List of early settlers of Rhode Island - wikipedia List of early settlers of Rhode Island This is a collection of lists of early settlers ( before 1700 ) in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the state of Rhode Island. Most of the lists are of the earliest settlers or inhabitants of a particular town or area. Contents 1 Aboriginal tribes and leaders 2 First European settler 3 First settlers of Providence 3.1 Those who came to Seekonk with Roger Williams early 1636 3.2 Those who first settled Providence 4 Original proprietors of Providence 5 Providence civil compact, 1637 6 Pawtuxet settlers 7 Signers of Providence agreement for a government, 1640 8 Settlers of Cocumscussoc ( Wickford ) area 9 Founders of Portsmouth 10 Inhabitants of Aquidneck Island ( 1638 ) 11 Residents of Portsmouth after split with Newport 12 Founders of Newport 13 Founders of Warwick 14 Pettaquamscutt purchasers 15 Early inhabitants of New Shoreham ( Block Island ) 16 Those named in the Royal Charter of 1663 17 Early inhabitants of Westerly 18 Colonial leaders during King Philip 's War 19 Original proprietors of East Greenwich 20 Early Settlers of Bristol ( 1680 ) 21 Settlers of Frenchtown 22 Other prominent early settlers ( pre-1700 ) 23 See also 24 References 25 External links Aboriginal tribes and leaders Ninigret in 1681 The following aboriginal people lived in what became the state of Rhode Island. Wampanoag people lived throughout Plymouth Colony and around Mount Hope Bay ( later Bristol, Rhode Island ) Massasoit, tribal leader ; met the Pilgrims at Plymouth Wamsutta, son of Massasoit, became tribal leader upon father 's death, but died shortly thereafter Metacomet, son of Massasoit, succeeded his brother as tribal leader ; given English name of King Philip, instigated King Philip 's War Narragansett people lived throughout the Rhode Island colony Canonicus, chief sachem, deeded to Roger Williams land that became Providence Plantations Miantonomo, nephew of Canonicus, sold the land that became Warwick to Samuel Gorton and others Canonchet, son of Miantonomo, led Narragansets during Great Swamp Fight ; accepted his own death at end of King Philip 's War Pumham, lesser sachem of what became Kent County, Rhode Island Soconoco, lesser sachem of the same area as Pumham Niantic people lived around the Pawcatuck River, in the western part of Rhode Island Ninigret, kept the Niantic people from participating in King Philip 's War Nipmuc people wandered within the colony of Rhode Island, mostly from the north First European settler William Blackstone, settled along the Blackstone River, now in Cumberland, Rhode Island, 1634 - 5 ( then part of the Plymouth Colony ) First settlers of Providence Those who came to Seekonk with Roger Williams early 1636 Narragansett Indians receiving Roger Williams Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in October 1635 but was allowed to remain at his home in Salem until the end of winter, provided that he did not preach. However, his followers visited him at his home in sizable numbers, and the authorities deemed this as preaching. He was to be apprehended and put on a ship for England in January 1636. He was, however, tipped off by magistrate John Winthrop and slipped away from Salem near the middle of January, in the dead of winter, to find shelter with the Wampanoags. He bought a parcel of land in Seekonk from Wampanoag sachem Massasoit which was then at the western edge of the Plymouth Colony ( now Rehoboth, Massachusetts ). In a 1677 statement, Williams mentioned the four who were with him at Seekonk. The five members of the group were : Roger Williams William Harris John Smith ( miller ) Francis Wickes Thomas Angell Those who first settled Providence The original 1636 deed for Providence, signed by Canonicus In the spring of 1636, Williams and his company planted crops at Seekonk but were informed in a gentle letter from Governor Edward Winslow of Plymouth that they were within Plymouth 's jurisdiction, and this fact would cause difficulties with the Massachusetts authorities. Without urgency, Winslow suggested that Williams and his group move across the Seekonk River into the territory of the Narragansetts, where no colony had any claim. By this time, it is likely that the family members of the original settlers had joined the group. Two other families also joined the settlement. Joshua Verin wrote a statement in 1650 mentioning `` we six which came