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Jamestown (R. I.) Sept 20. I think I am falling in love with the ghost of my great-grandmother.
I am writing this in the bedroom of the old colonial farmhouse where she came as a young bride-and in which she died.
Her miniature portrait hangs above the mantel.
That was before the days of daguerreotypes. The young ladies of her day sat in a chair that had a screen at one side and a candle on the other. An artist out- lined the shadow of their faces on the screen-the silhouette portrait.
My great-grandmother's silhouette is lovely-a delicate patrician profile with little love curls caressing her forehead and the nape of her sweet, proud young neck.
Her name was Mary Cross. I imagine that her marriage must have been quite a society affair. Her husband was the great-grandson of Old Governor Caleb Carr, who was one of the last of the royal governors of Rhode Island. She was the daughter of a colonel of the colonial army.
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CARR HOMESTEAD AND TRUMPET VINE
Photo, J. M. Watson
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My great-grand-father must have been a beau; for in the bedroom hangs an old "courting mirror," such as the young dandies used to carry in wooden cases in their saddle-bags, whereby to arrange their wigs when they went a-wooing.
The old farmhouse was already one hundred and twenty years old when Mary came there in 1805 as a bride. She rode behind her husband on a pillion.
I don't know whether she had slaves to help her. In many of the old family wills slaves were given away.
But it was a Quaker family, and they carly turned against slavery. So I imagine that my beautiful great-grandmother contrived with her sweet, lovely young hands alone.
Up in the old garret I found her old spinning wheel and her old linen wheel.
Yes, and the candle molds into which she poured the tallow for the winter lights.
Downstairs is an old clock, builded in 1640, which still ticks-just as it ticked to Mary Cross on the summer days when the sun danced on the water of Narragansett Bay.
Most of the time Mary must have been rocking a baby in the old box cradle that lies moldering in the dim, wan light of the garret.
Those were the days of huge New England families when every father was head of a clan.
In the seventeen years of her married life she had ten children. The last was born in October, 1822. It lived only a little while. The little wife died the following December, three days after the seventeenth anniversary of her wedding. She died on Christmas eve.
My great-grandfather loved her so dearly-and who would not-that he could not live without her. He died the following April. They say he just wasted away.
And this in "cold New England."
A little boy of 14 found himself head of a family of ten to feed. But he valiantly tackled the work on the old farm, while his little sister mothered the family.
They say that the spirit of Mary Cross comes back by night to this old bedroom-yearning over the little boy and his little sister, struggling to raise the family she left.
Every night I go to sleep in the old four-poster bed hoping her ghost will come.
I hear the old trumpet vine rapping and tapping on the window.
But my beautiful great-grandmother does not come."
NICHOLAS CARR HOUSE
One Hundred and twenty acres on the north side of Weeden's Lane was chosen by Caleb Carr as his part of the original purchase of the island. While Caleb never lived on Conanicut he purchased several other farms which he gave to his sons as they married and set out for themselves. The house was in the lot just north of the lane. In Gov. Caleb Carr's will, dated 1693-4, he gave to his son Nicholas this farm "which I formerly leased unto him for about twenty years, as by said lease may appear, with dwelling house he now dwelleth in thereon and all other out houses." From this it can be deduced that the house must have been built sometime before 1673.
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GRAVESTONE OF GOV. CALEB CARR
Photo, J. M. Watson
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GRAVESTONE OF MERCY CARR
Photo, J. M. Watson
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About fifty years ago John Foster Carr, his sister Louise, and their mother, descendants of Governor Caleb Carr, who then owned this farm, called the Wanton Farm, set apart a small plot in the northeast corner of the lot in which the original house stood as a private cemetery and the remains of Governor Caleb Carr and his wife Mercy were brought over from their neglected graves in Newport and are now lying side by side in this little cemetery on the farm that was Caleb Carr's share in the purchase of the island from the Indians in 1657.
The large flat stone marking Governor Caleb Carr's grave reads :-
Here lyeth interred ye body of Caleb Carr, Governor of this Colony, who departed this life ye 17th day of December in ye 73d year of his age, in the year of our Lord 1695
That of his wife Mercy reads:
Here lyeth interred ye body of Mercy Carr ye first wife of Caleb Carr, who departed this life ye 21 day of September in ye 45 year of her age in ye year of our Lord 1675
The grave stone of Mercy Carr bears the oldest date (1675) of any on the island that can be read. However, both she and her husband, Gov. Caleb Carr, were first buried in Newport and their remains were later brought over to Jamestown.
CAPT. JOHN ELDRED'S HOUSE
On the east shore of the island just south of the end of North Ferry Road (Eldred Avenue) and close to the sailboat ferry stone wharf, now called Howland's wharf, stood the house of Capt. John Eldred. Although his name is not found in the list of original purchasers he must have settled on the island in the early 1700's. The house was torn down many years ago and not much is remembered of it except that, like the Thos. Paine house, it faced east towards the water. Its approximate location can be determined by the old trees that surrounded it.
While located close to the ferry landing no license was issued to Capt. John to keep a house of entertainment, as would naturally be expected, but such a license was granted to a Thomas Eldred in 1744 and it might have been for this house.
Near where the house stood are two large boulders and it was between these rocks that Capt. John placed his cannon referred to in the story related by Field in his "Revolutionary Defenses of Rhode Island".
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Eldred's One Gun Battery
"During the Revolution there lived on the Eldred Farm, on the east side of Conanicut, Captain John Eldred, a patriot of the purest type. On his land there were two great rocks overlooking the water from a commanding position. Here Captain Eldred planted one of the guns taken from the fort on the island (the battery where Fort Dumpling later stood). From time to time, the patriotic old farmer would amuse himself by firing a shot at the British vessels as they passed up and down the East Passage. One day, he was fortunate enough to put a shot through the mainsail of one of the enemy's ships. This little pleasantry on the part of Farmer Eldred was not relished by the Britisher. A boat was lowered and a force sent ashore to dislodge the company, which, it was supposed, occupied the station, and spike the gun. Upon seeing the boat lowered, Capt. Eldred quickly hid himself in the swamp at the far end of his farm, and when the boat's party arrived on the spot, nothing was found but the gun mounted between the rocks. This they spiked, and the company they expected to capture had vanished as completely as though swallowed up by the earth. This was Eldred's one gun battery."
(The Jamestown Chapter of the D. A. R. is named the "John Eldred Chapter," and several years ago placed an appropriate tablet on one of the rocks.)
THE BATTEY HOUSE
On the west side of the North Road and a short distance south of Carr's Lane stands the Battey house. Samson Battey was active in the town's affairs and a great many of the early records are headed "Met at the house of Samson Battey." The location of Samson's house is unknown and there is no other information regarding it. Samson had six children; four sons left the island, a daughter Dinah, who married Fones Greene, was drowned three days after her marriage by the upsetting of a boat coming from Newport, leaving William "a ferryman of Jamestown" the only one of the family remaining on the island. This William had a son William, born some time after 1720. The date given for the building of the house is sometime between 1750 and 1759. So it can be assumed that it was this second William who built the house now standing and who lived in it during the Revolutionary War. In the September gale of 1869 the whole east end of the house was blown out. It was repaired and remodeled and is now occupied by Mrs. Arthur Hull.
The Revolutionary Battey was a Tory in sympathy, but not actively. While the Greenes, Weedens, Carrs and many others refused to sell the products of their farms to the British, Battey supplied them with vegetables and thereby was able to show his neighbors a half-bushel basket filled with silver coins. It was this William who, according to the story, was one of those who interceded on behalf of Nicholas Carr when he was held prisoner on a British man-of-war and helped obtain his release.
JOHN A. CARR FARM
For a man who never lived on Jamestown Caleb Carr certainly took a great interest in the island and its development. As already noted, besides the land which was his share in the original purchase of the island, he acquired
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THE BATTEY HOUSE
the property now known as the Carr Homestead farm, the Sam Carr farm, Gould Island and Rose Island. He also acquired the property now known as the John A. Carr farm, which, with the Carr Homestead bears the unique distinetion of having been handed down from father to son from Caleb to the present generation.
The farm is located on the south side of North Ferry Road (Eldred Avenue) and west of the North Road. What is considered as the original house was located on the south side of Eldred Avenue just west of the North Road. It was standing some fifty years ago but had not been occupied for many years and was in such bad condition that George C. Carr had it torn down. The structure of the house was similar to that of the Homestead House on Carr's Lane.
From wills in the Carr family the farm extended from the North Road to the west shore. On the Fisher map this land was allotted to 13 different persons, so it is evident that Caleb acquired all these various parcels by private purchase. Two of these parcels were owned by men named Fisher and in the wills part of the farm is referred to as "Fisher's Field." Thomas Carr, grand- son of Caleb, divided the farm between his sons Nicholas and Benjamin. The eastern half was given to Nicholas and this is the farm that has always remained in the family. Also in this branch of the family is the old family Bible, printed in England in 1575. It is now the treasured possession of Mrs. John A. Carr and her daughter Catherine. In turning the pages it is easy to tell, by the condition of the leaves, the parts that had been most frequently read. The Book of Psalms seemed to have been the favorite.
