Simeon B. Deering		see FAMILY TREE
Born: 10 Oct 1775 Orange Co., VA
Married: 1st to Barbara Caplinger 26 Mar 1798 Woodford Co., KY	Marriage Bond with Sabastian Stone as bondsman	Consent witnessed by George Caplinger and Pastian Stone with Jacob Caplinger signing in agreement as "father of Barbara Caplinger"
Married: 2nd to Olive Dinnick  25 Jun 1841 Ray Co., MO	Marriage record in Ray Co., MO  brides name is unreadable
Died: After 1844 probably in Clinton Co., MO

FATHER

Robert Deering

MOTHER

Agatha Twyman

WIFE

Barbara Caplinger

Assumption

Simeon B. Deering was a taxpayer in Scott Co., KY as early as 1799 and he is listed in the tax records for Franklin Co., KY in 1801.  The only Deering paying taxes in Scott County in 1824 was Simeon B. Deering.  Since William and Sarah Spillman named their son "Simeon B" it is assumed that Simeon B. Deering was the father of Sarah Deering.

Tax record for Scott Co., KY for 1820

 

Simeon B. Deering was in the land records for both Scott and Franklin Co., KY  buying land and farming implement from 1811 to 1843.   He was also involved in a lengthy law suit against Job Stevenson and his heirs1833.  The following is points 1-6 chronicled in case file #78 for Scott County in Ky State Archives.

1. In 1819 Simeon buys a lot from Job Stevenson in Georgetown.  He signs a promissory note for $950 which Job tells him is just a fake.  Simeon says he trust his good friend Job and pays him $100.

2. In 1833 Job sues Simeon for $950.  Simeon is startled and asks Job what's up.  Job says he was unaware of the suit, since he has a lot of suits he filed. (Which is true judging from the records.)

3. In 1837 Job Stevenson dies.

4. Simeon wants to sell his lot but finds out that he doesn't have title to it.  So he sues the heirs to Job's estate, claiming that he did a lot of work for Job for which he was not paid. (the suits begin in 1837, which chronicles a lot of what I have just summarized.)

5. A lot of hearings are held; The court appoints an arbitrator; The arbitrator says that Simeon can have the land if he pays Job's heirs $650.

6. From the deed books we learn that in the early 1840's, Simeon buys the lot from the heirs for $1, signing a promissory note for $650 due in 3 years.  He turns around and sells the lot for $1100 and presumably pays off the note.

 In 1840 he settled the suit receiving land and a house from the Stevenson heirs.  A year later he sold the land and house for $1100

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Deposition saying lot worth about $100

Two more depositions saying lot was worth $100 and that Simeon did a lot of free work for Job Stevenson and made many improvements to the land

Three sons of Simeon B. Deering state that their father did a lot of work for Job Stevenson  The three sons signing are, Sanford Deering, Grandison T. Deering and Oscar F. Deering

Law suit settled Dec 1839 when Simeon received land and house from Stevenson heirs.

July 1841, Simeon sells land he had received from law suit

After the land was sold the whole family seems to have moved to Missouri.  Simeon B. Deering married in Ray Co. MO in 1841.

John W Dearing of Ray co., MO and Anna Maria Dearing , his wife selling land to Simeon B. Dearing of Ray Co., MO in 1841. Land is in Clay Co., MO  Deed Bk G pg 210

Simeon B Deering and Olive Deering selling land in Clay Co., MO to John W. Deering in 1843 Deed Bk H pg 292

According to a book "Wilcoxson and Allied Families" by Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, 1958, pg 379, Simeon lived in Clay Co., MO in 1843 at the time when George Twyman's land was being settled.

In January 1844 Simeon B Deering sold "all of his personal property of whatever name" to his son Oscar F Deering on the condition of his future maintenance and support.  See document on page for Oscar Deering.

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