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A BRIEF HISTORY

TOWN OF GLOCESTER,

RHODE ISLAND,

PRECEDED BY

A SKETCH OF THE TERRITORY WHILE
A PART OF PROVIDENCE.

By ELIZABETH A. PERRY.

PROVIDENCE :
.PROVIDENCE PRESS COMPANY, PRINTERS.
1886.

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PREFACE.

In preparing the following pages, the author has been exceedingly
desirous that a history of the town of Glocester might be presented in a
connected form, from its first settlement. An effort has been made to
state things accurately, and on good authority. It has been very difficult
to ascertain dates in some instances. The sources whence the informa
tion is derived are various : Bartlett's Colonial Records ; Schedules
of the town presented yearly to the. General Assembly ; Town Records ;
old newspapers ; private papers ; reading of many books that had refer
ence to town matters ; travelling over the town, and information from
elderly town's people.
Glocester has furnished some citizens of high personal worth, and
honor to other towns, states and countries. E. A. P.
Providence, Jan. i, 1886.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.

The town of Glocester, R. I., including Burrillville, was
organized February 20, 183 1. It is bounded on the north by
Massachusetts, on the east by Smithfield, on the south by
Scituate, and on the west by Connecticut. A brief sketch
of the territory will be given previous to the time the town
was taken from Providence. Its history, in some rude meas
ure, is nearly coeval with the first settlement in Providence
by Roger Williams and his associates in the year 1636, This
land was disposed of to Roger Williams and others by the
sachems of several tribes of Indians, they receiving for the
same, payment that was satisfactory to each tribe. Tracts
of land were often granted for very little recompense. It is
recorded that Uncas gave the first grant of land by deed.
Sometimes grants of land were made to the whites for im
portant services done for the sachems. The disposal of
lands as to boundaries was very indefinite, and sometimes
without date. Any enterprise that promoted public good
was considered payment for lands. For instance, to settle a
miller that would build a mill to grind corn and other grain ;
a blacksmith or a sawmill built, a grant of land was often
given. Sometimes the sachems disposed of hundreds of
acres for very little consideration, also promising to assist
the whites in cases of emergency, by hastening with their
warriors for their relief. The tribes had very little knowl
edge of the value of land, or the worth of different forest
trees. Through the kind influence of Roger Williams, the Indians
generally had a strong attachment to the whites. The Nip-
muck Indians extended from Massachusetts and Connecticut
into the northwest corner of this State, as found when first

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explored by the English. Their headquarters were at Oxford,
Mass. The small Pass-Coag tribe roamed a little south of the
Nipmucks.* There is a small river running through this land
by the name of Nipmuck. These tribes were subject to the
Narragansetts until the time of King Philip's war with the
English. The chiefs of the Nipmucks saw that the sachems
of the Narragansetts had enough to do to look out for their
own tribe at the time of King Philip's war, consequently they
declared their independence. Some vestiges of these tribes
still remain. Portions of the land had the appearance of
having been planted ; many young trees were growing, and
deep in the ground bullets were found. Within the recollec
tion of persons now living, a human skeleton was found sev
eral feet below the surface of the ground. When the bones
were put together it measured eight feet. Some of these
Indians were very tall. These tribes of Indians were, as far
as is known, the first native owners of this land, a part of
their vast hunting grounds. These forests were filled with
bears, panthers, wolves, red deer, foxes, and other wild ani
mals. Wolves and bears were so troublesome as late as
1736 that the inhabitants sought legislative enactment, and
a reward of three pounds was offered for each bear killed in
the colony. In 1739 this reward was much increased ; bounty
on wolves, twenty shillings ; rats, three pence ; wildcats, five
shillings. The Indians seldom spent the summer and winter in the
same place. This fact will account in some degree for their
great claims of land. They would cluster together in build
ing their wigwams for protection against other tribes. These
villages they surrounded by a fence of trees, logs and stakes.
The language of different New England tribes was so similar
that each tribe readily understood the other. Arrows were
their early chief weapons of warfare. They were kind to
strangers travelling ; would give to them their best mat in
their wigwam for the night, and the best they had for eating,
if they went without themselves. They were faithful to keep
* Fresh-water Indians.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 7
their promises. When the sun shone they had a mark to tell
when it was mid day, and on clear nights they told the time
by the moon and stars. In cloudy weather they were, like
the Yankees, good for guessing.
All their tools were made of hard stone. Bows were made
of sinews and twisted entrails of the deer and the moose ;
their tomahawk was a wooden club. Many bones of animals
were used for special purposes. Corn and nuts were in the
winter put in holes dug in the ground, lined and covered
with bark. They did not eat regularly, but when hungry ;
they generally had but one wife, but could at pleasure on
either side dissolve their connection ; they had no ballads or
songs to perpetuate the traditions of the past ; their knowl
edge was very limited ; they exercised good judgment in eat
ing and drinking. The Indian men furnished the fish and
game ; the wometi did the harvesting. They ha^ corn and
beans that they depended very much upon yearly to raise.
These articles they could keep for cold winters and great
snow storms, when game would be very scarce. They had a
tradition that a crow brought them a bean and a kernel of
corn from the place where their great god, Cowtantowit,
dwelt ; and though the crows did some harm, they seldom
killed one. They also made mats, baskets and stone vessels.
Their money, which they called wampum, was made of dif
ferent shells, which was their established currency. Previous
to the European settlements they knew nothing about beg
ging. Once a year in the winter they had a great feast to
thank their. Great Father for their bountiful harvest. At this
time presents were made to the poor. Their family ties were
very strong, and great lamentation was made when a mem
ber of their kindred died. The men had a great liking for
fishing. They believed in a Supreme Being having all the attributes
of Deity — they had many gods of less power than their Great
Father, which argues a species of Pantheism. They acknowl
edged the agency of their deity in all things, whether for
good or evil. If an accident occurred, the wrath of God had

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caused it ; so in case of good fortune, the Great Spirit was
the author. They never asked their deity for anything, but
returned thanks for favors received, saying that he is the
best judge of what is best for them. It was against the law
of the colony to sell liquor to the Indians, but this law was
broken. In a very few years many persons seeking a new home
joined the Williams colony and purchased what they called
home lots. The government of Providence was at first purely
democratic, but laws were soon found necessary to govern the
colony. A general meeting was called, and a committee of
five were chosen, called "disposers," who were invested with
the partial control of affairs. The inhabitants later saw and
felt the necessity of a patent from their mother country to
secure to them a better title to their lands, and protection in
case they were attacked by the Indians. Protection was
asked from England and granted. The first patent for Provi
dence was written in 1644, in which Robert Earle, of War
wick, England, was made " Governor-in-Chief and Lord High
Admiral of this Plantation," a distinct sovereignty under the
protection of the English government. The charter acknowl
edged the Indian title of the colony, and that the land was
purchased of them and confirmed to them by the Crown of
England. The "Freeman's Oath" was the first paper printed
in New England. It was printed at Cambridge, Mass. It
certified that before any member of the colony could exer
cise the right of suffrage or hold any public office he must
be made what is called a freeman by the General Quarterly
Court, or Assembly ; he was to show evidence that he was a
respectable man, and take the oath of affirmation required by
the law of the colony against bribery and corruption in the
election of officers.
In 1647 there was an organization of the colony under
the Parliamentary patent, and a charter granted by Charles
Second, King of Great Britain. The first seal adopted was a
sheaf of arrows bound up with the motto "Amorvincit omnia"
engraved upon a leash.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 9
July 8, 1663, the royal charter was obtained — its symbol
an anchor, and its motto "Hope." In this year the colony
received from Charles the Second, King of Great Britain, a.
charter which, up to November, 1842, was the written law
of this State. The government was at first colonial, then
under the charter, and finally under the constitution.
When the town of Providence was incorporated (1649), the
committee chosen by the General Assembly under the charter
were Gregory Dexter, William Wickenden, Thomas Olney,
Robert Williams, Richard Waterman, Roger Williams,
William Field, John Green, John Smith and John Lippitt.
Years before the town of Glocester was set off from Provi
dence, home settlements were made here ; sheep and herds
of cattle were sent here to graze, with shepherds and herds
men to take care of them. For several years the Indian
pathway or trail served the white settlers as thoroughfares to
drive their cattle, and to transport their families and house
hold goods to the places where they were to build their log
houses. These emigrants going forth to live in these wild
lands, often took possession of many acres for each family.
The man of means could pay for his lands and for having them
cleared. Others with their own hands rnust use the axe to
fell the trees and build their humble dwellings, often encoun
tering wild animals and the cruelty of Indians. Many of the
Indians did not understand why their lands were taken from
them. To go forth into the woods where dangerous wild animals
lived required men of enterprise and courage. Most of the
early settlers of Providence were from England, some unused
to hardship, others staunch yeomanry, farmers, merchants,
mechanics, blacksmiths, fearing God, honest and independ
ent, and if right and reason were followed, a race would
be produced far better than one descended from pensioned
lords. Some of the settlers were discouraged and returned
to their homes in England ; others returned and brought
their families, with their household goods, and sought a home
in the wilderness, where for some time their humble dwell-

IO HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
ings had to be guarded from the barbarous Indian and wild
beasts. Many bullets made by the Indians have later been
found in the centre of large trees.
John Smith, from Providence, early settled in the northern
part of Glocester, and many of his descendants are owners
of home estates in that vicinity. Edward Salsbury early
purchased land and built a house ; he was a soldier in the
French war. The Williamses, Tourtellotts, Eddys, Water-
mans, Evanses, and others, were pioneers and held landed
estates. There were many families settled here before the
town of Glocester was set off from the county of Providence ;
generally very respectable citizens, some of them with their
silver-topped canes and silver shoe and knee buckles. In
many cases there was wealth enough for general comfort ;
life was frugal, limited to modern ways. They had no daily
or weekly newspaper ;* the news was communicated from
neighbor to neighbor, though in many cases they lived a
long way from each other ; carpets were rare ; the white
maple floors for the summer were very cool ; they had
braided and husked rugs ; after awhile the parlor floor in
some houses was marble-painted ; the kitchen floor, after
breakfast, swept and sanded to take the dust from the shoes
of the workmen. Families of similar tastes would some
times meet for social intercourse. In quite early times the
expense and trouble to get spoons sufficient for family uses
to eat their Indian meal pudding and milk, and other uses,
was very great. In this dilemma they were relieved by the
family getting a spoon mould, melting the pewter and lead
white hot, turning it into the mould, and when cold the
mould was opened and a good spoon taken out. Candles for
a long time were run in candle moulds — also candles were
dipped in a large kettle of hot tallow by having several
candle-wicks strung on a stick ; these wicks were dipped in
the tallow, then hung on a rod to cool ; then dipped again,
and the dipping kept up until the candles were large enough.
?The first newspaper in the State was published in the year 1733, by
James Franklin, in Newport.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. I I
" Necessity is the mother of invention." When candles could
not be obtained, pitch knots were burned in the fire-place to
light up the dwellings.
Until saw-mills were set up, most of the dwellings were
made of logs. The early frame houses were generally built
one story, with small windows, sometimes gambrel-roofed ;
others two stories in front, the roof slanting back so far
down as to have but one story on the back side. Early in
the eighteenth century there were many large two-story
framed houses built in different parts of this land by well-
to-do families. In these houses there were generally two
rooms in front, with a door and entry between them ; two
rooms back; a large chimney in the centre, the chimney
often serving for the smoke aTid draft for five fire-places.
The kitchen fire-place, with strong, large, iron andirons, held a
large quantity of wood. Children could sit in the corners of
some of the fire-places, look up the chimney and count the
stars. Some of the houses were painted red, a few were
painted white, and many not painted at all.
In 1716 there was a great snow-storm ; it snowed one day
and one night, with a very high wind ; the snow was knee-
deep ; the drifts were ten and twelve feet high.
The pioneers learned of the Indians to make succotash by
boiling corn and beans together. They also learned how to
bake cakes made of Indian meal and water on hot stones
under the ashes. These were cooked so as to make agree
able and wholesome food. The meal at first was made by
cracking the corn as fine as might be by pounding it on a
hollow stone, a kind of mortar hammered on the top of a
rock, with a small stone for a pounder. For Sunday morn
ings, pork baked with beans made a good breakfast. Boiled
Indian pudding, with a little salt, if they could get it, was
another favorite dish, sometimes with milk, sometimes with
maple syrup, and sometimes without anything. Bean porridge
was a dish much liked for breakfast. For meats, there were
many kinds — wild game in abundance and fish in the ponds.
Household industry in the manufacture of wool and flax for

12 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
clothing was very decided. The feathers of geese and birds
were carefully preserved to make warm beds for the cold
winter nights.
On the 25th of August, 1727, George Second was pro
claimed King of Great Britain. The proclamation was read
from a balcony in the second story on the west end of the
Manufacturers' Hotel, Market square. Providence, now taken
down. The proclamation when George Third was created
King of Great Britain was read there in 1 760 ; also the
Declaration of Independence, July 5, 1776.
The town of Providence petitioned the Legislature in Feb
ruary, 173 1, for a division of the town. The petition was
received and granted. Three new towns were made and
called by the names of Smithfield, Scituate and Glocester.
They were incorporated out of the lands in the western part
of the town of Providence. Glocester was set off about
eleven miles square in the northwestern part of the State.
The committee appointed to examine and report in regard
to the necessity of a division of the town of Providence were
Mr. Samuel Clarke, Mr. Francis Willet and Mr. William
Robinson. The land had been surveyed and boundaries set
tled by the county surveyors. It has been handed down that
the name Glocester* was first suggested by some English
residents from Glocester, England, already freemen, living
within the limits of the new town ; also in honor of the
Duke of Glocester, Frederic Lewis, son of King George
Second. This town was formerly spelled Gloucester. The
first settlers had been trained under the laws acknowledged
by Roger Williams and his associates.
An act was passed by the General Assembly giving power
to ordained elders of. every society and denomination of
Christians to join persons together in marriage.
?Glocester, a city in the southern part of England, capital of the county
of the same name, on the Severn, thirty miles from its junction with the
Bristol channel, is a fine city. It is the See of a Bishop, and returns two
members to Parliament; contains a cathedral built in 1047, one of the
finest in England ; has a square tower 223 feet high; contains the tomb
of Edward Second, and Robert, Duke of Normandy.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 1 3
A town meeting was called March i6, 1731, to organize
the town of Glocester, including the territory of the present
town of Burrillville (which was taken from the town in 1806).
Elisha Knowlton was chosen moderator, and also clerk ;
Zachariah Eddy was chosen town sergeant ; Capt. John
Smith, town treasurer; Zachariah Eddy, Jr., John Barnes,
John Inman, Obadiah Jencks, Solomon Smith and Zebedee
Hopkins were chosen town councilmen ; Elisha Knowlton
and Walter Phetteplace were chosen assistant deputy gover
nors to the General Assembly. The deputy governors and
assistants were the judges of the highest judicial courts of the
State until 1747, when chief justices were appointed.
When the town was incorporated it contained 2,504 inhab
itants. Permanent settlements were made about 1700.
Major William Smith, Capt. Richard Waterman and Lieut.
Elisha Knowlton were surveyors appointed by the Assembly
to decide the boundary lines of the town.
The town had the same privileges as the other towns in
the State, to choose their own officers, to send deputies to
the General Assembly, to send one grand and one petit
juror to the superior courts, to control their proportion of the
interest of the bank money appropriated for the use of the
towns of the colony according to the sums that the land
lying in the town was mortgaged for, and what money the
town treasurer of Providence had advanced for the land
before the division was made, be repaid out of the whole
interest money. Before the division, to defray the expenses
of surveys and laying out of roads, money paid for portions
of this land had to be mortgaged to meet payments.
Gov. Ward says, in 1741, "that the colony of Rhode Island
first purchased, then settled, and hath at all times depended
on its inhabitants at their own proper costs and charges as
well against natives in former times as against foreign ene
mies in later times." Great sacrifices were made by the town
to assist the mother country in her foreign wars from 1710
to 1740. It was necessary to keep some vessels of force
cruising on the coast of New England for the safety of trade.

14 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
Their militia consisted of all male members ' in health from
sixteen to sixty years of age in all the towns. They were
obliged at their own expense to be always provided with a
good firelock musket or fusee, a sword or bayonet, cartouch
box, with one pound of good powder and four pounds of bul
lets, all in readiness at any call of a superior officer.
Many persons living within the limits of the town when
organized were made freemen previously, when the land of the
township was under the rules of Providence. All persons
casting their votes at town meeting had to be made freemen
and take the freeman's oath, as follows :
"I do solemnly bind myself in the sight of God, that when
I shall be called upon, to give my vote of suffrage as I shall
judge in mine own conscience may best conduce and tend to
the public weal of the body."
Deputies were chosen once a year at the quarterly meet
ing next preceding th,e meeting of the General Assembly.
The town councils were empowered to lay out their high
ways in the same manner as in Providence. The committee
to survey the town were William Jenckes, Richard Water
man and Lieut. EHsha Knowlton. In 1733 a road was laid
out from the seven-mile line (about ten miles from Providence
great bridge) to Ponagansett Pond, in the southwest part of the
town. This pond is a fine sheet of water,- where many of the
beautiful white water-lilies grow. By this highway the means
of intercourse was greatly facilitated with Providence.
An order came in 1741 from the King of England direct
ing the form of prayer for the royal family to be published
or used in the several churches and other places of jDublic
worship in all the towns of this colony, a copy of said order
to be sent to every minister or elder of each and every society
in the colony without delay. The order was obeyed in this
town. This year was very cold, especially the winter.
In 1744, in consequence of war having been declared by the
French against England, measures were adopted to strengthen
the Enghsh colonies in America. It was found necessary to
strengthen the military force of this town. To this end, the

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 1 5
men petitioned the Assembly to have an artillery company
incorporated in this town. The petition was granted on
condition that all the members should be from Providence
county, and that the corps should be called " The Artillery
Company in the County of Providence." This was the
second chartered military company in the State, and the
origin of the corps known as the "Cadet Company."*
In the year 1750 great efforts were made by the town to
encourage the farmers to raise flax and wool, and manufacture
the same into cloth. By this means, frugality and industry
would be greatly promoted, and the waste lands in the town,
occasioned in some measure by the wars taking soldiers,
would be very much improved, to the advantage and interest
of the inhabitants. They, under such circumstances, would
be enabled in case of another war, to be better prepared to
defend and protect themselves.
No Indians in the town.
In 175 1 a law was passed in Great Britain that the year
1752 should begin the first day of January. In the old style
the year began the 25th of March.
The law forbade all persons keeping house from entertain
ing negro and mulatto servants or slaves ; that they must
not be absent from the family where he or she respectively-
belonged, or be found abroad in the night time after niiue-
o'clock, unless on some errand for their owner.
During the year 175 1 the death of His Royal Highnuess,
Frederic, Prince of Wales, occurred. This colony received.
directions from the mother country to use the form of pjayer-
for the royal family issued, to be published in all places, w.here :
divine worship was held in the colony. The procla^mation
was promulgated by Governor William Greene to this town.
?This war was the beginning of the great struggle for the French 4
ascendancy in North America. The ships fitted out by Rhode Islands
were said to be more in number than either of the other colonies, while •
her soldiers were prominent in other expeditions for the reduction of the
French empire in North America between the years of. 1,741 and 1750. .
In all these battles the record shows that this town took her part, and, as
promptly as possible, always paid her assessments into^ the treasury of,'
the colony, whether for home or outside expenses.

1 6 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
In 1755 the dividing line between Glocester and Scituate
was run by Henry Harris, Esq., Mr. Thomas Steere and
Col. Resolved Waterman. They made their report to the
Assembly, the said towns paying all expense.
In 1756, sixteen able-bodied men were demanded of this
town to aid the forces of the King of England in an expedi
tion against Crown Point. To encourage enlisting, a bounty
of four pounds ten shillings lawful money was given to each
man, and thirty shillings per month during his service; also a
woolen blanket. The French in war were struggling hard,
not only to hold their large possessions in America, but to
add new conquests. Constant drafts for men and money
were called for during seven successive years. In 1763 the
French power terminated in America, and Great Britain had
control of all the country east of the Mississippi.
In December, 1760, by order of authority, the death of
King George was promulgated throughout this town ; also,
that the funeral ceremonies would take place at Newport,
January 9, 1761. As the inhabitants of this town were sub
jects of His Majesty, a copy of what was printed in the
Newport Mercury at the above time is here given :
" To express a just and becoming concern at the death of the best of
Kings, his late illustrious Majesty, King George the Second, of blessed
and glorious memory, at nine in the morning the four companies of
militia and the troop of horse belonging to the town of Newport, met at
the Court House, from whence they marched in military mourning to the
house of Doctor David Ellis, where were assembled the magistrates and
principal gentlemen of the town. At half-past ten in the morning, min
ute guns continued firing from Fort George; and between eleven and
twelve the procession began in the following order : First, the four
youngest sergeants marched with their halberds covered with black and
reversed; then the private men four abreast, with their arms reversed;
four drummers, with their drums covered with black; four ensigns, with
their colors wrapt in black; four lieutenants, then four captains, all with
pikes covered with black and reversed ; after them the field officers and
high sheriff of the colony as heralds-at-arms ; next to him marched
(between files of a troop of horse) His Honor the deputy and the civil
officers and a considerable number of merchants and gentlemen. After
arriving at the Court House, the high sheriff pronounced with an audible
voice the following proclamation: 'Whereas it has pleased Almighty
God to call to His mercy our late sovereign, King George the Second, of

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 1 7
blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the imperial crown of
Great Britain, France and Ireland, also the supreme dominion and sove
reign right of the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in
New England, and other colonies in America, are solely and rightfully
come to the high and mighty Prince of Wales ; we, therefore, the Gover
nor and company associated, with numbers of the principal inhabitants
of the towns of this colony and plantation, do now hereby, with one full
voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim that the
high and mighty Prince George, Prince of Wales, now by the death of
our late sovereign, of happy and glorious memory, become our only law
ful and rightful sovereign, liege lord, George the Third, by the grace of
God, King of Great Britain, France, Ireland, Defender of the Faith,
Supreme Lord of said colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,'
etc., etc. Stephen Hopkins, Governor."
This day an excellent sermon was preached on the death
of his late Majesty by the Rev. Ezra Stiles, from ist Chron
icles, 29th chapter, 26th, 27th and 28th verses.
The new King began with a more stringent system of colo
nial policy than heretofore had been exercised. Under tlie
new King, restrictions on trade and manufactures began to
cause much vexation, and the colonists were compelled to
sell all their produce in the English markets for such foreign
articles as were needed here of the merchants and manufac
turers of their country. No wool was sold outside the colo
nies, and many restraints and requirements were borne.

THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE.
In 1772 there was an effort on the part of England to
increase the revenue of the colonies for the home govern
ment, and the larger taxes were heavy to be borne. The
success in capturing the "Gaspee" made all hearts respond :
"We will make our own laws and taxes." This the people
saw would for a time cause a great struggle, sacrifice and
suffering. This spirit carried out by the people, it was at
once seen that great attention must be given, in concert with
all the other towns, to military instruction, to bullets and
powder. The people of this town were very active to tise in
their strength and make themselves politically free and inde-
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1 8 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
pendent. The Assembly, after deliberating and correspond
ing with the other colonies, appointed a committee in each
town to receive their proportion of powder, bullets, lead and
flints belonging to the colony. Jonah Steere was appointed
for this town. He received 'j'j pounds of powder, 123 pounds
of lead, and 492 pounds of flints.
Finally the extra duty on tea intensely roused the people,
especially the women. Tea was blotted from the signs on
the stores. For a substitute, sage, current and red rasp
berry leaves dried, also a plant called Ceanathiis Americana,
were used ; for coffee, burnt rye, peas, and the inside of
chestnut bark.
A day of fasting and prayer was appointed January 19,
1774. All the people were called to a full consideration of
independence, and they resolved "that the disposal of their
own property is the inherent right of freemen ; that there
can be no property in which another can of right take from
the owner without his consent ; that the claim of Parliament
to tax America is, in other words, a claim of right to levy
contributions on us at pleasure." Many other resolutions
were passed confirming the above, and finally "that this town
will cooperate with the other towns in this colony, and with
the United Colonies, in a resolute stand for freedom." The
only limitation to their powers conferred were that our laws
should not conflict with the laws of England. They had the
power to revoke the charter; they discouraged the manufac
ture of such articles as could be sent from the mother
country; judges were made on the will of the King, and
various requirements without the consent of the people here.
Not long after these acts were decided upon, war ships were
in Boston harbor, and by their seizures the inhabitants were
in great distress. Large droves of sheep were sent from this
colony. Glocester sent 95.
At this period the inhabitants* of this town agreed with
the other towns to use their utmost endeavors to encourage
?Number of inhabitants in 1774 in the village of Providence, 4,331 ¦
in Glocester, 2,945.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. I 9
frugality, economy and industry ; to promote agriculture, arts,
and the manufacture of cloth, especially that of wool and
linen; to discountenance and discourage gaming, expensive
shows, plays and diversions ; that on the death of a friend a
gentleman should wear only black crape or ribbon on the arm
or hat, a lady wear black ribbon or necklace, and to discon
tinue the practice of giving gloves and scarfs at funerals.
May II, 1774, was set apart by the government as a day
of fasting, humiliation and prayer, the proclamation being
issued by the Governor. The day was very generally appro
priately observed.
Mr. Asa Kimball was appointed to take account of all
arms, powder and ammunition in this town ; and as there
were private as well as public stocks, he was empowered to
go to the house of each citizen in -the town and there take
the account.
An "army of observation" was raised, in which this town
furnished her quota. This army was mainly sustained for
self-defense, at Newport and Providence, in order to prevent
or repel any further attempts to enforce the acts of the
British. Among the fifty-two articles they were to adhere to
for regulating this army was, that all officers and soldiers
frequent divine worship and sermon in the places appointed
for the assembling of the regiment, troop or company to
which they belong. In case of neglect, some portion of their
pay was forfeited ; also the penalty of a sixpence was in
curred by any non-commissioned officer or soldier, should
he use any unlawful oath or execration ; and if a commis
sioned officer was found guilty of profane swearing, he for
feited for every offense the sum of ninepence, lawful money.
In 1775 there were 1,500 men in this army. Form of enlist
ment : "We, the subscribers, voluntarily enlist ourselves to
serve as minute men in the service of this colony, to be
under the immediate command of our superior officers and
subject to the law of this colony for regulating the minute
men." Each captain received six shillings per day, each
lieutenant five shillings, each ensign four shillings, and all
others thirty cents per day, lawful money. All persons not

20 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
able to furnish their war equipments were supplied by a
committee appointed for that purpose, viz.: Messrs. John
Wells, Gideon Burgess, Aaron Winsor and Samuel Mays.
All officers of whatever grade took an oath to be true and
faithful to requirements.
War having been declared, and the great wish being lib
erty and self-representation, it was resolved by the General
Assembly " that this colony most ardently wish to see the
former friendship, harmony and intercourse between England
and this colony restored, a happy and lasting connection
established upon terms of just and equal liberty." This
colony was ardently attached to the mother country.
Mr. Benjamin Colwell was the committee to receive and
furnish the war implements, such as good fire-arms with
bayonets, iron ramrods and cartridge-boxes, all stamped with
the colony's arms.
In the beginning of the war it was impossible to raise the
necessary money required by taxation, therefore the Congress
of the United States and the Legislature of this State (also
other States ) issued bills of public credit, which were circu
lated as money. Towards the close of the war these bills
became very much depreciated, and finally nearly worthless.
In many cases great losses were experienced by this depre
ciation. In March, 1776, the Assembly supplied Glocester with 150
pounds of powder and 300 pounds of lead or cartridges, as
they preferred, to be prepared to assist the Massachusetts
colony, should they be invaded. Picket guard had to be kept
up. Salt belonging to the colony was distributed among the
towns, according to the number of inhabitants. Glocester
received this year 407! bushels.
In 1774 the Light Infantry of the town of Glocester, an
independent company, was formed.
Quakers were exempted from war acts out of respect to
their disbelief on the subject of oaths. A number of persons
in Newport refused to subscribe the test oath. Joseph

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 21
Wanton and others were sent to different towns. To the
farm of Stephen Keech, in Glocester, were ordered Richard
Beale, John Nichol, Nicholas Lechmere and Thomas Vernon,
where they were permitted to go at large within the limits of
the town. The neighbors in the vicinity were so opposed to
the nuisance that the Assembly appointed Deputy Sheriff
Benjamin 'Smith to remove them from the town. They
were with Mr. Keech, who lived in a retired part of the
town, eleven weeks. Their board bill was nineteen pounds
and sixteen shillings, lawful money. This bill was allowed
and paid out of the general treasury. The test oath
" acknowledged the person to be a lawful subject of the
government, and always endeavor to advance peace and the
good welfare of the Plantation, to seek to prevent anything
that would be injurious to said government, and in every way
to promote its interests. So help me God." A fine of one
hundred pounds was imposed on any person who in any way
acknowledged the supremacy of the King of Great Britain.
On the 4th of July, 1776, the United States declared them
selves independent, yet years of war followed. Peace was
not declared until 1783, when Washington surrendered his
commission and retired to private life. Glocester was
ordered in 1775 to furnish TJ pounds of powder, 123 pounds
of lead, and 424 pounds of flints.*
The soldiers that returned to Glocester after the Revolu
tion, from Col. Isaac Angell's company, were Reuben Wil
liams, Amos Wood, Nathaniel Stoddard, Joseph Turner,
Stukely Inman and Ephraim Andrews.
The government was very liberal in bounties and monthly
payments to officers and soldiers that enlisted. All signed
the test oath.
The following named officers commanded the several
trained bands in this town :
*In 1776 the number of acres of woodland in the town was 29,317. The
number of polls in Glocester were 4S8; in Providence, 453. This year
Glocester had more polls than any other town in the State except New
port. Samuel Ward was Governor.

