James Paul, <Narragansett>

James, while in a state of semi-intoxication was brutally drowned by a gang of rustic ruffians in Garfield's bay,Lake George.It was on a town meeting day, and the waters of the lake were chill; under some pretext he was inveigled into the lake, or pushed in, and as he endeavored to grasp the only boat at hand, these human brutes would push it beyond his reach, until he was exhausted, and with Indian stoicism, he folded his arms and sunk to rise no more. The question of homicide was investigated by a grand jury, but no indictment was presented. Hon. William Hay

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!UPDATE: June, 1992 !TRIBE: Narragansett NATIVE AMERICAN ALGONGUIAN Love, William De Loss. SAMSON OCCOM AND THE CHRISTIAN INDIANS OF NEW ENGLAND. 1899 (BYU 970.62 L94s) (FHL 970.1 L947g) NOTES: Page 355, Samson Occom Book "Anthony Paul was born in 1758; married, about 1777, Christiana, daughter of Rev. Samson Occom; lived for a time at Mohegan, cultivating Joseph Johnson's land; emigrated in 1784 to Brothertown, receiving lot 10 in 1795, formerly owned by Occum; and returned Eastward about 1797, locating near Lake George, where both died. Occom baptized his children in 1787, the first in the town. Chn.: I. Samson. II. Sarah, b. 1780. III. James, b. 1782. IV. Phebe, b. 1784, living at B. in 1843. V. Benoni, b. 1787. Vi. Jonathan, b. 1791. Probably also a daughter Christiana, who married Thomas Kindness."