The first settlers laid out their new land to the east of the farmington river. Early settlers of new hampshire prof ew sanborn 1877. Farmington is a town in hartford county in the farmington valley area of central connecticut in the united states. Farmington was settled almost entirely from hartford, and a large proportion of the early landowners were nonresident proprietors who continued to live in hartford. This column in the historical notes section is dedicated to to the display of some of the newtown historical societys most prized possessions. In the fall of 1639, two years after the great swamp fight with the pequots, ludlow returned to the area, remembering its meadows and the cleared land that had been cultivated by the paugussett clans. Families of early hartford, connecticut lucius barnes. The first church, which was an offshoot of the hartford church. Farmington, ct patch breaking local news events schools. Stonington free library 20 high street stonington, ct 06378.
English settlement at uncoway town of fairfield, connecticut. Thomas miner 17771841, a yale graduate who settled in town in 1808, upon the solicitation of governor matthew griswold. Early proprietary history of nh under john mason is a complex topic. Talcott mountain, which rises in a steep and almost vertical wall from the valley of the farmington river to an elevation of 700900 feet above sea level, makes the.
Settlers found the area ideal because of its rich soil, location along the floodplain of the farmington river, and valley. Wallingford, urban town township, new haven county, southcentral connecticut, u. Farmington was not settled, as many early connecticut towns were, by the movement of a covenanted group, an entire congregation. Its characteristic 9window facade contains a centered doubleleaf entryway framed with decorative elements. Most of farmingtons first settlers were men of modest though respectable rank in england husbandmen, artisans, and yeomen, but among the first proprietors of the town men who owned land but didnt actually become settled inhabitants men of gentry status in england and of the highest rank in the new colony, such as were edward hopkins. A catalogue of the names of the first puritan settlers of the. Reminiscences of olden days 9 farmington has interesting early history 10 proud heritage hails farmington looking back at farmington s early years 15.
Stonington historical society po box 103 stonington, ct 06378 86053511 first settlers of stonington. It lies along the quinnipiac river northeast of new haven. Farmington historic district, farmington town, hartford. In 1633, windsor became connecticuts first english settlement. There is a low gap in this range that makes for a natural roadway from hartford going west, and by this road the early settlers of farmington and towns beyond, came in to hartford. The first buried, by the congregational meeting house, was jehiel moore. Lee family quartermillennial gathering of the descendants and kinsmen of john lee. The original purchase of farmington was made from the indians by john haynes on behalf of the settlers of hartford. The first regular settler in the northwest of thompson was a man of much character and influence, samuel morris, son of edward morris, of woodstock, who purchased fifteen hundred acres of the dudley land on the quinebaug in 1714. Milford lies in new haven county on long island sound and is separated from the township of stratford on the west by the housatonic river, and about 10 miles s. Society of middletown first settlers descendants home. Francis then moved to derby, ct in 1654 with edward wooster. In the late war there were four distinguished generals upon the union side who trace their lines back to some of the families that came to marietta before 1790.
The first white person born in the town was hartman van dozen. It is located at the intersection of route 4 north main street and box shop hill road. A catalogue of the names of the early puritan settlers of the colony of connecticut. A catalogue of the names of the early puritan settlers of the. He is the first of the name found in the colony, and was probably the ancestor of those of the name in connecticut. Connecticuts oldest english settlement connecticut. His home is one of many that was built prior to 1800 and still stands as a testament to the talents of these early settlers. The records are arranged alphabetically by family name, under which may also be found the names and records of allied families. Ripley, joshua, of windham, was one of the early settlers of the town, and was a commissioner there before 1697.
You will research this persons biography and find a picture of them to share with the class. This remarkable work contains the genealogical records of over 950 families of early hartford, connecticut. A catalogue of the names of the early puritan settlers of. Sep 20, 2012 in 1633, windsor became connecticuts first english settlement. Farmington player gets early holiday gift on ct lottery play there were plenty of big holiday ct lottery wins in northcentral connecticut. The town, one of the original six plantations of new haven colony, was established in 1639, two years after the pequot war, by reverend peter prudden lot 40.
Since the majority of the artifacts are located in the matthew curtiss house at 44 main street in newtown, it is appropriate to start with some background about the house itself. Farmingtons month of founding 2 how farmington was founded is told in article 4 farmingtons early settlers 6 early history told by power. Early settlers of stratford connecticut new horizons genealogy. Early settlers of thompson, connecticut connecticut. Windsor and wethersford, connecticut both lay claims to being the first town settled in the state of connecticut. Early farmington settlement farmington community library. Farmington connecticut history a cthumanities project. M e i d d d s l r e e t l o tt wn firstse hemide f o. In 1633, windsor became connecticut s first english settlement. The flat pediment contains a foliated motif suggested again at the. The first white settler, as far as is known, came to killingly in 1693. Another attraction is that the town of farmington employed the extensive knowledge and experience of the farming professionals at krells farm to manage and care for the soil. Our population is 3,620 on over 39 square miles of beautiful countryside and reservoir area. Recent home transactions in hartford, tolland counties.
