History of New London, Connecticut, From the First Survey of the Coast in 1612 to 1852, Part 1

Author: Caulkins, Frances Manwaring, 1795-1869
Publication date: 1852
Publisher: New London; The author [Hartford, Ct., Press of Case, Tiffany and company]
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HISTORY


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NEW LONDON,


CONNECTICUT.


FROM THE FIRST SURVEY OF THE COAST IN 1612, TO 1852.


BY FRANCES MANWARING CAULKINS.


" " I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times." Ps. LXXVII. 5.


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PREFACE.


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THIS work has not been hastily written, but is the result of several years of patient research. It originated in the first place, from a deep interest in the subject-a fondness for lingering in the avenues of the past, and of linking places, persons and events in historic association. The pleasure connected with the occupation has thus lightened the toil; yet it is not pretended that the work was undertaken with no view to its being published. It has been from the first, the aim and hope of the author to produce a work worthy of publication-a history that would be honorable to her native place, and to those neighboring towns that were connected with it in their origin. New London county is a locality no way inferior in interest to any part of the state. Its early history is full of life and vivid anecdote. Here the white and the red race flourished for a time side by side; while hard- ships, reverses and adventures of various kinds marked its subse- quent progress. A conviction of the fertility of this unexplored field of research, connected with the sentiment of veneration for a region that had been the refuge and home of her ancestors, in all their branches, led to a design, early formed and perseveringly cherished by the author, to write the history both of Norwich and of New Lon- don. Taste, leisure, opportunity, and above all the kind permission of a benignant providence, have concurred in allowing this design to be accomplished.


The divine command to "remember the days of old, and consider the years of many generations," so often repeated in varying terms in Holy Writ, is an imperative argument for the preservation of memo- rials of the past. The hand of God is seen in the history of towns as well as in that of nations. The purest and noblest love of the olden time is that which draws from its annals, motives of gratitude and thanksgiving for the past-counsels and warnings for the future. It is the ardent desire of the writer to engage the present generation


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in this ennobling study of their past history, and to awaken a senti- ment of deeper and more affectionate sympathy with our ancestors, than has hitherto been felt. In the first place we find a band of ex- iles, far from their native land, and in great part strangers to each other, collecting together, acting together, and amid trials and embar- rassments cheerfully encountered and bravely overcome, effecting a settlement upon this rugged coast ; and following the course of years, we meet with generation after generation, who endured great and manifold fluctuations of fortune, as they successively labored to im- prove and enlarge their inheritance into those ample accommodations and facilities for future progress which we now enjoy.


The work is extended into a larger volume than was at first anti- cipated; yet such is the affluence of materials, that a second of equal size might easily have been prepared, had the author chosen to wan- der at large into the paths of family genealogy and individual biogra- phy. A prevalent object in view, was to illustrate the gradual prog- ress of society, from the commencement of the township among the huts of the Indians, where the first planters found shelter, to its pres- ent maturity of two centuries. Many simple and homely traits, and slight incidents, are therefore admitted, which by themselves would seem trivial and below the dignity of history. "Posterity," said John Quincy Adams, "delights in details." This is true ; but details are great incumbrances to the easy flow of narrative writing. Less precision on minor points, fewer dates and names, and greater license of description and imaginative sketching, would have rendered the work more uniform and interesting, yet it might have diminished its value for local reference.


In the spelling of Indian names entire uniformity has not been pre- served. These names have not yet been reduced to any common standard, and the variations are innumerable. The point most per- plexing to an historian is the transmutation that gradually takes place in the course of a series of records in the same name, as in Nayhantick or Naihanticut, now Niantic, and in Naywayonck, now Noank. There appears to be an absurdity in writing Niantic and Noank, when treating of the early history, and a species of affecta- tion in obtruding the old name against the popular orthography of the present day. In these words, therefore, and some others, a common uniform system of spelling has not been preserved.


CONTENTS.


Introduction and outline map of the harbor,


-


PAGE.


13-17


CHAPTER I .- BEFORE THE SETTLEMENT.


Pequots, Mohegans and Nahantics, 19-21 | Ravage of Block Island, 30


Block's survey of the coast, - - 21-24


Visit to Pequot Harbor, 30


Dutch map, 1616, 23


Skirmish on the Groton side, 32


Chart of the coast by R. Williams, 24


Skirmish on the New London side, - 33


Outline map of the coast, 25


Why Uncas joined the English, 34, 35


English settlements on the Connecticut, 26


Mason's expedition, - 35


Winthrop's contract for Nahantick, 27


His march to Pequot Harbor, 36


Stone and Norton, killed by Pequots, 28 Stoughton's encampment, 36


Oldham, killed at Block Island, 29 Prisoners of the Owl's Nest, 37


Endicot's expedition,


29


End of the Pequot War, - 38


CHAPTER II .- FOUNDATION OF THE TOWN.


Winthrop family sketch, 39 Natal day of New London, 44


Grant of Fisher's Island,


40 Commission of Winthrop and Peters, 45


First grant at Pequot,


- 41 Contest for the jurisdiction, 46


Stoughton's recommendation,


42 Winthrop brings his family, 47


Peters, the coadjutor of Winthrop, 43 Bride Brook marriage, 48,49


Proofs of a beginning in 1645, 1 -


44 Indian name of Bride Brook, 49


First European female at N. London, 44 Outline map of the vicinity, 49


CHAPTER III .- INDIAN NEIGHBORS.


Cochikuak, -


51 Winthrop favors the Nameaugs, 53


Uncas arrogant and surly, - 51, 52 Waweequaw the most troublesome Ind., 53 54


The Nameaugs timid and friendly, -


52 Foxen the wisest Indian,


Indian hunt, -


52 Counsel of the elder Winthrop, 54


Uncas favored by the commissioners, 53 Horror of the Pequot name, -


55


CHAPTER IV .- EARLIEST TOWN ACTS.


Town officers, -


56 | Name " Fair Harbor" proposed, 64


By-laws of Nameaug, -


57,58 Bounds of the town enlarged, 64


Alewife Brook, Foxen's Hill,


57 Soldier grant, 65


Poquanuck, Quittapeag,


58 Deed of Uncas to Brewster, 66


Nameaug called Pequot,


58 The town mill, 66


First thirty-six grantees, 59,60 Grantees of 1650 and 1651, 67,68


Mamacock, Upper and Lower,


60 Arrival of the minister, 69


Land division east of the river, -


61 Grantees from Cape Ann, 70


General sketch of the town plot,


62 New, or Cape Ann Street opened, 71


Court orders respecting Pequot, 1*


- 63 Earliest births, - -


- 72


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CONTENTS .


CHAPTER V .- GRANTEES AND TOWN AFFAIRS.


Preservation of records,


78 Grant of the Mystic Islands, 80


Moderator's minutes,


74 Division of the Neck. Uhuhioh, 81


At work on the mill dam,


74 Cowkeeper's agreement, 82


Green Harbor. Robin Hood's Bay, -


Ballot for Deputies, 75 Earliest deathis,


The name " London" proposed, 76


The blacksmith. The lieutenant,


83


Various grantees, 75-78 Measures of defense against Indians,


84


Grant of the present Parade, 77 Grantees. Harris legend, 85,86


Mason's grant at Mystic, 78 Bream Cove. Lake's Lake, 87


Chesebrough versus Leighton, 78 Innkeepers. Ferry lease, 89


Chippachaug. Pequot-sepos,


78 Winthrop's removal to Hartford,


90


Indians of Nawayonk,


79 His homestead and mill, 91


Autographs of Mason and Gallop,


79 Duties of the townsmen, (selectmen,) 92


79 Additional residents to 1660, - 93


CHAPTER VI .- FARM GRANTS.


