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from
History of Providence County, Rhode Island
Edited by Richard M. Bayles.
In two volumes, illustrated. Vol. I.
New York: W. W. Preston & Co., 1891.
pp. 382 - 405. (part 10)
"Providence has always been on the line of the great thoroughfare from
Boston to New York. In early times the traveller passed on horseback from
Providence through East Greenwich, Wickford, over Tower Hill, and through
Westerly into Connecticut. Over this line lay the regular route to New
York. It also was the only direct road from Providence to Connecticut for
many years after the settlement of this town. It is said that the first
team from Connecticut that came by any more northerly route arrived in
Providence September 29th, 1722, and was driven by Governor
Sessions. Until about that date the usual road to Connecticut was through
the towns named. The route by Pomfret was a more difficult one, even after
it was adopted. As late as 1776 but little could be said in its favor. So
rough was the road even then that it took nearly two days to make the
distance of 36 miles between here and Pomfret.
The winter of 1779-80 was one of extreme severity. It was for a long time
known as 'the cold winter'. At the time it was said to be more severe than
any that had preceded it for many years. The harbor of Providence was
closed by ice in November, and continued so for nearly two months. The ice
extended from Newport harbor to the Dumplings. The island of Rhode Island
lost its insular character. Beaten paths were made over the ice from
Newport to Wickford, East Greenwich and Providence. Loaded teams passed
repeatedly across Narragansett bay. The ground was covered with snow
during the whole time, but not so deep as to obstruct the communication
between the different towns. The intensity of the cold and its long
continuance caused great distress among the poor."
continued in part 11.
from
History of Providence County, Rhode Island
Edited by Richard M. Bayles.
In two volumes, illustrated. Vol. I.
New York: W. W. Preston & Co., 1891.
pp. 382 - 405. (part 7)
" 'The first coach that I ever saw, and I do not know but the first one
that was ever in this town, was owned by a Mr. Merritt, an Englishman, who
came and purchased the farm and built the house where the venerable Moses
Brown lately died, in his 99th year. This coach would once in a while come
into the street by way of Olney's lane, then there would be a running of
the children and a looking from the windows to see the new, wonderful
thing. About this time there would be now and then a person who wanted a
passage to Boston. Colonel William Brown, who lived quite at the northeast
corner of the town, on a farm, kept what was called a curricle, drawn by
two horses; he would be their carrier. It would take him about three days
to go and return. After a while, Thomas Sabin, I think, was the first that
set up a stage; he generally went once a week. After him Robert Currey,
then Samuel Whipple. When they got through by daylight they thought they
had done well. The mail was carried by a Mr. Mumford, on horseback, once a
week, between here and New London, and so back again. In May, 1776, I went
to Pomfret, 36 miles, in a chaise. The road was so stony and rough that I
could not ride out of a slow walk but a very little of the way. I was
nearly two days in going, such was the general state of our roads at that time.
'Business and occupation was similar to what it now is, except machine
manufacturing. Furniture in general was very plain, and mahogany was but
little known. Almost every article of wood was straight, without much
paint or polish. There was but little crockery, and that of a coarse
kind. Pewter and wood were the principal table furniture. Two would be
often eating out of the same dish, and perhaps a dozen drinking out of the
same pewter quart pot or earthen mug. In my youngest days there were but
few carriages besides carts, consequently when women wanted to go abroad it
was very common for them to go on horseback, sitting on a pillion behind a
man. Women would often be at market on horseback, with a pair of panniers,
selling butter, cheese, eggs, &c.'
'The time hath been when an abundance of bass and perch, particularly bass,
were taken through the ice on Seekonk river, in the night season. About 50
years ago I was there with perhaps a dozen or twenty others. That night
there were several tons taken, the most that was ever known to be taken in
one night. Since then some would be taken every winter, until lately that
business seems to be about done. It is supposed that the filth washing
from the abundance of cotton mills prevents their coming into the river.' "
continued in part 8.
Dewolf2323(a)cs.com wrote:
>Being on the wrong side meant you condoned British cruelty and brutality
>against your own people and the country they wished to be independent. After
>the bloodshed at Lexington in 1775, naturally a great spirit of
And what were these same people doing to the Indians and Africans living amongst them? What about the poor people and people not quite up to the "high" standards of the whites, who were "Warned Out" of towns that didn't really belong to the people that were living there?
from
History of Providence County, Rhode Island
Edited by Richard M. Bayles.
