Simeon Guilford1

M, #362, b. 10 May 1801, d. 16 February 1895
Last Edited: 22 Mar 2021
Charts:
Descendants of Sebastian Graff

Family:

Catharine Elizabeth Doll b. 2 Oct 1809, d. 8 Oct 1858

Children:

William Moore Guilford8 b. 26 Nov 1832, d. 10 Dec 1938
Mary Anna Guilford9 b. 23 Sep 1834, d. 20 Sep 1870
Robert Emmet Guilford10 b. 18 Mar 1837, d. 24 Apr 1926
Simeon Haydon Guilford11 b. 11 Apr 1841, d. 18 Jan 1919
Charles Bingham Guilford12 b. 25 Jun 1843

Notes

  • Note*: Simeon Guilford and William Moore of Lebanon had various connections. William Moore's wife, Elizabeth Graff, was the maternal aunt of Simeon Guilford's wife, Catharine Elizabeth Doll. William Moore regarded Simeon Guilford as a friend. William Moore's family bible became the family bible of Simeon Guilford. William Moore made bequests to Simeon Guilford and his family.4
  • Note: Assistant engineer on Union Canal, Lebanon County. Erected Swarta Furnace. Owner of Dudley Iron Company of Lebanon.5
  • Note: In his 1841 William Moore of Lebanon appointed "my friend Simeon Guilford" as one of his executors.

    In addition he made bequests to Simeon, his wife and children:

    Item: I give and devise unto Simeon Guilford and Doctor William Moore aforesaid, their heirs and assign forever, Two Tracts of land in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and any balance owing on a tract of land sold to Soloman Leasure; and I desire deeds to be executed to them for said two tracts of land, by my herein after named executors, or the survivors of them: One of the said tracts of land was let on an improving lease: if Meek Kelly, the agent has sold the lands, then said Guilford & Moore shall have the benefit thereof.

    Item: I give and bequeath unto Catherine Guilford, the wife of Simeon Guilford, in cash one hundred dollars.

    Item: I give and devise unto William Moore Guilford, his heirs and assign forever, the House and Lot fronting on Market Square, now in the occupancy of Simeon Guilford, and numbered in the plan of the Town of Lebanon, with No. 66. - commencing 66 feet from the South side of the Lot No. 67 and extending North to the line of the lot of Jacob Goodhard (?) Esqr. with the appurtenances: Subject nevertheless to leaving the South corner room for the use of the Stove on lot No. 67 during the life of my said wife; I also give and bequeath to said William Moore Guilford Twenty shares of Stock in the Susquehanna Canal Company.

    Item: I give and bequeath unto Mary Ann Doll Guilford Twenty Shares of Stock in the Susquehanna Canal Company.

    Item: I give and bequeath unto Robert Emmet Guilford Twenty Shares of Stock in the Susquahanna Canal Company; and desire that Simeon Guilford be guardian for his children.6
  • Note: Died testate 16 Feb 1895; of City of Lebanon; Will probated 19 Feb 1895 Vol H, p. 220"7

Citations

  1. [S37] Church Records of Tabor First Reformed Church 1764-1851. Lebanon, Lebanon Co. Pa., copied by Dr. William J Hinke. FHL Microfilm 20349 Item 5. Typed manuscript.   Lancaster-First-Reformed-Hinke-20349.pdf
  2. [S64] FindAGrave.com, online , Gravestone photo, Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Simeon Guilford.
  3. [S159] Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Certificate of Death. Viewed on Ancestry.com,'Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1964' William M. Guilford, 1938.
  4. [S221] William Moore of Lebanon Family Bible. Published Philadelphia, M. Carey, 1814. In possession of descendants of Dr. Wm Moore; sold in 'Seyler Auction', lot #66. Title page inscribed 'Willm Moore Lebanon'. The 'Family Record' page records: the marriage of William Moore & Elizabeth Groffn 23 Nov 1800, and their deaths, and the marriage of their nephew W. Moore Guilford & Ann Mary Elder, 10 July 1834. Pasted in a front leaf are obituaries of sisters Catharine Elizabeth (Doll) Guilford and Mary Ann (Doll) Moore.   Moore--William-Moore-of-Lebanon--Bible.pdf   Moore--William-Moore-of-Lebanon--Bible--Transcription.pdf
  5. [S75] Guilford, Nathan, The Guilford Family in America: Pedigrees and Genealogical Notes of the Guilford and Allied Families (Privately printed, 1898. Viewed on Google books., ), p. 68.
  6. [S116] Lebanon County, Pa. Will of William Moore of Lebanon, 1841. Recorded 15 May 1841 Lebanon Co., Pa., Vol B, p. 588-591. Photocopy obtained from Cordier Antiques, who sold the item at auction held 13 August 13 2005 as part of lot #29. Copy also available on FHL microfilm 21506, and on FamilySearch.org Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Lebanon, Wills, image 648.
  7. [S156] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994. Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. URL: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196 Lebanon Co., "Estate index 1813-1935 A-K", p. 78, image 265.
  8. [S37] Church Records of Tabor First Reformed Church 1764-1851. Lebanon, Lebanon Co. Pa., copied by Dr. William J Hinke. FHL Microfilm 20349 Item 5. Typed manuscript., p. 134.
  9. [S37] Church Records of Tabor First Reformed Church 1764-1851. Lebanon, Lebanon Co. Pa., copied by Dr. William J Hinke. FHL Microfilm 20349 Item 5. Typed manuscript., p. 135.
  10. [S37] Church Records of Tabor First Reformed Church 1764-1851. Lebanon, Lebanon Co. Pa., copied by Dr. William J Hinke. FHL Microfilm 20349 Item 5. Typed manuscript., p. 145.
  11. [S37] Church Records of Tabor First Reformed Church 1764-1851. Lebanon, Lebanon Co. Pa., copied by Dr. William J Hinke. FHL Microfilm 20349 Item 5. Typed manuscript., p. 151.
  12. [S37] Church Records of Tabor First Reformed Church 1764-1851. Lebanon, Lebanon Co. Pa., copied by Dr. William J Hinke. FHL Microfilm 20349 Item 5. Typed manuscript., p. 156.