first to Providence '', suggesting that he was the next to join the original five. Also, Benedict Arnold later wrote, `` Memm. We came to Providence to Dwell the 20th of April, 1636 '' ; Providence had not yet been established, so he certainly was referring to Seekonk, where the Arnolds came from Hingham to join the other settlers. It is likely, therefore, that sometime about June 1636 the following 25 people crossed the river from Seekonk, in the Plymouth Colony, to a location on the Moshassuck River in Narragansett territory which Williams soon named Providence Plantation : Roger Williams with wife Mary and daughters Mary and Freeborn William Harris with wife Susannah and son Andrew John Smith ( miller ) with wife Alice and children John Jr. and Elizabeth Francis Wickes, a minor Thomas Angell, a minor Joshua Verin with wife Jane William Arnold with wife Christian, daughter Joanne, and son Stephen Benedict Arnold, still a minor, son of William Arnold William Carpenter with wife Elizabeth ( the daughter of William Arnold ) William Mann with wife Frances Hopkins ( the niece of William Arnold ) Thomas Hopkins, still a minor, nephew of William Arnold ( and ancestor of Governor Stephen Hopkins ) Original proprietors of Providence Those named in a deed from Roger Williams, dated about 8 October 1638 Roger Williams Stukeley Westcott ( left Salem about March 1638 ) William Arnold Thomas James ( was minister at Charlestown ; Providence by June 1637 ; left for New Haven in 1639 ) Robert Cole ( was earlier at Ipswich and Salem ) John Greene ( had departed Boston by March 1636 ) John Throckmorton ( was at Salem earlier ) John Sweet William Harris William Carpenter Thomas Olney ( left Salem about March 1638 ) Francis Weston ( left Salem about March 1638 ) Richard Waterman ( left Salem about March 1638 ) Ezekiel Holyman ( left Salem about March 1638 ) Providence civil compact, 1637 Several young men were admitted as inhabitants to Providence before the settlement was a year old, but they were discontent with their position and wanted to be able to vote and otherwise have equality with the older settlers. The following resolution was adopted in a town meeting on 20 August 1637, and is sometimes called the `` civil compact. '' The 1637 date was on the original town records, but when they were transcribed in 1800, the page containing that date was missing. The text of the resolution is as follows : We, whose names are hereunder, desirous to inhabit in the town of Providence, do promise to subject ourselves in active or passive obedience to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good of our body, in an orderly way, by the major assent of the present inhabitants, master of families, incorporated together into a town fellowship, and others whom they shall admit unto them only in civil things. Richard Scott William Reynolds X his mark John Field X his mark Chad Browne John Warner George Richard Edward Cope Thomas Angell X his mark ( now an adult ) Thomas Harris Francis Wickes X his mark ( now an adult ) Benedict Arnold ( now an adult ) Joshua Winsor William Wickenden Pawtuxet settlers Pawtuxet River near where the Arnolds settled Those settlers who left Providence to settle on the north side of the Pawtuxet River about 1638, putting themselves under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts from 1642 to 1658 William Arnold Benedict Arnold, moved to Newport in 1651 William Carpenter Thomas Hopkins, did not stay long William Mann, did not stay long Robert Cole William Harris, did not stay long Zachariah Rhodes ( married Joanna, daughter of William Arnold ), did not stay long William Field, did not stay long Stukeley Westcott, moved to Warwick about 1643 Signers of Providence agreement for a government, 1640 Town layout of Providence showing land plots of many of the earliest settlers Those 39 Providence settlers who signed an agreement to form a government on 27 July 1640 : Chad Brown Robert Cole William Harris John Throckmorton Stukely Westcott Benedict Arnold William Carpenter Richard Scott Thomas Harris Francis Wickes X his mark Thomas Angell X his mark Adam Goodwin X his mark William Burrows X his mark Roger Williams Robert West Joshua Winsor Robert Williams Matthew Waller Gregory Dexter John Lippitt X his mark John Warner John Field William Arnold William Field Edward Cope Edward Manton X his mark William Man Nicholas Power William Reynolds X his mark Thomas Olney Richard Waterman