In two volumes, illustrated. Vol. I.
New York: W. W. Preston & Co., 1891.
pp. 382 - 405. (part 5)
" 'At one time, many years since, I fell in with an old gentleman who stood
viewing what was called the old Turpin house. He said to me, 'I am taking
a view of the old house where the general assembly used to sit. I have
been there, and should like to go in to see whether it looks as it formerly
did or not.' I went in with him. After looking around he said: 'It is
much as it was.' This house then was standing on the west side of North
Main street, nearly opposite to the Fourth Baptist meeting house. It
appears that in the days of Turpin, the original owner, this was a very
sightly place, and a place of considerable business. He had a large yard
with an elm tree in it, a fine garden, handsomely fenced in, through which
there ran a small brook, which came from a small swamp, lying a little to
the eastward of where the meeting house now is. The Reverend James Manning
did great things in the way of enlightening and informing the
people. Schools revived by means of his advice and assistance. Previous
to him it was not uncommon to meet with those who could not write their names.
'Manners and fashions were very plain. The dress in general was meant to
be durable. Men wore mostly wash-leather breeches, cloth for most purposes
generally manufactured in their families; laborers of almost every
description wore leather aprons; the best dress of the most opulent was of
English manufacture, in plain style. Some who were a little flashy would
wear a cocked hat, a wig or a powered head, with their hair clubbed or
queued; sometimes some would buy or borrow some hair for the purpose of
giving the club or queue a better appearance. Women of the same
neighborhood would visit each other with clean checked aprons, striped
loose gowns, handkerchiefs over the shoulders and sun-bonnets o their
heads; then pleasantly sit down and divert themselves over a dish of bohea
tea and a piece of bread and butter. A few who considered themselves
somewhat superior would wear a silk or calico gown, with long ruffle cuffs,
a lawn apron, a little roll over the head, resembling a crupper to a
saddle, with the hair smoothly combed over it, a flat chip hat, with a
crown about one inch deep, all covered with a thin silk -- some black, some
white, others red, green, &c. Young men would at times amuse themselves in
the lots at ball, shooting at poultry or at a mark, now and then at
wrestling or jumping; at times muster in small parties with young women,
then have a dance; at harvest time would go miles to a husking, as the
farmers generally would at that time make merry. At the season for pigeons
there was too much diversion in destroying them. There were many stands
set up around our cove by means of which thousands were annually destroyed
by shooting. In the country they were mostly taken in nets, and brought to
market by horse loads, in panniers. A man told me that he at a time
carried a load in that way to Boston, that they were so plenty that he
could not sell them, neither give them away; he thought that there might be
those who had rather steal than to have it thought they were beggars, so
set his panniers down by the side of a street, and there left them for a
while. When he returned he found many more than he had left."
continued in part 6.
It all goes back to all that British propaganda about what officers and
gentlemen the Brits are, honest and true, noble of spirit, fair fighters,
yada, yada, yada, which they actually believe. If the Brits would read
more history (not written by other Brits) and travel the world more, they
would find out what codswallop :-) all of that is. Actually, they don't
have to travel far--just across the Irish Sea.
Margaret
At 09:05 PM 2/24/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Don,
> I'm guessing they're either British or they are just up to date on the
>latest crazy words to use. I saw a lot on the internet about the phrase,
>"just a load of old codswallop"!
>Cousin Gloria
Being on the wrong side meant you condoned British cruelty and brutality
against your own people and the country they wished to be independent. After
the bloodshed at Lexington in 1775, naturally a great spirit of resistance
arose throughout the whole country. Some people lost their property and homes
for being on the wrong side but on the other hand they rejoiced in seeing the
homes in Bristol and Newport being swept away. Tit for tat. Claire
Hi Bobbi & List -
Here it is -
St. Mary Cemetery in Crompton
70 Church St.
West Warwick, RI 02893
phone: (401) 822-1006
Parish: St. Mary
St Mary is a Parish Cemetery, not a Diocesan one,
and it is listed under West Warwick, not Crompton.
