Old Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Jack
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Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
1. Jack Witness Stone
Across Lyme Street
by Joseph Peck Jr.
Hired out as a youth
with harrow 1718
Died 1738
Erected 2022 by Witness Stones Project.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1718.
Location. 41° 19.612′ 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 and also one of the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jane (here, next to this marker); Temperance Still (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 . . . Jack (Witness Stones Project).
Jacks life in Lyme left few traces aside from a church record that notes the death of Jack man servant of Jos Peck on December 14, 1738. Twenty years earlier in 1718, Peck had itemized in his account book, preserved at the Connecticut State Library, the hiring out of a black boy, for whose day labor Peck charged one shilling.(Submitted on August 3, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
2. Jack 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 77 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.
