The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, vols. 1-2 (1850-1852)

The printed records of the General Court of Connecticut. Vol. 1 (1636-1665) is https://archive.org/details/publicrecordsofc03conn; vol. 2 (1665-1678) is https://archive.org/details/publicrecords02conn. Read in the archive.org full text for Notable connections of Frances Fairchild Holbrook: the Fairchild branch and the families that married in (October 2026).

• Moses Wheeler and the Stratford ferry, General Court of 18 May 1648 (1:163): "The motion made by Mr. Ludlowe, concerneing Moses Wheeler for the keepeing the Ferry att Stratford, is referred to such as shall keepe the next Court att Fayerfield, both in the behalfe of the Country and the Towne of Stratford."
• Thomas Fairchild of Stratford among the deputies, e.g. at the court of October 1654, "Tho: Fairechild" (vol. 1).
• His second marriage and estate, General Court of May 1673 (2:198-199): "Vpon the petition of Mrs. Katheren Fayrechild ... in refferance to an obligation with condition made by Mr. Thomas Fayrechild before marriage unto the abouesayd Mrs. Katherin Fayrechild, for the payement of two hundred pownds, English money, — This Court findeing a non-performance of the sayd condition obliged, nor any prouision made by will or otherwise for three children of the sayd Thomas and Katherin Fayrechild, doe allowe of the sayd two hundred pownd, as just debt to be payd out of the estate." The editor's note: "A copy of the marriage contract between Thomas Fairchild, of Stratford, merchant, and Katherine Cragg, a sister of Elizabeth Whiting, widow, of London, (executed in England, 22d Dec. 1662,) is in Priv. Controv. Vol. I. Doc. 20. Mr. Fairchild binds himself to convey to the said Katherine, a life estate in his lands at Stratford, or, in case of his death before his arrival in N. England, to cause to be paid to the said Katherine, the sum of £200. The Inventory of Mr. Fairchild's estate, (amounting to £160 10s. 0d.) with the report of the Committee of the General Court, by whom it was apprized and set out to the widow, is recorded in Col. Rec. of Lands, II. 20."
• Henry Whitney, General Assembly of 10 Oct 1667 (2:73), upon the petition of Wm. Haugh: "there shall be payd unto the sayd Henry Whitney fower pownds out of the publique Treasury ... about seizing of rumme" (as quoted by Phoenix, 1878).

For King Philip's War (research/king-philips-war/): vol. 2, The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, from 1665 to 1678; with the Journal of the Council of War, 1675 to 1678 (1852), read in the archive.org scan https://archive.org/details/bwb_P9-CDP-545. Vols. 4 (1689-1706) and 7 (1726-1735) were searched for the Swamp Fight survivors' petition and have nothing on it. Cited:

• Lt. Reinold Marvin, deputy for Lyme, 14 Oct 1675, "For Lyme; Lt Renold Maruin" (2:265; "Mr. Charles Hill, abs." for New London), and May 1676, "Lyme; L't Rein: Maruin, Mr. Wm. Measure" (2:274). The Council of War, 25 Nov 1675: "two men in each and euery towne are to pass and signe euery one's payment that is due from the Treasurie ... for Lyme, Mr. Griswould, Lt Marvin; for New London, Mr. Witherell, Mr. Josh: Raymond" (2:386). After his death, Mathew Griswold "to supply the place of a Leivtenant at Lime" (10 May 1677, 2:317).
• Andros at Saybrook: the Council to Capt. Thomas Bull, 8 July 1675, on "two sloopes arriued from New Yorke, in which sloopes are som forces com w' Major Andross" (2:334): July 1675, not 1676.
• Joshua Raymond of New London: cornet of the county troop (2:186, 1672); the army's commissary, the wheat and stores "deliuered to Mr. Josh: Raymond of New London, whoe is ordered forthwith to take care that the corne be baked into bread" (Nov 1675, 2:384) and more provisions "into the hands of Mr. Joshua Raymond" (3 and 7 Feb 1675/6, 2:405-406); "Mr. Daniel Witherly, Mr. Joshua Raymond, are permitted to send forth the Good Ketch, the New London ... for the Barbadoes" (7 Apr 1676, 2:428); "Mrs. Raymond," his widow, in 1677 (2:311).
• The Narragansett levy, "forty at New London, Stoneington and Lyme" (2:385), and widow Abigail Lay's son of Lyme, "wounded at the swamp fight" (2:276 note). Owanecoe allowed to "dispose of" the "captiues of the Phillipeans" he had taken "by sale or otherwayes as he shall find most advantagious to himselfe" (25 Nov 1675, 2:385); "Mr. Ely, in behalfe of Joshua [Attawanhood, a son of Uncas], and ... Mr. Griswould in behalfe of the Nianticutt Indians" (26 Nov, 2:386); thanks "to Vnceas, Owanecoe, Mawmawho and Robbin for their good seruice in the last expedition" (7 Feb 1675/6, 2:406).
• The chaplains: Rev. James Noyes appointed "minister to our army" on 28 Nov 1675 but could not attend, and "Mr. Nicholas Noyse to goe forth with our army" (11 Dec 1675, 2:387-388); Rev. John Wise "to goe forth minister to our army" (Jan 1675/6, 2:399), and Palmes from New London, 26 Jan 1675/6, Treat's army "accompanyed with Mr. Fitch, Mr. Buckley & Mr. Wise," after "a party of Capt. Prentis troope" had taken two Indians (2:400).
• The Swamp Fight: the editor's note, "Of her 300 men, 80 were killed and wounded; (about 40 were killed or died of their wounds;) three of her five captains, Seely, Marshall and Gallop, were killed ... and a fourth, Capt. Mason, was mortally wounded" (2:391 n.); the Council to Andros, "about 70 of the English, besides the wounded, and about 600 of the Indians, men, women & children, as is said, are slaine" (2:398).
• Windsor and Hartford: 21 Feb 1675/6, "that there be garrisons kept at Nath: Bissell's, Tho: Burnham's, Mr. John Crowe's, and at Nabuck, and Mr. Willys his farme; provided, in every garrison there be six men at least, and that the garrisons be well fortified, and that noe place but such doe remayn inhabited on the east side" (2:410). 27 Mar 1676, the day Simsbury's burning was reported: "There being complaynt made that Saml Bissell, after his horss was prest by the Constable of Windsor, did deceiue him of him, and let him be turned out of his yarde before his face ... is adjudged to pay a fine of forty shillings to the pub: Treasurie of the County of Hartford" (2:423). John Bissell Jr. confirmed quartermaster of the Hartford County troop, May 1677 (2:311).
• 24 Aug 1676: forty-eight surrendered Indians "with their retinue of old men, women and children" sent to "Saybrooke, Lime, Kenilworth and Guilford," whose people were to "giue entertainment to them ... because of the advantage of gayning reliefe from the sea, by fish, oysters, clams," until settled "in service or otherwise" (2:474-475). Spring 1677: "the Hono'ble Major John Pynchon and Mr. James Richards" sent to treat with the Mohawks at Albany (2:493, 496).