New London County CT Archives History .....Census Of Mohegan Indians, 1827-1830 1827 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara W. Brown buwbrown@comcast.net September 28, 2008, 9:35 am Census of Mohegan Indians, 1827 and continued to February 1830, #236 in Norwich Free Academy Collection, Conneticut State Library. List of Mohegan Indians in 1827. May 1st - As taken by new overseers. Lucy Tantaquigeon, ae 94 years (widow) Lucy Commewas, ae 74, daughter of Lucy Tantaquigeon Bethany Horsecoat, ae 50, daughter of Lucy Tantaquigeon Cynthia Horsecoat, ae 50, daughter of Lucy Commewas Children of Cynthia Horsecoat: Diana, ae 28, married to Halsey Rogers Rachel, ae 26, married to Frank Fielding Diana's children: Alpheus Matthews, ae 11, and Henry Matthews, ae 9 Rachel's children: Deloma, ae 6; William, ae 5; Eliphalet, ae 3; Frank, ae 2 John Horsecoat, ae 24, child of Cynthia Horsecoat; married to Nancy Tantaquigeon Bartholomew Tantaquigeon, ae 16, child of Cynthia Horsecoat Sally, his wife, ae 15; daughter of Martha Shantup George Pequ Uncas, ae 30, bachelor Martha Shantup, ae 60, widow Martha's children are Sam Horsecoat, ae 35, bachelor Charles Wyax, ae 19, brother of Sarah Wyax Lucy Shantup, ae 16, an orphan child, niece of Martha Nancy Tantaquigeon - married to John Horsecoat Nancy's children are: Hannah, ae 7; Levi, ae 4; Samuel, ae 1 Olive Cooper (notation: died 1828) Daniel Boham - married Betty Cooper, deceased; has 6 children (in State of Massachusetts) Charles Cooper & Esther, his wife; have 5 children, 4 boys and girl John Uncas & Hannah Brushel (his wife) John Uncas Jr. & Esther hid wife (from another tribe); 4 children John Cooper (Lebanon John) Peter Cooper, his son; married Phebe Walkeat in 1829 David Cooper, son of John of Lebanon; married to Eliza Malbone; 1 child Phebe Walkeat - married to (name crossed out) fam. Benoni Occum, son of Rev. Sampson (died 1829) Occum Wyax David Shantup - bachelor over 45 Molly Shantup, widow Her son, Samuel Polly Shantup, daughter of Molly (widow); her children, 1 boy, 1 girl Betsey Shantup, married Leonard Mazeen (who died 1830); their son, Leonard Mazeen Sampson Occum (died in 1829) Lydia Wyax (widow) Eunice Tantaquigeon (widow) Her son, John Tantaquigeon Lucy Brushel Pease and Sam Brushel (married to Polly Shantup 1831); at Oneida; draw rent from Mohegan) Frank Fielding, who married Rachel Halsey Rogers, who married Diana Jacob Fowler (whaleman or sailor) Sally Law of Norwich married William Law Charlotte Cooper, aged 47, absent Jacob Cooper, son of John (Lebanon) Six children of Betty Horsecoat Ally Moosuck & Phila Hutton (at Oneida), granddaughters of Sampson Occum Memorandum 1830 Of the above have died since 1827: Olive Cooper, Benoni Occum, Sampson Occum & a young child of Betsey Shantup, leaving Feb. 1830 74 living No. of Indians living - 74 besides 6 in Massachusetts. Total, 80. Of the 74, there are 23 men, 24 women, 27 boys and girls. With 6 children of Betty Cooper residing in Massachusetts who draw rent from here, 80 total. Of which persons 63 reside at Mohegan, 6 in Massachusetts, 11 scattered about the country. Not included in the above, born since 1827, 2 children of Rachel, ditto of Charles Cooper. (Brings total to 78) Omitted Sally, dau. of Cynthia; married Jacob Fowler 1830 Omitted Lucretia Wyax; Gurdon Wyax, his wife & children. Total 89. Number of deaths in 3 years: 4 Number of births in 3 years: 7 or 8 At Lebanon: Gurdon Wyax & wife & 6 children At East Hartford: Lucretia Wyax Indian houses occupied by white tenants - 1830 1. Cooper house (G. Dolbeare) 2. Olive Cooper House (not let) 3. Horsecoat house (Jo. Church) 4. Shantup house (Sam Atwell) 5. Parson Occum house (Sam'l Church) 6. Solomon Cooper house (Erastus Church) 7. Tuttle farm house (Elliot Woodworth) 8. Charles Woodworth house 9. Fort Hill farm house (George Raymond) 10. Red school house (Mrs. Leach) 11. Hannah Brushel house (H. McNeal) 12. Eunice Occum house (Charles McNeal) Indian houses occupied by them in 1830 1. Molly Shantup's 2. Lucy Commewas 3. Martha Shantup's 4. Charles Cooper's 5. John Uncas' log house 6. John Uncas Jr.'s house 7. John Cooper's house 8. Ashbo house occupied by Indians 9. Halsey Rogers house 10. Lydia Wyax new house 11. Eunice Tantaquigeon new house Occupied by whites - 12 Occupied by Indians - 11 Whole number - 23 houses 2700 acres of land of which about 300 belong to the tribe undivided and 2400 divided Amount of rent per annum, $1300. besides what the Indians improve Cover page contains the following notations: There are two district schools within the bounds of Mohegan to which they have right to attend. Now at Mohegan: 62 Indians; say about 40 white persons. Total 102 inhabitants who have no preaching or place of worship. Whole numbr of (Mohegan) Indians 80, of which 62 reside at Mohegan & 18 abroad 3 adults and 1 child have died in 3 years: Olive Cooper (died Sept. 1827); Betsy Mazeen's child Joel (d. in fall 1827); Sampson Occum (d. Jan. 1829); Benoni Occum (d. Jan. 1829). Additional deaths: Phebe Walkeat (d. Apr. 1830); Old Lucy Tantaquigeon (d. June 1830); Sam Horsecoat (d. June 1830); Sam Wyax (d. Dec. 1830); Betsy Mazeen's boy (1830); Leonard Mazeendead at sea - 7 adults, 2 children Births since: wife of John Uncas 2nd - 1 wife of Charles Cooper - 1 Rachel - 2 Sept. 1831: add Gurdon Wyax, Lebanon - 1 child, a son File at -- http://files.usgwarchives.net/ct/newlondn/history/other/censusof170gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ctfiles/ File size: 6.3 Kb