Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Samuel
| | Witness Stone | |
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
1. Samuel Witness Stone
Indentured here
to Dr. John Noyes
Ran away 1805
age 19
Erected 2022 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number CT115.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.
Location. 41° 19.609′ N, 72° 19.563′ 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 in front of the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Lyme Street, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nancy Freeman (here, next to this marker); Temperance Still (here, next to this marker); Jane (here, next to this marker); Jack (here, next to this marker); Pompey Freeman (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harry Freeman (about 400 feet away); Temperance Freeman (about 500 feet away); Crusa (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Lyme.
Also see . . . Samuel (Witness Stones Project).
John Noyes of Lyme published a notice in the Connecticut Gazette on May 8, 1805, offering fifty cents as a reward to whoever will take up and return Samuel Waukeet. The notice described the indented Indian boy, named Samuel Weaukeat as nineteen years old about five feet five inches high, short hair, and of a slender make.(Submitted on August 3, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
2. Samuel Witness Stone
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
3. Samuel 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 80 times since then and 9 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.
