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<ARTICLE>                                            9
<LEGEND>
     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
consolidated  financial  statements  of Patriot  National  Bancorp,  Inc.  as of
September  30, 2000 and for the nine months then ended and is  qualified  in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                         0001098146
<NAME>                        Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.
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<PERIOD-START>                                 JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                   SEP-30-2000
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<TRADING-ASSETS>                                         0
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