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*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9079/ '''1582-1932''' - Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records] - index & images at Ancestry ($)
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9079/ '''1582-1932''' - Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records] - index & images at Ancestry ($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/838527 '''1638-1644''' - Records of Rhode Island] - images only
*{{FSC|838527|item|disp='''1638-1644''' - Records of Rhode Island}} - images only
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/838512 '''1638-1670''' - Rhode Island (Colony) records] - images only
*{{FSC|838512|item|disp='''1638-1670''' - Rhode Island (Colony) records}} - images only
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/353894 '''1723-1790''' - Maritime papers of Rhode Island] - partially digitized
*{{FSC|353894|item|disp='''1723-1790''' - Maritime papers of Rhode Island}} - partially digitized
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/365954 '''1730-1765''' - Military papers of Rhode Island (colonial period), 1730-1765] - images only +++
*{{FSC|365954|item|disp='''1730-1765''' - Military papers of Rhode Island (colonial period), 1730-1765}} - images only +++
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/280350 '''1731-1792''' - Military papers of Rhode Island (colonial and Revolutionary War periods), 1731-1792] - images only +++
*{{FSC|280350|item|disp='''1731-1792''' - Military papers of Rhode Island (colonial and Revolutionary War periods), 1731-1792}} - images only +++
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/274567 '''1741-1746''' - Rhode Island and Massachusetts boundary commission, 1741-1746, 1846-1848 : Rhode Island and Massachusetts boundary commission] - images only +++
*{{FSC|274567|item|disp='''1741-1746''' - Rhode Island and Massachusetts boundary commission, 1741-1746, 1846-1848 : Rhode Island and Massachusetts boundary commission}} - images only +++


==History==
==History==
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=== Church Records ===
=== Church Records ===


* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/268945 ''The Records of American Baptists in Rhode Island and Related Organizations''] by American Baptist Historical Society. (Rochester, NY: American Baptist Historical Society, 1982).  
* {{FSC|268945|item|disp=''The Records of American Baptists in Rhode Island and Related Organizations''}} by American Baptist Historical Society. (Rochester, NY: American Baptist Historical Society, 1982).  


===Court Records===
===Court Records===


*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/32867 ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and providence Plantations in New England 1636-1792, Printed by Order of the Legislature''] by John R. Bartlett. (Providence: A.C. Green, 1856-1865).
*{{FSC|32867|item|disp=''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and providence Plantations in New England 1636-1792, Printed by Order of the Legislature''}} by John R. Bartlett. (Providence: A.C. Green, 1856-1865).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/30198 ''Rhode Island Court Records: Records of The Court of Trials of The Colony of Providence Plantations, 1647-1670'']. 2 Vols. (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1920-1922).
*{{FSC|30198|item|disp=''Rhode Island Court Records: Records of The Court of Trials of The Colony of Providence Plantations, 1647-1670''}}. 2 Vols. (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1920-1922).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/32867 ''Records of the Vice-Admiralty Court of Rhode Island: 1716-1752'']. (1936. Reprint. Millwood, NY: Kraus Reprint, 1975).
*{{FSC|32867|item|disp=''Records of the Vice-Admiralty Court of Rhode Island: 1716-1752''}}. (1936. Reprint. Millwood, NY: Kraus Reprint, 1975).


=== Early Families and Histories ===
=== Early Families and Histories ===


* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/50486 ''Colonial Rhode Island: A History''] by Sydney V. James. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975).
* {{FSC|50486|item|disp=''Colonial Rhode Island: A History''}} by Sydney V. James. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975).
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/43609 ''Concerning the French Settlements and French Settlers in the Colony of Rhode Island''] by Elisha R. Potter. (1879. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968).
* {{FSC|43609|item|disp=''Concerning the French Settlements and French Settlers in the Colony of Rhode Island''}} by Elisha R. Potter. (1879. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968).
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1163274 ''Dutch Settlers Society Collections'']. 7 Vols. (Albany: The Society, 1927-1945).
* {{FSC|1163274|item|disp=''Dutch Settlers Society Collections''}}. 7 Vols. (Albany: The Society, 1927-1945).
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/471084 ''Genealogies of Rhode Island Families: From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register'']. 2 Vols. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989). ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48397/ Vol. I], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48398/ Vol. II] at Ancestry ($).
* {{FSC|471084|item|disp=''Genealogies of Rhode Island Families: From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register''}}. 2 Vols. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989). ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48397/ Vol. I], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48398/ Vol. II] at Ancestry ($).
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/429266 ''Genealogies of Rhode Island Families: From Rhode Island Periodicals'']. 2 Vols. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co,. 1983).
* {{FSC|429266|item|disp=''Genealogies of Rhode Island Families: From Rhode Island Periodicals''}}. 2 Vols. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co,. 1983).
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/328872 ''The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690''] by John Osborne Austin. (1887. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1969).
* {{FSC|328872|item|disp=''The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690''}} by John Osborne Austin. (1887. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1969).
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2737271 ''History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: 1636-1790''] by Samuel Greene Arnold. 2 Vols. (1859. Reprint. Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Co., 1970).
* {{FSC|2737271|item|disp=''History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: 1636-1790''}} by Samuel Greene Arnold. 2 Vols. (1859. Reprint. Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Co., 1970).
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/407800 ''Rhode Island Biographical and Genealogical Sketch Index''] by J. Carlyle Parker. (Turlock, CA: Marietta Publishing Co., 1991).
* {{FSC|407800|item|disp=''Rhode Island Biographical and Genealogical Sketch Index''}} by J. Carlyle Parker. (Turlock, CA: Marietta Publishing Co., 1991).
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/383612 ''Rhode Island Sources for Family Historians and Genealogists''] by Kip Sperry. (Logan, UT: Everton Publishers, 1986).
* {{FSC|383612|item|disp=''Rhode Island Sources for Family Historians and Genealogists''}} by Kip Sperry. (Logan, UT: Everton Publishers, 1986).
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/275893 ''Settlers of Aquidneck , and Liberty of Conscience''] by Henry E. Turner. (Newport: Newport Historical Publishing Co., 1880).
* {{FSC|275893|item|disp=''Settlers of Aquidneck , and Liberty of Conscience''}} by Henry E. Turner. (Newport: Newport Historical Publishing Co., 1880).