William Wickenden Edward Hart Hugh Bewit Thomas Hopkins X his mark Joan Tiler ( widow ) Jane Sears X her mark ( widow ) Christopher Unthank William Hawkins X his mark Settlers of cocumscussoc ( Wickford ) area Smith 's Castle, home of Richard Smith Those early settlers who had trading posts in the area of Wickford in what was then the `` Narragansett country '' and later a part of North Kingstown, Rhode Island : Richard Smith, built a trading post established about 1637, where his house Smith 's Castle still stands, rebuilt by Richard, Jr. after King Philip 's War. Roger Williams, built his trading post about a mile north from Smith 's post along the Pequot Path ( or Post Road ) and occupied it from about 1644 to 1651 and then sold it to Smith to get funds for his proposed errand to England. Mr. Wilcox ( possibly Edward or John ), built his trading post in the early 1640s in the same general area. Founders of Portsmouth Portsmouth Compact Supporters of Anne Hutchinson who signed the Portsmouth Compact, dated 7 March 1638 William Coddington John Clarke William Hutchinson, husband of Anne Hutchinson John Coggeshall William Aspinwall Samuel Wilbore John Porter John Sanford Edward Hutchinson, Jr., oldest son of William and Anne Hutchinson Thomas Savage William Dyer, husband of Mary Dyer William Freeborn Philip Shearman John Walker Richard Carder William Baulston Edward Hutchinson, Sr., brother of William Hutchinson Henry Bull ( signed with a mark ) Randall Holden Thomas Clarke John Johnson William Hall John Brightman The last four names on the list were crossed out, but these men nevertheless came to Portsmouth or Newport. Inhabitants of Aquidneck Island ( 1638 ) The following individuals were among the earliest settlers of Aquidneck Island in the Narragansett Bay ; the island was officially named Rhode Island by 1644, from which the entire colony was eventually named. The first group of 58 names appears to be settlers of Pocasset ( later Portsmouth ), while the second group of 42 appears to be settlers of Newport. These two lists come from Bartlett 's Records of the Colony of Rhode Island..., and apparently the lists were compiled and incorporated into the town records of Newport on 25 November 1639. The actual arrival dates of the individuals likely span over several months during 1638 ; a few individuals have legible dates next to their names, while several others have illegible dates. `` A Catalogue of such ( persons ) who, by the Generall consent of the Company were admitted to be Inhabytants of the Island now called Aqueedneck, having submitted themselves to the Government that is or shall be established, according to the word of God therein '' ( 1638 ) Samuel Hutchinson Thomas Emons Richard Awards Edward Willcoks George Gardiner William Witherington Mr. Samuel Gorton John Wickes Ralph Earle Nicholas Browne Richard Burden ( Borden ) Richard Maxon Mr. Nicholas Esson Thomas Spicer Robert Potter William Nedham Sampson Shatton Adam Mott John Mott Mr. Robert Jefferyes Thomas Hitt James Tarr John Roome Robert Gilham Jeremy Clarke Nicholas Davis Wm. Baker John More Anthony Pain George Potter Wm. Richardson Wm. Quick Thomas Clarke John Johnson William Hall John Briggs James Davis George Parker Erasmus Bullock George Cleer Thomas Hazard William Cowlie Jeffery Champlin Richard Sarle John Sloff Thomas Beeder John Tripp Osamund Doutch John Marshall Robert Stanton Joseph Clarke Robert Carr George Layton John Arnold Wm. Heavens ( Havens ) Thomas Layton Edward Poole Mathew Sutherland `` Inhabitants admitted at the Town of Nieu - port since the 20th of the 3 : 1638 '' ( since 20 May 1638 ) Marmaduke Ward Robert Field Thomas Stafford Job Tyler Thomas Sauorie Hugh Durdall William Baker John Layton Mr. Will Foster John Hall Tobye Knight John Peckum Michel Williamson Mr. Robert Lintell Richard Smith James Rogers John Smith Wm. Parker John Grinman Edward Rero John Macummore Robert Root Ezekiah Meritt James Burt John Bartlett Edward _________ Sampson Salter Nicholas Cottrell John Vaughan John Smith John Merchant ( 2 July ) Jeremy Gould Enoch Hunt Nathaniel Adams Samuel Allen George Allen Ralph Allen Mr. Thomas Burton Henry Bishop John Hicks Edward Browce Mathew Gridell ( 5 August ) Residents of Portsmouth after split with Newport Anne Hutchinson / Mary Dyer Memorial Herb Garden at Founders ' Brook Park, Portsmouth, Rhode Island Those Portsmouth settlers who remained after the group left to found Newport, and