Quaker Hill, Bolles' Hill and why they're called that

Carol W. Kimball

Quaker Hill
religious sects
Rogerenes or Rogerene Quakers
Mamacock
Bolles' Hill

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Scrapbook

8: Communication Artifact

Documentary Artifact

The Day

New London, CT

05/05/2002

Carol W. Kimball

John Rogers was responsible for Quaker Hill. After forming a 17th century religious sect known variously as Rogerenes or Rogerene Quakers Rogers settled at Mamacock. According to Frances Caulkins, Mamacock and the neighboring highland over which the Rogers spread has ever since been known as Quaker Hill. Bolles' Hill overlooked Bolles' Cove and according to well-known Connecticuts genealogist George E. William, the name came from one Thomas Bolles, second son of Joseph and Mary Howell Bolles born at Wells, Maine Dec. 1, 1644. Encouraged by John Winthrop Jr., Thomas bought property on what was called Foxen's Hill after a local Indian, but was afterward known as Bolles's Hill and today is known as Williams Street in the northern part of town - the road to Montville and Norwich. Thomas's wife Zipporah was brutally attacked and killed along with her daughter Mary, age 5, and her son Joseph, age 3.

Rogers, John
Caulkins, Frances M.
Williams, George E.
Bolles, Thomas
Bolles, Joseph
Howell, Mary
Winthrop, John (Jr.)
Owaneco (Mohegan sachem)
Bolles, Zipporah
Bolles, Mary
Bolles, John
Stodder, John

Quaker Hill
Bolles Hill
Williams Street
Montville and Norwich
Foxen's Hill
Rogerenes
Rogerene Quakers
Mamacock
Thames River
axe murder
Mohegan Indians