Joseph Simon^{[1, 2]}

1712 - 1804  (92 years)

• Name	Joseph Simon  [3, 4, 5]
  Born	1712  [6]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1735  [7]
  Residence	1735	Lancaster, Lancaster, PA   [6]
  Naturalized	25 Mar 1749  [6]
  Reference Number	1492
  Died	24 Jan 1804  [6, 8]
  Person ID	I1492	aojd
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2011

  
  

  Family ID

  F9706

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Belle Simon,   b. 16 Jul 1755,   d. 24 Jan 1833, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (Age 77 years)   2. Leah Simon,   b. 1763,   d. 21 Aug 1842  (Age 79 years)   3. Meyer Simon,   b. 18 Dec 1757,   d. 11 Dec 1825, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (Age 67 years)   4. Miriam Simon,   b. 21 Dec 1749,   d. 12 Sep 1808, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (Age 58 years)   5. Shinah Simon,   b. 1762,   d. 21 Aug 1842, Troy, New York  (Age 80 years)   6. Hyman Simon,   b. 1747,   d. 1749  (Age 2 years)   7. Moses Simon,   b. 1751,   d. 26 Feb 1816, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (Age 65 years)   8. Jacob Simon,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Reyna Simon,   b. 1764,   d. 14 Jan 1790  (Age 26 years)   10. Hester Simon,   d. 30 Dec 1820
  Family ID	F549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Simon and his son-in-law Michael Gratz jointly owned vast tracts of land west of the Susquehanna River for almost 20 years before Simon's death, but Simon had bought and sold them in his own name. He was supposed to turn over to Michael his share of the sales or rentals after each transaction, but by the time Simon died the two men had long-standing disagreements over Michael's shares. Court judgements during Simon's lifetime were in Michael's favour. As a result, Simon left his daughter Miriam only £100, in effect completely writing her out of his will, will the proviso that if her husband Michael forgave the balance of Simon's debt, that is Michael's shares of land transactions, Miriam would share equally in her sublings' inheritance. ..... During Simon's last years he made new partnerships with sons-in-law Solomon Myers-Cohen, Solomon Etting, and Levy Phillips, men who had married his daughters Belah, Rachel, and Leah. Phillips was the executor of Simon's will, and Simon left the bulk of his estate to Leah Phillips and Belah Myers-Cohen, both of whom had large families. Smaller amounts were left for the care of his two retarded sons and his unmarried daughter, and £400 went to Shinah Simon Schuyler, who had no children. Whatever misgivings Simon may have felt about Shinah;s marriage to a non-Jew, his will did not reflect animosity - Shinah's inheritance was to go to her husband if she predeceased him. Only Miriam Gratz's family was cut out of the will, which fostered anger among the Gratz men. Source Rebecca Gratz by Dianne Ashton.

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] . [S285] . [S4] PG. 223 MYERS-COHEN I (Reliability: 3). [S71] . [S4] PG. 313 CORRECTIONS TO PG. 271 SIMON (Reliability: 3). [S4] PG. 271 SIMON (Reliability: 3). [S143] (Reliability: 3). [S47] .