .

W a l pole Se pt 19 1749 a nd died a t Pa w tuc ke t M ass Sept 18

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1836 h a vi ng n o c hild re n
, Eph ra i m Sta rk wea ther d ied at Paw .

tuc ket i n t h e to wn of Re hoboth J un e 10 1809

, , , .

S TARKW EATHER , OLIVER , w as t he son of Ephrai m a nd

Sa a h ( L
r a w re n ce ) S ta k we r a th er of Re hoboth , Mass . He was bo rn
 H ISTORY OF REH OBOTH

at Attleboroug h M ass i n 1759 and acco mp an ied h is parents i n

, .
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17 70 w h en t h ey re mov ed to Paw tuc ke t th en a p art of t h e t own o f ,

Re ho b oth D uri ng t he Re vol u tio nary War he served for brie f

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,

period s as a soldier He was ac tively eng ag e d i n mercan tile pur

, .

s u its a t Paw t uc k e t He was al so a man ufac turer of cotton y arn s

.

an d cloth s an d acc umu la ted a fo rtune He owned larg e t ract s .

of l an d a t Paw tuc ke t a n d i n 1799 he erec ted a fi ne colon i al resi , , ,

de nce there on W alcott Stree t w hi c h bec a me t he home of t he ,

fa mily for se vera l g e nera tio ns .

Olive r Sta rk wea t her was muc h i n teres ted i n ub li c affai rs I n .

18 12 t h e to w n of S ee ko n k was se t a pa rt fro m h ob ot h a nd i n
co rpora te d ; a n d fro m th a t ti me u n til 1828 Pa wt uc k e t formed a
, ,

part of See ko n k I n 1828 t he to w n of Pa w t uc ke t was incor

.
,

p o r a t e d M r St a
. rk wea th e r w as. re p re se n ta tiv e of t h e to wn of
Seek o nk i n t he Ge ne ral Co urt fro m 18 12 to 18 18 i nc l us ive I n , .

182 1 he was e l ec ted to t he Sta te Se na t e fro m t he Co un ty of B ris tol ,

a n d h e w as re e l ec te d i n 1822 a n d 1823
-
I n 1828 h e was c hose n a .

P res ide n ti al E lec tor He ofte n ac te d as mod e ra to r a t t he annual .

tow n mee ti n g s of See ko n k a n d a l so of Pa w tuc ke t ; and he was ,

for ma n y yea rs a j us ti ce of t he pe ace fo r B ri s tol cou n ty .

Oliver Sta rk wea ther was marrie d at R hoboth Dec 30 1784 e

, .
, ,

t o Mi ri a m Cl ay d a ug hte r of C apt J a mes C l ay ( who w as rep

, .

rese n ta t i ve of t h e to wn of Re hob oth i n t he Ge n eral C ourt

fro m 1763 to 1769 i n c l u s ive ) a n d Lydi a ( Wa lker) C l ay Mi , .

ri a m Cl ay was bo rn a t Re hoboth No v 3 1764 a n d died there , .

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Sept 18 1805 By h er O live r Sta rk wea the r h ad t he following

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, .

c h i ld re n : J oh n born at Re hoboth J u ne 21 1785 married , , , ,

Olive C arpe n te r at Rehoboth M arc h 14 1809 a nd died at Upton , , , ,

Mass i n 1858 ;
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, Sa rah bo rn a t Re hoboth Aug 20 1788 , , .
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married Willia m All e n a t P rovide n ce R I J uly 22 18 10 and died , .

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a t See ko n k Ja n 5 18 19 ; J a mes C l ay b orn a t Re hoboth

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Feb 7 1794 a n d d ie d th e re S pt 12 1795 ;

.
, , J a mes Cl ay e
.
, ,

bo rn a t Re hoboth i n 1795 ma rri e d Al mi ra Ch api n Un derw ood a t ,

See ko n k Nov 23 1820 an d di ed a t Pa w t uc ke t J u ly 26 1856 ;

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Sa mue l bo rn a t Rehoboth D ec 27 1 798 married J uli a J udd

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a t Cl e v e l a n d O hio J u n e 25 ,1828 a n d di e d a t Cl e v el a n d J uly

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5 187 6 ; a n d
, Re becca Gay bo rn a t Re h o both i n 1802 married , ,

Ly ma n C la fli n a t See ko n k M a rc h 5 1822 a n d die d at Pa wtuc ke t , , , ,

April 5 1864 , .

Oliver Sta rk wea t h e r di ed M ay 13 1834 a t Pa wt uc ke t M ass , , , .

S TEVENS , GRE N ILLE , was bo rn i n R ay n h a m M ass Oc t V , .

, .

21, 1797 At t h e ag e of fo u r yea rs h e was bo u n d out w ith a M r

. .

Gil more u n til h e was twen ty After tha t h e s pe n t t en yea rs i n t he .

swamp s of No rth a roli n a C

s h a vi n g ce d a r s hi n g l es , t h e wor in , k
those d ay s be i ng do ne by h an d I l c was ma rrie d to live mith . O S
of Re hoboth , Oc t 2, 1828 I n 1829 h e c a me t o Nort h Re ho oth
. . b
an d bo ug ht t h e pl ace o w ne d by Elij a h San dford With t he ex J . .
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ce p t i on of y ea rs
t wo —
s pe n t i n Fal l R iv er h e res ided here
184 6 4 7
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un til 1859 H i s pl ace bec a me k n ow n as S te vens Co rner He

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kept a p ubli c house s to re an d pos t offi ce a da ily s ta g e run n i n g
, ,

th ro ugh fro m Providence to Ta un ton c h a ng i ng horses a t h i s barn .

At th i s period h e w as ve ry pros pero us a n d made many fri en ds .

H i s trade often a mo u n te d to a y ea r He was an ac tive .

s uppo rte r of t h e M E C h urc h a n d g a v e t h e l an d on w hi c h t h e

. .

mee ti n g ho use s ta n d s
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He w as repre se n ta tive to t h e G en era l
.

C o urt for t wo terms 1845 4 6 —

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After 1859 h e res ide d e i g ht y ea rs i n Whitefi eld N H a n d was , . .

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e n g ag e d i n t h e l u mbe r b us i n ess At t he sa me ti me h e proba bly

“
kept s tore a n d c a rri ed on a fa rm as he i s s poken of as a merc h a n t
.

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farmer . H ere he married h i s seco n d w ife B e ts ey S n ow of White ,

fie ld i n 1863 wh o die d i n A u g us t 1864 after g ivin g birth to a son

, , , , ,

Sherman As t h e near rel a tives of h i s w ife were abo u t to move to

.

C aliforn i a h e w en t w ith the m a n d se ttl ed i n V allejo C al H e

, , .

a fterw ard s ca me e as t a n d s pe n t s i x y ea rs i n Re h oboth th e n re ,

turne d to Tus ti n O ra n g e C c C al w here h e di ed i n 189 1 a t t h e

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,

a dv a nc e d a g e of n i n e ty y ears .

By h i s fi rs t w ife M r S t e ve n s h ad th ree s ons : .

Grenvill e S mith , bo rn J uly 10 1829 ; marrie d H a n n ah Wh ea to n ,

Smith of W arre n R I i n 1856 n o c hildren W as a phy s ic i a n

, . .
, , .

i n P rovide n ce R I ; di e d Se pt 16 1909
, . . .
, .

O th ni el Gi lmore , born Sept 30 1830; married Abag a il M Morse .

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of Rehoboth O c tobe r 1853 ; se v en c hild ren Liv ed on a

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farm i n Re hoboth Die d Jan 3 19 13 . .

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Franci s W es l ey , bo rn Ja n 1 1833 ; ma rri e d Sophi a A C rane of .

, .

Ta un to n Jan 4 1855 ; one s on Res ide d on t h e old home

, .
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s te a d i n Re hoboth u n til h i s dea t h Jan 10 19 18 , .

, .

S h erman , t h e yo un g es t s on res ide s i n C a lifo rn i a w hith er h e wen t , ,

w h e n a c h ild w ith h i s fa th er .

S W EET, LUC Y BLI S S (CAR P ENTER) , w as orn in Re hoboth b

Villag e , A ug 1, 182 1 He r fa ther w as oseph C arpen ter, son of
. . J
J ame s an d ra n d so n of Col Th o mas , a d esc en d a n t of Willi a m, w h o
g .

c a me to th i s c o u n try f ro m E n g l a n d i n 1638 i n ce th a t ti me t h e . S
family h as een p ro mi nen t i n t he an nal s of old Reho oth Her
b b .

moth er w as Nancy M as o n B u lloc k , da ug h t er of A el an d Loi s b

( M as on ) B ulloc k , a n d des cen d an t of R i c h ard u llock, one of t h e B
l an ded prop rie to rs of Re h oboth .

Joseph arpe n ter se rve d i n t he W ar of 18 12 I n middle life

C .

h e move d to Attl ebo ro ug h w here h e res id e d un til h i s dea th i n ,

1 880 i n h i s n i n e ty fi rs t y ear -
.

Luc Bli ss C a rpe n ter was one of fourteen child ren , t en of who m
y
live d to ma tu rity A s i s ter Sara h M arti n C arpen t er became
.
, ,

mi ss ion a ry of t h e Youn Wo man s Ch ris tia n A ss oc i a tion of B os to n

’
.

A ne ph e w G eo rg e M ou t on C arpen t er beca me j ud e of t he U n i t ed
, ,

S ta tes D is tric t Court of t he Dis tric t of Rhode I s an d Lucy re .

 H IS TORY OF REHO BOTH

cei ved h er ed uca tio n i n t h e old red sc hool house near Reho oth -
b
Villag e and also enjoyed s pec ia l i ns truc tio n fro m Mi ss Fidel ia
,

Tho mpso n fro m who m sh e i m i ed a fon d ness for Eng lis h lit
, bb
e ra t ure S he w as marri ed to Evere tt Lepri let e Swee t of Attle
.

b oro ug h M arc h 6 185 1

, He was a descen d a n t of Hen r Sweet
, . y
wh o c a me to Att le bo ro ug h i n 1690 With t he ex ce ption of fi ve .

y ears 8 en t i n Worce st er the y

co n ti n ued to res id e i n Attl ebo roug h ,
,

wh ere r wee t die d i n 1868 l ea vi n g M rs

. S wee t w ith fi ve c hil, . S
dre n , t he eldes t fiftee n a nd t he young es t e i g ht I n t he way of .

mea n s sh e h ad o n ly a home and t he e n ti re b urden of t he ho use ,

hold res ted upo n h er h an ds The n ames of h er c hild re n are as .

follo ws :
h pri lete , Attlebo ro ug h Jan 13 1853 ; marri ed SOph i a
born in , .
,

Fos ter Hovey of Providence R I Ja n 4 1882 No c hil dren , . .

, .
, . .

Lydi a Dunh am, b o rn i n Wo rces ter Ap ril 26 1854 ; di ed Marc h 19 , , ,

1869 .

Everett H enry, Worces te r Aug 16 1858 ; married I da

bo rn in , .
,

D G rover of M an s fie ld D ec 30 1880 Died i n S an Pedro

.
, .
, .
,

C al A ug 3 1893
.
, Th ree child re n one livi ng
.
, .
, .

Lucy Carpenter, born i n Worces ter D ec 29 1855 ; a s ucc ess ful , .

,

teac her ; res ides on t h e old Swee t ho mes tea d i n Attl e boro ugh .

Newto n Jame s , bo rn i n Attl eb o ro ug h Ju ne 21 1860; marri ed , ,

Ali ce Willi s to n H atch of North Attleb oro ug h J une 3 1884 , , .

Four child ren .

M rs Swee t was g ifted as a writer both of p rose a nd poe try and

. ,

i n l arg e part s upporte d h er fa mily by h er pe n S he was a reg u l ar .

c o n tri b u to r to t h e C e n tra l Fa lls Vi s i t or a nd to t h e Attl e bo ro ug h ,

A dvocate o wne d a nd edite d by h er so n s E ve re tt a nd Newton

, .

Lat er s he wrote for The Dai ly S u n S he was p ro mi nen t i n ch urch .

a n d re form work ; was t h e fi rs t sec re tary of t h e l oc a l W o man s

’

Ch ri s ti an Te mpera nce U n io n W he n t he B ri s tol W C T U was . . . . .

formed i n 1885 s he was c hose n s upe ri n tende n t of sc ie n tific t e m

p e ra n ce i n s tru c tio n i n t h e p u b li c sc hool s whi c h po s itio n sh e h e l d ,

for e l e ven years S he al s o took g re a t i n te res t i n mi ss io ns

. For .

t we n ty fi ve yea rs s h e was p res ide n t of t he La di es Fore i g n M is

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’

s i on ary S oc ie ty c o n n ec te d with t h e Con g reg a tio n al Ch urc h an d ,

a fte rwa rd s a n o ffi ce r i n t h e Old Colo ny b ra n c h S he wa s i n teres ted .

i n all th a t c o ncern e d t h e mora l a n d relig io us we lfa re of t h e com

mun ity He r s pi rit was b road a n d c h arita ble While she hel d
. .

pos itive c on vi c tio n s s he was willi ng th a t others s ho uld do t he

,

s a me . Her poe ms we re w ritte n for many di ffere n t occas ion s i n ,

c l u di n g bi rthd ay s we ddi n g s dea th s an d

, ub li c a n n i ve
, ,

Sh e co mbi ne d c l e ar ideas with a flo w i ng s t y e as may be see n i n ,

t h e follo wi ng s ta n za :
“
B t lu ove n o w co mes
wi t h wi nn i ng g race
e b l
A nd w dd i n g e ls a re ri ng i ng
New t i es fast supe rse de t h e old ,
l
Fres h ca res an d p easu res b ri ng i ng .
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R i ng so ftly , lde
weddi ng be ls ,
go n l
e
Y o ur c h i m s o f't c h a ng e to d i rg es ,
e l
S o n a r y so rrow s ea d n f oo t l e
l
O n p eas ure s pa t h wa y verg es
'
.

M rs Sw
t was a n ac tive member of t he Co n g reg a tio na l Ch urch
. ee
for n ea rly s i x ty y ears a n d for mo re th an fo rty y e a rs a teac he r i n ,

t h e S un d ay sc hool S h e die d D ec 13 19 10
-
. .
, .

Mo r e bl es t o u r l i e h e b ee m
v s av n, o re ri c h a nd fu ll
w ee t me m y f t h i e
”
For t he s or o n .

THATCHER , W ILLIAM , son of Re v J a mes Jos h ua a n d Re .

becca ( Colli ns ) Th a tc he r w as bo rn in Swa nsea M ass Aug 9 , , . .

,

1839 He c a me to R e hoboth to live i n M a rc h 1853 He marri e d

.
, .

E lla Lo u i sa Ho rto n d a ug hte r of J oh n W a n d M a ry An n ( Wh ee le r)

, .

Horto n of Re hobot h J u ne 23 187 2 H e w as a p ros pero us farme r , , .

a n d a re s p ec te d c i t i ze n I n c o mp a n y w ith h i s b roth e r Tri s ta m h e

.

c arri e d o n t h e Th a t c h er farm u n til h i s d ea th w hi c h occ urre d M a y ,

8 1908
, H e i s s u rvive d by a w ido w a n d o ne s on t w o c hild re n
.
,

ha vi n g di e d i n e a rly c hildhood .