who signed an agreement for a government on 30 April 1639 : William Hutchinson Samuel Gorton Samuel Hutchinson, did not stay long if actually here John Wickes Richard Magson Thomas Spicer John Roome John Geoffe ( ? ) Thomas Beddar Erasmus Bullock Samson Shotten Ralphe Earle Robert Potter Nathaniel Potter George Potter William Havens George Shaw George Lawton Anthony Paine Job Hawkins Richard Awarde John Moore Nicholas Browne William Richardson John Tripp Thomas Layton Robert Stanton John Briggs James Davis William Aspinwall ( did not sign agreement, but did remain here ) Founders of Newport Henry Bull house, c. 1639, from a 1900 post card Those who signed an agreement for a new government, 28 April 1639 William Coddington Nicholas Easton John Coggeshall William Brenton John Clarke Jeremy Clarke ( his wife was Frances ( Latham ) Clarke ) Thomas Hazard Henry Bull William Dyer Founders of Warwick Samuel Gorton 's house built after King Philip 's War Those who purchased the land from the Indians, January 12, 1642 Randall Holden John Greene John Wickes Francis Weston Samuel Gorton Richard Waterman John Warner Richard Carder Samson Shotten Robert Potter William Wodell Nicholas Power John Sweet Pettaquamscutt purchasers Pettaquamscutt Purchase in 1724 Those who purchased the Pettaquamscutt lands ( later South Kingstown ) from the Indian sachems, 1657 Original purchasers : John Porter Samuel Wilbore Thomas Mumford Samuel Wilson John Hull ( Boston goldsmith and minter ) Later purchasers : William Brenton Benedict Arnold Early inhabitants of New shoreham ( Block Island ) Plaque showing both the names of the original purchasers, and names of the first settlers of Block Island The original purchasers of Block Island in April 1661, whose names appear on a plaque at the north end of the island : Thomas Terry John Clarke William Jud Samuel Dearing Simon Ray William Tosh Tormut Rose William Barker Daniel Cumball William Cohoone Duncan Mack Williamson John Rathbun Edward Vorce, Jun. Trustrum Dodge, Sen. Nicholas White William Billings John Ackurs ( Acres ). The early settlers whose names appear on the plaque : Richard Billingum Samuel Dearing Nathaniel Winslow Tormut Rose Edward Vorce John Rathbun Thomas Faxson Richard Allis Phillip Warton John Glover Thomas Terry James Sands Hugh Williams John Alcock Peter George Simon Ray Trustrum Dodge was also an early settler, though his name only appears on the plaque as an original purchaser Those named in the royal Charter of 1663 Rhode Island 's Royal Charter of 1663 The early Rhode Island inhabitants named in the Rhode Island Royal Charter, dated 8 July 1663, and signed with the royal seal by King Charles II ; this charter was the basis for Rhode Island 's government for nearly two centuries : Author : John Clarke Governor : Benedict Arnold Deputy Governor : William Brenton Assistants : William Baulston John Porter Roger Williams Thomas Olney John Smith John Greene John Coggeshall James Barker William Field Joseph Clarke Others named in the document : William Codington Nicholas Easton Samuel Gorton John Wickes Gregory Dexter Randall Holden John Roome Samuel Wildbore Richard Tew Thomas Harris William Dyre ________ Rainsborrow ( given name omitted ) ________ Williams ( this is undoubtedly Robert Williams, brother of Roger Williams ) John Nickson Early inhabitants of Westerly Westerly, at first called Misquamicut, was purchased on 27 August 1661 by the following Newport men : William Vaughan John Coggeshall, Jr. John Crandall Hugh Mosher James Barker Caleb Carr James Rogers Joseph Torry John Cranston Of these men, only John Crandall appears to have settled in Westerly. Westerly inhabitants appearing in the town records of 18 May 1669 : John Crandall Edward Larkin Stephen Wilcox John Lewis James Cross Jonathan Armstrong John Maxson Jeffrey Champlin, Sr. John Fairfield Daniel Cromb Nicholas Cottrell Shubael Painter Tobias Saunders Robert Burdick John Randall John Matkoon John Sharp Daniel Stanton James Babcock, Sr. Thomas Painter James Babcock, Jr. John Babcock Job Babcock Josiah Clarke Colonial leaders during King Philip 's War Garrison house being attacked during King Philip 's War During the devastating events of King Philip 's War ( 1675 - 1676 ), the Rhode Island General Assembly sought the counsel of 16 prominent citizens of the colony with the resolution, `` Voted that in these troublesome times and straites in this Collony, this Assembly desiringe to