Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Grace
Witness Stone
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
1. Grace Witness Stone
Across Lyme Street
by Dr. John Noyes
Willed 1733
to Mary Hudson Noyes
Died 1735
Erected 2022 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number OL27 CT118.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1733.
Location. 41° 19.694′ N, 72° 19.527′ 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: Arabella (here, next to this marker); Warwick (here, next to this marker); Jube (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 . . . Grace - Witness Stones Project. Shortly before he died in 1733 at age 45, John Noyes, described as a doctor and recently married, willed to his wife the Use, Benefit & Improvement of his whole estate. Noyes, the younger son of Lymes minister, had married Mary Hudson the previous year. (Submitted on March 16, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
2. Grace Witness Stone (2nd in row)
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 94 times since then and 9 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.