The son F ra n k D ex te r T h a tc h er w as bo rn Aug 7 1880 He

, , .
, .

marri ed Ch a rlotte C a th ari ne C a rru thers of Reho both J un e 27 , ,

1906 They h a ve t wo c hild re n : A n tho ny C arru th ers born Sept

.
, .

15 1907 a n d E li z a be th M ay bo rn M a rc h 4 1909
, , , , .

VIALL , C H R I S T P H E R C AR P E NTE R , s o n of S aOm u e l H a n d .

M ary A ( Ken t) i a ll , w as born i n Re hoboth , Jan 15, 1853

. V . .

A mo ng h i s teac hers a t t h e A nn a w an Sc hool were H a n n a h (Horton )

F
Fi s h er a n d ra n ces (C arpe n te r) Bli ss He a lso a tten ded t he pri .

vat e sc hool of J K Me tcalf i n 186 1 La ter he s tu died a t The

. . .

Phillips Ex e te r A ca d e my He ma rried , Ap ril 14 , 1881, Cl ara G

-
. .

Bowen of Re hoboth , d a ug hter of Reu en a n d Sa rah A ( G eorg e) b .

B o we n I bey h a ve t wo c hild re n , A n n ie G eorg e , o rn i n Sterlin g ,

.
'
b
Co nn Oc t . marri e d Ap ril 29, 1907 , Mil es Gi l man , U
. .

S N s on of E lvi n a n d M a ry An n G il ma n of San g ervi lle , M e

. . .

y
the a l s o h a ve t wo c hild ren : Mi ria m, orn i n Re ho oth , Feb b b .

a n d Wil so n i all , born i n Reh ob ot h , Dec V .

M r i a ll 5 sec o n d d aug hter, M ary A dala i de , w as orn i n Re

V b
’
.

h ob ot h , Feb 4 , 1890; ma rried un e 27 , 19 14 , . ron Sta n l e J y

W alde n of Attl e boro ug h , M as s , s on of Sta n l ey a n d Li li a n a ld en . W .

M r Vi a ll was a c h arter me mber of Oak Hill G ra ng e a t rig g s

. B
Co rner, and l a ter M as ter of t he A nn awan G ra ng e He i s also an .

honored M as o n ; w as a c h arter membe r of Naomi Ch ap t er 0 E . .

S , of E as t Providence , R I , a n d i s a mem e r of t h e R i s i ng Sun

. . . b
Lo dg e , A F an d A M , a l so of Eas t Provide nce
. . . . .

He bo ug ht t h e i ram D row n farm on Pi ne tree t i n 1888 ; i sH S

a s ucce ss fu l farmer a n d milk p rod uc er, h a vi n g de livere d mil in k
Pa w t uc ke t d a il for thi rt ea rs He was e lec ted a mem e r of t h e
y yy . b
Re hoboth c h ool Co mmit t ee i n 1882, and af te r an a se nce of se v
S b
25
 H I STOR Y OF REH OB OTH

e ra l y ears i n C o n nec tic ut h e was re e l ec ted i n 1888 and has held

,
-

t h e o ffi c e e ver s i n ce A s a s i n g er M r Vi all i s i ft ed w ith a ri ch

.
, .

baryto ne voi ce a nd h as bee n muc h i n deman d or quart et work .

M r V i all s li neag e i s i n p art as follo ws :

’
.

John V iall t he i mmig ra n t a nces tor a weaver was born i n Eng

l
, , ,

l a n d abo ut 16 19 ; was ad mitte d to be an in h ab itan t of Bos ton ,

M as s Ja n 1 1 1639 a nd free man J une 2 164 1 He kept

“ .
,
”
.
, ,

t he O ld S hip T a vern a t t he No rth E n d fro m 1662 to 1 679

, , .

w h e n h e re move d to S wa n se a a fte rw a rd s B a rri n g to n Died , .

Fe b 26 , 1685 6
.
—
.

B en j ami n , b apti z e d Ap ril 14 , 167 2 ; lived a t W a n n a mo i se t wh i ch

2
,

ca me i n to B a rri n g t o n i n 1 7 17 a n d i n t o Re ho oth i n 174 7 ; , b

died i n Rehoboth ept 6 1750 S .
, .

Nath ani el , ’
p b
a ti ze d i n Re hoboth Nov 1 1, 17 0 5 ; die d Feb 19.
”
.

“ .

1800, i n h i s 94 t h y ear ; b uried i n t he Vi a ll or Little Nec k

c e me te ry a t Wa n n a moi se t .

B enj ami n , bo rn 173 1 ; ma rrie d Kez i a h B rown ; died M a rc h 22,

‘

“
18 19 i n h i s 89 t h y ea r ; b u rie d i n t h e Vi a ll y a rd
,

Joh n ( Capta i n ) , orn i n Rehoboth Nov 26, 1759 ; married Es ther

b .
.

Pec k ; Lie u t of A rtill er 178 1 ; die d Ap ril 7 , 1833 ; b uri e d y

“
.

i n t he i a ll y ard V .

S amuel , bo rn i n Re ho oth , Nov 25 1782 ; lived i n Re hoboth ,b .

,

See kon k a nd el se w here ; ca bi ne t make r ; married B e e ones ; -

b J
di ed Fe b 23 1867 ; b u ried i n t he Vi all y ard
.
, .

S amuel H , bo rn Ap ril 8 18 1 1, i n Pa w t uc ke t ; lived for man

7
. , y
years i n Re hoboth ; Civil War ve tera n ; die d Se pt 30, 1897 ;
“
.

b
u ri e d i n t he Lak es ide Ce me te ry E as t P rovid e n ce , .

Chri s toph er C arpen t er (see ab ove s ke tc h ) .

W ES T, BENJAM IN, LL D , a dis ti ng u i s h ed ma th e ma ti ci an . .

a n d sc i e n ti s t w as bo rn a t Re hobot h
, n ea r t h e S wa n sea li n e i n , ,

M arch 1730 D uri ng h i s boyhood h i s p a re n t s re moved to B ri s tol

, .
,

R I wh ere he was e d u ca t e d mos tly th ro ug h h i s o wn una ide d ex

. .
,

ert i on s H e was i n t e nse ly fo n d of ma the ma t i ca l s tu dies i n whi ch

.
,

h i s p rofi c i en cy a w a ke ne d g e nera l ad mi ra tio n He es ta bli s h ed t he .

fi rs t book s to re i n P rovide nce R I a nd c a rri ed on th a t bus i ness

-
, . .
,

d uri n g t h e R e vol u tio n ary W ar a n d at t h e sa me ti me ma n ufac ,

t ure d c lot h i n g fo r t h e C o n ti ne n ta l soldi ers D uri n g these years .

he co n t i n ued to p urs ue ma th e ma ti c a l a n d as t ro n o mi c a l s t udies .

He publi s he d a n a l ma n ac fro m 1763 to 1793 c a l c u l a te d for t he ,

me ri di a n of Providen ce ; a copy fo r 177 2 i s i n t he Re hoboth A n ti

q u a ri a n c oll ec tio n I I e f urn i s h e d.t h e R oy a l S oc i e ty of Lo n do n
w ith h i s ob serv a tio n s on t h e tran s it of V e n us i n 1769 ; taug h t
ma th e ma ti cs i n t he E pis c op a l Se mi n ary a t Phil ade lphi a 1784 ,

86 ; wa s e l e c te d p rofes s o r of M a t he ma t i cs a n d A s t ro n o my at
B rown Un ive rs ity i n 1786 a nd he ld t h e pos itio n w ith eq ual credit
,

to hi mse lf a nd adv an tag e to t h e i ns titution till 1799 rece i vi ng i n ,

1792 t h e d eg ree of LL D for h i s di s ti n g u i s h ed se rvi ce s i n t h e cause

. .
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of sc ience He w as pos tmas t er a t Providen ce fro m 1802 till h i s

.

dea th Aug 13 18 13 i n h i s 83d yea r

, .
, , .

H i s w i fe w as Eli zabe th S mith d a ug hter of Benj a mi n S mith of ,

B ri s t ol R I He l eft one son an d th ree daug hters

, . . .

W HEATO N , CYRUS M AR TIN, son of Jo na th a n an d Sa rep t a

( M a r ti n ) Wh e a to n w as bo rn i n R e hoboth , N o v 4 1794 He , .
, .

trace d h i s a nces try on both s ides to t he early se ttl e men t of t h e

to wn R obe rt Wh ea to n t h e fi rs t of t he n a me i n this coun try
.
, ,

ca me fro m E n g l a n d to S a l e m i n 1 636 Moved to Re hob oth i n .

1643 4 6 ; ma rri e d Ali ce Bo w e n

— H e w as b orn i n W a l es i n 1605 .
,

died 1695 o r 96 a g ed n i ne ty He su ffere d t he horrors of K i ng

’
, .

Philip s W a r as h e w as Philip s neares t ne ig hbor On h i s mothe r s

’
,
’
.
’

s ide Cy rus w as a li n e a l d e s ce n d a n t of Jo lm M a rti n of S wa n sea ,

wh o c a me to this co u n t ry i n 1663 w ith R e v Jo lm Mil e s p as to r of .

,

t he fi rs t B a pti s t C h urc h i n S w a n sea Th e be s t t ra its of both .

families were co mb i ned i n t he s ubj ec t of our s ke tc h a nd there ,

was i n h i m a h a ppy b a l a n ce of fa c u lties as ra re as it i s d es i rab le .

He w as p ro mi n e n t i n t h e affa i rs of h i s n a tiv e to w n a n d for h alf a

ce n tu ry w as c l o se ly id e n tifi e d w ith i ts hi s t o ry H e was i n te res te d .

i n milita ry a ffa i rs a n d w as p ro mote d i n ea rly life to t h e ra n k of

c olo n e l i n t h e old F i rs t Re g i me n t of t h e M as s a c h u s e tts Militi a .

He was for many y ears on e of R ehoboth s selec tmen a n d for

’

thi rty ye a rs i ts to w n c l erk a n d a l so j us ti ce of t h e pea ce I n 1874 , .

,

on h i s e i g hti e th bi rthd ay h e w as h o n ore d by be i n g e l ec te d to t h e

,

Sta te Leg i s l a ture .

H e w as a n a c tive me mb e r of t h e C o n g re g a tio n a l Ch urc h a n d

Soc ie ty a n d serve d on t h e b u ildi n g c o mmittee w hich e rec te d t h e
,

p resen t ho use of w o rs hip d edi ca te d S u n d ay No v 3 1839 t h e , , .

, ,

marri ag e o f h i s e lde s t d a ug h te r c o ns tit u ti ng a p a rt of t h e servi ce s

of th a t day H e w as a l w ay s i n h i s pl ace a t c h urch on t h e Sa b b a th
.

A s t h e ti me of h i s de p a rtu re d re w n ea r h e s a id
“ Pray for me th a t
.

m Lord s will may b e don e a n d t h at I may b e reconc iled to h i s

, ,
’

Wiil
M r W h e a ton ma rried
. fi rs t w ife Na ncy C arpen te r, fo r h i s , ,

d a ug hte r of Pe ter a n d Na n cy C arpen t er of Re hoboth Oc t 26 , .

,

18 17 . S h e died Oc t 15 1855 They h ad s i x c hild re n : Nan cy

.
. .

C arpe n ter S arepta M a rti n M a ry C arpent er Cy rus M a rti n

, , , ,

E li za be th Mo ulto n a n d A ma n d a Mi n e rv a ,He married for h i s .

se c o n d w ife M ay 13 1856 M rs R os e ll a ( C ar
, n te r) Perry s i s ter
, , .
,

of h i s fo rmer w ife M r Wh e a to n live d to s are t h e affec tio n of

. .

t w e n ty g ra n dc h ild re n a n d thi rty s i x g rea t g ran dc hild ren - -

.

W HEATO N, H O RATI O G , M D , a Re hob oth an d . . . n a t i vc of

'

brother of Joseph us was born i n J une 179 1 He was descen ded i n

, , .

a di rec t li n e fro m R ob ert W h ea to n t h e fi rs t of t he n a me to co me

“
,

“
to A me ri ca : Robe rt Re v Ephra im James J a mes Ca pt Jo
‘ ’ ‘ ‘
, .
, , , .

se ph ,Ho ra tio .
 H ISTORY OF REHO BOTH

Like h i s brothe r he s trug g led h ard for an educa tion g raduati n

He s t ud ied medic ine w ith Dr f
, ,

a t B ro wn U n ivers ity i n 1820 . .

W Whitrid g e of Charles ton S C He h ad j us t en tered on t he

. , . .

prac ti ce of h i s rofess i on i n th a t c ity when he fe ll a vi cti m to yellow

feve r a nd di e Oc t 8 1824 “ H e was a sc hol ar of fi ne ta len ts
. .

”
an d a yo un g ma n of h i g h p ro mi se .

WHEATO N, JESS E, M D D r Jesse Whea ton James . . .

,
’
,
‘

James Rev Eph raim Robert Brother of Capt Joseph Whea

’
,
’ l
.
, . .

t on of Re hoboth an d J ames Wh e a to n of Po mfre t Co nn

, Born , .

i n Re hoboth 1762 63 died i n D e dh am M ass Nov 5 1847

—
, , , .
, .
, .

He lived i n D edh a m Twi ce marri e d : Be tsey wh o d ie d Ja n 6 .

, .
,

18 16 ag e d 52 ; Na ncy Dix on of Bos ton w h o die d Nov 24 1842

, , .
, ,

ag ed 67 He was i n t he Re vol utionary War was c apt ure d by t h e

.

“
British an d i mprisoned on t he i nfamous p riso n s hip Jersey ”
,

W HEATO N, M AR K O , son of Willi a m a nd Rac hel ( B urr) .

Wh ea to n was bo rn i n Re hoboth i n 1834 He marri ed Ann E

, . .

Carpe n ter of Re hoboth M arc h 13 1864 He took part i n t he , , .

Civ i l War i n 186 1 en lis ti ng i n t he 3d Rhode I sl an d C aval ry an d

, ,

serv i ng as p riv a te un til i t s close He res ided i n Attleb oro ug h and .

was bookkee pe r for Ch arl es E H ay wa rd C o afterward s ta k i ng . .

,

M r H ayw ard s pl ace i n t he fi rm k n o w as Wh ea to n R i ch ard s 8:

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. , ,

Co M r Whea to n served t w succe ss ive terms 1894 96 i n t he

. . o —
, ,

lower b ranc h of t h e Leg i sl a t ure He was a pro minen t membe r .

of t h e M e thod is t Epi scopa l Ch urc h a nd also a pas t co mman der of

t he G A R He d ied J une 22 1896 i n h i s s ix ty thi rd year One
. . .
, ,
-
.

daug hter M rs C S S mith of Attl e bo roug h s urv ives h i m

, . . .
, .

WHEATO N, REV J O S EP HUS , A M , son of C apt Joseph . . . .

an d S ara h Sylves te r ( S wee t) W hea to n was b o rn i n Reho bo th , ,

M arc h 16 1787 one of fo urtee n c hild re n H is fa ther kept a tavern

, , .

i n So u th Rehoboth nea r t h e See ko n k li ne H i s mother was a

, .

s te p d a ug hte r of Re v Ro b e rt R og ers o n
-
a mos t worthy wo man
.
, .