22 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
First Company — Benajah Whipple, Captain; Simeon
Smith, Lieutenant ; John Eddy, Ensign.
Second Company — Samuel May, Captain ; Ezekiel Phet
teplace, Lieutenant ; Daniel Matheson, Ensign.
Third Company — Abraham Winsor, Captain; Stephen
Paine, Lieutenant ; Richard Lewis, Ensign.
Foitrth Company — Stephen Winsor, Captain; Aaron
Arnold, Lieutenant ; Isaac Ross, Ensign.
All these companies met regularly to practice and ready
at call. Enlisting officers were Aaron Winsor, John Wells,
Gideon Burgess and Samuel May.
In 1778, Asa Kimball, from this town, was appointed com
missioner of the Continental War Loan office. No loan was to
be less than two hundred dollars.
Officers of trained bands in Glocester in 1778 :
First Company — Stephen Olney, Captain ; Benjamin Bur-
Hngame, Lieutenant ; Stephen Irons, Ensign.
Second Company — Samuel May, Captain : Daniel Mathe
son, Lieutenant ; James Colwell, Ensign.
Third Company — Abraham Winsor, Captain ; Richard
Lewis, Lieutenant ; Nathaniel Wade, Ensign.
Fourth Company — Stephen Winsor, Captain ; Isaac Ross,
Lieutenant ; Israel Smith, Ensign.
Officers of trained bands in 1779:
First Company — Benjamin Whipple, Captain; Richard
Tucker, Lieutenant ; Peter Lewis, Ensign.
Third Company — Abraham Winsor, Captain ; Nathaniel
Wade, Lieutenant ; Zebulon Wade, Ensign.
Fourth Company — Stephen Winsor, Captain; Isaac Ross,
Lieutenant ; Israel Smith, Ensign.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 23
Officers of trained bands in 1780:
First Company — Behajah Whipple, Captain ; Peter Lewis,
Lieutenant ; Henry Wheeler, Ensign.
Second Company — Samuel Mayo, Captain ; James Colwell,
Lieutenant ; Arnold Smith, Ensign.
Third Company — Nathaniel Wade, Captain; Zebulon
Wade, Lieutenant ; John Pray, Ensign.
Fourth Company — Stephen Winsor, Captain ; Isaac Ross,
Lieutenant ; Jeremiah Irons, Ensign.
Reuben Mason, M. D., Surgeon.
[From the Providence Gazette, 1774.]
LAND ADVERTISED TO BE SOLD IN THE WESTERN PART
OF GLOCESTER.
Colonel Resolved Waterman's estate, of Smithfield, deceased. Apply
to John Waterman, of Providence, or John Smith, of Smithfield.
The valuation of property in this town in the year 1777,
as was estimated by the assessors of taxes, was about ^360,-
000. The town had to be often looked over to see what
persons were able-bodied, as there was constant need of fresh
supplies of soldiers while the British warships were in our
waters. During the recess of the General Assembly, mem
bers of the council of war had power to act in military
matters. Bills of credit had often to be issued to aid in
supporting the soldiers, etc. As the enemy's warships were
in Rhode Island waters, all the available militia of every
town had to be ready at this time to be called forth, which
greatly prevented carrying on necessary husbandry, and
many other things. The women in this town not only had
their families and farms in many cases to care for, but to
spin wool into yarn, to weave blankets, and knit stockings
for the soldiers. The women, as a rule, were very frugal in
the necessaries of life, especially in beef and grain. Taxes
were very much increased. This year was a very trying one
for this town, there were so many calls for men, i^rovisions

24 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
and blankets. Daniel Owen and Andrew Brown were the
committee of safety from this town. In May, sixty-eight men
were called for from Glocester as her proportion to fill up the
State brigade to be raised for fifteen months. Six pounds
bounty was given for non-commissioned officers and privates,
but for a part of their bounty their clothing was allowed if
they were willing to receive it in this way ; also ten barrels of
beef, twenty pairs of good woolen stockings, and over three
hundred weight of iron. Asa Kimball was appointed to pro
cure the blankets.
Elijah Armstrong was Ensign in Captain Allen's com
pany. In one company in the brigade, John Eddy was Cap
tain ; Stephen Olney, Lieutenant ; John Bowen, Ensign,
taken from the first company of militia in this town. Capt.
Asa Kimball and Nathaniel Blackmar were appointed recruit
ing officers for the town to raise men to fill up the aforesaid
battalion in the State. Mr. Kimball was also appointed to
open subscription in Glocester for the Continental Loan
office. Yarn stockings to be furnished in October, forty
pairs ; and in December, eighty pairs ; making one busy
year for the women of the town, while the men wearied in
their watching, marching and counter-marching, but buoy
ant with hope that they soon should be free to aid in making
their own laws.
In 1777, in consequence of the British having possession
of the island of Rhode Island, many of the inhabitants left
the island, some going to distant parts not to -return, while
many came to the mainland and had to be supported for the
then present time in the towns where they were scattered.
The same year Col. Chad Brown, of Glocester, was
chosen field officer for the State from the county of Provi
dence, and John Colwell, Jr., Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel of the
third regiment of militia in the county of Providence. At
the same time, in council, was read and approved the return
of the officers chosen to command the company of Light
Infantry in this town, viz.: Timothy Wilmarth, Jr., Captain;
David Richmond, First Lieutenant ; Martin Smith, Second
Lieutenant ; Caleb Sheldon, Ensign.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 25
December i8, 1777, was a national day of thanksgiving
and praise. In one place of prayer in this town Rev. Joseph
Winsor presided.
Prices of labor, wares and merchandise were regulated by
law. Farming labor in the summer for men was not to
exceed three shillings and sixpence per day, other seasons of
the year in the usual proportions ; mechanics and tradesmen
about the same as heretofore ; good wheat not to exceed
seven shillings and sixpence per bushel ; rye, four shillings
and six-pence per bushel ; corn, three shillings and four pence
per bushel ; wool, two shillings per pounds. The best
grass-fed beef, three pence per pound, and so on. The prices
of most articles for food and raiment for the people were also
fixed by law.
July 5, 1776, Congress adopted a Declaration of Independ
ence. The Rhode Island Assembly being in session, ap
proved the resolution. Mr. Richard Steere and Col. Chad
Brown were appointed deputies from this town.
The colonial period closed May 4, 1776. Rhode Island
was the last of the thirteen original States that adopted the
constitution, which she did. May 29, 1790, by a majority of
two votes.
All persons able to bear arms, from 16 to 60 years of age,
were expected to join regiments, unless for good reasons
excused. Members of the Society of Friends were exempt from
enlisting in any company by producing a certificate from the
clerk of the Monthly Meeting, to the commanding officer
within the district in which they lived. This year the test
oath was administered to all persons suspected as Tories.
In May, 1778, forty-six men were to be furnished for the
army, and 120 pairs of yarn stockings. The June following,
34 soldiers were called for. Caleb Arnold was appointed to
pay the bounties allowed by the State.
Ratable property as taken in the town by an appointed
committee: Value of the town land, 181,389 pounds 7 shil
lings ; slaves, from 10 to 50 years old, 5 pounds; trading stock
4

26 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
and money, 1,936 pounds; ounces of plate, 286 ; horses, 363;
horned cattle, 2,678; sheep and goats, 3.5S8; oxen, 420.
Zebedee Hopkins was appointed to take the number of
inhabitants of this town.
The year 1779 was a year of great trial and suffering.
The taxes were still to be increased ; paper money had
greatly depreciated in value, yet these depreciated bills were
made legal tender to pay debts, and were easily counterfeited.
The honest and patriotic were impoverished, while rogues
and some Tories grew rich. The winters of 1779 and 1780
were very severe.
The estates of a Mr. Hatch and Henry Overing were taken
possession of by the town, as the owners were considered
enemies to the government, and given to the sheriff for
sale. The manner of cooking was before an immense back-log
and long sticks of wood, all on fire, on large iron andirons,
baking a short-cake in smouldering ashes, or on a cake-board
before the fire. A turkey, goose or chicken was often
cooked by having a wire fastened around the poultry and
hung upon the crane by the spit before the fire, often turn
ing it around. A skillet was set underneath to catch the
drippings. The dark day of May 19, 1780, will long be remembered.
For several days previous, the air was close and seemed
to be smoky. After nine in the morning there was a little
thunder and light rain. Soon after, it grew so dark that the
people left their work, both in and out doors ; to read or see
the time by the clock, a candle had to be lighted. The sky
looked yellowish and gloomy. About noon, birds and fowls
went to their roosts and cattle retired. At a little private
school in the Irons neighborhood, parents became so alarmed
that they hastened with their horses to bring their children
home, and without doubt the same dispatch was made in
many places. The people stood appalled, many thinking the
Day of Judgment was at hand. There was very little wind.
To some persons the political aspect of the country made the

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 27
phenomena more to be dreaded ; others thought it was a pre
cursor of something more fearful to the country. The dark
ness continued about five hours. It extended over New
England generally. Since that time some causes have been
advanced that produced the darkness.
The following is from Guild's History of Brown Uni
versity :
" Dr. Manning, during the cessation of Brown University
exercises, in 1779, on account of the war, set out on a journey
with his wife to Philadelphia, on business. He started from
Providence Thursday, April twenty-ninth, and reached Col.
Abraham Winsor's, in Smithfield, where they spent the
night. The next day they travelled to Mr. John Brown's,*
in Glocester, near Chepachet, ' where,' he says, 'we had an
excellent dinner, and our horses well cared for.' They
remained in Philadelphia until the following September,
when they returned by the same route and called again on
his hospitable friend, Mr. Brown, in Glocester, where they
were very much refreshed."
In 1780, the army of the French fleet of the King of
France, our illustrious allies, having arrived, acted under the
direction of Gen. Washington. At this time this State was
called upon to furnish 630 soldiers to cooperate with them.
Glocester's proportion was 34 men. Zebedee Hopkins, Jr.,
was appointed by the State to receive the money forpaying
the bounties to the soldiers. Glocester at this time furnished
4,600 pounds of beef and 150 bushels of grain. Messrs.
Chad Brown, John Smith, Stephen Winsor, Solomon Owen,
Jonah Steere, Elisha Bartlett and Caleb A.rnold were the
committee to carry the above into effect. Mr. Moses Cooper
was always active in aiding to collect for the soldiers. Calls
often were made for men and means. Number of polls
within the town, 555. At this time Glocester had a greater
?The Mr. John Bi-own here spoken of, and who resided a part of each
year on his farm in Glocester, is the Mr. Brown that laid the corner-stoae
of Brown University.

28 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
number of polls than any other town in the State except
Scituate, then including Foster, Newport being in possession
of the British. Hundreds of yards of tow-cloth were made
for the army. Arnold says, in his History of Rhode Island,
" that history has failed to record the fact that the first
sword that flashed in triumph above the captured heights of
Yorktown, was a Rhode Island sword."
Officers approved by the Assembly to command the
Glocester Light Infantry, viz.: Timothy Wilmarth, Captain ;
Martin Smith, First Lieutenant ; Elijah Armstrong, Second
Lieutenant ; Ezekiel Brown, Ensign.
Cold winter of 1781 and 1782. Large quantities of snow
fell, and people had to travel with snow shoes, as the roads
could not be kept open. Corn and rye had to be carried on
hand-sleds to the mill to be ground.
In 1782 the town was required by law to furnish the State's
battalion, for the Continental troops, 210 yards of tow cloth
one yard wide and whitened, and thirty pairs of woolen
stockings. In 1783 the war ceased and a proclamation was forwarded
to all the towns in the State. John Smith, of this town, was
one of Gov. Greene's assistants. Richard Steere, Esq.,
continued Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of Provi
dence county. The treaty of peace and friendship signed by
the United States and Great Britain was officially received
from Congress in February, 1784. His Excellency Gov
ernor William Greene issued a proclamation to make it
known, and caused it to be proclaimed by the sheriffs in their
respective county towns on an appointed day.
Pensions were allowed invalid soldiers after the war.
The inhabitants were charitable and humane. In the
Revolutionary war they used great efforts for promoting the
independence of the colonies, and after the war was over,
they, with great courage and energy, set about restoring their
shattered fortunes.
To encourage home manufacture, the Assembly enacted
an additional import duty on many foreign goods, both on
implements of husbandry and wearing apparel.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 29
Money* became so scarce that many rents were paid in
grain, and by necessity industrial pursuits were well attended
to ; also domestic manufacture was very much encouraged by
legislative acts. Spinning of cotton was commenced about
this time.
To make the people of this colony more independent, and
to increase the making of linen cloth, an act was passed by
the Assembly that a bounty of one penny be paid, lawful
money, on every pound of good hemp or flax that should be
raised in this State during the years, 1786 and 1787. All flax
raised for sale had to be examined by a justice of thepeaceor
a warden, in the town, who also weighed the same in the pres
ence of the one who raised it. Upon the assurance that the
flax was raised by himself, the justice or warden gave him a
certificate to sell the same. For the certificate the man paid
the justice one shilling. Very nice, fine and whitened linen
cloth was made in this town.
The men and women began now in good earnest to see
what they could do to support themselves independent of
foreign aid. Meetings of women of all ranks in life were
held, where they learned to spin flax, and no lady con
sidered it beneath her dignity to spin or weave linen or
woolen cloth for family use. The men set about to establish
various mills for making boards, nails, etc., etc. Men of
property and influence wore their American wool cloth
instead of foreign-made. Mr. John Brown, of this town, in
January, 1789, appeared in the General Assembly dressed
in cloth made from the wool of his own sheep, kept on his
?Near a pond in the northwestern part of the town (now in Burrillville),
in a rocky hill by a little running stream, is a den not easily to be found.
It was all surrounded by brush and trees. Here a gang of men from sev
eral towns had a forge made, to make plated and silver coinage. They
made the old '86 and the Spanish milled dollar, both plated and mixed.
They were soon detected, the tools were taken and brought with the chief
operators before the justice court at Chepachet. It was finally settled
with the large number engaged in it. Silver was then scarce, but the
dishonest way of adding to their coffers followed their reputation and
gave great pain to many families.

30 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
farm where he lived in this town. And the paper from
which this was taken also adds that the yarn was spun by a
woman 88 years of age.
In some families much fine linen was spun on a linen
wheel, a curious and delicate piece of machinery, and it was
quite an accomplishment to learn to use it. The flax was
made free from its woody parts, hetcheled and drawn out
long, then wound around a kind of distaff that was above the
wheel ; a spool was in readiness for the thread to be wound
around as it was spun. The movement of the foot on the pedal
below, set the machinery in motion to twist the thread that
the fingers were pulling from the flax on the distaff. Very
nice and fine lawn linen w'as made, some of it striped with
coarser thread, which made rich window and bed-curtains all
whitened. Fine patterns of diaper for table cloths, and
many and various other articles, including nearly all kinds of
wearing apparel and bedding, were manufactured from wool
and flax. Some of the towns-people will remember Nancy
Bowen, who spun linen and made it into skeins of nice linen
thread, and also thread for stockings. After getting ready
as large a pack as she could carry, she would put on her
famous patch dress and take the thread to her regular cus
tomers. In 1783 a large number of inhabitants were very discom
fited on account of the continental bills and high taxes.
Many persons lost a large part of their property by receiving
the depreciated paper money. The insurrection broke out
with violence. Armed men entered Glocester and towns in
Connecticut, where they were joined with others to obstruct
the payment of taxes ; persons were rescued who had been
arrested by law. The infection so spread that a convention
was called for the avowed purpose to pay no more
taxes and to overthrow the government. The rioters
not only seized cattle that had been taken for taxes,
but prisoners while on trial. Deputy Governor Bowen
acted with great energy at this critical time, causing
the ringleaders to be arrested. United measures were
taken by the three States to crush the insurrection.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 3 1
The leaders were prosecuted to the extent of the law. The
rioters taken, soon confessed their crime and petitioned for
pardon. Abraham Tourtellotte and John Phetteplace were
among the number of the ringleaders.
The Providence Society for the Abolition of Slavery was
incorporated about this time for the relief of persons held in
bondage unlawfully, and for improving the African race.
Several signed the petition from this town. The gradual
abolition of slavery from this State was authorized on the
first day of March, 1 784, on this wise : "All children on or
after the above date shall be free, and that such children
shall be educated in the principles of morality, religion, and
instructed in reading and arithmetic. The respective towns
to bind out these children until boys are twenty-one and girls
eighteen years."
Still it was discovered that some of the inhabitants sympa
thized with the mother country, and this with some other
discordant elements hindered the carrying forward to settle
accounts and raise funds authorized by the town.
In 1782 the Assembly passed an act punishing with death
any one that should counterfeit the bills of the Bank of
North America, the first paper money in the country that
was redeemed in specie on presentation.

THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
At a convention of the several States called and held in
Philadelphia in 1787, the Articles of Confederation were
revised anda Federal Constitution agreed upon to be sub
mitted to the people of the several States in convention, and
by this means a number of copies were sent to each towni.
clerk to be distributed among the inhabitants, that the free
men might have an opportunity to form their opinion on the:
proposed constitution. The number of said reports sent to
the town of Glocester was sixty. It was further required that:
warrants be sent in time for convening the freemen and free--
holders on the fourth Monday in March, 1788, to give their-

32 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
votes for the proposed constitution or against it. Notices of
the above meeting were set up in the most public places, and
to make it sure that all saw and understood it, the town ser
geant and constables were required to go to the residences
of all the freemen and freeholders in the town, and give in
person the notice of the above meeting. If very stormy, the
convention would adjourn from day to day. The convention
was held and the vote stood : yeas, 9 ; nays, 228.
The following are the names of freemen from this town
who voted against the new constitution, 1788 :
John Andrews, Daniel Owen, Stephen Smith, Jirah Ballou,
Stephen Steere, William Colwell, Jr., Ezekiel Brown, Enoch
Steere, Samuel Phetteplace, Elisha Inman, Richard Coman,
Charles Wood, David Inman, Esquire Luther, John Kimball,
Daniel Brown, Amasa Eddy, Amos Winsor, Stephen Whip
ple, Samuel Cook, Israel Sayles, Timothy Jenne, Esek
Smith, William Coman, Jocktan Putnam, Asa Burlingame,
Thomas Howland, Stephen Evans, George Hunt, Benjamin
Salsbury, James King, Jr., Joseph Howland, Nathan Paine,
3d, Zacheus Aldrich, Jeremiah Ballard, Jr., Josiah Brown,
Daniel Smith, Nathaniel Wade, Stephen Woodward, Squire
Williams, Preserved Herenden, John Phetteplace, Ezekiel
Sayles, Stephen Colwell, Michael Cook, Stukely Turner,
Caleb Arnold, Gideon Bishop, William Turner, Joshua Mathe
son, James Harris, Robert Sanders, Jr., Thomas Smith,
Othnial Sanders, John Salsbury, Ebenezer Darling, Gideon
Cook, Jacob Ballard, Asahel Stone, Adam Phillips, Obadiah
Inman, Barzillia Dexter, Jonathan Cowan, George Brown,
Andrew Darling, Thomas Steere, Robert Colwell, Jr., David
Colwell, James Lewis, Joseph Davis, Elkana Brown, Amos
Williams, Orial Hopkins, Olney Eddy, Chad Brown, David
Ballou, John Inman, William Eddy, Joshua Cook, John Davis,
Joseph Estin, Moses Cooper, Caleb Bartlett, Charles Colwell,
Willard Eddy, Aaron Arnold, John Stone, Edward Davis,
James Reynolds, Ishmael Sayles, Esek Whipple, Thomas
Sayles, Barak Benson, John Whipple, Zebulon Wade, Ezra
Brown, Solomon Herenden, Asa Ballou, John Wells, Jr.,

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 33
Job Steere, Thomas Barnes, Samuel Potter, Daniel Barnes,
Jesse Eddy, Christopher Sayles, James Stone, Aaron Logee,
Henry Sanders, Ezra Steere, William Wilkinson, Simeon
Place, Daniel Evans, Stephen Salsbury, Ebenezer Darling,
John Howland, David Ballou (son of Samuel), Samuel May,
Samuel Winsor, Jesse Potter, Simeon Sweet, Benajah Whip
ple, Aaron Winsor, James King, Charles Salsbury, Nicholas
Potter, Jesse Armstrong, Silas Thayer, Elkanah Sherman,
Simeon Smith, James Cowan, Thomas Wood, Benedict Bur
lingame, Eleazer Ballou, Jesse Lapham, John Mathewson, Jr.,
Noah Steere, Zebedee Hopkins, Jr., Basaleel Paine, Caleb
Steere, Nathan Cooper, Caleb Steere, William Tourtellot, An
drew Herenden, Eliakim Phetteplace, Thomas Owen, Jr.,
Joseph Shippee, Andrew Phillips, William Wood, Elisha Bur
lingame, Elisha Steere, William Wade, Martin Smith, Sylvanus
Cook, Thomas Burlingame, Ahab Sayles, Stephen Winsor,
Reuben Mason, Benjamin Warner, Jethro Lapham, Rufus
Williams, Solomon Lapham, William Arnold, Aaron Phillips,
Ezekiel Phetteplace, Obadiah Fenner, Benjamin Hawkins,
Joseph Hawkins, Jeremiah Irons, Jr., Moses Cooper, Jr.,
Jonathan Bowen, Jonathan Vallett, Edward Greene, William
Hawkins, Benjamin Cowen, John Wells, Daniel Page, Joseph
Keech, Joseph Brown, David Richardson, Stephen Aldrich,
Jesse Aldrich, David Vallett, Seth Hunt, Jonathan Eddy, Jr.,
David Burlingame, Samuel Phetteplace, Jr., William Haw
kins, Jr., Jesse Winsor, Jesse Keech, Stephen Barnes, Elijah
Armstrong, John Steere, Abraham Clarke, Joshua Luther,
Joseph Phillips, William Page, Jr., John Cowan, Jr., Moses
Taft, Ezekiel Phetteplace, Abia Luther, Peter Aldrich, John
Perry, Nathaniel Bowditch, Jr., David Mo wry, Solomon Owen,
John Esten, Jr., Esek Brown, John Smithson, Stephen San
ders, Noah Eddy, Benjamin Paine, Stephen Cowen, Joseph
Smith — largest number of nays of any town in the State.
The above votes were carefully sealed up and directed to
the General Assembly, to meet by adjournment at East
Greenwich, there to be opened and the opinion of the people

34 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
of this town made known in regard to the^adoption of the
new constitution of the United States.
Thursday, the 26th day of November, 1789, was appointed
as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer throughout this
State, by Gov. Greene, and from that time until the present
there has been but one omission of the above appointment
by the Governor or Deputy.
Gov. Daniel Owen was one of the State's committe to draft
a letter to the President of Congress stating the rejection of
the constitution by this State.
Freemen from this town who voted in favor of the new
Rhode Island constitution :
Benjamin Wilkinson, Jonathan Harris, Eleazer Harris,
William Ross, Stephen Blackmar, Simon Smith, Thomas
Owen, David Richmond, Jesse Brown, William Steere.
Ten voted for the constitution, and 227 against it.
The political affairs at this time called very decidedly for
immediate active exertions of our freemen. A convention
was called to meet at East Greenwich, in February, 1790, to
again discuss the merits- of adopting the new constitution,
Hon. Daniel Owen and Stephen Steere, Esq., representing
this town. An adjournment of the above meeting met at
Newport the following May. Hon. Daniel Owen was chosen
president of the convention. After much discussion and some
amendments were made, the constitution was adopted May
29, 1790. With this act the existence of Rhode Island as a
sovereign State ceased.
The convention at its close presented their thanks to Presi
dent Owen for the candor and impartiality with which he had
discharged the office.
The following letter was written by the Hon. Daniel Owen,
president of the State Convention that adopted the constitu
tion, to the President of the United States :
Newport, May 29, 1790.
Honored Sir : — I have the pleasing satisfaction of informing Your Ex
cellency that the constitution of the United States of America was this day
ratified and adopted by the convention of the people of this State, agreea-

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 35
bly to the recommendation of the General Convention assembled at
Philadelphia and the consequent resolution of Congress thereon.
The lower House of the General Assembly of this State, at their session
the former part of this month, passed a resolution requesting His Excel
lency, the Governor, in case the constitution should be adopted by the
convention, to call the Assembly together, by warrant, as soon after the
adoption as might be, for the special purpose of electing Senators and
taking measures for a representation of the people of this State in Con
gress. I can, therefore, assure Your Exellency that in the course of a
few days, not to exceed sixteen, the Legislature will be assembled, either
by special warrant or pursuant to their adjournment, on the second Mon
day in June, when, I have not the least doubt, the Senators will be im
mediately appointed and the State represented in Congress agreeably to
the constitution, as soon as the elections can be accomplished.
The ratification of the constitution will be made out and forwarded by
the way of the post office with all possible expedition.
Col. William Barton, who is a member of the convention, will have the
honor of delivering this letter.
With the highest sentiments of esteem and respect, I have the honor
to be Your Excellency's most obedient servant,
DANIEL OWEN, President.
To the President of the United States.
There was still a great love for England and some had the
hope that the Articles of Confederation might be revised in
some way so as still to be under the protection of the mother
country. About this time a tax of 301 pounds 10 shillings and 7
pence, lawful money, was assessed on this town to be paid
into the general treasury.
Slave trade in 1774 was disapproved of^by the government.
Still some persons bought and sold the African slave until
forbidden by law in 1787.
The following advertisement was taken from the Providence
Gazette, October 18, 1777:
" Run away from John Fenner, of Glocester, a']negro man named Yock-
why, about 28 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, marked on both cheeks;
had on and took with him a light cloth-colored homespun coat, -^vith
wooden buttons, breeches of the same color, blue serge jacket, pair of good
leather breeches, a fine Holland shirt, a fine tow shirt, a new pair of thread

36 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
stockings, one pair of new dark worsted stockings, one pair of white ribbed
yarn do., one dark silk handkerchief, one linen do., one good castor hat
without loops, one felt do., one pair of shoes with strings, one pair of sil
ver sleeve buttons. Whoever will take up and secure said negro, and re
turn him to his master, shall have six dollars reward. All masters of ves
sels are forbidden to carry off said negro at their peril.
(Signed,) JOHN FENNER."
Several land owners sold farms about this time. The fol
lowing is from the Gazette of March, i TjG :
To Be Sold or Let. — A farm lying in the northerly part of Glocester,
containing 250 acres, adjoining Herring Pond ; 150 acres are within good
fence, 7 or 8 acres of rye in the ground, and is capable of producing 300
bushels of corn; it has a sufficient quantity of meadow, pasture and plow
ing land, will keep 20 head of cattle and is well timbered ; has a good
dwelling house, corn crib, two hovels ; also an orchard. Apply to
BENJAMIN BOWEN, Providence.
As early as 1791 the population of the town had so in
creased that in the northern part the men found it so incon
venient to go to Chepachet to attend town meetings that a
petition was sent from the town to the General Assembly to
have the town divided. The petition was received, but for
various reasons the division was postponed.
All male persons of twenty-one years and upwards, except
ministers of the gospel, paid a poll tax. For several years
mothers had the entire responsibility of their children, man
aging their affairs in the most frugal manner, and living on
the resources of the town as far as possible. Weddings were
celebrated without cake made of wheat flour; ribbons and
many foreign articles of wear were not then worn. All con
siderate persons realized that to sustain the strength of the
new independent nation, great wisdom, uprightness and in
telligence must be sought and adhered to. Sidney Smith
has well said "That civilization does not simply consist in
having better china and adornments, but to be just and noble
in conduct."

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 37
THE WAR OF 1812.
After Washington resigned his commission and our nation
had been acknowledged free by England, our people had to
struggle hard to meet the exigencies of an independent nation.
England foresaw what we had to encounter, and solaced her
self with the hope that we should be divided by civil broils
and again might be restored to Great Britain. But fortu
nately for America, at this juncture she possessed some very
able and wise men, who had great influence over their fellow-
citizens. In 1 812 it became evident that decisive measures
must be taken to secure our rights and privileges. Our sea
men were impressed into the English service, our commerce,
by some acts of their' s, was nearly swept from the ocean, and
contrary to express stipulation, she refused to give up some
military posts at the west and other important points of vital
interest to the new republic.
In view of these facts and other serious encroachments, on
June 18, 18 12, war was declared with the mother country.
In this declaration the citizens of this town took an active
interest. The military was at once put on a war footing.
Fort Independence, on Robin Hill, Field's Point, Providence,
was thrown up to protect the harbor. Members from this
town assembled at Chepachet, spade in hand. When all
were ready, the commander called out, "Shoulder shovels —
march ! " All classes joined in making the defense — a breast
work was thrown up and a ditch around it. Some portions
of it still remain. Soldiers received eight dollars per month
and bounty from the town.
December 24, 18 14, a treaty of peace was concluded.
Since that time the two countries have been very friendly.
Great depression in business prevailed at this time.
Military officers in the revolutionary and colonial periods,
from this town :
Chad Brown, Stephen Winsor, Samuel May, John Smith,
Jonah Steere, John Colwell, Dr. Reuben Mason, Caleb Arnold,

38 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
Elisha Bartlett, Asa Kimball, Simeon Brown, Israel Cooke,
Nathaniel Wade, Isaac Ross, Jeremiah Ross, Stephen Kim
ball, Benajah Whipple, Edward Solway, Arnold Smith,
Ezekiel Phetteplace, Henry Whipple, Simon Smith, Elijah
Armstrong, Solomon Owen, Jeremiah Whipple, Abner Chil-
son, Esek Brown, Seth Ross, John Pray, Benjamin Colwell,
John Colwell, Abraham Tourtellot, David Richmond, Na
thaniel Blackmar, Samuel Thornton, John Phetteplace, James
Colwell, Peter Lewis, Zephaniah Keach, John Whipple, Henry
Wheeler, Edward Salsbury, Jeremiah Irons, Richard Tucker,
Abraham Winsor, Zebulon Wade, Israel Smith, Asa Bow-
dish, Asa Kimball, William Herenden, Richard Steere, John
Eddy, Stephen Olney, John Bowen, Benjamin Burlingame,
Stephen Irons, Richard Lewis, Daniel Mathewson, Stephen
Paine, Aaron Arnold, Martin Smith, Caleb Sheldon, Simon
Smith, Eliakim Phetteplace, Ezekiel Brown, Timothy Wil
marth, Zephaniah Smith, Daniel Owen, Stephen Kimball.
DIVISION OF THE TOWN IN 1806.
At a town meeting held on the 27th of August, 1805, the
division of the town was again discussed and a committee
appointed, consisting of Zebedee Hopkins, Seth Hunt,
Abraham Winsor, Daniel Tourtelott, Baralael Paine, Joctan
Putnam and Edward Waldron, to draft a petition to divide
the town as near as might be into two equal parts, thereby
to form two towns, and present it to the next Assembly,
which was to meet on the i6th of April, 1806. The petition
was presented and granted to divide the town by drawing a
line through the middle of the town from east to west, the
northern part to be called Burrillville, in honor of the
Attorney General of the State, the Hon. James Burrill. In
recognition of this act, Mr. Burrill presented the town a full
set of books to keep the town records. The southern half
retained the favorite name, Glocester.
The town being divided, an equal division of the poor was
made between the two towns, also all debts due or owing.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 39
and money belonging to the town, said division to be settled
and made in proportion to the last tax assessed ; the boundary
to be established. The town is nearly five miles from north
to south, and nearly eleven miles from east to west, con
taining fifty-three and three-tenths square miles. The
business meetings of the town of Burrillville were to be held
at Pascoag. Glocester town meetings are held as formerly
at Chepachet. The town council meet here. The council-
men are chosen annually at a regularly appointed meeting of
from five to seven freeholders ; a majority constitutes a
quorum. It is their duty to annually examine the jury boxes
in April, and reject any names that have become disqualified
from any cause. They may appoint clerks pro tempore of the
council and also town clerk pro tempore during the disability
of the regular one, and see to the right use of all charitable
aid. The councilmen are ex-officio the board of health ; .
may adjudge the settlement of paupers and order them
removed ; may remove or bind out bad persons ; may lay out
highways and driftways ; may grant licenses and recall them ;
may remove nuisances and regulate the assize of bread, etc.
The town council constitutes a Court of Probate. This
court has the power to take the probate of wills, grant letters
of administration, appoint guardians to minors, idiots, etc.
Every person who is a citizen of the United States, of the
age of twenty-one, has resided in the State one year, and in
the county six months in which he offered his vote, was a
legal voter up to 1846 under the following regulations : Any
native or naturalized citizen, without regard to color, who is
the oldest son, or others who are possessed of landed property
valued at one hundred and thirty-four dollars, or renting for
seven dollars per annum."
The town was incorporated and bounded north by Burrillville,
east by Smithfield, south by Scituate and west by Killingly
and Thompson in Connecticut. The rules of organization at
that time were nearly the same as at present. In 1797, the
title of Deputy was changed to Representative.

