Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Jack Freeman
Witness Stone
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
1. Jack Freeman Witness Stone
by Thomas Griswold
Passed by will 1770
to daughter
Lucy Griswold Waite
Freed before 1783
Died 1815
Erected 2023 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number CT160.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.
Location. 41° 17.079′ 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 in what was once New London County and also one of
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: York (here, next to this marker); Cornelia (here, next to this marker); George (here, next to this marker); Prince Griswold Crosley (here, next to this marker); Neptune (here, next to this marker); Hagar Jeffrey (here, next to this marker); Phyllis (here, next to this marker); Salem Freeman (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Lyme.
Also see . . . Jack Freeman - Witness Stones Project.
Jack lived enslaved in Black Hall to Thomas Griswold (1718-1770) who, like his brother Capt. Matthew Griswold Esq., inherited extensive land in 1764 from their father Judge John Griswold.(Submitted on August 3, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
2. Jack Freeman Witness Stone
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 65 times since then and 16 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.
