Introduction

Simeon smith was one of the early settlers of new hampshire in 17 72. He built a farm there on the border between wentworth and warren, and held a local office. By trade, he as a tailor but like a lot of men of that decade, he fought with the continental army. It's easy to look back at simeon smmith as a typical pioneer from the late 17 hundreds. But few people in town liked him. Why, you might ask? Because according to all the local stories, Simeon Smith was a sorcerer. When women were having trouble churning butter and it simply wouldn't work, they said, simeon