West Hartford in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Peleg Nott
c. 1750 - 1810
| | Witness Stone | |
Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 12, 2025
1. Peleg Nott Witness Stone
provision cart driver
Managed estate
m. Rachel, father to Henry
Enslaved here
Freed 1780
Black governor 1780-84
Erected 2021 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number CT43.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.
Location. 41° 45.864′ N, 72° 44.518′ W. Marker is in West Hartford in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is on North Main Street near Loomis Drive, on the right when traveling north. The marker lies in Old Center Burying Yard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 N Main St, West Hartford CT 06107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley, in Greater Hartford, and in the Knowledge Corridor. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Hartford 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: York (here, next to this marker); Ismael (here, next to this marker); Rachel Nott (here, next to this marker); Caesar (here, next to this marker); Silva (here, next to this marker); Kate (here, next to this marker); Lew (here, next to this marker); Boy (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Hartford.
Also see . . .
1. Peleg Nott (Witness Stones Project).
Peleg Nott (fl. late 18th century) was an African American leader who in 1780 became the Black Governor of Connecticut, an elected office that nominally presided over the states Black community, estimated at 5,885 people at the time.(Submitted on February 2, 2026.)
2. Connecticuts Black Governors (Museum of Connecticut History).
Evidence of the tradition among African Americans of electing black governors or kings can be found in several New England colonies throughout the eighteenth century. In Connecticut, the practice appears to have started in the mid 1750s. It is thought that slaves, who accompanied their owners(Submitted on February 2, 2026.)to Hartford for the yearly election of the colonys governor, chose a person to become a leader of their community as well.Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 12, 20252. Peleg Nott Witness Stone(middle row, third section, right stone)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 51 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
