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Savage said: WILLIAM, Hingham 1635, brother of the first Thomas, born as is said, 1589, had Benedict, Thomas, Stephen, beside one daughter Joanna, who married Zechary Rhodes, and another Elizabeth who married Thomas Hopkins, all born as is thought in England. Removed 1636, with Roger Williams to Providence, and was one of the founders of the first Baptist church on our side of the ocean, had gr. of Id. at Newport 1638, but I presume resided at Providence. Was among, freemen 1655. Backus notes, that he was ancestor of the infamously unhappy Benedict of West Point. Of the children of one Arnold of Reading recovered from sickness near to death we may read the story in Mather's Life of Brock, Magn. IV. 142, that is lamenta. extravag. and seems more ridiculous than extravagant. Arnold is the name of a parish in Eng. a. 6 miles N. from the borough of Nottingham.
The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, page 242, contains the following:
1616, Nov. 23. He was appointed administrator of his brother John's estate.
1635, May 1. He sailed from Dartmouth, England, with his family.
1635, Jun 24. He arrived in New England and was for a time at Hingham, Mass.
1636, Apr. 20. Providence. He came at this date (as his son Benedict records. )
1638, Oct. 8. He and eleven others had a deed from Roger Williams of lands the latter had bought at Canonicus and Miantonomi. In this year he moved to Pawtuxet.
1639. He was one of twelve first members of Baptist church.
1640, Jan. 27. He signed an agreement with thirty-eight others of Providence for civil government.
1641, Apr. 2. He had land laid out in north part of Providence where he had a set of wolf trap. (A few years later the town ordered a tax of 1/2d a head on all cattle, payable to any one who killed a fox in Providence.)
1641, Nov. 17. The Pawtuxet settlers sent a letter to Massachusetts authorities complaining of the Gortonists, and closed by asking aid of Massachusetts. The latter Colony replied refusing assistance unless they came under their jurisdiction.
1642, Sep. 8. He and others of Pawtuxed subjected themselves to the government of Massachusetts, and he was appointed to keep the peace. This separation from Rhode Island lasted sixteen years, and meanwhile Mr. Arnold kept Massachusetts well apprized of doings in Rhode Island.
1648, May 10. It was ordered by Massachusetts authorities that he should make payment of £7, 2s., which he disbursed for thirty-one bushels and a half of corn for Pomham, &c.; to be paid him in wampum or such commodities as he desires; and "the Court is thankful to him for his care and pains herein."
1648, Aug. 15. He wrote a long letter to the Governor of Massachusetts complaining of the injustice shown the Indians by the Warwick settlers, who are going on "with a high hand."
1650, Sep. 2. Taxed £3, 6s, 8d.
1651, Sep. 1. He wrote again to Massachusetts, protesting against Roger Williams' proposed errand to England seeking a charter, and the way of the Rhode Island settlers generally. "under the pretence of liberty of concience, about these parts there come to live all the scum, the runaways of the country, which in time for want of better order may bring a heavy burden on the land."
1652, May 27. He was allowed 25s. together with the sachems Pomham and Wotapunkum, he having acted as interpreter for these sachems in the case brought against them by Ninecraft.
1658. The Pawtuxed settlers expressed a desire this year to be re-united to Providence, and upon their own motion it was done.
One Of The Original Members Of The Baptist Church, Providence
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_George Washington John Everett WATSON _|
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|_Joannah WILLIAMS ______________________|
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[4670] 1900 census Mims, Wilcox Co., AL, page 101b
[4669] 1900 census says 1881