Thomas Angell "the Immigrant" was born circa 1619 in England and died circa 1694 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of unspecified causes. He married Alice Ashton (1617-1694) 10 April 1643 in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.
Biography
Came with Roger Williams and settled Providence; deeded land which Roger Williams bought from the Narragansett sachems, Canonicus and Miantonomi. Signer of the Providence Compact and the agreement to form a government. Became Constable and a prime figure in the celebrated case of Chasemore. On a committee that recommended certain conditions under which the Indian captives should be disposed of by the town. Commissioner, Juryman, Constable, Freeman and Town Clerk. [1] They established the settlement of Providence Plantation in the late spring on the upper reaches of the Narragansett Bay.[2][3] Angell was a minor at the time, but the adult men in the group brought their wives and children with them.[4]
After reaching legal age, he and 12 other men signed a civil compact dated 20 August 1637, desiring civil equality with older men in the town.[2][5][6][7] On 27 July 1640, he was one of 39 inhabitants of Providence who signed a document for a form of government; he signed by mark.[2]
In 1652, Angell became involved in civic affairs when he was selected as a commissioner, and he was a juryman in 1655 and also served as constable.[2] Also in 1655, his name appears on a list of freemen within the colony.[2] Angell's greatest service to the town began in 1658, when he became the Providence Town Clerk, and he served in this capacity for 17 years until 1675, just prior to King Philip's War.[2] His name last appears on a public record in 1685 when he and his son James were taxed.[2] He wrote his will in May 1685 but he lived until 1694, when his will was proved in September of that year.[2]
Family
Angell married Alice Ashton, the daughter of James Ashton of Saint Albans in Hertfordshire, England.[8] Alice's sister Mary married Thomas Olney, another Providence settler, and her brother James also came to New England. Thomas and Alice had eight children. Their daughter Alice married Eleazer Whipple, the son of John and Sarah Whipple and brother of Colonel Joseph Whipple, and their daughter Margaret married Jonathan, another son of John and Sarah Whipple.[2] Their son James married Abigail Dexter, the daughter of colonial President Gregory Dexter.[2] His descendant James Burrill Angell was the president of the University of Vermont and the University of Michigan, as well as an ambassador to China and Turkey.[9]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Angell (1642-1694) | |||
| Anphillis Angell (1644-1694) | |||
| Deborah Angell (1645-1743) | |||
| James Angell (1646-1711) | |||
| John Angell (1646-1720) | 1646 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States | 27 July 1720 Rhode Island, United States | Ruth Field (1649-1727) |
| Alice Angell (1649-1743) | |||
| Margaret Angell (1651-1703) | |||
| Hope Angell (1653-1685) | |||
Siblings
Residences
See Also
- Thomas Angell - disambiguation
- Angell Family
- Angell in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Angell in Rhode Island
- Angell in England
Bibliography
- Arnold, Samuel Greene (1859). History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. 1. New York: D. Appleton & Company. OCLC 712634101. https://books.google.com/books?id=iUJg2uqb7LgC&q=History+of+Rhode+Island+Arnold.
- Austin, John Osborne (1887). Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. Albany, New York: J. Munsell's Sons. ISBN 978-0-8063-0006-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=LA7ntaS11ocC&q=abbott%2C+daniel+235.
- Bicknell, Thomas Williams (1920). The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. 1. New York: The American Historical Society. p. 158. https://books.google.com/books?id=El0EAAAAYAAJ.
- Chapin, Howard M. (1916). Documentary History of Rhode Island. Providence: Preston and Rounds Company. pp. 8–16. https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028851711#page/n23/mode/2up.
- Field, Edward (1902). State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at the End of the Century: A History. 1. Boston: Mason Publishing Company. https://books.google.com/books?id=kro6AQAAMAAJ&q=several+young+men+who+had+been+admitted&pg=PA236.
- Moriarty, G. Andrews (January 1945). "Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island". The American Genealogist 21 (3).
- Smith, Shirley W. (1954). James Burrill Angell: An American Influence. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. https://archive.org/details/jamesburrillange00smit.
External links
- Rhode Island History from the State of Rhode Island General Assembly website. See Chapter 2, Colonial Era.
- Thomas Angell the Immigrant, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Angell-the-Immigrant/6000000003940618145, retrieved 22 June 2023
- wikipedia:en:Thomas Angell
References
- ^ The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, John Osborne Austin, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1969 (Originally published in Albany, New York, 1887.).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Austin 1887, p. 4.
- ^ Chapin 1916, p. 11.
- ^ Bicknell 1920, p. 158.
- ^ Arnold 1859, p. 103.
- ^ Bicknell 1920, pp. 177,196.
- ^ Field 1902, p. 33.
- ^ Moriarty 1945, p. 206.
- ^ Smith 1954, p. 6.