Washington County was created from Providence Plantations in 1729 as Kings County. It was renamed Washington County on October 29, 1781, in honor of General and President Washington.
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Bibliographic details for "Washington County, Rhode Island"
Wilbur Family Geneaology prepared by Orina Delano Reagan [[Delano-852][ (10th generation in America), daughter of Joseph Kempton Delano [[Delano-849][ and Dora Wadsworth Wilbur [[Wilbur-420][ (9th generation in America). Sources unknown.
Descendants of John Collins, of Charlestown, R.I. and Susannah Daggett, his wife, by Collins, George Knapp, Published 1901 p. 15
Amos Collins on Find A Grave: Memorial #35231402 retrieved 21:16, 21 January 2018 (EST)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amos by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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