BX 7148 .C8 C8 1913 LIST OF CONGREGATIONAL ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES ESTABLISHED IN CONNECTICUT BEFORE OCTOBER 1818 WITH THEIR CHANGES Published by the Connecticut Historical Society HARTFORD 1913 ,CXOs^ '^Of.CP'^ 285.8746 C7f2t BOOK 285.8746.C762L c 1 3 T1S3 00070?sa LIST OF CONGREGATIONAL ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES ESTABLISHED IN CONNECTICUT BEFORE OCTOBER 1818 WITH THEIR CHANGES Published by the Connecticut Historical Society HARTFORD 1913 i^ PRESSOR ^ ^ PELTON&KING 1^ %^ MIDOLETOWf ■^ CONN. ^ INTRODUCTION From the earliest settlement of Connecticut until the adop- tion of the present state constitution in October 1818, the Congregationalists, or Presbyterians as they frequently styled themselves, were the established religious order in Connecticut. During the latter part of this period other denominations appeared, but the}^ constituted only a minor part of either the people or the organizations. The Congregational Ecclesias- tical Societies or Parishes had charge of all business or secular matters within their limits pertaining to the religious organi- zation, as the Church within the same limits had of spiritual affairs. At first, liberty would be given by the General Assembly to set up a church in a town. Later, as the population of a town increased and spread, the Assembly upon petition would divide the town into two or more Societies, naming and carefully establishing the bounds of each, and give liberty for a church in each Society. Sometimes a Society would be located partly in each of two or more towns, where a center of settlement lay near a town line. Only in a few instances was the whole or any part of a Societ}^ established within the bounds of another Society. Occasionally a Society failed to receive a definite name from the Assembly when it was established ; or sometimes one would come to be known by a name which was popularly applied to it, rather than bj^ its official designation. Frequently Societies changed their location from one town to another, through the incorporation of new towns by the division of older towns. This would often result in the Society in the new town being designated b}- a new name, sometimes officially and more often unofficially. The different Societies y in a town were often called by their numerical designation in v!:^ the order of their establishment, as Second or Fifth Societ}^, /X which designation would be changed by the division of the v^ town. The result of all this is that it often seems impossible /V^ to fix upon the true legal name of a Societ3\ It is often now impossible to tell from the record of the establishment of a Society from what Society or Societies it was set off. The date of the establishing of a Society differs in the majority of instances from that of the organization of the Church in that Society. Usually it is earlier, but occasionally later than that of the Church. The numerous "Separate" churches, which sprung up about the middle of the eighteenth century, were usually with- out legal existence or distinct Society bounds or limits. Only a few of them have survived to the present time. The above is a general statement, from which there are many variations, as to the organization, naming and changes of name of the Congregational Ecclesiastical Societies in Connecticut. It illustrates the difficulties that will be found in locating, tracing and identifying the earl}^ Societies. And the list which follows is an attempt to aid the searcher in over- coming these difficulties. Confessedly it is imperfect, and it may be doubted if an absolutely perfect list can ever be com- piled. It is certain to receive criticism, and presumably some glaring errors and omissions will be discovered in it. But it is believed that it will be found of some aid by the puzzled searcher after earl}^ Connecticut ecclesiastical records. This list does not attempt to give the Societies under their strictl}^ legal names, which in many cases it is impossible to tell with certaint}^; but rather to give them under the names b}^ which they are best known, omitting the constant repetition which would be caused by the use of the word Congregational in the name of each Society. In a number of instances, under a law passed in 1893, Societies have dissolved and their property and functions have been taken over by the Church with which they were connected. It is not unlikely that a few of the Societies appearing in this list have alread}^ become extinct through such action. In the numerous cross refer- ences in this list each Society appears not only under its own name, but, where that differs from the name of the town in which it is located, under that town's name as well. Albert C. Bates, Librarian. LIST OF SOCIETIES Abington Society iti Pom/ret. Established May 1749 by division of Ponifret First Society. Amity Society. See Woodbridj^e Society. Andover Society. Established May 1747 as Aiidover Society in Coventr}', Hebron and Lebanon, by division of Coventry First and Second Societies, Hebron Society and Lebanon Second Society. Andover incorporated May 1848 from parts of Coventry and Hebron, its bounds being the same as those of Andover Society in those two towns. Antioch Society i7t Colchester. Established May 1774 within the limits of Colchester First Society. This Society is now extinct. ASHFORD Society. Leave granted October 17 17 to gather a church in Ashford. Part set off as Westford Society October 1765. Part set off as Eastford Society October 1777. Ashford Eastford or Third Society. See Eastford Societ3\ Ashford Westford or Second Society. See Westford Society. Avon West Avon or First Society. See West Avon Society. Barkhamsted East or First Society. Established May 1779. Barkhamsted Winsted Society. See Winsted Society. Berlin or Second Society. Established October 1772 by division of Kensington Society as Worthington Society in Middletown and Wethersfield. An addition made from Wethersfield in 1794. Became Berlin Third Society on the incorporation of that town from Farmington, Middletown and Wethersfield May 1785. Became Berlin Second Society on the incorporation of New Britain May 1850. Berlin Kensington or First Society. See Kensington Society. Berlin New Britain or Second Society. See New Britain Society. Berlin Third Society. See Berlin or Second Society. Bethany Society. Established October 1762 as Bethany Society in New Haven and Milford by division of Amity Society. Part set off as part of Salem Society May 1773. Became Bethany or Second Society in Woodbridge on the incorporation of that town January 1784. Probably a small part set off to Woodbridge First Society May 1803. Bethany incorporated May 1832 from Woodbridge with the same bounds as those of Bethany Society. Bethany Salem Society. See Naugatuck Society. BeTheIv Society. Established October 1759 as Bethel or Second Society in Danbury by division of Danbury First Society. Bethel incorporated May 1855 from Danbury with the same bounds as those of Bethel Societv. Bethesda Society in SterltJig. Established May 1772 in the north part of Voluntown, probably by division of Voluntown First Society. Part of Volnntown including this Society incorporated May 1794 as Sterling. The church in this Society became Baptist about 1830. Bethlehem Society. Established October 1739 as Bethlehem Society in Woodbury. A small part of Litchfield annexed May 1741. Part of Woodbury including this Society incorporated May 1787 as Bethlehem. BloomfieIvD Society. Established October 1736 as Wintonbury Society in Windsor, Farmington and Simsbury by division of Societies in those towns. Bloomfield incorporated May 1835 from Windsor, at which time the name Wintonbury seems to have been dropped. B01.TON Society. Liberty given May 1725 to form a church in the town. Part set off as part of North Bolton Society October 1760. Bolton North Bolton or Second Society. See Vernon Society. BozRAH Society. Established May 1737 as New Concord Society in Norwich by division of the First " and adjoining " Societies; was the Fourth Society established in the town, although sometimes called the Fifth. This part of the town incorporated May 1786 as Bozrah, when it became New Concord in Bozrah. Later it was called Fitchville Society, and now Bozrah. Bozrah Fitchville or New Concord Society. See Bozrah Society. Branford or First Society. Church organized 1644 and reorgan- ized about 1687. Part set off as Branford North Society October 1725. Small part set off to East Haven Society October 1815. Branford East Haven Society. See East Haven Society. Branford North or Second or North Branford Society. See North Branford Society. Branford Northford or Third Society. See Northford Society. Breakneck Society. See South Killingly Society. Bridgeport First Society. Released in 1691 as Pequonnock Society in Fairfield and Stratford, by division of the First Societies in those towns, from paying rates to those Societies. Called Fair- field Village Society May 1699. Name changed May 1701 to Stratfield Society. Sometimes called Stratford Second Society. Part set off as part of North Fairfield Society October 1762. Part of Stratford including this Society incorporated May 1821 as Bridgeport. Name of Society formally changed May 1847 from Stratfield to Bridgeport First. Bridgeport North Fairfield Society. See Easton Society. Bridgeport Stratfield Society. See Bridgeport First Society. BridgewaTER Society. Established October 1803 as Bridge water Society in New Milford. Part of New Milford including this Society incorporated May 1856 as Bridge water. Bristol Society. Established May 1744 as New Cambridge Society in Farmington. Became New Cambridge Society in Bristol May 1785 on incorporation of that town from Farmington May 1785. Name formally changed May 1853 to Bristol Society. Bristol New Cambridge or First Society. See Bristol Society. Bristol West Britain or Second Society. See Burlington Society. Brookfiki.d Society. Established October 1754 as Newbury Society in Danbur}', New Milford and Newton, by division of the First Societies in those towns. Brookfield incorporated May 1788 with the same bounds as those of Newbury Society. Brooklyn Society. Established October 1731 as Mortlake Society including part of the quasi town of Mortlake (which was later included in Pomfret), part of Canterbury and a small part of Pomfret. More of the quasi town of Mortlake added October 1732. Brooklyn incorporated May 1786 with the same bounds as those of Mortlake Society. Brunswick Society in Windham. Established January 1774 as a Separate Society with the same bounds as those of the Scotland or Windham Third Society. Became extinct probably many years ago. Buckingham Society /;/ Glastonbury. Established May 173 1 as Eastbury or Second Society in Glastonbury