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		Gorton and a number of his followers at one point were tried and convicted of heresy and sedition by the General Court of Massachusetts and sentenced to death (subsequently altered to banishment).
		The second fact which suggests that John Remington was a follower of Gorton, and that their families were on intimate terms, is that one of John Remington's grandsons, Thomas William, married a granddaughter of Samuel Gorton, Maplet Gorton, in 1710.
		Gorton and his men were now peremptorily summoned to Boston to show cause why they should not surrender their land at Shawomet and to answer the charges against them.
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	Samuel
		Gorton's political creed may be stated briefly: true liberty can be found only within the framework of the law, which protects the civil right of the individual and the minority from the passing whim of the majority.
		Samuel, Gorton, John Wickes, Randal Holden and John Warner are appointed to execute the Deed witnessed by Christopher Helme, Robert Potter and Richard Carder.
		Samuel Gorton was great friends of the Indians and was granted most of the lands that are now the state of Rhode Island from the great Indian Chief Miantonomo.
	www.davidgorton.com /journal/samuel.htm (3073 words)

	Warwick’s Villages and Historic Places
		Samuel G. Arnold asserts that the under sachems' denial of the validity of the Shawomet purchase was instigated by William Arnold and his followers, in part because of hatred of Gorton.
		Samuel Gorton was found guilty and all but three of the magistrates called for the death sentence.
		Believing that Gorton was a friend of Miantonomi and had great influence in the English Court, the Narragansett tribe, upon Gorton’s suggestion, placed itself under "the government and protection of that honorable State of Old England," and made Gorton, Wicks, Holden and Warner their agents to report their submission to the King.
	www.warwickri.gov /heritage/damatoshistory/conimicut2.htm (1693 words)

	Ancestors of David Kipp Conover - Person Page 93
		Benjamin Gorton was the son of Samuel Gorton and Mary Maplett.
		Samuel Gorton was the son of Thomas Gorton and Anne (Unknown).
		Samuel Gorton was baptized on 12-Feb-1592/93 at Cathedral Church, Manchester, Lancashire, England.
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		Soon enough, Gorton's penchant for controversy upset the delicate political alignment of this colony: he refused to acknowledge the authority of the local government in a trespassing complaint and for his seditious behavior was whipped and banished.
		Gorton's case against the Massachusetts Bay Colony for paying little heed to English law in its suppression of religious opinions not consonant with its own found many sympathetic ears in England and cast doubt on the New England Puritans' claim to be the beacon for Protestantism.
		Gorton taught them that he was the mere instrument whereby the Holy Spirit spoke to them and that any number of others might play the same role, yet his personality proved in the end the sole source of unity.
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	Our Family Forest
		Elizabeth GORTON was born in 1646 in Warwick, Kent, RI.
		Samuel GORTON was born on Feb 12, 1592 in manchester,,, eng.
		SAMUEL GORTON, clothier, of London, was born in 1592 in Gorton (now incorporated within the city of Manchester), "where the fathers of his body had lived for many generations, not unknown to the Heraldry of England."2 He was reared in the Established Church.
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	Samuel Gorton
		Far from being the "dangerous" and "crazed thinker" of tradition Samuel Gorton was in fact a "strenuous beneficent force", whose importance to the independence of the colony of Rhode Island, and his courage in securing it, was matched only by Roger Williams.
		Samuel was born and raised in the village of Gorton, south-east Lancashire.
		The story of Samuel Gorton is central to the history of Rhode Island, and the story of Rhode Island central to the history of New England.
	www.famousamericans.net /samuelgorton (3783 words)

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		Samuel married Mary Gorton, daughter of Benjamin and granddaughter of Samuel Gorton, Warwick’s founder.
		Samuel, like his uncles, brothers and cousins had the ability to take advantage of the natural resources the region offered and was able to accumulate some wealth while still a young man. He and his descendants made Apponaug one of the most prosperous villages in Rhode Island.
		She found that Samuel Greene purchased a “dwelling house and 63 acres of land from Othniel Gorton,” (son of John Gorton) “that was north of the fulling mill road.” The fulling mill road later became known as Centerville Road.
	www.warwickonline.com /lifebeat/searchnews.asp?ID=6217 (481 words)

	Conimicut Village - Warwick’s Villages and Historic Places
		Gorton, a brilliant, but unorthodox, self proclaimed, preacher severely criticized the religious doctrines of the Boston and Plymouth Puritans and opposed their right to rule in Massachusetts.
		Gorton, in 1641, again attempted to be received in "town fellowship" and again he was refused.
		Gorton and his followers moved into the Pawtuxet area, three of the original Pawtuxet purchasers, William Arnold, Robert Cole, William Carpenter, as well as Benedict Arnold, William Arnold's son, offered themselves and their land to the protection of Massachusetts in Sept. 1642.
	www.warwickri.gov /heritage/damatoshistory/conimicut.htm (825 words)

