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3 days ago · When Paine arrived in Newport in 1683 as a pirate known to have raided the Floridian coast, Quaker Governor William Coddington, Jr. (1651-1689) accepted his privateering commission as valid even though the Governors of New York and New Hampshire claimed it was a forgery.
Not only was it built by the founder of Newport, William Coddington, but the man who contributed to turning it into a public establishment was a former pirate. His name was William Mayes Jr. and after giving up his life of piracy abroad he went on to start an inn known as the White Horse Inn.
Jun 10, 2024 · In 1629 the church became the focus of plans to settle a colony in the New World. Leading Boston laymen Thomas Dudley, Simon Bradstreet, and William Coddington became active in the plans.
Jun 28, 2024 · In 1639 William Coddington and eight other prominent families left Portsmouth to found Newport on the southern end of Aquidneck Island. Providence experienced two secessions within its first five years, including one which led to the establishment of Shawomet ( Warwick) in 1643 by Samuel Gorton.
Jun 15, 2024 · Whereas his Majesty has been informed by the petition of John Clarke, on behalf of Benjamin [Benedict] Arnold, William Brenton, William Coddington, Nicholas Easton, William Boulston, John Porter, John Smith, Samuel Gorton, John Weekes, Roger Williams, Thomas Olney, Gregorie Dexter, John Cogeshall, Joseph Clarke, Randall Holden, John Greene, John Roome, Samuel Wildbore, William Feild, James ...
1 day ago · Adnan Hussain is a recently elected MP – elected on 5 July 2024. When Adnan Hussain starts to speak in debates and vote on bills, that information will appear on this page.
1 day ago · In 1639 William Coddington, another dissenter in Massachusetts, settled his congregation in Newport. Four years later Samuel Gorton , yet another minister banished from Massachusetts Bay because of his differences with the ruling oligarchy , settled in Shawomet (later renamed Warwick ).
