Coddington Nicholas Easton John Coggeshall William Brenton John Clarke Jeremy Clarke (his wife was Frances (Latham) Clarke) Thomas Hazard Henry Bull William Dyer Founders of Warwick Those who purchased the land from the Indians on January 12, 1642: Randall Holden John Greene John Wickes Francis Weston Samuel Gorton Richard Waterman John Warner Richard Carder Samson Shotten Robert Potter William Wodell Nicholas Power John Sweet Pettaquamscutt purchasers Those who purchased the Pettaquamscutt lands (later South Kingstown) from the Indian sachems in 1657: Original purchasers: John Porter Samuel Wilbore Thomas Mumford Samuel Wilson John Hull (Boston goldsmith and minter) Later purchasers: William Brenton Benedict Arnold In 1659 a second group set up the Atherton Trading Company, with perceived rights to land in Narragansett, in an area south of the North Kingstown, which included Wickford. Their claim was declared void years later. Early inhabitants of New Shoreham (Block Island) The original purchasers of Block Island in April 1661, whose names appear on a plaque at the north end of the island: Thomas Terry John Clarke William Jud Samuel Dearing Simon Ray William Tosh Tormut Rose William Barker Daniel Cumball William Cohoone Duncan Mack Williamson John Rathbun Edward Vorce, Jun. Trustrum Dodge, Sen. Nicholas White William Billings John Ackurs (Acres). The early settlers whose names appear on the plaque: Richard Billingum Samuel Dearing Nathaniel Winslow Tormut Rose Edward Vorce John Rathbun Thomas Faxson Richard Allis Phillip Warton John Glover Thomas Terry James Sands Hugh Williams John Alcock Peter George Simon Ray Trustrum Dodge was also an early settler, though his name only appears on the plaque as an original purchaser Those named in the Royal Charter of 1663 The early Rhode Island inhabitants named in the Rhode Island Royal Charter, dated July 8, 1663 and signed with the royal seal by King Charles II; this charter was the basis for Rhode Island's government for nearly two centuries: Author: John Clarke Governor: Benedict Arnold Deputy Governor: William Brenton Assistants: William Baulston John Porter Roger Williams Thomas Olney John Smith John Greene John Coggeshall James Barker William Field Joseph Clarke Others named in the document: William Codington Nicholas Easton Samuel Gorton John Wickes Gregory Dexter Randall Holden John Roome Samuel Wildbore Richard Tew Thomas Harris William Dyre Rainsborrow (given name omitted) Williams (this is undoubtedly Robert Williams, brother of Roger Williams) John Nickson Early inhabitants of Westerly Westerly, at first called Misquamicut, was purchased on 27