History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume 1 - Couverture souple

Larned, Ellen D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 078840959X ISBN 13 : 9780788409592

Editeur : Heritage Books, 2009

Synopsis

Originally created in 1726 and modified somewhat since, Windham County now occupies the northeast corner of Connecticut. This territory became known to the English at the first settlement of Connecticut in 1635-6, but was not actually settled by colonists for another half-century. The first transfer of land from its Indian proprietors to an English purchaser was in 1653. With the spread of religion among the Indians came the spread of colonization, and the development of the modern county. This volume covers the years 1676 to 1760. The section headed 1676-1726 includes Nipmuck and Mohegan land transfers, Roxbury's colony, New Roxbury, Woodstock, Indian troubles, Joshua's tract, Windham, Ponde-town, Scotland settlement, Canada parish, Quinebaug, Peagscomsuck, Plainfield, Canterbury, Aspinock, Killingly, Chestnut Hill, Quinnatisset, Mashamoquet, Mortlake, Pomfret, Blackwell's Tract, Adams' Tract, Ashford, Voluntown and other topics. The section headed 1726-1746 describes growth of and additions to many of the above places, development of courts, churches, schools, roads, libraries, controversies, a wolf-hunt, organizations, and so on. The section headed 1740-1760 includes Wheelock's Tour, Imprisonment of Elisha Paine, Collision with Yale College, Clevelands arraigned and censured, separation of towns, church matters, Woodstock's revolt, disturbances in Ashford, Windham's Frog Fright, the French and Indian War, and further details of the towns above mentioned. The original surname index includes about 400 names.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

HISTORY OF WINDHAM COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
VOLUME 1: 1600-1760
By Ellen Douglas Larned

Excerpt from Contents

BOOK I. 1670-1726.
I. Massachusetts Boundary Line. Nipmuck and Mohegan Land Transfers
II. Roxbury's Colony
III. New Roxbury
IV. Woodstock
V. Indian Troubles
VI. Important Changes. Final Division of Roxbury's Half of Woodstock
VII. Uneasiness with Mr. Dwight. Second Meeting-house
VIII. Ministerial Troubles. Indian Alarms. Death of Acquitamaug. Land Division. Dismissal of Mr. Dwight
IX. Joshua's Tract
X. Windham
XI. Ponde-town Controversy. Church Organization
XII. Addition of Territory. Scotland Settlement. Town Division
XIII. Growth. Improvements. Second Meeting-house
XIV. Canada Parish
XV. General Advancement. Religions Revival. Death of Mr. Whiting. Settlement of Mr. Clap
XVI. The Quinebaug Country. Peagscomsuck
XVII. Plainfield Agreements. Quinebaug Land Investigation
XVIII. Division of Township. Distribution of Land. Irruption from Norwich
XIX. Quinebaug Land Settlement. Various Improvements
XX. Boundary Quarrels. New Meeting-house. Mortality
XXI. Canterbury
XXII. Major Fitch. Division of Land. General Progress
XXIII. Aspinock. Killingly
XXIV. Land-tax. Chestnut Hill. Church Organization. Settlement of South Killingly
XXV. Quinnatisset
XXVI. Mashamoquet. Mortlake
XXVII. Progress. Petitions. Pomfret
XXVIII. Blackwell's Tract. Adams's Tract. Sale and Settlement of Mortlake. Expulsion of Mary Utter
XXIX. Minister and Meeting-house. Church Organization in Pomfret. Second Land-division
XXX. New Inhabitants. Improvements. South Addition to Pomfret. Peter Davison
XXXI. Ashford. Land Purchase. Settlement. Town Organization. Minister Secured
XXXII. Land Controversies. Church Formed
XXXIII. Land Settlement. Various Improvements. Unhappy Accident
XXXIV. Suffrage Dispute. Schools. New Inhabitants. Famine in Ashford. Chandler’s and Corbin’s Claim
XXXV. The Volunteer's Land. Division. Occupation
XXXVI. Organization of Voluntown. Meeting-house Site. Interrupted Ordination. Church Formed
XXXVII. Boundary Quarrels. Meeting-house Site
XXXVIII. Erection of Windham County. General Summary. Association of Ministers

BOOK II. 1726-46.
I. Windham Courts Constituted. Jail and Court-house Ordered. Affairs in Windham Town. Outbreaks
II. Third Society Set Off. Scotland Parish
III. Canada Parish. Death of Mr. Billings. Changes in Windham's First Society. First Execution in Windham County
IV. Changes in Canterbury. New Ministers and Meeting-house. Controversy with Windham. Dismissal of Mr. Wadsworth
V. Plainfield Affairs. Growth in Voluntown. . .

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Heritage Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 078840959X
• ISBN 13: 9780788409592
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 594
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible