Wightman Burying Ground Ledger

Archive

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Groton Public Library

Name/Title

Wightman Burying Ground Ledger

Entry/Object ID

2026.019.007

Scope and Content

Account book that was later repurposed as a genealogical record for families associated with the Wightman Burying Ground. The legder includes accounts for goods and services from various Mystic residents and businesses, 1854-1856 (page 1-59). Genealogical records are included from pages 1-262, with an index of names available in the front of the ledger. Notes include copies of vital records, land records, probate records, correspondence, town directories and family trees, from the period 1639-1890. Family names include Culver, Lamb, Holdredge, Wightman, Gallup, Smith, Noyes, Fish, Daboll, Babcock and Denison. Photocopy also available.

Collection

Wightman Burying Ground Association Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.019

Source or Donor

Wightman Burying Ground Association

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Ledger

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Book, Account

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Record, Bookkeeping

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Financial Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Wightman Burying Ground, Irons & Grinnell, Mystic Manufacturing Co., First Baptist Church of Groton, School District 6

Archive Details

Creator

Wightman Burying Ground Association

Date(s) of Creation

1639 - 1890

Archive Size/Extent

1 Box

Provenance

Notes

Admin or Biographical History: The Wightman Burying Ground is an historic cemetery located near the intersection of Yetter and Cold Spring Roads in Groton. The cemetery is associated with the First Baptist Church of Groton, established 1705, and was named for the first pastor of the Church, Valentine Wightman. It is known for its colonial era graves, including wolf stones.