. 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. . West, and the followingyear the church called Samuel Littlefield to the pastoral * Elder John Gorton was the pastor of the church at East Green-wich, for many years, and preached in a meeting house that stood notfar from the shore, but which has been demolished many years. Hewas a descendant of Samuel Gorton, one of the first settlers of
. 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. . West, and the followingyear the church called Samuel Littlefield to the pastoral * Elder John Gorton was the pastor of the church at East Green-wich, for many years, and preached in a meeting house that stood notfar from the shore, but which has been demolished many years. Hewas a descendant of Samuel Gorton, one of the first settlers of thetown, and the great-grandfather of Mrs. Wm. B. Spencer of officiated at the marriage of General Nathaniel Greene. An oldbook before me, owned by Mr. Henry W. Greene, the leaves of which OLD BAPTIST CHURCH, OLD WARWICK. 309 office, and he was ordained February 17, 1794. Hecontinued to preach until about 1825, when lie had aparalytic shock which laid him aside from active life. The old meeting-house, a sketch of which is given inthe engraving, was built by this church at an early date,and is probably the earliest one built in this town ofwhich any knowledge at present exists. It was takendown in the spring of 1830. It was in a very decayed. THE OLD MEETING HOUSE, OLD WARWICK.(From a pencil sketch by Mrs. C. W. Colgrove.) condition when demolished. Its size was about fortyfeet square, with two doors, one on the side facing theConimicut road, a double door, and one fronting Meet- are partly of the Stamp paper of the times, and hound in sheepskin, with a brazen clasp, contains the records of 281 marriages, inElder Gortons writing. The first marriage, that of Anthony Low andPhehe Greene, bears the date of January 1, 1754, the Inst, that, ofGeorge Finney and Hanahretty Matthews, daughter of Caleb Mat-thews, May 4, 1792. The Warwick and Coventry Baptist Church waaorganized at the house of Caleb Matthews, October 21, 27 310 HISTORY OF WARWICK. ing-House road, so call
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