Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Jube
Witness Stone
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
1. Jube Witness Stone
Across Lyme Street
by Moses Noyes Jr.
Willed 1743
to Moses Noyes 3rd
Valued at 35 pounds
Erected 2022 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number OL26 CT117.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1743.
Location. 41° 19.694′ N, 72° 19.526′ W. Marker is in Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is on Lyme Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Old Lyme CT 06371, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Connecticut Shoreline, in Greater New London, in Mystic and the Eastern Shore, and in the Thames River Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New London County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Warwick (here, next to this marker); Grace (here, next to this marker); Arabella (here, next to this marker); Pompey Freeman (within shouting distance of this marker); Mingo (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jack (about 500 feet away); Jane (about 500 feet away); Temperance Still (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Lyme.
Also see . . . Jube - Witness Stones Project. In 1743 Moses Noyes Jr., the Lyme ministers elder son drafted a will at age 75. He left his negro man Jube, along with a three-year-old heifer and a Sealed Ring, to his own elder son Moses Noyes III, while reserving half of Jubes time for six years for his younger son William Noyes, after William came of age. (Submitted on March 16, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
2. Jube Witness Stone (far right)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
3. Jube Witness Stone (closest)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 87 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 16, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
