Early Rhode Island; a social history of the people, Part 28

Author: Weeden, William B. (William Babcock), 1834-1912. cn
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, The Grafton Press
Number of Pages: 806


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first schoolmaster of, 119; Rates, of taxation 75, 101, 102, 103, 178, 182


ship-building at, 65, 122, 320; 169 first public post at, 128; in- Ray, Simon, inventory of crease of commerce at, 130, Reynolds, Thomas, inventory of 163 224


132, 316; exports from, 193, 191, 209; religious denomina- Read, John, negro tions in, 204, 207; shipping in, Real estate, value of, 101, 217; see also inventories


210; paper currency in, $10;


bounty paid for wolves heads, Reed, Martin, "a remarkable 212; prices of realty in, 217; man," 283 109


lottery in, 232; streets of, sur- Reep, Samuel veyed, 265; slavery in, 319, 339; Redwood Library, the 147, 270, trade with West Indies, 319, 272, 273, 278 10 321; opposes English govern- Reformation, the


ment, 336; merchants of, 228, Rehoboth 129, 131, 194, 202 250, 263, 320, 324, 330, 331, Religious meetings, 35; changes 333, 335, 339, 316, 351 in, 201


Providence Gazette, issued, 246; Reprisal, privateer sloop 226


describes a whipping, 323; Rhoades, Mary, inventory of 442 quoted from, 354 Rhoades, Zachary 99


376


Index


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Rhode Island, 1; called kernel Rhode Island College 333


of a state, 5; contrasted with Richman, quoted 5, 10, 47, 59, Massachusetts and Connecti- 64, 72, 101, 104


cut, 6, 25; practical democracy Richmond, Barzillai 262


developed in, 11; noted for Ridge, Valentine 282


individualities, 24; name of Right, Adam 178


adopted, 58; trade with Con- Rings, mourning, 160; gold, 163; necticut, 66; religious freedom


see also inventories


decreed for, 70; boundaries Road, John, inventory of 256


between Massachusetts, Con- Roades, Captain Joseph 221


necticut' and, 71; significant Roberts, William 218


dates in history of, 72; Robinson, Hannah, "the unfor- Quakers in, 88; disputes with tunate," 279, 280


Connecticut, 94, 219; disturbed Robinson, Matthew 150


by King Phillip's War, 96, Robinson, Rowland, 141; inven- 97; exports from, 114, 176; tory of, 142; slaves of, 143; dress of, 160, 279, 280 judicial system of, 115; Hu-


guenots in, 137, 208; Church Robinson, Governor William, in- of England in, 138; agricul-


ventory of, 171; slaves of, 173 ture in, 152, 153; Irish in, 156, Rogers, Abigail, inventory of 350 286; culture in, 158; comforts Rome, George 291, 292, 293, 329, of living increase in, 161, 253; 334


slavery in, 173, 187, 189, 305, Rope walks, at Newport, 224; 306; population of, 175, 180, primitive, 344 185, 191, 194, 219, 226; adopts Rum 186, 188, 189, 190, 222,


new colony seal, 180; com- 276, 316 merce of, extends, 181, 186, Russell, Joseph and William 246 201; privateering in, 183, 340; government of criticized, 184; Sabeere, Stephen 117


first census of, 185; bills of Sabine, Thomas 324


credit issued, 186; manufac- Sachems, The 3, 92, 133


tures of compared with those Sairles, Edward and Ann 113


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of Massachusetts and Con- Salem necticut, 189; division of col- Salisbury, a port of entry, 181,


ony, 191; aids in expedition 194 against Louisbourg, 227; anec- Salisbury, Experience 242


dotes of Rhode Island charac- Sanford, John 54


ters, 303, 304, 305; college of, Sanford, Restand, inventory of founded, 333; General Assem- 176 bly renounces allegiance to the Savage, quoted 14


crown, 337; effect of Revolu- Say and Sele, Lord 14


tionary War on, 345, 353, 354, Saybrook


355, 356; summing up of place Sayings and idioms in Rhode of, in the Union, 359


Island, 303, 304, 305


Index 377


Sayles, John


Scoakequanoisett, lime kiln at 87


113 Signatures, of men and women 127, 199, 217, 242 Silk grass beds 122


Schooners, Alexander and Mar- Simons, Peter tha, 136; William, 339; Felic- Slander, action for 54, 106 Slate Rock 28


ity, 339


Scituate 229, 230 Slaves, see Negroes


Scogan's Jest Book 96


School, first supported by taxa- tion, 60; parish attempted, 146; better public, 245; Mrs.


