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The early records of the Robinson family in Western Rhode Island are often confused by showing births and marriage records in Stonington, CT and/or Westerly, RI. Ancestor Francis Robinson's (b. ~1672) farm was located partly in Stonington and partly in Westerly, according to early deed transfer records. The boundaries of Connecticut and Rhode Island were also in dispute at the time. This photo shows that it is a short walk across this bridge to enter Stonington, CT, from Westerly, RI. The northern portions of Westerly became Hopkinton, RI, in 1757. North Stonington was created from Stonington in 1800.
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