Simon Mabee

Abt 1728 - 1777  (49 years)

• Name	Simon Mabee
  Birth	Abt 1728	New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	513
  Military Service	1760  [1, 2]
  	1760 Muster Roll for 5th Company, Upper Battalion of the Westchester County Militia under Capt Annanias Rogers, includes the names: Jeremiah Maybie, Frederick Maybie, John Maybie, William Maybie, Jacob Maybe and Symon Maybe.
  Military Service	11 Apr 1777  [3]
  	The Court Martial of Simon Mabee was conducted on 4/11/1777 The prisoner was charged with "being Employed by the Enemy as a Spy & for Enlisting men into their Service". The prisoner had been captured on 4/1/1777 at the house of John Hunt "near the White Plains", and two documents were also found at the house. One document, dated 3/29/1777, signed by D. Mathews, Mayor of the City of New York, certified that Simon Mabie "of the Malitia of the City of New York" had taken an oath "to bear Faith & true allegiance to his Majesty King George the third". The second document, dated 3/30/1777, signed by Samuel Holland, authorized Simon Mabee "to engage men" for service in the Corps of Guides and Axmen under the command of Major Holland. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. Of added interest is the fact that, testifying on behalf of the prisoner was a Mary Putnam, who said that she was the sister of the prisoner and that she had a nephew Simon Mabee. She also stated that the prisoner had no wife or family. Also mentioned in the transcript is a statement by the prisoner that his father's farm was near Croton Bridge.
  Death	15 Apr 1777  [2]
  	hanged as a spy by the Patriots
  Person ID	I513	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Simon Mabee,   b. 1700/01, Harlem, New York d. Abt 1785, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marie Landrin,   b. 1705/06, New Rochelle, New York d. Bef 1750, Westchester County, New York (Age < 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F3841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Steve Mabie, Chronology of records for the Descendants of Caspar Pieterse Mebie; Url: http://maybeesociety.org/steve/caspar/caspar.htm, page 12. [S150] Lori Jean DuBois, MS 287 - Lori DuBois; Date: 2 April 2001; Number: 287. [S19] Steve Mabie, Chronology of records for the Descendants of Caspar Pieterse Mebie; Url: http://maybeesociety.org/steve/caspar/caspar.htm, Calendar of Historical Manuscripts relating to the War of the Revolution, Vol. II. [S227] Norman Davis, Westchester patriarchs : a genealogical dictionary of Westchester County, New York, families prior to 1755, (Name: Heritage Books, Inc, Bowie, Maryland, 1988;), NY 107.