Y o un g Wh ea to n early e vi n ce d a des i re for a libe ra l ed uca tion an d

wo rk e d h i s way th ro ug h colle g e g ra d ua ti n g a t B ro wn U n ivers ity ,

i n 18 1 2 ; serve d as t u to r t here fo r t wo yea rs ; s tudi ed Th eolo

w ith Re v Oti s Tho mp so n of Re hoboth ; was o rd a i ne d p as tor of t e
.

Cong reg atio na l Ch u rc h a t Holli s to n M ass Dec 6 18 15 Mr , .

, .
, , .

Tho mp so n p re achi n g t he se rmo n M r Wli ea t on s pas to ra te con . .

’

ti n ned u n t il h i s dea th whi c h occ urre d Feb 4 1825 i n h is 38t h yea r

of tuberc ulos i s “ ,

He was di s ti n g u i s h e d as a sc hol a r of s uperio r

.
.
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a biliti es dilig e n t a ppli ca t io n to h is s tu dies a mi a ble dis pos ition

, ,
”
a n d e n g a g i n g ma n n e rs A s a mi n i s te r li e was ho no red a n d be .

loved H i s po rtra it s till h a ng s i n t he c ha pe l at Holli s to n He

. .

married ( 1 ) M a ry Ide of See ko n k i n J a n uary 18 16 an d ( 2) , ,

Ab i g a il F Fal es of Wre n th a m Two c hild re n by hi s seco nd wi fe

. .

s urvived h i m w ith th e i r mothe r .

 B IOG R APH I CA L S KE T C H E S

W HEELER , DE XTER w as b o rn i n old Wh l Ho rton , t he ee e r-

house on S ummer Stree t i n Re hoboth M ay 5 1777 He wa s t h e , , .

“
son of Jere mi a h a n d E li za be th (Th u rber) Wh ee l e r ( D ex te r Jere
7
,

mi ah Je re mi a h J a mes J a mes H en ry
,
Ii ‘ ’
,
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H e w as a , , ,

n a t ural me c h a n i c a n d w h e n a yo un g ma n ma d e s hov el s a n d th e i r
, ,

h a ndl es i n t h e s hop ac ross t h e w ay To g ive t he h a n dl es t h e ri g ht .

crook h e s te a me d t h e m a n d pl a c e d t h e e n d s i n h o l es bo re d i n a s i ll
,

a n d s kilf u lly w e i g h te d t h e oth e r e n d Th ese a ug u r hol es may s till .

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be see n i n t h e old s h o p H e re i n 1805 b e de mo n s t ra te d t he s pi n n i n g

.

of c otton ya rn by h orse po we r H ere al s o M r Wh ee ler ma de t h e

“
- . .

”
cotto n ma c hi n e ry fo r t h e Sw a nsea F ac t ory i n t h e fi rs t y ears of
t h e e i g h t ee n th c e n t u ry ; a n d i n 1809 for t h e cotto n mill a t R e ,
- ,

h ob ot h V ill a g e H e w as o n e of t he s i x p artn ers w h o c o n s titu ted

.

t h e Un io n M a n ufa c t uri n g C o Abo u t 18 13 h e re move d to Fall .

R ive r a n d w a s i n c o mp a n y w i t h h is u n c l e Na th a n i el Wh ee l er a n d , ,

D a vid A n th o ny H ere h e b u ilt t h e fi rs t t w o c otton fac tories

“ ” “ .

k n o wn as t h e Troy a n d t h e White mill s B e fore h e die d h e .

s old o u t h i s i n t e re s t i n F a ll R iv e r a n d mov e d t o Popl a r R id g e ,

C ay ug a C o N Y w here h e bo ught a farm on w hich He nry J

.
, . .
, , .

Wh ee ler s o n of h i s b roth e r Cy re n i us n ow lives

, , .

I n 18 1 1 M r W h e e l er rece i v e d a p a te n t s i g ne d by P res iden t

.

M adi son for a ti de mill w a ter w hee l On e of th ese w h eel s w as use d

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.

a t Ke lly s B rid g e a t W arre n R I t o ope ra te a g ri s t mill He

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,

al s o rec e i v e d a p a te n t fo r t h e b e a ri n g s for a wa te r w h ee l i n w hi c h -

b e s ub s titu ted roll e rs for b a ll s .

A ne phe w of M r W h ee ler Cy ren i us Wh ee ler Jr a fo rni er .

, , .
,

mayo r o f A u b urn N Y rece ived a p a te n t for t h e fi rs t t w o

, . .
,

w hee l e d mo w i n g ma c h i n e a n d s old t h e p a t en t ri g h t to t h e M e ,

C o rmi c k Mo w i n g M ac hine C o .

W ILLETT, TH O M AS , of t h e fo u n de rs of Reh ob o t h as w as o ne ,

w e ll as o n e o f t h e mos t di s ti n g u i s h e d me n of O ld Ply mo uth

C olony Born i n E ng l a n d h e s pen t h i s ea rly y ea rs as did M r
.
, , .

B ro w n i n Holl a n d w he re h e learn ed t h e D u tc h l a n g u ag e ma n ners

, , ,

a n d c us to ms a n d b e c a me a c q ua i n ted w ith t h e Pil g ri ms

, H e w as .

a b o ut n i n e t ee n y e a rs old w h e n h e l a n d e d a t Ply mo u th i n 1629 .

H e h a d c h a rg e of t he E n g l is h tra di n g p ort a t Ke n nebec M e , .

M r Wille tt marrie d M ary B ro w n d aug hter of Jolm B ro w n J uly

.
, ,

6 1636 by w h om h e h ad thi rte e n c hild re n

, , I n 164 7 h e s uc cee d ed .

Myl es Stan di s h as ca pta i n of t h e Ply mo u th militi a I n 165 1 h e .

w as e l ec te d on e of t h e Gov e rn o r s a s s i s ta n ts a n d h e ld t h e o ffi ce
’

till 1665 w h en h e w a s s ucceeded by h i s b roth er i n law J a mes

,
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,

B row n of S wa nse a H e was a ppoi n ted as ag e n t of t h e Colony

, .

i n org a n i z i ng t he g overn me n t a t New Yo rk a n d red uc i n g affa i rs

to En g lis h cus toms an d as a res ult w as c hosen to be t he fi rs t g ov
,

e rnor or mayor of t h e t o w n a n d w as re el ec ted to t h e os i t i on ,

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.

The D utc h a l s o h ad so muc h c o nfide nce i n M r Will e tt t a t th ey .

c h ose h i m to arb i t rate on t h e di s p u ted bo und ary be tween New Yo rk

 H IS TORY OF RE HOB OTH
an d New H a ve n I n e b rua ry 1660, M r Wille tt eca me a free
. F , . b
holder i n Re hoboth res idi ng at Wan namoi se t , t he n a wards hi p
,

of Re hoboth b ut w ith i n t he te rrito ry of owa ma or Sowa msett

, S .

U n til recen tly t h e c hi mn ey of h i s ho use was s ta ndi ng on t he ma i n

ro a d n e a r R iv e rs id e R I
, an d n o t far fro m t he ho me of h i s fat her
, . .
,

i a la w , I l o n oh n B ro wn
-
. J .

Mr W
illett c ultivated fri en dly re l a tio ns with t he I ndi ans and
.

b o ug ht t h e Re ho b oth No rth P urc h ase ( now Attleboroug h North ,

Attl e bo ro ug h and C umb e rl a nd ) t he Taun t on North P urch ase

, ,

N o to M fi ld oth l t t vi
( r n a n d a n s e ) a n d e r a rg e rac s F o,r h
to Re hoboth , t h e to wn , o n t he 2 l s t of e b ruary , 1660, voted th a t
i s se r ces
F
.

“
M r Will e tt s ho uld h ave libe rty to ta ke fi v e h u n d re d or s i x h un
.

d red ac res of l a nd no rth ward or eas t wa rd , beyo nd t he bo un ds

”
of ou r town , wh ere he s h all thi n k it mos t c o n v e ni e n t for h i mself .

J
With Joh n Mil es a nd oh n B rown h e was i n fl ue n ti al i n t he g ran t
a n d se ttl e me n t of t h e to wn of S wa n sea a n d t h e fo un d a tion of t h e ,

B a fist h u rc h i n th a t tow n , u n d e r t h e p as to ra te of Re v M r
C
li
. .

Mi es t he ance s to r of M ajor Ge n e ral Nel so n A Miles U

, A .
, . S . .

After a few ears res idence i n New Y ork , M r Wille tt re turned to

y .

h i s ho me i n W a n n a moi se t where b e c lose d a use fu l a nd hon ored .

life, A ug 4 , 1674 , ag ed 63 years A roug h s ton e i n t he Little

. .

Nec k C e me tery a t t he h ead of B u lloc k s Cove be ars thi s i nsc ri p

’

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t io n .

H e re lye t h t h e b dy
o t h e wort h
of ho mas W yT illet t . Es q .
,

Who died A ug us t y
e 4 t h . i n t h e 64 t h a r of h i s ye ag e .

A n no
W HO W AS THE FI RS T M AY O R
O F N E W Y O RK .

AN D T W I C E D I D S US TA I N T I I E PL A C E
"

H is w ife M a ry di e d i n 1669 a n d i s b uri e d by hi s s id e

, , . .

The C ity C l ub of Ne w Yo rk pl ace d a t h i s g ra ve a me mo ri a l

g ra n ite bo ul de r o n whi c h is a b ro nze ta bl e t i ns c ribed as follows :
Tho mas W ille t t
16 10- 107 4
i tMy f F rs a or o
N w Y k e or
S e ed 166 5rv d an

E e t ed by t h
r c e

Ci ty C l b f u o

Ne w Y o r k , 19 13 .

W I L LET I '

( S ee oppos i te pag e 13 1)

W ILLIS , D R HARRI S O N, was bo rn i n t he W illis ho use on

.

Pi ne Stree t i n Re hobo t h J uly 5 1836 He w as t h e son of A masa , , .

an d Lydi a ( Wood ward ) Willi s S h e was t h e d a ug hte r of I saac .

a n d M arth a ( Lu th e r) Wood w a rd a n d die d i n Re hob oth Dec 10 , . ,

1890 ag e d 94 y ea rs
, .

Young Willi s taug ht sc h ool i n S wa nse a at t h e ag e of fiftee n an d ,

a t twe n ty o ne t ri ed fa rmi n g i n Ka n s as b u t o w i n g to t h e warm

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,
 B IOG RAPHI CAL SKETCH ES
c li ma te and t he ra ttlesna kes he s oo n return e d Eas t and eng ag ed
i n cu tti n g a n d selli n g w ood I n 1862 h e a ttend ed med ica l l ec tures .

i n P i t ts fi c ld M ass a n d i n 1865 g rad ua te d a t t h e Cl e vel an d (Ohio )

, .
,

Ho meop a thic M edi ca l Coll eg e Aft er p rac ti c i n g a while i n Cli n ton . ,

N Y h e loc a te d i n B rook ly n He was a h ard s tuden t an d very

. .
,
.

p rog ress ive i n h i s p rofess io n be i ng one of t he ori g i nal s taff of t he ,

Ho meop a thi c Hos pita l of B rookly n H e performed s uccess fully .

t h e ope ra t io n s of ov a rioto my a pe n dec t omy c ae s a ri a n s ec tio n , , ,

a n d othe rs H e bec a me on e of t h e fo re mos t s u rg eon s of h i s ti me

.

i n c o n n ec tio n w ith t h e Ho me op a thi c Sc hool of Medi c i ne an d ,

s a v e d ma n y lives by h i s s kill i n ob s te tri ca l s u rg e ry I n 1894 h e .

ope ne d a p riv a t e hos pi ta l of h i s ow n w hic h h e co n t i n ued u n til ,

h i s d e a th D ec 3 1898 , .
, .

D r Willi s w as marri e d tw i ce : ( 1) to Mi ss Ell e n M W h ite of

. .

Paw tuc ke t R I w h o h a d th ree c hild ren a n d died i n Septe mber

, . .
, ,

187 1 ( )
2 . To Mi ss I s a b e ll a M M i rri e le e s of B ro o kly n N Y i n .
, . .
,

M ay 1874 wh o b o re h i m n i ne c hildren S h e die d a t Holli s Lo ng

, ,
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I s l a nd i n Ap ril 19 17 O f h i s twe lve c hild re n se ven a re s till livi ng

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Th ree of h i s so ns a re phy s i c i a n s one of w ho m D r I l ur , , .

ri s o n Willi s i s s u pe ri n te n d en t of t h e Willi s Sa n itari u m i n B rookly n

,
.

W I LM AR TH , P AS CHAL ELER Y, s on of Pas c h a l Elery a nd

Abi g a il M ari a (D ay ) Wil ma rth w as bo rn i n S ee ko n k M ass , ,
.
,

Au g 1 1 1839
. H i s moth e r dyi n g w he n h e w as th ree y ears old
, . .

h i s g re a t u n c l e a n d a u n t D a n iel Wil marth a nd h i s w ife b ro ug ht

-
, ,

h i m u p as if h e w e re the i r ow n s on ma ki n g h i m t he h e i r to the i r ,

es t a te Th ei r ho me w a s t h e old Wil ma rth ho mes tea d on B road

.

Stree t i n Re h oboth w hi ch h a s be lo ng ed i n pa rt to t h e sa me fa m ,

ily s i nce t he ti me of Thomas Wil ma rth , a se ttl er of t h e fi rs t g ene ra

tio n Y oun g Wil marth w as ed uca ted i n t h e p ublic sc h ool s of
.

Rehoboth , a n d g re w up a n e n te rp ri s i n g fa rmer He w as one of t he .

fi rs t to ope n a milk route to Provide nce a n d e rec te d t h e fi rs t ,

w i n dmill i n tow n use d to p u mp w a te r to h i s ho u se fro m a b u b li n g, b

s p ri n g a tho us a n d fee t di s ta n t i n h i s fi eld Wh en h e la ter in s ta lled .

a n e n g i n e to do t h e w o rk b e ill us t ra te d t h e p rog re ss iv e ac tivit of y

h i s n a ture He w a s ro ad co mmi ss io ne r fro m 1875 to 1900, a n d w a s
.

ac tiv e i n b u il d i n g a n d c a ri n g fo r t h e s t a te ro a d As a g ood c iti ze n .

,

M r Wil marth w as e ve r i n te res ted i n to w n affa i rs w ithou t c a ri n g

.

to hold o ffi ce Fo r ma ny y ea rs h e w a s a n ho n o red trus tee of t he

.

Co n g re g a tio n al Soc i e t y a n d al s o of t he Re hoboth A n tiq ua ri an ,

Soc i e ty w hi c h pos itio n h e h eld fro m t h e eg i n n i n g He w ith t he

, b .
,

as s i s ta n ce of Ge o rg e H e n ry Ho rto n , for thi rty s uc c e s s iv e y ears

b ro ug ht fro m P rov ide n c e t he b ig te n t for t he a n n ua l c l a mb a k e .

He se rv ed t he Ho rse De tec ti ng Soc i e ty fo r se vera l y ea rs as i ts sec re

y
ta r When s o me of t h e p ubli c sc hool s we re for a ti me c o n s olid a ted
.

he p u rc h ased a b arg e th a t h e mi g ht c arry t h e c hild re n i n sa fe ty

a nd co mfo rt M r Wil ma rth was a membe r of t h e R i s i ng S u n
. .
 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

Lodg e of M as o ns i n Eas t Provi dence He die d Jan 5 19 18 The . .