40 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
In 1 8 ID, four years after Glocester was divided, the town
contained four hundred dwelling houses, a population of
2,310 ; two clothiers' works, six grain mills, four manufactur
ing establishments, seven or eight mercantile stores, two
religious societies, twelve private schools, and one good
social library.

ROADS.
Previous to the town of Glocester being set off from
Providence, a road had been laid out from Providence village
to Woodstock, passing through what are now the towns of
North Providence, Johnston, Smithfield and Glocester to the
road in Connecticut that leads to Woodstock. This road was
a large country road, and much used. In 1788 so much of it
had been taken by private persons that the travelling at some
seasons had become very difficult. To repair said road, a
petition from the several towns was presented to the Assem
bly, asking that the road might be relaid to its original width.
It was granted, and Thomas Owen, Esq., of Glocester, Caleb
Harris, Esq., of Johnston, Stephen Bray ton, Esq., of Smith-
field, and Mr. Thomas Olney, of North Providence, were
appointed a committee to relay and open the road three rods
wide, its original width, the aforesaid towns paying all expen
ses. The committee decided to petition for a lottery to raise
twelve hundred dollars to aid in paying the repairs. The
petition was granted, and Messrs. Timothy Wilmarth,
Thomas Owen, Solomon Owen, Jr., Edward Greene and
Nathaniel Bowditch were appointed directors of said lottery.
The money was raised and the road repaired.
In 1774 there was a road laid out from Providence to East
Hoosick, through Glocester. In 1792 there was a road from
Providence to Albany through this town ; also there was a
road through this town in 1792 to Hartford, Ct., and Brook-
field, Mass.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 4 1

ROADS.

A road that in the year 1762 passed from Providence to
Connecticut through this town was by a number of persons
residing in the towns through which the road passed, repre
sented to the Assembly to be so bad that carriages were not
able to pass without great difficulty, that some part of the
way was without inhabitants, and that the road could not be
made passable without some assistance. If the road was in
a good condition, commerce between Providence and Con
necticut would be greatly increased. The petition to raise
necessary funds was granted by having a lottery, on con
dition that there should be no expense to the State. William
Dean, Jonah Steere, Chad Brown, Abraham Winsor and
Andrew Waterman were appointed directors to carry out
these measures. In due time the road was put in good order
for travel.
In 1772 a road was laid out in the north part .of the town,
from the colony line, at a place known as Alum Pond Hill,
and leading southerly to Cook's mill, about the distance of
five miles, crossing Clear river at the north end and meeting
a highway laid out by Massachusetts Bay which leads from
Oxford to Providence. To put said highway in good order,
the Assembly granted a lottery to raise four hundred dollars.
Messrs. Jonathan Harris, William Ross and John Howland
were appointed directors. No expense to the State.
After lotteries were forbidden, toll-gates were established
to raise funds to make repairs on turnpikes.
The road in the south part of the town with a toll-gate
was made free in 1856.
In 1825 a charter was granted to Richard Burlingame and
others for a turnpike beginning in North Providence and pass
ing through Johnston, and a corner of Scituate and Glocester,
under the name of the Rhode Island and Connecticut Central
Turnpike, with the permission to have two toll-gates in
Glocester. One of these was opposite the hotel kept many
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42 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
years, by Hezekiah Cady, in the western part of the town ;
the other was established opposite the hotel kept many yea.rs
by Mr. Richard Aldrich, in the eastern part of the town.
In 1826 the Smithfield and Glocester turnpike was named
the Mineral Spring turnpike. Reports of a committee on
turnpikes were annually to be made to the General Assembly.
The common roads are now laid out by the town and kept
in repair by town taxes. The roads are generally kept in
good condition. APPIAN WAY.
In June, 18 16, a charter was granted to incorporate the
Foster and Glocester Appian Way Society, as follows:
"Be it enacted by the General Assembly, and by the authority
thereof it is hereby enacted. That the said Society be and they
hereby are authorized to make and establish a branch of the
turnpike road which by law they have been authorized to
make and establish, and to extend the said branch from some
place at or near the dwelling house of Jonathan Williams,*
in Glocester, to the southerly end of the turnpike laid out
by the State of Connecticut, or any other road laid out, or
which may be laid out, in that State, leading from Thompson
into the Chepachet Turnpike Road, and to make the said
branch in the same manner, and with all the same privileges,
as they have power, by their own charter, to make any other
part of said road ; Provided the said Society shall previously
obtain the consent thereto, of all the proprietors of the lands
over which it will pass, under their hands and seals."
No other recorded information has been found of the
Appian Way by the author. RAILROADS.
In January, 1874, the town of Glocester was authorized to
subscribe and hold capital stock in the Providence and Spring
field Railroad Company.
?Jonathan Williams' homestead in Glocester was not far from that of
Mr. Nathaniel Bowditch, in the western part of the town.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 43
The Ponagansett railroad, to connect with the Hartford
and Fishkill railroad and the Providence and Springfield rail
road, has not yet been made.
The Woonasquatucket Railroad Company was incorporated
in 1857, the road to pass through or near the village of Che
pachet, on the petition of Daniel M. Salsbury, Ira P. Evans,
Clovis H. Bowen, Horace Kimball, Jason Emerson, Albert
L. Sayles, Otis Sayles, George H. Browne, Nathan B.
Sprague, Thomas Barnes, Anthony Steere, William Winsor,
Elisha Dyer, Zachariah Allen, Philip Allen, Amos D. Smith
and Henry B. Lyman. The road was built, but passes
through Oakland instead of Chepachet.

LOTTERIES.
The lottery system, sanctioned by the Legislature, was
commenced as early as 1763. It seemed to be the best and
surest way to raise needed funds to build bridges, churches,
to lay out and repair roads, and make other public improve
ments. After a few years the legality of lotteries was with
drawn by the Assembly.
In 1774, "several persons of the inhabitants of the town
of Glocester preferred a petition unto the General Assembly,
praying that a lottery may be granted them for the raising
the sum of five hundred pounds, lawful money, for the
purpose of building a meeting house in the north part
of^said town, and purchasing a lot for the same ; and also a
small lot for the use of their Society, commonly called 'The
Old Standing Baptist,' which Society is under the care of
Messrs. Edward Mitchel, John Winsor, William Bowen and
Philemon Hynes ; that Messrs. Stephen Winsor, Arnold
Smith, Martin Smith and Jesse Smith be appointed direc
tors of the same."
The petition was granted, and it was provided " that said
persons be managers of the said lottery, they giving bonds
according to law in a sum double the amount of the sum

44 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
which is to be raised by the sale of the tickets, and that no
expense be given to the State."
At the session of the General Assembly in January, I790>
"it was voted and resolved, that the Hon. Daniel Owen,
Nathaniel Wade, Esq., and Mr. Seth Hunt, be appointed a
committee to settle the account of Messrs. Stephen Winsor,
Arnold Smith, Martin Smith and Jesse Smith, who were the
directors of the said lottery for building a meeting house in
Glocester, and that the expense thereof be defrayed by the
said directors without any expense to the State."
The account was settled. Other lotteries were subse
quently made.
VILLAGES.
Chepachet. The site of the village of Chepachet has been
the centre of public business in this section since its first
settlement. As the population increased, business in various
departments was quite extensive for a small place. In 1813
there were in some dozen stores for groceries, dry goods and
farming utensils, several clerks. Much business was done
here from towns around, reaching into Connecticut and
Massachusetts. Two public houses were formerly kept here ; now there is
but one. A post office was established here in 1806 ; and
on that day Amherst Kimball was appointed postmaster.
The following persons succeeded Mr. Kimball : Cyrus Cooke ;
Horace Kimball in 1845; Job Armstrong in 1849; Horace
Kimball in 1853; William Hawkins in 1861; Walter A. Read
in 1866, and Robert H. Wade in 1885.
The village is pleasantly situated on both sides of Che
pachet river, and is healthy. The climate is somewhat colder
than in Providence. The large elms beautify the village.
In 1830 there was a great temperance movement ; liquors
in all the stores were given up, and much less cider was made.
A large temperance society was formed which exerted a
healthful influence on many persons.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 45
There were great turnouts when shows of wild animals
were brought to the village. In 1825 a fine, large elephant
was brought here, and room for a canvas tent on the ground
of the Central Hotel was hired to show the animal. When
the owners were leaving at twelve o'clock at night, and pass
ing the bridge in the village, the contents of an unerring rifle
entered the brain of the poor elephant. He fell and died.
The perpetrators of this fearful deed were afterwards taken,
tried and damages assessed.
The village of Clarkville is in the northwest corner of the
town. A tannery was here in the early part of the present
century, and was continued for many years ; also a saw-mill.
In 1818, Arnold Brothers put up a building to manufac
ture cotton yarn. The mill has several times been burnt
and rebuilt and run as a shoddy mill. For several years it
was in the hands of Horatio Darling, but now T. R. White
& Co. run the mill.
West Glocester is a small village near Clarkville. This is
a manufacturing place for carpet warp and heavy woollen
goods, conducted by the firm of Hawkins & Houghton. A
post office was established here in 1862, with Mr. Keach as
postmaster. Williamsville is about two miles south of Clarkville. It
has a few houses and a grist-mill of long standing.
Harmony is in the eastern part of the town. It has about
200 inhabitants. The village has two stores, several mechan
ical shops, and a post office. Mr. Randall is postmaster.
There is also a hotel here.
Spring Grove is a village of several houses about a mile
east of Chepachet. Here Smith Mowry and his two sons,
Scott W. and Brown, about 1836, purchased the Spring
Grove mill and successfully carried on the manufacturing of
cotton goods for about sixteen years. This mill then passed
into several hands, until in 1868 it was purchased by T. R.
White & Co. to manufacture shoddy goods.

46 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.

HILLS.

The range of hills in the western part of the town extend
to the Green Mountains in Vermont, and the views from the
tops of some of them are grand. These hills were early
known as the great rendezvous for deer; also rabbits, squirrels
and sparrows ; consequently venison and other kinds of game
were abundant. The deer and the bucks fled from the hun
ters to the hill-tops, hence the name "Buck Hill." In 1728 a
law was made to protect the deer. The deer chase seemed
English and homelike to some of the settlers, but to kill a
deer in certain portions of the year was punishable with a
heavy fine.
Here a band of counterfeiters found a very secluded cave,
where they counterfeited the Spanish milled dollars in 1786.
They made them of two kinds ; one was plated, the other
mixed. Many persons were found implicated in several
towns, and some out of the State. After it was discovered,
a settlement was made with the town and State. The pen
alty was very severe when actual proof of the counterfeiters
could be proved.
"Cooper's Den" is quite a curiosity, and for the early
settlers it was a good hiding-place. Absolona hill is about
two and a half miles east of Chepachet. Matony hills run
southeast by east some miles, and the turnpike crosses these
hills near the south end of the range, about three miles
southeast of Chepachet village. Swamicut valley is west of
Matony hills, running north and south. The town is hilly
and rocky.
From the top of Winsor's hill, Wachusett mountain, in
Princeton, Mass., is seen in a clear day. The mountain is
3,000 feet high.
Pine hill is in the southwestern part of the town. From
the Sayles Brown hill, on the great road that formerly led
from Chepachet to Killingly, are fine views. Pine Orchard

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 47
hill, and some others, are very suitable sites for dwelling-
houses.
RIVERS AND PONDS.
Chepachet* river rises in the western part of the town, on
the farm of the late Judge Richard Steere. It is a durable
stream for manufacturing, and has been long used for various
mills. The river runs through Mill pond, where there is a saw
mill and various kinds of excellent fish for cooking ; then, in
about three-fourths of a mile, it passes through Keech pond,
the largest natural division of water in the town. The river,
after having run some miles, passing through the village of
Chepachet, unites with Clear river and forms Branch river
which flows into the Blackstone.
Suker stream runs into the Chepachet river northeast of
the village. Early iron ore was obtained from Sea Patch
river in this town for a forge in Woonsocket.
Ponaganset pond is near Pine hill, in the southwestern
part of the town. This pond has had great attractions in
the summer for its pond lilies. Ponaganset river flows from
this pond and unites with the Moswansicut river to form the
north branch of the Pawtuxet river.
Poquanatuck river flows from Ponaganset pond. Place
reservoir is in the northwestern part of the town. Part of
Killingly pond is in the southwestern part of the town.
There are many small streams and brooks. The rivers and
ponds have been of great use to the town.
In the Keech and Saw-mill ponds formerly there were more
fish than at present. There were many pouts, shiners, eels,
pickerels, perch, etc.
Waterman reservoir and the Smith and Sayles reservoirs
are preserved for manufacturing purposes.
?Indian, signifying where the streams divide. The village is named
from the river.

48 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.

SECRET SOCIETIES.
The ancient order of Free Masons was chartered at the
time the town was set off. Friendship Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., had a meeting on the 2xst of October, 1800. The fol
lowing officers were installed: Joseph Bowen, Master; Elijah
Armstrong, S. W. ; David Richmond, J. W. ; Asa Burlin
game, Treasurer ; S. Owen, Secretary ; Oliver Owen, S. D. ;
Stephen Burlingame, J. D. In 1805 the meetings were
more regularly held. The meetings were held in the village
of Chepachet. In the year 1807 the following persons peti
tioned the Assembly for a charter for Friendship Lodge of
Free and Accepted Masons from the town of Glocester, viz. :
Anan Evans, Elijah Armstrong, Chad Sayles, Solomon Owen,
William Steere, Jr., Joseph Bowen, Stephen Burlingame, John
Wood, Joseph Hines, Levi Eddy, Cyrus Cooke, Duty Sals
bury, Thomas Owen, Daniel Tourtellot, Mowry Smith, John
Wilkinson, Andrew Brown, Ebenezer Felch, Daniel Tucker,
Angell Paine, Hiram Salsbury, Seth Thompson, Job Phette
place, Elijah Day, John M. Donald, Thomas Ingraham, James
King, Jr., Joseph Putnam, Adfer Eddy, Abraham Belnap,
Joseph Burgess, George Harris, Job Aldrich, Emor Olney,
Pitt Smith, Seth Hunt, Jr., Stephen Eddy, William Reming
ton, Thomas Darling, Jesse Tourtellot, Thomas Eddy, Emor
Winsor, Jeremiah Tourtellot, Elisha Sayles, and Samuel
Matteson. The charter was granted with all the privileges
of any organized society. One hundred and thirty members
are reported. Regular meetings were held on Saturdays on
or before the full of the moon.
Officers in 1828 : Benedict Aldrich, Master; Isaac Aldrich,
Warden ; Willard J. Smith, Junior Warden ; Jethro S. Lap
ham, Senior Deacon ; Sterry J. Smith, Junior Deacon ;
Richard Lapham, Treasurer; Arthur A. Ross, Secretary;
Otis Sayles and Otis Eddy, Stewards ; Esek Phetteplace,
Tyler. Officers in the above society in the year 1884: Joseph
Perkins, Renssalaer A. Cooper, Edward L. Phetteplace, Albert

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 49
Potter, William J. Tracy, William Blackmar, Carlton G.
Smith, George E. Cutting, George O. Bligh, Martin W.
Young, Edwin M. Neff, Randall Mowry, Walter A. Read,
Felix S. Slavin. About ninety members. The society had
a Free Masons' hall in the village.
The Chepachet Division, Sons of Temperance, No. 14,
was organized October 24th, in the year 1872. The following
officers were installed October 6, 1884: Mrs. James Angell,
Ed. Webster, Mrs. R. H. Wade, Mrs. M. D. Arnold, Mrs.
S. Sweet, Miss Eva Sweet, Fred. Wilson, Miss Frances Wil
son, Mrs. U. T. Potter, E. L. Leveck, William Sweet, Rev.
H. E. Johnston, Chaplain. During the last twelve years
over thirteen hundred dollars have been paid into the treas
ury. It has about forty members. The meetings of the
society are held in the vestry of the Congregational meeting
house. Mrs. U. T. Potter, Worthy Patriarch ; Mrs. Mary
A. Sweet, Recording Scribe, in 1885.
Harmony Division, Sons of Temperance, No. 13, was
chartered February 4, 1875. It meets Saturday evenings at
the Harmony chapel. A. J. Hubbard, Worthy Patriarch ;
Henry C. Brown, Recording Scribe, 1885.

BANKS.
In February, 1804, the Farmers' Exchange Bank was char
tered, to be located in the village of Chepachet, with a capital
of ;^ioo,ooo. President, John Harris; cashier, Mowry
Smith. Daniel Owen, Simon Smith, Timothy Wilmarth,
James Aldrich, John Harris, John Wilkinson, Elisha Mathew.
son, Solomon Owen, Samuel Winsor, Daniel Smith, Simeon
Smith, Mowry Smith and Daniel Tourtellot were appointed
directors of said bank. Daniel Owen resigned in March,
1804, and William Rhodes was elected to fill his place. The
books of the bank were kept in a confused state, according to -
the final report of the Assembly's committee to examine the
bank. The directors did not at any time have a proper
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50 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
knowledge of the management of the bank. In 1808 nearly
all the directors sold out their shares. John Harris continued
president, and in 1808 William Colwell was appointed cashier;
Elisha Fairbanks and Samuel Dexter were made directors.
It was evident to men doing business with the bank that
there was great mismanagement with some of the officers,
and that the affairs of the bank needed to be examined. A.
bank business meeting was called, and the following new
directors were appointed, viz.: Obadiah Brown, Seth Hunt,
Jr., Mark Steere ( son of Richard ), Jesse Mowry and Samuel
Fenner. They delivered the books to the General Assembly.
In March, 1809, the Assembly appointed a committee to
investigate all the concerns of the Glocester Bank and make
a report. This they did. It was found in a fearful condition.
The cashier, Mr. Colwell, was committed to close confine
ment, no person being allowed to converse with him. The
president of the bank left the State, and his estates were put
under attachment. All the members of the General Assem
bly manifested a full determination to take the most vigorous
and decided measures to thoroughly probe this iniquitous
deed to its very centre. The cashier and directors were cited
and appeared before the General Assembly with bank books
and papers. By this examination it was ascertained that the
bank had issued bills to an enormous amount, far beyond
their capital ; that they had taken notes from Andrew Dex
ter, Jr., in Boston, without an indorser, payable at the expi
ration of eight years from November, 1808, at two per cent.
interest for upwards of ;^8oo,ooo. The president of the bank
was then in Boston, and the plates on which the bills were
impressed. An article in The American, a. newspaper published in Prov
idence, March, 1809, has the following : "The funeral of the
Farmers' Exchange Bank, in Glocester, is on its way to the
General Assembly at East Greenwich. It appears on exam
ination of the books and papers at Glocester, by a committee
appointed for that purpose, that a certain well-known trader
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HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 5 I
something more than half a million of dollars, for which he
had given only his note without an indorser, payable at the
end of eight years from November last [1808], with two per
cent, interest, to the cashier, his successors in office or
order. The bank is shut, and probably never to be opened
again for similar business. The sign is taken down and the
keys are in the vicinity."
Obadiah Brown, Esq., and Seth Hunt, Jr., both of Provi
dence, were appointed a committee by the General Assembly
to take into possession all the effects, books and papers of
the Farmers' Exchange Bank, and to collect and present an
account of the same at the next meeting of the Assembly.
This they did, and a report of the committee before the
Assembly, in February, 1809, was pviblished in a pamphlet of
forty-three pages.
In February, 1818, a number of people of the town of
Glocester obtained a charter for another bank, to be called
the Franklin Bank, with a capital of fifty thousand dollars.
President, Jesse Tourtellot ; cashier, Cyril Cook ; directors,
Jesse Tourtellot, Amherst Kimball, Cyrus Cook, Joseph
Bowen, Joseph Wilmarth, Timothy Sweet, Amasa Eddy, Jr.,
Thomas Owen, Jr., Asaph Wilder, Jr., Job Armstrong, Ira
Phetteplace Evans, Thomas Mathewson and John Hawkins.
This bank was successful and continued to do business until
the present national system was introduced in 1865, when
it was voted to discontinue business. The following are the
names of the directors of the bank when it was closed in
1868, viz.: Amasa Eddy, Horace Kimball, Clovis H. Bowen,
Lawton Owen, Smith Peckham, Horace A. Kimball, Leonard
Sayles, Joseph B. Smith. President, Joseph B. Smith ;
cashier, Horace A. Kimball. The bank paid out its surplus
to the stockholders, October 2, 1868.
Several persons from this town were shareholders in the
Greenville Bank when it was formed. The following persons
were the petitioners for the bank : Daniel Winsor, Joseph
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52 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
Richard Smith, Stephen Steere, John S. Appleby, Reuben
Mowry, Silas Smith and Elisha Steere.
Bank stock owners of this town in general, now invest their
money in banks in Providence, or in United States bonds.

MILITARY.
OFFICERS OF TRAINED BANDS IN 1781. (GLOCESTER.)
First Company — Peter Lewis, Captain ; Henry Wheeler,
Lieutenant ; Zephaniah Keach, Ensign.
Second Company — Samuel May, Captain ; James Colwell,
Lieutenant ; Arnold Smith, Ensign.
Third Company — Nathaniel Wade, Captain ; John Pray,
Lieutenant ; Esek Brown, Ensign.
Fourth Company — Isaac Ross, Captain ; Jeremiah Irons,
Lieutenant ; Seth Ross, Ensign.
1784. Senior Class Compatty — Benajah Whipple, Captain ;
Ezekiel Phetteplace, Lieutenant ; Edward Salsbury, Ensign.
First Company — Henry Wheeler, Captain ; Simeon Bowen,
Lieutenant ; Jeremiah Phillips, Jr., Ensign.
Second Company — Arnold Smith, Captain; Abner Chilson,
Lieutenant ; Israel Cooke, Ensign.
Third Company — Nathaniel Wade, Captain ; John Pray,
Lieutenant ; Esek Brown, Ensign.
Fourth Company — Isaac Ross, Captain ; Jeremiah Irons,
Lieutenant ; Seth Ross, Ensign.
GLOCESTER GRENADIERS.
In June, 1792, "in consideration that the preservation of
this State, as well as other States, depends under the pro
tection of God upon the military skill and discipline of the
inhabitants, that the following officers and soldiers in the
Fourth Rhode Island Regiment, in the town of Glocester,
commanded by Col. Stephen Winsor, viz. : Joctan Putnam,

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 53
Elisha Mitchell, Amaziah Harris, Thomas Steere, Elisha
Brown (son of David), Stephen Cooke, Jr., Moses Taft,
Joseph Putnam, David Thompson, Gideon Cooke, John
Greene, Daniel Curtis, Henry Phillips, John Cooke, Duty
Salsbury, William Phetteplace, Daniel Smith, Richard Sals
bury, Richard Mitchell, David Bowen, Ezekiel Phetteplace,
Stephen Barnes, Thomas Barnes, Benjamin Cooke, David
Taft, John Arnold, Jesse Tucker, Vial Salsbury and Darius
Mitchell, all of Col. Stephen Winsor's Fourth Regiment, in
the county of Providence, but all residents of the town of
Glocester. The above officers and soldiers petitioned, with
certain limitations to numbers, etc., to form themselves into
a company by the name of the 'Glocester Grenadiers.'
Each officer and soldier of said company shall be five feet
and nine inches in height, the number not to exceed sixty-
four, exclusive of officers." It was granted and by that
name to have a perpetual succession. The above company
was an independent one.
State military officers to command the Fourth State Regi
ment from Glocester :
1791. Senior Class Company — Jonathan Eddy, Captain ;
Joctan Putnam, Lieutenant ; Eliakim Phetteplace, Ensign.
First Company — ^Thomas Mitchell, Captain ; Thomas Win
sor, Lieutenant ; William Wheeler, Ensign.
Second Company — Israel Cooke, Captain : Rufus Williams,
Lieutenant ; Jesse Cooke, Ensign.
Third Company — Amos Winsor, Captain ; Jonathan
Cowen, Lieutenant ; Isaac Wade, Ensign.
Fourth Company — -Willard Eddy, Captain ; George Hunt,
Lieutenant ; Pitt Smith, Ensign.
Fifth Company — Edmond Green, Captain ; Jabez Arnold,
Lieutenant ; Oliver Cornell, Ensign.
1793. Senior Class Company — Jonathan Eddy, Captain ;
Eliakim Phetteplace, Ensign.
First Company — Thomas Winsor, Captain ; William
Wheeler, Lieutenant ; Benajah Sweet, Ensign.

54 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
Second Company — Asa Ballou, Captain ; Will Lapham,
Lieutenant. Third Company — James Potter, Captain ; Isaac Wade,
Lieutenant ; John Wells, Jr., Ensign.
Fourth Company — Pitt Smith, Captain ; Daniel Sayles,
Lieutenant ; Joshua Winsor, Ensign.
Fifth Company^Rd.yKz.rdi Greene,' Captain ; Jabez Arnold,
Lieutenant ; Oliver Cornell, Ensign.
1 794. Senior Class Company — Seth Hunt, Captain ; Eli
akim Phetteplace, Lieutenant ; Nathan Cooper, Ensign.
Fitst Company — ^Thomas Winsor, Captain ; William
Wheeler, Lieutenant ; William Hawkins, Jr., Ensign.
Second Company — Asa Ballou, Captain ; William Lapham,
Lieutenant. Third Company — -James Potter, Captain ; Isaac Wade,
Lieutenant ; Stephen Cowing, Ensign.
Fourth Company — Pitt Smith, Captain ; Daniel Sayles,
Lieutenant ; Ezekiel Emerson, Ensign.
Fifth Company— Benedict Burlingame, Captain ; Esek
Brown, Lieutenant ; Benjamin Harris, Ensign.
1795. Senior Class Company — Rufus Steere, Captain;
Nathan Cooper, Lieutenant ; Esek Brown, Jr., Ensign.
1800. Senior Class Company — Nathan Cooper, Captain ;
Esek Brown, Lieutenant ; Aaron Logee, Ensign.
First Company — Samuel Steere, Jr., Captain ; Richard
Burlingame, Lieutenant ; Pascal W. Wheeler, Ensign.
Second Company — Nathan Williams, Captain ; Jesse In
man, Lieutenant; Peregrine Mathewson, Ensign.
Third Company — Oliver Owen, Captain ; Jenckes Sprague,
Lieutenant ; Adfer Eddy, Ensign.
Fourth Company — Ezekiel Emerson, Captain ; Esek Paine,
Lieutenant ; Stephen Thayer, Ensign.
Fifth Company — James Reynolds, Captain ; Jonathan
Thornton, Lieutenant ; Eleazer Clarke, Ensign.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 55
Sixth Company — John Greene, Captain ; Aniasa Evans,
Lieutenant ; Nicholas Brown, Ensign.
Officers of Light Infantry, Glocester :
1800. Joseph Steere, Captain; Jesse Botte, First Lieu
tenant ; Tristam Burgess, Second Lieutenant ; William Car
penter, Ensign.
1806. Thomas Brown, Captain ; Moses Hawkins, First
Lieutenant ; Robert Steere, Second Lieutenant ; Obadiah
Smith, Ensign.
1807. Robert Steere, Captain ; Obed Smith, First Lieu
tenant ; Chad Sayles, Second Lieutenant ; Jonathan Paine,
Ensign. 1808. Robert Steere, Captain; Obed Smith, First Lieu
tenant ; Chad Sayles, Second Lieutenant ; Jonathan Paine,
Ensign. 1810. Chad Sayles, Captain; Jonathan Paine, First Lieu
tenant ; Elisha Sayles, Second Lieutenant ; William Carpen
ter, Ensign.
1 8 14. Arnold Brown, Captain ; Samuel Potter, First Lieu
tenant ; Sayles Brown, Second Lieutenant ; Rufus Brown,
Ensign. 181 5. Arnold Brown, Captain ; Samuel Potter, First Lieu
tenant ; Sayles Brown, Second Lieutenant ; Uriah Colwell,
Ensign. 1 8 16. Samuel Potter, Captain; Sayles Brown, First Lieu
tenant ; Job Armstrong, Second Lieutenant ; Uriah Colwell,
Ensign. 1820. Job Armstrong, Captain ; Uriah Colwell, First
Lieutenant ; Theodore F. Millard, Second Lieutenant ; John
Young, Ensign.
1 82 1. First Company — Welcome Aldrich, Captain; John
W. Smith, Lieutenant ; Elisha Winsor, Ensign.
Second Company — ^Christopher Winsor, Captain ; Thayer
Bellows, Lieutenant ; Rufus Steere, Ensign.
Third Company — George Brown, Captain ; Solomon
Clarke, Lieutenant ; Amasa Smith, Ensign.

