The founder of the colony that eventually became Rhode Island was Roger Williams. He established Providence in 1636 after being expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony due to his beliefs in religious freedom and the separation of church and state. Williams' vision of a place where individuals could practice their religion freely laid the foundation for Rhode Island's principles of tolerance and diversity.
Rodger Williams left Massachusetts and founded a New Colony that eventually would become Rhode Island. The Colony was originally called the Colony of Providence Plantation.
The founder of the Colony was Roger Williams.
Rodger Williams was the founder of colonial Rhode Island. Source:My Social Studies Teacher gave us notes about this.
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Anne Hutchinson was not a co-founder of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, but she was a significant figure in the early history of the Rhode Island colony. After being expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her religious views, she and her followers settled in the area that would become Portsmouth in 1638. Hutchinson's beliefs and actions contributed to the development of religious tolerance in the region, but she was not officially recognized as a founder of the town itself.
John White was the Governor of the 1587 colony which attempted to settle on Roanoke Island, even though they were supposed to go to the Chesapeake Bay area. He was not the founder of Roanoke Island.
Roger Williams was the first to settle the colony of Providence, Rhode Island.
I have not been able to find a direct definition of a religious colony, but I would assume that yes, Rhode Island was a religious colony as it was basically formed by the followers of Anne Hutchinson, the founder of Antinomianism.