Am including the RI Bristol County and the Mass Bristol county mailing list with the Mass Bay Colony.....for this posting. [ I have signed on as a subscriber to the RI lists but for some reason Rootsweb has been delayed in confirming that. ----- I have the: Vital Records of Warren, Rhode Island, 1636-1850; James N.Arnold, editor of Narragansett His.Register; 1894. [ his sources were: Colonial Records, Vol V,pages 204-6] ----------------- The following information is necessary to know if you are doing research in that area of what is now Bristol County,Mass. and Bristol County, Rhode Island.....pay attention to the details. -- JANUARY 27, 1746/7....General Assembly at Providence: * "An act for incorporating the inhabitants of the lands lately taken in this Colony by the Settlement of the eastern boundary into 5 townships" 1. All that part which hereto fore has been called "Bristol", with the inhabitants thereon, be set off and incorporated into a township by the name of BRISTOL. 2. The part which was heretofore known as part of Little Compton, with a part of DARMOUTH and FREETOWN, adjoining thereto, be incorporated into a township by name of LITTLE COMPTON. 3.The line which formerly divided TIVERTON from LITTLE COMPTON be extended eastly to the Colony line and the whole to be the dividing lines between the said towns 4. The part which has hitherto been a part of SWANSEY and BARRINGTON, with a small part of REHOBOTH, thereto adjoining with the inhabitants thereon, be incorporated into a township by the name of WARREN. 5. The part which has been commonly called and known by name of GORE OF LAND, with the inhabitants thereon, be incorporated into a township of CUMBERLAND. -- ** And that inhabitants of each respective town for the time being, shall have and enjoy equal liberties and privileges with the other towns of this colony. ** The Justices be commissioned by His Honor the Governor, and continue until the next session of the assembly; and that the General Treasurer furnish eached of the above mentioned towns with a Colony law book ** The chosen Justices of the Peace were: i. Jonthan Peck, for town of Bristol ii. John Manchester for the town of Tiverton iii. William Richmond for the town of Little Compton iv. Matthew Allen for the town of Warren v. John Bartlett for the town of Cumberland. -- ** it be further enacted by the authority aforesaid that every man inhabiting within the above mentioned towns of Bristol, Tiverton, Little Compton, Warren and Cumberland, who is possessed of real estate or real estates sufficient by the Laws of the Colony, to qualify him as a freeman, and the eldest sons of all such freeholders, be and they are hereby declared freeman of the respective towns, and also of this Colony; and to govern themselves in voting agreeably to the Laws of the Colony. ================ Cynthia administrator for: [email protected] Need lookup? [email protected] Mass Bay Colony archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com