Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Pompey Freeman
1776-1822
| | Witness Stone | |
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
1. Pompey Freeman Witness Stone
Across Lyme Street
Enslaved here
by Joseph Noyes
Ran away 1816 age 40
Blind in one eye
Erected 2021 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number CT68.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.
Location. 41° 19.671′ N, 72° 19.536′ 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. Located across the road from 105 Lyme Street. 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 walking distance of this marker: Arabella (within shouting distance of this marker); Grace (within shouting distance of this marker); Warwick (within shouting distance of this marker); Jube (within shouting distance of this marker); Jack (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jane (about 400 feet away); Temperance Still (about 400 feet away); Nancy Freeman (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Lyme.
Also see . . . Pompey Freeman (Witness Stones Project).
The Declaration of Independence signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, affirmed that all men were created equal. Five weeks later on August 30, 1776, Jenny and Princes third child Pompey was born into hereditary slavery in the household of William Noyes.(Submitted on August 3, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
2. Pompey Freeman Witness Stone
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
3. (Home across the street)
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 61 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