Winthrop's Ferry farm, 94 Stanton on the Pawkatuck, 101


Nahantick and Neck grants,


95 Minor's grant at Tagwourcke, - 102


Poquiogh. Bruen's Neck. Fog Plain, 95


Grant to Gov. Haynes, 102


Cohanzie. The Mountain, 95 Sold to Walter Palmer, - 102


Farms on the river, (west side, ) - 95,96


Controversy for the jurisdiction, 103


Poquanuck, and Mystic Fort Hill,


96 Pawkatuck assigned to Mass., - - 104


Groton Bank, and Pocketannuck, -


97 Made a town and named Southerton, 104


Mashantucket. Lantern Hill, 97 The decision reviewed and confirmed, 105,6


Grants at Mystic, -


Wampassok. Mistuxet. Quonaduck, 99


Beginnings at Pawkatuck, 99


" Mistick" named Stonington, - 106


Chesebrough at Wickutequock, 99, 100


Border difficulties, 107


CHAPTER VII .- ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS.


The Barn meeting-house, - - 108 | Who composed the Welsh party, 113


First regular meeting-house, 109 Of what class were the pilgrims, 113 -


The Sabbath drum and drummer, 109, 110


Mr. Blinman at Green Harbor, - - 113


The cupola a watch-tower, 110 At Gloucester. At New London, 114, 115


Ancient burial-ground, - 111 His departure and autograph, - - 116


Early notices of Mr. Blinman, 111, 112 | At Newfoundland and Bristol, 116, 117


CHAPTER VIII .- LOCAL NAMES.


Derivation of Nameaug & Tawaw-wog,118 | Mashantuck suggested,


120


Sanction of the name " New London," 119


Original local names, - 121


What was the Indian name of the


List of Indian names, 122-125


Thames ? - 119


CHAPTER IX .- INDIAN NEIGHBORS.


Committee to conciliate Uncas, 126 Uncas and Foxen, wanderers, - 128


Narragansetts overrun Mohegan, - 127


Appointment of a Pequot missionary, 128


Uncas besieged and relieved, 127


Youths educated for Indian teachers, 129


The two Pequot bands, - 129


Where settled, - - 130


CHAPTER X .- TOWN AFFAIRS TO 1670.


Contract with a new minister, - 131 | Fort Hill. Sandy Point. The Spring, 133


Parentage of Mr. Bulkley, 132 Tongue's rocks, and the Bank, - 134


Moderator's minutes, - - 132, 133


The book of laws. Town grievance, 135


Invaded by Pocomticks and Narragan- setts, 127


Brewster's complaints, 128


98 Annulled by the charter of Chas. II., 106 Southerton named " Mistick," 106


Preservation of trees, -


75 Salt-marsh. Wears. Quaganapoxet, 82 82


CONTENTS.


Allusion to whaling, - 136


" Nahantick way-side," named Jordan, 136


Various minutes. Pawcatuck rates, 136, 7


Scrivener or attorney. Jail, - 141 Guns from Saybrook, 137


Wolves. Highways laid out, - 142, 143


Mr. Bradstreet's ordination, 143


Members of his church, - 144


New inhabitants to 1670, 144-146


CHAPTER XI .- DIGRESSIONS.


Court on bankruptcy, - 147 Rate lists and assessments, - 151, 152


Affairs of Addis and Revell, 147, 148 Deceased and non-resident proprietors, 152


Mr. Tinker's popularity, . - 149 Richard Lord's decease and epitaph, 152, 3


The constable's protest, 149 Removals before 1670, 154


Thomson's deposition and autograph, 150 Doubts respecting Mr. Lake, - 154


Lieutenant Smith absconds, - - 151


Biography of those who removed, 155-60


CHAPTER XII .- BOUNDARIES.


Committees and reports on bounds, 161, 2 |


The Hammonassets, and the giant, 170


Claim of Uncas disputed, - - 163 The soldier grant. Obed land, 171


Winthrop's letter to James Rogers, 164


A glance at Lyme, - - 172


Treaty made and Uncas paid, 165 Tomb of Lady Fenwick, 173, 174


Contest with Lyme, 165-168


Lyme organized into a town, - 175


Mowing skirmish at Black Point, - 168 First settlers of Lyme, - 175, 176


Winthrop's testimony at the trial, 169 Black Hall. Mesopotamia, - 176, 177


Indians of Black Point, 170


I Meeting-house arbitration, - 177


CHAPTER XIII .- TOWN OFFICERS TO 1690.


Characteristics of the inhabitants, 179


Death of Winthrop, the founder, - 188


Original plan of the town, - 180


Breaking out of Philip's War, 181


Second meeting-house built, 190-192


Wait Winthrop's expedition, 182


What became of the old one, - 192


Six houses fortified, 183


Illness and death of Mr. Bradstreet, 193


Major Treat's expedition, - 184


His church record, 194


Swamp fight, 184


Ministry of Mr. Oakes and Mr. Barnet, 195 Mr. Saltonstall ordained, 197


Wounded men brought to N. London, 185


" A large brass bell" procured, - 197


Three expeditions of Major Talcott, 185, 6 The ten border raids, 187


Saltonstall Sunday procession, - 198


Epidemic fever and its victims, - 198


Men killed in Connecticut, - 188 Meeting-house burnt and another built, 200


CHAPTER XIV .- THE ROGERENES.


James Rogers and his family, 201,202


The periwig contribution, - 211


Founder of the Rogerene sect, - - 203


First Sabbatarians of New London, 203


Mittimus against Rogers, - 212


Baptism in Winthrop's Cove, - 204


Rogerene principles, 204, 205


Penalties of the law, - 205,206


Will of James Rogers, 207


Self-performed marriage rite, · 216


Elizabeth Rogers divorced from John, 208


Voluntary separation of the parties, 217


Her subsequent marriages, - 208, 9


Warrant against Rogers as insane, 218


Peter Pratt's book against Rogers, 209


He escapes to New York, . - 219


Rejoinder of Jolin Rogers, Jr., - 210


His last outbreak, - 219


Persecution on both sides, 210, 211 | His death, burial and writings, 220, 221


CHAPTER XV .- THE LIVEEN LEGACY.


History of John Liveen, - 222 | Mrs. Liveen's death and will, - - 224


His will and executors, - 223


The Hallams contest the first will,


224


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Mr. Bradstreet engaged, - . 139


Parsonage built, 140


Autographs of town-clerks, - 141


Mr. Bulkley's ministry terminates, - 137


Applications for a minister, - 138


Indian auxiliaries, - 184


His family and estate, - 189


The prison proclamation, 212


Long imprisonment in Hartford, 213 Suit of Mr. Saltonstall against Rogers, 213 Apology for both sides, - 214, 215


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CONTENTS.


Its validity established by the courts, 225 | Appeal of Major Palmes, - 227, 226 Appeal of the Hallams to England, 225 Sketch of the Liveen legacy, - 228


The will sustained, - - 226


CHAPTER XVI .- EARLY COMMERCE.


Petition of the colony that Now Lon-


don might be made a frec port, 229


Duties imposed on liquors, 230


First vessels and their builders, - 231


Coasters and skippers, 231, 232


Protests of Mr. Loveland, 233


Trade with Newfoundland, 234


Trade with Barbadoes, - 234


Vessels, builders, owners and masters, 235-238


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Coit's building yard, - 238


Newspaper notices, 239


English officers of the customs, - 239


Marine list in 1711, 240


Commercial memoranda, - 240, 241


Jeffrey's large ships, 242


The society of trade and commerce, 243 Dissolution of the society, 244


Marine items and fleet of 1749, 244, 245


CHAPTER XVII .- COURT RECORDS.


