Southern New England, 1639-45, image 2 of 19 John Davenport and His Church “And the vigilance was unceasing. The records of the proceedings of the General Court that chose the first chief magistrate of the new Commonwealth, also show that by the decree of that fountain of law one Edmunds was to be whipped at [...]
Southern New England, 1638-45, image 6 of 19 Site of Newman’s Barn New Haven, Connecticut “But in June of the next year preliminary measures were taken for a permanent political organization. These were of a remarkable character, whether looked upon as an instance of the intense earnestness of the religious convictions of the Puritans, or [...]
Southern New England, 1638-45, image 8 of 19 Old House in Guilford, CT “On this model established at New Haven other churches were soon gathered in other places, and each church was a town. Some were within the boundaries of Connecticut, and sent their representatives to the General Court at Hartford; others were for some [...]
Southern New England, 1638-45, image 12 of 19 Hookers Home in Hartford, Connecticut “They would not, indeed, have them paramount to all earthly considerations; but they were not therefore disposed to look upon all merely material interests with comparative indifference. It was not, perhaps, so much any essential radical difference of character between them and [...]
Southern New England, 1638-45, image 17 of 19 Coddington’s House, Newport, Rhode Island “Newport was settled by nine of the leading men of Pocasset – or, as it was this year named, Portsmouth – including all its magistrates. Of these, the first who built a house was Nicholas Easton, who, with his two sons, Peter [...]