september early held highest military rank colonial new_england appeared records march freeman representative speaker house representing springfield massachusetts chosen assistant governor member lower house served magistrate judiciary colonial government remained death member held ranks lieutenant captain years rising rank major general organized militia massachusetts unclear born presumed came lancashire england active governance colony taking acquisition native american lands persecution convictions accidental death seen punishment god persecution idea repeated play successful land new_england colonies wife mary number children new_england families traced ancestry interred oldest new_england origin emigration date place birth uncertain presumed born lancashire england prominent great migration states come close proof origin date given date birth england died leaving heir year old son named history massachusetts stated years old died hand pointed freeman granted property time reached majority descendant said wife young children arrived colony ship james august record descendant said wife years old married record having james wales referred brother law assumed wife mary wales sister term daughter married identity wife unknown political military life active public life having power taking law making enforcing interpreting affairs colony subsequent acceptance freeman frequently treasurer years member gave appointment governors judicial power criminal civil matters governor assistant speaker house leader lower house representing springfield massachusetts long justice peace marriages marriages member organized trained band militia major general senior military officer new_england included responsibilities controlling native americans criminals accused sent cook arrest try hoped complaint treatment exaggerated said passing large persons assembled ministers witness passage troops prisoners stationed apart fired heads token victory old burying ground said believed felt duty owed god country poor creatures accusations brought punishment opinion richly said capacity assistant instrumental bringing execution wealthy widow executed june later fictionalized scarlet letter book depicted sister governor involved persecution incidents particular wrote relationship case executed returning boston despite assistant governor time hanging said remarked hangs like flag understood comment insulting secondly case repeatedly returned massachusetts despite trial end execution sentenced death law changed soon executed sentenced death massachusetts believed altercation accused trial outcome trial circumstances death writer wrote death sentenced die cruel purposes mention spoke judgment god coming major general putting death passed sentence recreated trial play included accused relationship native americans history said great experience skill treatment indians public duties brought frequent contact manifested humanity sympathy ignorant degraded condition exercised great energy decision character necessary colonists sided war wiped people early tensions building met representatives consult indian problem appointed plymouth chairman new_england colonies exception rhode_island formed confederation called united colonies new england rhode_island according proceedings island historical society excluded reasons religious differences founder banished massachusetts denying right lands indians owners obtained lands boundaries rhode_island putting motion series events began promise aid supported war declared war ensuing war captured brought commissioners obtaining captive find excuse putting death avoid responsibility referred case decision convention ministers boston sic states killed near blow head connecticut settlers demanded land return assistance states obtained nearly township services successor declared war colonies fined causing hostilities unable pay sent commissioners colonies armed men enforce payment stated arnold history rhode_island vol forced way pistol hand seizing hair dragged threatening instant death resistance offered debt settled giving mortgage lands commissioners colonies came contact native americans appointed post superintendent indian affairs overseeing praying indians indians converted christianity held position death terror indians trusted friend disposed helping education guarding rights immense personal influence successful treaty maker land speculation successful land land owned included large portion owned share massachusetts awarded acres km2 public service town massachusetts given new grant additional acres km2 represented springfield probably owned land springfield died estate worth pounds including land played key role fighting removing indians land later owned friends including connecticut governor purchases land native americans western rhode_island claimed group referred rhode_island law acquiring land natives loan commissioners colonies transferred ownership mortgage land company mortgage land included property bounds rhode_island rhode_island found land illegal prevented sale land years company changed eventually sell acres km2 land immigrants began colony called lost land determined claim illegal death died september head injuries sustained fall horse traveling way home drilling troops mount collided cow aforementioned author old burying ground said persecution believed horrible death god wrath credits author following account death trial bid defiance heaven saying gone pronounced lord god suddenly surprised having certain day exercising men returning home evening near place usually cart horse suddenly threw violence instantly died eyes head brains coming nose tongue hanging mouth blood running ears taken brought courthouse place active sentencing innocent death blood ran floor exhibiting spectators shocking instance divine vengeance daring hardened fearful example divine judgment openly despised treated disdain repeated sentiment account death final scene scene governor speaking asks true dead confirms adds horse took threw ground brains street responds judgment wife mary died interred north burying place boston engraved following words lies magistrate troop horse comes worth love companies foot mourning march grave let read sure faith christ lives crowned legacy wife mary children born probably born england married elizabeth married margaret married mary born married rest born married increase baptized february died sea born married son hope born minister massachusetts married son consider married watching born married patience born married family family included history pope family traced ancestry article founder national society quarterly volume issue volume descendants included volume ancestry traced claimed descent new england historical register notable descendants woman suffrage advocate lecturer rocket scientist space pioneer inventor liquid fueled rocket king king physicist secretary war aka entertainer songwriter singer
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