New London County, Connecticut Genealogy

Guide to New London County, Connecticut ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
This county was named for the City of London, England. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
New London County Court 70 Huntington Street New London, CT 06320 Phone: 860-443-5363 New London County Website

There is no county government today. The government is at the town level. Clerk of the Superior Court has divorce records. Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and land records from 1659 and burial records from 1893.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut: With the Time of Their Arrival in the Country and Colony, Their Standing in Society, Place of Residence, Condition of Life, Where From, Business, etc., as Far as is Found on Record. By Royal Ralph Hinman. Hartford, Connecticut: Case, Tiffany Co., 1852. Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by FamilySearch International, 2017. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Connecticut Historical Collections: Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc., Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut, With Geographical Descriptions, Illustrated by 190 Engravings. By John Warner Barber. 2nd ed. New Haven, Connecticut: Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber, 1837. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography, Genealogical-Memorial: Representative Citizens. By Samuel Hart. Boston, Massachusetts: American Historical Society, 1917-1923. Online at:.
 * Ye Names & Ages of All Ye Old Folks in Every Hamlet, City and Town in Ye State of Connecticut, Now Living: With Ye Sketches of Twenty Living Centenarians Compiled by Frederick H. Nash. New Haven, Connecticut: Price, Lee & Co., 1884. San Francisco, California: Internet Archive, 2012. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Who's Who in Connecticut By Ward E. Duffy. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1975. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Linkpendium, Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence - New London County
 * Leading business men of New London and vicinity embracing Groton and Niantic. 1988. Washington [District of Columbia]. Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service..
 * Genealogical and biographical record of New London County, Connecticut containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the early settled families, (Chicago, Illinois J.H. Beers &amp; Co., 1905).Includes index. Available at the FamilySearch Library, or Part 1: FS Library US/CAN Film 844968 Item 1, Part 2: FS Library US/CAN Film 962323 Item 1, or FS Library US/CAN Film 1000152 Item 2.
 * Biographical Review Publishing Company, Biographical review containing life sketches of leading citizens of New London County, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967).Includes index. Available online at Internet Archives,  Also available at the FamilySearch Library,  Also see Biographical review. containing life sketches of leading citizens of New London County, Connecticut, a database at ancestry.com($)
 * Susan Fraile, James R. Benn and Southeastern Connecticut Library Association, Genealogical and local history resources in New London County libraries, (Groton, Connecticut Southeastern Connecticut Library Association, 1982). Includes indexes. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Connecticut Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * 1873 The New London County directory and business advertiser: containing the names of all independent male citizens with their post office address via Connecticut State Library

Census Records
Territory and State Census Records
 * Census Online - New London County Records.
 * Connecticut Genealogy, New London County Census Records
 * Linkpendium, Census Records and Indexes - New London County, Connecticut.

Federal Census Records
 * US Federal Census Collection, ancestry.com($)
 * USGenWeb Census Project, New London County, Connecticut Federal Census Index Transcriptions in progress.


 * Connecticut Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Church Records

 * Connecticut Genealogy, New London County Church Records - Includes church and vital records.
 * Hiram P. Arms, Historical notes of the Congregational churches in New London County, from 1836 to 1869 presented to the conference at Montville, October 12th, 1869, (Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, 1987).A database for this book is available at ancestry.com($), Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * First Congregational Church, A list of all those who have been members of the First Congregational Church in New-London, between the fifth day of October, 1670, and the first day of May, 1840,  (Sarasota, Florida Aceto Bookmen, 1996).Available at the FamilySearch Library,

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * New London County Connecticut Court Records Directory
 * Connecticut. Superior Court (New London County), Divorce papers, 1719-1875 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989).Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Grace Louise Knox, Connecticut divorces Superior Court records for the counties of New London, Tolland &amp; Windham, 1719-1910 , (Bowie, Maryland Heritage Books, c1987). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Connecticut. County Court (New London), Records of trials, 1661-1700, in the county court of New London County, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954).Some pages wanting.Available at the FamilySearch Library,

Directories

 * Linkpendium, Directories, New London County
 * Norwich directory, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price and Lee Co., 1930-). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Montville, Ledyard (New London County, Conn.) city directory including Gales Ferry, Uncasville, Mohegan and Oakdale, (New Haven [Connecticut] Price &amp; Lee, 1972-). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Norwich (Connecticut) suburban directories, ([Woodbridge, Connecticut] Primary Source Microfilm, [199-?]). 1912 available at the FamilySearch Library,  1923-24, Item 8.
 * New London (Connecticut) city directories, (Woodridge, Connecticut Research Publications, c1980-1984, [199-?].Available at the FamilySearch Library, (5 fiche, 14 films covering a variety of years between 1855 and 1935.)