by division of the First Society. Part set off as part of Marlborough Society May 1747. Later called East Glastonbury Society, and now Bucking- ham Society. Burlington Society. Established October 1774 as West Britain Society in Farmington, probably by division of Farmington First Society. On incorporation of Bristol May 1785 it became West Britain or Second Society in Bristol. Part of Bristol including this Society incorporated May 1806 as Burlington. Canaan Society. See New Canaan Society. Canaan North or Second Society. See East Canaan Societ}-. Canaan South or First Society. See South Canaan Society. Canterbury Society. Inhabitants given leave to gather a church May 1 71 1. A new Society of Separates established May 1760 by dissenters from the old Society. The two Societies merged again into one at some later date. The Separate Society was sometimes called North Canterbury Society. Part set off as part of Hanover Society May 1761. Part set off as Westminster Society October 1769. Canterbury Hanover Society. See Hanover Society. Canterbury Mortlake Society. See Brooklyn Society. Canterbury North Canterbury or Separate Society. See under Canter- bury Society. Canterbury Westminster Society. See Westminster Society. Canton Center Society. Established May 1750 as West Simsbury Society in Simsbury by division of Simsbury Society. Part of SimsVniry including this Society incorporated May 1806 as Canton. CenTerbrook Society in Essex. Established May 1722 as Potopaug or North or Second Society in Saybrook by division of First Society. Part set off as Chester Society October 1740, Name seems to have been gradually changed to Centerbrook. Became Centerbrook or Second Society in Old Saybrook on incorporation of that town from Saybrook in May 1852. Became Centerbrook Society in Essex May 1854 on the incorporation of that town from Old Saybrook with the same bounds as those of this Society. Chapi^in Society. Established October 1806 as Chaplin Society by division of Hampton Society and First Societies of Mansfield and Windham. Bounds altered May 181 5. Parts of Hampton and Mansfield including those parts of this Society incorporated May 1822 as Chaplin. Chatham East Hampton or Third or Second Society. See East Hampton Society. Chatham First Society. See Portland Society. Chatham Haddam Neck or Middle Haddam or Second or First Society. See Haddam Neck Society. Chatham Westchester Society. See Westchester Society. Chelsea Society. See Norwich Second Society. Cheshire Society. Established May 1723 as West Society in Walling- ford probably by division of First Society. Named New Cheshire Society May 1724. Part set oiT as part of Salem Society May 1773. Part of Wallingford including this Society incorporated May 1780 as Cheshire. Part set off as part of Columbia Societj' October 1797. Cheshire Columbia Society. See Prospect Society. Cheshire Naugatuck or Salem Society. See Naugatuck Society. Chester Society. Established October 1740 as Chester Society in Saybrook by division of Potopaug Society. Part of Saybrook including this Society incorporated May 1836 at Chester. CHESTERFIEI.D Society in Montville, Waterford, Neiv London and Salem. Established January 1769 as Chesterfield Society in New London and Lyme by division of New London First and Lyme Societies. Part of that part of New London incorporated as part of Montville October 17S6. The remainder incorporated as Water- ford October 1801. A small part added from New London First Society May 1809. That part of Lyme and perhaps sections of those parts of Montville and Waterford were incorporated May 1819 as Salem. The Society became extinct about 1820. CijNTON Society. Inhabitants of Killingworth permitted October 1667 to gather a church. Part set off as Killingworth North or Second Society May 1737. Clinton incorporated May 1838 from Killingworth with the same bounds as those of this Society. Coixhester Society. Inhabitants of Colchester given leave October 1703 to form a church. Part set off as part of New Salem Society May 1725. Part set off as part of Westchester Society October 1728. Part set off as part of Marll)orough Society May 1747. Antioch Society established within the limits of this Society May 1774. Colchester Antioch Society. See Antioch Society, Colchester Marlborough Society. See Marlborough Society. Colchester New Salem or Second Society. See Salem Society. Colchester Southwest or Westcliester or Third Society. See West- chester Society. CoLEBROOK Society. Church orj(anized in the town in 1795. Columbia Society. Kstablished May 17 16 as North West or Crank Society in Lebanon by division of First Society. Part set off as part of Andover Society May 1747. Name formally changed to Columbia Society October 1797. Columbia incorporated May 1804 from Lebanon with the same bounds as those of this Societ3\ Columbia Society. See Prospect Society, Cornwall First Society. Inhabitants given liberty May 1740 to settle a minister. Second Society established within the limits of this Society October 1804. Cornwall Second Society. Established October 1804 within the limits of the First Society. Coventry Second or North Society. Established May 1740 by division of First Society. Part set off as part of Andover Society May 1747. Coventry Andover Society. See Andover Society. Coventry South Coventry or First Society. See South Coventry Society. Crank Society. See Columbia Society. Cromwell Society. Established May 1703 as Second or North or Upper Society in Middletown. Part set off as part of Westfield Society May 1766. Part of Middletown including this Society incorporated May 185 1 as Cromwell. Name of Societ}^ formally changed May 1853. Cromwell Middletown Second Society. See Cromwell Society. Dan BURY Society. Inhabitants given leave to form a church May 1696. Part set off as part of Newbury Society October 1754. Part set off as Bethel Society October 1759. New Danbur}- Society established within the limits of this Society October 1770. Danbury Bethel or Second Society. See Bethel Society. Danbury Newbury Society. See Brookfield Society. Danbury New Danbury Society. See New Danbury Society. DanieLvSON Society in Killingly. Established October 1805 as West- field Society by division of " the middle society " in Killingly, at which time it would be the Third Society. Usually called West Killingly Society until 1878. Since then called Danielson Society. Darien Society. Established October 1737 as Middlesex Society in Norwalk and Stamford by division of the First Society in each of those towns. Part included in New Canaan on its incorporation May 1801. Part of Stamford including this Society incorporated May 1820 as Darien. Derby First Society. Inhabitants of Derby given leave May 1678 to form a church. Part set off as part of Oxford Society May 1741. Part set off as part of Salem Society May 1773. Part set off as part of Great Hill Society May 1779. Derby Great Hill Society. See Great Hill Society. Derby Humphreysville Society. See Seymour Society. Derby Oxford Society. See Oxford Society. Derby Salem Society. See Naugatuck Society. Durham Society. Inhabitants of Durham given liberty to form a church October 1708. Eastbury Society. See Buckingham Society. East Canaan Society in North Canaan. Established October 1767 by division of Canaan Society as North or Second Society in Canaan. Became North Canaan Society on incorporation of that town from Canaan May 1858. Now called East Canaan Society. Eastford Society. Established October 1777 as Eastford Society- in Ashford by division of First Society. Part of Ashford including this Society incorporated May 1847 as Eastford. East Glastonbury Society. See Buckingham Society. East Granby Society. Established October 1736 as Turkey Hills Society in Simsbur}'' by division of First Society. Small part added from Windsor May 1737. Part of Simsbury including this Society incorporated as Granby October 1786. Society reesta- blished May 1812. Part of Windsor including this Society incor- porated as Windsor Locks May 1854. Part of Granb}^ and Windsor Locks including this Society incorporated as East Granby June 1858. Name formally changed January 1905 from Turkey Hills Society to East Granby Society. East Granby Turkey Hills Society. See East Granb}^ Society. East Greenwich Society. See Warren Society. East Guilford Society. See Madison Society. East Haddam Society. Established October 1700 as East Haddam Society in Haddam by division of First Society. Part set off as Millington Society October 1733. Part of Haddam including this Society incorporated May 1734 as East Haddam. Part set off as part of Hadlyme Society October 1742. East Haddam Hadlyme Society. See Hadlyme Society. East Haddam Millington or Second Society. See Millington Society. East Haddam Westchester Societ)'. See Westchester Society. East Hampton Society in Chatham. Established May 1746 as East Hampton Society in Middletown by division of Third Society. Part of Middletown including this Society incorporated as Chat- ham October 1767, when it became the Third Society in that town. Became Second Society on incorporation of Portland from Chatham May 1 84 1. East Hartford Society. Established October 1694 as Hartford east side of great river, or East Hartford or Thiird Society by division of Hartford First and Second Societies; but not given full authority as a Society until May 1702. Part set off as Orford Society May 1772. Part of Hartford including this Society incorporated Octo- ber 1783 as East Hartford. East Hartford Orford or Second Society. See South IVIanchester Society. East Harti.and Society in Hartland. Established 1761 as Hartland Society. Part set off January 1779 as West Hartland or Second Society in Hartland, making this the First Society, after which it came to be called East Hartland. East Haven Socikty. Inhabitants <^iven leave May 1709 to embody in church estate, making this East Haven Society in New Haven by division of First Society. Part of New Haven inckiding this Society incorporated May 1785 as East Haven. Small part added from Rranford Society October 18 15. East L^-nie Society. See Niantic Society. East Lyme Niantic Society. See Niantic Society. East Lyme Groton Society. See Groton Society. East Norwich Society. See Long Society. EasTon Society. Established October 1762 as North Fairfield Society in Fairfield and Stratford by division of Greenfield, Stratfield and North Stratford vSocieties. Part of Fairfield including that part of this Society incorporated October 1787 as Weston. Part of the part of Stratford including that part of this Society incor- porated October 1797 as Trumbull; the remainder incorporated May 1821 as Bridgeport. The part of Weston including this Society incorporated May 1845 as Easton, after which the name North Fairfield was no longer used. East Plain Society. See Whitneyville Society. East Stafford Society. See Stafford First Society. East Windsor Society. Established May 1752 as North or Fourth Society in Windsor by division of East or Second Society. The part of Windsor including this Societ}^ incorporated May 1768 as East Windsor, when this became the North or Second Society. Became only society in East Windsor May 1845 on division of that town by incorporation of South Windsor. Name formally * changed May 1846, from East Windsor Second Society to East Windsor or First Society. East Windsor Ellington Society. See Ellington Society. East Windsor First Society. See South Windsor Society. East Windsor North or Second Society. See East Windsor Society. East Windsor North Bolton or Vernon Society. See Vernon Society. East Woodstock Society. See under North Woodstock Society. ELI.INGT0N Society. Established October 1735 as Ellington Society in Windsor by division of East Windsor Society. Part of Windsor including this Society incorporated May 1768 as East Windsor. Part of East Windsor including this Society incorpor- ated May 1786 as Ellington. Ellsworth Society in Sharon. Established May 1800 by division of First Society in Sharon. Enfield Society. Church organized 1699 in Enfield, which was in Massachusetts until 1749. Part set off 1727 as East Enfield Soci- ety. Second Society established May 1770 within the limits of this Society. Enfield Second Society. Established May 1 770 as a " Separate ' ' Soci- ety within the bounds of the First Society. Became extinct about 1843. Essex Centerbrook Society. See Centerbrook Society. 