1689 census of Bristol, Massachusetts

Question

I just learned of a 1689 census of the town of Bristol Massachusetts that names heads-of-household. John P. Demos mentions it on p.64 of his book A Little Commonwealth: Family Life in Plymouth Colony. I can't view more than a snippet, and I cannot find mention of this census trying several Google searches. I also tried searching a person reportedly named in the census under "Journals and Articles" at American Ancestors, but I didn't find an article transcribing the census.

So I am hoping someone can point me to an image or transcription of this census available online somewhere.

Comments

Barry, Thanks for posting this information. It is very interesting. I made a free-space page for this, with links to the WikiTree profiles:

• Census of Bristol in Plymouth Colony, now in Rhode Island, 1689

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Thanks. You beat me to it!

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I found a 1993 TAG article with corrections, which I have also added.

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I saw that. Thanks!

Answer 1

For future reference, here is a transcription of the census:

https://archive.org/stream/newenglandhisto05unkngoog#page/n428/mode/2up