| SOURCES |
| Genealogies |
| The Groton Avery Clan Bill Family Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Bolles of Wells ME Chesebrough Denison Supplement to Denison The Eldredge Family Edmund Fanning The Rev.James Fitch Vol. 1 Gallup The Geer Genealogy Ledyard Family in America A History of James Morgan of New London Ct Spicer Ralph Stoddard of New London and Groton, CT. Robert Williams William Williams |
| Church Records |
| First Congregational Church of Groton First Congregational Church of New London First Congregational Church Stonington, CT. First Congregational Church of Preston, CT. Index to the First Baptist Church of Groton, CT. Canterbury Early CT Marriages - Frederic W. Bailey |
| The majority of my records are prior to 1850. These are the sources that I have available to search. |
| Town Histories |
| Groton - The Poquonnock Bridge Story Ledyard- Historic Ledyard Vol. l Gales Ferry Village; Historic Ledyard Vol. ll Ledyard Center; History of Ledyard by Avery Montville - Baker's History of Montville New London- Caulkins History of New London Norwich- Caulkins History of Norwich Old Mystic - History of Old Mystic West Mystic- History of West Mystic |
| Primary Source Records |
| Groton and New London Early Land Record abstracts Early Groton Tax Lists Ledyard- Index to the Town Meeting Records 1836 - 1891 1840, 1850 & 1860 Town Census Records |
| Early Wars |
| CT. Men in the Revolution Battle of Groton Heights Sept. 6, 1781 North Groton's Story battle of Fort Griswold Rev. War Bounty Land Grants Resolutions Laws & Ordinances Relating to Officers & Soldiers of Revolution Pension Roll of 1835 Indexed 4 Vol. Rev. War Bounty Land Grants Index to US Invalid Pension Records 1801-1815 Pension Lists 1792 - 1795 Naval Pensioners of U S 1800 - 1851 The Pension Roll of 1835 4 v set Index of Rev. War Pension Applications Soldiers in King Philip;s War Officials Civil Military & Ecclesiastical Ct Colony 1636-1677 CT Naval Office at New London Historical Collection from Official Records Files & c. of part sustained by CT during War of Revolution CT Civil War Name Index of Manuscripts DAR Patriot Index 3 vol. |
| Cemetery Records |
| Groton Hale Collection Ledyard Cemetery Book New London Hale Collection North Stonington Old Burying Ground Norwich Town Preston Cemetery book Stonington Graveyards a guide |
| Census Records |
| 1790 CT Census 1790 RI Census 1850 - 1870 Ledyard CT Census |
| Diaries and Papers |
| The Fitch Papers Thomas Fitch CT. Gov. 1754-1766 Diary of Joshua Hempstead New London The Minor Diaries Stonington CT |
| Court and Public Records |
| Hartford CT County Court Minutes Vol 3 & 4 1663-1687, 1697 Public Records of Colony of CT Vol 1 &15 Records of the Particular Court of Ct. 1639-1663 New London County Court Records Abstracts (not indexed) CT Divorces New London, Tolland & Windham 1719-1910 |
| The Great Migration Begins |
| 1620 - 1633 Vol 1- 3 1634-1635 Vol 1- 4, 5 |
| Various New England Books |
| Pilgrim Migration 1620 - 1633 Indian Deeds Plymouth Co. 1620-1691 |
| The Rogerenes Old Houses of The Antient Town of Norwich 1660-1800 CT Nutmeggers who Migrated New England Marriages Torrey 3 vol |