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William Carpenter (Rhode Island)
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See also
- List of early settlers of Rhode Island
- Colony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsColony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsThe Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was one of the original English Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of North America that, after the American Revolution, became the modern U.S...
Further reading
http://books.google.com/books?id=Qzo5AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=%22william+carpenter%22+providence&source=bl&ots=mlV-zw5Iub&sig=DwplHlrRm2XVZtlZME6kY6601lc&hl=en&ei=KX3sSsW5KI--sgOOiuj1Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CBkQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%22william%20carpenter%22%20providence&f=falseHistory and Genealogy of the Carpenter Family in America From the Settlement at Providence, R.I., 1637-1901, Daniel Hoogland Carpenter, The Marion Press, Jamaica, New York, 1901]See also
- William Arnold (settler)
- Benedict Arnold (governor)Benedict Arnold (governor)Benedict Arnold was president and then governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, serving for a total of 11 years in these roles. Coming from Somerset, England, he was born and raised in the town of Ilchester, likely attending school in Limington, nearby...
- Stukeley WestcottStukeley WestcottStukeley Westcott was one of the founding settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and one of the original members of the first Baptist Church in America, established by Roger Williams in 1638...
- Roger Williams (theologian)Roger Williams (theologian)Roger Williams was an English Protestant theologian who was an early proponent of religious freedom and the separation of church and state. In 1636, he began the colony of Providence Plantation, which provided a refuge for religious minorities. Williams started the first Baptist church in America,...
External links
- Pawtuxet Cove
- City of Cranston Official Site
- genetic research on William Carpenter.
- Carpenter Cousins research