The western part of the farm evidently passed out of the family. On the south side of Eldred Avenue not far from the Jamestown Bridge stands
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an old house now owned and occupied by Mrs. Abby Tefft and her daughter Helen. It is believed to have been built by Thomas Hazard sometime before 1799. In 1783 Jeremiah Hazard deeded 100 acres of the Benjamin Carr farm to Thomas Hazard. It is interesting to note that the foundation for the large central chimney was located right next to a bubbling spring. This had been walled about 2 feet down and, in the olden days, cans of milk and crocks of butter were put in it during hot weather to keep them cool. The house has a fine old kitchen fireplace with baking oven in the back wall.
CARR FAMILY BIBLE, PRINTED IN ENGLAND IN 1575
Courtesy Arthur Carr
THE WEEDEN HOUSE
On the south side of Weeden's Lane stood the Weeden Homestead, one of the largest of the old houses. It was built by John Weeden, probably some time between 1680 and 1690, and was always occupied by the Weeden family. It had the same arrangement as most of the old houses-a large room east and west of the front door, with a kitchen in the rear. It was standing 25 years ago completely furnished with priceless antiques which had been handed down from generation to generation. Particularly remembered is the "great room" with its corner cupboard, peculiar to pre-revolutionary houses, and
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the fireplace bordered by interesting blue tiles, each of which depicted a different bible scene. The farm was finally sold out of the family and the house was torn down. Its location can be determined by the old trees, still standing, which surrounded it.
OLIVER HOPKINS HOUSE
Just north of the Thomas Paine house, now called "Cajacet", and east of the Shore Road stands the Oliver Hopkins house, now called "Seaside Cot- tage". It is part of the summer camp for girls conducted by the Providence Y.W.C.A. While it undoubtedly is one of the older houses there seems to be no definite information as to the builder or the date of building. It has always been called the Oliver Hopkins house and is located on the plot chosen by Mr. Proctor, Robert Hazard and Thomas Gould as their share of the original purchase of the island.
Oliver Hopkins, his three wives and 14 children are buried in the southeast corner of Cedar Cemetery, Jamestown. The first inscription on the central stone, or monument, reads "Oliver Hopkins / son of / Jonathan and Mary Hopkins / born East Greenwich / August 12 1764 / died February 18 1851". His name does not appear in the list of original purchasers nor on the Fisher map and from the inscription on the monument it can be assumed that he came to Jamestown and built his house some time after the Revolutionary war.
THOMAS PAINE HOUSE
Just as you enter Conanicut Park, between the East Shore Road and the shore, is the Thomas Paine house, built, it has always been understood, in 1680, probably sometime before his marriage to Mary, daughter of Governor Caleb Carr. As far as is known it is the only house on the island built with the second story projecting over and beyond the first. About 65 years ago a third story was added to the house and in this remodeling the original structure of the second floor was lost. The ground floor, however, is believed to be as originally built, with the immense chimney and its old fireplaces, the huge beams in the ceilings, and a quaint china closet with glass doors built in the corner of the front room. All the old houses were built facing the south, but this and the Eldred house, probably because their owners were sea-faring men, faced the east towards the water.
Much more can be told about Captain Thomas Paine, the man, than about the house he built. It should be remembered that at this time England was constantly at war with some one of the European nations and, therefore, an enemy of England was an enemy of the colonies. Capt. Paine was a sea- faring man, and did valiant service to the mother country under the following commission :
Commission to Capt. Thomas Paine
Sir Thomas Lynch, knight, one of the gentlemen of his Majesty's bed chamber, and Captain General and Governor in Chief of his Majesty's Island of Jamaica
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1 DEPUTATION OF CAPT. PAINE REGARDING CAPT. KIDD Courtesy of R. I. Historical Society 1
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and territories thereon depending; and Vice Admiral to his Royal Highness, James, Duke of York, in the American seas.
