1852 Letter to Famous Hartford CT Genealogist on Richard Law Stamford Genealogy For Sale

Letter from New Haven to Nathaniel Goodwin, discussing genealogy related to Richard Law, who came from England in 1635.

Based on our research, RICHARD LAW was born 1607 in England, and died about 1687 in Stamford, CT. He married MARGARET KILBOURNE 1635 in Wood Ditton, Cambridge, Eng.

He came from England in 1635. He moved from Wethersfield to Stamford, CT about 1640, soon after the original settlers. He was the first and only Town Clerk for 24 Years, 1641-1664; Selectman for 6 years; Representative in New Haven 1653-1665; Representative to the Connecticut Legislature 1666, 1669, 1672...

Margaret Kilborne came to New England with her parents, aboard the "Increase" in 1635.

This item came from a cache of letters belonging to Nathaniel GOODWIN (1782-1855), who was a genealogist, Probate Judge, and Treasurer of Hartford CT. He also published "Descendants of Thomas Olcott" (1845), "The Foote Family" (1849), and posthumously, “Genealogical Notes of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts," with a memoir (1856).

All ephemera shows wear commensurate to age, including, potentially, stains, worn corners, dings, fraying, scents, stray marks, rips, and other imperfections, etc. You get what you see.

Decent condition for age, but does have a definite scent.