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At the Providence south end of the '''Old Roebuck Road''' there was a connection to the [[Pequot Path]] which linked Providence to Westerly. From Westerly the extension went to New Haven, and on to New York and eventually to Charleston as part of the lower [[Boston Post Road]] or [[King's Highway]]. | At the Providence south end of the '''Old Roebuck Road''' there was a connection to the [[Pequot Path]] which linked Providence to Westerly. From Westerly the extension went to New Haven, and on to New York and eventually to Charleston as part of the lower [[Boston Post Road]] or [[King's Highway]]. | ||
=== Settler Records === | |||
Boston was founded in 1630 by Puritan immigrants from England. Providence was first settled in 1636 by Puritan dissenter Roger Williams. The Indian path between Providence and Boston attracted settlers who would be able to more easily get access to the markets. Many of the earliest settlers along the Old Roebuck Road would have been from Boston, Massachusetts area, and prior to that from England. Look at the earliest deeds, tax records, and histories of towns along the Old Roebuck Road to learn the names of the first settlers. If you already know the name of a settler near the Old Roebuck Road, you have a good chance of finding his or her genealogy in sources like: | |||
*Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633'', 3 vols. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, c1995). {{WorldCat|33083117|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|22717|item|disp=FHL Book 974 W2a}}. | |||
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/about/ New England Historic Genealogical Society] | |||
=== External links === | === External links === | ||