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The earliest land grants were made by the colony. The records of these grants are known as "land evidences." The original documents are at the Rhode Island State Archives. Land evidences for 1648 to 1696 have also been published in Dorothy Worthington, ''Rhode Island Land Evidences'', 1921, Reprint (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970; FHL 1921 ed. on film 564389; index on FHL film 022254).
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== Online Resources ==


Some land transfers and grants are recorded in the proceedings of the general assembly, 1646 to 1851. These are at the Rhode Island State Archives and at the Family History Library on 18 microfilms.
*'''1636-1936''' {{FSC|676572|item|disp=Rhode Island Boundaries: 1636-1936}}(*) by John Hutchins Cady at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*'''1638-1644''' {{FSC|838527|item|disp=Records of Rhode Island, 1638-1644 (Includes Records of Land)}}(*) Microfilm of Manuscripts in the Rhode Island State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1646-1851''' {{FSC|365961|item|disp=Proceedings of the General Assembly, 1646-1851 (Includes Land Transfers, & Grants)}}(*) Rhode Island. General Assembly, & Rhode Island. Court of Trials at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
*'''1648-1696''' {{FSC|343743|item|disp=Index to Rhode Island Land Evidences, 1648-1696}}(*) compiled by Genevieve N. Dougine at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
*'''1648-1696''' {{FSC|106372|item|disp=Rhode Island land evidences vol. I 1648-1696: Abstracts}}(*) by Dorothy Worthington at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
*'''1648-1795''' {{FSC|349656|item|disp=Land and Public Notary Records of Rhode Island, 1648-1795}}(*) Microfilm of Manuscripts from the Rhode Island State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
*'''1659-1887''' {{FSC|838523|item|disp=Fones Record, ca. 1659-1887}}(*) by John Fones - Original Records in the Rhode Island State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*'''1686-1826''' {{FSC|105034|item|disp=Peirce Manuscripts of Rhode Island Land Evidences 1686-1826}}(*) by Louise Prosser Bates - Microfilm of Manuscripts in the Rhode Island Historical Society at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*'''1700s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3615/ Native Soil Manuscripts Index (Includes Rhode Island)] at Ancestry - index only($)
*'''1731-1773''' {{FSC|838531|item|disp=Accounts of the Agents of the Colony of Rhode Island, 1731-1773}}(*) by Richard Partridge, Joseph Sherwood, & Rhode Island. House of Commons at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*'''1747-1750''' {{FSC|10317|item|disp=Miscellaneous Certificates and Rough Drafts: 1747-1750}}(*) Microfilm of Manuscripts from the Rhode Island State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1786-1803''' {{FSC|349659|item|disp=Account Book, A-B, 1786-1803}}(*) Rhode Island. Grand Committee Office at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*'''1886-1930''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1994/ U.S., Department of the Interior Decisions on Pensions and Bounty-Land Claims, 1886-1930 (Includes Rhode Island)] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


=== Proprietors' Records ===
==Rhode Island Land Records==
=== Colony Records ===


In the colonial period, the general assembly granted land to groups of colonists who became the proprietors of the town. These proprietors divided the land into portions owned by individuals and portions owned in common. The proprietors, in turn, sold land to other individuals. The proprietors' records begin as early as 1659 for the Narragansett area (southern Rhode Island). Transcripts of some of the records, 1659 to 1686, are in James N. Arnold, ''The Records of the Proprietors of the Narragansett (Providence, Rhode Island):'' Narragansett Historical Publishing, 1894 (FHL film 1033805 item 2).
The earliest land grants were made by the colony. The records of these grants are known as "land evidences." The original documents are at the Rhode Island State Archives.  


=== Town Records ===
Land evidences can also be found in:<br>


After proprietors sold their land or a town was incorporated, the town recorded deeds and mortgages. The Family History Library has copies of the town records to about 1880. From the Providence Recorder of Deeds, for example, the library has 218 microfilms of deeds and mortgages for the years 1677 to 1901. Documents from the town of Providence and other early settlements have been published in many volumes.
*''Records of Rhode Island, 1638-1644'', (Microfilm of manuscripts in the Rhode Island State Archives in Providence, Rhode Island. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974.) {{FSC|838527|item|disp=FS Library film 954960 Item 3}}