Slavery, 114, 143, 173, 178; slave trade a factor in com- merce, 87, 189, 190, 223; af- fects life and conduct, 305


Wilkinson's, at Newport, 348 Sloops, 210, Mary, 223; Tartar,


Schoolmaster, first 119 227; Dolphin, 196, 201, 228, Scott, Edward 272 262; Mary Godfrey, Rainbow, Scott, Captain George 190 Pellican, Mary Gould, Shear- Scott, Richard 30, 35, 36 water, 228; Sally, 262, 339; Seaflower, brigantine 187 Charming Molly, Charles, 316; Seaver, Richard, inventory of 350 Four Brothers, 317; George, 320; Liberty, 334; Defiance, " Second comers " 4, 30, 31, 75, 79 335; Enterprise, Polly, 339; Ranger, 340; Diamond, 340, 345


Seekonk River 29, 36, 41, 211, 234


Smibert, John


146, 150, 277


Sermons 326 Smith's Castle 134, 149


Sessions, Darius


Sewall, Judge 188


255


Smith, Ephraim, inventory of 143


Smith, Joseph


109


Smith, John, 8, 28, 41, 74; in- ventory of, 112, 166


Sheep, 101, 114, 176; see also Smith, Richard, of . Smith's Cas- inventories


tle, 133, 131, 136, 156


Sheldon, Pardon, inventory of Smuggling 181, 222


240


Shepherd, Thomas


Sherman, Josiah, inventory of 163


Social life 144, 147, 158, 309 2 Society, established by Williams 5 Soul-liberty, see Liberty


Shipbuilding, 65, 114, 122, 136, Spinning 282, 283


146; stimulates all industries, Spinning wheels, 126, 127, 140, 194; method of payment for, 320; continues, 358


161; see also inventories Spinsters, under family control, Shipping 181, 210


98; inventory of a, 216


Sibley, Abigail 100 Sponsors, called "gossips " 298 Signs, swinging, 247; eccentric, Sprague, Bethiah, inventory of 323, 324 257


227 Smith, Hesekiah, inventory of


Sewall, Samuel 151


Shaw's, Mrs., suit against Cap- tain Keayne, 15


Shaw's Ford, see Westerly


Shawomet, see Warwick


378


Index


Sprague, Obadiah


332 Tefft, Elizabeth, inventory of 168


Squirrels, premium offered for 212


Stage coach, runs to Boston 324 Stamp Act


331 Thacher, Peter, inventory of 253


Standing Council, in Mass. Theocracy, Massachusetts, a, 1; created and abolished, 13, 14 Stanton, Col. Joseph 151 root of system of, 2; Connecti- cut a modified, 1, 19; type of, contemplated at Aquidneck, 52


Staples, Judge, quoted 29, 44, 86, 87, 119


Starbuck, Christopher 346, 349 Thornton, Samuel, inventory of 127


State house, in Providence, built 247


Thornton, James 130


Stocks 54, 118, 178 Throckmorton, John 35


Stone ware, see inventories


Thurston, Edward 56


Straight, Henry, inventory of Tifft, Samuel, inventory of 161 177


Tillinghast, Daniel 332


Straus, quoted


Stuart, Gilbert


277, 310


Succotash


155 Tillinghast, Nicholas 259


Suffrage, restricted to married Tillinghast, Pardon, 41, 84, 117, men, 84


Sugar 115, 186, 189, 922


Sugar mills 65


Sutton, Bartholomew 343


Swamp Fight, the


Swanton, David, mariner


Synod, at Cambridge 48


Tanning 284


Tar, made from pitchwood 100 Toleration, present conception


Taulbary, John 171


Taverns, 75; social functions of colonial, 95 ; famous, 219 ; li- censes of, 220


Toll Bridge, built at Weybossett 88


Taxation, first for schools, 60; for bridge over Moshassuck, Tools 87, 123


77; for bridge over Pawtuxet, Torrey, Rev. Joseph 313


82; rates of, 101, 102; town Tower Hill, 158; shopping at, tax of Providence, 211; colony 287 and town, 226, 309


Taylor, George 245


Taylor, Thomas, inventory of 240


132, 176, 193, 194; inventory of, 199; church under, 204 Tillinghast, Captain William,


inventory of, 254


134 Titles, use of 221, 261, 310, 329 227 Tobacco, 101, 123, 152; ton of, exported, 193; shipments of, 210; a factor in West Indian trade, 321; see also inventories


of, compared with that of Williams' time, 2; religious, decreed by King, 70


Town clerk, 32; council, 128; divisions, 148; "sarjant," 129, 212; treasurer, 30 Town meetings, 8; first record


Tenor, old and new, 237, 238; see also Money


5 Tillinghast, Mercy, inventory of 258


379


Index


of, 30; scope of, 30, 60; sale Vital statistics, record of, kept, of liquor to Indians prohibited 143, 182 at, 76


Town Mill, a club center, 42, Walker, Captain William 239


73, 85; gatherings at, afford Walmsley, Thomas 310


Wampum 55


Towne Street, 32, 34, 35, 41, Wanton, Governor 336, 337 106, 109, 120, 130, 193, 219, Wanton, Captain William 269, 232 270


Trade, see Commerce War, King Philip's 91, 96, 111, 120, 136


Trades, 66, 87, 113; weaving as a, 199; leather dressing as a, Ward, Governor Richard 186, 178


Training, 80; field, 129


Travel, on horseback, 121; by Warehouses 130


boat, 122, 136; is difficult, 308; Warming pans, see inventories by stage coach, 324 Warner, John 214


