I found this online while searching on Rev. Allen Waters ...  in PDF form, a supplement to another document? <http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=42&article=1003&context=crgross_papers&type=additional> Negro Churches In Rhode Island: 1783 - 1966 <http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=42&article=1003&context=crgross_papers&type=additional> Church of God and ... digitalcommons.ric.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=42&article=1003... <http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=42&article=1003&context=crgross_papers&type=additional> Negro Churches in Rhode Island: 1783 - 1966 Church of God and Saints of Christ compiled by Mr. Luke N. Fears for Doctor Carl R. Gross "Two Missionaries came to Providence, Rhode Island, and so interested a group of people in their religious doctrine, that they requested a minister be sent to establish a church here. Elder Allen Waters arrived in Providence, Rhode Island, on July 5, 1905 and organized this group under the name of the Church of God and Saints of Christ. It became an incorporated body August 14, 1908 under the same name with the following  men named as Trustees: Alonzo Allen, Andrew Rhodes, Edward Potter and Samuel Crum. Elder Waters rented a building at 422 Washington Street as the first tabernacle. The official day of worship being Saturday (Sabbath) according to Exodus 20:8-11 inclusive, no servile work was done by the members. A Department of Religious Education (Sabbath School) was formed for the spiritual indoctrination of the adults and children; also the Daughters of Jerusalem and Sisters of Mercy (Women's Auxiliary) did charitable work and raised funds to support the work. On Winter Street near Cranston Street they had a grocery store operated by the members, also they owned two buildings at 49 and 53 Winter Street, which were a parsonage and a home for the aged and orphan children." (the history continues with info following the death of Rev. Waters) I just added some info to a memorial created at Find-A-Grave for Rev. Allan Waters (1875-1934), pastor of this church

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Quite a project! Thanks for all the work you do. Lisa lisa.lepore2@gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: Beth Hurd [mailto:beth.hurd@cox.net] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 11:13 PM To: rigenweb@rootsweb.com Subject: [RI] Hurricane of 1938 - 80th anniversary (I've created a virtual cemetery at Find-a-Grave) Remembering some of the many victims of the Hurricane of 1938 who died Sept. 21, 1939 in Rhode Island, on the 80th anniversary of their death:

Remembering some of the many victims of the Hurricane of 1938 who died Sept. 21, 1938 in Rhode Island, on the 80th anniversary of their death: Marie Anna Katherine Lueck Read Dorothy Evelyn Reiss Mabelle Hill Reynolds Zoel Rhault William Leo Riley Sarah J. Rodgers Emily Rushton Charles Albert Sabins Etta Schlegel Adele Cilento Scialo Luisa Scialo Elsie Searles George Nicholas Sherman Sarah Hayden McAdams Smith Margarida Andrade Sousa Vasco Sousa Jessie L. Squires Pauline Stearns Sarah E. Dow Stearns Jacob Stepp Laura Carolina Stepp Lyra Kingman Swan Joseph Wilfred Thereault Martin Thompson Jane Augusta Jacobs Todd Laina K. Uusimaki Mary Carter Wade Daisy Deraleau Wakeley Harry Raymond Wakeley Betty Walker Helen Walsh Alvah Francis Warner Ethel B. Allen Watson Flora Celinda Armstrong Waterman Frank Weeden Weaver Job Scott Weeden Margaret Anderson Weeden Eva V. Davis Wellman Mae Werner William Henry Whalen Nancy Anne Pearce Wilbur John Downie Wilson ... and others I have yet to locate a grave for, including (from a list from the Los Angeles Times, whose names may have been misspelled or who may have otherwise been misidentified): Glen Alby, Alfred C. Bamford, Edward Barber,  George Braley, Thomas Cannelan, Rosamond Cole, Robert G. Collinge, Olga Croce, Mr. and Mrs. Harris, Aband Kabbas, B. I. Lanphere, Teresa and Dorothy Matoes, Joseph Matoes, Jr., Mrs. James M'Cooey, "a Mrs. Mead and two children", Mrs. William Ordner, John Ostermein, Mary Peckham, Richard Peckham, Isabelle Salisbury, Thomas Redfern - and anyone else I might have missed... and lighthouse keeper Walter Eberle, whose body was never found. RIP.

