continued from part 1. "Furthermore, shortly before the excommunication of Mrs. Hutchinson, Mr. Dyer had been one of those who signed a protest to the Elders who had condemned the Rev. Mr. Wheelright for unorthodox preachings, and, as a result, Mr. Dyer was disfranchised and lost his civil rights. Thus it is apparent why the Dyers joined the Hutchinson party in 1638 and came to Providence and later went to Aquidneck where they were among the founders of Newport. At this point it might be well to refer to a matter that may appear ridiculous to us in this enlightened day and age, but which had profound significance in the destiny of Mary Dyer. It was shortly before she left Boston with the Hutchinson party of exiles that Mary Dyer was forced to deny an ugly rumor spread in the community by her enemies. These viper-tounged busy-bodies circulated the story that she had given birth to a monstrosity which, they declared, was a sign of Divine retribution for her faith in, and adherence to, Anne Hutchinson. That stories of this sort could have been started or repeated in those days indicates that ignorance, stupidity and downright viciousness much have accounted for much of the tragedy and trouble in the first days of Colonies. As inhabitants of Aquidneck, or the Island of Rhode Island, the Dyers were well received. William was made Clerk of Rhode Island in 1638, and two years later Secretary of Portsmouth and Newport, and he held the latter office for seven years. In the course of his life he held many prominent offices of public trust, including that of Attorney-General. With his family he lived the normal life of a well-respected townsman with executive abilities above the average. Several years later he accompanied Roger Williams to England, together with John Clarke, where the group sought to obtain a change in the charter previously granted to William Coddington. Mary Dyer accompanied her husband to England and remained there for five years, becoming a Quaker before she returned." continued in part 3.

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continued from part 4. "And now comes an angle of true martyrdom that is hard to comprehend. Once Mary Dyer was out of the confines of the Colony the Boston authorities used her case to soften the public opinion which had risen against them for the two hangings. And then it was that Mary Dyer realized that because of her the deaths of her fellow martyrs would have no lasting influence in the Quaker cause. What did she do? She returned to Boston without delay, and appeared before Governor Endicott and the church officials. Once again she received the sentence of death, and this time there would be no reprieve. The pleadings of her husband, also a Quaker, accomplished nothing. She was led to the gallows on Boston Common, hanged by the neck until dead before an audience of terrified friends and sympathizers, and she was buried nearby on the Common in a grave that has never been located. Even though we question the motives of martyrs, and wonder at the fervor that sometimes leads them to untimely deaths, we know that Mary Dyer did not give her life in vain. The report of her execution was related to the King of England, and although one other Quaker was hanged before official action could be taken, the English monarch put an immediate end to such cruel proceedings in Massachusetts. And thus ends the tragic tale of Mary Dyer, the Quaker martyr of Rhode Island who departed from the home of a friend living in Providence in the year 1660 and resolutely journeyed to Boston and to death in the name of religious liberty."

continued from part 3. "This would seem to be sufficient to keep all Quakers away from the 'Forbidden City.' Yet, in 1659, in protest against the authorities who had conceived such cruel laws, William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson went to Boston and were thrown into prison at once. Mary Dyer, hearing of their plight, came to Boston to visit them and she was also imprisoned. For three months these three remained in jail and then were tried and ordered to leave the Colony in two days. Mary Dyer returned to Rhode Island, but the two men decided to stay within the Colony and test the bloody laws, risking death. Other Quakers began to swarm into the Colony and with them returned Mary Dyer from Rhode Island. Robinson and Stevenson were seized again along with Mary Dyer and shortly the three were sentenced to death on the gallows. In October, 1659, the trio were taken to Boston Common where the hangman had already adjusted his rope to the branches of a great elm. So great had been the force of public opinion against the entire procedure that the authorities called out the militia to quell any disturbance or an attempt at rescue. Arm and arm with her two friends Mary Dyer approached the executioner with no fear in her eyes, but with the calm, superhuman smile of a martyr lighting her countenance. The men were executed before her eyes, and she, with the noose about her neck, had ascended the ladder when the magistrates announced her reprieve. Her persecutors had suffered Mary Dyer to undergo all the terrors of death merely as a warning, but such heartless treatment had only prepared this martyr for ultimate death at the same hands. She was again sent away from the Colony." continued in part 5.

