| First settlers of Providence with Roger Williams (1636) |  | |
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| Original proprietors of Providence (signers of "initial deed," October 1638) |
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| Pawtuxet Claimants (Settled 1638; under Massachusetts jurisdiction 1642-1658) | ||
| Founders of Portsmouth (signers of Portsmouth Compact, 7 March 1638) |
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| Founders of Newport (Signers of initial agreement, 28 April 1639) |
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| Founders of Warwick (Original purchasers, 1643) |
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Italics: The names of Clarke, Johnson, Hall, and Brightman at the end of the Portsmouth list were crossed out, and it is uncertain if they came to Portsmouth, though most, if not all, of them did appear on Aquidneck Island. | ||
Sources for template:
- Arnold, Samuel Greene (1859). History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Vol. 1. New York: D. Appleton & Company. pp. 97, 100, 132, 176. OCLC 712634101.
- Chapin, Howard M. (1916). Documentary History of Rhode Island. Providence: Preston and Rounds Company. pp. 8–27.
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