IN CRANSTON, R.I.
Here lies the Body of
Joseph Williams, Esq.
Son of Roger Williams, Esq.
(The first white man that came to Providence.)
Born 1644. Died 1725.
In King Philip’s war, he courageously went through,
And the native Indians he bravely did subdue;
And now he’s gone down into the grave, and he will be no more
Until it please Almighty God his body to restore