General remarks, 1 246, 247 | County court. Its officers, - 249


Cases before the justices' court,


248 Cases before the county court, 250, 253


Cases before the assistants' court, - 248 Prerogative or probate court, - - 253


Capt. Denison's difficulties, 248 | Courts for trial of horse-coursers, 254-55


CHAPTER XVIII .- EVENTS TO 1700.


Winthrop's campaign in New York, 256


The Province galley, 258


Capt. Livingston's exile and marriage, 257


Act of addition to the town, - 259


Petition to the mother country for aid in fortifying New London, 257


The patent and patentees, 259,262


The town commons, - - 263


Fort built on the Parade, 258 Bank lots sold and court-house built, 263


Guns brought from Saybrook, - 258


New inhabitants to 1700, - - 264-266


CHAPTER XIX .- OBITUARIES.


Customs at funerals, -


Tools and furniture,


Ancient men living in 1700, 268


volume .*


CHAPTER XX .- EVENTS TO 1750.


Post-offices and postage in 1710, - 375 His family, 384


Scraps from the Boston News Letter, 375


Strife with Norwich respecting the


Death of Gov. Fitz-John Winthrop, 375 Mr. Saltonstall chosen governor, 376 Summary ofhis character and ministry, 376 Mr. Adams ordained his successor, 379


courts, 384 Memorial to the governor on fortifica- tion, 385


Seating the people. Pew rivalry.


379


War with France and Spain, - 387, 388


Bricfs and contributions, 380


Second memorial rejected, - 389


List and census for 1708 and 1709, 380


Petition to the king drafted, 390


Incidents of the French War, 381 Expedition against Louisburg, - 391, 92


Glimpse of D' Anville's fleet, - 393


Superior court first held in N. London, 382 Death of Gov. Saltonstall. 382


- 267 [ Catalogue of the dead, - 268-374 268 See Index of Names at the close of the


Appeal to the king threatened, 387


*The ancient apple-tree which is depicted in this chapter, (p. 284,) supposed to have been nearly coeval with the town, and to have borne fruit for one hundred and fifty years, was blown down in a high wind Sept. 11th, 1852, shortly after the page on which it appears was printed, and while the latter part of the work was yet in the press.


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CONTENTS.


CHAPTER XXI .- MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS.


Children's manners,


395 | Jordan mill. Other mills, - 403, 404


Bartlet's legacy to the town school,


396 Wolves continue troublesome, - 404


Grammar-school established, 397 The great snow and snow sermon, 405


First school-house, 398 The moving rock at Jordan Cove, - 406


A free school among the farmers, 399 Various amusements, 406-409


Grammar-school in the North Parish, Rope ferry established,


Account of the Ferry farm,


402 Severe season of 1740-41, 411


Winthrop's mill,


403 Death of Winthrop in England, 412, 413


CHAPTER XXII .- GROTON.


Groton incorporated, -


414 Autograph of Davie, - 417


Account of Sir John Davie,


415 Ministers of Groton, 418, 421


Packer's visit to Creedy,


417 | Baptist church of Groton, - 422, 423


CHAPTER XXIII .- THE NORTH PARISH.


First white settler in Mohegan, - 425


Death of Uncas and Owaneco,


- 426


Protest of Gov. Saltonstall, 430


Meaning of their names, 426, 427 Committee to settle the North Parish, 431


Early grantees of Indian lands, 427, 428 Ministry of Mr. Hillhouse, - 432


Great purchase at Mohegan, 428


Ordination of Jewett, 435


Deed of feoffment, - 428


Deacons of the church, 435 -


CHAPTER XXIV .- BAPTIST CHURCH.


First regular Baptists, - 436


Church built at Fort Hill, on the Neck,


by First and Seventh Day Baptists united, -


436


Baptist church organized in Lyme,


439


Ministry of Elder Gorton,


437


CHAPTER XXV .- EPISCOPAL CHURCH.


