Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Hagar Jeffrey
Witness Stone
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
1. Hagar Jeffrey Witness Stone
Servant"
of Richard Waite
Ran away 1808
age 38
"carrying many
articles of clothing"
Erected 2023 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number CT161.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.
Location. 41° 17.083′ 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 the original Thirteen
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Prince Griswold Crosley (here, next to this marker); Phyllis (here, next to this marker); Neptune (here, next to this marker); Jack Freeman (here, next to this marker); Cornelia (here, next to this marker); George (a few steps from this marker); York (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 . . . Hagar Jeffrey (Witness Stones Project).
A runaway notice for Hagar Jeffrey posted by Richard Waite Jr. (1739-1810) in the Connecticut Gazette on November 16, 1808, describes her as a mulatto woman servant, about 34 years of age. Waites advertisement stated that she had carried away with her many articles of clothing and offered a small reward of six cents to whoever will return said servant to me.(Submitted on August 3, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
2. Hagar Jeffrey 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 50 times since then and 11 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.
