Simeon Bullock

Simeon Bullock (1754-1838) was described as a “labourer”. In 1774, as part of a town-wide effort in Bristol, Simeon sent a sum of one shilling to support the people of Boston (that city’s port having been recently closed by the British). During the 1776 New York Campaign, he served in Loring Peck‘s Company of Christopher Lippitt’s Rhode Island Regiment. Simeon then enlisted in Archibald Crary’s Regiment. In 1778, he took part in the Rhode Island Campaign as a member of Bristol’s militia company. He later served in the company commanded by William Lawless. In 1786, he married Mary Colly at the Congregational Church. Simeon first applied for a pension for his service in 1818. After a new pension law in 1832, he reapplied, and received $80 per year. Simeon attended the Independence Day celebrations in Bristol in 1833.