Simon Rumsey

1728 - 1811  (83 years)

• Name	Simon Rumsey  [1]
  Birth	1728	Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1790	New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA   [2]
  		1790 U.S. census, New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA p. 381-382
  Census	1800	Cheesecocks, Orange Co., New York, USA   [3]
  		1800 U.S. census, Cheesecocks, Orange Co., New York, USA p. 389
  Death	1811	Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Notes	Victor E. Shelford states "His sons David and Jonathan signed the Revolutionary Pledge. David, James and Moses served in the Orange County Revolutionary Militia. There is a tradition that his oldest son John went to Seneca County because of Tory sympathy. (There was a John in the Westchester Revolutionary Militia, however). John mortgaged his land to his father, Simon III in 1777, and deeded it to him in 1785. Simon deeded it to Diness Rider in 1796. The deed was signed by Simon and Jemima, the only official record of her existence." Mr. Shelford said that according to Mrs. Freeman's notes, soon after the hostilities with England started, Simon called his militia together, gave up his command as captain, and said he was opposed to war and was going to be neutral. But Harry Hawkins Smith made the same statement about his ancester, Phineas Rumsey, brother of Simon. Perhaps it was true of both. Mr. Shelford said that Simon "refused" to sign the Revolutionary Pledge. "However, according to official records in Albany, he was employed to haul logs to obstruct the Hudson, and with 19 others appealed for more pay due to high prices (corn 8 shillings per bushell). Statements that his land was seized by officials appear in all family accounts." Simon3 Rumsey was called the eldest son in his father's will of 1752, and for this reason received five pounds more than the rest of the children. Some of his children were shown by family records as born in Cornwall Precinct, some in Blooming Grove. But it was all Goshen Precinct until 1764 when New Cornwall was taken off. Blooming Grove was not formed from New Cornwall until 1774, after all the children were born. His family appears in the 1790 census of New Cornwall, with 5 males aged 16 or over, and 2 females. The boys may have been Isaac, Nathaniel, Jeremiah and William. The second female may have been a servant, unless Ruth was still at home. The 1796 deed from Simon Rumsey and his wife Jemima of New Cornwall was to Linus Rider. This property in Schonemuck Clove, bordering on Hazards Pond (now Cromwell Lake) had been conveyed to him in April 1785 by his son John and wife Mary. (1796 was after the town of Blooming Grove was formed, and just before the "New" was dropped from Cornwall. Linus Rider lived on "the Ridge" west of Highland Mills, Monroe Tp. He was a pathmaster of Chesekooks in 1799. - R&C p.790-1) By 1800, part of New Cornwall had become Chesecocks and part of Blooming Grove. Simon was in Chesecocks in 1800, his family listed as 1 male and 2 females aged 45 or over, 1 male (26-44), 1 male and 2 females (16-25), and 1 male and 1 female under 10. From this it would appear that perhaps one of his married children was at home, with spouse and two children. Simon Rumsey was not indexed in the 1810 census, and was possibly living with Jonathan or Nathan Rumsey, both of whom had an extra male over 45 in their households. His wife Phebe is reported to have died two years before. The 1796 deed is the only mention in any records that Simon had a wife Jemima, and there is no mention of how her maiden name of Knapp became known. It is known, however, that Jemima Knapp is NOT the daughter of Moses and Jemima (Mead) Knapp, as she is known to have married David Waterbury at Stamford, CT on 12 Dec 1751 (and this Jemima Knapp is mentioned as Jemima Waterbury in Moses Knapp's will in 1783). A suggested possibility by Jean Rumsey to be checked is Nathaniel and Jemima (Ward) Knapp of Cornwall, NY. (Research):The childrens birth and death dates listed are from Victor E. Shelford. The following is a list of the family according to James Spencer Rumsey: Simon 1749 - 1771 Phoebe 4 Sep 1749 - 17 Jun 1820 John Sigler 1753 - 10 Aug 1829 David 1755 - 2 Jul 1829 Jonathan Dec 1757 - Mar 1834 Moses Jul 1758 James 4 Apr 1759 - 22 Aug 1842 Jemima 1762 - Ruth 12 May 1764 - 17 Aug 1841 Isaac 16 Sep 1765 - Nathan 8 Jul 1767 - 23 May 1817 Joshua 14 Jun 1768 - 27 Mar 1826 Nathaniel 1770 - Jeremiah 10 Oct 1772 - 21 Jul 1861 William 9 May 1774 [4]
  Person ID	I4936	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree | Bret's lineage
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Simon Rumsey,   b. Bef 1698, Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA d. Between 11 Jan 1751/52 and 9 Apr 1753, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Phebe Rose,   b. Abt 1697   d. 1760, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Between 22 Feb 1723 and 12 Jun 1723	Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA   [1]
  	The specific date of this marriage was not entered into the Salmon Record, but was placed between entries of 22 Feb and 12 June 1753. [1]
  Family ID	F1809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jemima Knapp   d. 1808, Orange Co., New York, USA
  Marriage	Abt 1748	Orange Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. John Rumsey,   b. Abt 1749, Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 10 Aug 1829, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York, USA (Age 80 years)   2. Phebe Rumsey,   b. 4 Sep 1751, Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 17 Jul 1820, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 68 years)   3. Simon Rumsey,   b. 1752, Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. David Rumsey,   b. Abt 1754, Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 2 Jul 1829, Warwick, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 75 years) + 5. Moses Rumsey,   b. Jul 1756, Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 1816, Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York, USA (Age 59 years) + 6. Jonathan Rumsey,   b. Dec 1757, Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Mar 1834, Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 76 years) + 7. James Rumsey,   b. Abt 4 Apr 1759, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 22 Aug 1842, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 83 years)   8. Reuben Rumsey,   b. Abt 1761, Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Young + 9. Isaac Rumsey,   b. 16 Sep 1763, Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Between 24 Aug 1829 and 27 Nov 1829, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 65 years)   10. Ruth Rumsey,   b. 12 May 1764, New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 27 Aug 1841, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 77 years)   11. Jemima Rumsey,   b. 1765, New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Aft 1830 (Age 66 years) + 12. Nathan Rumsey,   b. 8 Jul 1767, New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 23 May 1817, Monroe Twp., Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 49 years) + 13. Joshua Rumsey,   b. 14 Jun 1768, New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 27 Mar 1826, Colchester, Delaware Co., New York, USA (Age 57 years) + 14. Nathaniel Rumsey,   b. Abt 1770, New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Bef Jul 1829, Marion Co., Ohio, USA (Age 59 years) + 15. Jeremiah Rumsey,   b. 9 Oct 1772, New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 18-30 Jul 1861, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 88 years) + 16. William Rumsey,   b. 9 May 1774, New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Between Mar 1843 and 1846, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F1811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1728 - Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA Marriage - Abt 1748 - Orange Co., New York, USA Census - 1790 - New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA Census - 1800 - Cheesecocks, Orange Co., New York, USA Death - 1811 - Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR1-6. [S654] Ancestry.com, 1790 U.S. census, 13 Nov 2008, p. 382. citing NARA microfilm publication M637, roll 6 [S655] Ancestry.com, 1800 U.S. census, 13 Nov 2008, p. 389. citing NARA microfilm publication M32, roll 21 [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR7-11.