Farmington was originally inhabited by the tunxis indian tribe. Francis was the third or fourth settler in derby 7, the others being edward wooster, edward riggs, and perhaps thomas langdon. The tunxis tribe lived to the west, in what is now the farmington area. 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 connecticuts acquisition of a. Francis was probably the second landowner of derby, ct, a town set off from milford, the first being edward wooster. Sylvester wooster 17901825, age 24, grew up in huntington later shelton, north of milford where his family members were among the connecticut colonys early settlers. It was set off from new haven and opened to white settlers in. Early european settlers found nearly all of connecticut covered by forest. Lee family quartermillennial gathering of the descendants. Early settlers of thompson, connecticut connecticut genealogy.
View more property details, sales history and zestimate data on zillow. The district to the north west of the hartford district became the farmington district and included the surrounding towns. Specifically, the farmington probate court was established in january of 1769 by a royal decree, and enacted by the governor, the council and the representatives in the general court. The hardy qualities of brain and body that marked the leaders among the early settlers of ohio have been transmitted to succeeding generations and anothing has been lost in the descent. This was due to its desirable location at the juncture of the farmington and connecticut rivers, its rich and fertile soil, and, perhaps most importantly, to a 17thcentury war between native peoples of the region made complicated by new european interests in the fur trade. Early settlers and pioneer news stories in washington.
Farmington s month of founding 2 how farmington was founded is told in article 4 farmington s early settlers 6 early history told by power. Most of farmingtons first settlers were men of modest though respectable rank in england husbandmen, artisans, and yeomen, but among the first proprietors of the town men who owned land but didnt actually become settled inhabitants men of gentry status in england and of the highest rank in the new colony, such as were edward hopkins, george wyllys, and john haynes, all of hartford. First supervisor of ripley 1816 justice of peace 1818. Dutch explorers, led by adriaen van block, appeared in 1614.
Bacon also the compiler of smfsd web site content fields some. Jun 09, 2012 after reading the section on early settlers in the connecticut adventure, you will be assigned an early settler from the list below. History of salisbury litchfield county, connecticut. Reminiscences of olden days 9 farmington has interesting early history 10 proud heritage hails farmington looking back at farmingtons early years 15.
Family history and local history resources for middletown, connecticut genealogy research. Hyperlocal news, alerts, discussions and events for farmington, ct. Jan 26, 2014 this column in the historical notes section is dedicated to to the display of some of the newtown historical societys most prized possessions. The lure of trade and land in 1631 a war between the. The first settlers came to farmington in the year 1824. The town was incorporated in december,1645 and the plantation of tunxis, became the town of farmington.
After reading the section on early settlers in the connecticut adventure, you will be assigned an early settler from the list below. The births, marriages, and deaths in successive generations are marshalled in a tight, skillfullyworked progression of statistics, and additional insights are. It sits 10 miles west of hartford at the hub of major i84 interchanges, 20 miles south of bradley international airport and two hours by car from new york city and boston. The flat pediment contains a foliated motif suggested again at the capitals of the fluted pilasters at either side of the entry. Barkhamsted is a residential community located in litchfield county, 15 miles northwest of hartford.
The old connecticut path, long, the chief thoroughfare of travel between boston and southern colonies, early settlers of thompson, connecticut read more. He had purchased of the reverend james pierpont a two hundred acre grant, for twenty pounds. Livermore, maine historygenealogy the history of livermore, maine from its inception in 1735 to1928, with genealogy of its early settlers. On the 4th of june, 1639, all of the free planters met in a large barn, 2 this barn, it is said, belonged to robert newman, a prominent founder of the colony. The top photo is of a reenactor at louisbourg, nova scotia. Belchers home remains in farmington, although its exterior has changed. The barkhamsted historical society will be adding material on a monthly basis, so check back often. During the summer of 1635, plans were laid in dorchester, newtown, and watertown to remove to connecticut, and by the end of 1636 about 800 settlers from massachusetts had formed three plantations on the west side of the connecticut river windsor, wethersfield, and hartford.
Prichard mattatuck historical society, 1911 orders and letters of the general courts committee for the settling of mattatuck. In the 1800s, farmington became known as the grand central station of connecticuts underground railroad. After incorporation in 1645 the settler s renamed the region and its primary river farmington. Stratford began to be settled in 1639, under the name of cupheage, and became a plantation in 1640. Proprietors of killingly, connecticut connecticut genealogy. A catalogue of the names of the first puritan settlers of. Farmington settlers, on the other hand, were content to remain under the pastoral care. A catalogue of the names of the first puritan settlers of the colony of connecticut. This essay may or may not help readers understand it a little better.
Which came first is unclear, however, is sure, windsor was first settled by the english in 1635 in a group led by reverend warham and reverend maverick. Three lists of early settlers by 1640 are copied below from the history of ancient wethersfield, connecticut. In 1640, a community of english immigrants was established by residents of hartford, making farmington the oldest inland settlement west of the connecticut river and the twelfth oldest community in the state. Farmington s early settlers were a brave bunch, coming up the kennebec river and over land by foot or horse through unsettled areas following the trails of early trappers or indians. The tunxis indians called the area tunxis sepus, or bend of the little river. Old town hall 611 old post road fairfield, ct 06824 sullivan independence hall 725 old post road fairfield, ct 06824 2032563000 find additional contact info here. Connecticuts oldest english settlement connecticut history.
This book is a reprint of 275 pages by ira thompson monroe and published by. Farmington is located in hartford county with the talcott mountain ridgeline along its eastern border. Some of the men who came to farmington prior to 1800 and who left their footprint on the community were. During the first year of the settlement of new haven, the colonists lived under a simple compact to obey the scriptures.
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