Simon Hornbeck (1735 - 1800)

Born 1735 in Kingston, Ulster, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Alkire) Hornbeck — married 1759 in Hampshire, Virginia

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1800 at about age 65 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Simon Hornbeck performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Simon Hornbeck is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A119777.

Simon Hornbeck was part of the Low Dutch Settlements in Kentucky, 1780-1810

• Simon Hornback in 1782 CS has six family,Hampshire Co,VA.

Marriage Husband Simon Hornback. Wife Margaret Peggy Alkire. Marriage: 1745-1777. ^[1].

Simon Hornback — the oldest child of Jacobus Hornback and Margaret Helm — was baptized on 2 February 1735, probably at Ulster County, New York.

Sometime before 1744, when Simon was about nine years old and before his youngest brother Michael was born, Simon went with his parents to Hampshire County, Virginia. This would not have been an easy trip and it was a considerable distance for a family to take with young children.

Fur traders had first entered western Virginia in the mid-1600's with explorers getting across the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains by 1671. By 1712, the eastern side of the state had been reached by Swiss settlers. The first settlements in the early 1740's were made by Welsh, German, and Scotch-Irish; Simon was a part of that migration, although not a member of those particular groups. The Hornbacks probably migrated southwest to Virginia simply to find a "better life": the Bluegrass region had the best agricultural land.

Simon's wife, Margaret Alkire, was the daughter of Harmoius Alkire (1700-1796) and Mary Craymore (1708-1796). She had an older brother, Harmoius Alkire II, who had married Lydia Patton in 1755, and died in 1800.

It was in Hampshire County, West Virginia, that Simon married Margaret Alkire in 1759. Margaret had been born in Hampshire County, Virginia, in about 1740. At the time of their marriage, Simon was 24 years old; Margaret was 19.

Over the course of 22 years, Simon and Margaret had eleven children. She was twenty years old when her first was born, and 42 when her last was born.

Children

1. John b. 17 Dec 1760 in Virginia. Married Elizabeth Phebus on 10 Dec 1789 at Paris, Bourbon, KY. Second marriage to Marion Thomas. d. 19 Jan 1846
2. Abraham b. 21 Oct 1761 in Hampshire, West Virginia m. Elizabeth "Eliza" Trumbo.(1774-1810) d. Jan. 29, 1833 in Indian Point, Menard Co., IL
3. Mary “Polly” b. ABT 1763 in Hampshire, West Virginia
4. Susannah “Sussey” b. 27 Nov 1768 in Hampshire, West Virginia. Married Isaac Newston Conyers on 20 Aug 1793 in Bourbon, Kentucky.
5. Isaac b. 19 Apr 1772 in Hampshire, West virginia. Married Margaret Funk on 1 Apr 1793 in Paris, Bourbon, KY. d. 11 Jul 1856 near Monticello, IN.
6. Michael “Professor” b. ABT 1774 in Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia. Married Sarah Phillips on 25 Apr 1804 in Bourbon, KY. d. 8 Sep 1835 in Pickaway, OH.
7. Jacob b. 16 Oct 1774 at Hampshire, West Virginia. Married Leatha Ann Conyers on 8 Jul 1797 at Bourbon, KY. Also married Nancy Braden. d. 4 Feb 1838 at Macon, IL.
8. Simon b. 26 Oct 1777 at Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia. Married Sarah “Sally” Alkire on 8 May 1811. D. 13 Oct 1857 at Williamsport, Pickaway, OH.
9. Barbara Sue b. ABT 1779 in Hampshire, West Virginia. Married Aaron Cherry after 1801. Second marriage to Adam Alkire.
10. Margaret “Peggy” b. 24 Sep 1781 in Bourbon, KY. Married Jacob Funk on 8 July 1797 at Bourbon, KY. d. 4 Dec 1848 in Fountain, IN.
11. George H. b. 18 Oct 1782 at Romney, Hampshire, Virginia. Married Mary “Polly” after 1813. d. 20 Dec 1848.

Research Notes

Note: Further research is required to locate primary documents to satisfy Wikitree source standards for this info from MyHeritage.

If can find deed maybe help with family. Deed Listing in some notes 1778 Mary Creamour of Hampshire Co. to Simon and Mary Ahrsam; wit: Samuel Cartwright, Sam Hornback, Simon Hornback

Simon Hornbeck 1730 - 1800

Birth: 1730 Kingston, Ulster, New York

Marriage: 1760 Hampshire County, Virginia

Residence 1791: Bourbon County, Kentucky

Residence 1800: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

Death: Dec 17 1800 Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

'Born 1716-1741. Imported only 1716 from Birth Date and marked as uncertain.

Died 1760 -1823.

Associate of Daniel Boone in KY. Was on south branch of Potomac by 1757 ^{[citation needed]}

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Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-533313997 Imported only 1745 from Marriage Date and marked as uncertain. Husband Jacobus James Hornback. Wife @P183@. Child: Simon Hornback
2. ↑ MyHeritage

• https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-319239071-4-100/simon-hornback-in-myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841
• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A119777
• http://www.susaningraham.net/hornbacks.html
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7426560/person/6853268496/facts
• S-533313997 Hornbeck.FTW Note: Hornbeck.FTW,