Roger Mowry first appears in Plymouth Mass. where he was made a freeman in 1631. Soon afterwards he removed to Salem where he was a member of the church in 1636 and the following year he and his family comprising of 5 person had 50 acres of land laid out for him. About 1643 he removed to Providence, R.I. and was made a freeman of the Providence plantation in 1655 and served as a commissioner in 1658. There was a tradition in the family that he was related to Roger Williams. ----------------------------------------------------------------- From GENEALOGIES OF RHODE ISLAND FAMILIES selected and introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts " Within the cemetery near Woonsocket, R.I.opposite the Friends Meeting House and near tECT OF STATEhe main entrance has lately been erected a unique monument to the Mowry family in America" It contained eight generations from Roger Mowry through his son, Nathaniel,over 100 names. There is a short history of Roger Mowry in my notes part of which follows.* Eighteen May 1631 names of such who desire to be a freemmen among them were Roger Mowry and Roger Williams. Neither of the two rogers stayed in Boston to accept the duties and privileges of freemen in the colony. But, soon after, we find them citizens in Plymouth, later became citizens of Salem and finially they lived side by side ar Providence, R.I ----------------------------------------------------------------- From RECORDSOF THE COLONY OF R.I. AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND EDITED BY JOHN RUSSEL BARTLETT-SECT OF STATE. 1664 1677 PROV OF R.I. 1669 Papers being found to be matters presented to the Town Council of Providence, by the widow Mary Mowry there living, concerning her refusing to administer upon the estate of her late husband Roger Mowry, who died Jan the 5th 1666 who mqde a will and therein made his said wife executrix therof, of which she denied to owne because the estate left would not discharge just debts and pay legacies ect. The town council aforsaid having therefore her request ordered therein and given her somewhat above 20 pounds of the estate to relieve her in her old age for good reason to them appearing, this assembly doe approve of what the said councill have done in this case and presented to this court and do further declare that they the said councill have full power to finish the matter accordingly for full settling the same.