12 Exeter Society in Lebanon. Established May 1773 by division of Goshen Society in Lebanon. Fairfield Society. Church organized 1639. Part set off 1691 as Poquonock Society. Part set off May 171 1 as Fairfield West Farms Society. Part set off October 1725 as Fairfield Northwest Society. Sometimes called Fairfield Middle Society. Fairfield Bridgeport or Poquonock or Stratfield or Stratford Second Society. See Bridgeport First Society. Fairfield Greenfield Hill or Northwest Society. See Greenfield Hill Society. Fairfield Greens Farms or West Farms Society. See Greens Farms Society. Fairfield Middle Society. See Fairfield Society. Fairfield Norfield Society. See Weston Society. Fairfield North Fairfield Society. See Easton Society, Fairfield Redding Society. See Redding Society. Fairfield Village Society. See Bridgeport First Society. Fair Haven Society in New Haven. Established January 1774 within the bounds of New Haven First Society by seceders from White Haven Society. The two Societies reunited October 1796 and were established as the United Society of White Haven and Fair Haven. See under United Society. Farmingbury Society. See Wolcott Society. Farmington Society. Church organized 1652. Part set off as Great Swamp Society October 1711. Probably part set off as Farming- ton South or Southwest Society May 1724. Probably part set off as New Cambridge Society May 1744. Probably part set off as West Britain Society October 1774. Part set off as Northington Society May 1817. Farmington Farmingbury Society. See Farmingbury Society. Farmington Great Swamp or Kensington or Second Society-. See Kensington Society. Farmington New Britain Society. See New Britain First Society. Farmington New Cambridge Society. See Bristol Society. Farmington Newington or Wethersfield West Society. See Newington Society, Farmington Northington Society. See West Avon Society. Farmington Panthorn or South or Southwest or Third Society. See Southington Society. Farmington West Britain Society. See Burlington Society. Farmington Wintonbury Society, See Bloomfield Society. First Society in Voluntown and Sterling, See Moosup Society, Fitchville Society. See Bozrah Society. Franklin Society. Established October 1716 as West Farms Society in Norwich by division of First Society. Sometimes called Nor- wich West Society. Part set off May 1761 as Norwich Eighth Society. The part of Norwich including this Society incorporated May 1786 as Franklin, Gildersleeve Society, See Portland Society. 13 GiivEAD Society in Hebron. Established May 1748 by division of Hebron Society. Glastonbury Society. Church organized in the town 1692. Part set off as Eastbury Society May 1731. Glastonbury Buckingham or Eastbury or East Glastonbury or Second Society. See Buckingham Society. Glastonbury Marlborough Society. See Marlborough Society. Goshen Society. Church organized in the town 1740. Goshen Society 271 Lebanoji. Established May 1728 as Southwest Society in Lebanon by division of First Society. Named Goshen Society October 1729. Part set off as Exeter Society May 1773. Granby Society. Established October 1736 as Salmon Brook Society in Simsbury by division of Simsbury Society. -Part of Simsbury including this Society incorporated October 1786 as Granby. The name Salmon Brook Society seems to have been dropped for Granby Society about 1858. Granby Salmon Brook or First Society. See Granby Society. Granby Turkey Hills or Second Society. See East Granby Society. Grassy HilIv Society in Lyme. Church organized in 1746 as a " Separate " church by withdrawers from the church in the North or Third Society in Lyme. It would then be the Fourth Society in Lyme. Became the Second Society in Lyme on the incorporation of South Lyme (now Old Lyme) from Lyme May 1855. Appar- ently this Society was never established by the General Assembly, but is one of the few ' ' Separate ' ' societies that have survived to the present time. Great Hili. Society /;/ Derby. Established May 1779 by division of Derb}' First and Oxford Societies. Became extinct about 1828. Great Swamp Society. See Kensington Society. Greens Farms Society ?// Westport. Established May 171 1 as West Farms Society in Fairfield by division of First Society. Soon came, without special authority, to be called Greens Farms. Part set off as part of Norfield Society May 1757. Part of Fairfield including this Society incorporated May 1835 as Westport. Greenfield Hill Society in Fairfield. Established October 1725 as Northwest Society in Fairfield by division of First Society. Name changed to Greenfield October 1727, and the Hill appears to have been added by usage. Part set off as part of Norfield Society May 1757, and a small part added October 1757. Part set off as part of North Fairfield Society October 1762. Greenwich First Society. Church organized in 1670. Part set off as Greenwich West or Horseneck Society May 1705. Sometimes called vSound Beach Society. Greenwich Second Society. Established May 1705 as West or Horseneck Society in Greenwich by division of First Society. These names have now become obsolete wnth it. Part set off as part of Stanwich Society October 1732. Greenwich Horseneck or West Society. See Greenwich Second Society. Greenwich Sound Beach Society. See Greenwich First Society. Greenwich Stanwich Society. See Stanwich Society. GriswoIvD Society. Established October 1716 as North or Second Society in Preston by division of First Society. Part of Preston inckiding this Society incorporated October 18 15 as Griswold. Groton Society. Established October 1703 as East New London Society in New London by division of First Society. Part of New London including this Society incorporated May 1705 as Groton. Part set off as Groton North Society October 1725. Sometimes called Groton South Society. Groton North or Second Society. See Ledyard Society. Groton South Society. See Groton Society. Guilford First Society. Church organized in 1643. Part set off as Guilford East or Second or Hammonassett Society May 1703, Part set off as Guilford North or Third Society May 1720. Guil- ford Fourth Society established May 1730 by dissenters from this Societ5^ GuiIvFord Fourth Society. Established May 1730 by dissenters from the First Society with the same bounds as those of that Society. Last meeting of the Society held March 4, 181 1. Guilford East Guilford or Hammonasset or Second Society. See Madi- son Society. Guilford North or North Guilford or Third or Second Society. See North Guilford Society. Guilford North Bristol or Fifth Society. See North Madison Society. Haddam Society. Inhabitants given leave May 1695 to embody in church estate. Part set off as East Haddam vSociety October 1700. Part set off as part of Haddam Neck Society May 1739. Haddam Neck Society in Chatham and Haddam. Established May 1739 as Middle Haddam Societ}- in Middletown and Haddam by division of Middletown East Society and Haddam First Society. Name seems to have been gradually changed from Middle Had- dam to Haddam Neck Society. Part of Middletown including this Society incorporated October 1767 as Chatham, after which it was sometimes called Chatham Second Society. Part of Chat- ham incorporated May 184 1 as Portland, after which this would be Chatham First Society. Haddam East Haddam or Second Society. See East Haddam Society. Haddam Haddam Neck or Middle Haddam Society. See Haddam Neck Society. Haddam Millington Society. See Millington Society. Haddam Westchester Society, See Westchester Society. Hadi.yme Society i?i East Haddam and Lyme. Established October 1742 by division of East Haddam First and Lyme Third Societies. Hamburg Society. See Lyme First Society. Hamden East Plain or Whitneyville or Second Society. See East Plain Society. Hamden Mount Carmel or First Society. See Mount Carmel Society. Hammonasset Society. See Madison Society. Hampton Society. Established May 17 17 as Windham Northeast Part by division of Windham First Society. Called Windham Village as early as May 1722. Later called Canada Society. Part of Windham including this Society, part of Windham First Society, and parts of Brooklyn, Canterbury, Mansiield and Pomfret incor- porated October 1786 as Hampton. * Part set off as part of Chaplin Society October 1806. Hampton Chaplin Society. See Chaplin Society. Hanover Society in Sprague. Established May 1761 as Hanover Society in Canterbury, Norwich and Windham by division of Canterbury First, Newent and Scotland Societies. Sometimes called Norwich Eighth Society, although it seems to have act- ually been the Seventh. Part of Norwich including this Society incorporated May 1786 as Lisbon, making this Hanover or Second Society in Lisbon. Part of Lisbon including this Society incorporated May 1861 as Sprague. Hartford First Society. Church in this Society organized in Cam- bridge, Mass., and removed to Hartford with the early settlers 1636. Part set off as Hartford Second Society October 1669. Part set off as part of East Hartford or Third Society October 1694. Society dissolved in 1903. Hartford Second Society. Established October 1669 b}- division of First Society. Often called Hartford South Society. Part set off as part of East Hartford or Third Society October 1694. Hartford East