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The document was written and signed in [[Boston]] by a group of men who followed [[Anne Marbury (1591-1643)| Anne Hutchinson]], a banished Christian dissident seeking religious freedom apart from the governmental oversight of the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] by moving to [[Aquidneck Island]] to set up a new colony.
The document was written and signed in [[Boston]] by a group of men who followed [[Anne Marbury (1591-1643)| Anne Hutchinson]], a banished Christian dissident seeking religious freedom apart from the governmental oversight of the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] by moving to [[Aquidneck Island]] to set up a new colony.
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The purpose of the Portsmouth Compact was to set up a new, independent colony that was Christian in character but non-sectarian in governance.
It has been called "the first instrument for governing as a true democracy."
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The purpose of the Portsmouth Compact was to set up a new, independent colony that was Christian in character but non-sectarian in governance. It has been called "the first instrument for governing as a true democracy."
==Text 1 and Signers: Portsmouth Compact ==
==Text 1 and Signers: Portsmouth Compact ==
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In the margin are the following Bible citations:
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In the margin are the following Bible citations:
{{bibleverse||Exodus|24:3-4}}
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It was signed by 23 men:
It was signed by 23 men:
#[[William Coddington (1601-1678)]] - Magistrate, 1st Governor of Newport RI
#[[William Coddington (1601-1678)]] - Magistrate, 1st Governor of Newport RI
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#[[John Clarke (1609-1676)|John Clarke]]
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#[[John Clarke (1609-1676)|John Clarke]]
#[[William Hutchinson (1586-1641)]] (husband of [[Anne Marbury (1591-1643)| Anne Hutchinson]], dissident preacher)
#[[William Hutchinson (1586-1641)]] (husband of [[Anne Marbury (1591-1643)| Anne Hutchinson]], dissident preacher)
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#[[John Coggeshall]]
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#[[John Coggeshall]]
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#[[William Aspinwall]]
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#[[William Aspinwall]]
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#[[Samuel Wilbore]]
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#[[Samuel Wilbore]]
#[[John Porter (settler)|John Porter]]
#[[John Porter (settler)|John Porter]]
#[[John Sanford (c1605-1653)]] - 2nd Governor of Newport & Portsmouth Plantation
#[[John Sanford (c1605-1653)]] - 2nd Governor of Newport & Portsmouth Plantation
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#[[Thomas Savage (1607-1682)]] - an English soldier and New England colonist and merchant, attaining the rank of major in King Philip's War.
#[[Thomas Savage (1607-1682)]] - an English soldier and New England colonist and merchant, attaining the rank of major in King Philip's War.
#[[William Dyer (settler)|William Dyre]] (husband of [[Mary Dyer]])
#[[William Dyer (settler)|William Dyre]] (husband of [[Mary Dyer]])
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#[[William Freeborn (settler)|William Freeborn]]
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#[[William Freeborn (settler)|William Freeborn]]
#[[Philip Sherman]] - Rhode Island Colony Recorder
#[[Philip Sherman]] - Rhode Island Colony Recorder
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#John Walker
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#John Walker
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#Richard Carder
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#Richard Carder
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#[[William Baulston]]
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#[[William Baulston]]
# [[Edward Hutchinson (1607-)| Edward Hutchinson, Sr.]] - Uncle to William and Anne Hutchinson
# [[Edward Hutchinson (1607-)| Edward Hutchinson, Sr.]] - Uncle to William and Anne Hutchinson
#[[Henry Bull (Governor)|Henry Bull]] X his marke
#[[Henry Bull (Governor)|Henry Bull]] X his marke
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#[[Randall Holden]]
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[[Randall Holden
(1612-1692)
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''' - early colonial governor, md Frances Dungan, AKA: Mother of
Governors.
#Thomas Clarke (brother of John)
#Thomas Clarke (brother of John)
#John Johnson
#John Johnson
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"We whose names are underwritten do acknowledge ourselves the legal subjects of His Majesty King Charles, and in his name do hereby bind ourselves into a civil body politic, unto his laws according to matters of justice."
"We whose names are underwritten do acknowledge ourselves the legal subjects of His Majesty King Charles, and in his name do hereby bind ourselves into a civil body politic, unto his laws according to matters of justice."
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Signers
Signers
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== Summary: 1637 Portsmouth Compact Signer ==
== Summary: 1637 Portsmouth Compact Signer ==
[[File:Portsmouth_Compact_Plaque_1936.jpg|thumb|Plaque commemorating the Portsmouth Compact 1638-1936]]
[[File:Portsmouth_Compact_Plaque_1936.jpg|thumb|Plaque commemorating the Portsmouth Compact 1638-1936]]
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He was one of the signatories of the '''[[Portsmouth Compact| 1637 Portsmouth Civil Compact]]''' founding [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island]], the 2nd settlement in the new colony of [[Rhode Island]]. This group, most of were caught up in the events of the Antinomian Controversy from 1636 to 1638, had followed the family of dissident preacher [[Anne Marbury (1591-1643)| Anne Hutchinson]] and her family from [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] seeking religious freedom.
This document was the first compact to declare both political and religious separation.
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He was one of the signatories of the '''[[Portsmouth Compact| 1637 Portsmouth Civil Compact]]''' founding [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island]], the 2nd settlement in the new colony of [[Rhode Island]]. This group, most of were caught up in the events of the Antinomian Controversy from 1636 to 1638, had followed the family of dissident preacher [[Anne Marbury (1591-1643)| Anne Hutchinson]] and her family from [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] seeking religious freedom. This document was the first compact to declare both political and religious separation.
==Sources==
==Sources==