Whereas, I am informed there are several pirates that have most barbarously murthered divers of his Majesty's subjects, robbed others and taken several vessels, cursing the King, and not so much as pretending to belong to any Prince, or to have any commission of war-These are therefore to authorize Capt. Thomas Paine, com- mander of the Frigate Pearl, to seize the said pirate, and to take, kill and destroy the said pirates and their ships, provided they resist and cannot be brought in, for doing which this shall be your warrant. I, likewise, hereby assure you and your men, that for such service you shall have all the favour they can expect, or I render you and them. Given under my hand, the 13th October, 1682. Jamaica.
Signed Thomas Lynch By His Excellency Commanding.
However, the line between privateering and piracy was difficult to define. It would be many months before the news of the ending of a war could reach those at sea and so an act of privateering, perfectly legal while the war was on, became an act of piracy after the war was over. And so Capt. Paine became known as a pirate. In Lord Bellemont's journal is this entry: "Tues- day, Sept. 26, 1699. I also examined Capt'n Thomas Paine ( formerly a pirate) upon his oath, relating to goods or treasure, imported by Capt'n William Kidd, and reported to be left by Kidd with said Paine." On the other hand we find that Dr. MacSparran held religious services in the house of Capt. Paine and in 1692 he was made a captain of the colonial forces with Nicholas Carr, his brother-in-law, as lieutenant.
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Mr. John E. Hammond, Town Clerk of Jamestown, a direct descendant of Capt. Paine, has in his possession the original Paine Bible. It was printed in London in 1728 and on the inside front cover is written "John Painc Bibel Bought in year 1743 by Capt. Nicholas Whight in Holand." Then follows the names of those in the Hammond family who have possessed it.
THOMAS PAINE GRAVESTONE Photo, Charles Rufus Harte
Capt. Kidd was a close friend of Capt. Paine and visited him at James- town. When Capt. Kidd was imprisoned in Boston, his wife Sarah wrote Capt. Paine requesting him to give the bearer of the letter 24 ounces of the gold he had belonging to Capt. Kidd. This close association of Capt. Kidd and Capt. Paine gave rise to stories of a hidden treasure and a haunted house. While many have dug for gold and others watched for ghosts, none have been rewarded.
The property recently changed hands and it is understood that the new owners intend to restore the house, as far as possible, to its original form.
JOB WATSON HOUSE
At Conanicut Park about one-half mile south-east of the lighthouse are the cellar and foundation walls of an old Watson Homestead. If you can get through the underbrush you will see that it must have been quite a spacious house by the size of the cellar. It was surrounded by fine old trecs and at the
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back of the house is what remains of a large apple orchard. It was the home of "Old King Wat" when he owned the Point Farm. It was burned to the ground many years ago. The date of building is unknown but "King Wat" and his brother were of the early settlers though not of the original purchasers.
JOSEPH MOWRY
The name of Joseph Mowry appears often in both the town records and those of the Society of Friends (Quakers). He was born in 1647, the 9th child of Roger and Hannah Mowry. Tradition has it that Roger Mowry and Roger Williams were kinsmen. His farmhouse was where Union Street now is and when workmen were digging the cellar for the Gardner Inn they found a silver spoon marked J. M. M. (Joseph and Mary Mowry). The house disappeared many years ago, before the recollection of any now living.
He was made a freeman in 1686 and chosen councilman the same day. Hc served 9 terms as deputy from Jamestown. In 1677 he and 47 others received a grant of 5000 acres to be called East Greenwich.
He leased from William Brenton the 549 acres which was Brenton's share of the original purchase of the island, consisting of all the land south of the present Narragansett Avenue and cast of Southwest Avenue and Mackerel Cove, including what is now called the "Dumplings". Later he purchased all this land from Brenton.
Both he and his wife were prominent in the Friend's Meeting and meet- ings were often held at his house. The Friend's records state that his wife was a "valuable minister, celebrated doctress and in great repute in their Society." There used to be many buckthorn trees on the island due to the fact that Mary Mowry planted them wherever she went.
Joseph Mowry died in 1716 and his wife in 1720. To grandaughter, Mary Clarke, Joseph left part of Rock Hill Farm, where he lived, with all buildings and wharves.
