Killingworth in Middlesex County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Killingworth
In 1663 the General Court in Hartford founded the plantation of Hammonasset, encompassing the present-day towns of Killingworth and Clinton. The Court named the town Kenilworth in 1667 after the birthplace in England of Edward Griswold, one of the first settlers. Uncas, sachem of the Mohegan Indians and his son Joshua relinquished their rights to the land in 1669. Settlement of the northern section began after 1700. Responding to a petition from the inhabitants of North Killingworth, known as the Farmers, the General Assembly in 1735 divided the town into two ecclesiastical societies and named the area of present-day Killingworth the North or Second Society. In 1738 the inhabitants of the Second Society founded a church with the Reverend William Seward as minister. In 1838 the Legislature separated the southern portion of the town by incorporating it as Clinton. Killingworth was largely farms and water powered mills. Today it is mainly residential.
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Deacon Joseph Wilcox
Deacon Josiah Hull
Deacon Daniel Buel
John Wilcox
Joseph Griswold
Nathaniel Parmelee
Ebenezer Hull
Samuel Stevens
Edward Rutty
Solomon Davis
Timothy Chittenden
Theophilus Redfield
the Killingworth Historical Society
and the Connecticut Historical Commission
1981
Erected 1981 by the Town of Killingworth, Killingworth Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 41° 22.139′ N, 72° 33.903′ W. Marker is in Killingworth, Connecticut, in Middlesex County. Marker is on Higganum Road (Connecticut Route 81) 0.1 miles south of Wolf Hollow Lane, on the right when traveling north. Located next to Killingworth Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 323 Higganum Road, Killingworth CT 06419, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Killingworth Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); PFC Jack H. Curry USMC (within shouting distance of this marker); Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Hadley (approx. 5.3 miles away); Chester (approx. 6.4 miles away); Frederick W. Lee, Esq (approx. 6˝ miles away); Lee's Academy (approx. 6˝ miles away); Madison (approx. 6˝ miles away); Captain Frederick Lee (approx. 6˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Killingworth.
Also see . . .
1. Town of Killingworth, Connecticut. (Submitted on December 2, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Killingworth, Connecticut on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 2, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
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