JUDGE.
| William Coddington, | April 28, 1639 to March 12, 1640. |
PORTSMOUTH AND NEWPORT.[B]
GOVERNOR.
| William Coddington, | March 12, 1640 to May 19, 1647. |
[B] United in 1640.
In 1647 the four towns were united under a charter or patent, granted in 1643, by Parliament.
PRESIDENTS UNDER THE PATENT.
| John Coggeshall, | May, 1647 to May, 1648. |
| William Coddington, | May, 1648 to May, 1649. |
| John Smith, | May, 1649 to May, 1650. |
| Nicholas Easton, | May, 1650 to Aug., 1651. |
In 1651 a separation occurred between the towns of Providence and Warwick on the one side, and Portsmouth and Newport on the other.