As this little history comes to a close let us all gather together once again on that highest spot of the island. As we gaze on the peaceful scene of beauty before us the dim past seems to come to life and a panorama arises before our mental vision. Across the bay we see the Indian Chiefs assemble at Cocumscussoc to negotiate for the sale of the island and then in Coddington's house in Newport the same assemblage again gathers to sign the decd and the Indians give up possession in their own colorful ceremony of passing turf and twig to the white men. Then comes Joshua Fisher to survey the island and draw the map. One by one the settlers come and build their homes. After the town has been incorporated we see the proud proprietors assemble to adopt their form of government and elect their first officers. We now sec great activity in the harbor - sailboat ferries going back and forth - ships from foreign ports loading and unloading their cargocs. But
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a cloud appears on the horizon - Capt. Wallace, with his revenue ships, enters the bay and starts on his acts of violence which culminate in the burn- ing of the village to the south and we see the flames darting high in the sky. We feel in our very souls the fear and despair that settle over the inhabitants as the fleet of Sir Peter Parker, 7 battle-ships and 70 transports, sails up the West Passage and around the island to the harbor and the British take posses- sion of Newport and Jamestown. Now comes the French fleet of 16 war vessels into the bay and we see the British burning their ships rather than have them captured. Now Lord Howe's fleet appears off Point Judith. The French fleet, with cannons roaring, sails to the encounter and both fleets dis- appear over the horizon. But now we hear the roar and see the flashes of cannon across the bay to the cast. The Battle of Rhode Island had started and all through the night we see the glow of the camp fires of the opposing armies. We feel the despair as the Colonial army is driven off in defeat and the utter hopelessness as Sir Henry Clinton, with a fleet of 72 vessels, sails into the bay. But now in a brightening sky, we see the British army embark on their vessels and sail off to the south. Again comes the friendly French fleet and peace settles over the land. We join the people as they hasten to the burned and desolate village to cheer General Washington as he crosses the island on his way to Newport. Next comes the news that the war is over and that the colonies are free and independent. We feel with them the exhil- aration of victory and see the grim determination in their faces as they return to the cultivation of their farms and once again start building for the future.
As this tragic panorama gently fades away, we are still gazing on the unbelievably blue waters of the bay framed by the verdant green of the pastures of Middletown, Portsmouth, Prudence and Narragansett. The island is bathed in sunshine, a soft, refreshing breeze blows gently off the ocean. We look around the island and realize that Jamestown has a remarkable history.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Records of the Colony of Rhode Island, edited by John R. Bartlett France and New England, Allan Forbes and Paul F. Cadman Old Houses in Jamestown, Lena Clarke, Jamestown Historical Society History of Rhode Island and Newport, Edward Peterson History of the Episcopal Church in Narragansett, Wilkins Updike Rhode Island and the Sea, Howard Willis Preston
Washington's Visits to Rhode Island, Howard Willis Preston
Geology of the Narragansett Basin, United States Geodetic Survey Outline of History, H. G. Wells
History of the Rhode Island Ferries, Dr. and Mrs. Charles V. Chapin History of Newport County, edited by Richard M. Bayles
Jamestown Windmill, Maud Lyman Stevens
Narragansett Church Register
Early Homes of Rhode Island, Antoinette F. Downing
Peter Harrison, First Architect of America, Carl Brendenbaugh
Historical Sketch of the Fortification Defenses of Narragansett Bay, George Washington Cullum
History of Rhode Island, Edward Peterson History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Samuel Greene Arnold
Revolutionary Defenses in Rhode Island, Edward Field Discourse, John Callender State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Edward Field Diary, Frederick Mackenzie
Diary, Rev. James MacSparran Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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Map of Jamestown by Joshua Fisher, 1657
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Early Township Plat
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Model of John Brown's ship "Katy"
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Sketch of Revolutionary Fort
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Fort Dumpling
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Conanicut Park Hotel
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Waiting Room, Conanicut Park Wharf
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Acrial View of Jamestown, 1935
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Carr Ferry and Fort Dumpling
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Ferryman's House
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Taggert's Ferry House
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Brigg's Ferry House
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Rates of Ferriage, 1834
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Steamer Jamestown and Lester Eaton's Signal House
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Old Sailboat Ferry Pier .
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New Pier for Stcam Ferry
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Stcamer Jamestown
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West Ferry Dock and Steamer West Side .
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Ellery Ferry House .
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Steamer Governor Carr .
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Stcamer Hammonton
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Sketch of Beaver Tail about 1755
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Bcaver Tail Light, 1798 .
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Beaver Tail Light and Whistle House
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Jamestown Windmill
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Friend's Meeting House .
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1st Baptist Meeting House
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First Episcopal Church .
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Movable Chapel en route to Conanicut Park
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Samuel Carr House .
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Carr Homestead
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Carr Homestead and Trumpet Vinc
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Gravestone of Gov. Caleb Carr
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Gravestone of Mercy Carr
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The Battey House
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Carr Family Bible
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Deputation of Capt. Thomas Paine regarding Capt. Kidd 100
Capt. Thomas Paine House . 101
Capt. Thomas Paine Gravestone .
