Hutchinson's company spared by the attacking held being after who, child, small a quite r, daughte st younge was her Dutch the of efforts the h throug d in captivitv four years, was release she -had governor and restored to her friends; but it is said that from forootten her native language, and was unwilling to be taken This girl married a Mr. Cole, of Kingston, in the Narthe'lndians." One of the ragansett country, and - lived to a considerable age." when ins parsons of Anne Hutchinson, who had remained in Boston r ents and the younger children left there in 1G3S, became the founde the s member its among ing number of an important colonial family, also a grown-up of the Revolution; Tory o-overnor Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchinson's married and left descendants in New of er daught England. tt . first In the autumn of 1642, a few months after Anne Hutchinson s of ons foundati the appearance on the banks of the Hutchinson River, another notable English settlement on the Sound were laid. John Throckmorton, in behalf of himself and associates (among whom was from the Dutch govprobably his friend, Thomas Cornell),2, obtained 1042, authorizing settlement ernment a license, dated October In within three Dutch (twelve English) miles " of Amsterdam." this license it was recited that " whereas Mr. Throckmorton, with his

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associates, solicits to settle with thirty-five families within the limits of the jurisdiction of their High Mightinesses, to reside there in peace and enjoy the same privileges as our other subjects, and be favored with the free exercise of their religion,"' and there being no danger that injury to the interests of the West India Company would result from the proposed settlement, 'k more so as the English are to settle at a distance of three miles from us," " so it is granted." The locality selected by Throckmorton was Throgg's Neck (so called from his name, corrupted into Thro gmor ton), and apparently the colony was begun forthwith.