A Genealogy of the Potter Family Originating in Rhode Island
Guide to Newport Canton, Rhode Island ancestry, family history, and genealogy nativity records, matrimony records, death records, demography records, family history, and military records.
| Newport County, Rhode Island | |
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 Location in the state of Rhode Island, United States Genealogy | |
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| Founded | June sixteen, 1729 |
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| Website: www.countyoffice.org/newport-county-clerk-newport-ri-49d/ | |
Description [edit | edit source]
The County was named for the county of Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales. (Welsh:Trefdraeth) . The Canton is located in the east fundamental surface area of the state. [1]
Newport County, Rhode Island Record Dates [edit | edit source]
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| Birth* | Marriage | Expiry* | Court | Land | Probate | Demography |
| at town creation | at town creation | at boondocks creation | 1703 | 1636 | 1636 | 1747 |
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Canton Courthouse [edit | edit source]
Newport County Courthouse
8 Washington Square
Newport, RI 02840-7199
Phone: 401.841.8350
Formerly Rhode Isle Co. Name changed to Newport xvi Jun 1729. 1746-vii eastern boundary adjusted nether decree of the King of England) (City and Tpwn Clerks have birth, marriage, expiry and burying records
Family and Superior Courts have divorce records;
Probate Courth has probate records from 1784,
District Court has court records; Recorder Deeds has land records from 1780
Newport Historical Society, 82 Truro Street,
Newport, RI has early church, land and probate records)
(5 towns & one city in Newport County
Towns Organized Before 1800; Jamestown 1678,
Little Compton 1746-vii, Middletown 1743, New Shoreham 1672,
Portsmouth 1638, Tiverton 1746-seven
There is no county government. The government is located at town and state levels.
Quick Facts [edit | edit source]
22 June 1703: Formed as Rhode Isle County
xvi June 1729: Renamed Newport County. Named for Town of Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales. (Welsh:Trefdraeth)
Parent Canton [edit | edit source]
Boundary Changes [edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Rhode Island County purlieus changes, "Rotating Germination Rhode Island County Boundary Maps" (1643-1963) may exist viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss [edit | edit source]
At that place is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Places / Localities [edit | edit source]
Populated Places [edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small-scale neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[3]
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Archives and Libraries [edit | edit source]
Cemeteries [edit | edit source]
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Impress | List of Cemeteries in the county |
| Findagrave.com | Family unit History Library | Findagrave.com |
| RIGenWeb | WorldCat | Billion Graves |
| RIGenWeb Archives | FamilySearch Places | |
| Tombstone Project | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| Meet Rhode Island Cemeteries for more than information. | ||
- Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Committee
Census [edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1790 | 14,351 | — |
| 1800 | 14,845 | 3.4% |
| 1810 | 16,294 | 9.eight% |
| 1820 | fifteen,771 | −3.2% |
| 1830 | 16,535 | 4.8% |
| 1840 | 16,874 | 2.one% |
| 1850 | 20,007 | 18.6% |
| 1860 | 21,896 | nine.iv% |
| 1870 | 20,050 | −8.4% |
| 1880 | 24,180 | xx.6% |
| 1890 | 28,552 | 18.1% |
| 1900 | 32,599 | fourteen.ii% |
| 1910 | 39,335 | xx.7% |
| 1920 | 42,893 | nine.0% |
| 1930 | 41,668 | −ii.ix% |
| 1940 | 46,696 | 12.1% |
| 1950 | 61,539 | 31.8% |
| 1960 | 81,891 | 33.1% |
| 1970 | 94,559 | 15.5% |
| 1980 | 81,383 | −thirteen.nine% |
| 1990 | 87,194 | 7.1% |
| 2000 | 85,433 | −2.0% |
| 2010 | 82,888 | −iii.0% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
For tips on accessing Newport Canton, Rhode Island Genealogy census records online, see: Rhode Island Census.
- 1905 - Rhode Isle State Census, 1905 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Utilise this Collection
Church [edit | edit source]
Listing of Churches and Church Parishes
- FamilySearch Places
Court [edit | edit source]
Land [edit | edit source]
History [edit | edit source]
Maps [edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Utilize FS Places
Click a neighboring county
for more resources
Military [edit | edit source]
Naturalization and Citizenship [edit | edit source]
- 1907-1991 - Rhode Island Naturalization Records 1907-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
Newspapers [edit | edit source]
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
Probate [edit | edit source]
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1582 – 1932 Rhode Isle Wills and Probate Records 1582-1932 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
Taxation [edit | edit source]
Vital Records [edit | edit source]
See also How to order Rhode Island Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Rhode Island Nascency Document, Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate Awarding to mail.