, .

W il marth li ne of des cen t is as follows :

Th omas , w hose n a me a ppea rs amon g those d rawi n g lots for t h e
‘

meadows on t h e n orth s ide of t h e town i n 1658 .

Joh n , b orn 1646 who marri ed R uth Kend rick

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Nath ani el, born D ec 29 1677 wh o married M ary Pe rry

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, , .

Dan i el , bo rn Nov 5 1699 wh o marri e d Be thi ah W i l son Be verly

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Dan i el , born Oc t 2 1 1750 who married S usa nn ah Luthe r

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John , b orn Nov 22 1773 wh o married Rachel Fuller

.
, , .

P asch al El ery, bo rn i n See ko n k Jan 30 1805 wh o married ( 1)

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, ,

Abig a il D ay daug hter of D a vid and Abig ail ( Armi ng t on)

,

D ay by w ho m h e h ad t wo s on s Pasc h a l El ery a n d A ug us tus

, ,

D ay ; an d ( 2) M ary W e bs ter of B erkl ey M ass Thei r c h i l , , .

d ren were D an i el J oh n Nich ol as M ary and Abby He was

n ote d for hi s g rea t s tren g th an d was a
“ ,

te rror to e vil doers ”

, .

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.

P asch al Elery, wh o marri e d M a 2 1862 E llen Frances D ean

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, , , ,

d a ug hte r of B enj ami n a nd Po ly ( Fren c h ) Dea n ; born Jan 2 .

,

184 3 . S h e i s a desce n d an t of W a lter an d E lean or ( Cog an )

Dean early se ttlers i n Taun ton ; an d of M ayflower descen t ;
,

al s o of R i c h ard E an d Fran ces ( Di g hto n ) W illi ams

. .

M r a n d M rs Wil marth cel eb ra ted thei r g olde n weddi n g M ay

. .

2 19 12 more th an four h u n d red g ues ts bei n p resen t an d an

, , ,

orig i nal poe m w as read by Hon T W B i ckne l Th e ir children . . . .

were
Abb i e M ari h , orn Ap ril 1 1 , 1865 ; marri ed oh n Fran c i s
b arv el , J M
Nov 28, 1899 One d aug hter, Ruth Wil marth , orn ul
. . b J y
24 , 1902 .

W ilson El ery, born D ec 31, 1866 ; married a ttie

. hea ton , H W
d a ug h t er of Willi ams an d ary ( Wh eaton ) La ke, Nov 10, M .

1886 . Three c hild ren : Nellie France s , bo rn Oc t 12, 1 887 , .

marrie d H arry We b bS
ta n di s h of Willi man ti c , Con n ; ess ie, . J
born D ec 7 , 1890 married Ch arles Holt Sta rr of Willi man ti c,
.
,

Con n ; Wil so n E llery , Jr , born Ja n 25, 1907

. . . .

Aug ustus Day, born Feb 26, 1870; di ed Jan 5, 1889 . . .

Grace M ay, bo rn Nov 23, 187 1 B es i des with her paren ts

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 CH APTER XV
M I SC ELLA NEO U S TOP I CS
R EHO BOTH ROADS
TH E fi rs t li nes of tra vel were t he I n di an tra ils determi ned l arg ely ,

by t he lay of the l an d Th e di rec t rou te fro m Cohan net westward

.

throug h Re hoboth mus t h a v e run n orth of Sq u an n a konk S wa mp ,

t o be followe d i n due ti me by t h e t u rn pike Thi s tra il i s k n own .

t o h a v e p asse d to t h e wes t of t h e V i llag e to w a rd R oc ky Hill ru n , ,

n i n g e ith er ov er it i n to Se e kon k or aro un d it ov er Jacob s Hill to

’

E as t P rovid en ce C e n te r .

“
A n oth e r I n di a n tra il wo u ld n a t ura lly run ac ross t h e town so u th
of t h e g rea t s w a mp j us t n a med be tween th a t an d t h e B ad Luc k
,

s wa mp a n d w h e re t h e Lo n g Hill roa d n ow run s An o t h er tra il .

fro m t he eas t wou ld co me th ro ug h by way of th e Oa k Swa mp set

“ ”
t leme n t n o rth of t h e M an wh a g ue a nd on p as t Ho rto n s Sig n al
’

a n d t h e O rl ea n s Fac to ry to ward W a t c h emoke t These trail s .

wo uld be i n te rsec te d by oth ers acc ordi n g to c o n v e n ie n ce Th e .

l eadi ng tra il s would be follo we d by t h e early whi t e se ttl ers w h o

w o uld g ra d u al ly i mprov e t h e m i n to b ridl e p a ths an d ca rt roa ds .

Fo r more th an a h un dre d y e ars e v e n to t h e b eg i nn in g of t h e

,

n i n e tee n th cen t ury pe opl e i n t h e cou n try tra v el ed a l mos t w holly

,

on foot or horseb ac k Wo men rode to c h urc h e ither on a s ide

.

sa ddl e or pillio n . D r Fo wler wh o di e d i n 1808 vis ited h i s a

.
, ,

t i en ts c arryi n g h i s medi c i n es i n sa ddl e b ag s up to t he l as t ay

,
-
,

of h i s l ife ; an d e ven h i s successor Dr R oy a l Carp en ter did t he, .

,

sa me for s ome y ea rs . Al mos t t h e on ly vehi cles i n town were farm

w ag on s c x ca rts a nd h ay ri c k s w ith cru de s l ed s i n t h e w i n t er
,
-
, By .

t h ese rus ti c c on v ey a n c es t h e you ng peopl e an d t h e old e r o nes ,

t oo, often rod e over roug h roads to p arti es a nd en terta in me n ts ,

w hi c h they dou btless e njoy e d n o l ess th an th e i r sons and d a ug h t ers

of t he p rese n t ti me .

I n t he y ear 1826 so me men of p rog ress ive ideas pl ann ed to b u ild

a t urn pike run n i n g di rec tly fro m Ta u n ton to P rovid ence an d p ass
i n g of co urse th roug h Rehob o t h Th ey reason ed t h a t such a road
.

would b e a b oo n to t h e p ub li c an d a t t h e same ti me a p ayin g i n

v es tmen t . A j oi n t s toc k co mpany was formed un der t he n a me of
t h e Ta un to n an d Providen ce Turn pi ke Corpo rat ion for whi c h ,

a c h arter w as g ran te d b y t h e s ta t e M arc h 3 1 826 Th e pri me

, , .

movers were Sa muel C roc ker Jesse Smith Joh n Wes t Franc is
, , ,

B ayli es Ja mes L Hodg es an d D G W Co bb c iti zen s of Taun ton

, . . . .
, .

John S Lut her was employed to s urvey t he rou te Th e con trac t

. .

t o b u ild t h e roa d was le t out to Messrs D udley and B alka m for .

maki ng it cos t a bo ut a mile Th e co n tract ors .

[ mi
 H ISTORY OF REHOBOTH

s ub -
le t t i
cer a n sec tions to di fferen t p arties i nc l udi ng A bner Fi s h , ,

James Paul R ic h ard Goff and others The road was compl eted
, .

i n 1829 altho ug h p arts of it were poorly do ne There were tol l

, .

g a te s ,o n e n e a r t h e Ho p ki n s fa r m i n S ee ko n k a n d t h e oth e r a t ,

fi rs t a t D ea A sah e l Bh ss s nea r t he A nn awan Roc k where the

.
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old ro ad crosse s t he pike ; b u t l a ter it was re move d farther eas t

to W a lke r s Corn e r ’
.

D ea Bli ss de se rves me n tion on ac c o un t of h i s e n th us ias tic i a

.

t eres t i n h a vi n g t h e ro a d bro ug ht th ro ug h t h e town an d n ot o n ly ,

g a v e t h e l a n d th ro u g h h i s e s ta t e b u t fe n ced it fo r m o re th a n a
mil e ; whil e so me others were obs ti n a tely opposed to t he en ter
p ri se e x ac ti ng as muc h as poss ibl e for th e i r l and bes ides hi nderi ng
, .

t h e wo rk i n v ariou s way s One man dre w roc ks an d hea ped t he m

.

u po n t he ro ad to bloc k i ts p ro g ress At le ng th a fter many h i n .

,

d ra nce s t he road was c o mpl ete d an d n otwiths tandi ng i ts many

, ,

defec ts was acc epted by t h e co mmi ss io ners

, .

Co ns idere d as a pec un i a ry i n v es tmen t it was a fla t fa il ure I t .

i s do ubtful if t h e o ri g i na l p rop ri eto rs e ve r rece ive d more th an a

pitta nce e ither p ri nc ipa l or i n teres t For so me reason t he public
, .

wo uld n ot p a tro n i ze it ; farme rs alo ng t h e ro u te wou ld g o a lo ng

way roun d ra th er th an pay a ce n t of toll The i nco me fa ile d to pay .

ex pe n ses an d t he ro ad bec a me n eg l ec te d and un fit for t ra v el At .

len t h t he c h arter was revoke d a n d it was mortg ag ed to Elder

Ga e n Hi c ks of Taun to n La ter D a ri us Goff an d others pe titioned .

t he c o mmi ss io ners to lay out t h e road as a p ub li c hi g h way which ,

was g rad ually b ro ug ht a bo u t Before thi s howe ver t he road was.

, ,

bid off a t auc tio n by Jon a th an Whea to n R ic hard Goff Willi am , ,

Marvel and a M r Leo nard who made repai rs and hope d to make
.
,

it pay b ut they were di s ap poi n te d ; parts of t he road were fe nced

,

u p i n 184 1 a n d 1842 There was much disc uss ion whether t he

.

l an d s ho uld re vert to t h e ori g i n al o wne rs .

Fi nally bec omi ng a p ublic way t he pe ople use d it b ut the to wns , ,

ne ve r ke pt it i n v e ry g ood re p ai r I n t h e S pri n g of t h e y ea r th ere .

wo uld b e lo n g s tre tc he s of mud a nd traffi c was di ffi c ult I n t he

, .

year 1895 a bo ut a mil e of t h e roa d was mac ad ami zed i n Rehoboth ,

beg i nn i ng at t h e See ko n k li ne an d run n ing eas t The s ta te ap .

p pro r i a t e d fo r t h e w o r k w hi c h w as do n e u n d e r t h e di
, rec tio n
of Geo N Go ff c h ari ma n of t h e sel ec t men Littl e by little with
. .
, .
,

man y b reak s a n d lo n g de l ay s t h e i mp rove men t w as ex te n ded un ,

til i n 1908 a fte r t h i rtee n y ea rs it was esse n ti ally co mple ted It

, , .

is now a fi n e h ard roa d over whi c h a u to mobil es a n d oth er vehi c les

,

a re c o n ti n ua lly p as s i n g O the r roa d s al so i n Re hobo th ha ve been

.

g re a tly i m p rov e d a n d w ill co m p a re f a vo ra bly w ith tho se of n e i g h

bo ri ng town s .

For a n umb er of y ea rs i n t he l a tter p art of t h e n i ne tee n th cen

tury there was talk of a n e lec tri c ra il way be twee n Taun ton and
Provi dence on t he li ne of t he old t urn pike The c iti ze ns of Re .

hob ot h Vill ag e a n d vi c i n i ty we re a n x io us th a t t he ro ad s hould be

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de flec te d a t t h e A n n a wa n Ho use s o as to run thro ug h t he i ll ag e , V

p as t he s to , c h u c h , pos t offi ce , et c
t r e r -
a n y of t h e citi zen s i n . M
t he n o rtherly p a rt of t h e to wn , how e ver, were s tron g ly oppose d to
a n y div er e n ce fro m t h e s tra i g ht li n e of t h e
g i ke eca use of . B
these h os ti le fac tio n s t he e n ter rise was delaye for se veral ears y .

At l as t un de r t he e ffi c i en t lea ersh i p of H on G N Goff, a c harter

, . . .

w as obta i n e d fro m t h e M as s ac h use tts Leg i s l a t ure by J a me s F .

Sha w C o o f Ne w b u rypo rt d e c idi n g th a t t h e roa d s ho u ld g o

.
, ,

t h ro ug h t h e i ll a g e VTh e c h a rte r was g ra n te d early i n t he y ear

.

1898 a n d so ra p i dly w a s t he w o rk of c o n s t ruc tio n p us h e d fo rw ard

,

th a t i n J u ne of t he s a me y ear c a rs were ru n n i n g over t h e road ,

a n d soo n a l a rg e a n d a ttrac tive po we r ho us e was b u ilt a t R e hoboth -

V ill a g e c os ti n g
, w hi c h w as a fterw a rds di sca rde d for eco
n o mi c re as o n s Th e ro ad w as ope ra ted for a ti me un de r t h e n a me
.

O C
of t he ld olo ny Stree t Ra il way C o a n d l a ter by t h e Bay Sta te .
,

St ree t Ra il w ay Co .

Th e e l ec tri c roa d h as a dde d mu c h to t he co mfort a n d p ros pe rity

of t h e to wn , i t s ra pid tra n s it e n a bli n g t he yo u n g peopl e to p urs ue
a dv a n c e d s t u di es i n t h e s c hool s of Ta u n to n a n d Provid e n ce , a n d

res id e n ts to ma k e d a ily t rip s fo r b us i n ess It al so a ffo rds a con .

v e n i e n t me a n s of reac h i n g t h e to w n fro m o u ts ide , a n d b ri n g s al l

l
t h e peopl e i n to c lo se r c o n ta c t w ith t h e l a rg er c e n ters of po p ul a tio n .

En do we d w ith a fi n e maca da m hi g h w ay a n d a fi rs t c l as s el ec tri c -

li ne , w ith oth er road s l ea di n g t o t h e i ll ag e i n pri me co n ditio n , V

t h e p ro s perity of a th rifty pe opl e i s as s ure d .

SI LK C ULT UR E I N REHOB OTH

Accordi n g t o traditio n s e vera l a tte mpts were ma d e ea rly i n
,

t h e n i ne tee n th ce n t ury to ma n ufac tu re s ilk i n Re hoboth Re mn a n ts .

of a mulbe rry o rc h ard may s till be seen on t h e Is a i a h N All en .

pl ace n orth of Perryville w here it see ms t he i n d us try w as ca rried

, ,

o n b u t no rec ord of it c a n b e fo u n d
, M r Willi a m A K i ng h as . . .

l eft a n acco u n t of t h e s ilk rai s i n g e n terp ri se on S a lis b ury Stree t

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.

a t t h e Le vi H u n t far m i n 1837 4 0 d u ri n g whi c h ti me he was

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, ,

ide n tifi ed w ith t he i n d us try Th e H un ts h a d p re vio usly done .

so me thi n g i n t h e w ay of s pi n n i n g s ilk i n s ma ll q u an titi es as a l so ,

s ome of t h e i r n e i g hbo rs Th ey h ad a n orc h a rd c o n ta i n i ng an

.

ac re of l a rg e w h ite mulberry t rees be s ide s a fe w t rees of t h e bl ac k

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,

vari e ty Abo u t 1837 partie s fro m Provide nce leas ed t he orc h ard
.
, ,

e rec te d a b u ildi ng an d c o mme n ce d t h e cult ure of s ilk on a l a rg e r

,

sc a l e . Th e seco n d y ea r worms w ere ra i se d p roduc i n g ,

ab o u t s i x h u n d re d po un d s of se w i n g s ilk c on s idere d eq u al to t h e -
,

best I ta li a n A l arg e n umbe r of lea ves were req ui red and t he

.
,

ca re l ess ma n n e r i n w hi c h th ey were coll ec te d by c hild re n w ho ,

I n 1899 a nd fo r s e e l ye
v ra a rs a ft e r. t he Co m an y '

el
s r a es t a t ei n R hoe b ot h
was ass ss e ed
for b ut s i e th em
nc e r o va of the dy na mos . the su m h as
bee n much les s I n 19 14 i t was
. wi t h a t a x of 86 19 .
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were pai d t h e pound , proved di sas t ro us t o t h e orchard , and

by
aft er th ree y ears t h e trees b eg an t o dec l i ne an d man di ed The .

s ilkw o rm rai s ed a t th a t ti me was t he g ray worm, wh i c li ves about

fi ve wee ks They were ke pt on h urdles , res ti n g on n arrow s helves
.
,

a n d mus t b e ke pt fro m an ts an d fed care full Mr illiam . W W .

