This is a list of free Bristol County, Rhode Island Genealogy Records online at FamilySearch.

 

Included are Bristol County, Rhode Island birth records, marriage records, death records, probate records, land records, naturalization records, military records and more. We’ll continue to add more collections available online at FamilySearch. If you’re looking for onsite collections, visit their website & catalog.

 

Bristol County was created in 1747 from land that was part of Newport County. For records prior to 1747, see Newport County Genealogy Records Online at FamilySearch.

 

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Birth Marriage and Death records #OnGenealogy

Bristol County Birth, Marriage, & Death Records

 

Bristol County Birth Indexes & Birth Records

Barrington – Barrington, R.I., town records (incl probate), 1718-1886

Barrington – Swansea town records 1674-1798 ; Barrington Rhode Island town records 1741-1846

Barrington – Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, computer printout; births or christenings, 1851-1876

Warren – Births, marriages, deaths 1730-1856 [Warren, Rhode Island]

Warren – Births, marriages, deaths, 1850-1915

Warren – Seth Lincoln’s family : (from town records)

Warren – Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island computer printout ; births or christenings, 1851-1876

 

 

Bristol County Marriage Indexes & Marriage Records

Barrington – Barrington, R.I., town records (incl probate), 1718-1886

Barrington – Swansea town records 1674-1798 ; Barrington Rhode Island town records 1741-1846

Barrington – Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island computer printout; marriages, 1636-1885

Warren – Births, marriages, deaths 1730-1856 [Warren, Rhode Island]

Warren – Births, marriages, deaths, 1850-1915

Warren – Seth Lincoln’s family : (from town records)

Warren – Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island computer printout; marriages, 1636-1885

 

 

Bristol County Death Indexes & Death Records

Barrington – Barrington, R.I., town records (incl probate), 1718-1886

Barrington – Swansea town records 1674-1798 ; Barrington Rhode Island town records 1741-1846

Warren – Births, marriages, deaths 1730-1856 [Warren, Rhode Island]

Warren – Births, marriages, deaths, 1850-1915

Warren – Seth Lincoln’s family : (from town records)

 

 

Cemeteries

Barrington – Rhode Island town of Barrington historical cemeteries

Bristol – Bristol cemeteries : 1689-1865

Bristol – Genealogical collections

 

 

Guardianship

Warren – Probate records, 1746-1920

 

 

Wills & Probate

Barrington – Barrington (R.I.) town council records : vols. 1-4, 1770-1891

Barrington – Barrington, R.I., town records (incl probate), 1718-1886

Bristol – Books of wills and inventories, 1746-1881

Bristol – Bristol (R.I.) probate bonds, 1817-1890

Bristol – Bristol (R.I.) town council records, 1760-1877

Bristol – Deeds, wills, inventories, administrations, grand deeds, grand articles 1680-1808

Bristol – Inventories (1811-1885) and administrators’ accounts (1811-1877) –, 1811-1885

Bristol – Letters of administration, 1815-1906

Warren – Probate records, 1746-1920

Warren – Town meeting records 1746-1881 [Warren, Rhode Island]

 

 

 

 

 

Residence records census land migration voting taxation #OnGenealogy

Bristol County Residence Records

 

Land & Property

Barrington – Barrington (R.I.) deed records, 1882-1902

Barrington – Barrington, Rhode Island land evidence records 1770-1936

Barrington – Proprietors records in ancient Swansea 1652-1717 : proprietors records in Barrington 1717-1797

Bristol – Bristol (R.I.) deed records (1887-1906) and indexes (1893-1926) –, 1887-1926

Bristol – Bristol (R.I.) deeds, 1690-1893

Bristol – Bristol, Rhode Island original land records, 1690-1703

Bristol – Deeds, wills, inventories, administrations, grand deeds, grand articles 1680-1808

Warren – Mortgages 1752, 1755, 1786

Warren – Warren (R.I.) deed records (1744-1916) and indexes (1747-1982) –, 1744-1982

 

 

Naturalization and Citizenship

Bristol County – Rhode Island, Bristol County, Bristol, Court of Common Pleas, naturalization records, 1806-1893

Bristol County – Rhode Island, Bristol County, Bristol, Supreme Court, naturalization records, 1843-1903

