Samuel Eldred was at Cambridge, MA, in 1646; he was at Kingstown, RI, by 4 May 1668. On 22 June 1670 he took the constable's oath at Wickford. On 13 July 1670 he wrote from Wickford, RI, to Connecticut, asking for help in a murder case.
Samuel Eldred, Senior is on a list of taxes under Gov. Andros, dated 6 Sept 1687, assessing estates of the Towne of Rochester in the King's Province.