Hartford or Third Society. See East Hartford First Society. Hartford Orford or Fifth Society. See South Manchester Society. Hartford South Society. See Hartford Second Society. Hartford West Division or West Hartford or Fourth Society. See West Hartford Society. Hartland East Hartland or First Society. See East Hartland Society. Hartland West Hartland or Second Society. See West Hartland Society. Harwinton Society. Inhabitants given leave to embody in church estate October 1737. Hebron Society, Inhabitants given leave to gather a church October 1716. Part set off as part of Andover Society May 1747. Part set off as part of Marlborough Society May 1747. Part set off as Gilead Society May 1 748. Hebron Andover Society. See Andover Society. Hebron Gilead or Second Society. See Gilead Society. Hebron Marlborough Society. See Marlborough Society. Horseneck Society. See Greenwich Second Society. Humphreysville Society. See Seymour Society. Huntington Society. Established May 1717 as Stratford North Part Society by division of Stratford First Society. Named Ripton Society October 1717. Part set off as part of New Stratford Society Ma}- 1762. Huntington incorporated January 1789 from Stratford, with the same bounds as those of Ripton Society. Huntington North Stratford or Second Society. See Monroe Society. Judea Societ3\ See Washington Society. Kensington Society hi Berlin. Given permission October 1705 to form a Society; formally established, by being given leave to gather a church, October 1711, as Great Swamp or Second Society in Farmington by division of First Society. Part of Wethersfield West Society added October 1715. Part of Middletown added May 1718. Name changed to Kensington May 1722. Part set off as New Britain Society May 1754. Part set off as Worthington Society October 1772. Parts of Farmington, Middletown and Wethersfield including this societ}^ incorporated May 1785 as Berlin. Kent Society. Tax granted for support of a minister October 1739. Part set off as East Greenwich Society May 1750. Kent East Greenwich or Second Society. See Warren Society. Kent New Preston Society. See New Preston Society. Killingly Breakneck or Third Society. See South Killingly Society (1745)- Killingly Danielson or Middle or Westfield or West Killingly Society. See Danielson Society. Killingly North or Putnam Heights or South or First Society. See Putnam Society. Killingly North or Second Society. See Thompson Society. Killingly Separate or Fourth or Third or Second or First Society. See South Killingly Society (1755). Killingly South Killingly Society. See South Killingly Society. K11.1.INGWORTH Society. Established May 1737 as Killingworth North or Second Society by division of First Society. Became only Society May 1838 on incorporation of Clinton from part of Killingworth. Killingworth First Society. See Clinton Society. Killingworth Second or North Society. See Killingworth Society. Lebanon Society. Inhabitants given leave to embody in church estate October 1 700. Part set off as Lebanon Crank Society May 17 16. Part set off as Lebanon South West Society May 1728. The Society was provisionally divided May 1732 and actually divided May 1804; the old part being named South Society and the new part North Society. The division, however, which was the result of a quarrel over the location of a meeting house, seems to have made little difference with the old Society, and the new Society apparently soon became extinct. Lebanon Andover Society. See Andover Society. Lebanon Crank or North West or Second Society. See Columbia Society. Lebanon Exeter Society. See Exeter Society. Lebanon Goshen or South West Society. See Goshen Society. Lebanon North Society. See under Lebanon Society. Lebanon South Society. See under Lebanon Society. Ledyard Society. Established October 1725 as Groton North or Second Society by division of First Society. Part of Groton in- chiding this Society incorporated May 1836 as Ledyard, at which time the name of the Society was changed to Ledyard Society. Lisbon Society. EstabHshed May 1718 as Norwich North East Society by division of First Society. Name changed to Newent Society October 1722. Part set off as part of Hanover Society May 1761. Part of Norwich inchiding this Society incorporated May 1786 as Lisbon, and Society called Lisbon Society since that time. Lisbon Hanover or Second Society. See Hanover Society. L1TCHFIEI.D Society. Inhabitants given liberty May 1722 to embody in church estate. Part set off as Litchfield South Farms Society May 176S. Part set off as Milton Society May 1795. Litchfield Bethlehem Society. See Bethlehem Society. Litchfield Milton or Third Society. See Milton Society. Litchfield Northfield Society. See Northfield Society. Litchfield South Farms or Second Society. See Morris Society. Long Society in Norzvich or Preston. Established May 1726 or earlier as East Society in Norwich, probably by division of First Society. Later called East Norwich, Norwich Fifth (probably an error for Fourth), and Long Society in Norwich. This Society was annexed to Preston from Norwich in 1786. After this it was called Second Society (although actually the Third) and Long Society in Preston. Lyme First Society. Established May 1727 as Lyme North or Third Society. Became Second Society upon the incorporation of East Lyme May 1839; and became First Society upon the incorpora- tion of South Lyme (now Old Lyme) May 1855. Often called Hamburg Society. Part set off as part of Hadlyme Society October 1742. Grassy Hill Society established perhaps in 1746 by withdrawals from this Society. Lyme Chesterfield Society. See Chesterfield Society. Lyme East Lyme or Niantic or Second Society. See Niantic Society. Lyme First Society. See Old L3'me Society. Lyme Grassy Hill or Second Society. See Grassy Hill Society. Lyme Hadlyme Society. See Hadlyme Society. Lyme New Salem Society. See Salem Society. Madison First Society. Established May 1703 at East Guilford or Second or Hammonasset Society in Guilford by division of First Society. Probably part set off as North Bristol Society May 1753. Part of Guilford including this Society incorporated May 1826 as Madison. Madison North Bristol or North Madison or Second Society. See North Madison Society. Manchester Society. See South Manchester Society. Manchester South Manchester or First Society. See South Manchester Society. MANSFIEI.D First Society. Leave granted May 1702 to settle a minister. Part set off as Mansfield Second Society October 1737. Probably part set off as part of Chaplin Society October 1806. Often called Mansfield South Society. 18 Mansfield Second Society. Established October 1737 by division of First Society. Often called Mansfield North Society or Storrs Society. Mansfield Chaplin Society. See Chaplin Society. Marlborough Society. Established May 1747 as Marlborough So- ciety in Hebron, Colchester and Glastonbury, by division of Hebron Societ}-, Colchester First and Third Societies and Glaston- bury Second Society. Marlborough incorporated October 1803 from Hebron, Colchester and Glastonbury with the same bounds as those of Marlborough Society. Meriden First Society. Established May 1725 as Wallingford North Society. Bounds enlarged and name changed to Meriden Society May 1728. Part of Wallingford including this Society incorporated May 1806 as Meriden. The church in this Society divided December 31, 1847, by amicable agreement, the new church and society calling itself the Center. Each church now dates its origin from 1729. Meriden Center Society. See under Meriden First Society. MiDDLEBURY Society. Established December 1790 as Middlebury Society in Waterbury, Woodbury and Southbury by division of Waterbury First, Southbury and probably Woodbury First Societies. Bounds enlarged October 1797. Middlebur}- incorpor- ated October 1807 from Waterbury, Woodbury and Southbury with the same bounds as those of Middlebury Society. MiDDLEFiELD Society. Established October 1744 as Middlefield Society in Middletown by division of First Society. Part of Middletown including this Society incorporated May 1866 as Middlefield. Middle Haddam Society. See Haddam Neck Society. Middlesex Society. See Darien Society. Middletown First Society. Church organized November 1668. Part set off as Middletown North or Second or Upper Society May 1703. Part setoff as Middletown East or Third Society May 1714. Part set off as Middlefield Society October 1744. Part set off as part of Westfield Society May 1766. Middletown East Hampton Society. See East Hampton Society. Middletown East or Third Society. See Portland Society. Middletown Fourth Society. See Middletown Third Society. Middletown Great Swamp or Kensington Society. See Kensington Society. Middletown Haddam Neck or Middle Haddam Society. See Haddam Neck Society. Middletown Middlefield Society. See Middlefield Society. Middletown North or Second Society. See Cromwell Society. Middletown Second Society. See Middletown Third Society. Middletown Separate Society. See Middletown Strict Society. Middletown Strict Society. Established 1 747 as a ' 'Separate" Society in Wethersfield. Removed to Middletown 1750. Although now the second Society in time of organization it has rarely if ever been so designated. 