The original town of Guilford, including the present towns of Guilford and Madison, stretched along Long Island Sound from Branford to Killingsworth, a distance of approximately nine or ten miles. The first settlers were adventurers from Surry and Kent, near London, England, and, unlike their mercantile brethren who inhabited New Haven, mostly were farmers. The emphasis of this history is on the 40 early settlers, the purchase and layout of the town, and church and religious history. There are also numerous lists of deacons, town clerks, marshals, judges, magistrates, Masons, deputies, etc.,...

The original town of Guilford stretched along Long Island Sound from Branford to Killingsworth, and included the present towns of Guilford and Madison (set off in 1828). The first settlers were about forty farmers from Surry and Kent, in the vicinity of London, England, who arrived in 1639. This history places emphasis on the early settlers and the ecclesiastical history of the town. There are numerous biographical sketches of the early settlers, ministers and other church officials, and noteworthy citizens, as well as numerous lists including: deacons, judges, justices, magistrates,...