After nearly a year of research by the folks at New London Landmarks

in New London, CT a group devoted to preservation and political - preservation awareness and then followed up (on going as well) by the new history keeper of 77-79 Green Street in New London has shed new light on the historic gambrel cape on Green Street.

As of this date it appears the house was built by Richard Douglas around 1801, however some data shows it could be as early as 1786 (confusion between this lot and that of 102 Golden Street) but for discussions sake we will use 1801 as the start point until proved different.

Richard Douglas, son of Stephen Douglas (1719-1748) was born in 1746 and is a direct descendent of the Deacon William Douglas of Scotland whose family emigrated on the Mayflower to Plimouth Mass-Bay Colony in 1620 and later to Connecticut and Pequot (New London) in around 1650-55.

Richard Douglas married Ann Champlin of New Shoreham, Block Island in 1777 and had several children including Alexander in 1778, Fanny, Nancy (1780), Peter (1792) and others. Richard turned the Green Street house over to his son in about 1805. Later the house came back into the hands of Richard, reasons unbeknownst to me at this point and was willed to his wife and daughter Nancy in a 1826 testament. Richard died in New London ikn 1828.

The house eventually came into the hands of Daniel Hobron (b. 1826- d.1901) in the 1840s by ways and reasons unknown at this point. It appears Richard likely served in the New London Militia during the American Revolution and purchased the property from Timothy Green of the Green Printing family.

More information will follow!