Thanks Leslie I would like to know more about his children Gershom is of special interest to me also Gershom's son Gershom I've been told he was impeached 3 times and reelected all three times. Bob & Nancy Wordell Searchin' for a past Ô¿Ô Surnames: Wordell, Wodell, Taber, Tabor, Hunt, Watters, Fredling, Heinecke, Wells, Ballmer ----- Original Message ----- From: <MikeandLeslieL@aol.com> To: <RINEWPOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 10:04 PM Subject: Re: [RINEWPOR] William Wodell > Hi Bob....and List! > > Here is the information on William from "The Genealogical Dictionary > of Rhode Island; Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before > 1690" by John Osborne Austin (with corrections and additions by John Osborne > Austin and G. Andrews Moriarty), first published Albany, NY 1887, Reprinted > by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore MD 1995, page 434. I have copied > it exactly as it is written: > > Wodell: > William b. > d. 1693 > m. > Mary b. > d. 1676, Mar. 23. > > 1637, Nov. 20. He and others of Boston, &c., were ordered to deliver up all > guns, pistols swords, powder, shot, &c., because "the opinions and > revelations of Mr. Wheelwright and Mrs. Hutchinson have seduced and led into > dangerous errors many of the people here in New England." > > 1643, Jan. 12. He and ten others bought of Miantonomi for 144 fathoms of > wampum, tract of land called Shawomet (Warwick). > > 1643, Sep. 12. He with others of Warwick was notified to appear at General > Court at Boston to hear complaint of two Indian sachems Pomham and Soconocco, > as to "some unjust and injurious dealing toward them by yourselves The > Warwick men declined to obey the summons, declaring that they were legal > subjects of the king of England, and beyond the limits of Massachusetts > territory, to whom they would acknowledge no subjection. Soldiers were soon > sent who besieged the settlers in a fortified house. In a parley it was now > said "That they held blasphemous errors which they must repent of," or go to > Boston for trial. > > 1643, Oct. 05. Portsmouth. He had a grant of 10 acres. > > 1643, Nov. 03. Having been brought with others before the court at Boston > charged with heresy and sedition, they were sentenced to be confined during > the pleasure of the court, and should they break jail or preach their > heresies or speak against church or state, on conviction, they should die. > He was sent to Watertown but not to prison, and remained at large till the > following March, and was then banished from both Massachusetts and Warwick. > He thereupon returned to Portsmouth. Most of his companions in the trial > suffered close imprisonment for several months. > > 1655. Freeman. > > 1656-63. Commissioner. > > 1664-65-66-67-70-72-73-74-75-80-81-82-83-84-86. Deputy. > > 1676, Apr. 04. It was "voted that in these troublesome times and straits in > this colony, this Assembly desiring to have the advice and concurrence of the > most judicious inhabitants if it may be had for the good of the whole, do > desire at their next sitting the company and counsel of Mr. Benedict Arnold," > and fifteen others, among whom was William Wodell. > > 1680, May 05. He was appointed as a committee to put the laws and acts of > the colony into such a method that they may be put in print. > > 1684. Assistant. He was chosen but positively denied to > engage. > > 1692, Sep. 08. Will - proved 1993, May 02. Exs. grandson Gershom Wodell and > latter's mother Mary. Overseers Samson and Samuel Sherman. To granddaughter > Sarah Wodell, £15. To Priscilla and Isabel Gatchell, each £10 at sixteen > years of age. They are called sisters to Sarah Wodell (i.e., half-sisters). > To daughter Mary Grinnell, wife of Daniel, £5. To grandson Richard Grinnell, > £5. To grandsons William and Samuel Sanford, each £5. To grandson John > Anthony, son of daughter Frances, 40s. To grandsons Joseph and William > Anthony, each £5. To granddaughters Susanna, Elizabeth, and Alice Anthony, > each 50s. at fifteen years of age. To grandson William Wodell, 1s. To > daughter Alice Anthony, 1s. To loving friend John Greene of Warwick, 30s. > To grandson Richard Wodell, £5. To grandson Return Wodell, £5. To grandson > Gershom Wodell, northernmost share of land to pay above legacies, and to > Gershom also southernmost share of land where my house stands, his mother > having equal share with him in this share during life. To granddaughter > Sarah Wodell, best feather bed. To Priscilla and Isabel Gatchell, a feather > bed each. To grandson-in-law Robert Lawton, two books, "Gadberry" and > "Wing." To John Potter of Warwick, and rest of free inhabitants, for an > enlargement of the commons of said town, half of all my right as purchaser, > and other half to friend John Greene. "And whereas it hath been said by > several persons that I with some others did go about to wrong the town of > Portsmouth in purchasing of Hog Island of an Indian Sachem called Mososup, I > am so far from doing any wrong therein that I do give unto the free > inhabitants of the said town of Portsmouth" Hog Island &c. He makes same > statement in regard to some land bought on Rhode Island. > > His will was recorded at both Portsmouth and Taunton. > > Inventory £224, 17s. > _________________ > > If you would like the information on William's children and their children, > just let me know and I'll put it up. > > > ==== RINEWPOR Mailing List ==== > Search the Newport County, RI, USGenWeb Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/search.html > Advertisements are added below against the wishes of this list manager > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >