Saybrook Colony

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Saybrook Colony
1635–1644
Coat of arms
Map of Connecticut annotated to show its colonial history and the establishment of its modern borders
Status	Colony of England
Capital	Saybrook
Common languages	English
Religion	Puritanism
Government	Self-governing colony
Governor
• 1635-1639	John Winthrop the Younger
• 1639-1644	George Fenwick
History
• Established	1635
• Merged with Connecticut Colony	1644
Currency	Pound sterling
Succeeded by Connecticut Colony

The Saybrook Colony was an English colony established in New England in late 1635 at the mouth of the Connecticut River which today is Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Saybrook was founded by John Winthrop the Younger, son of John Winthrop the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop the Younger was designated Governor by the original settlers, including Colonel George Fenwick and Captain Lion Gardiner. They claimed possession of the land via a deed of conveyance from Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick. The colony was named in honor of Lords Saye and Brooke, prominent Parliamentarians and holders of the colony's land grants.