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- John is the son of Sarah Geer & John Simons Sr. First.
Births, John Simons, s/o John Simons & Sarah his wife, was born March ye 19th 1724. Page 14.
. John Simons married 2 Feb 1748 to Miriam Jones.
Miriam Jones, 1732 Feb 3 Enfield - 1804 Feb 27, Weston, Windsor Co., Vermont, d/o Miriam Parsons & Caleb Jones.
They had 10 Simons children.
. Capt. John Simons was in the Enfield Militia, under Erastus Walcott & served at Lexington & Boston.
Ref: Thomas Abbe monument, Congressional Church & Enfield Historical Museum.
. 1776 sold 185 Acre farm at, Vermont & moved with 13 families.
Confiscated Tory properties, including Brother Titus Simons farm, at Andover, Cumberland Co., Vermont.
. 1790 Census Andover, Windsor Co., Vermont
John Simonds Junr., 1 Male, 5 boys, 1 Female, Total: 7 Persons.
John Simonds, 1 Male, 2 boys, 1 Female, Total 4 persons.
10 Children of John Jr & Miriam Simons, born in Enfield :
John Simons, 3rd, b. Jan. 22, 1751
Miriam, b. May 30, 1753
Mary, b. Oct. 11, 1755
Ebenezer, b. April 11, 1758 -1856 Feb 16, Whitehall, NY.
Lotan, b. Dec. 8, 1760
Dan, b. Jan. 26, 1764
Alvin, b. Aug. 21, 1766
Tabitha, b. July 26, 1769
Edward, b. Dec. 29, 1772
Sarah Simons, b. June 24, 1775
Ref: Abbe-Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe & his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe & Joseph Genung Nichols, 1916.
. 1784 Oct 27 - Officers of government in the Sate of Vermont, elected in 1784: Windsor County Representatives: Andover, Mr John Simons, Jun.
. 1791 Jun 14 - to the nonresident proprietors & land owners in Andover Twp., the state has issued a warrant to collect 5 pence on pound taxes. …Signed, John Simons, Jun., Constable, Andover May 13, 1791 & again Nov 4h 1791.
Ref: Vermont Journal, Windsor, Vermont.
. 1797 Jul 21 - We the subscribers being appointed by Hon E Robinson, Esq., Judge of Probate, Windsor, Commissioners, to receive & examine the claims of the creditors to the estate of John Simons, Esq. late of Andover, deceased, represented insolvent & 6 months being allowed from 11 May last for said creditors to bring in their claims.
Signed, Moses Warner, August Pease, Chis. Martin, Andover 7 Jul 1797.
Ref: Vermont Journal, Windsor.
Biography:
Capt John Simons, b. Enfield Conn. 19 Mar 1724/5 to John ( s/o William) & Sarah Geer. He married Miriam Jones, 2 Feb1748/9; had 10 children.
Revolutionary War served under Erastus Walcott in Enfield Militia. His service at Lexington & Boston is recorded on the base of the Tomas Abbe monument in front of the Enfield Historical Museum in the old Congressional Church. He sold his 185 acre farm & moved north with about 13 families (including several men in his unit) to frontier land he owned at Andover VT in 1776. He was assigned the duty of confiscating Tory properties in that area, including his brother Titus Simons' 200 acres on the nearby Conn River. Titus joined the British army as Quarter-master Sergeant. After the war Titus went to Flambro West Twp., Ont. Canada. There he became the Kings Printer for Ontario. Capt. John Simons's son, John Jr., served as Sergeant in Srs unit. at Enfield. Capt. John operated a tavern, grist & saw mill at the "Island" south of Weston, Vermont.
He died 22 Apr 1797, Marion.
Only son Edward stayed in the area & built the brick tavern at Simonsville, VT in 1820. It's in mint cond. now as Rowletts Inn, Bed & Breakfast.
Ref: Donald Simons, Rootsweb.com [as of 2004]. [1]
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1724 - 1797 (73 years)