Jane, Saybrook was originally in New London County. Middlesex County was formed in 1785 from Hartford, New Haven and New London. I believe that prior to 1785 Saybrook consisted of Chester, Essex, Deep River, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook and Westbrook. When Middlesex was formed, Lyme and Old Lyme remained in New London County and the remaining part of Saybrook Colony became part of the new county, Middlesex. Towns formed from Saybrook Colony: Chester in 1835. Deep River 1635, originally named Saybrook, name changed to Deep River in 1947. Essex 1852. (called Old Saybrook 1852-1854) Old Saybrook 1852 (from Essex/Old Saybrook) Westbrook 1840. I hope that this helps. Harry Walden, Georgetown, TX http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctmiddle/midlsxco.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hmwalden [email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~txwcgs/wcgs.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [CTMID] Re: CTMIDDLE-D Digest V02 #16 > > > Um.....so describe the difference between Saybrook and Old > > Saybrook....inquiring minds would like to know....... > > I found this on the Old Saybrook page at http://nw3.nai.net/~sanner/ > > First established in 1635, Saybrook Colony encompassed all or parts of the > modern day communities of Lyme, Old Lyme, Chester, Deep River, Essex, > Westbrook, and Old Saybrook. The town of Old Saybrook as we know it > today was incorporated in 1854. > > Guess I'm going to have to locate a history of the town to see when part of > the area went into New London Co. > > Jane > > > ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Godfrey Memorial Library Website > http://www.godfrey.org > Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >