Heirs-at-Law of the Nipmucs of the Reservation at Webster, Massachusetts

Compiled by Thomas L. Doughton

The following is a list of Nipmucs whose families were legally associated with the reservation at Dudley. In addition to a person's first name and last name this list provides the person's age and residence in 1861. Married indicates a woman's married name. L1, for first list, is from the Earle report of 1861. L2, for list 2, is for individuals paid for land at the reservation sold by the state. L3, for list 3, is individuals paid as part of liquidating trust fund monies held by the Commonwealth for the Dudley Indians. Earle enumerated 86 individuals he listed as connected to the Dudley Indians. There were 38 individuals paid for the reservation land. There were 78 persons paid the balance of the Dudley Indian trust fund.

First Name

Surname

Age

Married

Town

St

L1

L2

L3

Charles R.

Bakeman

2

Northampton

MA

01

Helen E.

Bakeman

23

Northampton

MA

01

03

Josiah

Bakeman

27

Northampton

MA

01

C.E. Louisa

Belden

03

Caroline M.

Belden

18

Treadwell

Worcester

MA

01

02

03

Charles L.

Belden

02

03

Charlotte G. E.

Belden

3

Revalion

Worcester

MA

01

03

Ella Rebecca

Belden

6

Costello

Worcester

MA

01

02

Florence A.

Belden

02

Francis A.

Belden

1.5

Worcester

MA

01

02

03

Frederic E.

Belden

02

03

James E.

Belden

43

Worcester

MA

01

03

James H.

Belden

1.5

Worcester

MA

01

03

Joseph E.

Belden

22

Worcester

MA

01

Lilla H.

Belden

02

03

Louisa

Belden

02

Warren A.

Belden

02

Joseph E.

Bowman

12

Webster

MA

01

02

03

Esther M.

Brown

03

William H. N.

Cady

17

Webster

MA

01

George H.

Cooper

03

James H.

Cooper

03

Orrin

Corbin

39

CA

01

Ruth

Corbin

35

Springfield

MA

01

Anstis

Daley

20

Webster

MA

01

Henry

Dixon

03

Lydia

Dixon

03

Amanda

Dorus

03

Betsy

Dorus

10

Arkless

Dudley

MA

01

03

Christina

Dorus

4

Gordon

Dudley

MA

01

03

Cordelia

Dorus

7

Dudley

MA

01

Esbon

Dorus

45

Dudley

MA

01

03

Henry L.

Dorus

12

Dudley

MA

01

03

Hezekiah

Dorus

14

Dudley

MA

01

Matilda

Dorus

1

Dudley

MA

01

Polly

Dorus

03

Albert Edwin

Esau

14

Mass.

MA

01

03

Alonzo

Esau

12

Warren

MA

01

02

Alonzo

Esau

02

Christianna

Esau

02

Dorcas Delina

Esau

1

Warren

MA

01

03

Elizabeth V.

Esau

17

Cooper

Warren

MA

01

02

03

Josephine

Esau

03

Lorenzo

Esau

03

Luke

Esau

50

Warren

MA

01

Melancy

Esau

5

Warren

MA

01

03

Phebe Ann

Esau

3

Warren

MA

01

03

Robert

Esau

7

Warren

MA

01

02

03

Rufus

Esau

02

Rufus

Esau

03

Martha A.

Fiske

25

Webster

MA

01

Martha A.

Fiske

02

Martha A.

Fiske

03

Christina R.

Freeman

1

S. Gardner

MA

01

Donahue D.

Freeman

03

Eleanor Elizabeth

Freeman

34

Esau

Warren

MA

01

03

Esther

Freeman

24

S. Gardner

MA

01

Esther M.

Freeman

3

S. Gardner

MA

01

Georgie N.

Freeman

03

Harriet A.

Freeman

8

S. Gardner

MA

01

Mary

Freeman

32

Webster

MA

01

Theophilus D.

Freeman

36

Webster

MA

01

02

03

Thomas F.

Freeman

03

Thomas Jefferson

Freeman

30

S. Gardner

MA

01

02

03

Warren A.

Freeman

5

S. Gardner

MA

01

03

William S.

Freeman

03

Fanny

Gould

Nichols

02

03

John A.

Hazard

03

Joseph T.

Hazard

03

Fred

Henries

02

Israel L.

Henries

03

Lester L.

Henries

03

Lydia A.

Sprague

30

Henries

Sturbridge

MA

01

03

Matilda A.

Henries

03

Perry E.

Henries

02

03

Sarah S.

Henries

1

Pelican

Sturbridge

MA

01

02

03

Walter S.

Henries

02

03

Winfred

Henries

02

03

Henry

Hull

75

Webster

MA

01

Matilda

Hull

66

Webster

MA

01

03

Aaron

Humphrey

61

Eastford

CT

01

Cyrus

Humphrey

45

Unknown

01

03

Elizabeth

Humphrey

66

Spencer

MA

01

Esther

Humphrey

85

Spencer

MA

01

Hannah

Humphrey

34

Putnam

CT

01

Luke

Humphrey

55

Unknown

01

Mary E.

Humphrey

23

Spencer

MA

01

02

William

Humphrey

68

Spencer

MA

01

Matilda

Jackson

03

Julia

Jaha

51

Daley

Oxford

MA

01

Levi

Jaha

46

Spencer

MA

01

Mary

Jaha

44

Webster

MA

01

02

03

Paris C.

Jaha

48

Webster

MA

01

Rhoda

Jaha

42

Webster

MA

01

03

Francis A.

Kyle

03

Helen E.

Kyle

2

Worcester

MA

01

Ida Estella

Kyle

1

Worcester

MA

01

Sophia E.

Kyle

23

Worcester

MA

01

Mary E.

Mason

02

03

Hannah Frances

Nichols

10

Sturbridge

MA

01

Matilda A. M.

Nichols

18

Sturbridge

MA

01

02

Mercy H.

Oliver

38

Brookfield

MA

01

02

03

Edgar

Pegan

12

Thompson

CT

01

Edgar

Pegan

03

Edward

Pegan

70

Webster

MA

01

George M.

Pegan

03

Hannah

Pegan

40

Thompson

CT

01

James

Pegan

1

Thompson

CT

01

03

James M.

Pegan

37

Thompson

CT

01

02

03

Jerry B.

Pegan

03

Middleton

Pegan

2

Thompson

CT

01

03

Harriet A.

Rich

03

Amey

Robinson

56

(Migratory)

01

Emma T. G.

Shelley

8

Sturbridge

MA

01

02

03

Ida A.

Shelley

02

03

William E.

Shelley

7

Sturbridge

MA

01

02

03

Angela Maria

Sprague

1

Leach

Webster

MA

01

02

03

Israel

Sprague

26

Webster

MA

01

Mary Ella

Sprague

7

Webster

MA

01

Patty

Sprague

80

Boston

MA

01

Sally Maria

Sprague

26

Webster

MA

01

Melaney

Tanner

03

Nancy Esau

Tanner

02

Angenette B.

White

29

Dorus, Hazard

Dudley

MA

01

02

03

Betsy

White

59

Webster

MA

01

Joseph H. P.

White

28

Webster

MA

01

Mary E.

White

03

Oscar W.

White

03

Barzilla

Willard

02

Barzillai

Willard

39

Uxbridge

MA

01

Isaac Davis

Willard

11

Uxbridge

MA

01

James

Willard

15

Uxbridge

MA

01

02

Lydia

Willard

13

Blackstone

Uxbridge

MA

01

Paris

Willard

17

Uxbridge

MA

01

03

Hannah Isabella

Williard

12

Webster

MA

01

02

03

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