Windham County, Connecticut

1. History of Windham County, Connecticut, by Ellen D. Larned, 1880, Vol. II 600 pp. ......... (Fred 9/13/1999)

Volume II covers the history of Windham County from 1760 to 1880. It primarily deals with the history of the county, and the towns within the county. There is an Index with eleven references to Linkon (Lincoln).

Several of the names I recognize from my descendancy chart ... Samuel (1693-1794), Nathaniel (1728-1834), Nathaniel (1771-c.1864), Elijah (1762-?), Ralph (1792-1876).

One name I don't have is Zephaniah .. seems like that one would be easy to find! Another is Josiah Linkon, Jr. That seems surprising, since I'm missing both a father and a son. The missing names seem to confirm that there is no end to Lincolns in Windham County ... and they're not all well documented. I did find father/son pairs for Josiah/Josiah and Joshua/Joshua in Taunton. One thing I can tell you, the records for the early Lincolns are a mess!

Some Lincoln excerpts from the book:

p. 48: 1760 - Nathaniel Linkon granted a liquor license

p. 117: 1767 - Nathaniel Linkon was on a committee established to promote trade within the colonies, and discourage foreign trade.

p. 208: 1787 - Elijah Linkon Elijah Linkon awarded 10 pounds for past service as a Continental soldier.

p. 213: 1786 - Josiah Linkon, Jr. chosen grand-juror.

p. 218: 1800 - Nathaniel Linkon, tavern owner.

p. 227: 1794 - Samuel Linkon died in 1794 age nearly 101.

p. 369: 1785 - Zephaniah Linkon bought pew ground.

p. 422: 1815 - Nathaniel Linkon, major land owner.

p. 511: 1820 - Jonah Linkon, delegate from Windham.

p. 517: Samuel Lincoln died at age 101 less 1 day.
Nathaniel Lincoln died at age 105 y. 3 m. 18 d.
Nathaniel Lincoln Jr. died at age over 93.
"It was said when a Lincoln died, they wore out the bell tongue tolling his age."

The Lincolns had a fulling and carding mill in N. Windham in 1837. Later it was converted to a felt manufacturing factory.

Ralph Lincoln installed as postmaster in 1838, a position he held until past the age of eighty.

p. 561: Lincoln Felting works no longer in operation past mid-century.

2. A Modern History of Windham County, Connecticut, by Allen B. Lincoln, 1920, 2 volumes, 1827 pp. ......... (Fred 3/8/2000)

Volume I covers the history of Windham County from its beginning into the 20th century. About 20+ pages is given to a brief history of each of the towns ... Woodstock, Windham, Plainfield, Canterbury, Killingly, Ashford, Pomfret, Thompson, Brooklyn, Hampton, Sterling, Chaplin, Eastford, Putnam, and Scotland.

It mentions that in the early 1750's, the hamlet of North Windham was populated chiefly by Lincolns, and there was some talk about changing the name of the village to Lincolnville. North Windham was right on the Windham-Chaplin border, so the inhabitants were from both towns. The idea never came to fruition.

Volume II includes 19th century biographies of prominent citizens. There is a brief genealogy of the Lincoln line to the author.

He says, "... by tradition, the Lincolns are said to have come from Lincolnshire, England, and located in Hingham and Taunton, Massachusetts. A son of the Taunton Lincolns, named Samuel, came to Norwich, Connecticut, and later (it is supposed) removed to Windham, where on June 2, 1692, he married Elizabeth Jacobs ..."

1. History of Windham County, Connecticut, by Ellen D. Larned, 1880, Vol. II 600 pp. ......... (Fred 9/13/1999)
	Volume II covers the history of Windham County from 1760 to 1880. It primarily deals with the history of the county, and the towns within the county. There is an Index with eleven references to Linkon (Lincoln).
	Several of the names I recognize from my descendancy chart ... Samuel (1693-1794), Nathaniel (1728-1834), Nathaniel (1771-c.1864), Elijah (1762-?), Ralph (1792-1876).
	One name I don't have is Zephaniah .. seems like that one would be easy to find! Another is Josiah Linkon, Jr. That seems surprising, since I'm missing both a father and a son. The missing names seem to confirm that there is no end to Lincolns in Windham County ... and they're not all well documented. I did find father/son pairs for Josiah/Josiah and Joshua/Joshua in Taunton. One thing I can tell you, the records for the early Lincolns are a mess!
	Some Lincoln excerpts from the book:

	p. 48:	1760 - Nathaniel Linkon granted a liquor license
	p. 117:	1767 - Nathaniel Linkon was on a committee established to promote trade within the colonies, and discourage foreign trade.
	p. 208:	1787 - Elijah Linkon Elijah Linkon awarded 10 pounds for past service as a Continental soldier.
	p. 213:	1786 - Josiah Linkon, Jr. chosen grand-juror.
	p. 218:	1800 - Nathaniel Linkon, tavern owner.
	p. 227:	1794 - Samuel Linkon died in 1794 age nearly 101.
	p. 369:	1785 - Zephaniah Linkon bought pew ground.
	p. 422:	1815 - Nathaniel Linkon, major land owner.
	p. 511:	1820 - Jonah Linkon, delegate from Windham.
	p. 517:	Samuel Lincoln died at age 101 less 1 day. Nathaniel Lincoln died at age 105 y. 3 m. 18 d. Nathaniel Lincoln Jr. died at age over 93. "It was said when a Lincoln died, they wore out the bell tongue tolling his age." The Lincolns had a fulling and carding mill in N. Windham in 1837. Later it was converted to a felt manufacturing factory. Ralph Lincoln installed as postmaster in 1838, a position he held until past the age of eighty.
	p. 561:	Lincoln Felting works no longer in operation past mid-century.


2. A Modern History of Windham County, Connecticut, by Allen B. Lincoln, 1920, 2 volumes, 1827 pp. ......... (Fred 3/8/2000)
	Volume I covers the history of Windham County from its beginning into the 20th century. About 20+ pages is given to a brief history of each of the towns ... Woodstock, Windham, Plainfield, Canterbury, Killingly, Ashford, Pomfret, Thompson, Brooklyn, Hampton, Sterling, Chaplin, Eastford, Putnam, and Scotland. It mentions that in the early 1750's, the hamlet of North Windham was populated chiefly by Lincolns, and there was some talk about changing the name of the village to Lincolnville. North Windham was right on the Windham-Chaplin border, so the inhabitants were from both towns. The idea never came to fruition.
	Volume II includes 19th century biographies of prominent citizens. There is a brief genealogy of the Lincoln line to the author. He says, "... by tradition, the Lincolns are said to have come from Lincolnshire, England, and located in Hingham and Taunton, Massachusetts. A son of the Taunton Lincolns, named Samuel, came to Norwich, Connecticut, and later (it is supposed) removed to Windham, where on June 2, 1692, he married Elizabeth Jacobs ..."