The following is a list of individuals (most with spouses & families) known to have settled in Middletown, Conn. before 1700. The list is from The History of Middlesex County (Henry Whittemore, Beers Co., 1884), which itself is derived in part from the List of Householders & Proprietors, Middletown, March 22, 1670. Names in boldface are the original 1650-54 settlers of Middletown listed on the Founders Rock plaque at Riverside Cemetery, and on the SMFSD plaque at Godfrey Memorial Library. Please note that this list is known to be incomplete! If you descend from a documented pre-1700 settler not on this list, please contact our Registrar about submitting lineage and references.

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Membership Benefits. When you join the Society of Middletown First Settlers Descendants, you will receive:
• Two issues per year of The Middler, the SMFSD newsletter full of information useful for research about Middletown’s first-settler families.
• The annual membership roster enabling you to network with Middletown “cousins” across the country interested in genealogy.
• Access to the member area of the SMFSD web site that features detailed profiles of the first 23 settlers, local history articles, a comprehensive bibliography of Middletown genealogy & local history, and an archive of past issues of the SMFSD newsletter, The Middler.
• The opportunity to attend SMFSD meetings (every three years) in Middletown that include genealogy research, cemetery tours, library/museum visits, member networking, and social events.
• The opportunity to participate in the organization, suggest/plan meeting activities, and vote on SMFSD business.

Membership is a simple 1-2-3 procedure. If you are a descendant of any pre-1700 Middletown settler, and would like to join SMFSD:
(1) Contact our Registrar, Cindy Nicewarner (cnicewarner "at" verizon "dot" net), about your interest. She will email you an instruction sheet and application.
(2) Complete the SMFSD application and mail it to the Registrar. The applicant shall do their own research. Lineage should be accompanied by copies of reference material by generation. SMFSD seeks to verify information, but does not research family lines. A $10.00 application fee will be added to the dues payment upon verification.
(3) The Registrar will review the application for approval. Documentation is required only through the line of descent from the 1650-1700 settler. Instructions are included with the application that explain guidelines for documentation of descent by generation. (SMFSD will return an application if more documentationn is needed. It is the applicant's responsibility to complete any gaps in the records.)

Dues: When approved, new members can choose to pay annual or lifetime dues: (A) Annual dues from January 1 to December 31 are $20.00 (in addition to the initial $10.00 application handling fee). (B) New members may elect to pay lifetime dues (instead of annual dues) based on age: Age 0-50, $300; Age 51-70, $200; Age 70+, $100.

Friends of SMFSD. Are you a Middletown history enthusiast, but not a descendant of the early families? Would you like to receive The Middler? That's easy. Join us at $20 per year!

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Please send membership inquiries and/or lineage information to:
Cindy Nicewarner, Registrar
Society of Middletown First Settlers Descendants
6006 River Birch Court
Hanover, MD 21076
E-mail: cnicewarner "at" verizon "dot" net

Plaques on Founders Rock and at Godfrey Library. Middletown, Conn. The plaque at left was mounted on Founders Rock in St. John's Park adjacent to Riverside Cemetery at the 250th anniversary of Middletown in 1900. The plaques at center and right were installed at Godfrey Memorial Library by the SMFSD in Middletown in 2000.