Bl a di g , h res ided ear b y , reca lls vi vi d see ing t he worms

n n w o n -
y
on t h e s h e lves ea ti n g t he lea ves an d
, b
ri n g i n g th e i r j aws tog e th er
w ith obvious n oi se I n sp i n ni n g t he i r c oc oons the i r motions
.

can b e seen at fi rs t , b u t as they adv an ce t he are los t s i g ht of al

tog e ther Wh en t he coc oo ns are re a dy , t he s i k i s s p un a nd tw i s ted
.

a n d i s a t fi rs t s ti ff a n d h a rd b u t w hen bo il e d t he g l ue i s re moved
,

an d it beco mes a bea u tifu l pea rly w hite rea dy to ta k e on v ari o us ,

c olors . Th e ma ki n g of thi s s ilk cre a ted con s idera le i n t e res t i n b

t h e co mmun it , a n d s ma ll uan tities we re ma d e
y q a n umber of by
families , b ut t he i n t eres t died awa an d t he matter was forg otten y .

TH E ANNAWA N C LUB
Th e An n awan Cl ub was ch arte red e e i n S pt mb
e r 1898 by ce r , ,

ta i n Rhod e Is l a n d men who felt t he need of ou t door recrea tion -

as a re li ef fro m th e i r b us i n ess or p ro fess io n a l life A fi ner sy lvan .

re t rea t c an sca rcely be i mag i n e d th an t h e one c hose n on t he bo r

ders of t h e B ad Luc k Reservoir twelve miles from Providence , ,

n ow tra ns forme d both i n n a me a n d a pe aran ce a n d kn own a s

An n awan La ke I ts loc a tion i s near Hil Cres t wh ere M r Georg e
.
, .

S B aker h as a bea utiful summer home The Club House s tan ds

. .

o n t h e b ri m of thi s l a ke i n t h e woo ds w h ere pic ke re l an d b as s ,

abou n d to tempt t h e pi sca tory tas te of t h e membe rs On t he other .

h and ow i ng to t he g e ne rous concess io ns of ne i g hbori n g farmers

, ,

lovers of t h e g u n may t ramp over t wo thous an d acres roun d abou t

with ex cl us ive h u n ti n g ri g hts Trees h a ve bee n pl an te d i n spo t s
.

as a cover t o q u a il a n d part rid e

Th e Cl u b ow ns t wo h un dre dacres i n c l udi ng t he pon d
.

e n c i rc li n g w hi c h i s a s t ri of l a n d p rese n te d by W illi am
p
Kelton The Cl ub s us ta i ns t h e mos t cordi al rel a tions w ith i ts
.

ne i g h b o rs a n d e very y ear i n vites th em to a cl am b ake whi ch -

helps to kee p t he soc i al b o n d s tro ng and en d uri ng .

The Cl ub ho use i s of ce d ar 10 9 c ut fro m a near b y s wamp an d

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,
-

hewn by h an d It h as an amp e k itch en and livi n g roo m while

.
,

i ts h ug e c hi mn eys one a t e ith er e n d i n vite t he co zy fi re w ith i ts

, ,

Wi n some roar H ere th ese men of c ong en i al tas tes ta ke g en u in e

.

c o mfort The i r n umbe r i s li mited to forty an d t h e terms of ad

.

miss ion are s tric t Not far away i s t h e Cl ub s farmhouse w ith i ts

’
.

cap ab l e s t e wa rd to c a re for t h e p rope rty an d for i ts over n i g ht -

g ue s ts .

The Cl ub owes muc h of i ts en th us i asm to i ts se veral p res iden t s who

h a ve se rved i n t h e followi n g order : W illiam R Ra n d all G eorg e S .
, .

B aker W illiam H Swee tl and Frederi ck Hoard Fenner Peckh am

, .
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TH EGOFF GATH ER IN G ASS OC IATIO N
C apt S h ubae l Go ff was a gran ds on of E lder E noc h Gofl of
.

Di g hton He marri e d Sally B ri g g s Gofl of Rehob oth where t hey

'

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,

c o n ti n ued to res ide a nd w here the i r fi ftee n c hil d ren were bo rn ,

of w hom thi rtee n lived to maturity C apt Sh ubael died Oct 14 . . .

,

1854 and h i s w ife Nov 4 1855

, I n t he s ummer of 1 870 t he des
.
, .

cen da n t s held a fa mily g a th erin g a t t h e Co n g reg a tion a l Ch urc h i n

Re hoboth Vill ag e a t w hi c h twelve of t he th i rteen c hil dre n then
,

livin g were presen t Tab l es were s pread eac h furn is hin g h is p art
“
of t he pi c n i c ”
.

I t was a p ronounced success and t he feeling

.
,

th a t it s hould be repea te d t he nex t y ear g a ve rise to t he appoi n ting

of a committee to man ag e it .

The secon d g a th eri n g was a t t h e ho me of Isa i ah Go ff of Pa w

tuc ke t Aug 24 187 1 w ith a c l am b ake w hic h fea ture bec ame
, .
, ,
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,

lon g s i nce a s ta te d c us tom W ith one ex ce ption 1877 t he families

.
, ,

ha ve me t e very y ear for forty s i x y ears W i th g rad ua lly increas i ng -

n umbers I n 19 15 more th an t wo h undred and twen ty fi ve were

.
-

asse mb le d a t t h e C arp en ter ho mes te a d i n Re hob oth w h ere n o l ess

th a n s i x tee n of i ts a t heri ng s h a ve bee n enjoyed “ S o c o n ve n i e n t .
,

”
a n d s uc h a lovely p ac e i s t he un iversa l co mmen t At s i x of these .

delig htful oc cas ions I e leg E and Jen n i e ( C arpen ter) Franc is
’
.

ha ve wel co med the i r frien d s .

On t he 20t h of A ug us t 1908 t h e Go ff Ga th eri ng A ss oc i a tion

, ,

was i n corpora te d a n d t h e us ual ofli cers c hosen To s us ta i n t h e .

i n teres t of these A nnua l reun ions h eld reg u larly t he l as t Th urs ,

day i n A ug us t t he c l a m ba ke i s s uppl emen ted by fi e l d s ports

,
-

w ith n o mi n al p ri zes for t h e w i n ners A pri ze i s a ls o g iven to .

t he old es t p ers o n p rese n t a nd to t he yo ung es t c hild A fun d .

a mo un ti ng to a fford s s uffi c i en t i n c o me t o c over ex penses .

Thi s well k no wn g a therin g i s now on a permanen t b as is Th e pres

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.

i den t for 19 16 was B radfo rd G Goff and th e treas urer James .

hd Go ff .

It i s wo rthy of n ote tha t t he des ce nda n ts of a s in g le bran c h of

this l arg e fa mily vi z th a t of En oc h and Kezi ah ( Luther) Goff
, .
, ,

n umbers a t t h e p resen t ti me n i n e ty s i x pers o n s i nc l udi n g c hild re n -

,

of t he fifth g e n eration .

TH E GREAT FR ESH ET
Fe b 1 .
—
1 1 3, 1886
Th e g rea te s t fres h e t e ve r k no wn i n Re hoboth , a n d whi c h a ffec te d
a ls o a c on s i dera b le p art of e as tern M ass ac h use tts an d Co n nec ti c u t ,

F y
occ urred on rid a and Saturd a , Feb 12 a nd 1 3, 1886 On y . .

Thursday morn i ng , Feb 1 1t h , it eg an to ra i n a n d con ti nued

. b
modera tely th roug h t he day , b ut po ured i n torren ts th ro ug h t h e
n i g ht a n d mo s t of t h e follow in g day , melti n g t h e sn ow a nd ood i ng fl
Pal mer s R iver, caus i ng i ts wa ters to rus h over t h e roa d y t h e
’
b
Vill ag e mill , carr i ng i n i ts c urren t mas ses of ice and tons of s tones ,
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g ra ve l e t c weari ng a ch an nel four feet deep throug h t he road bed

, .
,
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o n eith e r s ide of t h e b rid g e whic h it u n dermi ne d This made t he .

s t rea m i mp ass ab l e so tha t n o ma il was t a ke n over t o t he o ffi ce

,

un til S a t urd ay w h en it was p asse d across on a tig ht rope

, Th e .

roa ri n g of t h e flood mad e it i mpo ss i b l e to c o n verse across i ts brea dth .

Prac ti c ally all t h e bridg es on Pal mer s R iver were des troyed i n ’

c l ud i n g t h e t wo a t O rl ea ns Fac tory The eas t en d of t he mill was .

ru i ne d t h e floo r h a vi n g been was h e d a way an d t h e s ides broken

,

th ro ug h N0 s uc h del ug e was e ver kn o wn i n Re hoboth unless we

.
,

e x ce pt t h e b urs ti n g of t h e B ad L uc k Rese rvoi r i n 1859 wh en a ll ,

t h e b rid g es be lo w on t h e s trea m were s wept away No ma il ca me .

th ro ug h fro m Bos to n from Frida un til Tuesday e ven i ng ( Feb .

1 1 to as t h e ra il road s we re b ad y was h ed Th ere was no tra ve l .

for se veral d ays e ither on t h e B os to n an d Providence or t he Ol d

Colony road s The property loss amoun te d to h un dreds of thou
.

san d s of doll ars To ill us tra te t h e se verity of t he fres he t i n Re

.

h ob ot h so me of t he milk me n wh o s ta rte d for Provide nce c ould

,

n o t g e t th ro ug h n or co u ld the y g e t b ac k ho me w ith th e i r tea ms

, ,

by reas o n of t he s wollen s treams and miss i n g bridg es .

R EHOBOTH SEEKONK PA WTUC KET AND EAST , ,

PROV I DENC E D ETE CTING SOC IETY

Thi soc i ty was ori g i nally t h Re hoboth De t ti ng Soci ty as
s e e ec e ,

Re hob oth th n i n l uded t h othe to wn who

e n m h av been
c e r s se a es e

ad ded : See kon k i n 1817 Pawt uc ke t i n 1855 an d Eas t Providence , ,

so me ti me l a ter The organ i za tion was effec ted Nov 21 1796 at

. .
, ,

t he ho me of D r J a mes Bl i ss of D an fo rth Stree t Th e obj ec t was t he

. .

ot tio of m e mbe rs horses fro m thie ves an d if poss i b le

’

p r ec n t h e ,

t he a pp re he ns io n of t h e thi e ves themselves I n those d ay s horses .

were freq uen tly s tol en an d th e i r recovery was di fli c ult as th ere ,

was n o rapid t ra n s it a n d pho ne s a n d te leg ra ms were u nk nown .

W i t hi n three years th ere were more th an one hundred members ,

a n d t h e n u mbe r was a fte rwards i n c re ase d to a bo u t th ree h un d red .

A ny c iti zen of g ood c h arac ter may beco me a me mbe r by p ay in

whic h p rotec ts one h orse an d fifty ce n ts for eac h a ddition ,

horse A c c o rd i n g to t h e c ons titu tio n Th ere s h a ll b e a nn ually

. ,

c ho se n by b a llot o r n o mi n a tio n no t l ess th an t we lv e D e tec to rs ,

on e of w ho m s h all b e c hose n as c hi e f w hose duty s h a ll b e to ,

di rec t o rde r a n d s u pervi se t h e movemen ts of t h e other De tec tors

, ,

an d the s e tog e th e r w it h an y me mbe r w h o may h a ve a ho rse or

,
”
horse s s tol en s h all c on s titu te t h e Board of De tec tors
, .

E d wi n D a rl i n g was c hi e f for ma ny y e ars Fo r t e n y ears Hon . .

Olive r Cha ffee was p res ide n t an d J ames Nas h was secre ta r
An other lo n g te rm p res ide n t was Na t h l M B urr w ith whom y
.

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E Wil marth se rved as sec re tary The p rese n t o ffi ce rs are Ellery

. .
,

L Goff p res ide n t ; Fra n k 1 Tho mas sec re t ary ; Albert C Go ff

.
, , .
,

treas ure r ; an d S S Ric h c hie f de tec to r . .

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 MI SCE LLANE OU S

The b y l aw s , a dopted Nov 28 187 1 , req u ire d t h e an n ual mee t

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,

i n g to b e h eld t h e thi rd Mo n d ay i n Oc tobe r a t t h e to wn h all i n

Eas t P rovide n ce a t w hi c h a s u ppe r was us ua lly served I n recen t
, .

years thi s rule h as been suspen ded and t he an nual mee ting s h ave
been held i n Re hoboth It i s s till cus to mary to h ave a s upper a n d
.

l o s o me en terta i n men t
a s .

Th e fi rs t a n n ua l s u pper w as h e ld i n Tho mas Ken nedy s di n i n g

’

roo ms i n P a w t uc k e t i n Fe b ruary 1 876 a t

, a pl a te Re , , .

ma rk s were mad e by O liv e r C h a ffec of Seekon k D ari us Go ff an d ,

Georg e C ra w fo rd of P aw tuc k e t an d W m W Bl a n di n g a n d J C , . . . .

M a rvel of Re hoboth Alo n g i n t h e e ig hties a series of s hore di n n ers

.
-

beca me very popul ar an d on one occ as io n fi ve h und re d tic kets

,

were s old . At l eas t t wo of th ese g a theri n g s were a t S ilver Spri ng

a n d t w o a t B ulloc k s Poi n t Th e w riter reca ll s an an n ua l s upper
’
.

of t he soc ie ty se rve d on Mon d ay e ve n i n g Oc t 15 1883 a t t he old .

, ,

to wn ha ll i n E as t Provide nce a t w hi c h more th a n a h un d red mem

bers w e re p rese n t H i s di ary for th a t e ven i n rea d s : A poor
.
“ ,

”
s uppe r w as f u rn i s h e d w ith tob a cc o s moke for esse rt
“
B ut t he -
.

fun w a s g rea t Speec hes were ma de s pa rkli n g w ith wi t c lea n

.
, ,
”
as a ho u n d s tooth
’

by C harles A Lee of t he Pa w tucke t Chroni cle

, .
,

a n d b y th a t p ri n ce of s t o ry te ll e rs Tho mas G Potter al s o b y D e a

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, .
, .

Joseph B row n an d othe rs w hi c h kept t he ho use i n a roar; t he ,

flood g a tes of l a ug hte r were open a n d t h e mee ti ng closed i n t h e

-

merries t of mood s .

