Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Prince Griswold Crosley
Witness Stone
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
1. Prince Griswold Crosley Witness Stone
Enslaved
by Gov. Matthew Griswold
Baptized 1755, sold 1775
Served in
Revolutionary War
to gain his freedom
Erected 2023 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number CT162.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
Location. 41° 17.081′ 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Neptune (here, next to this marker); Hagar Jeffrey (here, next to this marker); Phyllis (here, next to this marker); Jack Freeman (here, next to this marker); Cornelia (here, next to this marker); George (here, next to this marker); York (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 . . .
1. Prince Griswold Crosley (Witness Stones Project).
Prince, son of York and his wife Eunice Crosley, was born into hereditary slavery in the Black Hall household of Capt. Matthew Griswold Esq. (1714-1799). Baptized in 1755, Prince was sold twenty years later in 1775 to Samuel Platt in New Milford.(Submitted on August 3, 2025.)
2. Matthew Griswold (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 3, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
2. Prince Griswold Crosley 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 110 times since then and 46 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.
