Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Temperance Still

— Witness Stone —

Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025

1. Temperance Still Witness Stone

Inscription.
Across Lyme Street Wife & mother
Enslaved
by Joseph Peck Jr.
Sold for sixty pounds
1726 age 20

Erected 2021 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number CT67.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1726.

Location. 41° 19.611′ N, 72° 19.561′ 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

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in what was once New London County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jane (here, next to this marker); Nancy Freeman (here, next to this marker); Jack (here, next to this marker); Samuel (here, next to this marker); Pompey Freeman (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harry Freeman (about 500 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 . . . Temperance Still (Witness Stones Project).

Temperance’s purchase on January 13, 1726, by Richard Lord Jr., was entered in Lyme’s land records: A Certain molato Negro girl named Temperance after the manner of a negro slave to serve the sd Richard Lord during the term of her natural life.

(Submitted on August 3, 2025.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025

2. Temperance Still Witness Stone

(third in row)

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 74 times since then and 7 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.