have the advice and concurrance of the most juditious inhabitants, if it may be had for the good of the whole, doe desire at their next sittinge the Company and Councill of '' : Benedict Arnold John Clarke James Barker Obadiah Holmes William Vaughan William Hiscocks Christopher Holder Phillip Shearman Capt. John Albro William Wodell George Lawton Robert Hodgson William Carpenter Gregory Dexter Capt. Randall Holden Capt. John Greene Original proprietors of East Greenwich At a meeting of the General Assembly in Newport in May 1677, the following 48 individuals were granted 100 - acre tracts in East Greenwich `` for the services rendered during King Philip 's War. '' John Spencer Thomas Nichols, father of Deputy Governor Jonathan Nichols Clement Weaver Henry Brightman George Vaughan John Weaver Charles Macarty Thomas Wood Thomas Frye, father of Deputy Governor Thoms Frye Benjamin Griffin Daniel Vaughan Thomas Dungan, son of William and Frances ( Latham ) Dungan John Pearce Stephen Peckham John Crandall, son of John Crandall Preserved Pearce Henry Lilly John Albro, son of John Albro Samuel Albro, son of John Albro Philip Long Richard Knight John Peckham Thomas Peckham William Clarke Edward Day Edward Richmond Edward Calvery John Heath Robert Havens John Strainge John Parker George Browne Richard Barnes Samson Ballou John Remington Jonathan Devell Benjamin Mowrey Joseph Mowrey William Wilbore, cousin of Samuel Wilbore James Eyles Pearce James Batty Benjamin Gorton, son of Samuel Gorton Henry Dyre, son of William and Mary Dyer John Knowles Stephen Arnold, son of William Arnold and brother of Governor Benedict Arnold John Sanford, son of Governor John Sanford William Hawkins John Holden, son of Randall Holden Early settlers of Bristol ( 1680 ) Bristol 's early history began as a commercial enterprise when John Gorham was awarded 100 acres of land if it could be `` honorably purchased from the indians. '' Gorham 's enterprise succeeded on 18 Sep 1680 when four proprietors were awarded the deed to Mt. Hope Lands : John Walley Nathaniel Byfield Stephen Burton Nathaniel Oliver ( sold share to Nathan Hayman ) Nathan Hayman On 27 Aug 1680, twelve men signed Articles agreeing to purchase lands : Capt. Benjamin Church Doctor Isaac Waldron Timothy Clarke William Ingraham Nathaniel Paine Nathaniel Reynolds Christopher Saunders John Wilkins Nathaniel Williams Samuel Woodbury Nathaniel Bosworth Benjamin Jones On 1 Sep 1681, more than 60 families were present at the first town meeting and named these lands Bristol after Bristol, England. Bristol was originally part of Massachusetts, but it became part of Rhode Island when disputed lands were awarded to the Colony of Rhode Island in 1747. Eliashib Adams Watching Atherton Joseph Baster John Bayley John Birge Thomas Bletsoe Benjamin Bosworth Edward Bosworth William Brenton William Brown James Burrill James Burroughs ( Burrows ) David Cary ( Carey ) John Cary ( Carey ) Samuel Cobbett John Corps ( Cope ) Solomon Curtis Zachariah Curtis Thomas Daggett Jonathan Davenport Robert Dutch Jeremiah Finney John Finney Jonathan Finney Joseph Ford Anthony Fry Samuel Gallop John Gladding Jabez Gorham Richard Hammond Henry Hampton William Hedge William Hoar Jabez Howland Benjamin Ingell ( Ingalls ) Joseph Jacob ( s ) Daniel Landon ( Langdon ) Thomas Lewis John Martin Jr. Nicholas Mead George Morye ( Mowrey ) Jeremiah Osborne Peter Pampelion ( Papillon ) Samuel Penfield John Pope Edmund Ranger Increase Robinson John Rogers John Saffin Joseph Sandy John Smith Richard Smith Widdo ( Elizabeth ) Southard ( Southworth ) Robert Taft Major Robert Thompson William Throope John Thurston George Waldron Thomas Walker Uzal / Uzell Wardwell Richard White John Wilson Hugh Woodbury Settlers of frenchtown Original plat map of Frenchtown French Huguenots settled in what is now East Greenwich in 1687. On 12 October 1686, an agreement was signed between the following, representing the French settlers and the land owners : Representing Land Owners Richard Wharton Elisha Hutchinson ( son of Edward Hutchinson ) John Saffin Representing Huguenot Settlers Ezechiel Carre ' Peter Le Breton Those who signed the agreement The following individuals signed the follow - on agreement, usually giving only their surname, and these same names are found on a plat map of the settlement. William Barbret Paul Collin Jean Germon Dechamps Fougere Grignon Legare ' Robineau Petter Ayrault Magni, Junior Magni, Senior