Solomon Scipio Sr (abt. 1735 - aft. 1810)

Born about 1735 in Connecticut Colony

Descendants

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Biography

Solomon Scipio Sr is a part of US Black heritage.

Served in the French & Indian War.

• Solomon Scipio
• Page # 123
• Regiment Second
• Regt.Command Wooster, David Col.
• Company Seventh
• Co.Command Grant, Noah Capt.
• Comments Half pay roll.

"According to muster rolls written by Noah Grant, there were several African American soldiers in his company, as the names Prince Negro and Jupiter Negro clearly indicated. Solomon Scipio and Jonah Chapman were two additional men in Grant’s company that were likely African Americans. It’s a curious fact of history that Captain Noah Grant’s great grandson would eventually expand opportunities for African American soldiers during the Civil War. There didn’t appear to be segregation among troops during the French and Indian War and it was widely acknowledged that Black troops were effective." - from The Curious History of Ulysses Grant's Great Grandfather

Residences

Their family probably lived in the house of Hickory Hill, 95 Keyes Road, Honeoye Falls, NY. Land was purchased from Abner Morgan in 1808^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z13W-KWT2 : 1 March 2023), Solomon Scipio, 1808.