Remembering some of the many victims of the Hurricane of 1938 who died Sept. 21, 1938 in Rhode Island, on the 80th anniversary of their death: Elizabeth Schlegel Inglis Harold Christie Jacobs Theodore Jean Ebenezer Keith Gladys C. Lester Kenyon Ruth M. Henry Kettlety Ella Williston Kingman Minnie M. Kuhlthau Walter Kurdzo Freda G. Bentson Larkham Nellie Mabel Gardner Leonard Carrie Eleanor Cummings Lester William Wallace Lester Edythe M. Crandall Livingston Zallee Jayne Sloan Livingston Bartolo LoVerde May Rosa Brogan Lowry Hannah Alice Grundy Loxley Samuel Loxley Carrie Burdick Lull William Barrett Lull Ellen Wyatt Lynch James G. Lynch Kate Brown Maine Alvin Wilson Mawson Mary C. Crowe Mawson James Henry McDuff Elaine E. Armstrong McHugh Francis J. "Laddie" McHugh III Katherine Mary Finnigan McSweeny Helen Shugrue Mee Jean Mee Timothy Mee, Jr. Jennie Bell Miller William Monks Jessi Mary Hurst Jackley Moore James W. Moriarty Mary Ann Moriarty Catherine Murphy Johanna Murphy John Cushing Norris, Jr. Maria Seville Dobson Norris George Washington Northup Mary Nunes Rose Borges Oliveira Emilie Jacob Paine Janie P. Cornish Pascoe Lena Ann Clarke Peckham Oswald Clarke Peckham Grace May Lawton Perrin Dorothy Pierce Manuel A. Pimental Jessie C. Potter Nellie Frances Vickery Poutray Patrick Aloysius Preston Elliefair Ruth Price continued ...

should have thought to send this earlier today!

Remembering some of the many victims of the Hurricane of 1938 who died Sept. 21, 1939 in Rhode Island, on the 80th anniversary of their death: unidentified male (about 50 years old) Harry Chandler Adams Cora Ella Holbrook Aldrich Walter Almon Aldrich Mary Ann Jenkinson Almond Robert Almond Ethel Belle True Avery Mabel Bateman Barber Leroy J. Beebe Harry Norman Bennett Lillian Louise Bass Bennett Alexina LeHoux Bertrand Beatrice Brooks Bliven Ella Crandall Bliven Evelyn Adeline Bliven Myrtie Hall Bradley Clarence E. Braley Chester C. Breckenridge Edith Louise Oatley Breckenridge Joseph Medeiros Brilhante Ellen L. Brown Wesley Hibbard Bunce, Sr. Amos Edgar Burdick Lois P. Davis Burdick James Patrick Burke Eva Olivia Shafer Button Mae Button Adelaide Bottsford Byrnes Oranzo Joseph Caprino Frank A. Carpenter Joseph Caswell Ida Chace Walter Bradford Chase Anne Mary Clark George Otis Clark Celia Elizabeth Carr Clarke Florence Clarke Harriet Sumner Clarke Hattie Mitchell Clarke Mabel Gould Clemens Philip Arthur Clemens continued ...

Andrew, Please let me know if you come across any Whipple in your new endeavor. I will be happy to share information. Much has been written about some of the Whipple branches but there is much information missing. Donna ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: [RIGENWEB-L] William CHASE genealogy project Author: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com at INTERNET Date: 2/14/98 5:21 PM Well after reviewing the mail over the last week I have decided to drop the William CHASE project. It seems that many people have begun the exact same project and have huge databases chock full of the descendents of William CHASE. Not only has it been done, but a number of people told me that they do not want to share their information because they have worked so hard!? What is the point of these lists if not to share all of our pertinent information with eachother? Also, I received a message from an author who had just finished a 800 page book on the descendents of William CHASE and had sent a copy to the NEHGS. The author graciously told me that I may use any of the information in her book, which I very much appreciate. At this point I don't see repeating what has already been done and is being done. Instead, I will start a different project focusing on Swansea, MA families in the 1790 census. Thank you everyone. Andrew Bond ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Support RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ Surname Search of Queries http://www.rufus.wright.edu/~plindsay/srchall.html

