Simeon Prior

Simeon Prior (May 16, 1754 - June 29, 1837) was a blacksmith, Revolutionary War soldier, and early settler of Northampton Township, Ohio.[1]

Simeon Prior
Born(1754-05-16)May 16, 1754
Norwich, CT
DiedJune 29, 1837(1837-06-29) (aged 83)
Northampton, OH
Buried
Harrington Cemetery in Summit County, Ohio
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1776-1777
Spouse(s)Katharine
Other worksettled Northampton Township, Ohio

Early life

Simeon Prior was born on May 16, 1754.[1]

American Revolutionary War Service

During the American Revolutionary War, Prior was asked by Colonel John Durgey of Norwich, Connecticut to be an armorer for the regiment the Colonel was raising. Prior enlisted for a 9 month term and accompanied Colonel Durgey to New York.[1][2] He later joined a regiment on Painter's Hook.[3]

He served in the unit that provided escort and bodyguard services to George Washington.[3] He was present during the crossing of the Delaware River after the Battle of Trenton.[4][5]

His pension petition for service during the war was submitted by Mr. Elisha Whittlesey.[6]

Marriage

He married Katharine Wight[3][4] on January 1, 1781 in New England.[7]

Settling Northampton

Prior moved to Northampton Township, Ohio with Katharine and their ten children in 1802.[8] He named the township for Northampton, Massachusetts, where he had previously resided. The Prior farm consisted of 400 acres.[9] Other settlers had joined them in establishing a community by 1809.[9]

Death and legacy

He died on June 29, 1837. Simeon and Katherine Prior are both buried at Harrington Cemetery in Summit County, Ohio.[1]

References
  1. "Simeon Prior (1754 - 1837) - Find A Grave Memorial".
  2. "Prior Family Archives - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago".
  3. Doyle, William (1908). Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Chicago, IL: Biographical Pub. Co. p. 295. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. Perrin, William Henry; Graham, A. A. (1881). History of Summit County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio. Baskin & Battery. p. 860. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. History of Adair, Sullivan, Putnam and Schuyler Counties, Missouri: From the Earliest Times to the Present, Together with Sundry Personal, Business and Professional Sketches and Numerous Family Records, Besides a Valuable Fund of Notes, Original Observations, Etc., Etc. [La Crosse, Wis.]: [Brookhaven Press]. 2001. p. 958. ISBN 9781581039672.
  6. House, United States. Congress (1831). "Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States". 22 (1): 381. Retrieved 21 September 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. A portrait and biographical record of Portage and Summit counties, Ohio. Logansport, IN: A.W. Bowen & Co. 1898. p. 246. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  8. "Akron Ohio News - Northampton merger with Falls a historic decision".
  9. "History".
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