The Family History Library Catalog has 258 matching titles for a keyword search of "Rhode Island land records".
*Dorothy Worthington, ''Rhode Island Land Evidences'', 1921, Reprint (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970; {{WorldCat|70071|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; FamilySearch Library 1921 ed. on {{FSC|106372|item}} FS Library film 564389; index on {{FSC|343743|item}} film 022254). Volume 1, 1648-1696 is also on [http://books.google.com/books?id=gAoQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:Worthington+inauthor:Dorothy&hl=en&ei=FMvaTI6BCIeqsAP2utnRBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] and {{FSC|106372|item|disp=FS Library film 564389}}


'''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=keywordsearch&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog Online]'''
*Louise Prosser Bates, ''Peirce Manuscripts of Rhode Island Land Evidences 1686-1826'', (Microfilm of manuscripts in the Rhode Island Historical Society. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950.) {{FSC|105034|item|disp=FS Library films 22291 and 22292}} <br>
 
=== Proprietors' Records  ===
 
In the colonial period, the general assembly granted land to groups of colonists who became the proprietors of towns. These proprietors divided the land into portions owned by individuals and portions owned in common. The proprietors, in turn, sold land to other individuals. The proprietors' records begin as early as 1659 for the Narragansett area (southern Rhode Island). Transcripts of some of the records, 1659 to 1686, are in James N. Arnold, ''The Records of the Proprietors of the Narragansett (Providence, Rhode Island):'' Narragansett Historical Publishing, 1894. {{WorldCat|22123555|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; ({{FSC|14035|item}} film 1033805 item 2).
 
=== Colony and State Records  ===
 
Some land transfers and grants are recorded in the ''Proceedings of the General Assembly, 1646 to 1851''. These are at the Rhode Island State Archives and at the FamilySearch Library on 18 microfilms {{FSC|365961|item|disp=FS Library films starting with film 954959}}
 
=== Town Records  ===
 
After proprietors sold their land or a town was incorporated, the town recorded deeds and mortgages. The FamilySearch Library has copies of the [[Rhode Island Town Records|town records]] to about 1880. From the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/50442Providence Recorder of Deeds], for example, the library has 218 microfilms of deeds and mortgages for the years 1677 to 1901. Documents from the town of Providence and other early settlements have been published in many volumes.
 
The [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] has more than 250 matching titles for a keyword search of "Rhode Island land records".'''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Go to the FamilySearch Catalog Online]'''
 
Deeds and other land records for most Rhode Island towns are on film and can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by doing a [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place Search] under:
 
Rhode Island - LAND AND PROPERTY
 
Rhode Island, [COUNTY]- LAND AND PROPERTY
 
Rhode Island, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- LAND AND PROPERTY <br>
 
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Rhode Island Land Records

Colony Records

The earliest land grants were made by the colony. The records of these grants are known as "land evidences." The original documents are at the Rhode Island State Archives.

Land evidences can also be found in:

  • Records of Rhode Island, 1638-1644, (Microfilm of manuscripts in the Rhode Island State Archives in Providence, Rhode Island. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974.) FS Library film 954960 Item 3
  • Louise Prosser Bates, Peirce Manuscripts of Rhode Island Land Evidences 1686-1826, (Microfilm of manuscripts in the Rhode Island Historical Society. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950.) FS Library films 22291 and 22292

Proprietors' Records

In the colonial period, the general assembly granted land to groups of colonists who became the proprietors of towns. These proprietors divided the land into portions owned by individuals and portions owned in common. The proprietors, in turn, sold land to other individuals. The proprietors' records begin as early as 1659 for the Narragansett area (southern Rhode Island). Transcripts of some of the records, 1659 to 1686, are in James N. Arnold, The Records of the Proprietors of the Narragansett (Providence, Rhode Island): Narragansett Historical Publishing, 1894. At various libraries (WorldCat); (FS Library Collection film 1033805 item 2).

Colony and State Records

Some land transfers and grants are recorded in the Proceedings of the General Assembly, 1646 to 1851. These are at the Rhode Island State Archives and at the FamilySearch Library on 18 microfilms FS Library films starting with film 954959

Town Records

After proprietors sold their land or a town was incorporated, the town recorded deeds and mortgages. The FamilySearch Library has copies of the town records to about 1880. From the Recorder of Deeds, for example, the library has 218 microfilms of deeds and mortgages for the years 1677 to 1901. Documents from the town of Providence and other early settlements have been published in many volumes.

The FamilySearch Catalog has more than 250 matching titles for a keyword search of "Rhode Island land records".Go to the FamilySearch Catalog Online

Deeds and other land records for most Rhode Island towns are on film and can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by doing a Place Search under:

Rhode Island - LAND AND PROPERTY

Rhode Island, [COUNTY]- LAND AND PROPERTY

Rhode Island, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- LAND AND PROPERTY

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