Roy, I am a decendent of the Whipples of RI. How was your mother related to Whipples and the other surnames? Donna ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: My RI Roots Author: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com at INTERNET Date: 11/19/97 7:17 AM Hello fellow RIGENWEB List members: My name is Roy Cornell Gutfinski and I lived in Pittston, Maine. On my mother's side of my family I am working on the following surnames: Jencks, Crookes, Dexter, Whipple, White, Mathewson, Brown, Williams, Winsor, Inman, Sprague, Briggs, Baker, Peirce (Pierce), Clarke, Martin, Hide, Robinson, Bartlett, and Warren, all of which have Rhode Island connections. If I can be of any help to members seeking information on their Maine connections, please let me know. Sincerely, Roy C. Gutfinski P.O. Box 1115 Gardiner, Maine 04345 unsubscribe Roy Gutfinski ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Support RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ Surname Search of Queries http://www.rufus.wright.edu/~plindsay/srchall.html ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Support RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ Surname Search of Queries http://www.rufus.wright.edu/~plindsay/srchall.html

You always drill to the bottom! Thanks, Beth! -----Original Message----- >From: Beth Hurd <beth.hurd@cox.net> >Sent: Sep 3, 2018 7:30 PM >To: rigenweb@rootsweb.com >Subject: [RI] Providence cemetery listings on Providence death records > >regarding last week's query, I have found these various abbreviated >names on death Providence records: > >- for St. Patrick Cemetery: > >Old Catholic Cemetery > >O.C. cemetery > >Old Ground > >O Cemetery > >- for St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket (also known as "Bishop's Cemetery"): > >New Catholic Cemetery > >New C. cemetery > >New Cemetery > >N.C. cemetery > >NC > >New Ground > >Bishop New Catholic > >Bishop's Cemetery > >S. F. Cemetery > >Pawtucket Catholic Cemetery (although this could also refer to Mt. St. >Mary's?) > >- for North Burial Ground: > >North Burying Ground > >North B. Gd. > >N.B. Ground > >N.B.G. > >N. End Cemetery > >North Cemetery > >North End Cemetery > >- Locust Grove Cemetery, located on Elmwood Ave.: > >Elmwood cemetery > >- - and who can guess which these refer to? > >Old Ground, Pawtucket (St. Mary Cemetery?) > >Dyer's Nursery (this refers to Pocasset Cemetery in Cranston, once >belonging to the Dyer family, and originally a nursery!) > >S.A. Cemetery - St Ann Cemetery, Cranston > >_______________________________________________ >Email preferences: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_rootswebpref&d=DwICaQ&c=kKqjBR9KKWaWpMhASkPbOg&r=NYQnvI5kgaWlLDrthjN8Z3goL3NobtGnb2AWpSaPRtA&m=0hc3F0ztIvV_mu--UJJv_V8o665O7OGIDYtNjnnrKUU&s=MuT1CtB7zxGUf_eDWTuswWI5y3LaQuG-nOVRfW84o5s&e= >Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/rigenweb@rootsweb.com >Privacy Statement: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ancstry.me_2JWBOdY&d=DwICaQ&c=kKqjBR9KKWaWpMhASkPbOg&r=NYQnvI5kgaWlLDrthjN8Z3goL3NobtGnb2AWpSaPRtA&m=0hc3F0ztIvV_mu--UJJv_V8o665O7OGIDYtNjnnrKUU&s=fQ2LuaZFBptbcgXG-hH5wyEveTSADjHEz9hTGEbDJb8&e= Terms and Conditions: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ancstry.me_2HDBym9&d=DwICaQ&c=kKqjBR9KKWaWpMhASkPbOg&r=NYQnvI5kgaWlLDrthjN8Z3goL3NobtGnb2AWpSaPRtA&m=0hc3F0ztIvV_mu--UJJv_V8o665O7OGIDYtNjnnrKUU&s=xA4lySURic4wrPNS-tyl9V0TMNhrHs-qKEBj3oLj1bk&e= >Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

