Samuell Gorton: A Forgotten Founder of our Liberties; First Settler of Warwick, R. I. — John Shaqi
Samuell Gorton: A Forgotten Founder of our Liberties; First Settler of Warwick, R. I.Janes, Lewis G. (Lewis George)
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Samuell Gorton: A Forgotten Founder of our Liberties; First Settler of Warwick, R. I.
Janes, Lewis G. (Lewis George)
Gorton, Samuel, 1592 or 1593-1677; Rhode Island -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Warwick (R.I.)
=Gorton=, Samuell.
Born in 1592, 21, and _note_.
The man and his work, 21
His education, 22, and _note_.
His residence in London, 23-24
His marriage, 24
His emigration to America, 25
His residence in Boston and Plymouth, 25-29
His first meeting with Roger Williams, 26
His troubles with the Plymouth authorities, 28
His banishment from Plymouth, 29
His difficulties in Portsmouth, 31-33
His banishment by the Coddington Government, 33
His contentions in Providence, 34-35
His settlement in Shawomet, 37
He is summoned to Boston, 39
Besieged at Conimicut, 40-42
Taken to Boston for trial, 43
Imprisoned in Massachusetts, 43-45
His release and return to Portsmouth, 45-49
Secures the submission of the Narragansetts to the British
Government, 51, 52, 55
Excluded from Shawomet by Massachusetts, 49, 51
His voyage to England, 1645-48, 54-55
Secures Charter for Warwick, 54
His later career, 59
His service in the General Assembly, 59-65
Probable author of the statute against slavery, 63-65
General Assistant, Moderator and President, 65
His defence of the Quakers, 66-67
Incorporator of the Colony under the Royal Charter, 68
Assigned shares in Warwick Neck, 68
His life saved by friendly Indians during King Philip’s War, 68-69
Divides his estate among his children, 71-73
His political philosophy, 74-81
His religious convictions, 82-102
His character and personal appearance, 106-108
=Gorton=, Samuell, Jr.
Born in England, 1630, 27-28
Writes will of John Wickes, 70
Elected Town Treasurer, 71
Trust reposed in him by his father, 71-72
Participates in the final division of Coweset lands, 72-73
=Gorton=, Sarah, daughter of Samuell Gorton, 108, _note_.
=Gorton=, Susanna, daughter of Samuell Gorton, 108, _note_.
=Gorton=, Dr. W. A., 111
=Greene=, Hon. Albert Gorton, 110
=Greene=, Col. Christopher, 110
=Greene=, John,
Co-settler of Warwick with Samuell Gorton, 13
First deed of Shawomet lands to, 37, _note_.
Accompanies Gorton to England, 54
Signs will of John Wickes, 71
=Greene=, Gen. Nathanael, 109-110
=Greene=, Peter, marries Mary, daughter of Samuell Gorton, 108, _note_.
=Hireling= ministry, 91
=Historical= Society, documents in the Library of, 15, 18, and _note_.
=Holden=, Randall.
Co-settler of Warwick with Samuell Gorton, 13
His banishment from Portsmouth, 33, 34, _note_.
Commissioner to convey submission of the Narragansetts, 52
Accompanies Gorton to England, 54
Will of John Wickes proved before him, 70
=Huguenots=, 81
=Hutchinson=, Anne.
Her banishment from Massachusetts Bay, 25
Settles at Aquidneck, 29
Gorton not her follower, 97, _note_.
=Hypocrisie= Unmasked, 28, _note_, 33, _note_, 42, _note_.
=Immortality=, Gorton’s views about, 97
=Imprisonment= for debt forbidden by Code of 1647, 62
=Imputed= sin, 97
=Incorruptible= Key to the CX Psalme, 78, 79, 84
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