Connecticut Establishes a Probate Court at Windham Green

Title

Connecticut Establishes a Probate Court at Windham Green

Description

The colony establishes a probate court at Windham Green for the towns of Lebanon, Coventry, Mansfield, Canterbury, Plainfield, Killingly, Pomfret, and Ashford, increasing the amount of business in the town. Captain John Fitch serves as the first judge of the Probate Court.

Source

Ellen Douglas Larned, History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume I: 1600-1760 (Worcester, MA: Charles Hamilton, 1874), 102.

Date

1719-10

Contributor

horn_allen

Collection

Digital Windham

Citation

“Connecticut Establishes a Probate Court at Windham Green,” History Digitized, accessed March 12, 2026, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/674.