{"title":"Connecticut: Windham County","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"101-p2015","title":"Full Circle: A Directory of Native and African Americans, Windham County, Connecticut, 1650-1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing in the footsteps of Rose and Brown's ground-breaking Black Roots in Southeastern Connecticut, Ms. Pasay has documented early natives, slaves and colored freemen residing in, and with ties to, Windham County, Connecticut, and the surrounding area from 1650-1900. Information gleaned from hundreds of sources, including census records, vitals, church records, selectmen's minutes, seamen's certificates, military records from the National Archives, court records and diaries, to name just a few, provides historians, scholars and family researchers with the data necessary to track early Indian and colored individuals and families. The appendices include: Rosters of veterans from the Colonial period through the Civil War; a detailed breakdown of the 1830 Federal Census; and Indian map of the \"Quinebaug County\" with place names and map history. This directory is attractively presented in alphabetical order. An every-name index of the over 8,500 individuals and a twenty-one page place and subject index complement the work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcella Houle Pasay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(2002), 2016, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 826 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788420153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-P2015\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39329211744374,"sku":"101-P2015","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-p2015-1500px.png?v=1777229760"},{"product_id":"101-l0959","title":"History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally created in 1726 and modified somewhat since, Windham County now occupies the northeast corner of Connecticut. This territory became known to the English at the first settlement of Connecticut in 1635-6, but was not actually settled by colonists for another half-century. The first transfer of land from its Indian proprietors to an English purchaser was in 1653. With the spread of religion among the Indians came the spread of colonization, and the development of the modern county. This volume covers the years 1676 to 1760. The section headed 1676-1726 includes Nipmuck and Mohegan land transfers, Roxbury's colony, New Roxbury, Woodstock, Indian troubles, Joshua's tract, Windham, Ponde-town, Scotland settlement, Canada parish, Quinebaug, Peagscomsuck, Plainfield, Canterbury, Aspinock, Killingly, Chestnut Hill, Quinnatisset, Mashamoquet, Mortlake, Pomfret, Blackwell's Tract, Adams' Tract, Ashford, Voluntown and other topics. The section headed 1726-1746 describes growth of and additions to many of the above places, development of courts, churches, schools, roads, libraries, controversies, a wolf-hunt, organizations, and so on. The section headed 1740-1760 includes Wheelock's Tour, Imprisonment of Elisha Paine, Collision with Yale College, Clevelands arraigned and censured, separation of towns, church matters, Woodstock's revolt, disturbances in Ashford, Windham's Frog Fright, the French and Indian War, and further details of the towns above mentioned. The original surname index includes about 400 names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen D. Larned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1874), 2008, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 596 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788409592\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-L0959\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39327564038262,"sku":"101-L0959","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-l0959-1500px.png?v=1777224175"},{"product_id":"101-p1538","title":"Family Secrets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEighteenth and Nineteenth Century Birth Records Found in the Windham County, Connecticut, County Court Records and Files at the Connecticut State Library Archives, Hartford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDid you ever wonder as to the reason for the paucity of births in early vital records? A hint of scandal or embarrassment associated with a birth may have made an ancestor reluctant to document it in a public record. This work is a compilation of Fornication and Maintenance of (Illegitimate) Child suits brought to the Windham County, Connecticut County Court from 1728 to 1847. All the towns of early Windham County are represented, plus towns in Tolland, Hartford, Middlesex, and New London Counties in Connecticut; Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Kent and Providence Counties, Rhode Island, and others. File records from the Archives were searched and any additional information was included. There are over three hundred cases in this book, each representing a birth which was most likely not recorded in the vital records. Previously unpublished marriage dates, names of alleged fathers, some maiden names, and even the names of midwives are revealed. Some file documents such as depositions were copied verbatim and both litigants (married and maiden names) and witnesses are indexed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcella Houle Pasay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(2000), 2008, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, indices, 116 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788415388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-P1538\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39317783576694,"sku":"101-P1538","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-p1538-1500px.png?v=1777229708"},{"product_id":"101-l0960","title":"History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally created in 1726 and modified somewhat since, Windham County now occupies the northeast corner of Connecticut. This territory became known to the English at the first settlement of Connecticut in 1635-6, but was not actually settled by colonists for another half-century. The first transfer of land from its Indian proprietors to an English purchaser was in 1653. With the spread of religion among the Indians came the spread of colonization, and the development of the modern county. This volume covers the years 1740 to 1880. The section headed 1740-1775 includes material on Pomfret, Brooklyn Parish, Putnam, Malbone, Ashford, the Corbin Land Claim, Canterbury, Windham, Wyoming Emigration, Church affairs, social life, Scotland Parish, Canada Parish, school districts, Voluntown, Plainfield, Killingly, Thompson Parish, Chestnut Hill, Woodstock, troubles with Massachusetts, and more. The section headed 1764-1783 describes Windham County in the Revolution; after which the section headed 1783-1807 relates post-war progress and prosperity, politics, early newspapers, changes, turnpikes, the visit from President Washington, bridges, the Plainfield Academy, trials of Baptists, emigration to Ohio, counterfeiting, affairs in Thompson, Voluntown, Sterling and Woodstock, thief-detecting, murder, and the social condition. The section headed 1807-1820 describes the development of manufacturing and industry, in between church affairs and reports of fatal accidents, thefts and whipping, fun and fishing, and various controversies. The section headed 