Simon Terwilliger (bef. 1738 - aft. 1791)

Born before 18 Oct 1738 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Marretje Terwilliger — married 30 Nov 1765 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York

Descendants

Died after 1791 after age 52 in Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York, USA

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Biography

Baptism

Date: 18 Oct 1738

Place: Montgomery, Orange, New York^[1]

Militia Service

On April 11, 1758, Simon enlisted in Captain Smadus' Company of Militia. He listed his birthplace as Shawangunk, and occupation as blacksmith. He is shown as 5'10" tall with fair hair.

Marriage

Date: 30 Nov 1765

Place: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York^[2]

Residence

Date: 1790

Place: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Worden, Jean D., Brick Reformed Church, Montgomery, Orange County, New York (Decorah, IA: The Anundsen Publishing Company, 1982), p. 24
2. ↑ Worden, Jean D. Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Shawangunk (Shawn-gum), Ulster County, New York (Franklin, OH: J.D. Worden, 1986), p. 224
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK5-WHV : accessed 18 December 2017), Simon Terwilliger, Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States; citing p. 193, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 568,146.