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Jamestown Water Front, 1898
INDEX
PAGE
Allen, Joseph
54
Carr, George C., 48,97
Allen, Matthew 14,28
10
Harry
91
Almy, J.
13
J.
13
Alıny, William
75
Jaincs Jr.
23
Anthony, Rev. George
81
Job
13
John
22, 47,48,71
John A.
97
Mrs. John A. 98
John E. 71
John Foster 95
John W. 80
13
Joseph M.
80
Louise
68,95
Baker, Thomas
10
Barber, George L.
83
Barker, James
10,12
P
13
Robert
49
Barney, Griffen
53
Basset, Henry
90
Battcy, Samson
96
Samuel 18
William
18, 36, 65, 96
Baulston, William
6,10
Bennett, Robert
11
Bewit, Hugh
7
Biddle, Nicholas
89
Billing, Samuel
10
Bliss, George
10
Casc, Elisha 78,79
John
21
Brady, Rev. Francis P.
84
Braman, Mrs. Louise
72
Brenton, Jahlecl
15
William 6, 10,12,103
Briggs, Isaac Bowen
Jethro
67
John
11
Brooks, Chas. H.
Brown, John 27
Nicholas 11
Brownell, Thomas
11
Bulger, Richard
11,87
Bull, Henry
11
Burdick, Robert
10
Burrows, Rev. Chas. D.
83,87
Card, Richard 11
Carder, James 13,14,15
Carpenter, Daniel 23
Powell H. 69
Carr, Benjamin 22, 67,87,98
Gov. Caleb 6, 10, 12, 14, 47, 48,
58, 69, 78, 85, 87, 90, 95, 97, 99 Caleb Jr. 14
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Daniel W.
78, 79,80
Ed. 13
Edward 21, 23, 25, 85, 87
Clinton, Sir Henry
31, 32, 33, 38, 39
Coddington, William
4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 73,
75, 78,88
60,61,77,88,89 50
Jonas
Josiah
13, 18, 24, 49, 60, 61,
62, 64, 70, 77,89
Oliver
14,28
Babcock, James 10
25
Joshua
Lucy (Jenkins) 58
Mary
87,99
Mercy
78,95
N.
13
Nicholas 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 35, 65, 67, 69, 70, 73, 74, 85, 90, 93,97,98,101
71,72
Robert
11,12
Samuel
23, 25, 48, 56, 85, 97
Sarah W. .72
Thomas
13,17, 23, 60,
65, 74, 90, 97, 98
Thomas G.
.48, 72, 83 71
William 11
Cashanaquont, Indian Chief 6,7,11
Caskotape, Indian Chief 11
10
Cassidy, Rev. Robert C.
84
Caswell, Fred ,,
Job
56
Philip 55,80
Chalkey, Thomas 73
Champlin, Christopher Grant 53
Church, Capt.
47
Clark, George H
69
John 17,18
18
G. A.
41
Mrs. G. A.
72
Jeremiah
10
Dr. John 4, 5, 10, 11, 22, 73, 75, 78
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John
17, 18,29
Joseph
10,11,29
Latham
10
Lena
68, 85, 88,89
Mary .103
Samuel 19, 49, 74
Thomas 10
Elizabeth 87
Eunice B. 72
Thomas
12
William C.
Bowser, Mrs. A. W. 72,90
Brinley, Francis 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15,87 57
53
Cass, Thomas
72
Clarke, Audley Clara
72
Catherine
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George Caleb 48
Almy, Christopher
Arnold, Benedict
3, 6,7, 10, 12, 13,
Jos.
Peleg C.
INDEX - continued
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PAGE
Gardiner, Hannah 77
Coggeshall, John
75
Collart, Julian
72
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Nathan
71
Congdon, John
80
Gardner, Benjamin 25
" Thomas B.
54,55
Benjamin C. 80
Capt. Caleb
37
Sister H. E.
80
Cook, Thomas Jr.
11
Cooke, John
10
John
22, 24, 29, 39
Jonathan
23
Cottrell, Frederick N.
48
Sister Mary W. 80
Savage 27,28
Capt. Stephen C. 57,80
Cross, Mary
91
Sylvester 25
Cutter, Chaplain
38
William H. 80 3
D'Aubant, Capt. 33
Goud, Thomas
10
Davis, L. W.
43
11
Day, Mrs. J. H. A.