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)
 * 1804-1959 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1966-2002 Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Native Races
 * Will Ottery, Rudi Ottery and Samson Occum, A man called Sampson the ancestry and progeny of Sampson, a Mashantucket Pequot Indian, born in what is now New London County, Connecticut - including brief descriptions of family connections to other historic native American family groups, the ancient Pequot tribe, the Pequot War ..., (Weare, New Hampshire W. &amp; R. Ottery, c1989).Includes index.  Surnames include Sampson, Samson, Smith, Welch, Roulette, Pendleton, Miller, Mathers, Johnson, Coyhis, Baker, and others.Available at the FamilySearch Library,

Funeral Homes

 * Byles-MacDougall Funeral Home Founded in 1906, and operated out of New London, CT, it is one of the longest standing family-run funeral homes in the county.
 * Thomas L. Neilan & Sons Funeral Homes Founded in 1923, New London & Niantic locations.
 * Fulton-Theroux Funeral Service operating since 1857

Genealogies

 * New London County Genealogy 1,843 New London county genealogy record sources.
 * Betty Brown Sheeran and Arthur D. Fiske, Browne-Brown ancestral lines Browne-Brown and allied families of Lynn, Massachusetts; Stonington, Connecticut; Ellisburg, New York; Rochester, Minnesota; Waseca, Minnesota, (Fall City, Washington Sheeran of Stonegate Press, c1997). Includes Adams, Avery, Beecher, Brooks, Bullard, Burdick, Chesebrough, Clarke, Collins, Fenn, French, Frink, Graves, Hall, Holdridge, Hudson, Lewis, Marvin, Miner, Nichols, Palmer, Pardee, Parker, Reed, Scott, Shumway, Weld, Wilcox, Wilkins, York and related families.Available at the FamilySearch Library, and v.2, also FS Library US/CAN Film 2055431 Items 5 - 6.
 * Gerald James Parsons, The Palmer family ancestors and descendants of Othniel Palmer (1743-c1798), Revolutionary soldier of Stonington, Conn., and Saratoga and Cayuga Counties, N.Y., ([Syracuse, New York] G.J. Parsons, 1978).Includes bibliographic references.Available at the FamilySearch Library, or FS Library US/CAN Film 1321493 Item 8.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division, New London County, Connecticut land ownership map, 1854 , Washington, District of Columbia Library of Congress, 1983).Available at the FamilySearch Library,

Local Histories

 * History of New London, Connecticut. By Frances Manwaring Caulkins. 1895. New London : Published by H.D. Utley. Online at: Internet Archives. Index not online but available at: Index to History of New London, Connecticut, by Frances Manwaring Caulkins. By Cecilia Griswold. 1985. Washington [District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service..
 * History of New London County, Connecticut. Compiled under the supervision of D. Hamilton Hurd. 1882. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : J.W. Lewis & Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * A Modern History of New London County, Connecticut. Editor-in-chief, Benjamin Tinkham Marshall. 1922. New York, New York : Lewis Historical Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 3 - FamilySearch Digital Library (includes index); Vols. 1 & 2 - Ancestry ($); Vols. 1-3 - Hathitrust;.
 * Connecticut Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * New London County, Gazetteer
 * Maps of Connecticut (1643-1960)
 * Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Maps - Organized by State and County.Links to road maps, county outlines, colored outlines and lists of towns.
 * Linkpendium, Maps and Gazetteers - New London County,
 * FamilySearch Places - Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War
 * Civl War Research Database ($),
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
 * Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Grave Database;
 * 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
 * The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for Fort Trumbull and the U.S. Naval Station are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records

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

World War I
 * 1917-1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestsry ($)
 * 1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

