He founded the town of Providence, which became a haven for Quakers & Anabaptists
[DOC] [TLE] Today in History: February 5 - American Memory - Library of Congress [PAR] Roger Williams, defender of religious liberty and founder of Rhode Island, ... Bay, 
established by Williams and his followers in 1636, soon became a haven for ... for 
the colony of Providence Plantations, later Rhode Islandthe same year that he 
.... of Roger Williams, the Quakers, Anabaptists, Jews, and Roman Catholics.