His ancestors were some of the first Puritan settlers of the Connecticut colony.

Between 1654 and 1658, the county was known as "Providence County" by many of its early Puritan settlers.

Early Puritan settlers believed it was necessary to study the Bible, so children were taught to read at an early age.

The area was settled by Puritan settlers from Great Britain in the 17th century.

Stone was captured and his force defeated by local Puritan settlers, who took control of the colony.

Storey's family was descended from the earliest Puritan settlers and had close connections with the abolitionist movement.

Puritan settlers arrived in large numbers from 1620-1640, the 'Great Migration' which increased pressure to procure more land.

The arms and ammunition were gathered for the governor's force which was planning to attack the Puritan settlers at Providence.

This early 18th-century house is built in the traditional style of the Puritan settlers.

To the Puritan settlers, who believed themselves to be God's chosen people, witchcraft explained why they were losing the war so badly.