Th e s oc i e ty h as n ever ma de a n as sess men t on i ts members ,

a n d a ll ho rse s s tol e n o r a ll b u t o n e h a v e b ee n rec ove re d

, Th ere , .

are a t p rese n t 29 1 me mbe rs a n d t h e s u m of was i n t h e ,

tre as ury a t t h e l as t re po rt .

OLD R E C R DS O
So me of t he old c o mmerc i al rec ord s are s ug g es tive of a nc ien t
h a bi ts a n d c us to ms B us i n es s e n tries run n i n g b ac k i n to t h e mi d
.

dle of t h e e ig htee n th c e n t u ry are ex ta n t i n t h e fa mily of M r G N . . .

G o ff fro m w hic h a few ex trac ts are made for t he en terta i n men t

,

of ou r rea de rs The oldes t of th ese ac co un t b ooks consi s t of sev

.
-

e ra l s h ee ts of foo l sc a p l a id to g e th er w ith s titc h es u an d do wn t h e

p
mid dl e ove r whi c h t h e l ea ves are folde d this formi ng a lon g n ar
, , ,

row bookl e t s o me ti me s c overed on t h e o u ts ide w i t h b ro wn p a per

, .

One of th ese c o n ta i n s acc o un ts k e pt by Samuel son of A n tho ny , ,

a n d b roth e r of R i c h a rd Go ff be t w ee n t h e y ears 1746 an d 1 7 54

, , ,

s ho w i n g th a t h e ra n a s a w mill did tea mi ng and mended shoes -

, .

A fe w ite ms are c ull e d w ith t he old s pe lli ng re ta i ned

Septe mbe r 16 1746 , .

M r B Col (e)
. . de tter
To t wo d ay s ox work
for crak i ng of flax
 HISTORY OF REHOBO TH
“
N ove mber 10 1749 , .

ma iger Philip Wheeler det ter

s . d .

t o fi ch i ng t wo b arrai s of ro m from B rist ol 1 0 0

“
Ju ne 15, 17 54 .

Thomas Redaway
t o th ree po un ds an d a
To one d ay s work
To wevci ng
to an aks h a lf
to my mear one day
t o maki n g one plow

“
Th omas Redaway Cr g
.

I .

t o twe lve po un ds an d a half of flax 4 qa

t o one day s wo r w ith my ox en k 1 1e c
b
t o one arre l of s id er 2 c o
b
t o one use l of solt 0 m
1 o
t o t wo b rals of s ider 6 o o
t o t wo h un d red of ha (h ay) 4 o e
These items show ( 1) th at ox en were used on th e farm; (2) t hat
flax was s till c ultivated ; an d (3) tha t c ider was made and sold by
t h e b arre l A later boo k of accoun ts kept b Jose h G off, from
.

1773 t o 1776 h as ch arg es for li quors sol d pat t e Go I nn

, .

Ma h 1774
rc , .

Ri zer P ac k (A b iezer Peck )

for one dram
for one d ram of brande
for one dram
for on e dra m
for h a lf a dram
for ru m a n d b rande
“
Nov mb e er 1774 .

Ti mothy Full er de t t e r
for t wo q u t ar s of rum
for t wo uarts of rum

for one ra m
for h alf a pi n t of rande b
for one d ra m of ran de b
for h alf a mug of flip
for on e mug of fli p
for t wo pipes
Note : Twen ty -
i
s x o rders in one co u l mn i ncl ude for fli p.
 MIS C ELLAN EOUS
Oc to ber 5 l 774 , .

Thomas Carpen ter detter s d . .

for four q uarts of rum 2 0 3

for one q uart of rum 0 l 0
for t wo q ua rts of ru m ( fo ur t i mes ) 0 2 0
for t wo mug s of flip 0 1 4 .

Th omas Turner was a liberal pa“ tron and p a i d i n maki ng and

”
en di n g s hoes For maki ng one
. pear of s h ues h e charg ed
l 3s 0d
. .

Jos eph Gofl w as a n all ro un d man wh o n ot o n ly k ept t h e i n n

’
-

i t als o a s to re an d sa w mill a n d w ove c loth -

H is acco un t b oo k .

g en er al m er c h a n di s e ( 8 x 1 3 fools ca p ) ru ns f ro m 1 763 to 1785

“ Marc h 1 764 John D avis . de tter
t o ri c h ard one d ays work
to one peg i g )
to s i x poun r (
s of i orn
to 200 fee t of i nc h bords
to my mear to g o to metten ( mee ti ng )
for my mear to W arron
to wevei ng 9 yerds an d 3 of cloth
Oc t o ber 177 1 Ic habod W ai d det ter.
8 . d .

for ei g ht po un ds a n d a h a lf of iron 0 l 9
for teen po u nd an d three uarte rs 0 1 10
for th ree po u n ds a n d a h of i ron 0 0 9
for th ree ox s h ues 0 0 6
for one le t h er a pri en 0 3 0
q
for on e uart of ru m 0 1 0
for e i g ht q u arts of rum ( three orders) 0 5 0
”
for fo ur q uarts of rum 0 2 3
We i n fer th a t M r Wa de was a bl ac ks mith a n d like many othe rs
.
,
”
li eved i n li ce nse a nd th a t rum was t he s taff of life
~
.

J un e, 177 2, Jonath Bliss was D r

an .

to i
sa w n g 8895 fee t of boards
A ug us t 1772 . Joh n D a vi s Jr . det te r
b
for o ne us h el of ry
for h a lf a day rea ki ng g roun d b
for t wo uarts of rum ( four orders)
q
for fo ur uarts of rum ( t w o o rders)
q
( 17 75) for s aw i ng 88 1 fee t of ords b
b
for one us h el of pet a te rs
for on e h ole of t ode ( o wl of todd ) b y
for h alf a d ram
26
 H ISTORY OF REHO BOTH

M arc h 1774 A bd ie l Bliss .detter s . d .

for sa wi n g 7 10 fee t of t wo inch pl an k 0 17 8

for saw i ng 802 fee t of t wo i n ch an d a h alf 1 4 0
for saw ing 183 feet of mapel boards 0 2 9
for sawi ng ox y o uk s 0 1 0

Jose ph Bullo c k de tter

to pro n
o ne a
to on e a p ro n
to one Short (S hoat)
to one pee k of flax see d
to broad c loth and tri mmin g s
to three yards an d h a lf of fi ne cl o th an d
thread 0 14 2

Ri ch ard Go ff son of Jose ph operated a mi ll for fulli ng and dress

, ,

i n g c loth l oca ted n earl oppos i te t h e Goff ho mest e ad on t h e eas tern

’
,
y
bra nc h of Palmer s R i ver Hi s day book s hows th at h e carried
’
.
-

on thi s bus i n ess as earl y as J an u 1776 an d co n ti n ued it t o ,

18 17 To th i s mill t he people far an near bro ug ht th ei r g armen ts

.

o r cloth to b e dy ed or p resse d or
“ ”
Barski ned a word corrupted
“ ”
from t he Scotc h bus k to dress Each j ob is i ndica ted by an .
,

i n iti al le tter as f for fulli ng D for dye i ng P for p ress in g and B

“
for B ars h i n
”
, ,

whic h i s usu all y written i n full an d wi t h a capi t al

,
, ,

Out of mo re th an t wo th o usan d en tri es a few samples are g i ven .

The te rms were a l way s spo t cas h

“
.

Corn ai W m B ullock
.

1776 h Q

“
. .

f D C lara t (cl are t) P 10 (y ds ) .0 N o

Lt A b die l B liss f B ars ki n 7 (y ds)
. 2 O c I

Lt A bdiel B liss D B P mits 0 a

0 N q
.

C al eb C arpen te r f B l an k its (y ds)

1778 Jo se ph Go ff f Bars ki n 5 96 ® a
n
g
.

1 7 79 Col Tho mas C arpen t er P old cot

. .
- N c u

Widow Tabith a Goff f B arski n 4 0 O w I

Na t h an H i x D B P old c loke -
0 N o
fl

Abi ah Bli ss f B a rs ki n 6 l - G o
‘

178 1 S mith Whea ton

.

D S i n ame n t (ci n n amon ) color 0 8 o

Note : Ci nn amon color was se ldo m ordered b ut clare t more ,

fre quen tly .

Th e followi n g i t e ms are fro m t he town treasurer s boo k ’

, wh i ch
from 174 5 to 1790:
“
ru n s

M ay 1 7 174 7 Th en reed of Ro bert Su tt en t h e

, . .

su m of Se ven tee n Po u n ds old t ener for re nt of t h e

School Lan d . £ s .

l 7 ()
 MI S CELL ANEO US

Oc t 12, 1749 Th en recd of C a pt Be n j B uowe n t he

. . . . .

s u m of £ 2 Os 0 d old te ner for ren t of t he Sc hoo l

. . .

La n d a t t h e Hogg e Pen Pi n t for yr 1748

“
.

Ma y 2 3, 1 74 9 Th e n re ed of Tho m as
. P a rry .
( Pe rry)
t h e S u m of £ 20 09 as a fi ne for no t servi ng
. . as C on
s ta bl e i n yr 1749 .

I n t he sa me ye a r a nd for t h e s a me reas on J a mes B uc kli n an d Na

th an iel W alker eac h p a id a fi n e of twen ty po un ds whic h wo uld ,

s ug g e s t th a t t h e d u ti es w e re i rk s o me Eac h c on s ta ble was ass i g n ed .

to a certa i n sec tio n of t h e town for collec ti ng t h e an nua l ra tes ,

w hi c h un til 1759 w h en t h e tow n w as divide d i n to p rec i n c ts were

, ,

of t wo cl as se s t h e to wn ra te an d t he mi n is teri al ra te ; e g i n 1746
, . .

Co n s t a bl e Jo n a th a n Th urber s t ow n ra te was £ 104 9s 6d H i s ’

. . .

mi n i s te ri a l ra te was £ 73 8d . .

S O M E OLD REH O B OTH C USTOM S

Th ese a re b ase d i n p art on ran do m n otes by D r H E Horto n . . .
,

a po rtio n of w ho s e b oyhood w as s pe n t a t t h e ho me of h i s g ran d

fa ther Sa mue l B a ke r Jr on B rook Stree t i n Re hoboth Did
, , .
, , .

s pace p e rmit these items mi g ht b e g rea tly multiplied a nd ex

,

n d e d Th e y w e re c o mmo n t o ma n y Ne w E n g l a n d to wn s in the i r
p a .

ea rly hi s to ry .

F I n t he ma tte r of te mp era n ce i t w as t h e c us to m for e ve ry c orn er ,

g r o ce r y s to re t o k ee p ru m f o r sa l e w hi c h mi g ht b e d runk a t t h e ,

s t o re or ta k e n ho me a t t h e optio n of t h e b uye r The li cen se sys .

te m was u n k n o w n I n t h e a u tumn muc h c id er was mad e by

.

t he farme rs s o me of w hi c h was made i n to vi neg ar a n d s old an d t he

, ,

res t w as k e pt o n t a p to b e d ru n k w hil e it l as te d Not a fe w of t he .

men acq ui red a ta s te for h a rd c ider an d were k n o wn as tipplers .

Altho ug h se ldom c o mpl et ely i n tox i ca te d t h ey were often b oo zy , .

It w as not un us ua l for a tippler to po ur do wn a t on e q ua fli n g a

q uart mug f ull of c ider I n t h e olden ti mes e very family kept .

m m i n dec a n te rs o n t h e s id ebo ard o r on a s h elf i n t he c up boa rd .

The me n of t he ho use d ra n k us ua lly i n mod era tio n a nd trea te d

the i r g ues ts i ncl udi ng t he do mi n ie of t he pari s h wh o rarely s ho we d
, ,

s i g n s of ov e r i n d u l g en ce
-
.

While h arves ti n g t he s ummer s c rop of h ay t h e farmers d ran k ’

,

rum i n t h e fi e ld a n d s h a re d it w ith th e i r hi re d men They would .

pour a littl e rum i n t o a tumble r an d the n fill it w ith cold wa te r

fro m a ru n dle t a ltho ug h th ey of te n d ran k c lear wa ter fro m t h e
,

I n t h e ho use hot wa ter was use d to dil u te t he m m

ru n dl e t its elf .

w hi c h was s wee tened w ith s oft y ello w s ug a r a n d dran k as toddy

“ ”
.
,

T h e b oy s like d to h an g aro un d a n d li c k ou t t h e t umb l ers

L
.

So me of t he Re hoboth men took much i n teres t i n fi shi n It

was g re a t s po rt to ca tc h t he s h a d w hic h came u P al mer s iv ’
er
p
t o s p a wn i n t h e s p ri n g of t h e year They ca me i n l arg e n umbe rs .
 HISTORY OF REH OBOTH

as far as S h ad F ac t ory , and t he men and boy s at s un down havi ng,

y k
fin i s h ed th e i r da s wor , would has ten w i th se i nes t o t he ri ver
’

an d g a th er i n l ar e n um ers of th ese deli c i ous fis h , w hic h t h e

b y
g
b a ke d an d a t e W i th a keen reli s h ome of th em th ey sal ted . S
down for l a ter use After a ti me t he t o wn eac h year sold t he pri v
.

ileg e of ca tc hi n g s h a d with se i nes to t h e hig h es t idder, who b

wo uld h a ve t he c hoi ce of s pots an d i n vi t e h i s fri en ds to share t he
s po rt w ith h i m .
“
No ma tte r h o w h ard t h e d ay s wor nor how
’
k
”
ti red th e arms and leg s a t t he to uc h of t he se i ne all was forg otten
, .

A nothe r de licac were t h e h errin g whic h swarmed up t he ri ver

y
i n sc hools e v en as far as Re ho oth Vill ag e , an d a lso up t h e Rock b
y
,

R ive r an d were caug ht and s tru ng on i rc h s ti c ks

, Each fis b .

wo uld be wrappe d i n a com h us or ro wn p aper, aked i n h ot -

k b b
as hes a n d ea te n s t eami n g hot
, a di sh fit for a n e pi c ure , .

Th e g ri s t mill was a n i mporta n t i n s titu tion of t he olden ti me

-
.

Th ere were a dozen or more of these p ri mitive mills i n to wn along

t he wa te r c o urses to w hic h farmers
-
, ro ug ht th e i r s i n t o be b
un d be twee n roug h s to n es whi c h were tu rne d t e b i g , old b
as h i oned u n ders hot wh ee l I n S amuel B a ker s mi l pon d at Oak
“
’
-
.

S wamp were o ulders w hi c h ore t he n ame of one b ush el roe

b b
ten b us h e l roc k
”
fifteen ushel roc
,
“ ”
W hen t he o ne ushel b k . b
b
roc k was s u me rg ed t h e mill co u ld b e s ta rted an d th ere would b e
wa t er en o ug h to g ri n d one us hel of co rn ; i n t h e s a me way when b
b
t h e t e n ush e l roc k was s u merg ed th e re wo uld be wat e r eno ug h b “
to g ri n d ten us hel s an d so on b The g i an t wh eel i n turni ng
, .

wh eeze d an d g ro an ed a nd from be t ween t he mill s tones came t he

s l en d er s tream of mea l like a s t rea m of g old falli n g i n to t he meal
”
c h es t b
elow t h e s to nes Thi s was t he old and t he ideal way of
.

ma ki n g flo ur far s u ) rio r to t h e modern way of crush i n g t h e

f;
,
”
g r a i n i n p a te n t m i l
Th e a verag e meeti ng house on t he outs id e was a arn li e af
- -
b k
fa i r, and on t he i ns ide n ak ed a nd b are There we re no cushions .

i n t h e pews an d doo rs s h ut i n t h e occ upa n ts Th e li g ht streamed .

i n g l ari n g a n d h ars h th roug h pl a i n g l ass wi n dows I n t h e wi nt er

, , .

t h e floo r was cold an d o n ly t he fe w wh o h ad foot-warmers could

,

be s u ffi c ie n tly c o mforta l e to g ive any thoug ht to t h e sermon,

b
w hi c h to t h e s hiveri ng b ea rer see med i n termi na l long by .

