Simon Shedd (1765 - 1813)

Born 14 Apr 1765 in Pepperell, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy (Dole) Shedd — married 7 Jan 1787 in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1813 at age 47 in Adams, Jefferson, New York

Biography

Simon was born in Pepperell, MA April 14, 1765^[1] and christened April 25.^[2] in Pepperell, Massachusetts.

We are fortunate to be given a partial physical description of Simon through a military record. He was among those “raised in Middlesex Co. to reinforce the Continental Army, agreeable to resolve of June 9, 1779, as returned by Brig. Gen. Eleazer Brooks to Maj. Hosmer, dated Lincoln, Aug. 18, 1779; Col. Reed’s regt.; age 16 yrs.; stature 5 ft.; complexion, light; residence, Pepperell; engaged for town of Pepperell; also…”^[3] One of his military records notes “[See Simen Shade] Name meant for Shedd”. ^[4]

About the time of his marriage to Lucy Dole in 1786, after his service in the war, The Shedd Genealogy informs us he settled in what is now Milford, NH in the area called Duxbury Mill Slip, seen there in the 1790 census. At that time there was 1 male over 16 and 4 females in the home.[citation needed] He and later moved his family to Adams, Jefferson, NY about 1800. They had 5 children likely born in Milford, NY and 6 born in New York.^[5] During the 1810 census he appears next door to David Smith, son in law, living in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F3-7P8 : 20 May 2022), Simon Shed, 1765.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDL-SHZ : 15 January 2020), Simon Sheel, 1765.
3. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-TWCQ : 1 March 2021), Simon Shed, 09 Jun 1779; citing Military Service, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711091.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2J-GJH4 : 19 February 2021), Simon Shed, 18 Aug 1779; citing Military Service, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ Shedd, Frank Edson, Daniel Shed genealogy : ancestry and descendants of Daniel Shed of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1327-1920 Pgs 219-220.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2T-ZKQ : accessed 4 December 2022), Simn Shed, Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, United States; citing p. 596, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 28; FHL microfilm 181,382.

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2J-GJHC : 19 February 2021), Simon Shed, 22 Aug 1779; citing Military Service, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2W-LR6W : 19 February 2021), Simeon Or Simon Shade Or Shed, 23 Aug 1779; citing Military Service, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2J-GJHH : 19 February 2021), Simon Shed, 24 Nov 1779; citing Military Service, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.