Many thanks for this reply and bit of historical info, it gives one an idea of the place as it probably was, I like your bit about people now buying up these places, the same thing is happening here only I would have said grabbing and sending them only into the millionaires bracket. T. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JamesHGibbs@aol.com> To: <RIWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [RIWASHIN] Query: Prudence Island = Portsmouth > In a message dated 2/25/03 12:03:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, > genevatm@comcast.net writes: > > > I have a birth in Prudence in 1757 and one known in South Kingstown > > 1793.(this is father and son) realise that these would be church records > > if even possible to find. > > Prudence Island is, I am almost positive, part of the Town of Portsmouth > (Newport County), so vital records should be found in Portsmouth. I am not > aware of any churches that ever existed on Prudence Island. The island had > no historic connection with Kingstowne (later North and South Kingstown) that > I know of. > > The only public access is by ferry from Bristol to the central east side of > the island, across the central passage of Narragansett Bay from Portsmouth. > The only protected harbor is Potters Cove, which is managed by the state -- > Potters Cove is near the NE corner of the island. The southern end of the > island has been off limits for years with underground munitions bunkers > associated with the Newport Naval Base. The SW corner of the island was the > site of a late 19th century Methodist church camp that never really took off. > > As a kid growing up on Narragansett Bay, there were no public roads on the > island, so one could drive there at any age without a license, but since a > car did not need to be registered there, most could barely run. > > Prudence Island is now quietly being grabbed by knowing insiders for vacation > lots. > > JIM GIBBS > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Bristol County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ribristo/ > Providence County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >