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

Jane

— Witness Stone —

Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025

1. Jane Witness Stone

Inscription.
Across Lyme Street Born enslaved 1726
by Joseph Peck Jr.

Sold for
twenty-five pounds
1729 age 3

Erected 2021 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number CT66.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1729.

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 in what was once New London County

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and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Temperance Still (here, next to this marker); Jack (here, next to this marker); Nancy Freeman (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 . . . Jane (Witness Stones Project).

On May 9, 1729, Joseph Peck Jr. sold one certain molato girl of about three years old called Jane for 25 pounds to Benjamin Reed. Town meeting records show that Peck’s father and Reed’s father exported large quantities of barrel staves from Lyme.

(Submitted on August 3, 2025.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025

2. Jane Witness Stone

(fourth 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 64 times since then and 10 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.