August 1661 by the following Newport men: William Vaughan John Coggeshall, Jr. John Crandall Hugh Mosher James Barker Caleb Carr James Rogers Joseph Torry John Cranston Of these men, only John Crandall appears to have settled in Westerly. Westerly inhabitants appearing in the town records of 18 May 1669: John Crandall Edward Larkin Stephen Wilcox John Lewis James Cross Jonathan Armstrong John Maxson Jeffrey Champlin, Sr. John Fairfield Daniel Cromb Nicholas Cottrell Shubael Painter Tobias Saunders Robert Burdick John Randall John MacCoon John Sharp Daniel Stanton James Babcock, Sr. Thomas Painter James Babcock, Jr. John Babcock Job Babcock Josiah Clarke Colonial leaders during King Philip's War During the devastating events of King Philip's War (1675-1676), the Rhode Island General Assembly sought the counsel of 16 prominent citizens of the colony with the resolution, "Voted that in these troublesome times and in this , this Assembly desiringe to have the advice and concurrance of the most juditious inhabitants, if it may be had for the good of the whole, doe desire at their next sittinge the Company and Councill of": Benedict Arnold John Clarke James Barker Obadiah Holmes William Vaughan William Hiscocks Christopher Holder Phillip Shearman Capt. John Albro William Wodell George Lawton Robert Hodgson William Carpenter Gregory Dexter Capt. Randall Holden Capt. John Greene Original proprietors of East Greenwich At a meeting of the General Assembly in Newport in May 1677, the following 48 individuals were granted 100-acre tracts in East Greenwich "for the services rendered during King Philip's War." John Spencer Thomas Nichols, father of Deputy Governor Jonathan Nichols Clement Weaver Henry Brightman George Vaughan John Weaver Charles Macarty Thomas Wood Thomas Frye, father of Deputy Governor Thomas Frye Benjamin Griffin Daniel Vaughan Thomas Dungan, son of William and Frances (Latham) Dungan John Pearce Stephen Peckham John Crandall, son of John Crandall Preserved Pearce Henry Lilly John Albro, son of John Albro Samuel Albro, son of John Albro Philip Long Richard Knight John Peckham Thomas Peckham William Clarke Edward Day Edward Richmond Edward Calvery John Heath Robert Havens John Strainge John Parker George Browne Richard Barnes Samson Ballou John Remington Jonathan Devell Benjamin Mowrey Joseph Mowrey William Wilbore, cousin of Samuel Wilbore James Eyles Pearce James Batty Benjamin Gorton, son of Samuel Gorton Henry Dyre, son of William and Mary Dyer John Knowles Stephen Arnold, son of William Arnold and brother of Governor Benedict Arnold John Sanford, son of