. The history of Warwick, Rhode Island: from its settlement in 1642 to the present time : including accounts of the early settlement and development of its several villages, sketches of the origin and progress of the different churches of the town, &c., &c. . er Lippitt, the revolutionary hero, was thefourth* The exposed condition of the seaboard towns renderedit advisable for the women and children to remove intothe interior, and many of them accordingly left theirhomes for safer Warwick Neck was defendedby Col. John Watermans regiment, and Pawtuxet bythat of Col. Samuel Aborn. In
. The history of Warwick, Rhode Island: from its settlement in 1642 to the present time : including accounts of the early settlement and development of its several villages, sketches of the origin and progress of the different churches of the town, &c., &c. . er Lippitt, the revolutionary hero, was thefourth* The exposed condition of the seaboard towns renderedit advisable for the women and children to remove intothe interior, and many of them accordingly left theirhomes for safer Warwick Neck was defendedby Col. John Watermans regiment, and Pawtuxet bythat of Col. Samuel Aborn. In July, 1777, one of themost daring and skilfully executed acts that occurredduring the war, resulted in the seizure of Gen. Prescott,the British commander on Rhode Island, by Lieut. Barton, who was at the time stationed at Tiver-ton. Prescott was quartered about five miles from New-port, on the west road leading to the Feny. On the10th of the month, at about nine oclock. Barton with a * For a further account of tliis family, see the carefully preparedaccount by Daniel Reekwith, Esq., of Providence, It. I. 1 am alsoindebted for a portion of the above information to Mrs. Thomas JonesSpencer, of this town. See also Updikes Narragausett * a1nH -Oi^i^Krff r/^/A/c. a5>) ENGRAVED BY :« «* 1 . Jul 8 \ 2 L3CTVfO WESTMINSTER STnn N^c «5 -—^ iir d>^ ;» ££#§
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