83
John
11
Dennis, Abraham
78
Thomas
99
Robert
75
Thomas Jr.
75
Dick, Francis 23
61
Grace, Rev. Father
84
Greeley, Rev. Thomas J.
84
Green, David
17, 65, 74,88
" David Jr.
74
John
10, 12,87,90
John Jr.
10
Greene, A. Crawford 42
Ann 87
David 53
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John
11
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Nicholas
75
Eaton, Capt. Lester 56,57
Eldred, John
23, 24, 25, 29, 95, 96
Thomas 18, 95,96
Ellery, Benjamin
29,53
Ellis, Capt. Job 56
Fairfield, John 10
Ferris, Mrs. 83
Fish, Thomas 10
11
Fones, John
10, 12, 13, 14, 16
Fowler, Charles
21
Elizabeth
20
Paine 25
61
Peter
61
Hart, Thomas 10
10
Hazard, Jeremiah
98
Oliver
20, 21, 22
Robert
11,13,99
Stephen
23
"
Thomas
53,98
" William
18, 22, 24
Hickok, Rev. Benjamin
81
Hill, Jonathan
17
31 Hopkins, Esek Jonathan 67
" Oliver 78, 79, 80, 99
25
Greenman, Edward
10
Hall, ,, Ju 13
William 11
Hamilton, Alexander
63
Hammett, John
69,70
Hammond, Edna
71
Rev. James
80
John E.
102
Mrs. L. C.
72
Mrs. Mary
72
Ellener
21
Joshua Smith Cowel 20
20,21
"
Sarah
20,21
" Thomas 18,29
73
Fox, George 81
Francis, Dr. V. Mott
Franklin, Abel
17, 18, 29, 50, 53, 60
Mrs. Abel 53
Benjamin 36
" William 29
Freebody, Thomas 25
Gallagher, Rev. Joseph 84
Gardiner, Allen
41,72
78
Dyer, William
78
Earll, William
11
d'Estaing, Count
36,37
Easton, Ben
20
Fones
Joseph
87
Mary
87
William
54
Dowling, Rev. Herbert J
83
Dune, Richard
11
Dunger, Thomas
10
Dunwel, George
6,10,12
Cranston, J. " John
13
Henry
80
Congrave, Walter
10
Connonicus, Indian Chief
5
Cory, Nancy
71
Gomez, Estevan
Gould, Daniel
Thomas B.
Douglas, Dr. William
10
Codman, William
Lucy G. 70,71
"
Harrison, Joseph
Havens, William
Fisher, Joshua
Nicholas
INDEX - continued
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PAGE
Mason, Geo. C. Jr .. 81
Mather, Cotton 73
Mayberry, Freeman 53
Meehan, Rev. Father
84
Miantanomu, Indian Chief
5
Mitchell, Richard
75
Mott, Adam Sr. William 17,78
11
Morgan, Lallah
70
Mowry, J. O. 13,88, 103
Mary 103
Mumford, John
13,14,15
Munroe, Nathan 68
Newton, Thomas 11
Northup, John 28
Noyes, Tho. 13
Oliver, Thomas
11,12
Oxx, Gordon D. 81
Pain, T.
13
Paine, Capt. Thomas
77, 78, 95, 99, 101,
102,103
Sarah
103
Parker, Sir Peter
32
Thomas
18
Peabody, John
11
Penny, Rev. Samuel 81
19
" John
19
Piercy, Lord
31
Pigot, General
33
Porter, John
11
Potter, Isaac
68
Preston, Rev. Charles E. 83
Pugh, Tamesin 21
Quasaquam, Indian Chief
11
Querepil, Miss
70
Ravincroft, Anthony 10,12
Reed, William .61
29,39
Gersham
23,60,67
John
18, 24, 49
Joseph
16
Stephen 18,60
Richmond, Edward
10
Robinson, Bend
29
de Rochambeau, Count
39
Rodman, Clark
15
Rogers, James 11,12
Roomc, John 10
68
Sailes, John 12
Sanford, John 6,10,11,12
Louis
70
William 18,53
Martindale, J. 83
11
Howe, Lord
36,37,38
Howland, Isaac 23,67
John
39
Howry, Elizabeth B.
