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.
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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 RevolutionLineage Book, Volume 5pg 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~~Probate records:
Simon Sperry
Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
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Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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Notes: Probate Packets, Sperry, Deborah-Sprague, E, 1683-1880
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Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data:Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts.
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Simon Sperry
in the Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
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Name:
Simon Sperry
Gender:
Male
Residence Date:
Abt 1849
Residence Place:
Derby, New Haven
Will Date:
30 Nov 1849
Probate Date:
1806
Probate Place:
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Inferred Death Year:
1806
Inferred Death Place:
Connecticut, USA
Case Number:
9797
Item Description:
Probate Packets, Sperry, Deborah-Sprague, E, 1683-1880
Others Listed (Name)
Relationship
Simon Sperry
Mary E Sperry
Wife
Willis P Sperry
Brother
Mary Ann Sperry
Sister
Almira Sperry
Sister
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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).