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    Roger Williams - Wikipedia

    Early life

    Roger Williams was born in London, and many historians cite 1603 as the probable year of his birth. His birth records … See more

    First years in America

    On February 5, 1631, the Lyon anchored in Nantasket outside of Boston. The church of Boston offered him the opportunity to serve during the vacancy of Rev. John Wilson, who had returned to England to bring his wife back t… See more

    Bornc. 1603 · London, England
    Diedbetween 21 January and 15 March 1683 (aged 79) · Providence Plantations
    SpouseMary Bernard
    Children6
    Settlement at Providence

    In the spring of 1636, Williams and a number of others from Salem began a new settlement on land which he had bought from Massasoit in Rumford. After settling, however, Plymouth Governor William Bradford se… See more

    Securing Charters

    Williams arrived in London in the midst of the English Civil War. Puritans held power in London, and he was able to obtain a charter through the offices of Sir Henry Vane the Younger despite strenuous opposition f… See more

    Relations with the Baptists

    Ezekiel Holliman baptized Williams in late 1638. A few years later, Dr. John Clarke established the First Baptist Church in Newport, Rhode Island, and both Roger Williams and John Clarke became the founders o… See more

    King Philip's War and death

    King Philip's War (1675–1676) pitted the colonists against the Wampanoags, along with some of the Narragansetts with whom Williams had previously maintained good relations. Williams was elected captain of Providence'… See more

    Separation of church and state

    Williams was a staunch advocate of the separation of church and state. He was convinced that civil government had no basis for meddling in matters of religious belief. He declared that the state should concern its… See more

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