Judge John Cleves SYMMES

1742 - 1814  (71 years)

• Name	John Cleves SYMMES
  Prefix	Judge
  Born	21 Jul 1742	Southold, Long Island, New York
  Gender	Male
  Military Event	American Revolution - Colonel of the 3rd Reg of the Sussex County militia from 1777 to 1780
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	26 Feb 1814	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
  Person ID	I33728	Main
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Timothy SYMMES,   b. 27 May 1714, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 Apr 1756, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Mary CLEVES,   b. Abt 1717, Long Island, New York, New York ,   d. Abt 1746, Long Island, New York, New York  (Age ~ 29 years)
  Family ID	F19225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna TUTHILL,   b. 17 Jun 1741, Mattituck, Suffolk, New York ,   d. 25 Jul 1776, Sussex, Sussex, New Jersey  (Age 35 years)
  Children	1. Anna Tuthill SYMMES,   b. 25 Jul 1775, Sussex County, New Jersey ,   d. 25 Feb 1864, N Bend, Hamilton, Ohio  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F19226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  m1 1760 Anna TUTHILL m2 1781 Mary HENRY m3 1794 Susannah LIVINGSTON —— John Cleves Symmes was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. He was also the father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison (and therefore the great-grandfather of President Benjamin Harrison.