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From: "Elizabeth Richardson" <>
Subject: Re: Why Essex Co. folks to Norwich CT?
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 06:02:52 -0900


I believe my Essex Brown(e)s moved to Norwich for religious reasons. Now
that I have stated that, I can't remember for sure why I think so. I do
know that following the short stay in Norwich, Tristram Brown (b. 17 Mar
1702) moved to Canterbury, and was one of the founders of the Church in
that locality.

Elizabeth Richardson
The Alaskan, November 1885 - March 1887
Newspaper Excerpts of Genealogical and Historical Interest


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> From: rleutner <>
> To:
> Cc:
> Subject: Why Essex Co. folks to Norwich CT?
> Date: Tuesday, February 03, 1998 7:35 PM
>
> Hi Craig,
>
> I don't think it's off the mark at all to ask why so many
> Essex families show up in Norwich & then Windham Co CT, and so
> I have cc:'d your question back to the Essex list.
>
> Norwich and its hinterland opened up to white settlement
> fitfully after King Philip's War, with no little disagreement
> over political jurisdiction, since the whole Narragansett area
> was vaguely claimable by CT, MA, and RI.
[snip]
> >
> > Bob Leutner
> > Iowa City IA
> >
> > >>
> >
> > This is way off the mark as concerns the original post (and I apologize
if I
> > asked you this question before), but do you know why a number of our
Essex
> > ancestors settled in Norwich, CT in the early 1700s ? My Tenney
ancestors
> > moved there and I am curious as to why. Thanks Bob.
> >
> > Craig Heberton
> >

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