Nicholas Easton
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Nicholas Easton was an early colonial President and Governor of Rhode Island. Born in Hampshire, England, he lived in the towns of Lymington and Romsey before immigrating to New England with his two s
Easton was one of the prominent citizens named in Rhode Island's Royal Charter of 1663
Grave marker for Nicholas Easton and his son Peter, Coddington Cemetery, Newport
John Smith was an early colonial settler and President of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He first settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, but was later an inhabitant o
Nicholas Easton
…Nicholas Easton 4th and 8th President of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations In office 1650–1651 Preceded by John Smith Succeeded by Samuel Gorton (as President of Providence and Warwick) In office 1654–1654 Preceded by Gregory Dexter (as President of Providence and…
Smith's stone castle, the only house in Warwick still standing after King Philip's War