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W Eye says that this NICHOLAS arrived in Phila in 1738. JEFF CARR says that this is the wrong person. He bases this on the fact that the 1738 NICHOLAS' wife was MARIA MARGARET and that the NICHOLAS of Pendleton Co, VA had a wife ANNA MARGARET.
W EYE gives other sons & daughters to NICHOLAS: # 886 MARY, # 887 CATHERINE, #888 FRANCES & # 891 SUSAN. I have found no other verification and in 3 of 4 cases they would have been very old when married or NICHOLAS would have had them at a very old age. EYE gives as possible father, # 4955 NICHOLAS.
1738- A NICHOLAS SIMON leaves Pfeffelbach for America. Also leaving was the widow of PETER PONTIUS. /BURGERT, THE WESTERN PALATINATE from ZWEIBRUCKEN MANUMISSIONS PROTOCOLL-LICHTEMBERG, 1738 & E88,rev, which quotes Dr Raymond Bell: HANS NICKOLL SIMON was probably the younger brother of the widow of PETER PONTIUS who came on the ship with HANS NICKOLL. The names of women were not given on this passenger list, but she probably came with her children, including JOHANIS PETER PONTIUS since they all appear later in the Tulpehocken area. Dr Bell speculates that the NICHOLAS SIMON, age 63, who arrived on the ship "SAMUEL" on Aug 27, 1739 at Phila is possibly the father of HANS NICKOLL and the widow of PETER PONTIUS.
9 Sep 1738- HANS NICKELL SIMON, age 31, arrived at Phila on ship "GLASGOW", CAPT WALTER STERLING from Cowles & Rotterdam, he was a Palatine. /PA GERMAN PIONEERS204, Burgert, THE WESTERN PALATINATE304
1735-1755 -Listed as member of German Reformed Church, Berks, PA . There was also a JACOB SIMON & JACOB SIEFERT. /RUPP
A second NICHOLAS SIMON arrived at Phila on Oct 9, 1749 on the ship "LYDIA", Capt JOHN RANDOLPH from Cowes and Rotterdam. There were 154 from Wirtenberg, Dourlach, Zweybrecht and Palatinate. It is interesting to note that a HANS PETER SCHMIT arrived on the same ship and that a PETER SMITH was granted 65 acres next to NICHOLAS SIMON on the South Fork, Augusta Co in 1771. /PG
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1753- Survey, 60 acres on S Fork Mtn, Augusta Co, VA. /HPC pg 376
5 Mar 1762- Granted 145 acres. /CHALKEY
1763- Naturalized in Augusta Co, VA. /HPC
25 May 1763- Grantee, deed, 145 acres near head of S Fork from WM GREEN (WOOD,GREEN,RUSSELL) for 11 pds ($36.67). /HPCpp387 & E88R
22 Mar 1764- Purchased from the estate of MICHAEL RHINE'S. /CHALKEY
26 Nov 1765- Survey, 60 acres on W side of S Fork between GREEN & PICKLE. /30418 & 33477
27 Nov 1765- Survey, 16 acres above his home/33477. Patented 1770 by GEO SIMMONS. /HPCP378
1770- Survey, 50 acres S Fork opposite J PICKLE.1783, granted to MICHAEL SIMMONS. /HPC379
1770- Granted 60 acres surveyed in 1753. /SIMS 1036828
26 Apr 1775- Survey, 50 acres on Mill Run of S Fk. /30418, 33477 & HPC382
27 Apr 1775- Granted 50 acres of 1775 survey. /982080
Aug 1775- Grantor, deed, 40 acres to GEORGE SIMMONS. Part of 145 acre patent. /CHALKEY & HPC386
1779- Reported to court as "GONE" during Co tax levy collection. /CHALKEY
3 Mar 1780- Refused to swear to taxable property. To be prosecuted. /CHALKEY
1782- On Augusta Co tax list. /6051284
4 Jun 1783-Grantor, deed for 43 acres on S Fk to MICHAEL SIMMONS for 5 shillings. /SOURCE UNKNOWN
17 Mar 1785- Exempted from payment of Co tithables tax. /CHALKEY
1793- Last year on Co property tax list. Assessed for 1 horse. /1870195 (MORTON gives 1790 as last year, but that was the last year he paid for a tithable. He had been "cleared of the levy" in 1785, probably due to his age.)
15 Feb 1794- Grantor, deed for 125 acres near the head of and on the E side of S Fk adjoining MICHAEL SIMMONS and GEORGE SIMMONS to JOHN SIMMONS for 35 pds. On 5 May 1794 the witnesses, GEO & LEONARD SIMMONS & HEN WHITEMAN swore to the deed. /818700, Bk1 pg 335
Robert E
Schmidt