1820-1845 describes the courts, temperance work, an execution, schools, Canterbury in danger, Plainfield, Voluntown, Sterling, Windham, Willimantic Village, Chaplin, Hampton, Ashford, Eastford Parish, Woodstock, Thompson, Killingly and Pomfret. Finally, the section headed 1840-1880 gives the \"present outlook\" of many of the places above named. Four appendices supply origins of town names, the English report of Putnam's Wolf Fight, the Battle of the Frogs, and a Relic of Slavery. The original surname index includes about 600 names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen D. Larned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1880), 1998, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, indices, 632 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788409608\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-L0960\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41320435280,"sku":"101-L0960","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-l0960-1500px.png?v=1777224178"},{"product_id":"101-p1683","title":"The Windham County, Connecticut County Court Records, 1726-1732","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbstracts of Volume 1, Connecticut State Library Archives, Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis work offers abstracts of never before published court records from a rather obscure source-an excellent resource for the pre-census era. The residences of plaintiffs, defendants and petitioners are noted along with their occupations and even familial relationships in some instances. Cases include: Debts, issue of tanning and tavern licenses, property attachments, thefts, trespassing, fornication, and petitions for new highways, just to name a few. All the towns of early Windham County are represented, plus towns in neighboring counties and states (MA, RI and NY). The index includes every person named, every location mentioned, and each type of suit in the work. Not only are litigants indexed, but anyone named in a suit or petition, including court officials. This is an excellent research tool for those who are unable to visit the archives and a shortcut to poring over old, under-indexed volumes with faded script.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcella Houle Pasay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2000, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, indices, 184 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788416835\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-P1683\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41320442064,"sku":"101-P1683","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-p1683-1500px.png?v=1777229715"},{"product_id":"101-p2241","title":"Windham County, Connecticut County Court Records, 1732-1736","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbstracts of Volume 2, Connecticut State Library Archives, Hartford, Connecticut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking for lost ancestors in Windham County, Connecticut? Puzzled because land records seem to be missing? Could be they're noted in one of the over 1600 lawsuits, petitions, and appointments abstracted from these early court records. This work offers glimpses of never before published ledgers from a rather obscure source - an excellent resource for the pre-census era. Names of thousands of early Windham County residents are noted along with litigants from other Connecticut counties, neighboring states, and from as far away as London, England. The residences of plaintiffs, defendants and petitioners are noted along with their occupations (if known) and even familial relationships in some instances. Cases include complaints of debts, issuing of tavern and tanning licenses, property attachments, thefts, trespassing, assault, fornication, and highway petitions, just to name a few. The index includes every person's name, including witnesses and court officials, every location mentioned, types of suits, occupations, and other noteworthy subjects. This is an excellent resource tool for those who are unable to visit the archives, and a shortcut to poring over old, under-indexed volumes with faded script.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcella Houle Pasay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2002, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 238 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788422416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-P2241\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41320452048,"sku":"101-P2241","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-p2241-1500px.png?v=1776983627"},{"product_id":"101-l3193","title":"The Poor and Others To Be Pitied, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Selectmen's Records of Town Welfare Cases, Windham County, Connecticut","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe welfare system employed by the towns of Windham County, Connecticut, in the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries worked in this way: the names of the indigent, homeless, orphans, elderly, and the sick were brought up at town meetings to be auctioned (bid off) to the lowest bidder for their care. An undated Ashford entry reads, \"The three persons at William Johnson's are at 77 cents expense per head per week.\" Sometimes the whole group was bid off to one person who would be responsible for procuring medicines and doctoring, a sort of Early American HMO. This data, extracted from the Selectmen's Records, includes funeral expenses (including rum and grave digging), those sick and dying (most of whom are not noted in vital records), warnings out, town lawsuits, indentures, emancipations, some marriages and the names of those poor souls relegated to the insane asylum. Sometimes family relationships are noted as well as former and new residences. Thorough name, subject and place indexes have been included to help the reader. This never before published material is a previously unexplored resource that will undoubtedly enrich your historical research or family history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilyn L. 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Topics include sketches on such men as: James Fitch, Jr., who \"may be called in a certain sense the Father of Windham County, owning for a time the greater part of the territory...\" Elisha Paine, Jr., lawyer and, later, preacher, who was involved in the religious upheaval that resulted in the establishment of the New Light Separate Church. Rev, Joseph Howe, \"the beloved and popular pastor of New South Church, Boston, 1773-1775\" who also tutored at Yale; physician Albigence Waldo and Oliver Dodge, once a beloved minister, but later considered a \"babbler and driveler.\" Brief sketches provide a glimpse at the lives of several women, especially Miss Anne Hall, the first woman in Connecticut to gain public recognition as an artist. Other subjects include: Windham County's early settlement and relations with its neighbor, Providence, Rhode Island; the county's involvement in the Revolutionary War; diary abstracts covering the years 1777-1843; and the author's genealogical quest-her advice is as pertinent today as it was nearly one hundred years ago! A light read on the history and times of Windham County.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen D. 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