Saybrook Colony

The Saybrook Colony was established in late 1635 at the mouth of the Connecticut River in what is today Old Saybrook, Connecticut and environs. John Winthrop, the Younger, son of the Governor of Massachusetts, was designated Governor by the group that claimed possession of the land via a deed of conveyance from the Earl of Warwick. Winthrop was aided by Colonel George Fenwick and Captain Lion Gardiner. As the principals of the group who had planned to settle the colony were supporters of Oliver Cromwell and remained in England during the English Civil War, the colony struggled and by 1644, Fenwick agreed to merge the colony with the more vibrant Connecticut Colony a few miles up river.

Related Topics:
1635 - Connecticut River - Old Saybrook, Connecticut - John Winthrop, the Younger - Earl of Warwick - Oliver Cromwell - English Civil War - 1644 - Connecticut Colony

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