Part One: Ancestors
1. The New England Migration of Titus Simons' Ancestors
To Salem and Vicinity
Salem Village: James Hadlock and Richard Hutchinson
Wenham: John Fairfield and John Abbe
Conflict in New England
2. Convergence on New England
Thomas and Shubael Geer
The Abbes and Simonses
Henry Kingman and Robert Davis from Other Massachusetts Locations
Conclusion
Part Two: The Life and Times of Titus Simons Sr.
3. Titus Simons Grows Up in Enfield and Moves to Vermont
Upbringing
Military Actions
Political Unrest
Settling Down
Migrating to Vermont
4. The Coming of the American Revolution and the Battles at Saratoga
Trouble in Westminster and Beyond
Titus Fights for a Loyalist Regiment
British Plan of Attack
The Battles at Saratoga
Retreat to St. Johns, Quebec
5. Titus Simons and Family Become Refugees in Canada
Migration to Canada---At Last
Refugee Camps
Loyalist Militia Work
6. From Kingston to Flamboro
Deputy Sheriff of Montreal---At Last
Private Lawsuits
Titus Simons, Innkeeper
Land Grant Petitions
Jury Duty
Part Three: The Life and Times of Titus Geer Simons
7. Titus Geer Simons, Government Printer and Public Citizen
Becoming Known
The Death of Titus Simons' First Wife and his Second Marriage
Militia Activation
8. Initial Militia Service and the Incorporated Militia
Repelling Western Invasions
Developing the Incorporated Militia
Stoney Creek
Fort Niagara and Black Rock (Buffalo)
9. Messing with His Militia Record through the Battle of Lundy's Lane
The Scuffle in the Officers' Mess
Return to the Second York
Wounded at Lundy's Lane
10. Post-War Activities
Pensions Claims
Post-War Militia Service
Land, Business, and Community Service
Civic Service
11. The Tar-and-Feather Outrage
Background
The Attack
Rolph's Quest for Justice
The Trial Proceeds
The Appeal of the Civil Trial
Criminal Prosecution
The Aftermath
Repercussions of the Ancaster Outrage
Conclusion
12. The Death of Titus Geer Simons
Titus Simons' Will
Titus Geer Simons' Estate
Conclusion: From Loyalist to Tory in One Generation
Appendix One: Children of John Simons and Sarah Geer
Appendix Two: Children of Titus Simons Sr. and Jerusha Kingsley
Appendix Three: Children of Titus Geer Simons
Appendix Four: Will of Titus Geer Simons, drafted 1826, probated in 1829
Index