Bankside Farmers
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The Bankside Farmers were a group of five men who established themselves along the Long Island Sound
south of Fairfield, Connecticut
in 1648. The area is now known as Greens Farms
, a section of Westport, Connecticut
.
They were: Thomas Newton, Henry Gray, John Green, Daniel Frost and Francis Andrews.
Daniel Frost was born January 17, 1613 in Nottingham, England and died February 23, 1682 in Fairfield. A small coastal promontory
, Frost Point, is named for Daniel Frost.
Henry Gray was born November 23, 1617 in London
, England
. He worked as a tailor
with his elder brother William in London for a time. He arrived in New England in 1639. He married Daniel Frost's sister Lydia in Boston, Massachusetts in September of 1639. He came to Fairfield in 1640 and was a deputy from Fairfield from 1642-43. He died in 1658. Two roads in the area are named for him: Gray's Farm Road and Gray Lane.
Greens Farms is named for John Green.
This group of early settlers adopted the name "Bankside" to commemorate the original Bankside
located in London, England, the district in which several of them had previously resided.
Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...
south of Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...
in 1648. The area is now known as Greens Farms
Greens Farms, Connecticut
Greens Farms is the oldest and seed neighborhood in the town of Westport in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.-Boundary:The boundaries of the neighborhood, like those of most neighborhoods with no governmental status, are vague, but according to a New York Times article in 2001,...
, a section of Westport, Connecticut
Westport, Connecticut
-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
.
They were: Thomas Newton, Henry Gray, John Green, Daniel Frost and Francis Andrews.
Daniel Frost was born January 17, 1613 in Nottingham, England and died February 23, 1682 in Fairfield. A small coastal promontory
Promontory
Promontory may refer to:*Promontory, a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water*Promontory, Utah, the location where the United States first Transcontinental Railroad was completed...
, Frost Point, is named for Daniel Frost.
Henry Gray was born November 23, 1617 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He worked as a tailor
Tailor
A tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats, trousers,...
with his elder brother William in London for a time. He arrived in New England in 1639. He married Daniel Frost's sister Lydia in Boston, Massachusetts in September of 1639. He came to Fairfield in 1640 and was a deputy from Fairfield from 1642-43. He died in 1658. Two roads in the area are named for him: Gray's Farm Road and Gray Lane.
Greens Farms is named for John Green.
This group of early settlers adopted the name "Bankside" to commemorate the original Bankside
Bankside
Bankside is a district of London, England, and part of the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock to...
located in London, England, the district in which several of them had previously resided.