from the Providence Institution for Savings "The Old Stone Bank" History of Rhode Island, Vol. III by John Williams Haley, "The Rhode Island Historian" published by Providence Institution for Savings, 1939. pp. 33 - 35. "MARY DYER. A martyr is commonly described as one who testifies by his death to his faith or principles, and the martyrdom of countless individuals seems to have been one of the most important phases of man's history when one goes right back to the beginnings of things and follows the course of human progress through the centuries to the present time, and including the present time. It is sometimes difficult to understand the whys and wherefores of a single case of martyrdom because few of us have experienced such convictions as will urge us to join with any group, religious or political, for the purpose of compelling by force others to accept some given set of tenets or principles; neither have many of us felt such convictions as will lead us to violent death simply because we fail to accede to some group or established authorities in matters politic or religious. However, even though martyrdom seems like something that belongs to the Middle Ages or before, it is not far removed from us in this day and age, and it certainly was common to our ancestors here in New England, not so many years ago, comparatively speaking. And, there's one case of martyrdom that comes very close to home, and it concerns one who left Massachusetts and came to Rhode Island actuated by the same motives, and forced into exile for the same reasons, that guided the footsteps of Roger Williams to these shores just three centuries ago. The story of this particular martyr is virtually a sequel to the tale told of Anne Hutchinson, the leader of the party of religious exiles who first settled the Island of Aquidneck, and although this story does not reach its conclusion until a date that is a little in advance of the period that is being stressed at present in this series of chronologically arranged episodes, nevertheless, it started shortly after the founding of Providence in 1636. William and Mary Dyer came to this country in 1635 and arrived in Boston at the time when Roger Williams was having his greatest difficulties with the authorities of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This couple had previously lived in London where Mr. Dyer was engaged in the millinery business. Mary, his wife, was a person of unique character, courageous, inclined to be fanatical, of sweet disposition, attractive in person and highly intelligent. Upon the arrival of the Dyers, in Boston, they were immediately admitted to membership in the Boston Church of which John Wilson was the pastor and John Cotton was the teacher. Their lives were lived without incident until Anne Hutchinson instituted her famous meetings for women. Mary Dyer attended these meetings and became very friendly with Ann Hutchinson. And then, when the latter heard her sentence of excommunication pronounced by the Elders of the Puritan Church in Massachusetts and rose to depart from the church from which she had been banished, she did not go unaccompanied. Another woman as fearless as Anne also rose from the congregation and passed down the aisle and out the door at her side. This other woman with the courage of her convictions was Mary Dyer." continued in part 2.

Dale I am sorry I can't answer your question. I just went back to NEHGS and could not pull up the information again. Maybe someone on the list can. It just bounced me out, so maybe it;s too busy, right now, Bonnie

Nancy, I live exactly 80 miles from the US border, in Oakville, Ontario. We have friends and family down there, but the experience of crossing the border now, gives me heart palpitations. I even have a green card, but am afraid to say so. The US government has now clamped down on the passport issuance, and won't give it to me, even though all of my brothers and sisters have one. I waited too long. Just too much red tape. Bonnie

Hi Dale From the records I just looked at, at NEGHS, I would believe that this was a second marriage for Margaret Williams and Samuel Smith. This is just my own hypothesis. I think her maiden name may be found in the RI records, but her marriage to Sam is in MA records. Just a thought Bonnie

Thanks for trying. I really appreciate the help. Dale -----Original Message----- From: Bonnie Weber [mailto:bonnie.travel@sympatico.ca] Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 10:54 AM To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Marriage record Dale I am sorry I can't answer your question. I just went back to NEHGS and could not pull up the information again. Maybe someone on the list can. It just bounced me out, so maybe it;s too busy, right now, Bonnie ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Providence County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/ Submit your Rhode Island Query at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/queries.html

You are absolutely correct. It is her second marriage. Where did you find it exactly? I would love to make a copy of the record for my files. Did it give a date of the marriage to Samuel Smith? Thanks so much, Dale -----Original Message----- From: Bonnie Weber [mailto:bonnie.travel@sympatico.ca] Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:10 AM To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Marriage record Hi Dale From the records I just looked at, at NEGHS, I would believe that this was a second marriage for Margaret Williams and Samuel Smith. This is just my own hypothesis. I think her maiden name may be found in the RI records, but her marriage to Sam is in MA records. Just a thought Bonnie ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Visit and/or join our Rhode Island off topic Mail list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rhode_Island/?yguid=86367525 Subscribe: Rhode_Island-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

This info was posted on another list I belong to - don't know if anyone is researching Dexter but I thought I would send it along. Grand View Cemetery, West Street, off of Oriskany Blvd., in Whitesboro, NY Simon Newton Dexter born in Providence, Rhode Island, May 11, 1785 and died in Whitesboro, N.Y. Nov 18, 1862. Laura Northrup 1st wife of Simon Dexter born in Hudson, N.Y. Feb 18, 1793 and died in Whitesboro, N.Y. Dec 10, 1846. found this page with a bio of Simon http://www.famousamericans.net/simonnewtondexter/ Lisa

Try Googling it. I can never remember the address so I always just do a Google search for RI Court Records or something similar. It's probably on a link from the RI State Archives site, or RI Historical Society, too.

