New London County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Connecticut  New London County

County Courthouse

 * There is no county government.
 * The government is at the town level.

History

 * Named for the City of London, England.

Parent County

 * One of four original counties, created 10 May 1666 from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * Windham County set off 12 May 1726
 * Middlesex County was set off 2 May 1785

Cemeteries
Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemeteries and Inscriptions

East Lyme (aka Niantic or Flanders) Cemeteries

Emigration
Vessels sailing from New London, Connecticut between 1803 and 1878 made over 2500 voyages to foreign ports. A Crew List was required to be filed stating the vessel's destination and its crew. An Index to those Lists, containing over 37,400 names, may be found at http://library.mysticseaport.org/initiative/CrIndex.cfm. The Index may provide the following information:

• Name • Age • Birth Place • Residence • Complexion • Voyage (Name of ship and date)

Local Histories
A modern history of New London County, Connecticut; (Volume 1)

A modern history of New London County, Connecticut; (Volume 2)

A modern history of New London County, Connecticut; (Volume 3)

Military

 * Civil War service men from Hartford County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Hartford County.

- 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery -


 * 1) Company D

- 1st Regiment, Connecticut Cavalry


 * 1) Company C

- 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * 1) Rifle Company C

- 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * 1) Rifle Company D

Vital Records
City of New London

Town of East Lyme

Societies and Libraries
New London County Historical Society


 * TMSocety.org Descendants of Thomas Minor, a co-founder of Stonington, New London County

Web Sites

 * The New London County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for New London County