Formation of an Episcopal society, 440


Glebe house built, 445


Subscribers to build a church,


440


Ministry of Mr. Graves, 445


Church erected on the Parade, 441 Difficulty during the Revolution, 446


Anecdote concerning the steeple, 442


Compelled to relinquish the pulpit, 446


Seabury family, - 443


Retires to New York. His death, 447


Ministry of Mr. Seabury in N. London, 443


Church destroyed in 1781,


- 481


CHAPTER XXVI .- THE GREAT AWAKENING.


Preaching of Mr. Tennent, - 449


Davenport's last visit, - 1 454


Of Mr. Parsons and Mr. Davenport, 450 Burning of the books and garments, 455


Council at Killingworth, 1


450 Trial of those concerned in it, 456


Brainerd's letter to Dr. Bellamy, 452 Accounts of it by Trumbull and Peters, 458


Members withdraw from the church, 452 Whitefield's visits to New London, 459, 460


The Shepherd's Tent society formed, 453 Notice of Rev. Jonathan Barber, - 461


CHAPTER XXVII .- EVENTS TO 1774.


New Style, 462 Execution of Sarah Bramble, 468


A Spanish vessel arrives in distress, 462


Visit of Col. Washington, 469


The cargo landed and partly stolen, 463, 4


Arrival of French neutrals, 470


Conclave in Cedar Swamp, 465


News paragraphs, 470, 471


Escape of the culprits,


466 - First newspaper established, 472


Conclusion of the affair, 467,468 Public events, - 473


400 Memoranda, 409


402 First execution, - 410


¡ Cesar's deed to New London, 430


The Rowe legacy, 437


438 Gorton driven from the pulpit, - Dissolution of the church, 438


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CONTENTS.


Lotteries. Light-house, 474 Anecdotes of the Cygnet, - 479


Alms-house. Ferry wharf. Bridge, 475 Edict against barberry bushes, 480


Fire engine. Business sketch, 476 Celebration of the 5th of Nov., 481, 2


Shipping and custom-house, - 477 Effects of the Stamp Act, 482, 3


Second newspaper commenced, -


478 | Sketch of the trade of the port, 483-85


CHAPTER XXVIII .- ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS.


Ministry of Rev. Mr. Adams, - 486, 7 | Tarring and feathering, 494


Meeting-house struck by lightning, 487 Mr. Byles relinquishes his office, 495-98


Ministry of Rev. Mather Byles, 489 Settlement of Mr. Woodbridge, 498


Outbreak of the Rogerenes, - 490-494 | His ministry and death, 499,500


CHAPTER XXIX .- REVOLUTIONARY TOPICS.


Townships in 1774,


501 | What was done in respect to tea, - 507


Various committees and delegations, 502, 3


Shaw's purchases of powder, 508


Records removed, 503 Expedition of Commodore Hopkins, 509, 10


Vote on the confederation, - 504


Early advocates of freedom, - 505, 6


The Shaw family, - 512


CHAPTER XXX .- MILITARY AFFAIRS.


Details of militia, 513, 14 | The garrison, Militia in service, - 521


Companies at Bunker Hill, -


514


Marauders. Long Island traders, 522, 23


Nathan Hale at New London, 515


A year of alarms, 523-526


Attack on Stonington, 516 Army details, - 526


First alarm at New London, 517


Exchanges of prisoners, - 527,28


Reports on fortification, 517-519 Further alarm and distress, 529-531


Building Fort Trumbull, 520, 521


Various worthy soldiers named, 531-34


CHAPTER XXXI .- NAVAL AFFAIRS.


Privateering,


535-542 Severe winter of 1779-80, 543


State armed vessels,


538 Account of the ship Putnam, 543


Continental vessels,


539, 40 Combat between the Trumbull and


French ships in port,


542 Watt, 543


CHAPTER XXXII .- ARNOLD'S INVASION.