	Samuell Gorton Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Gorton arrived in Massachusetts at the height of the crisis surrounding heretic Anne Hutchinson and soon was forced to leave.
		Gorton and his followers were ordered to appear in Boston to defend their land claims.
		Gorton took his case to England and applied for Parliament's protection against the encroachments of Massachusetts.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/samuell-gorton (377 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Samuel Gorton
		Samuel Gorton (1592-1677), English sectary and founder of the American sect of Gortonites, was born in 1592 at Gorton, Lancashire.
		In 1649, Samuel Gorton was elected general assistant to the Governor, and in 1651, was elected the first President over the two towns Warwick and Providence, called the Providence Plantations.
		It should be noted that the spelling of Gorton's first name with one L (Samuel, as opposed to Samuell) is a convention adopted by later scholars.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Samuel_Gorton (582 words)

	Descendants of Samuel GORTON
		Hezekiah GORTON (Joseph, Samuel Jr, Samuel, Samuel) was born 21 Nov 1763 in Warwick, Rhode Island.
		Joseph GORTON was born 20 Jun 1786 and died 11 Sep 1820.
		David GORTON (Joseph, Samuel Jr, Samuel, Samuel) was born 24 Nov 1768 in Warwick, Rhode Island.
	www.sensfamily.com /FamHistory/Gorton/aqwg05.htm (159 words)

	Gorton's of Gloucester has an Intriguing Story to Tell
		Nearly 200 years after Samuel Gorton first came to Boston, another individualistic Gorton arrives on the scene as the founding father of this family's dynasty.
		According to Gorton's lore, the transition was stimulated by an energetic wife who saw a better future for herself and her family.
		Gorton's would become a pioneer in convenience food, with its products of mostly salt cod packed in wooden boxes and salt mackerel packed in wooden kegs.
	www.gortons.com /about/story.php (634 words)

	The Pearson / Chapman Genealogical Home Page:Information about Samuel Gorton, Jr.
		(son of Samuel Gorton and Mary Maplet) was born 1630 in Gorton, Lancaster County, England, and died September 06, 1724 in Warwick, RI.
		Samuel was a man after his father's heart and of whom he often wrote in terms of praise and affection.
		The Rev. Cotton Mather, said he, could not find that the people of Warwick, the followers of Gorton were agreed upon any other principal so much as that they would not disturb one another in their worship or opinion.
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	GORTON CHARACTERS
		Samuel was born in 1601 and at one time, must have lived in London, since he described himself as 'Citizen of London, clothier'.
		How many confrontations Samuel survived from thereon is not on record, but survive them he did, until his death in 1677, when he left a widow, six daughters and three sons, to propagate the Gorton lineage, in America.
		At the time, John Gorton was a miller's servant, nicknamed 'John-o-potbo' as a result of his habit of requesting 'some flour for a bo' from farmers, when he delivered their flour.
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		Samuel Gorton; Clothier of London, was born 1592 in Gorton (now incorporated in the city of Manchester) England, "Where the fathers of his body had lived for many generations, not unknown to the Heraldry of England." He was reared in the established church.
		Gorton was instructed by private tutors, and being of studious habits, he secured a classical education, became well read in English law and more than ordinarily skilled in the languages.
		Gorton, born 1630 in Gorton, Lancaster county, England.
	www.gottschfamily.net /Gorton/4.html (403 words)

	Samuel Gorton IV of Warwick, Rhode Island
		Samuel Gorton was born on March 7, 1716/17 in Warwick, Rhode Island.
		Samuel Gorton IV was a great-grandson of Samuel Gorton, the founder of Warwick, Rhode Island and the immigrant ancestor of this line of Gortons, as well as the fourth in a direct line of Samuels.
		On December 9, 1742, at the age of twenty-five, Samuel Gorton IV married Ruth Slade, the eighteen-year-old daughter of William and Hannah (Mason) Slade of Swansea, Massachusetts.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~sallycox/samuelgorton4.html (387 words)

	Samuel Gorton III of Warwick, Rhode Island
		Samuel's grandfather was Samuel Gorton, the founder of Warwick and the immigrant ancestor of this line of the Gorton family in America.
		Samuel and Freelove's first child, a son named Samuel (the fourth), was born on March 7, 1716/17.
		Samuel died in January, 1784, and was buried in Warwick on January 23, 1784 near his son, Deacon Benjamin Gorton's house.
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	AllRefer.com - Samuel Gorton (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Samuel Gorton c.1592–1677, Anglo-American religious leader, founder of Warwick, R.I., b.
		Seeking religious freedom, he emigrated to America (1637) but, because of his unorthodox religious teachings, was banished successively from Boston and Plymouth.
		The earl of Warwick finally obtained for Gorton freedom from molestation on his land, which he renamed (1648) Warwick and on which he preached to colonists and Native Americans.
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	Gortonpage
		Naomi Gorton, wife of Collins Gorton, died Sept 9, 1847,age 95 yrs.
		Waterford- For at least the past 20 years, Benjamin Gorton rested in peace but it was difficult to tell where.
		Grave of Samuel Gorton about 300 ft. to the rear of where his home once stood.
	www.shakingmytree.homestead.com /Gortonpage.html (393 words)