S6 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
In 182 1 the Glocester Light Infantry and the Burrillville
and Glocester Washington United Cavalry were revived, and
said companies were attached to the Twelfth Regiment of
the Militia, in the Second Brigade, in this State, and subject
to the command of the officers of that regiment.
1803. Twelfth Regiment of State Militia from Glocester :
Anan Evans, Major, and Richard Burlingame, Second Major.
First Company — Pascal P. Wheeler, Captain ; Samuel
Bowen, Lieutenant ; Robert Aldrich, Ensign.
Second Company — Peregrine Mathewson, Captain ; John
Wallen, Lieutenant ; Rufus Smith, Ensign.
Third Cotnpany — Ebenezer Felch, Captain ; John Arm
strong, Lieutenant ; Stephen Thayer, Ensign.
Fourth Company — Stephen Thayer, Captain ; John Arnold,
Lieutenant ; Arnold Sayles, Ensign.
Fifth Company — Eleazer Clarke, Captain ; Thomas Bur
gess, Lieutenant ; Othnil Saunders, Ensign.
Sixth Company — Nicholas Brown, Captain ; Daniel Med-
bury, Lieutenant ; Seth Hunt, Jr., Ensign.
1804. First Company — Samuel Bowen, Captain ; Esek
Page, Lieutenant ; Bani Phillips, Ensign.
Second Company — ^Peregrine Mathewson, Captain ; John
Wallen, Lieutenant ; Rufus Smith, Ensign.
Third Company — Ebenezer Felch, Captain ; John Arm
strong, Lieutenant ; Stephen Eddy, Ensign.
Fifth Company — Thomas Burgess, Captain ; Othnil Saun
ders, Lieutenant ; Henry Wheeler, Jr., Ensign.
Sixth Company — Nicholas Brown, Captain ; George Olney,
Lieutenant ; Jeptha Hunt, Ensign.
1805. First Company — Bani Phillips, Captain ; Esek
Page, Lieutenant ; Ezekiel Cornell, Ensign.
Second Company — Peregrine Mathewson, Captain ; John
Wallen, Lieutenant ; Rufus Smith, Ensign.
Third Company — Ebenezer Felch, Captain ; John Arm
strong, Lieutenant ; Stephen Eddy, Ensign.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 57
Fourth Company — John Arnold, Captain ; Arnold Sayles,
Lieutenant ; David Burlingame, Ensign.
Fifth Company — Thomas Burgess, Captain ; Othnial
Saunders, Lieutenant ; Henry Wheeler, Jr., Ensign.
Sixth Company — Nicholas Brown, Captain ; George Olney,
Lieutenant; Job Phetteplace, Ensign.
1807. After the town of Glocester was divided, the town
was required to furnish but three companies : Robert Steere,
Major, for the Twelfth Regiment.
First Company — Job Phetteplace, Captain ; Thomas R.
Eddy, Lieutenant ; Joseph Brown, Ensign.
Second Company — -Ezekiel Cornell, Captain ; Asa Borden,
Lieutenant ; Ira P. Evans, Ensign.
Third Company — Henry Wheeler, Jr., Captain ; Joseph
Hammond, Lieutenant ; Jacob Clarke, Ensign.
1 808. First Company — Job Phetteplace, Captain ; Thomas
R. Eddy, Lieutenant ; Joseph Brown, Ensign.
Second Company — Ezekiel Cornell, Captain ; Asa Borden,
Lieutenant ; Amasa Eddy, Ensign.
Third Company — Henry Wheeler, Jr., Captain ; Joseph
Hammond, Lieutenant ; Jacob Clarke, Ensign.
18.10. Anthony Sprague and John Eddy, Majors.
First Company — Thomas R. Eddy, Captain ; Joseph Brown,
Lieutenant ; Zephaniah Keech, Ensign.
Second Company — Amasa Eddy, Jr., Captain ; Esten Owen,
Lieutenant ; Seth Peckham, Ensign.
Third Company— Joseph Hammond, Captain ; Jacob Clarke,
Lieutenant ; David Page, Ensign.
18 II. First Company — Joseph Brown, Captain; Zepha
niah Keech, Lieutenant ; Amasa Steere, Ensign.
Second Company — Amasa Eddy, Captain ; Seth Peckham,
Lieute'nant ; Charles Potter, Ensign.
Third Company — Jacob Clarke, Captain ; David Page,
Lieutenant ; Charles Wade, Ensign.
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5o HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
i8i2. First Company — Zephaniah Keech, Captain; Am
asa Steere, Lieutenant ; Dexter Irons, Ensign.
Second Company — Amasa Eddy, Captain ; Seth Peckham,
Lieutenant ; Charles Potter, Ensign.
Third Company — David Page, Captain ; Charles Wade,
Lieutenant ; Cyrus Burlingame, Ensign.
1813. First Company — Zephaniah Keech, Captain ; Am
asa Steere, Lieutenant ; Dexter Irons, Ensign.
Third Compajiy — David Page, Captain ; Charles Wade,
Lieutenant ; Cyrus Burlingame, Ensign.
Companies of the Twelfth Regiment : Arnold Brown and
Zephaniah Keech, Jr., Majors.
1 8 14. First Company — Amasa Steere, Captain ; Dexter
Irons, Lieutenant ; Smith Mowry, Ensign.
Second Company — Seth Peckham, Jr., Captain ; Charles
Potter, Lieutenant ; Caleb Davis, Ensign.
1815. First Company — Amasa Steere, Captain; Dexter
Irons, Lieutenant ; Smith Mowry, Ensign.
Second Company — Charles Potter, Captain ; Caleb Davis,
Lieutenant ; Jeremiah Keech, Ensign.
Third Company — Cyrus Burlingame, Captain ; George
Smith, Lieutenant ; Asaph Wilder, Ensign.
1816. First Company — Dexter Irons, Captain ; Smith
Mowry, Lieutenant ; Harris Medbury, Ensign ; Esek Phet
teplace, Major.
Seco?id Company — Jeremiah Keech, Captain ; Christopher
Winsor, Lieutenant ; Thomas Smith, Ensign.
Third Company — Cyrus Burlingame, Captain ; George
Smith, Lieutenant ; Asaph Wilder, Ensign.
18 17. First Company — -Smith Mowry, Captain ; Harris
Medbury, Lieutenant ; John W. Smith, Ensign.
Second Company — Jeremiah Keech, Captain ; Christopher
Winsor, Lieutenant ; Thomas Smith, Ensign.
Third Compaiiy — Asaph Wilder, Captain ; George Bowen,
Jr., Lieutenant ; Amos Clarke, Ensign.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 59
1817. Arnold Brown, Colonel ; Esek Phetteplace, Lieu
tenant Colonel ; George Smith, Esq., Major.
18 1 8. First Company — Harris Medbury, Captain ; John
W. Smith, Lieutenant; Welcome Aldrich, Ensign.
Second Company — Jeremiah Keech, Captain ; Christopher
Winsor, Lieutenant ; Benjamin Paine, Jr., Ensign.
18 19. First Company — Harris Medbury, Captain ; John
W. Smith, Lieutenant ; Welcome Aldrich, Ensign.
Second Company — Jeremiah Keech, Captain ; Christopher
Winsor, Lieutenant ; Benjamin Paine, Jr., Ensign.
Third Company — George Bowen, Captain ; Amos Clarke,
Lieutenant ; Solomon Clarke, Ensign.
1820. Arnold Brown, Colonel; Ira P. Evans, Lieutenant
Colonel; Jesse Harris, Major.
1 82 1 First Company — Welcome Aldrich, Captain; John,
W. Smith, Lieutenant ; Elisha S. Winsor, Ensign.
Second Company — Rufus Steere, Captain ; Thayer Bellows,
Lieutenant ; Anthony Sanders, Ensign.
Third Company — Solomon Clarke, Captain ; Amasa Smith,
Lieutenant ; Harris Bowen, Ensign.
State Militia of Twelfth Regiment from Glocester :
1822. First Company — Welcome Aldrich, Captain; Elisha
S. Winsor, Lieutenant ; Richard R. Clemence, Ensign.
Second Company — Rufus Steere, Captain ; Thayer Bellows,
Lieutenant ; Syvanus Bradford, Ensign.
Third Company — Solomon Clarke, Captain ; Harris Bowen,
Lieutenant ; Lee Steere, Ensign.
1823. First Company — Harris Bowen, Captain; Lee
Steere, Lieutenant ; Lysander Richmond, Ensign.
Second Company — Benjamin Owen, Caplain ; Clark Phet
teplace, Lieutenant ; Asel Hawkins, Ensign.
Third Company — Elisha Winsor, Captain ; Richard R.
Clemence, Lieutenant ; Daniel Tourtellot, Ensign.
1824. The same as in 1823.

6o HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
1825. First Company— Richard R. Clemence, Captain;
Daniel Tourtellot, Lieutenant ; Samuel Waldron, Ensign.
Second Company — Benjamin Owen, Captain ; Clark Phette
place, Lieutenant ; Asahel Hawkins, Ensign.
Third Company — Harris Bowen, Captain ; Lee Steere,
Lieutenant ; Horatio Darling, Ensign.
1886. Fitst Company — Benjamin Owen, Captain; Clark
Phetteplace, Lieutenant ; Asahel Hawkins, Ensign.
Seco7id Company— Lee Steere, Captain ; Horatio Darling,
Lieutenant ; Otis Paine, 2d, Ensign.
Third Company — Richard R. Clemence, Captain ; Daniel
Tourtellot, Lieutenant ; Samuel Waldron, Ensign.
1827. First Company — Samuel Waldron, Captain ; Brown
Burlingame, Lieutenant ; Ora F. Steere, Ensign.
Second Company — Benjamin Owen, Captain ; Clark Phette
place, Lieutenant ; Asahel Hawkins, Ensign.
Third Company — Horatio Darling, Captain ; Otis Paine,
Lieutenant ; Orin Reynolds, Ensign.
1828. First Company — Samuel Waldron, Captain ; Brown
Burlingame, Lieutenant; Ora F. Steere, Ensign.
Second Company — Clark Phetteplace, Captain ; Juni Irons,
Lieutenant ; Clark Steere, Ensign.
Third Company — Horatio M. Darling, Captain ; Otis Paine,
Lieutenant ; Orin Reynolds, Ensign.
1829. State Militia of Twelfth Regiment from Glocester :
George Smith, Colonel; Asa Steere, Major.
First Company — -Ora F. Steere, Captain ; Brown Burlin
game, Lieutenant ; Olney B. Steere, Ensign.
Second Company — Juni Irons, Captain ; Clark Steere, Lieu
tenant ; Joshua Williams, Ensign.
Third Company — Orin Reynolds, Captain ; Solomon Sweet,
Lieutenant ; Riley Page, Ensign.
1830. First Company — Ora F. Steere, Captain ; Brown
Burlingame, Lieutenant ; Olney B. Steere, Ensign.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 6 1
Second Company — Juni Irons, Captain ; Clark Steere, Lieu
tenant ; Joshua Williams, Ensign.
Third Company — Orin Reynolds, Captain; Solomon
Sweet, Lieutenant ; Riley Page, Ensign.
1 83 1. Fifst Company — Ora F. Steere, Captain ; Brown
Burlingame, Lieutenant ; Olney B. Steere, Ensign ; John
Brayton, Colonel ; Jedediah Sprague, Lieutenant Colonel.
Second Cojnpa7iy— J uni Irons, Captain ; Clark Steere, Lieu
tenant ; Joshua Williams, Ensign.
Third Company — Orin Reynolds, Captain; Solomon Sweet,
Lieutenant ; Riley Page, Ensign.
1832. First Company — Scott Mowry, Captain; Amasa
Burlingame, Lieutenant ; Jencks Brown, Ensign.
Second Company — Joshua Williams, Captain ; Alba Bel
lows, Lieutenant ; Otis Sayles, Ensign.
Third Company — Solomon Sweet, Captain ; Leonard R.
Williams, Lieutenant ; William White, Ensign.
1833. First Company — Jencks Brown, Captain; Amasa
Burlingame, Lieutenant ; Alanson Steere, Ensign ; Jedediah
Sprague, Colonel ; Scott Mowry, Lieutenant Colonel.
Second Company — Alba Bellows, Captain ; Otis Sayles,
Lieutenant ; George Eddy, Ensign.
Third Company — Leonard R. Williams, Captain ; William
White, Lieutenant ; Joseph P. Sweet, Ensign.
1834. First Company — Jencks Brown, Captain ; Amasa
Burlingame, Lieutenant ; Alanson Steere, Ensign.
Second Company — Alba Bellows, Captain; Otis Sayles,
Lieutenant ; George Eddy, Ensign.
Third Company — Leonard R. Williams, Captain ; William
White, Lieutenant ; Lester Arnold, Ensign ; Scott Mowry,
Colonel ; Asa Paine, Major.
1835. State Militia of Twelfth Regiment from Glocester:
First Company — Charles H. Steere, Captain ; Jonathan A.
Tourtellot, Lieutenant ; Cyrus S. Eddy, Ensign ; William
Aldrich, Lieutenant Colonel; Jesse Armstrong, Major.

62 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
Second Company — George L. Owen, Captain; Francis
Hunt, Lieutenant ; Nathan Page, Ensign.
Third Company — William White, Captain ; Lester Arnold,
Lieutenant ; Rhodes Page, Ensign.
1836. First Company — Arnold Tourtellot, Captain; Elisha
M. Aldrich, Lieutenant ; H. J. Tourtellot, Ensign.
Second Company — Abel Man, Captain ;  Warren,
Lieutenant ; Edwin B. Olney, Ensign ; Samuel P. Tucker,
Major. Third Company — George C. Smith, Captain ; George W.
White, Lieutenant ; Joseph Clarke, Ensign.
1837, 1838. First Company — Darling S. Durfee, Captain;
Calvin Luther, Lieutenant ; Enoch Steere, Jr., Ensign ;
George W. Sheldon, Lieutenant Colonel ; Amasa Westcott,
Major. Second Company — -William R. Page, Captain ; James R.
Rhodes, Lieutenant ; William Wilcox, Ensign.
Third Company — Paris Wade, Captain ; Dennis Steere,
Lieutenant ; Caleb E. Tucker, Ensign.
1839. First Company — Calvin Luther, Captain; Enoch
Steere, Jr., Lieutenant ; A. A. M. Steere, Ensign.
Second Company — S. C. Newman, Captain ; Abel Wade,
Lieutenant ; James Owen, Ensign.
Third Company — Paris Wade, Captain ; Caleb E. Tucker,
Lieutenant ; Abel M. Wilder, Ensign.
January, 1850, chartered military companies were dis
charged from further State military acts.
LIGHT INFANTRY.
1780. Timothy Wilmarth, Captain; Martin Smith, First
Lieutenant; Elijah Armstrong, Second Lieutenant; Ezekiel
Brown, Ensign.
1787. Elijah Armstrong, Captain ; Ephraim Brown, First
Lieutenant ; Elisha Brown, Second Lieutenant ; Benjamin
Hawkins, Ensign.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 63
1791. Elijah Armstrong, Captain ; Benjamin Hawkins,
First Lieutenant ; Eleaser Harris, Second Lieutenant ; Wil
liam Gadcomb, Ensign.
May, 1 79 1. The first company of infantry in the town of
Glocester, representing that it consisted of one hundred and
twenty soldiers, could not be exercised and trained with con
venience, presented a petition to the Assembly that it might
be divided and formed into two companies. Said petition
was granted, and said company divided in the following
manner, to wit : " by a line beginning at Smithfield line near
Col. Chad Brown's on the great country road, and extending
westward on the road as far as Jeremiah Steere's house,
leaving said Steere's in the north company ; thence continu
ing straight to William Coman's house, leaving the said
Coman's house in the north company ; thence straight to Job
Steere's on the south road, leaving the said Steere's house
in the north company, and thence running up the said south
road to the west line of the said company ; that all those
belonging to the said first company living to the southward
of the said dividing line shall be denominated the first com
pany, and all those who live to the northward of said divid
ing line shall be denominated the sixth company."
1 79 1. First Company — Thomas Winsor, Captain ; William
Wheeler, Lieutenant ; Benajah Sweet, Ensign.
Second Company — Israel Cooke, Captain; Asa Ballou,
Lieutenant ; Jesse Cooke, Ensign.
Third Company — Anan Winsor, Captain ; Jonathan Cowing,
Lieutenant ; Isaac  , Ensign.
Fourth Company — Willard Eddy, Captain ; Pitt Smith,
Lieutenant ; Daniel Sayles, Ensign.
INDEPENDENT COMPANY CALLED " MORGAN RIFLEMEN."
The independent company called "Morgan Riflemen" was
revived in June, 1815, with all the former privileges and offi
cers appointed, to wit : Daniel Smith, Jr., Captain ; Henry
Rhodes, Lieutenant ; Ira P. Evans, Ensign.

64 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
1817. Daniel Smith, Jr., Captain; Henry Rhodes, First
Lieutenant ; Ira P. Evans, Second Lieutenant ; Benjamin
Bowen, Ensign.
1818. Ira P. Evans, Captain ; Benjamin Bowen, First
Lieutenant ; Artemas Smith, Second Lieutenant ; Caleb
Logee, Ensign.
1 8 19. Benjamin Bowen, Captain ; Artemas Smith, First
Lieutenant ; Caleb Logee, Second Lieutenant.
1 82 1. Artemas Smith, Captain ; Caleb Logee, First
Lieutenant ; Ara Hawkins, Second Lieutenant ; Duty Evans,
Ensign. Charter revived in 1822.
1822. Artemas Smith, Captain ; Caleb Logee, Jr., First
Lieutenant ; Ara Hawkins, Second Lieutenant ; Duty Evans,
Ensign. 1823. Ara Hawkins, Captain ; Hardin Sayles, First
Lieutenant ; Fenner Wood, Second Lieutenant ; Burrill
Logee, Ensign.
The Burrillville and Glocester Washington United Cavalry
was chartered October, 181 8, by the petition of the follow-
ino^ persons, residents in Glocester and Burrilville : Eleaser
Harris, Otis Wood, Thayer Bellows, David Tourtellot, Daniel
C. Tourtellot, Smith Brown, Amasa Brown, Arad Lapham,
Thomas Barnes, Jr., Elisha Smith, Richard R. Clemence,
Abel Phillips, Russell Evans, Thomas Smith, George Olney,
Eddy Waldron, Joseph B. Waldron, Randall Phetteplace,
Brown Gary, Eddy Keech, Junia Paine, John Whipple,
Washington Logee, Elisha Logee, Whipple Sayles, James
Wilson, John Greene, 3d, Harris Cooke, Peter Sherman, Jr.>
Zadoc Shearman, Duty Lapham, Coomer Smith, Fenner
Wood, Smith Ward, Amasa Aldrich, Burrill Logee, Daniel
Barnes, Russell Barnes, Russell Kelly, James Irons, Nathan
Irons, Amasa Smith, Caleb Westcott, Arnold Angell, John
Peckham, James Aldrich, 3d, Rufus Steere, Amasa R. Tour
tellot, Richard Burlingame, Jr., Sanford Edwards, Martin
Mathewson, and such others as may hereafter associate with
them, etc., etc.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 65
1820. Eleaser Harris, Captain; David Tourtellot, First
Lieutenant ; Otis Wood, Second Lieutenant ; Hezekiah,
Cady, Cornet.
1822. Hezekiah Cady, Captain ; EHsha Smith, First Lieu
tenant ; Otis Wood, Second Lieutenant ; Allen Hawkins,
Cornet. 1823. Hezekiah Cady, Captain ; Elisha Smith, First Lieu
tenant ; Otis Wood, Second Lieutenant ; Allen Hawkins,
Cornet. 1824. Allen Hawkins, Captain; Senaca Smith, First
Lieutenant ; Stephen Burlingame, Jr., Second Lieutenant ;
Elisha Harris, Cornet.
1825. Allen Hawkins, Cornet.
COUNTY MILITIA IN GLOCESTER IN 1820.
First Company — Harris Medbury, Captain ; John W. Smith
Lieutenant ; Welcome Aldrich, Ensign.
Second Company — Jeremiah Keech, Captain ; Christopher
Winsor, Lieutenant ; Benjamin Paine, Jr., Ensign.
Third Company — George Bowen, Jr., Captain ; Amos
Clarke, Lieutenant ; Solomon Clarke, Ensign.
In 1837 the charter of the Glocester and Burrillville Safe
Guards was revived, having become forfeited by the omission
to make the return of certain officers elected.
The town had a May military training for several years
previous to 1830 or later, for the general exercise of different
companies ; besides this there was a general muster, the
Burrillville military uniting with the Glocester military to
form a brigade. Several hours were devoted to drills and
military evolutions.
On the morning of the general training it was a custom
that the under officers should go before light to the residence
of the captain and honor him by firing many guns. After
awhile the doors were opened and all were invited into the
house to partake of a well-prepared breakfast. When through
in the house they mounted their horses for the training
ground. The captain wore on his hat a tall black and red
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66 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
feather, on his shoulder a silvered epaulette, and by his side a
sword dangling that was attached to his belt. In their march
and practice they made a marked display in the towns.
In the late civil war, James M. Eddy was Captain in the
Fifth Rhode Island Regiment in 1862.
George H. Browne was Colonel of the Twelfth Rhode
Island Regiment in 1862. Amasa F. Eddy was Commissary
Sergeant in the same regiment.
Stephen Sweet was Major in the First Rhode Island
Cavalry Regiment in 1862 and 1863.
Alexander Eddy was in the Quartermaster's department.
MANUFACTURERS, BUSINESS MEN AND
FARMERS.
Mr. Nathan Blackman had a hat factory, where he manu
factured silk and felt hats for the old, middle-aged and young
men. Some elderly persons preferred the broad-brimmed
hats, especially the Friends.
Oliver Owen had a nail factory and a trip-hammer in the
early part of the present century.
Solomon Owen had a tannery here before 1800. His son,
Lawton, continued the business until his death. He was
succeeded by his son, George, who had charge of the tan
nery for several years.
The Messrs. Owen had oil works where oil was pressed
from cotton-seed.
A brick-yard was established in Glocester by the owners
of the clay beds.
Elisha Bartlett was one of the first manufacturers of
scythes in Glocester.
Potash was manufactured quite extensively in the latter
part of the last century by Timothy Wilmarth, in the vicin
ity of Chepachet.
Crude ore, taken from the Sea Patch river in Glocester,
was used at the Woonsocket forge before the Revolution.
Mr. George Harris had a distillery in the same building
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HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 6y
tannery. In 1808 he built a house to carry on the work of
carding, a little east of the bridge. Here annually was car
ried the wool of sheep to be carded and made into rolls to
spin on the family spinning-wheel to make woolen cloth.*
These works were sold to the Glocester Manufacturing Com
pany. Near this place, Lawton Owen built a small mill, to spin
cotton yarn, in 18 14. This mill was sold to Ira P. Evans,
and again sold to Henry B. Lyman and Elisha Dyer. In
1858, Horace A. Kimball, Jr., and Warren Arnold purchased
the factory and commenced the manufacture of satinet ; later,
fancy cassimeres. About sixty operatives were employed.
In February, 1867, a freshet did great damage to the man
ufacturing establishments on the Chepachet river, in the vil
lage. Large expenditures were incurred to repair the injury.
In 1820, Elisha Dyer and Henry B. Lyman built a factory
on the south side of the river, near the turnpike, where for
twenty-five years they manufactured cotton cloth. They were
succeeded by Otis Sayles and Joseph B. Smith. About
1862 they put in machinery to manufacture cassimeres.
Fifty persons were employed. After the death of Sayles and
Smith, in 1881, Edward Valentine had charge of the factory,
and manufactured woolen goods.
FARMERS.
Most of the people of the town, outside the villages, are
industrious and frugal farmers, though for forty or fifty years
some of the best farms have been neglected, as many per
sons have left their homes to seek other employment. ¦ The
late Enoch Steere had one of the best farms in the town.
Fruits and berries of various kinds are cultivated ; potatoes,
corn, rye, oats, barley, cabbages and beans are raised, and but
ter and cheese are made. The esculent vegetables are car
rots, onions, turnips, beets and parsnips.
? The " First Custom " house for carding and draping wool was where
the Granite Mill now stands, in Burrillville, and was carried on by Daniel
Sayles & Son.

68 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.

EARLY RELIGIOUS PRIVILEGES.
Among the early settlers of this land while forming a part
of the town of Providence, were some of the children and
grandchildren of English Dissenters. At first some of them
held prayer meetings in their very humble dwellings. Some
called' themselves Seekers ; some were Friends. Several of
the owners of land here spent their winters in Providence
village. Others lived there most of the time, putting on
hired help to clear and cultivate the land. Twenty-four
slaves of the late Moses Brown were employed here in cut
ting down trees and preparing the land for good farms pre
vious to the year 1773.* All that were sufficiently favored
to have a winter home in Providence had, a part of the year,
better religious privileges. Some of the settlers called them
selves Separatists, having left the Church of England, and
desired only the simple forms of worship. Some were called
New Lights.
From Backus' " History of the Baptists " we learn that
Elder Edward Mitchell was pastor of a church in Glocester
many years. He died October 22, 1795, aged ninety-eight
years. Elder William Bowen succeeded him. The church
was an Independent one. Mr. Bowen is represented as faith
ful in his ministrations for several years. The above church
was in the northerly part of the town.
Thomas Knowlton was ordained at Plainfield, Conn., Sep
tember II, 1742. He soon after came to Glocester and was
pastor of a Separatist Baptist Church. Here he died. Ste
phen Place and others assisted Mr. Knowlton in his declining
years in church work.
Joseph Winsor, great-grandson of Joshua Winsor, who
came to Providence in the year 1638, was ordained October
31, 1763, and settled pastor to succeed Elder Thomas Knowl
ton. Backus says in his history : " Elder Joseph Winsor
was in full fellowship with our churches." The church pros-
? In 1773, Moses Brown manumitted all his slaves and became an ardent
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pered, had seventy-two members, and a new house of worship
was built in the southerly part of the villarge, near the resi
dence of the late Samuel Y. Atwell. In 1771 the church joined
the Warren Baptist Association. The members collected a
fund to aid in educating pious young men with a view to the
gospel ministry. The Warren Baptist Association was the
earliest of its kihd in New England. It was formed in 1766.
It had for its object " to secure the civil and religious privi
leges enjoyed by the mother church in England."
In 1767, says the Kev. David Benedict, in his History of
the Baptists, " the Baptist Church in Glocester was repre
sented at the Warren Association by the Rev. Joseph Win
sor." For years this church prospered. About 1790 a
number of active members moved to other parts of the
country, and their pastor, becoming aged and infirm, was un
able to fully attend to his pastoral duties, and the members
became reduced and scattered. Mr. Winsor remained with
them and continued their pastor until his death, in the sum
mer of 1802, in the eighty-ninth year of his age. He was
buried on his own homestead farm, which was on a com
manding hill with a very fine prospect. His large house is
still standing.
Mr. Winsor had a great interest in the religious and gen
eral education of the town. He built on his farm a good-
sized meeting-house with a gallery ; the outside was finished,
but not the inside. Christopher Winsor, grandson of the
Rev. Joseph Winsor, (now living, January, 1885,) says "no
church was ever organized here, but large neighborhood
meetings were held there." Later the house was used for a
school. Mr. Christopher Winsor also says that "his grand
father, when his sons married and settled, built a school-
house near their dwellings." He had five sons, viz. : Abra
ham, Amos, Christopher, Anan and Samuel ; and seven
daughters, viz. : Amey, Deborah, Lillis, Martha, Mary, Thank
ful, and one died in infancy. All married. Samuel Winsor,
his youngest son and for many years Judge Winsor, inher
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70 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
until his death. The old Winsor burying ground is on this
hill. After the death of Rev. Joseph Winsor, who was for some
years an invalid, his church was very much broken up by some
active members dying and some emigrating to colonize a
neighborhood in the town of Newport and other places in
New York.
John W. Hunt, Clarissa Danforth, of Weathersfield, Vt.,
and Elder John Colby were devoted religious teachers. Rev.
George Lamb held neighborhood meetings several years in
Deacon Asa Steere's large kitchen, on Sundays. The old
meeting-house at Chepachet had either been torn or blown
down.
THE DORR WAR.
Glocester has been for many years a Democratic town.
Until 1842 the charter given by King Charles the Second had
been in full force in this State. Several years previous to
1842, the unequal distribution of political power had agitated
many politicians in the State, many expressing a desire for a
change when it could be peaceably and lawfully made. Samuel
Y. Atwell, of this town, strongly favored the giving up of the
land qualification. Some of the Suffrage leaders were
Thomas W. Dorr, Duty J. Pearce, Ariel Ballou and John R.
Waterman. Mr. Dorr was nominated by the Suffrage Con
vention as their Governor in April, 1842, and appealed for
support to the people. His supporters claimed a majority of
the votes cast. The Judges of the Supreme Court gave their
opinion that the Suffrage Convention had acted illegally.
April 18, 1842, Thomas W. Dorr was declared Governor by
his party. Two days later the existing government reelected
Samuel W. King by a large majority over Dorr. The Gen
eral Government favored the Law and Order or Whig party,
and President Tyler, on the 7th of May, said "that if neces
sary he would sustain by force the Charter Government."
June 25, 1842, Dorr issued a proclamation as Governor of the
State under the Suffrage Constitution to convene the Gen-

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 7 1
eral Assembly, to meet at Chepachet, in the town of Gloces
ter, on the 4th day of July, and on that day to transact such
business as might come before that Assembly.
Gov. King was authorized, with the advice of R. K.
Randolph, James Fenner, E. C. Carrington, L. H. Arnold,
N. F. Di.xon, Peleg Wilber and Byron Diman, to take such
measures as he might see fit to protect the private and pub
lic property of the State. Martial law was established and
in full force.
June 23d, Dorr took up his headquarters at Chepachet,
and established martial law around the village. A fort was
built on Acote hill. Dorr took command of his forces.
Five or six hundred soldiers were said to be within his estab
lished fortress on the hill. They had several rusty cannon
and many muskets. The excitement was intense. Law and
Order men of the town and village had taken to the woods,
where some of them remained several days ; others fled to
various secret places without food. Mr. Atwell, who resided
in the village, saw the mistake Mr. Dorr was making, and
entirely withdrew from the Suffrage party and removed him
self and family to the house of a Law and Order friend (Mrs.
Waite Phetteplace)*, about two miles from the vilUge. There
were no males at this house except servants. So much has
been printed on this subject of the Dorr war that it is treated
briefly here.
The State militia were, in a large force, marching to take
possession of Acote hill. Dorr was finally convinced that he
was powerless, and on the morning of the 27th of June he dis
missed his military. He and all his force fled in haste. The
State military arrived, and without resistance took possession
of the famous expected Rhode Island battle-ground and the
village. Refreshments in abundance were sent at once from
families in the town to the State's artillery. There was great
rejoicing that no battle was fought.
In the following October a company of Light Dragoons
was chartered by the name of the Burrillville and Glocester
Horse Company ; the number not to exceed one hundred.