British expedition against the town, 545


Debarkation of the troops, - 546


Flight of the inhabitants, 547


March of the troops over Town Hill, 549


Fire extinguished by Major Peters, 566


Fort Trumbull evacuated, 549


Loss on both sides, 567,570


Compensation by fire lands, 570


What records were burnt, 571


Landing on the Groton side, 557


Storming of the fort and massacre of


the garrison, 557-564


CHAPTER XXXIII .- EVENTS TO 1800.


Morals and manners, - 573


Allen's marine list, 578


Various seamen commemorated, 574, 75


French emigrants, 579


The plank vessel built, 576


576


Loss of seamen in the West India ser- vice, 581, 2


Death of Capt. John Chapman, 577


Account of the yellow fever,


583-85


Custom-house officers, -


577


Incident of the wagon, 565


Burning of Groton village, 565


Train laid to blow up the fort, - 566


March of Upham's division, 551


Destruction of the town and incidents connected with it, 552-557


Anniversary celebrations, 571


Groton monument, 572


Execution of Hannah Okkuish,


English collectors, 511


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CONTENTS.


CHAPTER XXXIV .- CHURCHES.


Transient ministers, 586


Bishop Seabury's ministry, 593


Death by lightning,


587 His successors, 594


Congregational church of 1786, 588 The Gothic church built, 594


Ministry of Rev. Henry Channing,.


589 History of the Methodist society, 595


Settlement of Rev. Abel McEwen,


590 History of the Baptist churches, 599


The Granite church built, - 591 Universalist church,


599


Second Cong. Church established, 591


Roman Catholics, 600


Church of St. James re-erected,


592


Epitaph on Bishop Seabury, 600


CHAPTER XXXV .- THE ANCIENT TOWN REVIEWED.


Groton churches, 601, 2


Waterford incorporated, 609


Groton village, 602


Niantic Bay and River, 610


Sketch of Ledyard,


603


Ancient Baptist church, 611


Present condition of the Pequots, 604 Elder Darrow's ministry,


612


Montville organized, 605 -


Other Baptist churches,


613, 14


Its ecclesiastical history, 606-609


Sketch of East Lyme, 614, 15


Meeting-house struck by lightning, 606 The old Synagogue, the stone church, 616


Establishment of various churches, 607, 8 | Black Point and Niantic Indians, 617


CHAPTER XXXVI .- EVENTS TO 1815.


City of New London incorporated, 619


Execution of Pequot Harry, 629


Succession of mayors, 620


Second war with Great Britain, 630


The town grammar-school,


621


Decatur's squadron chased into the port, 631


Female academies, -


623


Blockade by the British fleet, 631


The Bulkley bequest, 623


The torpedo attempt, 632


The fort land, -


624


Gen. Burbeck takes command, 633


The second burial ground,


625


The blue light excitement, 635


Alms-house built, -


626


Trips of the Juno, 636


General survey of streets,


626-629


Peace and festivity, 637


CHAPTER XXXVII .- WHALING.


First whaling edict in Connecticut, 638


Successful voyages and noted cap-


tains,


Statistics of the whaling business, 645


And of the California trade, - 646


And pursued from 1805 to 1808, - 641


Revival in 1819, 1 641


The earliest whale ships employed, 642


CHAPTER XXXVIII .- SUMMARY TO 1852.


Collectors of the port from 1789, 648 Fire companies, turnpike companies, 658 Ferry to Groton, 659


Commercial memoranda, 649, 650


Light-houses of New London district, 650 Severe winters and width of the river, 660 Dangers on the coast, 651 Funeral of the Walton family, 661 Fort Trumbull, 652 Interment of the remains of Commodore First steam navigation, 652 G. W. Rodgers, - 661 Voyage of the steam-ship Savannah; its captain and sailing master from New London, 653 Banks and other incorporations, 662, 63 Railroads. Cedar Grove Cemetery, 664 Population at different periods, 665, 6




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