1774 Colonial Census
Town of Cranston
Providence County, Rhode Island
1774 Rhode Island Colonial Census: Town of Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, is a Census of the Inhabitants of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Key:
A = White males above 16 years of age.
B = White males under 16 years of age.
C = White females above 16 years of age.
D = White females under 16 years of age.
E = Indians
F = Blacks
G = Total
Families A B C E F G H ANDREWS, John, Esq. 2 - 1 1 - 2 6 ARNOLD, Peleg 3 4 1 1 - - 9 ARNOLD, Lydia - - 1 - - - 1 ARNOLD, Rhodes 1 - 1 2 - 1 5 ABBOTT, Daniel 1 - 1 - - - 2 ABBOTT, John 1 3 1 2 - - 7 ANDREWS, Anna - - 6 1 - - 7 ATWOOD, William 1 3 1 1 - - 6 ABORN, Anthony Esq 1 1 1 - - - 3 ALDRICH, William docter 1 1 2 2 - - 6 ARNOLD, Rice John 1 1 1 3 - - 6 ABORN, Elizabeth Widow - 1 2 1 - - 4 ABORN, Daniel 1 1 1 2 - - 5 BURTON, John Esq 2 - 2 - - 1 5 BURTON, Benjamin 2 3 1 4 - - 10 BURTON, William 1 1 1 2 - - 5 BLANCHARD, Benjamin 1 1 1 3 - - 6 BURLLINGGAME, Christopher 1 1 1 2 - - 5 BATTY, Nicholas 1 1 1 1 - - 4 BOYD, James 1 - 1 1 - - 3 BRIGGS, Townsend 1 3 1 2 - - 7 BRIGGS, Oliver 2 3 1 - - - 6 BURLLINGGAME, Peter 3d 2 2 4 4 1 - 13 BURLLINGGAME, Philip 2 1 1 2 - - 7 BURTON, John, Jr. 1 3 1 5 - - 10 BURLLINGGAME, Peter 1 - 1 - - - 2 BURLLINGGAME, Stephen 1 - 1 - - - 2 BURLLINGGAME, Joshua 1 - 2 - - - 3 BURLLINGGAME, James 1 3 3 2 - - 9 BURLLINGGAME, Nathan 1 1 2 1 - - 5 BURLLINGGAME, Elezar 1 1 1 1 - - 4 BURLLINGGAME, Caleb 1 - 2 1 - - 4 BURLLINGGAME, Peter, Jr. 1 1 2 - - - 4 BURLLINGGAME, Jonathan 2 1 2 - - - 5 BURLLINGGAME, William 1 1 1 1 - - 4 BURLLINGGAME, Widow of Josiah 1 1 1 1 - - 4 BURLLINGGAME, Samuel 1 1 1 3 - - 6 BURLLINGGAME, Samuel, Jr. 1 2 1 - - - 4 BROWN, Stephen 2 - 1 - - - 3 BAKER, Thomas 4 3 3 4 2 - 16 BAKER, William 1 2 2 2 - - 7 BRIGGS, James 1 - 2 - - - 3 BRIGGS, Pardon 1 1 1 - - - 3 BRIGGS, Randall 1 3 1 3 - - 8 BRIGGS, Robert 3 4 3 2 - - 12 BROWN, Benjamin 1 1 1 1 - - 4 BURTON, David 1 2 2 2 - - 7 BURTON, George 1 1 1 - - - 3 BURLLINGGAME, Elisha 1 2 1 2 - - 6 BURLLINGGAME, Benjamin 1 1 1 1 - - 4 BARNEY, Israel 1 3 1 4 - - 9 BATTY, Josiah 1 2 3 1 - - 7 BLANCHARD, Ruben 2 - 1 1 - - 4 BURGES, Joseph 3 - 2 - - - 3 BURGES, James 2 3 1 4 - - 10 BENNET, William 2 1 4 1 - - 8 BRIGGS, Sarah - - 1 - - - 1 CONGDON, Benjamin 3 - 3 - - - 6 CONGDON, Samuel 1 1 1 3 - - 6 CONGDON, Ephraim 3 1 3 1 - - 8 CONGDON, Thomas 1 2 1 2 - - 6 COGGESHALL, Joseph 2 - 1 1 - - 4 CORPE, Thomas Esq 2 - 2 - - - 4 CORPE, John 1 - 2 - - - 3 CARPENTER, William 1 4 1 2 - - 8 COMSTOCK, Gideon Esq 3 - 2 - - - 5 CLARKE, John 2 1 1 2 - - 6 COLLINS, William 1 4 4 4 - - 13 COLLINS, Rufus 1 1 1 1 - - 4 COLLINS, James 1 - 1 1 - - 3 CARPENTER, Low 1 1 1 1 - - 4 CARPENTER, Silas 2 - - - - - 2 CARPENTER, Elisha 1 1 - - 1 - 3 CARPENTER, Prudence (widow) - - 1 - - - 1 CARPENTER, (widow of John) 2 1 2 - - - 3 COLLINS, Prisiller widow - - 1 - - - 1 CLIFFORD, Francis 1 - 1 1 - - 3 DEXTER, Stephen 2 - 2 - - - 4 DYER, John 1 - 1 - - - 2 DYER, Charles 1 - 2 - - - 3 DYER, William 2 - 1 - - - 3 DYER, Jonn (son of John) 1 2 1 2 - - 6 DYER, John (son of Charles) 1 2 2 - - - 5 DYER, Samuel 1 1 - 1 - - 3 DEEN, Ezra 3 1 2 1 - - 7 DUNKIN, James 1 - 1 - - - 2 DYER, Charles, Jr. 1 3 2 - - - 6 DEMMEN, Mary Widow - - 1 1 - - 2 DEXTER, Mary - 1 1 - - - 2 Edwards, William 1 6 1 - - - 8 EDMONDS, John 1 1 2 - - - 4 EDWARDS, Edward 1 2 1 2 - - 5 Edward, Joseph 1 1 1 1 - - 4 FIELD, William 3 2 2 5 - - 12 FIELD, Willian, Jr. 1 - 1 2 - - 4 FIELD, James 2 4 1 4 2 - 13 FIELD, Jeremiah 2 3 4 1 - - 10 FIELD, John 2 2 2 2 - - 8 FIELD, Thomas 2 - - - - - 2 FENNER, Joseph 2 - 2 - 1 - 5 FENNER, Robe (Widow of Asahel) - 2 1 2 - - 5 FENNER, William 2 - 4 1 - - 7 FENNER, William, Jr. 1 2 1 4 - - 8 FENNER, Arthur 1 4 1 4 - - 10 FENNER, John 1 3 1 - - - 5 FENNER, Stephen 1 3 1 2 - - 7 FENNER, Daniel 1 3 1 4 - - 9 FENNER, Samuel 1 1 2 3 - - 7 FITTEN, Robert 1 - - - - - 1 FILLMORE, Adam 1 2 2 3 - - 8 FULLER, by Rhodes' Still House 1 3 1 3 - - 8 FIELD, John, Jr. 1 2 3 - - - 6 GORTON, John 1 - 1 - - - 2 GORTON, Israel 1 - 1 - - - 2 GORTON, Israel, Jr. 2 3 2 2 - - 9 GORTON, Pardon 1 - 1 - - - 2 GOFF, Charles 1 1 1 1 - - 4 GREEN, John 2 1 1 1 - - 5 GIBBS, Israel 1 - 1 - - - 2 GREEN, Widow, of Newport - - 2 - - - 2 HIGINBOTHAM, Niles 1 - 1 - - - 2 HIGINBOTHAM, Obadiah 1 1 1 - - - 3 HOYL, James 1 1 1 1 - - 4 HENRYS, Robert 2 2 2 2 - - 8 HENRYS, Caleb 2 2 2 - - - 6 HARRIS, Joseph Esq 2 - 2 - - 4 8 HARRIS, Elisha 2 2 3 1 - - 8 