72 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
exclusive of officers ; the company to be in the Second Bri
gade of the Rhode Island militia, and all its members, so long
as enrolled, to be exempt from doing duty in other miltary
companies in their district.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Some of the women of this town rode, in 1800, on horse
back to Pawtucket to get cotton yarn of Brown & Almy,
manufacturers, to make cotton cloth. It was the custom up
to 181 7, in the absence of machinery, for manufacturers of
yarn to send the webs into the country to be woven by hand
looms. In some cases matrons of families could hire girls
for one dollar per week, with board, to weave. The weaving
was paid in yarn. This yarn was used to make cloth for fam
ily use. India cotton was used.*
Linen thread cannot be spun by the machinery used for
spinning cotton or wool on account of the length and
strength of the fibres of flax. The linen spinning wheel is a
great mechanical curiosity. The flax is broken, hatcheled,
stretched and made smooth ; after all thq woody parts are
shaken off, it is wound loosely upon a distaff ; the fibres se
lected are drawn out by the thumb and fore-finger at the
same time ; these fibres were twisted by the flyers by the
movement of the foot on the pedal, and wound upon a bobbin
which turned somewhat slower than the flyers. In the mid
dle ages linen and woolen were the only materials for dress.
In this town some of her maidens one hundred years since
succeeded in making quite fine shirting and sheeting ; very
handsome diapers and kersey for table cloths, napkins and
towels ; bed and window curtains, striped with coarse and
? Previous to 1S15 all the weaving was done by hand looms. Judge Ly
man, of North Providence, was the first to attempt to construct the power
loom, but did not fully succeed. He employed a Mr. Gilmore, late from
England, who had brought some portions of the power loom and dresser
with him. He finally succeeded in making the loom. David Wilkinson,
of Pawtucket, introduced them into his mill. The hand loom was super
seded.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 73,
fine threads. After woven, the cloth was perfectly whitened.
Men's summer clothes were made of coarser threads, and not
often whitened. The choicest paper is manufactured from
linen. After a few years some of the more favored maidens
would have a silk dress, and a cotton dress called the patch,"
or a cotton print. Corsets were made of durant, and dress
shoes of velvet.
Early many families had all the materials for making boots
and shoes, and employed a shoemaker to come to their houses
in the autumn to make all needed supplies for the winter.
High post bedsteads were used in some families with cur
tains, especially as a great, protection from the cold in the
winter. During the latter part of the last century and the first of
the present, spinning and weaving woolen cloth was carried
on sufficiently to meet the wants of the inhabitants. Some
of the farmers wefe at great trouble and expense to get fine
merino sheep, their wool being very soft. Excellent cloth
was made for men's wear ; after being woven, it was carried to
the fulling and dyeing mill, either at Chepachet or at Kil
lingly, Conn. When returned, one side had a glossy nap.
Covelets were woven of various designs. Beautiful carpets
were made, quite equalling the Venetian ; woolen blankets,
flannel sheets and dresses were also home manufactured.
Nearly every family knitted their own stockings from yarn
spun from wool on a wheel, doubled and twisted, or by a dis
taff held in the hand. The wool was carded and made into
small round rolls about two feet long, then attached to the
revolving spindle of a spinning-wheel which was turned round
by one hand ; at the same time the roll was drawn out by the
other hand, and when sufficiently twisted, the wheel was so
turned as to wind the thread on the spindle. Mr. Shadrach
Steere, in Burrillville, was a manufacturer of wheels to spin
wool and tow. All comfortable families generally had a
wheel, reel and swifts ; also a loom and a small wheel to wind .
quills to put in a shuttle to weave cloth.

74 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
CORN HUSKINGS.
In the autumn large farmers sometimes had their corn cut
from the field and carried into the lower part of their barns
or in some other dry place, and piled up ready to be husked.
On a pleasant morning an invitation was given to their
neighboring men to come in the evening to the husking ;
chairs and benches were set all round and usually well filled.
Though very busy husking, their social enjoyment in story
telling, etc., often made them forget their enjoyable supper of
baked pork and beans, or roast beef with its accompanyings,
bread and butter, coffee, tea and pumpkin pies. When about
half through husking, the landlord carried around to the busk
ers pitchers of sweet cider, and sometimes New England rum
and sugar. After the husking was finished they were invited
into the house, where they had supper.
Apple parings were another source of pleasure to some of
the young men and women. For two hours or more the
girls would pare, the young men hand the apples and do all
the waiting. Several bushels would be pared and sliced
already for drying to make apple pies late in the spring, when
green apples were used up. When through paring, tea and
cake were served ; after this, social entertainments, dancing
and different kinds of plays.
Very many families would piece different kinds of calico
to make a bed-quilt. This was put on a frame and made
ready for four or five to sit on opposite sides, rolling up when
quilted as far as one could conveniently reach. Numbers
were invited, and at the close a supper was ready, and merry
entertainments followed. THE LONE MAN.
For nearly forty years from about 1820, generally in the
spring, a solitary looking man came to the town, always
walking slowly. He wore the same tattered suit. He usu
ally called on the same families each year. After his first
call the people understood what he wanted, and laid, without
his asking, food and drink on the table for him. He always

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 75
refused any eatables to carry away with him, but seemed
grateful for anything received. As he always wore the same
suit, rents would often come in them. He would ask for a
large needle and dark yarn. When these were furnished he'
would mend the worn places, and return the yarn and needle.
He seldom answered any questions, none in relation to his
past life. Where he came from was not found out. His
travels extended in Connecticut and New York. Some way
the fancied story was circulated that he was once engaged to
be married, and the suit he wore was to have been his wed
ding dress ; but he was disappointed, and ever after carefully
cherished and cared for the above suit, that was made for
what he anticipated to be the most joyful occasion of his life.
He was well proportioned, and his personal appearance was
gentlemanly, quiet and sad.
THE HAUNTED BROOK.
On the road that leads south, about a mile from the village
of Chepachet, is a brook that after much rain used to some
times run across the road. Here it was said an Indian
drowned his wife, and all noises heard at this place were
believed by many to come from this distressed Indian woman
still haunting the brook.
About. 1825 an intelligent lady of this town, and her
cousin, Mr. Rufus Steere, were riding to their home from the
village over this road*, and carrying a bottle of T)eer undergo
ing the vinous fermentation. As they were passing the
haunted brook, all at once there was a fearful, loud report,
like a pistol. The gentleman exclaimed, "Im shot, and I feel
the blood running down my back ; I am faint." The horse
was made to go with all speed. They reached their home
aad found the ieaxed pistol shot was the explosion of the beer
bottle. A room for a bank was drilled out of a solid rock, near the
late Eddy Cooper's, in the latter part of the seventeenth
century. The trap door that opened into it could only be
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^6 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
the counting-room. The rope was so hidden as not easily to
be found by burglars.
" Cooper's Den," or " Forgers' Cave," was a great rendez
vous for mischievous persons. The place to enter is very
small ; one has to creep some distance before reaching the
long room of about thirty by eighty feet, and about twelve
feet high. The above ledge of rocks is now in the town of
Burrillville. PUBLIC HOUSES.
In 1780, licenses were granted by the town council to six
persons to keep a public house in their home dwelling for
one year on condition that they kept good order, and for the
privilege they were required to pay a given number of bush
els of corn to the town. The corn given was used to sup
port the' poor of the town. Later, silver dollars were paid.
In 1800, license was given to sell liquor on town meeting
days for fifty cents.
Many years after 1800 six quite large and convenient
hotels were kept in the town. Hezekiah Cady kept the hotel
in the western part of the town ; Cyrus Farnum and Richard
Aldrich kept the two in the eastern part ; Daniel Cornell in
the southern part, and Cyrus Cook, Anan Evans and others
kept the two hotels in the village. At present there are
three. The railroads have taken much of the travel, conse
quently there*is much less patronage for public houses.
OTHER OCCURRENCES.
In the great gale of September, 181 5, considerable damage
was done in the town. Many trees, chimneys and fences were
blown down, and many doors had to be barricaded.
On the Page farm, not far from Poneganset pond, a mine
was opened a few years since, where some quartz and a little
gold were found, but thus far little has been done to find out
its resources.
The marriage law of 1701 and later, required notice of in
tention to marry to be set up in a p\iblic place fourteen days.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. "J'J
and persons coming from other States were required to pro
duce certificates that they had conformed to the law.
In 1844 a committee was appointed to examine and survey
the established line between Glocester and Burrillville.' It
was found that Glocester had 1,049 acres more than belonged
to her territory. This fact was presented to the General As
sembly, when a committee was appointed to run the division
line again. This was done and found right as presented.
The 1,049 acres were added to Burrillville. These acres in
cluded the well known estates of Messrs. Ahab, Esek and
Welcome Sayles.
In 1859 the boundary line between Glocester and Smith-
field was settled by the State committee.
In 1875 the boundary between Glocester and Foster was
established.
SCHOOLS.
The early facilities for instruction were limited. Schools
were kept in private dwelling houses or some little building
made for the purpose in the house yard. In some cases
patrons of the school allowed poor parents to send their chil-
-dren to the schools and take day labor for tuition ; in this
way most of the children were taught to read and write.
Little girls were taught to do plain stitching ; in some cases,
the old custom was in vogue for little girls to work a sampler
on linen cloth or canvas. After the Revolution several good
school houses were built in different parts of the town. Men
were generally employed to teach the winter schools, and
women the summer schools. Some of the summer teachers
instructed the little girls to embroider on muslin for bags in
which to carry handkerchiefs ; also caps, ruffs and capes. Chil
dren were taught to be reverent to their parents and supe
riors, and to be mannerly when meeting persons on the road.
'Among some of these early teachers were Harriet Greatrix,
from Providence, teacher of a private school in the Irons
neighborhood in 1790; Lucina Sayles, Miss Ballou, Anna'
Sibley, Susan Sibley, Roby Bowdish and Sarah Brewster.

78 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
As children advanced in their studies, select schools and
academies were patronized. Rev. Mr. Atkins, generally
known as " Priest Atkins," of Killingly, had an excellent
family school for boys. Children could be carried there on
Monday morning and brought home on Friday, after the
school closed for the week. Others older were sent to
Dudley, Leicester, Plainfield and other established academies.
In the Brown neighborhood, in 1812, Esek Brown, Olney
Brown, Eber Phetteplace, Thomas Owen and Nicholas
Keech built a good-sized arched school house, with closets
for the boys and girls' hats, and caps, bonnets and dinner
pails. Here generally an excellent private school was kept
from seven to ten months in each year uhtil the free schools
were established, in 1828. The common and higher branches-
were taught. Several other well-built school houses were
erected about this time. At Chepachet, besides a school of
experienced teachers for older pupils, a school for young chil
dren was yearly kept. Miss Hannah Blackman kept the
school for about thirty years.
In all the older schools, the scholars had the privilege of
choosing their owa studies. In several schools, history, phil
osophy and rhetoric were taught, and occasionally a young
man studied surveying.
In 1828 the State appropriated ;^ 10,000 to be divided
among the towns according to their population on condiltion
that each town doubled the amount received. It was ac
cepted. The town appointed a committee to divide the
town into seventeen districts with their boundaries defined.
Each district without a school house was encouraged to build-
one. The free money would sustain a teacher but a few months
yearly. In several of the districts the schools were kept
longer by the liberality of some patrons in the district. The
schools were well patronized and generally under good dis-.
cipline. Teachers were first appointed by a school commit
tee ; later a superintendent was appointed, who is the super
visor of the teachers. The system has worked well.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 79
In 1840 the State appropriated ^lO to aid in maintaining a
district school library for the use of the schools. In a few
years afterwards several districts secured very small libraries.
At Chepachet there is a well-built school house for a graded
grammar school.
In 1854 the Manton library, in this school house, contained
750 volumes of well selected books, valued at ^400. The
library was given by the late Amasa Manton, of Providence,
in memory of his native town. The citizens, in honor of the
giver, gave it the name, "Manton Library." For several
years past the library has been closed. In 1885 a new inter
est was awakened in the village and town. The Manton Li
brary Association called a meeting to reorganize the society,
and elected officers as follows : President, John T. Fisk ; vice
president, Thomas Irons ; secretary, E. W. White ; treas
urer, William H. White; executive committee. Miss Mary
O. Arnold, Dr. George A. Harris and Walter A. Read. The
library has been removed to a more accessible room, on
Main street, a large number of new books have been added,
and much interest is manifested by the people in reading the
books. The State Normal School is highly appreciated. The State
Commissioners have always exerted a salutary influence on
the schools.
Teachers in the public ungraded and primary schools in
1885, were as follows: Lydia C. Armstrong, Alice M. Bearse,
Susan H. Evans, Mystic A. Cooper, Carrie B. Brown, Addie
I. White, Alice J. Barnes, George O. Hopkins, Lavinia G.
Ross, Philip Shippee, Grace Holden, E. Emily Grover,
Ida A. Cunningham, Marcie Arnold, Ella M. Steere, Zelotte
A. Coman, Emily A. Lowe, Eliza A. Mowry, Clara L. Irons.
Several of the above teachers are graduates of the Rhode
Island Normal School. Trustees : Arnold Steere, Calvary
Mitchell, William H. White, Thomas M. Greene, James B.
Reynolds, Esaias Pray, Joseph Sarle, Frank Warren, William
M. Cushman, William C. Tourtellot and George Evans. Two
hundred and ninety-one children in school, and seventy-five
not in school.

So HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF.
Several deaf children from this town have been supported
by the State. George M. Darling was a beneficiary at Brat-
tleboro, Vermont. Several have been educated at the Hart
ford Institution for the Deaf. All are appointed by the Gov
ernor, and he is authorized to pay for each of the deaf and
dumb children at the American Asylum, ^175 each year.
For the blind at the Perkins Institute, Boston, each one
receives ;^300 ; other institutions, $100; also a small sum for
clothing. In the town there are now three deaf and dumb ;
one is blind and one an idiot.
A good school for the deaf has been established in Provi
dence. It is on the corner of Fountain and Beverly streets.
The school is free to any deaf youths in the State who are
suitable subjects to be taught. The school is under excellent
discipline. Katherine H. Austin is principal.
SOCIETIES.
The Jefferson Society was incorporated in October, 1828.
Uriah Colwell, Gideon Smith, David Bowen and others were
the petitioners. They were created a body politic, capable in
law to hold property of any kind, to sue and be sued. The
first directors were Gideon Smith, Thomas Mason, David
Bowen, Simeon Bowen, Zephaniah Mann and Benjamin
Smith. Secretary, Jervis J. Smith ; Treasurer, Uriah Colwell.
A school house was built, and a good school kept in it
until it was too small for the number of scholars. A new
and larger house for the school was built. The old house
was sold to a voluntary religious association to accommodate
many in that part of the town. The house was well repaired,
and consecrated in i860 the Union Chapel.
The Union Society is a voluntary association for religious
and literary improvement. The desk is supplied twice each
month alternately by the Congregationalists and Baptists of
the town. A Sabbath-school is kept up through the year.
Edward L. Phetteplace is the Superintendent.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 8 1

BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.

Neighborhood female sewing societies have been formed
to aid the poor and religious services in different neighbor
hoods. In 1 836 the Glocester Female Benevolent Society was
formed to assist the religious operations in Chepachet and
its vicinity.
Mrs. Mary Steere was President ; Mrs. Paris Irons, Vice
President ; Mrs. Roby Browne, Treasurer, and Miss E. A.
Phetteplace, Secretary ; seventy members. For two years -
this society was active and accomphshed much good.
Besides money raised, many garments were made and given
to the needy. The Freemasons of the town granted the
society the privilege of meeting in their hall in the village.
Since the above time efficient benovelent societies have
been sustained by the Baptist and Congregationalist organi
zations in the village. DEBATING CLUBS.
The first half of the present century, societies were held
by young men to discuss the current questions of the day.
Meetings in the winter were held fortnightly in school
houses in different neighborhoods. One of these was for
years sustained, and the following are the names of some of
the prominent members : Joseph Smith, Clark Sayles, Sterry
Smith, Clark Phetteplace, Rufus Steere, Riley Phetteplace
Thomas Owen, Nelson Eddy, Clark Steere, Rufus Steere,
Rensalaer B. Smith, George Smith, Smith Peckham, Jedediah
Sprague, Elijah Armstrong, Cyrel Cooke, Ora Owen, Elisha
M. Aldrich and Welcome B. Sayles.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
In 1830, the Glocester and Burrillville Horse Thief Detect
ing Society was incorporated by the General Assembly upon
the petition of Daniel Smith, Andrew Harris, Daniel Smith,
Jr., Abram Baker, Ira P. Evans and others. They were

82 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
made a body corporate to hold property, to buy and sell not to
exceed ten thousand dollars.
The Ponagansett Reservoir Company was incorporated in
1856 by a number of mill owners as an outlet for occasions
of Ponagansett pond.
The Society of Domestic Industry was formed in 1820,
and for the first few years held their annual meetings at Paw
tuxet. A number of persons from this town were interested
in the society and patronized its yearly exhibitions. Jesse
Tourtellott and Chad Brown were among the members of the
standing committee from this town.

GRAVEYARDS.
Families at first lived some distance from each other, and
the death of one of their number was deeply lamented. To
have their remains deposited near by was a comfort in sor
row. The pleasantest spot of land near their home was the
consecrated place for the dead. Later, families connected
would join in a burial place. Not always were even rude
stones put up to mark the last resting place. It is well
known that the Quakers did not erect gravestones.
There are a great many small burying grounds scattered
over the town. Some have been kept in good repair, so that
the places of deposit of mortal remains are less forbidding.
The following are among them : The Armstrongs, Browns,
Irons, Sweets, Tourtellotts, Winsors, Wades, Potters, Steeres,
Aldrichs and Waldrons. The Chepachet burying ground,
north of the village, was consecrated about one hundred
years since, and contains the remains of a large number of
early settlers. Its care has been much neglected. Recently
the Evans lot has been much improved. Some other owners
of lots are intending soon to renovate theirs.
In early times the funerals of most of the families were so
far from each other that they were great events. The people
from all around were present. If a clergyman could not be
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HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 83
Scripture and offer prayer. Sometimes it was the silent
prayer of the Friends. When the way was rough to the
graveyard, the dead had to be carried on the shoulder bier ;
if the way was long, rests were made and bearers changed.
The Chepachet Cemetery Association was formed in the
year 1844, on the petition to the Assembly by John T. Fiske,
Scott W. Mowry, Jervis J. Smith, Amasa Eddy, Otis Sayles,
Brown Mowry and Frederick A. Squires to be incorporated.
Said corporation has power to hold land not exceeding ten
acres, to have a stock of ^3,000, divided into three hundred
shares at ten dollars per share, etc. The above cemetery is
pleasantly laid out on Acote Hill, south of the village.

THE FRIENDS.
About 1643 there was a change of rulers in England.
Episcopacy was abolished for a season, and Presbyterianism
was established. There were many Dissenters, and among
them was George Fox, the first public preacher of the so-
called Quakers by their opponents. Fox took strong grounds
against drunkenness, the vices of the times, the established
mode of public religious worship, and rejected the sacrament ;
he gave his testimony against oaths, against salaried minis
ters of the gospel, against tithes, and some other religious
requirements. Their numbers rapidly increased ; they used
the singular pronoun when addressing only one person, and
refused to raise their hand to touch the hat when meeting
persons of their own or higher standing.* Their society is
governed by its own code of discipline. They are strong
advocates of the Holy Scriptures ; they believe in the resur
rection of the just and the uujust. Great persecution fol
lowed the Independents throughout England, especially this
?A delegation of the Society of Friends called on Victoria, the Queen,
soon after her coronation. They wore their broad-brimmed hats, which
they never removed in honor of any person. But according to custom,
on entering her presence their heads were uncovered by the "yeoman " of
the guard, and as they were non-resistants, they submitted.

.84 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
sect. In consequence of these sufferings many families left
their country and came to the American colonies. Among
them was William Penn, a devoted Friend, who came to
Philadelphia, and where to this day many of their noblest
institutions ^re due to the benevolence of this sect.
On account of the religous freedom enjoyed under the
jurisdiction of Roger Williams in the colony of Rhode Island,
many families of Friends followed him from the Bay State
colony, and their influence in the government from the i6th
to the 17th centuries was great. In 1700 nearly half of the
population of the island of Rhode Island were of the Friends
persuasion. Their meeting houses for divine worship were
plain and unadorned. Eight of the early governors of this
colony were Friends, and in many towns they held offices of
trust, as judges and legislators.
To Charles the Second, King of England, Rhode Island
owes her great religious freedom, as in her second charter
nothing is said against religious privileges. His brother
James, who succeeded him, was not as favorable. Religious
liberty was set forth, and the law of the colony first sanc
tioned the various religious opinions, which ever attend a
transition state.
The settlers not knowing for the time what opening might
be for them, scattered as they were in the wilderness, and
believing that some time must elapse before they would be
able to organize and have a regular place for public worship,
had neighborhood gatherings in some one of their homes, for
silent worship, unless otherwise moved by the Divine Spirit,
as they felt impressed by their bountiful Benefactor. In 1791
a plain and substantial house of worship was built not far
from the residence of the late Moses Cooper. Here for
nearly one hundred years they met twice each week. Among
their speakers were Smith Battey and his wife. Their quar
terly meetings are held in Smithfield and Northbridge, Mass.
Their yearly meetings have been held in Newport until very
recently, where they met their friends from different parts of
the Union. As neighbors and citizens, their influence has

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 85
had a strong moral and religious tone. They are true friends
of education, and civil and religious liberty.
In 1783 a petition was presented to the Assembly by some
Friends to manumit the slaves of this State. The subject
was well discussed, and the committee appointed to take into
¦consideration the petition were Thomas Wells, John Smith, of
Glocester, Benjamin Howland, Stephen Steere, Joseph Noyes,
Nathan Millar, and Abraham Lippitt. Though African
slave trade was disapproved, no final action was taken until
1787, when, by vote of the Assembly, it was forbidden that
the master of any vessel should purchase or transport any
Tiegroes for slavery, or for any citizen to cause said purchase.
All children born after the above date were to be free.
In June, 1790, a society was formed for promoting the abo
lition of slavery in the United States, and for improving the
African race. This society was incorporated with the names
of one hundred and fourteen influential men of this State.
From this town are the names of Hon. Daniel Owen, Rufus
Smith, Esq., and John Brown, Esq. Several of the slaves
born previous to the Revolution lived until 1830.
Among the Friends who were governors was Governor
Hopkins, who signed with a trembling hand the Declaration
¦of Independence. Until the war of the Revolution the
holders of offices did not of necessity require "any participa
tion in military affairs or war appendages. After the war
these were required. Then the members of the Friends'
Society declined any appointments.
William Penn says of the early public speakers of the
Friends (they were both men and women) " that they were
¦changed themselves before they went about to change others,
their hearts were rent as well as their garments, not schemes
oi doctrine and verbal creeds, or new forms of worship, but
-leaving off in religion the superfluous, reducing the cere
monious and formal part, and earnestly pressing the substan-
itial, the necessary and profitable part."
All that embraced the principles of Friends and attended
iheir meetings regularly, were by their consent reckoned

86 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
members, and their children. It is their great wish to incul
cate and influence by love and kindness. They have their
rules of discipline. The person appointed as clerk is to
record what seems to be the manifestation of truth in their
meetings.*

BUSINESS MEN IN 1885.
Auctioneers — John M. Eddy and H. S. Taylor, Harmony;
Samuel Steere, Chepachet.
Blacksmiths— Josepih. Baraba and Daniel Mowry, Che
pachet ; Frank Steere, Harmony.
Box Makers — Hopkins & Houghton, West Glocester.
Butchers — C. A. Capron, E. Place, H. A. Sayles and Benja
min White, Chepachet.
Builders — A. W. Gorey, E. F. Keech and N. Taft, Che
pachet ; J. S. Evans, Harmony.
Coal and Wood Dealer — Walter A. Read, Chepachet.
Stoves — William Hawkins, W. A. Read and R. H.
Wade, Chepachet ; C. W. Whipple, Harmony.
Fish Dealers — C. E. Brown and W. B. Shippee, Chepachet.
Grist Mills — A. S. Peckham and Smith A. Steere, Che
pachet; Dennis Paine, Harmony.
Hair Dressers — A. H. Harrington and John A. Staples,
Chepachet. Hardware and Cutlery — G. H. Davis, Chepachet.
Harness Maker — R. H. Wade, Chepachet.
Hotel. — H. R. Taft, Harmony Hotel, Harmony.
Insurance Agents — C. W. Farnum, William H. Hawkins
and E. W. White (life), Chepachet.

?Rhode Island, in 1656, would not join the United Colonies in commend
ing to the courts to pass laws forbidding the Quakers to live within their
jurisdiction; but appealed to England for aid to enable her to carry out
the principles of her charter.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.

87

Jewelry and Watches — James W. Laney, Chepachet.
Wines and Liquors — R. H. Tobin, Chepachet.
Lumber Dealer — Simeon Sweet, Chepachet.
Masons — ^Joseph Holbrook, Joseph Page and Abram Smith,
Chepachet ; James B. Coman, Harmony.
Painters — Seth Mowry, L. C. Rounds and E. Westcott,
Chepachet. Periodicals — James W. Laney, Chepachet.
Physicians — Albert Potter and E. A. Harris. Both are
members of the Rhode Island Medical Society.
Book and Job Printer — F. H. Potter, Chepachet.
Saw Mills — Albert Peckham and George W. Steere, Che
pachet ; Dennis Paine, West Glocester ; A. B. Steere, Har
mony. Stables — Randall Mowry, William R. Parkhurst and Harris
Steere, Chepachet.
Tinsmith — G. H. Davis, Chepachet.
Tailor — M. H. Angell, Chepachet.
Wheelwright — Daniel Mowry.
Print Works — (1882) — M. J. Converse, Chepachet; Ste
phen S. Potter, Harmony.

GRADUATES IN BROWN UNIVERSITY.

Asa Aldis,

1796.
George H. Browne,
1840
Joseph Winsor,
1840
Amasa S. Westcott,
1842
George M. Angell,
1844
John K. Bucklin, .
1 861
Stephen A. Cooke, Jr.,
1861
John W. Colwell, .
1872
Samuel L. Irons,. .
1882
88 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
PROFESSIONAL MEN.
PHYSICIANS.
Levi Eddy,  Dean,  Mason (lived in the Revolu
tion), Hazael Peckham, Daniel Bellows, Eleazer Bellows,
 Sweet, Edward T. Waldron, Joseph Bowen (living in
1820), George Gary, Mowry S. Peckham,  Harrington,
Allen Potter, Samuel Mowry, Jarvis Smith. Albert Potter
and George A. Harris are the present physicians.
LAWYERS.
Asel Steere, John B. Snow, Charles F. Tillinghast, Samuel
Ames, Samuel Y. Atwell, James M. Clark, George H. Browne,
Horace Manchester, Ziba O. Slocum.
BAPTIST MEETING HOUSE AND SOCIETY IN THE
VILLAGE OF CHEPACHET.
In 18 14 a number of Christian men seeing the great
need of having a house, aside from the school house and
private dwellings, for regular religious worship and disci
pline, obtained a charter in October under the name of
" The Christian Benevolent Society." The meeting house
was not built until 1821, in the northern part of the village.
In January, 1822, it was re-chartered as the "Chepachet
Meeting House," the Baptists to hold the power to occupy
it four Sundays each month, and the Universalists every
fifth Sunday. The Rev. Mr. Pickering, from Providence
and the Rev. Adin Ballou, of Smithfield, sometimes sup
plied the desk on the fifth Sunday. After a few years
their services were entirely given up. The lot was given by
Mr. Amherst Kimball. The pews were sold previous to-
building the house, to pay the expense. The church was
well proportioned, with a steeple and a good bell ; galleries
were on each side and at one end, and the pulpit was at the
other end. The cost was about ;$4,ooo. The following

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 89
named persons were pew owners : Thomas Owen, Esek
Brown, Jr., Joseph Steere, Ahab Sayles, Amherst Kim
ball, Obadiah Smith. Olney Browne, Lyndon Smith, Ste
phen Willmarth, Jesse Tourtellott, Chad Sayles, Ira P.
Evans, Stephen' Eddy, Jeptha Hunt, John B. Snow,
James Sprague, Eber Phetteplace, Job Armstrong, Cyrus
Cooke, Joel Paine, Amasa Eddy, Jr., Arnold Brown, James
Wilder, Samuel Potter, Joseph White, John M. Hunt,
Elisha Browne, Jr., Hezekiah Cady, Daniel Evans, Jr., Sayles
Browne, Amasa Sayles, Arnold Owen, Lawton Owen, Ara
Hawkins, Elisha Winsor, Duty Evans, Scott C. Armstrong,
Clovis H. Bowen, Jedediah Sprague, and Nelson Eddy, with
the grant to hold property not to exceed thirty thousand
dollars, etc.
In the articles of association, under the name of " The
Proprietors of the Chepachet Meeting House," it was stated
that every pew holder on the ground floor had a right to vote
at -all meetings of the society. Eight owners of pews on
the ground floor constituted a legal meeting for business.
A small organ has been furnished. The house has been
kept well repaired. It is on a fine lot of land, and has a good
shed in the back part of the yard.
BAPTIST SOCIETY AND SUNDAY SCHOOL.
A Free Baptist Church was organized in the village of
Chepachet in the year 1825, Rev. Reuben Allen, pastor.
He was followed by the Rev. Joseph White, Zachariah Jor
dan, Arthur Ross, Maxcy Burlingame and John Pratt. The
Rev. D. Curtis supplied the pulpit in 1838, 1839 and 1840.
He superintended the Sunday-school — seventy-five scholars.
Since then the pulpit has been supplied by Rev. Ami Brad
bury, I. M. Purkis, A. H. Morrill and Rev. John Rodgers, the
present pastor. The church has generally had from fifty to
seventy-five members. A monthly conference has generally
been sustained. The clergymen that have supplied the pul
pit have usually been the first class in the denomination.

