Corporal Simeon Richardson served with Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Simeon Richardson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A095918.
Simeon Richardson is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor. NSSAR Ancestor #: P-278695 Rank: Corporal
Simeon Richardson
Christening (24 August 1746) Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts.[1]
Simeon Richardson, Corporal served under Captain Hezekiah Bullard, Colonel John Smith, 1775; Captain Joseph Lovell, 1776, Captain John Ellis, Major Seth Bullard, 1780
Spouse: Elizabeth Jones. Children: Kezia; Henry; Simeon. [2]
Served as a private 29 July 1780 to 4 August 1780 under John Ellis Massachusetts, ...then July to October 1780 marched to Rhode Island...[3]
Sources
↑ Christening: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-QF9 : 4 December 2014), Simeon Richardson, citing FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 3.
Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQ6W-QXB : 4 December 2014), Simeon Richardson, 27 Jun 1744; citing MEDWAY,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 3.
Marriage to Elizabeth Jones: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCC5-VXZ : 4 December 2014), Simeon Richardson and Elizabeth Jones, 29 Jul 1773; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 3.
Revolutionary War service: "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RH-6FKJ : 27 January 2017), Simeon Richardson, 19 Apr 1775; citing Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,032,016.
Revolutionary War service: "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RH-LK17 : 27 January 2017), Simeon Richardson, 30 Apr 1775; citing Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,032,016.
Revolutionary War service: "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RH-XKQH : 27 January 2017), Simeon Richarson, 29 Jan 1776; citing Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,032,016.
Revolutionary War service: "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R4-2W24 : 27 January 2017), Simeon Richardson, 08 Dec 1776; citing Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,032,016.
Revolutionary War service: "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R4-2WLJ : 27 January 2017), Simeon Richardson, 29 Dec 1776; citing Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,032,016.
Will of 4 June 1813: Norfolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1793-1877. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2739/i/51348/15762-co4/0
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DNA Connections
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