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Captain Simeon Smith, Sr.

Male 1746 - 1843  (96 years)


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  • Name Simeon Smith 
    Title Captain 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 5 Mar 1745/46  Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Mar 1843  Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I10590  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Stephen Smith, Sr.,   b. 20 Feb 1712/13, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1800, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Mary Sabin,   b. Abt 1717, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1742 
    Family ID F04170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Peck,   b. 24 Aug 1756, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1833, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 12 Dec 1773  Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Smith,   b. 6 Aug 1774, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1794, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     2. Elisha Peck Smith,   b. 21 Dec 1776, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1832, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     3. Simeon Smith, Jr.,   b. 11 Jun 1779, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1846, Thomasville, GA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     4. Remington Smith,   b. 3 Apr 1782, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1874, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     5. Sarah "Sally" Smith,   b. 28 Jun 1784, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1789, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     6. Nicholas Smith,   b. 11 Mar 1787, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1860, Tattnall Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 74 years)
     7. Stephen Sabin Smith,   b. 19 Oct 1789, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1812, Kingston, Jamaica Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     8. Sarah Smith,   b. 21 Jan 1792, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1812  (Age 20 years)
     9. Moses Smith, Sr.,   b. 19 Feb 1794, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1872, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     10. Aaron Smith,   b. 21 Feb 1797, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1845, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     11. Elijah Smith,   b. 23 Jul 1800, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1800, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F04173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Simeon Smith was a Charter Member of the Pawtuxet Rangers (Oct 1774).

      He was Master of Providence-based privateer brig, Hope, 1781. (source: Field, Edward; State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at the End of the Century: A History. Boston, Mason Publishing Co. 1902, Vol II, pp424-430 List of Privateersmen from Providence)

      He was a Revolutionary War Pensioner (File # S21492).

      Simeon's will was dated 3 February 1836, and proved 27 May 1843 at Cranston, RI. In it he mentions sons Simeon Jr., Nicholas, Moses, Aaron, & Remington. He speaks of his daughters, but not by name. Also mentioned are grandchildren Nathaniel P. Smith, John R. Harris, & Charlotte P. Thomas.

      Simeon died at age 97, the oldest resident of Pawtuxet at the time. A veteran of the Revolution, he was loyal to the cause of liberty and took his civic privileges seriously. It was reported that in the last election, he traveled 5 miles to vote.

      A death notice was printed in the Brooklyn Eagle, 9 March 1843.

      He may have married first to Freelove Fenner, b. 13 July 1743. She married Capt. Simon Smith on 23 March 1766 at Providence, RI. However, that may have been another individual with a similar name born around the same time. He was generally referred to as Capt. Simeon Smith. (Is he the Simeon Smith who also married Freelove Fenner? Probably; but this needs more research; there was another Simeon Smith of Burrillville/Glocester; both were Rev. War pensioners.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S012762] Emails from Chandler Smith Cheek: 7, 16, and/or 17 July 2003.