Nathaniel Shaw Jr. (1703—1778) was a Connecticut Patriot, and an American Revolutionary War soldier.
In 1756, Shaw hired Acadian exiles to build a mansion from the granite ledge at the edge of the river.
The Shaw Mansion was used as the Naval Headquarters for the state of Connecticut during the Revolutionary war.
His son, Nathaniel Shaw Jr. was appointed by both the Continental Congress and the State of Connecticut as the naval agent during the American Revolutionary War, and he had the responsibility of drawing up orders for privateers as well as distributing captured prizes.
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