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Jul 28, 2009 · A catalogue of the names of the early Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut : with the time of their arrival in the country and colony : their standing in society, place of residence, condition in life, where from, business, &c., as far as is found on record collected from records by Hinman, R. R. (Royal Ralph), 1785-1868
The Connecticut Colony, originally known as the Connecticut River Colony, was an English colony in New England which later became the state of Connecticut. It was organized on March 3, 1636 as a settlement for a Puritan congregation of settlers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony led by Thomas Hooker .
Ripley, Joshua, of Windham, was one of the early settlers of the town, and was a commissioner there before 1697. He was a leading man, and well educated. He is the first of the name found in the. colony, and was probably the ancestor of those of the name in Connecticut. Wade, Robert, of Windham – died in 1696.
Oct 16, 2024 · Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776 ... Original Distribution of the Lands in Hartford among the Settlers, 1639. Town lands, births, marriages & deaths ...
Soon after the charter was obtained by Gov* Winthrop, for Connecticut, most of the settlers of Branford, with Mr. Piersnn, removed to Newark, N. J. Feb. 16, 1685, a patent was granted by Connecticut, confirming the proprietors in 1761, aged 69, who was the father of Hon. John Adams, the second President of the United States, and grandfather of ...
May 26, 2021 · Hartford, CT: Connecticut Historical Commission, 1988. A timeline displaying the major events leading to Connecticut statehood, including its settlement by the Dutch, the origins of Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor, the founding of the Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybrook colonies, and Connecticut's acquisition of a formal charter from England.
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Dec 3, 2020 · The Branford Center Historic District, roughly bounded by Route 1, the Branford River, and Monroe and Kirkham Street, was the focus of early community life. Originally part of the New Haven Colony, the Town of Branford was settled in 1644 by a group of English settlers recruited from Wethersfield by the leaders of New Haven.
