Category: Lyme, Connecticut

Categories: New London County, Connecticut

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Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut.

Lyme was part of the Saybrook Colony that was first settled in 1636. The area that became Lyme was the portion of Saybrook east of the Connecticut River. It was set off from Saybrook in 1665 and named after Lyme Regis in England.

The now-separate towns of East Lyme and Old Lyme were originally part of the town of Lyme, and were split off in 1839 and 1854-55, respectively.

See:

• Lyme on Wikipedia
• Lyme Genealogy on LDS Genealogy website. Includes links to historical records, cemeteries, land records, birth records, church records and more. Former version of this site on Internet Archive
• Lyme, Conn. Vital Records, from Town Records, Book One, The American Genealogist, Vol. 10 (1933), pages 217-225. ($subscription)

Note on place names and church records for Lyme (from Marriages - 1st CHURCH, Lyme, New London Co., CT at DunhamWilcox.net website):

Lyme was named May, 1667. Local records show that Lyme was set off from Saybrook by a committee in 1665. The First Congregational Church was organized in 1693. It is located in South Lyme. The Second Congregational Church of Lyme was organized at East Lyme in 1719. This church has lost its early records. The Third Church of Lyme, organized in 1727, in Hamburgh, has also lost its early records.

Update on the above: Some early records from the East Lyme church have been discovered in the state library. Excerpts have been published in genealogical journals. One such publication was in Connecticut Nutmegger, Vol. 52, No. 1 (July 2019). -- Ellen Smith.

John Huntley and Some of His Descendants

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Ezekiel Tubbs 13 Jul 1727 Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony - abt May 1807

Isaac Tubbs 06 Sep 1682 New London, New London County, Connecticut - 27 Mar 1749

Israel Tucker 24 Mar 1888 Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States - 18 Jun 1956

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Abigail (Unknown) Southworth abt 1687 - 15 Aug 1745

Eunice (Unknown) Jeffrey abt 1720 New London, County, Lyme, Connecticut - abt 1785

Mary (Unknown) Beckwith abt 1625 England - bef 30 Jun 1694

Mary (Unknown) Briggs abt 1622 London, , Essex, England - aft 15 Dec 1670

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Patience (Vaughn) Huntley 21 Dec 1722 Lyme, New London, Connecticut - abt 1768

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Elizabeth (Wade) Champion 1688 Lyme, New London County, Connecticut Colony

George Wade abt 1683 Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony - 28 Apr 1762

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Hannah (Wade) Bennett 02 May 1712 Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony

John Wade abt 1660 - 24 Mar 1728

Martin Wade 22 Mar 1745 Lyme, New London, Connecticut - 06 Apr 1792

Lowen Wait 20 Aug 1743 - abt 1813

Thomas Waite 07 Mar 1678 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts - 27 Jun 1725

Amos Walker 06 Jun 1791 Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States - 01 Oct 1870

Martha (Waterman) Marvin 06 Dec 1680 Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony - 18 Nov 1753

Gershom Watrous 30 Mar 1696 Lyme, New London, Connecticut - 16 Dec 1756

Amy (Way) Miner 14 Mar 1763 Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony - 05 Apr 1813

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Delight (Way) Smith 05 Feb 1767 Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony - Oct 1860

Thomas Way 14 Jun 1731 Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony - 26 Nov 1815

David Winslow 07 Oct 1786 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States - 10 Jun 1869

Job Winslow 17 Nov 1738 Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 14 Dec 1809

John Winslow 31 May 1784 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States - 05 Oct 1853

Lucinda (Winslow) Fellows 06 Feb 1780 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States - 25 Oct 1859

Jeremiah Wood 07 May 1678 Lyme, New London, Connecticut - 15 Jul 1730

Mehitable (Wood) Smith 06 Aug 1754 Lyme, New London, Connecticut - 06 Nov 1820

Sarah (Wood) Huntley 1755 Massachusetts or Connecticut - aft 1834

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