HARRIS, Andrew 2 - 5 1 - 2 10 HARRIS, James Esq 2 2 1 6 - - 11 HARRIS, Elizabeth, Widow 3 - 3 1 - - 7 HUDSON, John 1 1 3 1 - - 6 HUDSON, Mary (Widow of Thos.) - - 1 1 - - 10 HAMMON, William, Jr. 1 5 1 3 - - 11 HUDSON, William 2 1 - - - - 3 HAINS, Joseph 1 - 1 - - - 2 HUNT, Phebe, Widow - 2 1 1 - - 4 HAMMET, Caleb 1 1 2 - - - 4 HINES, Nathan 1 1 1 1 - - 4 HUNT, Zebede 1 4 2 1 - - 8 HAWKINS, Barnes 1 2 1 - - - 4 JOY, Job 1 4 2 4 - - 11 KNIGHT, Andrew 2 - 1 1 - - 4 KINGHT, Joseph 1 1 1 - - - 3 KING, John 1 1 1 2 - - 5 KING, John, Jr. 1 1 1 - - - 3 KING, Jeramiah 1 1 1 1 - - 4 KING, Asa 2 2 2 2 - - 8 KING, Jonathan 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 KING, Jonathan, Jr. 2 - 1 1 - - 4 KNIGHT, Jonathan 1 2 3 - - - 6 KNIGHT, Robert 1 - 3 3 - - 7 KNIGHT, Edward 3 2 2 3 - - 10 KNIGHT, Robert, Jr. 1 1 1 2 - - 5 KNIGHT, Benjamin 2 3 3 1 - - 9 KNIGHT, John 2 - 2 - - - 4 KNIGHT, Richard 4 2 4 1 - - 11 KNIGHT, Richard, Jr. 2 2 2 2 - - 8 KNIGHT, William 2 - 1 1 - - 4 KNIGHT, Phillip 2 1 2 3 - - 8 KNIGHT, Stephen 1 3 2 2 - - 8 KNIGHT, Thomas 1 - - - - - 1 KNIGHT, Ruben 1 - 1 - - - 2 KNIGHT, Henry 1 1 1 1 - - 4 KNIGHT, Dorcas, Widow - 2 2 1 - - 5 KNIGHT, Jeremiah 1 1 2 - - - 4 KNIGHT, Nehemiah 1 - 1 5 - - 7 KEITCH, Seth 1 - 1 - - - 2 KNAP, Nehemiah 2 - 1 - - - 3 KINDRICK, Alexander 1 - 2 2 - - 5 LOCKWOOD, Benoni 2 1 2 1 2 - 8 LIPPITT, Christopher 4 1 1 - - 6 12 LOCKWOOD, Joseph 2 2 4 1 - - 9 LOCKWOOD, Jacob 1 2 1 5 - - 9 LYON, Jack (a Negro) - - - - - 6 6 MEWRITHEW, Samuel 1 2 1 1 - - 5 MANCHESTER, Thomas 1 3 2 1 - - 7 MERITHEW, Elias 1 1 1 3 - - 6 MASON, Thomas 2 - 1 2 - - 5 NICHOLAS, John 1 2 1 2 - - 6 NICHOLAS, Richard 1 - 1 - - - 2 POTTER, John Esq 1 1 1 - - - 3 POTTER, Caleb Esq 4 - 3 - - 4 11 POTTER, Jeremiah 2 3 2 5 - - 12 POTTER, Thomas Esq 3 3 1 3 - - 10 POTTER, Thomas 3 1 3 4 - - 11 POTTER, Thomas (son of Edwd.) 1 4 1 - - - 6 POTTER, Edward Esq 2 - 1 - - - 3 POTTER, Phillip 1 - - - - - 1 PAIN, John 2 1 2 - - - 5 POTTER, Josiah 1 4 2 2 - - 9 POTTER, Content, Widow - 1 2 - - - 3 POTTER, Zurial 1 1 1 5 - - 8 POTTER, Meshach 1 - 1 - - - 2 POTTER, Abednego 2 1 2 1 - - 6 PHILLIP, Samuel 2 1 2 - - - 5 POTTER, Anthony 1 1 1 - - - 3 POTTER, Phillip, Jr. 1 2 1 - - - 4 PITCHER, John 1 2 1 4 - - 8 PITCHER, Jonathan 1 1 1 2 - - 5 PHILLIP, Elisha 1 1 1 1 - - 4 POTTER, William 1 3 1 - - - 5 POTTER, Samuel 2 1 3 5 - - 11 POTTER, Stephen 2 2 4 2 - - 10 POTTER, Caleb 1 - 1 2 - - 4 PHILLIP, William 1 - - - - - 1 POTTER, (Widow of Benoni) - - 2 1 - - 3 POTTER, (Widow of Gideon) 1 - 1 1 - - 3 REMINGTON, Stephen 1 - 1 1 - - 3 REMINGTON, Lippitt 1 3 2 1 - - 7 RANDALL, Jonathan 3 - 2 - - 2 7 RANDALL, Henry 1 - 2 - - 4 7 RANDALL, Henry, Jr. 1 1 1 - - - 3 RANDALL, William 1 - - - - - 1 RANDALL, William, Jr. 2 1 1 2 - - 6 RANDALL, William 3d 1 3 1 2 - - 7 RANDALL, Joseph 1 - - - - - 1 RANDALL, Joseph, Jr. 2 1 1 1 - - 5 RANDALL, John Esq 1 - - - - - 1 RANDALL, John, Jr. 1 2 1 3 - - 7 RELPH, Edward 1 2 1 - - - 4 RANDALL, Israel 2 1 2 3 - - 8 RELPH, Samuel 1 - 1 - - - 2 RELPH, Thomas 1 - 1 - - - 2 REMINGTON, Margaret - - 1 - - - 1 RHODES, Joseph 2 - 1 - - 1 4 RHODES, Joseph, Jr. 4 2 3 1 - - 10 RHODES, Nehemiah 2 1 2 3 - 3 11 RHODES, William 2 - 3 - - 1 6 ROBERTS, William 1 - 1 - - - 2 ROBERTS, Ephraim 1 1 2 3 - - 7 ROBERTS, Caleb 1 2 2 3 - - 8 ROBERTS, Oliver 1 - 1 2 - - 4 ROBERTS, David 1 - 2 - - - 3 ROBERTS, Samuel 1 1 1 - - - 3 ROBERTS, Christopher 1 1 1 - - - 3 RHODES, James 1 - 1 - - - 2 READ, Benjamin 1 4 1 4 - - 10 RHODES, Charles 1 1 3 2 - - 7 RHODES, Peter 1 3 1 2 - - 7 READ, on Docter Bowens Farm 2 - 1 - - - 3 RYLEY, in the Pesthose 1 2 1 1 - - 5 ROGERS, Eliner 1 2 1 - - - 4 RELPH, Selvenas 2 - 2 1 - - 5 SHELDON, Nicholas 1 - 2 - - - 3 SARLE, Hannah (Widow of R.) - - 1 - - - 2 SHELDON, Nicholas, Jr. 2 3 2 1 - - 8 SHELDON, Stephen Esq 2 2 3 4 - - 11 SHELDON, John 1 - 2 - 1 - 4 SHELDON, Abraham 2 - 1 - - - 3 SHELDON, Phillip 3 1 4 - - - 8 SHELDON, James 1 1 2 4 - - 8 SARLE, Edward 5 1 2 3 - 7 18 SARLE, Richard 2 1 2 1 1 3 10 SARLE, Edward, Jr. 1 - 1 - - - 2 SARLE, Thomas 2 2 2 3 - - 9 SARLE, Ezekeel 1 - 1 - - 1 3 SPRAQUE, Peter 2 - 3 - - - 3 SPRAGUE, Benjamin 1 - - - - - 1 SPRAGUE, Benjamin 1 1 1 - - - 3 SPRAGUE, Jonathan 2 2 1 - - - 5 SPRAGUE, Nathaniel 1 - 2 1 - - 4 SPRAGUE, Jonathan, Jr. 1 - 1 - - - 2 SPRAGUE, William 1 3 2 1 - - 7 STONE, William 2 - 1 - - - 3 STONE, Joseph 1 1 2 1 - - 5 STONE, Jabez 1 3 1 2 - - 7 STONE, Peter, Jr. 1 4 3 3 - - 11 STONE, Peter 1 - - - - - 1 SMITH, Samuel 1 1 1 1 - - 4 SMITH, Mary (Widow of Gid.) - - 1 1 - - 2 STAFORD, John 1 1 1 - - - 3 SOLSBARY, Marten 1 - 3 - - - 4 SOLSBARY, Nathan 1 - 2 1 - - 4 SPENCER, William 1 2 1 - - - 4 SHEARMAN, Elezar 1 1 1 1 - - 4 STONE, James 1 1 1 - - - 3 SMITH, John 1 3 1 1 - - 6 SMITH, Benjamin 1 1 1 - - - 3 SMITH, Simeon 1 - 1 - - - 2 STONE, Samuel 1 5 2 2 - - 10 SMITH, Christopher 1 - 1 1 - - 3 THORTON, Stukly 1 2 2 2 - - 7 TURNER, Joshua 1 - 1 - - - 2 TYLOR, William 1 2 1 1 - - 5 TURNER, Joshua, Jr. 2 1 2 1 - - 6 TYLOR, Elisabeth (widow) - - 2 - - - 2 TUCKER, Zacheriah 2 5 2 1 - - 10 THURMAN, John 1 - 1 - - - 2 TYLOR, Jonathan 1 - 1 1 - - 3 TYLOR, Israel 1 1 1 1 - - 4 THORNTON, Stephen 1 1 1 1 - - 4 TURNER, Mary (Wife of John) - 2 1 - - - 3 UTTER, Jeremiah 1 3 1 3 - - 8 WILLIAMS, Nathaniel Esq 4 1 4 - - - 9 WILLIAMS, Frederick 1 2 1 3 - - 7 WILLIAMS, Jeremiah 1 1 2 1 - 3 8 WILLIAMS, Thomas 1 - 1 - - - 2 WILLIAMS, John 2 2 2 2 - - 8 WILLIAMS, Nathaniel, Jr. 1 1 1 3 - - 6 WILLIAMS, Christopher 2 1 1 2 - - 6 WILLIAMS, Nathan 2 2 3 1 - - 8 WATERMAN, Nathaniel 1 - 2 - - - 3 WATERMAN, Stephen 2 2 3 1 - - 8 WATERMAN, John 2 - 3 - - - 5 WATERMAN, John, Jr. 1 1 1 1 - - 4 WILLIAMS, Lydia (Widow of Jos.) - 1 2 1 - - 4 WILLIAMS, Abner 1 1 2 2 - - 6 WESTCOT, William 1 - - - - - 1 WESTCOT, Benjamin 2 - 1 - - - 3 WESTCOT, Samuel 2 1 1 1 - - 5 WESTCOT, Stukly 2 1 2 1 - - 6 WESTCOT, Gideon 1 1 2 3 - - 7 WESTCOT, William, Jr. 1 - 1 - - - 2 WESTCOT, Daniel 1 - 1 - - - 2 WARNER, Susannah - - 2 - - - 2 WESTCOT, Josiah 1 - 1 - - - 2 WESTCOT, Zerobable 1 3 3 2 - - 9 WHIPPLE, Levi 1 6 1 - - - 8 WATERMAN, Deliverance (wid) 1 2 2 - - - 5 WATERMAN, Zurial Esq 2 1 2 - - - 5 WESTCOT, Josiah, Jr. 3 - 2 4 - - 9 WESTCOT, Gardner 2 2 2 3 - - 9 WELLS, Peter 3 - 5 - - - 8 WILLIAMS, Mary (Widow) - - 2 - - - 2 WANTON, Jonah Langford 1 2 2 - - - 5 WILLIAMS, Peleg 2 - 1 3 - - 6 WHITTIEUR, Oliver 1 1 1 - - - 3 WATSON, Thomas 1 1 1 1 - - 4 WATERMAN, Thomas 2 2 2 5 - - 11 WESTCOT, Jeremiah 1 3 1 2 - - 7 WESTCOT, Nathan 1 - 2 - - - 3 WARNER, Ezekiel Esq 2 2 2 1 - - 7 WARNER, Penelope, Widow 1 1 2 - - - 4 WHITE, John 1 - 1 - - - 2 WATERMAN, William 1 1 1 5 - - 8 WATT, Prophit, Indian - - - - 3 - 3 WOMSLY, Joseph, Indian - - - - 5 - 5
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