Tree: New England Hall Families Master Tree
Notes: The original settlement of Colchester, was founded by Jeremy Adams upon an area of land known as: "Jerimiah's Farme". The land given to Jeremy, by Uncas, Sachem of the Mohegan tribe.
In 1692, the town of Colchester was confirmed unto Danial Mason, son of Major John Mason.
On October 13, 1698, Michael Taintor, Samuel Northam and Nathaniel Foote III applied to go forth and settle the Town. Jerimiah's Farm was selected as the main point of reference for the town, with its north boundary as the Twenty Mile River. The southern side is bordered by Lyme. The west boundary meets the east bounds of Middletown and Haddam. The east and northeast boundary run to the bounds of Lebanon and Norwich. During the initial settlement, the area was also referred to as the Plantation of the Twenty-mile River.
On May 11, 1699, the town's principal founders, Nathaniel Foote, Samuel Northam and Michael Taintor asked the general court of Hartford for assistance with persons hindering the advancement of the settlement, to be transferred under the jurisdiction of the New London colony, and for the Town to be recognized as Colchester. On May 11, 1699 the town name was so named and incorporated into the colony of New London. The town is said to be named after Colchester, a borough and port in Essex, England, where many colonists had emigrated from, most notably, where Nathaniel's grandfather Nathaniel Foote was born.
Colchester's early history, like that of many towns in New England, centered on the church parish. In 1703, the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut ruled that the settlement could organize a church body here known as Colchester. Within a few years, several grist mills and saw mills were built to provide grain and lumber for the settlement. In 1706, the first street was laid and called Town Street. Nearly 200 feet wide, it is now the southern end of Old Hebron Road. By 1714, there were nearly 50 English colonial families in town.
On 13 Oct 1803 the town of Marlborough, Hartford County was created from parts of the towns of Colchester, Glastonbury, Hartford County, and Hebron, Tolland County.
Latitude: 41.575556, Longitude: -72.3325Matches 1 to 5 of 5
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Birth  |
Person ID | Tree | ||
| 1 |  Bartlett, Nathaniel | 11 Nov 1755 | Colchester, New London County, Connecticut Colony, New England | I16024 | New England Hall Families Master Tree |
| 2 | Downer, Jemima | 15 Sep 1733 | Colchester, New London County, Connecticut Colony, New England | I103262 | New England Hall Families Master Tree |
| 3 | Otis, Stephen | Bef 20 Mar 1774 | Colchester, New London County, Connecticut Colony, New England | I19360 | New England Hall Families Master Tree |
| 4 | Smith, Elizabeth "Betty" | 9 Mar 1736/37 | Colchester, New London County, Connecticut Colony, New England | I10975 | New England Hall Families Master Tree |
| 5 | Strong, David | 6 Jun 1751 | Colchester, New London County, Connecticut Colony, New England | I22639 | New England Hall Families Master Tree |
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| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Christened |
Person ID | Tree | ||
| 1 | Otis, Stephen | 20 Mar 1774 | Colchester, New London County, Connecticut Colony, New England | I19360 | New England Hall Families Master Tree |
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| Family |
Married |
Family ID | Tree | ||
| 1 | Bartlett / Downer | 31 Jan 1754 | Colchester, New London County, Connecticut Colony, New England | F38665 | New England Hall Families Master Tree |