Th e food of t he peopl e i n those e arl d ay s was ver s i mpl e Rye y y .

a n d i n di a n we re use d more th a n w hea t a nd t h e w hi t e , d elica te ,

flo ur of t he p resen t day was un kn o wn ro wn re ad was aked . B b b

i n s h allow i ron k e ttl es a n d ea te n w ith bean s or ean porri d e. b
,
g
a nd ofte n w ith s a lt po rk a n d pota t oes oth of w hi c h were i n dai ly , b
dema n d Corn mea l was a ls o made i n to h as ty p uddi ng an d i ndian
.

u ddi n g , t h e fo rmer e a te n w ith milk or mol asses an d t h e l a t t er was

pk
,

a e d i n t h e b ri c k ov e n Pork fa t was fre ue n tl used for sh ort

. q y
en i ng i n s tea d of b u tter an d l ard Rye was muc h used bot h for .

p uddi ng s and for b read es pec ially as mi x e d w ith w hea t our

” “ , fl
or c orn me a l Rye p an ca k e s were g rea tly relis hed ; these were
.
 MIS CELLA N EOU S
fri ed in pork fa t af ter t he man ner of doug h nu ts The pi cs of our
-
.

g r an dm oth e rs w h e th
, er mi n ce a ppl e o r p u m p k i n were tho
, ro u g hl y ,

enj oy ed by t h e men fol k s .

Many of t he farmers kept a few hives of bee s and honey was ,

often on t h e tab le and t h e boy s wo ul d sp read it over l arg e sl abs

“
of b uttered e mpti ns b read ”
,
“I never en vied t he k ing i n h is
m
.

lor coun ti ng out h i s mo ney b ut t he q ueen i n t h e k itch en ea ti n g

,
”
a d an d ho ney mad e a l as ti n g i mp res s io n on my min d .

Th e fl oors of en try k itch en an d p an t ry were b are At t h e en

, .

tran ce to t he livi ng roo m was a b ra ided rug made of corn h usks -

.

I n t he livi ng roo m were oval s h a pe d rug s ma de of b ra ided carpe t

-

rag s ; b u t t h e bes t ru g s were reserv ed for t h e p arlor .

Th e b oys sl e pt i n rude b ed roo ms up s ta i rs often i n a n un fi n -

,

i shed a tti c a nd i n w i n te r th ese roo ms wo uld be c old as i ce an d a

,

thi ck co a ti ng of fros t wo uld cover t he wi n do w p anes D uri n -

.

sn o ws to rms fi ne s n o w w o u ld filter i n th ro ug h crac k s i n t h e s hi n g le

roof an d form pil es on t he i n di g o b l ue coun te rp an e There were -
.

n o toil e t arti c l es i n th ese b ed roo ms an d it was necess ary t o g o-

,

down s ta i rs to t h e b ac k en try an d t h e wooden s i n k to was h an d ,

t h en dry t h e face on ho mes un scra tc h li ne n towels an d t h e

y , ,

ch ild re n wo uld don th e i r clot es by t h e k i tch en fi re .

Th e mattresse s an d i llows were fill e d w ith fea th ers fro m th e

domes ti c fo wl Th e pi low c as e s were linen an d ins tea d of shee ts
.
-
,

were coarse scra tc h y ho me mad e b l a n k e ts

“
-
.
, ,

J us t before t h e ti me to j u mp i n to bed g ran d ma wo uld ta ke ,

dow n fro m t he peg on th e wa ll t h e brass bed warmer and s hovel -

i n to it hot e mbers from t he w ood fi re ; at a s i g n al t he p rocess io n

wo uld s ta rt for b e d a n d th e warmer was th rus t under th e covers ,

an d p us h ed an d p u ll ed i n a n d ou t un til t he i ns ide of t h e be d was

like toas t A w hoop an d I was i n b ed
. .

Th e ho usehold well rigg ed with g i an t swee p was an o bj ec t of i n

, ,

t eres t. I t was t he so urce of dri n ki ng wa ter an d i n summer it -

,

was al s o t h e refri g era tor for b u tte r milk an d other peris h ab l e ,

food s These were let do wn se v eral feet i n p ai l s or j ars to w hi c h

.

a s tri n g was ti ed .

Lurki n g i n t h e wa te r un d er an overh an i ng rock pic kere l ,

mi g ht be seen for mi nu tes motion less then at ti ng on so me i n

,

t ruder t oo small for our eyes to see

“ G reen alg ae fas t to th e s ides
.
,

of t he b uc ke t wa ved lo ng s len der bran ch es i n t he i ce cold wa ter

,
-
,
”
an d n o wa ter tas te d b e tter .

An i n d us try of so me i mportan ce w as t h e marke ti ng of t h e yo un g

ow t h of whi t e b i rc h es The trees were cut an d drawn to t h e
.

o use and by t he s k ilful use of sh arp d raw kn ives were made i n to

,
-

hoop s toc k So me of th e b oy s would acq uire g rea t fac ility in

.

s h a vi n g these hoop s g u idi n g t he kn ife ad roitl y so th a t t h e hoop

,

was n ot se vere d Piles of b i rch s h a vi ng s g rew to vas t di men s ions

.

an d we re used i n t h e fi repl ace or s tove to make a hot fire Amo ng .

others t he wri ter recalls M r Lloy d Pi erce and hi s sons who were .
,
 H IS TORY OF REHOBOTH

ex perts i n thi s wo rk and prepared l arg e q uan tities of these hoops

w hi c h we re use d i n mak i n g keg s .

I n t h e ce d ar sw a mp s lots were arceled amon g t h e farmers ,

a nd wh en free z i n g wea the r was fo lowed b

“ ”
g oo d s l ed di n g t he ,

wo rk of s wa mpi ng beg an The me n woul fell t he tall s tra ig h t

.
,

cedars a n d as th ey c ras h e d to t he g ro un d it was fun for t he bo s

, y
to tri m off t he b ran c h es The l a rg es t trees were h auled by ox en
.

to t h e s a w mill w he re t he c i rc u l ar sa w wo uld cut the m i nt o blocks

-
,

for t he s hi ng le mac hi n e Th e s ma ll ced ars were used for fence

“
-
.

ra ils an d oy s te r pol es The s wa mp p arce l s we re w ithout metes

-
.

”
an d bo un ds a n d it was ofte n di fli cu lt for a n ow ner to fi n d hi s
,

bo und aries The older boys would b e ta ken re pea ted ly t o the l ots
.

a n d e njoi ned to re me mber the i r loc a tio n a n d ide n t i fy them whe n

the i r fa thers h ad pas sed away .

H ayi ng was an i n teres ti ng p art of t he an nual harves t There .

we re th ree ki n d s of hay k n o wn as Eng lis h fres h meadow and, , ,

sa lt mea dow E n g li s h h ay g re w on hi g h
. oun d and was e ith e r
ti mothy or orc h ard g rass an d so me ti mes c over Fresh meadow .

g re w o n t h e ov e rfl o w g ro u n d a n d s a lt m e a do w o n t,h e s ho re o f t he
co ves an d rivers tri b u ta ry to N arrag a nse tt B ay Salt hay was .

un de r wa te r wh en t he tides we re hi g h ; it was fo rme rl y pri zed and

reg u l arl y c u t i n t h e sc arc ity of be tte r h ay ; b ut now t h e i n lan d

farmers se ldo m ta ke p a i ns to g a ther it I n t he old en ti me salt “ .

”
meado w i n g was a n ti c ip ated with kee n re lis h Th e t ea ms woul d .

l eave home ea rly i n the mo rn i ng and t he ro ut e lay along pi c ,

t uresq ue roa ds ; t h e s me ll of t h e salt a i r wo uld i n di ca te t h a t t h e

ca mpi n g pl ace was n ea r wh ere t h e a n i ma ls wou ld be t e th ered .

Soon t he mus ic of whe t t i n t he scy thes would be heard ; t hen

came t h e s w is h of t h e h i ng es th ro ug h t h e g ras s and t he swat h

would be sp rea d ou t be hi n d t h e mowers Nor would one farmer .

with h i s g a n g of me n an d boy s be alo ne ; he would see and h ear

h i s ne i g hbo rs ro un d a bou t h i m wh o h ad c o me do w n to t h e s h ore
on a s i mil a r e rra n d a n d so th ere wo uld be t he ex hila ra ti on of c om
,

p a n y. Witho u t pe r ce tibl e bo u n d s ea c h fa r m e r see m e d t o k now

t he li mits of h i s o wn o t Sa lt h ay was made th e same way as
.

fre s h with perh aps a n ex tra turn i n g of t he s wa th As n oon 0

, . .

p ro a c h es t h e m o w e rs sc a n t h e s k y to l e a rn t h e ho ur a n d w h en e ,

s un i s ove rh ea d a n d t h e s h ado w s s ho rte n ed th ere i s rej oi ci n be

ca use t h e ti me fo r di nn e r h as c o me an d t h e scy thes beco me ent .

Cold c orn ed bee f es pec i ally t h e b ris ke t i ece ea ten with a dash
,

of pe pper sa uce was a fa vorite food ; wi t thi s would be rye and

-
,
“ ,

”
i nj un with s lices of ch ee se a boil ed eg g or t wo a piece and for , ,

dessert do ug h n u ts a n d pi e Dinner over t he hay was raked i nto

, .
,

wi n d ro ws whi c h we re often b roke n i n to coc ks All was done wi t h .

rak e a n d pitc hfo rk The h ay was lo a de d on g rea t l umberi ng

.

wag o ns d ra wn by o x en to b e un loade d i n to capac ious mows , .

Pitchi ng fro m t h e load was h ard work b u t t h e pitc her would h ave ,

hi s fun w ith t h e s to we r by b uryi n g h i m w ith fork f uls of hay As .

 M ISC ELLA NEOUS
the mow g re w t h e s tower wo uld b e b ro ug ht n ea rer t he ra fters an d
fee l t he co mmotio n a mo n g t h e barn s wallows d arti ng i n a nd ou t
an d s woopi n do wn c lose to h is head .
“
Th e load off , it was g rea t
”
fun to s lide own t he mow to t h e b arn floo r .

Fres h mea do w w ork was n ot a n ti c ip a te d w ith pl eas ure as i n ,

those d ay s h ug e wa ter s n a kes mig ht b e en co un te red an d be

-
,

s ides i n s o me i n s t a n ce s t he h ay h a d to b e pol e d ou t to hi g h

g r o u n d .

Many of t h e“ ho use w ive s n ot o n ly s p un the i r woo len ya rn b ut

”
c olo red it A b l ue pot w as ke pt i n a corner of t he k itc hen of
.
-
,

whi c h t h e c hi ef i ng re di en t was i n di g o for c olori n b l ue an d s u mac

berries or t h e in ner bark of t he red or bl ack oak F
,

or co lori n g b l ac k .

The y arn was the n k n it i n to s toc ki ng s a n d mittens by h a n d or

woven i n to c loth on h a n d loo ms A bo ut t h e ti me of t he Rev olu
-
.

t i on ary W ar R i c h ard Go ff ope ne d a dye ho use a t Re ho b oth Vil

,
-

l ag e w he re y arn a n d c loth w ere dye d a n d t he l a tter fulled and

, ,

dre ssed Thi s was a g rea t acco mmod a tion to t h e c o mmun ity an d
.

was pa t ro n i ze d by i n divid ual s fa r a n d w id e H ere t he co tto n .

yarn w as dyed whic h was sp un i n t he V ill ag e Factory erec ted i n ,

1809 . It was the n pu t out a mo ng t he w o men a t thei r ho mes to

b e w oven i n to cloth o n h a n d loo ms I n thi s w ay c o ns id erab le
-
.

q ua n tities of cotto n c loth i ncl udi n g g i ng h a m were p re pared for, ,

marke t an d so me w as used i n t h e ho mes

, .

I n t he early d ay s s oc i a l di s ti nc tio n s were s t ri c tly ob served .

On t h e on e h a n d w ere t h e ri c h a n d i n fl uen ti al an d on t he oth er t he

oo n d u n d u t d T h
“ d folk ”
th y w e o m ti m e s
,

p r a e c a e e g ra n s . as e er s e ,

ca ll e d were as s i g n e d t h e bes t sea ts i n t h e mee ti ng ho use an d were

,
-

des ig n a ted as Mr an d M rs while those i n a lo we r con dition (n ot

. .

s l a ve s ) we re s pok e n of as g ood ma n a n d g ood w ife (or g oody ) .

Th e di s ti n c tio n was a l s o e viden t i n o ne s app a rel A cc ordi ng t o

“
’
.

”l
an old b ook of La w s a n d Li b ert i es perso n s of mea n c on ditio n
were n o t a llo we d to ta ke upon the m t h e g arb of g e n tl emen by ,

weari ng g old or s ilve r l ace or b u tto ns or poi n ts a t t h e k nees or , ,

to walk i n g rea t boots ; or w omen of t he sa me ran k to wear s ilk

or ti ffa ny hood s or sc arfs w hi c h tho ug h a llo wa b le to perso n s of
, ,

g re a ter es ta tes o r more libe ral e d uca tio n ye t w e ca n n ot b u t j u d g e ,

‘

i t i n t olle rab le i n person s of mean con ditio n

’

“
All i n ten tions of marria g e were to be 3 ti mes pub li s h ed a t
.

p ubli c lec ture or town meeti n g pos te d a t t h e mee ti ng house 14 -

”
d ay s M ag i s tra tes o nly to pe rform marri ag es
. It was o n ly .

s ho rtly be fo re t h e y ea r 1700 th a t mi n i s te rs beg an to e x erc ise thi s

func tio n
“ .

No man sh all take a ny tob acco w ithi n 20 poles of any house

nor n ea r a ny b arn h ay c oc k &c ( for p re v en t i o n of fi res) n or i n
, .

”
a ny i nn ex c ept i n a p riv a te roo m so th a t n o ne ta ke o ffen se
, .

W
“ te i n h i H i t o y of C h elm fo d M
a rs, s s r s r , ass . h as a valua ble chapter
on The L ife of Lo g Ag o t o wh i ch t he t hn , e res er is referre d .
 HISTORY OF REH O B OTH

OLD R EHO B OTH ISTS

L
suavs voas or mc nws vs
16 4 5 . be
Ro rt M a rt i n. Thomas 1669 . i
R c har d M t i Ni h l ar n. c o as
C oo p r e . Ide .

167 0 . Preserve d A bel J h B t . o n u

be
Ro rt T t us Th o mas i , B li s s . t w th
er or .

J o h n M l r, Joh n
Pell m il e u . J me R d w y J h P
a s e a . o n erren .