That list can be a little confusing to figure
out. Sometimes you have to look at all of them to figure
out which one is the right one.
Lisa
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore(a)comcast.net>
> > The large Catholic Cemeteries not affiliated with a specific
> > parish are called the diocesan cemeteries and they are listed at
> > the diocese website here
> >
> >
http://www.dioceseofprovidence.org/cemeteries/?active_page=our_diocese
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Beth Hurd" <beth.hurd(a)cox.net>
> >
> > > I was looking at the <www.dioceseofprovidence.org> website,
which
> >
>
http://www.dioceseofprovidence.org/cemeteries/?active_page=parishes&cemet...
> > >
> > > The address to write for "orders of interment" papers:
> > > >
> > > >Catholic Diocesan Cemeteries Office
> > > >1 Cathedral Square
> > > >Providence, RI 02903
> > > >tel: (401) 278-4575
> > > >Claudia C. Baldino, Office Manager
> > >
> > > Beth Hurd, Johnston, RI
Noticed these today ... no relations of mine
In Fayetteville, NC
Cross Creek Cemetery on Cool Spring (oldest section)
McNeill, Kate Chamberlain (b. Rhode Island) 1-16-1825 d. 12-10-1904
wife of Col. James H. McNeill
Pearce, Oliver Merchant b.8-7-1765 in Providence Rhode Island d.
11-20-1815
He was born Aug. 7, 1765 in the town of Providence in the Colony of Rhode
Island
Hello Cindy! I think I am going to take you up on this if you have
the time. My Great great grandmother is Martha elizabeth Gregory. b.
15 may 1881 in rockland maine, and died 19 feb 1961.
I have been told, but haven't verified that her parents are Samuel
hyrom gregory and Amelia hannah gregory. My grandma talks very fondly
of her, so I think that she is right, but you know how it is, you
gotta have proof, LOL.
Basically I haven't researched her side at all, but my grandma has
asked me if i can start I think they were close, so being the good
dooby I am, I was hoping you could do some searches to help me get
started. Jenny
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:58:33 -0700, TheGenseeker
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> I also have a membership to Ancestry and would be happy to look up whatever
> you need. Just email me privately with any info you have.
> Cinda in CO
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OK, I got a phone call from my grandma this afternoon. It seems she
was having an upset night and couldn't sleep. She kept thinking back
and ended up getting up and writing down everything for me.
She was thinking about when she was a child, her father was going out
on military service and it seems her mother wasn't a very good one, so
he dropped her and her siblings off in state custody. She said she
remembers it clear as day, in an office with a social worker asking
her dad questions. She said her dad was asked her nationalities and
he said she was French, irish and indian. He was asked what kind of
indian and he said cherokee. and she asked him for a name and she
remembers him spelling nesbit and saying the t was silent.
Does this sound like and indian name? and how would I confirm this?
I admit i am sceptical at the moment, but my grandmother has an
awesome memory.
What do you think, Jenny
from
History of Providence County, Rhode Island
Edited by Richard M. Bayles.
In two volumes, illustrated. Vol. I.
New York: W. W. Preston & Co., 1891.
pp. 382 - 405. (part 4)
"From the letter of another aged resident, who wrote more than half a
century ago, of things pertaining to the then long past, we make extracts
in the following paragraphs.
'The time is within my recollection when there were not more than six or
eight buildings on Benefit street, and no street over the hill excepting
that called Jail lane. The old jail, standing on the north side of it, was
one of the buildings spoken of. All carriages going to or from the east
part of the town passed through Olney's lane, or through a street quite at
the south part of the town. At that time I think I had some knowledge of
nearly every family in town. As respects the river, I doubt whether the
tide covers half the ground it did 70 years since; wharves first built,
then Water street beyond the wharves; acres filled or raised south of
Weybosset and Broad streets, where Westminster street is, and all north of
it, the tide flowed. I am told that there was a knoll, or small round
hill, near the head of what is now called the Long wharf, which at that
time was an island. Old people have often told me of having picked berries
on it. An old man long since told me that while there was difficulty with
the Indians, several of them got slyly upon that hill and fired at a small
company of young white men who were playing at nine pins, near where the
court house now stands [1842], and hit one of their pins. I am told that
the first vessel which sailed from this town to the West Indies was loaded
at a wharf that was then a little to the westward of the Canal market. I
once saw a vessel of about 30 or 40 tons, a fisherman, unloading at a wharf
then adjoining to what is now called Smith street. Many vessels of large
burthen have been built on the west side of what is called the canal basin,
and at other places north of the great bridge, which bridge, I believe, was
50 or 60 feet longer than it now is. There was a draw in it, for the
purpose of letting vessels through. The channel, I think, is now covered
by Water street.