regarding last week's query, I have found these various abbreviated names on death Providence records: - for St. Patrick Cemetery: Old Catholic Cemetery O.C. cemetery Old Ground O Cemetery - for St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket (also known as "Bishop's Cemetery"): New Catholic Cemetery New C. cemetery New Cemetery N.C. cemetery NC New Ground Bishop New Catholic Bishop's Cemetery S. F. Cemetery Pawtucket Catholic Cemetery (although this could also refer to Mt. St. Mary's?) - for North Burial Ground: North Burying Ground North B. Gd. N.B. Ground N.B.G. N. End Cemetery North Cemetery North End Cemetery - Locust Grove Cemetery, located on Elmwood Ave.: Elmwood cemetery - - and who can guess which these refer to? Old Ground, Pawtucket (St. Mary Cemetery?) Dyer's Nursery (this refers to Pocasset Cemetery in Cranston, once belonging to the Dyer family, and originally a nursery!) S.A. Cemetery - St Ann Cemetery, Cranston

Hi Beth, I think it's a RI thing. St. Francis was such a big deal that it was referred to as the NEW CEMETERY, then they would continued calling it the new cemetery until they built another one. By that time, the records probably used more official language, and gave the real name of the place, rather than old, new or newest. Kind of like the way we say "take a left where Almacs" used to be. Once an Almacs, always an Almacs. Once a New Cemetery, always a new cemetery. I hope you don't think I'm pulling your leg, I really think it's RI speak. Lisa lisa.lepore2@gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: Beth Hurd [mailto:beth.hurd@cox.net] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2018 8:05 PM To: rigenweb@rootsweb.com Subject: [RI] Re: RI Catholic cemeteries question well, I might have just answered my own question ... although why would they continue to call the new cemetery "New" in 1884? from *https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__federalhillirish.com_2014_09_the-2Dsilent-2Dcity_-2A&d=DwIDaQ&c=kKqjBR9KKWaWpMhASkPbOg&r=NYQnvI5kgaWlLDrthjN8Z3goL3NobtGnb2AWpSaPRtA&m=O3zE0-e9SpJqaCnE-r_UCxZ65N_6gvZIbUr35CGSyvo&s=kglUXyZdxE6XzIio9UfL5Jj919DIn8hC2Bgy5dQVZnQ&e= *(Ray McKenna's excellent blog)* He wrote this about St. Patrick Cemetery burials: "...though slowing considerably when the “new” Catholic cemetery, St. Francis, opened in Pawtucket in 1871. Often called the “Old Catholic Cemetery,” St. Patrick’s was the earliest Catholic cemetery for the city’s Irish population and one of the oldest in the state."

well, I might have just answered my own question ...  although why would they continue to call the new cemetery "New" in 1884? from *https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__federalhillirish.com_2014_09_the-2Dsilent-2Dcity_-2A&d=DwIDaQ&c=kKqjBR9KKWaWpMhASkPbOg&r=NYQnvI5kgaWlLDrthjN8Z3goL3NobtGnb2AWpSaPRtA&m=O3zE0-e9SpJqaCnE-r_UCxZ65N_6gvZIbUr35CGSyvo&s=kglUXyZdxE6XzIio9UfL5Jj919DIn8hC2Bgy5dQVZnQ&e= *(Ray McKenna's excellent blog)* He wrote this about St. Patrick Cemetery burials: "...though slowing considerably when the “new” Catholic cemetery, St. Francis, opened in Pawtucket in 1871. Often called the “Old Catholic Cemetery,” St. Patrick’s was the earliest Catholic cemetery for the city’s Irish population and one of the oldest in the state."

