New London County, Connecticut Genealogy

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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

Neighboring Counties
Hartford | Middlesex | Tolland | Windham | Rhode Island counties: Kent | Washington

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 Vol 1; (1922)

Web Sites

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