Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island Genealogy

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.

Biographies

 * Thomas Williams Bicknell, A history of Barrington, Rhode Island (Providence : Snow &amp; Farnham, 1898}; ;.

Cemeteries

 * Rhode Island Graves Registration Committee, Rhode Island town of Barrington historical cemeteries 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


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


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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


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Smith Family
(Defunct), Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #11


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Tyler Point
Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #1, Tyler Point Road


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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

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 &amp; 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)
 * Bristol, Warren and Barrington (Rhode Island) city directories

History
Biography Centennial Celebrations, etc


 * Leonard Bliss, The history of Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: Otis, Broaders, 1836) 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 
 * Barrington, Rhode Island land evidence records 1770-1936  Grantors and Grantees Index 1770-1936 Grantors and grantees records 1770-1882
 * Barrington (R.I.) deed records, 1882-1902 

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;.

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
 * Barrington (R.I.) town council records: vols. 1-4, 1770-1891
 * Barrington (R.I.) probate records, 1851-1929 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

Societies

 * Barrington Preservation Society281 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 
 * Barrington (R.I.) town council records: vols. 1-4, 1770-1891 

Vital Records

 * Swansea town records 1674-1798; Barrington Rhode Island town records 1741-1846
 * Barrington, R.I., town records (incl probate), 1718-1886 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
 * Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island computer printout; marriages, 1636-1885