I've been trying to find the answer to this online ... https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.diocesepvdcemeteries.org_&d=DwICaQ&c=kKqjBR9KKWaWpMhASkPbOg&r=NYQnvI5kgaWlLDrthjN8Z3goL3NobtGnb2AWpSaPRtA&m=PnrHBdv54snk-Y3lFg6d8VeeTTfeSUOeFEPN7MIKjP4&s=6pBzQb4Z2olyahWYOn5R1AElszWz01tOhCJ8z1e2sdE&e= on some Providence death records from c 1884, the place of burial lists "New Catholic Cemetery" - anyone have an idea which one this might be? St. Patrick was established in 1844, St. Ann Cemetery was established around 1850 ... St. Francis and Mt. St. Mary were founded in 1871. So which was considered new in 1884? I'm sending the same query to the diocese contact at the site above.

from "Fibre & Fabric: A Record of American Textile Industries in the Cotton and Woolen Trade" (Google books), 1903.  Vol. 26, p. 255. Frederick C. Sayles dead. Hon. Frederick C. Sayles, first mayor of Pawtucket, R.I., and a well-known manufacturer, died at his home in that city January 5, from the effects of a shock. He was born in Pawtucket in 1835. The "Providence Telegram" gives the following sketch of his life: 'Mr. Sayles traced his ancestry back to the founder of Providence, John Sayles having married the daughter of Roger Williams. He was also a descendant of Governor Joseph Jenks, son of the founder of Pawtucket in 1655. In July, 1853, he entered the employ of his brother, William F. Sayles, in the Moshassuck bleachery at Saylesville, now one of the largest and best equipped establishments of its kind in the world. Here he began his career by sweeping the office, invoicing the books, and in other ways making himself generally useful. From the day he entered the establishment he was firm in his determination to acquire a thorough knowledge of the business. He made the personal acquaintance of every operation performed and every class of machinery used in the process, working himself in all the departments. On January 1, 1863, ten years after his first connection with the establishment, he entered into partnership with his brother, and the firm has since existed under the firm name of W. F. & F. C. Sayles. In the year 1886, Pawtucket became a city, and Mr. Sayles, who had hitherto held no public office of any kind, was prevailed upon by the representative business men of the town, irrespective of party lines, to accept the nomination for mayor. To this office he was elected and entered upon his duties in January of that year. At the end of his second term he declined a re-nomination, finding that his public duties were making too serious encroachments upon his business. His administration was marked by many public improvements, and many were projected which have since been completed. He was once major of the Pawtucket Light Guard. He was the treasurer of the Moshassuck Valley Railroad, and a director of the Slater National Bank of Pawtucket and Merchants' National Bank of Providence, and was connected with a number of other institutions of both cities. His latest act of generosity was the gift to Pawtucket of the memorial library. The surviving members of the family are a son, Frederic C. Sayles, Jr., Miss Deborah Sayles and Mrs. Frederick W. Holls of Brooklyn.' per death record, he was the son of Clark Sayles and Mary Ann Sayles, husband of Deborah Cook Sayles

1910 Johnston Directory, page 196 (found at Johnston Historical Society - office) *Historic Sketch of the Town of Johnston* The town of Johnston was taken from the western part of Providence and made a separate town March 6, 1759. The town was named in honor of Augustus Johnston, who was attorney general at one time. It is bounded on the north by the town of Smithfield, on the northwest and east by North Providence and Providence city, on the south by the town of Cranston and west by Scituate. It contains the Johnston elm noted for its size, but ruined by the September gale of 1869. On the Angell farm near the site of the elm are several springs, one of which is noted for its mineral water. In the deed conveying the original grant of land from the Indians to Roger Williams the great hill of “Neutaconkanut,” is mentioned as one of the boundaries, and in subsequent deeds executed by Roger Williams himself, to other purchasers. The hill is now located within the boundaries of the city of Providence. Johnston has within its limits an Indian burial ground, a soap stone quarry and a place where Indian pottery was once manufactured. Shells imbedded in the earth indicated the site of an Indian village, which flourished here not many generations ago. It may not be generally known to the present generation, but Bear Ledge in Johnston furnished the large granite columns and facades of the unique Providence Arcade built in 1828. The town of Johnston took a conspicuous part in the late Civil War in 1865. Hughesdale takes its name from Thomas Hughes, who came here in 1849. The village of Thornton was originally called Simmonsville in honor of James S. Simmons who built a mill here in 1835, which was totally destroyed by fire twelve years later. In 1884 Charles Fletcher erected the present mill now owned and operated by the British Hosiery Company. Upper Simmonsville was formerly a thriving manufacturing village until the great Simmonsville flood of April 13, 1840. Graniteville is a small village in the northeastern portion of the town. The principal source of business, however of this place, is carried on in the mills on the opposite side of the Woonasquatucket river in the town of North Providence. The population, according the latest census returns of 1910, is 5,936. In 1900, 4,305. Increase 1,631, or 38.9 per cent. Italians and English are prominent in settling the country here.