10 MiDDLETOWN Third SOCIETY. Established May 1766 as Westfield Society in Middletown by division of First and Second Societies. In 1850 it is called Middletown Fourth Society. Name formally changed from Fourth to Second Society May 1869; yet ever since that time the church in this Society has been called the Third Church, and it may be presumed that the Society is also called Third Society. Middletown Westchester Society. See Westchester Society. Middletown Westfield or Fourth or Second Society. See Middletown Third Society. Middletowm Worthington Society. See Berlin or Second Society. Mii.FORD First Society. Church organized in 1639. Part set oflF as part of Amity Society October 173S. Milford Separate Society established within the limits of the town May 1750. Part set off as part of North Milford Society October 1804. Milford Amity Society. See Woodbridge Society. Milford Bethany Society. See Bethany Society. Milford North Milford Society. . See Orange Society. Milford Plymouth or Presbyterian or Second or Separate Society. See Plymouth Society. Milford Salem Societ}-. See Naugatuck Society. MiivLiNGTON Society in East Haddain. Established October 1733 as Millington Society in Haddam by division of East Haddam Society. Became Millington or Second Society in East Haddam on incorporation of that town from Haddam May 1734. M11.TON Society in Litchfield. Established May 1795, by division of Litchfield Society, as the successor of the winter parish estab- lished January 1769 as Litchfield Third Society. Monroe Society. Established May 1762 as New Stratford Society in Stratford by division of Ripton and North Stratford Societies. Became New Stratford or Second Society in Huntington on incorporation of that town from Stratford in January 1789. Became New Stratford Societ}^ in Monroe on incorporation of that town from Huntington May 1823. Name formally changed May 1848 from New Stratford to Monroe Society. Monroe New Stratford Society. See Monroe Society. MoNTvii^LE Society. Established May 1720 as North Society in New London by division of First Society. Part of New, /London including this Society incorporated October 1786 as Montville. Montville Chesterfield Society. See Chesterfield Society. Montville New Salem Society. See New Salem Society. Moosup Society in Voluntown and Sterling. Inhabitants of Volun- town given leave October 1723 to embody in church estate. Probably part set off as Nazareth Society October 1771. Part set off as Bethesda Society May 1772. Part of Voluntown includ- ing part of this Society incorporated May 1794 as Sterling. This came to be called First Society in Voluntown and Sterling; and has recently come to be called Moosup Society. Its legal name, if it has one, is not known. Church building stands on the boundary line between the two towns. Morris Society. Established May 1768 as Litchfield South Farms Society by division of Litchfield First Society. Part set off as part of Northfield Society October 1794. Part of Litchfield including this Society incorporated May 1859 as Morris. Name of Society formally changed May i860 from South Farms to Morris. Morris Northfield Society. See Northfield Society. Mortlake Society. See Brooklyn Society. Mount Carmei. Society in Hamden. Established October 1757 as Mount Carmel Society in New Haven by division of First Society. Part of New Haven including this Society incorporated May 1786 as Hamden. NaugaTuck Society. Established May 1773 as Salem Society in Waterbury, Milford, Derby and Wallingford by division of Waterbury First, Bethany, Derby, Oxford and New Cheshire Societies. New Cheshire Society which was then in Wallingford became a part of Cheshire May 1780 on the incorporation of that town. That part of Bethany Society was then in Milford but became a part of Woodbridge January 1784 on the incorporation of that town; and became a part of Bethany May 1832 on the incorporation of that town. That part of Oxford Society was then in Derby but became a part of Oxford October 1798 on the incorporation of that town. Parts of Bethany, Oxford and Water- bury including Salem Society in those towns incorporated May 1844 as Naugatuck, at which time the name Salem seems to have been dropped for Naugatuck Society. Nazareth Society /;/ Voluntozvn. Established October 1771 in the south part of the town, probably by division of First Society. Probably became extinct in a few years. New Britain First Society. Established May 1754 as New Britain Society in Farmington by division of Kensington Society. Be- came New Britain or Second Society in Berlin May 1785 on incor- poration of that town from Farmington. Part of Berlin including this Society incorporated May 1850 as New Britain. Newbury Society. See Brookfield Society. New Cambridge Society. See Bristol Society. New Canaan Society. Established May 1731 as Canaan Society in Norwalk and Stamford probably by division of the First Societies in those towns. Parts of Norwalk and Stamford including this Society incorporated May 1801 as New Canaan, after which the New seems to have been prefixed to the name of the Society. New Canaan Middlesex Society. See Darien Society. New Canaan North Stamford Society. See North Stamford Society. New Cheshire Society. See Cheshire Society. New Concord Society. See Bozrah Society. New Danbury Society in Danbury. Established October 1770 as a Separate Society within the limits of the First Society in Danbury. Newent Society. See Lisbon Society. New Fairfield Society. Established October 1740 by the granting of a tax for settling a minister in New Fairfield. Part set off as New Fairfield North Society May 1742. New Fairfield North or Northern Part or Second Society. See Sherman Society. New Hartford Town Hill Society. Established May 1737 by the granting of an ecclesiastical tax. Part set off as Torringford Society October 1763. Society became dormant about 1853 and is probably now extinct. New Hartford Torringford Society. See Torringford Society. New Haven First Society. Church organized August 1639 in New Haven. Part set off as East Haven Society May 1709. Part set off as West Haven Society May 1715. Part set off as New Haven North East Society May 17 16. Probably part set off as part of Amity Society October 1738. White Haven Society established October 1759; Fair Haven Society January 1774, and United Society October 1796, all had the same limits as those of this Society. New Haven Amity Society. See Woodbridge Society. New Haven Bethany. See Bethany Society. New Haven East Haven Society. See East Haven Society. New Haven East Plain or Whitneyville Society. See Whitneyville Society. New Haven Fair Haven Society. See Fair Haven Society. New Haven Mount Carmel Society. See Mount Carmel Society. New Haven North Society. See White Haven Society and United Society. New Haven North East Society. See North Haven Society. New Haven United Societies of White Haven and Fair Haven or United or Second Society. See United Society. New Haven West Haven Society. See West Haven Society. New Haven White Haven or Second Society. See White Haven Society. New Haven Yale College or Third Church. See Yale College Church. Newington Society. Established May 17 13 as Wethersfield West Society by division of First Society. Part set off as part of Great Swamp Society October 1715. Lots in Farmington adjoining annexed to it October 1715. Name changed to Newington Society May 1721. Part of Wethersfield including this Society incorpor- ated July 1871 as Newington. New London First Society. What is now the First Church in New London is believed to have been organized in Gloucester, Mass., in 1642 and to have removed to New London a few years later. Part set off as East New London Society October 1703. Part set off as New London North Society May 1720. Part set off as part of East Lyme Society May 1726. Parts set off as parts of Chesterfield Society January 1769 and May 1809. New London Chesterfield Society. See Chesterfield Society. New London East Lyme or Niantic Society. See Niantic Society. New London East New London Societv. See Groton Society. New London North Society. See Montville Society. New M11.FORD Society. Inhabitants given liberty May 17 15 to embody in church estate. Part set off as part of Newbury Society October 1754. Part set off as Bridge water Society October 1803. New Milford Bridgewater or Second Society. See Bridgewater Society. New Milford Newbury Society. See Brookfield vSociety. New Milford New Preston Society. See New Preston Society. New Preston Society /// Washington. Established October 1753 as New Preston Society in New Milford and Kent, partially at least from territory not previously included in any Society. Parts of New Milford and Kent including this Society became part of Washington Januar}^ 1779 on incorporation of that town. The Society divided about 1S58, and there are now New Preston and New Preston Hill each claiming to be the original Society. New Preston Hill Society. See under New Preston Society. New Roxbury Society. See West Woodstock Society. New Salem Society-. See Salem Society. New Stratford Society. See Monroe Society. Newtown Society. Inhabitants given liberty May 1715 to embody in church estate. Part set off as part of Newbury Society October 1754- Newtowm Newbury Society. See Brookfield Society. Ni antic Society in East Lyme. Established October 1719 as Lyme Niantic Quarter or Second or East Lyme Society. Part of New London First Society added May 1726. Part of New London including that part of this Society incorporated October 1801 as Waterford. Parts of Lyme and Waterford including this Society incorporated May 1839 as East Lyme. Norfield Society. See Weston Society. Norfolk Society. Inhabitants of the town authorized October 1759 to lay an ecclesiastical tax. North Bolton Society. See Vernon Society. North Branford Society. Established October 1725 as Branford North Society by division of Branford Society. Probably came to be called North Branford Society without special authority for the change. Part which became Salem Society set off May 1745. Became North Branford First Society on incorporation of that town from Branford May 183 1. North Branford Northford or Second Society. See Northford Society. North Bristol Society. See North Madison Society. Northbury Society. See Plymouth Society. North Canaan E:ast Canaan or First Society. See East Canaan Society. North Canterbury Society. See under Canterbury First Society. North Fairfield Society. See Easton Society. Northfield Society i7i Morris and Plymouth. Established October 1794 as Northfield Society in Litchfield and Watertown by division of South Farms vSociety in Litchfield and Northbury Society in Watertown. That part of Watertown incorporated May 1795 as part of Plymouth. A small part added from Plymouth Society May 1804. That part of Litchfield incorporated May 1859 as part of Morris. NORTHFORD SOCIETY ill Novth Bvaiiford. Established May 1745 in Branford b}^ division of North Branford Society. No name was officially given to it and it at first took the name of Salem; but in December 1751 it began to call itself Northford. Part of Branford including this Society incorporated May 1831 as North Branford. North Guilford Society in Guilford. Established May 1720 as Guilford North Society by division of Guilford First Societ}'. Renamed North Guilford Society May 1727. Was Third Society in Guilford until 1826; since then has been Second Society. North Haven Society. Established May 17 16 as North East Society in New Haven by division of First Society. Part of New Haven including this Society incorporated October 1786 as North Haven. Northington Society. See West Avon Society. North Madison Society in Madison. Established May 1753 as North Bristol or Fifth Societ}- in Guilford probably by division of East Guilford Society. Part of Guilford including this Society incorporated May 1826 as Madison, this becoming the Second Society in that town. Name of Society changed May 1830 from North Bristol to North Madison. North Milford Society. See Orange Society. North Stamford Society in Stamford and N'ezv Canaan. Estab- lished May 1 78 1 in Stamford by division of Stamford First Society. Part included in New Canaan May 1801 on its incorpora- tion from Stamford and Norwalk. North Stonington Society. Established October 1720 as Stonington North Society by division of First Society. Name soon changed