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.

Quick Facts

 * Named for the City of London, England.

Parent County

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

Boundary Changes

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

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Cemeteries

 * Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemeteries and Inscriptions, New London County Cemetery Records, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). This website has a collection of cemetery links, organized by town.
 * East Lyme (aka Niantic or Flanders) Cemeteries

Emigration and Immigration
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)

History

 * 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)

Civil War
Service men from New London County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men in the following companies were from New London County.


 * 1) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company D
 * 2) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Cavalry - Company C
 * 3) 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Rifle Company C
 * 4) 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Rifle Company D
 * 5) 8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company G
 * 6) 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company H
 * 7) 18th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A and F
 * 8) 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company C, E, F, G and H.
 * 9) 26th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company C, E, F, H, I and K.


 * The Norwich memorial; the annals of Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, in the great rebellion of 1861-65, by Malcolm McGregor Dana - American Libraries Online Book

Vital Records
City of New London

Town of East Lyme

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * New London County Historical Society


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

Websites

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