Randall Holden was an early inhabitant of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, one of the original founders of Portsmouth, and one of the co-founders of the town of Warwick.
12 Facts About Randall Holden
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Randall Holden came to New England from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England and is first recorded as one of the signers of the Portsmouth Compact.
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Randall Holden became heavily involved in the affairs of his town of Warwick and of the entire colony.
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Randall Holden was highly respected within the colony and was a leader in 1676 during the dire events of King Philip's War.
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Randall Holden continued to serve the colony into his mid 70s, only a few years before his death in 1692 at age 80.
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Randall Holden was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England around 1612, and he sailed to New England as a young man.
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Randall Holden's signature appears on the Portsmouth Compact which established a non-sectarian civil government in the settlement of Pocasset.
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Randall Holden became Marshall of Portsmouth in 1638 and was given a grant of five acres.
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Randall Holden was elected as Commissioner for six one-year terms from 1652 to 1663, and as a Deputy for eight terms between 1666 and 1686.
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Randall Holden's name appears on a list of Warwick freeman in 1655, and at some point he earned the title of Captain.
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Randall Holden continued to be active in civic affairs into his mid 70s, and in 1687 was appointed as Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.
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In 1648, Randall Holden married Frances Dungan, the daughter of William Dungan and Frances Dungan.