Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Warwick
Witness Stone
| | 1723-1793 | |
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
1. Warwick Witness Stone
Across Lyme Street
by Dr. John Noyes
Willed 1733
to Mary Hudson Noyes
Freed by Mary Noyes Ely 1743
"to be his own man"
Erected 2022 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number OL28 CT119.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Colonial Era. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jube (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 . . . Warwick - Witness Stones Project. The Negro youth called Warrick who appears in John Noyess estate inventory in 1733 was a boy of 10 when he became the property of ye widow Mary Noyes. The inventory valued Warrick, together with a negro Girl calld Grace, at 200 pounds. (Submitted on March 16, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
2. Warwick Witness Stone (third)
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 102 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
