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This is not the Henry Head that begins the Head genealogy writen by Idress
Head Alvord. Neither is this Henry mentioned in her Addendum notes.
Sources: The Family of Robert Willis of Barnwell county, South Carolina by
Elizabeth Willis DeHuff, pages 86 to 90.;LDS Ancestral files;Genealogical
Dictionary of Rhode Island by John Osborne Austin-1978

Henry Head was born in England in 1647. He immigrated to America before 1683
and settled in Little Compton, Rhode Island. It is not known whether he
married his wife, Elizabeth Ketchum, before or after leaving England. Henry
made his will 24 March 1708 and it was proven 20 August 1716.

In the Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, published by J. O. Austin of
Providence, in 1881, there is a list of the families who settled there before
1690, The following information appears.
"Henry Head, born 1647, died 1716, July 1; married Elizabeth, who died 1748,
at Little Compton, R.I. Most of the early settlers of Little Compton were of
Pilgrim stock and emigrated from Duxbury or Marshfield or near Plymouth
neighborhood."

"1673 to 1689, Deputy"

"1686, Feby., he and David Lake were chosen Agents for the town, to appear at
the next court about non-payment of L15.00, which the court had ordered that
town an adjacent village to raise for the encouragement of preaching of the
gospel; but which said town refused or neglected to make rates for. The
Court, in March, ordered the town to pay L20.00 for their contempt and
neglect, and because they 'write rather as equals or neighbors than as
delinquents or offenders'"

"1689, Dec 25, he was fined 20s., with three others, their disorderly
departure from the General Court.'"
In 1690, June 3, Selectman."

"1716, will proved. To son, Jonathan, land and housing where he dwells
in Coakset, and certain other lands in Little Compton. To son Henry, 60
acres, etc. To wife, negro man, Jeffery and negro woman Rose. To daughter
Elizabeth, a little negro boy called Scipio."

"Inventory, L629 9s. 8d., viz; Apparel, L30, silver money, L78 11s.,
bills of credit L64 4s 6d., bonds, L186 12s. 3d., feather beds, L30, Bible and
other books, L21 10s., book called 'Dolton's Country Justice, L1 3s., spinning
wheels, loom, 3 silver spoons, 4 negroes, L40, 32 head meat cattle, L100, 5
horsekind, L20, cider, corn, hogs, L4, sheep, L21, lambs, pigs, etc."