World War II
 * 1942 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1942 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1942 of men age 45-64 (born 1877-1897) ,at FamilySearch — How to Use This Collection;  index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas (New London County), Naturalization books, 1874-1906 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983).Additional indexes included in each volume.Available at the FamilySearch Library, (4 Films)
 * Connecticut. Superior Court (New London County), Naturalization books, 1856-1905 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983) Indexes are found within each volume. Available at the FamilySearch Library, and FS Library US/CAN Film 1319743 Items 1-3.
 * Connecticut. Superior Court (New London County), Naturalization records (New London County, Connecticut), 1872-1906, 1909-1945 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983-2008).Includes index.Available at the FamilySearch Library, (27 Films)
 * Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas (New London County), Naturalization papers, 1875-1902 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983).Contains naturalization testimony, some declarations of intention.Available at the FamilySearch Library, (6 Films)
 * Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas (New London County), Declarations of intentions, 1875-1906 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983).Indexes included within each volume.Available at the FamilySearch Library, and FS Library US/CAN Film 1319742 Items 1-3.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1862-1869 The New London Chronicle via the Connecticut State Library
 * 1886-1887 The East Lyme Star via the Connecticut State Library
 * 1880s-2000s The New London Day Available on Google News Archive. Some gaps in records, largely not searchable by text
 * Norwich Bulletin (published 1895-2011) - issues from 1914-1922 have been digitized and are available through the Library of Congress on Chronicling America site.
 * Four County Catholic dates unclear, 2010-present online, Diocese of Norwich

Obituaries

 * New London County, Connecticut Obituaries A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1609-1999 Connecticut Wills and Probate Records 1609-1999 at Ancestry.com — index & images, ($)

School Records
Online School Indexes and Records
 * John Keep, Adin Webb and Baptist Church in Homer, New York, Miscellaneous records of Homer, New York, 1794-1860 , (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941).Available at the FamilySearch Library, or FS Library US/CAN Film 1421103 Items 2-4.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records

 * 1865-1874 Connecticut, U.S., Excise Tax Lists, 1865-1874 at Ancestry — index & images, ($)

Birth

 * Pre 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Marriage

 * Pre 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1640-1939 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1807-1837 Ralph Hurlbutt's Record as Justice of the Peace of New London County, Connecticut, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954).Includes actions 1807 and marriages 1807-1837.Some pages wanting.Available at the FamilySearch Library,


 * 1966-2002 Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Death

 * Pre 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1883-1932 New London County (Connecticut). Coroner, Coroner's records, 1883-1932, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988).Indexes are found within each volume.Available at the FamilySearch Library, 1st of 8 films,


 * 1949-2012 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Archives

 * USGenWeb Connecticut Archives, New London County
 * Linkpendium, Libraries, Museums and Archives, New London County

FamilySearch Centers

 * Groton Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Madison Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Southington Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Acton Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Clark Memorial Public Library - an affiliate library
 * North Branford Libraries - Atwater Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Groton Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Otis Library of Norwich, Connecticut - an affiliate library
 * Waterford Public Library - Connecticut - an affiliate library

Libraries
New London County Public Libraries This site lists the addresses and websites of the public libraries in New London county.

Cragin Memorial Library 8 Linwood Avenue Colchester, CT 06415 (860) 537-5752 E-mail: https://www.colchesterct.gov/user/47/contact Facebook Website The Denison Homestead 120 Pequotsepos Rd Mystic, CT 06355-3043 860 536 9248 Website East Lyme Public Library 39 Society Road Niantic, CT 06357 (860) 739-6926 E-mail: [mailto:elpl@ely.lioninc.org elpl@ely.lioninc.org] Facebook Website Groton Public Library 52 Newtown Rd Groton, CT 06340 860-441-6750 E-mail: [mailto:jmiele@groton-ct.gov jmiele@groton-ct.gov] Facebook Website Janet Carlson Calvert Library 1 Tyler Drive Franklin, CT 06254 860-642-6207 E-mail: [mailto:janetcarlsoncalvertlibrary@yahoo.com janetcarlsoncalvertlibrary@yahoo.com] Website Jonathan Trumbull Library 580 Exeter Road P.O. Box 145 Lebanon, CT 06249 860-642-7763 E-mail: [mailto:librarian@lebanonctlibrary.org librarian@lebanonctlibrary.org] Website Ledyard Public Library- Bill Library 718 Colonel Ledyard Highway Ledyard, CT 06339 860-464-9912 E-mail: [mailto: bill-lib@ledyard.lioninc.org  bill-lib@ledyard.lioninc.org] Website Lyme Public Library 482 Hamburg Road Lyme, CT 06371-3110 860.434.2272 E-mail: [mailto:staff@lymepl.org staff@lymepl.org] Website Otis Library 261 Main St. Norwich, CT 06360 860 889-2365 Fax 860 889-2533 E-Mail: [mailto:genealogy@otis.lioninc.org genealogy@otis.lioninc.org] Website The Public Library of New London 63 Huntington Street New London, CT 06320 860-447-1411 Website R.W. Woolworth Library P.O. Box 103 Stonington, CT 06378-0103 860 535-1131 E-Mail: [mailto:library@stoningtonhistory.org library@stoningtonhistory.org] Website Raymond Library 832 Raymond Hill Rd. Oakdale, CT 06370 (860)848-9943 Website The Slater Library 26 Main Street Jewett City, Connecticut 06351 860 376-0024 Website Wheeler Library PO Box 217 101 Main Street North Stonington, CT 06359 (860) 535-0383 E-mail: [mailto:wheelerlibrarystaff@gmail.com wheelerlibrarystaff@gmail.com] Website

