Rhode Island Boundaries, 1636-1936 by J H Cady repub by RIHS in Nov 1998, p 101. "Portsmouth (as it was later named) was settled in 1638 by Anne Hutchinson and William Coddington, who purchased the island of Aquidneck (the name of which was changed in 1644 to Rhode Island) and laid the foundation of the new town at Pocasset, near the north end of the island. In 1639 another settlement was made at Newport, at the south end of the island, by seceders from Pocasset, the division line of which was made in 1640." To the point, the current RI towns of Tiverton and Little Compton were in the Plymouth Colony until 1747. The island of Rhode Island (Aquidneck) was outside Plymouth Colony always, from what I learned in RI History back a few years. This Cady source has good maps of RI borders over the years, and a narrative to go with it. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tanderz Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 11:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] ? Portsmouth, RI part of MA sorry to intervene, but the answer is yes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Huntoon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] ? Portsmouth, RI part of MA > No, it was never part of Plymouth Colony or Massachusetts. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 9:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RIGENWEB] ? Portsmouth, RI part of MA > > Was Portsmouth, RI part of Massachusetts at any time? > Thanks for your help. > Judy Brooks Truchon > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message