The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island


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This legendary work consists of alphabetically arranged genealogical tables of approximately 500 Rhode Island families, representing thousands of descendants of pre--1690 settlers, all carried to the third generation, and some--about 100 families-- carried to the fourth.













Rhode Island Roots


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Great-grandma was a Congdon


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John Congdon (ca. 1610-1646) was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales. He and his wife had three children, ca. 1636-1642 in Pembrokeshire. The family immigrated to America where he died in York County, Virginia. His son, Benjamin Congdon (ca. 1642-1718), married Elizabeth Albro (ca. 1650-1720) ca. 1670/1671 at Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. They had six children, ca. 1672-1686, born at Portsmouth and Kingstowne, Rhode Island. He died at North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Known descendants lived in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, Michigan and elsewhere.