Bankside Farmers

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. Greens Farms is named for John Green.

Bankside Farmers

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. Greens Farms is named for John Green.