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from James N. Arnold, editor: The Narragansett Historical Register, Vol. 2, 1883 - 84, pp. 41- 44. (google books) Rev. Joseph Wanton Allen departed this life at one o'clock P. M., May 2d, 1873. He was born in Quidnessett, North Kingstown, Aug. 22, 1794 -- consequently was in his seventy-ninth year. His first religious impressions were received while reading the Scriptures at the tender age of eight years. At eleven, while a student at the Kent Academy at East Greenwich, he was subject to similar impressions. In the spring of 1814, while attending Methodist meetings in his neighborhood on his way from an evening meeting to his residence, his soul was made to rejoice in a Saviour's love. He joined a class organized a short time before, but did not long continue a member. He ever had a very high respect for that Church, and much delighted to hear the old preachers of that denomination. In the spring of 1816 he united with the Six Principle Baptist Church, subsequently was ordained deacon of that Church, and was licensed to preach. He continued in it a faithful servant for about five years, when he withdrew, but always entertained much regard and friendship towards them. May 30th, 1822, he joined the First Baptist Church of North Kingstown under Rev. William Northup, and was ordained to the work of the ministry at the same time. His field of labor at first was at school-houses and private dwellings, afterwards in meeting-houses at the villages remote from his home. Though young and with but a limited education, his services were owned and blessed of God in the salvation of many souls. His circuit, where he occasionally dispensed the Word of Life and 'broke bread" to the scattered people, comprised Crompton, the "Tin Top Meeting-house," Phenix, Natick, Apponaug, Greenwich, and Wickford June 1st, 1828, his disciples and others were set off and organized into a Church called the Union Branch of the Baptist Church, and, with the exception of about three years, he continued its faithful shepherd until 1868, when he was obliged to retire on account of ill health. Elder Allen, as he was early called, under the guidance of his Divine Master, fashioned his own apostleship in a high degree. He was emphatically a self-made man. He was independent; he sought not to please, but to win; his sermons were plain and practical, often pointed, and his people were made the better for them. An educated ministry, at the time he made his debut as a preacher of the gospel, was looked upon with many suspicions by the country people. For the want of education, he applied himself diligently to the study of the Scriptures and such theological books as would aid him in his work of saving souls. That was his mission. That he was successful, hundreds within his locality will testify, and not a few in the Judgment will rise up and call him blessed. He was never dependent upon his people for his sustenance, but, like Paul, ministered to his necessities with his own hands. Though the laborer if said to be worthy of his hire, his labor of love and toil was seldom, if ever, requited, perhaps from choice. He was a public benefactor. He sought to make the people better, and they listened to his voice. Quidnessett, if not North Kingstown, is better, more enlightened, and more religious for his kindly ministrations. Through his efforts a small meeting-house for his people was built in Quidnessett, and afterwards a much more convenient one on the plains between Wickford and Greenwich. As a man and a citizen he was genial in his habits, and his sociability won for him the respect and confidence of all who knew him. His piety was deep and earnest, and his tears for sinners and his tears for joy very frequently flowed as the outgushing of his soul. Elder Allen was much solicited to preach on funeral occasions. Up to 1867 his diary numbers 240, and he might have added nearly quite as many couples joined in matrimony. But few ministers have baptized more persons than he. His sufferings at times though severe, were borne with patience and resignation. He walked out in the open air to alleviate his pains on Sunday and Monday, but fever and pain reduced him at once. On being questioned by a neighbor as to how he felt as to the future, he replied: "My end is nigh. I know in whom I trust. Jesus is precious." Speech failed him several hours before the end, but he very calmly passed away. "Blessed are the dead ho die in the Lord." [poem, At Rest, by Rev. Gilbert Robbins] Elder Joseph Wanton Allen's ancestry. He was the son of Caleb and Anne (Allen, of Christopher) Allen of Quidnessett in North Kingstown. Caleb was son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Huling) Allen. Jonathan was the son of John and ---- [the wife's name is not given]. He lived on Prudence. He was son of William2, son of William1, the first ancestor of the Prudence Allens. It seems strange that the sons and daughters' names should be given and the mother not mentioned. In the three first generations of this branch of Allens, the wife's name is, for some unexplained reason, withheld. William was born in Wales, England, in 1640, and emigrated to this country in 1660. Elder Allen's family. He was married to Maria Spink, daughter of Nathaniel, April 6, 1820. Issue: Julia Elma - born Feb. 23, 1821; married Thomas Noyes, South Kingstown; died Dec. 2, 1859. Regret we have not an account of her death. Lydia Spink - born July 21, 1823; m. Lowell Pitcher, East Greenwich; died April 3, 1881, aged 57. Martha Ann - born May 23, 1825; died June 11, 1835. Jonathan - born Dec. 31, 1826; died July 29, 1959. Thomas - born Jan. 29, 1828; died Sept. 5, 1835. Nathaniel Spink - born April 16, 1831; m. --- Tillinghast. Has one daughter Eva. William Penn - born Aug. 17, 1833; died Aug. 17, 1834. Thomas Pointer Allen - born May 23, 1836. Merchant in Providence. Joseph Wanton - born July 3, 1839; died Sept. 16, 1843. [illustration, portrait, p. 12]