R i h d B we
c R be t
ar o n, o r G il b e t B k J h Dg
r roo s . o n o
Sh p ar . tt e .

W lt P lm
a Pe t e H t
er a er, r un . 1 6 73 . Jo M il le S
n B e j mi r. r .
, n a n
J h Re d W m S m i t h
o n a . . . S bi ea n .

J e h P k
os J th o na an 167 4 Ni h l I d J h Po as n
p
ec
f
. . e. o erren.
r.
R i h d B we J me R d
c ar o n, a s e G eo r eg Ke d i k W m n r c . .

m y C pe t e
ar n r .

165 4 . W m Carpe n ter Geo Ken

.
. . 167 6 . Gi lb t B er k R be t F l roo s. o r u
dri c k . l e r.
1655 . i d
R c h ar I ng ra h a m, J oh n 1677 . S t eph Pi J Jh en a ne. r o n
i
F tch . B tt w th
u er or .

1656 . 167 8 . R i h d B we
c ar J h o n. o n
165 7 . Ph i li p W l k e Ob di a r, a ah Pe e rr n .

B we o n . 1679 . A t h y Pe y J h Wil
n on rr . o n
165 8 . m t o .

S m l C pe t e J h
’
1659 . 168 0 . a ar n r. o n
166 0 . Fe t h c .

166 1 . 168 1 . T h m C pe J S m l
o as oo r. r ., a
’

166 2 . i
N c h olas I de . Joh n P k ec . Pe y rr .

1663 . J oh n Pe i rr n . Sr , . Gi l b e t r 1682 . Wm S b i e J h C p
. a n . o n ar en
B roo k s. t er .

1664 . J h Ti t
o n S J h P g us . r. , o n a
1665 . et t . T homas M a nn .

1666 . Georg e Ke d i k R i n r c , c h ar d 1684 .

B we o n . 1685 . R i c h ar d B we o n, Sr , . Joh n
Do g g et t .

GR A N D J UR Y M E N
Wl i li m C pe t e
a ar n r. 166 2 D a n iel
. i
S m t h Sa muel New .

Th m C pe T h m
o as oo r, o as ma n .

C li ft on . J a m s B ro wn
e .

Ob d i h H l me
a a o s . W l a m Sa b n
i li i e .

R be t S h p Th m
o r ar . o as J o h n W ood coc k .

C pe oo r. e Pe k
S a mu l c .

W l t e P lme Pe t e H
a r a r, r unt . Da n l S mi t h S a m l N wma n
’ ’
, e .

H e y S mi t h
nr . P i i W lke
h l
p a r, J on at h an
J e ph Pe k
os c . l
B i ss .

J me W l k e
a s a r. e e Pi e
S t ph n a n . Jr .

Ph ilip W l k e J t h a r. on a an Pi e
Na t h a n l a n
’
.

Bl i ss . ed
J oh n R a .

Pe t e H tr un . Pe e
J o h n rr n .

Ni h l Pe k
c o as c . Th o mas R a ed .

R i h d B we
c ar o n. Pe et r I l u n t Jr , .

S t eph e P i e n a n . bi e
W m Sa n , J oh n ut t er
. B
N t h iel P i e
a an a n . wort h .

S m el C pe t e J h
a u ar n r. o n i li
W l a m Sa n bi e .

Fi t h c . i
J oh n T t us , S r .
 MISC ELLAN EOUS
1 678 . Ph ili p W l k e Ob di a r. a ah 1 682 . J oh n
P k ec .

B we o n . 1683 . S m l Ne wm
a
’
an .
S m el Ne w m S m l Pe k P d A bel
’
1 679 . a u an . 1684 . a c . res erve .

1680 . J ph P kose ec . 1685 . Wm S bi J. a ne, oh n Ti t us . Sr

.

168 1 . Sr , . Jon ath an

i ss.

A f t er t h at t h e Go v e rn m e nt w as i te
n rrupte d by S i r E mun d dA d
n ros .

RE H O B OT H I NNKEE PE RS
J oh n eed e i R . s rv ce e ded J e 6 1649
n un . .

R b t Ab l e
o er e . s rv c i e e ded J ly 3 1656n u , .

D l S mi t h e
an
’
. s rv c i e e ded J l y 2 1667
n u , .

J h W d k
o n oo c oc . e i e e ded J ly 5 1670
s rv c n u . .

Wood coc k ’
s i nn me i t A t t le b
ca g h i 1 694
n o oro u n . an d a pu l bi c h ouse was
kept on t he s po t a b t ou h d d d e e t y ye
one un re an s v n ars .

R EC E I VE RS OR C OLL E C T O RS
Joh n Do g t t e , a ppo n t i ed J ly 7 u . 1648 . L ie ut Pe t e H unt J une 8
. r . . 1664 ;
R i c har d B u oc .l k J un e 8. 1664 ; D a n iel S mi t h J une . 5. 1667 .

G O V E R NO R S A SS I S TA NTS F RO M '
RE H OBO T H
J —
o h n B ro wn . 1636, 1638 1 655 .

J ame’ s ro n . 673 1683

B w l -
.

l
D an S m t h . 167 9 1683
-
i .

O U NTY
C M A G I S T R AT E I N R E H OBO T H
Ni c h olas Pe k J une 2c . . 1685 1690 -
.

A V OI CE FR OM THE GR A V E
Li nes s u g g es t e d b y t re a di g i d n na vert e n t ly o n a ave. and wri t t en i n th e ch urchy ar d of
R eh obo t h i n l 4:

Tre ad i y d
l g h t l on our us t
n ot
e e be
R m m r t h ou a rt cla ;y
A b ie y e
fe w r f die
ars a n d t h o u must . .

ike
An d l y
us . pass a w a .

Th t y g h e t
a o unb li th e d g y ar . so an a .

Th t li g h t d b a di g t d an o un n rea .

O e we enc ; b t w w lie
r o urs u no e
L w wi t h t ho i l t de d e s en a .

O we e n ce y g Be t y bl m
r o urs ou n au
’
s oo ,

G y he l t h a d p i g h t ly pl
a ; an s r eas ures
B t ld w i t h i t h ile t t mb
u co n e s n o .

H w i pp e e t h t
o va n a ar ar
’
s reas ures .

O e li ke t h ee w t iled f f m
nc e o or a e.
We g h t t li e i t y ;
so u o v n s or
B t h! tu aie t i li fe fl me
ra n s n s
’
s a
A d f di g e t h l y g l y
n a n ar or .

Wh t t h g h a th ou e m y b ll i
ea r
’
s sce n s a e a ur n g
T t hy y o g de t h e t
ou n . ar n ar .

N ht b t i t e i e d i g
au u v r u n ur n
Whe de t h h p i ed h i d t
s

n a as o s s ar .

Laon u i n B u ss .
 HISTORY OF REHO BOTH

NOT ES
W illi a m B lac ks t one h ome t e d of i e rese ved from h i t at e t ’
s s a s x ac r s. r s es a
S ha wmut ( Bo t on ) i 1634 l y l g t h f on
s t of Beaco n S t ree t be t wee n
n . a a on e r
S p uce S t eet nd C h le R i e
r r u i g b k t o M t V e non S treet nd
a ar s v r, r nn n ac . r a
beyond W i t h i n t h i e h ve li ed C ple y t h p i nte Harri on G y
. s ar a a v o e a r. s ra
Ot is Joh n Ph illi C h n i P e t t D id Se C h l Fr n i Adam
, s. a n n r sco . av ars. a r es a c s s.
J oh n Lo t h op o t le y nd r i P km n . a ra nc s ar a .

M ny of t h Re h o bot h f me we e t i ve members of t he B i tol Coun t y

a e ar rs r ac rs
A g i ult u l Soc iet y wh i h u u ll y h eld i t n u l f i
r c ra t T un t o n Some c s a s a n a a rs a a .

of t h mo e p mi ne t me mbe
e r wh e ed on o mmi t t ee
ro e g g d in
n rs o s rv c s . or n a e
loug h i g on t e t w i t h o e n d ho e o e h i b i ted li v st k vegeta bles
n x e-
pui t t we e Eli h J S dfo d S i mmon Th h e Li ndley Ho t on
c s s x an rs s . r oc . .
'

t a. e c .
, r a . an r . s ras r. r .

Nel n G fl G so G fl W ill i m B l
o . di ng D nfo t h G Ho t on S O
eo . o . a an . a r . r . . .

H o t n J me H H o t
r o . N tha H o t o D id F n i B d fo d G Gofl
s . r on . a an r n. av ra c s. ra r .
.

G eo g e H Go fl 2d G o e L Go fl A b i h B li
r . Ro l C Peck W il l rd
. e r .
. a s s. a . . a
S ho t G o g e Rou d J
r . M
e r el J me A Edd y n Wel ome F H o ton n s. . arv . a s . a c . r .

M y ot h e n me mi g h t be dded i l udi g n me of wome n wh o

an r a s ei ved a . nc n a s rec

p e mi ums fo bot h d i y p od u t
r d f r y t i le a r r c s an a nc ar c s .

These ann ual f a i rs d id m uc h t o s t i m l t e i mp e me

u a ro v n ts in A g ri c ult ure .

REH O B OT H M E N
O NA L A R M Y 19 18 I N TH E NAT I .

E li t d n s e : Cly de K Ni h l
C l e e G B l k led g e A n Ka vo ki n . c o s. a r nc . ac . ra r a .

E le C H
ar i m n D id C S h w H e be t P men t e L t e L Pie ce
. arr a . av . a . r r ar r. es r . r .

H e n y L on d A h C h le H S mi t h Th o m Gl y Lo ui V iei
r e ar s . ar s . . as a nc , s ra .
D ft d Gu ta e W R i h t e
ra e : C h le H W h e t on K l V La son
s v . c r. ar s . a . ar . r .

Ro be t E Pie e F ed A H o t on J oh n C V i e t Aldo
r . rc . L Vincent
r . r . . nc n . re .
.

G o ge S M g
e r Elt o B H t h w y A t h u W H
. a a n. i m n Ed wa d W n . a a a . r r . arr a . r .

O k e H e y W Rey n ld N t h iel B H o t on A t o e M nuel A nt one

a s. arv . o s. a an . r . n n a .

Pe y J Elme W G fl Le b o D G t R y mo nd J Z i l h R y mond
rr . r
.
, r . o . ar n . ra n , a . c . a
E G . u ld W e le y B J o d n
era . s . r a .

N B Th i li t do not i n lude t he n me of m n wh o we e d is ha ged

. . s s es c a s e r c r .

The Re h o bo t h A u i li y of t h h t of t h T un t o Red Cross w or x ar e c a er e a n as

ga n i d M ze y 1 2 1 9 17 d w i t h
a i n o t t i me n u.mb e e d fif t y m e mbe . an a s r r rs .

Re h o b ot h i e t ed i n t he fi t L i be t y B on d
nv s le J u n e 19 17 rs r sa . . .

THE R E A D E R TO
be
Th e e e b k b le
s t wa y t o op n a ne w boo k is t o r s t i t s ac on a ta a n d ho l ng . . di
le e
t he e ll
a v s up le t t h e c o v rs fa O e
a pa rt p
.e e
n a fe w l a v s a t t h e fro n t a n d t h en .

b k e ly e i
at t h e ac g n t per ss n o
g pe i
n t.h e s i
c t o idd e
ns u n t l t h e m l o f t h e v o u me l
e ed
i s r ac h .

b k e ed i e l y
If t h e oo i s o p n v ol nt ele l y
or c a r ss you are li a ble t o rea i ts . . b k
b k ac .

To u t t h le e u c o
p p e p p e k n i fe
e a v s. se a r r a r- .

W h e t u i g t h p g e fi ng e t h e m t t h t p
n rn n e a s. r a e o .

ER R ATA
P g e 42a . 38t h li e n . a nd pag e 43 . 5t h l i e
n . fo r 17 57 ed
r a 16 57 .
 I ND EX
No r a . M a ny i n t h s n de x ma y o und i n t h e bi o
na m e s no t gi ve n i i be f
g r a p h c a l i
s h e t c h es wh c h a re arra ng e d a lph a e t c a ll Na mes of pas t ors a ndi b i y .

e e i
o t h rs co n n c t ed w t h t h e ch urc h s a re men t o ned i n t h e c h apt er of eccles i e i
as t i enl h s t o r i y .

A be ll . Ro be rt . or de ed t ke r o ep a n o r C i il
v Wa r . to w n l g ei s la t on i i n 15 6
.

d i na ry . S ol die rs of. 15 5 1 7 1 -
.

A g ri c u l t u re e b i n R ho o t h . 247 . 4 10 . C l mb ke
a a s. 206—7 . 2 15 24 2 253. 397 . .

A ng ie r Re v S a muel 89 9 0 96
. .
. . . . C og s h all. Re v S . . W 2 14 .

A nna wa n ca pt ure a n d dea t h of

. . 81 Co m e r. Re v J oh n
.
.
—
195 6 .

85 . C o mpa c t . s i g ned b y fi rs t se t t l rs. e 24 .

A nna wa n C lub 396 . . C o ncor d a nc e , e

N wma n
’
s. 48 .

A nna wa n Roc k 82 84 .
-
. Con fi r ma t i on deed ( R eh o b ot h) . 91 .

A n na wa n Un i on B a p t i s t C h u rc h . 207 . C o ns ol id t i a o n of s c h ools , 222 - 3 .

A nness J u li a n 25 1 , , . C o t t o n fa c t or ie 265 s. .

A n t i q ua ri a n S oc ie t y a n d lis t of co n C o urts e t b li hed t Re h b t h 35

s a s a o o . .

t ri b u t ors . —
234 246 . C o ws , h d er s o f 25 3 . .

A t tle b oro ug h Gor e 6

D eed f P h i li p 5 5
. .

A t t le bo ro ug h No rt h P u rc ha s e 6;
o . .

D eed f W m i t t ( Re h b t h N t h
.

— o a s a o o or
Dee d o f 45 6
A u tog ra ph s
.

in
.

f i mile 132 3
ac s
-
P u rc h e ) 45 6
as .
— .

D eed f W i lli m B d f d 92—3

. .

o a ra or . .

Ba pt i t Ch s u rc h e i Re h b t h
s n o o . 195 . D ee 104 r, .

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s . s or o . . G i h e 69 70
a rr s o n o us s . , .

C he t t b li g h t 25 7
s nu . . G l gy
eo o el t ed t th as r a o e so il . 247- 8 .

Ch h C pt Be j mi
u rc . 70 7 2 8 1 a . n a n. . , . Goa t s . 34 .

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83 85 340 . . Golf. D ar us i . 234. 244. 346 .
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62 3. 65 .

52 . i
M les Rev J oh n 52—4
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a a o . . M l ta ry s t or s 37 60 1 17 1 18
ii e . . . . . 136.
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M us t rs ( of m l t a ) 152 iii . .

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a n. R e h b t h 78 ; i ; urn s o o . s

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h o b ot h . 42 . Pie e R J me L 200
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27 3 4
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i e W i lli a ms

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n e nt s e t t le me t n . 20; i p t ed
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273 4 . Wa t c h t o w rs t o wa rn of r s 262 e . fie . .

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Se a ma n s . El de r T ho mas . li d ve to be Wa w e poo n sea g 5 8 , . .

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S n a t o rs ( S t a t ) fro m Re h o b o t h e . . W ild ca t s 103 2 47 . . .

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