87
Hubbard, Samuel
11
96
" Bristol 23
" Edward 23,25
John 20, 22, 53, 60, 74, 78, 88
Joseph 78
Oliver
24
" Ralph 71
Teddeman 15,67
Hutchinson, Mrs. Ann 4,5
Governor 29
Isham, Norman M. 90
Jefferay, William 11
Kalley, Michael 14
Kendrick, John 43
Kidd, Capt. William
101,102
Knight, Richard
10
,, Richard D. 59
89
Knowles, George
Hazard 89
William H. 55,72
Ladd, Joseph 11
Landers, Helen
71
John B. 72
Langworth, Andrew
10
Larkin, Edward
10
Larned, Rev. Albert C. 83
Law, Anthony 10
Jonathan 13,89
Lawton, Isaac 75 " George 10
Lenthal, Rev. Robert 69
Lippitt, Gov. Henry 43
Locke, Mrs. Elizabeth Carr 68
Low, Betty 20
Lucar, Mark 10
Lytherland, William 10
Malbonc, Evan 62
Col. Godfrey 62
Magill, Rev. Dr. 81
10
Marsh, Gould
75
Jack
Japhet 20
Jonathan
18,49
Martin, John 17, 23, 29, 30, 67, 77, 78
Joseph 67
Oliver 21
Major Peleg 15
" Samuel 11
Manchester, Thomas
20
Rosengarten, Mrs. Frank H.
Remington, Benjamin
Pettese, Daniel
Hull, Mrs. Arthur
Houden, Randall
INDEX - continued
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Sanford, W. 13 " William 13
Saunders, Stillman
57,58
Tobias
10
Scudder, Mrs.
70
Sheffield, Aaron 40
,
Benjamin
18, 19
Ichabod
11
Sherman, Charles
89
Sisson, Richard
10
Slocomb, Ebenezer
13, 14, 16, 18, 19,
54, 73,88
",
Mary
19
Smith, Buckingham James
Jeremiah
50
6, 10,12,30,85
Richard Jr.
6, 11,12,85
Samuel Jr.
57
Daniel Jr.
23,74
George W. 80
J.
13, 24
John 13, 16, 39, 40, 70, 98
John E. G.
78, 79,80
Stork, T. B.
68,83
Suddard, Rev. John
81
Robert H.
71
Walter S.
80
Rev. P. J.
84
Wanton
71
Sweet, James 50
Taylor, Robert 10
Tefft, Mrs. Abby
98
Mrs. Eben
72
Helen
98
Jesse 68
Thomas A. H.
68
Tennant, John
18
Phebe
78
de Ternay, Admiral 38, 39
Terry, Joseph 10
Tew, Azariah 21
George 23,39
Richard
10,16, 17,65 11
Mary 88
Tierney, Rev. Edward L. 84
11
Tooley, Thomas 10
Towisibbam, Indian Chief 11
Tripp, John 10
Turner, Lawrence 11
Underwood, Benjamin
23, 25, 31,39,40
Joseph
23
Valston, Thomas
10
Vaughn, John
11
Vaughn, William 11
Verrazano, Giovanni 3
Waite, Thomas 10
Wallace, Capt. 27, 28, 30, 32
Wanton, Col. Joseph 67
Ward, Marmaduke 10
Washington, Gen. George 30, 36, 39,
40,53,63
Waterman, Thomas
11
Watson, Job
32,39,102
John J. 72
Robert 15
Thomas Carr 72
Mrs. Thomas Carr 70
Wayland, Rev. Edward
81
Weaver, Caleb F. "
49,55
John Jr.
70
Weeden, Chas. E.
72
-
Daniel
21,23, 24, 25, 74
Spencer, Thomas
18
Spink, Robert
10
Stevens, Henry
10
Stiles, Rev. Ezra
28,29
Sullivan, General 37,38
William
11
William A.
78, 79,80
William P.
80
Wells, Peter
14
Wequaquanuit, Indian Chief
11
West, John 10
Matthew 11
Wharton, Joseph
42
Wheaton, Mrs. Damaris H.
64
Whipple, Abraham
27
Whitman, Valentine
11,12
Whitney, Leonard
43
Wickham, Thomas 62
Wilbur, John 89
Wilcocks, Stephen 10
11
James 84
Stephen
53
Williams, Roger 2, 4, 5, 22, 73
Willis, Jeremiah 11
Wilson, John 60
Winterton, Thomas 49
Wooley, Emanuel 10
83
Wright, Rev. John Howland "
Sydney
89
Wyatt, Standfast
20
Zweir, Francis
84
Ebenezer Jr. 88
3
10
John
50
Richard
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Thurston, Edward
Wilcox, Daniel
Timberlake, Henry
John W. 13, 24,39
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