Historic Groton : comprising historic and descriptive sketches pertaining to Groton Heights, Center Groton, Poquonnoc Bridge, Noank, Mystic, and Old Mystic, Conn. . as a part, hein-- called the Caiit. Samnel t liester, who lo- .Side. cated in .\ew ahont 1(103. had a .^rant : .^^^—H ^ —SiGHi^BilHK f^^ -. f-:,.. 1 ?!agSSb ^^^:^^i^^H i E-t,^^r^i I he land on the west o| the riverl-orlioiied out to ihe settlers for , iheii that on tlu ea^i f, ,r farnii for Ihis W inlhrop had a faiand amoi,.^ ihoM- who farm-, arthere as early as 1O3O were Jamesand
Historic Groton : comprising historic and descriptive sketches pertaining to Groton Heights, Center Groton, Poquonnoc Bridge, Noank, Mystic, and Old Mystic, Conn. . as a part, hein-- called the Caiit. Samnel t liester, who lo- .Side. cated in .\ew ahont 1(103. had a .^rant : .^^^—H ^ —SiGHi^BilHK f^^ -. f-:,.. 1 ?!agSSb ^^^:^^i^^H i E-t,^^r^i I he land on the west o| the riverl-orlioiied out to ihe settlers for , iheii that on tlu ea^i f, ,r farnii for Ihis W inlhrop had a faiand amoi,.^ ihoM- who farm-, arthere as early as 1O3O were Jamesand James Avery, lioih men of noconininnilx. The house of ihe l;iorii^inal ??|li\e of the \\erys,- si,Inlv, |S.,,|. when it was jmrncl hv was hrsl o| land i;i\en liiin m ( ,rolon where Iort I .ris eir home ^vohj and ihe inonnnienl now Idle lirsl house 0,1 (iroton Hank was ihat • ;? lielonvni- to ( ary Latham, who had leased ^^,|.!,|„ M Ins dealh in 10S5 he was sncceeded Ins 1^; ^^^ji, son-ill law. John W of whom Joshna ,,..,. ,,,.. Hempsteads diarv savs; die kepi the ferrv W >ank was op- sails and HISTORIC GKOTON. 6 HJSTORIC GROTON Grants oi land had early huen taken in Po- travelled to Hartford to the General Court toquonnock and ^ly^tic and in order to connect bring this about. In 170J permission wasthe scattered farni> on the ea^t side with Xew given them to build a meeting house thirty-London a highway fMllMwniL: the .. Imhan \\\i: feet square, to ..rganize a church and totrail from ( Hank Myotic Ki\er was hire a minister at the joint expense of the eastlaid out in i(.5_, but beyond Iort Hill, it wa> ami west sides of the In 1703 the housea mere jjentwav until ijo-j. W hen King ihil- was built at Center (iroton, the most centralips war broke oul in idjs the men of (iroton )n. Rev. Ephraim Woodbridge was thevolunteered to hL;ht ai;ainst the Tliev first Two years later the East Sidewith a r
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