90 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
The first Sunday-school reported from this town was organ
ized in 1828, at Chepachet, in connection with the Baptist
church at the meeting house. Job Armstrong was the
Superintendent, and Dr. George Gary, Secretary. The
school in the above year was made auxiliary to the Rhode
Island Sunday-school Union. The following is the report
sent to the Union and printed in the annual report :
" Chepachet Sunday School, in Glocester, 1828."
" Our school commenced on the first Sunday in June last, and contin
ued five months. The average number of scholars were fifty, taught by
four instructors. Upwards of two hundred chapters in the Bible have
been committed to memory by the scholars.' Fine progress has been
made in reading. Our prospects are truly flattering. George Gary, Secretary."
The above school has been continued to the present time,
usually in a prosperous condition. Mrs. Miranda Sprague
and the present Superintendent, Deacon Smith A. Steere,
and many others, have devoted much time to the interest of
the young in this school. There are about seventy-five
scholars in the school, and a well-selected library.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
In the summer of 1829 a Sunday-school was organized in
the sixteenth school district, in the Brown school house ;
Clark Phetteplace, Superintendent. The school continued
six months — forty-five scholars. A library of fifty small vol
umes from the Rhode Island Sunday-school Union was pur
chased, and many religious tracts distributed. This school,
during about six months in the warm season, was kept up for
fifteen years. It was auxiliary to the Rhode Island Sunday-
school Union. In 1831, the interest in religious instruction
of the youth was increased by agents sent out by the Rhode
Island Sunday-school Union. During 1832 and 1833 there
were Sunday-schools organized and successfully cared for in
the Central school house, the Harmony school house, the old
Winsor meeting house. Pine Orchard, Robert Steere district,

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 9I
Jefferson district, Winsor school house and Richmond dis
trict. Most of these schools were kept open only in the
warm season. In these schools, from the reports it is inferred
that competent teachers were generally secured, and that
there was a good degree of interest in learning the Bible les
sons. In seven of these schools there were well selected
libraries, varying from 50 to 150 volumes, purchased from
the Rhode Island Sunday-school Union. Eight of these
schools were auxiliaries to the Rhode Island Sunday-school
Union. For nine or ten years, about four hundred and
thirty-five scholars were in these schools.
Superintendents of Sunday-schools found recorded, not
already named, are Aaron Wood, Abby Colwell, Riley
Steere, Job Steere, Miranda Phetteplace, Mrs. Riley Steere;
Susan M. Phetteplace, William S. Potter, Luther Waldron,
E. A. Phetteplace, Emeline Keech, Christopher Winsor,
Delia Irons, Mrs. L. Steere, Cyrus Eddy and Samuel Steere,
Jr. After 1846 there was a Congregationalist church and
Sunday-school organized at Chepachet. There is a small Free
Baptist church and Sunday-school in the south part of the
town ; fifty -four members in 1884. Forty members in the Sun
day-school. The late Rev. Charles Wade was a faithful pastor
in this church for several years. The above society is partly
in Glocester and partly in Foster.
There are two small Advent churches in the town. One
at Clarkville, where Elder^ Eldridge has spent some time.
The other in the northeastern part of the town. Sunday-
schools, a part of the year, are sustained in the above two
societies. At different times several preachers have supplied
their desks. EPISCOPALIANS.
The General Assembly was petitioned in February, 18 18,
"for the establishment and promotion of the worship of
Almighty God in Chepachet, according to the discipline,
rites, usages and ceremonies of the Protestant Episcopal

92 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
Church, in the United States, and praying for an act of
incorporation to enable them, with greater convenience, to
effect their aforesaid purposes, and to manage and secure the
property and funds of which they are now, or may hereafter
become possessed." It was granted, and Joseph Bowen, Ira
P. Evans, Job Armstrong, Anan Evans, Cyrus Cooke, Amasa
Eddy, Joseph Steere, Asel Steere, Christopher C. Dexter,
Amherst Kimball, Joseph Wilmarth, Jesse Tourtellot, Wil
liam Tourtellot, Jeptha Hunt, Russell Evans, Thomas Owen,
Jr., Stephen Eddy, Esek Brown, Jr., Ara Hawkins, Benja
min Bowen, John Wood, Lyndon Smith, Ahab Sayles,
Thomas Matheson, Jr., John Hawkins, and also such others
as may hereafter be admitted as members, are hereby and
forever created a body corporate and politic with perpetual
succession, by the name of the church wardens, vestry and ¦
parish of Christ's church, at Chepachet, in Glocester," etc.
(Schedule of the General Assembly, 1818.) Thomas Owen,
Jr., and Anan Evans were delegates from Christ's church to
the Episcopal Convention held at St. Paul's church, Paw
tucket, on the first Tuesday in June, 18 18. Rev. George
Taft, Deacon, while in college officiated occasionally at
Christ's church, Chepachet. Mr. Taft continued his services
as often as he could after his settlement at Pawtucket. Rev.
Dr. N. B. Crocker, late of St. John's church, sometimes offi
ciated. At the Episcopal Convention held at St. John's church.
Providence, in 1819, Thomas Owen, Esq., and Joseph Bowen,
M. D., were delegates from Christ's church, Glocester. The
church service was in the hall of the Evans hotel, for which
the society paid ^45 per year.
For two or three years the interest in the church increased,
and there was a strong prospect that a meeting house
for the society might soon be built, but reverses came
in the removal and passing away of several of the more
active members. In 1836 the Rev. Louis Jansen was sent
here by the Rhode Island Episcopal Convention, to hold the
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HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 93
well received, and had on Sundays large congregations. He
made a report to the convention, June, 1837. He remained
here one year. The Sunday-school was well sustained. His
wife died here.
By the request of some of the residents in the village, the
Episcopal Convention, in the autumn of 1864, sent the Rev.
Samuel H. Webb to hold Episcopal service in the unoccupied
Congregationalist meeting house. Services were held here
about eight months. Persons interested did not feel able to
build a church, consequently for the time being the services
were closed.
CONGREGATIONALISTS.
In 1833, the Baptist meeting house in the village of Che
pachet not being permanently occupied, the Rev. Mr. Dun
ham was sent here by the Rhode Island Congregational Con
sociation. He supplied the pulpit about one year. An
interesting Sunday-school was sustained. His health failed
him, and he was obliged to leave to get rest.
In 1845, Orin F. Otis, a graduate of Yale College and of
Union Theological Seminary, was called to preach to a small
Evangelical Congregational Society in the village. The
society was organized by an ecclesiastical council appointed
from the several churches of the Rhode Island Consociation.
William R. Waterman, Jonathan Tourtellot, Scott W. Mowry,
Lawton Owen, Orin F. Otis and others petitioned the Gen
eral Assembly to be created a body politic and incorporate
forever. It was granted. A church was formed with ten
members. Mr. Otis was ordained and installed pastor of
the church in March, 1846. During this year a very neat,
convenient and well-proportioned meeting house was built,
with a good bell for the size of the house, and a fine yard,
with a shed in the back part of the yard. A small organ has
been furnished. Mr. Otis was pastor of this church until 1864,
when, by his own request, he resigned and went to live in
Providence. At the time he left, there were about twenty mem-

94 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
bers in his church. He was a devoted Christian, and always
ready for every good word and work. A well organized Sun
day-school was well sustained. The church for about six
years was without a pastor. The pulpit was generally sup
plied by various clergymen. The Rev. Mr. Arnold, from
Elmwood, was here some months. In 1870, the Rev. Mr.
Scott was settled as pastor. He was active in all church
interest, and was here about six years when he resigned by
request. The following June the Rev. George L. Dickinson
was called to the pastorate. He was successful in the church
-and Sunday-school several years. In May, 1879, the Rev.
H. E. Johnson, the present esteemed pastor, commenced his
labors with the church.
Miss Ruth Irons, Church Clerk ; Stephen Irons, Superin
tendent of the Sunday-school, which has been well sustained
since the church was organized. The meeting house is kept
in excellent repair by the society. Recently a fine stained
glass window has been put in the meeting house, given by
Miss White to the society. LIBRARY.
The Union Library Company in Glocester was organized
in the year 1794, and the following named persons petitioned
the General Assembly for a charter, viz. : William Tourtellot,
Timothy Wilmarth, Jesse Armstrong, Benjamin Hawkins,
Solomon Owen, Jesse Potter, Jonathan Knapp, Thomas
Owen, Jr., Stephen Winsor, Area Phetteplace, Simeon Smith,
David Grossman, Asahel Keach. Anan Evans, Seth Hunt,
Benjamin Phetteplace, Eleazer Bellows, Cyrus Cooke, Sim
eon Steere, Jon'athan Harris, Esek Harris, Duty Salsbury,
Daniel Owen, Oliver Owen, James Mason, Daniel Owen, Jr.,
John Aldrich, Elijah Armstrong, Joctan Putnam, Joseph
Hines, Seth Ross, Stephen Wilmarth, Oliver Smith, Peter
Hawkins, Joseph Bowen, Samuel Steere, Asa Barlow, Elisha
Field, Stephen Brown, Mark Steere, Asel Steere, Robert Dur
fee, Jacob Smith, Jonathan Paine, Anthony Place, Stephen Val-

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 95
let, Jedediah Sprague, Abraham Fisk, Nicholas Keech, Ahab
Sayles, Benjamin Paine, Amasa Eddy, Thomas Brown, Daniel
Smith, Ebenezer Felch, Obadiah Smith, James Potter, Wan
ton Potter, Esek Smith, Joseph Wilmarth, Esek Sayles, Wil
liam Steere, Jr., Penelope Armstrong and Richard Steere, Jr.
The charter granted gave to the Library Company "power to
hold land and tenements, to buy and sell, but not to exceed the
sum of ;^5,ooo, said company to have annual meetings to
choose, three directors, a librarian and a treasurer."
The library contained several hundred well-selected books,
especially in history. It was owned by shareholders, and
very much read by some families. Names of shareholders r
Thomas Owen, Ira Phetteplace Evans, Duty Evans, Amherst
Kimball, Dr. Joseph Bowen, Mowry Smith, Abraham Win
sor, Eber Phetteplace, Jesse Tourtellot, Solomon Owen, Asel
Steere, Richard Steere, Duty Smith. The book-case con
taining the library was kept in a private school house in the
village of Chepachet. The librarian was to have the book
case opened every Saturday afternoon for receiving and taking
out books. After some thirty years, some of the share
holders moving away, some dying, and some becoming inef
ficient, the case the books were kept in needed repairing ;
the school house it was kept in became old and shattered ;
finally the shareholders decided to take the books and divide
them. A great loss afterwards to the town.
ORNITHOLOGY.
There are quite a variety of birds, including different spe
cies, in this town. Some of the birds pass most of their
time on trees, as the woodpecker ; some on the ground, like
the partridge ; some visit marshy places, as'^the heron ; some
rocks and dens. Hens, turkeys, geese and ducks have for a
long time been largely domesticated.
Hon. Ziba O. Slocum has a very fine case of m'ounted
birds, all shot in this town by himself. With permission, the
names of some of them are here given. The blue heron is
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96 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
the smallest ; a few of the 480 species of the humming bird,
hawks, woodpeckers, warblers, the white-winged cressbill,
wax wing and cedar bird, sparrows, bluejay, kingfisher, rob
ins, woodcocks, partridges, quails, shelldrake, red-breasted
merganzer, auks, snipes, red-winged cressbills and owls.

BOTANY.
Much wood is yet burnt for fuel. Coal is used more in the
villages. Lombardy poplars, chestnuts, several kinds of oak,
maple, ash, willows, walnut, birch, cedar, pines and hemlock ;
many fruit trees, and bushes bearing berries ; high and low
laurel, wild cherry, swamp cheese bushes, juniper, witch-
hazel, butternut ; many medicinal plants and wild flowers ;
sumach, sweetbrier, dogwood, wild roses, rhododendron or
rose tree, a shrub or small tree with evergreen leaves and
large brilliant flowers.
In the herbarium of the late Riley Phetteplace, about three
hundred of the different species of plants classed were col
lected in his father's garden and on his farm of about three
hundred acres. The old, large and beautiful elm in the house-
yard of the above farm was finally split in the centre, though
much was done to save it ; it is now gone. The late Doctor
Usher Parsons called it the largest and finest tree in the
State.
GEOLOGY.
From Jackson's geological survey of the town, some years
since, we learn that about two miles west from Chepachet,
near the turnpike, there is a variety of compact, thick-bedded
gneiss quarried, "and is known as " Pine Orchard grit." East
ward from this place is a large bed of black mica, associated
with a little granulas quartz. It is on the roadside. The
road is cut through a granite vein. The rocks are of a
primary class, consisting of gneiss, mica slate and granite.
Quartz is found in various forms in this town, and it is
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substance, as it serves to form the basis of glass, which is
composed of this mineral melted with an alkali and oxide of
lead. In plate glass it is united with potash of lime.
On the old road leading to Thompson, in the westerly part
of the town, is a ledge of rocks, where one part turns around
so decidedly as to get the name of " Elbow Rock." From the
road the ledge is so slanting that it is easily ascended to the
highest point. The back side is nearly precipitous many
feet. On the ground far below are two large rocks having
the form of coffins.
On the so-called Eber Phetteplace farm, now owned by
Mr. Benoni Lewis, is a very large balance rock, barrel-shaped,
weighing many tons. It is situated on the slanting side of a
small ledge of rocks, the bottom^ of this rock touching on the
ledge only in a few places. To the first look it would seem
that a slight wind would make it roll down. Several years
since, Mr. Phetteplace took some half-dozen of his workmen,
with iron bars and wedges, to try to roll down the large rock.
At first the task looked an easy one, but after hours of all the
skill and strength they were able to use, no change could be
made. There the rock still remains, and is spoken of 'by
persons who have visited the notable rock on the east shore
of Lake Memphremagog, as about an equal curiosity.

FREEMEN.
Freemen admitted from the town of Glocester, at Newport,
from the time it was set off from Providence, from 1732 to
1760: Admitted May, 1732. James King, Jr., John Hogg, Wait
Smith, Andrew Brown, Daniel Walling, David Thornton,
Cornelius Walling, Preserved Herndeen, William Coman,
Amariah Harris, Jonathan Olney, Michel Inman, Job Phette.
place, Richard Steere, William WalUng, and David Bur
lingame. 1733 Charles Waterman, Philip Phetteplace, Jonathan
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98 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
Vallet, Zorobabe] Cooper, Elisha Eady, David Ross, William
Coman, Samuel Gary, Jr., and Benjamin Keech.
1735. James Blackmore, Joshua Hall, Silas Tucker, John
Page, Peregrene Matheson, Thomas Cooper, Moses Cooper,
Isaiah Inman, Jr., Stephen Shelton, Joseph Eady, Jonathan
Richardson, Jr., Isaac Richardson, Jeremiah Sweet and
Thomas Wood.
1736. Jonathan Wade, Nathan Wade, Jonathan Eady,
Edward Evans, Jonathan Irons, Obadiah Jenks, Jr., Joseph
Gary, Daniel Sweet, Moses Bartlett, Daniel Aldrich and
Edward Inman, Jr.
1737. Francis Whitmore, John Marsh, Joseph Pettingill,
James Bloyce, Job Pray, David Phillips, Joseph Hix, John
Sly, John Keech, Jr., and Benjamin Macintire.
1738. Daniel Bartlett, Stephen Paine, Jr., Miles Sly,Ensha
Herenden, Jr., Richard Hayward, Eleazer Marsh, Ephraim
Marsh, Obadiah Bowen, William Keech, Jr., William Colwell^
Edward Davis, Daniel Hix, James Harris, Ichabod Bumpus,
Eliphalet Eady, Benjamin Keech, Jr., and Isaac Benson.
1739. Samuel Short, David Ross, David Ross, Jr., Stephen
Smith, John Benson, John Jencks, Jeremiah Irons, John
Inman, Anthony Steere, John Hunt and Abraham Inman.
1740. Elijah Inman and John Daley.
1 741. Benjamin Smith.
1742. Thomas Field, Abner Bartlet and Hezekiah
Mitchell. 1743. Elisha Cooke, Morris Tucker, Silas Williams, Dan
iel Smith and Timothy Wilmarth.
1744. Eliphalet Weight, William Herenden, John Grover,
Thomas Knowlton, John Davis, Elias Smith, Noah Arnold,
Obadiah Inman, John Whipple, Ebenezer Darling, James
Cowen, George Bumpus; Eliphalet Eddy, Ebenezer How
ard, Benjamin Phetteplace, Noah Aldrich, Jonathan Cutler,
Stephen Smith, Jr., and Nathaniel Man.
1745. Henry Shippey, Joseph Shippey, Job Bartlet, Rob
ert Colwell, Edward Bishop and John Chilson.

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1746. Zachariah Jenckes, Jeremiah Steere, Jonah Steere,
Richard Plummer, Joseph Grover, Benjamin Comings, Sam
uel Short, Jr., Enos Grover, Nehemiah Bellows', Jr., Abraham
Smith, John Allen, Isaac Hicks and Peleg Chace.
1757. Edward Davis, Joseph Phillips, Charles Polluck, Jon
athan Phetteplace, Joram Kynion, John Walling, Stephen
Baker, Abraham Inman, David Blackman, Ebenezer Aldrich,
Daniel Owen, Abraham Waterman, Jonathan Smith, Corne
lius Haven, Obadiah Brown, Benjamin Barril, Daniel Wheel-
ock, Daniel Howard, Isaiah Hernden, John Page, John Bushee,
Nehemiah Lewis, Richard Tucker, Preserved Hernden, Steph
en Grover, Andrew Phillips, Enoch Smith, David Phillips and
Orial Inman.
1758. William Coman, Jr., Richard Eddy, Samuel Steere,
John Hambleton, Uriah Hawkins, William Dean, Anthony
Place, Stephen Steere, Oliver Arnold, Zephaniah Andrews,
James Leonard and Joseph Keech.
1759. Abraham Fairfield, Silas Cook, Abraham Saun
ders, Zebedee Hopkins, Jr., William Aldrich, Nathaniel
Blackmar, Joseph Shippey, Jeremiah Phillips, William Col
well, Jr., William Bishop, Abraham Baker, Moses Bowdish,
Nathaniel Bowdish, Joseph Page, Jr., Samuel Salsbury, John
Andrews, Jedadiah Sprague, Stephen Salsbury, John Burdick,
Joseph Ross, Asa Kimball, and John Andrews, son of John.
1760. Enos Eddy, Elijah Hawkins, Hosanna Brown, Jr.,
Joseph Harris, William Dean, John Grover, Edward Carpen
ter, Charles Aldrich, Dudley Wade, Samuel Thornton, Paul
Wheelock, William Martin, John Barns, Benajah Whipple,
Eleazer Bowen, Jacob Walling, John Walling, Jr., John Agin-
ton, Isaac Benson, Edward Inman, Joseph Barns, Benoni
Tucker, Arnold Lewis, Jesse Brown and Thomas Thornton.
FAMILIES IN GLOCESTER IN 1774.
The following is a record of the names of families in the
town of Glocester in June, A. D. 1774; taken by order of
the General Assembly :

lOO HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
Charles Aldrich, Joseph Aldrich, Joseph Aldrich, Jr., Ste
phen Aldrich, John Andrew, John Allen, Widow Andrews,
Noah Aldrich-, David Arnold, Stephen Aldrich, Jr., Widow
Armstrong (5 children), Caleb Arnold, William Arnold, Gid
eon Arnold, Noah Arnold, Jr., Israel Arnold, Nathaniel
Andrews, Nedabiah Angell, Ebenezer Aldrich.
Andrew Brown, Elisha Brown, Jr., Jesse Brown, Obadiah
Brown, Elisha Brown, David Bowdish, Nathaniel Bowdish,
Moses Bowdish, Gideon Burgis, William Bowen, Benjamin
Burgis, John Bushee, Nathaniel Blackmar, Joseph Barnes,
Jobe Benson, Jeremiah Ballou, Daniel Ballou, Joseph Ballou,
Nehemiah Ballou, Seth Ballou, Daniel Barnes, Widow
Barnes, Joseph Barnes, Jr., John Baker, Thomas Burlin
game, Widow Baker, Abraham Baker, Stephen Baker, John
Baker, Stephen Bowen, William Bishop, Richard Bart
let, David Ballou, Hezekiah Bowen, Widow Bowen, Ezra
Bowen, H. Bowen, Mathew Barnes, Elezer Bowen, George
Bowen, Stephen Blackmar, Ichobod Bollard, Abner Black-
man, Nedabiah Brown, James Blackmar, Stephen Ballou,
Jeremiah Bollard, Jr., William Bussey, Chad Brown, Ho
sanna H. Brown, Daniel Brown, Edward Bishop, Thomas
Bishop, Elezer Ballou, David Burlinggame, Benedict Burling-
game. Widow Burlinggame, Obadiah Brown, Jr., Ezra Bart
let, Caleb Bartlet, Benjamin Barnes, Ezekiel Burlingame,
Jeremiah Brown, Israel Brown, James Bloss, Elisha Bartlet,
Ezekiel Brown, Joseph Basset, George Brown, Benjamin
Brown, James Brown, Obadiah Batton.
Moses Cooper, William Coman, Robert Colwell, Benjamin
Cowen, James Cole, Widow Cooke, Samuel Cooke, Richard
Clemence, Sylvanus Cooke, Thomas Collens, John Coller,
William Colwell, Jr., Silas Cooke, Gideon Cooke, Elijah
Cooke, Stephen Coper, Coggshall Chace, Henry Clarke, Eli
jah Cooke, Israel Cooke, Israel Chilson, Jeremiah Comstock,
Esek Comstock, Samuel Comstock, Elezer Grossman, Peter
Grossman, Thomas Curtis, Widow Curtis, Israel Comstock,
William Colwell, Moses Cooper, Jr., Joseph Cowen, John
Cowen, James Cowen, Samuel Clarke, Samuel Cutler, Solo
mon Cutler, Widow Cole.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. lOI
Peleg Dexter, John Dexter, Gideon Daley, John Durfey,
James Durfey, Edward Davis, Joseph Davis, Andrew Dar
ling, John Davis, David Darling, Ebenezer Darling, Antho-
ney Dyer, Jeremiah Dexter.
Enos Eddy, Widow Eddy, Jemima Eddy (widow), Jona
than Eddy, Jonathan Eddy, Jr., John Eddy, Gideon Eddy,
Joseph Eddy, Jr., Joseph Eddy, [Enoch Eddy, Zachariah
Eddy, Daniel Eddy, Abner Eates, William Eddy, Eliphelet
Eddy, John Edgenton, Obadiah Esten.
Charles Field, John Fenner, Abraham Fairfield.
Elisha Greene, Elisha Greene, Jr., Peter Greene, William
Greene, David Greene.
Andrew Herendeen, William Herendeen, Zebedee Hopkins,
William Hawkins, Amaziah Harris, Jonathan Harris, Zebe
dee Hopkins, Jr., Joseph Harris, Thomas Herrendeen, Elisha
Harris, Dan Hix, Henry Head, Thomas Howland, Samuel
Heldrick, Benjamin Hawkins, Uriah Hawkins, William
Hawkins, Jr., Samuel Howland, Cornelius Havens, William
Heerendeen, John Howland, John Howland, Jr., William
Howland, Ozial Hopkins, Jabish Hopkins, Seth Hopkins,
Elijah Hawkins, David Hill, David Hopkins, Elisha Hop
kins, Isaac Hix, Luther Hix, Othnial Herrendeen, William
Harvey, Jonathan Harris, Jr., Israel Herrendeen, Solomon
Herrendeen, Levi Herrendeen, William Hill, Isiah Her
rendeen, Preserved Herrendeen, Eliab Herrendeen, Seth
Hunt, John Hunt, John Hunt, Jr., Frances Hambelton.
Thomas Irons, Elisha Inman, Jr., John Ide, Elisha Inman,
Samuel Inman, Elisha Inman, 3d, Abraham Inman, Ezekiel
Inman, Edward Inman, Samuel Irons, Jr., Jeremiah Irons,
Jr., Israel Inman, John Inman, David Inman, Samuel Irons,
Stephen Irons, Resolved Irons, Ozial Inman, William Irons,
Jonathan Irons.
John Jenks, Jr., John Jenks, Jonathan Jillson.
Zephaniah Keech, Christopher Keech, John Kimball,
James King, Paul Knapp, Benjamin Killy, Stephen Keech,
Sylvanus Keech, Joseph Keech, Manariah Killy, Asa Kim-
bell, Jorem Kimbell, Nathan Kinyon, Jesse Keech.
Abiah Luther, James Leonard, Arnold Lewis, Solomon

I02 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
Lapham, Jethro Lapham, Obadiah Lewis, Vinten Lewis,
James Lewis, Joseph Lasuer, Nehemiah Lewis, Richard
Lewis. Peregreen Matheson, Gideon Mowry, Thomas Mowry, Jr.,
Jacob Mowry, Jeremiah Merethew, Noah Miller, Rufus
Mackintier, John Mitchel, John Matheson, Edward Mitchel,
John Matheson, Thomas Mowry, Joshua Matheson, Nero
Matheson, Jno. Matheson, Simeon Macintier, Rufus Macin-
tier, Jr., Samuel May, Widow Melavery, Zephaniah Mowry,
Daniel Matheson, Experience Mitchel, John Mitchel, Jr.,
Daniel Mitchel, Andrew Man, Micajah Moffit, Enoch Moffet,
Jonathan Mitchel, Zuriel Mitchel, Daniel Man, William
Martin, James Martain, Ezekiel Mitchel, Gideon Marten,
Reuben Mason.
Thomas Owen, Daniel Owen, Solomon Owen, Joseph
Olney, John Olney.
Jobe Phetteplace, Samuel Potter, John Phillips, Adam
Phillips, Great Jeremiah Phillips, William Phillips, Jeremiah
Phillips, 3d, Joseph Place, Daniel Place, Henry Polluck,
Marke Peters, Nathan Pain, Nathan Pain, Jr., Stephen Pain,
Samuel Phetteplace, David Phillips, Jeremiah Phillips, Jr.,
Ephraim Phillips, Joshua Phillips, Andrew Phillips, David
Phillips, Jr., Benjamin Phetteplace, Samuel Phetteplace, Jr.,
Jonathan Phetteplace, John Place, John Page, William Page,
James Page, Resolved Phetteplace, John Phetteplace, Eph
raim Pearce, Joseph Page, William Page, Jr., Abel Potter,
Joseph Phillips, Peter Place, Nathan Place, Stephen Place,
Charles Polluck, Stephen Pain, Jr., Benjamin Pain, Richard
Plumer, Simeon Place.
William Raymond, Nathaniel Raymond, Israel Raymond,
Samuel Ross, Samuel Ross, Jr., John Ross, William Ross,
Joseph Ross, Isaac Ross, Jothum Round, Widow Richard
son, Seth Richmond, David Richmond, George Round,
Isaac Richardson, David Richardson,
Rufus Smith, John Smith, Aholiab Smith, Widow Smith,
John Smith (son of Benj.), Arnold Smith, Ezekiel Smith,
Edward Salsbury, David Salsbury, Benjamin Smith, Enos

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. IO3
Smith, Ezekiel Sayles, Wait Smith, Obed Smith, Stephen
Smith, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr., Jonas Sprague,
Richard Sprague, Stephen Sanders, Peter Shippe, Jonah
Steere, Simon Smith,  Slocum, Hosea Steere, John
Steere, Enoch Steere, Noah Steere, Leonard Smith, Esek
Shelton, James Sweet, James Sweet, Jr., Richard Smith,
Esek Smith, Widow Steere, David Steere, Abraham Smith,
Isaac Smith, Stephen Smith, Jr., Abraham Sanders, Othnial
Sanders, Robert Sanders, Henry Sanders, Stephen Salsbury,
Samuel Sprague, Samuel Steere, Jonathan Smith, Timothy
Sweet, Ezra Stone, Christopher Shippe, Christopher Shippe,
Jr., Joseph Smith (son of Samuel), John Streeter, Samuel
Short, John Short, Oliver Stone, Jobe Smith, Jeremiah
Sanders, Elkanah Shirmon, Thomas Shippe, Stephen Shippe,
Jahalel Smith, Jobe Steere, Simeon Steere, Jeremiah Steere,
Jeremiah Sweet, Joseph Shippe, Henry Shippe, Richard
Steere, Stephen Steere, Caleb Sheldon, John Smith, Jr.,
Widow Sarah Smith, Stephen Smith, Israel Smith, Jeremiah
Smith, Jedadiah Sprague, John Straite, Israel Sayles, Martin
Smith. Richard Tucker, Benoni Tucker, Silas Tucker, Ebenezer
Thornton, Rufus Tucker, John Thornton, William Turner,
Samuel Thornton, William Tourtellot, Jesse Tourtellot,
Daniel Tourtellot, Hasekiah Tinkcom, Abner Tucker, John J.
Thornton, Benjamin Thornton, Ichabod Thompson, Benja
min Tourtellot, Jeremiah Thornton, Abraham Tourtellot,
Joseph Thornton, Abraham Thayer, Levi Thornton.
William Vinsent, William Vincent, Jr., David Vallet, Jon
athan Vallet.
Nathan Wade, Jonathan Wade, William Wade, Nathaniel
Wade, Gideon Wade, John Williams, William Williams,
Joseph Winsor, Abraham Winsor, Amos Winsor, Christo
pher Winsor, Anan Winsor, Charles Winsor, Benjamin War
ner, Benjamin Warner, Jr., Benajah Whipple, Silas Williams,
Reuben Williams, Thomas Williams, Nathan Wood, Daniel
Walter, William Wilkinson, John Woodard, Timothy Wil
marth, Timothy Wilmarth, Jr., Asa White, Abraham Water-