'As respects schools, previous to about the year 1770 they were but little
thought of. There were in my neighborhood three small schools, perhaps
about a dozen scholars in each. Their books were the Bible, spelling book
and primer. One was kept by John Foster, Esq., in his office, and one by
Doctor Benjamin West. Their fees were 7s., 6d. per quarter. One was kept
by George Taylor, Esq., for the church scholars. He, it was said, received
a small compensation from England. Besides these there were two or three
women schools. When one had learned to read, write and do a sum in the
rule of three, he was fit for business. About this time, Doctor Jonathan
Arnold made a move for building a proprietors' school house; by his
exertions enough was obtained to build one at the northerly end of Benefit
street, which was called Whipple Hall in consequence of Mr. Joseph Whipple
giving the lot for two shares. George Taylor, Jr., was the first
master. The town, a few years since, bought the proprietors out.' "
continued in part 5.
from
History of Providence County, Rhode Island
Edited by Richard M. Bayles.
In two volumes, illustrated. Vol. I.
New York: W. W. Preston & Co., 1891.
pp. 382 - 405. (part 6)
" 'Captain Jabez Whipple, who lately died in his one hundredth year, told
me that when a young man he with several others kept a pack of hounds, with
which they would at times divert themselves in a fox chase; that at a time
they followed one most of the day, at evening they holed him, then made a
fire at the hole in order to keep him in during the night; they came with
tools for digging, went to work, and soon found him, suffocated as they
supposed, took him out, handed him from one to the other, he maintaining
every appearance of being dead, then threw him on the ground, when he
instantly took to his toes, and so gave them another day's chase.
'As for particular places of resort, I can hardly say that I know of any;
the great bridge was a considerable of a place for it in pleasant
weather. Captain Joseph Olney kept the principal public house. As the
town increased it settled the fastest nearer the tide water. Colonel
Knight Dexter opened a public house where the people could be more
conveniently accommodated; this and other houses being opened for the same
purpose, drew the custom from the old place, so that it became
abandoned. Elisha Brown at a time was doing a very considerable business
to the northward of Captain Olney's, near Joseph Turpin's. To him there
was great electioneering resorting. For several seasons party ran high
between Samuel Ward, of Newport, and Stephen Hopkins, of this town. No one
more zealously engaged in the cause than Brown, for Ward, and himself for
deputy governor. His zeal, I believe, was rather expensive, as he left to
his family near nothing of a good estate.' "
continued in part 7.
Claire, you do a fabulous job of your transcriptions. I transcribe old books too for some of my genealogy web sites here in NY. Sometimes I have trouble staying awake as I type even though the books are tremendously interesting. It is hard work.
As far as the Rev. War, I had ancestors on both sides and I don't fault either side. Mankind was/is cruel, no matter which side you were/are on. Barbarism has been a part of every war from the first one centuries ago right on up to today. As far as loyalty to these ancient veterans, I guess it depends on what color you were-White, African or Indian. Each person and ethnic group fought on the side they thought would be the fairest winner. Many good people right here lost their land after the Rev. War. because they happened to be on the wrong side. That wasn't really fair and square. Imagine owning your homestead for generations here in the US and then whoosh! Get out. I don't think there was any right or wrong side during the Rev. War.
Elaine
Dewolf2323(a)cs.com wrote:
>We have found that "codswallop" is British slang for nonsence. Trish is
>offended with what she is reading in Spirit of '76. I commend you for loyalty to
>your country but please do not rain on our parade. We won fair and square
>and the British barbarism was proven to be true. I will continue Emailing the
>remainder of "Spirit of '76". I am a true patriot and am proud of my country.
