FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Villano Jeffrey C
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/09/2017
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sachem Capital Corp. [SACH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O 23 LAUREL STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President,co-CEO and Treasurer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BRANFORD, CT 06405
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Shares, $.001 par value per share 1,085,000
D
 
Common Shares, $.001 par value per share 839,970
I
By Sachem Capital Partners, LLC (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Villano Jeffrey C
C/O 23 LAUREL STREET
BRANFORD, CT 06405
  X   X   President,co-CEO and Treasurer  

Signatures

/s/ Jeffrey C. Villano 02/14/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On February 8, 2017, Sachem Capital Partners, LLC ("SCP") acquired 6,283,237 common shares (the "SCP Shares") of the issuer in an "Exchange" transaction as described in the Issuer's final prospectus dated February 9, 2017 (the "Prospectus"). JJV, LLC("JJV") is the manager of SCP and the reporting person is a managing member of JJV. All 6,283,237 common shares are expected to be distributed pro rata to the members of SCP in full liquidation of their membership interests in SCP, as soon as practicable after the consummation of the initial public offering contemplated by the Prospectus.
(2) Upon distribution of the SCP Shares, the reporting person's two minor daughters will receive an aggregate of 16,043 common shares; Ultimate Brands Inc. and Union News of New Haven, Inc., each a corporation of which the reporting person is the chief executive officer, will receive 397,428 and 185,780 common shares, respectively (collectively, the "Corporations' Shares"); and JJV will receive 240,719 common shares (the "JJV Shares"). The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Corporations' Shares and JJV Shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the remaining SCP Shares.

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