Trencher 74 Warner, Susannah 214


Turpin, William, first schoolmas- Warner, William 76 ter, 119, 219; inventory of, 125 Warwick, settled, 33, 37, 41, 43, Tutoring 158 72; disputes at, 93, 94; cattle Union, the 11, 24, 69, 249, 359 at, 42; suffers from Indian Unthank, Christopher 41 warfare, 98; population of, 191 Watches, see inventories


Updike, Captain Daniel 149


Updike, Lodowick 269


Ustick, Thomas 347


" Usurpation " the, of Codding- ton, 64, 65, 66, 106


Utensils, crude state of farm- ing, 42; see Household, and Kitchen


Waters, Anne 118


Watts, John 321


Wayte, Joseph, inventory of 177 Wearing apparel, 56, 57, 124, 166, 216, 243, 309; see also in- ventories


Weaving 113, 129, 282


Varnum, James Mitchell 333, Webb, George, inventory of 165 335, 336


Weeden, John 355


22 Welde, Joseph 44, 49, 50


121 Wells, Joseph 136


Verin, Joshua 28, 33, 34 Westcott, Josiah, inventory of 165


Vessels, type of, built, 186, 195, 210; Block Island, 293


Vileat, Mary


Vincent, William, inventory of 123


Westcott, Prizilah 257


169 Westerly 134, 135, 136, 144, 249, 296


West Indies, the, 65, 101, 115;


Waterman, Nathaniel 197


Waterman, Resolved 76, 122, 202 Waterman, Richard 76, 122, 208, 260


Value of estates, see inventories Vane, Sir Harry 6, 43, 44, 46, 47, 60, 67


Vassall, William


Vehicles


debate, 95, 112


224 Ward, Samuel ₡49, 334, 339


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Index


exports from Rhode Island to, 152, 176, 181, 209; slave trade with, 187, 223; commerce with, 186, 187, 188, 193, 319, 335; trade in tobacco with, 321


Weybosset 41, 88


Whale oil 316, 329, 346


Whaling 329, 334, 335


Wharves, 190; first in Provi- dence, 176; town wharf in


Providence, 139, 209


Wheaton, Dr. Levi 296


Wheelright, Rev. John 46


Whipping, as a punishment, 118; of a convict, 323


Whipple, Abraham 317, 332, 336


Whipple, Eleazar 121


Whipple, John, 74, 229; inven- tory of, 255


Whipple, John Jr., 106, 107


Whipple, Colonel Joseph $21


Whipple, Samuel, 118; inventory of, 126


Whitefield, George 153


Wickes, Francis 28


Wickenden, William 30


Wickford 26, 88, 133, 134, 147


Widows, remarriage of 123


Wigs, see inventories


Wightman, Valentine 123


Wilkinson, Israel 330


Wilkinson, Samuel 208, 229


Wilkinson, William 208


Wilkinson's, Mrs., school at Newport, 348


Will, of Nicholas Power made Williams, Thomas 217


at town meeting, 56; arrange- Wilson, James, inventory of 139 ments for spinsters in, 99; Windsor, Samuel 122


peculiar customs regarding, Wine, Madeira 334


122


Willey, Aaron C. 294


Williams, Roger, 1, 9; writes


Governor Winthrop, 3, 4, 38, 62; views of historians con-


cerning, 5, 10, 26, 104; associ- ates in London, 6, 43; first apostle of religious liberty, 7; writes Major Mason defining liberty, 9; develops a democ- racy, 11; compared with Thomas Hooker, 21; charac- ter and principles of, 25, 26, 27, 29, 52, 77, 184; founds Providence 28; conveys land to proprietors, 29; prepares a double subscription 30; de- scribes "peace," 32; influence of, 34, 42, 46, 70, 80, 85, 174, 359, 360; religious meetings held in house of, 35, 74; bap- tism of, 36; secures charter for Providence, 43; receives exiles from Boston, 51; styled "time spirit," 59; comment of, on King's decree of religious liberty, 71; house of, 73; ap- pears as moderator at town meeting, 70; berates town of Providence, 77, 93; leads “ sec- ond-comers," 78; weak points of, 79; a Seeker, 83, 89; “ wit- nesses " against casting lots, 87; rows to Newport, 90; cited in connection with lands for pasturage, 92, 103; death of, 112 ;- one of the early judges of Rhode Island, 116; trading house built by, 133; preaches to Indians at Smith's Castle, 134


Winthrop, Governor, Roger Wil- liams writes to, 3, 4, 38, 62; alluded to or quoted, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 33, 36, 4-1, 46, 47, 50, 58, 59


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Index 381


101, 115, 282, 283


Winthrop, John, the younger 69 Wool Woddell, Gershom 177, 178 Woonasquetucket River 29, 32, Wolves heads, bounty paid for, 41 Wright, Samuel 200 130, 212 Women, employments of 127, 286, 287 Young, Captain Archibald, in- Woodin, John


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ventory of, 351


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