William Brenton (c. 1610–1674)[1] was a colonial President, Deputy Governor, and Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and an early settler of Portsmouth and Newport in the Rhode Island colony. Believed to be from Hammersmith, Middlesex, England, he emigrated to the British Colonies in North America by 1633, and rose to minor prominence in the Massachusetts Bay Colony before relocating to a new settlement to the south that became today's Rhode Island.
WilliamBrenton (c. 1610–1674) was a colonial President, Deputy Governor, and Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and an...
Brenton is an English place name and surname. The surname Brenton indicates that one's ancestors came from a place called Brenton near Exminster, Devon...
WilliamBrenton Hall (May 31, 1764 – June 29, 1809) was an 18th-century physician in Connecticut, United States. He was the father of Senator Samuel H...
WilliamBrenton Boggs IV, OC OBE (December 18, 1918 – July 7, 2011) was a pioneering Canadian leader in military and commercial aviation. Born in Douglas...
Governor: WilliamBrenton Assistants: William Baulston John Porter Roger Williams Thomas Olney John Smith John Greene John Coggeshall James Barker William Field...
"Hammersmith Island," possibly named after the English hometown of WilliamBrenton, the 17th-century governor of Rhode Island who established the first...
settlers included William Coddington, Anne and William Hutchinson, Philip Sherman, William Dyer, John Coggeshall, Nicholas Easton, WilliamBrenton, John Clarke...
Alfred Jesse Smith (born July 26, 1941), better known as Brenton Wood, is an American singer and songwriter known for his three 1967 hit singles, "The...
John Coggeshall, WilliamBrenton, William Hutchinson, William Colburn, John Sanford, Richard Tuttell, William Aspinwall, William Balston, Jacob Eliot...
Park. Brenton Point bears the name of Governor WilliamBrenton, an early settler who owned the land as a large farm in the 17th century. Brenton called...
television presenter and journalist WilliamBrenton Boggs (1918–2011), Canadian leader in military and commercial aviation William Benton Boggs (1854–1922), Louisiana...
J.C. (Buz) Brenton and their children, on land which was part of the original Home Farm acquired by Dr. James Brenton and his son, William Henry, soon...
May 1660 11th WilliamBrenton of Newport; 22 May 1660 - 22 May 1662 12th Benedict Arnold of Newport; 22 May 1662 - November 1663 William Coddington of...
actor also known as Billy Unger William Brent Bell (born 1980), American screenwriter and film director WilliamBrenton Hall (1764–1809), American physician...
Deputy Governor of the entire colony from 1666 to 1672. In May 1672 WilliamBrenton was elected Governor of the colony, but refused to serve, at which...
a nephew of Anne Law, daughter of Gov. Jonathan Law, cousin of Dr. WilliamBrenton Hall, and a grandnephew of Capt. Theophilus Yale of the Yale family...
the charter as governor and WilliamBrenton named as deputy governor until the first election. The charter named William Boulston, John Porter, Roger...
entire united colony after 1646, such as Coggeshall, Nicholas Easton, WilliamBrenton, Jeremy Clarke, and Henry Bull. On 12 March 1640, the towns of Portsmouth...
he could take the first train out. At 6:30 a.m., under the alias of WilliamBrenton, Janowski checked in at Hotel New Carlisle asking for a room with a...
(1792–1834), second Mayor of Buffalo. Mehetable Parsons (1772–1825). Married WilliamBrenton Hall, Middletown physician. Margaret Parsons (1785–1853). Married 1st...
Sail Newport and Eisenhower House. The area was originally owned by WilliamBrenton, who called the region "Hammersmith," a name that survives in the name...
leprosy in Malta". Malta Medical Journal. 20 (4): 34–38. Stewart, WilliamBrenton (1974). "Leprosy in New Brunswick". Medicine in New Brunswick: a history...
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