Births [edit | edit source]
- 1630 - 1945 - Rhode Isle Town Clerk Vital and Town Records 1630-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Utilize this Drove
- Rhode Isle Births, 1636-1930 Ancestry ($)
- 1800-1855 Rhode Island and Pawtucket, Massachusetts Birth Alphabetize, 1800-1855 at Ancestry - index and images ($)
Marriages [edit | edit source]
- Genealogy Trails
- Rhode Island Marriages, 1636-1930 Beginnings ($)
- 1522-1989 - Rhode Island, U.s. Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1630 - 1945 - Rhode Isle Town Clerk Vital and Town Records 1630-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
Deaths [edit | edit source]
- 1630 - 1945 - Rhode Island Town Clerk Vital and Boondocks Records 1630-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
Societies, Libraries and Museums [edit | edit source]
- Rhode Island Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 211
Promise, RI 02831
Email: info@rigensoc.org
Website - Rhode Island Historical Lodge
110 Benevolent St
Providence, RI 02906
Phone: 401-331-8575
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Libraries [edit | edit source]
- Rhode Island Land Library
State House, second floor
82 Smith Street, Room 208
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-222-2473
Website - Rhode Isle Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street
Providence, RI 02906
Telephone: 401-273-8107 Ext. 410
Email: reference@rihs.org
Website - East Greenwich Free Library
82 Pierce Street
East Greenwich, RI 02818
Phone: 401-884-9510
Website - Greenville Public Library
573 Putnam Freeway
Greenville, RI 02828
Phone: 401-949-3630
Website - Lincoln Public Library
145 Old River Road
Lincoln, RI 02865
Phone: 401-333-2422
Website - Louttit Memorial Library
274 Victory Highway
West Greenwich, RI 02817
Telephone: 401-397-3434
Email: louttitlibrary@gmail.com
Website - Robert H Champlin Library
1043 Primary Street
Westward Warwick, RI 02893
Phone: 401-828-3750 - Warwick Public Library
600 Sandy Lane
Warwick, RI 02889
Phone: 401-739-5440
Website
Family unit History Centers [edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Chapter Libraries
- Family History Centers provide i-on-ane assistance, free access to middle-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most centre-but databases, but may not always have full services usually provided by a family unit history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
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- Groton Connecticut Family History Center
- Due north Dartmouth Massachusetts Family History Centre
- Providence Rhode Island Family unit History Eye
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- American French Genealogical Society - an chapter library
- Clark Memorial Public Library - an affiliate library
- David Allen Lambert Library - an chapter library
- Groton Public Library - an chapter library
- Middleborough Public Library - an affiliate library
- Roger Williams University Library - an chapter library
Websites [edit | edit source]
- Newport County, RI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Rhode Island Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- The Newport County RIGenWeb Project, an member of The RIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Projection for Newport County.
- FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Catalog for Newport County
- Newport County RI Genealogy
References [edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Newport, Rhode Island" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_County,_Rhode_Island accessed 3 Dec 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: The states of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Newport County, Rhode Isle . Page 602 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Beginnings's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Beginnings, 2004), 589-591.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Newport County, Mississippi," in Wikipedia: the Costless Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_County,_Rhode_Island, Final accessed 16 September 2020.
| Municipalities and communities of Newport County, Rhode Island | ||
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| City | Newport | |
| Towns | Jamestown | Little Compton | Middletown | Portsmouth | Tiverton | |
| Villages | Adamsville | Briggs Point | Bristol Ferry | Castle Hill | Cedar Island | Cedar Point | Coasters Harbor | Coddington | Common Fence | Conanicut | Corey Lane | Despair Island | Dutch Island | Dyer Island | Eagleville | Easton Point | Fogland | Fort Adams | Twoscore Steps | Freebody Hill | Caprine animal Island | Gould Isle | Grayville | Grunter Isle | Homestead | Hope Isle | Hummocks | Island Park | Melville | Nannaquaket | Newport East | Melville | Northward Tiverton Ochre Point | Patience | Prudence | Quaker Hill | Rose Island | Sachueset | Sakonnet | Tiverton Four Corners | Tonomy | Tunipus | |
| Historical | Beaver Tail | Bridgeport | Coaxet | Pocasset | Due south Bridge Village | |
| Neighboring Counties | Bristol | Washington | | |
| Links to Rhode Island-related articles | |
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| Counties | Bristol · Kent · Newport · Providence · Washington |
| Extinct Counties | Dominion of New England Genealogy · Massachusetts Bay Colony Genealogy · New Netherland Genealogy · King'south · Plymouth Colony Genealogy · Providence Plantations Genealogy · Rhode Isle |
| Major Repositories | American Antique Order (Worcester MA) · American-French Genealogical Society · Brownish Academy Rockefeller Library · Connecticut Country Library (Hartford CT) · Davisville Complimentary Library · Department of Health Part of Vital Records · East Greenwich Complimentary Library · Judicial Records Middle · National Archives at Boston (Waltham MA) · New England Celebrated Genealogical Society (Boston MA) · Newport Historical Order · Providence City Hall · Providence Public Library · Rhode Island Blackness Heritage Society · Rhode Isle Genealogical Lodge · Rhode Isle Historical Society · Rhode Island Jewish Historical Clan · Rhode Isle State Archives · Rhode Island State Library · Roger William University Library · Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence · Tiverton Public Library · University of Rhode Isle Carothers Library · Westerly Public Library |
| Migration Routes | Atlantic Coast Ports · Long Island Sound · Narragansett Bay · Taunton River · Blackstone Valley · lower Boston Post Route · King's Highway · Old Roebuck Road · Pequot Path |
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Newport_County,_Rhode_Island_Genealogy
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