Individual Details
Roger Williams
(Abt 1603 - Bef Apr 1683)
Founder of the Province Rhode Island. Sailed from Bristol 1 Dec 1630 on the "Lyon" and arrived at Boston 5 Feb 1631. Lived at Salem and in Plymouth Colony for the next 4 years but in Oct of 1635 he was ordered to leave the Colony. He settled at Providence in June of 1636. In 1643 he went to England and obtained a charter for Rhode Island
"Genealogical Register of the 1st Settlers of New England" says that Roger was born in Wales 1599, educated at Oxford.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1603 | Snowhill Parish, London, England |  | ||
| Marriage | 15 Dec 1629 | High Laver, Essex Conty, England - Mary Bernard | | ||
| Death | Bef Apr 1683 | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Bernard ( - 1676) |
| Child | Mary Williams (1633 - 1681) |
| Child | Freeborn Williams (1635 - 1709) |
| Child | Providence Williams (1638 - 1686) |
| Child | Mercy Williams (1640 - 1706) |
| Child | Daniel Williams (1642 - 1712) |
| Child | Joseph Williams (1643 - 1724) |
| Father | James Williams ( - 1620) |
| Mother | Alice Pemberton ( - 1634) |
| Sibling | Robert Williams ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Research by Miriam L. Luke & Frances L. Ferguson; Compiled by Miriam L. Luke, Some Descendants of Thomas Bryant of Chester County, PA: [Comstock-Sayles] (Unigraphic, Inc., 1977), "The Rhode Island Families" Online p. 219-224.
2. John Farmer, Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England. (No publishing information).
3. Research by Miriam L. Luke & Frances L. Ferguson; Compiled by Miriam L. Luke, Some Descendants of Thomas Bryant of Chester County, PA: [Comstock-Sayles] (Unigraphic, Inc., 1977), "The Rhode Island Families" Online p. 219-224.
4. Research by Miriam L. Luke & Frances L. Ferguson; Compiled by Miriam L. Luke, Some Descendants of Thomas Bryant of Chester County, PA: [Comstock-Sayles] (Unigraphic, Inc., 1977), "The Rhode Island Families" Online p. 219-224.