I04 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
man, Elijah Whipple, Cornelius Walling, Jeremiah Walling,
Douglass White, Noah Wood, Thomas Wall, Jacob Walling,
Isaac Walling, John Walling, Widow Walling, Daniel Whe-
lock, Daniel Whelock, Jr., Noah Whitman, Noah White, Jon
athan W^hipple, Stephen Winsor, Widow Williams, John
Whipple, Thomas Wood, Widow Wood, Jerah Wilcox, Enoch
Whipple. Names of some old families that have passed away since
the Revolution :
Oliver Aldrich, Elijah Armstrong, James Aldrich, Jesse
Armstrong, John Aldrich, Job Armstrong, Scot Armstrong,
William Armstrong.
Chad Brown, Olney Brown, Esek Brown, Andrew Brown,
Sayles Brown, Nicholas Brown.
Benjamin Cowin, James Cowin, Stephen Cowin, John
Capron, Cyrus Cooke, Horatio Cooke, Cyril Cooke, Richard
Clemence, Hezekiah Cady.
Anthony Dyer.
Daniel Evans, Duty Evans, Ira P. Evans, Stephen Eddy,
Amasa Eddy.
Jeptha Hunt, John Hawkins, Pardon Hunt.
Stephen Irons, Samuel Irons, Samuel Irons, Samuel Irons,
Resolved Irons, Laban Irons, Dexter Irons, Paris Irons,
Nathan Irons, Colwell Irons.
 Kimball, Horace Kimball, Nicholas Keech, Stephen
Keech, Jeremiah Keech.
Jonathan Lackey.
Thomas Owen, Arnold Owen, Daniel Owen, Solomon
Owen, Daniel Owen, Ora Owen.
Benjamin Paine, Stephen Paine, Samuel Potter, Arnold
Phetteplace, Clark Phetteplace, Dexter Phetteplace.
Deacon Asa Steere, Samuel Steere, Joseph Sweet, Tim
othy Sweet, Solomon Sweet, Jeremiah Sweet, Jeremy
Sweet, Enoch Steere, Clark Steere, Otis Sayles, Jeremiah
Sheldon, Chad Sayles, Ahab Sayles, Welcome Sayles, Silas
Saunders, John Sprague, James Sprague, Smith Sprague,

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. IO5
George Sprague, Jedediah Sprague, William Sprague, Rich
ard Steere, Stephen Steere, Mark Steere, Mark Steere, Smith
Steere, Asel Steere, Oliver Smith, Mowry Smith, Thomas
Smith. William Waterman, Square Williams, William Winsor,
Obadiah Winsor, Samuel Winsor, Joseph Winsor, Elisha
Winsor, Jeptha Winsor, Benjamin White.
The number of families in Glocester, taken by the census
in 1885, was 475. Number of houses, 473 ; number of acres
in the farm for the poor, 90.
TAXPAYERS IN GLOCESTER IN 1885.
Names of persons living in Glocester that were taxed for
real or personal property in 1885 :
Moses Aldrich's heirs, Benjamin B. Aldrich, George M.
Allen, William Allen, Jesse Angell, Manning H. Angell and
wife, James A. Angell, Elijah Armstrong, Warren O. Arnold
and wife, Anna Arnold's heirs, Charles Aylesworth, Lydia
A. Armstrong, Edward Atkinson, George Alderwick.
Francis M. Baker, Mary E. Baker, Amasa Baker, Jesse P.
Ballou, Albert Barnes and wife, Richard Barnes, Charles
Barnes, Polly Barnes' heirs, Louisa M. Barnes, William
Barry, Drusila Bates, Mary Babbitt, Alba Bellows, Bowditch
Reservoir Company, Andrew Brown, William Brown, Laban
Brown, Elisha Brown, Henry T. Brown, Maria A. Brown,
Eugene D. Brown and wife, James B. Brown, Oscar M. Brown,
Reuben J. Brown, Elisha M. Brown, Henry C. Brown, Nancy
Brown's heirs, Amasa Burlingame, William P. and George
M. Burlingame, Benedict A. Burlingame, Samuel S. Burgess,
Albert Bucklin, Francis H. Buxton, Thomas Bresette.
Clinton A. Capron, Joseph H. Cady, James M. Carpenter,
Elias Carpenter and wife. Low Carpenter, Michael Carroll,
Dana W. Capron, EUery N. Carder, Mary Clark, John S.
Clark, William Clegg, Daniel P. Clemence, Reuben A. Clem
ence, Richard M. Clemence, Daniel M. Clemence, Leonard
S. Clemence, Angelina Clemence, George A. Colwell, Ray-
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I06 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
mond P. Colwell and wife, Joseph Cole, CorHss Coman,
David Coman, Nelson D. Coman's heirs, James B. Coman,
Margaret Conlan, Marvin J. Converse, Jr., Edward O. Cooke
and wife, Edward S. Cook, Michael A. Cook, John G.
Cook, Silas L. Cook, Percy E. Cook, James Corbin, Amey
Cornell, John Coughlin, Jr., William Couton, Louis Couton,
Francis J. Crawford, William A. Cushman and wife, James
N. Cutler, Samuel B. Cutler and wife, George E. Cutting
and wife, Elizabeth Curtis.
Albert S. Daggett, Sydney C. Daniels, Dexter Davis' heirs,
Paris O. Davis, Susan Daggett, Elisha Daggett, Hannah L.
Dawley, John Donnelly, Henry R. Dexter, Ellen Dowdell,
Cornelius and Bridget Drury, Richard C. Durfee and wife,
Frank Dumas, Francis Dunn.
Sophia Eastman, Arnold Eddy and wife, James A. Eddy
and wife, George Eddy and wife's heirs, Betsey Eddy, Hiram
J. Eddy, Stephen A. Eddy, Henry E. Eddy, John M. Eddy,
Thomas J. Eddy, Arthur Eddy, Mary B. Eddy, Fanny M,
Eddy, Alexander Eddy, Owen Eddy, Eugene F. Eddy, Maria
Evans, Mason N. Evans, James S. Evans and wife, Amey M.
Evans. Cyrus Farnum, Cyrus A. Farnum's heirs, Charles M. Far
num and wife, Harris S. Farnum and wife, John A. Farnum,
Charles W. Farnum, 2d, William Ferguson and wife, Frank
lin Bank, James Fricker, Artemus Fuller and wife, Ann T. J.
Fiske, Friendship Lodge.
Daniel C. Gleason, Arnold N. Gory's heirs, Sarah J. Gory,
Allen N. Gory, Adeline E. Graves, William H. Graves, Oliver
Green, William Green and wife, William C. Green, Thomas
M. Green, James H. Greenhalgh, John Gross, 'Jr., Stilman
Gross. George A. Harris, M. D., Albert A. Harrington and wife,
Lydia A. Harrington, James Harrington's heirs, James B.
Hammond, Nancy H. Hammond, Franklin B. Ham, William
Hancock and wife, William W. Hawkins, Jr., Ayllette R.
Hawkins and wife, George Hawkins, Henry A. Hawkins,
Allen Hawkins, Allen and Henry A. Hawkins, Robert B,

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 1 07
Hawkins, Hawkins and Houghton, Ara Hawkins and wife,
John W. Hawkins, Irving B. Hawkins, William Hawkins, Jer
emiah Hawkins, Philip W. Hawkins, Joshua Hill, Joseph H.
Holbrook and wife, Margaret J. Holden, Thomas Hopkins,
George O. Hopkins and wife, Joseph H. Hopkins, John Hopp,
Merrick Houghton and wife, Andrew J. Hubbard, Alexander
Houghton, Louis H. Houghton.
Sterling S. Irons, Stephen C. Irons, Thomas Irons, Betsey
and Ruth T. Irons, Esten B. Irons, Henry D. Irons, Charles
H. Irons, Joseph H. Irons.
Hiram E. Johnston and wife.
Benjamin Keech, Nelson M. Keech, Francis J. Keech,
Emily J. King, Edward J. King, Michael Killon and wife,
Edwin C. Kelley and wife, Reuben Knight, Louisa Knight.
Enos Lapham, Clemont Robossiere, James W. Laney,
George W. Latham and wife, Clarissa Lawrence, Nelson A.
Law, Ernest F. Law, John R. Lee, George A. Lee, Benoni
Lewis, Henry Lewis and wife, John B. Lincoln, John Long
and wife, Calvin Luther, John C. Luther, Adelia Luther,
Aldana Lyon, Edward L. Leveck.
Alfred H. and Hannah Martin, Patrick McGunigle, Joseph
C. Medbury's heirs, Allen Medbury, John Miller, John A.
Mills, Frank P. Mitchell and wife, James N. Mitchell, Eliza
A. Mitchell, Calvary Mitchell, Benjamin C. Mitchell and
wife, Atwell Mowry's heirs, Randall Mowry, Seth Mowry,
Mahala Mowry, Daniel Mowry, Oscar S. Mowry, George A.
Mowry and wife, George T. Mowry, Albert J. Mowry and
wife, Samuel O. Mowry.
Edwin M. Neff and wife.
James B. Olney, James Olney, Walter M. Olney, George
L. Owen, James M. Owen, Laura A. Owen, Susan Owen,
Charies O'Reilly
Joseph Page, Maria Page's heirs, Abigail Page, Alba S.
Page, John H. Paine, Squire M. Paine, Dorcas Paine, Mathe
son Paine's heirs, Dennis Paine, Daniel M. Paine and wife,
William R. Parkhurst, John Peckham's heirs, George H.
Peckham and wife, Albert S. 'Peckham, A. S. and G. H.

I08 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
Peckham, James Peckham, Joseph Perkins, Harley Phillips
and wife, Michael Phillips, Clark Phetteplace's heirs, Edward
L. Phetteplace, Hiram Phetteplace, Horatio N. F. Place,
Allen S. Place, Charies R. Place and wife, William N. Place,
Lewis M. Place and wife, James M. Place and wife, Calvin
Place, Edward Place, Welcome Place, Harley Place and wife,
Marvin Plummer and wife, Isabella Potter, William A. Potter,
Albert Potter, M. D., Charles Potter, Benjamin Poole, Pona
ganset Reservoir Co., Esias Pray, Eddy Pray, Richard Pray,
Jeremiah Pray, Amasa Potter, Amey Pray.
Charies H. Randall, Henry A. Randall, Walter A. Read,
Laura A. Owen, James Reynolds, Albert Reynolds, William
H. Richardson, William B. Richardson and wife, Horace
Richmond and wife's heirs, Lawton C. Rounds and wife, Gil
bert Rounds, Michael Reily.
Joseph Sarle, Frances E. Sabin, Leonard Sayles, Henry A.
Sayles, Henry A. Salsbury, Mercy Saunders, Albert R. Saun
ders, Dexter A. Saunders, George A. Saunders and wife,
Albert H. Saunders, William A. Sanford and wife. Smith
Saunders, Barton W. Saunders, Isaac A. Saunders, Atwell W.
Saunders, Peter A. Sebille, Almeda Simonds, Charles E. Shaw
and wife, Jeremiah Sheldon and wife, Sydney I. Sherman
Adin Sherman, Clinton Shippee, Olive and Anna M. Shippe,
William B. Shippee, Adin S. Shippee, Isaac C. Shippee, Almira
Sisson, Felix Slavin, Felix S. Slavin, Lydia S. Slocum, Edwin
Smith and wife, Albert C. G. Smith, Albert H. Smith, Byron
A. Smith, Carlton G. Smith, George C. Smith, Sarah J.
Smith, Marietta Smith, Maria N. Smith, Ann Smith, Martha
Smith, Emor Smith's heirs, Abby V. Smith, Coomer G.
Smith, Anson Smith, E. D. Smith, Russell M. Smith, Chad
A. Sprague, Francis Sprague, Jedadiah Sprague, Miranda A.
Sprague, Anthony Sprague, Jenckes A. Sprague, John A.
Staples, William W. Steere and H. W. Paine, Silas Steere,
Horace S. Steere and wife, Fred. Steere, Thomas W. Steere
(for wife), William T. Steere, Smith Steere's heirs, Ora F.
Steere, Enoch Steere, Job Steere, Charles H. Steere, A. A.
M. Steere's heirs, Susan T. Steere, Joseph Steere, Henry W.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. IO9
Steere, Lucy L. Steere, Seth H. Steere's heirs, Ira W. Steere
and wife, Samuel Steere, Harris Steere, Clovis W. Steere
and wife. Smith A. Steere, George W. Steere, Oliver Steere,
George W. Steere, Jr., William H. Steere, Oliver W. Steere,
Andrew J. Steere, William C. Steere, Harriet Stone,
Lyman B. Stone, Andrew L. Stone, Sayles Streeter and wife,
Fannie E. Sweet, Dariing E. Sweet's heirs, Nathan Sweet,
Jesse B. Sweet, Thomas P. Sweet's heirs, Simeon Sweet,
Timothy D. Sweet, Mary Sweet.
Norreddin Taft and wife, Richard B. Taft, Henry R. Taft,
Edmund M. Taft, Henry S. Taylor, William S. Taylor, Amy
P. Thorp, Nehemiah Tinkham, William C. Tourtellot, Caleb
E. Tucker's heirs, Robert S. Tucker, George A. Tucker and
wife, George N. and George A. Turner, William Tunmore
Edwin J. Valentine.
Anan W. Wade, James F. Wade, Esek O. Wade, Samuel
W. Wade and wife, Robert H. Wade, Charles A. Wade, Na
thaniel B. Wade, Patrick Wall, John Wall, James M. Water
man, Samuel Waldron's heirs, Ruth Waldron, Nancy Welman,
Edwin Westcott, Robert H. West, Mary B. White, Charies L.
Whipple, Henry C. White, Everett W. White, Benjamin
White and wife, William H. White, George N. White, Benja
min A. Winsor, A. L. and Mary E. Williams, Alphonso P.
Williams and wife, Emily J. Winsor, John Wilkinson, Jr.,
Joseph Woodhead's heirs, Joshua Woodhead.
NON-RESIDENT TAXPAYERS.
Clarence A. Aldrich, Samuel W. Aldrich, Gilbert Aldrich,
William P. Angell, George A. Atwood, Daniel O. Angell,
Joshua Angell, James Arnold, James Andrews, Byron A.
Andrews, Albert M. Armstrong, Nelson Armstrong, Allen
Austin. Job Ballou and wife, S. C. and B. Fenner Baker, Isaac
Ballard, Thomes Barnes, Albert E. Barnes, Nelson Barnes
and wife, Seth Babbitt, William Bowen and wife, Alden
S. Bowen, Nancy Bowen, Clovis H. Bowen's heirs, Edward
S. Bowen, Cyrus Brown, Amey Brown, Isaac Brown, J. O.

no HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
W. Brown, Allen Brown, George W. Brown, Casius C. Brown,
William R. Brown, David Brayton, Stephen J. Buffum, Asie
A. E. Branch.
Nell D. Cady, Alva Chase, George L. Chace, Chestnut Hill
Reservoir Company, William Camm and wife, William H.
Clark, Ora Clemence, Stephen H. Clemence, Joseph B. Cook,
Amos W. Cook, Charles D. W. Cooper, Henry Covil, Thomas
Cole. E. Darling, William Dexter's heirs, Leonard K. Durfee.
Richard A. Eddy, James P. Eddy and wife, William Eddy,
Ira P. Evans, Jr., heirs. Duty Evans, Elisha O. Evans, Duty
Evans estate.
Edwin Farnum, Henry Fenner.
LibeusGaskill's heirs, Olney Goodspeed, George W. Graves,
Ray Green's heirs.
Albert A. Harris, Albert A. Hawkins, Lydia A. Hawkins,
William Hanover, William W. Hawkins, Stephen P. Henry,
David O. Hopkins, George F. Hopkins, Annie C. Hill, Aaron
Horton. Otis M. Irons and wife, Oliver H. Ide.
F. L. Keach, Horace A. Kimball, Charles Kimball and
wife, Joseph Keach, Iscah Keach.
Simon S. Lapham, James Legg & Co., Harley Luther's heirs.
Parley M. Matheson, Orin Matheson, David Mason, Sophy
Martin, Sylvestere Mclntyre, Sarah W. Miller, Harley
Mowry and wife, Simon Mowry, Thomas Mowry, David A.
Mowry, Cyrus H. Mowry and wife, Warren Moffit.
Henry C. Newall and wife.
Joseph Oatly, Stephen Olney, Cynthia P. Olney, Job
Owen and wife, Thomas Owen and wife's heirs, John A.
Owen. Henry J. Paine- and wife. Ransom Paine's heirs, Pascoag
Reservoir Company, John F. Pitts, William H. Poole, A. F.
Potter and wife, Prince A. Potter, Earle Potter and wife,
Elisha Peter's heirs.
Malory Reynolds, Lafayette Reynolds and wife, Samuel
Reynold's heirs, Ezra Round, Lowell D. Ross.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 1 1 I
David W. Sampson and wife, Sylvester Sayles, Sabine
Sayles, Alonzo B. Shippee, Augustus Shippee George W.
Smart, Nathaniel P. Smith, Andrew J. Smith, Freelove Smith,
Artemas Smith, Daniel M. Smith, John Smith, Mowry Smith's
heirs, John M. Smith, Francis Sprague, Ziba O. Slocum,
Robert Steere, Clark Steere's heirs, Henry J. Steere, Job F.
Steere, Simon S. Steere, Catherine Steere, Stephen Steere,
Hiram Stone, Mary L. Sweet, Solomon S. Sweet, Angel S.
Sweet. C. Tucker, Daniel Thornton's heirs. Squire Thurber's heirs,
Abram Tourtellot and wife, Charles Tucker, George A.
Tucker. Alba Wade, Asahel Waterman, Charles H. Whipple, Dan
iel S. Whipple's heirs, John Whipple, Abbie L. Whipple,
Alfred A. White, Otis Williams, Eliza V. Winsor, William
Winsor, Harris Wood's heirs, James R. Wood, Simon Wood-
ell, Woonasquatucket Reservoir Company (David Young,
and A. Horton).
Nathan Young.
JUSTICES OF PEACE IN GLOCESTER.
1777. John Pray (son of Benjamin), Jonathan Harris, Zeb
edee Hopkins, Timothy Wilmarth, Stephen Winsor, Nathaniel
Wade, Jesse Winsor, John Pray.
1780. Zebedee Hopkins, John Smith (son of Benjamin),
Timothy Wilmarth, Stephen Winsor, Nathaniel Wade, Samuel
Winsor and Jesse Winsor.
1791. Zebedee Hopkins, John Smith (son of Benjamin),
Timothy Wilmarth, Stephen Winsor, Nathaniel Wade, Samuel
Winsor, Jesse Winsor, Seth Hunt, Richard Steere, Jr., Israel
Cooke. 1803. Zebedee Hopkins, Timothy Wilmarth, Nathaniel
Wade, Samuel Winsor, William Arnold, Bezeleel Paine, Sim
eon Steere, John Easton, Jr., and James Olney.
1806. Nathaniel Wade, Samuel Winsor, Bezeleel Paine,
Simeon Steere, John Easton, Jr., James Olney, Thomas
Owen, Jr., Cyrus Cooke, Jesse Tourtellot.

112 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
1808. Nathaniel Wade, Samuuel Winsor,, Cyrus Cooke,
Stephen Wilmarth, Abraham Baker, Jesse Tourtellot, Elijah
Armstrong, Joseph Cady, Jr.
181 1. Samuel Winsor, Jesse Tourtellot, Thomas Owen,
Elijah Armstrong, Levi Brown, Stukely Turner.
181 2. Thomas Owen, Elijah Armstrong, John Greene,
James Wilder, Job Armstrong, David Richmond.
181 3. The same as 18 12.
1 8 14. Thomas Owen, Jr., Elijah Armstrong, Wilham
Steere, John Greene, James Wilder, Job Armstrong, David
Richmond, Darius Smith, Eleazer Bellows.
181 5. The same as 18 14.
1 8 16. Thomas Owen, Jr., Elijah Armstrong, James Wilder,
Job Armstrong, David Richmond, Eleazer Bellows, George
Smith, William Steere, Jr., John Hawkins, William Wood,
William Andrews.
1817. Thomas Owen, Jr., Elijah Armstrong, Job Arm
strong, David Richmond, George Smith, John Hawkins,
William Wood, Anan Evans, Thomas Matheson.
18 18. Stephen Wilmarth, Mowry Smith, Samuel Steere,
Edmund T. Waldron, Hezekiah Cady, Ziba Olney, John Haw
kins. 1 8 19. Samuel Steere, Edmund T. Waldron, Hezekiah
Cady, Ziba Olney, John Hawkins, Isaac Wade, David
Arnold. 1820. Samuel Steere, Edmund T. Waldron, Hezekiah
Cady, Ziba Olney, John Hawkins, Amasa Eddy, Isaac Wade,
David Arnold.
1821. Samuel Steere, Edmund T. Waldron, Hezekiah
Cady, John Hawkins Amasa Eddy, Jr., Isaac Wade, David
Arnold, Mowry Smith, Zephaniah Keech, Timothy Sweet.
1822. Mowry Smith, Edmund T. Waldron, John Haw
kins, Amasa Eddy, Jr., David|Arnold, Timothy Sweet, Zeph
aniah Keech, Jr.
1823. Mowry Smith, Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy,
Jr., David Arnold, Timothy Sweet, Hezekiah Cady, Daniel
Cornell, Samuel Steere, Richard Aldrich, Daniel Evans, Jr.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. II 3
1824. The same as last year with the addition of Abra
ham Baker.
1825. Mowry Smith, Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy,
Jr., David Arnold, Timothy Sweet, Hezekiah Cady, Daniel
Cornell, Daniel Evans. Jr.
1826. Mowry Smith, Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy,
Jr., David Arnold, Timothy Sweet, Hezekiah Cady, Daniel
Cornell, Daniel Evans, Jr.
1827. Mowry Smith, Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy,
Jr., David Arnold, Timothy Sweet, H. Cady, Daniel Cornell,
Daniel Evans, Jr.
1828. Mowry Smith, Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy,
Jr., Hezekiah Cady, Daniel Evans, Jr
1829. Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy, Jr., Hezekiah
Cady, Daniel Evans, David Arnold, George Smith.
1830. Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy, Jr., Hezekiah
Cady, Daniel Evans, David Arnold, George Smith.
183 1. Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy, Jr., Hezekiah
Cady, David Arnold, George Smith, Jesse P. Ballou, Richard
Steere. 1832. Edmund T. Waldron, Hezekiah Cady, David Ar
nold, George Smith, Jesse P. Ballou.
1833. Abram Baker, Elisha S. Winsor, Sabin Smith,
Charles Wade, Nedabiah Angell, Solomon Sweet, Artemas
Smith, Syril Steere.
1834. Abram Baker, Elisha S. Winsor, Sabin Smith, N.
Angell, Solomon Sweet, Artemas Smith, E. M. Aldrich, J. S.
Tourtellot, Daniel Owen, Smith Peckham.
1835. Edmund T. Waldron, David Arnold, John West-
coat, George Smith, D. C. Tourtellot, Hazard P. Clark, Jesse
S. Tourtellot, E. S. Winsor, Solomon Sweet.
1836. A. Baker, A. Eddy, Jr., J. S. Tourtellot, Nedabiah
Angell, Solomon Sweet, Daniel Owen, William Luther, J. C.
Medbury, Joseph Clark, H. W. Darling, Atwell Mowry.
1837. A. Baker, J. S. Tourtellot, B. Aldrich, H. M. Dar
ling, Ezekiel Brown, Isaac Wade, T. Sweet.
1838. Elisha Winsor, Jeptha Hunt, Richard Steere, Rus-
15

114 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
sel Smith, Anson Smith, Welcome Sayles, A. H. Tourtellot,
William Page.
1839. A. Baker, E. S. Winsor, Anson Smith, William
Page, Christopher Winsor, John Peckham.
1840. E. Winsor, Anson Smith, Richard Aldrich, Wil
liam Page, Richard Steere, H. N. Cook, Russell Smith.
1841. Leonard Williams, Allen Hawkins.
1842. Abram Baker, Elisha Winsor, Richard Steere, L.
R. Williams, Anson Smith, H. N. Cooke, Daniel Owen.
1843. Abram Baker, L. R. Williams, Anson Smith, H.
N. Cooke, Joseph Winsor.
1844. Abraham Baker, L. R. Williams, Anson Smith, H.
N. Cooke.
1845. Abram Baker, L. R. Williams, Anson Smith, Cyrus
Cooke, Elisha S. Winsor.
1845. Justices of the Peace were appointed under the pro
vision of the new Constitution for several years both by the
State and the town. — Jesse S. Tourtellot, Charles A. Slocum,
Jesse Phetteplace, Artemas Smith, Thomas Irons, J. W.
Wood, Hiram Salsbury, Enos Lapham.
1846. Jesse S. Tourtellot, Charles A. Slocum, George
Smith, J. C. Medbury, S. Sweet.
1847. Pardon Hunt, Abraham Baker, Charles L. Slocum,
Benjamin White, Samuel W. Hunt, Emor Smith, Thomas
O. Evans Daniel Owen, Ira P. Evans, Jesse Armstrong,
Cyrus Cooke, George Olney, William R. Sprague, Samuel
Steere, Thomas Irons, Charles H. Steere, Allen Hawkins,
Clark Steere, John M. Eddy, Ezra Hawkins, Robert Steere,
George Smith.
1848. George Olney, William R. Sprague, Gridley Burn-
ham, Samuel Steere, Thomas Irons Charles A. Slocum,
Charles H. Steere, Ransom Paine, D. E. Sweet, Clark Steere,
Ezra Hawkins, Robert Steere, Abram Baker.
1849. Abram Baker, Cyrus Cooke, Emor Smith, Anson
Smith, L. R. Williams, Rufus Eastman.
1850. Thomas Irons, Harris W. Colwell, Ezra Hawkins,
Gridley Burnham, Allen Hawkins, Keys Danforth, Elisha
M. Aldrich, Anson Smith.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. II5
185 1. Erza Hawkins, Benedict Aldrich, Gridley Burnham,
Thomas Irons, L. R. Williams, Anson Smith, J. C. Med
bury, Hiram Salsbury, Jeremiah Sheldon.
1852. Elisha M. Aldrich, Anson Smith, L. R. Williams,
Benjamin Smith, Samuel Hunt. By the town : Ezra Haw
kins, Gridley Burnham, George H. Browne, John S. Plum
mer, William S. Potter.
1853. By the town : Ezra Hawkins, John Hawkins, Jesse
P. Ballou, Benedict Aldrich, L. R. Williams, John M. Eddy,
R. Burlingame, 2d, E. M. Aldrich, Solomon Sweet, William
Greene, Anson Smith, Labin Irons.
1854. Allen Hawkins, Raymond P. Colwell, Gaius W.
Hubbard, Alanson Steere, Leonard S. Williams, by the State;
Samuel W. Hunt, Joseph C. Medbury, Anson Smith, John
Hawkins, B. Aldrich, Benjamin Smith, by the town. Ezra
Hawkins, Charles S. Randall, John M. Eddy, Gridley Burn
ham, Hiram Salsbury, Benjamin Dexter.
1855. By the town : Gridley Burnham, Benjamin Dexter,
John M. Eddy, Ezra Hawkins, Charles J. Randall, Benjamin
Smith, Leonard R. Williams.
1856. Ezra Hawkins, Gridley Burnham, Cyrus Farnham,
Daniel Evans, L. R. Williams, Benjamin Smith.
1857. Daniel Spencer, Anson Smith, J. C. Medbury, C.
E. Tucker, Thomas O. Evans, C. O. Barnes, Nelson Keech.
1858. J. B. Arnold, Daniel Spencer, Charles A. Slocum,
A. Smith, Caleb E. Tucker.
1859. C. O. Barnes, D. P. Spencer, C. A. Slocum, A.
Smith, C. E. Tucker, G. Burnham.
i860. George Owen, Job Owen.
1861. Clovis Bowen, Rev. George E. Hopkins, R. M.
Smith, C. E. Tucker.
1862. Clovis Bowen, A. P. Williams, G. E. Hopkins,
Ziba O. Slocum.
1863. A. Smith, Ziba O. Slocum, B. Aldrich, E. King
man, Clovis H. Bowen.
1864. Clovis H. Bowen, Ziba O. Slocum, Albert Smith,
A. P. Williams.

1X6 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
1865. Ebenezer Kingman, Ziba O. Slocum, A. C. Wil
liams. 1866. E. Ingraham, Ziba O. Slocum, A. P. Williams,
Clovis H. Bowen.
1867. Clovis H. Bowen, E. Ingraham, Job Owen, Charles
Slocum, Ziba O. Slocum, A. Williams.
1868. The same as 1867.
1869. Clovis H. Bowen, Jesse P. Ballou, A. Smith,
George Smith, C. Slocum, Z. O. Slocum, A. P. Williams.
1870. Jesse P. Ballou, Ziba O. Slocum, C. E. Tucker.
By the town : Clovis Steere, Caleb E. Tucker.
1871. The same as 1870.
1872. Jesse P. Ballou, Ziba O. Slocum, C. E. Tucker.
1873. Jesse P. Ballou, Alexander Eddy, Ziba O. Slocum.
1874. Alexander Eddy, Henry A. Randall, Ziba O. Slo
cum. 1875. Alexander Eddy, Henry A. Randall, Ziba O. Slo
cum. 1876. Alexander Eddy, Henry A. Randall, Ziba O. Slo
cum. 1877. Henry A. Randall.
1878. Reuben J. Brown, Henry A. Randall, William
Simmons, Edward Smith, Clovis W. Steere.
1879. Reuben J. Brown, Charles W. Farnum, Henry A.
Sayles, A. P. Williams, H. A. Randall, C. M. Keach.
1880. Reuben J. Brown, Charles W. Farnum.
i88r. Reuben J. Brown, Charles W. Farnum.
1882. Charles W. Farnham, by the county ; elected by
the town : Henry A. Randall and James B. Reynolds.
1883. Charles W. Farnum, P. Ham, Henry A. Sayles,
by the county.
1884. Charles W. Farnum.
1885. Cyrus Farnum, Henry A. Sayles.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. II 7
DEPUTIES FROM GLOCESTER DURING THE
COLONIAL PERIOD.
1 73 1. Mr. Elisha Knowlton, Walter Phetteplace
1732. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Job Comstock.
1733. Mr. Elisha Knowlton, Mr. Zachariah Eddy.
1734. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1735. Mr. Elisha Knowlton, Capt. John Smith.
1736. Mr. John Barns, Mr. Walter Phetteplace.
1737. Mr. John Smith.
1738. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1739. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1740. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1 741. Mr. Edward Mitchell, Mr. Richard Steere.
1742. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1743. Mr. John Walton, Capt. Isaiah Inman.
1744. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1745. Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. Walter Phetteplace.
1746. Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. Walter Phetteplace.
1747. Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. Abraham Tourtelott.
1748. Mr. Richard Steere, Col. Richard Smith.
1749. Mr. Richard Steere, Maj. Richard Smith.
1750. Mr. Richard Smith, Mr. Benjamin Smith.
1751. Maj. Richard Smith, Capt. Timothy Wilmot.
1752. Col. Richard Smith, Mr. Andrew Brown.
1753. Col. Richard Smith, Capt. Joseph Winsor.
1754. Mr. Richard Steere, Col. Richard Smith.
1755. Capt John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1756. Mr. John Walton, Mr. Silas Williams.
1757. Capt. Richard Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1758. Capt. Timothy Wilmarth, Mr. Benjamin Smith.
1759. Capt. Joseph Winsor, Capt. Rufus Smith.
1760. Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. Silas Williams.
1 761. Mr. Richard Steere, Capt. Timothy Wilmarth.
1762. Mr. Richard Steere, Capt. Joseph Winsor.
1763. Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. Jonathan Harris.
1764. Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. Benjamin Smith.

