Settlement of this area began as an independent Colony. On 19 March 1632, Lord Say and Seal, Lord Brooke and other Puritan leaders formed a company in London to begin a Puritan Colony in America. On 19 March 1632 they received a patent from Robert, Earl of Warwick, covering a vast area in New England. The holders of the �Warwick Patent� were ultimately only able to enforce their control to about ten square miles around the mouth of the Connecticut River. In 1635, John Winthrop Jr. was commissioned Governor of the River Connecticut and sent as the agent of the Warwick Patentees to begin the settlement. The Governor�s men rebuffed attempts by the Dutch to establish a fort at Kievit�s Hook (Saybrook Point) and built Fort Saybrook commanded by Lieutenant Lion Gardiner. The settlement was called Saybrook in honor of its patrons and its name was established sometime before 1637. The expected arrival of prominent Puritans never materialized except for George and Lady Fenwick. The settlement gave up it independence and was transferred to the Connecticut Colony in 1644. Saybrook gave birth to the town of Lyme in 1667, the town of Chester in 1836, the town of Westbrook in 1840, the town of Old Saybrook in 1852 and the town of Essex in 1854. In 1947, the town of Saybrook changed its name to Deep River. Town vital records begin 1600. Barbour collection records cover (Saybrook) 1635-1850.
Other City Names (1)
Name:
Saybrook
Settled From (0)
No Data Available.
Population (6)
Year:
1940
Population:
2332
Year:
1950
Population:
2558
Year:
1970
Population:
3690
Year:
1980
Population:
3994
Year:
1990
Population:
4332
Year:
2000
Population:
4610
Founding Families (3)
Surname:
Backus
Surname:
Kirtland
Surname:
Pratt
Cemeteries (3)
Name:
Congregational Church Cemetery
Location:
Deep River
Name:
Fountain Hill Cemetery
Location:
25 Essex Road
Name:
Winthrop Cemetery
Location:
Winthrop Road
Churches (3)
Name:
Deep River Baptist Church (860) 526-5960
Location:
24 River Street, Deep River, CT 06417
Name:
Deep River Congregational Church (860) 526-5045
Location:
1 Church Street, P.O. Box 246, Deep River, CT 06417
