Index to Loyalist Connecticut Court Records, 1776-84

This index covers the years 1776-84 and references 867 individuals who were in some way charged as a Loyalist during the Revolutionary War. These original documents are from various County & Superior Courts primarily from Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, and New London Counties; Middlesex and Tolland Counties were created in 1785 and there is only 1 record from Windham County in the index. Please keep in mind that this index is not comprehensive and additional information may be found within the un-separated files and records of each court.

This index includes the surname and given name of the individual, residence, year of hearing, specific notes about the case, the Connecticut court where the case was heard along with drawer/box number where the original document is found. The bulk of the documents are either warrants for an arrest or a personal or Grand Jury complaint registered against an individual. Notes include such bits of information such as the person’s rank, the reason for the charge, the verdict in the case, or a petition to reduce the sentence. Of particular interest are three “Negro” men who were accused of treason, and accusations against several men who lived out of state but owned land in Connecticut. Loyalism, not surprisingly, also seemed to run in families.

For more resources about Loyalists in Connecticut, please see our Loyalist Research Guide.

People may request a copy of a file by contacting the staff of the History & Genealogy Unit by telephone [phone] or <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/csl/email-us?language=en_US">email</a>. When requesting a copy of a record, please include the name of the individual, date, and the specific court. Please understand that some files are extremely fragile and may not be able to be reproduced and/or read with ease.

For more information about the judicial records stored at the Connecticut State Library, please see the on-line guide to <a href="https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/ld.php?content_id=76677446">Connecticut State Archives Record Group 003, Judicial Records</a>.

本索引涵盖了1776年至1844年的年份，并引用了867位在革命战争期间以某种方式被指控为保皇党人的个人。这些原始文件主要来自费尔菲尔德、哈特福德、利奇菲尔德、纽黑文和新伦敦县的各种县级和高等法院；米德尔塞克斯和托兰县于1785年成立，索引中只有来自温莎县的1条记录。请注意，此索引并不全面，可能还有更多信息可在每个法院的未分离文件和记录中找到。该索引包括个人的姓氏和名，居住地，听证年份，关于案件的具体笔记，审理案件的康涅狄格州法院以及原始文件所在的抽屉/盒子编号。大部分文件要么是逮捕令，要么是对个人的个人或大陪审团投诉。笔记包括诸如个人军衔、指控原因、案件判决或减刑请愿书等信息。特别值得注意的是三位被指控叛国的“黑人”男子，以及指控居住在州外但拥有康涅狄格州土地的数位男子的指控。不出所料，保皇主义似乎也具有家族传承的特点。有关康涅狄格州保皇党的更多信息，请参阅我们的保皇党研究指南。个人可以通过拨打（860）757-6580或通过电子邮件<a href="https://portal.ct.gov/csl/email-us?language=en_US">联系历史与家谱单位的工作人员</a>请求文件副本。请求记录副本时，请包括个人姓名、日期和具体法院。请理解，一些文件极其脆弱，可能无法轻松复制和/或阅读。有关康涅狄格州图书馆存储的司法记录的更多信息，请参阅<a href="https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/ld.php?content_id=76677446">康涅狄格州档案馆记录组003，司法记录</a>的在线指南。