> Try this link for the Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Records > Center: http://www.courts.state.ri.us/records/request-forms.htm BILL DORGAN Owner/Moderator: East County Cork Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/East_County_Cork/ email: billdorgan@billdorgan.com website: www.billdorgan.com

I know this is like looking for a needle in a haystack but here goes. I am trying to find a marriage of a Margaret Williams to a ?Smith. This would have taken place after 1740 in either Scituate or Providence or nearby. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dale

Bonnie, Where are you from? The United States is probebly the safest place in the world to visit right now. Yes NY has been attacked fairly recently but it was several years ago and many safe gaurds have been enacted. Unless your a terorist thier is realy no reson to be afraid to visit. > From: "Bonnie Weber" <bonnie.travel@sympatico.ca> > To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Western move > > Hi Claire, > I would love to come to Arizona for a visit, One of > my favorite places. > > However, I have not renewed my passport and am > scared to cross the border. > > Just really hate this. Wish things would get back > to normal. > > Love to all of my american cousins, and Arlan, this > is not a flame. I wish > that I could be comfortable coming down for a visit, > since my kid and > grandkids live south of the border, as most of my > brothers and sisters do. > > Right now, I just feel like an alien. > Bonnie > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Both the Mohegan Sun casino and Fox Woods Casino have great museums. I live in RI and have been to both. Fox Woods is probebly the best but if your in Conn. It's worth touring both. > > ______________________________> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 23:08:49 -0700 > From: "Robin Young" <robinyoung@earthlink.net> > To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Pequot Museum > > About 3 years ago, on the advice of some listers, we > included the Pequot Museum on a swing thru New > England. Having now been there myself, I second the > motion that it is well worth the visit. It is a > very well done museum, far above average. It also > has good parking, a nice lunchroom and a good > giftshop. It is fully handicapped accessible and > air conditioned. > > Robin > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Here is just a little piece of info I have found. The court web site is only operational from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm in this time zone. Also it's under construction quite often and you need to check back often. > > ______________________________> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:48:50 -0400 (Eastern > Daylight Time) > From: "JeanB" <gentlesunset@cox.net> > To: <RIGENWEB-D@rootsweb.com> > Subject: finding records in RI > > I replied to Suzanne privatley, but then thought > maybe I should put this in > the group as maybe someone else could benefit from > it...Jean B > > Suzanne..this is the place you want: Rhode > Island Supreme Court > Judicial Records Center > 5 Hill St. > Pawtucket, RI 02860 > (401) 721-2640 > www.judicial-records.state.ri.us > Fill out an online request form for information. > > Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Records Center > � Dick Eastman > The Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Records > Center now has a Web site > that may be useful to genealogy researchers. The > records are not available > online, but the Web site does provide an easy method > of ordering photocopies > Anyone may use the forms available on the Archives > page of the Web site to > request information about specific naturalization > records, divorce records, > civil cases or criminal cases. > The Judicial Archives includes these cases from the > following time periods: > naturalization records 1793 to 1974 > divorce cases 1749 to 1900 > civil cases 1671 to 1900 > criminal cases 1671 to 1900 > The Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Records > Center Web site is available > at: www.judicial-records.state.ri.us. > > > This guy is great..he sends you a reply right away > telling you he rec'd your > request. I sent him an email telling him that I > found some info that my > mother was married and divorced more than the two > times I knew of..(I was > adopted), and he found and sent me all of her > divorces..4 of them...and no > cost. > It took him a week or two, but like I said..he sent > me an email telling me > he was looking.. > He was the same guy that found my fathers divorce > papers..way back when. > after I first learned his name an wondered what > happened to him...LOL > We had met him at a RI Geney meeting.. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

