Dudleytown

In the woods of northwestern Connecticut is a isolated community that mysterious orbs appear in the dark, where those who live there go insane or are victims of violent and unnatural mortality. The wildlife doesn't even go there. This is the eerie tale of Dudleytown.

Dudleytown is a small settlement that has many ghostly tales, demons, unexplainable events, and curses that is located in the town of Cornwall, Connecticut. The area of Dudleytown still looks almost the same as it did when it was settled - thick forest, rocky ground, in the shadow of Bald Mountain, Woodbury Mountain, and Coltsfoot Triplets. The Dark Entry Forest and the mountain shadows let very little sunlight into the village.

All that is left are cellar holes and a few foundations. The roads have turned into trails. It is said that the natural sounds of the forest are missing when you get into Dudleytown.

The Curse

The curse of Dudleytown started in 1510 in England. King Henry VIII had Edmund Dudley beheaded. The tale says that all of Dudley's decendants were cursed because of his crimes. One of those decendants was William Dudley who came to America where his son, Joseph, was born.

In 1745 Thomas Griffis settled in the area that in time would be called Dudleytown. In 1748 Gideon Dudley purchased part of the land to start his own farm. By 1753 Gideon's two brothers also bought land in the vicinity. The three Dudley brothers gave the area its name, and also brought upon it their curse.

According to Ed Warren "The curse in Dudleytown started after the village became a thriving town. People went mad and reported seeing monstrosities in the forest - things that were unnatural. Everyone left the town."

The Troubles Begin

By 1759 Abiel Dudley had lost his mind and became a ward of the village. Nathaniel Carter bought his house, but within four years he deserted the hard living in Dudleytown and moved his family to Binghamton, New York. Soon afterwards they were assailed by indians. Both Mr. and Mrs. Carter were tomahawked, and their baby was smashed against a wall. The cabin was set on fire and the rest of their children where kidnapped and took to Canada. The daughters were ransomed to the British army - which was a regular thing to do at the time.

The rest of the Carters of Dudleytown were infected by the cholera epidemic which finish off the entire family.

General Heman Swift also had his share of tragedy in Dudleytown, In 1804 his wife, Sarah Faye, was hit by lightning while on their porch and was killed instantly. After which General Swift became "slightly demented."

Within one-hundred years Dudleytown's population declined. Children that had grown up there just up and left. One of the last inhabitants, John Brophy, also had the misfortune of losing his wife to consumption, then his two children vanished in the woods under strange conditions. They were never seen again. Then his house burned down. Brophy finally just left Dudleytown never to be heard from again.

Soon Dudleytown was deserted. The forest overgrew the land, but not for long.