to North Stonington Society, apparently without special authority. Part of Stonington including this Society incorporated May 1807 as North Stonington. Part set off to Preston Society May 1831. North Stonington Preston First Society. See Preston First Society. North Stratford Society. See Trumbull Society. North Woodbury Society in Woodbury. Established October 1816 as Strict Congregational Society in Woodbur}^, with limits coter- minous with those of the First Society. Name probably gradu- ally changed to North Woodburj- Society. North Woodstock Society in Woodstock. Established October 1760 by division of Woodstock First Society. This Society separated in 1 83 1 into two societies, North Woodstock Society and East Woodstock Society, each of which claims to be the original society. N0RWAI.K Society. Church organized in 1652. Part set off as Wilton Society May 1726. Probably part set off as part of Canaan Society May 1731. Part set off as part of Middlesex Society October 1737. Norwalk Canaan or Third Society. See New Canaan Society. Norwalk Middlesex Society. See Darien Society. Norwalk Norfield Society. See Weston Society. Norwalk Wilton or Second Society. vSee Wilton Society. Norwich or First Society. Church organized 1660. Part set ofiF as Norwich West Farms Society October 1716. Part set off as Nor- wich North East Society May 17 18. Probably part set off as Norwich East Society about 1726. Part set off as part of New Concord Society May 1737. Part set off as Chelsea Society Octo- ber 1751. Norwich Eighth Society. Established May 1761 by division of West Farms Society. Often called Pautipaug Society. Sometimes called Seventh Society. Became extinct many years ago. Norwich Second Society. Established October 1751 as Chelsea Society in Norwich by division of the First Society; at which time it was the Sixth Society in the town. After the division of the town in 1786 it became (in fact) the Second Societ}' and seems to have adopted that name in place of Chelsea. Norwich Chelsea or Sixth Society. See Norwich Second Society. Norwich East or East Norwich or Long or Fifth or Fourth Society. See Long Society. Norwich New Concord or Fifth or Fourth Society. See Bozrah Society. Norwich Newent or North East or Third Society. See Lisbon First Society. Norwich Pautipaug or Seventh Society. See Norwich Eighth Society. Norwich Eighth or Seventh Society. See Hanover Society. Norwich West Farms or Second Society. See Franklin Societ}-. O1.D Lyme Society. Liberty given to form a church in Lyme Octo- ber 1678, and it became Lyme First Society. Part set off as Niantic Quarter or East Lyme Society October 1719. Part set off as part of New Salem Society May 1725. Part of Lyme inckiding this Society incorporated May 1855 as South Lyme. Name of town changed in 1857 to Old Lyme. OiyD Saybrook or First Society. Church organized in Saybrook about 1646, and it became Saybrook First Society. Part set off as Saybrook North Society May 1722. Part set off as Saybrook West Society May 1724. Sometimes called Saybrook South Society. Part of Saybrook including this Society incorporated May 1852 as Old Saybrook. Old Saybrook Centerbrook or Second Society. See Centerbrook Society. Orange Society. Established October 1804 as North Milford Society in Milford by division of Milford First and Second Societies. Parts of Milford and New Haven including this Society incorpor- ated May 1822 as Orange. Name of the Society changed May 1842 from North Milford to Orange. Orange West Haven or First Society. See West Haven Society. Orford Society. See South Manchester Society. Oxford Society. Established May 1741 as Oxford Society in Derby, Waterbury and Woodlniry by division of Derby First Society, Waterbury First Society and Woodbury Southbury Society. 25 Part set off as part of Salem Society May 1773. Part set off as part of Great Hill Society May 1779. Part of Woodbury includ- ing this Society incorjiorated May 1787 as Southbury. Part of Derby First Society added October 1798. Parts of Derby and Southbury including this Society incorporated October 1798 as Oxford. Oxford Salem Society. See Navigatuck Society. Panthorn Society. See Southington Society. Pautipaug Society. See Norwich Eighth Society. Pine Swamp Society. See Westchester Society. Plainfield Society. Church organized in the town in 1705. Society reestablished May 1799. Plymouth Society. Established October 1739 as Northbury Society in W^aterbury b}^ division of First Society. Part of Waterbury including this Society incorporated May 1780 as Watertown. Part set off as part of Northfield Society October 1794. Part of Watertown including this Society incorporated May 1795 as Plymouth. Name of Society probably changed gradually after this time from Northbury to Plymouth. Small part set off to Northfield Society May 1804. Plymouth Society in Milfoi'd. Established May 1750 as a Separate Society within the limits of the town of Milford, w^hich would then inckide the First and Amity Societies. Called Presbyterian Society in 1760. Part set off as part of North Milford Society October 1804. Called Milford Second Society May 1859, at which time its name w^as formally changed to Plymouth Society. PI}' mouth Northfield Society. See Northfield Society. Pochaug Society. See Westbrook Society. PoMFRET OR FiRST SOCIETY, Inhabitants given leave to gather a church October 171 5. Part of the quasi town of Mortlake added May 1745. Part set off as Abington Society May 1749. Pomfret Abington or Second Society. See Abington Society. Pomfret Mortlake Society. See Brooklyn Society. PoouoNOCK Society in Windsor. Established October 1724 in the north part of the town. It was then the Third Society. Proba- bly became extinct as early as 182 1. A new Society of the same name was organized in 1841. Poquonock (or Pequonnock) Society. See Bridgeport First Society. Portland Society. Established May 1714 as Middletown East or Third Society by division of First Society. Part set off as part of Haddam Neck Society May 1739. Part set off as East Hampton Society May 1746. Part of Middletown including this Society incorporated October 1767 as Chatham, this becoming the First Society. Part of Chatham including this Society incorporated May 1841 as Portland. Name of Society formally changed May 1844 from Chatham to Portland. Now often called Gildersleeve Society. Potopaug Society. See Centerbrook Societ3^ Preston or First Society. Church organized in 1698. Part set off as Preston North Society October 1716. Part of North Stonington First Society added May 1831. Preston Long or Second vSociety. See Long Society. Preston North or Second Societ}-. See Griswold Society. Prospect Society. Established October 1797 as Columbia Society in Cheshire and Waterbury by division of Cheshire Society and probably Waterbury First Society. Parts of Cheshire and Water- bury including this Society incorporated May 1827 as Prospect. Putnam Society. Leave given October 17 15 to form a church in Killingly, making this the First Society. Part set off as Killingly North Society May 1728. Part set off as Killingly South or Breakneck Society October 1745. A Separate Society later called South Killingly Society established within the limits of this Society and given definite boundaries October 1770. Sometimes called Killingly North Society, Killingly South Society and Put- nam Heights Society. Parts of Thompson, Pomfret, and Killingly including this Society incorporated May 1855 as Putnam. Putnam Heights Society, See Putnam Society. Redding Society. Established May 1729 as Redding Society in the town of Fairfield. Part of Fairfield including this Society incor- porated May 1767 as Redding. RiDGEBURY Society in Ridgefield. Established October 1761 by division of Ridgefield First Society. RiDGEFiEivD OR FiRST SOCIETY. Church organized in 17 14. Part set off as Ridgebury Society October 1761. Ridgefield Ridgebury or Second Society. See Ridgebury Society, Ripton Society. See Huntington Society. Rocky Hile Society. Established May 1722 as Wethersfield South Society by division of First Society. Name changed to Stepney Society May 1726. Name changed to Rocky Hill Society May 1826. Part of Wethersfield including this Society incorporated May 1843 as Rocky Hill. RoxBURY Society. Established May 1743 as Roxbury Society in Woodbury probably by division of First Societ3\ Part of Wood- bury including this Society incorporated October 1796 as Roxbury. Saeem Society. EstablivShed May 1725 in the south part of Colchester and north part of Lyme partly by division of Lyme First Society. No name given to it then; but in May 1728 it was officially spoken of as New Salem Society and probably had been so called from the beginning. It was reestablished May 1792, at which time a part of the Society appears to have been in Montville. Parts of Colchester, Lyme and Montville including this Society incor- porated May 1819 as Salem. Salem Society. See Naugatuck Society. Salem Society, See Northford Society. Salem Chesterfield Society. See Chesterfield Society. Salisbury Society. Salisbury incorporated and its inhabitants given leave to embody as a church October 1741. Salmon Brook Society. See Graiiby Society. Saybrook or First or South Society. See Old Saybrook Society. Saybrook Centerbrook or North or Potopaug or Second Society, See Centerbrook Society. Saybrook Chester Society. See Chester vSociety. Saybrook Pochaug or West or Westbrook or Third Society. See West- brook Society. Scotland Society. Established May 1732 as Windham Third Society by division of First Society. Came to be called Scotland Society, apparently without any legal change of its name. Part set off as part of Hanover Society May 1761. Brunswick Society established Januar}^ 1774 within the limits of this Society. Part of Windham including this Society incorporated May 1857 as Scotland. Scotland Hanover Societ}-. See Hanover Society. Seymour Society, No legal establishment of this Society is found. The church within its jurisdiction was organized in 1817. It was in the town of Derby, and for some years, perhaps from its esta- blishment, was called Humphrey sville Society. Part of Derby including this Society incorporated May 1850 as Seymour, Sharon or First Society, Sharon incorporated and authorized to settle a minister October 1739, Part set off as Ellsworth Society May 1800, Sharon Ellsworth or Second vSociety. See Ellsworth Society, Sherman Society. Established May 1742 as New Fairfield Northern Part Society by division of New Fairfield First Societ}^ Soon came to be called New Fairfield North Society. Part of New Fairfield including this Society incorporated October 1802 as Sherman. SiMSBURY Society. Inhabitants given liberty to organize a church May 16S2. Part set off as part of Wintonbury Society October 1736. Part set off as Turkey Hills