This category includes people who were notable in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations prior to the era of American Revolution. That is, they were notable before about 1765.
People who are primarily associated with the Revolutionary era are located Category:People of Rhode Island in the American Revolution, instead of this category.
Subcategories
This category has only the following subcategory.
C
Pages in category "People from colonial Rhode Island"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 200 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
A
B
- George Wait Babcock
- Joshua Babcock
- Jeremiah Bailey
- James Barker (Rhode Island official)
- David L. Barnes
- William Barton (soldier)
- Edward Bass
- William Baulston
- Thomas Baylies
- William Blaxton
- Benjamin Bourne
- Jabez Bowen
- Metcalf Bowler
- William Bradford (Rhode Island politician)
- Thomas Breese
- Chad Brown (minister)
- Elisha Brown
- John Brown (Rhode Island politician)
- Joseph Brown (astronomer)
- Moses Brown
- Nicholas Brown Jr.
- Nicholas Brown Sr.
- John Bucklin
- Tristam Burges
- James Burrill Jr.
C
- Canonicus
- Benajah Carpenter
- William Carpenter (Rhode Island colonist)
- Benjamin Church (ranger)
- Jeremy Clarke (governor)
- John Clarke (Baptist minister)
- Walter Clarke (governor)
- John Coggeshall Jr.
- John Cole (judge)
- Susanna Cole
- Jeremiah Colegrove
- Robert Coles (settler)
- Nicholas Cooke
- Gideon Cornell
- Thomas Cornell (settler)
- John Crandall
- Thomas Cranston
D
F
G
- George Gardiner (settler)
- Herodias Gardiner
- Silvester Gardiner
- John Gardner (Continental Congress)
- John Gardner (Rhode Island governor)
- Newport Gardner
- Caleb Gibbs
- Robert Glover (pirate)
- Sarah Updike Goddard
- Robert Gray (sea captain)
- Catharine Littlefield Greene
- Christopher Greene
- Griffin Greene
- Job Greene
- John Greene (settler)
- John Greene Jr.
- Nathanael Greene
- William Greene (governor)
H
- William Harris (settler)
- Peter Harrison (architect)
- Hazard family
- George Hazard
- Jonathan Hazard
- Robert Hazard (politician)
- Thomas Hazard
- Daniel Hitchcock
- Randall Holden
- Randall Holden Jr.
- Obadiah Holmes
- Esek Hopkins
- John Burroughs Hopkins
- Rufus Hopkins
- Stephen Hopkins (politician)
- Thomas Hopkins (settler)
- David Howell (jurist)
- Jeremiah B. Howell
- Anne Hutchinson
L
M
P
S
- Tobias Saunders
- Thomas Savage (major)
- Richard Scott (settler)
- Darius Sessions
- Joseph Sheffield
- Philip Sherman (settler)
- Henry Smith (Rhode Island governor)
- John Smith (settler)
- Richard Smith (settler)
- Solomon Southwick
- Solomon Southwick (American Revolution)
- John Spencer (speaker)
- Joseph Stanton Jr.
- Stonewall John
- Gilbert Stuart
T
W
- Thomas Wake (pirate)
- Mathew Waller
- Gideon Wanton
- John Wanton
- Samuel Ward Jr.
- Wawaloam
- Weetamoo
- Wepitanock
- William West (Rhode Island politician)
- Stukely Westcott
- Abraham Whipple
- John Whipple (settler)
- Joseph Whipple
- Joseph Whipple III
- Joseph Whipple Jr.
- William Wickenden
- Francis Weekes (settler)
- Samuel Wilbore
- Samuel Wilbur Jr.
- Roger Williams
This category includes people who were notable in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations prior to the era of American Revolution. That is, they were notable before about 1765.
People who are primarily associated with the Revolutionary era are located Category:People of Rhode Island in the American Revolution, instead of this category.
Subcategories
This category has only the following subcategory.
C
Pages in category "People from colonial Rhode Island"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 200 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
A
B
- George Wait Babcock
- Joshua Babcock
- Jeremiah Bailey
- James Barker (Rhode Island official)
- David L. Barnes
- William Barton (soldier)
- Edward Bass
- William Baulston
- Thomas Baylies
- William Blaxton
- Benjamin Bourne
- Jabez Bowen
- Metcalf Bowler
- William Bradford (Rhode Island politician)
- Thomas Breese
- Chad Brown (minister)
- Elisha Brown
- John Brown (Rhode Island politician)
- Joseph Brown (astronomer)
- Moses Brown
- Nicholas Brown Jr.
- Nicholas Brown Sr.
- John Bucklin
- Tristam Burges
- James Burrill Jr.
C
- Canonicus
- Benajah Carpenter
- William Carpenter (Rhode Island colonist)
- Benjamin Church (ranger)
- Jeremy Clarke (governor)
- John Clarke (Baptist minister)
- Walter Clarke (governor)
- John Coggeshall Jr.
- John Cole (judge)
- Susanna Cole
- Jeremiah Colegrove
- Robert Coles (settler)
- Nicholas Cooke
- Gideon Cornell
- Thomas Cornell (settler)
- John Crandall
- Thomas Cranston
D
F
G
- George Gardiner (settler)
- Herodias Gardiner
- Silvester Gardiner
- John Gardner (Continental Congress)
- John Gardner (Rhode Island governor)
- Newport Gardner
- Caleb Gibbs
- Robert Glover (pirate)
- Sarah Updike Goddard
- Robert Gray (sea captain)
- Catharine Littlefield Greene
- Christopher Greene
- Griffin Greene
- Job Greene
- John Greene (settler)
- John Greene Jr.
- Nathanael Greene
- William Greene (governor)
H
- William Harris (settler)
- Peter Harrison (architect)
- Hazard family
- George Hazard
- Jonathan Hazard
- Robert Hazard (politician)
- Thomas Hazard
- Daniel Hitchcock
- Randall Holden
- Randall Holden Jr.
- Obadiah Holmes
- Esek Hopkins
- John Burroughs Hopkins
- Rufus Hopkins
- Stephen Hopkins (politician)
- Thomas Hopkins (settler)
- David Howell (jurist)
- Jeremiah B. Howell
- Anne Hutchinson
L
M
P
S
- Tobias Saunders
- Thomas Savage (major)
- Richard Scott (settler)
- Darius Sessions
- Joseph Sheffield
- Philip Sherman (settler)
- Henry Smith (Rhode Island governor)
- John Smith (settler)
- Richard Smith (settler)
- Solomon Southwick
- Solomon Southwick (American Revolution)
- John Spencer (speaker)
- Joseph Stanton Jr.
- Stonewall John
- Gilbert Stuart
T
W
- Thomas Wake (pirate)
- Mathew Waller
- Gideon Wanton
- John Wanton
- Samuel Ward Jr.
- Wawaloam
- Weetamoo
- Wepitanock
- William West (Rhode Island politician)
- Stukely Westcott
- Abraham Whipple
- John Whipple (settler)
- Joseph Whipple
- Joseph Whipple III
- Joseph Whipple Jr.
- William Wickenden
- Francis Weekes (settler)
- Samuel Wilbore
- Samuel Wilbur Jr.
- Roger Williams