-----Original Message----- From: Dick Eastman [mailto:richard@eastman.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 7:50 AM To: mcmullenr@adelphia.net Subject: Re: www.judicial-records.state.ri.us I have never heard of www.judicial-records.state.ri.us. Are you certain that you sent your message to the right person? - Dick Eastman On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:03:31 -0700, "Richard McMullen" <mcmullenr@adelphia.net> said: > Dear Richard Eastman, April 12, 2006 > We are unable to get to your website of > <www.judicial-records.state.ri.us in order to fill out a form for > your judicial records center. Do we have the wrong address? We have > three Rhode Island ancestors whose civil cases were between 1671 to > 1900.Since we do have your official request form for a search of the > archives, here is the > information: > > > 1. Marriage about 1739 in North Kingston, Washington County, RI > between "John Hall" b. 29 May 1717 in North Kingston, Washington, RI > and "Ruth Reynolds" b. 26 Dec 1717 in North Kingston, Washington, RI; > John Hall was the son of William Hall and Sarah Ann Tibbets/Tibbits. > > 2. Marriage about 1697 in North Kingston, Washington, RI between " > William > Hall" b. 9 Dec 1672 and "Sarah Ann Tibbets/Tibbits" b. 2 Dec 1672 in > Kingston, Washington, RI; William Hall was the son of William Hall and > Alice Tripp. > > 3.Marriage about 1709 in North Kingston, Washington, RI between " > Francis Reynolds" b. about 1689 in North Kingston, Washington, RI and > "Mary Greene" > b. about 1689 in North Kingston, Washington, RI ; Francis Reynolds is > the son of Francis Reynolds and Elizabeth Hill Greene. > > 4. Marriage about 1670-1671 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI between " > William Hall" b. 14 Jan 1646 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI and "Alice Tripp" b. > about > 1650 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI; William Hall is the son of William > Hall and Mary _____. > > 5. Probate or Death Notice for Henry Tibbits/Tibbets b. about 1640 in > Kingston, Washington, RI , m. 16 Dec 1661 in Kingston, Washington, RI > to Sarah Stanton, b. 1642. Henry died 13 Jul 1713 in Kings Town, > Washington, RI; Henry Tibbits/Tibbets is the son of Henry Tibbets and > Elizabeth Austin. > > > Sincerely, > Richard McMullen > 5155 Llano Drive > Woodland Hills, CA 91364 > 818-3475434 > <mcmullenr@adelphia.net> > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/308 - Release Date: > 4/11/2006 > > -- Dick Eastman richard@eastman.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/308 - Release Date: 4/11/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/308 - Release Date: 4/11/2006

Dear Jean,April 12, 2006 I could not access the www.judicial-records.state.ri.us Sunny -----Original Message----- From: JeanB [mailto:gentlesunset@cox.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 4:49 AM To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [RIGENWEB] finding records in RI I replied to Suzanne privatley, but then thought maybe I should put this in the group as maybe someone else could benefit from it...Jean B Suzanne..this is the place you want: Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Records Center 5 Hill St. Pawtucket, RI 02860 (401) 721-2640 www.judicial-records.state.ri.us Fill out an online request form for information. Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Records Center – Dick Eastman The Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Records Center now has a Web site that may be useful to genealogy researchers. The records are not available online, but the Web site does provide an easy method of ordering photocopies Anyone may use the forms available on the Archives page of the Web site to request information about specific naturalization records, divorce records, civil cases or criminal cases. The Judicial Archives includes these cases from the following time periods: naturalization records 1793 to 1974 divorce cases 1749 to 1900 civil cases 1671 to 1900 criminal cases 1671 to 1900 The Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Records Center Web site is available at: www.judicial-records.state.ri.us. This guy is great..he sends you a reply right away telling you he rec'd your request. I sent him an email telling him that I found some info that my mother was married and divorced more than the two times I knew of..(I was adopted), and he found and sent me all of her divorces..4 of them...and no cost. It took him a week or two, but like I said..he sent me an email telling me he was looking.. He was the same guy that found my fathers divorce papers..way back when. after I first learned his name an wondered what happened to him...LOL We had met him at a RI Geney meeting.. Good luck...Jean -------Original Message------- From: Suzanne Hough Date: 04/09/06 10:09:08 To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Another murder question Jean: I know you are a descendant of Jeremiah Wilson Pollock's first wife--and not of Marvel Perkins Pollock. Nevertheless, I am wondering if you have been able to obtain the divorce papers of his second wife Marvel Pollock? I emailed the addy that Margaret posted archives@courts.ri.gov but have not heard back. Perhaps it takes a long time but Ann & Margaret have had quicker responses (to different requests). Any suggestions regarding what I may be overlooking? Thanks! Suzanne Pollock Hough ----- Original Message ----- ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/mailist.html#unsubscribe -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/308 - Release Date: 4/11/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/308 - Release Date: 4/11/2006

Hi Claire, I would love to come to Arizona for a visit, One of my favorite places. However, I have not renewed my passport and am scared to cross the border. Just really hate this. Wish things would get back to normal. Love to all of my american cousins, and Arlan, this is not a flame. I wish that I could be comfortable coming down for a visit, since my kid and grandkids live south of the border, as most of my brothers and sisters do. Right now, I just feel like an alien. Bonnie