Society October 1736. Part set off as Salmon Brook Society October 1736, Part set off as West vSimsbury Society May 1750. Simsbury Salmon Brook Society. See Granby First Society. Simsbury Turke}' Hills Society. See East Granby Society. Simsbury West Simsbury Society. See Canton First Society. Simsbury- Wintonbury Society. See Bloom field Society, SoMERS Society. Established about 1723 as East Enfield or Second Society in Enfield by division of Enfield First Society. Part of Enfield including this Society incorporated in 1734 as Somers. Was in Massachusetts until May 1749. Sound Beach Society. See Greenwich First Society. South Britain Society in Southbiiry. Established May 1766 as South Britain Society in Woodbury by division of Southbury Society. Part of Woodbury including this Society incorporated May 1787 as Southbury. Southbury Society. Established May 1731 as Southbury Society in Woodbury by division of First Society. Part set off as part of Oxford vSociety May 1741, Part of Woodbury including this Society (and possibly a small part of Waterbury) incorporated May 1787 as Southbury. Part set off as part of Middlebury Society December 1790. Southbury Middlebury Society. See Middlebury Society. Southbury Oxford Society. See Oxford Society. Southbury South Britain Society. See South Britain Society. South Canaan Society iji Canaa?i. Inhabitants of Canaan given liberty to organize a church October 1739. The Society divided October 1767, this becoming the South or First Society. South Coventry Society 'in Coventry. Inhabitants of Coventry given leave May 17 12 to maintain a minister. Part set off as Second Society May 1740, leaving this as the First Society. Part set off as part of Andover Society May 1747. This appears to have come gradually to be called South or South Canaan Society. Southington Society. Established May 1724 as Farmington South- west or South or Third Society probably by division of the First Society. Also called Panthorn Society. Named Southington Society October 1726. Part of Farmington including this Society incorporated October 1779 as Southington. Southington Farmingbury Society. See Wolcott Society. South KiulingIvY Society in Killingly. Established October 1745 as Killingly South or Third Society or Breakneck Society. Became extinct before the end of the century. South Killingly Society /;/ Killingly. Certain persons who are named calling themselves "Separates" living within the limits of Killingly First Society were exempted October 1755 from charges in that Society. Upon petition of these "Separates" the south part of the First Society was set off as a distinct society October 1770, and has come to be called South Killingl}^ Society. This would at first be Killingly Fourth Society; became Third Society upon the extinction of the previous (1745) South Killingly Society; became Second Societ}^ on the incorporation of Thompson May 1785; became First Society on the incorporation of Putnam Mav 1855. South Eyuie Society. See Old Lyme Society. South Manchester Society in Manchester. Established May 1772 as Orford Society in Hartford by division of Hartford Third Society. Part of Hartford including this Society incorporated October 1783 as East Hartford. Part of East Hartford including this Society incorporated May 1823 as Manchester. Called Man- chester Society after the incorporation of that town, and South Manchester Society after the establishment of North Manchester Society in 1851. South Windsor Society. Inhabitants of Windsor east of Connecti- cut river given liberty to embody in church estate May 1696, mak- ing this the East Windsor or Second Society in Windsor. Part set off as Ellington Society October 1735. Part set off as Windsor North or Fourth Society May 1752. Part set off as part of North Bolton Society October 1760. Part of Windsor including this Society incor])orated May 1768 as East Windsor. Part of East Windsor including this Society incorporated May 1S45 as South Windsor. Name formally changed from East Windsor to South Windsor Society May 1846. South Woodstock Society. See Woodstock Society. Sprague Hanover Society. See Hanover Society. Square Pond Society. See under West Stafford Society. Stafford or First Society. Inhabitants of Stafford given leave to embody in church estate May 1723. Part set off as West Stafford Societ}- May 1761. Sometimes called East Stafford Society. The Church in this Society became extinct about 1878. Stafford Square Pond or West Stafford or Second Society. See under West Stafford Society. Stamford First Society. Church organized in the town in 1635. Probably part set off as part of Canaan Society May 1731. Prob- ably part set off as part of Stanwich Society October 1732. Part set off as part of Middlesex Society October 1737. Part set off as North Stamford Society May 1781. Stamford Canaan Society. See New Canaan Societj^ Stamford Middlesex Society. See Darien Society. Stamford North Stamford Society. See North Stamford Society. Stamford Stanwich Society. See Stanwich Society. Stanwich Society in Gree^iwich and Stamford. Established October 1732 by division of Horseneck Society (in Greenwich) and prob- ably Stamford First Society. Stepney Society. See Rocky Hill Society. Sterling Bethesda Society. See Bethesda Society. Sterling First Society in Voluntown and Sterling. See Moosup Society. Sterling Moosup Society. See Moosup Society. Stonington First Society. Church organized in the town in 1674. Part set off as Stonington North Society October 1720. Part set off as Stonington East Society October 1731; after which this was sometimes called the West Society. Stonington East Society. Established October 1731 by division of the First Society. The members of the church in this Society reunited with the First Church about 1765, and the Society prob- ably became extinct at that time. Stonington North or North Stonington Society. See North Stonington Society. Storrs Society. See Mansfield Second Society. Stratfield Society. See Bridgeport First Society. Stratford First Society. Church organized in the town in 1639. Part set off as part of Poquonock Society 1691. Part set off as Stratford North Part Society May 1717. Part set off as Unity Society October 1725. Stratford Bridgeport or Fairfield Village or Poquonock or Stratfield or Second Society. See Bridgeport First Society. Stratford New Stratford Society. See Monroe Society. Stratford North Fairfield Society. See Easton Society. Stratford North Part or Ripton vSociety. See Huntington Society. Stratford North Stratford or Unity Society. See Trumbull Society. SuFFiEivD OR First Society. Church organized in the town April 1698. Part set off as West Suffield Society 1744 or earlier. Was in Massachusetts until May 1749. Suffield West Suffield or Second Society. See West Suffield Society. Thompson Society. Established May 1728 as Killingly North Society by division of First Society. Enlarged October 1728 by the addition of a tract that apparently had previously belonged to no society. Part of Killingly including this Society incorporated May 1785 as Thompson. T01.1.AND Society. Inhabitants of the town granted liberty May 1722 to embody in church estate. ToRRiNGFORD SOCIETY iu Tovrington and New Hartford. Estab- lished October 1763 by division of the First Society iu each of the two towns. Sometimes called Torrington Second Society. TORRINGTON First Society. Inhabitants of Torrington authorized October 1739 to lay an ecclesiastical tax. Part set off as part of Torringford Society October 1763. Sometimes called Torrington West Society. Torrington Torringford or Second Society. See Torringford Societ3\ Town Hill Society. See New Hartford Town Hill Society. Trumbui.1. Society. Established October 1725 as Unity vSociety in Stratford by division of First Society. Sometimes called North Stratford Society. Part set off as part of North Fairfield Society October 1762. Part of Stratford including this Society incorpor- ated October 1797 as Trumbull. Trumbull North Fairfield Society, See Easton Society. Turkey Hills Society. See East Granby Society. Union Society. Town incorporated and an ecclesiastical tax author- ized October 1734. United Society /;/ Neiv Haven. Established in New Haven October 1796, by union of the two Societies, as the United Societ}- of White Haven and Fair Haven. Its limits were the same as those of the New Haven First Society. Its name was legally shortened May 1815. Often called New Haven North Society. Unity Society. See Trumbull Society. Vernon Society. Established October 1760 as North Bolton Society in Bolton and Windsor by division of Bolton Society and Windsor Second or East Windsor Society. Part of Windsor including that part of this Society incorporated as East Windsor May 176S. Small addition made from East Windsor Society October 1802. Part of Bolton including that part of this Society incorporated October 1808 as Vernon, at which time the name North Bolton seems to have been dropped for Vernon Society. Voluntown Bethesda Society. See Bethesda Society. Voluntown First Society in Voluntown and Sterling. See Moosup Society. Voluntown Moosup or First Society. See Moosup Society. Voluntovvn Nazareth or Second Society. See Nazareth Society, Voluntown Society. See Moosup Society. Wallingford or First Society. Inhabitants of the town given liberty to form a church May 1675. Probably part set off as Wallingford West Society May 1723. Part set off as Wallingford North Society May 1725. Wells Society established May 1763 with the same bounds as those of this Society. Wallingford Meriden or North Society. See Meriden First Society, Wallingford New Cheshire or West Society. See Cheshire Society. Wallingford Salem Society. See Naugatuck Society. Wallingford Wells Society. See Wells Society. Warren Society. Established May 1750 as East Greenwich Society in Kent by division of First Society. Part of Kent including this Society incorporated May 1786 as Warren. Washington or First Society, Established October 1741 as Judea Society in W^oodbury, Part of Woodbury including this Society incorporated January 1779 as part of Washington. Washington New Preston or Second Society, See New Preston Society. WaTERBURY or First Society. Inhabitants given leave May 1691 to embody in church estate. Part set off as Southbury Society May 1 73 1. Probably part set off as West bury Society October 1738. Part set off as Northbury Society October 1739. Part set off as part of Oxford Society May 1741. Probably part set off as part of Farmingbury Society October 1770. Part set off as part of Salem Society May 1773. Probably part set off as part of Middlebury Society December 1790. Probably part set off as part of Columbia Society October 1797. Waterbury Columbia Society. See Prospect Society, Waterbury Farmingbury Society. See Wolcott Society. Waterbury