===Other===
===Other===


*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4956 ''A list of Rhode Island soldiers and sailors in King George's war : 1740-1748''] by Howard M. Chapin. (Providence, Rhode Island : Rhode Island Historical Society, 1920).
*{{FSC|4956|item|disp=''A list of Rhode Island soldiers and sailors in King George's war : 1740-1748''}} by Howard M. Chapin. (Providence, Rhode Island : Rhode Island Historical Society, 1920).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1779627?availability=San%20Jose%20California%20Family%20History%20Center ''Census of the Inhabitants of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1774''] by John R. Bartlett. (1858. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1969).
*{{FSC|1779627|item|disp=''Census of the Inhabitants of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1774''}} by John R. Bartlett. (1858. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1969).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/562727 ''Commerce of Rhode Island: 1726-1800'']. 2 Vols. (Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1914-1915).
*{{FSC|562727|item|disp=''Commerce of Rhode Island: 1726-1800''}}. 2 Vols. (Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1914-1915).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2742588 ''The correspondence of the colonial governors of Rhode Island, 1723-1775''] published by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; edited by Gertrude Selwyn Kimball. 2 Vols. (Boston: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1902-1903).
*{{FSC|2742588|item|disp=''The correspondence of the colonial governors of Rhode Island, 1723-1775''}} published by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; edited by Gertrude Selwyn Kimball. 2 Vols. (Boston: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1902-1903).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/280366 Certificates for deputies and freemen of Rhode Island towns, 1663-1778]
*{{FSC|280366|item|disp=Certificates for deputies and freemen of Rhode Island towns, 1663-1778}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/307181 Deputies and freemen index, 1664-1806] Contains typed cards of freemen in the colony of Rhode Island, including some information regarding their citizenship, and lists of those appointed as deputies in the colony of Rhode Island.
*{{FSC|307181|item|disp=Deputies and freemen index, 1664-1806}} Contains typed cards of freemen in the colony of Rhode Island, including some information regarding their citizenship, and lists of those appointed as deputies in the colony of Rhode Island.
*''The First 100 Years of the Church of England in Rhode Island'' by Edgar L. Pennington. (Hartford: Church Missions Publishing, 1935)
*''The First 100 Years of the Church of England in Rhode Island'' by Edgar L. Pennington. (Hartford: Church Missions Publishing, 1935)
*[https://archive.org/details/peircescoloniall00peir_0/page/n6/mode/2up ''Peirce's colonial lists : civil, military and professional lists of Plymouth and Rhode Island colonies, comprising colonial, county and town officers, clergymen, physicians and lawyers ; with extracts from colonial laws defining their duties. 1621-1700''] by Ebenezer W. Peirce. (Boston, MA: A. Williams & Co.; David Clapp & Son, 1881).
*[https://archive.org/details/peircescoloniall00peir_0/page/n6/mode/2up ''Peirce's colonial lists : civil, military and professional lists of Plymouth and Rhode Island colonies, comprising colonial, county and town officers, clergymen, physicians and lawyers ; with extracts from colonial laws defining their duties. 1621-1700''] by Ebenezer W. Peirce. (Boston, MA: A. Williams & Co.; David Clapp & Son, 1881).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/172035 ''Rhode Island in the colonial wars; a list of Rhode Island soldiers & sailors in the old French & Indian War, 1755-1762''] Howard M. Chapin. (Providence, Rhode Island : Rhode Island Historical Society, 1918).
*{{FSC|172035|item|disp=''Rhode Island in the colonial wars; a list of Rhode Island soldiers & sailors in the old French & Indian War, 1755-1762''}} Howard M. Chapin. (Providence, Rhode Island : Rhode Island Historical Society, 1918).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/774398 ''Runaways, Deserters, and Notorious Villains from Rhode Island Newspapers''] by Maureen Alice Taylor. Vol. 1. ''The Providence Gazette, 1762 1800'' (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
*{{FSC|774398|item|disp=''Runaways, Deserters, and Notorious Villains from Rhode Island Newspapers''}} by Maureen Alice Taylor. Vol. 1. ''The Providence Gazette, 1762 1800'' (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/299469 ''Supplement to the Rhode Island colonial records comprising a list of the freemen admitted from May 1747 to May 1754''] by Sidney S. Rider. (Providence, R.I. : Sidney S. Rider, 1875).
*{{FSC|299469|item|disp=''Supplement to the Rhode Island colonial records comprising a list of the freemen admitted from May 1747 to May 1754''}} by Sidney S. Rider. (Providence, R.I. : Sidney S. Rider, 1875).


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