. Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c. relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . liim,that if he would procure a sullicient number of planters, they wouldgive them all proper encouragement in making a permanent 10 or 12 tamilies, in 1G58, made settlements in this quarter; andfinding there was a controversy between Connecticut and Massachu-setts with respect to the title and jurisdiction, they, on the 30th ofJune, en
. Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c. relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . liim,that if he would procure a sullicient number of planters, they wouldgive them all proper encouragement in making a permanent 10 or 12 tamilies, in 1G58, made settlements in this quarter; andfinding there was a controversy between Connecticut and Massachu-setts with respect to the title and jurisdiction, they, on the 30th ofJune, entered into a voluntary compact to govern themselves, and con-duct their alTairs in peace, until it should be determined to whose juris- 344 S T 0 N I N G T O N , diction they should submit. The principal planters were George Dcn-nison, Thomas Slauion, Thomas Shaw, William, Elisha, and SamuelCheeseborough, Moses and \V^dter Palmer. These, with some others,were signers of the vokmlary compact.* The (irst settlement was madeat IVtquctcqaock cove, a little more than two miles of Stoninctonborough. Cheescborough, or Cheesebro, and Palmer, located them-selves, one on each side of the cove: the cellars of their houses arestill to be IVtst view of the Borough of Slonlngton. Massachusetts claimed this tract of country, by virtue of the assist-ance they rendered to Connecticut, in the conquest of the claim was allowed by tlio commissioners of the colonies, and Mys-tic river was adjudged to be the easiein boundary of the pelition of the phmicrs, Oct, IDth, the (lencral Court^ofi\lassarhnsclts made them a grant of eight miles eastward of the mouthof llic Mystic, and eight miles northward into the country, and namedthe plantation Southcrton. It continued under the government ofjMassachusetts, until after Connecticut obtained a royal charter. Slonington is bounded north by North Stonington, west by Mysticriver, separatin;,^ it from Groton, east by P
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