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Loyalists

Not everyone in the colonies supported independence from England. Those who remained loyal to England were called Loyalists or Tories.

Connecticut State Archives

Index to Loyalist Connecticut court records, 1776-84

Loyalist Resources

Hey (Benedict) Arnold!
New Haven County Court Records: Blog by Sarah Morin on June 7th, 2022
Court cases that involved Benedict Arnold
Loyalists in Connecticut?
blogpost by Sarah Morin on July 19th, 2023. New Haven County Court Records: Blog
More Loyalists in Connecticut?
by Sarah Morin on August 22nd, 2023, New Haven County Court Records: Blog
American loyalists -- Biography search in our library catalog
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Try other terms as a keyword search. Also check Archives Finding Aids

Loyalists During the Revolution

What makes a “patriot” and what makes a Loyalist and how did towns treat them?

Look at Loyalists/Patriots is RG000 Connecticut Archives, Revolutionary War Series. There are also records in the various county court records (there is an index online, RG003) and probate records (RG004).

See History Day guide page under Military > Revolutionary Period

Revolutionary Period - History Day
Page on History Day guide with resources on the American Revolution and the time leading up to it.

Books, Documents, etc.

Connecticut's Loyalists by Robert A. East
Call Number: H&G Ref and GIRS Ref Conn Doc Am35 cb
ISBN: 9780871061461
Publication Date: 1978
Part of Connecticut bicentennial series.

Primo Subject Search for: American loyalists -- Connecticut
Subject Search in our library catalog, Primo, for: American loyalists -- Connecticut
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Most books will not circulate and must be used on site. You might be able to find these books in other libraries, or through your local library's InterLibrary Loan (ILL) service.

The Refugee Loyalists of Connecticut
Call Number: Online and Stacks E277 .S566
Publication Date: 1916
Online in HathiTrust
The Loyalists of Connecticut
Call Number: Online and GIRS Ref Conn Doc T271h p vol.2
Publication Date: 1934
Online access through our library catalog.
Part of Tercentenary pamphlet series
Kingston And The Loyalists Of The "Spring Fleet" Of A.D. 1783 : With Reminiscenses [Sic] Of Early Days In Connecticut : A Narrative
Call Number: Online and Stacks F1044.5.K5 B3 Item does not circulate
Publication Date: 1889
Online access through our library catalog
The Reverend Jeremiah Leaming Of Connecticut : A Biographical Sketch In The Form Of A Letter To Henry Watson Kent, Esq.
Call Number: Online and Stacks BX5995.L43 S49 1928
Publication Date: 1928
Online through HathiTrust.org
The Tories Of Chippeny Hill, Connecticut : A Brief Account Of The Loyalists Of Bristol, Plymouth And Harwinton, Who Founded St. Matthew's Church In East Plymouth In 1791
Call Number: Online and Stacks F104.B8 P77 1909
Publication Date: 1909
Online access through our library catalog
Connecticut State Archives Archival Record Group (RG) #003, Records of the Judicial Department Papers by Subject : Index to Loyalist Connecticut court records, 1776-84 Online through our library catalog. 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.--Description provided by Connecticut State Archives.
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: [2013-?]

Other Institutions

The Rev. Jeremiah Leaming, D.D., his life and services
Hathi Trust: "Reprinted from The churchman, with an appendix."
Links to related materials on the right column.