Simon Auxier (bef. 1755 - abt. 1826)

Born before 1755 in Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Mary (Fugate) Auxier — married 30 Jun 1824 in Lawrence Co., KY

Descendants

Died about 1826 after about age 71 in Floyd, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Simon was born before 1747. He passed away about 1826.

According to the book, The Big Sandy Valley, he supposedly "served seven years, or during the Revolutionary War. He was under Washington at the battle of Trenton; was with the troops sent from Virginia to aid General Greene in the South; was at the battle of Guilford Court-house, and was at Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered." ^[1] However, corroborating sources need to be found. He is not found in the DAR database. But his son, Samuel Auxier, is in the DAR database.

According to the same book, the author implies that "his given name is Michael", whose son is Samuel. This is the same Samuel listed in the DAR database, as the rest of the data matches. The author also states that Samuel volunteered when he was 15 years old and served in the last 3 years of the war. ^[1] The end of the Revolutionary War was in 1783, so Samuel would have been 15 years old in 1780. This makes Samuel's birth year in 1765 or 1764. For Simon to be his father, Simon would likely have to be born sometime before 1747. Using this as his birth date.

• Born 1755/1757 in Virginia Imported only 1755 from Birth Date and marked as uncertain.
• Burial in Hopson Cemetery, Ford's Gap, Floyd Co., KY
• Married 30 JUN 1824 in Lawrence Co., KY^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ely, William, The Big Sandy Valley. A history of the people and country from the earliest settlement to the present time. (Catlettsburg, Ky., Central Methodist, 1887.) Page 104.
2. ↑ Source: #S20

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185382902/simon-auxier: accessed 03 January 2023), memorial page for Simon Auxier (1751–1826), Find a Grave Memorial ID 185382902, citing Auxier Cemetery #1, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Lillian Porter Smith (contributor 48274429).

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LH19-TPX

Research Notes

Not found in the DAR database.

• Source: S19 Title: Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies. Lane S. Hart. Harrisburg. 1886. pgs 559 and 560
• Source: S20 Title: Auxier Family Update, July 2005, copy in file Author: Dave Auxier

Notes

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From the Auxier Family Update, dated 5 July 2005, copy in file:

Readers are invited to read the biographical notes about Simon on page 5 of the second edition of "The Auxier Family" published in 2000. It has been speculated that Simon's first wife died around 1810 to 1820. We have no information on her name or place of birth or death.

Sometime after Simon's death, Elizabeth married a Mr. Haney who was also a veteran of the Revolutionary War. She spent her final years at the home of Archibald Borders in what is now Lawrence County, KY.