Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island Genealogy

United States

Rhode Island

Bristol County

Barrington

Church Records

Historically, the largest religious groups in Rhode Island were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page.

To see the churches in TOWN, visit.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of TOWN:

Land Records

The following are online land records for the town of TOWN:

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of TOWN:

Probate Records

In Rhode Island, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of TOWN:

Town Records

In Rhode Island, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are TOWN town records available online:

Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

References

Bristol, Rhode Island
Map
Location in Bristol County
Bristol County's location in the state of Rhode Island, United States Genealogy
Coordinates: 41.684167°N 71.268611°E / 41.684167; 71.268611
Facts
Founded	1680
Seat	Bristol
Address	Town Hall 283 County Road Barrington, RI 02806-2406
Website: www.ci.barrington.ri.us/index.php

Historical Facts

• Barrington was originally part of Swansea, Massachusetts from its incorporation in 1667, then part of the Plymouth Colony until its merger with the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691. (In October 1717 Barrington was set off from Swansea and incorporated under its' present name as a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts. In 1747 Barrington was given to Rhode Island.)

• The Baptist residents petititoned for separation from Swansea in 1711.

• Barrington was incorporated as a separate town in 1717, named for Barrington, Somersetshire, England where the English settlers came from.

• 1747, Barrington was ceded to Rhode Island but made part of Town of Warren, Rhode Island.

• 1770, its independence was restored by the act of the Rhode Island legislature.

• In late 19th and early 20th century Barrington was home of the Barrington Brick works, which made bricks that were used worldwide. Many of laborers were from Italy and worked in the brickyard. Their descendants still make up a sizeable portion of the town population.

Resources

Modern town borders of Barrington in Bristol County, Rhode Island.

Biographies

• Thomas Williams Bicknell, A history of Barrington, Rhode Island (Providence : Snow & Farnham, 1898}; FHL film 1033855 Item 1; FHL Book 974.55/B2 H2b 2 vols..

Cemeteries

• Rhode Island Graves Registration Committee, Rhode Island town of Barrington historical cemeteries FHL film 947774 Item 4
  Includes list of the historical cemeteries in the town giving the names of the American war veterans buried there; and a historical sketch of the town with a map showing the locations of the cemeteries.

Allin Burial Ground

Allin Yard, Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #6, Bay Spring Avenue at Adams Avenue

• FindaGrave

Bicknell Burial Ground

(Defunct), Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #9, County Road

• FindaGrave

Captain David Read Lot

Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #8, Rumstick Road

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Forest Chapel

Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #2, Governor Bradford Road

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Knockum Hill

Burial Hill, Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #7, New Meadow Road

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Matthew Watson

Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #4, Middle Highway

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Peck Family

(Defunct), Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #12

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Princes Hill Burial Ground

Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #3, County Road

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Santa Maria del Campo

Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #5, Barrington Avenue at Upland Way

• FindaGrave

Smith Family

(Defunct), Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #11

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Tyler Point

Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #1, Tyler Point Road

• FindaGrave

Census

• Federal Census: 1790 · 1800 · 1810 · 1820 · 1830 · 1840 · 1850 · 1860 · 1870 · 1880 · 1900 · 1910 · 1920 · 1930
  • 1790 - The USGenWeb Archives Project
  • 1790 Genealogy Trails

Centennial Celebrations, etc

• Thomas W. Bicknell, An historical address and poem: delivered at the centennial celebration of incorporation of the town of Barrington, June 17, 1870: with an historical appendix (Providence: Printed by Providence Press Co., 18700 FHL 6071790 (3 fiche)

Databases

• Some databases are accessible at the Barrington Public Library
  • Britannica Online
  • Rhode Island's State Reference Resource (including Heritagequestonline, World Book Online, etc.)

Directories

• Sampson, Murdock & Company (Boston, Massachusetts), Warren and Barrington Directory, 1897: comprising a complete general and business directory of the towns of Warren and Barrington, also, a record of the town governments, institutions, societies, etc. (Providence: Sampson and Murdock, c1897) FHL film 1000918
• Bristol, Warren and Barrington (Rhode Island) city directories FHL film 2309945

History

Biography
Centennial Celebrations, etc

• Leonard Bliss, The history of Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: Otis, Broaders, 1836) FHL film 1698100 Item 8, Book 974.485/R1 H2bL
  comprising a history of the present towns of Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Pawtucket, from their settlement to the present time, together with sketches of Attleborough, Cumberland, and a part of Swansea and Barrington, to the time that they were severally separated from the original town.

Land and Property

Land records begins in 1770, continuing to present.

• Proprietors records in ancient Swansea 1652-1717: proprietors records in Barrington 1717-1797 FHL film 945999
• Barrington, Rhode Island land evidence records 1770-1936 FHL films
  Grantors and Grantees Index 1770-1936
  Grantors and grantees records 1770-1882
• Barrington (R.I.) deed records, 1882-1902 FHL films 2321354-2321355

Military History and Records

• Barrington soldiers in the War of the Revolution, the Dorr War and in the War of the Rebellion, 1775-1861 FamilySearch Digital Library; FHL Film 795993 Item 3, Book 974.55/B2 M2b.

Newspapers

• The Warren Gazette and Barrington Call (1907)
• Warren and Barrington Gazette (1907)
• The Bristol County Item (1906)
• Barrington Times (1958)
  • Barrington Public Library
• The Barrington Herald (1860)
• The Gleaner (1871)
  • University of California, Santa Barbara

Probate Records

The probate records are kept at the town level rather than at the county level. Various types of records can be buried deep in probate records. In early years, the town council acted as the probate court.

• Barrington, R.I., town records (incl probate), 1718-1886 FHL films 947773-947774
• Barrington (R.I.) town council records: vols. 1-4, 1770-1891 FHL films 947771-947772
• Barrington (R.I.) probate records, 1851-1929 FHL films 2321351-2321354
  Dockets 1895-1923
  Probate records 1851-1873
  Bonds 1874-1922
  Journals 1898-1920
  Wills 1898-1918
  Letters of Administration 1898-1925
  Inventory 1898-1929
  Warrants 1898-1935
  Administrator Accounts 1897-1925
• Barrington (R.I.) probate indexes, 1770-2002 FHL films 2321135-2321136

Repositories

Societies

• Barrington Preservation Society
  281 Country Road
  PO Box 178
  Barrington, RI 02806

Schools

• St. Andrews School 1953 Yearbook
• School Yearbooks Ancestry ($)
• U.S. School Yearbook Index Ancestry ($)

Town Records

• Barrington, R.I., town records (incl probate), 1718-1886 FHL films 947773-947774
• Barrington (R.I.) town council records: vols. 1-4, 1770-1891 FHL films 947771-947772

Vital Records

• Swansea town records 1674-1798; Barrington Rhode Island town records 1741-1846 FHL film 22366 Item 3
• Barrington, R.I., town records (incl probate), 1718-1886 FHL 947773-947774
  Includes minutes of meetings, lists of voters, finance records and a few births, deaths, intentions of marriage and probate records.
• Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, computer printout; births or christenings, 1851-1876 FHL film 1205472 Item 6
• Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island computer printout; marriages, 1636-1885 FHL film 1205473 Item 7