Bristol County – Rhode Island, Bristol County, Bristol, Supreme Judicial Court, naturalization records, 1804-1842

Bristol – Rhode Island, Bristol County, Bristol, Court of Common Pleas, naturalization records, 1806-1893

Bristol – Rhode Island, Bristol County, Bristol, Supreme Court, naturalization records, 1843-1903

Bristol – Rhode Island, Bristol County, Bristol, Supreme Judicial Court, naturalization records, 1804-1842

Warren – Warren (R.I.) naturalization papers, 1898-1940

 

 

Taxation

Warren – Tax book and valuation of property … town of Warren

 

 

 

 

 

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Bristol County Daily Life Records

 

Biography

Barrington – A history of Barrington, Rhode Island

 

 

Centennial Celebrations

Bristol – Celebration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the town of Bristol, Rhode Island, Sept. 24th … 1880

 

 

Church Records

Bristol – Manual of the First Congregational Church, Bristol R. I., 1687-1872 : containing forms, principles and rules adopted by the Church, the distinctive features of Congregationalism as held and practiced by the churches of our order from the days of the pilgrims to the present time; also, a history of the Church with biographical notes of the early members and successive pastors, from the first settlement of the town in 1680 to the close of the year 1872 and a catalogue of the officers and members

 

 

Church History

Bristol – Historical sketches of the First Congregational Church, Bristol, R.I., 1687-1872

Bristol – Manual of the First Congregational Church, Bristol R. I., 1687-1872 : containing forms, principles and rules adopted by the Church, the distinctive features of Congregationalism as held and practiced by the churches of our order from the days of the pilgrims to the present time; also, a history of the Church with biographical notes of the early members and successive pastors, from the first settlement of the town in 1680 to the close of the year 1872 and a catalogue of the officers and members

Warren – A discourse delivered at the dedication of the new church edifice of the Baptist Church and Society in Warren, May 8, 1845

Warren – Historical discourse delivered in St. Mark’s Church, Warren, R.I. … March 10, 1878; being the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the parish

 

 

Court Records

Bristol – The defendant’s fist many blows did strike : the Rev. John Usher of Bristol, RI, v. Capt Simeon Potter of Bristol, RI, 1761

 

 

Government & Legal

Barrington – Barrington (R.I.) town council records : vols. 1-4, 1770-1891

Barrington – Barrington, R.I., town records (incl probate), 1718-1886

Bristol – Bristol (R.I.) militia records, early to 1920

Bristol – Bristol (R.I.) town council proceedings, 1838-1867

Bristol – Bristol (R.I.) town council records, 1760-1877

Bristol – Bristol (R.I.) town meeting records, 1680-1888

Warren – Probate records, 1746-1920

Warren – Town meeting records 1746-1881 [Warren, Rhode Island]

 

 

History

Bristol County – Sowams : with ancient records of Sowams and parts adjacent ; illustrated

Barrington – A history of Barrington, Rhode Island

Barrington – The history of Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts : comprising a history of the present towns of Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Pawtucket, from their settlement to the present time, together with sketches of Attleborough, Cumberland, and a part of Swansey and Barrington, to the time that they were severally separated from the original town

Bristol – Celebration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the town of Bristol, Rhode Island, Sept. 24th … 1880

Bristol – The history of Bristol R. I. : the story of the Mount Hope lands from the visit of the Northmen to the present time ; containing accounts of the Indian wars, the character and lives of the early settlers in Bristol, the events of the Revolution, the privateers of the War of 1812 ; details of the commerce of the port ; and sketches of its distinguished men.

Bristol – King Philip and the Wampanoags of Rhode Island : with some account of a rock picture on the shore of Mount Hope Bay, in Bristol

 

 

Schools

Bristol – School accounts 1830-1870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bristol County Military Records

 

Barrington – Barrington soldiers in the War of the Revolution, the Dorr War and in the War of the Rebellion : 1775-1861

Bristol – Bristol (R.I.) militia records, early to 1920

Warren – The history of Warren, Rhode Island, in the War of the Revolution, 1776-1783

Warren – The history of Warren, Rhode Island, in the War of the Revolution, 1776-1783

Warren – Militia rolls 1843-1878

 

 

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