Dauid, Junior Dauid, Senior Chadene foretier Ezechiel Carre ', Ministre Louis Alaire Jamain Bussereau Le moine ( Moses LeMoine, father of Colonel Peter Mawney ) Abraum tourtellot La Veue Galay Targe ', Junior Targe ', Senior Grasilier Amian Lafou Belhair Milard Jouet Renaud Le gendre Bertin dit Laronde Menardeau Galay Ratier Dauid Beauchamps Moize le Brun Le Breton La Vigne Tauerrier Bouniot Arnaud Lambert Rambert Coudret Jean Julien Also on the map are two additional lots : `` La terre pour L'Eglise '' ( land for the church ) and `` La terr pour L'ecolle '' ( land for the school ). Almost all of these people left Rhode Island to settle in Massachusetts and New York following some severe civil clashes with the English settlers. Two families remained on their original land, however : LeMoine ( later anglicized to Money, and then Mawney ) Targe ' ( which became Tourgee ) The Ayrault family moved to Newport. Other prominent early settlers ( pre-1700 ) Jireh Bull, early settler of Pettaquamscutt ( South Kingstown ) Thomas Cornell ( settler ) Joseph Jenckes, early settler of Pawtucket, Warwick, and Providence Stephen Northup, built house that remains as one of oldest in the state John Steere, early settler of Providence and Smithfield, Rhode Island John Sweet Pardon Tillinghast, early pastor of the First Baptist Church in America John Whipple, early settler of Providence See also United States portal New England portal Rhode Island portal History of Rhode Island Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations References Jump up ^ Arnold, Samuel Greene ( 1859 ). History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Vol. 1. New York : D. Appleton & Company. pp. 73 -- 4. 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Original proprietors of Rhode Island 's first settlements First settlers of Providence with Roger Williams ( 1636 ) Roger Williams William Harris John Smith ( miller ) Francis Wickes Thomas Angell Joshua Verin William Arnold Benedict Arnold William Carpenter William Mann Thomas Hopkins Original proprietors of Providence ( signers of `` initial deed, '' October 1638 ) Roger Williams Stukely Westcott William Arnold Thomas James Robert Cole John Greene John Throckmorton William Harris William Carpenter Thomas Olney Francis Weston Richard Waterman Ezekiel Holyman Pawtuxet Claimants ( Settled 1638 ; under Massachusetts jurisdiction 1642 - 1658 ) William Arnold Benedict Arnold William Carpenter Robert Cole Founders of Portsmouth ( signers of Portsmouth Compact, 7 March 1638 ) William Coddington John Clarke William Hutchinson John Coggeshall William Aspinwall Samuel Wilbore John Porter John Sanford Edward Hutchinson, Jr. Thomas Savage William Dyre William Freeborn Philip Shearman John Walker Richard Carder William Baulston Edward Hutchinson, Sr. Henry Bull Randall Holden Thomas Clarke John Johnson William Hall John Brightman Founders of Newport ( Signers of initial agreement, 28 April 1639 ) William Coddington ( Judge ) Nicholas Easton ( Elder ) John Coggeshall ( Elder ) William Brenton ( Elder ) John Clarke ( Elder ) Jeremy Clarke ( Elder ) Thomas Hazard ( Elder ) Henry Bull ( Elder ) William Dyre ( Elder ; clerk ) Founders of Warwick ( Original purchasers, 1643 ) Randall Holden John Greene John Wickes Francis Weston Samuel Gorton Richard Waterman John Warner Richard Carder Samson Shotten Robert Potter William Wodell Nicholas Power Italics : The names of Clarke, Johnson, Hall, and Brightman at the end of the Portsmouth list were crossed out, and it is uncertain if they came to Portsmouth, though most, if not all, of them did appear on Aquidneck Island. Sources for template : Arnold, Samuel Greene ( 1859 ). History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Vol. 1. New York : D. Appleton & Company. pp. 97,100,132,176. OCLC 712634101. ; Chapin, Howard M. ( 1916 ). Documentary History of Rhode Island. Providence : Preston and Rounds Company. pp. 8 -- 27. External links Early Rhode Island maps Original purchasers and settlers of Block Island Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_early_settlers_of_Rhode_Island&oldid=809506898 '' Categories : Lists of people from Rhode Island Pre-statehood history of Rhode Island People of colonial Rhode Island Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 9 November 2017, at 15 : 38. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who settled in the colony of rhode island
Answer: Narragansett people