> Claire
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The Spirit of '76
by Benjamin Cowell
Pub. Boston 1850
Page 233-4
All eyes were now turned towards the seat of war in the South and to the
operations of the allied armies. This was the first campaign in which the allies
moved and acted in concert; and great hopes were entertained as to the result,
and in these great expectations the country was not disappointed. Our
principal object in these sketches was to place Rhode Island in a proper position
with regard to the efforts she made in the Revolutionary struggle, which history
has failed to do; and with this object to confine ourselves to events which
took place in this STATE; and to notice some of the most prominent acts of our
Legislature to sustain the contest, as well as the movements of the
people,--and thus far we have adhered to our plan, with one or two exceptions; but we
now must be permitted to follow the Rhode Island troops out of this State to
Yorktown in Virginia and notice some of the events and achievements at that
place, so far at least as they are connected with Rhode Island valor. It would be
foreign to our purpose to notice all the movements of the armies this year
before they were brought together at the siege of Yorktown.
Lord Cornwallis after marching through the Carolinas made Virginia the seat
of war. It was his intention to reduce the Colony of Virginia to a state of
subjection in the same manner he had done the Carolinas; but while in the
execution of this plan, he received orders from General Clinton to reembark a part
of his troops for New York. Clinton had been advised that the "allies" were
coming upon him and he wished for more troops. Clinton was deceived designedly
in this belief. At length, after various marches, Cornwallis entrenched
himself at Yorktown.
The Admiral Count e Grasse, was expected by Washington but this expectation
was not known to the enemy. Count de Grasse arrived in the Chesapeake on the
28th of August with 25 sail of the line and blocked up the mouths of James
River and York River and the British at Yorktown. When Count de Grasse' arrival
was made known to Washington, he marched with all speed from New York towards
Virginia and was there in season to cooperate with the French army against the
enemy. General Clinton at New York attempted to make a diversion in favor of
Cornwallis and sent the traitor Arnold against New London, which he burnt, and
committed at the same time some most horrid butcheries. But this did not
divert Washington from his plan. The allies laid siege to Yorktown in a regular
manner and began operations. These were pursued with such regularity and
vigor, that on the 19th of October, Lord Cornwallis surrendered his whole army
consisting of about seven thousand men.
The events of Yorktown have been so often and so graphically recorded in
history that we do not feel called upon to notice them any farther than the
storming of two redoubts,and we should not do this but to render justice to the
valor of the men of Rhode Island. The storming of these two redoubts is thus
described by an elegant historian. (Botta)
To be continued
Copied by Claire Dietz
You GO Claire!
Don Taylor
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> We have found that "codswallop" is British slang for nonsence. Trish is
> offended with what she is reading in Spirit of '76. I commend you for
loyalty to
> your country but please do not rain on our parade. We won fair and
square
> and the British barbarism was proven to be true. I will continue
Emailing the
> remainder of "Spirit of '76". I am a true patriot and am proud of my
country.
> Claire
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Gloria,
I used the link to weird words website and I see why you didn't give the
meanings of the expression onlist. Best laugh I've had all day! I like it,
and I may start using it! I guess that subscriber must be British, do ya
think?
cousin Don
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> > What exactly is codswallop? That's a new term to me. I take it you
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> > but I've never heard the term. Is it a Rhode Islandism?
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We have found that "codswallop" is British slang for nonsence. Trish is
offended with what she is reading in Spirit of '76. I commend you for loyalty to
your country but please do not rain on our parade. We won fair and square
and the British barbarism was proven to be true. I will continue Emailing the
remainder of "Spirit of '76". I am a true patriot and am proud of my country.
Claire
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> Anybody heard yet exactly what was codswallop?
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> From: Gloria Silverman [mailto:gjs11054@cox.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 5:10 PM
> To: RIGENWEB-L(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Spirit - British Barbarism
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> http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-cod1.htm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "don taylor" <dtaylor120(a)cfl.rr.com>
> To: <RIGENWEB-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 4:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Spirit - British Barbarism
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>
> > What exactly is codswallop? That's a new term to me. I take it you
> disagree,
> > but I've never heard the term. Is it a Rhode Islandism?
> > Don T.
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