Simeon Nash (1717 - 1759)

Born 8 May 1717 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Church) Palmer — married 19 Feb 1741 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1759 at age 42 in Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York

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Biography

Simeon was a shipwright.

Simeon Nash. Born on 8 May 1717 in Scituate, MA.

Simeon was baptized on 1 Jul 1717.33 He was baptized at home 'being sick'.

In 1754, Thomas Briant assaulted Simeon and was brought to court and fined. Thomas violently threw a stone and hit Simeon in the left eye causing injury. Thomas was found guilty and appealed.^[1]

Simeon died in Albany, NY on 1 Jun 1759; he was 42. Simeon was a soldier in the French War, and died at Ticonderoga in 1759 with smallpox.

Occupation: shipwright and sailor.

Simeon , son to Joseph Nash ___–1732 and Hannah Curtis Nash 1681–1697

Born 8 May 1717 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Marriage

Lydia Church Nash 1722–1812 Memorial

Children

Abel Nash 1748–1830 Memorial

Death and Burial

1 Jun 1759 (aged 42) in Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York, USA

MEMORIAL ID 142873135.

Simeon Nash Memorial

Probate

Simeon Nash, of Scituate, shipwright died intestate and on 6 December 1764, his widow Lydia was granted the administration of his estate.^[2]

His inventory was taken on 6 December 1764 om Scituate. In 1765, an account of his estate by his widow Lydia was recorded which included, necessaries for housekeeping and administration fees. She represented his estate as insolvent, and no estate remained.^[3]

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Gwen Edwards for assisting in sourcing this Biography.

Edwards-13482 15:06, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

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Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B2-G9G3-2?cc=1928860 : 24 November 2022), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-39JN?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-3TT%3A337794601 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1760-1767 vol 17-18 > image 147 of 419; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-JQKX : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 118 of 641; State Archives, Boston.

Created by: Jane Ordway Carman Added: 20 Feb 2015 Find A Grave Memorial 142873135

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