He was an early Baptist minister of the First Church of Providence, ordained there in 1647, succeeding Rev. Gregory Dexter. He had been at Salem,MA in 1639 and was at Providence in 1640, a strong friend of Roger Williams and an opponent of Samuel Gorton.
The name of his first wife is not known.
He married, second, intentions on Dec 23,1663, Eleanor Sherringham.
Children(by first marriage): Ruth Wickenden Smith, Plain Wickenden Wilkinson, Jane Wickenden, and Hannah Wickenden Steere.
The name of his first wife is not known.
He married, second, intentions on Dec 23,1663, Eleanor Sherringham.
Children(by first marriage): Ruth Wickenden Smith, Plain Wickenden Wilkinson, Jane Wickenden, and Hannah Wickenden Steere.
He was an early Baptist minister of the First Church of Providence, ordained there in 1647, succeeding Rev. Gregory Dexter. He had been at Salem,MA in 1639 and was at Providence in 1640, a strong friend of Roger Williams and an opponent of Samuel Gorton.
The name of his first wife is not known.
He married, second, intentions on Dec 23,1663, Eleanor Sherringham.
Children(by first marriage): Ruth Wickenden Smith, Plain Wickenden Wilkinson, Jane Wickenden, and Hannah Wickenden Steere.
The name of his first wife is not known.
He married, second, intentions on Dec 23,1663, Eleanor Sherringham.
Children(by first marriage): Ruth Wickenden Smith, Plain Wickenden Wilkinson, Jane Wickenden, and Hannah Wickenden Steere.
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