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The Founders of Windsor Monument: Palisado Green 118 Palisado Avenue Windsor, Connecticut http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC20T
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The monument has three pink granite panels joined together. The center panel is taller than the outer panels. Each of the panels have curved tops. On the center panel is a bronze three masted ship known as the "Mary and John" which is the ship which brought the founders from England to America. The outer panels are inscribed lists of names of the founders. The center panel is inscribed: TO THE FOUNDERS OF WINDSOR AND THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN CONNECTICUT WHICH CAME TO AMERICA IN THE MARY AND JOHN WITH ITS PASTOR - JOHN WARHAM MAY 30, 1630 SETTLED IN DORCHESTER MASSACHUSETTS AND MIGRATED TO WINDSOR IN MAY AND OCTOBER 1635 THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED ON THE SITE OF THE FIRST CHURCH BUILDING BY THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE PILGRIMS CONNECTICUT BRANCH MAY 30, 1930 The following is a list of the Founders of the town of Windsor, amended and approved by the Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor, Inc. as of June 1996. George Abbot, Benedictus Alford, Samuel Allen, Matthew Allyn, Thomas Barber, John Bartlett, Margaret (Barret) (Huntington) Stoughton, Thomas Bascomb, Thomas Basset, John Benett, Richard Birge, Capt. John Bissell, Elder John Branker, Jonathan Brewster, Thomas Buckland, William Buell, Joshua Carter, George Chappel, Daniel Clarke, Dea. Henry Clarke, Joseph Clarke, Capt. Aaron Cooke, Thomas Cooper, Nicholas Denslow, Thomas Dewey, Thomas Dibble, John Dumbleton, John Drake, John Dyer, John Eels, Bygod Eggleston, Wiolliam Filley, Thomas Ford, Henry Foulkes, Lt. Walter Fyler, Dea. William Gaylord, Francis Gibbs, William Gilbert, Jeremiah Gillett, Joathan Gillett, Nathan Gillett, Matthew Grant, Thomas Gridley, Edward Griswold, Matthew Griswold, Thomas Gunn William Hannum, John Hawkes, Anthony Hawkins, William Hayden, Gov. John Haynes, William Hill, John Hillier, Thomas Holcombe, Lt. William Holmes, Mary Holt, Elder William Hosford, John Hoskins, Simon Hoyte, Samuel Hubbard, Rev. Ephraim Huit, William Hulbert, George Hull, John Hurd, Humphrey Hydes, Joseph Loomis, Roger Ludlow, Henry Lush, Thomas Marshfield, Ann Marshall, Thomas Marshall, Major John Mason, Mary (Merwin) (Tinker) Collins, Miles Merwin, Simon Mills, Thomas Moore, Thomas Newberry, Thomas Newell, Richard Oldage, Thomas Orton, John Osborn, Sgt. Nicholas Palmer, Thomas Parsons, Elias Parkman, Edward Pattison, George Phelps, William Phelps, George Phillips, Humphrey Pinney, Eltweed Pomeroy, Samuel Pond, John Porter Edward Preston, Matthew Rainend, Philip Randall, Jasper Rawlins, John Reeves, John Rockwell, Dea. William Rockwell, Dr. Bray Rossiter, John St. Nicholas, Robert Saltonstall, Richard Samos, Matthias Sension (St. John), Nicholas Sension, Richard Sexton, Sgt. Thomas Staires, Aaron Starke, Francis Stiles, Henry Stiles, John Stiles, Thomas Stiles, Ens. Thomas Stoughton, George Stuckey, John Talcott, John Taylor, Stephen Terry, Thomas Thornton, William Thrall, John Tille, Peter Tilton, Michael Try, Frances (Clark) (Dewey) (Phelps), Richard Vore, Rev. John Warham, Richard Weller, Richard Whitehead, Arthur Williams, John Williams, Roger Williams, Lt. David Wilton, Robert Winchell, Elder John Witchfield, Henry Wolcott, John Young.

CLARIFICATION: JOHN DRAKE SR., JOHN DRAKE JR., JOHN DRAKE III and JOHN DRAKE IV

Memorial to founders of Windsor

Memorial to founders of Windsor

Memorial to founders of Windsor

John Drake Sr. name on memorial

The descendants of John Drake of Windsor, Connecticut First generation