Sperry Park Genealogy - Person Sheet
Sperry Park Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameSimeon Sperry 
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1Birth16 Mar 1738/9, New Haven, CT3
Death15 Dec 18053
BurialMiddle Cemetery, Woodbridge, CT3
OccupationRev. War Patriot
FatherEnsign Nathaniel Sperry Jr. (1695-1751)
MotherSarah Wilmot (1695->1738)
Spouses
Birth27 Mar 1745, New Haven, CT3
Death25 Jul 18193
BurialMiddle Cemetery, Woodbridge, CT3
FatherDaniel Smith (1706-1762)
MotherSarah Johnson
ChildrenAnna (1774-1853)
Sarah “Sally” (1776-1861)
Rhoda (1778-1828)
Nehemiah Smith (1780-1860)
Lois (1782-1823)
Simeon (?1784-1855)
Enoch (1787-1856)
Notes for Simeon Sperry
Simeon was a member of the Conregational Society of Woodbridge and is included in the Woodbridge Census (3-1-5). He was said to have been “age 62” at the time of his death, but this does not correspond with New Haven Vital Records.
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In 1781 Simeon signed a writ of manumission regarding Alexander: "In 1781, Darling and his son Thomas stood as witnesses when neighbor Simeon Sperry agreed to sell his slave Alexander his freedom for £5O, payable within three years, Agreement, Simeon Sperry to Alexander, Darling Family Papers.
— “source: Thomas Darling (1720-1789) A Man of Integrity and Uprightness” published 1988, pg. 98 footnote 19 text.
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Patriot Lookup request submitted to DAR, 8/23/03
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Comments: Simeon is my 6th Great-Grandfather. There is a Revolutionary War marker on his grave in Middle Cemetery, about a block from my home in Woodbridge. I would very much like to know if you have record of his service. Thank you.
Results: Congratulations! Your request has been successfully submitted.
You will be contacted via email after your patriot has been researched by one of our volunteers.
Your reference code is RGGAXZK. (PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR CODE)
You can check the status of your request by clicking the 'Check a Previous Request' link in the right column and entering your reference code (RGGAXZK).
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Simeon Sperry at the invasion of New Haven was a patriot who shouldered his musket and joined the party under Hill house which saved the powder mills and captured a large body of the enemy mostly Hessians
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lineage Book, Volume 5
pg 206
https://books.google.com/books?id=qmM26SlaKSwC&pg=PA206&lpg=PA206&dq=eugene+miller+%2B+harriet+sperry&source=bl&ots=vEDuR-mDbx&sig=pComRquqrHHQ987YuZz70RSGgQ8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAmoVChMI6vjB_ZzixgIVRDw-Ch3bjgmZ#v=onepage&q=eugene%20miller%20%2B%20harriet%20sperry&f=false
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In 1781 Simeon signed a writ of manumission regarding Alexander: "In 1781, Darling and his son Thomas stood as witnesses when neighbor Simeon Sperry agreed to sell his slave Alexander his freedom for £5O, payable within three years, Agreement, Simeon Sperry to Alexander, Darling Family Papers.
— “source: Thomas Darling (1720-1789) A Man of Integrity and Uprightness” published 1988, pg. 98 footnote 19 text.
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Patriot Lookup request submitted to DAR, 8/23/03
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Comments: Simeon is my 6th Great-Grandfather. There is a Revolutionary War marker on his grave in Middle Cemetery, about a block from my home in Woodbridge. I would very much like to know if you have record of his service. Thank you.
Results: Congratulations! Your request has been successfully submitted.
You will be contacted via email after your patriot has been researched by one of our volunteers.
Your reference code is RGGAXZK. (PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR CODE)
You can check the status of your request by clicking the 'Check a Previous Request' link in the right column and entering your reference code (RGGAXZK).
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Simeon Sperry at the invasion of New Haven was a patriot who shouldered his musket and joined the party under Hill house which saved the powder mills and captured a large body of the enemy mostly Hessians
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lineage Book, Volume 5
pg 206
https://books.google.com/books?id=qmM26SlaKSwC&pg=PA206&lpg=PA206&dq=eugene+miller+%2B+harriet+sperry&source=bl&ots=vEDuR-mDbx&sig=pComRquqrHHQ987YuZz70RSGgQ8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAmoVChMI6vjB_ZzixgIVRDw-Ch3bjgmZ#v=onepage&q=eugene%20miller%20%2B%20harriet%20sperry&f=false
Notes for Simeon Sperry
Simeon was a member of the Conregational Society of Woodbridge and is included in the Woodbridge Census (3-1-5). He was said to have been “age 62” at the time of his death, but this does not correspond with New Haven Vital Records.[S:36]
Patriot Lookup request submitted to DAR, 8/23/03
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Comments: Simeon is my 6th Great-Grandfather. There is a Revolutionary War marker on his grave in Middle Cemetery, about a block from my home in Woodbridge. I would very much like to know if you have record of his service. Thank you.
Results: Congratulations! Your request has been successfully submitted.
You will be contacted via email after your patriot has been researched by one of our volunteers.
Your reference code is RGGAXZK. (PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR CODE)
You can check the status of your request by clicking the 'Check a Previous Request' link in the right column and entering your reference code (RGGAXZK).
Patriot Lookup request submitted to DAR, 8/23/03
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Comments: Simeon is my 6th Great-Grandfather. There is a Revolutionary War marker on his grave in Middle Cemetery, about a block from my home in Woodbridge. I would very much like to know if you have record of his service. Thank you.
Results: Congratulations! Your request has been successfully submitted.
You will be contacted via email after your patriot has been researched by one of our volunteers.
Your reference code is RGGAXZK. (PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR CODE)
You can check the status of your request by clicking the 'Check a Previous Request' link in the right column and entering your reference code (RGGAXZK).