Simeon Justice (1777 - 1860)

Born 1777 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Abshire) Justice — married 2 Jan 1809 in Franklin County, Virginia

Descendants

Died Feb 1860 at about age 83 in Pike, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

DAR: Ancestor Comments: 1) FAMPCL- NO PROOF THAT MARGARET PEGGY X WAS THE MOTHER OF THE PATRIOT'S CHILDREN: SIMEON, JOHN, PEYTON SEE DATACF 9/2022 ^[1]

Simeon Justice was born in 1777, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, a son of William and Margaret Justice. ^[2] On January 2, 1809, in Franklin County, Virginia, Simeon married [Mary] "Polly" Abshire, ^[3] a daughter of Peter McGrady Abshire and Eleanor "Nelly" Doran. ^[4]

The Justice family migrated from Virginia and settled at the mouth of Grapevine Creek, on the Levisa River, just south of Pikeville in Floyd County, Kentucky. "Simon Justice" is found on the United States Census of 1810, residing in Floyd, Floyd County, Kentucky. ^[5] Simeon is named in the Will of his father, written 3 July 1812 and recorded during the March session in 1813 at Floyd County, Kentucky. ^[6]

Simeon and Polly received their first land grant in Floyd Co., KY on Mar 6, 1817 on Grapevine Creek. Polly's father, Peter, had given them one male and two female slaves when the married as he did all his children. These slaves helped clear the land. Simeon was well educated and became involved in local politics.

Simeon is found on the United States Census of 1840 and 1850 residing in Pike County, Kentucky. ^{[7] [8]} Simeon was a minister of the Primitive Baptist Church. He was also County Judge of Pike Co., KY ^[9]

Researchers Notes

1. Child: Abshire Justice
2. Child: Artilda Justice
3. Child: Betty Justice
4. Child: Booker Justice
5. Child: Clayborne Justice
6. Child: Florinna Justice
7. Child: Harvey Justice
8. Child: Hiram Justice
9. Child: Simeon Justice
10. Child: Joab Justice
11. Child: Malinda Justice
12. Child: Miriam Justice
13. Child: Mahala Justice
14. Child: Rhoda Justice
15. Child: William Allen Justice
16. Child: Mary Justice

Sources

1. ↑ https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A207144
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G7H6-NKW
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ6-99Q : 29 January 2020), Simon Justice, 1809
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MPRM-5W1
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XH2H-Y6V : Wed Mar 15 06:30:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Simon Justice, 1810
6. ↑ Floyd County, KY, Book A, p. 2: Will of William Justice, written 3 July 1812, proved March 1813
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTP-9HW : 4 October 2021), Simeon Justice, Pike, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 281, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65V-XBW : 22 December 2020), Simeon Justace, Pike, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
9. ↑ http://sites.rootsmagic.com/Justice/individual.php?p=193 Simeon Turley Justice

• First Justice Families of Eastern Kentucky by Justice,Thomas Harold
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=11795205&pid=276
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=20671250&pid=447

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Spurlock 20110318.ged on 19 March 2011.
• My Tree.ged on Aug 10, 2012 by Jennifer Justice.
• Justice Family Tree.ged on Apr 30, 2013

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Betty Keene for starting this profile.