/Oliver Payson Fuller/was the author of books such as The History Of Warwick Rhode Island From Its Settlement In 1642 To the Present Time: Including Accounts of the Early Settlement and Development of ... the Different Churches of the Town, etc Angell, Burlingame & Co., printers, 1875 see Find-A-Grave memorial # 69224372 from Google Books, Vermont Baptist State Convention, 1893, pp 108-109. Rev. Oliver Payson Fuller was born in East Bridgewater, Mass., March 26, 1832. He lost his father in childhood. At 18 years of age he determined to obtain an education in order to prepare himself for greater usefulness. Gaining the means mainly by his own unaided efforts, he fitted for college at the Literary Institution, New Hampton, N. H., and at Pierce Academy, Middleborough, Mass., graduating at Brown University, in the class of 1859. Afterwards he was, for a time, a student at Newton. In 1859 the Centreville Baptist Church in Warwick, R.I., called him to the pastorate. He accepted and was ordained March 7, 1860. He was afterwards pastor at Plaistow, N. H., Chatham, Mass., and at South Londonderry, this State, where his death occurred March 18, 1893, his age being 61 years lacking eight days. "He was a good preacher and a man of sound intelligence. His sunny disposition, generous and social nature won friends everywhere. His people in his last parish would not permit him to resign, and through a long illness they ministered to him with unfailing love." His faithful preaching and exemplary life, his unwearied labor and ready sympathy, his hearty co-operation in all good works, are recalled and cherished as a precious memory.

Hello RI experts! I am stuck with a Mary RHODES abt 1760 prob RI- supposed to be a descendant of Roger Williams founder of RI. She is said to have had several brothers were in business in Boston at the time of the Revolution- who were they? She married Samuel DUNTON/DONTON b abt 1750 where? Their daughter Mary DUNTON b abt 1783 supposedly Roxbury, MA- NO RECORDS IN ROXBURY other DUNTON children: Polly David Abner Daniel Sally Winslow Thomas Nathaniel Varnum William Rhodes Samuel Benjamin ------------------ I researched at the New England Historical and Gen Society library without success. 1) I don't know when either Mary or Samuel were born and where 2) I don't know who Mary's parents were 3) I don't know who Samuel's parents were 4) I don't know when or where they married All I have is a story and some names that show up in RI and MA. Believe there must be a Varnum connection. I was in RI but one of the libraries was closed due to water damage so I could not research there. I would appreciate any suggestions because I have not found one piece of evidence. thank you! Patti in Oregon