Washington County, Rhode Island:
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Projects

• Driftways.com  History and Genealogy Like Never Before (Shannock)
• Washington County Genealogy and History      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Washington County, Rhode Island      (Source: USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties

• Kent County, RI  to the north
• New London County, CT  to the west
• Newport County, RI  to the east

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Early Settlers of Westerly      (Source: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK)
• Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II  includes Early Settlers of Block Island, R.I.     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• History of Washington and Kent counties, Rhode Island  1889     (Source: Internet Archive)
• History of Washington and Kent counties, Rhode Island  Part 3     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Washington Co, Rhode Island, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Washington County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Blogs

• South Kingstown Public Library's Local History Blog 

Cemeteries (12)

Census Records and Indexes (33)

Church Records

• Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II  includes Extracts from the Presbyterian Church Records of Westerly, R.I.     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Narragansett Friends' Meeting in the XVIII Century  With a Chapter On Quaker Beginnings in Rhode Island     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 26, 1872  includes Westerly RI Presb Church rec     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 27, 1873  includes Westerly Presbyterian church records     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935  includes Washington County, Rhode+Island     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Washington County Church Histories & Records      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Court and Legal Records

• Court of Common Pleas records 1731-1880  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Washington County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• South Kingston Justices' Court records 1782-1821  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Superior Court Fines and recoveries, 1725-1750  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Supreme Court records, 1747-1901  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Washington County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)

Directories (22)

Estate Records

• Rhode Island Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932  includes Washington County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island Probate Files      (Source: SAMPUBCO)

Ethnic

• Samuel Gorton's letter to Lord Hyde in behalf of the Narragansett sachems      (Source: Internet Archive)

History (97)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• New England, Passenger and Crew Lists  1911-1954     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Rhode Island, Davisville, Melville, Newport, and Quonset Point  Airplane Passenger and Crew Lists, 1955-1957     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Rhode Island, State and Federal Naturalization Records  1802-1945     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Rhode Island locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Washington County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)

Land Records (11)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (20)

Lookups

• Washington County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• NEW-ENGLAND-ISLANDS Ancestors who settled on the islands of New England and their descendants

  • NEW-ENGLAND-ISLANDS Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• RIWASHIN Washington County genealogy

  • RIWASHIN Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (27)

Military Records and Histories

• 1840 Census of Pensioners  Washington County, Rhode Island     (Source: New Horizons Genealogical Services)
• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Washington County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 188  Washington County, Rhode Island     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Mansfield, Fort, RI  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island History      (Source: United States Navy Patrol Squadrons)
• Washington County Military Data      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Washington County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• Revolutionary War

  • A History of the Destruction of His Britannic Majesty's Schooner Gaspee  1772     (Source: Google Books)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Washington County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data (12)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Washington County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Digital Archive of the Island Free Library 
• Digital Archives of the Maury Loontjens Memorial Library  Narragansett, Rhode Island
• Digital Archives of the North Kingstown Library 
• Historical Charlestown Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Hope Valley Advertiser  Jan 13, 1881 - Oct 16, 1941     (Source: Google News Archive)
• Narragansett Times Index  1855-1897
• Search Westerly Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Washington County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (17)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (11)

School Records and Histories

• Block Island, RI High School Class of 1955      (Source: Old-Yearbooks.com)
• Kingston School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• North Kingstown School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• South Kingstown School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• URI History and Timeline 
• Wakefield School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Westerly School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies (10)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (172)

Tax Lists (12)

Transportation and Industry (19)

Vital Records

• Washington County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Vital Records of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, 1636 - 1850, Volume V      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Vital Records of Richmond, Rhode Island, 1636 - 1850, Volume V      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Arnold Collection Death Records  Town of South Kingston     (Source: New Horizons Genealogical Services)
• Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II  includes Some Early Marriages Recorded at South Kingstown, R.I.     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Wiki

• Washington County, Rhode Island Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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