Middlebury Society. See Middlebury Society. Waterbury Northbury Society. See Plymouth Society. Waterbury Oxford Society. See Oxford Society. Waterbury Salem Society. See Naugatuck Society, Waterbury Southbury Society. See Southbury Society, Waterbury Westbury Society. See Watertown Society. Waterford Chesterfield Society. See Chesterfield Society. Waterford East Lyme or Niantic Society. See Niantic Society. Waterford Niantic Society. See Niantic Society. Watertown Society. Established October 1738 as Westbury Society in Waterbur}^ probably by division of First Society, Part of Waterbury including this Society incorporated May 1780 as Watertown . Watertown Northbury Societ3^ See Plymouth Society, Watertown Northfield Society, See Northfield Society, Wells Society in Wallingford. Members of the First Society who dissented from certain doings of that Society were established May 1763 as a distinct Society named Wells, apparently within the limits of the First Society. The members of the church returned in a few years to the old church and the Society- became extinct. West Avon Society in Avon. Established May 1750 as Northington Society in Farmingtoii. Part of Farmington First Society added May 1817. Part of Farmington including this Society incorpor- ated May 1830 as Avon. Came to be called West Avon Society after the establishment of another Society in Avon in 1819. Westbury Society. See Watertown Society. West Britain Society. See Burlington Society. Westbrook Society. Established May 1724 as Saybrook West Society by division of the South or First Society. Sometimes called Pochaug Society. Name changed to Westbrook in 18 10, at which time it w as the Third Society in Saybrook. Part of Saybrook in- cluding this Society incorporated May 1840 as Westbrook. Westchester Society in Colchester. Established October 1728 as Colchester Southwest or Third Society from parts of Colchester, Haddam and Middletown. Probably soon came to be called Westchester. Sometimes called Pine Swamp Societ}-. Part of Haddam including that part of this Society incorporated May 1734 as East Haddam. Part set off as part of Marlborough Society May 1747. Part of Middletown including that part of this Society incorporated October 1767 as Chatham. West Farms Society (in Fairfield). See Greens Farms Society. West Farms Society (in Norwich). See Franklin Society. Westfield Society (in Killingly). See Danielson Society. Westfield Society (in Middletown). See Middletown Third Society. Westford Society in Ashford. Established October 1765 by division of Ashford First Society. West Hartford Society. Established May 17 11 as Hartford West Division Society. Name changed to West Hartford Society May 1806. Part of Hartford including this Society incorporated May 1854 as West Hartford. West Harti^and Society in Hartland. Established January 1779 by division of Hartland First Society. Was not given a deiinite name, but seems to have been always called West Hartland. West Haven Society in Orange. Established May 17 15 by division of New Haven First Society. Was not given a definite name, but seems to have been always called West Haven. Part of New Haven including this Society incorporated May 1822 as West Haven. West Killingly Society. See Danielson Society. Westminster Society in Canterbury. Established October 1769 by division of Canterbury F'irst Society. Weston Society. Established May 1757 as Norfield Society in Fair- field and Norwalk by division of Greens Farms and Greenfield Societies in Fairfield and Wilton Society in Norwalk. A small part of Greenfield Society added October 1757. Part of Fairfield including that part of this Society incorporated October 1787 as Weston. Part of Norwalk including that part of this Society in- corporated May 1802 as Wilton. Weston Norfield Societ}- . See W^eston Society. Weston North Fairfield Society. See Easton Society. Westport Greens Farms Society. See Greens Farms Society. West Simsbury Society. See Canton Center Society. West Stafford Society ?;/ Stafford. Established May 1761 by division of Stafford First Society. A part of the members of this Society seceded in 1780 and built a church at a place called Square Pond. The new Society, if there ever legally was one, soon became extinct or merged with some other denomination. West Suffiei,d Socie^Ty /;/ Siiffield. Established by division of Suffield First Society. The church in this Society was organized in 1744. In Massachusetts until May 1749. West Woodstock Society in Woodstock. Established by Massachu- setts September 1743 as Woodstock West Society by division of the First Society. Was soon after called New Roxbury Society. Now called West Woodstock. Wethersfield or First Society. Church organized in the town in 1635. Part set off as Wethersfield West Society May 17 13. Part set off as Wethersfield South Society May 1722. A "Separate" Society (now Middletown Strict Society) formed within the limits of this Society in 1747. Wethersfield Great Swamp or Kensington Society. See Kensington Society. Wethersfield Newington or West Society. See Newington Society. W^ethersfield Rocky Hill or South or Stepney Society. See Rocky Hill Society. Wethersfield Separate Society. See Middletown Strict Society. Wethersfield Worthington Society. See Berlin or Second Society. White Haven Society in New Haven. Established October 1759 in New Haven with the same limits as those of the First Society by persons who had seceded from that Society. Sometimes called New Haven North Society. Fair Haven Society was established January 1774 with the same limits by persons who had seceded from this Society. The two Societies became reunited and were established October 1796 as the United Societies of Wliite Haven and Fair Haven. WhiTneyvii^le Society /;/ Hamden. Established May 1795 as East Plain Society to include all of Hamden not in Mount Carmel Society, but which had previously been in New Haven Societies. Came later to be called Whitneyville. W1LI.INGTON Society. The town of Willington incorporated and an ecclesiastical tax laid May 1727. Wilton Society. Established May 1726 as Wilton Society in Norwalk by division of First Society. Part set off as part of Norfield Society May 1757. Part of Norwalk including this Society incor- porated as Wilton May 1802. Wilton Norfield or Weston Society. See Weston Society. Winchester or First Society. West and South part of Winches- ter established as a Society May 1 768. Winchester Winsted or Second Society. See Winsted First Society. 34 Windham or First Society, The Assembly in May 1699 confirmed the agreement of the inhabitants of Windham about matters of public worship. This was to build two churches and hold meet- ings summer and fall at the north end, winter and spring at the south end. Part set off as Windham North East Part May 1717. Part set off as Windham Third Society May 1732. Part set off as part of Chaplin Society October 1800, Windham Brunswick Society. See Brunswick Society. Windham Chaplin Society. See Chaplin Society. Windham Hanover Society. See Hanover Society. Windham North East or Second Societ3^ See Hampton Society. Windham Scotland or Third Society. See Scotland Society. Windham Village Society. See Hampton Society. Windsor or First Society. Church organized in 1630 in Plymouth, England, and its organization was brought to Windsor by the first settlers of the town. A Second Society established May 1668 within the limits of this Society. Part set off as East Windsor Society May 1696. Part set off as Poquonock Society October 1724. Part set off as Windsor North Society October 1759, and reunited with this Society May 1792. Windsor Second Society. A number of dissenters from Windsor First Church were given liberty in 1669 to establish in church estate. The church was disbanded in 1680. Windsor North Society. Established October 1759 by division of First Society. Reunited with the First Society May 1792, at which time it was called Fourth Society. Windsor East Windsor or Second Society. See South Windsor Society. Windsor Ellington Society. See Ellington Society. Windsor Fourth Society. See Windsor North Society. Windsor North or Fourth Society. See East Windsor Society. Windsor North Bolton Society. See Vernon Society. Windsor Poquonock or Third Society. See Poquonock Society. Windsor Turkey Hills Society. See East Granby Society, Windsor Wintonbury Society. See Bloomfield Society. Windsor Locks Turkey Hills Society. See East Granby Society, WiNSTED First Society in Winchester. Established February 1778 in the east part of Winchester and west part of Barkhampsted as Winsted Society. Became Winsted First Society in 1S54 on the incorporation of Winsted Second Society. Wintonbury Society. See Bloomfield Society. Woodbridge Society. P^stablished October 1738 as Amity Society in New Haven and Milford. Milford Separate Society established May 1750 within the limits of the town of Milford, which would include a part of this Society. Part set off as Bethany Society October 1762, Parts of New Haven and Milford including this Society and Bethany Society incorporated January 1784 as Wood- bridge, making this Woodbridge First Society. Woodbridge Bethany or Second Society. See Bethany Society. Woodbridge Salem Society, See Naugatuck Society, 35 Woodbury or First Society. Church organized in 1670. Part set off asSouthbury Society May 1731. Probably part set off as Rox- bury Society May 1743. Probably part set off as part of Middle- bury Society December 1790. Woodbury Strict Society estab- lished October 1816 with the same bounds as those of this Society. Sometimes called Woodbury South Society. Woodbury Bethlehem Society, See Bethlehem Society. Woodbury Judea Society. See Washington Society. Woodbur}' Middlebur}' Society. See Middlebury Society. Woodbury North Woodbury or Strict Society. See North Woodbury Society. Woodbury Oxford Society. See Oxford Society. Woodbury Roxbury Society. See Roxbury Society. Woodbury South Britain Society. See South Britain Society. Woodbury Southbury or Second Society. See Southbury Society. Woodstock or First Society. Church organized in 1690. Part set off as Woodstock West Society September 1743. Was in Massachu- setts until May 1749. Part set off as North Woodstock Society October 1760. Sometimes called South Woodstock and Wood- stock Hill Society. Woodstock East Woodstock or North Woodstock or Third Society. See North or East Woodstock Society. Woodstock New Roxbury or West or West Woodstock or Second Society. See West Woodstock Society. Worthington Society. See Berlin or Second Society. Yale C01.1.EGE Church iii New Haven. In 1757 in the face of nmch opposition a Church was organized within the College. There appears never to have been a Societ}^ in connection with this Church, unless the College itself was considered as constituting one.