II 8 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
1765. Mr. Richard Steere, Capt. Israel Arnold.
1766. Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. John Smith, Jr.
1767. Maj. Rufus Smith, Mr. Stephen Steere.
1768. Mr. Richard Steere, Capt. Israel Arnold.
1769. Mr. Thomas Owen, Maj. Rufus Smith.
1770. Maj. Rufus Smith, Mr. Thomas Owen.
1 77 1. Mr. Timothy Wilmarth, Mr. Zebedee Hopkins, Jr.
1772. Mr. Abraham Waterman, Mr. Thomas Wood.
1773. Mr. Solomon Owen, Mr. Caleb Arnold.
1774. Mr. Silas Williams, Mr. Chad Brown.
1775. Mr. Silas Williams, Mr. Daniel Owen.
1776. Mr. Richard Steere, Col. Chad Brown.
1777. Mr. John Smith, Jr., Mr. Stephen Winsor.
1778. Timothy Wilmarth, Esq., Mr. Caleb Arnold.
1779. Mr. John Smith, Mr. Daniel Owen.
1780. Asa Kimball, Esq., Mr. Reuben Mason.
1781. Mr. Simon Smith.
1782. John Smith, Esq., Mr. Israel Cooke.
1783. Daniel Owen, Esq., Stephen Steere, Esq.
1784. Mr. Stephen Steere.
1785. Daniel Owen, Esq., Mr. Simon Smith.
1786. Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq.
1787. Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq.
1788. Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq.
1789. Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq.
1790. Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq.
1791. Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq.
1792. Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq. October,
Samuel Winsor, Esq., Mr. Silas Thayer.
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL ASSEM
BLY FROM GLOCESTER.
1793. Samuel Winsor, Esq., Mr. Silas Thayer.
1794. Samuel Winsor, Esq., Mr. Silas Thayer.
1795. Samuel Winsor, Esq., Mr. Silas Thayer.
1796. Samuel Winsor, Esq., Mr. Silas Thayer.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. I I9
1797. Samuel Winsor, Esq., Mr. Silas Thayer.
1798. Samuel Winsor, Esq., Daniel Mowry, Esq.
1799. Mr. Simeon Smith, Nathaniel Wade, Esq.
1800. Mr. Simeon Smith, Nathaniel Wade, Esq.
1801. Mr. Asa Burlingame, Mr. Pitt Smith.
1802. Mr. Asa Burlingame, Mr. Pitt Smith.
1803. Mr. Asa Burlingame, Mr. Solomon Owen, Esq.
1804. Mr. Asa Burlingame, Mr. Solomon Owen.
1805. Mr. Asa Burlingame, Mr. Solomon Owen.
1806. Mr. William Steere, Jr., Mr. Solomon Owen.
1807. Mr. William Steere, Jr., Mr. Jesse Tourtellot.
1808. Mr. William Steere, Mr. Jesse Tourtellot.
1809. Mr. William Steere, Mr. Jesse Tourtellot.
1 8 10. Mr. William Steere, Mr. Jesse Tourtellot.
181 1. Mr. Hazael Peckham, Mr. Jesse Tourtellot.
1 8 12. William Steere, Esq., Cyrus Cooke, Esq.
1813. Jesse Tourtellot, Esq., Cyrus Cooke, Esq.
1814. Jesse Tourf;ellot, Esq., Cyrus Cooke, Esq.
181 5. Mr. Thomas Brown, Mr. Chad Sayles.
1 8 16. Thomas Brown, Esq., Mr. Chad Sayles.
18 17. Mr. Chad Sayles, Jesse Tourtellot, Esq.
1 8 18. Mr. Amherst Kimball, Mr. Joseph Wilmarth.
1819. Jesse Tourtellot, Esq., Mr. William Wade, Jr.
1820. William Wade, Jr., Esq., Arnold Brown, Esq.
1821. Ziba Olney, William Wade, Jr.
1822. Ziba Olney, Timothy Sweet.
1823. Ziba Olney, Samuel Steere.
1824. Daniel Cornell, Seth Peckham, Jr.
1825. Daniel Cornell, Seth Peckham, Jr.
1826. Daniel Cornell, Ziba Olney.
1827. Cyriis Cooke, Daniel Cornell.
1828. Daniel Cornell, Simon Smith, Jr.
1829. Simon Smith, Jr., William Wade.
1830. Simon Smith, Jr., David Arnold.
183 1. Simon Smith, Jr., David Arnold.
1832. Job Armstrong, Hezekiah Cady.
1833. Amasa Eddy, Jr., Rensellaer B. Smith.

120 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.

1834
18351836
i837^183818391840.18411842

Amasa Eddy, Jr., Rensellaer B. Smith.
Amasa Eddy, Jr., Rensellaer B. Smith.
Samuel Y. Atwell, Nelson S. Eddy.
Samuel Y. Atwell, Nelson S. Eddy.
Ziba Olney, Allen Hawkins.
Charles A. Slocum, Robert Steere.
Samuel Y. Atwell, Abram Baker.
Samuel Y. Atwell, Abram Baker.
Cyrus Farnum, William Stead.

SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, UNDER THE
CONSTITUTION.
1843. Samuel Steere, senator; Cyrus Farnum, William
Steere, representatives.
1844. Samuel Steere, senator; Jeremiah Sheldon, Cyrus
Farnum, representatives.
1845. Samuel Steere, senator ; Stephen K. Fiske, Jesse S.
Tourtellot, representatives.
1846. Amasa Eddy, senator ; Jesse S. Tourtellot, William
Luther, representatives.
1847. Amasa Eddy, senator; Smith Peckham, Cyrus Far
num, representatives.
1848. Amasa Eddy, senator ; Smith Peckham, Cyrus Far
num, representatives.
1849. Samuel Potter, senator; George H. Browne, Sam
uel Steere, representatives.
1850. Samuel Potter, senator; George H. Browne, Sam
uel Steere, representatives.
185 1. Thomas Barnes, senator ; George H. Browne,
Jonathan Tourtellot, representatives.
1852. Thomas Barnes, senator; George H. Browne, Jesse
P. Ballou, representatives.
1853. Cyrus Farnum, senator; Jesse P. Ballou, George
L. Owen, .representatives.
1873. George H. Browne, senator; Jeremiah Sheldon,

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 121
1854. Cyrus Farnum, senator; Jesse P. Ballou, George
L. Owen, representatives.
1855. Smith Peckham, senator; William S. Potter, Seril
W. Clemence, representatives.
1856. Smith Peckham, senator; Seril W. Clemence, Wil
liam S. Potter, representatives.
1857. Smith Peckham, senator; William S. Potter, Reu
ben A. Clemence, representatives.
1858. Smith Peckham, senator; Lafayette Reynolds,
Gaius W. Hubbard, representatives.
1859. Smith Peckham, senator ; Lafayette Reynolds,
Gaius W. Hubbard, representatives.
i860. Daniel Evans, senator; L. Reynolds, Gaius W.
Hubbard, representatives.
1 86 1. Daniel Evans, senator ; George Smith, representa
tive. 1862. Daniel Evans, senator; George Smith, representa
tive. 1863. Lafayette Reynolds, senator ; George Smith, repre
sentative. 1864. Lafayette Reynolds, senator; George S. Owen,
representative. 1865. Gaius W. Hubbard, senator; George S. Owen,
representative. 1866. Gaius W. Hubbard, senator; EHas Carpenter, Jr.,
representative. 1867. Alexander Eddy, senator; Elias Carpenter, Jr.,
representative. 1868. Smith Peckham, senator; Elias Carpenter, repre
sentative. 1869. Alexander Eddy, senator ; Stephen Eddy, Jr.,
representative. 1870. Elias Carpenter, senator; Smith Peckham, repre
sentative. 1 87 1. George H. Browne, senator ; Smith Peckham,
representative. 1872. George H. Browne, senator; Jeremiah Sheldon,
representative. 16

122 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
1873. George H. Browne, senator ; Jeremiah Sheldon,
representative. 1874. Ziba O. Slocum, senator ; Jeremiah Sheldon, repre
sentative. 1875. Ziba O. Slocum, senator; Jeremiah Sheldon, repre
sentative. 1876. Ziba O. Slocum, senator; Raymond P. Colwell,
representative. 1877. Ziba O. Slocum, senator; Raymond P. Colwell,
representative. 1878. Philip W. Hawkins, senator; Fenner R. White,
representative. 1879. Philip W. Hawkins, senator; Fenner R. White,
representative. 1880. Philip W. Hawkins, senator; Fenner R. White,
representative. 1881. Philip W. Hawkins, senator; Henry C. White,
representative. 1882. Philip W. Hawkins, senator; Henry C. White,
representative. 1883. Philip W. Hawkins, senator; Henry C. White,
representative. 1884. Philip W. Hawkins, senator; Henry C. White,
representative. 1885. Philip W. Hawkins, senator; Reuben A. Clemence,
representative. TOWN OFFICERS.
1820. Town Council — Samuel Steere, Ahab Sayles, Sam
uel Potter, David Arnold, Chad Sayles, Richard Aldrich,
Seth Peckham, Jr.
Town Auctioneers — Zephaniah Keach, Jr., Timothy
Sweet, Nathan Blackmar.
Overseers of the Poor — George Bowen, Jr., Richard Bur
lingame, Philip Waldron.
Pou7id Keepers — Joseph Cady, Amherst Kimball, Jere
miah Steere, Asel Phetteplace.

HISTORY OF GLOCESTER. 123
Surveyor General — Robert Steere.
Minister — Rev. John Hunt.
Assexors of Taxes — Jesse Tourtellot, Daniel Evans,
Benjamin White, Philip Waldron.
1 82 1. Town Clerk — Joseph Bowen.
Town Council — Samuel Steere, William Tourtellot, David
Arnold, Chad Sayles, Seth Peckham, Jr., Eleazer Lovell,
Philip Waldron.
Town Sergeant — Timothy Sweet.
Town Treasurer — Robert Steere.
Overseers of the Poor — George Bowen, Jr., Richard Bur
lingame, Stephen Cooper.
Physicians — Joseph Bowen, E. T. Waldron, Daniel Bel
lows, Allen Potter.
Attorneys — Asel Steere, John B. Snow.
1822. Town Clerk — Joseph Bowen.
Town Council — Samuel Steere, William Tourtellot, David
Arnold, Chad Sayles, Jesse Armstrong, E. Lovell, Timothy
Sweet. Town Sergeant — Harris Medbury.
Overseers of the Poor — G. Bowen, Jr., Sayles Brown, E. T.
Waldron. Physicians — Joseph Bowen, Edward T. Waldron, Eleazer
Bellows, Allen Potter, Solomon Sayles.
Attorneys — Asel Steere, J. B. Snow.
The annual town meeting for electing town officers and
making appropriations is on the first Monday in June.
The Town Council and Probate Court meet the second
Saturday in every month, at the Town Clerk's office, at 2
p. M.
The Justice Court meets every Saturday at the same place
at 1 1 A. M.
The Town Council of several towns constitute a Court of
Justice. State town tax on i^ioo, 12 cents. Town tax on ^100, 65
cents.

124 HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
The Board of Assessors for 1884-5 return the value of
real estate, ;^872,25o; personal property, ^552,650.
Population in Glocester in 1748, 1,202. In 1774, 2,945.
In 1790, 4,025. After the division in 1810, 2,310. In 1854,
3,000. By this year's census, (1885,) 1,915.
Polls in Glocester in 1776, 488. Polls in Providence in
1776, 453-
Number of square miles in Glocester, 532.
TOWN OFFICERS, 1885.
Moderator — Edwin J. Valentine.
Town Clerk — Charles W. Farnum ; also Coroner.
Town Treasurer — Everett W. White.
Town Sergeant — John A. Staples.
Town Council — Gilbert Rounds, Richard Barnes, Jeremiah
Sheldon, A. C. G. Smith, James B. Reynolds.
Tax Collector — Alexander Eddy; also Deputy Sheriff.
Overseer of the Poor — William A. Potter.
Assessors — Charies W. Farnum, Jeremiah Sheldon, Oliver
W. Steere.
Senator to the General Assembly — Philip W. Hawkins.
Representative to the General Assembly — Henry C. White ;
(called Senators and Representatives after 1797.)
Justices of the Peace — C. W. Farnum, Henry Sayles.
School Committee — George A. Harris, M. D., Mrs. Mary
O. Arnold, Lyman B. Stone.
School Superintendent — Thomas Irons ; salary, $100.
The town receives from the State ;^i, 404.50 school money;
from registry taxes, ^95.00; from dog tax, ^131.70. The
town fund, ;^2,oo4.5o.
There are three post offices in the town ; one at Chepa
chet, as spoken of in another place ; one at West Glocester,
Clarence A. Keech, postmaster; one at Harmony, in the
eastern part of the town, Henry A. Randall, postmaster. In
the town there are 477 families and 473 houses.

APPENDIX.

BRIEF PERSONAL NOTICES.
Samuel Young Atwell graduated at Brown University
in 1814. His ancestry were from England. After graduat
ing he studied law with Hon. John Whipple. In 1831 or
1832 he removed to Chepachet and established himself in
law. In 1835 he was a member of the General Assembly
from Glocester and chairman of the State Commission on
Banking. He was a very able advocate and seldom lost a
case. Some of Providence's most able pleaders at the - bar,
studied law in his office at Chepachet, viz. : Samuel Ames,
James M. Clarke, Thomas A. Jenckes, Edwin Metcalf, George
H. Browne and Horace Manchester. He died in October
1844. He left a widow and two daughters and three sons.
George Huntington Browne, son of Elisha and Roby
(Bowdish) Browne, was born in Glocester in 1818. His father
died when his son was a few years old, leaving the homestead
in Chepachet and a large landed property in northern Ver
mont. His mother, previous to her marriage, was a private
school teacher of standing for several years. The son's
early winters were spent with his mother at their home in
the village, where he attended a good private school. Several
summers he was under the charge of a special friend of his
mother on a farm near the village, where he had the reading
of books from a small, well-selected library. Here, before he
was fourteen years, he read with great enthusiasm the transla
tion of Homer's Illiad and Dryden's Virgel ; also about one
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126 appendix.
works. He said, "for the reading of the above library, I
was inspired to go to college." After being prepared in
some studies for an examination, he went to Brownington
Academy, in northern Vermont. In 1836 he entered Brown
University, and graduated in 1840. He studied law with
Samuel Y. Atwell, in his native village, and was admitted
to the Rhode Island bar in 1843. At his home village he
established a successful law office, which he held for
several years. In 1853 he removed to Providence ; also,
his law office. In 1855 he entered into partnership with
Colonel Nicholas Van Slyck, which continued until his
death in October, 1885. He was several years in the
General Assembly from Glocester ; also, a Representative
in Congress from 1861 to 1863 from the Western District.
He was commissioned in September, 1862, as Colonel of
the Twelfth Regiment of Rhode Island Volunteers for nine
months. He was elected Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Rhode Island. This offer he declined on account
of ill health. He was twice married. He leaves two children
by his first wife, Harriet Danforth, and a widow.
Clovis H. Bowen was for many years a faithful Town
Clerk. He also kept an excellent drug store on Main street.
He was the son of Dr. Joseph Bowen. He married the
daughter of Anthony Steere. He died in 1880. He leaves
several children.
John Brown, son of James and grandson of the Rev. Chad
Brown, laid the corner-stone of Rhode Island College ; was
treasurer many years of the corporation, and filled many places
of trust where great wisdom and liberality were required. He
was the first merchant in Rhode Island. He built a fine
rnansion on Power street, in Providence, where most of his
life was passed. His residence in Glocester has previously
been referred to. He presented fourteen hundred volumes
to the College library. He gave dinners to the students on
Commencement days. He was a leader of Rhode Island
in the war of the Revolution, and a purchaser with his brother

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Moses of the home lot of their ancestor, Chad Brown, for
the College. He was in Glocester in 1791, and some years
previously. He married Sarah, daughter of Daniel Smith,
Providence. He was born in 1736 anddied in 1803.
Moses Cooper died in 1837, aged 97 years. He owned
slaves previous to the Revolution. He was a man who kept
himself well informed on the important subjects of the day.
He was a prominent member of the Society of the Friends.
Amasa Eddy, of Glocester, was a descendant of the Rev.
William Eddy, of Cranbrook, England. (Eddy Gene alogy.)
He was also grand-nephew of the late Walter Phetteplace
and the Rev. Zachariah Eddy, of Providence. He was born
January 3, 1783. He married Mary Owen, of Glocester.
For many years he was prosperously engaged in harness man
ufacturing. In 1852 he was the Democratic candidate for
Governor of the State.
Motto on the English Eddy coat-of-arms : " Crux mihi
grata quies." The cross is my welcome rest.
Jonathan Eddy, grandfather of the late Deacon Richard
Eddy, and wife were members of the old Baptist Church at
Chepachet in 1780. It is related that he went to church
every Sunday, even though he had to walk many miles.
Hon. Asa Kimball is spoken of in 1759 as ensign in a
military company against the acts of the King of Spain. In
1761 as lieutenant and captain in other expeditions. In the
war of the Revolution he was appointed on various commit
tees and officered from captain to major from this town. He
was a prominent officer in General Sullivan's expedition on the
Island of Rhode Island. The house he built in Chepachet
for his homestead is still standing, and owned by his great-
grandson, Horace A. Kimball.
Doct. Samuel Mowry was educated principally at Dudley
and Amherst academies. He attended medical lectures in
Boston in 1825 and 1826. In 1838 he was admitted a mem
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128 appendix.
Chepachet, where for more than forty years he had a good
practice. He was well read in his profession. His health
declining, he moved into Providence, where he died.
Doct. Reuben Mason was surgeon in General William
West's, brigade in the Revolution. He had a large and long
practice in this town. The house he owned, lived and died
in, is still standing on the turnpike, near the village at Che
pachet. Thomas Owen was admitted a freeman from Providence
in 1736. He was Assistant Deputy-Governor from the town
of Smithfield in the year 1753. Later he removed to Gloces
ter, and in 1770 he was elected by the town Deputy to the
General Assembly. Also, he was Assistant Deputy to Gov
ernor Stephen Hopkins. At various times he rendered
important political services to the town and State.
Daniel Owen, son of the above Thomas Owen, was
admitted a freeman from Glocester at Newport, in May,
1757. He was chosen Deputy to the General Assembly in
1775 and 1776. He was one of the committee to procure gold
and silver enough for the State to use in the Canada war.
He was chairman of the committee to draft a letter to Con
gress in September, 1787, to explain the reason why this
State had not any delegation at the Convention at Philadel
phia. He was a member and President of the Conventions
that met at South Kingstown in March, 1790, and at Newport
the following May, that adopted the Constitution of the
United States. He gave great satisfaction for his candor
and impartiality in conducting the proceedings of the Con
vention. He wrote from Newport, May 29, 1790, a letter to
President Washington to accompany the message that
informed the President that the Constitution of the United
States of America had that day been adopted by the people
of this State agreeably to the recommendation of the General
Convention at Philadelphia. At the Convention at South
Kingstown the anti-Federal members of the Convention
offered the office of Governor of the State to Deputy-Gov-

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129

emor Owen. This offer he refused. A coalition party was
formed and Arthur Fenner was nominated the first Governor
of the State under the Constitution.
In 1786 the coinage of the United States required
the adoption of the decimal system. The "die" for the
first United States cent was estabhshed July 6, 1787. In
1786, Hon. Daniel Owen, Samuel Winsor, Simeon Thayer,
Arthur Fenner, Jr., and Caleb Harris, Esquires, petitioned
the General Assembly, praying for the "exclusive priv
ilege" of a coinage for this colony for the period of
twelve years. It was granted in January, 1787, subject
to such conditions as should be agreed upon by the As
sembly. Henry Marchant, William Channing, Benjamin
Bourn and Moses Brown were appointed a committee to draft
and report an act to carry said intention into execution con
sistent with the Articles of Confederation and the sovereignty
of the State. No report of said committee is found on the
records of the State.
He was Deputy-Governor four years from 1786. He was
a large landholder in northern Vermont, where several of his
children settled. He, with William- Barton, received the
grant of the town of Barton, in Vermont, October 20, 1781.
Iron ore was found on his farm in Glocester, and he had a
trip-hammer run by water power. The iron was made into
the desired shape for use by means of his heavy hammer.
Various useful implements were made, and sold in other
parts of the country, viz. : ploughs, harrows, rims for wheels,
cranes, trammels, horse-shoes, etc., etc. For several years
he transacted considerable business with England in the iron
department. His son-in-law, Mr. William Gadcomb, a merchant in the
village of Chepachet, died about 1800. Judge Owen settled
his estate and invested some of the property for his widow and
children in lands in the vicinity of St. Albans, Vermont. Mrs.
Gadcomb afterwards married Judge Asa Aldis and settled at
St. Albans. Mr. Aldis was a graduate of Brown University in
the year 1796. Judge Owen married Hannah Angell, daugh
ter of John and Lydia Winsor Angell, January 19, 1736. He
died in Glocester.
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130 appendix.
Capt. Solomon Owen, brother of the above Daniel Owen,
had a great desire to see other countries and cross the ocean.
As captain he sailed from Pro-\jidence to the East Indies with
valuable orders from merchants from this State. After try
ing the sea for several years he returned to his native village
to spend the remainder of his life. He was proprietor and
keeper of an excellent public house in Chepachet previous to
the year 1800.
Eber Phetteplace was the son of Jonathan and the
grandson of Walter Phetteplace. His mother, Susanna
Smith, was the grand-daughter of Casper Hyzer, or Hauser, a
German. He was born in Glocester, August 15, 1765. He
early had a taste for history and agriculture. About 1790,
he, with his friend Mark Steere, had a ship loaded several
autumns with fruits and vegetables to carry to Charleston,
South Carolina, to sell, they going in charge and remaining
until spring before returning. While there, Mr. Phetteplace
acquired a slight knowledge of the French and Spanish lan
guages. In January, 1796, he was married by Elder Joseph
Winsor to Waite, daughter of Resolved (Waterman) Irons.
She was the lineal descendant of Roger Williams, Richard
Waterman, Gregory Dexter and Rev. Chad Brown, of Provi
dence. Mr. Phetteplace superintended his large farm, on
which were a great variety of fruit trees and berry bushes.
He was a great lover of his home, a staunch Whig in politics,
and deeply interested in sustaining good schools. He died
October 8, 1834.
Walter Phetteplace was a descendant (through Sir
John Fetteplace, of Oxfordshire, England,) of Fettiplace, the
Norman gentleman usher to William the Conqueror, and
who came into England with that monarch. (Oxfordshire
Annals.) When Glocester was set off from Providence in
1 83 1, the above Walter Phetteplace was appointed by Gov.
Jencks an Assistant Deputy to the General Assembly. This
office he filled several years. In 1746 he used great influence
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appendix. 131
should the fleet of any sovereign power attack the colony in
some unexpected place, instead of sending large supplies to
Fort George while in peace. He married Joanna Maury
( daughter of Nathaniel ), August 4, 1 709, in Providence. He
died December 29, 1753.
Doct. Allen Potter studied medicine with his father in
Massachusetts three years, and two years with Dr. Hubbard,
in Pomfret, Conn. In 1825 he settled in the western part of
Glocester, where he was a regular practicing physician until
overcome by the infirmities of years.
William Rhodes, who lived in the northern part of the
town, learned the art of navigation, and succeeded in acquir
ing great wealth, principally by capturing English vessels at
the close of the Revolutionary war.
Richard Steere was a valuable citizen, and much trusted
in public affairs. He was Justice of the Court of Common
Pleas for the county of Providence for many years ; he was a
faithful Town Clerk for sixty years ; an excellent penman,
and kept the record books very accurately and with great
care ; he owned farms in different parts of the town ; he was
Deputy from Glocester to the Assembly four years. He died
October 16, 1797.
Doct. Jervis J. Smith was the son of Rufus Smith, of
Burrillville. He was educated at the private schools of the
town and at the Friends College, in Providence; he studied
medicine with his uncle, W. Smith, M. D., and was admitted
a member of the Rhode Island Medical Society in 1833. He
settled in Chepachet, where he had an extensive practice ;
also in Glocester and neighboring towns. He died in 1864.
His funeral was very largely attended. He was a Free
Mason and was buried with Masonic honors at Swan Point,
Providence. John Smith, son of Benjamin, left Providence village late
in the seventeenth century, with an axe in his hand and a bag

132 APPENDIX.
of eatables, to seek a home in the wilderness. After spend
ing some time in looking around for the most comfortable
place to build a log house for his home, he selected a place
near where the house of the late Urania Smith stood. Here
he found a good stream of water and excellent game in the
forest. A family of Williamses soon followed him from Provi
dence. . Many of their descendants are still living in the
vicinity. Abraham Tourtellot was the son of Gabriel and Marie
(Bernon) Tourtellot. He came to Providence from Bordeaux,
France, on account of religious persecution, about 1688. In
1706, Abraham bought a tract of land in what is now the
town of Glocester, and about a mile south of the village of
Chepachet. On a commanding hill, he built a comfortable
house which was occupied many years by his descendants.
His mother lived with him the latter part of her life. He
was twice married, and had twelve children, viz. : Mary, Lydia,
Esther, Abram, Jonathan, Benjamin and Sarah by his first
wife, and Stephen, William, Jesse, David and Anna by his
second wife. Some members of these families have filled
important places of trust and responsibility in the town and
State. Fenner R. White, son of Benjamin White, was born in
Glocester. He was successful in his large manufacturing
establishments, very honorable in all his engagements, true
to every trust, and very kind to the poor. He was several
years a member of the Town Council and General Assembly.
He married Mary B. Arnold. He died in November, 1880.
John Waterman, brother of Col. Resolved Waterman,
was a paper manufacturer in Glocester in 1750. (Providence
Gazette.) The above Resolved Waterman, of Smithfield, bought land
in Glocester in 1750. He married Mary Smith.
Timothy Wilmarth lived in the village of Chepachet.
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appendix. 133
was interested in public affairs and an esteemed citizen. He
commanded a company of militia in Gen. Sullivan's expedi
tion on the Island of Rhode Island, where his musket in his
hand was very much shattered.
Richard Evans, Abraham, John and Resolved Waterman,
Samuel Irons, the Smiths, Eddys, Steeres and others owned
land here under the reign of Queen Anne, George I., George
II. and George III. Some of these farms are still in posses
sion of their descendants. John Usher and Aaron Bardeen
were soldiers in the Revolution from this town, and had pen
sions given them from Congress.

ORATION.
An oration was delivered by Riley Phetteplace, at the
request of prominent citizens of the town, on July 4, 1828,
in the Baptist Meeting House, in the village of Chepachet.
Mowry S. Peckham read the Declaration of Independence.
Both the above named gentlemen were students in medicine.
The former died February 25, 1830. The latter (physician)
died in the Texan war.

GOVERNORS OF THE STATE AFTER THE
REVOLUTION AND UNDER THE
ROYAL CHARTER, 1775.
Nicholas Cooke, William Greene, John Collins, Arthur
Fenner, William Jones, Nehemiah R. Knight, William Gibbs,
James Fenner, Lemuel Arnold, John Brown Francis, Samuel
W. King. UNDER THE CONSTITUTION, 1843.
James Fenner, Charles Jackson, Byron Diman, Elisha
Harris, Henry B. Anthony, Philip Allen, William W. Hop-
pin, Elisha Dyer, Thomas G. Turner, William Sprague, Wil-

1 34 appendix.
Ham C. Cozzens, James Y. Smith, Ambrose E. Burn side,
Seth Padelford, Henry Howard, Henry Lippitt, Charles C-
Van Zandt, Alfred H. Littlefield, Augustus O. Bourn.
George Peabody Wetmore, the present Governor, 1885.

INDEX.

PAGE.
Early History and Indians  5
Town Organized  ij
War Declared  20
British in Newport  24
Independence Declared  25
Dark Day  ^26
Flax Raising  ,  29
Money Scarce  29
Federal Constitution  31
Slave Trade  35
War of 1812  i  37
Division of Town  38
Town Council  39
Roads  40
Appian Way  42
Railroads  42
Villages  44
Hills  46
Rivers and Ponds  47
Secret Societies  48
Banks  49
Military  52
Manufacturers, Business Men  66
Farmers  67
Early Religious Privileges  68
Dorr War  70
Miscellaneous  7^
Schools  77
Deaf Schools  80
Societies  80
Debating Clubs  81

136 appendix.

PAGE.

Graveyards  82
Friends  ,  83
Business Men, 1785  86
Graduates in Brown University  87
Lawyers and Physicians  88
Baptist Meeting House and Society  88
Sunday Schools  90
Episcopalians  91
Congregationalists  93
Library  94
Ornithology  95
Botany  96
Geology  96
Freemen  97
Families, 1774  99
Names of Old Families  104
Resident Tax-Payers  105
Non-Resident Tax-Payers  109
Justices of Peace  ...iii
Deputies, Colonial Period  117
Representatives to the General Assembly  118
Senators and Representatives under the Constitution  120
Town Officers of 1820  122
Town Officers, 1885  124
Personal Notices  125
Oration  133
Governors  133

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