	My Family
		Sarah Gorton was born on 21 Sep 1785 in Norwich, New London, CT. She died between 1786 and 1879.
		Children were: Katherine Gorton, Gorton, William Gorton, Francis Gorton, Samuel Gorton, Thomas Gorton, Thomas Gorton, Thomas Gorton, Thomas Gorton, Thomas Gorton, Thomas Gorton, Thomas Gorton, Thomas Gorton, Thomas Gorton.
		SAMUEL GORTON OF RHODE ISLAND AND HIS DESCENDANTS Parents: Thomas Gorton and Anne (Wife of Thomas Gorton).
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	My Family
		Samuel Gorton was born on 3 Feb 1792 in Norwich, New London, CT. He died between 1793 and 1882.
		Samuel Gorton was born between 1654 and 1695 in Warwick, Kent, RI.
		Samuel Gorton was born between 1572 and 1608.
	www.fortunecity.com /millennium/hindmarsh/384/d403.htm (2597 words)

	USGenWeb Rhode Island Articles, Page 20 - Gorton
		This Samuel is credited with being the first judge in the new world, a fair main, religious zealot and he hated the presecution of himself and his followers by the Puritans and was eventually banned by the Massachusettes Bay Society.
		Slade Gorton was a Senator in Washington State in the U.S. Samule Slade Gorton founded the Huge Company The Gorton Fisheries in Gloucester, Massachusettes.
		The Gorton Coat of Arms is graned from an ancient grant to the family and it is described as Red with Gold Squares and a Gold Stripe accross the top.
	www.rootsweb.com /~rigenweb/article20.html (3170 words)

	CHESEBRO' Genealogy Family Files: Gov. Samuel Gorton, Sr
		SAMUEL GORTON, another refugee from Massachusetts, in 1638 came first to Portsmouth, and later to Providence, creating discord at both places by denying all power in the magistrates.
		Samuel purchased from the Indians a tract of land in 1643 and settled there.
		Massachusetts authorities, with designs on the land Samuel had purchased from the Indians in Rhode Island, jailed him (1643) for holding erroneous religious opinions.
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	The Gortons of Rhode Island
		I considered every possible twist, including the fact that Gorton might not have been her maiden name, or that Olive was her middle name.
		The Rhode Island Gortons are well-documented, and so it has been easy to trace Olive's ancestry back to the immigrant ancestor, Samuel Gorton, the founder of Warwick, Rhode Island.
		Samuel Gorton, the founder of Warwick, Rhode Island
	www.geocities.com /sally_99508/gorton.html (806 words)

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		While his father and Samuel Gorton, the founder of Warwick, were bitter foes, Benedict often acted in accord with Warwick officials in dealing with the Indians.
		While William Arnold’s hatred for Gorton may have prompted this action, another reason was that both William and Benedict had purchased lands from the Pawtuxet under-sachem, Socononaco.
		Samuel Greene Arnold sums up the contribution of Governor Benedict Arnold in his statement, “His liberal views and thorough appreciation of the Rhode Island idea of intellectual freedom appear in the letters (he wrote) as president of the colony.”
	www.warwickonline.com /lifebeat/searchnews.asp?ID=6259 (704 words)

	Samuel W. Bridgham Middle School
		However informative written reports may be, there is simply no substitute for being at the school while it is in session ‑ in the classroom, in the lunchroom, and in the hallways.
		Samuel W. Bridgham Middle School, which serves students in grades 6 through 8, is located on Westminster Street in Providence, Rhode Island and is one of nine middle schools in the Providence School System.
		Administrators and teachers at Samuel W. Bridgham School must join forces to evaluate the current needs of its students and their families and work to improve communication among all stakeholders.
	www.ridoe.net /schoolimprove/salt/visit/repts\Bridgham.htm (3890 words)

	Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Pages: KAYS HOME PAGE ON DESCENDENTS OF SAMUEL GORTON OF RI
		Has copies of coat of arms, book written by Samuel Gorton in his defense of his religious sect and his imprisonment by the Puritans, his relocating to and founding Warwick,Rhode Island.
		"Samuel Gorton of RI and His Descendents"book,1980 by Thomas Gorton, Adelos Gorton 1907 book on The LIfe and Times of Samuel Gorton,hundreds of Gorton lines.
		Published article on Samuel go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/article20.html Ancestors of Samuel Gorton, his father Thomas, and grandfather Thomas of Gorton, England.
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	Samuel Gorton at AllExperts
		In 1643 he bought land, known as "Shawomet Purchase", from the Narraganset people at Shawometwhere he was joined by a number of his followers; but he quarrelled with the Native Americans and the authorities at Boston sent soldiers to arrest Gorton and six of his companions.
		It should be noted that the spelling of Gorton's first name with one L (Samuel, as opposed to Samuell) is a conceit adopted by later scholars.
		Saltmarsh returned from the Dead, with its sequel, An Antidote against the Common Plague of the World (1657)See LG Jones, Samuel Gorton: a forgotten Founder of our Liberties (Providence, 1896).
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/sa/samuel_gorton.htm (537 words)

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