Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

York

Witness Stone

Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025

1. York Witness Stone

Inscription. Husband of
Eunice Crosley

Enslaved
by Gov. Matthew Griswold

Baptized 1761
Freed before 1790

Buried at town
expense 1800

Erected 2023 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number CT159.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1761.

Location. 41° 17.078′ N, 72° 18.422′ W. Marker is in Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Old Shore Road and Buttonball Road, on the right when traveling west on Old Shore Road. 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

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in what was once New London County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George (here, next to this marker); Jack Freeman (here, next to this marker); Cornelia (here, next to this marker); Neptune (here, next to this marker); Prince Griswold Crosley (here, next to this marker); Hagar Jeffrey (a few steps from this marker); Phyllis (a few steps from this marker); Salem Freeman (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Lyme.

Also see . . .
1. York - Witness Stones Project.

York, identified as a “Negro servant” of Capt. Matthew Griswold Esq. (1714-1799), was baptized on April 12, 1761.

(Submitted on August 3, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut.)

2. Matthew Griswold (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 3, 2025.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025

2. York Witness Stone

(lower left)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.