Museums
Lebanon Historical Society Museum and Visitors Center 856 Trumbull Highway PO Box 151 Lebanon CT 860 642-6579 Fax (860) 642-6583 E-Mail: [mailto:museum@historyoflebanon.org museum@historyoflebanon.org] Website

Societies
Colchester Historcial Society 24 Linwood Avenue PO Box 13 Colchester, CT 06415 E-mail: [mailto:mail@colchesterhistory.org  mail@colchesterhistory.org] Facebook Website East Lyme Historical Society P. O. Box 112 East Lyme, CT 06333 860.739.6070 E-mail:[mailto:info@eastlymehistoricalsociety.org info@eastlymehistoricalsociety.org] Website Franklin Historical Society 1 Tyler Drive Franklin, CT 06254 860-642-6207 E-mail: [mailto:franklinhistoryroom@gmail.com franklinhistoryroom@gmail.com] Website Griswold Historical Society 167 East Main Street Jewett City, Ct. 06351 E-Mail: [mailto:rick_lehner@hotmail.com rick_lehner@hotmail.com] Website Ledyard Historical Society PO Box 411 Ledyard, CT 06339 (860) 464-9912 E-mail: [mailto:research@ledyard.lioninc.org research@ledyard.lioninc.org] Website Facebook Lisbon Historical Society 1 Newent Road Newent, CT 06351 E-mail: [mailto:lisbonhistorical@att.net lisbonhistorical@att.net] Website Facebook Montville Historical Society P.O. Box 51 Montville, CT 06353 11 Depot Road Uncasville, CT 06382 860-848-9943 Website Mystic River Historical Society 74 High Street P. O. Box 245 Mystic, CT 06355 E-Mail: [mailto:info@mystichistory.org info@mystichistory.org] Website New London County Historical Society, Inc. 11 Blinman Street New London, CT 06320 860-443-1209 Website North Stonington Historical Society 1 Wyassup Road North Stonington, CT (860) 535-9448 Website Norwich Historical Society 307 Main Street Norwich, CT 06360 860-886-1776 E-mail: [mailto:minerregan@gmail.com minerregan@gmail.com] Website Old Lyme Historical Society PO Box 352 55 Lyme St. Old Lyme, CT 06371 (860) 434-0684 E-Mail: [mailto:info@oldlymehistorical.org info@oldlymehistorical.org] Facebook Website Preston Connecticut Historical Society 123 Parks Road Preston, CT 06365 860-710-1316 E-Mail: [mailto:prestoncthistoricalsociety@gmail.com prestoncthistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Facebook Website Salem Historical Society 270 Hartford Rd Salem, CT 06420 (860) 859-3873 Facebook Sprague Historical Society 76 Main Street Baltic, CT 06330 860.822.6867 E-Mail: [mailto:spraguehistoricalsociety@gmail.com spraguehistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website Stonington Historical Society Town of Stonington 152 Elm Street Stonington, CT 06378 Website Voluntown Historical Society 124 Main St Voluntown, CT 06384 Website Waterford Historical Society P.O. Box 117 Waterford, CT 06385 Facebook

Websites

 * ancestry.com($), Available databases for New London County.
 * New London County Genealogy LDS Genealogy
 * Cyndi's List, New London County General Resource Sites
 * Linkpendium, New London County Genealogy and Family History
 * The New London County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Websites at RootsWeb for New London County,
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.