CHAPTER XXII TOWN CENSUS AND VALUATION Population in 1774 — Valuation in 1793. AT the date of the incorporation of Barrington in 171 7, there were about fifty families in the town, numbering at least three hundred people. We have no census of that period and are therefore without exact data. The first com- plete colonial census of Rhode Island was made in the year 1774, and Thomas Allin was appointed to make the enrol- ment of the town. This census was made by families, giv- ing only the names of heads of families, males and females under sixteen, males and females over sixteen, whites, Indians, blacks, and the total of each family. There were then 91 families, a total population of 610, and an average of 6.6 persons to each family. We give the full record of this enumeration of Barrington, preserving the spelling of family names as recorded by Mr. Allin : Families. Males. Above Under 16. 16. Allin, Thomas 1 3 Allin, Matthew i i Allin, Ruth (widow) Allen, Samuel 3 Allen, Viall i i Allen, Samuel 2(1 1 4 Allen, Joseph i Allen, Joseph Jr 2 4 Adams, Edward 2 3 Adams, James 2 2 Adams, Samuel 3 3 Whites. Females. Above Under 16. Indian.s. Blacks 16. 2 3 3 Total. 12 2 5
