The history of King Philip's War

INTRODUCTORY MEMOIR.
ton; 30 O&ober [Ibid. 100], he buys, for £4
10.5-. of D.
Wilcocks of Portfmouth, John Woodman of Little Comp-
ton, and Thomas and Roger Cory of Tiverton, lands at
Fall-river.
12 January, i7o| [Ibid. 67], "Lieut. Col. Church of Tiv-
erton, i.e. Fall River, for £3, buys of Conftant Southworth
-^ part of land for a Mill at Fall-river, with ~q of faid Fall-
river; 16 January [Ibid. 99], he buys of Job Almy, of Tiv-
erton, for £7 ios., "one fhare at Fall-river for a mill, &c."
5 February, i7o| [E. ^.99], Col. Church wrote to Gov-
ernor Dudley, offering a plan for a fifth Expedition eaft; 18
March, he was commiffioned; 4 May, received his inftruc-
tions, and fpent moft of the fummer on this bufinefs; 29
Nov. [1 Mafs. Hijl. Coll. ix: 205 J, a Congregational
Church was formed in Little Compton which he is believed
to have aided to eftablifh, and of which he remained a
confiftent member to his death.
20 November, 1705 [Little Compton Town Records i.],
Col. Church firft appears as if a refident for the fecond time
in Little Compton, confenting to changes in the roads for
common convenience; 11 April [B. C. D.iv: 415], he
deeds to his fon Thomas a part of his Little Compton
lands, with 10 cows, 100 fheep, &c; 20 July [Ibid, v: 100],
he deeds to " my onely natural daughter Elizabeth Rofbo-
tham, and to my fon-in-law Capt. Jofeph Rofbotham (her
now hufband) of Briftol," lands in that town.