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New London County, Connecticut Genealogy
New London County is an original county.

A Comprehensive male-line genealogy on James Morgan of New London, Connecticut, through nine generations. Females lines are not carried down, but there is frequently extensive data on the Morgan daughters and their children. There are also a few pages on the descendants of Miles Morgan of Springfield Massachusetts, 1636, brother of James, and on some unconnected lines.

First surveyed by Dutch explorers in 1614, New London quickly rose to prominence in New England's shipping industry due to its excellent harbor, formed by the basin of the Thames River. Late in the Revolutionary War, the American privateer Minerva captured the British merchant ship Hannah (supposed to have carried the most valuable cargo brought into America during the war) and moored it in New London Harbor. On September 5, 1781, a British invasion force under the command of the infamous traitor Gen. Benedict Arnold descended on New London in retaliation for the Hannah's capture, destroying its shipyard, sacking its warehouses and burning the majority of its businesses and several homes. The fortification across the Thames at Groton was also attacked, and its defenders massacred despite attempts to surrender. The majority of this history is concerned with the early settlement of New London and its development through the Indian wars, the Revolution and the War of 1812. Matters civil, ecclesiastical and professional are all discussed at some length, with a smattering of biographical information.

Topics of interest include: regional Indian tribes - The Pequots, Mohegans and Nahantics; the Pequot War, the first European female at New London; early land grants and the first 36 grantees; the first meeting-house and the ancient burial ground; etc.

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Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

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Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA

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Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA

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Mystic, New London, Connecticut, USA

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New London, New London, Connecticut, USA

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Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

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Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA

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Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA